They Came To Play: Recent Episodes
Lehmo, Tess Armstrong and Danny McGinlay
The band is back together for a catch up and a season preview!! The hard hitting opinions fly thick and fast, why will the Suns win the flag? What's the nickname of the new Tassie team? And how is Emma Wiggle going to help Richmond?
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To avoid talking about our teams all losing on the weekend we bring in an actual expert to discuss what went wrong! ABC Grandstand's Mad Matt Clinch joins us to dissect all the matches, reveal the new broadcasting deal and explain why certain matches just need an asterisk after the result.
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Our guest this week is AFL journo Nat Edwards who relishes her opportunity to be her true self - a horrible Hawks fan! Which song should have been played after Carlton's "win"? Which player should have the number pi on their back? How can the Demons pretend they get a crowd? We have all the answers!!!
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We're joined by ABC Offsider Rana Hussain! Danny suggests how Erin Phillips and Isaac Heeney can rebrand as villains, Tess reveals which game she turned off to watch F1 and Rana brings what this podcast has been sorely lacking - obscure Sex and the City references!
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We are possibly the most covid ravaged podcast in the footy world. A last minute guest positive diagnosis leaves it just with Tess and Danny as they wrap up the week of footy. Which team has a dark magical curse on them? Which fixture is always good? Which fixture always disappoints?
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For the first time this year we have our premiership lineup of Lehmo, Tess and Danny!!
We answer the BIG questions footy is asking! Who is Collingwood's most important player? Is Lehmo's son still a living Hawk curse? What is Gillon's Artisanal Avocado Soup?
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Tess and Danny are joined by former Richmond and Collingwood strength and conditioning coach Jeremy Dooley. We learn about coaches copping sprays, the changing mindset of player development and then attempt to predict what will happen in season 2022 of AFL.
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This week we're joined by our Patreon Champion Superb Mario Cisternas! We hear about his devastating 'Brad Johnson Curse', discover which club's song is grammatically incorrect and find out who wins the 'worst take' on the death of Shane Warne.
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TCTP returns for 2022!! Tess and Danny are joined by AFLW stats guru Gemma Bastiani! We get up to date on the wheres, whys and whos of the AFLW finals series. Plus Danny reveals your new favourite 3rd division Scottish Football Club!
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For our final episode of 2021 our guest Tess is the greatest gift of all, Tess Armstrong herself!! We go through the year that was 2021! The highs [Sarong's goal of the year!] the lows [The Grand Final] and the weird [Lightning stopping a match!]
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We're joined by Queensland comedian and cricket fan Tim Hewitt. We actually chat Rugby League! And cricket, and who's the most hated person in world sport? And what's the most runs scored off one ball in cricket? And hear Lehmo's live reaction to Sam Kerr's bump!
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No Lehmo or Tess this week so we double up on Dannys! Danny McG chats to cricket writer Daniel Cherny and gets the bluffers guide to The Ashes. Danny asks all the dumb questions so you don't have to! Will Australia win? Which new players should we be excited about? Why don't men and women play alongside each other?
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Danny has recovered from Covid and we are back! Although Lehmo is a bit disturbed when Danny reveals he cannot produce a negative result. Our guest Tess this week is broadcaster and football encyclopaedia Ed Kavalee who reveals the little known European club we should all be paying attention to!!
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Our Guest Tess this week is writer Tony Wilson - we deep dive onto his last three projects - the 1989 Grand Final, The first Australian football tour of Ireland and a sneak preview of when the equivalent of Cristiano Ronaldo coached the Western Sydney Wanderers.
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Our guest Tess is sports broadcasting champion Francis Leach! We chat the best AFL media performers list, recommend a shitload of sports docos and then Danny reveals who you should support in the World Series and why?
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We're back for the TCTP summer season!! Our guest Tess is Mike Goldstein from Kansas City who talks through the current state of American sports. Which bandwagons should you jump on? Who's the dodgiest coach? Which team owner is most like a supervillain?
