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Brisbane Lions Lowdown
by Jamcast Studios
Your home for smart, sharp and entertaining Aussie sports chat. Tune in for Brisbane Lions Lowdown, 5 Minute Warning and The Footy Lowdown—your weekly fix of footy insights, analysis and storytelling. When Summer rolls around, switch gears with Weird World of Cricket, diving into the quirkiest tales the game has to offer. Footy. Cricket. Stories. All in one place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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A Difficult Decision… But Not The End!
After months of growth and an incredible start to the 2026 season, Ash shares an important update about the future of The Lowdown. The time has come to scale back the podcast. It’s a difficult decision made even harder by the amazing support from the Lions community, with our highest ever amount…
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LIONS LOWDOWN | Round 11 Teams, VFL Wrap, AFLW News and a Lions Legend
A short episode… but absolutely loaded. This week we kick things off by celebrating a legendary Lion’s newest appointment — a massive nod to one of footy’s true gentlemen. But things take a serious turn as we call out some seriously unhinged behaviour from the Carlton fan community, standing firm...
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LIONS LOWDOWN | Premierships Aren’t Won In May
Ash breaks down our loss to Geelong on a wet Thursday night, covering late withdrawals and how their absence shaped the game. He pushes back on the Kane Cornes “Fagan’s Favourites” media narrative while making his own case for a selection change — backed by a run of stats. The game review covers...
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5 MINUTE WARNING | Michael Voss: The Full Story
Michael Voss is one of the most compelling — and controversial — coaches modern AFL has produced. In this special episode, Ash breaks down the full arc: the bold Brendan Fevola trade at Brisbane that backfired spectacularly, the quiet rebuilding years at Port Adelaide that restored his…
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LIONS LOWDOWN | A Strange Night At The Gabba
A win’s a win… but this one didn’t feel like the kind you wrap up in a bow. In this episode, Ash dives into a strange, scrappy, oddly tense night at the Gabba — a game Brisbane controlled, nearly blew, rescued, then somehow still walked away from feeling… unsettled. There’s the 49-point explosion...
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LIONS LOWDOWN | Bombers Shot Down
This week’s Lions Lowdown is a big one, Lions fans. After putting out a quick bonus episode to call out the ridiculous whiteboard “saga” — a nothing story blown wildly out of proportion — we’re back with the full breakdown of Brisbane’s 11-goal demolition of Essendon. In this episode, we dive…
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LIONS LOWDOWN | Why Fages Was Right To Be Angry
Buckle up, Lions fans — this special episode of Lions Lowdown goes straight for the jugular. While Brisbane put together a seriously convincing display of footy, the media somehow managed to whip a nothing-burger whiteboard scribble into a full-blown “scandal.” So we’re diving right into the...
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LIONS LOWDOWN | A BIG RETURN & A HUGE DEBUTANT
Get around it, Lions fans — Ash is back for your Thursday night selection fix! This week we kick things off by tipping the cap to a milestone that seemed to sneak under the radar. Then it’s all eyes on Marvel Stadium, where the AFL boys take on Essendon in that now-classic 12:35 Saturday slot.…
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FOOTY LOWDOWN | Round 7 Under The Spotlight
Strap in, footy fans — this week’s episode is absolutely PACKED! We dive headfirst into all the latest AFL dramas, on and off the field, with the stories everyone’s arguing about and a few that will genuinely make you go, “Wait… WHAT?!” Then it’s onto a monster Round 7 wrap, featuring: * Our...
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LIONS LOWDOWN | Sunday Afternoon Delight
A huge statement win at home… but was it really just about four quarters of footy? This episode dives into something deeper simmering beneath the surface at Brisbane. From a grumpy week on the track, to a sudden snap-back in defensive integrity, to the wild mix-and-match backline that somehow…
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5 Minute Warning | ANZAC Day Special Editiion
ANZAC Day holds a unique place in Australian life—and in footy, it hits even deeper. This is a game built on courage, sacrifice, mateship, and resilience… the very same values that define the ANZAC spirit.
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FOOTY LOWDOWN | Big Statements, Big Scores & Big Shocks
A wild week of footy means a packed Footy Lowdown — even in a shorter episode. Ash dives into tribunal chaos, big injuries, before ripping through all the Round 6 action with plenty of heat and a few laughs along the way. There’s the monster bags, the one-point thrillers, the shockers, the stars...
