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Dyl & Friends

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About this Podcast:

Dylan Buckley spent nine seasons and 41 games in the AFL. Enough time to know that life after football was coming, but not nearly enough time to feel ready for it. So he started a podcast. Dyl sits down with interesting & notable guests - athletes, entrepreneurs, creatives, anyone with a story and gets genuinely curious about their lives. Career highs and lows, mindset, identity, what actually makes people tick. Dyl's simple rule: 'Be real, be authentic, and ask the questions I wish I knew the answers to.' You don't need to know the guests before you press play. By the time the episode's done, you'll feel like you've known them for years.

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31%

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Selective

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What is Dyl & Friends about?

Dylan Buckley spent nine seasons and 41 games in the AFL. Enough time to know that life after football was coming, but not nearly enough time to feel ready for it. So he started a podcast. Dyl sits down with interesting & notable guests - athletes, entrepreneurs, creatives, anyone with a story and gets genuinely curious about their lives.

Who hosts Dyl & Friends?

Dyl & Friends is hosted by Clubby Sports. The show has published 33 episodes to date.

What has Dyl & Friends covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Jordan Dawson: losing Jaryd, leading the Crows, and his message for everyone" (25 October 2026, 79 minutes), "Brendon Goddard: Saints heartbreak, Essendon turmoil & Warnie’s golf bets" (18 October 2026, 108 minutes), and "Travis Cloke: the pressure that broke him & his AFL career at just 30" (11 October 2026, 68 minutes).

How often does Dyl & Friends publish?

Dyl & Friends publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 65 minutes across 33 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Dyl & Friends?

Booking probability for Dyl & Friends is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Dyl & Friends requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Dyl & Friends's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Dyl & Friends?

The strongest fits for Dyl & Friends are Sports. Dyl & Friends has a sports audience.

About the host

Clubby Sports hosts Dyl & Friends, a sports podcast with 33 episodes published.

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    Jordan Dawson: losing Jaryd, leading the Crows, and his message for everyone

    Oct 25, 20261h 19m

    Jordan Dawson opens up to Dylan Buckley about losing his brother Jaryd, and playing through the hardest year of his life. When Jordan Dawson was dropped in 2019, the former pick 56 thought his career was over. But since...

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    Brendon Goddard: Saints heartbreak, Essendon turmoil & Warnie’s golf bets

    Oct 18, 20261h 48m

    Brendon Goddard was the No.1 pick set to join Carlton, until the Blues lost their draft picks and he landed at St Kilda. He became one of the Saints’ most important players, played in the crushing 2009 and 2010 Grand...

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    Travis Cloke: the pressure that broke him & his AFL career at just 30

    Oct 11, 20261h 8m

    Travis Cloke won a premiership with Collingwood and became one of the AFL's most recognisable key forwards. But after controversially leaving the Magpies for the Western Bulldogs in 2016, his career came to an end out...

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    Minis are BACK! But Dyl has "downgraded"? | Mini #188

    Oct 6, 202631 min

    YESSSSS the Minis are BACK!! Dyl, Ruby & Mitch are in the studio for the return of the Mini, chatting everything that's been happening at Clubby Sports, Dyl's marathon downgrade and our recent campaign with Audible. We...

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    Aussie rising star Claudia Hollingsworth on THAT race with Jess Hull & why she's changing events for LA 2028

    Oct 4, 202655 min

    Claudia Hollingsworth went to the Olympics at just 19. The Australian middle-distance runner joins Dyl to talk about her first Olympic experience, the mental challenges she wasn't prepared for, and why she's now making...

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    Richard Baker on Ivan Milat, conspiracy theories & Australia's biggest unsolved crimes

    Sep 27, 20261h 27m

    Richard Baker, one of Australia's leading investigative journalists, returns to Dyl & Friends for a deep dive into cold cases, conspiracy theories and some of Australia's biggest unsolved mysteries. Fresh off the...

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    How a Melbourne kid survived 10 years in the NFL | Adam Gotsis

    Sep 20, 20261h 13m

    Adam Gotsis spent a decade in the NFL... one of the toughest achievements in professional sport. Drafted by the Denver Broncos in 2016, the Melbourne product built a 10-year career across the Broncos, Jaguars, Colts and...

