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An Australian Rules Football podcast, that looks at the history of the AFL/VFL. We start way back in 1897, and each episode will cover a different year.Enjoy hearing about the origin of the clubs, rivalries, players, finals systems, and much more.

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Episode 138 - 1987 Part 1 from 2023-12-05T20:49:22

1987 is a big year of change for the VFL, with the introduction of the Eagles and the Bears. We also mix things up by beginning our yearly focus talking about round 22 and the battle to qualify ...

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Episode 137 - The Brisbane Bears from 2023-11-16T21:18:34

With the 1987 season fast approaching us, we thought it was only right to sit down with Brendan Campbell who is part of the Fitzroy-Brisbane Lions Historical Society and runs the tours at the Ma...

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Episode 136 - 1986 Part 2 from 2023-11-09T21:11:56

We are still back to our traditional format, taking a look back at the 1986 season, this time the top 5.  We chat about Essendon's injury woes, the Lions last foray into September action, The Ha...

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Episode 135 - 1986 Part 1 from 2023-11-02T19:04:12

We are back to our traditional format, taking a look back at the 1986 season. As we edge closer to the national expansion, many VFL teams are feeling the financial strain. Brad Hardie has a fall...

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2023 Season Grand Final Review! from 2023-10-09T20:24:31

We have let the dust settle on the 2023 season, and here it is our discussion on the great grand final we witnessed this year.  We chat about the brownlow, Tim has a Colliwobbles theory. We disc...

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2023 Finals Week 3 from 2023-09-25T22:11:37

We have reached the final week of the season and we need to break down those 2 amazing prelims. John Cassin's record is in tact for now, The Lions keep on taking on teams led by ex-lions, Voss l...

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2023 Finals Week 2 from 2023-09-18T22:57:07

We are getting down to the pointy end of the season now with only 4 teams left, and we have omens for each team winning the flag! We discuss the demons' loss, the blues' noisy win. Can GWS repea...

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2023 Finals Week 1 from 2023-09-11T22:42:33

The First week of the finals was a cracker, and we break down some of the history links between these games. The crowds on the first week were massive, Tom Mitchell joins an interesting group, W...

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Pre Finals Bye 2023 from 2023-09-04T21:51:59

With no men’s football this past weekend, we look forward to week 1 of the finals, we discuss the Demons finals record over pies. We look back at the Bloodbath of 1945. After discussing all 4 fi...

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Round 24 2023 Review from 2023-08-28T20:10:54

Round 24 is done, and that means the end of the season. How does Nick Larkey's bag compare to other Kangaroo greats? How much of a home advantage is the GABBA? How does winning the minor premier...

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Round 23 2023 Review from 2023-08-21T22:25:33

One round to go in the 2023 season, how are the finals shaping up? How did the Bombers lose by 126 points? Which Tony Lockett record did Nick Larkey break? What can the AFL do to fix their goal ...

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Round 22 2023 Review from 2023-08-14T18:31:50

We welcome back Charlie into the co-host seat after 2 months in Europe. We answer the big questions from the round....Was the ball touched? Which 4 people were involved in Ben Cunnington's first...

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Round 21 2023 Review from 2023-08-07T19:11:39

Questions that arise following Round 21 include…Are the Tigers cursed at Marvel Stadium? Is Jack Riewoldt copying Jack Dyer? Is Daicos on easy street after signing his big deal? Should all clubs...

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Round 20 2023 Review from 2023-07-31T20:11:21

Welcome to round 20, and what a round it was with upsets galore! Topics for discussion include Reg Hickey, The Giants wins around Australia, Is the Suns V Lions a real rivalry? Are the Swans cur...

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Round 19 2023 Review from 2023-07-24T18:26:51

 

Round 19 sees Nick join us as the Charlie Replacement today! We chat Carlton Goalkickers, The Tigers with the best comeback of the round, The Swans big omen, the ladder link to 2015, an...

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Episode 107 - 1000 Goals Special! from 2022-04-14T18:44:06

With Buddy Franklin recently kicking 1000 goals, we thought it might be a good time to look back at some of the other players who have kicked 1000 goals in the VFL/AFL. (and a few other leagues ...

