Americans Watching The Footy

Fruit might not be flying in Sydney, but a pair of Sherrins will be as the AFL season finally gets underway! Both brothers want to know: when will it really feel like footy’s back? They’re also on the outlook for multiple forms of Pez. Sections 00:00 Intro 09:06 SYD v HAW 20:28 GWS v COL 28:19 News / Predictions

Benjamin grew up with a lisp, but Ethan now has one too? What's going on here? As we wrap up our team-by-team investigations, find out about a novel idea for rushing the field, and see if the definition of "Nepo Baby" is stretched a bit too far.

Our team-by-team previews (in random order) continue! Ethan talks hate-watching, Benjamin provides a Kennedy-esque quote, and prior guest Derek helps answer a vital question.

Benjamin has the wheel at the ready, as we start our randomized journey through the 18 clubs! Lists, strategies, schedules and more are all on the table. …Holy cow, it's already footy time again.

It's finally starting to feel like footy season again! The All Stars match provided the entertainment we sought, match sims are underway… and it was Ethan's turn to talk out of his rear end. The Touchback’s video on Austus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdsTeTri7co

In a parallel universe, this episode is called “HOT REF,” but it was so necessary for Ethan’s friend Derek to learn about Esava Ratugolea. In the game we had Derek watch — Port Adelaide v Melbourne, Round 3 last year — the great man was at it again. This is part 2/2, so be sure to listen to the previous episode with Derek if you haven’t yet! Inspired by Baseball Bar-B-Cast: “What is Baseball? a Ne...

At long last, we present our first guest episode! We introduced Ethan's longtime friend Derek Daniels to Australian rules football via the 2024 Round 3 game between Port Adelaide and Melbourne. Derek… has questions. Inspired by Baseball Bar-B-Cast: “What is Baseball? a New Year's Special with Benji Naesen" https://open.spotify.com/episode/79OISriQNQAKrQWCt8FeAb

We're back for our fourth season! This premiere runs the gamut, beginning with Benjamin's footy-bet-turned-ridiculous walk and going through all sorts of Australian and American sporting matters.

We're back — and in person too! Time to talk draft, offseason odds and ends, and a surprising development regarding a horse.

We tear open the fixture and rip North a new one for gifting their Western opponents home games.  Note a couple particularly easy schedules for Victorian clubs, as well as the new bye structure.

Footy doesn't stop, so why should we? Between the women's season, men's list news, and various other talking points, we aren't just filling the air here.

Our favorite word from this time last year was nowhere to be seen, but plenty of trade action still transpired — eventually. Find out how much Ethan was able to hide from it all in his second annual footy darkness retreat!

With no fewer than 23 simple tricks, Chris Fagan transformed his Lions from 0–3 to premiers! We had very different Grand Final viewing experiences, so that helped feed into our game breakdowns. We also send off the 2024 men's season with postmortems of the last two clubs. Sections 00:00 Intro 01:43 GF: SYD v BRI 27:49 Postmortem: SYD 37:31 Postmortem: BRI 48:26 News / Conclusion

It's state v state and chaos v control as the grand final approaches. Victorians may see it's 125 years in the making, but it's honestly got a much longer story than that. Plus, we look back on the prelim losers and hash out some Brownlow discourse. Sections 00:00 Intro 14:51 Postmortem: PA 27:37 Postmortem: GEE 37:04 GF: SYD v BRI 55:12 Main Characters / Conclusion

In which two California brothers rank the top 3 players of each and every AFL game in 2024. Yes, we really did this — and it's much faster and better paced than whatever the "real" Brownlow was the night before. Watch on YouTube: Full voting data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZNJKIEZW70Uqi1AwgVmvJNVpDPQeY-mxL7Gr25iy8qs/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Maybe it'll take a voyage to outer space for the Power to fix the problems that are right under their nose. Or maybe they just need a fresh set of eyes on things, because it seems obvious to us — and the Swans. Saturday's prelim delivered much more on the drama, setting up a Grand Final matchup some people say coming… just taking a more twisting path to get there. Sections 00:00 Intro 07:3...

Trust us, this title doesn't make as much sense as you think. It's final four time, but first we send off those vanquished in the semis. Then we get down to this weekend's two-game bill, bridging the gaps between earlier 2024 meetings and finals trends. Sections 00:00 Intro 04:39 Postmortem: GWS 17:41 Postmortem: HAW 31:25 PF1: SYD v PA 41:36 PF2: GEE v BRI 50:02 Main Characters / Conc...

Listeners, this is footy manifest! Two semis with a combined margin of eight points gave us enough drama for an entire home-and-away round. Get your hand off your fast-skip button! …Ah, yes. I see that you know your Joe Daniher well. Sections 00:00 Introduction / News 08:29 SF2: PA v HAW 27:08 SF1: GWS v BRI 46:10 Awards / Conclusion

Coaching uncertainty is a big theme on this preview, between the Elimination Final losers and a club potentially bound for straight sets… again. The two Semi-Finals have histories of close September matchups, so we're looking forward to their next chapters! Sections 00:00 Intro 02:49 Postmortem: WB 14:27 Postmortem: CAR 27:50 SF2: PA v HAW 38:26 SF1: GWS v BRI 47:43 Main Characters / Conclusio...

Finals Week 1 averaged out to be awesome because one game carried it. Benjamin got to enjoy that game with company, while Ethan caught up and missed out on the real-time fun. In each the three less competitive games, we were proven quite correct on the coaching front. Sections 00:00 Intro 02:10 QF2: PA v GEE 15:07 EF2: WB v HAW 26:07 QF1: SYD v GWS 36:10 EF1: BRI v CAR 48:48 Awards / Conclusion

Finals time is here! Happiness and cheer! …or lots of stress. Benjamin and Ethan give the short and long of why each club can or can't take home the flag as they preview the qualifiers and eliminators. (Don't mind the title.) Sections 00:00 Intro 02:29 QF2: PA v GEE 14:06 EF2: WB v HAW 27:50 QF1: SYD v GWS 38:01 EF1: BRI v CAR 52:22 Main Characters / Conclusion

All around the men's footy sphere, it's finals this and finals that. The 10 non-finals clubs might as well have folded if not for trade talk. Well, we rightfully think that's bullshit. In this two-part special, we take a deeper look into each club that's already got players traveling to… Thailand, or… Bali, or… maybe here, Stateside!

All around the men's footy sphere, it's finals this and finals that. The 10 non-finals clubs might as well have folded if not for trade talk. Well, we rightfully think that's bullshit. In this two-part special, we take a deeper look into each club that's already got players traveling to… Thailand, or… Bali, or… maybe here, Stateside!

Closing Round: you don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here. Some clubs really did want to go home, though — that showed across the Saturday schedule. On Sunday, though, five teams delivered. The one that didn’t, though, was the biggest disappointment of all. Sections 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:37 MEL v COL 0:08:42 HAW v NM 0:13:44 GEE v WCE 0:23:49 RIC v GC 0:32:23 BRI v ESS 0:44:31 SYD v ADE 0:51:...

Retirement announcements flood in ahead of the closing round. Who's going? Do we think any might go back on their word? Also, will the final home-and-away game actually mean anything? There's a chance that the games before it on Sunday turn it into a dead rubber. Sections 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:05 MEL v COL 0:08:56 GEE v WCE 0:15:01 RIC v GC 0:20:00 HAW v NM 0:24:48 BRI v ESS 0:31:14 SYD v ADE...