The Extended Bench: AFL Fantasy Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Extended Bench
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.
With Matt back for his first episode of 2019, the boys sit down and run through the JLT series team by team. Who are the draft sleepers? Who are the rookies you need for your salary cap team? Should you start with both Grundy & Gawn? Check out the episode for all this and more!
Christian is joined by Brodie once again as they dive into the best AFL draftee options for Keeper League drafts as the fantasy pre-season starts to heat up. The boys have created their joint top 20 list to help you pick the best future fantasy options for your keeper team.
The bench is back for 2019! Christian is joined by Brodie as they talk all things salary cap, and one-by-one go through every pick on their AFL Fantasy team to this early stage of the pre-season.
In our favourite podcast of the year, the boys sit down and look ahead to next weeks AFL Draft. Christian has painstakingly worked out his own mock draft of who he thinks each club should take, and Matt is on hand as always to laugh at his choices.
In our favourite podcast of the year, the boys sit down and look ahead to next weeks AFL Draft. Christian has painstakingly worked out his own mock draft of who he thinks each club should take, and Matt is on hand as always to laugh at his choices.
After a huge 10 days of the AFL Trade Period Christian, Matt and special guest Brodie sit down to discuss the fantasy relevance of each move, as well as the flow on effect it will have on each team and how the new rule changes will help or hurt your fantasy players in 2019.
After a huge 10 days of the AFL Trade Period Christian, Matt and special guest Brodie sit down to discuss the fantasy relevance of each move, as well as the flow on effect it will have on each team and how the new rule changes will help or hurt your fantasy players in 2019.
Well we all made it, the 2018 AFL Fantasy season has come to a close. Whether you aced your Grand Final or struggled with injuries, late outs and underperformers; the boys are back in the studio to wrap up the 2018 season. Christian talks players who would have won/lost you a GF, Matt highlights some watchlist players for next year in all formats, we review some 'big calls' the boys made in the pre-season and for the last time this year bring back a fan favourite.
It's here, the final weekend of fantasy footy for the year is just a few days away. The boys are back in the studio to discuss all the big questions heading into the Grand Final weekend. Worried about Tom Mitchell? Trying to find the best forward to bring in for Rocky or McLean? Tune in as the boys talk about these questions as well as answer your twitter questions and play Risk it for the Biscuit for the last time in 2018.
It's here, the final weekend of fantasy footy for the year is just a few days away. The boys are back in the studio to discuss all the big questions heading into the Grand Final weekend. Worried about Tom Mitchell? Trying to find the best forward to bring in for Rocky or McLean? Tune in as the boys talk about these questions as well as answer your twitter questions and play Risk it for the Biscuit for the last time in 2018.
With the second week of AFL Fantasy finals ticked off, we head into the preliminary finals this week. Worried about what to do with Kelly? Unsure about the Port forwards ahead of a possible re-structure? Thinking about Simpson vs Witherden? Tune in as the boys answer all these questions and much more!
With the second week of AFL Fantasy finals ticked off, we head into the preliminary finals this week. Worried about what to do with Kelly? Unsure about the Port forwards ahead of a possible re-structure? Thinking about Simpson vs Witherden? Tune in as the boys answer all these questions and much more!
One week of finals down, and already some hearts are broken. For those of us left in the finals race, the boys headed into the studio to discuss all the AFL Fantasy talking points from last weekends round of footy and look ahead to the second week of finals.
We're all knocking on the door of AFL Fantasy finals and things are now officially serious! Without Matt this week, Christian sits down and goes through lasts rounds footy action, looks forward to the weeks ahead and answers some of your twitter questions.
We're all knocking on the door of AFL Fantasy finals and things are now officially serious! Without Matt this week, Christian sits down and goes through lasts rounds footy action, looks forward to the weeks ahead and answers some of your twitter questions.
Things are getting serious in AFL Fantasy, with finals just around the corner are teams are closer to looking 'complete' and our draft league ladders are looking set. But as usual a few injuries, poor performances and suspensions have thrown a wrench in the works. Tune into this weeks podcast as the boys go through last rounds footy action to help you with your moves ahead of this weekend of footy.