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Episode 106 - 1973 Part2 from 2022-04-07T20:16:18

Welcome to part 2 of the 1973 season, some highlights include Richmond signing a dumped player, who spent 10 days of his pre season in jail. Essendon have a new superstar ruckman who makes an im...

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Episode 106 - 1973 Part 1 from 2022-03-31T19:59:36

In Part 1 of the 1973 episode, We explore the 10 year rule in a bit more detail, and look at the big moves that the Kangaroos made in exploiting this rule. Kevin Murray reaches not 1 but 2 miles...

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Episode 105 - 1972 Part 2 from 2022-03-17T19:17:32

We Continue to look at the 1972 sason, we will chat about the most controversial moment of the year, the Greening Incident, as well as learn why the VFL banned streamers and  floggers at the gam...

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Episode 104 - 1972 Part 1 from 2022-03-10T17:51:57

IN the 1972 episode, we have a new look final 5 to discuss. The Roos hit the bottom and their 5 year plan isn't looking so crash hot now! Geelong are very un geelong like,  and the Bulldogs make...

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Episode 103 - Our Theme Song Special from 2022-03-03T19:26:13

As we have arrived in the 1972 season, the same season that the Fable Singers recorded the theme songs at Bill Armstrong's sudios in South Melbourne. 

We go through the 12 songs in our o...

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Episode 102 - 1971 Part 2 from 2022-02-24T19:01:21

In the second half of the we get deeper into the 1971 season,we have much to discuss, including The absolute fall from grace of the swans, A big player swap happens involving the tigers and sain...

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Episode 101 - 1971 part 1 from 2022-02-17T20:42:56

In the 1971 episode,we have much to discuss, including The absolute fall from grace of the swans, A big player swap happens involving the tigers and saints. One game late in the season is affect...

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Episode 100 - 1970 from 2022-02-07T18:49:28

In our first episode of 2022, we talk about the 1970 episode and we also celebrate our 100th episode!!!! And what a seminal season the 1970 one is, yes the grand final was amazing, but there wer...

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Episode 99 - The 2021 Wrap up (Covering seasons 1955-1969) from 2021-12-27T09:35:53

In our yearly wrap up we are talking all they things we covered this year, from season 1955 - 1969 we have trivia we go through out yearly best of awards  and finally we discuss our team of the ...

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Episode 98 - 1969 from 2021-12-06T19:49:52

In the 1969 episode , Carlton were in the news for many different reasons, brawls, goals and sideburns. Waverly park is nearing completion, Tassie johnson achieves a first,   Richmond stumble an...

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Episode 97 - 1968 from 2021-11-16T18:00:03

In the 1968 episode , we have recruiting zones to discuss! Bob Skilton gets better….(if that was even possible). Actually it's a season for individual feats of excellence!!!! Richmond and Hawtho...

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Episode 96 - The Galah‘s World Tour 1967 from 2021-11-07T13:36:46

In this special episode, we discuss the 1967 football tour to Ireland, by a team dubbed the Galahs. Based on the exccellent documentary The Galah's by Directors Cam Fink, Rob Heath and Tony Wils...

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Episode 95 - 1967 from 2021-10-25T12:01:53

In the 1967 episode...the sleeping giants Carlton and Richmond fully awake front heir slumber and start to set the pattern for the next decade and a half (at least) we should also mention that t...

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Episode 94 -Another interview with Nick Richardson from 2021-10-14T13:32:33

We sat down with friend of the show and author Nick Richardson to talk about his new book which covers the life of Albert Chadwick, a man who had such an incredible life. As well as being a prem...

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Episode 93 - 1966 from 2021-09-20T14:06:16

In our 1966 episode, it is another big season, with the saints starting the season on fire looking to bounce back from their grand final loss in 65, things start to go askew at the end of the se...

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Episode 92 - 1965 from 2021-08-26T21:42:23

In this huge 1965 episode, we talk about a pivotal season! We have controversy galore, in one of the most talked-about seasons of all time. Most of this centers around the Melbourne Football Clu...

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Episode 91 - The Last Hurrah Interview with Adam Wool from 2021-08-18T13:30:10

Following our 1964 episode, we had the chance to sit down with Adam Woolcock, writer of "The Last Hurrah", a book looking at the Melbourne Demons 1964 season!

