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Ed Bourke is joined by Daniel Cherny and Jay Clark as they breakdown Hawthorn's handling of the Dylan Moore and Connor Macdonald situation, their own preseason prediction regrets, and the footy game day experience. Plus, Corey Mobilio from Champion Data checks in to provide some numbers behind the Blues and Pies from Opening Round.

There's MRO confusion already even though the home and away season has yet to start, Geelong's playing injury list games again and the CODE AFL show crew remember Dennis Cometti with their favourite “Comettisms.”

It's always one of the biggest talking points in the pre-season and now Jay Clark has answered all the big questions on his Top 50 AFL players list.

From the Roos horror practice match day to SuperCoach, Mykelti Lefau, and plenty more, the CODE AFL show crew have all bases covered as we edge closer to the start of the season.

WE'RE BACK! Ed Bourke, Josh Barnes, and Lauren Wood return for the first CODE AFL episode of 2026. The crew debrief about Origin and discuss it's future, talk about the Hawks new home and name some exciting prospects to keep an eye out for in preseason.

Melbourne fans are set for 2026 to be a long season, as Sydney look to charge back up the ladder and past their over/under line with the big inclusion of Charlie Curnow. Josh Barnes, Chris Cavanagh and Matt Forrest analyse the bottom nine AFL clubs' over/under line and whether they'll go above or below it in Part B.

The two Queensland teams are tipped to dominate 2026, and the edge of the cliff is coming for the Pies. Josh Barnes, Chris Cavanagh and Matt Forrest analyse the first nine AFL clubs' over/under line and whether they'll go above or below it in Part A.

Essendon's bold draft play comes at a cost, Melbourne pick draft bolter to pair with cousin and the surprise names still up for grabs on night two of the 2025 AFL Draft.

Ed Bourke, Chris Cavanagh and Dan Batten dissect all the late draft mail before the first round on Wednesday night and talk what all of the bids mean for the rest of the order.

The brutal draw for the Blues, St Kilda handed a dream run and the winner and losers from the 2026 AFL fixture.

Ed Bourke is joined by draft experts Chris Cavanagh and Dan Batten to break down the phantom draft, the bolters and sliders, and the players they think will be ready to debut in Round 1.

Chris Cavanagh and Dan Batten talk through every pick in the first round of their 2025 AFL Mock Draft.

Essendon has stood firm in not trading Zach Merrett to Hawthorn, Charlie Curnow gets his wish of moving to Sydney and the winners and losers of the 2025 AFL trade period revealed.

Ed Bourke and Chris Cavanagh are joined by Adrian Houghton from the Dee-Brief to talk about THAT Bailey Humphrey photo, the latest on the trade front and the draft combine.

From Will Ashcroft's dominance to Bailey Smith's bizarre final quarter moment, Ed, Barnesy and Loz dissect the grand final and take you behind the scenes on the AFL's biggest day.

Where to now for the Pies? Is Lachie Neale worth playing? Who was the best GF entertainment of all-time? Josh, Ed and Dan answer those questions and plenty more in the lead-up to the last Saturday in September.

Is there any clear way out for Adelaide in 2026? Will the Pies ever pull the trigger on playing Bobby Hill? Did someone really name a pizza after Billy Frampton? Get the answers to all these questions and more in this week's episode of the CODE AFL show.

From finals footy, to 2026 rule changes and splitting the G. There's something for everyone on this week's CODE AFL show.

Barnesy, Ed and Scotty discuss the Dons who want out, the trade pitches to get Charlie Curnow and preview the first week of finals on the CODE AFL show.

It’s been a long week at the end of a long footy season but at least now, trades are starting to come through. But it was touch and go there for a few days where it felt like more column inches were dedicated to zero trades than ever before. This week Glenn McFarlane joins the show to talk through what has been achieved, what’s fallen through and what might still be to come over the next 24 hours.

We might just be heading into one of the most exciting AFL drafts we’ve seen, stacked with AFL standard talent and no clear top 10 let alone number one. On today's show, Dan Batten joins to talk through the ins and outs of this year’s draft including a few of the names you’ll definitely be hearing on November 20.

The balls have stopped bouncing, it's balls in the air time, footy fans' favourite time of year, free agency/trade/draft time. Josh Barnes joins the show this week to discuss the permutations around free agency in the wake of GWS Giant Harry Perryman heading to Collingwood.

Patrick Cripps didn’t just break the previous Brownlow record, he obliterated it. And even though Nick Daicos bettered it too, he was the length of the straight behind in second.  Was Cripps really that good in 2024? And all the leadup to the AFL grand final.

 To pick or not to pick, that is the Cats' big question with four premiership stars staking a claim to return for their preliminary final against Brisbane. Josh Barnes joins the show to chat about the Cats and Lions prelim and previews Friday night's Swans v Port match as well.

It's a situation that not even the most optimistic Hawks fan could have predicted in April when they started the season oh and five - Hawthorn into a semi-final and favourites to make it into a prelim. Glenn McFarlane joins the show to chat about the excitement around the brown and gold. And he also digs into what went wrong on Saturday night for the Blues.

It's week one of the finals and Victorian eyes will be on the MCG on Friday night for the all-Vic elimination final between the Dogs and Hawks.  And then there’s the Blues - with up to 9 changes possible from their final round team, Josh Barnes will go through who could - and who should - come in to face the Lions at the Gabba on Saturday night.

Only two cases were heard but still the tribunal sat until 12.30 on Wednesday morning and Josh Barnes was covering it until the end. It's a situation that should never happen again. And Eagles vice-captain Tom Barrass has declared he wants to be a Hawk - but what would West Coast need to get the deal done?

Josh Barnes joins the show to talk goal kicking, specifically second half goal kicking - which teams can be relied upon, which go missing and the players who are heroes and villains of shots at goal. And we also take a look at the final round of the season and the seven games that will shape the eight.

