Each Wednesday, Shane McInnes is joined by a champion of the game to step down memory lane and discuss a momentous edition of a corresponding match of that round. Never-before-heard stories about iconic footy moments, life after footy, and plenty of banter and insight to get you hyped for the round ahead! Follow/Subscribe to Footy: Then and Now on all major podcast platforms to never miss an episode!
Latest episodes
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27 min
Leo Barry - Grand Final: "You Star!"
In 2005, the Sydney Swans ended the longest premiership drought in VFL/AFL history and Leo Barry entered footy folklore. Leo reveals he stills feels a "tingle up the spine" as he r…
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21 min
Jason Akermanis - Preliminary Final: The AFL's "inside job" on the Lions
Heading into the 2004 season, the Brisbane Lions were on a quest to become just the second club in VFL/AFL history to win four premierships in a row. In this episode, Jason Akerman…
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29 min
Travis Cloke - Semi Final: The Draw
In 2007, for just the fifth time in VFL/AFL history, a final ended in a draw. In this episode, Travis Cloke breaks down how the Pies knocked out the Eagles in straight sets. The fo…
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30 min
Brad Green - Elimination Final: The Droughts
The first week of finals is often said to symbolise the start of a "new" season, but elimination finals in 2004 and 2006 also symbolise two of the longest finals droughts in footy…
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34 min
David McKay and Tony Shaw - Carlton vs Collingwood: The Greatest Rivalry
In the 70s and 80s, the Magpies became known for the "Colliwobbles" as they were unable to salute on grand final day. Standing in Collingwood's way on three occasions in that perio…
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30 min
David Schwarz - Melbourne vs Carlton: The "biggest issue" in the game
In the 2000 AFL season, the Demons were on the path to try and bring the club its first premiership in 36 years. That grand final tilt started with a tight qualifying final against…
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30 min
Cameron Mooney: Geelong vs St Kilda - two out of three ain't bad!
In 2009, the Cats were on the path to redemption after their shock grand final loss to the Hawks the year before. In this episode, Cameron Mooney explains why he's spent most years…
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23 min
Jason Johnson: Essendon vs North Melbourne - The Greatest Comeback. Ever.
Jason Johnson admits his teammates couldn't even look at each other in the eye at quarter-time. It was Round 16, 2001, and North Melbourne was well and truly clear of reigning prem…
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35 min
Don Scott: Hawthorn vs North Melbourne – Sowing The Seeds
Hawthorn and North Melbourne met three times in the grand final in the late 1970s. In the lead-up to the first of those meetings, in 1975, the Hawks learned they'd be without capta…
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31 min
Ang Christou: Carlton vs Geelong - The easy beats
Carlton's 1995 premiership triumph took the Blues to a record 16 flags, a tally still yet to be topped. In this episode, Ang Christou breaks down Carlton's season of brilliance, sa…
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37 min
Leigh Matthews: Brisbane Lions vs Essendon – "If it bleeds"
It almost seemed impossible at the time. Essendon was in the midst of one of footy's greatest patches of dominance, flying again in the 2001 season after their historic 2000 premie…
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36 min
Rodney Eade: Sydney vs Essendon - Point to Prove
Sydney's thrilling preliminary final win over Essendon in 1996 remains one of the club's most famous. It was Rodney Eade's first year as coach. In this episode, the man known as "R…
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24 min
Kevin Sheedy: Essendon vs West Coast - The First Immortal
There haven't been many fiercer competitors in footy history than Kevin Sheedy. And the West Coast Eagles have certainly been one of his rivals in those 50 years. In this chat, the…
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45 min
Peter Sumich: West Coast vs Geelong – Eagles Rock
West Coast was out to make amends after suffering grand final heartbreak in 1991. And make amends they certainly did. The Eagles lifted their first premiership cup in 1992, defeati…
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30 min
Anthony Koutoufides: Essendon vs Carlton - Unwinnable
Ahead of the 1999 preliminary final, Essendon was seen as a virtual certainty against Carlton. Few gave the Blues much hope of making the grand final. But then Carlton president Jo…
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30 min
Josh Gibson: Collingwood vs Hawthorn - Foundation For Success
Hawthorn was given little chance of beating Collingwood in the 2011 preliminary final, but the Hawks found themselves three goals in front at three-quarter-time. For the first time…
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28 min
Gavin Wanganeen: Port Adelaide vs Essendon - The Way It Was
In just his third AFL season, Gavin Wanganeen won the Brownlow Medal and helped lead the ‘Baby Bombers’ to an unexpected premiership in 1993. But just a few years later, he broke t…
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29 min
Steve Johnson: Geelong vs Port Adelaide – Call Me Norm
The 2007 AFL grand final was history-making for a number of reasons. Not only did Geelong snap a 44-year premiership drought, the Cats also inflicted the biggest grand final defeat…
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28 min
Justin Koschitzke: St Kilda vs Geelong – Undefeated
Round 14, 2009… Never before had two teams met undefeated this late in the season. St Kilda were the hunters and Geelong, the hunted.The Saints burst out of the blocks, booting the…
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32 min
Matthew Lloyd and John Barker: Essendon vs Hawthorn – The Line In The Sand
Round 11, 2004… The Hawks had not beaten the Bombers since 1997, and by half-time that didn't look like changing. Hawthorn coach Peter Schwab had seen enough. What followed the mai…