The Extended Bench: AFL Fantasy Podcast

After a MASSIVE time out from podcasting, the Extended Bench boys are back in a big way with their first podcast of 2021. Christian, Matt & Brodie sit down and reveal their early salary cap teams and spend way too long debating and abusing each others picks. Should you pick Neale? Is Dunkley a no go? Which POD's are good options? All this and much more in this special pre-season episode.

With fantasy finals now here for many of us, those final upgrades in salary cap leagues and who to play on field in draft leagues become all the more important. The boys are back to help with the wrap up of last round fantasy footy action, looking ahead to round 15 and answering your questions.

With the first 'normal' week of Fantasy Footy behind us, it was good to sit down in the studio and wrap up a full round (well, 8 and a half games). The boys talk fantasy finals, draft potentials and Christian has his weekly tag rage, so tune in and enjoy!

After a couple of weeks out of the game due to technical issues and sickness, the boys are back with a monster podcast. They look back at some of the important take-aways from the round just gone, then take the time to rank their Top 21 fantasy options under 21 years of age (a must-listen for Keeper League coaches!)

With a 'festival of footy' about to get underway, fantasy footy is going into uncharted waters. The boys take a look at all the round 8 action, while looking forward at the best possible options for the weeks ahead.

With injuries to rookies, underperforming premiums and a 50/50 VC loophole option blowing up in so many coaches faces, the boys take the time in this weeks podcast to ask, 'What the hell do we do now?'.

If you managed to scrape together a score you were happy with this round, you may have been in the minority among AFL Fantasy coaches. Rowell and Smith going down on 0 and 1, rookies underperforming and a slew of average premiums lay the hurt on everyone. Tune in to this weeks podcast as Matt and Christian take you through all the best options moving into round 6.

What a weekend for Fantasy Footy, injuries to key players, fixture changes and underperforming premiums created a whirlwind of headaches for coaches. Tune in as Matt and Christian breakdown all of these issues and more.

Tune in as this week as the Extended Bench boys sit down to talk all things fantasy footy after round 3. With a cancelled game, rookie rankings, must have mid pricers and an unclear defensive top 6 there is a so much to deep dive into.

We finally have some new footy content to pour over, with round 2 done and dusted! Tune in as Matt and Christian deep dive into everything from Gawn vs Goldy, the must-have man with the mullet plus answer your questions and play Risk It for the Biscuit.

The season is about to recommence and Fantasy Footy is back! The boys have gone into radio silence over the break, but have been chomping at the bit to get back into the studio. On the eve of the first game, Christian and Matt discuss potential ins and outs, studs and duds from round one and the effect of the COVID break on fantasy scores.

With the opening game of the season (hopefully) just a couple of days away, the boys sat down to take you through their salary cap teams line by line. Plus, there is a ton of content to go through after the team trialled an Auction-Style draft on the weekend.

After missing last week, the boys are back with a bumper episode to wrap up the pre-season and all the fantasy implications. In a 90 minute monster podcast Christian and Matt run through all the players that put their hands up across the Marsh Series, team by team.

With draft season well and truly upon us, keeper league coaches are looking ahead to their top up drafts. This is where knowing your young draftees is important, so Matt and Christian have taken their time to rank their top 15 with a few honourable mentions that you should look at for your keeper team.

The last podcast in our Salary Cap Preview series is here, with Matt and Christian wading through the sh*t-show that is the AFL Fantasy forward line this year. We have to adapt and look to new options with many of our favourites no longer having FWD status, so there is plenty to cover.

The second podcast in our salary cap preview series focuses on the midfielders and the ruck line. A few surprises here as the boys run through the premiums, mid-pricers and rookies you want to start the season plus a few players to avoid.

The Extended Bench are back with their first podcast of 2020! In this episode, the first of a special Salary Cap Preview series, Matt and Christian will be breaking down the available defenders. Which premiums should you start with? Which mid-pricers and rookies will make the most cash, and who should you absolutely avoid? SO much to talk about ahead of the new season of Fantasy Footy!

