Real Footy
News, analysis and insight on the AFL from The Age sports team.
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
Show overview
Real Footy has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 126 episodes. That works out to roughly 70 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 10th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 24 min and 44 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Sports show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 35 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 71 episodes published. Published by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.
From the publisher
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