The Carb Loaders

The Carb Loaders have their first guest appearance of the season...Jack Dilks of the Fortbend Film Club! A man with as much experience working for Port Adelaide FC as we have downing meat pies, the man has a wealth of knowledge...if only he brought it to the episode! Jack also brings his local footy coaching experience to get us the real insights into the Essendon and Carlton coaching jobs and whe...

BREAKING: The Carb Loaders have made a trade, sending Hamish Murphy (holiday) to Venuiatu for the week in exchange for the return of Samuel Fuller and special guest, Harrison Grant. But Hamish isn't the only one on the move, as Essendon finally pulled the trigger on firing Brad Scott...who is taking the news swimmingly. This week, the lads chat through the recent changes in coaching at Carlton and...

The milestone has finally arrived. The AFL has been waiting for this all year...Harley Reid's 50th. With Sammy away, Fletcher steps in as the designated Hok fan (and only non-Collingwood fan) as he tries to rein in Hammy and Jay's excitement for Pendle's money-making, I mean record-breaking game. After that, Fletcher and Hammy take over for Tassie Talk - discussing Hok losing Launceston and the De...

Hey, it's Jay. I decided to do something very silly and get sick and so the rest of the Carb Loaders decided to soldier on without me...including special guest fill in, Harrison! So I haven't heard the episode yet...but the boys still asked me to write up the bio for it. I wonder what happens - could Hamish figure out how to fly to the moon? Does Sam take off his hat for the first time in...

Headbands WITH tied up hair? NBA style arm sleeves? All the Geelong players having the same hair style?!? This week on The Carb Loaders, Jay, Sam and Hamish get inspired by the Met Gala and dive into their favourite and least favourite FOOTY FASHION TRENDS! They also discuss the Collingwood vs Hawthorn Draw - including Hamish and Jay nearly getting into a punch on with a fan - and Jay runs a game...

Hey, we’re The Carb Loaders - three mates who love footy and food a little too much! The Carb Loaders are back...but the ARC stopping play is not! After a controversial week with the ARC, the AFL has scrapped it's ability to overrule a decision once play has resumed. Which Hamish has some very strong opinions on. Then the boys discuss AFL.com's new top 25 players list - including the glazi...

Hey, we’re The Carb Loaders - three mates who love footy and food a little too much! After a short break while a couple of the boys recovered from the sniffles, the Carb Loaders are back, and just in time for the ANZAC Day Round! An ice-cold Collingwood facing an actually half-decent looking Essendon has Jay and Hamish very scared. Then the boys complete their 2026 wayyy too early finals predictio...

Hey, we’re The Carb Loaders - three mates who love footy and food a little too much! The Easter Monday game between Hawthorn and Geelong was an all-time classic...and no one enjoyed it more than Sam! Sam breaks down his near-nervous breakdown that came with attending the match, as Jay brings up the ethics behind the "intentional rushed behind." After that, the boys get into the spirit of Gather Ro...

The Carb Loaders...have returned? After a (non) brief and unplanned hiatus, the carb loaders are back...and we've actually got proper mics this time. Armed with an actual studio and a new lease on life, Jay, Sam and Hamish (along with Producer Guy, Fletch) are back bringing you their inspiring takes on the AFL. We cover the recent controversial Tribunal arguments - including Pendle's never...

Hey, we’re The Carb Loaders - three mates who love footy and food a little too much! Covid-19 has caught up with the Carb Loaders, which forced us to have our first-ever virtual episode of the Carb Loaders. But just because we’re not in the same room, doesn’t mean we don’t have the laughs and fun…we just don’t always have Sam’s mic. But we begin the episode by chatting about a hard-core West Coast...

Hey, we’re The Carb Loaders - three mates who love footy and food a little too much! Today is a historic day for the Carb Loaders, as we have our first-ever guest…Cardman22! Yes, Cardy joins us as we discuss a weekend of footy that was riddled with umpiring controversy and late-game heroics. We discuss the Izak Rankine half-marathon he ran down the wing of the MCG and counsel Sam through the after...

Hey, we’re The Carb Loaders - three mates who love footy and food a little too much! In today’s episode, we celebrate a weekend of wonderful footy, that was capped off with some Harley Reid euphoria, Hawthorn heroics and a Collingwood fan giving West Coast’s Harvey Johnston a pat on the head…and getting banned for 12 months as a result! After that, Hamish introduces us to his brand new game show -...

Hey, we’re The Carb Loaders - three mates who love footy and food a little too much! In today’s episode, we honour an AFL player that truly embodies the heart of a Carb Loader…Logan Morris. Morris debut for the Brisbane Lions on Sunday Night (hours after playing a VFL game) on the diet of an Angus Burger from Macca’s. This got us thinking: what’s the WORST pre-game meal imaginable? After that, we...

Hey, we’re The Carb Loaders - three mates who love footy and food a little too much! We’ve all seen star players get injured in the line of fire during the game…but have you seen it happen to the coach? Well, the Minnesota Timberwolves did and this led to an interesting discussion on whether you’d rather lose a bench warmer or a coach to an injury. Anzac Day also came and went without a winner tha...

Hey, we’re The Carb Loaders - three mates who love footy and food a little too much! Today we kick-started our brand new podcast with the all-important question…what’s the best sporting event in the world? We each spent many painstaking minutes putting together our list of the top 5 sporting events every year - making sure to keep our Australian bias well and truly present. We also discussed the A...