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Kevin Sheedy reined over Windy Hill for 27 years. After a clumsy and messy search, the Bombers found a replacement in Matthew Knights. Essendon's new coach wanted to create his own legacy, but did so by pushing out a...
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SACKED: AFL
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What really happens when the axe falls in the AFL world? Some of the biggest names in the sport reveal the remarkable true stories of how they discovered their days were numbered and when the guillotine dropped.
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What really happens when the axe falls in the AFL world? Some of the biggest names in the sport reveal the remarkable true stories of how they discovered their days were numbered and when the guillotine dropped.
Who hosts SACKED: AFL?
SACKED: AFL is hosted by Herald Sun. The show has published 73 episodes to date.
What has SACKED: AFL covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Presenting: Essendon The Lost Years | Batting after Bradman" (21 February 2026, 28 minutes), "Presenting: Essendon The Lost Years | The dynasty that never was" (14 February 2026, 42 minutes), and "Scott Cummings - Bordering on overqualified" (4 September 2025, 76 minutes).
How often does SACKED: AFL publish?
SACKED: AFL publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 54 minutes across 73 episodes.
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Herald Sun hosts SACKED: AFL, a sports podcast with 73 episodes published.
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- Jul 24, 202558 minS6
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Andrew Russell - Defeated by the Blues
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- Jul 17, 202547 minS6
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- Dec 4, 20241h 11mS5
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Damian Drum was a late-bloomer when he was plucked out of bush footy by Geelong at the age of 20 and spent eight frustrating seasons battling to 63 games. And yet, it was only another injury sustained in the 1989...
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Mal Michael - The Unlikely Footy Star
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Nov 13, 202457 minS5Alastair Lynch played over 300 games for Fitzroy, the Brisbane Bears and then the Brisbane Lions in a career that spanned 16 years. It was a career that had incredible highs, devastating lows and one five minute brain...
Episode #5
Nathan Burke: Cotch's saviour
Nov 7, 202445 minS5Nathan Burke has been involved in elite football across five decades and was involved in some of the biggest stories in that time. Towards the end of his playing career, Burke had a seat at the table for the incredible...
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Nathan Burke - The Saint with the helmet
Nov 5, 202449 minS5Nathan Burke played 323 games with St Kilda across three decades, and took the field with some of the best of the modern era - Lockett, Frawley, Harvey, Winmar, Loewe. He captained the club and played in a heartbreaking...
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Daniel Harford - The larrikin footballer
Oct 30, 202445 minS5Daniel Harford was a top 10 draft pick and Vic Metro under 18 captain when he was taken by the Hawks. Harford went on to play 153 games in the brown and gold (and nine in a single season with Carlton). He was cocky and...
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Paul Roos - Here it is!
Oct 23, 202455 minS5Paul Roos played 356 AFL games for Fitzroy and Sydney as well as many in the Big V for Victoria across 17 years as a player. And as a coach he delivered the Swans a 72 year drought-breaking premiership in 2005 and was...
- Oct 16, 202450 minS5
David Noble played just two games of AFL footy with Fitzroy in the early ‘90s, but it was off the field that he truly made his mark as an assistant coach, recruiter and administrator and finally the monumental task of...
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