Coodabeens Footy Show

We were back in studio for a grand final washup - with Laraine the Demon supporter and Michael Happell, President of the MCC. Also joining the show, Andrew Rule.

All the flavour and excitement of the Grand Final on the air from the Coodabeens' ABC studios.

Coodabeens' Westralia correspondent, Sue Bullen gives us the mood of Perth a week pre-grand final and an old Academic Thinktank colleague of Torchy (and former Demon) Bob Stewart talks his new footy book.

We celebrated (or lamented depending on which Coodabeen you were) Friday night's preliminary final along with chatting to Nancy Patterson, Vanuatu footy administrator and Jane Wines, mum of Port star and Brownlow favourite, Ollie.

The CountryFootyScores.com.au most popular country footy nickname is announced and the Coodabeens chat to former Lion and Dog, Simon 'Axe' Atkins.

Two Cobden All-Australians and a long forgotten Demons pop song.

Narelle Smith coaches Woodville West-Torrens women's team and Ann-Maree Heppell is Dyson's mum!

The Coodabeens journeyed to Tyabb to chat about Yabbies (the footy kind) and chatted with Steve 'Supa' MacPherson about his very talented sons.

Col delivers breaking news, 300 games for the ‘Timbercutters’ and the power of 6. 

Chris Ross is the president of Phillip Island FNC and Harry Taylor is a Premiership champion Cat who retired just last year.

An I was there at the Timmy Watson hurdle match in 1981 with Garry Foulds, a D Baldock from Tasmania and our old friend, Peter 'Crackers' Keenan

Samantha Bice is the Nangiloc women’s side footy coach and player and Adrian 'Gags' Gallagher is a Carlton legend

Cory Goodwin plays footy for Moulamein ... on one leg after losing his right in a car accident four years ago. And Darren Bewick is an Essendon premiership champion who fondly remembers the 1993 Preliminary Final comeback against the Crows.

Drysdale believe their football ground is the best in the country and Vane Lindsay, the legendary cartoonist and Swans fan is turning 100!

Scott Henderson will play his 400th game for Lismore Derrinallum today and Robert Shaw remembers coaching Tasmania to defeat a Victorian side in 1990.

Sandy Breen was there in the St Kilda cheer squad through the '60s as was her namesake (no relation), Saints star Barry. And Simon Whelan is from AFL Gippsland. The other Simon Whelan. Hope we don't confuse you too much!

Peter Schwab knows what it feels like to resign as an AFL coach and Leesa Catto knows all the ins and outs of the AFLW trade period.

The history of the Fitzroy Stars and Guy Rigoni, Grand Final Demon.

Caramut FNC is struggling in 2021 and last week, lost by 317 points to Tatyoon. But everything is not lost for the Mutters. And Tommy Floyd played for Geelong and Collingwood in his VFL career ... in the same season, 1982!

Paul Newman is a Kyabram footy legend and now a life member, and Greg Phillips was a star in the SANFL for Port Adelaide but is best known now as AFLW Crow Erin's dad.

Lou Wotton is a legend of women's football in Victoria and has trod the well worn path to elite coaching, at Hawthorn in the VFLW. And David Ackerly played almost 200 games of league football for North and Sydney, so why is he making a comeback at the age of 60?

Tim Wishart plays footy for Macorna - a dot on the map in the State's north while in 1978, bottom of the ladder Fitzroy defeated top team North in the mid-week night series. Tom from Malvern was there and so was Roys' new recruit, Rob Walls.

Pauline Fritsch is a legend of the Coldstream football club and the mum of a couple of very talented footballers. Bailey plays for the Demons in the AFL and Darcy kicked 20 goals for the Cougars recently. Also on the show, Paul Harding - with a foot in the Hawks and Saints camps and a former Eagle too.

In 1983, Peter Francis played for Carlton one week before crossing to Fitzroy the next. Also, today Stratford Swans are marking the memory of champion player Lachie Heywood with a Beyond Blue fundraising game against Boisdale Briagalong.

It's AFLW Grand Final weekend as the Crows and Lions meet again in the big one and Rusty Berther has penned new gender non-specific lyrics to the Williamstown FC.

Young gun Josh Leske is leading a loyal pack of umpires in the Sunraysia Football and Netball League and the legendary Peter Hudson joins the boys to discuss the art of kicking a bag.

A trip to the high country with Bright FNC president Kristi Hacket and the greatest league footy journeyman, former Eagle, Lion and Bear, Kevin Caton. And a preview of Champs' newest blockbuster footy anthem!

Spud's game and AFLW with Nathan Burke and Peter Ryan on 30 years of tireless work for FIDA footy

Weddings anyone? Parties? Today's guest will pretty much play anything. Mick Thomas joined the show to remember the day he was there when the lights went out at Waverley.

The Coodabeens are back for season 2021. And we'll be with you right through the AFL season.

Well, it's come down to this. We've walked down that long road and caught a tram (suitably masked and distanced of course) and we're here with you at our favourite ground. The Coodabeen Champions. Grand Final special. Back in the studio for the first time in 30 years..!

And then there were three. Richmond into another Grand Final. Who will join them? Most likely you already know depending on when you're listening to today's episode...

And then there were ... 5. Tigers defeat Saints to move to a Prelim next weekend. And the Coodabeens have you covered for hot-takes and exclusives ... just kidding!

The Coodabeen Champions - AFL sporting gurus each Saturday.

Grand Final day live from the MCG! ... wait, what? We still have five more weeks of footy? Well that's a relief!

It was 25 degrees in Melbourne on what would have been Preliminary Final day...but instead it's just the final round of the H&A!

Springtime used to bring on the finals...but these are strange times indeed. The Coodabeens are still on your radio though, and in your podcast feed.

We are all excited for the Grand Final on October 24. Played at the home of footy, the mighty G(ABBA) ...!

The day after the night before - to paraphrase Danny from Droop Street, after quarter time, it was all down hill from there...

In what was once going to be the penultimate round of AFL home and away season 2020, we've all come to the realisation that there's still a whole lot of footy left to go. Which teams are going to make the 8 and which will shape it?

How about some Mutton Duck for your Saturday morning? Goes well with a Brownlow doesn't it!

An AFLW star and a member of a very exclusive VFL/AFL club. What more could you want?

Day 4 of 22 straight days of AFL footy...how are you feeling so far?

Footy played on every day of the week. Too much of a good thing? Or too much is never enough when it comes to our game?

In the dead of winter, with no footy in Melbourne, one shining light remains on the football landscape. The Coodabeens.

Footy is certainly the national pastime this weekend - except in Victoria!

Just run at the ball hard and kick it as far as you can so it's someone else's problem.

Thanks for listening to our Saturday morning footy show - in podcast form! You won't regret it...promise!

Footy, hey?

Footy's on, footy's here again. Back to greet me like an old friend!