Podcasts by This AFL Life
A footy podcast hosted by Alison Smirnoff (she/her), Rachel Hibbert (she/her) & Susan Cadman (she/her) | Part of the Siren Sport network
This AFL Life is recorded on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging.
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This AFL Life - S7 - Episode 06 from 2022-02-18T21:44:33
Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman recap some amazing footy from Round 6 of the AFLW season (and a pretty spectacular comeback in Round 1 of the VFLW)
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This AFL Life - S7 - Episode 05 from 2022-02-11T03:43:38
Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman give you their positives and RFIs from Round Five of the AFLW season and as always, answer your burning questions.
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This AFL Life - S7 - Episode 04 from 2022-02-04T05:37:54
We've got an extra special episode for you this week, with special guest co-host Sarah Perkins from the Gold Coast Suns joining regular co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman beh...
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This AFL Life - S7 - Episode 03 from 2022-01-28T07:07:53
Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman go through their positives and RFIs from Round 3 of the AFLW season, plus express their thoughts on THAT quote from the West Coast Eagles c...
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This AFL Life - S7 - Episode 02 from 2022-01-21T07:23
Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert & Susan Cadman go through Round Two of the AFLW season and look ahead to this week's Pride Round!
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This AFL Life - S7 - Episode 01 from 2022-01-14T00:23:45
Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman are BACK with season seven of This AFL Life. All three were a bit heartbroken about the three big ACL injuries this week, but they dusted t...
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This AFL Life - S6 - Episode 14 from 2021-12-13T03:20:38
Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman return to put a full-stop on 2021 and look ahead to the 2022 AFLW season.
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This AFL Life - S6 - Episode 13 from 2021-04-22T06:35:57
Tune in for our final episode of the 2021 AFLW season as hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman bask in the afterglow of the AFLW Grand Final.
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This AFL Life - S6 - Episode 12 from 2021-04-15T06:56:43
IT'S AFLW GRAND FINAL WEEK!! Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman bring you all the latest on this week's huge game.
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This AFL Life - S6 - Episode 11 from 2021-04-09T13:07:47
Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman talk Easter holidays, AFLW finals, Grand Final fixtures and they also answer your questions.
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This AFL Life - S6 - Episode 10 from 2021-04-01T05:00:24
Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman discuss the exciting final round of the AFLW season and look ahead to FINALS! Your favourite segments; Question Time and Would You Rather a...
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This AFL Life - S6 - Episode 09 from 2021-03-25T04:46:51
We are REALLY getting down to the pointy end of the AFLW season now! Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman bring you all your favourite segments plus the highlights of their roa...
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This AFL Life - S6 - Episode 08 from 2021-03-18T06:07:12
The gang is back to chat about Round Seven of the AFLW. We also have a HUGE Question Time and your other favourite segment, Would You Rather.
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This AFL Life - S6 - Episode 07 from 2021-03-11T04:14:24
It's hard to believe, but there's only three rounds to go in the AFLW 2021 season! This week, hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman tackle the big issues and bring you your regular...
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This AFL Life - S6 - Episode 06 from 2021-03-04T02:11:40
Hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman debrief the first official meeting of the APFC (Alyce Parker Fan Club) and discuss the positives and RFIs from Round Five of the AFLW. Plus, w...
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This AFL Life - S6 - Episode 05 from 2021-02-25T04:39:54
Hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman are back to go through their positives and RFIs from Round Four of the AFLW season and they also answer YOUR questions.
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This AFL Life - S6 - Episode 04 from 2021-02-18T02:20:37
Melbourne might have been back in lockdown, but that didn't stop hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman reconvening on Zoom to go through the positives and RFIs from Round Three of ...
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This AFL Life - S6 - Episode 03 from 2021-02-11T03:50:18
Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman are back to discuss their positives and RFIs from Round Two of the AFLW season. Plus, in their new favourite segment, they answer YOUR ques...
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This AFL Life - S6 - Episode 02 from 2021-02-04T07:19:10
Hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman go through their positives and RFIs from Round One of the AFLW. They also answer your questions, plus catch up with Gold Coast Suns forward Sa...
