Hangin' Out with DWAYNE RUSSELL: Writing fiction and the art of calling footy!

Phoenix Trinidad and Mitch Keating sit down with AFL commentator and former Geelong and Port Adelaide player Dwayne Russell, who’s added another title to his résumé — novelist.Dwayne talks about his debut fiction book 'Killing for Sport', a fast-paced art world thriller two decades in the making. He dives deep into his inspirations, his love of music, his Beatles obsession, the art of great commentary, and what it’s really like calling the big AFL moments live on air.⬇️ RUNDOWN:00:00 Killing for Sport04:20 Art History06:45 Russell History11:24 Big music guy24:04 Footy history33:48 The Art of Commentary36:38 Positive Commentary39:13 Preparing commentary50:19 The Dwayne diet53:07 Feedback1:03:10 WritingRECORDED: 22/10/2025For all your AFL news go to ZeroHanger.com and make sure to FOLLOW Zero Hanger on social media:NEWS: https://www.zerohanger.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/ZeroHangerFB: https://www.facebook.com/AFLZeroHangerX: https://x.com/zerohangerTT: https://www.tiktok.com/@zerohangerYT: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZeroHangerAFL