Real Footy Podcast
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Selection, weather, venue: The factors that could decide the grand final
This week on the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall look ahead to the grand final and the factors that could impact the result of the game.
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Can the Blues beat Brisbane in a preliminary final?
Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall discuss how the Blues will want the game to be played if they are to have a chance against the Lions at the Gabba.
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‘Born to play finals’: The players who shone in the first week of September
Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall look back at the first week of finals, from the deafening crowds on Thursday and Friday night to the kids and unsung players who starred on the big stage.
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‘Will they be ready?’ Previewing a blockbuster first week of finals
This week on the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall discuss the blockbuster first week of finals and how the games are likely to play out.
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Essendon Bombers
The reason Essendon fans are ‘starting to tear their hair out’
Essendon’s list management boss Adrian Dodoro should be under further scrutiny after another disappointing season, according to the panel on this week’s Real Footy podcast.
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‘It was a complete fiasco, really. It was a stuff up.’
The debacle in Adelaide which saw Ben Keays’ goal signalled as a behind and denied the Crows a win over Sydney, and ultimately a chance at playing finals, came on the back of human error and a system error.
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Why the Matildas’ success should have the AFL ‘very worried’
As Australia experiences a week of extraordinary Women’s World Cup hype, the AFL season edges towards the end of its home-and-away season. But what does the Matildas’ success mean for the AFLW?
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AFL 2023
‘Are they the Melbourne of last year?’
On this week’s Real Footy podcast, the panel discuss ramifications of Nick Daicos’ injury on Collingwood’s premiership tilt and the Brownlow Medal.
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Where does Buddy sit among the modern footy greats?
This week on the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall discuss the sudden retirement of Hawthorn and Sydney great Lance Franklin.
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Will Mini get the big job at Richmond?
This week on the Real Footy podcast, Caroline Wilson, Michael Gleeson and Peter Ryan discuss Richmond’s extraordinary comeback over Hawthorn and Andrew McQualter’s chances of landing the coaching job on a permanent basis.
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‘Might be difficult’: Can the Blues hold on to Jack Silvagni?
This week on the Real Footy podcast, Caroline Wilson, Michael Gleeson and Sam McClure discuss the Blues, how they have turned their season around and whether they can hold on to Jack Silvagni.