 Seven weeks ago, the AFL top four was a who’s who of Melbourne’s blockbuster clubs. Josh Barnes joins the show to discuss how Carlton, Essendon and Collingwood were all looking at a double finals chance come September. Now? None of the three will even taste finals action. And on the flip side, the Hawks. They’ve certainly come a long way from an 0-5 start to the season. Glenn McFarlane charts the astronomical rise in fortunes at Glenferrie.

Glenn McFarlane joins the show hot off the announcement of Dustin Martin's immediate retirement. So where does Dusty rank in the greatest Tigers of all time? 

Did you know the Bombers have 20 first round picks on their list? Max Stainkamph joins the show to talk about it and the dive in red and black fortunes over the past few weeks. And this weekend sees 2024's race for 18th between North and Richmond. Who wins and who wins pick one?

On today's show, Andy Bellairs chats with Josh Barnes about the Western Bulldogs - where they've come from and the potential of them creating some chaos come finals time. And which other teams are surging at the right time? 

Glenn McFarlane joins the show this week to talk the run home and the fading finals chances for the Pies. And Chris Cavanagh has an update on the risers and sliders in draft contention following the conclusion of the AFL Under 18 National Championships.

Josh Barnes joins the show today to discuss the final seven rounds, who wins and loses and who makes the eight - and who misses out.Also, in light of Max Gawn's injury, Josh and Andy Bellairs go through the teams still in contention and identify the player each team can least afford to lose through injury.

On today's Herald Sun footy podcast, Andy Bellairs and Glenn McFarlane discuss where free agents would prefer to head - North Melbourne or St Kilda (and it's the blue and white that seems a more attractive prospect). Also, the umpires are the main point of footy conversation again so Macca delves into what impact AFL CEO Andrew Dillon's recent comments will have on the conversation.

Host Andy Bellairs is joined by Jon Ralph to discuss this year's AFL free agents and Ralphy gives his verdict on who should go and who should stick it out at their club.

Today on the show, host Andy Bellairs is joined by Glenn McFarlane to talk about the thing on everyone's lips in footy right now - contentious umpiring decisions. And are the Hawks the most exciting team in the AFL right now? Macca and Andy discuss the very real possibility of Hawthorn making the eight.

The Demons' doldrums continue and how do they cover the loss of Christian Petracca? Glenn McFarlane joins host Andy Bellairs to discuss just that, as well as who can win the flag as we sit at the conclusion of round 13.

Following the Terror at Traeger Park, host Andy Bellairs is joined by Glenn McFarlane to talk what's next for the Demons and particularly the horribly out of form Harrison Petty. And Josh Barnes is back from a break to discuss the biggest blockbuster of the round, the Blues and Bombers on King's Birthday Eve.

On this week's episode, host Andy Bellairs and Herald Sun footy reporter Glenn McFarlane delve into the issues facing St Kilda - what's gone wrong and what they need to do to arrest the slide. Macca also discusses the walking wounded at Collingwood.

Host Andy Bellairs is joined by Glenn McFarlane to discuss all the winners and losers out of the just released fixture for rounds 16-23. And Chris Cavanagh is in to chat Kevin Sheahan's top 75 Draft prospects ahead of the AFL Under 18 National Championships.

Host Andy Bellairs is joined by Glenn McFarlane to delve into the issues facing the Bulldogs and coach Luke Beveridge plus some news from the Demons featuring Steven May, Clayton Oliver and Harrison Petty. And Jon Ralph joins to talk about his investigation into Richmond's free kick numbers.

This week on the Herald Sun footy podcast, Andy Bellairs is joined by Josh Barnes to chat about the gap between the top three - Geelong, Sydney and GWS - and the rest of the competition ahead of a tough month of footy for all three. And Jon Ralph names his top five gettable free agents for next year.

On this week's Herald Sun footy podcast, host Andy Bellairs is joined by Sam Landsberger to talk about the figures that put North Melbourne in the conversation for worst team ever plus the big and the small problems facing Essendon heading into Anzac Day. And Jon Ralph joins the show to talk Harley Reid and his contract as well as what might be next for Tarryn Thomas.

On this week's show, host Andy Bellairs is joined by Glenn McFarlane to chat about the announcement of Collingwood premiership defender Nathan Murphy's concussion retirement and Ed Bourke has some insight into what's going on at the Dogs.

Host Andy Bellairs is joined by Sam Landsberger to talk about how six teams are already out of the running in the AFL and Josh Barnes to talk umpire decision clarity and how the Blues keep winning - when they're not playing that well.

Andy Bellairs is joined by Ed Bourke to discuss the age-old question - is Essendon any good? And Josh Barnes wades into the tsunami that is Jack Ginnivan and head-high tackles.

Josh Barnes steps into the hosting chair this week to break down another massive seven days of footy. Jay Clark jumps on to discuss what's going on at Collingwood, while Jon Ralph runs us through free agency and the balanced life of the modern footballer.

On this week's Herald Sun footy podcast, Jon Ralph talks through his query on Luke Beveridge's coaching style and why Dogs fans will be getting frustrated, and he also speculates on who could be the Tassie Devils' major player targets come their inaugural season in 2028. Also on the show, Dan Batten discusses the start of the Under 18 Coates League starting this weekend and Mr Supercoach, Al Paton chats about the hits and misses of the first week of 2024 AFL Supercoach.

As footy enters round one (not to be confused with Opening Round) plenty has already been said about the prospects of certain teams - and none more than Essendon. Josh Barnes spent some time at Bomberland this week and joined Andy Bellairs to chat about it. Also on the show, Chris Cavanagh is already getting into the swing of Under 18 and draft prospects.