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Chicks Talking Footy
by JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities
Women who love women who love footy
Episodes
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AFLW Pride Round – Aleisha Newman
The Chicks Talking Footy crew teamed up with the boys from GAYFL to host the AFLW Pride game between Western Bulldogs and Essendon at Whitten Oval. Every Pride Round, one object ends up in every player’s hands: the football itself. This year, the 2026 AFLW Pride Sherrin carries a design that…
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AFLW Pride Round – Ellie Blackburn
The Chicks Talking Footy crew teamed up with the boys from GAYFL to host the AFLW Pride game between Western Bulldogs and Essendon at Whitten Oval. Ellie Blackburn has worn the red, white and blue since the very beginning. A foundation Bulldog, a premiership player, a club best and fairest winner...
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Footy consultants!
Bec, Fi and Sasha dissected the AFL grand final from every angle, Bec’s amazing breakfast and catering, Kylie and GFlip superbowl level pre-game entertainment, and the ultimate 4 minute choke by the Dockers. Lots of movement at the Clubs with coaches and players. We decided that John Longmire is…
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Finals fever!!
Fi, Bec and Sasha caught up on all the finals news. Unfortunately for Bec and Sash a lot of that was Hawks related. Between bottle throwing after a close Prelim loss, breaking North Melbourne’s winning streak in the AFLW, winning the VFL grand final against Geelong and Emily Bates injuring her…
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AFL, AFLW, VFL, VFLW, NFL all the FL’s!
It’s finals season and Bec and Fi talked about all of the leagues and teams including the San Francisco 49ers and LA RAMS game that 100,021 watched on a Friday morning at the MCG! Bec was needing some therapy after all the Crows teams lost, Tex Walker’s retirement and the Crows captain Jordan...
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Winners are grinners
AFL Finals are heating up! Fi, Bec and Sash covered the hot topics like Alastair Clarkson supporting recycled fashion by dropping off his North gear at the local op shop, Matthew Nicks keeps his job at the Crows after their win over the Bulldogs and Fi couldn’t stop banging on about the Hawks...
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Coaches are in the corner!
Bec and Fi were out on injury so Sasha and our new guest co host Nicolette took over the mics! Nicolette is a Pies supporter so got to share her pain with us after the Wildcard game loss. There was a lot going on both on the field and off the field – Alastair Clarkson was shown the door, the…
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Mad Monday and Wildcards
Sash, Bec and Fi talked about Richmond’s Mad Monday – asking for no female staff at the Garfield hotel, the beautiful speech from Jordan Dawson about mental health at the AFLPA Awards and Mark McVeigh’s appointment as Essendon coach, We reviewed the last round of the AFL, the wildcard games and...
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A BIG week in footy!
Fi, Bec and Sash had a lot to talk about this week. The Sydney Swans sexual assault allegation have rocked the footy community. We caught up with femicide and violence against women advocate Sherele Moody about the poor reporting that centres around the impact of the players not the victim and…
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Waivers, retirements and coaching jobs!
Bec, Sash and Fi dissected the controversial legal waiver the Geelong Football Club asked Jake Kolodjashnij to sign to take on legal responsibility for any future head trauma – our guest was Simon Miller from Australian Workers Union helped us understand the ramifications. They ask the question...
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Privacy breaches and fish oil salesmen!
Fi and Bec were still glowing green after the Australia v Ireland AFLW clash in Sydney! Most watch AFLW game in history – 600,000 viewers, 9017 in attendance. Tough day for the ‘no one watches women’s sport’ crowd. We caught up with a genuine Irish fan, Jennifer Smith (producer Monday JOY...
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Heaps of Goals!
Bec and Fi talked homophobic slurs, the F Bomb at the Gold Coast and how Jack Gunstan and Taylor Walker kicked heaps of goals (deep analysis from us)! We all seem to be barracking for Ireland in the lead up to the Aus v Ireland AFLW game this week in Sydney. The post Heaps of Goals! appeared…
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Coaches in the corner
Fi, Bec and Sash talked Hall of Fame removals, SCG rejection for the Irish v Australia AFLW game and coaching appointments in the Coaches Corner segment. We also attended the Making the Ground Swell event and heard some beautiful stories about what the AFLW meant to some attendees as we celebrate...
