More than Footy

Hear from world-renowned reconditioning specialist Bill Knowles and Sydney Swans’ Head of Physiotherapy and Medical Services, Damian Raper.
This week on More than Footy, we are joined by world-renowned reconditioning specialist Bill Knowles and Sydney Swans’ Head of Physiotherapy and Medical Services, Damian Raper.
Knowles and Raper gives an insight into the fortnight Knowles spent at Sydney Swans HQ working with four players to build physical resilience, focus on injury prevention and to ready them for the 2026 AFL season.
‘More than Footy’ features guests connected to the red and white family who open up about their life and love of the game. The show illustrates that the reach of footy extends well beyond the game on the field.
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This week on More than Footy, we are joined by former Sydney Swans recruiting boss Kinnear Beatson who has recently taken up a part-time role in the QBE Sydney Swans Academy.
Beatson reflects on the 2025 trade period from the outside and gives an insight into some of the trades he was involved in biggest names in the game for the club, including some of the biggest names in the game.
Key Times:
0.42: On watching the 2025 trade period from afar
1.30: On how things have changed since he started in the AFL industry in 1994
3.31: On how the trade period worked without mobile phones
5.08: On his favourite traded or drafted player
8:06 On the players that got away
8:56 On how Lance Franklin got to the club
10:34 The weirdest question he's asked or been asked when interviewing potential draftees
14:16 On his new role in the academy
16:35 Rapid fire favourites
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Following a big 2025 Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period, we were joined by Head of List Strategy and Player Personnel, Chris Keane, in a special mini episode of More than Footy, presented by Bing Lee.
Key Times:
0.45 On Charlie Curnow
1:58 Farewelling Will Hayward and Ollie Florent
3:13 On Jai Serong
3:49 On Malcolm Rosas Jnr
4:20 The state of the list ahead of the 2025 Draft

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Sydney Swans AFLW assistant coach Lachie Hunter reflects on the season so far, including the side's losses to Collingwood and GWS, his journey to the club, and the lessons he has learned along the way.
Key Times:
0.17: Reflection on the last two weeks
0.41: Recapping the loss to the Giants
1.04: On the learning curve of the last few weeks
1.25: On the record crowd at Henson Park
2:16: On his role as backline coach
2.54: On lessons learnt as assistant coach
3.28: On the message ahead of the side's match against the Crows
3.52: On the transition from Melbourne to Sydney
4.20: On the joys of coaching
4.41: On the relationship with Mark & Jarrad McVeigh
5.19: Looking back on his playing career
6.39: His future coaching aspirations
6.50: Where the Swans are sitting against the other teams
7.20: Rapid fire favourites
‘More than Footy’ features guests connected to the red and white family who open up about their life and love of the game. The show illustrates that the reach of footy extends well beyond the game on the field.
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This week on More than Footy, we are joined by Sydney Swans AFLW defenders Zippy Fish and Jas Grierson.
The pair discuss Zippy's Rising Star nomination, their friendship and the AFLW Indigenous Round over the next two weekends.
Key Times:
0.22 Zippy's Rising Star nomination
2.22 Thoughts on the opening two rounds
2.53 On their friendship
4.05 On Zippy's upbringing in the Newman
5:35 On Zippy's nicknames
6.57 On AFLW Indigenous Round
8.36 On the number 23
9.18 On Zippy's aunty designing player boots for Indigenous Round
10.15 Jas on the evolution of AFLW over ten seasons
12.05 Life outside of footy
13.14 On the upcoming game against the Cats
14.40 Rapid-fire favourites

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