The extra pre-season work has paid off with the Club’s premier podcast Talking Tigers peaking on the eve of Round 1.

Despite being down one vital member of the team, the two remaining TT team members dug deep to capture the hype and anticipation of the blockbuster clash against Carlton on Thursday night.

The impending debuts of Sam Lalor, Luke Trainor and Harry Armstrong were front and centre of the footy discussion, as well as the composition of the Tigers’ Best 22 for the MCG opener.

In the ’60 Years of MCG Memories’ segment, a blistering start against North Melbourne at the MCG on a Monday night in 1995 is put under the spotlight.

The depleted, but still dynamic team, even managed to sound extra crisp due to a  change suggested by an eagle-eyed (and eared) listener.