Adam is also the genius beh...

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Episode 90 - 1964 from 2021-08-04T20:31:08

In the 1964 episode, we have to mention those poor poor lions! South Melbourne try to recreate their famous foreign legion with a recruiting spree. Richmond’s new coach has a tragic beginning to...

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Episode 89 - 1963 from 2021-07-20T15:01:32

In our latest episode, we are looking at 1963! The poor Lions struggle for a win, but when they finally get one….its glorious. The magpies are locked into a bitter presidential feud.  The Saints...

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Episode 88 - NAIDOC Week Special 2021 from 2021-07-07T13:16:14

Here on our NAIDOC Week special, we celebrate the first Indigenous players to play for each of the 12 VFL teams. 

 

The resources we used are referenced below. 

Aborigina...

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Episode 87 - 1962 from 2021-06-29T23:48:10

In the 1962 episode, we take a look at a big VFL season, Some boom recruits debut for the Cats and Saints, (and both injure themselves in their debuts),   The league Acquires some important land...

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Episode 86 - 1961 from 2021-06-02T20:00:06

On this week’s Episode, We look at the 1961 season and we have a very different top 4 by the end of the season! Ken Boyd of South Melbourne finds himself in hot water after comments to reporters...

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Episode 85 - 1960 from 2021-05-22T21:31:11

On the 1960 Episode... Richmond fall even further down the ladder. While the Smith brothers at Melbourne and Fitzroy (Norm and Len) are really setting the league on fire! Essendon starts the sea...

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Episode 84 - 1959 from 2021-04-24T15:47:37

In the 1959 Episode, StKilda and Carlton have turmoil in their off-field departments, but both teams deal with this in ways you probably wouldn’t expect. Melbourne is determined to make amends f...

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Episode 83 - 1958 from 2021-04-08T20:07:53

On the 1958 Episode of the kick to kick podcast, we are discussing the centenary year of the game, that’s right 100 years of Australian rules football. Collingwood has only one thing on their mi...

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Episode 82 - 1957 (live TV) from 2021-03-23T14:41:33

On this week’s Episode we welcome the league to the world of television!!!! So you can watch this as well.

Hence why you can see me introducing this episode, we will explain more soon. ...

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Episode 81 - 1956 from 2021-03-02T19:34:30

In this jam-packed episode, we have a lot to get through, it’s the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, so teams are fighting it out for the Olympic premiership. Also, there were some Aussie rules played at...

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Episode 80 - 1955 from 2021-02-13T20:03:22

Our first episode back for 2021! lots to discuss, including...three sons of former players make their debut, Norm smith demands more of Melbourne in a quest to go one better. Les Foot gets frust...

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Episode 76 - Interviews with Jack Jones&Alex Mathieson (In Full) from 2021-01-25T09:01

With the Kick to Kick team taking a bit of a break over January 2021, we thought it would be the perfect time to release the full interviews we conducted with both Essendon's Jack Jones and Geel...

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Episode 75 - Best of the Waybackwhen Phone (Clip Show) from 2021-01-13T09:22:05

In our version of a clip show, we remember some of the more interesting conversations we have had with grand final captains when using our Waybackwhen Phone. 

 

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Episode 74 - 2020 Wrap Up from 2020-12-30T18:20:16

We wrap up all the seasons we have covered in 2020

1938-1954

 

we hand out our annual awards

and make our best team of players from that era too. 

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Episode 73 - 1954 from 2020-12-06T17:50:32

in the last season episode of the year (2020) we have a very even 1954 season to talk about, some strange things are happening at StKilda, The injury curse well and truly hits the reigning premi...

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Episode 72 - 1953 from 2020-11-17T09:02

In the 1953 episode, we discuss a big Father-Son selection who makes their debut. StKilda’s season is derailed by injury and unfortunate player actions. One of our favorites is back at South Mel...

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Episode 71 - 1952 from 2020-10-31T17:20:16

In our 1952 season episode, we get right into the VFL’s bold plan to push Australian Rules football on the rest of the country, with NATIONAL DAY!!! John Coleman is back and firing for the Bombe...

