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Eleni Thomas and Caspar McLeod preview the last of the bye rounds, including Essendon's win against Hawthorn in front of "a sea of red and black" in Tasmania and Carlton's loss against GWS. They also preview a huge round 15, including a 2020 prelim final rematch, a clash on Sunday afternoon in Perth with potential top 4 implications, and a Saturday filled with massive matches.

Liam Webster Mcallister and Caspar McLeod review round 13 and preview the last of the bye rounds in 2021. Topics discussed include Collingwood's next potential head coach, what the rest of 2021 should mean for St Kilda, and what promises to be a monster Friday night contest. 

In this episode of the Through the Banner Podcast, Eli Duxson and Caspar McLeod review round 12, and preview round 13. Topics discussed include Carlton losing YET AGAIN to a team inside the top 8, whether or not there's a goal kicking accuracy problem across the league, and what's to come next for the Magpies once Buckley isn't their coach anymore. 

Liam Webster-Mcallister and Caspar McLeod review round 11, including Essendon's win against the Eagles in Perth, Carlton's loss against the Swans, and Hawthorn's "slow" start against the Gold Coast. They also preview round 12, including Dreamtime at Optus Stadium, and potentially the biggest game of the season between Melbourne and Brisbane at Giants Stadium in Sydney. 

Caspar McLeod and Fraser Douglas this week review what was a massive round 9 from the 2021 AFL Men's season. Topics include Carlton's continued inability to beat the teams above them on the ladder, who's in a better position moving forward out of Hawthorn and Collingwood, and Gold Coast's "awful" recent AFL Q Clash record.  They also preview round 10, including a huge Friday night blockbuster...

In this episode of the Through The Banner podcast, Michael Van Dorsser and Caspar McLeod brave a horrible internet connection to discuss the major talking points to come out of round 8, and preview round 9. Topics discussed include the Cats thumping win over Richmond, a tough weekend for the Rioli family, and what could be the Giants' best opportunity to beat the Tigers in Melbourne yet. 

Eli Duxson and Caspar McLeod discuss a huge round 7 and all the major talking points to emerge from it. These include Buckley's future at Collingwood, whether or not anyone can prevent Richmond from finishing inside the top 4, and how "disappointing" Fremantle were. They also preview round 8, including Friday Night's Grand Final rematch between Richmond and Geelong, Gold Coast's opportunity to fin...

In this week's episode of the Through the Banner Podcast, Caspar McLeod and Liam Webster-Mcallister review a huge Anzac round. They touch upon the red hot Demons, the stumbling Tigers, and Geelong's re-establishing themselves as a premiership threat. Caspar is now almost officially on the Geelong bandwagon.  They also preview an even bigger round 7, which starts with a Friday night blockbuste...

In this week's episode of The Through the Banner Podcast, Fraser Douglas and Caspar McLeod review a monster round 5 and discuss the major talking points to come out of it. Topics include the "scary" Tigers, how bad the Saints are, and whether or not Melbourne should be taken seriously. They also preview round 6, including a huge Canberra clash between two modern rivals, what should be an awesome A...

Michael Van Dorsser and Caspar McLeod preview what promises to be an exciting AFLW Grand Final between Adelaide and Brisbane. They also review round 4 of the Men's season and the major talking points to emerge from what was an exciting round of footy. Such talking points include the impressive Saints, the troubles at Collingwood, and what Brisbane need to do to turn their season around. MVD and Ca...

Paddy Grindlay and Caspar McLeod preview the AFLW Prelim finals as well as round 4 of the AFL season. They also take time to discuss round 3 and the major talking points to come out of it. Topics discussed include: Whether or not Brisbane's AFLW team will get another crack at Adelaide in the Grand Final, just how costly these close Collingwood defeats are going to be when the end of the season rol...

Michael Van Dorsser and Caspar McLeod dissect a massive week for footy. They preview the first week of the AFLW finals series, and give their tips for the Premiership. They also review the second round of the AFL men's season, including controversial umpiring decisions/non-decisions, how disappointing Essendon's injuries are, and how awesome Sydney's forward line is this year. They finish off the...

