(Almost) Blues Brothers

Hit that follow button, hit that 5 stars and the hit the bell for episode updates! Another week, another nailbiter, another win - 4-0 to start the season and 15 wins from our last 17... can someone remind us what losing feels like? Join us this week as we review all the action from our Gather Round win over Fremantle and preview next week's Round 5 clash with the Crows. We've lifted that A...

Hit that follow/subscribe button and the bell for episode updates! We're not sure what was in the Image On Line Studio air when recording this one, but we became unglued by the end. In our longest recorded ep ever, join us as we review the Good Friday win over North, preview the Gather Round vs Fremantle, and talk absolute drivel in between. This is ABB unhinged... and apparently you all like...

Hit that follow/subscribe button and the bell for episode updates! A week off for the Baggers doesn't mean it's a week off at ABB. We're joined by Josh and Raushaan (Further North Podcast & North Melbourne Closer To A Flag) to preview our Good Friday clash with the Roos. We also discuss the state of F1, winning during the Bye and a couple of interesting incidents from the weekend i...

Hit that follow/subscribe button and the bell for episode updates! Lions first, then Tigers... the Baggers are officially Kings Of The Jungle in 2024. Join us this week as we review yet ANOTHER nail-biting win against our traditional rival Richmond and discuss the poor umpiring standard we're seeing across the league (we're not biased). Cometh the hour, cometh the pod! Part of the Blue Abr...

Hit that follow/subscribe button and the bell for episode updates! You couldn't have written a better script - a monumental 46-point comeback, capped off by the Harry McKay sealer. Join the party this week as we breakdown all the action from our thrilling win over the Brisbane Lions in Opening Round, discuss the Sam Docherty ACL news and preview our traditional Round 1 clash with Richmond. Big...

Hit that follow/subscribe button and the bell for episode updates! The practice matches are out the way, the off-season has come and gone - footy is finally back! Join us as we discuss the Jimmy Webster incident, the current Carlton injury situation, review the Dees praccy, preview Opening Round vs the Lions and we even conduct a live draft of the current Carlton list to build out our 2024 depth c...

Hit that follow/subscribe button and the bell for episode updates! Joe's back from London and he's brought a nasty bout of food poisoning with him. The show must go on! Back in the Image On Line studio this week, join us as we discuss Walshy's injury, the MCG turf disaster (again!), our mainstream media friend, review the match sim and preview the upcoming Practice Match vs the Dees. P...

Hit that follow/subscribe button and the bell for episode updates! It wouldn't be an ABB show without some technical difficulties to start. 4 years on, still can't get it right! Join us this week as we discuss the extensions of Michael Voss and Brian Cook, preview the upcoming match sim vs. Geelong, and listen to Dan (and Joe) give Jules a fair whack in this week's Not Happy, Dan! Part...

After a one-week hiatus, we're back and we're going nowhere now. The 2024 season of the podcast is well and truly underway. Joe and Dan this week discuss the new Laws of the Game interpretation changes and are joined by Saba from The Saba Show YouTube to talk about his "Carlton: The Rebirth" documentary and his thoughts on the upcoming season for the Baggers. Part of the Blue Abr...

After what has felt like the shortest off-season ever, ABB is back for 2024! Join us IN STUDIO for the first time ever as we launch the podcast for the upcoming season and look ahead at what lies in store for the Baggers in their tilt at that 17th Premiership flag. Part of the Blue Abroad Media Network and proudly powered by Image On Line. Contact us! Email:  ⁠⁠almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com⁠⁠ Inst...

Off-season rolls on, and the first domino has fallen with the departure of Zac Fisher from the football club. We look back on his career in Navy Blue this week, while also discussing what's to come for the rest of Trade Period. We're joined by Ian Browney from Navy Blue Corner as our off-season guest lineup rolls on... oh, and Dan's back too. This episode is proudly brought to you by V...

The footy season might be over, but we're just getting started. We're kicking off the off-season with a brief GF review, recap of the John Nicholls Medal, our analysis of the list, our Trade & Free Agency wish list, and maybe a couple of stories from Dan's Bucks Party... he's still recovering, we're just glad he's alive to be honest! In his stead, we're joined by Pa...

What a wild, wild ride this season has been. There's only one word that we can use to reflect on the year that was - proud. Join us as we break down our Preliminary Final defeat at the hands of the Brisbane Lions and look ahead at the future prospects of this great, mighty, proud football club. POD DON'T STOP THO! We'll have a little 1 week hiatus next week and then we are BACK with Tr...