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We're joined by a very happy Titus O'Reily! Despite Danny's best efforts, the Grand Final is discussed. Then quite like his Bulldogs, Danny disappears for a bit.
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After 20 mins of just Lehmo and Danny banging on about death we are joined by the biggest Guest Tess we've ever had - HAMISH McLACHLAN!!!
We chat about the Olympics, Paralympics and why Lehmo and Hamish are star crossed lovers.
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Our guest Tess this week is Aunty Donna's resident Demons fan Broden Kelly!!! We attempt to review the preliminary finals and get distracted by Andrew Gaze's kids, Adelaide pancake restaurants and who are the biggest villains in sport?
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We're joined by Dees fan and all round legend Rob Sitch!!! We discuss the pecking order of hanging framed footy jumpers, Neil Armstrong's footy team and Danny has a scary stat for Dogs fans about the Bont.
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Our guest Tess this week is the real actual Tess Armstrong!! So naturally there's a review of Richmond's season, Lehmo celebrates a perfect weekend of footy, Danny reveals an old Irish curse and Tess' baby son heckles non-stop like a happy budgie.
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We're joined by comedian Damian Callinan for a very silly episode. We invent some historical stats, Damian reveals what all the eliminated clubs are doing for Mad Monday, Lehmo tells us about the most confusing club he ever played for and Danny has an idea to improve dead rubber games.
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We're joined by former Swan/Bulldog and sports reporter Neil Cordy!! Neil explains why he thinks GWS might just win the flag, shares the best concussion story of all time and Danny finds some positives for Carlton!!!
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Guests Tess this week is broadcaster and Collingwood fan Jo Stanley!! Lehmo and Jo lament the loss of beloved coaches, we discuss the mind blowing antics at the pride match and we have some big MERCHANDISE NEWS!!
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We're joined by sports journalist, documentary maker and author Angela Pippos!! We get distracted by the Olympics for 30 minutes then dissect the weekend's AFL results! Danny's lid is off, Lehmo is angry at his club and we find out who owns the British women's football team!
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Our guest Tess for this week is the star of Front Bar, Before the Game and Nova Breakfast Sydney - Ryan Fitzgerald!!!!
We discuss English football chants, Romantic Comedies set in the Olympic Village, and Lehmo and Fitzy's epic weekend at a boxing match in Las Vegas.
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Just a quick announcement that this week's episode will be 24 hours late due to border closures and lockdowns. Tune in tomorrow for our episode with Ryan FITZY Fitzgerald!!
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Our guest Tess this week is actor, singer and Hawthorn fan Rob Mills!!! Which team is possibly robots? Which athlete made Lehmo and Millsy cry last week? Did we just get Millsy on to get to his sports journalist girlfriend?
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Lehmo's chucking a sickie so Danny's back with the original gangster - Tess Armstrong! Our beloved co-host takes a break from maternity leave to talk us through Tiger pain, Saints joy and how annoying it is when your baby sleeps through the night and you miss the Wimbledon final!
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This week's episode is a two parter - Danny and Lehmo chat half the matches then Lehmann is subbed out for Guest Tess - Nat Edwards!!! Nat gives us an insight into working early mornings with Damian Barrett, which team she hates the most and who is gonna play off in the Grand Final!
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Our Guest Tess this week is Front Bar writer and comedian Adam Rozenbachs! Which international athlete do you want on your team? Which club is now the smuggest? Why was Lehmo getting drunk in a scout hall?
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We're joined by Guest Tess, writer and Hawthorn fan Declan Fay! We discuss the perils of sitting near famous people during big matches, SuperPatreon Mario launches a new segment for us and we of course make a stop on Declan's favourite sporting subject - the night Australia defeated Uruguay in the 2005 World Cup Qualifiers.
