The Back Pocket

Join us one last (?) time for the 2025 AFL season to talk defenders, footy, the AFLW and more. We give our final votes and crown the Scarlett-Silvagni Medal winner, and tip the winners for the first week of the finals.

And after all that, there was one round left. AFLW opening weekend was sick, don't say slurs, Ryan Lester is Harris Andrews' favourite player, and things are looking a bit Dockery. The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocke...

Silly Goose Round is over and we have a clear top two in the Scarlett-Silvagni Medal, and a clear top nine in the AFL. AFLW Launches this week, AFLM ends soon, and we're just happy to be here. The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/...

We're back with a slightly late episode featuring a still slightly sick Jack, to talk coach sackings, flag favourites and who has the run home that favours them most. The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket .  The best...

Whatever they're offering Wanganeen-Milera, double it; Essendon are hell bent on breaking the debutants record; most of the weekend was record-setting beltings, and the finals race is now (truly) down to nine. The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at h...

We enjoyed another... well at least an okay level of football on the field, but endured another grim week off of it. The top eight is getting more interesting, Flagmantle might be back, and our favourite defender wins the ten votes this week. Alastair puts together a passionate defense of and amendments to the Father-Son Rule, and how we can justify keeping it in the league. The Back Pocket is an...

This week we talk improving squads, All Australian captains, Gold Coast might be real, and Good Footy™ might finally be back after Dogslop June. The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket .  The best thing you can do to he...

The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket .  The best thing you can do to help us is share with your friends or leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. Current Scarlett-Silvagni Standings: https://www.thebackpoc...

The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket .  The best thing you can do to help us is share with your friends or leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. Current Scarlett-Silvagni Standings: https://www.thebackpoc...

This week Jack is joined by Polly from True Bloods and Joe from This Week in Football for a slightly different perspective, and talk SD Cards, the Swans run home, the state of footy media and more. As always we have votes, talk of the game just gone and predictions for the round ahead. The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If...

We're back with another late edition of The Back Pocket. We have news, reveiws, tips and yips. Who got votes this week? A few surprises if you didn't watch the games. The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket .  The best...

We're here with a Hall of Fame episode, covering one of the worst rounds of football in recent memory. Who's up, who's down, who's legit, who's a bit... We have stocks up and stocks down, defenders' award votes, and a few notes from around the grounds. The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocke...

This week we talk AFL demotions, Scarlett Silvagni Medal promotions, moving in with mascots, if Tasmania will even have a team, and a special goal songs segment from Alastair. The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket . ...

This week on The Back Pocket podcast, Jargon is Jargon for Jargon, we chat teams decimated by injury, flag seedings heading into the first of the bye rounds, and not being nepo-babies. The Moose Missile escapes his terror charge against Darcy Byrne-Jones, and where on earth is the AFLW fixture? Check out the eerily similar May goals here: https://x.com/DanvinCar/status/1926984137212125627 The Back...

This week we talk everybody's new favourite big goober, grudge matches, who's back and who's gone missing, and what our goal songs would be. The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket .  The best thing you can do to help u...

Welcome back to The Back Pocket after what might have been the best round of footy we've ever seen. We have votes - as usual - chat about who is and isn't woke, Essendon's injury curse, spending war chests, and Northampton local greetings (it's ham). The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket,...

This week on The Back Pocket we chat about if Flagmantle is dead, what defenders are really impressing us, who might be the worst team of all time, and as usual Scarlett Silvagni Medal votes. The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/t...

Join us for another week of The Back Pocket, where we talk combat sports, MRO bans, coaching, sprays and all things football from Round Seven, as well as a preview of Round Eight. The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket...

Welcome back to The Back Pocket after a week off (sorry Gather Round). We have votes, stocks up and stocks down, who's good, who's in trouble, and who's just biding their time. The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket . ...

This week we talk what's going wrong at Melbourne, horror injuries, how to enjoy 2025 as a Carlton fan, why the AFLPA should abandon everything it stands for (not really) and heading into Gather Round! The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://k...

A slightly late episode this week due to outside circumstances. We chat whole year suspensions, match review panels, who's hot and who's not. Nick Riewoldt's had a mare of a week (but at least he already speaks Tasmanian), the AFL Tribunal remains broken, and what Ross thought of the latest White Lotus.  The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or...

Welcome back to another episode of The Back Pocket podcast. This week we chat weird things to say in press conferences, say nice things about Essendon, and realise that truly none of us know anything about football.   Find Jack's Essendon article on our Substack here: https://thebackpocketau.substack.com/ Find the Friday Footy Quiz here: https://www.fridayfootyquiz.com/     The Back Pocket is an i...

Welcome back for another episode of The Back Pocket podcast. Round One is over, and real footy has finally washed over us. This week we talk forgetting your undies, rigged polls, biggest boilovers, why Jack Macrae apparently shouldn't be a midfielder, and who is Delta Goodrem's most famous ex (and does he like the footy?).   The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of m...

Welcome to the first real (but still not really) round of The Back Pocket for 2025. We have votes, new segments and a new structure. How many hot takes can you have from two games of football? Join us and find out.   The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-...

Welcome back to another year of The Back Pocket.  Join us for some predictions and general pre season chat as we get back into the groove of things.