Backs
≈$310,000: Paul Bower vs Xavier Ellis
≈$300,000: Joel Macdonald vs Bachar Houli
≈$265,000: Courtenay Dempsey vs Lachie Hansen
≈$245,000: Nick Malceski vs Clancee Pearce
≈$195,000: James Hawksley vs Simon Buckley
≈$190,000: Matthew Broadbent vs David Myers
≈$155,000: Matt Suckling vs Beau Waters
≈$150,000: Graham Polak vs Brad Sheppard
≈$115,000: Mitch Farmer vs Matt Maguire
≈$95,000: Jackson Trengove vs Phil Davis
≈$90,000: Alex Silvagni vs Ben Stratton

Midfielders
≈$520,000: Dane Swan vs Gary Ablett jnr
≈$455,000: Scott Pendlebury vs Joel Selwood
≈$420,000: Liam Anthony vs Daniel Cross
≈$410,000: Jordan Lewis vs Jobe Watson
≈$395,000: Adam Cooney vs Andrew Swallow
≈$370,000: Brock McLean vs Luke Ball
≈$340,000: Daniel Rich vs Dayne Beams
≈$330,000: Bradd Dalziell vs Travis Johnstone
≈$320,000: David Armitage vs David Mackay
≈$270,000: Daniel Kerr vs Mark McVeigh
≈$265,000: Jack Redden vs Ben Ross
≈$250,000: Liam Shiels vs Ryan Crowley
≈$155,000: Jack Trengove vs Daniel Connors
≈$105,000: Michael Barlow vs Lewis Jetta
≈$95,000: Mitchell Banner vs Luke Shuey
≈$90,000: Ryan Bastinac vs Mitch Duncan
≈$80,000: Brodie Moles vs Jarrod Kayler-Thomson

Rucks
≈$420,000: Aaron Sandilands vs Mitch Clark
≈$395,000: Hamish McIntosh vs Josh Fraser
≈$320,000: Kurt Tippett vs Dean Brogan
≈$245,000: Shane Mumford vs Brad Ottens
≈$235,000: David Hille vs Nick Naitanui
≈$200,000: Matthew Leuenberger vs Tyrone Vickery
≈$100,000: Robert Warnock vs Wayde Skipper
≈$95,000: Matthew Lobbe vs Jordan Roughead

Forwards
≈$470,000: Nick Riewoldt vs Alan Didak
≈$435,000: Adam Goodes vs Steve Johnson
≈$425,000: Ryan O’Keefe vs Colin Sylvia
≈$405,000: Matthew Pavlich vs Brendan Fevola
≈$390,000: Shaun Higgins vs Brent Harvey
≈$375,000: Shannon Byrnes vs Jared Brennan
≈$350,000: Robert Murphy vs Matthew Bate
≈$330,000: Mark LeCras vs Jack Riewoldt
≈$320,000: Robbie Gray vs Robin Nahas
≈$285,000: Justin Westhoff vs Barry Hall
≈$240,000: Hayden Ballantyne vs James Polkinghorne
≈$235,000: Patrick Dangerfield vs Ben Warren
≈$220,000: Matt Campbell vs Chris Mayne
≈$200,000: Jay Schulz vs Sam Wright
≈$145,000: Jack Watts vs Gary Rohan
≈$100,000: Tom Rockliff vs Cameron Hitchcock
≈$95,000: Luke Breust vs Scott Gumbleton
≈$90,000: Trent Dennis-Lane vs Troy Taylor

Given the large number of players under discussion, I’ll just list them in order.

West Coast
Chris Masten, Brad Ebert, Luke Shuey, Mark LeCras, Josh J. Kennedy, Andrew Embley, Shannon Hurn, Bradd Dalziell, Brad Sheppard, Beau Waters

Essendon
Jobe Watson, Mark McVeigh, Brent Prismall, Bachar Houli, Mark Williams, Scott Gumbleton, Jay Neagle, Kyle Hardingham, Jarrod Atkinson

Adelaide
Scott Stevens, Shaun McKernan, Phil Davis, Bernie Vince, Michael Doughty, Patrick Dangerfield, Simon Goodwin, David Mackay

Port Adelaide
Kane Cornes, Mitchell Banner, Jay Schulz, Nathan Krakouer, Travis Boak, Troy Chaplin, Matthew Broadbent, Jackson Trengove, Dean Brogan, Matthew Lobbe

Hawthorn
Luke Hodge, Lance Franklin, Jordan Lewis, Liam Shiels, Matt Suckling, Grant Birchall, Xavier Ellis, Ryan Schoenmakers, Rick Ladson, Wayde Skipper, Ben Stratton

Richmond
Daniel Connors, Dustin Martin, Brett Deledio, Richard Tambling, Shane Tuck, Trent Cotchin, Chris Newman, Tyrone Vickery, David Astbury, Graham Polak, Mitch Farmer

