Jimmy Bartel tells Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Caroline Wilson about the three premierships he thinks the Cats "left on the table", the hardest game he ever played and Bomber Thompson's quarter-time instructions in the '09 grand final. Plus, a club perspective on the league shutdown, how player contracts will be affected and will we see this season's grand final played away from the MCG?

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We bring you all the stories behind the game - reviewing, previewing and analysing footy in a way only The Age knows how. Join host Michael Gleeson and regular guests Caroline Wilson, Jake Niall, Bob Murphy and Jimmy Bartel. Send us your feedback to realfootypod@fairfaxmedia.com.au or follow us on Twitter (@agerealfooty) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/agerealfooty/).

We bring you all the stories behind the game - reviewing, previewing and analysing footy in a way only The Age knows how. Join host Michael Gleeson and regular guests Caroline Wilson, Jake Niall, Bob Murphy and Jimmy Bartel. Send us your feedback to realfootypod@fairfaxmedia.com.au or follow us on Twitter (@agerealfooty) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/agerealfooty/).

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Real Footy

We bring you all the stories behind the game - reviewing, previewing and analysing footy in a way only The Age and SMH know how. Join host Michael Gleeson and regular guests Caroline Wilson, Jake Niall and Jimmy Bartel.

We bring you all the stories behind the game - reviewing, previewing and analysing footy in a way only The Age and SMH know how. Join host Michael Gleeson and regular guests Caroline Wilson, Jake Niall and Jimmy Bartel.

Real Footy Podcast

Jimmy Bartel tells Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Caroline Wilson about the three premierships he thinks the Cats "left on the table", the hardest game he ever played and Bomber Thompson's half-time instructions in the '09 grand final. Plus, a club perspective on the league shutdown, how player contracts will be affected and will we see this season's grand final played away from the MCG?

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