There are no words to describe what Friday meant to so many of us. Join us as we relive the emotion, the euphoria and the elation of our historic Semi Final win against the Dees. They've known we're coming for a long time... we've finally arrived. Next stop - Brisbane, QLD. This episode is proudly brought to you by VORTEP. Premium quality activewear born in the heart of Melbourne. Get...

Oh, what a night at the MCG. It truly does not get much better than what we witnessed on Friday against the Swans. Join us tonight as we re-live the magic, and look ahead to our Semi Final (YES, SEMI FINAL!!!) against the Dees. We are so proud of this Football Club. This episode is proudly brought to you by VORTEP. Premium quality activewear born in the heart of Melbourne. Get your VORTEP gear tod...

You can feel the excitement. The AFL Finals have arrived, and the Blues take centre stage for the first time in 10 years, this Friday under the bright lights of the MCG against the Swans. Pinch us, this cannot be real! Join us as we reminisce on how we got to this moment in time as we recap the H&A season, preview the Elimination Final matchup vs. Sydney and conduct a LIVE match committee as w...

That's all she wrote for the Baggers in 2023... IS WHAT WE WOULD SAY ANY OTHER YEAR WE'VE GOT AN ELIMINATION FINAL IN TWO WEEKS LET'S GOOOO! Join us for the final H&A review for the year, before it all begins under under the bright Friday night lights of the MCG on September 8th. This episode is proudly brought to you by VORTEP. Premium quality activewear born in the heart of Melbo...

Finally, after 10 of the longest years of our lives, we can officially say the nightmare is over - the Carlton Football Club are playing Finals football in 2023! Trying to work out how we got here from where we were three months ago? Join us as we unpack it all and make sense of the greatest turnaround by a professional sporting club we might have ever seen. Baggers footy is Finals footy is Flagge...

When we thought it couldn't get any better in 2023, the Blues (and the Tillies!) produced a belter of a Saturday night at the MCG. Come for the Podcast, stay for the delusion and delirium this week as we recap a special win for this mighty football club. HEADPHONE WARNING: Jules' mic goes haywire around 20 minutes into the episode. Prepare your eardrums for 5 seconds of torture. This episo...

And the wins just keep on rolling. Not our best overall performance, but undoubtedly our best win so far in 2023. Join us as the Bagger Party continues on (A)BB for another week! This episode is proudly brought to you by VORTEP. Premium quality activewear born in the heart of Melbourne. Get your VORTEP gear today at  https://vortep.com.au/  and enter the code "almostbluesbrothers" at che...

It was one of the best Friday nights at the MCG we've been a part of. Nothing sweeter than a victory over the arrogant Filth. Join us this week as we absolutely take Collingwood to the cleaners like our boys did on Friday night. This is now officially fun. This episode is proudly brought to you by VORTEP. Premium quality activewear born in the heart of Melbourne. Get your VORTEP gear today at ...

The Blues are rolling, Charlie is kicking goals for fun and ABB have brought up the ton! Join us and a few guests this week as we reminisce and discuss the expectations going into our clash with the Pies on Friday night. There's one thing we want to say - thank you all for supporting us across 100 episodes . This episode is proudly brought to you by VORTEP. Premium quality activewear born in t...

Can we officially say "we're back"? What about "Baggers are flaggers"? Whatever you want to say, it's undeniable now - there is belief in this group and there should be no ceiling on what 2023 now holds. Join us as we blow the lid off it and continue Saturday's party at Marvel. Can someone explain the concept of a "lid"? This episode is proudly brought to...

"Hello, AFL? Yeah, when are GF tickets being released?" The lid has come off for Joe, not so much for Dan and Jules... yet. Join us as we break down the huge win over Fremantle in Perth, discuss rest of season prospects, and debut Dan's new segment - Not Happy, Dan! If you find Joe's lid, do not return it to him... why couldn't it be us though?! Contact us! Email:  almostblue...

2 down, 8 to go in the home stretch. Footy is fun when you're winning. Join us as we break down the win against the Hawks as the Blues made it two on the trot to keep finals alive. If we beat Freo next week, the lid might start to genuinely loosen... Contact us! Email:  almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com Instagram:  www.instagram.com/almostbluesbrothers Facebook:  www.facebook.com/almostbluesbrothe...