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LIONS LOWDOWN | Haunted By Demons
G’day Lions fans — Ash is fired up and finally putting the cue in the rack. This week, he delivers some long-overdue honesty about where the AFL side really sits after another frustrating chapter in the Melbourne saga. From wasted chances to familiar patterns, from the standouts who lifted to the...
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LIONS LOWDOWN | Milestone Men
A massive week for the Lions, and the latest Lions Lowdown has you covered. Ash dives into fresh contract news, a fiery VFL clash, and a triple milestone weekend headlined by an all time champion reaching game 300. There’s selection clarity ahead of the Round 6 trip to the ‘G, plus a quick…
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FOOTY LOWDOWN | Gather Round Delivers
Gather Round delivered and the Footy Lowdown dives straight into it. Ash is back with a slightly leaner episode, but the passion is still firing as he breaks down a wild weekend in Adelaide. From umpiring blow-ups to surprise upsets, from tribunal drama to standout individual performances, it’s…
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FOOTY LOWDOWN | Is The Game Reaching Crisis Point?!?
Strap in, footy fans—this one gets heated. In this explosive breakdown, we dive head-first into the on-field firestorm between Zak Butters and Nick Foot, unpacking the split-second moment that sent the footy media buzzing, the fans roaring, and the debate into overdrive. We explore how the clash...
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LIONS LOWDOWN | Three On The Trot
G’day Lions fans — Gather Round has landed, and so has a seriously juicy instalment of Lions Lowdown. We’ve strung together another win in the country, momentum is finally humming, and the squad’s starting to look whole again (well… almost). But this one wasn’t straightforward. Wind. Rain. Weird...
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5 MINUTE WARNING | The Wild Ride of 1993
Ash rockets back into the insanity and colour of the 1993 AFL season — a year that swung between brilliance and bedlam with zero interest in slowing down. He relives the freakish goal-kickers, the monster comebacks, the flashpoint controversies, and yes… the day a pig somehow lined up at full...
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LIONS LOWDOWN | Gather Round Preview & Media Watch
🦁 Ash swings in for a sharp, fiery little hit-and-run before Gather Round kicks off, with all the ins and outs for our game against the Roos at Barossa Park, taking aim at a few mainstream media loudmouths while surprising himself by agreeing with some of the analysis. 🦁 He wades into the chaos...
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FOOTY LOWDOWN | Round 4 - The Winners
This episode, we dive deeper into the stories behind the round four games, take another look at what’s going on at Carlton, shine a light on the weekend’s winners, and run through all the latest injury updates, MRO findings and tribunal news. And that’s just the warm-up — Ash unveils his Team of...
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FOOTY LOWDOWN | The 3 Big Clubs Under The Pump
This week, we’re shaking things up and bringing back a format many of you have asked for: a dive into the league’s big stories, followed by a club-by-club breakdown. The first episode each week will focus on the round’s losers, while the midweek follow-up will spotlight the winners, plus my votes...
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LIONS LOWDOWN | No Andrews, No McCluggage, No Worries!
Round 4 delivered one of those nights that felt bigger than the scoreboard — and on this week’s Lions Lowdown, Ash is here to pull the whole thing apart with his usual mix of storytelling, stats, mischief and unapologetic Brisbane pride. From the nerves (or lack of them), to the build-up, to a...
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5 MINUTE WARNING | University Went Extinct Then Rose Again
Today’s episode winds the clock all the way back — before supercoaches, salary caps or stadium lights — to the chaotic frontier years when Australian football was still being stitched together on muddy paddocks. And right at the heart of that origin story sits an unlikely giant: the Melbourne...
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FOOTY LOWDOWN | Round 3 Hits Wild Areas
This week’s Footy Lowdown is an absolute monster. Round 3 threw everything at us: wild weather, big hits, big statements, and even bigger storylines. From shockers in front of goal to masterclass midfield performances, this episode dives right into a chaotic, fascinating weekend of AFL footy.…
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LIONS LOWDOWN | Big Hits, A Big Win & The Roys Return
G’day Lions fans — Ash is back and this week delivers just about everything except a quiet moment. From Fitzroy nostalgia to Marvel mayhem to a much-needed win, there’s plenty to unpack without spoiling a thing. We kick things off at Fitzroy Bowls Club for the first Historical Society night of…
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LIONS LOWDOWN | The Week Off That Felt Busier Than The Footy
🦁 Footy might’ve taken a breather this week, but the Brisbane Lions certainly didn’t — and neither did Ash. 🦁 Between injury news dropping at random hours, contract whispers circling, academy results rolling in, and a few unexpected shocks out of training, there was zero chance of a quiet...