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Don’t look at the ladder!
Fi, Bec and Sash talked about how the AFL is getting footy India, WorkSafe investigating the AFL about head injury management and 2 new segments – coaches corner and the return of hair watch. Plus we caught up with mad Bombers fan and ABC Sport journalist, Marnie Vinall about her career in to...
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Boys will be boys!
Fi, Bec and Sasha discussed all the ways that “boys will be boys” in the footy news this week. Fi, didn’t want to discuss how Hawks ended up 96 points behind and Sasha didn’t enjoy talking about the 7th loss in row for the Gold Coast Suns (no trip to Movie World in September) We also caught up…
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The Chicks are BACK!
‘The Chicks are back! After the longest half-time break in AFL history, the Chicks Talking Footy team are back from Round 16. We’ve missed the game, we’ve missed the dinner table chats and we’ve missed you. We’re returning to our weekly podcasts so get ready for some footy fun! This week – the...
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Oh, do men play football as well?
The Grand Final has sold out already, the W Awards turned up some exciting results, and boy Richmond’s suddenly looking extra youthful… In this final episode for the year, Bree and Fi lay out a huge week of news, review the preliminary finals, and preview what is set to become a stormy…
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Gust, Breeza
Our busy and important Bree makes a long-awaited return to the show. Tonight, she is both co-host and special gust in a very drafty episode! Bec, Fi and you get to learn the meanings behind all the jargon swirling around this week. Know what to keep an eye out for! Catch up on the rest of the…
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Poetry and Empathy
These are exciting times in football news and speculation. Just ask our very own “footy empath”, Bec Dahl, and resident poetry aficionado, Fiona Newton! Adelaide people love a Thursday night! (But who wants a Saturday night game?) The 2024 AFLW All-Australian Squad is coming! (And how about the...
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The pointy end of the football
Special guest Kel Rowe joins your regularly scheduled Fi as the AFLW season rockets toward finals. Although women haven’t been making the weekly footy news much – “We’re better behaved” – this episode there’s a big announcement hot off the press! Fi and Kel devote much of the show to a meticulous...
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Chooks Talking Fitty
The tenor of the footy week has moved from pride through shame and back again. Bec and Fi contemplate the impacts of homophobia against Kate Dempsey and of the GWS men’s ‘Troubled Couples’ post-season fiasco. Still, they share the excitement around the first AFL Indigenous All-Stars side in a...
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2024 AFLW Pride Round Special
We’re dedicating a whole show to this week’s AFLW Pride Round. We take a look at the unique relationships between Pride supporter groups, clubs and players. Pioneers of the comp express the full depth of what Pride means to them. And we discover some of the stories behind this year’s stunning…
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What was the vibe?
Join Bec, Sasha and Fi for the 2024 Chicks Talking Footy Post Grand Final Show. It’s full of footy news, AFLW Round 5… and of course the men’s Grand Final. A new Eagles coach has prompted trade requests and Bec’s got a beef with clubs ratcheting up the exit pain. We’re in the middle of Rounds 5…
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Objection, Your Honour!
It’s the Chicks Talking Footy AFL Grand Final Spectacular! Bec, Bree and honorary chick Dave review all the news, nominate their tips for everything from Katy Perry bangers to the footy food spread, and pit Crows against Cats in a big grand finals quiz. Brownlow highlights, morning tribunals, the...
