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The familiar smell of jasmine in the Melbourne air usually means AFL finals are around the corner.For the Bulldogs players up north, there might not be that traditional scent, but finals fever is well and truly in their conscious.And what better three gentlemen to chat about the business end an AFL season than Bob Murphy, Marcus Bontempelli and Dale Morris.Bob and Bont catch up for the 22nd episode of The Barkly Street podcast to discuss the build-up to Saturday’s Elimination Final clash with St Kilda, reflect on the career of Tory Dickson and recognise the Dogs’ three All-Australian representatives.They also cover off the fitness of Aaron Naughton and Mitch Wallis, and give their take on the pre-finals bye week.Premiership hero Morris jumps onto the Zoom call from Melbourne to talk about his year so far, which included being unfortunately stood down as a development coach, before recently accepting a role in the Club’s commercial department.‘Moz’ also outlines how he rediscovered his academic skills as a remote learning teacher, found time to sneak in the odd weights session in the home gym, how he misses playing footy, and the difficult process of retiring from the game at the highest level.

Son of a Western Bulldogs gun, new dad and goalkicking extraordinaire Mitch Wallis was the special guest on another must-listen-to edition of the Barkly Street podcast this week.Wallis has not only tamed the Sherrin this year with 23 goals in the forward 50 for the Dogs, but alongside partner Emily, he’s also mastered the early stages of parenthood.Joining Bob Murphy and Marcus Bontempelli on Zoom from the Gold Coast hub, Wallis explains that despite venturing to Queensland just 13 days after being born, baby Charlotte is already sleeping through the night.While that may be enough to send the iPods of young parents flying into their living room walls, it’s surely helping the Bulldogs star put together a brilliant 2020 season.Wallis explains the origins of his move to the midfield to the forward line, how he’s getting used to being ‘tagged’ every week, the honour of being a father-son selection, and the special place the Bulldogs have in his heart as he prepares for his 150th game in the red, white and blue.Before the number three logs on, Bob and Bont chat about this Sunday’s pseudo elimination final against Fremantle, how the dazzling form of Caleb Daniel might be overshadowing the skipper’s usual aura, the devastation of Toby McLean’s knee injury and much more.

Some Bulldog royalty wandered onto Barkly Street for episode 20 of the Club’s official podcast this week.Daniel Cross was the special guest of regular co-hosts Bob Murphy and Marcus Bontempelli, as the trio remembered the best moments of the 200-game Bulldog warrior’s career.The trio ponders how Cross would excel in a footy hub with a compressed fixture, how he still hasn’t shaken the itch to play local football, his skills as a home-school teacher, and his craving to tackle an Ironman race one day.They also spin some yarns from Cross’ time as a player for the Dogs, including a memorable high intensity running challenge against his good mate Matthew Boyd, and how his time trial winning streak was halted at the hands of Ed Barlow.Bob and Bont also chat about NFL fantasy drafts, the vibe around the Queensland hub, the run home towards the finals, Bont’s match-winning goal against the Eagles, and much more.Edited

Conspiracy theories abound about the correlation between recordings of The Barkly Street Podcast and Bulldogs victories.Dogs fans are buying into the suspicion that the Dogs seem to play their best footy when their club’s official podcast, co-hosted by Bob Murphy and Marcus Bontempelli, hits the airwaves in the lead-up to a match.After all, a mid-season podcast hiatus resulted in three straight Bulldogs losses, and again it seemed to be the missing ingredient as the Club suffered a heart-breaking loss to Geelong last Friday night.It meant it was priority one for Bob and Bont to jump straight back on zoom this week to record episode 19 of Barkly Street, and they brought Club champion Daniel Giansiracusa along for the ride for good measure.The trio discusses Gia’s form on the golf course, his experiences as the Dogs’ AFL runner (including how successful he is at delivering messages to the Bont), coaching the Club’s scratch matches in their Queensland hub, and what it was like wearing the green vest as the substitute in his playing days.The boys then jump into the ‘Footy DeLorean’ for an episode of Dog Tales, examining Giansiracusa’s brilliant match-winning goal against the Tigers in Round 3, 2014.Bob and Bont also chat about the Club’s new partnership with McDonald’s (and Bob’s idea for a new burger), how the Bulldogs are approaching their final three matches of the home and away season, the extent of Bont’s fishing knowledge after a day out ‘casting and reeling’, and the escalation of abuse players are encountering on social media.

