Game Updates

Latest features, releases and news from the Keeper team.

January 29th, 2025

Draft FAQs and a sneak peek 👀

  • Q: Can we pause the draft? Yes all drafts can be paused by the commissioner at any time. They can also be started on demand at any time from Feb 10th.
  • Q: How can we set draft ranks? Ranks will be possible once the draft rooms open in a few weeks time and you have access to your draft "queue". See how it works below 👇
  • Q: How can we export a draft list? This is now possible via the Players tab! Due to time constraints this isn't currently possible, but will try to add an export in the coming weeks. Until then check out The Keeper League Pod's draft ranks or DFS Australia for downloadable spreadsheets.
  • Q: Can we draft earlier than Feb 10th? At this point no. There's a small change this might open earlier, but we wouldn't recommend planning a early draft day incase it doesn't open early.
  • Q: Can we see what the draft looks like before our start time? Yes, once draft rooms are released you will be able to check them out at any time before the draft to get comfortable with the interface. This is also how you can start adding players to your rankings queue.

January 21st, 2025

  • New options to give leagues control over how waivers work each week. Go to Settings > Waiver Settings to update 👇
  • Fixed an issue when updating draft hour for users in WA, TAS and QLD. Double check the time listed above your draft countdown is correct and make updates if required.

January 20th, 2025

Big week of updates:

  • Preseason lineups added to make it easier to see your lineup formation, and to let Keeper and Dynasty teams assess areas of need before the draft. Further improvements planned to make switching and position groups clearer.
  • "Flex" positions are now available as an Ultimate League feature. Try them out by going to Settings > Lineup Formation > Add Position. Expecting the DEF/MID/FWD slot to be popular for those leagues who want a Utility, but not allow a second ruck to be used. 👇
  • Trades can now be viewed even after being cancelled or rejected. Makes it easier when your opponent leaves a message before cancelling you can now read it. Thanks to coach Rob for the suggestion.
  • New drop down on the team page to quickly switch between teams. Such a time save we wish this was added sooner!
  • Other updates to team page navigation to make it easier to see draft picks and keeper nominations.
  • Behind the scenes infrastructure upgrades to add autoscaling in preparation for the season and drafts.

Up next:

  • Draft, draft and more draft.
  • This includes support for pre-drafting players into slots, and allowing teams to start creating their draft queue.
  • A special treat coming mid-week 😉

January 11th, 2025

Answering some FAQs after digesting the initial feedback from Keeper coaches:

  • Q: When can we set lineups? This is being worked on at the moment and should be available soon. Was delayed at the last minute as to not hold up pre-season launch.
  • Q: How can we set draft ranks? Ranks will be possible once the draft rooms open in a few weeks time and you have access to your draft "queue". It works best once all keepers are confirmed so we can remove players who won't be in the draft.
  • Q: Can we use rookie slots before the draft? Not currently. For this season, rookie slots will become available after your draft, at which point any rookie eligible players you drafted can be placed there. If your league likes to nominate specific rounds that rookies can be drafted, or does a seperate rookie draft, account for this by increasing the number of rounds in the draft.
  • Q: Can you go over your squad limit in the draft? Yes. In fact Keeper allows you to go over your squad size limit due to other actions, such as a 2-for-1 trade. The catch is whilst you're over the limit, you wont be able to perform any key actions (like updating lineups or adding players) until you get back under the limit by dropping players, or moving players to a spare injury, rookie or vet list spot.
  • Q: How can we do an offline draft? Once draft rooms open in Feb, you'll see that any draft can be treated as an offline draft, since you can allocate players to picks manually. You can also choose to start a draft immediately or complete a draft early. So if you're planning to do an offline draft, feel free to set your draft date to when the offline draft is scheduled to occur, and just untick the box to auto-start draft at that time.

January 9th, 2025

  • Launched a new multi-team discount to support our dedicated coaches. Also clarified some other Pricing FAQs via our new Help Center.
  • Announced 12 new DPPs that leagues using our default positions will receive. See the full list with fantasy analysis from our friends at The Coaches Panel.
  • Fixed an issue with not being able to clear unwanted Utility emergency slots from lineups.

January 7th, 2025

  • Preseason 2025 is live! 🎉 Roll into 2025 and set draft times, check out settings and start choosing Keepers.
  • We're actively monitoring feedback for any issues or improvements, so please let us know if you spot an error or need clarification.

January 5th, 2025

  • All ready for pre-season launch but ran into a last second app issue. Hoping for approval overnight and then go live tomorrow. Almost there legends 🤞

January 2nd, 2025

  • Made some under the hood improvements to draft picks, in preparation for pre-season.
  • It's now possible to customise the number of rounds your draft has via Settings > Pick Trading.