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FOOTY LOWDOWN | Round 2 Wrap
🏉 Round 2 had a bit of everything — shocks, statement wins, last-minute swings and a couple of moments the wider AFL world will be talking about all week. 🏉 In this full-throttle wrap, Ash takes you game-by-game through the round, unpacking the big moments that shaped each contest and the…
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FOOTY LOWDOWN | Round 1 In Focus
🏉 Round 1 is in the books, and The Footy Lowdown is serving up a double-sized episode packed with chaos, comebacks, controversy and a ladder that already looks nothing like it did seven days ago. 🏉 Ash breaks down every match of the round — the shocks, the steamrollings, the fade-outs and the...
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5 MINUTE WARNING | The Voss Years: Brisbane’s most turbulent list management era
🏉 Ash takes a deep dive into one of the most dramatic chapters in Brisbane Lions history — the Voss era. What began as a bold, almost unprecedented coaching appointment quickly spiralled into a whirlwind of aggressive trades, emotional departures, and high-stakes gambles that reshaped the club...
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LIONS LOWDOWN | Everybody Relax | Round 1 vs Sydney wrap up
🦁 This week’s Lions Lowdown walks a strange little tightrope between frustration, honesty, and a few surprising silver linings. 🦁 From rumours of a Fitzroy-inspired treat, to a battered Brisbane lineup, to a performance that raised more eyebrows off the field than on it, this episode digs into...
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FOOTY LOWDOWN | Round 1 Thursday Teams & Tips
It’s been one of those weeks in footy — the kind where the headlines won’t slow down, the phones don’t stop buzzing, and every second person suddenly thinks they’ve cracked the code on what’s “really” happening at your club. In this Thursday night edition of Footy Lowdown, Ash sorts through the...
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LIONS LOWDOWN | Preview vs Sydney
🦁 Injury shocks. 🦁 Tribunal fallout. 🦁 Contract rumours. 🦁 It’s been one of those weeks at the Lions — and Ash has plenty to say about what really matters, what definitely doesn’t, and what might change everything. 🦁 Just… don’t expect all the answers straight away.
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5 MINUTE WARNING | The Essendon Apocalypse
🏉 Prepare for a rare, unbroken, long-form deep dive into one of the most seismic chapters in Australian sport. 🏉 A story of ambition, secrecy, power, and the fallout that reshaped a club — and the league around it. 🏉 Across this forensic documentary, we trace the meteoric rise of James Hird…
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FOOTY LOWDOWN | Opening Round Unpacked: Standouts, Surprises & Big Takeaways
🏉 Opening Round is done and dusted — but the early clues for the 2026 AFL season are already starting to emerge. 🏉 In this episode of Footy Lowdown, Ash breaks down every match from the opening slate, unpacking the tactics, momentum swings and trends that shaped the first five games of the…
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LIONS LOWDOWN | Is The Game Gone? | Opening Round vs bulldogs
🦁 The 2026 season began under the brightest lights — a packed Gabba, a premiership flag rising into the Brisbane night, and a crowd expecting another chapter of Lions dominance. 🦁 But footy rarely follows the script. 🦁 In this episode of Lions Lowdown, Ash breaks down an Opening Round that had...
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LIONS LOWDOWN | Opening Round vs Bulldogs Preview
🦁 The 2026 season starts with a Saturday night at the Gabba… but this one carries a little more weight than just Opening Round. 🦁 A milestone match. 🦁 New faces in new colours. 🦁 Old rivalries in familiar places. 🦁 Ash breaks down the numbers, the matchups, the tactics, and the small details...
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FOOTY LOWDOWN | Opening Round Preview
🏉 The 2026 AFL season opens with five massive clashes — and even bigger questions. 🏉 In this round-by-round analysis, Ash breaks down everything that matters (and a few things that probably shouldn’t) heading into Opening Round: shock debutants, surprise late injury clouds, tactical mismatches,...
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5 MINUTE WARNING | Dennis Cometti: The Voice of Australian Footy
A legend has left us, and today’s episode becomes something different: a walk through the life of Dennis Cometti, the commentator who turned football into theatre. Part tribute, part history, part reflection — and a reminder of why his voice will echo long after the final siren.
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5 MINUTE WARNING | The Chaos Behind the 10-Year Rule
🏉 This week, Ash unpacks the wild rise and sudden death of the VFL’s infamous 10-Year Rule — a loophole, a gamble, a controversy, and a turning point the league never saw coming. 🏉 Was it genius? 🏉 Was it madness? 🏉 And why does its shadow still linger over today’s AFL? 🏉 Hit play to decide...
