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    How did the Blues fail Elijah Hollands?

    20/04/2026 | 49 mins.
    Carlton are under scrutiny for their management of Elijah Hollands in their heartbreaking loss to Collingwood. Magpie Nick Daicos and Geelong’s Jeremy Cameron deliver virtuoso performances, the Bulldogs lose one of the AFL’s brightest young stars to a shattering injury and the luck of the Irish smiles on the Demons as they cause a massive upset over the reigning premier. It’s all on the table on this week’s episode of the Real Footy podcast, featuring Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall.
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    Rivalries, royals and rev-ups

    15/04/2026 | 20 mins.
    Carlton v Collingwood, the Battle of the Bridge, the WA derby; there's feuds aplenty in the AFL this week. Peter Ryan and Danny Russell run their eye over the round six matches. In a worry for all other teams, they find the Brisbane Lions are getting better. Plus they ask, what in the blazers have St Kilda been getting up to on their week in Adelaide, how many goals will Nick Larkey kick for the Kangas and what did Prince Harry and Tom Liberatore chat about when they met up at Whitten Oval?
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    To ruck or not to ruck?: The Dogs' Darcy dilemma

    13/04/2026 | 54 mins.
    Sam Darcy is the hottest property in the AFL, but the Western Bulldogs have a huge call to make on the star forward. This week on the Real Footy podcast, Peter Ryan, Libby Birch and Caroline Wilson debate the Darcy dilemma. They also discuss the future of Gather Round, Charlie Curnow's slow start to life as a Swan, Essendon's drought-breaking win, where Richmond's next victory is coming from and ask what will the ramifications be if Carlton beat Collingwood on Thursday night.
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    Injuries stack up against Bulldogs

    08/04/2026 | 21 mins.
    The Western Bulldogs might be the only undefeated team left, but Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan are unwilling to make the "leap of faith" required to back them against Hawthorn in Gather Round. The Sydney v Gold Coast game is the one that divides the opinion of our tipsters, who also discuss North Melbourne's most important acquisition, Collingwood's scoring problems and the possible ramifications of a St Kilda loss to Port Adelaide.
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    Hawks, Cats deliver again; Blues smell of panic

    07/04/2026 | 42 mins.
    Hawthorn and Geelong serve up the game this AFL season needed, Carlton capitulate once more, Steven King's Demons provide a blueprint for beating the Suns, and the Brisbane Lions' Will Ashcroft puts on a clinic against the Pies. This week on the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson, Peter Ryan and Sam McClure also debate the value of old-school coaching sprays, the merit of wildcard round, the trade Collingwood will live to regret, and whether Zach Merrett's wife, Alexandra, had to pre-book for her fine-dining experience when the Bombers were on the canvas against the Bulldogs on Saturday night.
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