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Corbin Middlemas and Ben Cameron are joined by a rotating cast of AFL legends, including some of the sharpest minds in the game, to pull apart the biggest stories in Aussie Rules. Friday: We unpack Thursday night footy and get across the AFL landscape with former Richmond star Brett Deledio as the trio preview the round ahead. Saturday: Legendary Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse and premiership winner Luke Ball join Corbin to cover Friday night footy and the stories that have footy fans talking. Sunday: Who were the biggest winners and losers from the round? We tell you what mattered most from the weekend action as the team breaks it all down. Monday: Carlton champion Marc Murphy drops by to help Corbin and Ben chop up the major talking points from the round. Tuesday: We watch the Monday AFL shows, so you didn't have to. Bulldogs thinking man Bob Murphy and Corbin go deeper on the stories that are driving the AFL industry.

Episode Date
The clock shows Wharfie Time and there's a new best player in the game
May 31, 2026
AFL Saturday: Ramanauskas 'I would love to see James Hird back'
May 30, 2026
Hawks shut out Saints and Dons fans have Hird it all before
May 28, 2026
Why Brad Scott's Essendon sacking leaves an "awful taste"
May 26, 2026
AFL Monday: Vale Neale Daniher
May 25, 2026
One giant leap for GWS and Essendon's fan fury
May 24, 2026
AFL Saturday: Malthouse and Ball on Pendlebury 'The Ultimate Teammate'
May 23, 2026
A "sphincter tightening" Dreamtime clash and Bazlenka or Heeney?
May 21, 2026
Brad Scott dares the Essendon board and Merrett wants out again
May 19, 2026
AFL Monday: Pendlebury's party and are Brad Scott's coaching days numbered?
May 18, 2026
Essendon not up to "AFL standards" and Demons are story of 2026
May 17, 2026
AFL Saturday: Marc Murphy on Voss 'It was the right call'
May 16, 2026
Pickett Pocket vs Wizard Bay, Pies aren't contending and Crows false narrative
May 14, 2026
The humanity of Michael Voss' Carlton exit and why he may never coach again
May 12, 2026
AFL Monday: Who can't make finals, money matters and does even the best need a rest?
May 11, 2026
Tigers show promise, banner banter and the magic of Wharfie Time
May 10, 2026
AFL Saturday: Luke Ball 'The players are still playing for (Voss)'
May 09, 2026
Freo's litmus test, Bont can't be rested and the best mature-aged recruit ever
May 07, 2026
Is keeping Michael Voss "merciful" or "torturous" and should Cripps stay or go?
May 05, 2026
AFL Monday: Sportsbet cut umpire Foot, whiteboard woes and Carlton's questions
May 04, 2026
Rosas 7th heaven, whiteboard-gate and AFL HQ's high scoring satisfaction
May 03, 2026
AFL Saturday: Razor Ray blasts ARC's Showdown intervention "stay out of it"
May 02, 2026
Our first draw of the season, the stand rule strikes again and a trainer's comical tumble
Apr 30, 2026
Ross Lyon considered resignation and should we ditch the point posts?
Apr 28, 2026
AFL Monday: ARC backflip, elite running and unicorns galore
Apr 27, 2026
Arc confusion, umpiring frustration, Pendlebury domination
Apr 26, 2026
AFL Saturday: Gawn - 'I was embarrassed when I was reading that stuff from the appeals board'
Apr 25, 2026
Collard shock, Voss 'bullying' claims and Dogs injuries spiral further
Apr 23, 2026
Bob Murphy on Hollands and Carlton: "What did you know, why didn't you act?"
Apr 21, 2026
AFL Monday: AFL apologises over Butters incident and Hollands investigation continues
Apr 20, 2026
The Demons' mighty craic and how can Richmond reboot their rebuild?
Apr 19, 2026
AFL Saturday: Malthouse 'How could you not pick up that this bloke is not anywhere near switched on?'
Apr 18, 2026
Blues’ recurring nightmare as Nick Daicos storms his 100th game
Apr 16, 2026
The incentive of accusers and why Luke Beveridge is ruck-ist
Apr 14, 2026
AFL Monday: Chamberlain on Butters "nothing worse" you can say to an umpire
Apr 13, 2026
What did Zak Butters say and how do you improve Gather Round?
Apr 12, 2026
AFL Saturday: Ramanauskas on Wildcard Round - 'If you're going down the cash path, people are going to start laughing at you'
Apr 11, 2026
Gather Round is underway and can you put a price on hosting Wildcard Round?