Michael ‘Magic’ McLean gives Bulldogs fans a fascinating insight into his football life on this week’s episode of The Barkly Street Podcast.In the lead-up to the annual Sir Doug Nicholls Round, the Bulldogs’ most accomplished Aboriginal player joins Bob Murphy and Marcus Bontempelli to recount his incredible playing career across two decades, and two clubs.McLean’s journey includes leaving Darwin as a teenager, making his name at the Bulldogs, tackling racism head-on, dealing with debilitating injuries, reinvigorating his career at Brisbane and captaining the Indigenous All-Stars.Now back in the Northern Territory, McLean also recalls the key role he played in taking a stand against racism in sport, which later led to the establishment of the AFL’s Racial Vilification Code.With the Bulldogs’ crucial Round 13 clash with Melbourne around the corner, Bob and Bont also discuss the team’s return to form, Aaron Naughton and Bailey Smith’s influence, and the wash-up of the first ‘Footy Frenzy’ period.

Lingy, Stokesy and Scotty look back at Geelong's dominant win against top of the table Port Adelaide. We also preview Geelong's Djilang Game against Adelaide, which also falls within Sir Doug Nicholls Round in the AFL. All this with your fans questions and more on this week's episode of To the Final Bell.

‘That goal’ against Essendon in the year 2000 is the subject of a Barkly Street deep dive on this week’s Western Bulldogs podcast.After a short hiatus during the AFL’s ‘Footy Frenzy’, Barkly Street is back this week with co-hosts Bob Murphy and Marcus Bontempelli uniting on Zoom from Melbourne and Queensland respectively.They’re joined by Bulldog royalty, in the form of Club legend and current Director of Football, Chris Grant, to recall that famous moment 20 years ago when his incredible snap from the boundary handed the Bombers their only defeat of an otherwise dominant 2000 season.‘The great flood’, as it’s come to be known, was a piece of coaching genius by Terry Wallace, with Grant and a teenage Murphy right in the think of the action.The trio discusses the week leading into that match, how Bob was forced to keep the revolutionary game plan a secret from his school mates, Wallace’s brutal honesty about the Dogs’ chances against the all-conquering Bombers, the frantic minutes leading up to the moment of the match, and of course, that glorious shot at goal by Grant as the clock wound down.

This week, Lingy, Stokesy and Scotty chat to Geelong Cats Vice President Diana Taylor, we review Geelong's dominant win against St Kilda and look forward to the big clash against Port Adelaide. All this plus more on this week's episode of To the Final Bell.

With so much footy at the moment, Lingy, Stokesy and Scotty look back at Geelong's last two strong performances against both North Melbourne and West Coast. We also look ahead to Geelong's clash against St Kilda on Monday. All this and more on this week's To the Final Bell.

On this week's episode of the podcast, Lingy, Stokesy and Scotty chat with massive Cats fan and Los Angeles politician John Mirisch. We also look back at Geelong's gritty win in the wet against the Dockers and look ahead to the scratch match with former cat Tim Kelly's West Coast. All this and more on this week's To the Final Bell

On this week's episode, Lingy, Stokesy and Scotty catch up with Cats CEO Brian Cook, who's in the Perth hub with the team at the moment. We look ahead to Geelong's packed schedule coming up and review the game against Collingwood. All this and more on this week's To the Final Bell.

Hub life continues for Bulldogs skipper Marcus Bontempelli, while home-schooling recommences for his Barkly Street co-host, Bob Murphy on the 16th zoom edition of the Bulldogs’ weekly podcast.Bob and Bont collaborate from different parts of the country as the coronavirus continues to grip Victoria and the football pilgrimage settles in Queensland.High on the agenda for this week’s episode is what the players are getting up to when they’re not training or playing, including the in-house FIFA video game competition, what’s on the activity hit list as the two-week quarantine period comes to a close, and who fancies themselves with a golf club in hand.The boys also discuss last week’s impressive win over Essendon, focussing on Cody Weightman’s debut and Tim English’s emergence, including a breakdown of his ‘royal wave’ hitout.Dogs’ young gun Josh Dunkley also joins the zoom call to discuss his recovery from a syndesmosis injury, the emergence of amateur hairdressing in the hub and why he’s being accused of packing the lightest suitcase of any player in the hub.

On this week's episode, the boys look back at Geelong's dominant win over Brisbane, plus we take your questions about everything from hub life to All this plus more on this week's To the Final Bell.

