The Footy with Broden Kelly

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Introducing: The Footy Avengers. Broden Kelly. Tom Zahariou. Marnie Vinall. Hester Brown. Kate McCarthy. Kelly Broden. Broden's AFL accreditation. It's all for the AFLW Grand Final, this Saturday night. For the third year in a row, it's the Roos and the Lions. No-one's won back-to-back AFLW flags before. North Melbourne can be the first to do it. Get your eyes and ears around it.

PRELIM WEEK! North v Dees. Lions v Blues. We cannot bloody wait. Marnie Vinall is away this week, so Hester and Aila Brown once again step up - and how. And - bet you thought you wouldn't be hearing a pitch-perfect karaoke performance of Nikki Webster's 'Strawberry Kisses' on the pod today. Guess what.

It's AFLW semi final week! Carlton play the Hawks on Saturday night for a place in a prelim and we're very grateful star Blue Mimi Hill could find some time to talk to us (again) on pod. This week's episode also covers the AFL's new wildcard round and why the Blues are burying sausages around Princes Park...? A big thank you to the extraordinary Hester Brown for her time co-hosting The Footy. We have all been better for her company and for Aila's hot takes

Hester Brown and Marnie Vinall are back at the helm, and on the eve of the AFLW finals series it's a pleasure to welcome in footy expert and friend of the show Kate McCarthy to steer us through literally everything you need to know. Get around Kate and her excellent work ⁠here⁠. And yes, the best part of the show, Aila Brown's hot take, is back. With a bang.

It's Halloween soon. Marnie got her hands on Broden's Cowdoy costume. This will mean a lot to some and nothing at all to others. Figure out where you stand here. The Roos are in a record-breaking mood, the Carlton and GWS and Gold Coast and Collingwood players had to flee from lightning, and the name of Coffs Harbour's stadium is quite capable of derailing this podcast.

From a jaunt around Britain and Ireland return Broden and Tom, armed each with a veritable novella of culinary experience and a hankering for the good ship footy pod. It's great to have them back. Marnie's penned a few great yarns this week. One is about footy fatigue and how it affects the attention fans can give the AFLW, which you can read about here. She also went for a dip in the Williamstown surf. We break down the why in excruciating detail. Gun Blue Harriet Cordner guests on the pod to talk Carlton Respects. There's a very special game against the Giants coming this Sunday afternoon for the Blues, and you can, and should, read more about it here.

It's Round 10 of the AFLW season, the AFL trade period has come to an end, so thank goodness we have Marnie Vinall and Hester Brown (and Bec Petraitis!) in house to navigate through it. Broden and Tom touch base from London and, as has become tradition, Aila Brown has her say. Get around ⁠Marnie⁠ and ⁠Hester⁠ on socials!

In August of this year, Mitch Brown became the first AFL player to identify publicly as bisexual. It was a significant moment in the game's history. We applaud Mitch for his bravery and the example he has set for countless people across the country. Today, Mitch and his partner Lou Keck join Marnie Vinall and Hester Brown on The Footy, and you'll hear the voices of Aila and Ben Brown too as we weave our way through Mitch and Lou's experiences following Mitch's coming out, Pride Round, and Round 9 of the AFLW. It's a lovely chat. Get around Marnie, Hester, Mitch and Lou.

Seven home-and-away weeks down, five more to go - the AFLW season's going OFF and we're very lucky to have Hester Brown on board to help us break it down. There's stacks on the show this week. Six-year-old podcasting extraordinaire Aila Brown comes out swinging with her Hot Take of the Week, and Broden and Tom provide a roving report from the Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Chappell Roan played there once. With feeling folks, no matter what the Big House says: BOUNCE. THAT. PILL. Get around Hester here.

