It’s been a long week at the end of a long footy season but at least now, trades are starting to come through. But it was touch and go there for a few days where it felt like more column inches were dedicated to zero trades than ever before.

This week Glenn McFarlane joins the show to talk through what has been achieved, what’s fallen through and what might still be to come over the next 24 hours.

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We might just be heading into one of the most exciting AFL drafts we’ve seen, stacked with AFL standard talent and no clear top 10 let alone number one.

On today's show, Dan Batten joins to talk through the ins and outs of this year’s draft including a few of the names you’ll definitely be hearing on November 20.

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The balls have stopped bouncing, it's balls in the air time, footy fans' favourite time of year, free agency/trade/draft time.

Josh Barnes joins the show this week to discuss the permutations around free agency in the wake of GWS Giant Harry Perryman heading to Collingwood.

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Patrick Cripps didn’t just break the previous Brownlow record, he obliterated it. And even though Nick Daicos bettered it too, he was the length of the straight behind in second. 

Was Cripps really that good in 2024? And all the leadup to the AFL grand final.

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 To pick or not to pick, that is the Cats' big question with four premiership stars staking a claim to return for their preliminary final against Brisbane.

Josh Barnes joins the show to chat about the Cats and Lions prelim and previews Friday night's Swans v Port match as well.

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It's a situation that not even the most optimistic Hawks fan could have predicted in April when they started the season oh and five - Hawthorn into a semi-final and favourites to make it into a prelim.

Glenn McFarlane joins the show to chat about the excitement around the brown and gold. And he also digs into what went wrong on Saturday night for the Blues.

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It's week one of the finals and Victorian eyes will be on the MCG on Friday night for the all-Vic elimination final between the Dogs and Hawks. 

And then there’s the Blues - with up to 9 changes possible from their final round team, Josh Barnes will go through who could - and who should - come in to face the Lions at the Gabba on Saturday night.

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Only two cases were heard but still the tribunal sat until 12.30 on Wednesday morning and Josh Barnes was covering it until the end. It's a situation that should never happen again.

And Eagles vice-captain Tom Barrass has declared he wants to be a Hawk - but what would West Coast need to get the deal done?

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Josh Barnes joins the show to talk goal kicking, specifically second half goal kicking - which teams can be relied upon, which go missing and the players who are heroes and villains of shots at goal.

And we also take a look at the final round of the season and the seven games that will shape the eight.

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 Seven weeks ago, the AFL top four was a who’s who of Melbourne’s blockbuster clubs. Josh Barnes joins the show to discuss how Carlton, Essendon and Collingwood were all looking at a double finals chance come September.

Now? None of the three will even taste finals action. And on the flip side, the Hawks. They’ve certainly come a long way from an 0-5 start to the season. Glenn McFarlane charts the astronomical rise in fortunes at Glenferrie.

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