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Ridiculous Grabs
There has been so much going on in this week of footy! The 2024 AFL finals are in full swing, with some thrilling matchups set for this weekend. Fi and Sasha discuss the mid-week fixture for AFLW and what bearing this has on injuries. Injury is rife this season and we want to know why. Everybody…
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Naïve Ambition
Crack open the air-beers and storm up your teacups – it’s time to unravel the mysteries of hokball! Meanwhile, is Bailey Smith leaving the Bulldogs to start spruiking the chicks’ new cologne? Have GWS been dissing Sydney-Sydney’s baking skills? Was Isaac Heeney really robbed of flippin’ Mark of…
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It’s only Round One… shouldn’t be dramatic
The footy is so intense you can almost smell it! Bec and Fi consider all the big questions. How do you kick goals in this wind? When should the AFLW season be? What will happen in the men’s finals? How do we get on top of concussion? Who’s resigned?! Why is that woman doing semaphore? And don’t...
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Thornbirds Sandwich
This week’s episode is packed with goodies for Hawks fans, but there’s something for everyone at the beautiful intersection of the women’s and men’s seasons. Fi, Breeza and Rachael talk water bottle throwing, suspensions, trade requests, the horrifying aftermath of that Christian Petracca injury...
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The Chicks are Back for 2024!
Bec and Fi take us through a truly mint round of the AFL, look back on the season so far and catch up on all the goss from this week’s AFLW Captains Launch! The post The Chicks are Back for 2024! appeared first on Chicks Talking Footy.
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AFLW Grand Final show
Bree, Motty, Rachael and special guest contributor Adelaide discuss all the stories of the week. We chatted about the prelim finals, W Awards and previewed the AFLW Grand Final between North and Brisbane. We also looked back on the year and picked out a couple of the biggest stories in football....
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There’s a Draft in here!
Bec, Fi and Sash dissected draft week from a serious and not so serious perspective, talked AFLW finals (Fi is dreading the thought of an Adelaide v Brisbane grand final) and we caught up with Natalie Hutchins, Minister for Women and passionate Kangaroos supporter! The post There’s a Draft in…
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Cruising into the AFLW Semi Finals
On this week’s show Breeza, Motty and Fi discuss all the latest footy news. We look back at some of our ‘ bold predictions on the eve of the AFLW season to see how many we got right. We review the first week of AFLW finals and focus in on North Melbourne’s big win over the Demons hearing from…
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The Pride Bus arrives at the Pride Game
Thirty-five of our lucky JOY community caught the Kinetic Pride bus to the Pride Game at Victoria Park! We crossed to roaming Tri who gave us the latest gossip on the bus and just like roaming Brian she loved to get people to chat on the mic. One person came to their first ever AFLW game. The…
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AFLW Pride Round – Nicole Livingstone
Nicole Livingstone the head of AFLW and friend of the Chicks Talking Footy show joined us to debrief the whole season and discuss the significance of Pride Games and Pride Round to women’s footy. We’ve created something special! The post AFLW Pride Round – Nicole Livingstone appeared first on...
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AFLW Pride Round – Dylan Miles LLO
The Chicks chatted to one of favourite police officers Dylan Miles LLO (LGBTIQA+ Liaison Officer). Dylan chatted about the role LLO’s play at events like Pride Game, how the LLO’s want to build a bridge with our community and they even caught the Kinetic Pride Bus to the game. The post AFLW Pride...
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AFLW Pride Round broadcast – Claudia Nguyen Mayor of Yarra
Bec and Fi chatted to the Mayor of Yarra – Claudia Nguyen during the Pride Game at Victoria Park. We talked about the significance of the game being played in Yarra which has the highest population of LGBTIQA+ people in Victoria, their strategy with Rainbow Yarra for the area and what the game...
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AFLW Pride Round – Sarah Rowe Collingwood FC
Motty and Fi caught up with the lovely Sarah Rowe from Collingwood FC in the lead up to the AFLW Pride game at Victoria Park. She was a delight to catch up with. The chat was played at our broadcast at Victoria Park on Sunday November 5th. The post AFLW Pride Round – Sarah Rowe Collingwood FC...
