About this episode

The episode discusses recent AFL games, coaching strategies, and player performances.

Hawthorn and Geelong serve up the game this AFL season needed, Carlton capitulate once more, Steven King's Demons provide a blueprint for beating the Suns, and the Brisbane Lions' Will Ashcroft puts on a clinic against the Pies. This week on the  Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson, Peter Ryan and Sam McClure also debate the value of old-school coaching sprays, the merit of wildcard round, the trade Collingwood will live to regret, and whether Zach Merrett's wife, Alexandra, had to pre-book for her fine-dining experience when the Bombers were on the canvas against the Bulldogs on Saturday night. Support the show: https://subscribe.theage.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael Gleeson, Peter Ryan, Sam McClure

Topics covered

• AFL
• coaching
• sports analysis
• team performance
• trade discussions
• game highlights

Keywords

• AFL
• Hawthorn
• Geelong
• Carlton
• Steven King
• Will Ashcroft
• Zach Merrett
• coaching
• sports news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hawthorn, Geelong, Carlton, Demons, Suns, Brisbane Lions, Pies, Bombers, Bulldogs

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