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The 7AFL Podcast Feed is your one-stop destination for everything AFL from Channel 7. Catch every episode of The Agenda Setters, plus exclusive interviews, breaking news, expert opinions and the biggest talking points from the world of footy. + NEW - The Breakers - Go inside the stories shaping the AFL with 7NEWS journalists Tom Morris, Mitch Cleary and Xander McGuire. Footy’s news breakers take you behind the headlines, revealing how the biggest stories broke, what’s happening behind the scenes and the news you need to know. New episodes every week.  Hit follow and never miss a moment.

  1. 3d ago

    Extended Trade Edition 🔄 + Top 3 Media Managers In The AFL 🥇 | The Breakers

    The Breakers are back for an extended Trade Week edition, going behind the headlines, breaking down the biggest deals and revealing what really happens inside AFL newsrooms. Tom's Top 3 AFL Media Managers?! The latest on Dan Houston, Justin Leppitsch's comments and why Trade Radio speculation can quickly become headlines Xander on the mega trade, why print journalists are struggling The boys go inside the difficult media decisions facing North Melbourne over Nick Blakey and Carlton's latest off-field headlines The biggest difference between cricket journos and AFL journos Plus, Kim Kardashian's awkward F1 interviews, the fallout from Tom's AFLW comments and are journalists paying others to post their stories on social media?! 🎧 LiSTNR | Apple Podcasts | Spotify The stories behind the stories – and the conversations that normally stay between footy's biggest news breakers! 📲 Subscribe to the 7AFL podcast feed on LiSTNR, Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you don't miss an episode. 2:01 Howie's hilarious “Australian man” commentary4:51 Tom's Top 3 AFL media managers...7:30 Tom reveals his AFL Media Manager of the Year16:02 The biggest stories remaining in Trade Week16:39 Leppitsch responds to Dan Houston speculation20:38 Xander on the mega trade and whether fans really care23:08 Why print journalists are struggling during Trade Period24:44 Are clubs missing opportunities to promote their big trades?26:56 When clubs deny a story you know is true27:41 How the Bulldogs nailed the Zac Butters announcement29:17 North Melbourne's media dilemma over Nick Blakey32:47 Inside Carlton's latest off-field headlines39:49 The ethics of journalists turning up at players' homes44:12 Cricket vs AFL – the difference between covering the two sports47:56 Kim Kardashian's awkward F1 interviews49:56 Media Performer of the Week51:53 The fallout from Tom's AFLW comments57:10 Tom Papley's Instagram story featuring Nick Blakey59:43 Are AFL journalists paying others to post their stories?1:01:24 The Breakers sign off for 2026 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Extended Trade Edition 🔄 + Top 3 Media Managers In The AFL 🥇 | The Breakers
  2. Oct 6

    How to Decode What Clubs Are REALLY Saying During Trade Week | The Breakers

    The Breakers take you inside Trade Week, revealing how deals get broken, stories get hedged and what really happens behind the scenes in AFL newsrooms. Billy Brownless somehow beat Mitch to breaking the Zach Merrett deal... Tom reveals the language to listen for during Trade Week and how clubs avoid actually saying a player is staying Xander takes us inside the awkward logistics of TV news, from triple crosses to two-shots and staged handshakes The boys explain the art of “hedging” when you know something is happening but can’t quite report it Plus, the mysterious “Staff Writer”, a potential twilight Grand Final and the six phrases banned in AFL newsrooms 🎧 LiSTNR | Apple Podcasts | Spotify The stories behind the stories - and the conversations that normally stay between footy’s biggest news breakers! 📲 Subscribe to the 7AFL podcast feed on LiSTNR, Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you don’t miss an episode. New episodes every week.  0:50 The role of AFL media managers2:58 The awkward logistics of a triple cross5:20 Should Rowan Marshall have gone to the St Kilda B&F?7:35 Inside the very different AFL club B&Fs10:57 Who fronts a coaching sacking vs an appointment?12:56 The mystery of the “Staff Writer”15:20 Zach Merrett and Andrew Welsh’s dramatic change in position16:55 Billy Brownless breaks the Merrett deal19:15 Butters, Chris Scott and the Cats20:35 Jarryd Roughead’s first Trade Period as Adelaide list boss23:05 Gubby Allen’s infamous press conference23:25 Trade Period clichés24:05 The language to listen for during Trade Week25:15 Is a twilight Grand Final coming in 2028?29:35 How the Bobby Hill exclusive came together30:35 Two-shots, handshakes and the tricks behind TV news36:25 How promoting an exclusive can tip off rival journalists37:50 Charlie Curnow rewind: “We were enemies at the time”39:00 The art of hedging a story40:55 Mitch on "shitting himself" over the Merrett deal42:05 What AFLW media is missing43:40 Why Tom wasn’t invited to the Copeland Trophy?!45:15 The six phrases banned in AFL newsrooms46:40 Injury carnage, the big dance and the worst kept secret See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How to Decode What Clubs Are REALLY Saying During Trade Week | The Breakers
  3. Sep 29

    After the Grand Final Siren: Club Lies, Rooms Chaos & XXXXs with Leigh Matthews | The Breakers

    The Breakers take you behind the scenes of Grand Final Day and into the moments you didn’t see on the broadcast. A coin toss sent Mitch into the losing rooms and Xander into the winners... Xander reveals how he ended up drinking a XXXX with Leigh Matthews after the game The future of Wharfie time  Brisbane called Dayne Zorko’s injury a corky before it was revealed to be a hamstring - should clubs ever lie to the media? The boys unpack the Norm Smith Medal voting, the drinking debate and where the process went wrong Plus, Justin Longmuir’s future, why Chris Fagan might be the AFL Coach’s biggest media nuffie and the madness of Trade Period 🎧 LiSTNR | Apple Podcasts | Spotify The stories behind the stories - and the conversations that normally stay between footy’s biggest news breakers! 📲 Subscribe to the 7AFL podcast feed on LiSTNR, Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you don’t miss an episode. New episode every week! 1:14 Grand Final Day + hedging stories before the bounce7:49 The Freo fan gifted four Grand Final tickets11:04 Winners’ rooms vs losers’ rooms15:28 Interviewing losing players after the siren21:10 XXXXs with Leigh Matthews23:37 The rules around Wharfie Time25:37 The Zorko injury - corky or hamstring?26:32 Should clubs lie to journos?32:02 The Norm Smith voting debate34:09 Should Norm Smith voters be drinking?38:57 Justin Longmuir’s contract situation40:43 Chris Fagan - footy’s biggest media nuffie?43:10 Will Chris Fagan coach on in 2027?47:35 Trade Period madness48:44 Tom’s huge GWS story from the past50:07 Why every player gets better during Trade Period See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    After the Grand Final Siren: Club Lies, Rooms Chaos & XXXXs with Leigh Matthews | The Breakers

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The 7AFL Podcast Feed is your one-stop destination for everything AFL from Channel 7. Catch every episode of The Agenda Setters, plus exclusive interviews, breaking news, expert opinions and the biggest talking points from the world of footy. + NEW - The Breakers - Go inside the stories shaping the AFL with 7NEWS journalists Tom Morris, Mitch Cleary and Xander McGuire. Footy’s news breakers take you behind the headlines, revealing how the biggest stories broke, what’s happening behind the scenes and the news you need to know. New episodes every week.  Hit follow and never miss a moment.

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