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The Hard Ball Gets AFL Show

The Hard Ball Gets AFL Show

TEAMS: Over/unders scandal uncovered & finals preview

Sep 3, 2026 · 37 min · 17 segments

Xavier Ellis, Ryan Daniels and Nick Rynne discuss shock cheating claims from the over/unders review. Plus, we preview every game ahead of week one of the finals. Send us a question for next week's…

Xavier Ellis, Ryan Daniels and Nick Rynne discuss shock cheating claims from the over/unders review. Plus, we preview every game ahead of week one of the finals. Send us a question for next week's mailbag: [hardballgets@wanews.com.au](mailto:hardballgets@wanews.com.a) Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardballgetsafl/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Xavier Ellis, Ryan Daniels and Nick Rynne discuss shock cheating claims from the over/unders review. Plus, we preview every game ahead of week one of the finals. Send us a question for next week's…

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Speakers: Ryan DanielsHostXavier EllisHostNick RynneHost

Top entities: Xavier Ellis×20 Geelong Cats×19 Brisbane Lions×17 Adelaide Football Club×16 Max Holmes×3

Show signals: SuitabilityLimitedBiasNot politicalAudience≈5k followers

Welcome to the finals preview0:00 – 0:06

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G'day everybody and welcome back to the Hardball Gets AFL show.

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Today on the podcast, it's the teams leading into the first week of proper finals.

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Xavier EllisPersonFormer australian rules football player
99%20 mentions
Geelong CatsSports TeamProfessional sports club
98%19 mentions
Brisbane LionsSports TeamAustralian rules football team
96%17 mentions
Adelaide Football ClubSports TeamAustralian rules football team
94%16 mentions
Max HolmesPersonAustralian rules football player
93%3 mentions
Hawthorn Football ClubSports TeamProfessional sports team
91%7 mentions
Matthew NicksPersonAustralian rules football player
89%3 mentions
Brandon WalkerPersonAustralian rules football player
88%1 mention
David MundyPersonFormer australian rules football player
86%2 mentions
Conor NashPersonIrish footballer
84%6 mentions
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83%10 mentions
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81%4 mentions
Hugh McCluggagePersonAustralian rules football player
80%2 mentions
Western BulldogsSports TeamAustralian Football team
78%8 mentions
Fremantle Football ClubSports TeamAustralian rules football team
76%18 mentions
Justin LangerPersonAustralian cricket coach
75%2 mentions
Jordan DawsonPerson
73%1 mention
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71%3 mentions
Jeremy CameronPersonAustralian rules football player
70%3 mentions
Taylor WalkerPersonAustralian rules football player
68%3 mentions
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66%2 mentions
Patrick DangerfieldPersonAustralian rules football player
65%1 mention
Errol GuldenPersonAustralian rules football player
63%1 mention
Max BaileyPersonAustralian rules football player
61%11 mentions
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60%2 mentions
Murphy ReidPersonAustralian rules football player
58%2 mentions
Artificial intelligenceEntityProfessional field
57%1 mention
Tim SilversPerson
55%2 mentions
Jack GunstonPersonAustralian australian rules football player
53%3 mentions
Will DayPersonAustralian rules football player
52%2 mentions
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50%2 mentions
Ben JohnsonPersonCanadian athlete
48%1 mention
Alex Neal-BullenPersonAustralian rules football player
47%1 mention
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45%1 mention
James SicilyPersonAustralian rules football player
43%2 mentions
Brian MyersPersonAmerican professional wrestler
42%1 mention
Sam MitchellPersonAustralian rules football player
40%1 mention
WhatsAppSoftware ApplicationWeb site
39%1 mention
Wayne CareyPersonAustralian rules football player
37%1 mention
LA ClippersSports TeamBasketball team
35%1 mention
St Kilda Football ClubSports Team
34%1 mention
Nic NaitanuiPersonFormer australian rules football player
32%1 mention
Jack GinnivanPersonAustralian rules football player
30%1 mention
Sydney SwansSports TeamAustralian rules football team
29%2 mentions
Nick BlakeyPersonAustralian rules football player
27%2 mentions
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25%1 mention
Australian Football LeagueSports OrganizationLeague
24%2 mentions
Arty JonesPerson
22%1 mention
Collingwood Football ClubSports TeamProfessional sports team
20%1 mention
Melbourne Cricket GroundStadium or ArenaMulti-purpose stadium in East Melbourne, Australia
19%1 mention

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