The boys sit down to discuss who each team should be looking at in the upcoming 2019 AFL Draft, as Christian selects his top 30 pick by pick. Plus they advise who should fantasy coaches should be looking at closely in the lead up to 2020.

In the first off-season podcast ahead of the 2020 season, the boys sit down and cover everything to come out of the AFL trade period. Each trade is dissected and how it will affect fantasy scores heading into next year.

We made it everyone! The AFL Fantasy season for 2019 wrapped up over the weekend and what a massive last round it was. Matt and Christian sit down to go through their Heroes and Zeroes from Grand Final week, their early watch-list players for 2020, revisit their pre-season 'big calls' and much more. Congrats to all those winning coaches out there who have bragging rights until next season.

It's here, Grand Final week is upon us! The boys hit the studio to discuss all thing fantasy footy ahead of the big dance. What do we do with Max Gawn? Is Hurn a better option than Laird this week? What waiver pickups should you be looking at? All this and more are covered in this weeks podcast!

With an intense round of fantasy semi-finals behind us, the boys sit down in the studio to dissect the pick ups, drops and trades you should be looking at ahead of the penultimate weekend of AFL Fantasy.

With the first week of finals done and dusted there will be a lot of very happy or horribly disappointed couches out there. Christian and Matt talk all things fantasy finals in this weeks podcast, including sideways premium trades, rookie bench cover and draft waiver pickups.

What a massive week in fantasy footy! Grundy went massive, scores across the competition were huge but some POD underperformers might have dragged you down. What should your moves be as we head into finals? The boys discuss who to ship out, who to bring in plus answer your questions from twitter.

After a very extended break, the boys are back and hitting the studio as we sprint towards finals for fantasy footy. This week Christian and Matt cover what to do with Coniglio and Brayshaw, whether Marc Murphy is a viable option and are intrigued by exactly which forwards will be available in AFL Fantasy next year.

With Matt still in Europe, Christian recorded this weeks podcast alone. Make sure to tune in for the long rants and caffeine fuelled AFL Fantasy advice. (Apologies this podcast is coming from New Zealand and the editing was rough, no intro music)

The first week of the bye rounds is done and dusted, with some MASSIVE scores from a lot of our premium players. That's not to say that it was smooth sailing, with a lot of bullets to dodge and the obvious issue of trying to field a full team. Christian and Brodie talk through the round that was, and discuss who you should bring into your AFL Fantasy team this week.

The first week of the bye rounds is done and dusted, with some MASSIVE scores from a lot of our premium players. That's not to say that it was smooth sailing, with a lot of bullets to dodge and the obvious issue of trying to field a full team. Christian and Brodie talk through the round that was, and discuss who you should bring into your AFL Fantasy team this week.

The week before the byes hit, AFL Fantasy coaches have been hit by some massive bullets. Whitfield, Sloane, Hurn, Hore, Lockhart and the list goes on. What are the best moves for your team? Tune is as Christian is joined by friend of the podcast Brodie to go through everything from last weeks round of footy and analyse the upcoming byes.

The week before the byes hit, AFL Fantasy coaches have been hit by some massive bullets. Whitfield, Sloane, Hurn, Hore, Lockhart and the list goes on. What are the best moves for your team? Tune is as Christian is joined by friend of the podcast Brodie to go through everything from last weeks round of footy and analyse the upcoming byes.

They aren't far away now… the byes are almost here and AFL Fantasy coaches everywhere are battening down the hatches. The boys look through your best bye plans, and who you should be upgrading to ahead of round 12. The also talk Brad Scott's final 'up yours' to fantasy coaches, Rocky's hamstring and answer your questions from twitter.

They aren't far away now… the byes are almost here and AFL Fantasy coaches everywhere are battening down the hatches. The boys look through your best bye plans, and who you should be upgrading to ahead of round 12. The also talk Brad Scott's final 'up yours' to fantasy coaches, Rocky's hamstring and answer your questions from twitter.

Well, the impossible happened. Lachie Whitfield broke through his 181 breakeven with a massive score and will actually cost MORE this week! How do you get him into your team? We answer this plus look at cheap POD's, whether we can trust Ziebell and answer your questions from twitter.

