You can feel the excitement. The AFL Finals have arrived, and the Blues take centre stage for the first time in 10 years, this Friday under the bright lights of the MCG against the Swans. Pinch us, this cannot be real! Join us as we reminisce on how we got to this moment in time as we recap the H&A season, preview the Elimination Final matchup vs. Sydney and conduct a LIVE match committee as we pick our best 23 for the Blues. Friday cannot come quick enough. This episode is proudly brought t...
Sep 03, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 106
That's all she wrote for the Baggers in 2023... IS WHAT WE WOULD SAY ANY OTHER YEAR WE'VE GOT AN ELIMINATION FINAL IN TWO WEEKS LET'S GOOOO! Join us for the final H&A review for the year, before it all begins under under the bright Friday night lights of the MCG on September 8th. This episode is proudly brought to you by VORTEP. Premium quality activewear born in the heart of Melbourne. Get your VORTEP gear today at https://vortep.com.au/ and enter the code "almostbluesbrothers" at checkout ...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 105
Finally, after 10 of the longest years of our lives, we can officially say the nightmare is over - the Carlton Football Club are playing Finals football in 2023! Trying to work out how we got here from where we were three months ago? Join us as we unpack it all and make sense of the greatest turnaround by a professional sporting club we might have ever seen. Baggers footy is Finals footy is Flaggers footy let's GOOOOOO! This episode is proudly brought to you by VORTEP. Premium quality activewear...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 104
When we thought it couldn't get any better in 2023, the Blues (and the Tillies!) produced a belter of a Saturday night at the MCG. Come for the Podcast, stay for the delusion and delirium this week as we recap a special win for this mighty football club. HEADPHONE WARNING: Jules' mic goes haywire around 20 minutes into the episode. Prepare your eardrums for 5 seconds of torture. This episode is proudly brought to you by VORTEP. Premium quality activewear born in the heart of Melbourne. Get your ...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 103
And the wins just keep on rolling. Not our best overall performance, but undoubtedly our best win so far in 2023. Join us as the Bagger Party continues on (A)BB for another week! This episode is proudly brought to you by VORTEP. Premium quality activewear born in the heart of Melbourne. Get your VORTEP gear today at https://vortep.com.au/ and enter the code "almostbluesbrothers" at checkout for 10% off! Follow VORTEP on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/vortep.official/ Contact us! Email: alm...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 102
It was one of the best Friday nights at the MCG we've been a part of. Nothing sweeter than a victory over the arrogant Filth. Join us this week as we absolutely take Collingwood to the cleaners like our boys did on Friday night. This is now officially fun. This episode is proudly brought to you by VORTEP. Premium quality activewear born in the heart of Melbourne. Get your VORTEP gear today at https://vortep.com.au/ and enter the code "almostbluesbrothers" at checkout for 10% off! Follow VORTEP o...
Jul 30, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 101
The Blues are rolling, Charlie is kicking goals for fun and ABB have brought up the ton! Join us and a few guests this week as we reminisce and discuss the expectations going into our clash with the Pies on Friday night. There's one thing we want to say - thank you all for supporting us across 100 episodes . This episode is proudly brought to you by VORTEP. Premium quality activewear born in the heart of Melbourne. Get your VORTEP gear today at https://vortep.com.au/ and enter the code "almostbl...
Jul 23, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 100
Can we officially say "we're back"? What about "Baggers are flaggers"? Whatever you want to say, it's undeniable now - there is belief in this group and there should be no ceiling on what 2023 now holds. Join us as we blow the lid off it and continue Saturday's party at Marvel. Can someone explain the concept of a "lid"? This episode is proudly brought to you by VORTEP. Premium quality activewear born in the heart of Melbourne. Get your VORTEP gear today at https://vortep.com.au/ and enter the c...
Jul 16, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 99
"Hello, AFL? Yeah, when are GF tickets being released?" The lid has come off for Joe, not so much for Dan and Jules... yet. Join us as we break down the huge win over Fremantle in Perth, discuss rest of season prospects, and debut Dan's new segment - Not Happy, Dan! If you find Joe's lid, do not return it to him... why couldn't it be us though?! Contact us! Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/almostbluesbrothers Facebook: www.facebook.com/almostbluesbrothers Twitter...
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 98
2 down, 8 to go in the home stretch. Footy is fun when you're winning. Join us as we break down the win against the Hawks as the Blues made it two on the trot to keep finals alive. If we beat Freo next week, the lid might start to genuinely loosen... Contact us! Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/almostbluesbrothers Facebook: www.facebook.com/almostbluesbrothers Twitter: www.twitter.com/almostbluesbros Your ears are all that matter to us, and that you're enjoying o...
