Real Footy
Hosted by Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall and Michael Gleeson and Peter Ryan and Sam McClure · The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
4.5from 141 ratings
- 277
- Episodes
- 70
- Transcribed
- 141
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About Real Footy
The best footy writers from The Age and Sydney Morning Herald bring you the weekly lowdown on all things AFL. If you like the pod, please take the time to rate & review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. We love to hear from you and it makes it easier for the rest of the podcast world to find us. And, why not become a subscriber? Our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the sustainability of news coverage. Becoming a subscriber also gets you exclusive behind-the-scenes content and invitations to special events. Click on the links to subscribe https://subscribe.theage.com.au/ (https://subscribe.theage.com.au/) or https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ (https://subscribe.smh.com.au/)
- Publisher
- The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
- Category
- news · sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 25 Sept 2022
- Latest episode
- 23 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
70 of 277 episodes have a transcript.
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why forgotten Lion could replace Neale
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Hawks bottled it, now for the grand final
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Preliminary final predictions and Brownlow forecasts
Inside a recent episode
Why forgotten Lion could replace Neale
Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Intentional as well, as opposed to... Yeah, careless. Non-football incident versus a football incident. I think that's a quite reasonable conclusion to come to by the tribunal. However, I don't think... My personal opinion is I think he should have been given leeway because of his good record. He's got three, I think, similar incidents where he's been fined before it was a week's suspension that probably played into it. But yeah, I think based on his record, he should be given the opportunity to play. What do you reckon? I think if this was round 16, I'd be quite happily... I wouldn't. I think Lachie Neal would deserve a week, but the exemplary record, I think that should come into it through a grand final. […]
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- Andrew Wu
- Libby Birch
- Sam Docherty
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 15 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 126 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100
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- Quality
- 81
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
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Who hosts Real Footy?
Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall and Michael Gleeson and Peter Ryan and Sam McClure host the show. Published by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.
How often do new episodes come out?
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Does Real Footy take guests?
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