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Real Footy
The best footy writers from The Age and Sydney Morning Herald bring you the weekly lowdown on all things AFL. If you like the pod, please take the time to rate & review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. We love to hear from you and it makes it easier for the rest of the podcast...
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‘I’ve written off Brisbane’
Is the Lions’ season on the skids? One of our panellists certainly thinks so ahead of a huge Q Clash against the Suns. Elsewhere, there are rematches...
How John Longmire can puncture the James Hird balloon
James Hird might have the loudest support, but Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Caroline Wilson agree there’s one man who stands above him and all othe...
Brad Scott ‘didn’t have a chance’
Essendon travel west after sacking their coach, teams top up at the mid-season draft and the Giants hook into some ice-cold beers after their remarkab...
SPECIAL EPISODE: Inside the Brad Scott departure
As news emerges that Essendon has parted ways with coach Brad Scott, Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall jump in the studio to record a special episode of...
Is Brad Scott on borrowed time at Essendon?
Caroline Wilson expects the Bombers will say bye-bye to their coach by the bye round, but fellow panellists Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall think Brad...
How the Pendlebury party insults the Eagles
West Coast have been framed as the “Washington Generals” in Collingwood’s plan to celebrate Scott Pendlebury’s record-breaking game. Andrew Wu and Pet...
Upset wins for Blues, Dees, and the young star who terrifies Caroline Wilson
Carlton taste a rare victory, Melbourne enjoy one against a highly fancied opponent and Collingwood seem more concerned with Scott Pendlebury’s impend...
Cats seek vengeance, Pies to be outpaced
Is Geelong’s form good enough to topple the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba in the grand final rematch, and can Carlton bounce back from their week of tur...
Pies minced, Dockers convince and a shake-up at City Hall
Collingwood's frailties - immediate and long-term - are exposed by Geelong. Fremantle wins over their doubters with a barnstorming win over Hawthorn,...
The uproar and the ‘brutal reality’: Inside the Lance Collard case and the AFL tribunal
In this bonus episode, Peter Ryan and Danny Russell take an in-depth look at the AFL tribunal after string of controversial cases so far in 2026 have...
One team's streak is about to end
Between them, the Hawks and Dockers haven't lost a game for eight weeks. That will change on Thursday night in Perth. Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan discuss...
It's Groundhog Day for Voss and his Blues
As Carlton's recurring nightmare continues, Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Caroline Wilson discuss the chances of coach Michael Voss keeping his job,...
Friends become foes in Blues' grudge match
Tom De Koning and Jack Silvagni take on Carlton for the first time since defecting to St Kilda, Port Adelaide hit the Showdown with the Crows in form,...
AFL fumbles tech, Pendles fumbles nothing
The AFL turned back the clock in a series of video-review snafus in round seven, prompting Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Sam McClure to ask if the l...
The case for a Bombers’ boilover
Essendon haven’t won on Anzac Day since COVID times, but Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan are yet to be convinced by Collingwood, and say the Dons are not wit...
How did the Blues fail Hollands?
Carlton are under scrutiny for their management of Elijah Hollands in their heartbreaking loss to Collingwood. Magpie Nick Daicos and Geelong’s Jeremy...
Rivalries, royals and rev-ups
Carlton v Collingwood, the Battle of the Bridge, the WA derby; there's feuds aplenty in the AFL this week. Peter Ryan and Danny Russell run their eye...
To ruck or not to ruck?: The Dogs' Darcy dilemma
Sam Darcy is the hottest property in the AFL, but the Western Bulldogs have a huge call to make on the star forward. This week on the Real Footy podca...
Injuries stack up against Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs might be the only undefeated team left, but Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan are unwilling to make the "leap of faith" required to back t...
Hawks, Cats deliver again; Blues smell of panic
Hawthorn and Geelong serve up the game this AFL season needed, Carlton capitulate once more, Steven King's Demons provide a blueprint for beating the...
A question of trust for Blues v Roos
The Easter round throws up a variety of intriguing AFL games, with Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan disagreeing on where to put their faith on Good Friday. Th...
How low can the Blues and Bombers go?
One-time AFL behemoths Carlton and Essendon delivered more disappointment to their long-suffering supporters at the weekend, prompting Michael Gleeson...
No excuses for Collingwood, mutual hatred at Marvel
The Magpies have an unhealthy reliance on Nick Daicos, but our tipsters, Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan, reckon they'll get the job done against the Giants....
'A world of pain' for Brad Scott's Bombers
Essendon's disastrous start to the season puts more heat on coach Brad Scott and their lacklustre leaders. Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Caroline Wi...
Rankine returns, Bevo's faith pays off
The Crows get their firestarter back after a long suspension, but the in-form Bulldogs should have them covered in one key area in Friday night's bloc...
What happens if the big four flop?
Collingwood, Carlton, Essendon and Richmond are Victoria’s big four clubs with the power to fill the MCG weekly, but what will happen if they all stru...
Angry fans, fashion tips and undisciplined Lions
Round one of the AFL season promises some spite, with the Bombers and Hawks renewing their rivalry, Roos fans reacquainting with Jason Horne-Francis,...
How a Daicos, Pendlebury masterclass exposed new-look Saints
Nick Daicos and Scott Pendlebury run amok for Collingwood, prompting our panel to ask if St Kilda's Ross Lyon was out-coached and how his playmaker Na...
Opening round grudge matches and golden rules for tipping
Charlie Curnow won't know what's hit him when he and his new Swans teammates open the 2026 AFL season against his former club, Carlton. Andrew Wu and...
'He won't be captain': The after-shocks of Zach Merrett's trade attempt
After a lengthy AFL trading period, the biggest news surrounds a player who didn't get his wish - Essendon captain Zach Merrett, who couldn't get to H...
'It's not a great deal': Doubts over Merrett-to-Hawks move
After Hawthorn finally came to the party and came up with a trade offer for Essendon captain Zach Merrett, our podcasters - Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan -...
'A real salary cap pinch': Swans' Curnow hitch
The AFL trade period is in a state of inertia, but the intrigue remains strong with 48 hours until the final deadline. Christian Petracca's switch to...
Not all first round picks are equal
We're halfway through AFL trade period, 13 trades in and things are starting to get spicy. Andrew Wu and and Marc McGowan run their eye over the actio...
'Something's going on here'
Sam McClure's scoop senses are tingling, are Zak Butters and Zach Merrett about to execute their exit strategies and blow the trade period wide open?...
'Melbourne have thrown him out'
How much are the Demons willing to pay for Clayton Oliver to play for a rival club for the next five years? Andrew Wu and Jake Niall discuss the intri...
'Sydney are all over him'
The Swans are frontrunners for Charlie Curnow, but only if they are willing to give up something Carlton wants. Clayton Oliver tours the GWS facilitie...
Pick seven is not enough
Melbourne says the Suns will need to pay up to get Christian Petracca. Charlie Curnow is gettable, Zach Merrett isn't and Zak Butters makes all recrui...
The Lions juggernaut
They now have back-to-back premierships, so how far can the Brisbane Lions take this dynasty? On the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall a...
Real Footy tipping: 'September has different rules'
Will the Lions roll the dice on Lachie Neale and what are the risks? And will the Cats go tall or small in replacing defensive pillar Tom Stewart? And...
Could this be Geelong's last dance?
We've heard it before, but could this be Geelong's last dance, and are the Brisbane Lions building a dynasty? On the Real Footy podcast Sam McClure, J...