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Episode 70 - 1951 from 2020-10-15T11:45:03

In this episode, we are looking at 1951 and we have a surprising team take out the wooden spoon, Fitzroy pick up where they left off in 1950, a swans superstar has an absolute day out! Geelong’s te...

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Episode 69 - 1950 from 2020-09-29T12:09:02

On the 1950 episode, we get stuck into....two clubs feeling the effect of new coaching appointments, StKilda having their best start since 1907, while North Melbourne, with a brand new identify, pi...

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Episode 68 - Jock McHale from 2020-09-14T11:47:30

After 38 years a Collingwood coach and 47 years there (as player or coach) Jock McHale finally retired (see our 1949 episode). 

We thought it fitting to wrap up his career by having a di...

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Episode 67 - 1949 from 2020-08-31T18:09:14

On the 1949 episode, we meet the man behind the medal, John Coleman at Essendon. The Lakeside pennant this year has a bit of extra bite!  Geelong start to show some real promise, while we have an i...

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Episode 66 - 1948 from 2020-08-12T17:18:23

In our latest episode, we talk about the 1948 season, one poor Essendon supporter, and a hoard of Demons supporters. Unfortunately, StKilda is back in a position they know all too well, Geelong hav...

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Episode 65 - 1947 from 2020-07-28T14:58:34

On the 1947 we have a very interesting year to discuss. Down at Geelong, many many interesting things are happening, Jack Dyer does his best to motivate Richmond. Will Collingwoods last quarter ...

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Episode 64 - 1946 from 2020-07-11T14:49:35

In the 1946 episode of the Kick to kick podcast, we are still talking about the fallout from the bloodbath. The League brings in some big changes to the game, you know they love to tinker with t...

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Episode 63 - 1945 from 2020-06-30T14:02:24

In our 1945 episode, we get into the last of the war years, and we have a very interesting year to discuss as 1945 is the year of the infamous bloodbath, and we can't wait to get stuck into it. ...

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Episode 62 - 1944 from 2020-06-17T12:46

In out 1944 season episode, we are back to a full quota of 12 teams, no more compromised fixture!!!!  Richmond comes out hot and are the team to beat early, but the race for the top 4 is one of ...

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Episode 61 - 1943 from 2020-06-03T21:45:48

Welcome to the 1943 episode, where the war is again affecting the league. Again Geelong sits out, but the VFL comes up with a fair way to play the season out, knowing that teams need to have bye...

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Episode 60 - World War 2 (Part 3 of 3) from 2020-05-18T21:10:26

In the third and final of our world war 2 specials, we have a lot to get through. We discuss the roles of women, Indigenous People and umpires was during the war. we discuss some of the players ...

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Episode 59 - WWII (Part 2 of 3) from 2020-05-11T14:51:43

This is part 2 of our 3 part specials, looking at World War Two and the effect it had on the VFL. In this episode we chat with author Roland Perry, who, in 2010, wrote about Peter Chitty and the...

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Episode 58 - World War II (Part 1 of 3) from 2020-05-04T17:11:56

This is part 1 of 3, in which we focus on how the VFL was effected by World War Two. We discuss the Attitude of the public and government to football being played while war raged! we go through ...

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Episode 57 - Dan Eddy Interview from 2020-04-27T19:08:25

Tim recently sat down on Zoom and spoke for an hour about his beloved Bombers, with fellow supporter and author Dan Eddy. 

In this episode they did discuss the 1942 season, as well as th...

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Episode 56 - 1942 from 2020-04-20T13:39:32

On the 1942 season episode, things have changed for the league due to the war. The league looks a bit different this year with Geelong unable to compete, however one of their players, becomes an...

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Episode 55 - 1941 from 2020-04-07T18:00:39

In our 1941 episode we try using Zoom to record, as we, like the world are in lock down (So please excuse any lag, strange noises, tinny sounds)

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Episode 54 - 1940 from 2020-03-26T09:57:03

Here it is, a new decade, we are in the 40's!!!!! 

Thanks for your patience, with everything happening it was a hard episode to put together, Anna and Tim host, but then you will here Ch...

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Episode 53 - 1939 from 2020-03-04T17:58:08

With the world alliances quickly disintegrating the Victorian football league faced a changing of the guards…of sorts, with new teams rising to power. Melbourne, having missed finals last year, ...

