Footy & Friends

Yes my beautiful friends this week on Dyl & Friends, we’ve got one of my all-time favourite guests, Paul Taylor.

Paul’s genuinely lived about a thousand lives and he’s only just warming up. He’s a former British Navy Aircrew Officer turned Neuroscientist, Physiologist, and Nutritionist, and he’s now completing a PhD in Applied Psychology. Seriously impressive.

We spoke about his wild time in the military, including some hectic moments as a helicopter search and rescue crewman, and his experience in resistance-to-interrogation training (it's as full on as it sounds).

Paul has spent decades obsessed with one thing: human performance. From flying missions in high-pressure environments to helping the Australian Military build stress-resilient soldiers, his work is all about training the brain and body to thrive under pressure.

In this episode, we dive into the science of stress, resilience, habits, cold exposure, breathwork, leadership, sleep, and why most of us are getting modern life completely backwards.

I rarely listen to my own voice but I've already had a second go at this episode. It was seriously GOOOOD. Enjoy xx

Contact Paul via his website here!!

If you liked this episode, you'll love episode ⁠#211 with Tim Moss.

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Yesss welcome back to another weekend preview Faffers!

For the third ep in a row we were lucky enough to be joined by a special guest, with one of Brett's former teammates Adam Pattison joining the show in place of Mick. We covered plenty of ground in this ep, and kicked it off by discussing some of the boys antics at Richmond in the mid 2000s.

Once we got going, we previewed all of the upcoming round 14 AFL action before we were joined by a former AFL legend (who stole Dyl's job!) as well as a 42 game Carlton star.

Enjoy!

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Yes fam we're back in studio today with Josh S, Benny & Mon!

We're back to our roots today with shit stories, good recommendations & plenty of laughs.

What we cover:

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Yessss welcome back Faffers!

With Mick in Perth with the Roos for another week, Dyson Heppell joined Brett and Dyl as we unpacked all of the footy action from round 13. We discussed Mack's new trench coat, Jack Ginnivan's antics, some rogue Essendon players from yesterday and plenty more.

Enjoy!

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This week on Dyl & Friends we have commentator, analyst and all round legend, Kate McCarthy.

Kate is a trailblazer of AFLW. She played in the inaugural AFLW season, making history while navigating the intense pressure and personal sacrifices that came with it, including missing her sister’s wedding to play in the very first Grand Final.

In this episode, Kate opens up about the mental health challenges of being in and out of the team, the emotional toll of feeling discarded by coaches, and the impact of being diagnosed with ADHD.

She also dives deep into her media career, discussing what it’s really like commentating footy, and the complicated reality of critiquing former teammates and friends live on air.

Can't thank Kate enough for coming on the pod & being so open! Enjoy fam xx

If you liked this episode, you'll love episode #191 with Abbey Holmes.

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Yesssss welcome back Faffers!

Brett was unavailable for this episode, but it was still a huge show as we are joined by the one and only Tom Hawkins following his game for Beaufort as part of the 2025 Carlton Draft.

Mick, Dyl and Tom discussed all the highs and lows from Tom's 359 AFL career which included 3 premierships as well as 2009 NAB Cup win. The boys had plenty of laughs as we reminisced on some of Tom's rogue teammates from back in the day before we previewed all of the round 13 AFL matches.

Enjoy!

This episode of Footy & Friends is brought to you by Carlton Draught - for more information on the 2025 Carlton Draft head to https://carltondraught.com.au/the-carlton-draft?nav=Matches

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YESSS Dyl is back today from his baby hiatus & he is joined by none other than Roo's superstar Charlie Comben, Producer Moff & somehow, Mack snuck in the studio too.

What we cover:

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Yessss welcome back to another weekend review Faffers!

The boys had varied energy levels with a different record time this week, but we still had plenty of flowers to give out as we broke down all the action from round 12. Mick responded to some online backlash as he praised Collingwood, Brett was stoked with how many different tangents we went on, Dyl brought the analysis as always and Linc & Mack both made gags that fell awfully flat. We were also joined by 2x special guests over the phone, one of which definitely isn't related to the producer.

Enjoy!

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Welcome back to Dyl & Friends. Today we’re joined by Geelong superstar, 300-gamer & my good friend, Mitch Duncan.

Mitch is a premiership player, club leader, and one of the most consistent performers of the past decade. We chat about his role as one of the senior figures at Geelong, his work with the club’s academy, and how much the place has changed since he first walked through the doors.

He reflects on those early years playing alongside legends like Joel Selwood, Tom Hawkins and Gary Ablett Jnr - and what he’s learned from being part of a club culture that’s remained rock solid for so long.

We also dive into the mental side of footy, navigating form and injuries, and how Mitch has evolved both on and off the field over the years.

Away from the game, Mitch is a husband and father of four. We chat about the challenges of balancing elite footy with family life, the shift in mindset that’s come with experience, and the importance of simply enjoying the game for what it is.

A great chat with a great man. Massive thanks to Mitch for jumping on. Hope you love this one xx

If you liked this episode, you'll love episode #247 with Jeremy Cameron.

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Yessss, welcome back to another weekend preview, Faffers!

It’s a shorter round of footy this week as we head into the byes — but don’t worry, we still managed to ramble on for as long as we usually do. Dyl and Mick were basically human Yellow Pages again, dialing up some surprise guests that had Brett absolutely buzzing.

Somewhere between all off this, we actually previewed the weekend of footy with our usual dose of analysis.

Enjoy!

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