Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions. 

Catch up on:

• Coburg's victory over Southport: 4 years in the making
• Carlton's 4 game winning streak: The latest by a record margin
• Tassie & Werribee play out the season's first draw
• Prediction time ahead of the VFLW's opening round
• INTERVIEW: Lulu Beatty; Darebin midfielder
• The intriguing matches of Round 8 of the VFL + Round 1 of the VFLW

Subscribe to the State of Play VFL/W Podcast wherever you get your podcast to never miss a moment, a fresh episode is released in-season every Tuesday.