Footy & Friends

Tony Armstrong is a former AFL player played 35 games for Adelaide, Sydney and Collingwood over his 6 year AFL career, post footy he’s smashing out an awesome career in the media - he was the first indigenous person to call football on commercial radio, he's a TV presenter with the ABC and also hosts a show called Yokayi footy on NITV. Also this episode was recorded in the new studio! To watch the...

In some big news, in the last month the show has hit 1,000,000 downloads.. I honestly cannot believe it! Thank you all so much for your love, support, eyes and ears over the last 20 months! To go back and think of how it all started I would have never had imagined it getting to this! I've had the opportunity to sit down with some amazing people and have a chat and hear their story and learn from t...

Big guest on the show this week! Australian ODI Captain, Aaron Finch. Finchy made his test debut for Australia in 2018 & he currently holds the record for two of the three highest individual scores in Twenty20 Internationals. We touch on it all throughout the show.. Growing up in Colac playing footy and cricket, his pathway to International Cricket including playing u18s with the likes of Marc Mur...

I know I say this a lot, but genuinely one of the best storytellers of all time, absolutely hilarious and one of the real good guys in footy on the show this week. Xavier Ellis, pick 3 in the 2005 National Draft, played 120 games and 37 goals for Hawthorn & West Coast - played in 3 grand finals with one Premiership & now post footy he’s absolutely killing it on Perth FM radio station, Hit 92.9 We...

Hugh van Cuylenburg is the Founding Director/Facilitator of the world renowned Resilience Project. If you have been living under a rock and haven't heard of the Resilience Project, it's one of the biggest mental health and wellness programs running in Australia at the moment. They connect through presentations, wellbeing journals, school curriculum, teacher diaries and their own app. Also many of...

ATTENTION! The Dyl & Friends Podcast will soon also become a Vodcast! So please hit the link below to subscribe to the Youtube channel so you can stay up to date! Subscribe - www.youtube.com/dylandfriends This week on the Dyl & Friends Podcast I have the pleasure of chatting with the 171 game and 254 goal kicking small forward from the Fremantle Dockers, Hayden Ballantyne. He was known for his goa...

This week, one of Australia's best and most popular comedians, Nazeem Hussain. You probably know Nazeem from his television shows "Legally Brown" and "Orange is the New Brown". He's performed all around the world, opened for Dave Chappelle and he's even got his own special on Netflix! In this episode, Nazeem shares what it is like growing up as a muslim in Australia and how he got discovered as a...

This week on the Dyl & Friends Podcast, I caught up with one of the greatest small forwards of all time, Stephen Milne. Milne took the hard road getting into the AFL starting his career on the rookie list with the Saints. He ended up playing 275 games and kicked 574 goals! He’s a x2 time All Australian and in my opinion playing the hardest position on the ground! We touched on it all, being the fi...

This week another I have an incredible guest with an incredible story, David “The OX” Schwarz. David is a former AFL footballer for the Melbourne Football Club. He played 173 games and kicked 244 goals and was a genuine superstar! At 20 years of age he took more marks than Wayne Carey in a year and was on the verge of exploding into one of the games greats, before unfortunately being struck down w...

There has been a lot of best 22 teams getting around lately, so Goz and I thought it would be good to catch up and break down some of the best and most interesting players that we have had the pleasure of strapping on the boots with. Tune in!! If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and leave a review! Daniel Gorringe Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/danielgorringe_/?hl=en Dyl & Friends Merch...

This week I'm lucky enough to chat with one of my favourite players of the modern era, Luke Shuey. Luke is the captain of the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. He's played 201 games and kicked 136 goals. He is also a Premiership player and the Norm Smith Medalist in the 2018 Grand Final win over Collingwood. We touch on it all, early days playing school footy at Marcelin in the...

This is big, real big! I say this a lot but genuinely one of my favourite players of all time on the show - Brendan “The Fevolution” Fevola. For those of you who have been living under a rock - Brendan Fevola is a retired AFL player for for the Carlton & Brisbane Football Clubs, he was easily one of the games most exciting players on and off the field. He played 204 games and kicked 623 goals. He...

This week I caught up with one of my most admired people, Kane Lambert. I grew up playing my football with Kane and idolised him and the way he went about it. After he missed out on countless AFL drafts, his determination never dwindled. He's got an unreal story and there is no coincidence why he is a two time premiership player and an integral part of the Richmond Football Clubs line-up. We touch...

