The 2018 Rising Star winner appeared destined for a lengthy career at AFL level. He had sharp skills, speed to burn and an ability to stand up on the biggest stage of all.

Yet just seven years later, Jaidyn Stephenson joins The Watch to break down his decision to step away from professional football.

In August, 2023, Joel Smith tested positive for the use of an illicit drug during an AFL match.

He was subsequently suspended from playing professional sport for four years.

Now, 19 months later, he speaks publicly about the incident, and the aftermath, for the very first time.

467 men have donned the Baggy Green for Australia, but just one of them have also featured on The Watch.

With the summer officially here, five-time Sheffield Shield champion and former test batsman, Bob Quiney, jumps on the podcast to talk all things cricket.

From undrafted to All-Australian in the space of a couple of months.

From Adelaide to Melbourne, to Gold Coast, to Hawthorn,

From pathing the way, to facing the keyboard warriors.

Sarah Perkins experienced it all in her decorated AFLW career.

It's an Olympic year, which means we need an Olympic podcast, and who better to talk to than someone who has been to the past three Games in a row.

This guest has jumped further than any woman in this country's history... just let that sink in.

Brooke Buschkuehl joins The Watch to provide an insight into life inside the Olympic Village and details her road to the top.

The term 'football royalty' is saved for résumés like this: 200 AFL games, two AFL Grand Finals and a Brownlow Medal.

Shane Woewodin achieved all of that in his nine seasons at the top level, representing Melbourne and Collingwood between 1997 and 2005.

Now, he's back involved in the game he loves through his son, Taj, who's creating his own name in the red and blue.

There's no such thing as a quiet week for an AFL journalist, and this episode demonstrates just that.

Tom Morris delves into the happenings of the Melbourne Football Club, details his personal comeback story and provides an insight into the role of a journo.

50, 40, 30, 20, 15, closing, goal.

That's how this guest will forever be remembered, gifting Melbourne fans with a memory that will last a lifetime.

But Mitch Hannan's story extends far beyond his Elimination Final heroics in 2018.