AFL FANTASY coaches can start planning their pre-season training schedule. The game's biggest and best Fantasy competition will launch on AFL.com.au first thing on Tuesday, February 2.
It's been a monster off-season already, with the every club's prices and positions revealed by The Traders over the Christmas/New Year period, followed by the bombshell of 34 past and present Essendon players being suspended by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The banned players on AFL lists won't appear in Fantasy when it launches but the Bombers' top-up players (along with the prices) will be added to the selection list once the club has finalised the 10 new players.
First-round gun draftees like Callum Mills from the Sydney Swans and Clayton Oliver from Melbourne are cheaper this year than they have been in the past, making them prime candidates for your squad, along with Fantasy stars like Tom Liberatore and Jaeger O'Meara, who will be returning from long-term injuries.
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Every club's Fantasy prices and positions:
> Carlton: Will Brendon play the kids?
> Brisbane Lions: Fantasy Pig and friends
> Gold Coast: Sunshine and Fantasy points aplenty
> Essendon: Don't you know about the Bird?
> St Kilda: Big four won't come cheap
> Melbourne: The devil is strong in these youngsters
> Collingwood: Midfield delight but thin front and back
> GWS: Can Stevie J wind back the clock?
> Geelong: Danger in making Paddy a lock
> Port Adelaide: More than one shade of Gray
> Western Bulldogs: Young pups to score freely
> Richmond: Roll the dice on Dusty?
> Adelaide: Crouch-ing mids pounce on Fantasy points
> Sydney Swans: Buddy and the mids
> North Melbourne: Build your team around Goldy
> Fremantle: Hop on board the Harley
> West Coast: Durable Gaff not finished rising
> Hawthorn: No sign of a Fantasy slow-down
All your favourite Fantasy formats will be back for 2016:
- Fantasy Classic: The most popular game – pick a squad of 30 to cheer on each week
- Fantasy Elite: The draft game - only one person can pick Nat Fyfe
- Fantasy Match Day: Pick the best seven Fantasy players for a single game to win. Available this year on every AFL match!
The NAB Challenge is just around the corner and the AFL.com.au match centre will have live Fantasy points for every game so you can put a practice squad to the test as we march towards round one.
Fantasy players from previous years can sign up with their 2015 login details from Tuesday, while new players can quickly start picking a squad with a simple Facebook or email login process.
There's also a fantastic prize on offer this year for those who fill their Fantasy leagues by February 28 – a money-can't-buy experience of having your photo taken with the AFL's finest on the official Captain's Day.
So join our Fantasy gurus, The Traders, from 7.30pm (AEST) Tuesday on AFL.com.au for a live chat as they celebrate the launch of another epic AFL Fantasy season!