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AFLW Pride Round – Bec Miller Richmond Tigers
Bec Miller did not miss a game for Richmond across the first three AFLW seasons, racing to 25 games. Bec is a key defender who was selected in the All-Australian squad of 40 and finished runner-up in the Tiger’ 2022 best and fairest had an injury interrupted Season 7. At 27, she still has a long...
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Get on the AFLW Pride Bus
The Chicks are ramping up for the AFLW Pride Round by chatting to Sarah Rowe from Collingwood about the work the Pies are doing to celebrate Pride at Vic Park. We also chatted to Dee Berry from the Bulldogs about what is happening across the highway at Whitten Oval for Pride. There’s lots of fan...
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CTF managing the AFL
Bec, Motty and Sasha with special guest panellist Dave caught up with ABC radio host Bobby Macumber and Emma Race, CEO of Making The Call – two women doing wonderful things in the footy world. They worked out how they would run the AFL if they were put in charge – anyone for a supporter getting a...
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Trade Secrets
Fi was joined by guest host Kel Rowe. Together they watched the trade news drop within minutes of going on air, reviewed AFLW season 7, hashed through the new professional standards of AFLW – take your ice bath and get some sleep is the new standard apparently and celebrated the indigenous...
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Footy Boxing Day
Fi, Sasha and Bec decided that we’re in the Boxing Day part of the AFL season – where we’ve all caught up with our tribe for the biggest day of the year and now come back together to exchange stories. We talked all about KISS, baby Maggie being born on grand final day and Peter and Darcy Moore’s...
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One Day in September!
Fi and Motty celebrated footy Christmas – the AFL Grand Final week! We caught up with Chloe McMillan VFLW coach and Player Development coach from the Collingwood Football Club. We got some goss from the inside walls of Collingwood FC from her and talked about her journey in to leadership at the...
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Snakes, tributes and billboards!
It was a jam packed show with snakes on the footy oval, the chicks making it on to some billboards, the heat of the AFL Finals, AFLW high scoring and we chatted to Cartlon co-vice captain Jess Del Pos about the Carlton Respects game coming up in round 4 of the AFLW season. We also did a fitting...
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The Maynard opinions of footy
The Chicks welcomed another guest host, Kel Rowe (fresh off a premiership win). Sash and Kel talked about that Maynard case – so many opinions, the finals games of the weekend and all things AFLW Round 2. Plus, we played an interview with Tanya Hosch, General Manager of Social Inclusion AFL, from...
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The sweet spot of footy!
Fi, Bec and Breeza were in their sweet spot of the footy cycle – first week of AFLW round 1 and AFL Finals beginning this week. We chatted to our dear friend Sarina Jackson, president of the Rainbow Swans LGBTIQA+ supporter group about Buddy retiring, the future of the Pride game and the petition...
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Extended chat with Nicole Livingstone AFLW CEO
Motty and Fi caught up with the CEO of Women’s Football (and Olympic medallist), Nicole Livingstone on the eve of Season 8 of the AFLW. We chatted about the new higher scoring strategies, rule changes, the growth of the league, the investment in women’s footy, prize money announcements, the…
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AFLW Season 8 is here!
Joining us on the show this week was Head of Women’s Footy Nicole Livingstone who answered all of our questions on the AFLW Season ahead. Fi and Breeza also welcomed guest host Sarah Burt into our Chicks Talking Footy family. Sarah is a Digital Sports Reporter online for Channel 7 and you can…
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Louise Milligan – The Silence on 4 Corners. Extended version.
The Chicks caught up with Louise Milligan about her report on 4 Corners this week – ‘The Silence: AFL’s Last Taboo. The AFL is the only major sporting code in the world that hasn’t had a single elite male player publicly identify as gay. Louise Milligan investigated the AFL’s culture and asks…
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The silence is deafening
Motty and Fi welcomed our guest host Tara Murray to join us in our footy chats this week – she prefers chips over pies or hot dogs. We had a chat with Louise Milligan, the journalist behind the Four Corners story that aired last Monday night The Silence – AFL’s Last Taboo.It was illuminating,...
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