From The Outer
From The Outer offers hot takes on the Australian Football League (AFL) from a perspective that is intentionally removed from the inner circle of the sport. The podcast provides commentary and analysis on AFL games, players, and news, delivered with a casual and humorous tone. It aims to give listeners a fresh, outsider viewpoint on the league.
Episodes
#92 New Wag Alert
#91 Big Bear
Chief, Pet and Kate are back in the studio for Episode 91 and Round 23 of the season. Chief is on the move, Ron has a new business venture in the works, and the team recaps this week’s games and off-field news.
#90 Smile & Waiver
Pet joins Chief from the outer for our 90th episode! Topics this week include Geelong's concussion scandal, Chief's love for Will Ashcroft, and the latest player sparking headlines amid a failed start-up business. All that, plus the usual recap of last week's games.
#89 Wiz & Tell
Pet and Chief are back, this week discussing all of the news, gossip, games and more from round 21.
#88 Reiding the Room
This week Pet & Chief cover the latest finals race twists, Harley Reid's Match Review drama, surprise selection calls, key injury returns, and the biggest winners and losers from another huge round of AFL.
#87 Bog Standard
Tune in as Pet and Chief wrap up all the biggest stories from Round 19. This week, they unpack the Mac Andrew and Jamarra Ugle-Hagan toilet saga, relive Chief's boujie box-office experience, and dive into what they think is missing from AFL media coverage in Australia (despite the endless quantity of it).
#86 The Game's Gone
A wrap-up of all the biggest stories from around the AFL and every game from Round 18.
Pet and Chief unpack the growing concerns around AFL umpiring, relive the historic Fremantle vs Sydney clash, and Chief asks the big question: does Clarko survive another year at North?
#85 Dine & Dash
The full crew is back in the studio!
Before we get anywhere near the footy, Chief reveals he's bought a new house, sparking an entirely predictable detour into the housing market - and Pet lays his case for why renting is actually the better deal.
Once we finally find our way back on track, we dive into the chaos that was Round 17. From stunning upsets and a finals race that keeps getting tighter
#84 Don't Question the Regime
This week Chief breaks down the AFL's gag order, the ongoing coaching search for the bombers and Tassie, as well as the emergence of some gun young forwards.
#83 The Piano Man
Chief is solo in Bali and breaks down the round of AFL.
#82 The Turkiye Shoot
Pet and Chief meet up in different countries to discuss the latest round of AFL as well as the Socceroos victory in the world cup and the standard of cover songs in Bali.
#81 The Mental Midgets
Kate is off to Europe so Pet and Chief are holding the fort. It has been a difficult week with both the Roos and Bombers going down over the weekend. The lads discuss the raft of amazingly close games as well as the annual Big Freeze King's Birthday game.
#80 Hird is the word
Pet and Chief are back together for a recap on Round 12 along with a good helping of gossip from this week on and off the green.
#79 The Worm
Sorry for the late upload this week Crumbers.. the week has been busy! See you very shortly for next week's episode!
#78 The Bathwater Cup
Pet is freshly back from New York and joins Chief in the studio for round 10. As well as a recap of last week's games, the boys chat Voss' Departure, Blakey's brownlow votes and which team is drinking the most bathwater... according to Pet.
Web are sorry for the lack of episode last week - technical issues!! - we are so glad you be back in your ears.
#77 The Cookie Monster
Pet and Chief are back in the studio breaking down all the action from Round 8. The boys dive into the matches so far (we recorded this one Sunday morning!), key moments in the news this week, and their predictions for what it all means moving forward.
#76 Noah's Arc
Chief & Pet sit down to discuss all of the action from the Anzac weekend. Expect a moan about all things surrounding the ARC & tribunal controversy as well as a quick recap on each of the games.
#75 Tribunal on cruise control
It's been a huge week for footy news, and we are so excited to get stuck into it all. The Pet & Chief discuss their highlights from round 6, and share their unfiltered thoughts and feelings on everything orbiting right now.
Watch Ron's remake of the Kingsley spray here.
#74 A Kingsley Spray
Well, well well, what a weekend for our Pet - and he couldn't be happier following the Bombers win. The boys give their take on this year's Gather Round, and discuss their highs and lows frim the week of footy next - on and off the ground.
