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The Hoops Crew
by The Hoops Crew
Five passionate fanalysts provide independent analysis of all angles of Geelong Cats footy, including Mens and Womens AFL and VFL teams, year round!
Episodes
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Cats Whack Giants To Go Second! | CHAPS
The Cats dismantled GWS on Saturday evening at Kardinia Park and the Chaps are here to chat all about it!
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Cats Trounce Tigers In Second Half Savaging! | CHAPS
Geelong's AFLW team made it seven wins in a row, seeing off a gallant first half challenge from the Tigers to run away with a comfortable win that further entrenched them in the top four. The Chaps chat it all over on their LIVE Monday night show!
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CHAPS | Six Straight Wins for Geelong Women
Geelong's AFLW team made it six wins in six weeks to move into third place on the ladder after Round 7, and the Chaps chat all about it!
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Cats Women Make it Five Straight Wins | CHAPS
The Chaps are broadcasting LIVE from 6pm tonight (Monday 21/9) as they recap Geelong's resounding victory over Collingwood - their fifth win in a row and a result that puts them 3rd on the ladder!
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AFL Men Fall, AFL Women Rise, VFL Men Into GF! | CHAPS
The Chaps gather for the longest podcast they've ever recorded, discussing Geelong's AFL men ending their season with a loss to Fremantle, the AFL women beating Adelaide for the first time ever, and the VFL men storming into a Grand Final. To round out the show the Chaps are joined by long-time...
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CHAPS | Double Delight As Cats Beat Blues & Bombers!
The Chaps break down both Geelong wins from the weekend, as the Men blew Carlton away in an Elimination Final and the Women put the Bombers to the sword at Kardinia Park!
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CHAPS | Cats Out-Shine Suns In Gold Coast Shootout!
The Chaps gather to chat all about Geelong's second consecutive AFLW victory, with the Cats travelling up North and taking all the points in a banger of a game against the Suns!
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CHAPS | Double Delight As Cats Whack Saints And Tigers!
The Chaps are back to break down both wins from the weekend as the Women thrashed St Kilda and the Men toyed with the Tigers.
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CHAPS | Cats Split Results In Double Dose O' Roo!
The Chaps recap both games from the weekend as the Cats faced off against North Melbourne, with a loss for the Women and a comeback win for the Men.
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CHAPS | 2026 AFLW Cats Season Preview!
The Chaps preview the upcoming 2026 Geelong AFLW season, including a recap of 2025, full discussion on all the list changes, and a preview of Round 1 against the reigning back to back premiership winning Kangaroos!
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CHAPS | Cats Stick Mismatched Boots Into Hapless Bombers
The Chaps chat all about Geelong's easy victory over Essendon at Kardinia Park on Saturday evening.
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CHAPS | Polkinghorny Cats Cream Pies At The 'G!
Plenty to chat about on this week's pod as the Chaps dive into the Cats' impressive Thursday night win over the Pies!
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CHAPS | Cats Kick Dees Nuts In Friday Night Battle
The Chaps are back to unpack a gritty Geelong win over Melbourne at the MCG on Friday night.
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TWOS | VFL Cats Keep Rolling With Win Over Saints!
Jake and Sambo discuss the performances of a handful of Cats from the VFL win over the Saints, including Hunter Holmes, Joe Pike, George Stevens, Mitch Knevitt, Jesse Mellor, and more!
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CHAPS | Cats Beat Saints As Polkinghorne Debuts!
The Chaps chat about Geelong's important victory over the Saints on Thursday night at Kardinia Park!
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CHAPS | Wounded Cats Defeated By Comeback Giants
The Chaps unpack Geelong's agonising loss against the Giants and what key injuries mean for the remainder of the season.
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Cats Fall To Lions In High Scoring Showdown | CHAPS
The Chaps chop up Geelong's loss to Brisbane at Kardinia Park! They discuss the Cats' sloppy start, how they charged back into the game, an incredible Patrick Dangerfield performance, and more!
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CHAPS | Mid-Season Cats Stonks Review!
The Chaps review their Stonks portfolio from the start of the year, evaluating their player investments and who they might Buy, Sell, or Hold on in the second half of the season!
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CHAPS | Cats Fall Short Against Dockers!
Jake and Johnny recap the game against Fremantle, discuss contract extensions for Mark O'Connor and Oliver Wiltshire, and address proposed changes to the AFL fixture an the AFLW clash between Ireland and Australia.
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CHAPS | Cats Smack Suns In White Out Win!
The Chaps are back as Geelong returned to the winner's list with a 7-goal victory over the Gold Coast Suns at Kardinia Park.
