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They Came To Play
by Lehmo, Tess Armstrong and Danny McGinlay
Lehmo, Danny McGinlay and Tess Armstrong take a fun look at the AFL.
Episodes
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Surprise Reunion!
The band is back together for a catch up and a season preview!! The hard hitting opinions fly thick and fast, why will the Suns win the flag? What's the nickname of the new Tassie team? And how is Emma Wiggle going to help Richmond? Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter / Instagram Tess:...
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Clinching Victory
To avoid talking about our teams all losing on the weekend we bring in an actual expert to discuss what went wrong! ABC Grandstand's Mad Matt Clinch joins us to dissect all the matches, reveal the new broadcasting deal and explain why certain matches just need an asterisk after the result....
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Kissed on the Duck
Our guest this week is AFL journo Nat Edwards who relishes her opportunity to be her true self - a horrible Hawks fan! Which song should have been played after Carlton's "win"? Which player should have the number pi on their back? How can the Demons pretend they get a crowd? We have all the...
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High School Movie Villains
We're joined by ABC Offsider Rana Hussain! Danny suggests how Erin Phillips and Isaac Heeney can rebrand as villains, Tess reveals which game she turned off to watch F1 and Rana brings what this podcast has been sorely lacking - obscure Sex and the City references! Facebook: They Came To Play...
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West Covid Eagles
We are possibly the most covid ravaged podcast in the footy world. A last minute guest positive diagnosis leaves it just with Tess and Danny as they wrap up the week of footy. Which team has a dark magical curse on them? Which fixture is always good? Which fixture always disappoints? Facebook…
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The Rankine File
For the first time this year we have our premiership lineup of Lehmo, Tess and Danny!! We answer the BIG questions footy is asking! Who is Collingwood's most important player? Is Lehmo's son still a living Hawk curse? What is Gillon's Artisanal Avocado Soup? Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo:...
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Strength and Conditioning 2 in 1
Tess and Danny are joined by former Richmond and Collingwood strength and conditioning coach Jeremy Dooley. We learn about coaches copping sprays, the changing mindset of player development and then attempt to predict what will happen in season 2022 of AFL. Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came...
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Drew Petrie's Bunnings
This week we're joined by our Patreon Champion Superb Mario Cisternas! We hear about his devastating 'Brad Johnson Curse', discover which club's song is grammatically incorrect and find out who wins the 'worst take' on the death of Shane Warne. Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play…
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We're Back for 2022
TCTP returns for 2022!! Tess and Danny are joined by AFLW stats guru Gemma Bastiani! We get up to date on the wheres, whys and whos of the AFLW finals series. Plus Danny reveals your new favourite 3rd division Scottish Football Club! Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter…
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2021 Christmas Special
For our final episode of 2021 our guest Tess is the greatest gift of all, Tess Armstrong herself!! We go through the year that was 2021! The highs [Sarong's goal of the year!] the lows [The Grand Final] and the weird [Lightning stopping a match!] Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play...
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Thornbury Turf Strokers
We're joined by Queensland comedian and cricket fan Tim Hewitt. We actually chat Rugby League! And cricket, and who's the most hated person in world sport? And what's the most runs scored off one ball in cricket? And hear Lehmo's live reaction to Sam Kerr's bump! Find us on socials: Facebook…
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Cherny Ripe - Ashes Preview
No Lehmo or Tess this week so we double up on Dannys! Danny McG chats to cricket writer Daniel Cherny and gets the bluffers guide to The Ashes. Danny asks all the dumb questions so you don't have to! Will Australia win? Which new players should we be excited about? Why don't men and women play...
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Sheriff of Transnistria
Danny has recovered from Covid and we are back! Although Lehmo is a bit disturbed when Danny reveals he cannot produce a negative result. Our guest Tess this week is broadcaster and football encyclopaedia Ed Kavalee who reveals the little known European club we should all be paying attention to!!...
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The Hungry Australian
Our Guest Tess this week is writer Tony Wilson - we deep dive onto his last three projects - the 1989 Grand Final, The first Australian football tour of Ireland and a sneak preview of when the equivalent of Cristiano Ronaldo coached the Western Sydney Wanderers. Find us on socials: Facebook: They...
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Blooper Burgers
Our guest Tess is sports broadcasting champion Francis Leach! We chat the best AFL media performers list, recommend a shitload of sports docos and then Danny reveals who you should support in the World Series and why? Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter / Instagram…
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The Ghettos of Peebinga
We're back for the TCTP summer season!! Our guest Tess is Mike Goldstein from Kansas City who talks through the current state of American sports. Which bandwagons should you jump on? Who's the dodgiest coach? Which team owner is most like a supervillain? Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To...
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Walkout episode
We're joined by a very happy Titus O'Reily! Despite Danny's best efforts, the Grand Final is discussed. Then quite like his Bulldogs, Danny disappears for a bit. Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter / Instagram Tess: Twitter / Instagram Danny: Twitter / Instagram /...
