Kick To Kick

The first time they met, Round 7 ANZAC edition. We look back on the Tigers very first VFL game, the Giants and Dogs battle for the hounour of the Prime Ministers Cup, The Saints and Lions play in an oven, The Suns with a season low, and the Eagles try and earn their first win in Melbourne.    References Old Herald Sun articles Trove Inside Football   The Kick to Kick Podcast are looking back at the first meeting between this weeks match-ups, trying to bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by.  If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do! We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources

The first time they met (Round 6 edition). The Lions take on the pies in prime time, The eagles play their first game in Melbourne and take it right up to the Dons. The Demons turn it around in Perth, The Suns make it win #3 up in Cairns, The Swans bring the Power back to earth and the Cats and Hawks meet for the first time at Corio.    https://youtu.be/ZJ2a9qkaeEc?si=RiIYelBN9byZvRls https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=iXczAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AZMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1749%2C4415692 https://youtu.be/40gDvgB-zEI?si=uVhuCAanOdb-2H3P https://youtu.be/Op3Pt-W2QvA?si=QnAWWimgKmslw5fV http://demonwiki.org/Round+14+1995 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c8Nfu9Uk4A https://youtu.be/o4uE0ALAju0?si=QxtkXCs6A9HA-T92 https://youtu.be/RXkfwuJc3hg?si=CZfv5XWEHoKjepOk Old Herald Sun articles Trove Inside Football   The Kick to Kick Podcast are looking back at the first meeting between this weeks match-ups, trying to bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by.  If you enjoy our podcast please give us

Gather round is here again (this time the 3rd iteration) And we are looking at the first match ups between the competing teams. We look at Cats, Blues, Saints and Kangaroos Demolition, The Lions take on the top of the table dogs, Fremantle make their league debut, Platen plays his 250th and the Demons golden run to the season ends.    Links used include https://youtu.be/6AZQExgN2dY?si=TZ6JcJ_rHBiEC2r0 https://youtu.be/Bx7z686ytiA?si=ugvwOqIbCjUXIx8k https://youtu.be/lk5azLa1nJ0?si=lUqEbYRw5Dg4bi3J  https://youtu.be/G7Q9AI4bhrE?si=KFXh5dJnFynH8bln https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/saints-stroll-to-victory-20120825-24t44.html https://www.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEB&search_query=1997+port+adelaide+hawthorn Old Herald Sun articles Trove Inside Football   The Kick to Kick Podcast are looking back at the first meeting between this weeks match-ups, trying to bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by.  If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please

Round 4 brings a collection of memorable first encounters. We recall the nascent rivalry between Collingwood and Carlton, the historic clash between the league's two oldest teams at the MCG, and Gary Ablett Junior's standout performance in Adelaide. Brisbane secured a gritty victory at the Gabba despite inaccurate kicking, while a Footscray defender clinched a dramatic win. As a bonus, we delve into University's inaugural match against Essendon in 1908.   Resources used http://demonwiki.org/Round+2+1897 https://youtu.be/nSu5EMbMey8?si=_mzWRPiLaHOxZJQk https://youtu.be/_J-rR9kUKEI?si=A0CD1KqTQgyyosTZ https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2012/182120120415.html https://youtu.be/UP9uoH_G7mw?si=B2dD4gHUPBJff1in https://youtu.be/ceuKtra7ecs?si=FGRsFXcIqd2OC1g7 Old Herald Sun articles Trove Inside Football   The Kick to Kick Podcast are looking back at the first meeting between this weeks match-ups, trying to bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by.  If you enjoy our podcast please gi

In our round 3 preview, we get right into the history of the first Western Derby. Why the PM was there and why the anchor couldn't be lifted. Port host their first home game. A Richmond boxer plays his last game for the season, and the Hawks and Demons break some records.   Resources used this week! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVBdMOeP2Pw&list=PLPsNiRrw7SPsFKIFQVNhlH7vnNZyDCA0o&index=3 https://youtu.be/Jr3ACs-FWrg?si=gDOvCUx62b124OUb Trove Inside Football 1997, 2011 and 2012 Sporting Globe http://demonwiki.org/Round+4+2011   https://youtu.be/piDBGCXZSMY?si=Bh6IrpCwpdAk-nkE https://youtu.be/uzfXdtH-XCU?si=UJ2LGQ9u-rzDK43O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAd8b4BRCs4 https://www.footyalmanac.com.au/the-first-and-last-western-derbies-at-subiaco-oval/\ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDC6ViQZib4   Derby Articles https://thewest.com.au/sport/west-coast-eagles/1995-western-derby-revisited-west-coast-eagles-greats-face-fitness-battle-for-historic-clash-ng-b881162406z https://thewest.com.au/sport/fremantle