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Joining us this week as Guest Tess is Waleed Aly! So naturally there's a lot of discussion of the Richmond honeytrap they're laying for the rest of the league. We also chat the nature of the role of sport in society, and in case you're worried it's all serious - Danny has ideas on how to make the Big Freeze more competitive. [Only one involves nudity]
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Live from New York it's Scott Dooley as our Guest Tess this week! Dools comes up with a TV show for each AFL club, Lehmo exposes the dearth of good pun headlines in the newspapers and Danny has a plan to fix St Kilda!
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Holy crap! Our guest Tess this is the real actual TESS ARMSTRONG!!! We welcome our TigerMum back to the pod for a lockdown special! We meet her new cub Patrick, debate whether a positive or negative attitude is best for footy fandom, uncover a classic old Swans banner and we launch two brand new segments!
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This week our Guest Tess is Premiership coach Bec Goddard!!! We chat the parallels of coaching footy to being in the Federal Police. Discuss the best tactics whilst on the mark and Bec launches a new segment for us - BLUE MOONERS!
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This week our Guest Tess is the king of Melbourne Radio - MARTY SHEARGOLD!! Perfectly timed to discuss his Roos celebrating their first win of the year!!
Which fundamental force is helping Essendon? Who is subtly pregnant? Who killed JFK? Should Danny quit stand up to help the Dogs win? We tackle all the big issues!
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Our Guest Tess this week is Dr Kasey Symons who is one of the founders of Siren Sport and on the board of Fitzroy FC. We discuss Collingwood's coaching MASTERSTROKE, which 70's movie is the most relevant right now and which commentator is still learning the rules of the game?
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This week our Guest Tess is comedian and Crows fan Mickey D! Mickey is one of the best comics in the country and has lived the highs and lows of Adelaide's journey. Meanwhile Danny has been contacted by an actual AFL numbers boffin telling us the final 8 is all but locked in! And Lehmo actually takes Geelong's side!
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WARNING - EXTREME LANGUAGE.
Recorded live at the Comics Lounge in North Melbourne, we present our first live show, featuring Eddie Betts, Chelsea Roffey, Ben Dixon, Broden Kelly, Dave Thornton, Paul Calleja and of course Danny and Lehmo!!
We hear about Eddie's sneaky tactics, what Chelsea hears in her earpiece and which umpire hated Dicko! Then hear Lehmo live react to Hawthorn beating Adelaide and then our comedy debate "That it's worse to be a Saints fan than a Demons fan"
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Our Guest Tess this week is Susannah Mott from 'Chicks Talking Footy' who is a long suffering Bombers fan. We chat the AFLW Grand Final, Joe Daniher and Lehmo tells a tale about Gary Ablett Junior.
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Comedian and Geelong boy Dave Thornton is our Guest Tess this week. We discuss the horrible origins of all the footy songs, how Port stole 'Never Tear Us Apart' and of course, all the great games of Round 4! [Plus Freo v Hawthorn]
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Guest Tess this week is actual football analyst Nick Dal Santo! We discuss gambling ads, which upset was just a blip? and Danny's biggest footballing watching regret.
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Our Guest Tess this week is comedian and North Melbourne fan Josh Earl! We discuss the 1999 Grand Final, the battle of Britain and the differences between a Hawks matchday function and a Bulldogs one.
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BIGGEST EPISODE EVER!! We have SEVEN guests and a birth announcement!! We chat to all the happy fans who's teams won this week! Titus O'Reily, Adam Spencer, Rana Hussain, Francis Leach, Rebecca Morse, Kasey Symons and Sam Mac all share their delight of starting the men's season as winners!!!!
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Guest Tess this week is former indoor cricket world champion and Bulldogs premiership player - Nicky Callinan! Find out about her sporting journey with an exclusive announcement!
Plus we announce our first ever LIVE SHOW!!!
PS - Please note the audio is a bit tinny, we have a new whiz-bang recording thing but Danny plugged it into the wrong bit.
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Our Guest Tess this week is Richmond's Rana Hussain! We discuss the most influential women in Australian sport, which co-host will be Collingwood's new president and which footy jumper has a glaring error?