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CHAPS | Cats Come Up 1 Point Short Of Crows!
The Chaps are back to unpack the heart breaking loss to the Crows in Round 13.
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TWOS | It's A Big Week For...
Jake and Sambo are back for another episode of The Twos, as they discuss who it's a big week for in the Geelong VFL side after another loss in the AFL.
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CHAPS | Cats Fall Short Against Resurgent Blues!
The Chaps are back to dissect all the good and bad from Geelong's loss to Carlton.
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CHAPS | Cats Smack Swans In Saturday Night Savaging!
In this week's episode of The Chaps, Jake, Sambo and Johnny break down the massive Round 11 win over the Swans.
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CHAPS | Mannagh Masterclass Powers Geelong To Massive Lions Win!
It's Loose-O-Clock on a Saturday night as the Chaps recap Geelong's thumping road win at the Gabba!
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CHAPS | Cats Crush Collingwood In Second Half Smashing!
The Chaps chat all about Geelong's massive win over the Magpies in a lopsided Saturday night matchup.
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CHAPS | Cats Cull Roos In Kardinia Park Arm-Wrestle
Jake flies solo on this episode of The Chaps, discussing Geelong's win over North Melbourne, discussing George Stevens' development, and answering plenty of audience questions!
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CHAPS | Cats Cooked In Power Surge
Jake and Sambo are back for another episode of The Chaps, picking their way through a bit of a sh*t sandwich from Saturday night against Port Adelaide.
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CHAPS | Cats Dismantle Dogs In Dominant Display!
Jake and Sambo chat all about Geelong's 75-point victory over the Western Bulldogs in a lopsided Friday night at Kardinia Park.
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CHAPS | Cats v Eagles Recap & 5 Things We've Learned
Jake flies solo on this episode of the podcast to recap his thoughts on Geelong's win over West Coast, and share five things he's learned over the first five weeks of the season. There's also plenty of excellent listener-prompted discussion over player roles, VFL development, and more!
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CHAPS | Hawks Break Cats Hearts In Easter Classic
The Chaps convene in the virtual studio to recap a bitterly close loss to Hawthorn in an all-time Easter Monday arm-wrestle. It's never nice to lose to the old foe, and some of the reasons behind it are worth exploring, but there's much in the positive column to take away from the match too.
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CHAPS | Winning Ugly Is Still Winning
The Chaps chat all about Geelong's less than aesthetically-pleasing, but extremely important, victory over the Crows. Sambo calls Jake out about radio silence on an invite to the Easter Monday game, Johnny makes plans to depart for Japan, and Jake flies too close to the sun with his Jeff Goldblum...
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CHAPS | What Have We Learned So Far?
There's no game to recap this week, but there's still plenty to talk about! The Chaps dive into analysis of what they've learned about Geelong through two games of the 2026 season, from individual impacts to the key cogs of executing the game plan.
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CHAPS | Heroic Comeback Cats Deny Dastardly Dockers! | Round 1 | AFL 2026
The Chaps break down a classic encounter at Kardinia Park as the Cats clawed their way back from the brink to snatch a Round 1 thriller against the Dockers.
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CHAPS | Geelong Spanked In Gold Coast Dungeon
Opening Round is in the books, and the Chaps convene to chat all about the splattering the Cats copped at the hands of the Suns. What went wrong, why did it go wrong, and which players were bright spots in an otherwise drab performance. Like this episode? Consider becoming a Patreon Subscriber....
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CHAPS | AFL Men 2026 Season Launch!
The wait is finally over! Footy is back, and The Chaps (Jake, Johnny, and Sambo) are hitting the ground running for the start of the AFL Men's 2026 season. To celebrate the launch, we’ve brought in some extra Chappage with Ben and Paul joining the virtual desk to break down everything you need to...
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CHAPS | Can Cats manage if Miers misses Suns clash?
Gryan Miers has a thumb injury, so how will the Cats cope if he misses Opening Round? Geelong play the Blues in their final preseason game on Wednesday night, so what do we want to see? The chat want to know who Geelong's A-Graders are, and which Cats can rise to that level by the end of 2026!…
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CHAPS | Young Cats Purring In Match Sim!
Sambo, Johnny and Ben have a quick chat about the performance of a handful of Geelong's stars during State of Origin, before diving deep into the progress of some young next generation Cats who put their best foot forward during Cats v Hawks Match Sim from Monday afternoon!
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CHAPS | The Big Questions For Geelong in 2026!
