Demons send the Bombers to hell, Dolphins up the pressure, Staunton's dual-athletic prowess
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
Catch up on:
- Frankston's pressure rating through the roof
- Another bag of 7 for Brodie McLaughlin
- Box Hill make a statement to the rest of the competition
- The ladder tightens up in the Rebel VFLW
- INTERVIEW: Mel Staunton; Geelong VFLW captain
- Season defining weekend in the Rebel VFLW
- Games you can't sleep on in the Smithy's VFL
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West is best, Cats break their drought, Banch hops into Arden St
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
Catch up on:
- Charlie West is firmly in line for an AFL debut after kicking 6 including the matchwinner
- Super Saturday of comebacks in the Smithy's VFL
- Geelong's drought breaking win in the Rebel VFLW after 421 days
- Is this Nike Dojiok's most consistent season of footy?
- INTERVIEW: Zac Banch; North Melbourne mid-season draftee
- Season defining weekend in the Rebel VFLW
- Games you can't sleep on in the Smithy's VFL
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Magpies CashIN, Casey on a tear, season defining weekend coming up
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
Catch up on:
- Casey have catapulted into 6th on the table
- Stuart Edge has the Dogs humming
- No complacency with North Melbourne Werribee in the VFLW
- Box Hill going stride for stride with the Kangaroos
- INTERVIEW: Tom Cashin, Collingwood VFLW coach
- Ladder shaping weekend in the VFLW
- Wildcard spots up for grabs in the VFL
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Banch makes Tigers pay, Gulls in white-hot form, Eaves-dropping her best season yet!
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
Catch up on:
- Zac Banch debuts for North against his old side Werribee
- Next man in mentality at Box Hill
- A deep-dive into Williamstown's 5 straight wins
- AFLW Academy Game recap
- INTERVIEW: Emily Eaves; Williamstown vice-captain
- It's a mini-final weekend in the VFLW
- Must-watch matches in the Smithy's VFL
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13 lucky for Southport, a GIANT wobble, Roos primed for back-to-back
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
Catch up on:
- Hugh Dixon's bag of 13 sends Southport to the top of the ladder
- Box Hill's shock loss to Collingwood
- Dom Brew's dynamic final 5 minutes to win the game for Werribee
- Collingwood VFLW go 3 wins in a row
- Mon De Matteo the reason the Falcons have won 4 in a row
- INTERVIEW: Liam McMahon; Carlton captain turned Essendon forward
- Why you can't go past Coburg v Footscray as the game of the round coming up
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Worrying trends at the Cattery, Burgers are better at home, Brodie's on 7th heaven
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
Catch up on:
- Jordan Endemann with a bomb for a goal of the year contender
- Coburg the highest they've been on the ladder since Rnd 1, 2019
- How do Geelong stop a 5-match losing streak
- The unsung heroes of the Rebel VFLW from the weekend
- Sandringham & Port Melbourne play out the season's first draw
- INTERVIEW: Brodie McLaughlin; Williamstown full forward
- The intriguing match of the round in the Smithy's VFL
- Bumper weekend of VFLW action
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Magpies hand GWS a GIANT loss; Dojiok repeats her Grand Final performance
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
Catch up on:
- Collingwood hand the Giants their first loss of the season
- The last month for Harvey Hooper has him in Team of the Year calculations
- Back to back wins for the Darebin Falcons
- North Melbourne win the VFLW Grand Final rematch
- INTERVIEW: Nyakoat Dojiok; North Melbourne VFLW forward
- Battle of the ocean this week: Sharks v Dolphins
- Could Coburg find their way inside the top 10 for the first time since 2019?
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A GIANT start to 2025, lightning strikes twice for the Falcs, O'Leary goes bonkers for the Dolphins bongos
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
Catch up on:
- The Falcons produce a boilover for the second year in a row
- Don't sleep on Port Melbourne's VFLW midfield brigade
- GWS 6-0 to start 2025, they could be Premiership favourites in a month
- Blake O'Leary the Dolphins hero on Saturday night
- INTERVIEW: Jackson Kornberg; Coach of Frankston
- INTERVIEW: Caitlin Bunker; Captain of Darebin
- 2024 VFLW Grand Final rematch this weekend
- Why you can't afford to miss the VFL's Battle of Bell St on Sunday
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Bedendo is Port Melbourne's Mr Fix It, Gulls go beserk by the bay
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
Catch up on:
- Nathan Colenso is a Williamstown hero
- GWS remain undefeated at the top of the ladder
- Essendon VFLW topple the reigning premiers
- Sandringham's strong start to the VFLW season
- INTERVIEW: Dom Bedendo; Port Melbourne midfielder
- Why Footscray v Casey is a fascinating watch this weekend
- Super Sunday of VFLW action this Mother's Day
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Bernardi's Bombers go bang! O'Farrell's Carlton dream, Richmond resurgence required
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
The Rebel VFLW second round threw up some interesting results while there's a runaway pack at the top of the Smithy's VFL ladder
Catch up on:
- Harry O'Farrell lives out a boyhood dream at Carlton
- Are the Giants going under the radar in the VFL?
