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Joe Pignataro, Jason Bennett and Paddy Grindlay take an in-depth look each week at the VAFA, featuring interviews, analysis, humour, tips for the weekend’s game and more.

  1. 2025 VAFA Awards Show - Celebrating our League Best & Fairest Winners!

    10/02/2025

    2025 VAFA Awards Show - Celebrating our League Best & Fairest Winners!

    Jason Bennett & Paddy Grindlay bring you the 2025 VAFA Awards Show, where the final League Best & Fairest leaderboards are announced for every section except Premier Men's & Women's. Every winner is interviewed in a show that always delivers wonderful back-stories & depths of emotion as we celebrate individual excellence across the VAFA in 2025. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 18m
  2. Grand Final Frenzy! For the Love of the Game's Premier Grand Final Reviews & Previews

    09/23/2025

    Grand Final Frenzy! For the Love of the Game's Premier Grand Final Reviews & Previews

    Jason Bennett, Paddy Grindlay & Matthew Donald bring you a blockbuster episode of FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME as they look back at an action-packed weekend of Premier Grand Finals, then preview the final game of the season - the Premier Men's Grand Final. The boys review the weekend's premiership deciders with: Old Trinity premiership coach DONALD McDONALD as the T's slide the trophy into the cabinet & start thinking about the challenge of Premier Men's next season; Beaumaris skipper CAL LINEHAN talks us through the Sharks' Premier C Grand Final triumph & their chance to tackle the challenge of Premier B once again in 2026; Best afield in the Premier Women's Grand Final - Old Scotch star JORDY MIFSUD - after her team secured back-to-back top-flight women's premierships for the first time in club history. Then we look ahead to William Buck Premier Men's Grand Final Day with: Old Brighton captain HARRY HILL, who provides us with some insights into how his team plans to deliver the Tonners' first ever top-flight title; Old Scotch skipper ANDY JELBART tells us what his team needs to do to win back-to-back flags; VAFA Media expert DANIEL WARD talks us through how he sees the big game panning out & the Keys to Success for both teams. Plus VAFA news-breaker BRAYDEN MAY on the latest talking points around the VAFA. Throw in Paddy & Matty's Grand Final tips and you've got yourself one of the biggest episodes of the entire season, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME - thanks to MECWACARE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 35m
  3. Feel that Finals Fever! For the Love of the Game's Grand Final Extravaganza!

    09/16/2025

    Feel that Finals Fever! For the Love of the Game's Grand Final Extravaganza!

    Jason Bennett, Paddy Grindlay & Matthew Donald bring you one of the biggest episodes of the entire season as they review 8 Grand Finals from the past weekend, then preview another 7 from the coming weekend! The team catch up with: CHRISTOS MANOUSSAKIS (Old Trinity) & WILL EDWARDS (Caulfield Grammarians) to preview Saturday's Premier B Grand Final; BOTH William Buck Premier Women's Grand Final coaches - DEAN ANDERSON (Old Scotch) & DANI DI STEFANO (Caulfield Grammarians) to preview Sunday's decider; BOTH Premier C Grand Final coaches - JOSH BOURKE (Beaumaris) & LACHIE BUSZARD (AJAX) ahead of Sunday's big one at Trevor Barker Beach Oval. Plus: They review the PREMIER MEN'S SEMI FINALS & look ahead to this weekend's Preliminary Final between Old Xavs & Old Scotch; Our Divisional expert BRAYDEN MAY joins us to talk through our Division 1, 2 and 3 Grand Finals, including an incredible game featuring 23 minutes of extra time! We preview this weekend's Holmesglen UNDER 19 PREMIER Grand Final as Old Brighton & St Kevin's run it back for a second straight year. So much September goodness to unpack in one enormous episode, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME, thanks to MECWACARE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 24m
  4. 20/20 Vision - For the Love of the Game's Week 20 in Review

    09/10/2025

    20/20 Vision - For the Love of the Game's Week 20 in Review

    Jason Bennett, Paddy Grindlay & Matthew Donald grab a cloth & clean their bi-focals to take a clearer look at a Week 20 of VAFA action that saw six new premiers crowned, some incredible Semi Finals and an Extra Time thriller! The team catch up with: Old Trinity coach DONALD McDONALD after his team progressed straight through to the Premier B Grand Final with a Second Semi win over Old Ivanhoe; St Mary's Salesian skipper ADRIENNE JONES after her team survived the drama, tension & excitement of an Extra Time Grand Final to claim the Women's Division 3 premiership; Our Divisional Expert BRAYDEN MAY, who talks us through Preliminary Final weekend & previews this weekend's 6 x Divisional Grand Finals. Plus: A comprehensive wrap of everything that happened in Premier C, Under 19 Premier, Premier Women's across Semi Final weekend & a preview of what to look for on Preliminary Final weekend; A preview of this weekend's Premier Men's Semi Final blockbusters. All that and more FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME, thanks to MECWACARE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 13m
  5. Nineteen to the Dozen - For the Love of the Game's Week 19 in Review

