Real Footy

The best footy writers from The Age and SMH bring you the weekly lowdown on all things AFL.

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Real Footy tipping: 'Picking off hoodoos'
Apr 9, 2025 – 28:16
'Live by the superstar, die by the superstar'
Apr 7, 2025 – 54:15
Real Footy tipping: The unlikely match of the round
Apr 2, 2025 – 24:47
‘Bereft of answers’
Mar 31, 2025 – 49:22
Real Footy tipping: 'Could well be a grand final preview'
Mar 26, 2025 – 28:05
'A very ordinary footy team'
Mar 24, 2025 – 42:00
Real Footy tipping: 'This has the potential to get quite ugly'
Mar 19, 2025 – 23:31
'Panic, panic, panic'
Mar 17, 2025 – 38:22
Real Footy tipping: 'Absolute contempt'
Mar 12, 2025 – 28:15
'Are you concerned about Collingwood?'
Mar 10, 2025 – 41:14
Real Footy tipping: Big outs
Mar 5, 2025 – 19:55
Why Carlton are one of the biggest mysteries of the season
Mar 3, 2025 – 42:39
Whose team will reign supreme?
Feb 23, 2025 – 47:42
The quarter hour of power
Oct 16, 2024 – 30:00
Did the Magpies sell the farm?
Oct 15, 2024 – 25:12
'It seems a very high price to pay'
Oct 14, 2024 – 21:15
The Bombshell pick swap
Oct 11, 2024 – 14:40
'Carlton will be ready to swoop'
Oct 10, 2024 – 18:28
'Today's biggest trade was off field'
Oct 9, 2024 – 21:51
'The folly of Collingwood'
Oct 8, 2024 – 22:11
'On a hiding to nothing'
Oct 7, 2024 – 24:01
'Changed the course of footy history'
Sep 29, 2024 – 36:53
'A tough decision'
Sep 26, 2024 – 20:52
'Different rules for grand finals'
Sep 23, 2024 – 37:44
'This could be a blowout'
Sep 19, 2024 – 24:02
'That cost them the game'
Sep 16, 2024 – 47:48
'A disappointing revelation'
Sep 12, 2024 – 24:45
'Coaching for his career'
Sep 9, 2024 – 44:25
'They'll be lifting the cup on grand final day'
Sep 4, 2024 – 26:19
'An uneasy truce'
Sep 2, 2024 – 46:38
'They fumbled the game'
Aug 26, 2024 – 50:41
'Appetite for destruction'
Aug 22, 2024 – 28:52
‘There are clearly cracks inside the club’
Aug 19, 2024 – 47:38
'No one’s safe'
Aug 15, 2024 – 26:12
'We could've won it'
Aug 12, 2024 – 48:11
'In his heart he knows'
Aug 8, 2024 – 38:54
Geez, they capitulate quickly
Aug 5, 2024 – 45:45
'First time as the hunted'
Aug 1, 2024 – 31:22
'A dramatic fall from grace'
Jul 25, 2024 – 25:56
'I feel for their supporters'
Jul 22, 2024 – 44:55
'No excuses' for Essendon
Jul 18, 2024 – 25:49
‘A big decision for the finals’
Jul 15, 2024 – 39:10
'Foul play'
Jul 11, 2024 – 25:38
Collingwood are ‘out of the picture’
Jul 8, 2024 – 43:06
'They're fighting for their season'
Jul 4, 2024 – 26:45
‘It’s just clicking for the Blues’
Jul 1, 2024 – 40:55
Knocking on the door of a loss
Jun 27, 2024 – 29:46
'You have to time your run'
Jun 24, 2024 – 43:42
'Tom Stewart's been a worry'
Jun 20, 2024 – 30:52
'He should've been gutted ... they let it happen'
Jun 17, 2024 – 46:10

Recent Reviews

Piers in NYC

Depend on it!

Living in NYC. Loved your shown in Aust and now depend on it over here. It delivers the right balance - concise, thoughtful, measured opinions and passion. Keeps me informed and up to date.
Joe Mulinaro

New listener

New Footy fan from the States! Just listened to your show for first time and really enjoyed it. Look forward to hearing more from you in future! Joe from Indy Go Saints!
Gary1948

Fun but too quiet!

This podcast is very informative. The only problem is that often some of the speakers speak too softly or they are too far from the microphone and you cannot hear them. Aside from that everything is great.