The Lowdown Podcast with Brodie Smith and Tom Rockliff: Recent Episodes
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Every week of the AFL season, Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff join The Advertiser's chief sports writer Reece Homfray and SuperCoach expert The Phantom to discuss footy's big issues and the personalities behind the players who make the game tick
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For the final time in 2020, Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff come together to discuss the prelim fallout, wedding bells, early pre-season, the votes for Port's Mad Money, Brownlow night, pay cuts, grand final tips and much more.
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Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff relives his first AFL final and gives an insight into the Power's build-up to next week's prelim. While Adelaide's Brodie Smith answers the tough questions on the Brad Crouch-Tyson Stengle drama and talks about getting back to work and a potential new recruit.
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Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff answers the tough questions on the exemptions saga which involves his parents. He also talks through the Power's build-up to the qualifying final against Geelong - the first of his career. Adelaide's Brodie Smith is done on the field this season but he reveals who has been in the best players off the field over the past week and gives his thoughts on the big changes at the Crows.
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Brodie Smith takes us inside the Crows pre-game and explains how Matthew Nicks reacted to his players' hugging former teammate Eddie Betts, while Tom Rockliff talks through his day out against the Bombers and his side's finals charge. Plus Lachie Sholl, Tyson Goldsack and Mad Monday plans.
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Port Adelaide midfielder Tom Rockliff takes us inside Hamish Hartlett's drum solo and details the Power's view on external criticism. And has he gone soft? Plus Brodie Smith on how the Crows celebrated their first win and ROB's game-notes for Sauce.
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Brodie Smith takes us inside West Lakes as Rory Atkins said goodbye to the playing group last week, while Tom Rockliff hints a Charlie Dixon deal could be close and explains what happened to Zak Butters running into an open goal on the weekend.
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Brodie Smith gives us the inside word on Adelaide's golf day, Tom Rockliff on his 200th game celebrations and whether we will see ruckman Sam Hayes debut this week. Plus the boys make a plea to footy fans to stop the cowardly social media abuse which reared its head with Zak Butters on the weekend.
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It's a big week for Tom Rockliff who plays his 200th game while the Crows are celebrating Tex Walker's 200th game as well. We talk milestones, hamstrings, who would be leading their best-and-fairest and where's Phantom?
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On this week's episode of The Lowdown, Tom Rockliff on his return to form, milking a double 50m penalty and the Power's latest young star, and Brodie Smith on his knee injury, channelling Neil Craig and how his stint as Crows captain went down.
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff discuss Adelaide's heartbreaking narrow loss to the Bombers, Smith's performance, player salaries, the influence of Tom Jonas, Port's disappointing night, the growing number of injuries and more. Plus has Brodie forgiven The Phantom?
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff talk the condensed fixture, Tom Doedee's pre-game speech, Robbie Gray's heroics, the best after-the-siren candidate at the Crows, Fischer McAsey's mark, being tagged, Ken Hinkley's emotion and more.
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff discuss all the fallout from the Power's big Round 6 win over the Giants, the Crows' sixth loss for the season, secret recovery centres, Reilly O'Brien's new phone, being dropped and much more
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff discuss all the fallout from Round 6, returning home to SA, the Crow kids, Rocky's form, getting stuck at Gold Coast airport, the camp report and more
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff discuss travel concerns, Charlie Dixon's form, Taylor Walker's mindset and how Brad Ebert's post-match dinner went up in flames. Plus Bryce Gibbs' tweet, Myles Poholke's whack from Lachie Neale and more
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Brodie Smith takes us inside the Crows' hotel meeting after the Gold Coast loss and we discuss Hugh Greenwood's Twitter duel with Mark Ricciuto while Tom Rockliff explains the smiles on Port Adelaide faces and why he wants Victorian clubs to go into a hub.
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The Advertiser's Reece Homfray and The Phantom catch up with Gold Coast midfielder, and former The Lowdown host, Hugh Greenwood to see how life in QLD is going, the young star at the Suns, fatherhood, Stuart Dew, his relationship with his former Adelaide teammates and more
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff discuss the Power's big win, where it went wrong for the Crows, the trip to Queensland and Round 3 selection. Plus Rocky's blue with Darcy Fogarty, Connor Rozee's rise and more
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Finally footy is back and it's Showdown week so the boys trade barbs ahead of Saturday night's clash, discuss their favourite Showdown dreams and nightmares and we get an update on some of the key names in the mix for selection.
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff are back with a full report on match simulation training at the Crows and who's flying - literally if you're Zak Butters - at Alberton as Showdown 48 inches closer. Plus which young Crows is the best left-foot, right-foot kick Smith has seen?
