Ultimate Footy News

Finding the fantasy gems after a frenetic trade period

Jamie Radford, Footy Prophet After almost two weeks of intense speculation, difficult negotiations and the odd controversy, at least 40 players will be lining up for different teams next season – the most since 1995.

Four Rs for Round 23

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophet Between frequent injuries and a general form slump, he was nowhere near the lofty heights of last year until a late purple patch which saw him average nearly 140 points over the last six games.

Ultimate Footy: Rest causing unrest

Footy Prophet The team at Footy Prophet casts a glance across each of the AFL's 18 clubs to help coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

The Hunch Report, round 23

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet The team at Footy Prophet casts a glance across each of the AFL's 18 clubs to help coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

Ultimate Footy: Four Rs, round 22

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophet The Right, wRong, Regrettable and Ridiculous of round 22.

Footy Prophet: It's make or break in round 22

Josh Elliott, Footy Prophet The penultimate week of the fantasy season has arrived, and as always it's a big one. Maybe you're already in your grand final next week, maybe you're battling for a spot this week – maybe you're already out of the running.

Ultimate Footy: Rockliff showing the way yet again

Matt McGrath, Footy Prophet Tom Rockliff is Tom Rockliff again, and by that we mean he's the consensus No.1 fantasy player. The 2014 MVP is atop our midfield chart this week, after averaging over 130 points this past month.

The Hunch Report, round 22

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet The team at Footy Prophet casts a glance across each of the AFL's 18 clubs to help coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

Four Rs, round 21

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophet The Right, wRong, Regrettable and Ridiculous from round 21 of the AFL season.

Ultimate Footy: Planning for success

John Feeney, Footy Prophet If you are in an Ultimate Footy dynasty league, you will no doubt be facing the same conundrum that Geelong faces at season's end – how many veterans are to be kept on your list?

The Hunch Report, round 21

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet Each week, the team at Footy Prophet casts a glance across each of the AFL's 18 clubs to help coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

Ultimate Footy: Four Rs, round 20

Matthew James, Footy Prophet The Right, wRong, Regrettable and Ridiculous from round 20 of the 2015 AFL premiership season.

Ultimate Footy: Goldstein's magic run

Footy Prophet Ultimate Footy coaches were spoilt last week with a triple-treat of 155-point fantasy scores. Todd Goldstein, Dane Swan and Leigh Montagna all managed this monster total, helping their respective owners to crucial victories.

Ultimate Footy: The best and worst draft picks - in hindsight

Matt McGrath, Footy Prophet Just like the AFL, Ultimate Footy and its coaches undertake a vigorous and high-pressure draft prior to the commencement of every season. As with any group of talented players, there will always be some booms and busts when it comes to selections.

Ultimate Footy: The Hunch Report, round 20

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet Each week, the team at Footy Prophet casts a glance across each of the AFL's 18 clubs to help coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

Four Rs for Round 19

Alex Paull, Footy Prophet History was surely made in Round 19, when not one, not two, but three players produced 155 Ultimate Footy fantasy points each.

Ultimate Footy: The changing of the guard

Alex Paull Many Ultimate Footy coaches are gathering steam ahead of a finals tilt, but for others their thoughts will drift towards 2016 and, more importantly, the draft.

Ultimate Footy: Swan Dan is the man

Footy Prophet Finals start in many Ultimate Footy leagues this week, meaning it's do or die for our fantasy teams.

Ellis, Deledio lead Richmond charge

John Feeney, Footy Prophet Friday night's match was set to determine whether Richmond was going to be a contender for 2015, and in Richmond's win over Hawthorn two men led the way – Brandon Ellis and Brett Deledio.

Four Rs for Round 18

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophet The Tiger bandwagon is growing rapidly and their triumph over the rampant Hawks will contribute significantly to that.

Ultimate Footy Round 18 preview

Josh Elliott, Footy Prophet There's no bigger worry for fantasy coaches right now than the position of Sydney's Tom Mitchell as we near fantasy finals.

The Hunch Report, round 18

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet Each week, the team at Footy Prophet casts a glance across each of the AFL’s 18 clubs to help coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

A who's who of free agency

Matt McGrath, Footy Prophet We've all been there before – it's part and parcel of the Ultimate Footy fantasy format that we know and love.

Four Rs for Round 17

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophet The Doggies have been a revelation this season. Their outlook for the season was bleak.

