Inside The Zak Butters Story + How To Spot An AFL Player Using ChatGPT 👀 | The Breakers Podcast: Ep 2

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Previously titled “Inside The Zac Butters Story + How To Spot An AFL Player Using ChatGPT 👀 | The Breakers Podcast: Ep 2” — renamed by the publisher on Sep 15, 2026

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Mitch Cleary, Tom Morris and Xander McGuire pull back the curtain on footy’s biggest stories. In Episode 2 of The Breakers: • Inside the Zac Butters story - who knew what, who missed it and how the biggest trade story of the year unfolded• Why did Butters ultimately choose the Western Bulldogs - and just how much did growing up a Dogs fan play a part?• The boys unpack the “Russian Doll” of reporting that followed the Butters news• Xander reveals the telltale sign that an AFL player’s post – was written by ChatGPT• The Zac Butters golf tip that had Xander thinking he’d landed an absolute whale...• Tom takes aim at the way big footy stories are oversold on social media• Mitch ranks his Top 5 most media-savvy AFL players - with some massive names missing the cut• After covering the NFL in Melbourne, the boys reveal what the AFL could learn from the extraordinary access American media gets to players• Plus, The Sounding Board reviews The Breakers - and the team have their right of reply 🎧 LiSTNR | Apple Podcasts | Spotify The stories behind the stories - and the conversations that normally stay between footy’s biggest news breakers! 📲 Subscribe to the 7AFL podcast feed on LiSTNR, Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you don’t miss an episode. New episode every week! 00:00 Welcome to The Breakers01:51 Inside the Zac Butters Story04:33 Why Did Butters Choose the Bulldogs?06:26 The “Russian Doll” of Butters Reporting09:46 Footy Journalism in the Attention Economy11:18 Should Journos Credit Rival Reporters?13:26 Taking Calls While Recording a Podcast15:18 Xander’s Zac Butters Golf “Whale”17:17 The Stories That Never Happened18:58 When Footy Stories Get Oversold20:40 Are AFL Players Using ChatGPT?22:37 What AFL Media Can Learn From the NFL25:19 Tom’s Tex Walker Interview30:33 Mitch’s Top 5 Most Media-Savvy AFL Players35:30 Inside an NFL Change Room36:53 NFL vs AFL Boundary Reporting39:31 The Awkward Post-Interview Handshake43:10 The Sounding Board Reviews The Breakers46:57 Xander’s Bizarre PR Email48:13 Tom Morris Is Available for Interviews?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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