And that's a wrap for the Home & Away Season 2025. We may have an episode or two as the finals roll on, but join us as we announce the Scarlett-Silvagni medal winner, chat how fun the W has been so far, and give a little finals preview. Out now on all platforms.

New Episode. We chat the launch of AFLW S10, the Prelimination Final this weekend, the fallout from last weekend's games & who we're freezing all stocks on for one week. Listen now: 🎙️https://spoti.fi/3xoZYv5 🍎https://apple.co/3VktnQZ 📺https://bit.ly/4cLXyqn 🔗https://linktr.ee/thebackpocket

New Episode live wherever you get your podcasts. We talk Silly Goose Round, the next two weeks of top nine chaos, the AFLW season launch and more. Listen to The Moose Missile II: 🎙️https://spoti.fi/3xoZYv5 🍎https://apple.co/3VktnQZ 📺https://bit.ly/4cLXyqn 🔗https://linktr.ee/thebackpocket

Brodie Grundy when asked why he didn't do anything to prevent Carlton's come from behind win in the 2023 Semi-Final:

New episode live wherever you get your podcasts. This week we chat fixturing, the run home for finals contenders, and Alastair tries to get himself cancelled. Listen: 🎙️https://spoti.fi/3xoZYv5 🍎https://apple.co/3VktnQZ 📺https://bit.ly/4cLXyqn 🔗https://linktr.ee/thebackpocket #AFL #AFLPodcast

New episode of The Back Pocket live now wherever you get your podcasts. We talk mini-competitions, AFLW, what young players are really impressing us, premiership seedings and more! Listen wherever you get your podcasts: 🔗https://linktr.ee/thebackpocket

Alastair has returned from the dead to bring you a new episode about keys dropping like flies, coaches on their last legs, another bleak bye round, and other news from the round just gone. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🔗https://linktr.ee/thebackpocket

Join us for a Hall of Fame (sort of) episode of The Back Pocket: Round 13 - The South West Meese. We've got stats, we've got hot (luke warm) takes, and we talk about how we sadly foreshadowed a certain team being dickheads. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

A day late this week because there was a public holiday in WA on Monday. We talk Round 12, everyone's favourite feral mascot, goal songs, changes at AFL house, how hard it is tipping in 2025 and much more. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: 🔗 linktr.ee/thebackpocket #AFL #Footy #AFLPodcast

This Week In Football I spend more time considering the use of subs than anyone involved in the AUKUS shemozzzle. thisweekinfootball.com/twif/round-1...

New Episode Live Today! We talk Finnbar-Nation, Goal Songs, Unlikely Upsets and preview the last pre-bye round. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: 🎙️https://spoti.fi/3xoZYv5 🍎https://apple.co/3VktnQZ 📺https://bit.ly/4cLXyqn 🔗https://linktr.ee/thebackpocket #AFL #Footy #AFLPodcast

New Episode Out Now! We chat about the greatest round of footy we might have ever seen, defender votes, injury-cursed clubs, St Kilda's war chest and Northampton regional customs. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: 🔗https://linktr.ee/thebackpocket #AFL #Footy #AFLPodcast

New from me: Some thoughts and numbers on Dangerous Tackles, and if the tackle really is dead (Spoilers: it isn't) Check it out below, and read other great pieces from footy writers across the internet at This Week in Football here: bit.ly/4jUEj1j #AFL #AussieRules #Footy #AFL2025

Also we had a new episode yesterday after our week off last week if you haven't heard it. Covering both Rounds. Back to regular programming next Wednesday. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: 🎙️https://spoti.fi/3xoZYv5 🍎https://apple.co/3VktnQZ 🔗https://linktr.ee/thebackpocket

Kicked 100 and lost tonight. Writing was on the wall. Midfield just doesn’t defend properly post stoppage. Great forwardline, mids are awesome moving forward, but they come seriously unstuck post clearance and lost turnover.

What an awesome game. AFL couldn’t have asked for a better opening to Gather Round, surely? Dangerfield immortal. #AFLCrowsCats

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I'm here to make spreadsheet and support a competent footy team, and - (video courtesy of @capitalcitycody.bsky.social )

New episode live.... yesterday. Was flat out and didn't have time to post about it, but it is out now! We've chat when we will know if the Suns are actually good, what's going wrong at Melbourne, and goddamnit Geelong have found another one, haven't they? Links below 👇

Think the margin flattered Geelong and Melbourne by no means embarrassed themselves. There’s a team in there somewhere.

