The Coach and Tex: Recent Episodes
Zoran Jovanovski
Three mates get together every week to talk about sport (especially AFL), business, coaching and sledge each other a little, but always having fun.
The boys are back after Tex has returned from his mid season trip to Europe. They breakdown the “players” in the upcoming finals series and the Coach puts a few through the pressure gauge. And a brand new tweeter joins the crew.
In another “texless” episode Shane and Turtle go head to head on all the key issues. They have a crack at ranking their top 3 players in the 300, 350 and 400 clubs! Turtle goes rogue and has another multi for everyone and the Coach gets into the Tweeters of the Week
While Tex is off sunning himself in Europe, the Coach and Turtle take control and review the Carlton uprising, look at the top 4 and top 8 challengers and also rans. The Coach puts a few under the microscope, and Turtle takes over the tirade
Things get willing as the lads farewell Tex on his mid year European sojourn. They take a look at the break away Swans and make their tips for Top 4 and Top 8. They (except Tex) celebrate #dusty300 and the Coach gives us his mid year All Australian side
The lads are back to review the trip to the ‘Bool, and take a look at the first half of the year. Never short of an opinion, they dissect half the league! The Coach puts a few of his brethren under the microscope, whilst Tex gives his views on Sir Doug Nicholls round.
After another bye, the lads attack the big issues - who’s travelling better, AFL inconsistency and bloody Harley Reid!! The Coach puts a couple under the pressure gauge and Tex delivers a win.
The lads dive into the first part of the season as they work through which teams are are already off track, who is under the Coach’s microscope, Tex has some sure bets and some fantastic small talk around what’s going on in the world
The lads are back to preview opening round and answer the tough questions! Coach puts a few more in the pressure gauge and Tex is back on the punt. And someone has spotted Mick the Bus Driver!!
After a long summer the lads are back with a witty start to 2024. Plenty of off season chat, social banter and a touch of footy. The Coach comes off the long run and Tex has more bad bets to share!
In a special tribute to our favourite bloke, we honour Shane Morwood, and induct him into The Coach and Tex Hall of Fame, as our first member. We go deep and personal with him as we explore the way he found the game, conquered the game, and then lives life beyond the game.
Join the lads as we celebrate and acknowledge the 16th premiership for Collingwood. An episode draped in black and white, splashed with heaps of fun as the lads break down all things “GF” and gear up for the Spring Carnival.
We have finally arrived - #GF23. The lads break down the preliminaries and all of the fallout and preview the the gig match up between the Pies and Lions. We look at the Brownlow count and Tex has another crack at making a donation to the the TAB. We also rally around some of our heartbroken tweeters!
A blockbuster episode this week as the lads pay tribute to a legend in Ron Barassi, and then breakdown the twin meltdowns by Port and Melbourne. They also explore who is most under pressure leading into the preliminary finals and Turtle gets ahead of the game and starts to breakdown the GF. And Truganina Tex gets on the punt again
Massive breakdown of week one of finals and the lads give their take on the Maynard and Brayshaw incident. The Coach analyses the the coaches first week of finals and we launch our new segment for the finals - Truganina Tex
The lads get into the swing of finals action and break down the key match ups, who will influence the games and their tips. Morph gives us his take on the coaching scene and Tex goes off with a new finals format.
Plenty to unwrap in this bumper episode as the lads debrief on a couple of rounds that have shaped the season. Lots of discussion around coaches, Dimma’s return, the Tiger retirement party and Tex takes the AFLW to task
The lads go town as they debate the Top 4 stumbles, the emergence of Carlton as a genuine threat, and the Port Adelaide concussion fiasco. The Coach takes us through pre finals training loading and tactics, and Tex takes Phil Egan to task.
The Coach re-enters the frame and takes over with his assessment of the best coaching performance of 2023. The lads examine the lead up and momentum into the finals, and the fallout from the game of the year. The Tirade is back and and there is plenty of tweeting action
The boys are back after a long mid season bye. Plenty to work through - premiership favourites, top 8 seedlings, coach sackings and plenty of banter. The Tirade is back and our Tweeters get a crack
Plenty to get through after another Warrnambool carnival gets analysed. The lads play news breakers and debrief on the Indigenous round. The Coach is on the carousel and Tex goes off on his favourite topics.