- An Essendon coaching masterclass in the VFLW
- INTERVIEW: Christina Bernardi; Essendon forward
- Frankston continue to impress Gemma
- This is the weekend for a Richmond resurgence
- Games that you can't afford to miss this weekend in both competitions
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Coburg: In like Flynn, Roos & Pies make opening round statements
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
We are recapping the opening round of the Rebel VFLW season while Coburg ended a 17 year drought against Williamstown in Round 4 of the Smithy's VFL
Catch up on:
- Kangaroos make a statement in the Rebel VFLW
- Why Collingwood are one of the Rebel VFLW premiership contenders
- Another contender for Mark of the Year in the Smithy's VFL
- INTERVIEW: Flynn Gentile; Coburg midfielder
- A round of applause for the fans of Frankston
- The all-important must-watch matches this Anzac weekend
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Collingwood VFLW program: A force to be reckoned with
A heavy off-season of recruiting at Collingwood in the VFLW space has landed them near the top when it comes to pre-season premiership favouritism.
Four new recruits to the Magpies were part of the Rebel VFLW representative team that proved to be successful on a historical evening during Gather Round over the SANFLW.
State of Play host Gemma Bastiani caught up with Lily-Rose Williamson, Tahlia Fellows, Lauren Szigeti and new Magpies captain Dom Carbone immediately after the win.
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Nigel Carmody: The VFL has changed my life
A historic weekend in Adelaide saw the Smithy's VFL representative team end a 22 year drought by beating the SANFL.
Former player in the competition and now highly respected broadcaster Nigel Carmody has been the Chair of Selectors for the 2024 and 2025 Big V programs, at the conclusion of the game, Carmody went one-on-one with State of Play host, Joe Pignataro.
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History making weekend of the Big V in Adelaide
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
This weeks edition is your one stop shop for everything related to our historical weekend as part of the AFL's Gather Round in South Australia
Catch up on:
- Rebel VFLW representative side claim the win in their first ever game
- Performance of Tahlia Fellows & Lilyrose Williamson
- After 22 long years, the Smithy's VFL representative side breaks through
- Louis Pinnuck puts his name in lights in a BOG display
- Previewing the opening round of the Rebel VFLW season this weekend
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Big V preview: Is Dom, is good
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
In this bonus edition of State of Play, hear from both representative state coaches
- Dom Brew; Captain of the Smithy's VFL representative team
- Dom Carbone; Captain of the Rebel VFLW representative team
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Hynes the Hero, Cats refuse to slide, a new Collingwood 6-footer
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
The next stop for the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW is Adelaide, representative footy is a key pillar as part of the AFL's Gather Round this weekend.
Catch up on:
- The "sliding" Geelong move to 3-0
- Hynes sends Dogs fans into hysterics
- Wardius with a GIANT claim on an AFL debut
- Get to know "The Penong Flyer "
- INTERVIEW: Brylie Dauparas; Smithy’s Marketing Manager
- A preview of both representative games this weekend
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Garner inspires a Richmond Resurgence, Young Bee makes his mark
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
It's time to unpack both Rebel VFLW and Smithy's VFL representative squads ahead of the representative games during Gather Round.
Catch up on:
- Rebel VFLW squad of 50 has been announced
- The make up of the Smithy's VFL 43-man squad
- Has Kreuger already been beaten for Mark of the Year?
- Which Werribee youngster shone the brightest in Round 2?
- INTERVIEW: Joel Garner; Richmond's match winning midfielder
- Do the Bombers have a momentum problem in third quarters?
- The games you can't afford to miss this weekend
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Young Dog barking mad, MOTY contender, Sharks bite Bee's in the GF rematch
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
Recapping a big opening round of the season, and looking ahead to what's in store with Round 2 being considered a Super Saturday!
Catch up on:
- 3 more players added to Joey's Big V list that selectors must consider
- An early contender for mark of the year
- Unpacking the season's first draw
- A young Dog lit up the Whitten Oval under lights on Saturday night
- INTERVIEW: Matthew Primus; Coach of the Southport Sharks
- Why Lewis Hayes should get an AFL debut in the Bombers backline
- The games you can't afford to miss this weekend
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2025 is on our doorstep, the Big V returns & our season predictions
Joe Pignataro and Gemma Bastiani bring you the State of Play in the Smithy's VFL and Rebel VFLW competitions.
We are on the doorstep of the 2025 season from kicking off and we have you covered wall-to-wall with our season preview.
Catch up on:
- The news from the off-season
- VFL players getting the chance to make their AFL debut this weekend
- INTERVIEW: Brett Gourley; Coach of the North Melbourne VFLW premiers and Rebel VFLW representative side
- INTERVIEW: Zane Littlejohn; Coach of the Box Hill Hawks and men's Smithy's VFL. representative side
- Joey's predictions for the season ahead
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