As the final lockout of the 2026 AFLW Fantasy approaches, the Free Kick gang run through a stack of things coaches need to think about before Round One (or at least the rest of it) including: 

• some highly owned injured players
• some unique players to consider heading into Round One
• the most important rookies to be starting
• the best Captains to run with in 2026

The gang then went about drafting a collective 'Free Kick' team for 2026, where each host gets a chance to pick their favourite options under the salary cap!

Episode Guide

00:00 - Introduction & Review of St Kilda v Carlton 
06:08 - AFLW Injury List & the flow on effects
15:55 - Unique players to consider in 2026
22:21 - Key rookies to start with 
25:06 - Captains Call
26:59 - Deciding on a Free Kick team name
29:52 - Drafting the Free Kick collective team
46:30 - Discussing players that missed the cut
51:54 - Outro

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