Fox Footy Podcast: Bombers' Hird mentality; daylight between AFL's top tier and midtable?

About this episode

The hosts review Round 12 and preview Round 13 of the 2026 AFL season, discussing Essendon's coaching situation and the gap between the top teams and mid-table sides.

Max Laughton, Jack Jovanovski and Ben Waterworth review Round 12 and preview Round 13 of the 2026 AFL season on the Fox Footy Podcast, with breakdowns of the Essendon coaching drama including whether they can really hire James Hird, daylight splitting the AFL's top tier and mid-table sides, plus Fair or Farce and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Max Laughton, Jack Jovanovski, Ben Waterworth

Topics covered

• AFL
• coaching drama
• Essendon
• James Hird
• top tier vs mid-table
• Round 12 review
• Round 13 preview

Keywords

• AFL
• Essendon
• James Hird
• coaching
• Round 12
• Round 13
• top tier
• mid-table
• Fair or Farce

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Essendon

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