About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced by the Sydney Swans and other AFL teams as the finals approach.

Pressure mounts on the depleted Swans on and off the field ahead of their qualifying final against the Brisbane Lions. Scott Pendlebury walks out on the heartbroken Magpies after 442 games to become a Sun, the Bulldogs breathe a sigh of relief and Carlton's Josh Fraser juggernaut rolls on. September is almost here and it's all happening in the AFL. Luckily, we've got Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Caroline Wilson to make sense of it all. 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
• Sydney Swans
• Scott Pendlebury
• qualifying final
• Brisbane Lions
• Carlton
• Bulldogs

Keywords

• Sydney Swans
• AFL
• Scott Pendlebury
• qualifying final
• Brisbane Lions
• Bulldogs
• Josh Fraser

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brisbane Lions, Bulldogs, Sydney Swans, Magpies

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