I've been wanting to do a mental health podcast for a while, and there really is no better time then now. Bloody awesome catching up with Dr. Zac Seidler who is a Clinical Psychologist and the Global Director of Mental Health Training at Movember, he's unreal guy with an awesome story and at only 30 years old has achieved so much already. We touched on it all, things too look out for in isolation,...

In this episode I catch up with my great mate, Sam Docherty. In some unusual circumstances we find ourselves chatting about the effects coronavirus has had on us so far. Sam opens up on what it was like to make his short lived comeback, we talk through our time and plans in isolation and reflect on Sams wedding that made the front page of the Herald Sun for the wrong reasons. Tune in! Make sure yo...

Dyl sits down in an open and honest chat with the mayor of the Goulburn Valley, Michael Barlow. Mick Barlow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mjbarlow20/?hl=en Dyl & Friends Merchandise https://www.dylandfriends.com/shop Contact Email - enquiries@dylandfriends.com Instagram - @dylbuckley @dylandfriends Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/dylandfriendspodcast/ Twitter - www.twitter.com/dylan_bu...

Dyl made friends with one of the great personalities of Australia Cricket, Adam Zampa. The two bond over being weird AF. They touch on Zampa's love of coffee, traveling, haircuts, converting to vegan and Virat Kohli being his bunny! Zampa also opens up on some of the life lessons he has learnt as well as his memories and the tragic passing of good friend Phil Hughes. Adam Zampa Instagram - https:/...

There's no better way to kick off season 3 of the Dyl & Friends Podcast than to sit down with the man that helped put him on this earth.. The triple premiership and best and fairest winner for the Carlton Blues wasn't just known for his on field spirit, but his off field as well. Not many have the stories that he has and some that his son was even pretty shocked to hear. Tune in xx _______________...

In the final episode for this season..Dyl catches up with one of his childhood heroes... Rex Hunt. Rex leaves no stone unturned.. we get to hear his incredible story, from early days growing up to getting his first game of AFL and whilst playing working as a Police Officer, transitioning into commentary, fishing around the world, plenty of highs and doesn't shirk the lows. The highlight would have...

This week on the Dyl & Friends Podcast, Dyl chats with alumni member Thomas "Time Trial" Sheridan. The pair have a lot to catch-up on, as big things are happening in both corners.. Tommy has just been 're-rookied' to the Giants and has just come off one of the all time off season trips. Dyl got engaged and is now getting into the 9-5 grind of life after football. Tune in and find out what else the...

Dyl catches up with one of his all time longest friends, Hal Hunter. The pair reflect on their childhood and how its got them to where they are today. Hal played for Essendon Football Club for 2 seasons and was unfortunately caught up in the supplements saga, Hal talks about how it all played out and the impact that it had on him. Post AFL career Hal has gone on to do some amazing things starting...

This week Dyl catches with one of his oldest pals Daniel Gorringe, the former top 10 pick for the Sun's and Blue's has burst onto the scene in the last 12 months creating some hilarious online content! The pair discuss Daniels fall/rise to becoming an online sensation, some of of his highlights/lowlights in his 7 year career in the AFL and openly shares some of the most embarrassing moments on and...

In potentially one of the biggest episodes yet, this week Dyl sits down with former NBA superstar and Australian basketball legend, Andrew Bogut. The pair chat about Bogut's journey and how he reached the NBA. Bogut opens up on the stories you may not know about his career including, "game plans" from agents on how to get their players drafted, his initiations from senior team mates when he was fi...

This week the tables have turned! Dyl is on the other end of the mic with great mates Tommy Sheridan & Ryan Miller asking the questions. The trio chat about Dyl's illustrious career, what it's like getting delisted (twice) and plenty more stories along the way - including the time Dyl legitimately set himself a light and also the time he flooded his family home. Tune in! This podcast was recorded...

Dyl catches up with new friend Lachie Neale! Dyl expresses his anger in Lachie for being the best player taken in the fifth round of the 2011 draft. The pair chat about Lachie'e early career and dominance in the West before moving to Brisbane, relationship with Ross Lyon, the impact Luke Hodge and Chris Fagan have had on the Lions and break down his chances to take home his first Brownlow Medal. T...