The ESPN Footy Podcast

Port Adelaide are set to be without captain Connor Rozee for an "extended period" after sustaining a hamstring injury in their win against Essendon on Sunday.

Pod is LIVE! 🚨 👎 The fixture is a mess 🕤 9:30am footy?! (It's happening!!) ❌ 'Diabolical' Dons 📈 Dogs keep ticking boxes 🦅 'They've bottomed out' 😇 TDK needs to shape up All the #AFL chat, with @ChampionDataAFL ⬇️ linktr.ee/ESPNFootyPod

Here’s my latest for @ESPNAusNZ espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id…

THE EAGLES HAVE STUNNED NORTH MELBOURNE! 😱 Who saw this one coming? #AFLEaglesNorth

Ben King doing Ben King things 👟 The Suns spearhead had a day out against the Tigers, but we've noticed a familiar trend... 👀 #AFLTigersSuns

Stitch up! 😭 No one knew the words to the song after Tassie won their first VFL game. (Via @FC_Tasmania ) #AFL

Suns half back Daniel Rioli says Maurice Rioli Jr had him cold in the chase-down tackle! 🥶 Daniel now owes his Gold Coast teammates a meat tray for getting mown down by his uncle. #AFL

Victoria Police are investigating after Hawthorn livewire Nick Watson accused Sydney supporters of throwing a full soft drink container at him and teammates in a heated finish to their AFL clash. DETAILS 📝 : bit.ly/47KbQqF

Former Magpie @masonsixtencox has come to the defence of Collingwood's key forwards after a slow start to the season. MORE 📝: tinyurl.com/yt4rvuds

WHAT. A. GAME! 🫠 The Hawks clawed the momentum back in the last and come out 17-point winners. #AFL

Is this the AFL’s most "pointless" rule? Mason Cox and Jarryd Barca take aim at the AFL’s interchange cap and question if the game actually needs it anymore 😤 Let us know: keep it, reduce it further, or scrap it? #AFL #Footy #sports #aussiesport #fyp

So this is 2026 footy, then! 😳 The Hawks were super efficient in the first term! #AFLHawksSwans

RED TIME! 🚨 ◾️The AFL just set a really dangerous precedent… ◾️‘The most useless rule’ in the sport ◾️Coxy on the Pies’ forward woes ◾️The AFL’s weird obsession with … ◾️The Eagles are playing at 9:30am!? FULL POD 🎧: linktr.ee/ESPNFootyPod

Is Patrick Cripps the worst shot for goal in the #AFL?? ❌ The ESPN Footy Podcast team break down Cripps' strike rate in front of the sticks and ask... does he have the yips? FULL EP 📺 : bit.ly/4bxtP4Y

Jagga Smith is a ⭐! The only player to have had that stat line earlier in their #AFL career (ie. their debut)? Michael Barlow, who was 22 at the time! 😯

Following up! 🎯 653 different players since 2013 have taken a shot after a siren (any quarter). Total of 1759 shots: 778 goals, 554 behinds, 427 complete misses. Tom Hawkins had 23 shots after a siren, the most of any player (12 goals, 9 behinds, 2 misses).

Pod is live! 🚨 ⚔️ AFL has to fall on its sword on Opening Round 🐶 Bulldogs' score sources 🌪️ The game is as fast as it has ever been 🌞 A cheeky Aaron Hall mention 🎫 The fully-ticketed games/crowds mess All the #AFL chat, with @ChampionDataAFL ⬇️ linktr.ee/ESPNFootyPod

The new-look Dees shine on the 'G! 😈 Melbourne get their first win under new coach Steven King! #AFLDeesSaints