It was an excellent Grand Final. Scores were level at half time. Through a fair part of the third quarter, things were close and tense. And then the Lions took the game away, took the season away, and will take the premiership cup back to Brisbane for a second consecutive year. This episode of The Footy is brought to you by the TAC - “Stop Kidding Yourself – If you drink, don’t drive. A message from the TAC” Family and domestic violence support: 1800 Respect national helpline:1800 737 732 Women's Crisis Line:1800 811 811 Men's Referral Service:1300 766 491 Lifeline (24 hour crisis line):131 114 Relationships Australia:1300 364 277 NSW Domestic Violence Line:1800 656 463 Qld DV Connect Womensline:1800 811 811 Vic Safe Steps crisis response line:1800 015 188 ACT 24/7 Crisis Line:(02) 6280 0900 Tas Family Violence Counselling and Support Service:1800 608 122 SA Domestic Violence Crisis Line:1800 800 098 WA Women's Domestic Violence 24h Helpline:1800 007 339 NT Domestic violence helpline:1800 737 732

You call, you get on. That's the Midday Madness promise. Today, we call upon our dear mate Dwayne Russell to preview the 2025 Humdinger Studios AFL Grand Final in the fashion only Dwayne can: with a copious amount of flavoured milk. Dwayne's new book 'Killing for Sport' comes out this October. Dwayne talks us through the years-long process of writing it in this episode. You must read it. Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠.

The Footy pod tries to talk itself into a Brisbane Grand Final tip and there is SO much W on!!! Marnie’s been working on a really important piece this week. It’s about the increase in calls to domestic violence support services that coincides with Grand Final weekend. We discuss it on pod this week, and you can read about it here:  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-24/increased-rates-of-gender-based-violence-during-football-finals/105809996 This episode of The Footy is brought to you by the TAC - “Stop Kidding Yourself – If you drink, don’t drive. A message from the TAC”

The impact of Wacky Willy Wednesday has spread all the way to the Midday Madness towers in South Melbourne. Alerted to the success of Wacky Willy, The Pipe himself, Dwayne Russell, stops by for a look. Pipe - we are so very sorry. This episode of The Footy is brought to you by the TAC - “Stop Kidding Yourself – If you drink, don’t drive. A message from the TAC”

Three. Little. Words. Grand Final Week. We live in awe of Will Ashcroft; we live in fear of Patrick Dangerfield. Dwayne ‘Pipe’ Russell joins us for a very special edition of Around The Grounds. Tom has an idea so good it may result in him being lost at sea (either in Lorne or in Rye, gawd bless the kid he doesn’t know the difference). This episode is brought to you by Mobil Supreme+ 98 at 7-Eleven. Go Further. Go Premium with Mobil Supreme+ 98 at 7-Eleven. 00:00 - Intro 06:45 - The 7-11 Premium 98 Moment of the week  15:11 - Round The Grounds 16:35 - Hawks VS Cats 29:25 - Brisbane Vs Collingwood  56:15 - W Wrap Up Round 6 66:20 - Headlines 69:30 - Malaka Of The Week

Over the course of his rugby career, David Pocock captained the Wallabies, Australia's national rugby union team. He is now an Independent Senator for the ACT. We talk to him today about his support for a full gambling advertising ban, as recommended by the Murphy Review, and his campaign for more transparent political lobbying. We are grateful for Senator Pocock's time. Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠.

Everyone is back in the same room, and Marnie’s brought everyone a prezzie to celebrate.  Our final four means the men’s season will finish as it began: with Broden Doing Something.   00:00 - Intro 04:05 - News 08:25 - Alyssa Bannan Phone Call 33:29 - Tipping

Broden and Tom recorded this shortly after landing in Australia, off very little sleep. How do you reckon it goes? This episode of The Footy is brought to you by the TAC - “Stop Kidding Yourself – If you drink, don’t drive. A message from the TAC"

Like a sailor from the deck of a departing ocean liner, it's a tearful, impassioned farewell to the Gold Coast Suns for AFL season 2025. Unlike a sailor from the deck of a departing ocean liner, the farewell is set to Broden Kelly's rather magnificent take on Semisonic's 1998 classic, 'Closing Time'. If that doesn't seal the deal for you, quite frankly, I don't know what will. And in excellent news ... the official team of The Footy podcast, Carlton AFLW, is absolutely. bloody. flying. This episode is brought to you by Mobil Supreme+ 98 at 7-Eleven. Go Further. Go Premium with Mobil Supreme+ 98 at 7-Eleven. 00:00 - Intro 04:20 -  The 7-11 Premium 98 Moment of the week  05:55 - Q Clash 19:20 - Hawks vs Crows 33:30 - Steven King 40:15 - New Zealand 42:20 - AFLW 47:24 - Prelim Finals 53:00 - Headlines 57:00 - Malaka Of The Week Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠.