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Episode 52 - Danny McGinlay from 2020-02-26T13:23:19

Before chatting about the 1939 VFL season we had a good old fashion footy chat with Bulldogs conspiracy theorist and part time banner man/game day joke crafter/ fellow podcaster; Danny McGinlay....

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Episode 51 - 1938 from 2020-02-13T17:17:31

We get stuck into our first season of the 2020 year, looking at 1938. And things kickoff right where we left them, Jock McHale still has great aspirations for Collingwood, but for the 3rd year i...

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Episode 50 - Wrap up of 1921 - 1937 from 2019-12-31T10:31:31

After another year of recording episodes we decided to end the 2019 year with a look back at some of the interesting stories and facts we have discovered about the Australian Football from the y...

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Episode 49 - 1937 from 2019-12-09T18:20:53

We are living in a world where Collingwood has won back to back flags to take their tally to 11, head and shoulders above the rest of the competition. Their competition would come from the Check...

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Episode 48 - 1936 from 2019-11-26T17:00:22

At the beginning of the 1936 season Collingwood were reigning premiers, although South Melbourne fans would continue to cry that they only won it because Bob Pratt was hit by a truck. Both teams...

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Episode 47 - 1935 from 2019-11-10T17:16:13

In this 1935 season a new look magpies outfit with a combination of young and old are back near the top. South Melbourne, after failing in the Grand final last season look for the premiership as...

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Episode 46 - 1934 from 2019-10-24T16:53:20

The team to beat in 1934 were the reigning premiers, South Melbourne or as some called them, The Foreign Legion, with their team of talented imports, taking the flag from Richmond in 1933.

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Episode 45 - 1933 from 2019-10-09T20:52:23

We dive deeply into the 1933 season....

Richmond come off the back of a premiership and look to make it back to back, however Melbourne have poached their premiership coach in their own ...

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Episode 44 - 1932 from 2019-09-16T12:06:04

This is the 1932 episode, also known as 'Frankenpod', it has been a busy few weeks for those of us that run this podcast, so we have recorded bits here and there when we could, we weren't always...

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Episode 43 - Slattery Media Group from 2019-08-31T10:54:06

Earlier this year we sat down with Geoff Slattery to talk about publishing football books, reporting on the footy and the best way to tell the history of the game. 

It was a great chat, ...

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Episode 42 - 1931 from 2019-08-15T11:51:46

The 1931 season saw a few major changes come into effect across the league, the most interesting one being the Page McIntyre finals system….finally. There was also an amendment to the Brownlow v...

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Episode 41 - The Machine Years from 2019-08-04T14:55:01

We recently sat down with official Collingwood Historian Michael Roberts to talk about the Collingwood machine years, 1927-1930.

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  • the players
  • the coa...

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Episode 40 - 1930 from 2019-07-23T19:51:26

Collingwood were able to equal Carlton’s record of 3 in a row the previous year, so 1930 would be their opportunity to make history.  The depression was really hitting the country hard and suppo...

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Episode 39 - 1929 from 2019-06-27T20:30:46

On the 1929 Episode, the Collingwood machine chugs along, more finely tuned than either of the previous 2 seasons. Richmond, smarting from the last 2 grand final loses, plot their downfall. Carl...

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Episode 38 - 1928 from 2019-06-14T12:31:45

Collingwood come into this new season riding the success of their first flag in 8 years, which is a big relief to the club, yet through the adversity of the 1928 season they search for more succ...

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Episode 37 - 1927 from 2019-05-28T19:19:15

With Melbourne claiming their first flag since 1900, expectations for the 1927 season were high. However, if you think expectations at Melbourne were high, Collingwood had lost the last 2 grand ...

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Episode 36 - 1926 from 2019-05-13T20:23:25

After the first season with 12 teams, and Geelong claiming their first premiership, Collingwood came out, determined to make amends for their previous Grand Final disappointments and go 1 better...

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Episode 35 - Interview with Russell Holmesby from 2019-05-03T19:45:41

Recently Ryan (from Big Red's Round up) and Tim were lucky enough to go and chat to Russell Holmesby, the author of one of our most important resources The encyclopedia of AFL footballers every ...