Things are getting serious in AFL Fantasy, with finals just around the corner are teams are closer to looking 'complete' and our draft league ladders are looking set. But as usual a few injuries, poor performances and suspensions have thrown a wrench in the works. Tune into this weeks podcast as the boys go through last rounds footy action to help you with your moves ahead of this weekend of footy.
This round was fraught with injuries and underperforming premiums, but a few of our players stood tall and smashed out some monster scores. The boys sit down on this weeks podcast to discuss the best premiums to bring in this week, your priorities to trade out and the top 8 midfielders to have going into finals.
This round was fraught with injuries and underperforming premiums, but a few of our players stood tall and smashed out some monster scores. The boys sit down on this weeks podcast to discuss the best premiums to bring in this week, your priorities to trade out and the top 8 midfielders to have going into finals.
The boys sit down to answer your AFL Fantasy questions from twitter and play another round of Risk It for the Biscuit.
Another huge week in Fantasy Footy as we creep closer to finals. The boys sit down on this weeks podcast to discuss finals preparations and trade options. Are you trying to choose between Beams and Crouch? Gaff and Pendlebury? Then tune in to this weeks podcast!
The boys missed the chance to record last week, and couldn't wait to get back in the studio to crack into another round of Fantasy Footy. But with Matt out guest host Brodie has stepped in with Christian to bring you a huge episode of The Extended Bench Podcast.
The boys missed the chance to record last week, and couldn't wait to get back in the studio to crack into another round of Fantasy Footy. But with Matt out guest host Brodie has stepped in with Christian to bring you a huge episode of The Extended Bench Podcast.
In a sneaky mid-week bonus podcast, the boys have taken some time and put some sweat and tears into creating their top 20 list of Keeper League players aged 22 and under. Some guys might be available on your waivers, and some are already well established guns. Check out where Christian and Matt rank some of AFL Fantasy's best young guns for your keeper leagues.
Phew, with that bye round in the rear view mirror we can hopefully look forward to some better fantasy footy for the rest of the season! Just one more limited round to go and the boys are back to break down what happened in last weekend's round and look forward to the last of the byes.
Batten down the hatches, it's almost here. The round 13 bye is on the way with a heap of fantasy relevant teams and player missing for fantasy coaches around the competition. Join this weeks Extended Bench podcast as the boys look back at the round 12 action and try to give you a few hints to patch over this week's bye related issues.
Batten down the hatches, it's almost here. The round 13 bye is on the way with a heap of fantasy relevant teams and player missing for fantasy coaches around the competition. Join this weeks Extended Bench podcast as the boys look back at the round 12 action and try to give you a few hints to patch over this week's bye related issues.
Some massive scores, big name fails, plenty of injuries, pre-bye madness and much more hit us in this round of AFL Fantasy. The boys are back in this weeks podcast to try and help you sort through it!
Some massive scores, big name fails, plenty of injuries, pre-bye madness and much more hit us in this round of AFL Fantasy. The boys are back in this weeks podcast to try and help you sort through it!
A high scoring week of Fantasy footy has a lot of coaches breathing easy, but the byes are just around the corner to turns things upside down for us again! On this weeks podcast, the boys tell you not to judge a book by its cover, the must have players to get in this week and who to dump from your sides.
A high scoring week of Fantasy footy has a lot of coaches breathing easy, but the byes are just around the corner to turns things upside down for us again! On this weeks podcast, the boys tell you not to judge a book by its cover, the must have players to get in this week and who to dump from your sides.
On this weeks podcast, the boys try to figure out if Collingwood's half-back line can be trusted, what to do with Robbie Gray, where Jack Billings now fits in a keeper league plus much more. Tune in for some AFL Fantasy chat with The Extended Bench!
Another week, another round of Fantasy footy; and with it way too many headaches and decisions to choose between for the round ahead. The boys are back in this weeks podcast to sift through the wreckage and hopefully help you get that win this week!