    09/03/2025

    Nineteen to the Dozen - For the Love of the Game's Week 19 in Review

    Jason Bennett, Paddy Grindlay & Matthew Donald dive into a thrilling Week 19 of VAFA action as the Premier sections wrapped their home & away seasons, while the Divisions got stuck into Finals & the Thirds crowned 6 new Premiers! The boys catch up with: Old Scotch coach MARK GNATT after his team came from the clouds over the final 3 weeks to sneak into fourth & keep their premiership defence alive... after one of our panelists declared it 'officially over' a few weeks back (and Mark keeps receipts)... Old Carey coach LUKE GILES after his team also timed its run perfectly to rise up & snatch fourth spot in Premier B, setting up a cut-throat Semi Final against Caulfield Grammarians this weekend. Plus we: Wrap up the home & away season for all our Senior Men's & Women's sections; Take a look at the packed finals schedule up & down the sections with our Divisional Guru BRAYDEN MAY; Review all 6 completed Men's Thirds Grand Finals & celebrate our winners; Preview the 6 Grand Finals coming up this weekend Predict our Semi Final winners for Premier Women's, Premier B & Premier C Men's So much to enjoy in a bumper episode of FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME, thanks to MECWACARE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 27m
  6. INSIDE THE VAFA - Finals Fixturing Special: with CEO, Jason Reddick

    08/28/2025

    INSIDE THE VAFA - Finals Fixturing Special: with CEO, Jason Reddick

    Finals are the most exciting time on the footy calendar, but it's no simple task to manage 31 different finals series across 8 weeks.   In this episode of our semi-regular podcast series INSIDE THE VAFA, Jason Bennett & Paddy Grindlay explore the process of FINALS FIXTURING with VAFA CEO, JASON REDDICK.   How is the VAFA Finals fixture constructed?   What are the guiding principles as to who plays where & when?   Why do we play finals at non-VAFA venues?   What happens behind the scenes for the VAFA to match-manage 97 finals games & 31 Grand Finals across the course of 8 weeks? Take a peek behind the curtain for some interesting insights into the running of the biggest senior football competition in Australia as we take you INSIDE THE VAFA, thanks to MECWACARE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    10 min
  7. For the Love of the Game's Week 18 in Review

    08/27/2025

    For the Love of the Game's Week 18 in Review

    Jason Bennett, Paddy Grindlay & Matthew Donald unpack a hectic Week 18 of VAFA action as the Premier sections head towards the final round, the Divisions close out the home & away season and the Thirds confirm their Grand Final line-ups. The boys catch up with: The VAFA's first centurion of 2025 - Richmond Central's JAKE DILLON - after he kicked his 100th goal on the weekend. Oakleigh coach CHRIS WORNER after the Krushers bounced back from relegation in 2024 to turn things around & storm home to sneak into the finals in thrilling fashion. Therry Penola legend JARROD EGGLESTONE, who has hung up the boots (for now) after a stellar 18-year senior career. Plus, our regular favourites: VAFA newshound BRAYDEN MAY with his weekly Divisional Wrap; TON WATCH & BIG BAGS, thanks to Sherrin; The WORLD FAMOUS TIPS - Paddy makes amends & restores his credibility as our Premier B expert. All that and plenty more, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME, thanks to MECWACARE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 33m
  8. For the Love of the Game's Week 17 in Review

    08/19/2025

    For the Love of the Game's Week 17 in Review

    Jason Bennett, Paddy Grindlay & Matthew Donald delve deeper into another cracking weekend of VAFA footy as the finals & relegation races continue to tighten! The boys catch up with: Uni Blues coach MATT SMITH after his team's critical victory in the Uni Derby; Old Geelong coach NICK DIXON after his team kept its season alive by knocking off the top-of-the-table Old Ivanhoe; Parkside coach RICK FROST after his team defeated Mazenod & took a giant step towards safety in Premier C. Plus, our regular segments: VAFA newshound BRAYDEN MAY's Divisional Wrap - Ormond maintain their perfect record... just! TON WATCH & BIG BAGS, thanks to Sherrin - which section had a 17-goal & 14-goal haul that decided the season's goalkicking champion; The WORLD FAMOUS TIPS - Paddy's lead gets trimmed in the race for glory. All that and more, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME - thanks to MECWACARE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 21m
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Joe Pignataro, Jason Bennett and Paddy Grindlay take an in-depth look each week at the VAFA, featuring interviews, analysis, humour, tips for the weekend’s game and more.

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  • Creator
    VAFA Media
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    100
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    Clean
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