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Welcome to our fourth and final episode of our Mini-Series ‘Legends & Lore’! In this ep we cover the history of the Showdown and the rivalry between the AFL’s two South Australian Teams. This is another rivalry that goes back into the 1800s so the lore runs deep and bonus - there's some fashion elements to it as well!  This weeks sources are:  The Showdown (AFL) Wikipedia Port Adelaide-Nor...

Welcome to episode three of our Mini-Series ‘Legends & Lore’. In this ep we cover the modern day Geelong-Hawthorn rivalry. The origins of this rivalry are a bit more recent, compared to last episode's rivalry and we also cover some instances of players moving between the two teams.  This weeks sources are:  The evolution of Easter fixture as Dogs look to build new marquee slot by Josh Gabe...

Welcome to episode two of our Mini-Series ‘Legends & Lore’. In this ep we cover the heated and historic rivalry between Collingwood & Carlton - spoiler alert, it goes way back. This content may be familiar to you if you listened to the pod last year, but we felt lore here is so ingrained within AFL culture, it deserved a solo spot on the feed.   This weeks sources are:  That Other Great Wa...

This mini ep we’re chatting about umpire injuries! We’ll cover some recent umpire injuries, what happens in these circumstances and emergency umpires.  This week’s information is sourced from:  AFL umpire Alex Whetton appears to suffer shoulder dislocation in heavy collision with Touk Miller by Ben Sutton for 7news  AFL umpire forced off with apparent arm injury after fall in second quarter of Ric...

Welcome to episode one of our Mini-Series ‘Legends & Lore’. In this ep we cover two absolute stars of the modern game, who also have backgrounds in basketball - Scott Pendlebury & Monique Conti. Monique not only has a background in basketball, she has played it professionally alongside AFLW, while Scott is expected to even the all-time AFL/VFL record for games played this round!  A gentle...

Of all the rounds to combine, we bring you our 67 ep with rounds 6 and 7 in review. The news we’re covering include some really heavy and sensitive topics. If you or anyone you know needs support, please don’t go it alone, and reach out for help via: Headspace on 1800 650 890 or headspace.org.au   Lifeline: 13 11 14 or lifeline.org.au    13YARN: 13 92 76 or 13yarn.org.au    Beyond Blue: 1300 22 46...

This mini ep we’re chatting about the annual ANZAC Day Collingwood vs Essendon clash. We’ll cover how this marquee match came about in 1995, the ANZAC spirit on and off the field plus how modern service men and women view the tradition now.  This week’s information is sourced from:  30 years of Anzac Day: How the Bombers-Magpies tradition was born by Josh Gabelich for afl.com.au  AFL Anzac Day gam...

Welcome to our Round 4 and Round 5 aka Gather Round review episode! We start chatting about some AFLW fixture and salary cap news. We then cover Lance Collard's guilty finding for the use of a homophobic slur during a VFL match. Watch @pridecup’s Hayley Conway’s take on this here . Finally, we chat about the Round 4 games and catch up on the Gather Round fits and matches.  In this week’s best...

This mini ep we’re chatting about the running bounce - why it exists and what the rules are, as well as a recent controversial call that impacted the outcome of a game (extra points if you can correctly guess which team was involved!).  This week’s information is sourced from:  Running Bounce Wikipedia  Laws of Australian Football (2026)  Izak Rankine free kick ignites footy world in Crows’ loss t...

Welcome to the round 2 and 3 review ep! We start this ep chatting about Marielle’s Tillies experience in Sydney! We then celebrate former Brisbane Lions player Leigh Ryswyk - the first AFL men’s player to openly come out as gay (check out the full interview here ). This is followed by what is known (at time of recording) in the investigation into St Kilda player Lance Collard’s alleged use of a ho...

This mini ep we’re chatting about the blocking, what the consequences are as well as when you can do it legally - shepherding. We also cover some recent controversy with the stricter enforcement of the stand rule. This week’s information is sourced from:  Glossary of Australian Rules Football Wikipedia  Laws of Australian Football (2026)  AFL rule change sparks heated debate as huge claim made abo...

Footy is well and truly back now - and we’re debriefing all the biggest moments from opening round & round one. This episode starts with a classic moment from Mon - she’s once again found her way into the inner sanctum at the Crows! We then unpack the last minute retirement of Steven May, the passing of Dennis Commetti (check out his best one-liners compiled by the AFL here & Bruce McAvaney’s trib...

