Real Footy by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

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Real Footy episodes:

'Too bad to be true'

Straight for the jugular

A redemption story

Brutal calls

Extreme hoodoo

Are the Blues the real deal?

'Some sort of curse'

'You couldn't make this up'

'A bit of rat cunning'

'Close to the end of the road'

A hard lesson to learn

'They had no right to win'

The team with the most to lose

'That was just extraordinary'

'Fraught with danger'

'Win some bloody games'

The most interesting trade that didn't get done

'Picks are flying everywhere'

'Collingwood have paid a premium'

Gunston to Hawks? 'There'd been some murmurings'

‘No one really wants him to walk to the draft’

'Struck on the backside by a rainbow'

'Detached from reality'

'A lot to pay'

'He's killed the Colliwobbles single-handedly'

'He's going to have to be clever'

'An extraordinary achievement'

'No confidence'

'Smashed when it counted'

Mr September

'Born to play finals'

'It's their time'

'Will they be ready?'

A blood sport

The reason Essendon fans are ‘starting to tear their hair out’

'Always back the horse called self interest'

'It was a complete fiasco, really. It was a stuff-up."

"I'm glad you're taking the risk, 'cos I'm not"

AFL 'exposed' by World Cup success with video reviews

'If you need to take a punt, by all means...'

‘Are they the Melbourne of last year?’

'It's a great leveller, isn't it, tipping?'

"A revolutionary figure"

Good Weekend Talks: AFL star Joel Selwood on footy, fame and family

'I'm not ruling out an upset'

'Give me a spell'

'Is that within the spirit of tipping?'

The business end

'Pull your head in'

'Instant impact': How Brad Scott has changed Essendon