Another week, another round of Fantasy footy; and with it way too many headaches and decisions to choose between for the round ahead. The boys are back in this weeks podcast to sift through the wreckage and hopefully help you get that win this week!
A ton of rookies are ready to be shipped out, quality premiums are under-performing and some left wing choices have jumped into contention. Just another week in fantasy footy, and Matt & Christian are back to help you make some sense of it.
A ton of rookies are ready to be shipped out, quality premiums are under-performing and some left wing choices have jumped into contention. Just another week in fantasy footy, and Matt & Christian are back to help you make some sense of it.
Huge weeks in AFL Fantasy this week, the boys are back to run through the round game by game and help with your questions.
Huge weeks in AFL Fantasy this week, the boys are back to run through the round game by game and help with your questions.
It might have felt strange heading into the studio with two games of footy still to be played, but the boys are back to help with this rounds AFL Fantasy issues!
It might have felt strange heading into the studio with two games of footy still to be played, but the boys are back to help with this rounds AFL Fantasy issues!
It just seems like pain, pain and more pain in the world of AFL Fantasy this week, but the boys are back in the studio to try and sift through the wreckage and find the bright-side of things. With a new segment, plenty of listener questions and a big round of footy, there's a lot to unpack!
It just seems like pain, pain and more pain in the world of AFL Fantasy this week, but the boys are back in the studio to try and sift through the wreckage and find the bright-side of things. With a new segment, plenty of listener questions and a big round of footy, there's a lot to unpack!
With his regular co-host Matt missing in action this week, Christian sits down in the studio with guest host Brodie to hash out all the Fantasy issues and opportunities after Round 3 in the AFL.
With his regular co-host Matt missing in action this week, Christian sits down in the studio with guest host Brodie to hash out all the Fantasy issues and opportunities after Round 3 in the AFL.
How many things can go wrong in one week? Crouch, Merrett, Duncan, Langdon and so many more, Matt and Christian sit down to try and sift through the debris and come up with a few answers to our AFL Fantasy problems.
How many things can go wrong in one week? Crouch, Merrett, Duncan, Langdon and so many more, Matt and Christian sit down to try and sift through the debris and come up with a few answers to our AFL Fantasy problems.
One week of fantasy footy down, and already more problems than we know what to do with! Matt and Christian sit down to work through the injuries, poor performances and breakouts; plus they bring back a favourite segment.
One week of fantasy footy down, and already more problems than we know what to do with! Matt and Christian sit down to work through the injuries, poor performances and breakouts; plus they bring back a favourite segment.
It's the last pre-season podcast before AFL action kicks off for another year! The boys are in the studio giving you some final tips on your salary cap teams, as well as answering your AFL Fantasy questions.
It's the last pre-season podcast before AFL action kicks off for another year! The boys are in the studio giving you some final tips on your salary cap teams, as well as answering your AFL Fantasy questions.
In a special bonus episode of the podcast, Matt and Christian go through and rank some of the long term (and for some short term) keeper league prospects from last years AFL Draft. If your top-up draft is coming up this weekend or if you just want to get another opinion on the youngsters you drafted, tune in!
We're back in the studio to cover the last round of the JLT Series. Huge fantasy repercussions to get through, plus we get to your questions.
We're back in the studio to cover the last round of the JLT Series. Huge fantasy repercussions to get through, plus we get to your questions.
The boys are back in the studio this week to take you through all of the action from the second half of JLT Round 1. Lots of fantasy relevance to talk about, plus a few fan questions answered.
The boys are back in the studio this week to take you through all of the action from the second half of JLT Round 1. Lots of fantasy relevance to talk about, plus a few fan questions answered.
The Extended Benches debut public podcast and the first of the year; Matt and Christian will dive into the first 4 games of the JLT series and tick off a few other players on their watchlist. They make their big calls for the year and answer a few twitter questions.
The Extended Benches debut public podcast and the first of the year; Matt and Christian will dive into the first 4 games of the JLT series and tick off a few other players on their watchlist. They make their big calls for the year and answer a few twitter questions.