We're back to break down the 2024 men's schedule! From "Opening Round" gripes to chances for unprecedented results, we got more excited for the season to come as this episode went along. We celebrate rivalry scheduling and WCE v BRI at long last, and try to understand other location oddities. …Oh yeah, and something about the Gather Round.

Sections

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:01 Opening Round + R1

0:05:14 Geelong fixture talk

0:09:03 “Never Before” + Gather + Anzac + Alt. Sites

0:31:18 Rivalries + Returns

0:43:34 Club-by-Club / Misc.

1:04:51 Conclusion

Yup, that's the title, and you'll know why if you saw Port's Twitter! Ethan tried to shut himself out of the last three days of trade news, and it... sort of worked? He and Benjamin talk through all the moves, many revealed to him for the first time in this recording. Reactions galore!

It's the 69th episode of Season 2, and we're here to do a lot of things — including but not limited to celebrating American success! Mason Cox and Collingwood eked out a victory in the best Grand Final of our time knowing this amazing sport. We talk the game, the non-footy entertainment, and more extraneous material that fits into the general vicinity of our footy experience.

And here's the song Ethan mentioned early on: https://youtu.be/Yqp-J1fQ-mY

Sections

0:00:00 Intro

0:03:24 Pregame Talk

0:16:24 GF Discussion

0:40:24 Postmortems

0:55:40 Conclusion

How can a preview of one game be nearly an hour long? Well, it isn't just a Grand Final preview. There's Brownlow night talk, list news, and our general stupidity along with a little bit of GF discussion. What can we say? It's a podcast — we go on tangents.

Sections

00:00 Intro

02:30 Brownlow Night

15:27 News, Everyone!

30:32 Grand Final Preview

55:24 Conclusion

We knock off another big milestone with the help of Springfield's most renowned actor! Both prelims are matchups we haven't seen since the first half of the season, so we put both games into perspective. Plus: postmortems for the Dees and Power, and various other pieces of news outside the final four.

Sections

00:00 Intro

03:20 MEL Postmortem

15:17 PA Postmortem

28:19 News / Loose Ends

33:29 PF1: COL v GWS

41:36 PF2: BRI v CAR

51:37 Main Characters / Conclusion

In the vein of the NBC football commentator: "Now here's a podcast where the title makes fun of me!" The second week of finals delivered, in our opinion, higher-quality footy than the first. Whether it was the close Friday affair or a GIANT burst from stoppage on Saturday, the better teams rose to the occasion. We also pay tribute to snakes, punters in America… and one of the greatest figures to ever grace Australian rules football.

Sections

00:00 Intro

04:25 SF1: MEL v CAR

28:20 SF2: PA v GWS

47:02 Main Characters / Conclusion

Given the postmortems we do for dead teams, it makes sense that our episodes can get somewhat… macabre. Don't let your neighborhood necrophiliac anywhere near our examinations of St Kilda and Sydney, before we analyze the lists and speculate on matchups and key areas in both of this weekend's semi-finals.

Sections

00:00 Intro

02:05 SYD Postmortem

13:10 STK Postmortem

29:23 SF1: MEL v CAR

40:59 SF2: PA v GWS

50:15 Main Characters / Conclusion

Finals Week 1 had the enviable task of living up to last year's quartet… and it didn't accomplish that. What it did give us, though, was a plethora of talking points regarding selection, defensive depth, and old men yelling at clouds — or are those goal songs? Regardless, we don't waste time and get right into the footy in this episode, so we hope you enjoy!

Sections

00:00 Intro

04:16 QF1: COL v MEL

14:46 EF1: CAR v SYD

28:32 EF2: STK v GWS

39:58 QF2: BRI v PA

53:36 Conclusion

Happy finals! We preview the four Week 1 fixtures with both brevity and irreverence, as should always be done. We also touch on Aussie punters in American football (including a Gryan Miers connection), bending the 15m bounce rule, and… the Zoidberg of the AFL?

Sections

00:00 Intro / Rapid Fire

12:19 QF1: COL v MEL

22:00 EF1: CAR v SYD

33:31 EF2: STK v GWS

44:00 QF2: BRI v PA

52:33 Conclusion / Main Characters