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This week our guest Tess is Titus O'Reily!! We discuss why footy fans are more rational than political nuts, discuss the state of commentary in a post-Bruce world and what's the worst decision the AFL has made this century?
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This week our guest Tess is our old mate, goal umpire of the century Chelsea Roffey! We discuss umpiring pre-season, famous people born in the same room as you and repeating the Barcelona Olympics to prevent Covid.
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A very special episode as we farewell Tess Armstrong as she departs for martinity leave! Lots of Tennis talk, why the Tasmanian Government should be more like Olivia Newton-John and why the new AFL Doco 'Making The Mark' will be like 127 Hours.
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It's Superbowl Monday! We dissect America's biggest sporting event whilst fully admitting we barely know the rules.
Plus has Lehmo cursed the Gold Coast Suns? And which Hollywood superstar is now playing for the Eagles?
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We're back for 2021! We dissect Richmond's tumultuous off season [still flag favourites], deep dive in AFLW Rnd 1 and a huge revelation: tennis players are entitled brats?!!
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In the final episode of 2020: Tess reads to us from an insulting book, Danny finds out who the team should really support and Lehmo declares the year of the superstar! Plus we count down the top 5 sporting moments of 2020
See you in 2021!!
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There's really not much sport on at the moment so we go deep on cheese rolling, the North London Derby and the 8 hour work week.
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After last week's depressometer rankings we turn the tables and list the teams who bring their fans the most joy, #1 will surprise you!
Also learn about the time Lehmo trained with the Hawks!
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ESPN have stolen our 'depressometer' idea and we mark their findings. Plus which celebrities own sports teams and how's The Undertaker going?
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Tess Armstrong is back so we chat trade week, supervillain mothers and the boxing day test at Docklands! Also Lehmo is angry about boxing and Danny provides insights into Ukrainian fairy tales.
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Now that proper footy is over for the year we turn to alternative sports for entertainment. Guest host is American comedian and NFL fan Mike Goldstein to educate us about Grid Iron, college sports and even a bit of tennis.
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Season 2020 is done and Dusty-ed. Did Tess' marriage survive? Who is the QAnon of the AFL? And big WWE Wrestling news. [Really!]
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GRAND FINAL WEEK AND NOBODY IS HAPPY!! Tess is stressed as her unborn child may become a Cats fan, Lehmo is worried the Hawks legacy is about to be surpassed and Danny is worried that either of them is about to get what they want.
Plus Chekov's Whistle, Schroeding's Deliberate out of bounds and Pavlov's Umpire.
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Only 4 teams remain. Tess has a moment of clarity when she realizes her Tigers might actually be good, while Danny forces Lehmo to name some Geelong players he actually likes.
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Lehmo is loving life, Tess is nervous and Danny is an enormous green rage monster. We review one of the most exciting weekend of finals footy ever, and bonus interview with Francis and Dylan Leach about how their beloved Saints and Tigers will battle it out on Friday!
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Since there's no footy to discuss we have 2 special guests - stats guru "Swamp" talks us through the 2020 season and answers your questions, plus we meet the head of the United States Australian Football League Brian Barrish! Find out how the game is growing up there and what is planned to hook more Americans into the greatest sport on Earth!
Plus heart-breaking video refereeing moments and how could aliens improve the All-Australian team?
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As the 2020 home and away season finishes up, Lehmo bids farewell to some Hawk favourites; we argue over which fans should be the most depressed and Tess reveals her big secret: she knows more about Agatha Christie than Kenneth Branagh. [Oh and she has another big announcement too]
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The finals are so close we can smell it! Tess tempts the footy gods! Danny shows why he doesn't gamble! Lehmo attempts to avoid discussing the Hawks! Plus - very positive signs for the Swans and which TV commentator should be psychological tortured for our entertainment?
