The Buddy & Shane Show

Buddy Franklin is back from the premiere of his marathon documentary The Long Run — and the boys waste no time getting stuck into a huge Round 16! In this Round 16 Review, The Buddy & Shane Show breaks down a massive week of AFL action — from Fremantle's relentless 14-game run to the top of the ladder and whether they can go all the way, to Brisbane's brutal demolition of the Swans that has Buddy questioning Sydney's depth. The boys don't hold back on Gold Coast's collapse from premiership favourites to 11th, with Buddy declaring Stuart Dew would've been sacked if he weren't Damien Hardwick, plus a big call that Zac Butters is the best player in the competition and worth far more than Richmond's reported $18 million. Shane goes on a full soapbox rant about clubs letting their best kicks waste time kicking in from fullback, Buddy backs Hawthorn's "even" list and Sam Mitchell to win it all, and the boys break down how the new umpire stats could reshape the Brownlow — with Nick Daicos tipped to poll big. Don't miss Buddy's Young Star of the Week, the Better Beer Big Moment, and plenty more. Like, subscribe and drop your tips in the comments! 🎙️ NEW EPISODES every Monday & Thursday 🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell so you don't miss Buddy's Thursday tips 📞 GOT A HOT TAKE? Send us a voice memo — best one gets played on the show: memo.fm/buddyandshane 00:00 — Shane's Mistaken Identity 02:28 — Buddy's Doco 'The Long Run' on Stan 06:17 — What's Gone Wrong at Gold Coast? 10:07 — Flagmantle 2026? 11:50 — The Coaching Carousel: Essendon & Carlton 15:47 — Where will Zac Butters Land? 21:45 — Teammate Scuffle Stories 23:08 — The Young Midfield Stars 24:08 — Better Beer Big Moment: Brisbane Demolish Sydney 30:43 — Collingwood & North on the Rise 35:19 — Wild Card Race: Who makes it and who doesn't? 37:46 — Shane's Kicking-In Rant 41:04 — Young Star of the Week 43:36 — Hawthorn Can Win the Flag 48:00 — The New Umpire Stats & Brownlow Race 💬 COMMENT BELOW: Are the Suns cooked? Is Bud right that Butters is the best in the comp? And who is the best in the comp? 👍 Smash like if Buddy and Crawf are calling it right. 📲 FOLLOW USTikTok: @thebuddyandshaneshowInstagram: @thebuddyandshaneshowSpotify & Apple Podcasts: The Buddy & Shane Show 🍺 Thanks to Better Beer — proud partners of the Big Moment of the Week: http://www.betterbeer.com.au #AFL #AFL2026 #BuddyFranklin #ShaneCrawford #BuddyAndShane #Round16 #AFLRound16 #AFL #goldcoastsuns #ZacButters #PortAdelaide #Hawthorn #Flagmantle #Fremantle #NickDaicos #Brownlow #BrisbaneLions #AFLPodcast #FootyPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buddy Franklin is back and firing after his mystery illness, and he's not holding back! In this Round 15 Review, The Buddy & Shane Show breaks down a massive week of AFL action — from Fremantle's relentless march to the top of the ladder and whether the premiership is already theirs to lose, to Hawthorn's stunning win over Gold Coast that has Shane and Buddy both now backing the Hawks to go all the way. The boys get stuck into Gold Coast's underperformance, calling out Ben King for failing to deliver in a big game, debate whether Josh Fraser deserves the Carlton senior coaching job after five wins in a row, and discuss the AFL's big push to take games to India. Plus, the wild card race is heating up — who makes it into the top ten? Don't miss Buddy's Young Star of the Week, the Better Beer Big Moment, and plenty more. Like, subscribe and drop your tips in the comments! 🎙️ NEW EPISODES every Monday & Thursday 🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell so you don't miss Buddy's Thursday tips 📞 GOT A HOT TAKE? Send us a voice memo — best one gets played on the show: memo.fm/buddyandshane ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 — Intro & Shane's Golf Day 02:28 — Dermott Brereton vs Buddy Franklin 04:26 — Bulldogs Beat Saints Review 09:18 — Better Beer Big Moment: Fremantle Flag Favourites 12:57 — Wild Card Race Heats Up 15:49 — What's Gone Wrong at Gold Coast? 