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This AFL Life - S6 - Episode 01 from 2021-01-26T11:03:20
We are back for a brand new season of This AFL Life. Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman look ahead to the upcoming 2021 AFLW season and answer some of our listeners burning q...
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This AFL Life - S5 - Episode 09 from 2020-12-22T11:26:45
Hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman get together to discuss the latest happenings in the AFLW world and to put a full stop on the wretched year that was 2020.
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This AFL Life - S5 - Episode 08 from 2020-08-31T03:08:40
Hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman reconvene over Zoom to discuss stage 4 lockdowns and the AFLW Trade Period.
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This AFL Life - S5 - Episode 07 (Part 2) from 2020-03-20T03:59:56
With the impromptu AFLW finals series now confirmed, hosts Alison Smirnoff, Susan Cadman and Rachel Hibbert have some strong feelings to share.
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This AFL Life - S5 - Episode 07 (Part 1) from 2020-03-19T03:53:24
Hosts Alison Smirnoff, Susan Cadman and Rachel Hibbert are here for you in these strange times. These are our thoughts from last Tuesday night - before the confirmation of AFLW finals from this wee...
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This AFL Life - S5 - Episode 06 from 2020-03-11T11:22:40
Hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman are still on a high after the T20 World Cup Final at the MCG... They also manage to chat about some footy too.
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This AFL Life - S5 - Episode 05 from 2020-03-05T01:43:10
Hosts Alison Smirnoff, Susan Cadman and Rachel Hibbert review Round Four of the 2020 AFLW season and look ahead to all the big clashes in Round Five.
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This AFL Life - S5 - Episode 04 from 2020-02-27T09:26:03
Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Rachel Hibbert & Susan Cadman are back again to chat all things AFLW and pub reviews. Rachel also unveils her Round 3 (W)rap. And don't miss the This AFL Life, real life m...
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This AFL Life - S5 - Episode 03 from 2020-02-20T09:27:59
Fresh from her sojourn in Perth, Rachel Hibbert rejoins co-hosts Alison Smirnoff and Susan Cadman to chat about Round Two of the 2020 AFLW Season.
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This AFL Life - S5 - Episode 02 from 2020-02-12T07:06:17
Hosts Alison Smirnoff and Susan Cadman are joined by guest-host Alex Reynolds to dissect Round One of the 2020 AFL Women's season.
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This AFL Life - S5 - Episode 01 from 2020-02-05T05:58:37
New year. New AFLW Season. New This AFL Life panel.
Alison Smirnoff, with new co-hosts Rachel Hibbert and Susan Cadman, cast their eye over the 2020 AFL Women's Season.
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This AFL Life - S4 - Melissa Hickey from 2019-09-10T05:17:56
This AFL Life host, Alison Smirnoff, sits down with Geelong AFLW captain Melissa Hickey to talk about footy, family and resilience.
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This AFL Life - S4 - Julia Chiera from 2019-03-12T02:43:10
Host Alison Smirnoff catches up with Julia Chiera about her role as Carlton's AFLW Player Welfare Manager.
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This AFL Life - S4 - Meghan McDonald from 2019-02-21T11:55:05
This AFL Life is back! (sort of). Host Alison Smirnoff has an in-depth chat with fan-favourite Meghan McDonald about her return to AFLW.
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This AFL Life - S3 - Episode 09 from 2018-03-29T09:48:44
In this week's episode, hosts Alison Smirnoff, Julia Chiera and Meghan McDonald wrap up the AFLW Grand Final and AFLW awards season.
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This AFL Life - S3 - Episode 08 from 2018-03-22T07:25:12
Hosts Alison Smirnoff, Julia Chiera and Meghan McDonald discuss all of the drama surrounding the upcoming AFLW Grand Final between the Western Bulldogs and the Brisbane Lions.
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This AFL Life - S3 - Episode 07 from 2018-03-15T07:30:40
On this week's episode, hosts Alison Smirnoff, Julia Chiera and Meghan McDonald look ahead to the final round of the AFLW season and cast their eye over the five grand final contenders. Julia also ...
