12 Rows Back

We are back (get used to it) and ready for a big 2022. The boys dive into a few topics across the AFL landscape including COVID impacts to the fixture, COVID/Government impacts to the WA teams and the new interpretations to different rules. Still with all the usual banter, sly cracks and Simon Goodwin slander you've come to expect! Music: Say You Will by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.co...

A look back to look forward. We're looking back at the 2021 Draft to uncover the stars of tomorrow! This end-of-year episode is hosted by a a special guest!

Our thoughts on the big dance are now live for the world to hear. Be sure to tune in to find out if Seb gives Simon Goodwin due credit for winning the flag. We also bring a few trade rumours, Tom's mock draft 1.0 and debut a new segment titled Seb's list. If you enjoyed our podcast please share it with a friend or leave a review on iTunes/Spotify. Music - Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.sil...

A sharp grand final preview episode featuring #1 Demons fan Shem giving us his unique insight. For those wondering he wastes no time at all launching into Seb about Simon Goodwin as this was recorded fresh off Goodwin wining the AFLCA Coach of the Year (different to the 12RB coach of the year). If you enjoyed our podcast please share it with a friend or leave a review on iTunes/Spotify. Music - Hi...

We are in Grand Final week and are here to talk all things Brownlow medal and talk about the momentum killing pre grand final bye. Given there was no footy to talk from the weekend we have a bumper mailbag edition answering your questions! Keep an eye out for later this week when we sit down and chat with a die hard Dees fan in the lead up to the biggest game in 20 years for the Demon's to see how...

Off the top we dive into the 2 very anticlimactic preliminary finals and look at what the two losers in Geelong and Port Adelaide should be looking to do in season 2022. Tom has done a fair bit of legwork and collated our university grades into a spreadsheet allowing us to crown a Uni Grade's Champion. We also take a quick look at the brownlow and a few betting markets to keep things interestigng....

Off the top we dive into the 2 semi finals and talk a little bit about where each game was won and lost including the incredible last 10 minutes of the Bulldogs Lions final in Brisbane. We also give our thoughts on the Lachie Neale trade bombshell that was dropped 48 hours ago and do a little role playing exercise. Finally, we preview the 2 huge Preliminary Finals and give our (expert) tips for wh...

We return this week to preview both huge Semi Finals with the Cats "hosting" the Giants and Buldogs travelling to play Brisbane. We also turn back the clock thanks to one of our listeners and review just how close we got on our preseason ladder predictions. Plus an extended mailbag. If you enjoyed our podcast please share it with a friend or leave a review on iTunes/Spotify. Music - Higher Up by S...

We unpack all 4 finals and the fallout for the winners and losers. We also give our thoughts on the Toby Greene incident and subsequent 3 week suspension. All that plus the new Collingwood coach, new grand final venue announced and we give our votes for coach of the year! If you enjoyed our podcast please share it with a friend or leave a review on iTunes/Spotify. Music - Higher Up by Shane Ivers...

We are in the middle of awards season and what better way to kick things off than give our All Australian team for 2021. We've picked the best 23 players (including a medical sub) as though we were picking the team for a game of football. This includes lockdown defenders, wingman, small forwards and general all rounders. We are bound to have made some decisions you disagree with so let us know wha...

After 23 rounds and a total of 198 games we have reached the end of the home & away season and are about to march into a compelling finals series. Round 23 had everything - the top 4 playing off, a team lunging from 5th to 4th based off less than 1 percent, a draw and 17th playing 18th. Well not every game can be super exciting. Join Seb and Tom for our patented university grades, a quick prev...

With 1 round to go we pass out our university grades and do a deep dive on the ladder predictor to give you this years grand finalists! The great Eddie Betts has announced his retirement and we rank him against the best of the best small forwards of the AFL era. We also tell you who will be appointed the coach of Carlton in a 12 Rows Back exclusive! If you enjoyed our podcast please share it with...