Ultimate Footy: Marley and Me, Magpies defence repaying the faith

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophet Marley & Me: Magpies defence repaying the faith

Fantasy coaches ride the bumps as finals draw near

Alex Paull, Footy Prophet The wares of AFL coaches weigh heavily on their fantasy counterparts, and while they devise a way to success, Ultimate Footy fantasy coaches hope against hope that it suggests a strong fantasy performance.

Ultimate Footy: Gold maintains value

Footy Prophet Todd Goldstein tore the Bombers to pieces last Friday night, proving he was more than deserving of our top ranking.

Ultimate Footy: The Hunch Report, round 17

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet The team at Footy Prophet casts a glance across each of the AFL’s 18 clubs to help coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

Ultimate Footy: Anything Nat Fyfe can do, Gary Ablett can do better

John Feeney, Footy Prophet The absence of Gary Ablett Jnr for most of this year has allowed others on the verge of stardom to have their time in the sun.

Ultimate Footy: Fours Rs, round 16

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophet The Right, wRong, Regrettable and Ridiculous from round 16 of the 2015 AFL premiership season.

Ultimate Footy: Goldstein a safe bet

Footy Prophet The biggest story in our rankings this week is at the ruck position.

The Hunch Report, round 16

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet The team at Footy Prophet casts a glance over each of the AFL’s 18 clubs to help coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

Innocuous incident derails brilliant season

Matthew James, Footy Prophet I was sitting on the couch on Sunday afternoon, refreshing my Ultimate Footy app, when a significant fantasy and football event slipped by.

Four Rs for Round 14

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophert For years they were the top two players to own in Ultimate Footy: Gary Ablett and Dane Swan.

Ultimate Footy: We're confused, too

John Feeney, Footy Prophet Following Port Adelaide forward Jay Schulz being cleared for his tackle on Ted Richards, which knocked out the Sydney defender, was a subtle tweet by Carlton midfielder Bryce Gibbs — "I'm confused".

Four Rs for Round 14

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophet Any doubts about Collingwood's youth policy have been well and truly allayed by now, with their spirited performance against the Hawks on Friday night one of their finest in 2015.

Byes navigated, now let's get serious

Josh Elliott, Footy Prophet With the treacherous bye rounds successful navigated, footy is finally back in the full-on sense and for the first time in nearly a month, Ultimate Footy coaches will have a full complement of players to choose from.

Ultimate Footy: Fantasy stalwarts still going strong

Footy Prophet We resume normal duties this week, with all 18 teams taking the field. This means we have a full complement to draw our rankings from, and there are some familiar names in the mix.

The Round 14 Hunch Report

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet Each week, the team at Footy Prophet will cast a glance across each of the AFL's 18 clubs to help benefit coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

Ultimate Footy: Reaping rewards from big trades

Matt Palfreman, Footy Prophet When it comes to off-season player movement in the AFL you'd be hard pushed to pick a bigger

Ultimate Footy: Four Rs, round 13

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophet The Right wRong, Regrettable and Ridiculous from round 13 of the 2015 AFL premiership season.

Ultimate Footy: Bye round upsets balance but the sun might shine for some

Footy Prophet Our Ultimate Footy rankings are again depleted this week. With six teams on a bye and a further two in Fremantle and Collingwood playing on Thursday night, a number of usual top-five candidates are ineligible.

Ultimate Footy: The Hunch Report, round 13

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet Each week, the team at Footy Prophet runs an eye over the 18 clubs to benefit Ultimate Footy coaches and their teams.

Ultimate Footy: Four Rs, round 12

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophet The Right, wRong, Regrettable and Ridiculous from round 12 of the AFL premiership season.

Bye rounds throw up strange possibilities

Josh Elliott, Footy Prophet The bye rounds are always a little strange, and while that'll no doubt be the case again this weekend, we've also got some tantalising fantasy match-ups to look at.

Ultimate Footy: Lions and Doggies defenders stand out in a small crowd

Footy Prophet With Hawthorn and Adelaide having already played and a further six teams on a bye, our rankings this week can only draw from 10 AFL clubs.

The Round 12 Hunch Report

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet Each week, the team at Footy Prophet will cast a glance across each of the AFL's 18 clubs to help benefit coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

Ultimate Footy: The injury report

Matt McGrath, Footy Prophet Our footy heroes time and time again recover from injury to grace us with their football skill and fantasy contributions.

Ultimate Footy: Four Rs, round 11

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophet The Right, wRong, Regrettable and Ridiculous from round 11 of the AFL premiership season.

Ultimate Footy: Farewell Juddy

Conrad McDonald When champion Chris Judd announced his retirement earlier this week, it was not the way anyone would have liked it to happen. Judd's untimely ACL rupture on the weekend denied the public a chance to give Judd a victorious farewell.

