What is an AFL fantasy draft league?

A league where each member drafts their own squad of real AFL players, and every player can sit in only one squad. Instead of buying players against a salary cap, members take turns to pick, so the best players are shared around the group rather than owned by everyone at once.

How is a draft league different from a salary cap game?

In a salary cap game every player has a price, everyone has the same budget and everyone can pick the same star. In a draft, a player belongs to one member once picked. That makes a draft league more social and more about the group than about the whole competition.

What is the difference between a snake and an auction draft?

A snake draft reverses the pick order each round. An auction gives each member a budget to bid with, and members take turns to put a player up for bidding. Fanzava's draft room runs a snake draft.

Can I run a keeper league on Fanzava?

Not yet. Keeper and dynasty rules are not part of Fanzava fantasy today, so a league starts each season with a new draft.

Can I run an AFL fantasy league for my workplace or social club?

Yes, that is what it is built for. It will run on your hub under your brand, with your members signing in the way they do for everything else on the hub, once fantasy opens.

How is a Fanzava league different from AFL Fantasy?

AFL Fantasy is the AFL's official game. A Fanzava league is one you host: your brand, your members and your league rules, on the hub where you may already run AFL tipping.

Are scores and live matchups switched on?

No. Nothing in fantasy is open yet. Scoring for AFL players is not switched on and there are no head-to-head matchups, which is part of why fantasy is a waitlist and not an open signup.

Does Fanzava take entry money?

No. Fanzava does not collect or hold entry fees. A fantasy league here is a social game between your members, not a betting product.

When does AFL fantasy open on Fanzava?

There is no date to give yet. Join the waitlist and we will get in touch about fantasy on your hub.

AFL fantasy draft league

Your own AFL fantasy draft league, with your members and your brand.

A private AFL fantasy league where you and your members will draft real AFL players in a live snake draft room, then run your squads through the season. It runs on your Fanzava hub, next to your footy tipping. Fantasy is opening soon: join the waitlist and be first in.

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An AFL draft league, at a glance.

Clubs: 18 clubs to draft from. Players come from the club squad lists in the sports data feed, and the draft room filters them by position.
Round 1, 2027: Wednesday 17 or Thursday 18 March through Sunday 21 March. A league that wants a live draft night settles it before then.
Draft format: Snake, in a live draft room with a chat running beside the board. Fanzava does not run auction drafts.
Squad: Sized by the league. The draft runs one round for every place in the squad.
Captain: One for each squad, named from the players a member drafted.
Through the season: Trades between members, and free agents nobody drafted, once fantasy opens.
Status: On the waitlist. Fantasy is not open for self-serve signup yet, and there is no opening date to quote.

From setup to the first pick.

A hub admin sets it up.

Create a fantasy competition in the same wizard you use for tipping and pick the AFL as the league it runs on. Your logo, colours and domain carry through.
Members join and name a team.

Each member will join the competition and create their team, with the login they already use on your hub.
Start the draft.

Once at least two teams are in, a hub admin will start the draft and the room will open for every member at once.
Draft night.

Members will pick in turn while a chat runs beside the board, and every pick will land on every screen the moment it is made.
The draft has a length.

It will run one round for every place in the squad, so the squad size you set decides how long the night is.
Then manage the squad.

Members will name a captain, propose trades, accept or counter the offers they get, and pick up free agents. The league rules will sit on a page every member can read and only a hub admin can change.

Rules worth settling before draft night.

The league rules live on one page inside the competition, but the arguments start well before that. Agree these first and draft night takes care of itself.

How big is a squad?

A bigger squad means a longer draft night and more players to keep an eye on all season. For an office league, a squad you can draft in one evening is the safer choice, and the squad size sets the number of rounds.

Who is in the room, and when?

A draft only moves when the person on the clock does. Pick a night that works from Perth to Brisbane, and agree in advance what happens when someone cannot make it.

Do you know your positions?

AFL players are described by where they play, as defenders, midfielders, rucks and forwards, and a squad short of one line is lopsided. The draft room filters the player pool by position, so use it before you spend your early picks.

Is anyone playing for something?

Anything your league plays for is between you and your members. Fanzava does not take entry money or hold a pool for you, and a fantasy league here is a social game.

Snake, auction or keeper: how your league drafts.

Snake draft

The pick order reverses every round, so whoever picks last in one round picks first in the next. It suits a group where a few people follow the competition much more closely than the rest, because nobody is stuck at the back of every round.

Auction draft

Every manager works to a budget and members take turns to put a player up for the room to bid on. Nobody is shut out of a star because of where they sit in an order, and it rewards the member who knows what a player is worth. Fanzava's draft room runs a snake draft, so a league set on an auction is not a fit yet.

Keeper leagues

A keeper league lets each manager hold over a few players from one season to the next, sometimes at the cost of a draft pick. Fanzava does not run keeper or dynasty rules yet, so each season's league starts with a new draft.

Why host it on Fanzava, and when AFL Fantasy is the better choice.

AFL Fantasy is the official game.

It is the AFL's own game, with its own scoring, and it is well run. It also has its own draft platform, including keeper and dynasty leagues. If all you want is a league among mates on the official game, use it and enjoy it.

Fanzava is for hosting.

A Fanzava league runs on your hub, under your logo, colours and domain, with your members on the login they already use. It is for the workplace, club, pub or community that wants fantasy inside the audience it already has.

It sits next to your tipping.

Your members already tip on the hub. A draft league runs beside it under the same brand, so one hub carries the weekly tipping habit and the season-long draft together.

Questions about an AFL fantasy draft league.

What is an AFL fantasy draft league?: A league where each member drafts their own squad of real AFL players, and every player can sit in only one squad. Instead of buying players against a salary cap, members take turns to pick, so the best players are shared around the group rather than owned by everyone at once.
How is a draft league different from a salary cap game?: In a salary cap game every player has a price, everyone has the same budget and everyone can pick the same star. In a draft, a player belongs to one member once picked. That makes a draft league more social and more about the group than about the whole competition.
What is the difference between a snake and an auction draft?: A snake draft reverses the pick order each round. An auction gives each member a budget to bid with, and members take turns to put a player up for bidding. Fanzava's draft room runs a snake draft.
Can I run an auction draft on Fanzava?: No. Fanzava's draft room runs a snake draft, so a league set on an auction is not a fit yet.
Can I run a keeper league on Fanzava?: Not yet. Keeper and dynasty rules are not part of Fanzava fantasy today, so a league starts each season with a new draft.
Can I run an AFL fantasy league for my workplace or social club?: Yes, that is what it is built for. It will run on your hub under your brand, with your members signing in the way they do for everything else on the hub, once fantasy opens.
How is a Fanzava league different from AFL Fantasy?: AFL Fantasy is the AFL's official game. A Fanzava league is one you host: your brand, your members and your league rules, on the hub where you may already run AFL tipping.
Are scores and live matchups switched on?: No. Nothing in fantasy is open yet. Scoring for AFL players is not switched on and there are no head-to-head matchups, which is part of why fantasy is a waitlist and not an open signup.
Does Fanzava take entry money?: No. Fanzava does not collect or hold entry fees. A fantasy league here is a social game between your members, not a betting product.
When does AFL fantasy open on Fanzava?: There is no date to give yet. Join the waitlist and we will get in touch about fantasy on your hub.

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