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Harley Reid cops two-match ban.

‘We’re going to end up with a Steven Bradbury winner’: Should the Rising Star criteria change?

This week on the Real Footy podcast, Jake Niall, Caroline Wilson and Sam McClure debate whether “fairness” should be considered when judging the Rising Star award.

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Jade Gresham.

Can Essendon go all the way this year?

This week on the Real Footy podcast, Jake Niall, Caroline Wilson and Michael Gleeson discuss the Bombers, who are now unbeaten in seven games.

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Melbourne’s Shane McAdam.

‘Showed a lot of cracks’: The competition in season 2024 is closer than you think

This week on the Real Footy podcast, Mathew Stokes joins Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall to discuss what this round taught us about how even the competition is, St Kilda’s struggles and the Bombers’ top four bona fides.

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The Magpies celebrate on the siren.

Selection, weather, venue: The factors that could decide the grand final

This week on the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall look ahead to the grand final and the factors that could impact the result of the game.

The Blues celebrate on the final siren.

Can the Blues beat Brisbane in a preliminary final?

Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall discuss how the Blues will want the game to be played if they are to have a chance against the Lions at the Gabba.

Jaspa Fletcher, Tom Green and Matthew Cottrell.

‘Born to play finals’: The players who shone in the first week of September

Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall look back at the first week of finals, from the deafening crowds on Thursday and Friday night to the kids and unsung players who starred on the big stage.

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Charlie Curnow celebrates a goal.

‘Will they be ready?’ Previewing a blockbuster first week of finals

This week on the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall discuss the blockbuster first week of finals and how the games are likely to play out.

Essendon fell from fifth to missing finals in the space of seven weeks.

The reason Essendon fans are ‘starting to tear their hair out’

Essendon’s list management boss Adrian Dodoro should be under further scrutiny after another disappointing season, according to the panel on this week’s Real Footy podcast.

Adelaide’s Ben Keays is puzzled with coach Matthew Nicks.

‘It was a complete fiasco, really. It was a stuff up.’

The debacle in Adelaide which saw Ben Keays’ goal signalled as a behind and denied the Crows a win over Sydney, and ultimately a chance at playing finals, came on the back of human error and a system error.

Matildas and the AFLW

Why the Matildas’ success should have the AFL ‘very worried’

As Australia experiences a week of extraordinary Women’s World Cup hype, the AFL season edges towards the end of its home-and-away season. But what does the Matildas’ success mean for the AFLW?

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