The W with Sharni and Sam

Dec 03 2023 11
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Award winning journalist Sam Lane is joined by cross-code firecracker Sharni Norder to talk all things AFLW. A podcast that is equal parts insight, raw honesty and general madness. This is for the real ones.

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The Brisbane Lions silence the doubters on their way to their second AFLW flag!

Dec 03 2023 46 mins  
The Brisbane Lions have had to do it the hard way, but they are AFLW Champions again! Sam and Sharni just couldn't wait to get on the mic to dissect that epic grand final and recorded straight after the final siren. There's no shortage of things to chat about as we bring the 2023 season to an end with a massive final ep.

North stun the Crows to make the grand final, with old hands Brisbane waiting for them after the Prelims

Nov 26 2023 37 mins  
The Roos are into the AFLW grand final for the first time ever, and the five-time grand finalist Brisbane Lions are waiting to pounce! Sharni and Sam chop it all up after two nail-biting prelims, and preview the key factors ahead of the big dance. Plus we salute the Cats and Crows, and give our picks for the AFLW Best and Fairest award. One more game to go in season eight!

Cats dump out the reigning premiers, and the Crows flex in Week Two of the Finals

Nov 19 2023 37 mins  
The Cats miaow and win by a whisker! And Adelaide remind plucky Sydney that you can't just swan into the prelim! Two cracking finals, and Sharni and Sam break it all down, and set the scene for the prelims. Plus, we hear the case for Scott Gowans as coach of the year, and analyse the glut of vacant coaching positions around the league.

North goes nuclear, Swans sizzle, and the Lions flip the switch in Week One of the Finals

Nov 12 2023 32 mins  
North annihilate the Dees! The Swans fly on to a feathered face-off against the Crows in the semi-finals! And Brisbane and Geelong win through too, as Sharni and Sam react to all the week one AFLW finals results. Plus, Sam confronts Sharni over some of her good and bad predictions. Also, we get the inside story of Chloe Molloy's hilarious response to that 2-4-6-8 heckler on the Gol

A full finals preview, including those plucky Swans and Sun-sational Suns in Round 10

Nov 05 2023 42 mins  
After the most exciting home-and-away finale not involving Alf Stewart, the plucky Swans have scraped into the eight! Sharni and Sam break down the finals match-ups to come, and give the Gold Coast Suns their flowers. Plus, they reveal the AFL's reasoning behind the weekend fixturing that had some scratching their heads. It's a bumper episode this week!

Swans soar, Crows caw-caw, and the eight is a tug-of-war in Round Nine

Oct 29 2023 32 mins  
There's just something about Sydney! Sharni and Sam break down all the weekend results, including that Swannies win over Collingwood, and that thriller in Adelaide. Plus the battle to make the eight is laid out, as a Super Sunday for the ages looms in the final round of the home-and-away season!

Narrm at the top, flat-track bullies, and the race for the finals in Round Eight

Oct 22 2023 26 mins  
The Dees are at the summit again, and Sharni and Sam cast their eyes over the ladder, and ask the W Pod's very real supercomputer to determine which teams will make the eight. Plus Sharni reveals which team she's labelled flat-track bullies, and why. Also, Sam revisits the moment an unexpected on-air answer nearly stumped her!

Michael Prior's bizarre complaint, North's year, and a CBA revelation in Round Seven

Oct 15 2023 29 mins  
Is it fair for a team to be pitted against another team in the AFLW? Sharni and Sam analyse this heady conundrum - inspired by West Coast's Michael Prior - in this week's pod, plus Sharni asks 'Is it North's year?', and we go over those Prespakis tackles. Also, Sam reveals a CBA detail that could literally reshape the AFLW next season.

Hot Pies, Crows claim top spot and 'professional standards' in Round Six

Oct 08 2023 27 mins  
The gang rolls on for another week of AFLW as Sharni and Sam reflect on all the action from Round Six. Collingwood secured their second club win over the Lions in a fortnight, the Crows made a big statement in Melbourne and for a second straight round the term 'professional standards' was thrown around by AFLW coaches.

Not-so-Greater Western Sydney, Freo's fight, and Sharni is BACK in Round Five

Oct 01 2023 28 mins  
Sharni Norder makes her glorious return to the pod, after a whirlwind tour of the States, and an AFL men's grand final experience for the ages. She and Sam break down a thrilling weekend of AFLW, and they make a juicy suggestion to improve AFLM grand final day. Plus, they earmark that monster fixture coming up next week!