Take a listen to the lads dissect the inaugural Gather Round, with the Coach back in the driver’s seat. Tex goes off on Richmond, and we discuss the MRO, umpiring, and the surprise packets of season 2023.
Two out of three ain’t bad. Tex and Turtle take on the responsibility of the episode minus the Coach. Plenty of banter after three weeks on all matters afl, world sport and social matters. The Turtle takes over the Coach’s segment and Tex does his tirade!
The lads set their sights on Round one and cover the big topics and look at things uniquely for the year ahead. The Coach does some serious homework and Tex is controversial during his rant
The lads are back for season 4. Plenty to dissect around the off season, looking forward to season 2023, and the relaunch of the Coach’s segment!!
The lads round out the season, take a look at all sports and entertainment and send of their tweeters after a big 2022
We finally reach the season climax. The lads break down the Preliminary Finals and the Brownlow, and then Tex tips you into a few winners and the Coach shares his GF wisdom. We finish up with a GF special of Tweeters of the Week.
Plenty of footy chat as we reach the penultimate week of the season. The Queen gets some love from Tex, the Coach teaches us again and and an old favourite is back.
The lads break down a great first week of finals. Plenty of drama and Tex goes four from four. The Coach talks on coaches and we enjoy the last ever Tirade.
The lads are back as we do our finals previews and get into the news of the week. The Coach has his say and the Tirade gets into the AFLW and then we search for all of our Carlton tweeters who have gone missing!
The lads break down the final round and the Carlton implosion and how the ladder predictor finished up. The Tirade goes off five times over and the Coach brings some balance to the whole affair
With one round to go, the lads review the ladder predictor, the tribunal farce, the Essendon mess and the Coach gets very toey with Tex.
Huge fortnight of activity gets evaluated by the lads. Cam Smith at the British Open, close games, rule changes and sackings. Tex gets us in legal trouble again and we do our ladder predictors!
The lads are back as they cover off a raft of sporting issues including Wimbledon and test cricket in Sri Lanka. The Coach is up and about and Tex comes off the long run.
Hall of Fame grandfather, The Coach, returns to the desk with the lads. And it is all about him! They also find time to talk footy, footy and more footy. The Tirade is back, and our Tweeters had a bit to say over the break
In this episode Tex and Turtle recap the big carnival at the ‘Bool, run solo without the Coach, but steal his segment anyway! They cover off the hot topics in footy and the Tirade returns!
A first for the team this week as they hit the road and record the pod live from Warrnambool. They talk all things local, regional, facing and footy! They also have a special local identity join them!
A rare back to back from the lads as they settle into Season 2022. Politics, entertainment and footy tops the list. They prepare for the ‘Bool and talk Gillon, goal hogs and power forwards.
After the long hiatus, the lads are back with the AFL season well underway. They dissect the off season, the first three rounds and launch into another Tirade from Tex, and the Coach finally gets his way and terminates Turtle TV
The festive season is here and the lads go all out to finish big for 2021. The highlights, the laughs, some entertainment and some politics! Feliz Navidad
Spring racing is up and running and the lads roll out one of their favourites. Racing.com star race caller and industry A lister, Rick McIntosh joins us to break down all things racing, punting and fun!
The lads break down every part of the grand final - the key players, the tactics, the coaching moves that mattered and the event and coverage. Even after that, Tex still had something to carry on about!!
In our special grand final episode, the lads deep dive into the game, the key players and their predictions. The Coach gives a great insight into the mind games of GF week and the Turtle casts a critical eye over the Brownlow telecast. And the Tirade gets political!!
Another great week of finals footy gets analysed by the lads. We also welcomed back our favourite friend of the program, Peter Daicos, who takes us through his thoughts on the Magpies and the upcoming draft that will involve his son Nick. And Tex is back for another tirade!
The lads break down the first week of finals, dissect the Toby Greene saga and the continuing circus at Carlton. The Coach goes into awards season and our regular segments are back….without gremlins.