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This AFL Life - S3 - Episode 06 from 2018-03-08T09:24:48
It's getting down to the pointy end of the AFLW season and co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Julia Chiera and Meghan McDonald have all the important topics covered, including "If your AFLW team was a TV sh...
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This AFL Life - S3 - Episode 05 from 2018-03-01T09:53:10
On this week's episode, hosts Alison Smirnoff, Julia Chiera and Meghan McDonald discuss the merits of 'white line fever' and its place in the women's game. They also review and preview all the AFLW...
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This AFL Life - S3 - Episode 04 from 2018-02-22T06:32:22
Hosts Alison Smirnoff, Julia Chiera and Meghan McDonald review Round Three and preview Round Four of AFLW. They also discuss the upcoming Pride Game between Carlton and the Western Bulldogs.
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This AFL Life - S3 - Episode 03 from 2018-02-15T00:14:04
Hosts Alison Smirnoff, Julia Chiera and Meghan McDonald debrief an emotional round of AFLW footy. They also review and preview all the matches of rounds two and three.
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This AFL Life - S3 - Episode 02 from 2018-02-08T07:54:34
Hosts Alison Smirnoff, Julia Chiera and Meghan McDonald come out firing in Episode Two of This AFL Life. They hit back at the criticism of the game's "attractiveness" and also review Round One and ...
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This AFL Life - S3 - Episode 01 from 2018-02-01T08:21:43
Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Julia Chiera and Meghan McDonald are back behind the microphones. Tune in as they preview Round One of the second AFL Women's season.
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This AFL Life - S2 - Episode 13 from 2017-06-16T07:48:59
On a very special episode of This AFL Life, hosts Alison Smirnoff and Julia Chiera are joined by Melbourne Captain, Daisy Pearce.
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This AFL Life - S2 - Episode 12 from 2017-06-02T13:06:26
Hosts Alison Smirnoff and Julia Chiera are back! On this episode they discuss the AFL Women's Trade Period and the 2017 VFL Women's season.
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This AFL Life - S2 - Episode 11 from 2017-03-30T06:23:50
This week hosts Alison Smirnoff and Julia Chiera wrap-up the inaugural AFLW season and review the AFLW Grand Final and the W Awards.
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This AFL Life - S2 - Episode 10 from 2017-03-22T10:52:36
This week hosts Alison Smirnoff and Julia Chiera are joined by the Western Bulldogs' Meg McDonald in the guest co-host chair, plus a late appearance from our very own Darcy Vescio. Hear from Melbou...
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This AFL Life - S2 - Episode 09 from 2017-03-15T05:57:20
Once again, hosts Alison Smirnoff and Julia Chiera review and preview the latest AFLW matches. They also speak to midfielder Jess Dal Pos in the GWS Giants' rooms. And tune in to find out how Aliso...
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This AFL Life - S2 - Episode 08 from 2017-03-08T09:22:52
Hosts Alison Smirnoff and Julia Chiera discuss round five of the AFLW season. They also visit the Western Bulldogs rooms to chat to number one fan, Meg McDonald.
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This AFL Life - S2 - Episode 07 from 2017-03-01T05:16:13
On this week's episode, hosts Alison Smirnoff and Julia Chiera, dissect Round 4 of the AFLW season. They also look ahead to Round 5 which includes the highly anticipated match between Adelaide and ...
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This AFL LIfe - S2 - Episode 06 from 2017-02-22T11:21:04
On this week's episode, hosts Alison Smirnoff and Julia Chiera discuss all the Round Three AFLW action. They also visit the winning Melbourne change rooms to talk to Jasmine Grierson, Lauren Pearce...
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This AFL Life - S2 - Episode 05 from 2017-02-15T12:51:51
Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff and Julia Chiera dissect Round Two of the AFLW season. They also visit the winning rooms to chat to Adelaide's Courtney Cramey and Melbourne's Elise O'Dea. They also speak ...
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This AFL Life - S2 - Episode 04 from 2017-02-09T01:35:38
Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff and Julia Chiera dissect the amazing first round of the AFLW season. They also have some post-match chats with Carlton's Katie Loynes and Lauren Arnell and the Western Bull...