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Episode 34 - 1925 from 2019-04-17T16:06:02

After releasing to the North Melbourne/Footscray and Hawthorn specials, we are back with a new episode. In this one we are back looking at the football season, and this one is the 1925 season, a...

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Episode 33 - Hawthorn Football Club from 2019-04-05T16:19:59

In the last of 3 specials, we traveled out to Waverley Park to visit the Hawthorn museum and chat with historian Peter Haby. We hear all about the birth of the hawks in 1902, as well as other te...

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Episode 32 - Footscray from 2019-03-27T18:28:33

 

In the second of three upcoming specials, we take a look at the history of Footscray Football Club (now Western Bulldogs). 

We headed out to Whitten Oval to chat to club histor...

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Episode 31 - North Melbourne from 2019-03-18T19:51:30

In the first of three upcoming specials, we take a look at the history of North Melbourne. 

Join us as we chat to club historian Father Gerard Dowling, who helps us go back in time and l...

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Episode 30 - 1924 from 2019-03-04T19:34:40

If any season we have covered so far deserved a dedicated podcast (Ala 93 the greatest season that was) I believe the 1924 season would be it. 

SO MUCH HAPPENED

to begin with we ...

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Episode 29 - 1923 from 2019-02-18T17:51:33

1923 was a year that saw the Ladder change and league powerhouses fall. Reigning premiers, Fitzroy (AKA The Man's Team) continued to dominate, their bruising style of play seeing them comfortabl...

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Episode 28.5 - Robert Allen Interview from 2019-02-07T08:43:16

In our 1922 episode, we included an interview with author Robert Allen, in which he discussed his book Cazaly, The Legend. In this discussion we chatted about Cazaly, football, life in the 1920'...

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Episode 28 - 1922 from 2019-01-30T18:11:38

In our second episode of the year we take a look at the 1922 season.

We discuss (among other things)

  • Collingwood racing to make the top 4
  • Essendon shifting to a ne...

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Episode 27 - 1921 from 2019-01-14T17:29:31

Welcome to a new year and a new episode of our podcast

This episode focuses on the 1921 VFL season. 

however we also have our friend Ash in, who is a proud Fish Creek Netballer, ...

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Episode 26 - Wrap up of 1897 - 1920 from 2018-12-31T13:34:23

After a year of recording episodes we decided to end the 2018 year with a look back at some of the interesting stories and facts we have discovered about the Australian Football from the years 1...

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Episode 25 - 1920 from 2018-12-18T20:11:15

On our 1920 episode we discuss all things VFL, including

The umpires threatening strike action.

Gerald Brosnon returns to the coaching fray,

we find out how union loyalti...

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Episode 24 - 1919 from 2018-12-06T16:17:05

This episode we look at the 1919 season. 

We have a special guest on the show.....Gary from the Collingwood Football history tours, he talks to us about all things Collingwood history, a...

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Episode 23 - 1918 from 2018-11-22T17:06:57

In 1918 the world was still in the grips of the great war, yet football continued, providing a great distraction for the masses. 

IN this episode we discuss

-Essendon and St Kild...

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Episode 22 - 1917 from 2018-11-10T18:01:35

In this episode we look at the 1917 season.

With the Great War still raging, the competition continues, however it expands to 6 teams

Things we discuss include...

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Episode 21 - World War One Special from 2018-10-30T20:10:05

In this new episode, we take a look at the role VFL footballers played in the Great War. 

we also take a look at how the war effected the league, and the contribution made by the players...

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Episode 20 - 1916 from 2018-10-05T17:51:41

On the 1916 Episode

  • We discuss the new look of the league, due to the war
  • The teams involved and the format of the season
  • The reigning premiers flag party is spo...

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Episode 19 - 1915 from 2018-09-22T13:27:59

This epiode focuses on the 1915 VFL season

among the things we discuss are....

  • the war and the effect it has on football, will the league continue on……
  • University ...

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Episode 18 - 1914 from 2018-09-05T14:21:03

 

On our 1914 Episode

  • Dave McNamara is back, finally, will it help the saints back to the grand final?
  • University play their final season, we celebrate their time ...

