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Real Footy Podcast
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.
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Real Footy Podcast
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.
The Reporter podcast: Unmasking Barry Urban
This week on The Reporter podcast, Gary Adshead tells Michael Thomson how he launched an investigation that would finally land its subject in jail.
Opinion
Real Footy Podcast
‘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.
The Reporter podcast: Spy Base Echelon
This week on The Reporter podcast, Gary Adshead tells Michael Thomson the story of one of the most secret spy bases in the world.
Opinion
Real Footy Podcast
‘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.
The Reporter podcast: Finding Bogucki
This week on The Reporter podcast, Gary Adshead tells Michael Thomson the inside story of the extraordinary rescue of Robert Bogucki in the Australian desert.
Opinion
Real Footy Podcast
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.
The Reporter podcast: Tow Trucks and Death Threats
This week on The Reporter podcast, Gary Adshead tells Michael Thomson the inside story of an industry that spun out of control.
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Real Footy Podcast
‘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.