18:33 — Hawthorn Can Win the Flag 22:26 — Young Star of the Week: Cooper Trembath 24:06 — Josh Fraser and the Carlton Wave 32:00 — Outro and Preview Tease 💬 COMMENT BELOW: Is it Flagmantle or bust in 2026? Is Bud on the money about Ben King? And have the boys gone full nuffy for the Hawks? 👍 Smash like if Buddy and Crawf are calling it right. 📲 FOLLOW US TikTok: @thebuddyandshaneshow Instagram: @thebuddyandshaneshow Spotify & Apple Podcasts: The Buddy & Shane Show 🍺 Thanks to Better Beer — proud partners of the Big Moment of the Week: http://www.betterbeer.com.au #AFL #AFL2026 #BuddyFranklin #ShaneCrawford #BuddyAndShane #Round15 #AFLRound15 #AFL #goldcoastsuns #BenKing #IsaacHeeney #Hawthorn #Flagmantle #Fremantle #AFLPodcast #FootyPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buddy and Shane sweep through every Round 8 matchup. Should ruckmen even be allowed to kick? Why nobody can lay a hand on Jack Gunston. Bring back the tagger — The case for putting a Jordan Clarke job on Kozzy Pickett. Plus the "best bunch of small forwards we've ever had", a Showdown call, and a 7:20 Sunday Gold Coast fixture that Shane reckons everyone will sleep through. Buddy's Big Call predicts a player to have a MONSTER game. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Collingwood v Hawthorn — Pendlebury rests 5:15 Western Bulldogs v Fremantle — Dogs in trouble 7:04 Adelaide v Port 10:23 Essendon v Brisbane 11:19 West Coast v Richmond 14:17 Geelong v North 16:21 Carlton v St Kilda 19:18 Sydney v Melbourne — game of the round 22:11 Gold Coast v GWS 26:22 Buddy's Big Call This podcast is brought to you by BETTER BEER https://www.betterbeer.com.au/ Get Involved! Talkback is here... Share your big take from the round and get your chance to win Better Beer fan of the month (win lots of goodies). Leave your take here: memo.fm/buddyandshane If you're enjoying the show, please remember to Subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buddy's fresh from his footy comeback! Sydney smash the Dogs and Charlie Curnow silences the critics kciking 7 goals. Plus Sam Darcy's ACL heartbreak, the best small forward debate, and Buddy's big call for an upset in Canberra. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Buddy's Dowerin comeback 7:13 Sydney DEMOLISH teh dogs 9:23 Can the Bulldogs still play finals? 12:38 Everyone is with you Elijah 17:07 The Revamped Dees Under Steven King 21:26 Can North Melbourne play finals in 2026? 24:41 Better Beer Big Moment 27:00 Who is the best small forward in the comp? 31:20 Richmond v Melbourne 33:13 Hawthorn v Gold Coast in Tasmania 36:01 Anzac Day — Collingwood v Essendon 38:19 Port Adelaide v Geelong 39:40 Fremantle v Carlton 41:11 St Kilda v West Coast 44:00 Brisbane v Adelaide 48:21 GWS v North Melbourne 53:20 Buddy's Big Call This podcast is brought to you by BETTER BEER https://www.betterbeer.com.au/ Get Involved! Talkback is here... Share your big take from the round and get your chance to win Better Beer fan of the month (win lots of goodies). Leave your take here: memo.fm/buddyandshane If you're enjoying the show, please remember to Subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buddy is already in Perth ahead of his Dowerin Tigers comeback and admits the nerves have kicked in. Shane's bath ad ruins Gout Gout's historic 200m moment and social media loses it. Plus are ruckmen the most important players in the game, nobody can stop Gunston, Heeney declared the best player in the competition, and the best forward line debate. CHAPTERS: 0:00 BUDDY'S COMEBACK IS CLOSE 2:51 Which defender would Buddy least want brought back to play on him?7:01 Essendon's first win of the season 9:23 Are Ruckmen now the most important players in the game? 13:21 Are the hawks deserving of premiership favouritism?17:07 Is Collingwood's season over? 18:18 Who has the best forwardline in the competition? 