Apr 09, 2026
Bob Murphy's advice for Carlton panic and we're cool with Clarkson x McKercher
Apr 07, 2026
AFL Monday: Hawks heartstopper and Mad Mondays is extra raw
Apr 06, 2026
Pickett power and are the Tigers getting away with how bad they’ve been?
Apr 05, 2026
AFL Saturday: Malthouse - 'This board has to be so strong to withstand what comes from outside'
Apr 04, 2026
The best 21st century rivalry, Lions finals fatigue and Easter weekend previews
Apr 02, 2026
Get Voss in the box and what the Oscar Allen trade teaches Essendon
Mar 31, 2026
AFL Monday: Xerri's three week ban, brutal Blues assessment and why the jumper clash?
Mar 30, 2026
Xerri's bizarre behaviour, Carlton fade again and the AFL locks in Grand Final times
Mar 29, 2026
AFL Saturday: McRae weighs up team needs vs milestones on Pendlebury
Mar 28, 2026
Crows were robbed right in front of me and where next for Essendon
Mar 26, 2026
Why a twilight Grand Final might actually be good
Mar 24, 2026
AFL Monday: Bombers’ woes unavoidable and why all the hamstring injuries?
Mar 23, 2026
Butters quiets trade talk, Voss taunt proves costly and should we scrap the clock?
Mar 22, 2026
AFL Saturday: 'It's the kind of moment you practice as a kid in the backyard'
Mar 21, 2026
Why Gunston's Hawks overran the Swans and price tag pressure
Mar 19, 2026
Cranky Clarko, Fremantle's whinging and 100 goal season dreams
Mar 17, 2026
AFL Monday: Far from Gawn and questions about the Saints' big spend
Mar 16, 2026
Nas stuck on the bench, St Kilda stuck winless
Mar 15, 2026
AFL Saturday: Andrew Dillon tells us why Opening Round will change in 2027
Mar 14, 2026
Carlton win "scared" and weekend stakes
Mar 12, 2026
Daicos' Tasmanian super offer and was Gorringe's Docherty gaffe scripted?
Mar 10, 2026
AFL Monday: Should opening 'half-round' return?
Mar 09, 2026
Hot Pies and Top Dogs
Mar 08, 2026
Corbin & Ben: 'Opening Round'
Mar 07, 2026
AFL Saturday: Malthouse on Voss' future "No 8, No Michael"
Mar 07, 2026
"When they go, they absolutely GO": Swans destroy Carlton and Opening Round predictions
Mar 06, 2026
AFL Monday: All eyes on Opening Round
Mar 02, 2026
Brisbane, Geelong, Collingwood, Hawthorn 2026 season preview
Feb 27, 2026
Suns, Crows, Fremantle, GWS, Bulldogs 2026 season preview
Feb 26, 2026
Sydney, Carlton, St Kilda, Port Adelaide, Melbourne 2026 season preview
Feb 25, 2026
Essendon, North, Richmond, West Coast 2026 season preview
Feb 24, 2026
AFL Monday: What's been going on during the off-season?
Feb 23, 2026
Roos: Fagan epitomises what leadership is today
Sep 28, 2025
AFL Sunday - "I didn't account for their midfield dominance"
Sep 28, 2025
ABC Sport's Grand Final Parade coverage
Sep 26, 2025
Paul Roos' Grand Final forecast
Sep 24, 2025
Will a new president solve the Bombers problems? And concussion clarity required in the off-season
Sep 23, 2025
Should we still value the Brownlow as the AFL’s top award?
Sep 22, 2025
The 'super-human' performance that defined prelim weekend
Sep 21, 2025
Corbin & Ben: Who takes Charlie home?
Sep 21, 2025
AFL Sunday - 'so often greats stand up in prelims'
Sep 21, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'The reality is that he's missing due to an injury'
Sep 20, 2025
The wait is over footy lovers, your favourite weekend of the year is here
Sep 18, 2025
Felines v birds and are the Devil's still dependent on their lair?
Sep 17, 2025
Captains run and will free agency cause the great ladder divide to grow?
Sep 16, 2025
What does King's reign over Melbourne need to achieve in the immediate future?
Sep 15, 2025
Hawks’ reason to crow and sun sets on Gold Coast's season
Sep 14, 2025
Corbin & Ben - The four best teams remain
Sep 14, 2025
AFL Sunday - we were proud to show mental fortitude
Sep 14, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'He is not worthy of being the captain'
Sep 13, 2025
Wipeout weekend and culture concerns at the Cattery
Sep 12, 2025
Smith's flock of birds and is there Merrett in a meeting?
