12 Rows Back

Finally we get through the last of the wretched "bye" rounds and can get stuck into the back half of the year. Before we do, we review all 6 games for our University grades! With a couple of mailbag questions thrown in for good measure, there are plenty of questions being asked of the top 8 with just one team who started the round in the 8 winning. These are based off our expectations heading into...

With the bye rounds upon us there were only 6 games to look at this week stretched from Thursday to Monday but round 13 gave us a new ladder leader! With 2 out of 3 bye rounds done, we are getting into the back half of the year and no coaches are safe. Which coach do we predict will be gone before their next game? Listen to find out! These are based off our expectations heading into the game and t...

With the bye rounds upon us there were only 6 games to look at this week but we had some crackers and a couple of 12 Rows Back correspondents on the ground in Adelaide & Perth. The roos were shocking as always - is it time for their coach to get the old heave-ho? Speaking of heave-ho, how good were Freo? These are based off our expectations heading into the game and the subsequent performance....

Halfway through the year we go through our grades on all 9 games. As part of this we dive into the non 50m penalty on Friday night, the chink in Narrm's armour and point out something that has not been seen from one of the Sunday games. We also go through the St Kilda vs North Melbourne game with our points of view (one very happy Saints fan and one bitterly disappointed Roos fan). Many apologies...

We return for our thoughts on all 9 games for round 10! We also venture on a wide range of tangents, including should Stuart Dew be resigned, are Narrm just cruising or should they be crushing their opposition, what was the actual messaging from the Bombers around the Luke Parker incident last week and were Freo super disappointing or was there extenuating circumstances at play? We greatly appreci...

This week we have mid week musings as we discuss a host of topics including Dusty, James Hird and lower crowd numbers.  We then audition for the soon to be vacant AFL CEO position with a host of changes we would make to fix the game. This is a legitimate offer if anyone from the AFL is listening or watching!  We greatly appreciate you taking the time to watch this video.  Please sub...

Fresh off a big round of football we review all 9 games and give our honest and (mostly) unbiased opinions! There's plenty to get to with some underperforming teams and one team sitting above everyone!   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!  #AFL #12RowsBack #AussieRules #Pod...

We are back talking a whole lot of random thoughts after 8 rounds of footy! We look at Champion Data's list of most improved players and validate some while disputing others. We also run off on a tangent about relocating some (most) of the melbourne teams and discuss a coaching rumour that hasn't got widespread media attention. Please subscribe to our channel and follow us on Twitter and Instagram...

We are back with our round 8 university grades! 9 huge matches are dissected with a couple of mailbag questions to boot! Nobody is safe from the co-ordinator this week with some pretty poor performances sprinkled in. 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!  #AFL #12RowsBack #AussieRu...

We review all 9 games and make wild movie and video game analogies. There's plenty to dive into and we also talk about the latest Rising Star nominee, Jason Horne-Francis  Please let us know in the comments what grades we got wrong. Which teams deserved a better grading and which teams were lucky with their grade?  We greatly appreciate you taking the time to watch this video. Please sub...

Bringing you our take on the latest AFL news including Melbourne's COVID crisis, the new (old) players into the AFL's TV rights and we look at whether the AFL actually has a real floating fixture! We greatly appreciate you taking the time to watch this video. 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 g...

After a huge 4 days of footy including the traditional ANZAC day game at the MCG we review all games and give our university rankings. 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 Distinction, Distinct...

Tom is back after the Saints post a 4-1 start to the year and we break down all the issues this week. On top of our uni grades, we talk about the hysteria surrounding the umpire dissent rules, the Taylor Walker/Trent Cotchin kick, priority picks and have a stack of mailbag questions to get through! We also look at all the 200+ cm players still on lists who either aren't playing or are just terribl...

Another guest this week with Sam subbing in for Tom! We dive into the contenders vs the pretenders off the top and then move into our grades for all 9 games. 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:  Hig...

Lots of high quality football to talk about after a ripping round 3! With Pat subbing in for Tom, we talk about the best rivalry in football, scheduling/timing of games plus look at all 9 games with our review. Saint's fans there is still something in there for you! These are based off our expectations heading into the game and the subsequent performance. Which grades are right and which ones are...

After #Buddy1000 on Friday night, Round 2 grades are here! There's definitely a tougher grading curve this week as we dive through all 9 games. 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 Distin...

This week we breakdown the Willie Rioli tribunal case, review some fan polls from Instagram & answer some cracking mailbag questions! (05:31) Willie Rioli Tribunal Hearing (20:35) Shout out for merchandise purchases (22:00) Instagram Poll Results (28:05) The Mailbag We greatly appreciate you taking the time to listen to our podcast. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Twitter...

After a ripping round 1 in the AFL we are here to give our Uni grades! We grade each team on a scale using a University system. 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 Distinction Distinction Pass Fail...

On the eve of the 2022 AFL season we go through team by team and give our final ladder predictions.  As a bonus we also give our tips for the AFL Premiers, Runners Up, Brownlow, Coleman and Norwich Rising Star awards.   Be sure to like, subscribe and leave a comment lettings us know what we got wrong!  We are active on Twitter and Instagram @12RowsBack throughout the AFL season and...

We dust the cobwebs off our university grades for season 2022! Just like the players we needed to find some form and just like the pre-season none of these rankings count towards year end tallies! Let us know what you think of our rankings! In other news our official 12 Rows Back polo shirts & stubby holders have launched! Head over to https://weebly.12rowsback.com to order one or DM us on Ins...

We have a very special (returning) guest on the podcast this week with Liam Woodland from the Geelong Cats joining us! Tom gives him a couple of curly ones and does get to ask that question, this is an episode you don't want to miss. In other news our official 12 Rows Back polo shirts have launched! Head to 12rowsback.weebly.com and order one or DM us on Instagram or Twitter @12RowsBack! The first...

We cast a quick eye over some footy news and then dive in with our own rankings of Elite players at each position. We split up players based upon different positions a little further than your standard fwd/mid/def and gave our crack at naming a top 5 at each position! In other news our official 12 Rows Back polo shirts have launched! Click here to visit our website and order one or DM us on Instag...

In what is still a pretty slow week we dive into comparisons to the NFL and the Superbowl comparing not just the game and entertainment but also taking a look at players that have thrived when leaving their original clubs ala Matt Stafford for the LA Rams. We also look at Champion Data's list of "Elite" players and pick some holes in it while we have a mailbag question that has both the lads squir...

In a slow news week we discuss the latest news coming out from Melbourne about our man simple Simon! It's no secret Seb loves a good coach sacking and this turned into an extended chat about which coaches are not only on the "hot" seat but who wont see out the year. In other news official 12 Rows Back merch is coming! Polo shirts are in the works and will be available very soon! Send us a message...

It's been very quiet in the footy world so Seb is back for a short and sharp podcast with a few thoughts after watching some Tennis and NFL over the break. Only 6 weeks to go until round 1! Also special shout out to #1 Fan DJ Broadsword - go Pies! Music: Say You Will by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com