Episode 56- GWS Giants AFLW player and Olympic Gold Medallist Chloe Dalton
Release Date: 09/24/2024
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Mark played 201 games and kicked 236 games in his time at Collingwood and Brisbane. He captained the Collingwood Football Club and is a 2x Club Best and Fairest. He played 380 games and kicked 377 goals including his time at State League level. Mark coached Port Adelaide from 1999 to 2010, guiding the club to their first AFL premiership in 2004. He has had various assistant coaching roles, from Essendon, to GWS, he joined Richmond as a development coach. He coached Werribee’s VFL side from 2019 to 2020. Mark was Melbourne’s Head of Development from 2020 to 2025. He was...
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Laela is a former North Adelaide SANFLW player. Laela was awarded the Best on Ground Medal for the SANFLW state team in a representative match with WAFLW state team. She joined Melbourne in 2025 after being signed as an injury replacement player. She’s played 14 AFLW games to date.
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Brad Lloyd is a former football adminstrator he was Fremantle's List Manager before joining Carlton as General Manager of Football in 2018. In this episode we discussed a wide range of topics from his time at Hawthorn, Williamstown, Fremantle and Carlton. We unpacked the highs and lows of football. Carlton's external review in 2021. What it was like working with different coaches. We unpacked the rise from bottom four to a preliminary final in 2023. The 2024 season and Elimination Final against Brisbane. The 2025 season and infamous airport press conference and second half fade-outs and...
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Talor was selected by Carlton with pick 45 in the 2025 AFL draft. In 2025, he claimed the Greater Western Victoria Rebels best and fairest. Named in the Coates Talent League Team of the Year. Talor is described as an exciting attacking small forward.
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Zaine was selected by the Western Bulldogs with Pick 62 in the 2014 draft as a Father-Son selection. He played 141 AFL games and kicked 21 goals. He’s a 2016 Premiership Player with the Western Bulldogs. He joined St Kilda as an unrestricted free agent in 2022. In 2025, he was delisted by the Saints and subsequently announced his retirement.
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Alex played 2 AFL games for Hawthorn and unfortunately suffered 5 ACL injuries across his career. He won the 2014 JJ Liston Trophy. He’s now involved with the Adelaide Crows recruiting team.
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At the time of recording, Brooke has played 26 AFLW games. Brooke was selected by Carlton with Pick 23 in the 2021 AFLW draft. Brooke missed the 2024 season due to a hamstring injury. She missed the start of the 2025 season due to a wrist injury. We discussed her injury concerns, life as a Blue and the side's current season to date!
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She won the SANFLW Best and Fairest award in 2023 along with the SANFLW Breakthrough Player of the Year and Coaches Award. Piper was named Captain of the 2023 under-18 All Australian team. Piper was selected by Port Adelaide with Pick 19 in the 2023 AFLW draft. She played every game in her debut season. Piper has played 16 AFLW games and kicked 2 goals.
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Josh Gibson played 225 games and kicked 5 goals for North Melbourne and Hawthorn. He’s a three-time Premiership player, two-time Peter Crimmins Medallist and one-time All Australian. He was renowned for his spoiling ability
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Justin Madden played 332 V/AFL games and kicked 190 V/AFL goals. He’s a two-time premiership player at Carlton, two-time club best and fairest winner and one-time All-Australian. In 1985, he finished runner-up in the Brownlow Medal. Justin also had a career in politics for 15-years from 1999 to 2014.
info_outlineChloe Dalton is a GWS Giants AFLW player. Chloe has played 32 AFLW games and kicked 8 goals. Chloe is also a former AFLW player at Carlton. Chloe is an Olympic Gold Medallist, a part of Australia's gold-medal-winning rugby sevens team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Chloe is also the founder of the Female Athlete Project.