The Footy Forecast

After a season built on hope around a young and exciting list, Essendon’s 2025 campaign ultimately unravelled, finishing 15th with just six wins. A relentless injury toll to key players forced the Bombers to test their depth, resulting in a record 15 debutants and offering a glimpse of the club’s long-term future. Fiona from Bomber Banter, one of the most passionate and insightful Essendon social...

Following a year of just scraping into the top eight, expectations were high for the Blues heading into the 2025 season. Injuries to big names and a core group that failed to fire left plenty of uncertainty around the club’s future, as Carlton slipped to 11th with a 9–14 record. Terry from Blue Abroad — the number one Carlton fan channel covering everything happening inside the four walls of the c...

After an injury-riddled and underwhelming season, the pressure is building for the Swans as they head into the 2026 season. AFL YouTuber, content creator and proud Swans tragic, Riles Macca returns to the Footy Forecast to unpack a rollercoaster campaign and look ahead to what’s next for Sydney after a busy trade period headlined by the blockbuster arrival of Charlie Curnow. Riles breaks down his...

Coming off a brutal finish to the season and with expectations sky-high heading into 2026, the Fremantle Dockers are shaping as one of the competition’s most exciting emerging contenders. Duck from The Purple Reign Podcast, the number one Fremantle Dockers podcast and the familiar voice behind the club’s Final Siren post-game show, joins us to break down the year that was for the Dockers and look...

The boys wrap up a massive year both on and off the field with the annual Footy Forecast Awards Night, streamed live on TikTok! Awards: - Breakout Player - Most Disappointing Player - Best New Recruit - Most Overrated Player - Most Underrated Player - Best Role Player - Footy Forecast Medlaist (MVP)

The Lions have done it again! Stamping their authority on the competition and elevating Chris Fagan into the conversation as one of the great coaches of the modern era. With dynasty talk swirling, we break down the Grand Final, revisit our pre-game predictions, and relive Fitzy’s big call on what was an epic day despite the end scoreline. From there, we turn to the off-season radars for both the L...

In this week’s episode of The Footy Forecast, the boys dive headfirst into Grand Final week with Brownlow chaos, selection headaches, and debate over whether the pre Grand Final bye should be here to stay. The Hawks and Pies list chats get the full treatment as we break down who stays, who goes, and what each club needs to stay in contention for years to come. We crown our Preliminary Final Foreca...

In this week’s episode of The Footy Forecast, Regan and Fitzy strap in for one of the biggest weekends of the year as Preliminary Final footy takes centre stage. Geelong and Hawthorn are set to reignite their fierce rivalry, while Collingwood and Brisbane collide in a blockbuster at the MCG. We celebrate Fitzy’s flag-winning Grand Final heroics, crown Jai Newcombe as the new Mr September, and shar...

In this week’s episode of The Footy Forecast, Regan and Fitzy dive into a massive opening week of finals. We give our thoughts on all the first-week clashes before shifting to the latest player movement news shaking up the competition. With both the Giants and Dockers bowing out, we break down what each side needs to push for ultimate success in 2026, weighing up the futures of their out of contra...

The September sniff is here as finals footy takes centre stage! In this week’s episode of The Footy Forecast the boys preview all four finals clashes and share their thoughts on how the action will unfold. They break down the AFL’s Rich List, looking at the top 100 highest-paid players and questioning whether a few might be getting paid more than they deserve. Trade whispers also keep on coming wi...

In this week’s episode of Fantasy Forecast, Regan and Brucey put the finishing touches on a massive AFL Fantasy season with a full wrap-up of the year that was. We start by looking back at the round 24, before Regan then delivers his very own Fantasy Wrapped, breaking down the good, the bad, and the ugly from his season. Regan provides his Top 3 Worst Trades and he Top 3 Best Trades from the year...

In this week’s episode of The Footy Forecast, Rugzy and Fitz take you through one of the great weeks for the podcast as we celebrate our Dockers cracking into the top 8 and topping it all off with a Bet of the week win! We kick things off by dissecting Freo’s big win against the Bulldogs before shifting to Adelaide’s 14 team rise to the minor premiership. Brucey checks in, and we dive into some of...

In this week’s episode of Fantasy Forecast, Regan takes you through the final round of AFL Fantasy. Sheezel (186), Xerri (165), and LDU (162) went massive for the Kangas, and we’re hoping to see more scores like that as the season closes out. Izak Rankine shapes as a must-trade, with plenty of juicy matchups set to offer big points swings. We also dive into players who’ve been down but could explo...