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With the return of Tess Armstrong, the team get down to business - discussing the latest Covid breaches by Richmond, then even though it was a week ago, we lay into Lehmo about his Hawks losing to the Crows! Plus all the other games and our usual nonsense! Enjoy!
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With Tess off to Lourdes to pray for Dylan Grimes our 'Guest Tess' this week is the great Titus O'Reily! We deep dive into life as a Demons fan, pitch a new AFL TV show, identify the exact moment Carlton lost and have deep discussions about a film 67% of the team hadn't properly seen!
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The finals race is heating up and we are tackling ALL the big issues: Should Tom Lynch be sent to The Hague? What's the compound interest on a free kick loan? Should we play the Queen's birthday match at Lords? Has Hamish McLachlan read 'Of Mice and Men'? Which ground conditions best suited Jesus? When does 'Injury Wheel of Fortune' start? Is Irving Mosquito a better name than Bonnie Toogood?
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After three weeks the footy festival is coming to a close. For 48 hours. The team dissect the gala of football where the only consistency was the Adelaide Crows not winning. Plus! a Bonus episode of 'Chelsea's Corner'
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In a TCTP first: Tess is critical of the Tigers! Plus we discuss that Furphy ad, Josh Daicos' tongue, why the Saints should be worried and the Crows be very proud!
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This week we have a very special guest Tess - goal umpire CHELSEA ROFFEY!! We learn all about the umpires' hub life, how she predicts set shots and who her favourite player is! Plus we analyse the Melbourne Football Club, are they cursed like Johnny Depp? Can President Bartlett save them? Which cereal are they like?
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Time for some hard hitting insights, TCTP style! Should you try and kick more goals than behinds? Is the Dad in the McDonalds ad a terrible parent? Who's your favourite Wiggle? WE LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED!
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We're up to Round 7 and things are heating up! But not for Hawthorn, who are living their middle class nightmare! Queensland is up and about! The Derby disappoints again! And is Tess imagining vegan ruckmen?
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Round 6 gave us some amazing games and some terrible ones. We review them all with our typical hard hitting analysis. We ask the big questions like which player should dye his beard white and speak in parables? Which sitcom character are Carlton like? Which former Israeli Prime Minister made his debut for the Suns?
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Lehmo is angry at the umpires, Tess is concerned about her injured Tigers and Danny is loud. [Genuinely, a bit of an audio issue].
We discuss it all: magic showers, villainous moustaches and Sydesmosis.
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A very historic round of football! Things happened that have never happened before, some of them great [no behinds in an entire half of football!], some of them weird [a match winning falcon!] and some just hilarious [Tess' team losing again!]
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Round 3 and the season is properly topsy-turvy!
Lehmo & Tess dissect the Hawks demolition of the Tigers, Danny goes full Da Vinci Code on the Eagles new song and which North Melbourne players are getting their own detective show on the ABC?
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After three months of isolation, our beloved game is back and as a reward, none of our teams won! We analyse all the games - which club may have had boob jobs? Which cardboard cutouts left early? Which commentators had a good preseason?
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It's footy restart eve and your three favourite footy fans are predicting how your club will go this year! Who will make finals? Who will surprise? Where geographically is heaven?
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Football is coming. The AFL released the next five rounds of matches today and we are analysing it closely!!
Plus Danny goes deep on NRL - which team has the most criminals? which team was supported by former prime ministers? Who is it ethical to follow?
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Lehmann, Armstrong, McGinlay. We're all in the same room and our engines are unstoppable! We analyse the war of words between Port and the Crows, choose our Bundesliga teams and tell you why a South Korean Football club had to apologise.
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For the first time this year Danny & Lehmo record in the same room! Together they browse the sports pages and discuss the stories, the non stories and more importantly - which fictional character would you have a beer with?
Warning this episode contains no Tess Armstrong and therefore is not suitable for Richmond supporters.
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We can honestly tell you we are covering every single sports story on the planet right now. From Russian table tennis to Taiwanese baseball! It's all fun, it's all games and it's all free for your ears! Enjoy!