The chat is full of question and the Chaps are here to answer them! From Dangerfield's role in 2026 to how to handle the ruck situation, and a bunch of topics in between. Strap your headphones on and have a listen as the season rolls closer!
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PRE-SEASON | Gleaning Stuff From Pre-Season Fluff
The Chaps are back for their first episode of 2026, sifting for meaning amongst the training reports and news articles.
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CHAPS | 2025 Cats Quiz + New Year's Footy Resolutions! | AFL 2025
Jake and Sambo take the 2025 Cats Quiz, deliver a few New Year's Footy Resolutions, and then jump over Patreon to chat movies, music, and more! ---Road to 3K🎯 SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/TheHoopsShowChannelPromotion💐 DISCOUNT: We are proudly sponsored by Cyril Cooke Florist! Our viewers can get a 20%...
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CHAPS | A Very Merry Chapsmas! | Christmas 2025
The Chaps embark upon the 237th Annual Christmas Lunch Draft, going head to head to assemble the most tantalising table for the big day! Then it's giving gifts to a few 2026 Cats, and rounding things off with some stray thoughts on movies, games, and books! A massive thankyou for your support of...
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RECAP | Grading Geelong's 2025 AFLW Off-Season! | AFL 2025
Jake grades Geelong's 2025 AFLW Off-Season, analysing their Trade & Free Agency Period, Coaching Change, and AFLW Draft selections.---Road to 3K🎯 SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/TheHoopsShowChannelPromotion💐 DISCOUNT: We are proudly sponsored by Cyril Cooke Florist! Our viewers can get a 20% discount off…
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OPINION | Which Rookie Debuts First? | AFL 2026
Jake breaks down which of Geelong's 2025 Draft Class are most likely to debut first in 2026! Early access exclusively for Patreon Subscribers! ---Road to 3K🎯 SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/TheHoopsShowChannelPromotion💐 DISCOUNT: We are proudly sponsored by Cyril Cooke Florist! Our viewers can get a 20%...
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NEWS | AFL Men Back On Track, AFLW Cats' Quiet Trade Period! | AFL 2025
The Chaps discuss Geelong's men getting back on the training track, as well as the addition of more speed to the team for 2026. Then it's a discussion of a quiet AFLW trade period for the Cats, and an absence yet to fill at the coaching position. ---Road to 3K🎯 SUBSCRIBE:...
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RECAP | AFLW Grand Final Recap + Grading Geelong's AFLW Season! | AFL 2025
The Chaps recap North Melbourne's history-making Grand Final triumph, before pivoting to Patreon to discuss Geelong's 2025 AFLW campaign.---Road to 3K🎯 SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/TheHoopsShowChannelPromotion💐 DISCOUNT: We are proudly sponsored by Cyril Cooke Florist! Our viewers can get a 20% discount…
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RECAP | Dan Lowther Departs, Recapping AFLW Prelim Finals, 2025 Men's Draft Haul! | AFL 2025
The Chaps chat the Dan Lowther departure from the Cats, AFLW Prelim Final weekend, and dissect the draft haul for Geelong's men on Patreon!---Road to 3K🎯 SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/TheHoopsShowChannelPromotion💐 DISCOUNT: We are proudly sponsored by Cyril Cooke Florist! Our viewers can get a 20% discount...
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RECAP | AFLW Finals Week 2! | AFL 2025
The Chaps recap a cracking weekend of AFLW Semi Final action as the Dees win a thriller over the Crows and the Blues storm past the Hawks!---Road to 3K🎯 SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/TheHoopsShowChannelPromotion💐 DISCOUNT: We are proudly sponsored by Cyril Cooke Florist! Our viewers can get a 20% discount...
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RECAP | AFLW Finals Week 1 | AFL 2025
The Chaps recap all four games from Week 1 of the AFLW Finals, then discuss Geelong's AFLW list changes, and preview Week 2 of the Finals!---Road to 3K🎯 SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/TheHoopsShowChannelPromotion💐 DISCOUNT: We are proudly sponsored by Cyril Cooke Florist! Our viewers can get a 20% discount...
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PREVIEW | AFLW Finals Week 1 | AFL 2025
Jake and Sambo preview all four games in Week 1 of the AFLW Finals Series!---Road to 3K🎯 SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/TheHoopsShowChannelPromotion💐 DISCOUNT: We are proudly sponsored by Cyril Cooke Florist! Our viewers can get a 20% discount off their online purchase using the promo code "GOCATS". Visit...
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Five passionate fanalysts provide independent analysis of all angles of Geelong Cats footy, including Mens and Womens AFL and VFL teams, year round!
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