Western Bulldogs
Daniel Giansiracusa, Shaun Higgins, Matthew Boyd, Ryan Griffen, Adam Cooney, Callan Ward, Daniel Cross, Lindsay Gilbee, Brodie Moles, Brian Lake, Robert Murphy

Brisbane
Tom Rockliff, Justin Sherman, Jack Redden, Amon Buchanan, Daniel Rich, Matthew Leuenberger, Jamie Charman, Brendan Fevola, Brent Staker, Jed Adcock, James Hawksley, James Polkinghorne

St Kilda
Adam Schneider, David Armitage, Nick Riewoldt, Leigh Montagna, Sam Fisher, Brendon Goddard, Sam Gilbert

Collingwood
Heath Shaw, Luke Ball, Travis Cloke, Dane Swan, Scott Pendlebury, Tarkyn Lockyer, Paul Medhurst, Leon Davis, Alan Didak, Dale Thomas, Darren Jolly, Brent Macaffer, Steele Sidebottom, Dayne Beams, Ben Reid, Simon Buckley

Sydney
Nick Malceski, Martin Mattner, Tadhg Kennelly, Rhyce Shaw, Lewis Jetta, Gary Rohan, Trent Dennis-Lane, Ben McGlynn, Josh P. Kennedy, Adam Goodes, Mark Seaby

Carlton
Heath Scotland, Andrew Carrazzo, Paul Bower, Jarrad Waite, Mitch Robinson, Bryce Gibbs, Brock McLean, Chris Yarran, Kane Lucas, Matthew Kreuzer, Lachie Henderson, Robert Warnock

Geelong
Steve Johnson, Josh Hunt, James Podsiadly, Mitchell Duncan

North Melbourne
Liam Anthony, Levi Greenwood, Sam Wright, Ben Warren, Jack Ziebell, Leigh Adams, Andrew Swallow, Brent Harvey, Corey Jones, Hamish McIntosh, Lachlan Hansen

Fremantle
Clancee Pearce, Michael Barlow, Matthew de Boer, Paul Duffield, Matthew Pavlich, Hayden Ballantyne, Chris Mayne, Adam McPhee, Anthony Morabito

Melbourne
Joel Macdonald, Nathan Jones, Brent Moloney, Cale Morton, Tom Scully, Jack Trengove, James Strauss

(Little audio recorders note: We had the normal start of the year, how the heck did we setup the audio last year problem. We did work on it, but it seems I (Molly) forgot one little setting and as a result, my audio is much softer then Monty’s. After the show and seeing this, I was able to find the issue and should be fixed for next show. This one should be still listenable even if the audio is a tad uneven. Sorry for the inconvenience).

Dream Team and Supercoach opened on February 1 this year, and it seems the fantasy season is getting as long as the AFL one these days. This year saw the “magic number” decrease unexpectedly, making the game “easier” but choices no less hard. The rule change to allow players with dual positions to be substituted without burning a trade has caused much discussion, and the boys weigh in with their takes.

Then it’s onto a very lengthy team-by-team discussion of fantasy prospects for 2010. We go by the team projections published on the FanFooty blog, to wit:

Projections 1/4: Richmond, Carlton, Geelong, Essendon
Projections 2/4: Melbourne, Hawthorn, Brisbane, West Coast
Projections 3/4: Sydney, St Kilda, Port Adelaide, North Melbourne
Projections 4/4: Western Bulldogs, Collingwood, Fremantle, Adelaide

Both Dream Team and SuperCoach opened on the weekend and so its time to do a show! Lots to talk about. What about the new rules (seems someone has been listening to the Coaches box, just saying!) and what players are burning up the track? What will being able to swap Multi-positional players mean to the games?

Listen in tonight to find out. You can catch us live at http://www.fanfooty.com.au/video. Participate in the Chat or throw thoughts, questions our way.

If you can’t make it tonight, don’t forget you can get the recording after the show is finished or better yet by subscribing to the show on iTunes to have it on your iPod or iPhone in the morning (or iPad if your Steve Jobs! Hey Apple, we will pump it up all year if you send me one!!!)

See ya tonight!

Molly

Yes, the Fanplanner - the popular FanFooty feature where you can select next year’s fantasy team based on accurate guesses of prices and positions for the Dream Team and Supercoach competitions - is the subject of most of the show.

The boys discuss the list of positional changes and projected discounts for players who missed all of 2009. In particular, some coaches are already complaining that m0nty has projected Brendon Goddard to change from a back to a midfielder, and that he hasn’t made an opposite change for Cale Morton and Steven Salopek to go from midfielder to back.

Molly and m0nty then go through each position for AFL Finals Dream Team, giving options for the one to three players from each week 1 finals contender you have to pick.