#73 Flavour Country
Chief, Pet and Kate are back in the studio after a couple weeks of absences!! And it’s basically Christmas for Chief who is still on cloud 9 following the Roos triumph on Friday night. Amongst a recap of the Easter weekend, we chat all things Hot Cross Buns, the bore of painting, Ron’s anger at Essendon’s press conference skits and Freo's forward line.
Note we recorded this episode on Monday just
#72 El Nuevo Presidente
This week Kate is off so Chief is joined by a remote Pet. They discuss the ongoing disaster at Essendon and the future of Carlton. The boys ponder the future motion picture based loosely on the life of the recently deceased Dezi Freeman.
#71 Meth & scaffolding
A little bit of a change up today - with Ron out of town, we are excited to welcome Further North's Josh to join Chief in the hot seat. We recorded this on Saturday so we discussed Hawthorn v Sydney and Adelaide Bulldogs, along with a good dose of off-field gossip from this week.
#70 Dude where's my carr?
Chief joins the pod straight from North's victory this weekend and we haven't seen him this happy in a while. Meanwhile it continues to be a tough old time for Pet, with the Dons dangerously close to rock bottom. Join us for a gossip on this week's news and a round up of the games from Round 1.
#69 Keys in the Bowl
It's Round 0 and we are back with our favourite moments from this week's gossip, on and off the field. We talk TRT, Pet's boys trip to Hamilton Island, give a northside sauna review and generally can't stop talking about Ed Richards.
#68 All banana, No blend
It's Season Preview time! Chief and Pet dish out their hot takes and predictions for the season to come - Contenders, Pretenders, Sliders and Cellar Dwellers!
#67 Revenge Bikinis
We are back! After a huge hiatus, Chief, Pet and Kate and back in the recording studio for season 3. The boys recap all of the off-season gossip, and get excited for the season to come.
#66 Acai Bowl Jamarra
We’re finally back! After a way overdue catch-up, Pet has returned to Melbourne to catch his breath and sit down with Chief for a chat that’s (loosely) about the AFL. The boys own up to their terrible trade predictions, break down the Wildcard Weekend, and dive into the other changes coming next season.
#65 Lion Kings
It's a crumbers christmas!! Kate, Chief and Pet recap on a massive weekend in Melbourne. Tune in for a good 'ol breakdown on Brownlow results, Snoop, trades, and of course the final.
Thank you so much for listening this year! We'll be back soon for trade week!
#64 Fauxmance
It's that magical time of year ago! With Ron away on important pickle business, Chief and Kate get down to business. We recorded this on Sunday, so give out predictions for the Brownlow as well who we think will snatch the title this weekend.
Thank you as always for listening Crumbers. Please send in your burning questions for us to answer this weekend after the final!
#63 Feast of Merrett
It's finals season baby and we're back in business. Chief has returned from his hot girl summer and Melbourne has that buzz in the air. We could not be more excited to discuss everything that's going on this week - the games, the gossip, the controversy, and not forgetting all of the action in contract corner. Pet lets loose on the drama with Merrett and Chief is less than impressed with Spargo's
#62 Dodo dial up
Apologies for the sub par audio quality for this one crumbers! With Chief having his hot girl euro summer, we are dialing in remotely… and dealing with Kate’s dodo internet connection. Pet takes up through the bumper week of AFL news, and we catch up on the games from this week! As a heads up, we recorded this on Saturday morning, so only caught half of this round in time for the pod.
Thanks as
#61 A Dogg of a day
It's Chief's last record in Melbourne before he heads off for euro summer! Join us for a big 'ol catch up on this week's gossip, contract corner, stats amore and the games.
#60 Big Game Hunting
What a week it's been in football! Chief, Pet and Producer Kate sit down to discuss round 22. A huge week for afl news, contract corner and our Low Key Cookings for the week.
#59 Bad Boy
Producer Kate returns from her super-extended leave and joins the boys for ep 59!! We talk about bad boy Toby Greene's donkey kick action, Brisbane's win against collingwood and Chief shares his worst 3 AFL player & brand collabs of all time. Tune in next week as we reach our 60th episode!
