The Back Pocket

The Best Round of Football Maybe Ever - AFL Round Nine 2025

Welcome back to The Back Pocket after what might have been the best round of footy we've ever seen. We have votes - as usual - chat about who is and isn't woke, Essendon's injury curse, spending war chests, and Northampton local greetings (it's ham).
The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket . 
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Current Scarlett-Silvagni Standings: https://www.thebackpocketau.com/defenders-award
This Week In Football: https://thisweekinfootball.com/ 

Final Destination: Ballarat - AFL Round Eight 2025

This week on The Back Pocket we chat about if Flagmantle is dead, what defenders are really impressing us, who might be the worst team of all time, and as usual Scarlett Silvagni Medal votes.
The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket . 
The best thing you can do to help us is share with your friends or leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts.
Current Scarlett-Silvagni Standings: https://www.thebackpocketau.com/defenders-award
This Week In Football: https://thisweekinfootball.com/ 

Combat Sports - AFL Round Seven 2025

Join us for another week of The Back Pocket, where we talk combat sports, MRO bans, coaching, sprays and all things football from Round Seven, as well as a preview of Round Eight.
The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket . 
The best thing you can do to help us is share with your friends or leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts.
Current Scarlett-Silvagni Standings: https://www.thebackpocketau.com/defenders-award
This Week In Football: https://thisweekinfootball.com/ 
Friday Footy Quiz: https://www.fridayfootyquiz.com/ 

I'm Seein' Double Here! - AFL Round Six 2025

Welcome back to The Back Pocket after a week off (sorry Gather Round). We have votes, stocks up and stocks down, who's good, who's in trouble, and who's just biding their time.
The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket . 
The best thing you can do to help us is share with your friends or leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts.
 
Current Scarlett-Silvagni Standings: https://www.thebackpocketau.com/defenders-award
 
Friday Footy Quiz: https://www.fridayfootyquiz.com/
This Week in Football: https://thisweekinfootball.com/

Unlimited Games, But No Games - AFL Round Four 2025

This week we talk what's going wrong at Melbourne, horror injuries, how to enjoy 2025 as a Carlton fan, why the AFLPA should abandon everything it stands for (not really) and heading into Gather Round!
The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket . 
The best thing you can do to help us is share with your friends or leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts.
Current Scarlett-Silvagni Standings: https://www.thebackpocketau.com/defenders-award

How to Get Suspended for 24 Weeks - AFL Round Three 2025

A slightly late episode this week due to outside circumstances. We chat whole year suspensions, match review panels, who's hot and who's not. Nick Riewoldt's had a mare of a week (but at least he already speaks Tasmanian), the AFL Tribunal remains broken, and what Ross thought of the latest White Lotus. 
The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket . 
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Current Scarlett-Silvagni Standings: https://www.thebackpocketau.com/defenders-award

The Overreaction to The Overreaction - AFL Round Two 2025

Welcome back to another episode of The Back Pocket podcast. This week we chat weird things to say in press conferences, say nice things about Essendon, and realise that truly none of us know anything about football.
 
Find Jack's Essendon article on our Substack here: https://thebackpocketau.substack.com/
Find the Friday Footy Quiz here: https://www.fridayfootyquiz.com/ 
 
The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket . 
The best thing you can do to help us is share with your friends or leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts.
Current Scarlett-Silvagni Standings: https://www.thebackpocketau.com/defenders-award

RIP Westlife - AFL Round One 2025

Welcome back for another episode of The Back Pocket podcast. Round One is over, and real footy has finally washed over us.
This week we talk forgetting your undies, rigged polls, biggest boilovers, why Jack Macrae apparently shouldn't be a midfielder, and who is Delta Goodrem's most famous ex (and does he like the footy?).
 
The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket . 
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Current Scarlett-Silvagni Standings: https://www.thebackpocketau.com/defenders-award
 
 

We Love Sam - AFL Opening Round 2025

Welcome to the first real (but still not really) round of The Back Pocket for 2025. We have votes, new segments and a new structure. How many hot takes can you have from two games of football?
Join us and find out.
 
The Back Pocket is an independent podcast made without the influence of major broadcasters or gambling money. If you want to support The Back Pocket, please make a donation to our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/thebackpocket . 
The best thing you can do to help us is share with your friends or leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts.
 
Friday Footy Quiz: https://www.fridayfootyquiz.com/
Fox Footy Rap: https://youtu.be/7QTKZeysJHs?si=flt7Sgmx07N8AnRv&t=368
 

Predictions and Welcomes - AFL Episode Zero 2025

Welcome back to another year of The Back Pocket. Join us for some predictions and general pre season chat as we get back into the groove of things.