Looking ahead to Round 2, we recall the teams' previous encounter. We'll discuss the Crows' struggles at Windy Hill, the Dockers' decisive third quarter against the Swans, Pies captain Charlie Tyson's suspension for unusual reasons, Richo's broken arm, and Charlie's discovery that Fraser Gehrig played for West Coast   Audio sourced from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvqqf5nYiKE https://youtu.be/8LImaH_IZxE?si=iZo9kialeHOca9TR https://youtu.be/Si332G1HHhg?si=2j8_95vT4q5pFnG6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxmZ-Cm6Ejo https://youtu.be/NIBzKRgrnds?si=mzYvA4ANOJz2aGv7   And the books A decade of Pride by Mark Opolion and Crows Tales came in handy!     The Kick to Kick Podcast are looking back at the first meeting between this weeks match-ups, trying to bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by.  If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do! We use a range of resources when working on

With Round 1 approaching, it's an opportune moment to reflect on the inaugural meeting between these teams. We'll delve into: Port Adelaide's historic first match, $cully facing his former club, the Hawthorn and Footscray clash from a century ago, and Plugger's dominant performance.   Audio sourced from Youtube.    The Kick to Kick Podcast are looking back at the first meeting between this weeks match-ups, trying to bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by.  If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do! We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources

This is a 2 part episode the start is our 2025 season preview along with our always dodgy ladder predictor.  then at around 35:28 we have our opening Round historical links, looking at the first ever match up these teams had.  Thanks for listening Audio comes from these 2 links.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01vcANdpNlI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPk_ao098ds&t=502s

We did it, we finally got off our backsides and recorded the final episode of the 1989 season, which focusses almost exclusively on the Hawks 1989 Premiership triumph. We go through quarter by quarter as well as debate whether it is in fact the greatest Grand Final of all time.  We chat a little about the Bulldogs potential merger before finishing our final VFL episode.    Thanks for hanging in there We will be back for the 2025 season soon.      Links we used for this episode THIS BOOK IS A MUST https://www.tonywilsonauthor.com/1989 Other links https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122089172?searchTerm=Grand%20Final https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122089037?searchTerm=Grand%20Final https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_VFL_grand_final https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-26/1989-vfl-grand-final/5770386 https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-1989-grand-final-dermott-brereton-jason-dunstall-fox-footy-commentary-top-50-games/news-story/71a8f4b63ce23002bce51591b68d9bdc https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/

Here is part 2 of our look at the 1989 VFL Football season (there will also be a part 3 soon). We take a look at the 5 finalists here, and get stuck into the bombers resurgence, the Cats with some absolutely massive wins, and the Hawks machine just keeps on rolling. We also talk about the Brownlow and retrospective Brownlows awarded in 89.  The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by.  If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do! We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources

We have arrived at the final season of VFL football, a season of football etched in the annals of history. To celebrate, here is part 1/3 of our take on the season. So we talk about the bottom 8 teams, and get into The Bears' coaching scramble, the terrible weather, Plugger's dominant first half of the year, Carlton's 125th year as a disaster, and Greg Williams' dominance (when not suspended).   The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by.  If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do! We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources

Here we are with the second part of the 1988 season (sorry for the delay). We'll dive into the top 5 before really discussing the finals. We learned about a controversial preliminary final we had never known about and we discuss the dominance of Hawthorn, a vintage Dermie year... in what was an incredibly dominant season. All this and more in the episode. We have had quite the issue with our software as of late, and this was our second take recording this. It is quite frustrating at times, so many apologies for that. The issue will be fixed for the 89 season.  Resources for this episode include: Michael Tuck interview Resources Dipper interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=387&v=9Vg2O0ggk2I&embeds_referring_euri=http%3A%2F%2Fdemonwiki.org%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMjg2NjY Inside Football Magazine, Wed Sept 28th  The Goal King (Jason Dunstall's own story) Ken Piesse The Rat a football Braveheart, Ken Piesse Other sounds