#58 The King
It's just the boyz in the house with week as Pet and Chief sit down to talk all things Round 20. They are both reeling from huge losses this weekend... as they say, misery loves company!
To brighten the mood, they answer the crumbers burning questions and share their best nicknames in AFL and the best destinations for a winter getaway.
#57 A Good Week For Memes
Chief is joined by Sizzler as they discuss the poop cruise, the Astronomer CEO scandal and their worst holiday experiences. Chief turns political reporter to outline the results from the Tassie election, and the pair run through another big week on and off the AFL ground.
#56 Bathroom SWAT Team
Pet is back from a midweek trip to Vietnam and regales us with his journey. Everyone is unimpressed with the footy news of the week but Pet and Chief try to work out the problems with AFLW. Pet continues to be confident that Hawthorn won't make the finals.
#55 I Can't Believe it's not Butters
This week the lads are joined by Sizzler to discuss a mediocre round of AFL football. Tom Lynch's brain fade is deconstructed and the chasm in the middle of the AFL ladder is assessed. Pet's love affair with Archer May is getting out of hand, whilst asian fusion and the wild card weekend are on the menu.
#54 Ironic Comeback
Pet is BACK and after a big New York debrief, the boys get into the AFL news from the last week and a recap of Round 16. Not forgetting the mailbag questions from you Crumbers and our low key cookings' to top it off.
#53 Gold & Silver
The final week before Pet's return! Chief and producer Kate discuss the white-out, Curnow's preferred transport, pick-up lines and a recap on round 15. Enjoy!
#52 Small Forwards & Short Kings
With Pet living his best life in NYC, Chief and Kate get back to business. Tune in for turkish bread, unreal blondie recommendations, contract corner and some shoutouts to players Chief thinks are going under the radar currently.
#51 Crumbers
Chief is joined by none other than special guest and friend-of-the-pod, Beau - AKA The Oracle. With Pet away in New York, Beau has some big shoes to fill, and as a fellow Bomber, we reckon he's a good fit. The boys recap on all of the AFL gossip and get into a round 13 debrief.
#50 Jenny from the block
With Ron and Producer Kate out this week, Sizzler joins Matt for this week's ep. After ample raclette chat, they get into a debrief on round 12 and discuss the highs and lows from last week's AFL news.
#49 Solid Shoulder
A bit of a chaotic episode with producer Kate coming in late, doorbells going off and our resident pup Henry going absolutely mad. Thanks in advance for bearing with us. Amongst the chaos the boys chat about Brad Scott's culinary reviews, reminisce on 3AW's theme song and get into a round 11 debrief.
#48 Zurhaar's knife skills
Chief is freshly back from the MCG and joins Pet to debrief on the roos win against Richmond. The boys catch up on this week's AFL news, and share who they think is the most overrated player right now.
#47 Rogue Traders
Pet, Chief and Producer Kate are back together for this week's episode. We chat all things beef wellington, Pet's latest song obsession, Tarryn Thomas trouble and of course, a round up of round 10. Please send in your questions or comments and we'll read them out next week...
#46 The Greene Mile
With Ron in Brissy this week, Chief and Kate are left to their own devices. Matt gives his take on the tackle suspension system in light of Larkey's penalisation this week, it's Crisp's all-time record and Kate makes her debut at local footy.
#45 Darcy Byrne-Jones & the Temple of Doom
Pet is back, and joins Chief and Sizzler this week as they catch up on all of the AFL news from Round 7 of the comp.
#44 The Fall Guy
Producer Kate is back and puts conspiracy theories to bed as she joins Chief for Round 6!
We talk through all of the off-field news this week before a debrief on the highs and lows of the games. Plus chief gets stuck into some listener questions!
#43 Love, Play, Celebrate
Conspiracy theories come knocking as Kate misses another week on the pod. Fear not though, Sizzler joins the boys as they take on Round 5. Tune in for a debrief on this week's AFL gossip, a recap on GatherRound and Pet's big tipping advice for week 6.
Huge apologies for the audio on the one! We had some technical battles and have salvaged what we can, hoping you can still enjoy the listen. Normal
#42 The People's Medal
Kate continues her FTO hiatus as Sizzler takes the production reins once more. Pet gives the low down on The People's Medal and enjoys a stress-free bye week for Essendon whilst Chief is reeling from a weekend of comedy fest highs and footy lows.
