Footy is well and truly back now - and we’re debriefing all the biggest moments from opening round & round one. This episode starts with a classic moment from Mon - she’s once again found her way into the inner sanctum at the Crows!

We then unpack the last minute retirement of Steven May, the passing of Dennis Commetti (check out his best one-liners compiled by the AFL here & Bruce McAvaney’s tribute to him here) and the offseason arrest of some Hawks players. Mon then blesses us with a deep dive into some footy fashion commentary before we debrief the big moments from the last 2 weeks of footy. 

In this week’s best on feed, Monica shares this TikTok from the Al, Kate & All Their Mates podcast and Marielle shares this reel from Simon Mee and Alex Crist. 

This week’s sources are: 

• ​Demons premiership star Steven May retires just before AFL season after off-field drama and contract settlement by Max Laughton for Fox Sports 
• ​Demons AFL premiership defender Steven May retires ahead of 2026 season on abc.net.au 
• ​EXCLUSIVE: Premiership Melbourne defender Steven May told to look for new club as Dees enter new era by Tom Morris for nine.com.au 
• ​Melbourne confident salary cap in good shape despite spending well over $1 million on former players by Paul Amy and Jon Ralph for The Hearld Sun 
• ​Bruce McAvaney mourns Dennis Cometti, hailing fellow AFL commentator his ‘ultimate teammate’ on abc.net.au 
• ​Dennis Cometti Wikipedia 
• ​AFL world mourns passing of iconic commentator Dennis Cometti on afl.com.au 
• ​Arrests not made public sooner for legal reasons, Hawks say on afl.com.au 
• ​Hawthorn forward Dylan Moore allegedly found with bag of ‘crystalline substance’ after US arrest, police documents claim on abc.net.au 
• ​Hawthorn sta Dylan Moore lifts lid on bombshell arrest that cost him his vice-captaincy by Cameron Noakes for 7news 
• ​Tassie Kit Reveal Instagram Post 
• ​ROMY x Tasmania Devils Bomber Jacket Collab Instagram Post 
• ​Homie x AFL Knit Collab 
• ​Opening Round Results on afl.com.au 
• ​Giants and Seven Network Launch ‘No Holds Barred: The GWS Giants’ on play.afl 
• ​Moneyball: What ‘contract year’ Jake Stringer is really worth as clubs attempt to land key Swan by Jon Ralph for The Hearld Sun
• ​Gold Coast Suns’ First Win Club Song (ft whiteboards)  
• ​Docherty withdrawn from Blues function after stinging criticism by Damian Barrett for afl.com.au 
• ​Eddie McGuire and Jimmy Bartel discuss the Sam Docherty voice note on Eddie & Jimmy 
• ​Surprise twist in Gorringe vs “old man media” feud on sen.com.au 
• ​Tassie FC Historic Season Opener Post (inviting Sam Docherty) 
• ​AFL Round 1 Results on Fox Sports 
• ​List of Australian Football League Songs Wikipedia

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