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    Brett Ratten: from flag favourites to sacked in just 19 weeks + Judd, St Kilda & remembering Cooper

    Sep 13, 20261h 19m

    Brett Ratten is one of the most respected figures in Australian football. From playing over 250 games for Carlton to coaching the Blues, St Kilda and serving as a key architect behind Hawthorn's dynasty, Ratts has seen...

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    The man behind the Aussie NFL revolution | Nathan Chapman

    Sep 6, 20261h 1m

    Nathan Chapman almost played for the Green Bay Packers. Instead, he came home and built ProKick Australia... the program that's helped transform Australian footballers into college stars and NFL punters. In this...

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    How the Suns signed Gary Ablett Jnr. & footy's biggest ever deals | Scott Clayton

    Aug 31, 20261h 8m

    Scott Clayton is an AFL kingmaker. A premiership architect, master recruiter and one of the game's most influential list managers, Scott has spent decades identifying talent, building lists and pulling off some of...

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    He saved James Hird's career... then lost seven years of memory | John Quinn

    Aug 24, 20261h 24m

    John Quinn has worked with some of the biggest names in Australian sport. We’re talking James Hird, Kevin Sheedy and Matthew Lloyd; Nathan Cleary and the Penrith Panthers; even Cathy Freeman as Australia’s sprints &...

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    Jess Stenson just ran Australia's fastest marathon... can she do it again after baby no. 3?

    Aug 16, 20261h 11m

    Just 11 months after giving birth to her second child, Jess Stenson's 13th place at Paris 2024 clocked one of the fastest ever Olympic marathons by an Aussie woman. A year later in Valencia, she claimed the Australian...

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    How Jack Rayner keeps breaking Australian records + is stopping your watch cheating?

    Aug 9, 202646 min

    This week I’m joined by one of Australia’s best runners, Jack Rayner. Jack’s been absolutely flying, breaking Australian records and competing at the highest level of long distance running across the world. We get stuck...

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    Rebuilding the AFL's biggest names + my Melbourne Marathon plan | Andrew Russell

    Aug 2, 20261h 16m

    This week I'm joined by one of Australia's most respected high performance leaders, Andrew Russell. Andrew has spent more than 30 years helping elite athletes perform at their best, working across the AFL and...

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    What makes a good man and a good mate? | Youth advocate Daniel Principe

    Jul 29, 202648 min

    This week I'm joined by youth advocate and speaker Daniel Principe. Daniel and I sit down for an honest conversation about growing up, finding your identity and the experiences that shape the person you become. We talk...

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    What can you actually control? | Stoicism with Professor Matthew Sharpe

    Jul 19, 20261h 9m

    This week I'm joined by Professor Matthew Sharpe, National Head of School of Philosophy at ACU and co-author of 'Philosophy as a Way of Life: Philosophy as a Way of Life: History, Dimensions, Directions'. Stoicism is a...

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    Lost and behind bars: How Moses Riek turned prison into purpose

    Jul 12, 20261h 2m

    Arriving in Australia as a child after fleeing civil war in Sudan, Moses Riek was a highly talented basketball prospect with the world at his feet.  Fast forward to only months after he finished school and he found...

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    Meet my psychiatrist: what he's taught me about anxiety, identity & healthy living | Dr Ranjit Menon

    Jul 5, 20261h 11m

    This week I'm joined by my psychiatrist, Dr Ranjit Menon. We've been working together for the past three years, so I wanted to sit down and ask him everything he's taught me about anxiety, identity and what it actually...

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    Swag on the Beat | An accidental EXCLUSIVE from Australia's favourite sketch comedy duo

    Jun 28, 202643 min

    I love the Swag boys. You love the Swag boys. And this chat definitely delivered! Jack, Isaac and myself get into everything from first kisses, MSN Messenger and terrible dates, to how they've built one of Australia's...

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    Sunday Roast | Top 30 wrestlers of all time (we only got to 3) + Toy Story 5 & a Strokes quiz no one asked for

    Jun 28, 202624 min

    I'm starting to like the sound of a weekly Sunday Roast ep with Josh, Benny Rai and Mitch, and we start with our top 30 wrestlers of all time (but actually just three). On the rest of the plate: An update of our World...

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