#41 Physical Barassment
This week the boys are missing Kate, but get stuck into a big week of AFL news. Pet comes through with some gold standard hangover cures as well as basking in Essendon's recent win. The boys analyse the futures of both Melbourne and Carlton and their respective coaches and look forwards to the round ahead.
#40 Rum'un out of steam
Pet is back for round 2, dissecting the highs and lows of the last week in AFL.
A recap of this week's afl news sees Chief, Pet and Kate have their say on Tassie's new mascot Rum'un... and Pet offloads after a heavy couple days as a bomber.
#39 Burn after reading
With Ron away at the F1 this week, Chief and Producer Kate take the reins. Some very exciting Round 1 games to dissect along with a big ol' catch up on this week's off-field juice.
#38 A Beautiful Day
We are back and raring to go. Chief and Pet discuss off season news, 2025 season predictions, and share their take on the opening round. Plus buckle in for a host of rants from Pet from the BOM to the Hawks.
We are so happy to be back in to it. Thanks as always for your support. Please head over to our Instagram for more content.
#37 Always the Bridesmaid
In this special episode, Pet finally takes us on a trip down memory lane to a time long long ago when he was a Supercoach legend (well, almost). This was a difficult subject for Pet to open up about, but we really appreciate him sharing his story and we hope that it will help some of our listeners as they embark on their own tipping journeys.
#36 The 2024 review
A big pre-season catch up. As we get more and more excited for 2025 season to kick off, we share our highs and lows from last year and dissect which teams performed above and below expectations. Plus some average off-field juice for good measure.
#35 Holmes Alone
Chief and Pet are back with a (somewhat) festive special. Expect Ron’s indifference at the silly season, lots of Red Rooster Vs KFC chat and a sprinkling of pre-season gossip. Bonus points if you take a shot every time Ron uses an acronym…
#34 Ricky Flies Home
With Pet back from India and Chief back from Bali, we are well overdue a catch up on all things trade and all-round footy gossip.
#33 The Battalion Revenge
We made it! Everything you'd expect from a season finale. The boys recap their Grand Final week, give a review of the Brownlow, the entertainment, the game and share their thoughts on why it went so wrong for Sydney.
#32 The Big Fort
What a weekend of footy. In this week's ep, we discuss all the gripes that have been circulating clubland this season, recap the semi finals and make our Brownlow and Grand Final predictions. Not forgetting our Low Key Cookings, What Are We Doing Here's and 'When Harry Met Schache'.
#31 'Kenny'one but you
An episode packed full of giggles and shit-chat (literally). Another huge week in footy as we edge closer to the end of the season. We dissect the semis and unpack some of the goss that's been making headlines this week. A little trouble with feedback on Ron's mic this week so thanks in advance for bearing with!
#30 Ken in Black
Finals footy is upon us! With Pet back from a brief trip to the states, we dissect the highs and lows from this week. Kate shares her experience from her first finals footy game at the G... we all share what's been Low Key Cooking for us, and our 'What are we doing here?'.
Join us over on @fromtheouterpodcast on insta.
#29 Greene Girls
Will Pet across the globe again, Chief is join by Hawks fan Sav as she gears up for qualifiers this week. A recap off all the off-field juice this week, what we make of the All-Australian team, predictions for the finals and lots of tangents as per usual.
#28 Round 24 Wolf of Hall Street
A word of warning... we had Carlton V St Kilda on in the background as we recorded this and, as you'll hear, we got very distracted. Embrace the chaos and lack of structure in this episode... on the bright side, tune in for thoughts on Rat Boy summer, find out what Pet has in his fridge and enjoy some loose live reactions.
Follow us over on @fromtheouterpodcast on instagram for more!
#27 Round 23 Houston, we have a problem
It's round 23! A recap of the games from this week, a deep dive on Rochelley's eyes and has Geelong shat the bed? All that plus our Low Key Cookings, What are We Doing Here, Bets of the Week & more.