Get taken right inside the Bulldogs’ new Queensland home in the football hub edition of the Barkly Street podcast this week.Bob Murphy, co-hosting from Melbourne, is joined by Marcus Bontempelli from the Mercure Resort on the Gold Coast.Dogs’ dashing defender Caleb Daniel also ‘zooms’ in (from the room next to Bont’s) to have a chat about adjusting to a new home away from home, and the team’s recent run of good form.Bob and Bont discuss the frantic few days leading into the Victorian teams vacating the state for their new temporary accommodation, developing ‘isolation fitness’, and the empathy they feel for their fellow Victorians doing it tough ahead of the next phase of Stage 3 lockdown restrictions.When Daniel jumps into the conversation, the crew drills down on what hub life is like, including the “cruisy” shared flight with Richmond on the way to the Gold Coast, the ‘Mercure Cup’ between the three tenants of the resort (the Dogs, Blues and Kangaroos), and the joys of living around babies and young children.There’s plenty of time for footy talk too, including Easton Wood’s ‘golden knee’, Ling Jong’s continued bad luck with injury, Caleb’s own form, and the emergence of Bailey Williams.

On this week's episode, Lingy, Stokesy and Scotty catch up with close friend of the podcast Zach Tuohy, who's settling into hub life up in Sydney. We look back at Geelong's strong win in a special game for the club and look ahead to a big clash with Brisbane tomorrow night at the SCG. All this and more on this week's To the Final Bell.

This week, the Lingy, Stokesy and Scotty chat with Geelong's emerging ruckman Darcy Fort, plus we take some time to celebrate the careers of two of the All Time Greats of the Geelong Football club in Gary Ablett and Joel Selwood, who both celebrate major milestones this weekend. All this and more on this week's To the Final Bell.

The ‘King of Cauliflower’, former Dog, Saint and Roo Farren Ray, is the latest big-name guest to venture down Barkly Street this season.As chaos reigns with the re-emergence of the coronavirus pandemic in Victoria, Ray joins Bob and Bont for a Zoom chat about his 209-game career, and where life has taken him since.Ray remembers his extraordinary first day as an AFL player after a post-draft trip to ‘Schoolies’, the origins of the name Farren, his journey from the Bulldogs to the Saints, and finally the Kangaroos, and creating his own business, Curiously Cauli.Bob and Bont also catch up about the current state of affairs in the AFL, discussing the Bont’s aerial ability, the win over the Swans, Tim English’s hot form, covering the loss of Aaron Naughton and Sam Lloyd, and the uncertain immediate future of the AFL competition.

This week, the boys try and make sense of Geelong's upset loss to Carlton, plus we chat with Geelong ground announcer and Sunrise presenter Nathan Templeton. All this and more on this week's To the Final Bell.

Barkly Street’s first ever baby guest makes an on-screen appearance on episode 13 of the Western Bulldogs’ official podcast this week.Oscar Liberatore gets introduced to the Dogs’ faithful via Zoom, as his father Tom joins Bob and Bont to discuss the weekend that was.‘Libba’ made a triumphant return to the footy field in last Friday night’s win over GWS, and is on hand to chat about how his knee pulled up, resisting the urge to join in the three-quarter-time ‘fracas’ before he took his free kick, watching overnight soccer with Oscar and much more.As the show roars to life, Bont gives an insight into last week’s pressure-packed week at the Kennel, the rivalry with the Giants, and what was going through his mind when he tossed the coin on Friday night.

This week, the boys are joined by one of the games most decorated players Jimmy Bartel to have a look back at his time in footy. We also take a look at Geelong's emphatic victory against Hawthorn and look forward to this weekend's clash with Carlton. All this and more on this week's To the Final Bell.

For the Barkly Street podcast, zoom calls in isolation are still the flavour of the day, but the discussion in this week’s episode had a point of difference – footy is finally back!After months of football nostalgia, puppy tales and Netflix discussion, Bob and Bont catch up for a good old fashioned chat about the footy issues of the day, fresh from the competition’s resumption.The boys discuss the first game of the long-awaited Round 2 between the Tigers and Magpies, the impact of the shortened quarters, and Bob suggests a ‘set shot off’ to determine the winner in a drawn game.Saint-turned-Bulldog Josh Bruce then jumps on the call to talk about facing his old side, avoiding the ‘bronx’ cheers of the crowd this weekend, who St Kilda’s ‘chief of the chat’ might be, building chemistry with the Dogs’ forwards, and that developing moustache.And there’s team selection news, with Bont and ‘Brucey’ giving an insight into the character of debutant Laitham Vandermeer, and the triumphant return of fan favourite Lin Jong.

This week, Lingy, Stokesy and Scotty look ahead to footy's long awaited return and Friday night's game against Hawthorn. Plus, we unleash Stokesy on Geelong's star defender Mark Blicavs. All this and more on To the Final Bell.

This week, Lingy, Stokesy and Scotty catch up with former BBL star Tim Ludeman and the Cats GM of Footy Simon Lloyd. We also pause to reflect on the events in America in the last week and how they relate to us here, as well as look forward to footy's big return next week. All this, plus all the usual favourite on To the Final Bell.