In the first part of our focus on the 1988 VFL season, we get back to our roots and discuss the teams that finished the season 14th-6th. This includes rule changes, Tony Lockett throwing crutches, the rain in Queensland, KB now coaching the Tigers, Ablett kicking bags for the Cats, and the Swans putting bets on themselves. All this and more in our welcome return to form. Also many apologies for the clipping at the beggining and start of the episode.    The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by.  If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do! We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources

Reviving our roots, we delve deep into the history of the AFL/VFL. To kick things off, we're revisiting the iconic 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival. This special event, the 22nd edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, featured top VFL talent. We break down all the teams, games, and the excitement that surrounded this historic tournament.   Sound grabs from here!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA6np4rEkpc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8uxmtucnX0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRyvI6lAEDs interview with John Taylor taken from here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMYFbcJIfWU&t=6089s Interview ith martin Leslie from here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTQSNR0_BC4   There is also a great article here by Mark 'Swish' Schwerdt  that helped us out.  https://www.footyalmanac.com.au/1988-football-200-celebration-of-a-nation/   The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by.  If you enjoy o

Sorry we kept you waiting! Our Grand Final episode is finally here, packed with insights and analysis. We break down the Brownlow Medal, dive deep into the Grand Final stats, and discuss the Norm Smith, Gary Ayres, and other key awards. To wrap it up, we debate the best team of the century and the most deserving best and fairest players. Don't miss out on this comprehensive recap of the AFL Grand Final! #AFLGrandFinal #BrownlowMedal #NormSmithMedal #GaryAyresMedal #BestTeamOfTheCentury #BestAndFairest #AFLPodcast   If you enjoy our podcast, please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do! We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link www.kicktokick.podbean.com   Thanks to everyone for listening this year! 

Another week of fantastic finals, and here we are with a rather shorter episode to chat about the prelims, Sydney ending their streak against the Power and finally breaking through for a win. We discussed the MCG on Saturday night—what a crowd and what a game! The Lions made a comeback once again. What does the grand final look like? What history are we looking forward to? And who will win the Brownlow? Also, to build toward the 2024 grand final, we've included the grand final interview we did with the 1899 captain in a very old episode. Finally, please excuse Tim's husky voice.   If you enjoy our podcast, please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do! We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link www.kicktokick.podbean.com  

Last week we poo-pooed the semi final week as the least interesting, and boy were we wrong! This weekend's game were amazing! The young Port team had a nice link to the 1961 Hawks team. History was on Port's side this week, but probably won't be next week. While the Lions had the third biggest comeback of all time in a final. Finally, we look ahead to Preliminary week and make some bold predictions. All that and more on this week's episode.   If you enjoy our podcast, please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do! We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link www.kicktokick.podbean.com

Finally, the finals are here, and there are lots of storylines to look at. We'll examine the Cats' dominance, our MCG experience on Friday night, the Battle of the Bridge not disappointing, and the massacre at the GABBAtoir. We also preview potential Grand Final matchups, rank the finals weeks and look at the Gary Ayres medal hopefulls.    If you enjoy our podcast, please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do! We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link www.kicktokick.podbean.com   thanks to swampthing, AFL.com.au and Useless AFL facts. 

It was a week off in preparation for the finals, which means it's award season. So we delve into the All-Australian team and all the medals handed out last week. We discuss the retirees, especially Dusty and Hawk. Then we dive into the four matches happening this coming weekend and examine the last time these teams played in the finals. All this and more on this episode.   If you enjoy our podcast, please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do! We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link www.kicktokick.podbean.com  

The final round of the 2024 season (longest season ever) is done, and here is our breakdown of links and quirks. "The Dees play in another delayed game. We get a couple of unique scores in a big scoring game. Dyson Heppell joins an unwanted club. The Saints win a nail-biter, and the Dockers let a golden opportunity slip. Plus, we celebrate Jesse Hogan's Coleman win and check in on a leap year trend.   If you enjoy our podcast, please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do! We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link www.kicktokick.podbean.com