Sep 10, 2025
Who makes way for Rachele and is the Eagles' position self-inflicted?
Sep 09, 2025
Reviews underway, offers on the table and bring back the drop punt
Sep 09, 2025
'They're a really disappointing footy club' GWS and Dockers bow out week one of finals
Sep 08, 2025
Corbin & Ben - Old Adages, 1980s Bronx, and Silly Little Games
Sep 07, 2025
AFL Sunday: I definitely feel like we're a better side heading in this year'
Sep 07, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'It was just insertion into the game that wasn't required'
Sep 06, 2025
'It's a shocking look for the game' Adelaide crowd boos Quaynor
Sep 04, 2025
Howe will Collingwood win over the Crows?
Sep 04, 2025
Rankine's remorse and Swallow's September
Sep 02, 2025
Why your club’s assistant coaches should get more credit
Sep 01, 2025
Finally, it’s finals week and records tumble in AFLW
Sep 01, 2025
Corbin & Ben - players have to be physically and mentally ready
Aug 31, 2025
AFL Sunday - which players will return for finals?
Aug 31, 2025
Was Jordan Dawson robbed of All-Australian captain?
Aug 29, 2025
Golden moment for the Suns as they make their finals debut
Aug 27, 2025
Suns set on home and away season and Reid remains out west in the nest
Aug 26, 2025
Tom De Koning no longer has the Blues and Willie Rioli hangs up the boots mid-contract
Aug 25, 2025
Dogs sweat on Wednesday's result and 'sloppy' Hawks
Aug 24, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'I don't get caught up in what eastern states media says about my job as a coach'
Aug 23, 2025
TDK's awkward milestone speech and Rankine could miss the Grand Final
Aug 21, 2025
Game of the season and surprise contract uncertainty
Aug 20, 2025
Another matrix flagged and Hinkley to set sail from Port
Aug 19, 2025
Nasiah Wanganeen-Millionaire and Adelaide’s Rankine response ‘not ideal’
Aug 18, 2025
The battle to not finish ninth and another homophobic slur to be investigated
Aug 18, 2025
AFL Sunday - I'm extremely serious about them
Aug 17, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'Don't tell me it hasn't affected De Koning'
Aug 16, 2025
Breust to leave the roost and AFLW is underway
Aug 15, 2025
Get excited, there's 18 games of footy this weekend
Aug 13, 2025
Shiel out for a week, 'Rhyan Mansell would be pretty filthy'
Aug 12, 2025
Fyfe farewells footy and Snoop D-O-G-G to grace the MCG
Aug 11, 2025
Roos: Any of the nine teams can win it
Aug 10, 2025
AFL Sunday - it's okay to wonder what might be
Aug 10, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'The club needs change, it needs a new voice at the top'
Aug 09, 2025
Humming team at Hawthorn, Pies' concern-meter
Aug 08, 2025
Why Pavlich appointment 'shocked' Roos
Aug 07, 2025
Nathan Burke on the hurt of being sacked and what Nasiah means to the Saints
Aug 06, 2025
Goodwin sacked: Roos on why now and who's next
Aug 05, 2025
Roosy reveals where 2025 title will be won and lost
Aug 04, 2025
AFL Sunday - There are some brilliant teams out there
Aug 03, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'Harley is really invested with what we're doing'
Aug 02, 2025
'It looked like they were bullying another bottom 9 side'
Jul 31, 2025
Roos: 'The biggest story in my time in footy'
Jul 30, 2025
Is the game rewarding mediocrity and who does free agency benefit?
Jul 30, 2025
Greene’s shocking act and how do Melbourne fight off their demons?
Jul 29, 2025
"Trainwreck" vs "Special": the two sides of St Kilda's mind blowing win
Jul 27, 2025
AFL Sunday - Jeremy Cameron had acres of space
Jul 27, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'Surely there's a bit of room still for some by-play'
Jul 26, 2025
Hawks rain on Blues parade
Jul 24, 2025
Suspensions, derbies, clashes and showdowns
Jul 23, 2025
Top dogs celebrated and Doc to sign off
Jul 22, 2025
Stamping homophobic slurs out of the game
Jul 21, 2025
Dockers heave the four points from the Pies
Jul 20, 2025
AFL Sunday: 'I reckon he'll get 4 or 5 weeks'
Jul 20, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'It's certainly unfair to lay the blame at the feet of one person'
Jul 19, 2025
Experience prevails as GWS demolish young Dons
Jul 17, 2025
Were Essendon fans betrayed and who can shake up September?
