How low can the Blues and Bombers go?

About this episode

The episode discusses the struggles of Carlton and Essendon in the AFL and critiques the league's recent decisions.

One-time AFL behemoths Carlton and Essendon delivered more disappointment to their long-suffering supporters at the weekend, prompting Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Caroline Wilson to ask if either club has reached its lowest ebb. The league also comes in for scrutiny after a boundary-line blunder, inexplicable jumper clash and faulty fixture, but wins praise for locking in the grand final timing and entertainment. Support the show: https://subscribe.theage.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall, Caroline Wilson

Topics covered

• AFL
• Carlton
• Essendon
• sports news
• grand final
• boundary-line blunder

Keywords

• AFL
• Carlton
• Essendon
• sports
• grand final
• boundary-line blunder
• fixture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carlton, Essendon, AFL

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