Jul 02, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 97
It's the Bye Round for the Blues, but there's no rest here at (A)BB. A nice, light-hearted episode before we get into the home stretch of the H&A season. Come for the mid-season review, stay for the 3rd Annual 360 Feedback at the end. The best 360 to date, absolutely brutal and some home truths hit right between the eyes for all three of us. Not to be missed. Contact us! Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/almostbluesbrothers Facebook: www.facebook.com/almostblu...
Jun 25, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 96
If someone told us the Blues would beat the Suns by more points than total salami made we'd have laughed. 41 salami and 59 points later, and we're not laughing - we're breathing a sigh of relief. It's been too long since a happy, calm pod. Enjoy, 'Baggers. Contact us! Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/almostbluesbrothers Facebook: www.facebook.com/almostbluesbrothers Twitter: www.twitter.com/almostbluesbros Your ears are all that matter to us, and that you're enjo...
Jun 18, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 95
The Carlton Football Club is in complete free fall without a parachute at the moment, falling faster and faster into what feels like it's inevitable demise. We don't even try to make sense of it all this week. Time to start laying out the facts as they stand and face some cold, hard truths. We're a bottom four Football Club in 2023. If it hasn't sunk in yet, then maybe after this week's ep it might... Contact us! Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/almostbluesbrothe...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 94
Without sounding like we're on repeat at this point... we're pretty much on repeat. Another weekly dose of therapy coming right up. Can anyone solve the never-ending puzzle of the Carlton Football Club? Contact us! Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/almostbluesbrothers Facebook: www.facebook.com/almostbluesbrothers Twitter: www.twitter.com/almostbluesbros Your ears are all that matter to us, and that you're enjoying our content, but if you would like to support the...
Jun 04, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 93
Another week, another disappointing performance by the football club in 2023. It's just Joe and Dan this week, with Jules on annual leave. We cover a lot in this one, from Ben Crocker to Craig Mathieson, and the Round 11 Review to what this all means going forward. The weekly dose of therapy helped us, we hope it can do the same for you... again. Contact us! Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/almostbluesbrothers Facebook: www.facebook.com/almostbluesbrothers Twitte...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 92
Join us in this special chat with 1987 Premiership hero and Norm Smith Medallist, David Rhys-Jones, as part of his 2023 15 For 15 Challenge raising awareness for Prader-Willi Syndrome. We cover some of the highlights and lowlights of The Hyphen's storied career, from his scintillating debut at South Melbourne to his 1987 Premiership heroics, as well as his infamy as the VFL/AFL most reported player of all time and the Battle of Britain. David Rhys-Jones has high hopes that this year’s 15 Career ...
May 23, 2023•45 min
As you can tell by the intro, there's not much left to say about where this Football Club is at... but we manage to find an hours worth of things to say somehow. Join us for therapy this week. This is really starting to take a toll. Contact us! Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/almostbluesbrothers Facebook: www.facebook.com/almostbluesbrothers Twitter: www.twitter.com/almostbluesbros Your ears are all that matter to us, and that you're enjoying our content, but if...
May 21, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 91
It was a spirited Carlton comeback (finally!), but one that was ultimately too little, too late. Join us as we break-down the loss to the Dogs and preview this week's do-or-die clash against the Filth. A little podcast PSA to start: we heard your feedback, we're taking accountability, and we're resetting our standards... that's called "leading by example". Contact us! Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/almostbluesbrothers Facebook: www.facebook.com/almostbluesbroth...
May 14, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 90
Joe's golf game is as inconsistent as our Club's week-to-week performances at the moment. No need for pre-amble in the episode description this week. This is fiery. Contact us! Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/almostbluesbrothers Facebook: www.facebook.com/almostbluesbrothers Twitter: www.twitter.com/almostbluesbros Your ears are all that matter to us, and that you're enjoying our content, but if you would like to support the pod, you can now buy us a coffee! www...
May 07, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 89
Now, THAT is how you bury a side and THAT has been a long time coming for us Bluebaggers! Soak it in with us this week as we revisit the 108 point drubbing of the Eagles, with the Sundance Kid Charlie Curnow leading our boys with 9 snags in The Wild West. Oh, what a night! Contact us! Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/almostbluesbrothers Facebook: www.facebook.com/almostbluesbrothers Twitter: www.twitter.com/almostbluesbros Your ears are all that matter to us, and...