The Isaac Heeney discourse on The Other App™ has gotten too outrageous, and I feel at least partly responsible for it reaching a wider audience. I'm sorry all.

Think that Geelong should get it done tonight, but I’m wary of Melbourne after how good they looked against GWS, and the fact Windsor and Pickett are back. Aren’t typically embarrassed at Kardinia Park - pretty famous win there in 2021 - and Oliver averages 39 disp there (and 32 v Geel).

I remember a time when there were always two guns at Pies v Blues games #AFLPiesBlues

Big watch with Adelaide is their scores against. Despite three very comfortable wins they've conceded 72+ points in all three games and 100+ against Essendon. Wheelo currently has them ranked 12th defensively despite rating them third overall.

Opening Round is a silly premise in current form (see our past posts on this), and in this form should be shared around (not just Vic clubs), and last year none of the Vic based teams who featured in won a final (& only one made the 8) AND it can still be funny Pies complained

Harley Reid chat going to bring about very funny and also very depressing receipts in two years time when he's brownlow favourite at a Victorian club.

New episode out now. We chat Gold Coast, the death of GLOMP, how good Harris Andrews is, and where to find good footy content. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: 🎙️https://spoti.fi/3xoZYv5 🍎https://apple.co/3VktnQZ 📺https://bit.ly/4cLXyqn 🔗https://linktr.ee/thebackpocket

Round Two episode of The Back Pocket out now on all podcast streaming platforms. We chat flipping the bird, throwing your captain under the bus, the @fridayfootyquiz, giving yourself unfortunate labels and more. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: 🔗https://linktr.ee/thebackpocket

Hello. Today I wrote about Essendon and in particular Brad Scott. Read it here: thebackpocketau.substack.com/p/what-is-a-...

Would love to see some behind the goals footage of what make the Hawks so damaging from centre stoppage

New Episode - RIP Westlife | Round One 2025 We talk undies sponsors, wild overreactions, boilover of the week and Alastair almost nails the @fridayfootyquiz.bsky.social with a 9/10. Listen wherever you get your podcasts (links in replies):

Just want it to be known that we absolutely LOVE Rum’un

No GLOMP for 2-4 weeks. Nevertheless we must remain optimistic.

Petty return to defence? GLOMP all available? I’ve seen enough, FlagDees 2025.

Get around the Friday Footy Quiz (I got 8/10 this week) and tune in to our show next Wednesday to see if you did better than Alastair.

Last night really goes back to the core of what The Back Pocket is all about. Great teams are built from the backline, and last night that was the strongest line (on paper) for Richmond. The last 30+ i50s for Carlton only converting to 2 goals shows how awesome the Tigers work deep in defence was.

Last night's game a really great example of why coaches use xScore. Won't be important to Carlton's coaching group, who know they were beaten in key areas. Will be important to Richmond's who will still want to assess what allowed Carlton so many potentially convertable shots.

After many recording issues, a new episode is live. We have season predictions, Jake Lloyd family chat, and the usual nonsense you can expect from us. If you hear a background hum, you try recording a podcast in 40-degree heat without an aircon. Links in replies 🔗👇. Enjoy!

Here's a sneaky lil season preview with some pretty charts and (I think) good reasonable opinions www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

Just need a minimum of 4 (ideally 19) more @goldcoastsuns.bsky.social fans to fill this out. Unfortunately you can't vote that you hate cyclones, but whatever opposition you want to vent your frustration about the game cancellation at you can do it here:

Boosting this one again because people seemed to really enjoy it last time and we are very close to the season proper starting: Who does your team's fanbase love to hate? Survey 🔗: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

It’s February now, which means it’s okay to talk about Football. So here are my predictions and team summaries for season 2025: thebackpocketau.substack.com/p/team-previ...

Just one month until Footy is (kinda) back. Be strong, everyone. I understand it's a tough time for those who don't like cricket.

Are you, like us, tired of boring footy merch? Our store just got updated with these death metal footy shirts. Available in a range of colours for each team. Link below.

It's 2025 and the Test Cricket is over. Strap yourselves in.

When Lennon read a book on marks, or whatever Don McLean was on about

the set up and the strike, you love to see it

It's not football, but new from me on Substack, just in time for the third test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy: Australian Cricket and The Hilarity of Overreaction: #BGT #AUSvIND open.substack.com/pub/thebackp...

Because my friend's Grandad (my biggest fan and most avid reader) specifically requested it, here is a mockup Tassie kit also. Shoutout to Grand. You're my boy.