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Easter produced a lot of talking points across the AFL, both on-field and off of it. And now Adelaide takes centre stage again, with South Australia hosting Gather Round for the second year in a row.

It is go time for last season's two grand finalists- a loss will mean premiership hopes are pretty much gone. What of the news of the AFL's alleged drugs cover-up? and can the Bombers bring the Essendon Edge for the second straight week?

All that and more on this episode of the Through the Banner poddy.

In this episode, Caspar gives his thoughts on the new Tasmanian team, as well as the Redman and Sicily suspensions, and whether or not the Swans vs Bombers game will be another classic in this underrated AFL rivalry.

Now the remaining ten teams join the show. Can the Bombers once again trounce the Hawks? Can the Swans upstage the Pies? And can the Crows prove they can win close game outside of South Australia?

The 2024 AFL Season is here and that means plenty of predictions. Can the Suns make finals for the first time? Can the Kangaroos finish above 17th for the first time since 2019? And can the Pies go back to back? All that and more.

The AFL season is upon us once again and this time it starts off with eight teams trialing the brand new Opening Round. In this episode, Caspar gives his Opening Round predictions, and he touches upon what the future of the concept could, and perhaps should, look like.

The 2023 AFLW Grand Final is here. A new cohost, AFL and AFLW stats guru Lachlan Essing joins the podcast and discusses with Caspar McLeod all the key stats to come out of the prelim finals, before they dive into previewing the big dance.

The semi-finals provided one smashing and one monster upset, to continue what has been an amazing finals series. What will the prelim finals produce? Will we get another Lions-Crows grand final? Or another Victorian vs non-Victorian decider? Or the first ever all-Victorian affair?

What a first week of finals action we had. In this episode, Caspar McLeod reviews all the major talking points from it, including whether or not the recently retired Bec Goddard is the greatest coach in AFLW history, before previewing the AFLW semi-finals.

After ten rounds of home and away footy action, the AFLW finals are upon us. Will the flag be won by one of the big three once again or will one of North, Gold Coast, Geelong, Essendon, or the Swans break through for their first AFLW flag?