The boys are back and are in the thick of the Trade Period, the discussion around compensation picks and duffle coat-wearing journalists, while there's plenty happening in the lead-up to the Spring Racing Carnival across Melbourne and Sydney.

In this episode:

1:29 - The one-town beat is a tough gig for a journo

3:20 - Cricket looks like it's going to be in the Olympics in 2028 to get that revenue from India... and flag football is being pork-barrelled with it

9:11 - Damo is in the early part of his 22 weeks of leave and dipping his toes into the NFL

10:16 - What is Damo's role in JB's wedding?

11:37 - The difference in total prize money between the Sydney and Melbourne spring racing carnivals

16:40 - The Melbourne Cup parade has been cancelled for 2023

19:25 - We're seeing how a fresh name becomes a commodity in Trade Period

21:16 - The duffle coast-wearing journalists... there are two types

24:22 - Who's got the "war chest" this year?

25:17 - Compensation picks have jumped the shark

29:03 - Tom Mitchell using his own platform to be candid about Hawthorn phasing him out

33:00 - Eddie Jones' comments in hindsight after the Wallabies unceremonious World Cup exit

35:51 - The aftermath from Producer Jane's farewell from the company... a lot of love for Caro and Corrie on her way out and not much for us!

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Craig Hutchison: twitter.com/craighutchy

Damian Barrett: twitter.com/barrettdamian

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