A short and sharp episode this week after a few of the biggest upsets of 2021. Rolling with university grades for all 9 games, we talk Taylor Walker, the MRO and bring you a bit of contract news fresh out of NSW! If your name is Michael please, we are begging you to send in a question for the mailbag! If you enjoyed our podcast please share it with a friend or leave a review on iTunes/Spotify. Mus...

With round 20 in the books and 3 games left there is a lot to dissect. Carlton get their highest ever grade, a couple of distinctions thrown round to winning teams and a fail to a losing team with a couple of teams receiving suspended grades! We also go over the Alastair Clarkson situation, 5 day breaks and ask ourselves the question - is Robert Harvey the right man for the Collingwood job? If you...

You know it's going to be an upbeat episode when we have a North Melbourne victory and we discuss that game in depth, especially the fallout for Carlton who have failed to fire a shot in 2021. We rank every team in our university grades and also look at the race for 8th spot and whether any team actually wants to take that position on the ladder. Playing devil's advocate we also look at an entirel...

With the season under a massive COVID cloud we bring you our review of all 9 games with the world famous university rankings! We also talk about what should happen at the end of a drawn game, our thoughts on AFL players attending COVID hotspots plus plenty more! If you enjoyed our podcast please share it with a friend or leave a review on iTunes/Spotify. Music - Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://...

We dissect a huge round of footy that delivered upsets galore - with the biggest one saved for Monday night football! The university grades are back and we compare one of the greatest of all time ruckman with an up and comer. All this and plenty more in a jam packed show, which honestly could've gone for another hour talking about famous wins for the Saints and Roos. A couple of ripping mailbag qu...

Huge news out of AFL and Clubland this week with Steve Hocking resigning to take up the top job in Geelong while Hawthorn have set up a succession plan for Sam Mitchell to take over from Alastair Clarkson starting with the 2023 season. These two topics headline a bumper episode which also includes a look at the round 18 fixture just announced, our tips for round 17 and the world famous university...

In a jampacked episode we have a rare occurence - a Saints and Roos win in the same round! We dive into the current impact of COVID on this season of the AFL with a handful of games being relocated to ensure we get through this round! Our university grades are back with some top grades and very low grades handed out for round 15. If you enjoyed our podcast please share it with a friend or leave a...

We hope you enjoy our round 12 tips - this was recorded mid week right as the new venues were announced and therefore we had no time to procure our best bets! Therefore we've gone back and reviewed our pre-season top 8 analysing what we got right and what we got wrong (Melbourne). If you enjoyed our podcast please share it with a friend or leave a review on iTunes/Spotify. Music - Higher Up by Sha...

At the halfway point of the season we start by devling into the top of the table clash between the Demons and the Bulldogs. We also are unusually complimentery about the Bombers, go through a few rapid fire topics and the infamous university grades. We also hand out all our mid season awards - US style. Part of this is revisiting our preseason predictions to see just how much things have changed (...

We hope you enjoy our round 11 tips and best bets. A rough week for both of us but one of the all time great underdog tips was given out with Adelaide upsetting the previously undefeated demons! Also featuring our regular tips and the world famous underdog tipping. If you enjoyed our podcast please share it with a friend or leave a review on iTunes/Spotify. Music - Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https...

Greetings Footy Fans! This week we go into the Nick Holman tribunal case (hot off the press at the time of recording) and question (again) whether the MRO is doing even an adequate job. In a new segment we declare whether your team is Contending, Up & Comers, Rebuilding or stuck in No Man's land. We also talk the newly announced time slot for Friday Night Footy (great for VICS) and provide our Uni...

We hope you enjoy our round 10 tips and best bets. Seb was raining fire last week as all 3 of his best bets saluted and he's got 3 rippers this week! Also featuring our regular tips and the world famous underdog tipping. If you enjoyed our podcast please share it with a friend or leave a review on iTunes/Spotify. Music - Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

We dive head first into the big issues this week addressing the recent talk around Marvel Stadium in the Docklands being a soulless stadium. We also discuss another waster year for the blues, whether Adelaide have fallen back to earth and are now matching everyone's expectations along with University grades, rapid fire questions and the mailbag! If you enjoyed our podcast please share it with a fr...