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FOOTY LOWDOWN | Injuries, Hype, and Who’s Really Ready?
G’day footy fans — Ash is in the house with the first episode of a bigger, busier addition to the Lowdown universe. This week: pre-season shake-ups, off-season retirements, early-round dramas, and a few eyebrow-raising moves that might just set the tone for the season ahead. From league-wide...
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LIONS LOWDOWN | More Than A Pre-Season Recap | Something’s Building…
🦁 Ash is back with a pre-season review that somehow manages to be part analysis, part therapy, part rant and part celebration. 🦁 A key Lion goes under the knife, an undermanned side puts on a statement win, a couple of Suns lose the plot, and the media tries (again) to stir a fire that just…
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Lions Lowdown | State of Origin, Match Sim and a Captaincy Curveball
🦁 Ash returns with a full sweep of the week in Lions land — from a throwback-style State of Origin clash to a match simulation that revealed more than the scoreboard ever could. 🦁 In this episode, he breaks down how Brisbane’s stars fared on the rep stage, what really stood out in the Carlton...
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LIONS LOWDOWN | Intra-Club Yarns and Stories
🦁 Ash is back with a full breakdown of Brisbane’s first intra-club hit-out — or at least, as full a breakdown as you can get when half the intel comes from sharp eyes, sideline murmurs and those mysterious “usually reliable” sources that always appear this time of year. 🦁 In this episode, he...
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WEIRD WORLD OF CRICKET | Flashpoint: South African Rebel Tours of the 1980s
🏏 In Episode 8 of Weird World of Cricket, Ash dives head-first into one of the most politically charged and morally complex chapters the game has ever known. 🏏 From South Africa’s expulsion from world cricket in the early 1970s, through the shadowy rebel tours of the 1980s, and finally to the...
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Lions Lowdown | Fagan, the Saints & a Storm in the Off-Season
🦁 Ash returns with a bang as one casual comment from Chris Fagan sparks one of the most bizarre off-season blow-ups in recent memory. 🦁 What should’ve been a simple update on Zac Bailey suddenly turns into a full-blown St Kilda meltdown, complete with CEOs firing shots, former stars demanding...
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LIONS LOWDOWN | Three-Peat Titans & Beyond: Brisbane’s Best Ever Premiership 23
🦁 Ash kicks off 2026 with a fresh channel, a fresh feel, and a deep dive into one of the most passionate debates in Lions land: the ultimate Brisbane Lions premiership 23. 🦁 After running a series of fiery Facebook polls, listeners helped build a full side chosen strictly by where each player...
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Weird World Of Cricket Ep 7 | The XI That Built My Cricketing Childhood
🏏 Ash is back with another stroll into the strange, nostalgic and wonderfully unpredictable corners of cricket. 🏏 This week, instead of naming an all-time XI like so many listeners demanded, he zigs where others zag — building an XI made up of the players who shaped his school years of the 80s...
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WEIRD WORLD OF CRICKET | Ashes Team Of The Series 2025/26
🏏 Ash is back with episode 6 of Weird World of Cricket, and with the Ashes done and dusted, it’s time to unveil the Team of the Series. 🏏 With Australia taking the urn 4–1, Ash breaks down a quirky summer where reputations rose, fell, and floated somewhere in between — making selection tougher...
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WEIRD WORLD OF CRICKET | Dual Internationals
G’day cricket tragics! Ash is back with Episode 5 of Weird World of Cricket — and this week we’re diving into the fascinating (and slightly chaotic) club of players who represented two nations at international level. It’s been a spicy few weeks in world cricket, media madness on both sides, and…...
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LIONS LOWDOWN | 2025 Season Finale
G’day Lions fans — Ash here, back (barely) from a busted shoulder. But enough about the injury report — let’s talk footy. 🦁 In this season finale, I wrap up everything that’s happened across the Lions’ men’s and women’s programs since I was last on air. From draft hauls and list changes to big...
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Your home for smart, sharp and entertaining Aussie sports chat.
Tune in for Brisbane Lions Lowdown, 5 Minute Warning and The Footy Lowdown—your weekly fix of footy insights, analysis and storytelling.
When Summer rolls around, switch gears with Weird World of Cricket, diving into the quirkiest tales the game has to offer.
Footy. Cricket. Stories. All in one place.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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