Everything You Should Know About AFL Dream Teams

As the 2008 AFL Football Season comes closer all the talk from the footballing public turns to AFL Dream Teams. Dreams Teams are becoming more popular than the regular tipping competitions around Australia. To shed some light on the the latest craze I have enlisted the help of Warnie from Dream Team Talk to take you through how it all works and also talk about their site and how it can help you become the Ultimate Dream Team expert. They run a great site and provide an entertaining weekly vidcast show. You can view the latest episode at the end of the article. So take it away Warnie.

AFL Dream Teams - Written by Warnie from Dream Team Talk

Fantasy sports are taking over the world. Not that long ago the footy talk my mates and I would have was all about who we’ve tipped and how our favourite team went. Now its all about who we have selected as ‘captain’ and how our dream team went on the weekend.

What is AFL Dream Team?
In AFL Dream team, you need to select a squad of 30 players - 9 backs, 8 centres, 4 rucks and 9 forwards - under a salary cap. Your 22 starting players gain points for your team based on the official AFL stats. Kicks and marks are worth 3 points each, handballs are worth 2, a tackle will get you 4 points, a goal is 6 points, a behind will get you one point and a free kick for is worth one, but giving away a free will cost you 3 points. Each week you pick a captain who will get you double points. You can trade players 20 times during the season with a maximum of 2 per week. Players prices are based on form, so if players scores are improving, their prices will increase… and vice versa! Read more