In this episode of The Footy Forecast, the boys dive into all the big Round 23 headlines with just one round left in the season! It all comes down to the wire for our purple team as Regan and Fitzy break down how the Dockers can get it done and the changes that might be coming. NAS signs on for $2 million a year, Harry Sheezel drops a monster 54-bomb, and Izak Rankine’s suspension is a massive blo...

In this week’s episode of the Fantasy Forecast, Regan takes the wheel for a chaotic AFL Fantasy round while Brucey’s off living it up in Europe. We both copped the pain of bringing in Lachie Ash for a putrid 29, while popular trade-outs like Merrett and Butters came back to haunt coaches. With the Ruck Pig now out for this week, Regan pinpoints the best ruck replacement for Brodie Grundy, plus the...

In this episode of The Footy Forecast the boys dive into all the big Round 22 headlines, with our glorious king Nat Fyfe announcing he will hang up the boots at season’s end fresh off another come from behind win by our beloved purple team. The Brownlow race has a new leader with Jordan Dawson overtaking Nick Daicos in the predictor with Nick at $3 and Daws at $4 on Sports Bet. Darcy Cameron inks...

In this episode of Fantasy Forecast, Regan and Josh unpack a brutal round of carnage highlighted by Rozee’s late withdrawal with illness, Jack Steele and Jack Martin starting as the sub, and a dismal 34-point outing from Zak Butters. But in a rare win, the Ruck Pig stood tall as VC and delivered a massive 300 points for the boys. We break down what to do with struggling premiums like Zorko, Dale,...

In this episode of The Footy Forecast, the boys dive into all the big Round 21 headlines with Freo and the Crom storming home for thrilling comeback wins, while the Eagles officially lock in the wooden spoon. Pendles signs on for 2026 as he edges closer to the all-time games record, and we farewell Giants legend Callan Ward after he announces his retirement. Regan takes control of this week’s quiz...

In this episode of Fantasy Forecast, Regan and Josh break down a chaotic and unpredictable Round 20 that delivered both brilliant and brutal fantasy performances. Jeremy Cameron proved the doubters (us) wrong with a monster outing, joining the likes of Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Nick Daicos, Marcus Bontempelli, and Matt Rowell in delivering standout scores. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing, with biz...

In this episode of The Footy Forecast, the boys dive into all the big headlines with Round 20 now in the books. Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera cements his god status with a clutch game-winner against Melbourne, a moment so significant it reportedly sent the Demons into a crisis meeting. The Western Derby gets a full dissection as we unpack the key talking points and performances. Elsewhere, Toby Greene m...

In this episode of Fantasy Forecast, Regan and Josh break down all the key AFL Fantasy talking points ahead of Round 20. We kick things off with the Thursday night sub carnage, where Rowston and Johnson were both early casualties and potential cover options gone wrong. Then we dive into the monster ceiling scores from the weekend — with Naz, Daicos and Heeney all cracking 150, Moore hitting 143 an...

The boys are back after a cracking round of footy and ready to dive into all the action from Round 19. Brucey takes control of this week’s Derby themed quiz testing the lads on their WA footy knowledge. We break down all the big talking points including Freo’s huge win over the ladder leading Pies, Steven May’s controversial hit and the latest buzz around Harley Reid’s potential contract extension...

In this episode of Fantasy Forecast, Regan and Josh unpack a disastrous round of AFL Fantasy and one we might be dreading for years to come. It was injury carnage across the board. Nic Martin suffered an ACL, Xerri has been suspended for three weeks, and there are concerns for JHF and Connor Rozee. With Martin and Xerri needing to be traded, the boys break down the best ruck replacements and searc...

The boys are back, refreshed and ready to chat all things footy after a week off. Regan takes the reins for this week’s quiz, putting the lads through their paces as we look back at the key moments from Round 18. We crown our Forecaster of the Week and dive into the big talking points, including a major suspension, umpire contact drama, and some old tweets that have resurfaced. To wrap things up,...

The byes are finally done! In this episode of Fantasy Forecast, Regan and Josh reflect on the wonderful time they had playing fantasy footy over the byes… or not. The Bont let Brucey down as a trade-in, and he wasn’t alone, with plenty of popular premiums flopping in what turned out to be a low-scoring round across the board. The boys reveal their pre and post bye rankings (some more laughable tha...