A-Leagues Fantasy and Tipping is back for the 2023-24 campaign with a new, exciting addition ahead of the new season.
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The 2023-24 A-Leagues season is drawing nearer and nearer, which also means the return of Fantasy and Tipping.
Last season saw the relaunch of the game on KEEPUP.com.au, with the addition of A-League Women’s Fantasy for the first time alongside the return of A-League Men’s Fantasy.
While both acted as separate games last season, the 2023-24 campaign will see the two come together for the first A-Leagues Fantasy: Club Championship.
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What is the A-Leagues Fantasy: Club Championship?
The A-Leagues Fantasy Club Championship works similarly to the actual A-Leagues Club Championship that is on offer at the end of every season.
Players who play both A-League Men’s & A-League Women’s Fantasy will get a combined points score across the competitions that feed into the Club Championship ladder.
This ladder will reflect the primary team name, i.e. if the user has two team names for the different competitions, the club championship ladder will reflect the primary team name of the user.
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What are the prizes for winning the Club Championship?
The winner will earn an end of season cash prize of $1,500, while second will receive $750 and third place will win $450.
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How can I sign up?
Head over to the Fantasy & Tipping section of KEEPUP.com.au and sign up for free using your KEEPUP account.
Is anything else changing?
Nope! Points scoring, salary cap and trade limits are all remaining the same.
If you are new to the game or need a refresh, here’s a rundown on how to select your team, trades and point scoring all works this season.
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How do I select my team?
Once you’ve registered, you will be directed to the team selection page where you select your squad of 15 players – which comprises of a starting 11 and four players on the bench.
Every player from each of the 12 teams is available for selection. The only selection restrictions are a $4,000,000 salary cap and to select the exact number of players required in each position from the four position groups, which are:
- 2 x Goalkeepers
- 5 x Defenders
- 5 x Midfielders
- 3 x Forwards
You must select a squad of 15 players before the beginning of the next upcoming round in order to be entered in the competition and score points. You’ll not score any points if your team is incomplete and you’ll not be entered in the public and private league games. Your team will be removed from leagues if it’s incomplete at the start of the upcoming round.
If a player in the starting 11 doesn’t play, they will be replaced by a player on the bench of the same position. If there are two players from the same position capable of replacing a player in your starting 11 who doesn’t play, the lowest-scoring player will be selected.
For example: You put Daniel Penha in your midfield, and he withdraws late through injury. You have a three-player midfield, which leaves two on your bench: Florin Berenguer, who scores six points, and Josh Brillante, who scores nine. Berenguer would then come on to replace Penha in your team.
Rolling weekly lockouts
This season, you can edit your entire team list while a round is not in progress, and, with the rolling lockout, players may be traded, substituted and named Captain/Vice Captain, up until the time of the start of their team’s actual match.
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How many trades do I get?
You are free to make unlimited changes to your team in pre-season. However, after the first deadline has passed, you will be allocated 35 for the remainder of the season. Only two of those 35 are free to make every round.
With 26 rounds in the A-League Men’s season and only 35 transfers to make, if you were to use your two weekly transfers every week from the beginning of the campaign, you would run out by Round 18.
Although two transfers are free to make each round, you realistically have nine opportunities to make double trades if your 35 transfers are to last you until the end of the season.
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The budget
You are provided with a budget of $4,000,000 to shape your 15-player roster.
The most expensive players are those predicted to score the highest on average this season, with last season’s remaining top scorers Melbourne City’s Jamie Maclaren and Western United’s Hannah Keane being the priciest to begin the season.
Assisting you in your squad selection is the ability to rank all players by last season’s statistics in the “players” tab on the fantasy website. This useful tool will help inform your decision-making process and to select a competitive squad.
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Players will rise and fall in value
A player’s value will either increase or decrease depending on their form. This will have an effect on the overall value of your squad over the season.
A player’s price is impacted by projection – or their projected score, which is determined by trends spotted in their performances aligned with the points scoring system.
Whether a player exceeds or falls short of their projection will impact their value.
For example, let’s say you purchase Giuseppe Bovalina for his starting price of $150,700 and he continually outscores his projection throughout the start of the season for Adelaide United. Suddenly, Bolvalina could be worth, for example, $185,300 – if you then elect to “sell” the Adelaide defender, you will have some extra cash to play with in your salary.
Conversely, if a player you own scores under their projected total on a consistent basis, their value will fall. Should players in your squad decrease in value, it will leave you with a lower budget to spend when trying to make transfers to improve your squad.
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The scoring system
You’ve selected your team, and you’re ready for the first game of the season. Here’s how your players will earn points:
Each individual player earns points based on their real performance in each game. They will receive points for statistics such as:
- goals scored
- goals assisted
- clean sheets
- goalkeeper save
- penalty saves
- key passes
- completed crosses
- dribbles,
- tackles
- clearances
- blocked shots
- minutes played on the pitch
- interceptions
Your players will lose points for intercepted passes, yellow cards, red cards, conceding goals and more.
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Clean sheets
Goalkeepers, defenders and midfielders all receive points for a clean sheet kept by their team (goalkeepers earn eight points; defenders six and midfielders two).
To earn a clean sheet, a player must play at least 60 minutes. If your player is substituted in the 59th minute and their team keeps a clean sheet, that player receives zero clean sheet points. However, if your player is substituted after the 60-minute mark with their team’s clean sheet intact, that player will receive clean sheet points regardless of whether their team concedes a goal once they’re off the pitch.
Clean sheets are a key source of points for goalkeepers and defenders in the game. Goals, assists and key passes will be the main source of points for your midfielders and forwards, with a number of other statistics helping to fill out each player’s points total for the round.
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Captains and Vice Captains
Once you have your squad of 15, and your starting 11 for the weekend, you will need to select a captain and vice-captain. Your captain will earn double the amount of points for the round.
You will also select a vice-captain; if your captain does not play, your vice-captain is the next player in line to receive double points for the weekend.
For example: you set Cortnee Vine as your captain, and she scores 10 points. All those who have Vine in their team for the weekend will receive 10 points – but you, and all others who captained her, will receive 20.
If you set Vine as your captain and Chloe Logarzo as your vice-captain, and Vine doesn’t play, Logarzo will then become your captain for the weekend.