Jul 17, 2025
Tribunal confusion and how to fix the AFL
Jul 15, 2025
The Harley Reid act that we 'cannot have in the game'
Jul 14, 2025
Why the Bombers should go bowling and the Suns still have questions to answer
Jul 13, 2025
AFL Sunday: 'I just feel it was a little bit unwarranted last week'
Jul 13, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'Maybe we need to throw the ball in like a boundary umpire in ball ups'
Jul 12, 2025
Injuries and ump contact as Lions prevail in Melbourne
Jul 10, 2025
Why Roosy thinks the Blues can win
Jul 09, 2025
No one is more invested in a club than the coach
Jul 08, 2025
Round 17 injury stocktake and why the AFL shouldn't follow the NBA
Jul 07, 2025
Who will be left out of the eight and is it time Voss swings the axe?
Jul 06, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'I think players need to sharpen up ... I'm not sure I feel sorry for you'
Jul 05, 2025
Bulldogs rain on Shinboner's parade
Jul 03, 2025
Which underdog are you tipping this round?
Jul 02, 2025
Lynch's long ban, ump bumps and club's injury stock take
Jul 01, 2025
‘Absolute garbage’ wildcard round concept and Lynch’s tribunal fate
Jun 30, 2025
The great ladder divide and how many weeks will Lynch get?
Jun 29, 2025
AFL Sunday - it was nice of my team mates to help me to seven goals
Jun 29, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'The teams in the bottom 6 of the ladder are just not getting access to the free agents'
Jun 28, 2025
Power short-circuits Carlton’s season
Jun 26, 2025
Can Carlton quash the criticism?
Jun 25, 2025
Waverley Park sold and are we down to nine teams?
Jun 24, 2025
King's clunky knee and umpires cop stern words from player
Jun 23, 2025
Carlton's efforts 'absolutely deplorable' and the dark art of the tag
Jun 22, 2025
AFL Sunday: 'Chats have been happening throughout the last month ... they're all sounding relatively positive'
Jun 22, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'We had no passengers'
Jun 21, 2025
Dockers domination and Round 15 preview
Jun 19, 2025
Luxury sub Fyfe, surface-watch and Danger's milestone magic
Jun 19, 2025
AFL are getting their Competition Committee back together
Jun 17, 2025
Roos: Good clubs don't leak information
Jun 16, 2025
Cats pounce on second spot and Eagles ‘pathetic in the contest’
Jun 15, 2025
AFL Sunday: Kingsley - I think about that semi-final every day
Jun 15, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'If that game's played at the MCG or the Adelaide Oval last night, the conditions are the same'
Jun 14, 2025
Dogs dominate Saints for the second time this year
Jun 12, 2025
Darcy back in for the Dogs and Pickett's payday
Jun 12, 2025
Hard call on Soft Cap and what's in a contract anyway?
Jun 10, 2025
Demons left frustrated and does the AFL need to assess their concussion tests?
Jun 09, 2025
Low scoring affairs and is it time to ban the bump?
Jun 09, 2025
AFL Sunday - Geelong's workmanlike performance and Hinkley continues to fight
Jun 08, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'All along from the first bounce of the season we wanted to be really hard to play against"
Jun 07, 2025
Is Jack Ginnivan disrespecting the game?
Jun 05, 2025
Devils in the detail and have the Hawks lost their footy DNA?
Jun 04, 2025
Sicily's sore point and what might Tom Harley bring to the AFL table?
Jun 03, 2025
Swanning into AFL House and where’s Sydney’s ‘maximum effort’?
Jun 02, 2025
Warding off Tigers and is it ok to call the opposition a ‘rabble’?
Jun 02, 2025
AFL Sunday: 'This is not the way you want a guy like that to finish his career'
Jun 01, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'Going back to basics is a little bit of what came out of last night'
May 31, 2025
Was Laura Kane set up to fail?
May 30, 2025
Celebrating 20 years of ‘Here it is’
May 28, 2025
Concussion consistency confusion and rookies ready to rumble
May 27, 2025
Tribunal Tuesday: Is Pearce's fate already sealed?
May 26, 2025
Is it fair to call Gold Coast a nepo baby?