Eli Duxson and Caspar McLeod review the first round of the 2021 season, dissecting the massive talking points to emerge from it. Topics from round one discussed include Collingwood struggling, Geelong and Brisbane disappointing, and Sydney impressing. They also preview round 2 of the 2021 season, including the monster Friday night game between the Cats and the Lions, the loser of which will leave...

Round 1 of the AFL men's season is just around the corner. In this episode Liam Webster Mcallistar and Caspar McLeod preview the round to come.  Amongst the topics discussed: whether or not the Suns can do it against the Eagles again, who's going to come out on top in the battle of the walking wounded in Essendon and Hawthorn, and why Carlton have to show something against Richmond. 

Welcome to the 2021 AFL season and the new season of the Through the Banner podcast too. In this episode, Paddy Grindlay and Caspar McLeod preview the season, looking at where they think each team will finish at the end of the home and away season, who will win the big one in September, and which coach is under the most pressure in 2021 (there's a lot of them to choose from).  

In this episode of the Through the Banner Podcast, Paddy Grindlay and Caspar McLeod deal with internet connectivity problems as they dissect the 2021 AFL fixture. Amongst the topics discussed: St Kilda's tough run, Port's deceptively easy beginning and a daunting round 23 matchup for Melbourne fans. 

In this episode of the Through the Banner Podcast, Eli Duxson and Caspar McLeod review the AFL 2020 draft. Amongst the topics discussed: Essendon going tall, Adelaide drafting local and myriad of possible dangerous forward-line duos. 

In this episode of the Through the Banner podcast, Liam Webster Mcallistar and Caspar McLeod review the trade period for each team and give each team a ranking out of 10. Amongst the topics discussed: How awful Collingwood's trade period was, how average Sydney's was and how brilliant port Adelaide's trade period was. 

In this week's episode of the Through the Banner Podcast, Liam Wesbter Mcallistar and Caspar McLeod review the 2020 season. Amongst the topics discussed: the impressive Suns, the disappointing Dons and whether or not the night grand final has a future in the AFL. 

In this week's episode of the Through the Banner Podcast, Eli Duxson, Shamsiya Hussainpoor, Paddy Grindlay, Jonathon Magrath and Caspar McLeod preview the 2020 AFL Grand Final. It isn't the Grand Final many predicted at the start of the season, but it promises to be a great game nevertheless. Amongst the topics discussed: can the Tigers win a flag without 100,000 screaming fans behind them and can...

In this week's episode of the Through the Banner Podcast, Eleni Thomas, Michael Van Dorsser and Caspar McLeod review the final series for the 6 teams not good enough to make the big dance. They discuss each of their final campaigns in context of the season and review whether or not they get a pass or failing mark. Class is in session! Amongst the topics discussed, whether or not Port were lucky to...

In this week's episode of the Through the Banner Podcast, Eleni Thomas and Caspar McLeod preview the two Prelim-finals, both of which promise to be incredible games. They also discuss the major talking points to come out of the semi-finals, including how awesome Dangerfield was, how admirable the Saints were and whether or not Richmond's ill-discipline will finally catch up with them.

What an opening weekend of finals footy that was! In this week's Episode of the Through the Banner Podcast, Shamsiya Hussainpoor, Eleni Thomas and Caspar McLeod discuss all the results from the Qualifying Finals and Elimination Finals, including Tom Hawkins' awful night and Collingwood's backs against the wall victory in Perth. Shamsiya Hussainpoor's favourite team are the Geelong Cats. AFL, the C...

In this week's episode of the Through the Banner podcast, Paddy Grindlay, Jonathon Magrath and Caspar McLeod preview the upcoming final series, which is set to be the most unpredictable ever. Can the Power continue the streak of the team finishing on top of the ladder at the end of round 1 in every leap year so far this century winning the premiership? Or can the Dogs repeat their 2016 fairytale?&...

In this, the first of two mega episodes in-between the end of round 18 and the start of finals,  Michael Van Dorsser, Liam Webster Mcallister, Eli Duxson and Caspar McLeod review the Home and Away season for those teams who missed out on finals in 2020. They also review round 18, and the big talking points to come out of it, including an emotional farewell for two Hawks and a horrid GWS perfo...