In a parallel universe, this episode is called “HOT REF,” but it was so necessary for Ethan’s friend Derek to learn about Esava Ratugolea. In the game we had Derek watch — Port Adelaide v Melbourne, Round 3 last year — the great man was at it again.

This is part 2/2, so be sure to listen to the previous episode with Derek if you haven’t yet!

Inspired by Baseball Bar-B-Cast: “What is Baseball? a New Year's Special with Benji Naesen"⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/79OISriQNQAKrQWCt8FeAb

At long last, we present our first guest episode! We introduced Ethan's longtime friend Derek Daniels to Australian rules football via the 2024 Round 3 game between Port Adelaide and Melbourne. Derek… has questions.

Inspired by Baseball Bar-B-Cast: “What is Baseball? a New Year's Special with Benji Naesen" https://open.spotify.com/episode/79OISriQNQAKrQWCt8FeAb

We're back for our fourth season! This premiere runs the gamut, beginning with Benjamin's footy-bet-turned-ridiculous walk and going through all sorts of Australian and American sporting matters.

We're back — and in person too! Time to talk draft, offseason odds and ends, and a surprising development regarding a horse.

We tear open the fixture and rip North a new one for gifting their Western opponents home games. Note a couple particularly easy schedules for Victorian clubs, as well as the new bye structure.

Footy doesn't stop, so why should we? Between the women's season, men's list news, and various other talking points, we aren't just filling the air here.

Our favorite word from this time last year was nowhere to be seen, but plenty of trade action still transpired — eventually. Find out how much Ethan was able to hide from it all in his second annual footy darkness retreat!

With no fewer than 23 simple tricks, Chris Fagan transformed his Lions from 0–3 to premiers! We had very different Grand Final viewing experiences, so that helped feed into our game breakdowns. We also send off the 2024 men's season with postmortems of the last two clubs.

Sections

00:00 Intro

01:43 GF: SYD v BRI

27:49 Postmortem: SYD

37:31 Postmortem: BRI

48:26 News / Conclusion