Well, the impossible happened. Lachie Whitfield broke through his 181 breakeven with a massive score and will actually cost MORE this week! How do you get him into your team? We answer this plus look at cheap POD's, whether we can trust Ziebell and answer your questions from twitter.

It felt like we spent most of this weekend dodging bullets. If you got hit but Atkins, Ross and Matt Crouch just to name a few it sucked, but the boys are back with this weeks podcast to help your team ahead of the next round of AFL Fantasy chaos.

It felt like we spent most of this weekend dodging bullets. If you got hit but Atkins, Ross and Matt Crouch just to name a few it sucked, but the boys are back with this weeks podcast to help your team ahead of the next round of AFL Fantasy chaos.

After the last round of AFL Fantasy footy, the sky feels like it's falling down. But the boys are back to review the round that was, plus guide you through rookie selections, captaincy choices, waiver pick ups and much more.

After the last round of AFL Fantasy footy, the sky feels like it's falling down. But the boys are back to review the round that was, plus guide you through rookie selections, captaincy choices, waiver pick ups and much more.

With one half of the podcast nursing a weekend long hangover, the podcast takes an interesting turn as we talk all things AFL Fantasy from Round 6. Makes sure to tune in for this weeks episode of the Extended Bench.

With one half of the podcast nursing a weekend long hangover, the podcast takes an interesting turn as we talk all things AFL Fantasy from Round 6. Makes sure to tune in for this weeks episode of the Extended Bench.

The boys are back this week after an up and down round of Fantasy Football. With DPP additions in salary cap, underperforming premiums and waiver wire bargains there is a ton to talk about this week. Make sure to tune in! *Our apologies for the audio quality, microphone issues hit us mid podcast. Will be back to a higher standard next week

The boys are back this week after an up and down round of Fantasy Football. With DPP additions in salary cap, underperforming premiums and waiver wire bargains there is a ton to talk about this week. Make sure to tune in! *Our apologies for the audio quality, microphone issues hit us mid podcast. Will be back to a higher standard next week

The boys are back with this weeks podcast after a horrible weekend of fantasy footy. Rookie scores are down, premiums and mid-pricers are under performing plus throw in some suspensions and injuries to the mix. Make sure to listen in for solutions to all of your salary cap, draft and keeper problems!

The boys are back with this weeks podcast after a horrible weekend of fantasy footy. Rookie scores are down, premiums and mid-pricers are under performing plus throw in some suspensions and injuries to the mix. Make sure to listen in for solutions to all of your salary cap, draft and keeper problems!

One massive round down, and so much to talk about in the AFL Fantasy landscape. The two Lachie's are dominating, but is it sustainable? What do we do with Rocky and Kelly? Which rookie is the must have this week? The boys dive into all this and more, plus answer your questions from Twitter.

One massive round down, and so much to talk about in the AFL Fantasy landscape. The two Lachie's are dominating, but is it sustainable? What do we do with Rocky and Kelly? Which rookie is the must have this week? The boys dive into all this and more, plus answer your questions from Twitter.

Matt and Christian are back to wrap up another round of fantasy footy. They talk must have trade targets, waiver pick ups and focus on some unconventional POD players. To stay updated on everything Extended Bench, follow the boys on twitter @extendedbenchAU

Matt and Christian are back to wrap up another round of fantasy footy. They talk must have trade targets, waiver pick ups and focus on some unconventional POD players. To stay updated on everything Extended Bench, follow the boys on twitter @extendedbenchAU

We're back with our first weekly podcast for 2019, and break down all the games from round 1. What should you do with Grundy/Gawn? How do you get Rocky into your side? Who are you waiver wire targets? The boys go through all of this and more!

We're back with our first weekly podcast for 2019, and break down all the games from round 1. What should you do with Grundy/Gawn? How do you get Rocky into your side? Who are you waiver wire targets? The boys go through all of this and more!

In the last episode of the pre-season before lockout, Matt and Christian reveal their salary cap teams heading into lockout, as well as make their big fantasy call for season 2019.