The team reveals why Essendon are the odd one out this September, debate what to do with the pre-finals bye, and preview this weekend's games, while Jake takes aim at the AFLPA's MVP voting process.

Join Niall Seewang, Jake Michaels and Jesse Robinson on the ESPN Footytips AFL podcast.

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00:00 Intro

02:10 Do the Bombers deserve to play finals?

07:01 What is the difference between finals footy and the home and away season?

12:05 What do we do with the pre-finals bye?

17:07 What is the key statistical indicator for each finals team?

31:02 The AFLPA MVP voting system is broken

34:50 The joys of local footy

38:00 Was this season of tipping as hard as we thought?

39:40 Who is Australia tipping to win the flag?

40:19 Upsets and Certainties for week one of Finals.

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