The Hoops Crew

Jake and Sambo hit the mics immediately following Geelong's Easter Monday clash with The Scum, looking to find a little catharsis and some bright spots on a frustrating day. Plenty to discuss, not all of it's awful. Subscribe to The Chaps on YouTube! Follow The Chaps on Twitter!  https://twitter.com/thechapschatc Send us an e-mail!  thechapschatcats@gmail.com While you're at it, go follo...

The Chaps are back, and they're here to recap all of the glorious details from Geelong's impressive Week 4 win over an in-form Brisbane Lions team! Winning while missing key players, the psychology of another great victory for this developing side, big steps forward for some young guns, Sam loves post-match pressers, commitment to the style, and who was Jake writing poetry about? All that, and mor...

Jake, Sam and Johnny share a jubilant virtual studio as they luxuriate in Geelong's powerful comeback victory at the MCG against Collingwood! Trusting the process, refusing to go back into their shell, the rising tide of youngsters, the superstars stand up, fighting on the footy field, and much more! Subscribe to The Chaps on YouTube! Follow The Chaps on Twitter!  https://twitter.com/thechaps...

Jake and Johnny hit the mics to record a pod in celebration of 22Under22 team honours for Georgie Prespakis and Becky Webster, and All-Australian squad honours for Maddie McMahon and Amy McDonald! Subscribe to The Chaps on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrVLlO31k9TxeltbvaDCBFg Follow The Chaps on Twitter!  https://twitter.com/thechapschatc Send us an e-mail!  thechapschatcats@...

The Chaps are back! Jake and Johnny steer the ship two-man style as Sambo takes a well-earned week off, and they've got you covered with a full recap of Geelong's Week 2 loss to the Sydney Swans! Positives to be gleaned, the small things that make big differences, Brad Close reclaims the sleeves and unleashes his full powers! Then it's a Chaps Fantasy update, some VFLW/VFLM news, and a big announc...

Geelong's AFLW season has come to an end, but the work doesn't stop here for the Chaps! Jake, Sambo and Johnny have you covered with a full review of the Cats' AFLW campaign, and then cap off the episode with the first instalment of an AFLW edition of Wheel of Grades! Follow The Chaps on Twitter!  https://twitter.com/thechapschatc Send us an e-mail!  thechapschatcats@gmail.com While you'...

The Chaps are back, and so is the Geelong Cats Mens team! Jake, Sambo and Johnny have got you covered with a comprehensive recap of Geelong's Week 1 clash with the Bombers, as Chris Scott's men summoned the style and verve of the 2007 era Cats at a sunny MCG! Brandan Parfitt's best game in the hoops, Dangerfield dominates, Tyson Stengle makes his grand entrance, Tom Hawkins is still a monstrous pr...

One Cats season ends and another begins as Geelong's AFLM team readies to take to the field! The Chaps have you covered with a season preview for the Mens team, as well as a spirited pitch from Sambo as to why people should watch the Water World movie, before concluding the episode with their Chaps Fantasy Draft! Follow The Chaps on Twitter!  https://twitter.com/thechapschatc Send us an e-mai...

The Chaps are back, and they've got a full recap of the final game of Geelong's 2022 AFLW campaign ready for your ear-holes! Amy McDonald elite in her 25th match, Cora Staunton elite as per the usual, and the Chaps' Fantasy and Tipping tournaments come to their conclusion! Follow The Chaps on Twitter!  https://twitter.com/thechapschatc Send us an e-mail!  thechapschatcats@gmail.com While...

The Chaps are back! Well, two of them at any rate. Jake and Sambo steer the ship with just two sets of hands at the wheel as they start off with some quick thoughts on their viewing of The Batman, then it's footy time! The Chaps recap all of the action from Geelong's Week 9 AFLW loss to the Saints, the negatives, the positives, the spots of individual brightness, and the team's ability to keep wor...

The Chaps are back, and the Cats have a win, so there’s plenty to Chat! First off it’s dealing with the “footy season is just around the corner” morons, then it’s into the good stuff as the Chaps breakdown every angle of Geelong’s glorious AFLW Week 8 victory over the Tigers! Reward for tackling effort, patience and efficiency with the footy, exciting signs from Olivia Barber, Becky “The Beast of...

The Cats took on the Bulldogs in Week 7 of the AFLW, and the Chaps have you covered with a full recap! Coaching approaches, umpiring inconsistency, Chaps Fantasy Football, tipping, and more! Follow The Chaps on Twitter!  https://twitter.com/thechapschatc Send us an e-mail!  thechapschatcats@gmail.com

The Chaps are back, and they've got a piping-hot Week 6 recap ready for your ear-holes! The frustration of the necessary plateau after progress, future evolution of Rachel Kearns and Julia Crockett-Grills, why Olivia Barber has to be back in the team! Plus MVP votes, Chaps Fantasy updates, and Johnny recaps the action from the tipping comp! Thoughts on lawn, the VFLW team has a massive victory, an...

