We are joined by Brownlow Medallist, Premiership player, and one of the leaders of the infamous Rat Pack in Dane Swan for this Grand Final Week special of the Ball Magnets podcast!

Dane shares some of his greatest stories - including the time he was dressed in a Spiderman suit, at Kittens nightclub when he found out he was leading the Brownlow medal count.

We also get his Grand Final predictions, and we learn who his greatest ever teammates were.

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Australian Cricket Captain Pat Cummins sat down with Tom Mitchell to talk through Australia's monster upcoming Test Cricket schedule. 20 tests in 12 months!

Pat opens up about playing in different corners of the world, his iconic first test match, and rates some of the best bowlers in the world.

Get fired up for the biggest summer of cricket ever. The Summer of the Century, on Kayo Sports.

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AND ONLY TWO STILL STAND! The Grand Final matchup is confirmed as the Lions & Dockers eliminate the Swans and Ginni's Hawks in two classic Preliminary Finals! Ginni has been held up the Mad Monday celebrations (can't blame 'em) so we've called up Brownlow Medalist and friend of the show Shane Crawford to step into the hot seat and give Tommy a quick chop out! There will be a Grand Final Preview Episode to come, so stay tuned! INGLEWOOD COFFEE ROASTERS (DOG IN THEM) GIVEAWAY: ⁠ https://inglewoodcoffeeroasters.com.au/pages/dog-in-them?utm_campaign=BM-podcast3 Hosts: Jack Ginnivan: @jackginnivan Tom Mitchell: @tommitchell6 Check out all the Ball Magnets Content: @ballmagnets Studio: ⁠https://www.pivotalconversations.ai/⁠ Producers: Bailey McCabe: @Milliondollarbailey Steve Kavakos: @stevie_christopher_official

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Two big footy nuffies, Two deece footy players... so lets rank Titch & Ginni's top 5 games they've ever watched LIVE! INGLEWOOD COFFEE ROASTERS (DOG IN THEM) GIVEAWAY: ⁠ https://inglewoodcoffeeroasters.com.au/pages/dog-in-them?utm_campaign=BM-podcast3 Hosts: Jack Ginnivan: @jackginnivan Tom Mitchell: @tommitchell6 Check out all the Ball Magnets Content: @ballmagnets Studio: ⁠https://www.pivotalconversations.ai/⁠ Producers: Bailey McCabe: @Milliondollarbailey Steve Kavakos: @stevie_christopher_official

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Jeremy Howe and Tom Mitchell sat down with Seahawks NFL Champion Cliff Avril at Imperial Hotel in Melbourne before the Week 1 NFL kickoff at the MCG. Cliff is a Super Bowl champion, a Pro-Bowler, part of the Top 50 Seahawks players and a member of the famous Legion of Boom! He also hold the record for the fastest score in Super Bowl history. Cliff Avril breaks down what makes a team successful, and how to grow a championship team, and draws comparisons to the AFL. We're so thankful for the opportunity to talk to such an elite talent - we hope you enjoy the podcast! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out all the Ball Magnets Content: @ballmagnets

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IT'S PRELIM WEEK! (Best week in footy btw)

We are down to the final four in 2026 and it's a stacked cast with so much to breakdown from the semifinals, so much so that today is easily our most vision-heavy episode thus far, bar none.

Ginni heads into what will be one of the great preliminary finals in Hawthorn vs. Brisbane at the MCG, and the minor premiers face the Swans in Sydney without their skipper!

Get keen for next weeks episode, its sure to be a ripper!

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Okay well you loved the first time we spoke about beers, so lets do it again! TOP 5 SITUATIONAL BEERS!

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Arryn Siposs made it to the NFL as an Australian punter and he's got stories. We get into the jump from AFL to the Philadelphia Eagles, what NFL training camp actually feels like, and what he makes of the game coming to Melbourne. Plus Arryn takes on Frank's RedHot Burning Questions, the rapid-fire fan segment where Ball Magnets fans put him on the hot seat. Brought to you by @franksredhot_aus. For recipe inspiration visit franksredhot.com Follow Ball Magnets: Instagram: instagram.com/ballmagnets TikTok: tiktok.com/@ballmagnets #franksredhot #ballmagnets #nflmelbourne #burningquestions #nfl

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If the Wildcard Round doesn't count as finals to you, then here we are finally into proper finals football! Four big games across the weekend with huge storylines circulating all across the AFL landscape.The Clarko sacking, Callum Mills ACL, and some proper good football on display for us to breakdown! INGLEWOOD COFFEE ROASTERS GIVEAWAY: ⁠ https://inglewoodcoffeeroasters.com.au/pages/dog-in-them?utm_campaign=BM-podcast3 Hosts: Jack Ginnivan: @jackginnivan Tom Mitchell: @tommitchell6 Check out all the Ball Magnets Content: @ballmagnets Studio: ⁠https://www.pivotalconversations.ai/⁠ Producers: Bailey McCabe: @Milliondollarbailey Steve Kavakos: @stevie_christopher_official

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Sam Walsh wants to see Lygon Street erupt in September! On this episode Walshy sits down and talks through the blues insane run, Fraseball, the young guns down at Carlton, and we hit him with some Burning Questions thanks to Frank's Redhot! How far do you think the Blues can go in September? _________________________________ INGLEWOOD COFFEE ROASTERS GIVEAWAY: ⁠ https://inglewoodcoffeeroasters.com.au/pages/dog-in-them?utm_campaign=BM-podcast2 _________________________________ Host: https://www.instagram.com/tommitchell6/?hl=en Follow BM Socials: https://linktr.ee/ballmagnets Studio - Pivotal Conversations: [email protected]

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Just days after Collingwood came agonisingly close to advancing through to the first week of finals, Isaac Quaynor joins Titch & Ginni to breakdown the Pies loss to the Bulldogs, the Pendlebury bombshell and Steele Sidebottom's retirement.

The boys also breakdown the Carlton vs Melbourne game, as well as Tommy's return to Marvel Stadium in the AFL Legends Game with Gary Ablett and Dustin Martin!

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Jack Ginnivan: @jackginnivan

Tom Mitchell: @tommitchell6

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Bailey McCabe: @Milliondollarbailey

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