The Back Pocket

(Reluctantly) In Defence of the St Kilda Football Club - AFL Round 18 2023

This week we talk conditions for the next Ashes test, the state of the St Kilda Football Club, what makes the GWS Giants feel like a real and tangible footy team and how much fun it is seeing Ross Lyon back to normal.
A disgruntled callout of another podcast and it's award, as well as a new contender emerging for this year's medal as ten votes sees one player surge into third position.

Lots of Troublesome Boats - AFL Round 17 2023

Round Seventeen of the AFL Mens season is over and a few more teams have been ruled out of the running for finals, and some of the best defenders in the comp really showed their worth on the weekend.
How much difference does sacking a coach really make, should teams be able to play home games at home (controversial opinion), and what difference does a sleeve make?
It's the Back Pocket.

Brought to you by Mate Colina - AFL Round 16 2023

Welcome back to the real AFL season, with a full nine games being played in Round Sixteen, and we still have no idea what the ladder is going to look like. Last years grand finalists played out a painful draw, Port bombed one after the siren, and Melbourne continue to sell wins to the AFL.
This week we also foray into being a cricket podcast (what would we call that? The Fine Leg Who Bats Eight and Doesn't Bowl?) and discuss media outrage and how it's the same across all sports.

A Win off the Bye - AFL Round 15 2023

The bye rounds are over and thank goodness for that. Collingwood are good and free kicks are funny, Joel Selwood is at the cricket and that makes us feel safe, West Coast are so bad we talked about them when we didn't even mean to and the ladder is still super close well past the half way mark of the year. It's The Back Pocket.

A Sicilian Holiday - AFL Round 14 2023

On the Round Fourteen edition of The Back Pocket, Jack and Alastair talk Tribunal news, is the bye round curse real, and which teams had disappointingly typical performances on the weekend. Who has must win games this week, and do we have an idea who is good?

Remember When Football Was Fun? - AFL Round 13 2023

This week on The Back Pocket Alastair reminisces on enjoying football (he never did) and Jack has no idea who he is giving votes to. We talk ARC bandits, the tackle being dead, and all of the other news from Round Thirteen and the longest of the bye rounds.

Episode Thirty Seven - Girls Go Crazy for a Little Nugget Man

On this week's round twelve episode of The Back Pocket, Jack and Alastair agree on almost everything brought up from MRO to votes to coaching decisions, and a short week of football is joined by a short episode.
The Hawks investigation rears its head again, and we discuss Sheed not seeing an incident he watched in real time.

Episode Thirty Six - No More Mr Woke Koch

Welcome back to The Back Pocket after Round Eleven as we discuss our deep and dark sadness at the state of our football teams. Can you be the president of a football club while being anti-woke? Has this week had some of the unluckiest defenders yet to not poll a vote, and probably the best ever eight-vote game? Also featuring some breaking news that will be at least a few hours old by the time you hear it.
Join Jack and Alastair once again to talk everything down back for Round Eleven.

Episode Thirty Five - The Damien Drum Method

This week we talk coach sackings, losing streaks, club culture and as always the best defenders in the competition. We spend a moment on the best defender, leader and maybe player in the competition, and talk embarrassing coach sackings.

Episode Thirty Four - The AFL’s Lamb Bastard

Another week, another episode of The Back Pocket. A surprise ten voter in the Scarlett-Silvagni medal, and a few new faces in the votes. Collinwood are good, but maybe Port and Brisbane are too? Are Richmond back, or was this week a blip, and did St Kilda peak too early? All that and more on this year's wooden-spoon-winning podcast, The Back Pocket.