Why is there smoke coming out of this episode, Benjamin? Well, the Thursday nighter will provide some answers to that. Or maybe it's you form your frustration with the Eagles… or Ethan fuming about a game the Cats easily could've won… or Rossball being ugly and ineffective again? In a round that could be seen as somewhat typical, there are a lot of things about which we can get heated.

Sections

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:54 WB v SYD

0:14:31 FRE v COL

0:24:45 NM v PA

0:30:32 CAR v GC

0:39:21 GEE v GWS

0:49:18 RIC v ESS

0:56:12 HAW v BRI

1:10:42 MEL v STK

1:19:23 ADE v WCE

1:25:09 Awards / Conclusion

Mad Libs strike again (even though libs are always mad) as we continue through the Sir Doug Nicholls Round! Watch for deadly talent to shine through again, and also keep an eye out for a couple players going up against their old clubs for the first time. We've also got standalone Dreamtime at last! …oh, right, all the Tigers are hurt.

Sections

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:18 WB v SYD

0:14:19 FRE v COL

0:20:06 NM v PA

0:26:06 CAR v GC

0:30:29 GEE v GWS

0:36:22 RIC v ESS

0:42:29 HAW v BRI

0:50:11 MEL v STK

0:57:08 ADE v WCE

1:04:07 Main Characters / Conclusion

Seriously, what the hell were the scriptwriters on when they drew up Round 10? The sheer range of scores and outcomes against what we expected lent itself to one of our longest episodes of the year. Ethan is ready for a Chris Scott axe-swinging, Benjamin is saying “I told you so” about some young Eagles, and we’re both still reeling from how the Adelaide clubs ended each of their fixtures.

Sections

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:13 GC v GEE

0:16:31 SYD v CAR

0:23:26 COL v ADE

0:31:46 GWS v WB

0:39:44 STK v FRE

0:51:14 BRI v RIC

0:57:34 ESS v NM

1:03:19 PA v HAW

1:14:39 WCE v MEL

1:26:53 Awards / Conclusion

We finally have our first guests on the show… in a way! With these extra voices in tow, we celebrate the arrival of the Sir Doug Nicholls Round. This weekend is another front-loaded one, but don't sleep on a couple referendum games later in the round. Plus, there's potential for an All-Time Footy Names Derby.

Sections

00:00 Intro

03:53 GC v GEE

15:38 SYD v CAR

21:11 COL v ADE

26:15 GWS v WB

33:38 STK v FRE

37:46 BRI v RIC

41:46 ESS v NM

46:34 PA v HAW

51:31 WCE v MEL

57:00 Main Characters / Conclusion

The out-of-pocket titles continue! Round 9 brings with it a substantial divide — the top eight all play each other, leaving just one truly compelling matchup among the other five fixtures. The others… welp, guess we're in for a critical dose of Sickos footy this weekend!

Sections

0:00:00 Intro

0:01:54 CAR v MEL

0:13:34 GEE v PA

0:21:15 FRE v SYD

0:26:21 HAW v STK

0:34:18 ESS v GWS

0:41:49 RIC v WB

0:48:46 GC v NM

0:52:49 COL v WCE

1:00:30 ADE v BRI

1:12:07 Main Characters / Conclusion

It's not that this "rivalry round" underwhelmed… it's that it threw us for so many loops that we hard a hard time knowing how to feel. Our clubs' losses don't sting as much, the Bulldogs remain extremely conflicting, and QClash made things plain weird at the end. We don't even know who the main character is — check Twitter for our poll!

Sections

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:47 ADE v PA

0:11:35 CAR v COL

0:21:31 SYD v GWS

0:28:21 STK v NM

0:33:50 MEL v GEE

0:44:26 WCE v ESS

0:52:36 RIC v FRE

0:57:04 WB v HAW

1:05:59 BRI v GC

1:16:37 Awards / Conclusion

Rivalry Round is upon us! Ethan tries to make fetch happen with a new nickname, Benjamin calls his shots on debutants, and we both continue with our cracking talk from last week.

Sections

0:00:00 Intro

0:03:29 ADE v PA

0:12:17 CAR v COL

0:20:08 SYD v GWS

0:29:12 STK v NM

0:37:15 MEL v GEE

0:45:23 WCE v ESS

0:50:09 RIC v FRE

0:56:53 WB v HAW

1:03:07 BRI v GC

1:13:34 Main Characters / Conclusion

What a cracking Anzac Round we witnessed, highlighted by an "even-up ballgame" on Thursday. Elsewhere, "defensive harmony" took center stage for the Demons, while a lack thereof hindered other expected contenders. Ethan bitches about one club and gets bored with another, and Benjamin reiterates his concerns about multiple club's ball movement trends.

Sections

0:00:00 Intro

0:01:53 RIC v MEL

0:09:33 ESS v COL

0:17:19 GWS v BRI

0:30:13 PA v STK

0:38:25 NM v ADE

0:47:50 GEE v CAR

1:01:32 FRE v WB

1:11:13 GC v WCE

1:18:33 HAW v SYD

1:25:32 Awards / Conclusion

Nine games over five days is a beautiful thing, even if it puts us on a tighter schedule! We play Wednesday Mad Libs for the first time and see how we ranked our interest in each of the Anzac Appeal Round fixtures.

Sections

0:00:00 Intro

0:04:20 RIC v MEL

0:13:41 ESS v COL

0:18:33 GWS v BRI

0:26:34 PA v STK

0:36:15 NM v ADE

0:43:28 GEE v CAR

0:51:09 FRE v WB

0:59:57 GC v WCE

1:06:09 HAW v SYD

1:13:06 Main Characters / Conclusion