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff talk getting back into full training, the standards on the track, the difficult COVID protocols, the Round 2 Showdown - and their potential match-up - Robbie Gray's toe, the player set to star in the Amazon doco and more
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff discuss the challenges, strict protocols, new rules and, of course, excitement of the AFL restart. Plus a 'weird' first day back at the club and rooming together on the Gold Coast
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff discuss the Crows Barossa training and the sanction that followed, the possibility of no state league teams, how training might look next week, COVID-19 testing, false media reports, coaching structure and more
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff talk bias in the AFL, training programs, player mentoring, games in the NT, a national reserves competition and all the latest from the clubs ahead of a potential restart. Plus the players to watch on resumption, career highlights and footy memories.
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff discuss Rocky’s time as skipper, Brodie’s rise to the leadership group, the captains they’ve played under, Taylor Walker, what makes a great leader, the Wines/Jonas handover and who will take the reigns next. Plus the latest on training in isolation, playing out of a hub and more.
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff discuss the issue of concussion in the AFL, and their own experiences with it, plus the injuries, rehab, match-day routines, high-performance, diet and the long-term effects of the game on their body. Plus how Brodie and the leadership are dealing with the Tyson Stengle incident.
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff rewind back through their careers and discuss all the coaches they've played under with The Advertiser's chief sports writer Reece Homfray and The Phantom. From junior coaches to Phil Walsh and Justin Leppitsch to current mentors Ken Hinkley and Matthew Nicks. Plus the best sprays, moments and confrontations.
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff revisit their draft year and journey to the AFL with The Advertiser's chief sports writer Reece Homfray and The Phantom. The experiences, emotions, memories, interviews, criticisms and more. Plus the 2008 and 2010 drafts re-ranked and the potential for a restart in 2020.
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff join The Advertiser's chief sports writer Reece Homfray and SuperCoach guru The Phantom to talk the weird things we've done in isolation, team meetings and training, paydeal backlash, watching old Showdowns, Travis Head's cricket gear, social media regrets and more
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff join The Advertiser's chief sports writer Reece Homfray and SuperCoach guru The Phantom for a special edition of the podcast to discuss the suspension of the AFL season, how the players reacted to the news, how they found out, what they've done in the past 12 hours, what it means for their pay, what comes next and more
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Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff join The Advertiser's chief sports writer Reece Homfray and SuperCoach guru The Phantom to discuss the coronavirus crisis, how it's affecting the Round 1 build-up, what the clubs expect the season to look like and all the protocols in place
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The Lowdown is back! Adelaide's Brodie Smith and Port Adelaide's Tom Rockliff join The Advertiser's chief sports writer Reece Homfray and SuperCoach expert The Phantom to discuss the highlights of the off-season, larrikin Smith’s elevation to Crows’ leadership group, the key theme at Port Adelaide over summer, which kids we might see in Round 1 and much more
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Adelaide National Recruiting Manager Hamish Ogilvie joins Andrew Capel and The Phantom for an in-depth discussion on the Crows' draft plan, list needs, who he might take at No. 6, live trading, player analytics in recruiting and more
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Port Adelaide National Recruiting Manager Geoff Parker joins Andrew Capel and The Phantom for an in-depth discussion on the Power's draft plan, list needs, some of the players who might be available at the club's first three selections, trading up on draft night and much more
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Draft prospect Harry Schoenberg and SA Under-18 coach Tony Bamford join Andrew Capel and The Phantom to for an in-depth talk on SA's 2019 prospects - the top picks and the bolters - Jackson Mead's position in the draft, Schoenberg's rise, AFL psyche questionnaires and much more
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Two of SA's most-talented draft prospects Jackson Mead and Cam Taheny join Andrew Capel and The Phantom to talk Mead's path to Port Adelaide, the professionalism he learned from father Darren, Taheny's inconsistent year and what he needs to improve, interest from AFL clubs, the players they want to become, the other talent in SA and more.
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SA's top draft prospects Dylan Stephens and Will Gould join Andrew Capel and The Phantom to talk Gould's leadership and responding to combine criticism, the player Stephens hopes to become, the interest of AFL clubs, moving interstate, the interview which had the biggest impact and more.