Ultimate Footy: New faces get chance to star

Footy Prophet This week there are six teams on a bye, with star Hawks Jordan Lewis and Luke Hodge just some of the fantasy stars missing in action.

Ultimate Footy: The Round 11 Hunch Report

Anthony Wingard Each week, the team at Footy Prophet will cast a glance across each of the AFL's 18 clubs to help benefit coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

New coach helps Carlton fantasy spike

Matt Palfreman, Footy Prophet Footy and a public holiday, two ingredients for a perfect weekend.

Ultimate Footy: Four Rs, round 10

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophet The Right, wRong, Regrettable and Ridiculous from round 10 of the AFL premiership season.

Ultimate Footy: Duo’s prime-time ascendency

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet There's nothing better for an Ultimate Footy coach to hear that your star player won't be shut down by the opposition team. While taggers have an undoubted role to play in modern football, they are the bane of fantasy coaches, leeching the scoring output from the best prospects.

Ultimate Footy: Sun to shine on Swans

Footy Prophet Last week it was Hawthorn players that dominated our rankings, this week it's Sydney. The common link? Their opponent, Gold Coast. The Suns have had more off-field struggles this week, but on-field they remain the most favourable match-up in fantasy football. Expect the entire Swans midfield to run riot this weekend, and net their Ultimate Footy coaches a ton of points.

Ultimate Footy: The Hunch Report, round 10

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet The team at Footy Prophet runs an eye over each of the AFL’s 18 clubs to help coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

The trend: Going back to go forwards

Matt McGrath, Footy Prophet Champion AFL players – midfielders in particular – have often retired too young or faded at the finish, with years of bash and crash in and around the contest taking a heavy toll.

Ultimate Footy: Four Rs, round nine

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophet The Right, wRong, Regrettable and Ridiculous from round nine of the AFL premiership season.

Too many midfield cooks may spoil the fantasy broth

Conrad McDonald, Footy Prophet All AFL teams struggle sometimes. Right now, two teams are particularly in the doldrums, namely Carlton and Brisbane. While Carlton's implosion is receiving much focus thanks to the sacking of Mick Malthouse, Brisbane released some pressure thanks to a gritty 37-point win over Port Adelaide in round seven.

Ultimate Footy: Hodge tops in defence

Luke Hodge returns to the Hawthorn line-up this week, and takes his place at the top of the defensive rankings.

Ultimate Footy: The Hunch Report, round nine

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet The team at Footy Prophet casts an eye over each of the AFL's 18 clubs to help coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

Ultimate Footy: Four Rs from round eight

Matthew James, Footy Prophet The Right, wRong, Regrettable and Ridiculous from round eight of the AFL season.

Ultimate Footy: A big weekend for fantasy coaches

Josh Elliott, Footy Prophet A big weekend of fantasy footy begins tonight when Geelong host Carlton at Etihad Stadium. Both sides are coming off a loss and keen to get back in the winner's circle, which hopefully will see many of fantasy footy's big names put in big efforts to get their team across the line.

Ultimate Footy: Dogs have their way

Footy Prophet Bulldogs Matthew Boyd and Liam Picken sit atop Ultimate Footy's defensive rankings for round eight.

Ultimate Footy: The Hunch Report, round eight

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet The team at Footy Prophet casts an eye over each of the AFL's 18 clubs to help coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

Ultimate Footy: Yeo emerges as fantasy jet

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet Brisbane's infamous exodus of the 2013 off season certainly sent tremors among the Lions' inner sanctum and around the league.

Ultimate Footy: Bulldog reinvented

Footy Prophet Ultimate Footy released their second wave of position changes for the 2015 season this week, and one big name to join the defensive ranks is Bulldog Matthew Boyd.

Ultimate Footy: The Hunch Report, round seven

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet Footy Prophet cast an eye over each of the AFL's 18 clubs to help coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

Ultimate Footy: St Kilda unearth a fantasy gem

Matt Palfreman, Footy Prophet When it comes to action, football fans were certainly not left wanting last weekend.

Ultimate Footy: Four Rs, round six

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophet The Right, wRong, Regrettable and Ridiculous from round six of the 2015 AFL premiership season.

Ultimate Footy: Chance for fresh faces

Footy Prophet, Matthew Jaensch With star Hawks and top-five regulars Jordan Lewis and Luke Hodge set to miss this week through suspension, the door has opened for some fresh faces at the top of our Ultimate Footy rankings.

