A BIG week in footy and we try to unpack it all. Firstly, Marielle recommends this interview with AFLW player Taylah Harris on Shameless Media’s Inherited Podcast. We celebrate Mitch Brown as the AFLM’s first openly bi-sexual player. You can find his interviews with The Daily Aus here and here. Our chat includes the perspective of a close friend who is a member of the LBGTQIA + community. We sincerely thank them for their time, vulnerability and generosity. We also recommend this article from Missing Perspectives by Bridget Hustwaite.
The AFLM top eight is locked in so we try to help you decide who to support if your team didn’t make it. Meanwhile, all 18 teams are alive and well in the AFLW and we celebrate Indigenous Round! Check out the Indigenous Round team guernseys here. We also cover the AFL awards fall out and even more retirements.
This week, Marielle shares this Instagram Reel from Collingwood while Monica used the opportunity to surprise Marielle with a birthday message from two Geelong legends.
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This week’s sources come from:
It’s Insta official! Bailey Smith and Tammy Hembrow confirm blossoming love in tender pics of Melbourne date by Josh Alston for The Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-West Coast player becomes AFL’s first openly bisexual man by Sam Koslowski, Emma Gillespie & Orla Maher for The Daily Aus
Gold Coast trounces Essendon at Carrara to set up elimination final against Fremantle, as it happened by Andrew McGarry for abc.net.au
AFLW round three: Giants vs Crows, Saints vs Eagles, Cats vs Swans, Power vs Suns, Bulldogs vs Hawks on abc.net.au
2025 All-Australian team unveiled on afl.com.au
‘Still trying to figure out why’: Baffling captain call leaves Jeremy Cameron stunned after huge All-Australian snub by Emily Patterson and Alyssa Bone for Nine News
A TIE! First-year Cat, first-year skipper can’t be split as full vote details of wild finish revealed by Ben Waterworth for Fox Sports
Daicos the best among his peers, Lions midfielder honoured by Martin Smith for afl.com.au
Willie Rioli announces retirement by Daniel Norton for Port Adelaide FC
Crouch announces retirement on afc.com.au
Dual premiership Cat to hang up the boots at season’s end by Dejan Kalinic for the AFL
AFL Trade: How It Works on lions.com.au
Free Agency Explained on aflplayers.com.au
Free agents, pick swaps, salary dumps: What does AFL trade jargon mean? By Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik for The Age
2025 AFL Restricted and Unrestricted Free Agent list for the afl.com.au
Eagles co-captain set to leave as free agent after horror year by Callum Twomey for the AFL
Carlton confirmation: TDK to make St Kilda move by Andrew Slevison for SEN
St Kilda join the race for in-demand free agent Jack Silvagni by Jake Niall for The Age
End of an era: Silvagni to leave Blues as free agent by Riley Beveridge for the AFL
West Coast Eagles re-sign Harley Reid until end of 2028 season by Blake Kagi and Greig Johnston for the abc.net.au
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