21:02 Isaac Heeney, has he surpassed Bont? 24:22 St Kilda's big win 26:35 Better Beer Big Moment — Tracy's match-saving mark in the rain 33:14 Buddy's Young Star of the Week This podcast is brought to you by BETTER BEER https://www.betterbeer.com.au/Get Involved! Talkback is here... Share you big take from the round and get your chance to win Better Beer fan of the month (win lots of goodies). Leave your take here: memo.fm/buddyandshane If you're enjoying the show, please remember to Subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hawks win by one point in an all-time Easter Monday classic, Buddy puts Heeney in the top two players in the competition, and the boys absolutely torch the AFL's top ten finals format. Plus the top five most impactful players list, Zac Butters' future, and Buddy admits he was wrong about North Melbourne. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Hawks vs Geelong: What a Game! 7:50 Is Isaac Heeney Better Than The Bont? 10:20 Was Clarko out of line?14:54 Zac Butters — where does he go? 16:14 Top 5 most impactful players in the competition 21:28 No Daicos, No Pies? 24:40 Buddy Admits He Was Wrong About North Melbourne 27:15 Murphy Reid, All Australian? 29:13 Better Beer Big Moment of the round 32:01 Is the AFL facing too many blowouts? 36:22 Does the Gold Coast have an MCG problem? 40:09 Reviewing the ladder after Round 4 41:06 Buddy Offers his opinion on Wildcard Finals 42:48 Buddy's Young Star of the Week 44:15 Gather Round preview — all roads lead to Adelaide This podcast is brought to you by BETTER BEER https://www.betterbeer.com.au/Get Involved! Talkback is here... Share you big take from the round and get your chance to win Better Beer fan of the month (win lots of goodies). Leave your take here: memo.fm/buddyandshane If you're enjoying the show, please remember to Subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carlton blow a seven-goal lead and fold — again. Buddy doesn't hold back, calling it a mental problem at the club and saying changes need to happen. Plus the blood incident that left Buddy speechless, Finn O'Sullivan called a future star, Josh Tracy named the best forward in the competition, and a brutal verdict on where Essendon is headed with Tasmania coming. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Carlton blow seven goals — the mental demons exposed 2:57 is Max Gawn the greatest Melbourne player ever? 8:05 Top 4 seedings 9:12 The Tristan Xerri Incident 12:30 West Coast's Young Guns 16:04 Better Beer Big Moment — Harley Reid 21:20 Buddy's Young Star of the Week 23:17 The Kia Real Deal Player of the Month 26:16 Essendon - "it's like watching a reserves team" 33:13 The Premiership Blueprint for Carlton & Essendon This podcast is brought to you by BETTER BEER https://www.betterbeer.com.au/ Get Involved! Talkback is here... Share you big take from the round and get your chance to win Better Beer fan of the month (win lots of goodies). Leave your take here: memo.fm/buddyandshane If you're enjoying the show, please remember to Subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buddy hasn't kicked a footy yet and the comeback is weeks away — but that's not stopping the boys from delivering a massive Round 2 Review. The Bulldogs are Premiership favourites, Essendon's season is already over, and Shane drops a curveball — could Sam Mitchell be the first coach of the Tasmania Tigers? Plus the taunting rule debate, and a shout out to the electrician who got called up at smoko. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Buddy's comeback training update — still hasn't kicked a footy 9:13 Essendon — is the season already over? 13:23 Fan mail — Joe from Coburg torches Brad Scott 15:12 Has the AFL got an injury crisis 18:42 Top 5 players to shape 2026 29:03 Better Beer Big Moment of the round 31:25 Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide review — Premiership favourites? 33:21 Sydney vs Hawks — new-look side impresses despite key outs 35:07 Fremantle vs Melbourne — Shane declares them top four contenders 36:33 Tasmania — who should be their first big signing? 37:23 The taunting rule — Patrick Voss, Harrison Petty & Buddy's confession 39:31 Buddy's Young Star of the Week This podcast is brought to you by BETTER BEER If you're enjoying the show, please remember to Subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices