



Before the Footy 30/05/2026
Join Matt Grubelich, John Townsend and special guest Michael Broadbridge as they discuss the biggest stories in footy today. On today’s agenda was Carlton’s winning streak, Brad Scott’s departure from Essendon, they also reviewed the mid-season draft and put forward ideas to improve the WAFL system…

Before the Footy 23/05/2026
Join Matt Grubelich, John Townsend and Jye Bolton as they discuss the biggest stories in footy today. They discussed the Friday night double header, the feasibility of a hypothetical WAFL expansion and the turnout at the state game last weekend. The boys were also joined by the President of the Cla…

Before the Footy (16/05/2026)
Join Matt Grubelich and John Townsend as they discuss the biggest stories in footy today. They discussed the upcoming state game between WA and SA and the favorites for the Simpson Medal. The boys were joined by 2x Simpson Medallist Brent LeCras, 2x Sandover Medallist and 4x Simpson Medallist Jye B…

Before the Footy (09/05/2026)
Join Matt Grubelich, John Townsend and Jye Bolton as they discuss the biggest stories in footy today. They were joined by Claremont co-captain Callan England and Brisbane young gun Cody Curtin.

Before the Footy (02/05/2026)
Join Matt Grubelich, John Townsend and Jye Bolton as they discuss the biggest issues in footy today. They were joined by special guests Brett Jones (West Coast Premiership Player) and Aaron Black (Sandover Medallist and 2x Premiership Player for West Perth). The boys discussed the wild round of AFL…

Before the Footy (25/04/2026)
Join Matt Grubelich and John Townsend as they discuss the biggest issues in footy today. They were joined by special guests Mark McGough (2002 Anzac Day Medallist) & Andrew Pruyn (Swan Districts Head Coach). The boys discussed the Lance Collard appeal, Anzac day footy, issues with the AFL's fixturi…

Before the Footy (18/04/2026)
Join Matt Grubelich and John Townsend as they discuss the biggest issues in footy today. They were joined by special guests Greg Harding, Wes Hagboom, Tony Shaw, and Graham Polak. The boys dissected the Zak Butters saga, spoke about the Elijah Hollands incident, previewed Western Derby 62 and more.…

Before the Footy (11/04/2026)
John Townsend, Jye Bolton and Matt Grubelich are back discussing all of the big issues in footy. The boys reviewed Fremantle's low scoring win against Collingwood, explored Gather Round, reluctantly spoke about the umpires and previewed the rest of the weekend ahead in the AFL and WAFL. Today's spe…

Before The Footy (04/04/2026)
Bill Monaghan joins the panel and gives us incredible insights into coaching, East Fremantle, the WAFL competition and more. Bill discussed evolving with the times, training and game day tactics, the East Fremantle fence, what you need to be a successful team and issues with the WAFL system. West C…

Before The Footy (28/03/2026)
Before The Footy returns for 2026 with a new panel member! Dual Sandover medal winner Jye Bolton, joins Matt Grubelich and John Townsend to discuss the biggest issues in footy. Today the boys were joined by Harry Garland and Ross Kelly.