From Bathurst to Newtown and through the Monash business school, Marnie Vinall's story is a colourful one. She's told numerous stories about the game of football on this podcast over the past few years - you'll hear a little bit about her own today. You can catch Marnie on the ABC and on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on Instagram and TikTok.

** An important note - we had some technical issues with our audio this week back at home base. Marnie and Paddy sound a bit Zoom call-y. It's still a good episode. Promise. Marnie is BACK after a bout with finals fever and not before time, because there's a MASSIVE weekend of FINALS FOOTBALL AND AFLW AHEAD! Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠.

The boys are in Wellington so they do New Zealand accents off the top and, to be honest, it's pretty full on. Stop Kidding Yourself – If you drink, don’t drive. A message from the TAC

Prior to the weekend, Thomas 'Tom' Zahariou had never seen the Gold Coast Suns play in, let alone win, an AFL final. And then, Mac Andrew. And then after that, David Swallow. And now, we bask in Tom's glorious glow. This episode is brought to you by Mobil Supreme+ 98 at 7-Eleven. Go Further. Go Premium with Mobil Supreme+ 98 at 7-Eleven. 00:00 - Intro 02:29 - Round The Grounds 04:45 - 7-11 Moment Of The Round 21:59 - It Is Inevitable 24:25 - Pies vs Crows 35:09 - Balfours 37:30 - Geelong vs Lions 43:09 - Hawks vs Giants 48:45 - Fathers Day 51:47 - AFLW 57:30 - Headlines 59:57 - Malaka Of The Week

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Hi, it’s me Tom and today I will be reviewing by SuperCoach season by myself from a hotel bed in Sydney.  This episode of The Footy is brought to you by the TAC - “Stop Kidding Yourself – If you drink, don’t drive. A message from the TAC” SuperCoach with me next year: https://discord.gg/Ejvw4n4c Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

The Footy with Marnie Vinall, without Marnie Vinall. Get better soon, Marns. AFL Finals are upon us and it's time to bounce that pill. Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Burning questions, answered. In bed. This episode of The Footy is brought to you by the TAC - “Stop Kidding Yourself – If you drink, don’t drive. A message from the TAC” Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠.

All-Australian team, analysed. AFLW Round Three, wrapped. Drem tour update, provided. Matilda Scholz might run the league and she is also now Tom's favourite player. This episode is brought to you by Mobil Supreme+ 98 at 7-Eleven. Go Further. Go Premium with Mobil Supreme+ 98 at 7-Eleven. 00:00 - Intro 02:15 - Round The Grounds 04:30 - The 7-11 Premium 98 Moment of the week Yartapuulti vs Suns + Narrm vs Collingwood 08:30 - All Australian 19:41 - Tour Update 24:05 - Essendon vs Richmond 25:45 - GWS vs Kuwarna 26:15 - Euro-Yroke vs Waalitj Marawar 27:30 - Geelong vs Sydney 28:50 - Hawks VS Dogs 29:45 - North vs Walyalup 30:23 - CORRUPTION?!? 32:15 - Finals 40:25 - Headlines 43:00 - Malaka Of The Week Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠.

Polly Porridge (real last name: Burridge) is a Sydney Swans tragic living in a city full of Leaguers. Over these last few years, Polly has carved out a loyal following through her excellent work on social media, and as part of the similarly excellent True Bloods Podcast. Importantly, she had a part to play in the behind-the-scenes of Kayo in its early days. We extrapolate this work in great detail. Polly's our Mate. Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠. Check out True Bloods on Instagram and YouTube.

Broden and Tom: In Brisbane. Marnie and Paddy: In Melbourne. Western Bulldogs: at the time of recording, in some sort of football purgatory.

