MIDWEEK RUB | The AFL's "False Threat", Geelong's Huge Departure, Should Kick Ins Count As A Stat?

MIDWEEK RUB | The AFL's "False Threat", Geelong's Huge Departure, Should Kick Ins Count As A Stat?

Author: Triple M August 5, 2026 Duration: 38:20

Joey, Daisy and Damo are back in the studio with three weeks left in the home and away season - and resting players is firmly on the agenda. Is it a false threat to punish teams for managing players late in the season? Plus we find out how much it helped Joey back in 2013.

Nigel Lappin's left the Cats for Tassie, while the futures of Jacob Weitering and Eric Hipwood are speculated. Melbourne/Fremantle and St Kilda/Carlton look like season-defining clashes for all four teams, plus for tips and big calls for the rest of round 22.

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