ABC AFL Daily

AFL Saturday with Corbin Middlemas, Mick Malthouse and Chad Wingard, reviewing and previewing the AFL matches in Round 19. Today's guests, Essendon Coach Brad Scott, and Port Adelaide Coach Ken Hinkley.

GWS didn't need to get out of first gear to make light work of the inaccurate and injury plagued Bombers, but how long will the Giants remain in the top four? Marc Murphy has done the maths and believes Sydney is still a change to make the finals this year. Plus, the team answer all the big questions ahead of the remainder of Round 19.

Essendon bring in over 600 games of experience this week and Roosy is baffled they haven't done it sooner. In a weekend where more top 8 hopefuls clash, who will come out victorious and which bottom 9 teams can shake up the finals race? Plus Roosy remembers Barrie Robran who was widely regarded as the best South Australian to ever play the game, after he passed away aged 77. 

Adam Cerra was the test case for careless umpire contact offences being heard before the Tribunal and the hearing might have raised more questions than answers, meanwhile Zac Bailey and Tristan Xerri had their bans upheld. With Greg Swann starting his role as the Executive General Manager of Football Performance on Monday, Roosy and Poppy had a commission meeting to try and get a head start on some of the big ticket items.  

Paul Roos believes that Harley Reid should be missing at least a week for an incident with Travis Boak on the weekend, and that he needs to start letting his football do the talking. The Bulldogs are sitting in ninth, is that where they deserve to be? And would we be more critical of North Melbourne if it wasn't Alastair Clarkson in the coaches box?

Roosy thinks Essendon should bring some more fun into the remainder of its season as the Bombers injury woes worsen.

There are still questions over the Gold Coast for Roosy and did Lachie Neale use the umpire as a screen resulting in Adam Cerra being sent to the tribunal?

Western Bulldogs champion Bob Murphy joins Matt Clinch to work through an AFL round which has thrown up sensational games across the weekend.

AFL Saturday with Corbin Middlemas, Mick Malthouse and Luke Ball, reviewing and previewing the AFL matches in Round 18. Today's guest, GWS Coach Adam Kingsley ahead of the Giants clash with Geelong at the Sydney Showgrounds.

Brisbane continue to surge, out-classing Carlton in Melbourne. But it wasn't without drama and injury carnage, with the premiership contender caught up with a sad season-ender for defender Noah Answerth. Also on today's episode, Corbin Middlemas, Ben Cameron and Brett Deledio ponder whether tonight's game is the Suns' most important ever game. And the Dogs play the Crows - who needs the scalp more?

After a difficult few weeks, Carlton fans may not be looking forward to their match with the Lions but Paul Roos think’s is not all doom and gloom. Could the Suns spoil illness-riddled Collingwood's trip to the Gold Coast? And, with a number of high stakes games, Roosy struggles to pick his match and team of the round this week.