About this episode

Buddy and Shane preview the last round of the 2026 AFL season, discussing key matchups and player performances.

It's the LAST round of the 2026 home-and-away season and Buddy & Shane bring it home strong! They fly through all nine games — Saints upsetting the Suns, a massive Brisbane vs Collingwood MCG blockbuster, and the big Carlton rest debate ahead of finals. Shane reveals a wild three-way tie scenario for 4th between Brisbane, Adelaide and Hawthorn, while the boys clash over whether stars like Bontempelli, Grundy and Cripps should be rested. Sydney's Isaac Heeney gets huge wraps as "the form player of the competition," and Buddy drops his boldest Big Call yet — backing North Melbourne to knock off Sydney. Plus: salsa night at The Establishment, and a Better Beer giveaway for the best call in the comments! 00:00 – Intro: Round 24, the last round of the 2026 season 00:40 – Saint Kilda v Gold Coast (Marvel Stadium, Friday night) 01:10 – Collingwood v Brisbane (MCG) — top four implications 02:00 – Carlton v Fremantle (Marvel Stadium) — the "rest your stars" debate 04:33 – Melbourne v Western Bulldogs (MCG) — does Bontempelli return? 05:43 – Geelong v Richmond (GMHBA Stadium) 06:10 – Adelaide v GWS (Adelaide Oval) — Tex Walker send-off talk 07:03 – Port Adelaide v Essendon (Marvel Stadium)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lance Franklin, Shane Crawford

Topics covered

• AFL Round 24
• premiership predictions
• team analysis
• player performance
• finals debate
• game previews

Keywords

• AFL
• Round 24
• Buddy Franklin
• Shane Crawford
• Isaac Heeney
• finals
• premiership
• North Melbourne
• Better Beer

Sponsors

Better Beer

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hawthorn, Marvel Stadium, MCG, GMHBA Stadium, Adelaide Oval, Optus Stadium

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