Bonus episode: The life and, sometimes, perilous times of an AFL runner
About this episode
This bonus episode features an interview with Brendan Riseley, discussing the unique role of AFL runners in delivering messages during games.
The AFL is rare in world sport for having people running out onto the field of play, during play, to dispatch messages from the coach. They are the conduit between the coach and the players in real time. Not all messages arrive as they were sent, and the messages that go back to the coach are seldom delivered. In a Real Footy bonus episode, host and senior sports writer Michael Gleeson interviews Brendan Riseley, who ran in more games, for more clubs, and more coaches than anyone else in the game. Support the show: https://subscribe.theage.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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