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In a very special episode of TCTP Danny chats one on one with Premiership Bulldog and mental health champion Tom Boyd. What can we do during this weird period to help our mental health? How did Tom fix himself? Which Grand Final goal was his favourite?
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Lockdown episode 4!
More like Aweso-lation! Tess has been watching James Bond movies, Lehmo has been watching Michael Jordan docos and Danny has been feeding his gambling addiction!
What has shocked the darts world? Is Kim-Jong Un okay? What the hell can we talk about? Find out the answers to these epic questions on They Came To Play!
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They Came To Play lockdown edition episode 3!
Lehmo, Tess and Danny are all in isolation but that doesn't stop us finding all the big stories in sport to discuss!
With Kayo Sports celebrating weird sports from ESPN Ocho we track down an Aussie World Cup hero, James Sciessere who represented our great land in the sport of kings: Cornhole!
Danny brings us the latest on the Belorussian Premier League, Lehmo gives us his list of lists and Tess gets political and historical!
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They Came To Play lockdown edition episode 2!
Lehmo, Tess and Danny are all in isolation but are back together for the first time in 2020!
We learn a surprising fact about Tess, Lehmo has been living the dream and Danny is embracing Eastern European football!
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They Came To Play returns for 2020.
Both Lehmo and Tess are in lockdown so Danny is in charge of the buttons, what could go wrong?
Find out whats new for the team this season now that they're free of the national broadcaster!
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Lehmo, Danny McGinlay and Tess Armstrong catch up with statistical guru Sir Swamp Thing, keep an eye on the players in the bye round and preview the first week of AFL finals.
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The home and away season is now done and dusted and the finals are upon us! Lehmo, Tess Armstrong and Danny McGinlay review the round for the last time, look ahead to the first round of finals and Danny questions which team winning the grand final would be the best story?
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Lehmo, Danny McGinlay and Tess Armstrong wrap up a massive Round 22 of the AFL season, get out the ladder predictors and chat science, showers and ergonomics with Matt Clinch.
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Lehmo, Danny McGinlay and Tess Armstrong are back to fill you in on another round of footy! There was another contender for mark of the year, the ladder predictor was bought out and no game was forgotten...
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What a round of footy! Is footy awesome? Or is footy terrible? Is Tom Mitchell a robot? Do Sydney Swans supporters know the rules? All these questions and more in this weeks They Came to Play with Lehmo, Tess Armstrong and Danny McGinlay.
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Round 19 of the AFL has wrapped up and Lehmo, Danny McGinlay and Tess Armstrong have you covered. There was snag of the year, banner watch and the race to make the eight getting even tighter
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After an interesting round of footy, Lehmo, Danny McGinlay & Tess Armstrong bring you all the news of Round 18 of the 2018 AFL season. They discuss pigeon shaming, footy puns and goal of the year.
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In a cheery edition of the podcast, Lehmo, Danny McGinlay and Tess Armstrong bring you all the news of Round 17 of the 2018 AFL season despite dealing with three very personal losses.
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Lehmo, Danny McGinlay and Tess Armstrong bring you up to speed on all the news from round 16 of the 2018 AFL season and catch up with Grandstand's Matt Clinch and statistical guru Sir Swamp Thing.
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Lehmo, Danny McGinlay and Tess Armstrong chat about a brilliant weekend of footy that resulted in a win for two of the hosts and Matt Clinch brings us the news including Tom Lynch rumours and what lies ahead for the teams at the top of the ladder.
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Lehmo, Danny McGinlay and Tess Armstrong celebrate the end of the AFL bye rounds, pay tribute to great club songs and discuss a hypothetical Socceroos team made up of AFL greats.
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Lehmo, Danny McGinlay and Tess Armstrong talk round 13 of the AFL season – the highlights and lowlights, how to get children to barrack for particular teams and pay tribute to some special commentary moments.
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