Against the tide of gremlins, the team get into week one of finals action, address the big questions, the Coach is incisive again with his focus teams, and the Tex and Turtle return with their regular segments.
Another fiery episode as the lads debate the big issues - political and sport! The Coach goes deep on Brisbane and Sydney and the Turtle goes animated in this week’s segment of Turtle TV. Don’t turn away now, as Tex goes mellow in his Tirade!
The lads are joined by Glenn McFarlane from News Ltd, for a great chat on journalism, footy, horses and a few other great passions. They cover a couple of big issues, with Tex (Walker) on top of the list.
This week, the infatuation with the Olympics continues, but we do some deep and meaningful footy chat, the Coach breaks down the Demons and the Cats and the Turtle and Tex have their latest instalments of the Tirade and Turtle TV ready to go!!
In and Olympics themed bonanza, the lads jag gold, silver and bronze. Plenty of commentary about Tokyo 2021, spiced on with footy, politics and entertainment. And….Tex goes off in a special tirade!
We hit the big issues this week and talk COVID, finals and rule changes. The Coach does a deep dive on a couple of top four contenders and Turtle TV goes retro. We finish with a friend of the podcast and loyal tweeter.
The Collingwood mafia are up and about as they take to the Turtle. They discuss all the big issues, the Coach goes inside the heads of the AFL coaches and boundary riders get a mention.
After a mid season break the boys are back to talk all things sport and AFL. The Coach does a takeover with his All Australian team at this stage of the season. The Tirade and Turtle TV are back and we cover all the big issues!!
It’s a podcast frenzy as the boys smash out their third podcast in 11 days. Plenty of chatter around indigenous round, The Coach’s Indigenous team of all time and the usual segments of Turtle TV, Tex’s Tirade and our Tweeters
Tex leads the charge as we do a deep dive into umpiring with our very special guest, Anton McKernan. He talks through umpiring in the 90’s, impacts on his career post forty, and the state of umpiring at the moment. And we always have time to see what’s annoying our tweeters
The boys gather together for a weekend special of the podcast. They cover 10 hot topics covering all aspects - sport, politics and social. COVID, Sir Doug Nicholls, the tribunal, and even Lord Sugar get a mention
The lads double down on their footy talk, The Coach continues his deep dive on how a coach thinks, Turtle TV is on full frequency and the Tirade is mad as hell
The lads are back after an early season hiatus. Wall to wall focus on footy with all the favourite segments. The Coach is incisive and Tex is inspirational off the long run, and watch for some Turtle special recommendations
Great to have Cr Richard Stockman talk about the importance of local government to our community. Tex takes him on about his local rates, wine and media exposure. The Tirade is expansive, the Coach makes some positional moves and Turtle TV goes off!
The boys are back to review all the Round 4 action and the Coach cuts a swathe through some “under the pump” AFL coaches. Meanwhile, we cover all the social issues including the death of Prince Philip and the business end of the MAFS season.
Things are starting to warm up as the lads bounce back after Tex’s early season break. The Tirade is back, Turtle TV does a review of the Making Their Mark documentary, and the Coach goes to town on the coaches in the doco! Our Tweeters are back with a vengeance!!
The lads forensically dissect Round 1, including the newsmakers, the new rules and who stood out. The Coach looks at who “imploded” and we introduce the MAFS “Brownlow” in Turtle TV.
The team get fired up for Round 1 of AFL action, and the Coach is all over the skill levels, the new rules and his favourite big name players. Rex completely takes over Turtle TV and launches his new tipping competition.
The lads are back with their first episode of 2021. They do a summer download, including the boys behaving badly, and then look forward to season 2021. They also experiment with a couple of new segments.
The lads wrap up the year and get into the Christmas cheer. Plenty of presents for the AFL clubs, the last run around on sports for 2020, and the Tirade and Tweeters close us out for the year.
The lads come together after a few weeks to review the Spring Carnival and Trade Period. They open their time capsule, Tex goes off with his Tirade and Tri, and they explore the concept of manscaping.....