#26 Round 22 A touch of Frost
We are back with the full squad for episode #26. Our highlights from the Olympics as the games come to a close, Pet gets vulnerable sharing his ongoing heartache as Essendon's emotional rollercoaster continues, and we ask if this has been the best season ever? Plus tips for round 23 and When Harry met Schache.
#25 Round 21 Hanky Panky
With Chief living it up in Queensland, Pet and Producer Kate are left to take the reins, joined by Kate's roomie and Hawks fan Hannah! We'll be honest... this ep's a bit rogue, lots of random chat, tangents and off-field juice and then some scores and tips thrown in for good measure. Enjoy!
#24 Round 20 The Essendon Mafia
Pet returns from Dubai only to pop off on his beloved Dons. The boys discuss the bogeymen of the AFL and the relative environmental advantages of different forms of urinals. Sizzler's tips are going well, but Pet is thinking about quitting football viewing full time.
#23 Round 19
With Ron headed overseas last minute, Chief is joined by Lachy this week to discuss the AFL's big issues. The boys lament the direction of the tackle, the poor Kardinia park surface and the emergence of several 'Boogeymen' teams. Sizzler is disappointed when the Suns lose away from home (again).
#22 Round 18
Pet and the Chief discuss the weird week in football, as well as the situation in the US. They debate the relevance of various social media identities and analyse the run home for some top 8 teams.
#21 Round 17
Pet is back from his US vacay and comes out swinging. Everyone is enjoying their teams recent successes as the boys debate how many 'third forwards' can be squeezed into a six-person forward line. Chief chats about his recent trip to North-Central Victoria as Pet laments the lack of consistency with the AFL's umpiring department. Sizzler sits in on the producing duties as Kate is headed for a h
#20 Round 16
It's Round 16 and we're back dissecting the best and worst from this week's footy, on and off-pitch. A hard tipping week this week, Matt shares his thoughts on the umpire decisions, shares his favourite YouTube hole & responds to some backlash he's received online this week. Producer Kate picks her Centre Line for the Good Lookin' Rooster team of the year...
#19 Round 15
Another week and another guest presenter, and this time it's our mate and big Hawks fan, Limmy! The boys recap this week's games with some strong takes on the AFL's decisions of late and discuss their choice for best ruckman of all time. Not forgetting 'When Harry met Schache' and Kate's Half Back picks for the Good Lookin' Rooster all-star team.
#18 Round 14
Chief's neighbour and long-time Richmond fan Arreh joins us to reflect on a momentous week for Richmond fans following Dusty's 300th game! The boys recap the highs and lows of this week's games and share their take on the mid-season All-Australian team, whilst producer Kate shares her own team with a twist... Thank you for listening!
#17 Round 13
With Pet living it up in NYC, Chief and producer Kate hold down the fort. Chief recaps a crazy week on field and celebrates a rare win for his Kangaroos. Warning: We tried our best to splice in some voice notes from Pet... but forgive us it sounds a bit rogue!
#16 Round 12/Split Round
This week the boys light up Port Adelaide after a disastrous performance against the blues and highlight the underrated work of a Gold Coast Midfielder. The crew discuss the Pet's trip down media street, as well as the re-emergence of Luke 'Chompers' Beveridge and the Western Bulldogs. Pet is unsurprised at Kate's mediocre tipping form.
#15 Round 11
After arguing about who held us up the most this week, Chief and Pet get into the low down on Round 11 of the comp. We discuss the slack that Ron's been receiving from you guys about his negativity recently and the boys dish out arguably their biggest 'What are we doing here?' yet as the umpiring department takes the spotlight.
DM us your thoughts. Would love you know what you think!
#14 Round 10
Pet and Chief are back for round 10! Pet was on the receiving end of a fair amount of backlash online this week after he let loose on Melbourne supporters on the podcast... The boys share their highlights from the week on the field and Pet raves about the one thing he likes at the Marvel stadium. And importantly... how high do we think players' socks should be?
#13 Round 9
Pet is back on deck after a busy few weeks in Brissy! A week of some stark highs and lows in the footy sphere this week as we pay our respects to former Fremantle and GWS forward Cam McCarthy.
Pet is buzzing from Essendon's victory over the Giants, and shares some strong feelings towards fair weather supporters... a recap of round 9 takes us in to What are We Doing Here, and the boys share their
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