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This AFL Life - S2 - Episode 03 from 2017-01-30T12:54:40
Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff and Julia Chiera dissect the Carlton v Melbourne & Collingwood v Western Bulldogs practice games and look ahead to Round One of the AFLW season. They also have an extensive...
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This AFL Life - S2 - Episode 02 from 2017-01-24T05:56:34
In this episode, hosts Alison Smirnoff and Julia Chiera discuss the Adelaide v Fremantle AFLW practice match. They also talk to both Katie Loynes from the Carlton Football Club and Meghan McDonald ...
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This AFL Life - S2 - Episode 01 from 2017-01-16T13:29:34
This AFL Life returns for 2017 with co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Aasta O'Connor, Darcy Vescio and Julia Chiera. We talk all-things AFLW and we also hear from GWS Giants player, Jessica Dal Pos.
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This AFL Life - Episode 13 from 2016-10-15T03:18:53
Co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Darcy Vescio and Aasta O'Connor discuss the VFL Women's and AFL Grand Finals and Darcy's Brownlow Medal experience. They are also joined by AFL Victoria Female Football Ta...
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This AFL Life - Episode 12 from 2016-09-15T12:57:12
In Episode 12, co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Darcy Vescio and Aasta O'Connor review the AFL Women's All-Stars Exhibition game and take a look at this week's VFL Women's Grand Final between Darebin and ...
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This AFL Life - Episode 11 from 2016-09-02T13:39:52
On this week's show, Aasta O'Connor, Alison Smirnoff and guest co-host Julia Chiera discuss the upcoming Women's All Stars match and they are also joined by special guest James McConnell, the stren...
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This AFL Life - Episode 10 from 2016-08-19T06:56:04
On Episode 10, Aasta O'Connor is back in the co-hosts chair along with Alison Smirnoff and Darcy Vescio. This week's guest is former St Kilda & current Coburg footballer Ahmed Saad.
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This AFL Life - Episode 09 from 2016-07-29T15:01:49
On this week's show, regular hosts Alison Smirnoff and Darcy Vescio are joined by guest co-host Julia Chiera and they discuss the AFL's marquee signings, plus the Round 21 Pride Game. They are also...
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This AFL Life - Episode 08 from 2016-07-15T03:54:35
On episode eight of This AFL Life, co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Darcy Vescio and Aasta O'Connor discuss the AFL's exhibition match announcement, the finer points of ruck-work and are joined by special...
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This AFL Life - Episode 07 from 2016-06-30T14:42:54
On episode seven of This AFL Life, hosts Alison Smirnoff, Darcy Vescio and Aasta O'Connor are joined by Carlton footballer Dennis Armfield.
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This AFL Life - Episode 06 from 2016-06-16T09:06:44
This week, hosts Alison Smirnoff, Darcy Vescio and Aasta O'Connor cover all things National Women's League with special guest Elise O'Dea.
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This AFL Life - Episode 05 from 2016-06-04T02:00:36
On episode five of This AFL Life, hosts Alison Smirnoff, Darcy Vescio and Aasta O'Connor are joined by St Kilda Sharks player Phoebe McWilliams.
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This AFL Life - Episode 04 from 2016-05-20T07:10:20
This week, hosts Alison Smirnoff, Darcy Vescio and Aasta O'Connor cover all aspects of women's footy with very special guest Sam Lane.
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This AFL Life - Episode 03 from 2016-05-06T00:13:33
This week hosts Alison Smirnoff, Darcy Vescio and Aasta O'Connor cover the AFL's Youth Girls National Championships and they are joined in the studio by gun South Australian footballer Courtney Cra...
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This AFL Life - Episode 02 from 2016-04-22T09:15:46
On Episode Two of This AFL Life, co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Darcy Vescio and Aasta O'Connor are joined by special guest Lauren Arnell.
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This AFL Life - Episode 01 from 2016-04-08T22:57:02
On the first episode of This AFL Life, co-hosts Alison Smirnoff, Darcy Vescio and Aasta O'Connor talk all things footy. They are joined by special guest Jess Smith, AFL Victoria's Women's Football ...
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