WITH every match in the Marsh Community Series, AFL Fantasy coaches are tweaking their sides as they uncover a new gem.
Ownership figures have changed over the weekend.
After the outstanding return of Tom Mitchell (MID, $671,000) following 12 months out of the game, confidence has grown on the Fantasy Pig's potential output and is moving up Fantasy Draft ranks.
Lachie Neale (MID, $777,000) top-scored over the weekend and his Fantasy Classic selection numbers had a sharp increase on Sunday night.
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In the second weekend of the pre-season fixtures, we will see both teams from Western Australia take part.
AFL.com.au's Nathan Schmook is an avid Fantasy player and has been keeping an eye on the Dockers and Eagles and their Fantasy stocks for the upcoming season. He joins the boys on the podcast to discuss some of the better buys from the west.
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In this week's episode …
Roy, Calvin and Warnie chat through the five games completed over the first weekend of the Marsh Series. They highlight the top scorers and the bargain buys competing for a round one berth.
While they don't encourage you to totally buy into the Marsh Community Series hype, some players cannot be ignored for their scoring, and most importantly, their role.
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Christian Petracca (FWD, $563,000) is a big talking point on the show. His 145-point game puts him in the frame as a mid-priced forward if his onball role continues into the season. Hugh Greenwood (MID/FWD, $581,000) may just be the same at his new club.
The Traders try to distinguish the difference between Marsh bolters and the Marsh (Noah) Balta's on this week's show.
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Episode guide
3:30 - Roy and Calvin are not happy with where they drew their selections for the Bacon Cup draft order.
5:00 - St Kilda v Hawthorn review, including notes on Max King, Hunter Clark, Tom Mitchell, Jonathon Patton and Chad Wingard.
14:30 - Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne review, including notes on Marcus Bontempelli, Jack Macrae, Josh Dunkley, Aiden Bonar and Tristan Xerri.
23:45 - Melbourne v Adelaide review, including notes on Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver, Chayce Jones, Miles Poholke, Brad Crouch and Wayne Milera.
33:10 - Gold Coast v Geelong review, including notes on Connor Budarick, Matt Rowell, Noah Anderson, Hugh Greenwood and Patrick Dangerfield.
42:00 - Brisbane v Port Adelaide review, including notes on Lachie Neale, Hugh McCluggage, Dan Houston, Connor Rozee, Brad Ebert and Mitch Georgiades.
52:00 - Nathan Schmook from AFL.com.au joins the boys to chat about Fremantle and West Coast.
56:50 - Increased forward time for Nat Fyfe could see him gain DPP in 2020.
1:00:30 - Jarrod Brander is likely to be a wingman for the Eagles in round one.
1:05:00 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy Facebook page.
1:07:30 - How many mid-priced forwards can we have?
1:08:30 - Devon Smith v Dustin Martin.
1:11:00 - Have previous pre-season performances resulted in better season returns?
1:16:15 - Calvin discusses his pre-Marsh team.
1:19:00 - Stephen Coniglio is likely to have more of a MID/FWD split this year.
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