Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan discuss the best weekend of footy of the year - the preliminary finals. Will we get two classic prelims? Do the Pies or the Giants have the better midfield, and will the pro-Magpies crowd be a factor? Up at the Gabba, will the Lions' lack of high-intensity footy be a problem? Or will reality finally bite for the Blues as their finals run comes to an end?  

 

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Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall discuss an incredible weekend of finals, from Carlton snatching victory from Melbourne to GWS rolling on against Port Adelaide. What chance are the Blues to get the win in Brisbane? Can the Giants go all the way? And where to from here for Melbourne? Plus, remembering Ron Barassi and much more.

 

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Peter Ryan stays (mostly) humble and Andrew Wu makes the case for stability as they tip the semi-finals, discussing midfield battles, finals records at the MCG, the importance of defence in September, which of the teams playing this weekend are in top-four form and much more. 

 

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Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall discuss the players who stood out in the first week of September, Brayden Maynard's smother and whether it deserves a suspension, whether the Saints get a pass mark for 2023 and look ahead to some key selection calls for the semi-finals.

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Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan make the case for the underdogs and tip with great trepidation in this week's expert tips episode. What do the numbers say about the record of higher-ranked opponents in finals? And how important is round 24's dead rubber syndrome when looking at this week's match-ups? 

 

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Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall look ahead to a blockbuster first week of finals before being joined by Kane Cornes and Marnie Vinall to discuss our series on the 50 most influential people in the AFL industry. Plus, the finals ticketing system and why it must change, Will Ashcroft’s Rising Star snub, why the AFL should shift the pre-season bye and more.

 

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Tipping mastermind (and premiership player) Libby Birch joins Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan to talk strategy, bluffing and dodgy play. Plus, tips for round one of AFLW season eight, how clubs are starting to share game style between their men's and women's teams and much more.

 

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This week on the Real Footy podcast, Peter Ryan, Jake Niall and Caroline Wilson discuss the season that was for the Bombers and Bulldogs, assess the finalists best placed to win the flag, and reflect on their best and worst pre-season predictions.

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In this week's Real Footy tipping podcast, Peter Ryan and Andrew Wu dissect which teams have the most to play for in the final round of the AFL season.

 

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This week on the Real Footy podcast, Peter Ryan, Jake Niall and Caroline Wilson discuss the debacle in Adelaide and the ramifications of Ben Keays' non-goal, West Coast's upset win over the Bulldogs and what that loss means for Luke Beveridge, and whether Brisbane are the team to beat this year.

 

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