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After 9 games in Adelaide we still have a pretty murky premiership picture with any one of about 10 teams vying off for the flag! This is what makes footy great! This week we look at: The Bombers (this may be the first time we've been complimentry towards them) Teams that can win the flag Are Adelaide legitimate The MRO Lottery rearing it's ugly head Jason Horne-Francis's match winning...

Believe it or not the Saints are still on top of the ladder! There's lots to unpack this week including: Winners & Losers Good Friday Footy Are Richmond officially cooked? (Again) How are the bombers tracking? Paddy McCartin and the concussion issue Gather Round All this plus our usual banter, it's a jam packed episode! If you enjoyed our podcast please share it with a friend! Music -...

The reigning premiers have started 0-3 for the first time since 1976 and the Saints are on top of the ladder! There's lots to unpack this week including: Winners & Losers What does Seb think of Hawthorn after they lead all day and beat the Kangaroos? Are Richmond officially cooked? What happened when voting for the showdown medal? What should the dogs do with their riches of tall forwards?...

After an exciting round of footy the boys are back with differing views on the key issues. This week we look at: What did happen vs what should've happened at the end of the Fremantle vs North Melbourne game What's going on in South Australia? Are both teams in no man's land? Are the Swans better off without Buddy? What was pitched to Brodie Grundy by the Demons? All this plus our usua...

What an awesome round of footy! We cover off a range of topics including: Winners & Losers The bump and MRO Jason Horne-Francis Harry Sheezel Fixturing Overreactions from round 1 If you enjoyed our podcast please share it with a friend! Music - Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Just some quick thoughts after tonights draw between Carlton & Richmond. How good is it to have footy back! A solo episode from Seb with his instant reaction to the Richmond vs Carlton game and a few things that caught his eye. Also available as a video on Spotify and YouTube!

On the eve of the 2023 AFL season we have our full ladder predictions complete with win totals. A couple of interesting results here (guess how high Tom has the Saints) and there is one team we are both keen on to jump to the top 4. We also predict our Premiers, Coleman and Brownlow to keep us honest. A tought but fun exercise - bring on round 1!

After the first and only week of practice games, we go over a few things that caught our eye in the games.  We talk Saints, Bombers, Dogs and a host of other items including a couple of media watch items. Let's be real, we are really just filling in some time before round 1 which is only 10 days away! We can't wait and are looking forward to riding through 2023 with you!

Back for another year we dive right into Jack Ginnivan and the illicit drugs policy. We also look at some of the newly appointed captains and Tom gives his mixed emotions on the Saints prospects for 2023!

A quick little solo podcast to kick off 2023 with Seb's thoughts on Tarryn Thomas plus there's a new captain at Collingwood. Gearing up for a huge 2023 and excited for footy to be back in 40 days! Also happy birthday to mailbag regular DJ Broadsword. Go Pies!

After a 10 day long trade week, we are looking at all the trades and giving you a way to early winners, losers and we have some trades marked as pure head scratchers from both sides (Brodie Grundy). While we were recording St Kilda have sacked Brett Ratten! Skip to 1:26:25 to hear the raw emotion from our #1 Saints man Tom! Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to our channel and follow us on Twi...

We are here talking deals! Obviously with little to none expertise we tee off on all the current and rumoured deals including the bombshell of Jason Horne-Francis requesting a trade to Port Adelaide. Good luck young fella! Let us know if there are any trade rumours that we've missed! Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to our channel and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @12RowsBack to ensure...

The 2022 season has drawn to a close with Geelong coming out as comprehensive victors over the Swans by 81 points. Listen in for our review and thoughts on this game plus the fallout for both clubs. We also take about the ugly, disgusting story coming out of Hawthorn last week, with a much more serious conversation. All that plus a handful of trade rumours! Thanks for listening! Please subscribe t...

Wow! The 2022 finals series has delivered and we now have Geelong & Sydney through to the Grand Final. We break down both preliminary finals talking both the winners and losers, talk about the brownlow and then give you a grand final preview ahead of the big dance! Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to our channel and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @12RowsBack to ensure you don't miss...

We are now into the real serious stuff and semi final week delivered two high quality games between the remaining teams. We review both games including what went wrong for the losing teams, preview the upcoming preliminary finals giving a case for why each team can win and give a quick brownlow tip. Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to our channel and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @12Row...

Wow! Simply put that was the most amazing start to a finals series that we can remember and couldn't have scripted it any better! We dive into all 4 games, talk about what went right and wrong while giving our wrap on the 2 eliminated teams. We also preview the upcoming Semi finals with Seb making a case for Freo going through to a preliminary final. Finally, there was a big new deal announced tod...

We can't wait for these finals, finally after 198 games the real stuff is here! To go with that our week 1 finals preview is here. This is a short sharp episode with our thoughts on each game along with a tip for each game. Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to our channel and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @12RowsBack to ensure you don't miss any of our unique views on our great game! &nb...

Another bye week in the books and we thought we'd go through the 10 teams that missed the 8 and look at what the offseason might look like. What do they need, where can they get it and is each team trending upwards or downwards in 2023? This was a lot of fun and a light hearted look at where each of these teams are at. Our finals preview is coming shortly looking at all 4 finals in week 1! Thanks...

After riding the ups and downs of 23 rounds finals are upon us! We talk all the action, giving a different perspective on the big issues including sledging, finals scheduling and of course who could go past Carlton & Collingwood on Sunday afternoon? Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to our channel and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @12RowsBack to ensure you don't miss any of our uniqu...

With the Alastair Clarkson sweepstakes heating up we discuss the pro's and con's of the Bombers sudden coaching vacancy (no bias here of course!). We then go through all 9 games for our university grades and look at things from a finals perspective. There is a little dive in on the Saints and Max King's woes with no shortage of barbs. We couldn't be more excited for the upcoming finals series - if...

Forgive us but sometimes life just gets in the way! With 2 rounds to go stakes are high for the top 10 sides and winning or losing right now is the difference between top 4 and top 8, or top 8 and missing the finals! We look at all 9 games of round 21 and look at each one from a finals perspective. Are the pies for real? Will the Blues still make the 8? Is it the Cats flag to lose? All that and pl...

What a magnificent round of footy! Opening with a top of the table clash, then another 6 games featuring finalists shaping the 8 there were no shortage of storylines to go through. Perhaps there were none better than Noah Anderson's after the siren goal! These are based off our expectations heading into the game and the subsequent performance. Which grades are right and which ones are wrong? We'd...

Round 16 is done and we are here to review all 9 games! There are plenty of questions being asked both of the top 8 teams and also a few of the sides struggling. The top 4 kept rolling and some upsets were had for the bottom half of the 8 - who were the big winners and losers of the round? These are based off our expectations heading into the game and the subsequent performance. Which grades are r...

After one of the best home and away rounds we dive into all 9 games! From fixture anomalies to that Tom Stewart hit, we bring you our view on footy! These are based off our expectations heading into the game and the subsequent performance. Which grades are right and which ones are wrong? We'd love to hear your thoughts and are open to all feedback. Grades from best to worst are:  High Distinc...

With all the talk around Jordan De Goey we go look through the fans lense on a number of things. There area numer of questions including how was it handled, how would we feel if it were our club and should the Saints recruit him? There's also a interesting hypothetical question put to both Seb & Tom. We've also looked at all 81 games remaining and done our ladder predictions. While it is entir...