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Hammertime
After 20 mins of just Lehmo and Danny banging on about death we are joined by the biggest Guest Tess we've ever had - HAMISH McLACHLAN!!! We chat about the Olympics, Paralympics and why Lehmo and Hamish are star crossed lovers. Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter /...
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The Jet Hotel
Our guest Tess this week is Aunty Donna's resident Demons fan Broden Kelly!!! We attempt to review the preliminary finals and get distracted by Andrew Gaze's kids, Adelaide pancake restaurants and who are the biggest villains in sport? Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo…
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Good for 2 Arrows
We're joined by Dees fan and all round legend Rob Sitch!!! We discuss the pecking order of hanging framed footy jumpers, Neil Armstrong's footy team and Danny has a scary stat for Dogs fans about the Bont. Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter / Instagram Tess: Twitter /...
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Deadite Budgerigar
Our guest Tess this week is the real actual Tess Armstrong!! So naturally there's a review of Richmond's season, Lehmo celebrates a perfect weekend of footy, Danny reveals an old Irish curse and Tess' baby son heckles non-stop like a happy budgie. Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play...
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Pantomime Cow Sprints
We're joined by comedian Damian Callinan for a very silly episode. We invent some historical stats, Damian reveals what all the eliminated clubs are doing for Mad Monday, Lehmo tells us about the most confusing club he ever played for and Danny has an idea to improve dead rubber games. Find us on...
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Reverse Tank
We're joined by former Swan/Bulldog and sports reporter Neil Cordy!! Neil explains why he thinks GWS might just win the flag, shares the best concussion story of all time and Danny finds some positives for Carlton!!! Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter / Instagram Tess:...
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The Kavorka Goals
Guests Tess this week is broadcaster and Collingwood fan Jo Stanley!! Lehmo and Jo lament the loss of beloved coaches, we discuss the mind blowing antics at the pride match and we have some big MERCHANDISE NEWS!! Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter / Instagram Tess:...
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Ewing Theory
We're joined by sports journalist, documentary maker and author Angela Pippos!! We get distracted by the Olympics for 30 minutes then dissect the weekend's AFL results! Danny's lid is off, Lehmo is angry at his club and we find out who owns the British women's football team! Find us on socials:...
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A Dumb Win
Our guest Tess for this week is the star of Front Bar, Before the Game and Nova Breakfast Sydney - Ryan Fitzgerald!!!! We discuss English football chants, Romantic Comedies set in the Olympic Village, and Lehmo and Fitzy's epic weekend at a boxing match in Las Vegas. Find us on socials: Facebook:...
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Episode drop tomorrow
Just a quick announcement that this week's episode will be 24 hours late due to border closures and lockdowns. Tune in tomorrow for our episode with Ryan FITZY Fitzgerald!! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/theycametoplay See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Not Tanking, Just Not Winning
Our guest Tess this week is actor, singer and Hawthorn fan Rob Mills!!! Which team is possibly robots? Which athlete made Lehmo and Millsy cry last week? Did we just get Millsy on to get to his sports journalist girlfriend? Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter /…
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Tiger-Mum's Den
Lehmo's chucking a sickie so Danny's back with the original gangster - Tess Armstrong! Our beloved co-host takes a break from maternity leave to talk us through Tiger pain, Saints joy and how annoying it is when your baby sleeps through the night and you miss the Wimbledon final! Find us on...
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The Perfect Ladder
This week's episode is a two parter - Danny and Lehmo chat half the matches then Lehmann is subbed out for Guest Tess - Nat Edwards!!! Nat gives us an insight into working early mornings with Damian Barrett, which team she hates the most and who is gonna play off in the Grand Final! Find us on...
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The Krak-house!
Our Guest Tess this week is Front Bar writer and comedian Adam Rozenbachs! Which international athlete do you want on your team? Which club is now the smuggest? Why was Lehmo getting drunk in a scout hall? Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter / Instagram Tess: Twitter /...
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Pour a beer on Richie Vandenberg's Dad
We're joined by Guest Tess, writer and Hawthorn fan Declan Fay! We discuss the perils of sitting near famous people during big matches, SuperPatreon Mario launches a new segment for us and we of course make a stop on Declan's favourite sporting subject - the night Australia defeated Uruguay in…
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Team of Rivals
Joining us this week as Guest Tess is Waleed Aly! So naturally there's a lot of discussion of the Richmond honeytrap they're laying for the rest of the league. We also chat the nature of the role of sport in society, and in case you're worried it's all serious - Danny has ideas on how to make the...
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Home Game in Turkmenistan
Live from New York it's Scott Dooley as our Guest Tess this week! Dools comes up with a TV show for each AFL club, Lehmo exposes the dearth of good pun headlines in the newspapers and Danny has a plan to fix St Kilda! Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter / Instagram…
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Positive Pauline
Holy crap! Our guest Tess this is the real actual TESS ARMSTRONG!!! We welcome our TigerMum back to the pod for a lockdown special! We meet her new cub Patrick, debate whether a positive or negative attitude is best for footy fandom, uncover a classic old Swans banner and we launch two brand new...
