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Early Mail Round 11: Lomax, Grant back plus Finals Draw Review

A host of players return in Round 11 including Harry Grant, Zac Lomax and Ezra Mam. Plus for bonus content we take a dive into the Round 23-26 Finals for Draft comps to see whose got the best and worst matchups and talk through what strategies you can use to maximise your team setup from here.

The Early Mail podcast is here to give you a head start on planning your side from both a Classic and Supercoach Draft perspective each week.

Hosted by Max Bryden, we cover the expected ins and outs prior to team list Tuesday and drop our top Waiver picks for SuperCoach Draft.

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