January 1st, 2025

Happy New Year 🥳

  • It might have been a holiday for some, but we've been in the lab quietly finalising everything for pre-season launch.
  • Hoping to have pre-season open by Monday (barring any last second setbacks). Can't wait to show off all the advanced settings and let the draft planning begin!
  • Also have some exciting announcements to come 😉

December 20th, 2024

🎉 KEEPER IS LIVE 🎉

  • Early-access has been lifted and now anyone is free to create a league. Thanks to everyone who has helped test and provide feedback to get us to this point.
  • Get a glimpse at some exciting new features about to drop, as Heff from the Keeper League Pod explains why he's moving to Keeper 👇

December 13th, 2024

  • League history now extends back to 2000! Add any missing seasons and allow teams to show off their premiership trophies.
  • New teams can now be added to leagues.
  • Commissioners can delete unwanted leagues via the Settings page.
  • Working on Preseason '25 prep with new player lists and positions.

December 6th, 2024

  • Week off from Keeper dev 😊

December 4th, 2024

FAAB & Waiver improvements:

  • Added ability for commissioners to customise individual waiver priorities and FAAB budgets for each team.

User feedback improvements:

  • Added ability to initiate trades for draft picks directly, without needing to including a player 👇
  • Added a new "Position" filter to the player search page
  • "Road to 2025" timeline added to league page

December 2nd, 2024

  • By popular demand - the Free-Agent Acquisition Budgets (FAAB) waiver option is now here!
  • This turns the waiver bidding process into an auction and provides a more fun & equitable way to access waiver players.
  • Commissioners can enable FAAB bidding via Settings > Waivers. For more on how it works, see below 👇

November 29th, 2024

  • Migrated to a new service for sending out email alerts.

November 27th, 2024

  • Assistant Commissioner access is now available! Go to Settings > Commissioners to grant access to other managers in your league.
  • Speaking of assistants, when inviting an Assistant Coach we've made it clearer what they can and can't do.
  • Updated Pick Trading settings to be clearer on drafts are included. Previously you selected "2 seasons ahead", now it's listed as "up to 2026 draft".
  • Working on replacing our email sending provider, due to ongoing issues sending to Outlook and Hotmail addresses.

November 25th, 2024

  • You can now remove teams that have folded by "Dissolving" them. This removes all players and picks, but maintains team history.
  • Added ability to toggle which email and push notifications you receive on a team-by-team basis. Access via the cog on the My Team page.
  • Added email alerts for rejected trade offers.
  • Added email alerts for new trade messages.
  • Improved trade message notifications - they now include a message preview without opening app.

November 22nd, 2024

  • Commissioners can now adjust squad sizes via Settings > Squad Sizes.
  • Helpful if you accidently chose the wrong size during league creation, or need to expand / reduce lists. Full lineup configuration will launch during Pre-Season phase.

November 20th, 2024

Updates released:

  • These change logs! Thanks to coach Adrian of UF All-Stars for the suggestion on how to keep the community updated.
  • Ability to customise the Daily Waiver/Trade process time. Commissioners can go to Settings > Transactions and select any hour of the day.
  • It's now possible to create more than one league. Look for the option in the leagues dropdown at the top right.
  • Commissioners can update team names, now even after the coach has been invited or joined.
  • Improved messaging for features that are coming soon (e.g. player pool filters, multiple MVPs, add/remove teams).

November 14th, 2024

Updates released:

  • Add career experience data to tables for points leagues (age, career games, seasons played).
  • Added ability for Category Scoring leagues to customise their scoring formulas.
  • Improved player trading options, including a new "Trade Review" settings panel for league commissioners.

Exploring:

  • Investigating options to help leagues deal with Opening Round, including adding OR scores to future weeks when OR players have their bye.

November 9th, 2024

App updates!

  • Added the ability to view and counter trades in-app.
  • Download the Keeper app now on iOS and Android.

November 4th, 2024

Updates released:

  • Added new min & max keeper limit options to help visualise how many future draft picks you have to play with. Commissioners can configure this via Settings > Keeper Limits
  • Improved coach invites & fixed an issue with links shared via Facebook.
  • Added new player pool filter to toggle between all players vs unowned players. Additional filters are coming soon.
  • Added password reset functionality, just in case you lock yourself out.
  • Page speed improvements, especially for mobile devices.

November 1st, 2024

Updates released:

  • New invites are now starting to go out! Will be a slow release process over the next few weeks to ensure platform stability.
  • Added new "Bulk Import" player feature for league commissioner, based on early feedback.