Audience ENRAGED as Tom's segment DISMANTLED by EARLIER THAN TYPICAL record time. This episode of The Footy is brought to you by the TAC - “Stop Kidding Yourself – If you drink, don’t drive. A message from the TAC” Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefootywithbrodenkelly TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCupAkoS_UVbEdPwESNYm5yQ #AFL #AFLFooty #AFLPodcast

WE HAVE NO CONTENT. This episode is brought to you by Mobil Supreme+ 98 at 7-Eleven. Go Further. Go Premium with Mobil Supreme+ 98 at 7-Eleven. Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefootywithbrodenkelly TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thefootywithbroden 00:00 - Intro 02:30 - Round The Grounds 05:30 - Freo vs Doggies 11:45 - Bris vs Hawks 14:06 - In Memoriam 19:14 -  Rankine x AFL x Adelaide 22:30 - The 7-11 Premium 98 Moment of the week Port vs Suns 29:00 - Adelaide vs North 34:00 - Hobart Tales 38:30 - WCE vs Sydney 40:20 - Menulog Ad 47:44 - AFLW 52:15 - GWS vs Saints 54:30 - Carlton vs Essendon 60:00 - Hobart Tales 2 62:00 - Dees vs Collingwood 65:12 - Headlines 67:19 - Malaka Of The Week

Friendless and terrified, Paddy Grindlay turned up at Haven't You Done Well Productions in December of last year. He wouldn't stop ringing the doorbell. Taking pity on this confused little boy, Broden and Tom gave him a job and a nice shirt and now he's just terrified. He also wrote this description and would like to say editing your own podcast interview is A TRULY AWFUL EXPERIENCE. Listen to full episodes of 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on your favourite podcast app. Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on Instagram and TikTok.

‘Twas the night before Drem tour, and all through the house: football. 00:00 - Intro 03:30 - News 33:23 - Tipping

Broden teaches the pod about 1994's 'Richie Rich' featuring Macaulay Culkin and Tom PUTS HIS FOOT DOWN on the great hot dog v pie footy food debate. This episode of The Footy is brought to you by the TAC - “Stop Kidding Yourself – If you drink, don’t drive. A message from the TAC”

This week, our All-Australian locks, AFLW Round One review and meticulous countback of Collingwood's 71 inside 50s. GWS are good except when they're not. Cats are quietly preparing to win the premiership. Give Havana Harris the pill. As we wrote this description Harry Sheezel picked up another 14 disposals! This episode is brought to you by Mobil Supreme+ 98 at 7-Eleven. Go Further. Go Premium with Mobil Supreme+ 98 at 7-Eleven. Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefootywithbrodenkelly TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCupAkoS_UVbEdPwESNYm5yQ 00:00 - INtro 2:53 - Round The Grounds 5:15 - Pies vs Adelaide 12:10 - Suns vs GWS 17:15 - The 7-11 Premium 98 Moment of the week + North VS Tigers 24:05 - AFLW  28:15 - Freo vs Brisbane 33:33 - Hawks vs Dees 35:45 - All Australian Locks 43:36 - Top 8 Cheez TV Shows 46:00 - Carlton vs Port 49:00 - Syd vs Geelong 52:20 - Headlines 54:16 - Malaka Of The Week

Our mate this weekend is a footballing giant. Her name is Peta Searle OAM. Peta won ten flags - five as a player, five as a coach - at the Darebin Falcons, later becoming the first woman assistant coach in the AFL and St Kilda's inaugural AFLW coach. It’s a great chat. We think you’ll love listening to it. 'Breaking the Line: The Peta Searle Story’ is playing now at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Get amongst it here. Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on Instagram or TikTok.

The AFLW returns this weekend and byhellareweBLOODYREADYTOBLOODYGO Join The W Tipping: https://aflwtipping.afl/#tipping/leagues/1739/join/ZAAX2HMM Support Tom: https://www.livefearlesschallenge.com.au/fundraisers/thomaszahariou Join our fundraising team: https://www.livefearlesschallenge.com.au/fundraisers/thefootywithbrodenkelly Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefootywithbrodenkellyTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCupAkoS_UVbEdPwESNYm5yQ 00:00 - Intro 10:10 - News 45:55 - Tipping

Stick around until the end for an OFFICIAL WACKY WILLY WEDNESDAY SCOOP FROM TOM!!! Also in this episode: Paddy doing maths. Doesn't end well.