Ultimate Footy: The Hunch Report, round six

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet Footy Prophet casts an eye over each of the AFL's 18 clubs to help benefit coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

Ultimate Footy: Four Rs, round five

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophet The Right, wRong, Regrettable and Ridiculous from round five of the 2015 AFL premiership season.

Ultimate Footy: The Hunch Report, round five

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet Footy Prophet casts an eye over each of the AFL’s 18 clubs to help benefit coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.

Ultimate Footy: Mature-agers rule the roost

Matt Palfreman, Footy Prophet The past decade has provided us with a whole host of fantasy footy stars from the National Draft.

Four Rs, round three

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet The Right, wRong, Regrettable and Ridiculous from round three of the 2015 AFL premiership season.

Ultimate Footy: Four Rs, round two

Rob Dauth, Footy Prophet The Right, wRong, Regrettable and Ridiculous from round two of the premiership season.

Ultimate Footy: Surprise-packet Bulldogs shape as a goldmine

Matt Palfreman, Footy Prophet At the Carlton season launch, Mick Malthouse rather imprudently said he could not find a game that Carlton would lose this year. He didn't have to search for long with the Blues' sliding to a miserable 0-2 start. As we learned in high school physics: 'for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction'.

Ultimate Footy: Round two preview

Josh Elliott, Footy Prophet Let’s not beat around the bush. For fantasy coaches, round one was an absolute nightmare.

Ultimate Footy: Dee-fying the odds

Anthony Wingard, Footy Prophet On Saturday, the footballing world witnessed a spectacle not seen for a long time.

Ultimate Footy: Four Rs, round one

Jason Sherwin, Footy Prophet The Right, wRong, Regrettable and Ridiculous from round one.

Ultimate Footy: Fresh faces to the fore in round one

Conrad McDonald, Footy Prophet Call me biased, but there are few better ways to start off the year than a Tiger victory. The win was made all the sweeter by the thrill of seeing young players on both sides lead their team for statistics and effort.

Three tips to make 2015 your best fantasy year yet

Josh Elliott, Footy Prophet It’s been a long summer, longer than usual. We’ve seen scandals, we’ve seen sackings, we’ve seen injuries. Finally, however, footy is almost here. In just a few days, round one begins, and the pre-season will be just a distant memory.

Ultimate Footy: Class of 2012 – Jackson Macrae

David Ford, footyprophet.com.au Class of 2012 is the definitive guide to the AFL’s next batch of breakout candidates. It’s widely accepted folklore that players can often see sharp improvement in performances in their third AFL season, both in real and fantasy terms.

Ultimate Footy dos and don'ts

Josh Elliott, Footy Prophet When you're in your Ultimate Footy fantasy draft, you'll likely have a list of players who you're specifically targeting. Whether you think they're in for a good year, or they're just a favourite of yours, for whatever reason you're keen on them.

Ultimate Footy: Four Rs – NAB Challenge week three

Matthew James, footyprophet.com.au With teams starting to field close to full-strength teams, Ultimate Footy coaches this weekend had a chance to see how some of their draft targets are likely to perform in 2015. With 12 teams on show between Thursday and Sunday, there were plenty of takeaways.

Eade won't 'rob Peter to pay Paul' when it comes to Ablett

Ronny Lerner Gold Coast coach Rodney Eade does not intend to “rob Peter to pay Paul” when it comes to how superstar Gary Ablett will be used this year.

Ultimate Footy: Bigger and better in 2015

The ultimate fantasy AFL game, Ultimate Footy takes your fantasy experience to a whole new level with unrivaled customisation options and a completely immersive draft-based experience that will have you competing for bragging rights. There are also a bunch of new stats and features for 2015 that will take your experience even further.

Four Rs - Round 23

Matthew James, Footy Prophet The Right, wRong, Ridiculous and Regrettable from round 23 of the AFL season.

Ultimate Footy: Grand Finals come early

Conrad McDonald, Footy Prophet This clash of the AFL's in-form teams occurs in the same week of most Ultimate Footy grand finals.

Hamish Hartlett's star on the rise

Matthew James, Footy Prophet Hamish Hartlett is a borderline fantasy star, a status underlined by yet another exemplary performance against Carlton last weekend.

Four Rs: Round 22

Alex Mulholland, Footy Prophet The Right, Ridiculous, Regrettable and wRong from round 22 of the AFL season.

Ultimate Footy: injury crisis wreaks havoc on the finals

Conrad McDonald, Footy Prophet As the 2014 AFL finals near, the Ultimate Footy finals series has already begun. For many coaches, round 21 represented the culmination of many months of drafting, trading and opportunistic pick-ups from the pool of unsigned players.