The Chaps are back, and they've got a mega-sized mid-season review of the Cats AFLW season! They look back at Geelong's results from the first five weeks of play, what they've liked, who their MVP would be at the halfway mark, the best off-season acquisition so far, and one thing they'd like to see in the second half of the campaign! Then it's time for the Great Re-Draft, as the Chaps empty the ma...

The Chaps return, and baby, they've got that winning feeling! First up the Chaps gloat about their triumph in the World Cup on FIFA 2016, a victory over ten years in the making. Then it's onto more serious business as the lads relive and recap all of the thrills and spills from Geelong's heart-stopping last-gasp win over the West Coast Eagles in Week 5 of the AFLW season! There's an email from Fox...

The Chaps are back, and they’ve got you glorious Cats fans covered with a full recap of Geelong’s Week 4 clash with the Brisbane Lions! The pod starts with a little Aus Open talk, but then it’s full-steam ahead into the footy as the Cats came within an inch of producing one of the upsets of the season! The show rounds out with updates on Chaps Fantasy Football and the all-important Chaps Tipping c...

The Chaps are back, and they've got a full breakdown of Sam's latest lawn-mowing masterclass! Then it's onto the matter of Geelong's scintillating Week 3 AFLW clash against the undefeated Collingwood Magpies, updates on Chaps Fantasy Football, another edition of Wanker of the Week, and some other nonsense in between! Follow The Chaps on Twitter! https://twitter.com/thechapschatc Send us an e-mail!...

The Chaps are back, and there's a lot to get into! First off there's a chat about umpiring and how technology and rule adjustments could be used to benefit the game, then it's onto a full recap of the Cats vs Carlton! The rapid rise of Rachel "Monty" Kearns, a breakout game for Claudia Gunjaca, continued consistency from Madeline Keryk, and much more! The Chaps wrap up the show with a quick Fantas...

On this episode, the Chaps breakdown all of the action from Geelong's AFLW clash with the Kangaroos from Week 1! They discuss the performances of the 8 debutants who donned the hoops for the first time, the night and day difference in style and endeavour from 2021 to 2022, and why momentum in sports does exist, despite what some people on Twitter will tell you! Join the Chaps AFLW Tipping Comp! ht...

Jake, Sam and Johnny are here, and they've got AFLW Cats content out the wazoo! First off, they go head to head in their very own Geelong Cats AFLW Fantasy Football Draft, with each Chap having to assemble a team of 7 players from the 2022 roster. Then it's onto some bold predictions for the 2022 AFLW Cats season, as we count down the days to the return of AFLW footy this weekend! Join the Chaps A...

The Chaps are back, full of Christmas foods and ready to power rank their respective holiday season culinary experiences! Then it's time to rip open the Mailsack, as the loyal listeners tee the Chaps up with a cornucopia of great conversation starters. There's recommendations for modern Christmas Carols, a query as to which athletes from other sports could make a jump to the AFL, and which AFLW Ca...

Deck the halls, or whatever else you deck, the Chaps are here for their very first Chapsmas! The lads dive into Johnny's acquisition of a house, why Sam needs to start a Parental Influencer social media channel, and Jake is excited about something called the "Pittsburgh Steelers". Then it's onto a recap of the AFLW Cats' preseason victory over Richmond, with Phoebe McWilliams snagging a hat-trick...

The Chaps are back in full force, and it's a great time of year to be a sports fan! Johnny has thoughts on the F1 finale in Abu Dhabi, Jake has Canadian Football sadness, Sam wisely chooses to limit his sports heartache to footy season. There's some AFLM news with the Cats' 2022 fixture release, and a delayed preseason for Sam Menegola. Then it's AFLW time as the Chaps discuss the 2022 leadership...

Jake and Sambo are delighted to be joined by AFLW Cats superstar Becky Webster! They discuss new coach Dan Lowther's approach, preseason focus, bringing aggression and hunger, the new draftees, and more! Follow The Chaps on Twitter! https://twitter.com/thechapschatc Send us an e-mail!  thechapschatcats@gmail.com

Jake and Johnny pilot The Chaps ship as a duo this week as the countdown to AFLW Week 1 begins! First off it's news about Kate Darby's return to footy, and the awesome news that the Cats have smashed their previous AFLW membership record with a month to go before the season! There's time to preview Jake and Sam's chat with Becky Webster, and then the Chaps breakdown Geelong's 2022 AFLW Schedule, g...