The Hoops Crew

The Chaps are back, full of Christmas foods and ready to power rank their respective holiday season culinary experiences! Then it's time to rip open the Mailsack, as the loyal listeners tee the Chaps up with a cornucopia of great conversation starters. There's recommendations for modern Christmas Carols, a query as to which athletes from other sports could make a jump to the AFL, and which AFLW Cats the Chaps are most excited to watch in 2022!

Deck the halls, or whatever else you deck, the Chaps are here for their very first Chapsmas! The lads dive into Johnny's acquisition of a house, why Sam needs to start a Parental Influencer social media channel, and Jake is excited about something called the "Pittsburgh Steelers". Then it's onto a recap of the AFLW Cats' preseason victory over Richmond, with Phoebe McWilliams snagging a hat-trick of goals as the Cats ran over the top of the Tigers. There's some power ranking of the Chaps' least favourite Christmas Carols, and then it's time to take turns wrapping gifts to place under the 2021 Chapsmas Tree.

The Chaps are back in full force, and it's a great time of year to be a sports fan! Johnny has thoughts on the F1 finale in Abu Dhabi, Jake has Canadian Football sadness, Sam wisely chooses to limit his sports heartache to footy season. There's some AFLM news with the Cats' 2022 fixture release, and a delayed preseason for Sam Menegola. Then it's AFLW time as the Chaps discuss the 2022 leadership group appointments, starting with Meg Megatron McDonald's second consecutive year as captain. The show wraps up with the Chaps excitedly sharing their thoughts on which AFLW Cats players will see their Stonks rise in 2022!

Jake and Sambo are delighted to be joined by AFLW Cats superstar Becky Webster! They discuss new coach Dan Lowther's approach, preseason focus, bringing aggression and hunger, the new draftees, and more!

Jake and Johnny pilot The Chaps ship as a duo this week as the countdown to AFLW Week 1 begins! First off it's news about Kate Darby's return to footy, and the awesome news that the Cats have smashed their previous AFLW membership record with a month to go before the season! There's time to preview Jake and Sam's chat with Becky Webster, and then the Chaps breakdown Geelong's 2022 AFLW Schedule, game by game!

The Chaps are back, and they've got some sweet, sweet content for your ear-holes! First off it's a look back at how the AFL Draft panned out for the Cats, with a handful of exciting prospects finding a new home in Geelong. Then it's time for an impromptu power-ranking of the best local sport canteen items, before the Chaps cap the show by each placing something they loved, something they learned, and something they're leaving behind from the season into the 2021 AFLM Cats Time Capsule!

The Chaps celebrate their 50th episode in style, by ripping open their bulging Mail Sack LIVE! There's questions and topics galore from the legendary listeners, as The Chaps talk about their favourite footy foods, Top 5 Cats of All Time and the current era, what can be done to juice up preseason footy games, and much more!

The Chaps are back, and there's some Producer news out the shoot that will leave longtime Chaps fans gobsmacked. After that's out of the way, the Chaps chat about County Mayo recruit Rachel Kearns' second consecutive All-Star win, as well as her kicking sessions with Zach Tuohy and Mark O'Connor. Then it's a little palaver about the importance of Draft picks taken in Rounds 1, 2 and 3, before the Chaps round out the show by talking about a couple of AFL rules they'd change, and a very special announcement!

The Chaps return to deliver another episode of offseason content for your ear-holes! News to recap includes the signing of dashing defender Oisin Mullin from County Mayo in the GAA, as well as an ESPN article written about Geelong’s mature age recruiting and the success it has brought to the club. To end the episode, the Chaps go around the table and each recount a Footy Memory from their time following the Cats!

The Chaps return for another instalment of their offseason odyssey, with much to talk about! First up there's some banter about why the Melbourne Cup is a sh*t fest, then it's onto some Cats news as Tyson Stengle signs a two-year deal with Geelong. After that the Chaps get into a lengthy discussion about new Geelong CEO Steve Hocking and some hypothesising on what the Hocking Era might entail down at the Cattery. Finally, the Chaps indulge in some day-dreaming as they take turns to create some Headlines From The Future!