#FantasyLeaks: 2025 game news, fixture, trade period

AFL Fantasy with The Traders

The fixture for next season has landed, the trade period is over and The Traders have started thinking about AFL Fantasy 2025! There has been a lot happening behind the scenes and Matt Jeffries, the product manager, joins Calvin, Roy and Warnie to chat through some exciting developments that is sure to make Fantasy Draft league commissioners and coaches excited.

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Episode guide

2:15 - Opening Round and the early byes are back.

5:40 - Mid-season byes are now over five weeks.

6:50 - Keidean Coleman, Will Ashcroft and Levi Ashcroft have the round three bye.

8:45 - Thursday night games for the first 23 rounds.

11:10 - Matt Jeffries talks exciting game updates

13:15 - "We are rebuilding AFL Fantasy Draft from scratch".

15:00 - Heavily inspired by Sleeper, the Draft Board is a big change.

17:45 - Pre-Draft pick trading, Keeper trading and more is coming.

19:20 - Flex/utility position is coming to Draft.

21:25 - New custom scoring presets will be available.

24:15 - Full Dynasty league functionality is in the roadmap.

28:00 - Fantasy Classic rebuild will be happening in 2026.

30:30 - Ex-Dogs Bailey Smith, Jack Macrae and Caleb Daniel are the most relevant traded players.

37:25 - Does James Sicily get a bump in points?

41:00 - New Eagle Liam Baker could offer value.

44:15 - James Peatling and Isaac Cumming are now Crows.

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1. #FantasyLeaks: 2025 game news, fixture, trade period (00:00:00)

2. Early byes are back (00:02:15)

3. Mid-season byes extended in 2025 (00:05:40)

4. Relevant players on R3 bye (00:06:50)

5. Thursday night games for the first 23 rounds (00:08:45)

6. AFL Fantasy product manager Matt Jeffries (00:11:13)

7. Sleeper-like Draft board is added (00:15:00)

8. Pre-Draft pick and player trading. (00:17:45)

9. Flex/utility position is coming to Draft (00:19:20)

10. New custom scoring presets (00:21:25)

11. Dynasty, custom positions, FAAB in roadmap (00:24:15)

12. Fantasy Classic rebuild for 2026 (00:28:00)

13. Bailey Smith, Jack Macrae, Caleb Daniel (00:30:30)

14. James Sicily (00:37:25)

15. Liam Baker (00:41:00)

16. James Peatling, Isaac Cumming (00:44:15)