The Buddy & Shane Show is BACK for Season 2026! Buddy & Shane kick off the new year with big calls, finals predictions, and a full opening round preview — plus Buddy reveals why he missed the start of the season (hint: it wasn't laziness).

CHAPTERS:

0:00 Welcome back — Season 2026 begins3:59 Bud's Big Call of the Round — Swans by 60

5:18 Big Call of the Year — Murphy Reid to be the best rebounder in AFL

6:55 Finals certainties for 2026 — who's in, who's out

12:27 Sydney Swans vs Carlton — Charlie Curnow returns to face his old club

19:22 Gold Coast Suns vs Geelong — Friday night blockbuster

23:15 GWS Giants vs Hawthorn — don't underestimate the injury-hit Giants

25:02 Brisbane Lions vs Western Bulldogs — match of the round

28:27 Collingwood vs St Kilda — is this a farewell season for Collingwood's legends?

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