The Footy Dictionary
Episodes
Coin toss arcs, players with anxious faces and the most generic fixture imaginable
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The final siren has sounded at Dictionary HQ, but the boys are in the studio to give one last worthy hurrah in radio junk time. Thanks for liste...
Commeti-isms, purple patches and the footy-loving king of Egyptian pop
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Harper's coming into the studio at his highest point this week, still buzzing off Essendon's streak-snapping win over Port. Hamish is not so happy - a...
Shushing, scoreboards and the fate of the Auskickers who wore team jumpers
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A hush has gone 'round Dictionary HQ after Carlton and Essendon were consigned to 0-2 starts ahead of their primetime fixtures this weekend. Ham...
Ill-suited sponsors, sporadic score announcements and an 1860s legend
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hamish O'Brien and Harper Pestinger have a lot to say about the final week of AFL pre-season. Stadium MCs, sponsor contract negotiators and tropical w...
Goalsneaks, commentary shake-ups and prime ministerial ramps
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-season action is gaining speed, Robert Menzies is ramping up and The Footy Dictionary is hitting its straps this week. Join Harper Pestinger and H...
Sunken seats, smooth jazz and Stonehenge
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing brings people together like a match sim at Whitten Oval. All it took was four-goal second half from Tom Edwards, and just like that Harp...
The Very Best of The Footy Dictionary
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
'What's this whole Dictionary show even about?' Well, it's definitely not on-field analysis, and we've stretched beyond just the language of Aus...
Love letters, AFL South Africa and a guest appearance from Chris Martin
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's come to this. Six weeks of scouring the depths of history to find football's greatest journeymen. Today, we finalise our All-Journeyman lin...
Ben Cameron | Wool and leather, crepe paper, and the very fabric of the game
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this crafts and textiles edition of The Dictionary, art aficionado/ABC Sport commentator Ben Cameron joins Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien to t...
Marnie Vinall | Dubious journeymen, jazzed-up jumpers and soup scepticism
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marnie Vinall - of ABC and The Footy with Broden Kelly fame - is in the studio with Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien to present her greatest n...
The Return (with Mark Fine)
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I see it, but I don't believe it! Don't adjust your set! It's the greatest miracle since Brendan Fevola's 2006 Grand Final sprint triumph! Your mainst...
The art of banner making, overzealous announcers and Graham Johncock's cat
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Back and energised after a three-week suspension for failing to acknowledge Josh Walker's journeyman credentials, Harper Pestinger, Hamish O'Brien and...
Sexy sirens, fortresses and the animal kingdom's best 22
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off their best performance of the season, Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien are back to tackle the footy questions you didn't know needed answ...
Evangelical dominators, low-level big time and Ricciuto's handiest point
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You thought the journeymen deep dives were over. We thought the journeymen deep dives were over. Anthony Hudson, though, had different plans and has t...
Al from Alberton, slugs under the roof and Hawkins Disease
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Harper, Connor and Hamish are back again to over-analyse this week's critical talking points and shake up Greg Champion's tyrannical footy song monopo...
Jack Langdon + Joe Horrigan | Goalpost thickness, satisfying sirens and scoreboard design
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All the way back in November, journalism students and future media big dogs Jack Langdon and Joe Horrigan ventured north of the Yarra to detail their ...
Pill up the arse, eye-raising eye-lowering and the battle of Porn City
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Footy Dictionary is back, in a big, Elliott-Himmelberg-kick-into the-Torrens kind of way. For our debut SYN Radio episode, Harper Pestinger and Ha...
Sarah Black | Saga-gate, train-to-game walks and seat thwacking
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Black from AFL Media joins Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien at Footy Dictionary HQ to dissect and discuss footy's niches on The Things About ...
Peter Ryan | New Sherrin smell, Frank Walker and administrative euphemisms
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Age's Peter Ryan jumps on The Things About Football to talk through the niches of footy with Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien. Before that thou...
Ryan Daniels | Animalistic nicknames, numerically sequenced name reading and overeager news-breaking
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Back from a post-finals bye, Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien are joined by 7 News Perth's Ryan Daniels for The Things About Football. The tribunal...
Daniel Cherny | Geelongs' B&F placings fiasco, the marijuana of scoreboards and a perenially overlooked footy musician
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien are joined by CODE Sports' Daniel Cherny for the inaugural episode of The Things About Football series. First up, ...
Party time, laughing stocks and Bloods baths
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who's eligible for the "former TEAM X" tag? When is it appropriate to say "game over? And is there a formula for journeymanality? Hamish O'Brien, Harp...
Journeymen, goal music suitability and unfinished business
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How much would Buddy Franklin's arm oil sell for per millilitre? When can you say "a Grand Final like no other"? And does the ladder have a pointy end...
Atonements, traffic cops and ruckmen up in arms
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are the criteria for an attacking bombardment? Can a 34-year-old commit to a club for life? And is the royal family in a rebuild? Harper Pestinge...
Slip of the tongues, Rolls Royces and listening to what???
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After prolonged discussions, The Footy Dictionary higher-ups have decided to give Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien one more go. How deep is "deep i...
Must-win finals, end-of-season pointiness and the partyspoiling-ometer
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you got 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳? Harper Pestinger and Hamish O'Brien sure do, and they're here go in-depth on the language ...