About this episode

Buddy and Shane review the AFL Round 24, discuss finals, and reflect on individual performances and team standings.

The home-and-away season is done and dusted — finals are finally here! Buddy and Shane break down the full finals draw, hail Charlie Curnow's Coleman Medal and Bontempelli's brilliance, and reflect on a difficult week for the Sydney Swans on and off the field. The boys let themselves fantasise about a Cinderella Blues premiership run, rattle through standout individual performances from Round 24, and hand out pass/fail marks to the sides missing finals — Saints, Giants, Suns, Kangaroos and more. Plus: Essendon's looming coaching call, Buddy's Young Star of the Week, and all the details on Thursday night's Legends Game for prostate cancer. Big week, bigger finals ahead. ⏱️ Chapters 00:08 – Finals are here: full round wrap & finals draw 02:16 – Bulldogs ready to roar at the MCG 03:07 – Charlie Curnow claims the Coleman Medal 03:43 – A difficult week for the Sydney Swans 07:43 – Could the Blues really go all the way? 08:22 – Round 24's best individual performances 11:52 – Grading the season: Saints, Giants & Suns 17:41 – North Melbourne's underwhelming finish 20:01 – Better Beer Big Moment 23:58 – Port Adelaide, West Coast, Richmond & Essendon reviewed 32:04 – Essendon's coaching…

People in this episode

Hosts: Buddy, Shane

Topics covered

• AFL Finals
• Round 24 Review
• Coleman Medal
• Sydney Swans
• Cinderella Blues
• Coaching Search
• Prostate Cancer

Keywords

• AFL
• finals
• Coleman Medal
• Sydney Swans
• Blues
• coaching search
• Legends Game

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sydney Swans, Blues, Saints, Giants, Suns, Kangaroos, Essendon

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