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Episode 17 - 1913 from 2018-08-09T20:05:10

Here it is, the 1913 episode!

Topics discussed in this weeks episode include...

  • Tying up loose ends
  • A university goal kicker who has a stunning season
  • Ca...

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Episode 16 - 1912 from 2018-07-10T19:14:25

On this years 1912 episode

  • We have a guest on!
  • We discuss the football record which makes its debut
  • We discuss club stewards
  • University breaking record...

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Episode 15 - 1911 from 2018-06-19T20:16:49

Finally a new episode of the kick to kick podcast

this episode focuses on the 1911 season. so get ready to hear about...

  • Player Payments arrive, and we celebrate as only we ...

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Episode 14 - 1910 from 2018-05-28T20:31:46

This episode we focus on the 1910 season! Some things we discuss include:

  • An update on Jack Worrall
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Episode 13 - 1909 from 2018-05-10T21:34:37

Welcome to our 1909 VFL season episode

We are going to try to shave off a few minutes after our awesome yet long 1908 episode

  • We have a slightly different update to our them...

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12.5 - 1908 Jubilee of Australasian Football from 2018-05-03T21:05:23

This is a bonus episode!

Since we didnt have time to fit this into our 1908, we decided to do a stand alone bonus episode for the 1908 Jubille of Australasian Football! 

Happy Bi...

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Episode 12 - 1908 from 2018-04-26T19:44:16

Get ready for our longest podcast yet,

 ..and with good reason as we have a special guest on to talk about the history of the Richmond Football Club. 

we also discuss the Univers...

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Episode 11 - 1907 from 2018-04-13T14:37:11

This episode looks into the 1907 VFL season and all the good, bad and interesting things that happened. 

We discuss football traditions/superstitions we have. 

We check in on the...

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Episode 10 - 1906 from 2018-03-30T10:56:43

On the 1906 episode of the Kick to Kick podcast...

we find out exactly what Tim's big football confession is....stay tuned, becasue it's a good one. 

we learn all about the inter...

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Episode 9 - 1905 from 2018-03-15T11:43:24

Welcome to the 1905 VFL season.

Here is what to expect this episode

  • We have a visit from Jimmy the mailboy, who is back from his hiatus with a full sack!
  • We discus...

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Episode 8 - 1904 from 2018-02-19T18:08:03

In the latest episode.....

  • We think about which players from the 1900 era we would like to bring into a team for the 2018 season.
  • We hear about all the interesting things ...

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Episode 7 - 1903 from 2018-02-05T20:34:01

A fine year for football, the year 1903

  • With the biggest rivals meeting for the first time in the Grand Final. 
  • By listening, you can find out about StKilda's stunning tur...

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Episode 6 - 1902 from 2018-01-20T08:06:21

This Special Edition 6th episode of the Kick to Kick podcast explores the season of 1902

get ready to enjoy

  • A run down of our most used resources (exciting)
  • Charli...

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Episode 5 - 1901 from 2018-01-11T19:16:56

In this updated edition of Kick to Kick

  • we discuss the year 1901
  • Head to the mail room
  • Question of the day – What Christmas gift would you give to any clubs back...

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Episode 4 - 1900 from 2017-12-13T21:36:46

the season 1900!!!!

  • We open our tiny mailbag
  • Question of the day is tackling the most embarrassing thing we have done or said at the football
  • We give you some hi...

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Episode 3 - 1899 from 2017-12-05T17:43:11

The 1899 Season

In which we...

-Open the mailbag

-Tackle our question of the day in trying to come up with a name for where we record

-We look at world history fr...

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Episode 2 - 1898 from 2017-11-24T14:58:45

The 1898 Season



  • We have a special guest to talk about Footy with us


  • Question of the day  -  What is the dorkiest football thing you have done or made?
  • ...

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Episode 1 - 1897 from 2017-11-14T20:37:13

On the Kick to Kick podcast today 



We have replaced the original recording of this 1897 episode with a live episode we did in June 2019, which we thing does more justice to the 1...

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Episode 0 - 1858 - 1896 from 2017-11-14T20:21:58

Our Pilot episode sets the scene



We Discuss



  • Ourselves


  • Tom Wills


  • The origins and influences on football


  • ...

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