May 25, 2025
AFL Sunday: 'Clearly the biggest honour of my career, leading the boys out'
May 25, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'With Bailey ... remember he's 23'
May 24, 2025
Cats fend off Dogs in high scoring thriller
May 22, 2025
Will the Dogs rib Smith and which teams desperately need to find form?
May 21, 2025
McGovern concussion concerns and will the Bulldogs rile up Smith?
May 20, 2025
Meeting madness and is it time to sub out the sub rule?
May 19, 2025
‘There’s no manual’ Roos praises McRae and Round 10 wrap
May 18, 2025
AFL Sunday: '49 is crazy ... we're gonna have to try to bring him down to earth'
May 18, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'Today's one where we'll get a bit of a marker of where we're at'
May 17, 2025
Suns star in the Top End and should the Eagles shelve their skipper?
May 16, 2025
Paul Roos remembering his mate, Robert Walls
May 15, 2025
'Shocking job'. The umpiring palaver that has embarassed the AFL
May 15, 2025
The Luke Jackson rumours are back and can Darwin become the 20th team?
May 14, 2025
50m penalty frustrations and should we believe the Suns' Darwin form line?
May 13, 2025
Big rivalries, nail biting finishes and individual brilliance - Round 9 had it all
May 12, 2025
AFL Sunday: 'Next week, go to the 'G' where you play big games in September, and that's what we're striving for'
May 11, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'Mitch, thankfully he's been cleared of any structural damage'
May 10, 2025
Pies down Dockers, 'TDK Bowl', R9 Preview
May 08, 2025
Do the Pies see Fremantle as an 'easy win' and a showdown showcase
May 07, 2025
AFL's discipline consistency and can bad player behaviour be curbed?
May 06, 2025
Fremantle’s underutilised talent and what legacies can a coach leave?
May 05, 2025
Dogs' 'Last Dance' vibes and Danger's 'player of our generation' claims
May 05, 2025
AFL Sunday: A birth certificate is irrelevant if you can still make an impact
May 04, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'Who's to say in a year or two if we do part ways, that I don't go and coach somewhere else'
May 03, 2025
Kangas can't silence the critics, Bombers count the cost of victory
May 01, 2025
Unpacking North Melbourne's stance on Kane Cornes
Apr 30, 2025
'Layers of confusion' in tackle decision and when is it ok to step away?
Apr 29, 2025
Tribunal Tuesday: What could Paul Curtis have done differently?
Apr 29, 2025
'Maximum effort' from Carlton and are individual players holding back teams?
Apr 27, 2025
AFL Sunday - "I'd forgotten how hard it was to play forward"
Apr 27, 2025
AFL Saturday: 'Dan's got a Grade 3 Medial Strain, it's about a 6 to 8 week injury'
Apr 26, 2025
Demons back on Trac and Anzac Day preview
Apr 24, 2025
Nash suspension and do coaches have to answer all of the questions?
Apr 23, 2025
Balta's curfew and Nash sent straight to the tribunal
Apr 22, 2025
Smith ‘should be charged’ and how many matches will Nash miss?
Apr 21, 2025
Bulldogs 'fearing the worst' and 'un-Sydney' like play from the Swans
Apr 20, 2025
AFL Sunday: Maybe it's just Dimma that doesn't like Docklands
Apr 20, 2025
AFL Saturday: I'm watching a team that has accepted being beaten'
Apr 19, 2025
Pies defence tames Lions and 'ridiculous' decision to manage Allen
Apr 18, 2025
A family affair at the GABBA and why the Crows are flying
Apr 16, 2025
‘Get a grip’ stop the abuse and an indictment on the Eagles senior players
Apr 15, 2025
Issues clubs can’t shake and what’s a contract worth anyway?
Apr 15, 2025
Power fluctuations and WA's Gather Round FOMO
Apr 14, 2025
AFL Sunday: 'There's not an obvious clear path out of this'
Apr 13, 2025
AFL Saturday - 'Why shouldn't Tasmania aspire to deliver something like that?'
Apr 12, 2025
Smith arrives, Danger thrives and other Gather Round storylines
Apr 10, 2025
It's time to Gather Round
Apr 09, 2025
Eagles offer Harley a nest egg and injury woes ahead of Gather Round
Apr 08, 2025
Magpies face double injury blow and is Adelaide owed a seat on the karma bus?
Apr 07, 2025
‘Ballistic offensively and ballistic defensively’
Apr 06, 2025
AFL Sunday- "Someone as skillful as Rankine probably puts that through"
Apr 06, 2025