Welcome to our first mini-episode for 2026 We’re so excited to bring you this new format and to make this kind of content easier to locate in our feed.  We kick off the mini-eps for the year by chatting about the new rules to expect in the AFL for the men this season.  This week’s information is sourced from:  ​ Explainer: The seven AFL rule changes coming in for 2026 on afl.com.au  ​ ‘No ruckcraf...

Welcome back to anyone’s game for 2026! We’re so excited to be back in your ears again. This year, we are trialling a new format of episodes. Every second Thursday we will be in your feed for a bumper episode of all the footy news and headlines from the previous 2 rounds. And every other Thursday we will drop a mini education focused episode - covering all the questions you didn’t know you needed...

This week’s ep is a light-hearted one — and also our final one for the year. It was recorded late last week, and we’re very aware that a lot has happened since then. We don’t cover the AFL news that has unfolded since the AFLW Grand Final, but we’ll do our best to summarise the key stories when we return in 2026. While this sits outside our usual focus, we want to acknowledge the events of the wee...

And just like that, the AFL season is officially over. This week, we’re wrapping things up with a massive episode!  We kick things off with all the highlights from the W Awards — including Ash Riddell’s incredible acceptance speech and the All Australian squad making their entrance on that moving stage . (You can catch the full 2025 AFLW AA team here , too.) Then it’s time to break down the AFLW G...

It’s W GF week and we are buzzing ! But first wedding chat, Jeremy Cameron’s entrance at Toby Greene’s wedding is a must see. We break down a huge prelim weekend, starting with North v Melbourne. Check out the tussle between former team mates Eden Zanker and Libby Birch, Taylah Harris’ speckie and Blaithin Bogue’s goals . Brisbane had a dominant win over Carlton but the Blues’ had the vibes coming...

Happy Wednesday! We kick things off with all the AFLW semi-final action. Don’t miss the r ipper tackle sequence between Melbourne’s Kate Hore and Adelaide’s Ebony Marinoff, and have a look at Hawthorn’s banners from last week and this week side-by-side after all the chat about their size (including from us… sorry, not sorry!). Over at Carlton, the vibes were high with their finals-series burials t...

Welcome to week 1 of the AFLW finals series! Vibes are as high as the on-field tensions and we are here for it, so we kick off this ep unpacking this round. Enjoy this carousel of some of the Carlton gal’s goal celebrations and watch the Ebony Marinoff & Anne Hatchard get the updates on the Brisbane-Melbourne game here . We then cover the AFLW All-Australian initial squad. Sydney are on the hunt f...

We are heading into Week 1 of the W Finals Series this week -  you can grab tickets here . But first, we cover all things Round 12 of the home & away season, including North Melbourne’s history making undefeated streak and Gemma Houghton’s epic after the siren score to become the first 100-goal player in the W. Check out the photo of the Port Adelaide players reaction here . You can admire the...

Buckle up, besties — we don’t mess around this week. We’re unpacking Jacob Gaynor’s big move to Tassie (check out the interview Mon recommended with him here ), giving you the lowdown on AFLW Round 11 (the finals race is heating up), and chatting about cult figure Stuart Dew’s move to Port Adelaide.   Plus, the AFL is bringing State of Origin back (retro chic, anyone?), Kate McCarthy has thoughts...

Welcome back to the chaos, apologies in advance for any delirium that comes your way. We kick off with Mon sharing some sporting related celeb sightings! We then break down all the highlights from pride round week 2 in the W. Check out the Collingwood player designs for their fine line tattoos collab here . The trade period is finally over so we chat about all the successful and not so successful...

Welcome back! This episode starts by chatting about some legendary sportswomen including Sam Kerr and Ilona Maher. Check out the Barbie Role Models based on rugby athletes for International Day of the Girl here . We then get into chatting about Pride Round in the W. You can find all the clubs pride guernseys here . Meanwhile, the trade period is truly trade period-ing. Fox Sports has a trade track...

If you thought things would calm down with the end of the AFLM - you are mistaken! First, check out Matildas Star Mary Fowler’s Paris Fashion week debut here and the NRL star who brought his daughter to the Dally M awards here . Of course we are addressing the Geelong Mad Monday Scandal. We then launch into some club championships and some trade chat. Check out Jack Gunston’s emotional tribute to...

Join us as we unpack the AFL Grand Final! Enjoy these reels of Chris Fagan’s gatorade shower , his lap of the G thanking fans and shaking hands with his players. Plus, we chat Brownlow - check out the Auskicker’s iInterviews here . There's also some HUGE milestones to celebrate in the W. Finally, we cover some sad delistings and break down the Norm Smith Medal.  This week, Mon shares this TikTok f...