Looks like weve got a couple of changes coming to the fantasy world next year, as well as some confirmations on what we already knew.

- Were reverting back to the 9-8-4-9 structure (ie: 30 players), however, because of the byes, well be keeping our 24 trades.

- Speaking of the byes, rounds 11, 12 and 13 will allow us to cash in 3 trades in those rounds, which should allow both some bye coverage, but also some rapid upgrades to finish off our squads.

- Trades can now occur in a package of sorts, meaning you do all your trades at once. This allows you to move your DPP players between positions throughout the trade
ie: Lets say I have Paddy Ryder (F/R) up forward, and am looking to trade out the injured Cox (touch wood) - even without the DPP link in the rucks, Id be able to trade Cox out for a forward and move Paddy to the Rucks within the one trade.

- Reverable trades are a reality, meaning that youll be able to back out trades all the way up to lockout.

- Leagues will have 18 teams, starting from round 3 through to 19, with finals going from 20 through to 23.

So thats the long and short of it- what do we think? Me- Im pretty happy with it, nothing gamebreaking in there to say the least.

Oh, and also- Ill be heading off on mah Christmas holidays this weekend (Got an NBA draft to do first though!!), so you probably wont hear too much from me until the new year - That said though, the official fanplanner (sorry, assistant coach) will be coming out next week, which means Monty should have his data up to date in his original fanplanner shortly after- Im very much looking forward to checking that out when I get back!