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Slip a Rooster Past a Sunrise
This week our Guest Tess is Premiership coach Bec Goddard!!! We chat the parallels of coaching footy to being in the Federal Police. Discuss the best tactics whilst on the mark and Bec launches a new segment for us - BLUE MOONERS! Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter /...
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Three Games out of the Eight!
This week our Guest Tess is the king of Melbourne Radio - MARTY SHEARGOLD!! Perfectly timed to discuss his Roos celebrating their first win of the year!! Which fundamental force is helping Essendon? Who is subtly pregnant? Who killed JFK? Should Danny quit stand up to help the Dogs win? We tackle...
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Vague Smell of Gorillas
Our Guest Tess this week is Dr Kasey Symons who is one of the founders of Siren Sport and on the board of Fitzroy FC. We discuss Collingwood's coaching MASTERSTROKE, which 70's movie is the most relevant right now and which commentator is still learning the rules of the game? Find us on socials:...
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Taken By a Pelican
This week our Guest Tess is comedian and Crows fan Mickey D! Mickey is one of the best comics in the country and has lived the highs and lows of Adelaide's journey. Meanwhile Danny has been contacted by an actual AFL numbers boffin telling us the final 8 is all but locked in! And Lehmo actually...
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LIVE EPISODE!
WARNING - EXTREME LANGUAGE. Recorded live at the Comics Lounge in North Melbourne, we present our first live show, featuring Eddie Betts, Chelsea Roffey, Ben Dixon, Broden Kelly, Dave Thornton, Paul Calleja and of course Danny and Lehmo!! We hear about Eddie's sneaky tactics, what Chelsea hears…
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National Flower of Nigeria
Our Guest Tess this week is Susannah Mott from 'Chicks Talking Footy' who is a long suffering Bombers fan. We chat the AFLW Grand Final, Joe Daniher and Lehmo tells a tale about Gary Ablett Junior. Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter / Instagram Tess: Twitter /…
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Royal Cats Fans
Comedian and Geelong boy Dave Thornton is our Guest Tess this week. We discuss the horrible origins of all the footy songs, how Port stole 'Never Tear Us Apart' and of course, all the great games of Round 4! [Plus Freo v Hawthorn] Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter /...
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Nick of the Saint
Guest Tess this week is actual football analyst Nick Dal Santo! We discuss gambling ads, which upset was just a blip? and Danny's biggest footballing watching regret. Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter / Instagram Tess: Twitter / Instagram Danny: Twitter / Instagram /...
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Younger and Taller than Boomer
Our Guest Tess this week is comedian and North Melbourne fan Josh Earl! We discuss the 1999 Grand Final, the battle of Britain and the differences between a Hawks matchday function and a Bulldogs one. Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter / Instagram Tess: Twitter /...
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Round One Omnibus
BIGGEST EPISODE EVER!! We have SEVEN guests and a birth announcement!! We chat to all the happy fans who's teams won this week! Titus O'Reily, Adam Spencer, Rana Hussain, Francis Leach, Rebecca Morse, Kasey Symons and Sam Mac all share their delight of starting the men's season as winners!!!!…
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Saint Nick
Guest Tess this week is former indoor cricket world champion and Bulldogs premiership player - Nicky Callinan! Find out about her sporting journey with an exclusive announcement! Plus we announce our first ever LIVE SHOW!!! PS - Please note the audio is a bit tinny, we have a new whiz-bang...
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Khaleesi Banana
Our Guest Tess this week is Richmond's Rana Hussain! We discuss the most influential women in Australian sport, which co-host will be Collingwood's new president and which footy jumper has a glaring error? Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter / Instagram Tess: Twitter /...
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Birging and Corfing
This week our guest Tess is Titus O'Reily!! We discuss why footy fans are more rational than political nuts, discuss the state of commentary in a post-Bruce world and what's the worst decision the AFL has made this century? Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter /…
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The 4 Ps
This week our guest Tess is our old mate, goal umpire of the century Chelsea Roffey! We discuss umpiring pre-season, famous people born in the same room as you and repeating the Barcelona Olympics to prevent Covid. Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play Lehmo: Twitter / Instagram Tess:...
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Pew Pew Pew
A very special episode as we farewell Tess Armstrong as she departs for martinity leave! Lots of Tennis talk, why the Tasmanian Government should be more like Olivia Newton-John and why the new AFL Doco 'Making The Mark' will be like 127 Hours. Find us on socials: Facebook: They Came To Play…
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Lehmo, Danny McGinlay and Tess Armstrong take a fun look at the AFL.
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They Came To Play is created and hosted by Lehmo, Tess Armstrong and Danny McGinlay.
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