Apr 30, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 88
Let's get busy getting better... what's changed? Brutally honest this week, and this group needs a serious wake up call and fast. Join us as we try to make sense of it. (Congrats Jules and happy birthday!) Contact us! Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/almostbluesbrothers Facebook: www.facebook.com/almostbluesbrothers Twitter: www.twitter.com/almostbluesbros Your ears are all that matter to us, and that you're enjoying our content, but if you would like to support ...
Apr 23, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 87
Saw that one coming a mile away, and we're here this week to be as blunt and brutally honest as we can - that's simply not good enough for a side with Top 4 aspirations. Joe and Jules are joined by special co-host Matt Foschini to break-down whatever that debacle was from Gather Round vs the Adelaide Crows, and preview our next challenge as the Saints await in Round 6. Things have to change quickly... otherwise I'm calling Mum to cry about it! Contact us! Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com Ins...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 86
It was an extra Good Friday for Bluebaggers as our unbeaten start to the season in 2023 continues. Joe and Jules are on hand in this week's episode to take you through all the talking points out of our clash against North Melbourne, including Harry McKay's impending Tribunal Appeal, Carlton's fourth quarter fade outs, and what ultimately worked to get us over the line in Round 4. We also preview what will arguably be our biggest test to date as we travel to the City of Churches to take on Adelai...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 85
One of the ugliest wins you'll ever see, but we take the four points, we take the undefeated start to 2023, and we move on from that one against the Giants. We discuss the Round 3 win in our first interstate trip for the year and bring you all your favourite segments. It's a stellar start to 2023, and there's even more areas of improvement we've identified... and that's just the podcast! Contact us! Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/almostbluesbrothers Facebook: w...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 84
It was a special night at the MCG as we took down the Cats for the first time since 2016, and got our first win over a reigning Premier in 13 years. Join Joe, Jules and Dan as we discuss, analyse and dissect this club's biggest win in a decade. We got a full review of the Round 2 win, a preview of our upcoming clash with GWS, and the return of some of your favourite segments from years gone by - Book of Judd, Cassano's Calcs and Pov Predicts are all BACK! Excuse the technical difficulties... eve...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 83
The stress and chaos from Thursday has carried over to the pod, with Joe in all sorts because of Dan's technical issues again (shock...) Join us as we dissect where it went wrong in the rare season opening draw from Round 1, what needs improving and what impressed us from our first hitout from the season. PLUS, the return of Around the Grounds , Pov Predicts and, more importantly, Livvy's Last Word! Footy's back. Pod is back. Let's get into it! Contact us! Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com In...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 82
This is it - the 2023 AFL Season is finally upon us. It's been a long off-season and it's felt like an eternity since Jamie Elliott strolled into an open goal in Round 23, but the wait is over and the Blues are BACK, BABY! We have a huge show this week. Joe and Dan give their full season predictions for Top 8, Brownlow, Coleman Medalist and more in the first half, with Marcus and Quinn from the Pressure Point Podcast joining in the second half to Preview the traditional season opener this Thursd...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 81
It only took us 80 episodes and over 2 years of recording this podcast, but FINALLY we are mic'd up (yes, with real mics!) Join Joe, Jules and Dan as they break new technological ground, review the lacklustre Swans practice match and answer your Blues Q's. Just remember, we're not the most tech savvy bunch, so give us some time to get used to this huge change... especially Dan. Contact - Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com - Instagram: www.instagram.com/almostbluesbrothers - Facebook: www.faceb...
Mar 06, 2023•59 min•Season 3Ep. 80
The Blues are back, and even though it was just match sim, it's always good to get a W at our spiritual home against the filth. Join us as we discuss the learnings from last week's practice match and preview the final dress rehearsal against the Swans this coming Friday. Massive shout out to Willem Bouw @works_of_willem for the new intro and video package. Hit him up for all your socials video promotion needs! Contact - Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com - Instagram: www.instagram.com/almostbl...
Feb 27, 2023•56 min•Season 3Ep. 79
After a couple of false starts, poddy is finally BACK for 2023, baby! In the 2023 Season Premiere and our YouTube debut on the Blue Abroad YouTube channel, Joe, Jules and Dan bring you their thoughts from the off-season, expectations for the year ahead from the Carlton Football Club, and a preview of this week's practice match vs. the Filth. It's really good to be back. Contact - Email: almostbluesbrothers@gmail.com - Instagram: www.instagram.com/almostbluesbrothers - Facebook: www.facebook.com/...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 78