Many gifts delivered by Round 22. One of those gifts: it is possible that Collingwood miss finals. 00:00 - Round The Grounds 04:20 - Hawks vs Collingwood 12:48 - Dees vs Dogs 18:30 - Hot Wheels Monster Trucks 20:45 - Lions vs Swans 28:30 - Suns VS Carlton 34:40 - Saints vs Tigers 39:20 - Freo vs Port 45:00 - AFLW 48:30 - Adelaide vs WCE 54:00 - Geelong vs Essendon 57:30 - North vs GWS 60:00 - Headlines 62:40 - Malaka Of The week

Aunty Donna's Zachary Ruane is on the podcast this weekend to talk our great game, and he's surprisingly well informed on Collingwood's list management and the Australian football landscape. Buy tickets to Drem: tour.auntydonna.com

It’s all hands on deck as Dad triumphantly returns to the good ship footy pod. Marnie went to the AFLW launch and Broden has FOMO 00:00 - Intro 03:30 - News 42:15 - Tipping

Boss thank you I'm ready to get started on some LEDs. Like if you would cry at Paddy's funeral. Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefootywithbrodenkelly TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCupAkoS_UVbEdPwESNYm5yQ #AFL #AFLFooty #AFLPodcast

No coach. No CEO. No President. The time is now for Broden Kelly to take charge.

This time around it’s Tom who’s a very sick boy and without him we are hysterical, rudderless and afraid. 00:00 - Intro 06:00 - Round The Grounds 07:40 - Collingwood vs Brisnbane 15:20 - Adelaide vs Hawthorn 22:40 - Ladder Predictor 27:42 - FTA discussion 33:06 - Suns vs Tigers 36:50 - Dees vs Eagles 43:35 - Swans vs Dons 44:45 - Dua LIpa 47:45 - W Chat 48:27 - Giants vs Dogs 54:07 - Cats vs Port 57:50 - North vs Saints 59:40 - Headlines 66:40 - Malaka Of The Week 71:56: - Freo Vs Calton

Dougie Baldwin is a Hollywood star. He's in 'Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage'. He was in 'Upper Middle Bogan'. He was in 'Nowhere Boys'. He's a stand-up comedian. He's from Frankston. Recently he found himself to be star-struck on coming across Harvey Langford at an airport, and to be frank, wouldn't we all. Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefootywithbrodenkelly TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCupAkoS_UVbEdPwESNYm5yQ

Broden is a sick boy but Tom, Marns and Paddy are here to steer the ship! Featuring: Jeremy Cameron ton-watch and Tom's lost souvas. Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefootywithbrodenkelly TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCupAkoS_UVbEdPwESNYm5yQ #AFL #AFLFooty #AFLPodcast

More Mr Inbetween confusion. More Jeopardy confusion. It can't go like this can it. Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefootywithbrodenkelly TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCupAkoS_UVbEdPwESNYm5yQ

Plus, Tom's Wattle Park debut broken down in exquisite detail. Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefootywithbrodenkelly TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCupAkoS_UVbEdPwESNYm5yQ 00:00 - Intro 01:45 - Round The Grounds 02:45 - Tom Played Footy 19:15 - Q-Clash 22:44 - Swans vs GWS 30:00 - Cats vs North 31:00 - Showdown 33:05 - Happy Gilmore 35:45 - Hawks vs Carlton 41:30 - Richmond vs Collingwood 44:40 - Hotel, Couch or Bed 47:30 - Dons vs Doggies 48:15 - Freo vs WCE 48:30 - The Pod Falls Apart From Here

A few months ago, Zan Rowe built us a perfect playlist for going to the footy, and this week, Luka Muller adds his flair to it. Luka is a stand-up comedian, writer and podcaster, and currently hosts Triple J Breakfast. He's a naturally cool person and, importantly, he barracks for Melbourne. If you want to listen to The OFFICIAL Footy Playlist, you can do so here: https://linktr.ee/thefootypodcast Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefootywithbrodenkelly TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCupAkoS_UVbEdPwESNYm5yQ Learn more about Luka Muller here: lukacmuller.com