Thanks to everyone who supported the show by downloading, participating in the live chat or talking about it in forums. We’ll be back next February to talk up the 2010 pre-season, so catch ya then!

In the round review, we start with Rising Star smokie Callan Ward, then discuss fantasy back premiums Corey Enright and Jarrad Waite. Tom Scully is canvassed as next year’s Daniel Rich fantasy rookie keeper, despite the inevitable price premium from going to Melbourne with the #1 draft pick.

Still on the backs, Michael Doughty and Shannon Hurn are part of the new breed of defenders who are following their forward opponents into the midfield, which could also be the fate of youngsters like Scott Selwood and Nathan Krakouer.

Justin Sherman and Daniel Jackson were two mid-price improvers in the midfield this year, so the boys comb over their years for clues as to who will do the same in ‘10.

In Hawk Talk, Molly discusses where Beau Dowler is best placed in the Hawthorn best 22, if at all. Matt Maguire was supplanted by Zac Dawson but may be the 2010 version of Dawson in fantasy terms as a possible rookie-priced #9 back.

Andrew Swallow and John Anthony topped the fantasy numbers for their respective teams in round 21, though Ryan O’Keefe has dropped off slightly after a scintillating middle of the year.

Finally, Nick Suban is an example of the perfect second emergency fantasy player, while Brent Stanton may be the hare to Jobe Watson’s tortoise.

There was also a full captains analysis.

The round review kicks off with Sam Mitchell and a rather mopey edition of Hawk Talk which includes much whinging about injuries and the like. For the Crows, Andy Otten is being forgotten about as a Rising Star contender.

Shane Tuck and Scott Pendlebury are examples of midfielders who haven’t quite made that last jump from good real player to great fantasy pick, though Pendles is showing better signs. The possible trade by the Eagles of pick #6 for a small forward to replace Mark LeCras - who is going into the midfield, apparently - starts a big discussion on trade targets.

Brad Scott is the new coach of North Melbourne, replacing Dean Laidley the Fantasy Antichrist, which wil no doubt have fantasy implications. The boys then figure out if anyone on the Brisbane list has upside for 2010 given how they have outperformed expectations this year for their new coach Michael Voss.

Then it’s time to discuss a few half-back rebounders in Jarrod Harbrow, Martin Mattner and Rhyce Shaw, with the last two possibly being joined next year by a tastily underpriced Nick Malceski. Molly tries to work out if Mathew Stokes is part of Geelong’s best 22 in future, and m0nty pushes his boy Dean Brogan as a sneaky #2 ruck pick next year.

Andrew Walker is one of the few legitimate fantasy news stories of the week, along with a changing of the guard at Essendon meaning Michael Hurley and Adam McPhee need to be reassessed and Patrick Ryder might get an old role back. Finally, Nick Dal Santo is scrutinised for 2010 value.

While eating, the boys launch into the round review, starting with Brendan Fevola and whether the possible injection of Ashley Hansen into the Blues forward line might be the move that will turn Fev into a rolled gold fantasy premium.

Speaking of which, this year might be the last that coaches try to rebuild Geelong’s ABC midfield of Gary Ablett jnr, Jimmy Bartel and Joel Corey in their fantasy teams. Ryan Hargrave was a hot pick last week but turned in a shocker, while Andrew Embley keeps on racking up big scores.

The Hawks look like they may have lost Trent Croad indefinitely, which occasions a long Hawk Talk about the future Hawthorn back line structure. Meanwhile, David Armitage may end up being the most expensive fantasy player ever next season if he’s dropped this week.

Nathan Lovett-Murray joined the bandwagon of utility players suddenly turning in premium-worthy scores when thrown into the ruck, as team mate Patrick Ryder and Saturday opponents Mitch Clark and Jared Brennan have done this season.

Brad Symes is lurking in the Adelaide back line waiting for some old men to retire, while Cameron Wood may have to wait for a LTI to Josh Fraser to fulfill his fantasy potential.

Nathan Grima is just one example of mature-age rookies who are increasingly becoming almost guaranteed rookie fantasy sensations - though Rohan Bail will have to wait until next year for that accolade.

Richard Tambling is still putting up premium scores though he hasn’t felt much in the way of hard tagging yet. The media have anointed Adam Goodes as the future CHF of Sydney with Jesse White holding down FF, which could mean good things for Ed Barlow and Patrick Veszpremi… or not.

Finally, Chris Mayne has some small potential as a 2010 but only if he keeps it quiet in the last three games of this year, and Troy Chaplin has played loose man in defence in some games this year but there are big question marks over whether he will continue to be used that way.

There’s the regular captains segment, as m0nty finishes up his donut six-pack. He rides the sugar high long enough to go over the prize pack for the winner of this year’s AFL Finals Dream Team, which is just a little inferior to last year’s Toyota car. After that, he’s feeling less and less healthy…