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The Lockout Podcast

The Lockout Podcast

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After the Lockout Podcast's first season in 2024 we are back to preview the 2025 season with Josh, Hawko, Ryan and Croxy for all your AFL Fantasy needs.

We review all the teams in ladder order in reverse for 2025 in the lead up to the start of the 2025 AFL season.

The boys talk about players from a fantasy standpoint who excited them from 2024, and also who they are looking to turn to in 2025.

After we make our way through the whole league, we will run through our Defence, Midfield, Forwards and Rucks and give you insights into who we are finalising in our own teams for 2025.

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Episodes
  • Round 11 Preview - Houston, We Have a Problem - AFL Fantasy 2026
    May 27 2026

    The bye rounds are here and rankings are starting to shift quickly. Cash generation is slowing down, premiums are underperforming, and trade decisions are becoming more important than ever.

    This week on The Lockout Podcast, the boys break down everything from Round 11, including failed captain picks, rookie decisions, and the player everyone is rage trading after another horror score.

    We discuss the best upgrade targets, rookie downgrade options, and how coaches should approach the next few weeks with the bye rounds now in full swing. There’s also a look at injury concerns, returning premiums, and which mid-season draft players could become fantasy relevant.

    The episode also features Brownlow votes, flops of the week, trade strategy discussion, and plenty of debate around how aggressive coaches should be with the extra trades during the bye rounds.

    If you’re trying to survive the byes, build cash, and complete your team before the run home, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

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    1 hr
  • Round 11 Preview - Better Late Than Never - AFL Fantasy 2026
    May 21 2026

    Hi all, apologies for the late release time, and also the sound quality, we had some technical difficulties recording, and Ryan the bloke that was remote and could hear the issues, didn't let us know what was going on... So yeah, enjoy the episode, and we will see you next week!

    The usual Brownlow, flop, trash talk and trade targets all feature in this episode, sort our shit out is back, and Croxy's Buy Hold Sell makes another appearance. We round the episode out with Just the Tips as always!

    Take care, see you next week for the mid season byes!

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    51 mins
  • Round 10 Preview - As Cash Generation Slows, Who Are We Picking? Three BIG Potential Late Outs! - AFL Fantasy 2026
    May 13 2026

    Round 9 delivered absolute chaos for AFL Fantasy coaches, so many coaches falling to scores in the 18 and 19 hundreds.

    Don't fear, boys are back to break it all down looking into Round 10, with premiums underperforming, cash generation slowing rapidly, and injuries piling up across the competition, trade season is becoming tougher than ever.

    In this episode, the lads review their scores, rankings, Brownlow votes, flops of the week, and the players driving coaches insane right now. There’s also plenty of discussion around the biggest trade targets heading into Round 10, rookie downgrade options, injury carnage, and the key strategy decisions coaches need to make before the byes arrive.

    The boys also dive into trade dilemmas surrounding names like Bontempelli, Rachelle, Steele, McAndrew and more, while “Sort Your Sh*t Out” returns with some brutal calls for struggling players and teams.

    Plus, there are concerns around three massive potential late outs that could completely shake up fantasy plans heading into lockout.

    If you’re trying to survive upgrade season, navigate the chaos, and keep climbing rankings, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.

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    1 hr and 1 min
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