Closing Round: you don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here. Some clubs really did want to go home, though — that showed across the Saturday schedule. On Sunday, though, five teams delivered. The one that didn’t, though, was the biggest disappointment of all.

Sections

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:37 MEL v COL

0:08:42 HAW v NM

0:13:44 GEE v WCE

0:23:49 RIC v GC

0:32:23 BRI v ESS

0:44:31 SYD v ADE

0:51:54 WB v GWS

1:00:33 CAR v STK

1:15:53 FRE v PA

1:23:41 Awards / Conclusion

Retirement announcements flood in ahead of the closing round. Who's going? Do we think any might go back on their word? Also, will the final home-and-away game actually mean anything? There's a chance that the games before it on Sunday turn it into a dead rubber.

Sections

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:05 MEL v COL

0:08:56 GEE v WCE

0:15:01 RIC v GC

0:20:00 HAW v NM

0:24:48 BRI v ESS

0:31:14 SYD v ADE

0:35:09 WB v GWS

0:43:34 CAR v STK

0:49:16 FRE v PA

0:57:41 Main Characters / Conclusion

Yes, the title is spelled correctly! It actually comes from the most Sunday of AFL Sundays maybe ever. Before that, though, Saturday's results largely locked in the top four, while still leaving teams to fight for something in the closing round.

Sections

0:00:00 Intro / News, Everyone!

0:03:44 ESS v SYD

0:14:29 GC v MEL

0:20:59 GWS v FRE

0:31:06 COL v BRI

0:40:33 PA v ADE

0:52:37 STK v GEE

1:00:28 WB v NM

1:06:40 HAW v RIC

1:15:39 WCE v CAR

1:22:55 Awards / Conclusion

It's our 200th episode, and we celebrate it with the long-awaited return of Mad Libs! …Well, once Benjamin remembers how to do it. From there, it's a rundown of the ins, outs, and oddities ahead of the penultimate round.

Sections

0:00:00 Intro / Mad Libs!

0:11:24 ESS v SYD

0:16:45 GC v MEL

0:22:16 GWS v FRE

0:27:07 COL v BRI

0:32:39 PA v ADE

0:37:35 STK v GEE

0:41:27 WB v NM

0:45:50 HAW v RIC

0:48:25 WCE v CAR

0:54:31 Main Characters / Conclusion

Round 22 as a whole still has our heads spinning. It seems the more we try to make sense of this season, the less we or anybody else succeeds. No lead was safe on Friday or Saturday, while Sunday delivered not the same closeness, but a couple incredibly wacky blowouts.

Sections

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:05 SYD v COL

0:11:27 BRI v SYD

0:23:09 NM v WCE

0:31:49 FRE v GEE

0:46:57 ESS v GC

1:02:56 MEL v PA

1:12:25 CAR v HAW

1:22:47 RIC v STK

1:30:22 ADE v WB

1:41:51 Awards / Conclusion

Whoa, we got blasted with news this week! We commend those hanging up their boots, before zooming in on the rather cracking weekend slate. 7 will be seething that they ended up with the Sunday match they did, while we'll look to settle in quickly after sundown both nights.

Sections

0:00:00 Intro / Retirements

0:13:11 SYD v COL

0:19:21 BRI v GWS

0:26:02 NM v WCE

0:31:08 FRE v GEE

0:39:26 ESS v GC

0:45:23 MEL v PA

0:49:31 CAR v HAW

0:55:44 RIC v STK

1:01:27 ADE v WB

1:06:53 Conclusion

The title was inspired both by Ethan and by a club we don't support! A very home team-very round saw no middle ground between drama and blowouts — and still no finals spots locked up.

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:56 WB v MEL

0:12:08 WCE v GC

0:20:02 NM v RIC

0:28:20 GEE v ADE

0:37:15 COL v CAR

0:47:27 PA v SYD

0:57:59 GWS v HAW

1:06:55 ESS v FRE

1:12:36 STK v BRI

1:21:48 Nominees / Conclusion

Biggest complaint about Round 21 fixtures: the worst direct overlap decision in our time watching the AFL. Biggest positive about R21 fixtures: Sunday! No bottom three, and three games that are all damn cracking on paper. One hasn't been played at the specific venue for 25 years!

Sections

0:00:00 Intro

0:03:09 WB v MEL

0:09:16 WCE v GC

0:16:40 NM v RIC

0:22:14 GEE v ADE

0:28:43 COL v CAR

0:36:17 PA v SYD

0:41:33 GWS v HAW

0:46:24 ESS v FRE

0:52:39 STK v BRI

0:58:26 Reactions / Conclusion

"By" is the word, is the word that you heard. It's got a groove, it's got a meaning. Why "by"? Because def. by.

Sections

0:00:00 Intro

0:04:03 CAR v PA

0:13:35 NM v GEE

0:25:32 GC v BRI

0:37:24 STK v ESS

0:46:07 MEL v GWS

0:54:46 FRE v WCE

1:01:39 COL v RIC

1:07:47 SYD v WB

1:17:52 ADE v HAW

1:26:31 Awards / Conclusion