In this week’s episode we celebrate the Richmond Football Club from all angles as they record their 13th premiership. Plenty of discussion, effusive praise and robust debate whilst also reviewing Tex’s Tri, another Tex’s Tirade and our feedback from Tweeters.
A huge preview of the GF with a massive list of guests including Mick McGuane, Peter Daicos, Glenn Nugent and Andrew Peachey. The team dissect the game to an inch of its life and keep the fun rolling with Tex’s Tirade, Tweeters of the Week and one last punt with Tex’s Tri.
In this episode Daics is back to join the lads to break down the shattering Collingwood loss. We preview the big Preliminary finals and our usual segments Tex’s Tirade, Tex’s Tri and Tweeters of the Week are back.
A huge episode where the boys celebrate Collingwood’s 30 year 1990 premiership anniversary. They welcome the Macedonian marvel, Peter Daicos to reminisce and talk all things finals. The usual segments including the Tirade, Tex’s Tri and the Tweeters of the Week.
The Coach leads the boys through a forensic analysis of each of the finals in Week 1. They discuss the big issues, Tex’s Tri, and the Tirade is back for another week, along with our loyal tweeters.
The lads work through the teams that have missed finals action for 2020, while the Coach rates the top 5 coaches for the year. Tex goes off on a surprising rant, and the misery continues with Tex’s Tri
Another week of burning issues and big insights. Award winning journalists and author, Konrad Marshall joins us to talk all things journalism and culture in footy, and the Tirade goes hard at the AFL, along with the conclusion to the Coach’s Team of the Year.
We break our record for the longest episode of the season, as we break down the poor behaviour in the Queensland hub, our special guest correspondent from the Sunshine State, the Coach’s team of the year continues and another tirade is delivered by Tex.
The boys are getting worked up as we approach the traditional finals time. Tex comes off the long run with his tirade, while the Coach takes us through the first part of his team of the year. And our Twitter of the Year starts to take shape.
A special weekend edition of the podcast with our guest Neroli Meadows. We talk about her career, women in sport and media, mental health and resilience and a little about her podcast, Ordineroli Speaking.
The boys go hard again on all things discipline and umpiring. Tex goes off at Dreamtime in Darwin and we start to get prepared for finals. Voting in Tweeters of the Week takes a dark turn and the Coach is live on Twitter!
Another huge week in footy, and the big news is Tex is resigning his position from Tex’s Tri. The Coach announces his next venture, and the Tweeters of the Week are preparing for a big Twitter party
The lads are in isolation, and despite the gremlins, there are plenty of big issues to discuss, including locker room shenanigans. We introduce a big new segment for the little man, and the usual favourites are back.
The lads are on their own and footy is on the menu - hub life, stand out players, the big dogs rising....and there is always another week of Tex’s Tri falling over, not to mention more new tweeters
The boys do a deep dive on men’s health, with guru Brendan Sullivan. They cover the big issues including umpiring, the rich list and the growing injury lists
The lads guide you through another week of lockdown talking about hubs, the sad passing of Shane Tuck and the AFL breaking into the US. Oh, and don’t mention Tex’s Tri!
Collingwood premiership legend Mick McGuane takes over the episode and goes head to head with Shane. Tex’s Tri has been put in the hands of the Turtle, and our newest tweeter, the Duchess of Brighton, asks the hard question!
New theme song, new segments, Eddie under the pump, Tex banned from the Punters Club, and the podcast hits the road.....mmmmm
AFL past player and premiership coach, Mark Williams, joins the lads and talks all things around coaching, leadership, resilience and connection
The boys wrap up another round of footy, pay tribute to John Kennedy Snr and continue with the tales of Mr Flynn
The lads to do a deep dive with ex AFL journeyman Glenn Nugent, and discuss all the hot topics, including the AFL’s first COVID-19 infection. They also dissect why Tex’s Tris has been an abject failure after two weeks
In this episode, the guys discuss the “big” issues, do a deep dive on the state of local footy, and Tex tries to talk his way through why the Punter’s Club, Tex’s tri, is in trouble already
In today’s episode the guys introduce us to their podcast, talk about some footy yarns and interview Andrew Peachey, General Manager at PGH Bricks, and aspiring junior coach at Vermont Eagles