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SANFL State Talent manager Brenton Phillips joins Andrew Capel and The Phantom to discuss South Australia's AFL Draft prospects, Dylan Stephens' top-10 credentials, Will Gould's footy CV, the best player on pure talent, Cam Taheny's draft range, the bolters and more
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Port Adelaide co-captain Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood reunite one last time one last time to talk Hugh's move to the Suns and how it all went down, the captaincy at the Power in 2020, Adelaide's new coach, all of the South Australian trade week news and much more
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The Phantom and The Advertiser's Sport reporter Simeon Thomas-Wilson take over and discuss all of the Crows and Power trade news as the opening of AFL Trade period nears. Port Adelaide co-captain Tom Jonas joins the show to discuss Orazio Fantasia, his role in selling the club to potential recruits, Paddy Ryder, Billy Frampton at the Crows and the new age of player movement
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Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood discuss exit interviews, Mad Monday, travel plans, Crows' review and Hugh's contract, Tom's first year as skipper + the panel sample some of Hey Diddle wines' finest
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Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers joins Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood to discuss tattoos, training, country footy & more + the Power's North Melbourne debacle, the finals equation and Hugh's SANFL disappointment
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Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood discuss Port's selection policy, Darcy Fogarty, the rise of Jordon Butts, Adelaide's rat pack, SANFL fans, Todd Marshall, the run home and more
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Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood discuss Hugh's post-game laps of Adelaide Oval, the Pyke/Jenkins rumour, playing on Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, golf trips and no sugar diets, the form of Cam Sutcliffe plus special guest AFLPA boss Paul Marsh
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Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood discuss the external pressure mounting on both clubs, Don's party and trying to bring the fun back, how Pyke and Hinkley drop their players, SANFL form, Charlie Dixon + Jonas names the best tackler he's played with at Port
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Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood discuss Xavier Duursma's bow-and-arrow celebration, Adelaide's worrying trend of second-half fadeouts, the Crows' lack of speed, the Adam Goodes' documentary, Gavin Wanganeen's comeback, ROB's contract extension and where it leaves Sam Jacobs
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Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood talk Port's loss to Brisbane, putting a rival's 'head on a plate', Hugh's contract and Hawks rumours, the Cameron brothers, Friday night footy, Tom's Tiger challenge, the Cricket World Cup and more
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Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood discuss how Port won Showdown 47, where it went wrong for the Crows, how Tom ended up with four stitches later that night, the young guns re-signing, Orazio Fantasia rumours, Tom Doedee's tweet and more
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Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood discuss Port's loss to the Bulldogs - and the criticism that's followed - Hugh's contract, 'being eyeballed by Kochie', Showdown selection, Dogs at training, gameday routines, retail therapy, comfort eating and more
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Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood talk Charlie Dixon's return, Tex and Kane's feud, facing the Cats, Hugh's bombshell, Kenny's tough week at selection, Lachie Murphy's teeth, betting and Tom Clurey
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Tom Jonas and Hamish Hartlett discuss Hammer's return to footy, dog disasters, scoreless quarters, late-night DJ gigs, supporting Matthew Broadbent, coaching aspirations and injured stars
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Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood discuss Hugh's omission - and then late call-up - another win in China, crowd behaviour, the return of Charlie Dixon, Adelaide's big last quarter against the Giants and more
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Hugh Greenwood brings teammate Rory Atkins into the studio to talk the Houdini act in Darwin, living with Darcy Fogarty, the characters at the Crows, Hugh's contract, Carlton's caretaker coach, GWS and more
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Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood talk Port Adelaide's trip to China, Taylor Walker's 'moment' and what it's like to be called out in team meetings. Plus West Coast's leaders, forgetting your passport and a trip to Darwin.
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Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood are joined by Port Adelaide Aboriginal Programs Director Paul Vandenbergh to discuss the AFL's Indigenous Round and we name our Top 5 favourite indigenous players of all-time
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Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood talk Showdown 46, the latest on injured stars, Hugh's mark of the year contender then epic fail in front of goal plus Tom takes up swimming and Hugh the handyman
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On the eve of Showdown 46, Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood take us inside SA footy's fiercest rivalry plus the latest on Port's injury woes and is it ok to have a beer if you're not in the team?
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Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood lift the lid on road trips, missing Boak's 250th, Roaming Brian and discuss whether Big Tex is back - or if he was ever gone
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Hugh Greenwood talks about his pre-game nerves before Eddie's 300th, Tom Jonas catches up with old teammate Kane Mitchell in Perth and puts the mid-season draft on the agenda, while both the boys reveal the emotional toll racism has on their teammates and why it's important to take a stand.
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Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood lift the lid on Eddie Betts ahead of his 300th game, while offering the star forward some fashion advice. Plus breaking down the big losses, banging down Pykey's door, Game of Thrones and more.
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Power co-captain Tom Jonas and Crows midfielder Hugh Greenwood talk the Paul Seedsman miracle, statements at selection, Don Pyke on the treadmill, Ken Hinkley on the UltraG, Travis Boak, Rising Star Connor Rozee, Reilly O'Brien, confusion over umpiring & more
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Power co-captain Tom Jonas visits Jack Watts in hospital, Justin Westhoff shouts the bar for his 250th and he comes clean on his secret golf lessons at Mount Osmond. Meanwhile Crows midfielder Hugh Greenwood goes to coach Don Pyke's place for tea in a bid to get a senior game, reveals how he met his American partner and why they've been too friendly with Dangerfield in the past.
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The footy's back and the Power and Crows were at the centre of the drama, injuries, upsets and emotion in Round 1. Tom Jonas and Hugh Greenwood discuss Jack Watts, Tom Doedee, social media use at their club, haircuts before games, SuperCoach secrets and more.
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Tom Jonas details the moment he was told he would captain the club, dealing with backlash from supporters over the co-captaincy model, stumbling in his first pre-game speech and what he loves about the club's top draft picks. Hugh Greenwood opens up on a surfing trip to Fiji with his dad, fighting to get into the Crows' Round 1 side, what it's like to tag Patrick Cripps and why he's known as 'the chokers' in Sam Jacob's NBA fantasy comp.
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