It's been a big day for Portarlington with the club making an impassioned plea to its members, fans and the community for help. In a special edition of The Benchwarmers, host Ryan Reynolds and chief local footy writer Alex Oates talk to three key stakeholders at the Demons about the plight that the club finds itself in.  

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Host Ryan Reynolds is joined by Nick Wade and Josh Conway as they look at Corio's woes in the GDFL, preview a blockbuster in the BFL and discuss whether a couple of GFL stars can push their case for a spot on an AFL list this weekend.  

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Ryan Reynolds is joined by Nick Wade and Alex Oates to discuss the big issues in local footy, including Ocean Grove's sacking of Jordan Jones, the AFL Barwon bye and whether Winchelsea can hold on to a top five spot.  

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Addy sports editor Nick Wade has come off the bench to join Damien Ractliffe for the latest episode of The Benchwarmers, discussing the GFL's sleeping giants St Mary’s, changes needed to get Joeys back on track, and crunch time looming for GDFL and BFL finals hopefuls.  

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Geelong Advertiser chief local footy writer Alex Oates joins host Ryan Reynolds for this week's edition of The Benchwarmers. In a big week of local footy, Ryan and Alex discuss Colac's upset win over St Joseph's, Jesse Smith's departure from Portarlington, and chat about a local legend making waves at his club for all the wrong reasons.  

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Geelong Advertiser footy writers Ryan Reynolds and Alex Oates hit the hard issues in this week’s edition of the Benchwarmers, including Torquay’s resurgence and Barwon Heads’ slip in the BFL, Bannockburn’s great form in the GDFL and highlight a couple of handy returns to some premiership contenders in the GFL.  

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Host Ryan Reynolds is joined by Alex Oates and special guest, former St Joseph's and Queenscliff premiership coach Heath Jamieson. In a must-listen episode a candid Jamieson discusses the big issues in local football including promotion-relegation, player contracts, St Joseph's flying start to the year and North Shore's woes.  

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Geelong Advertiser footy writers Ryan Reynolds and Alex Oates talk about North Shore's nightmares, point out who is giving them the most confusion in the BFL and discuss Geelong West's up-and-down GDFL campaign.  

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Geelong Advertiser footy writers Ryan Reynolds and Alex Oates talk about North Shore's nightmares, point out who is giving them the most confusion in the BFL and discuss Geelong West's up-and-down GDFL campaign.  

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Geelong Advertiser footy writers Ryan Reynolds, Alex Oates and Damien Ractliffe put the spotlight on the GFL after its interleague failure and discuss all the big talking points out of the BFL's win over the GDFL and look at AFL Barwon's groundbreaking women's win over Northern.  

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