They Came To Play
Lehmo, Danny McGinlay and Tess Armstrong take a fun look at the AFL.
Episodes
The band is back together for a catch up and a season preview!! The hard hitting opinions fly thick and fast, why will the Suns win the flag? What's the nickname of the new Tassie team? And how is Emma Wiggle going to help Richmond?
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To avoid talking about our teams all losing on the weekend we bring in an actual expert to discuss what went wrong! ABC Grandstand's Mad Matt Clinch joins us to dissect all the matches, reveal the new broadcasting deal and explain why certain matches just need an asterisk after the result.
Our guest this week is AFL journo Nat Edwards who relishes her opportunity to be her true self - a horrible Hawks fan! Which song should have been played after Carlton's "win"? Which player should have the number pi on their back? How can the Demons pretend they get a crowd? We have all the answers!!!
We're joined by ABC Offsider Rana Hussain! Danny suggests how Erin Phillips and Isaac Heeney can rebrand as villains, Tess reveals which game she turned off to watch F1 and Rana brings what this podcast has been sorely lacking - obscure Sex and the City references!
We are possibly the most covid ravaged podcast in the footy world. A last minute guest positive diagnosis leaves it just with Tess and Danny as they wrap up the week of footy. Which team has a dark magical curse on them? Which fixture is always good? Which fixture always disappoints?
Tess and Danny are joined by former Richmond and Collingwood strength and conditioning coach Jeremy Dooley. We learn about coaches copping sprays, the changing mindset of player development and then attempt to predict what will happen in season 2022 of AFL.
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This week we're joined by our Patreon Champion Superb Mario Cisternas! We hear about his devastating 'Brad Johnson Curse', discover which club's song is grammatically incorrect and find out who wins the 'worst take' on the death of Shane Warne.
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TCTP returns for 2022!! Tess and Danny are joined by AFLW stats guru Gemma Bastiani! We get up to date on the wheres, whys and whos of the AFLW finals series. Plus Danny reveals your new favourite 3rd division Scottish Football Club!
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For our final episode of 2021 our guest Tess is the greatest gift of all, Tess Armstrong herself!! We go through the year that was 2021! The highs [Sarong's goal of the year!] the lows [The Grand Final] and the weird [Lightning stopping a match!]
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We're joined by Queensland comedian and cricket fan Tim Hewitt. We actually chat Rugby League! And cricket, and who's the most hated person in world sport? And what's the most runs scored off one ball in cricket? And hear Lehmo's live reaction to Sam Kerr's bump!
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No Lehmo or Tess this week so we double up on Dannys! Danny McG chats to cricket writer Daniel Cherny and gets the bluffers guide to The Ashes. Danny asks all the dumb questions so you don't have to! Will Australia win? Which new players should we be excited about? Why don't men and women play alongside each other?
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Danny has recovered from Covid and we are back! Although Lehmo is a bit disturbed when Danny reveals he cannot produce a negative result. Our guest Tess this week is broadcaster and football encyclopaedia Ed Kavalee who reveals the little known European club we should all be paying attention to!!
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Our Guest Tess this week is writer Tony Wilson - we deep dive onto his last three projects - the 1989 Grand Final, The first Australian football tour of Ireland and a sneak preview of when the equivalent of Cristiano Ronaldo coached the Western Sydney Wanderers.
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Our guest Tess is sports broadcasting champion Francis Leach! We chat the best AFL media performers list, recommend a shitload of sports docos and then Danny reveals who you should support in the World Series and why?
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We're back for the TCTP summer season!! Our guest Tess is Mike Goldstein from Kansas City who talks through the current state of American sports. Which bandwagons should you jump on? Who's the dodgiest coach? Which team owner is most like a supervillain?
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We're joined by a very happy Titus O'Reily! Despite Danny's best efforts, the Grand Final is discussed. Then quite like his Bulldogs, Danny disappears for a bit.
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After 20 mins of just Lehmo and Danny banging on about death we are joined by the biggest Guest Tess we've ever had - HAMISH McLACHLAN!!!
We chat about the Olympics, Paralympics and why Lehmo and Hamish are star crossed lovers.
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Our guest Tess this week is Aunty Donna's resident Demons fan Broden Kelly!!! We attempt to review the preliminary finals and get distracted by Andrew Gaze's kids, Adelaide pancake restaurants and who are the biggest villains in sport?
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We're joined by Dees fan and all round legend Rob Sitch!!! We discuss the pecking order of hanging framed footy jumpers, Neil Armstrong's footy team and Danny has a scary stat for Dogs fans about the Bont.
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