Kangas hop to historic three-peat, Mirra Mirra on the ball, Box Hill premiers after all

Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and VFLW competitions.  Catch up on: North Melbourne Werribee are the VFLW premiers for a third straight season An emotional Renee Tierney speaks to State of Play on the siren Another standout performance from Alana B…

Prelim reviews, Grand Final previews, memorable VFL/W awards night

Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and VFLW competitions.  Catch up on: Geelong and Box Hill win through to the VFL Grand Final Williamstown and North Melbourne Werribee advance in the VFLW Prelim Finals  Recapping a memorable night at the VFL/W Awards…

Straight sets exits, come-from-behind victories, 1-point thrillers

Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and VFLW competitions.  Catch up on: Straight sets exit for both Werribee and Tasmania Analysing Tassie's debut season overall 8 wins in a row for the Bombers Collingwood and Port Melbourne both come from behind to wi…

Cats purr into a Prelim, Dons on seventh heaven, Peck-Deck chats the Magpies

Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and VFLW competitions.  Catch up on: Essendon's winning streak continues into a semi-final Injuries derail Werribee's Qualifying Final against Box Hill Williamstown claim the VFLW minor premiership How will team selec…

Happy Plappy's run continues, TikTok Baldwin, and Gourley's premiership blueprint

Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and VFLW competitions.  Catch up on: Wrapping up the VFL's Wildcard Weekend Reason's to be excited if you're a fan of Willy or Sydney Joey's VFL Team of the Year locks for 2026 Collingwood fall short of the Kangaroos …

Delight & anguish of the VFL's final round, Willy is the W's #1 seed

Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and VFLW competitions.  Catch up on: The incredible final finish to the VFL home and away season Heartbreak for Coburg who've missed out by 0.4%  Williamstown the #1 seed after dismantling North Melbourne Werribee INT…

Hately's 'Leo Barry' style moment, Plapp's final swan song, best round of the season incoming

Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and VFLW competitions.  Catch up on: Essendon's last kick of the day match-winner over Collingwood Tassie's historic first season in the competition  Aasta O'Connor the coach of the year leader in the VFLW More VFLW p…

Brady's bunch puts Werribee on 7th heaven, VFLW's weekend of upsets

Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and VFLW competitions.  Catch up on: Brady Wright's 7-goal haul cements Werribee in the top 2 Geelong beaten by the Magpies, 12 wins in a row, the streak ends Upsets galore in the VFLW - North & Collingwood beaten Gem…

#1 seed debate fires up (again), Dogs heroics on the siren, Bomber blitz in the VFL

Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and VFLW competitions.  Catch up on: A shock loss to Williamstown reignites the #1 seed debate Steph Asciak a Bulldogs hero Essendon continuing this catapult up the table Frankston lets Gemma down against Southport IN…

Mirra reflects on Box Hill's season, Frankston Foster a new forward

Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and VFLW competitions.  Catch up on: Gemma's pre-season prediction comes back to haunt her Frankston's found a new forward on the eve of the finals Carlton's VFLW formline is promising Essendon are becoming a nuisance…