The Rookie in Red and White: A Sydney Swans Fan Podcast

We watched history be made on Saturday. I love this club.

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season for some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to the finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

It's September! Like many Septembers before, the Bloods are in the fray! This will be a finals campaign like no other for the Swannies. Backs against the wall, everything working against us... the list looks different but the challenge remains the same: win three games and you've got a flag! In this episode, Sos analyses how we get it done. Who will need to step up, and how we go one farther than we have since 2012. Odette drops in her brief thoughts too!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season for some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to the finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

Barnaby thinks of himself as an average bloke. His story however, is anything but average. A type-1 diabetic and former AFL player, his life changed dramatically at the age of 25 when he was king hit in an alcohol-fuelled attack, leading to a stroke and permanent brain damage.

He was forced to rebuild his life and learnt to dig deep and find the power within to overcome his challenges.

When his first wife died of cancer, he had to again look within to move forward. Barnaby is a successful keynote speaker and resilience coach who draws on his experiences and amusing anecdotes to help people be the best they can be.

Barnaby will be releasing an autobiography in March 2027 titled "Everyday Greatness: Thoughts on Athlete Mentality from a Regular Joe Bag O’ Doughnuts".

You can connect with Barnaby at https://barnabyhowarth.com/

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season for some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to the finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

In this very special episode of the pod, Sos is joined by Bevy of Bloods host Chris! We find out what he's been up to in the Bevy hiatus. Sos also does a deep "Moneyball"-esque dive into the Swans' final situation.

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season for some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to the finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

If you haven't yet, check out Odette's episode with the Fringe Players Podcast. This episode are just some reflections from Sos

Odette is joined by Liz and Serge from the Fringe Players Podcast to have a very important discussion regarding everything that has unfolded over the past week with the Sydney Swans and the broader footy community. This is a raw discussion amongst three female footy fans at a time when male voices have dominated the discourse.

We want to thank the Fringe Players Podcast for giving us their time, perspective and passion for this conversation.

In this episode, Sos gives his gut reaction to former Swans Head Coach John Longmire's new autobiography: Pain, Perspective & Premierships!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season for some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to the finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

Big win by the boys... time to unpack it! We discuss the statement win against Port, the upcoming Bombers clash, and debate a few topics in between!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season for some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to the finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

Odette is back! We chat about our victory over the Saints and our day out at Marvel Stadium. 3 games to go in the H&A season before finals lets gooo!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season for some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to the finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

Hold onto your hats this is probably a poddy best listened to both to and from work! In an absolutely stacked episode, Odette is a late withdrawal and in steps Serge from the Fringe Players Podcast in an important Fringe Player role! Serge, who is a lifelong Sydney Swans supporter, helps us review the big derby win, preview the Saints clash, and talks about her podcast the Fringe Players! Odette and Steven also open some more footy cards in a lil' special bonus at the end ;)

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Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season for some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to the finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

Not the result we were looking for, and the clock is closing in on midnight! Odette and Sos talk through the disappointing result against the Crows and preview a MUST WIN clash against the Giants!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season for some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to the finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

Doesn't it just kill ya? A loss to the ladder leaders leaves us lamenting some missed opportunities and a late-game fadeout. We unpack it all in this week's episode!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season for some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to the finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

Sos reacts to the Fremantle defeat and reflects on the importance of not extrapolating!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season for some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to the finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

The Bloods are Back! Big statement performance against the Bulldogs that keeps us within reach of 1st on the ladder and sets up a massive top-of-the-table clash against the Dockers!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season for some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to the finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

In this week's episode, we lick our wounds after the loss to the reigning premiers on their home turf and prepare for a season-defining clash against the Bulldogs back on the SCG!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

Special bonus episode this weekend. Sos has some thoughts he needs to get off his chest to anyone willing to listen!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

In this week's episode, we preview our massive clash with the Brisbane Lions and the imminent return of King Errol! We also go toe-to-toe on our best 12 Swans players in this season so far and open up some more footy cards! Lets goooooo

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

In this week's episode, we review another nail-biting win against Port Adelaide and open up some footy cards!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

In this week's episode, we celebrate a close win and lament the injury toll. We also discuss our last match before the bye and feature a new exciting segment!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

Would hate to be a defensive coach in the Richmond rooms on the weekend! Big win for the Swans, we unpack in the studio, also it's stats galore thanks to some helpful data from The Actual Score!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

We hate Geelong. Onwards and upwards though, 9-2 and too shabby!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

Odette is BACK! Sos is SICK! He still pushes through and commits to the podcast episode, but the resulting hour of audio may or may not be unlistenable... sorry in advance! As fever delirium sets in Odette and Sos review the ugly win against the Pies and the tough prospect of facing Geelong down in Geelong!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

Sos is flying solo today, accompanied by his Rodecaster Pro; it goes as well as you might expect. Regardless, games are reviewed, games are previewed and sound effect buttons are smashed!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

Following on from their weekend review of the Demons game with Demon fanatics Dana and Arpan; Sos and Odette are back at RIRW HQ to preview the upcoming Norf clash. In even better news, the poddy got a major upgrade... we got sound fx baby!!!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

In this episode, Dees fanatics Dana and Arpan return to the podcast! We get thoughts before and after the game and reflect on the season ahead for both clubs! Also we now have sound effects, lets goooo!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

We rolled into Marvel stadium and made short work of an injury-riddled Bulldogs. The game had many highs and scary lows but ultimately we collected the 4 points and got on the next flight home! Now we host the Melbourne Demons who have surprised most with an impressive start to 2026. Currently sitting in 4th, this Sunday promises to be an exciting top 4 clash. Can we keep the streak alive?

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

In this Episode, Sos and Odette are joined by Darcy from the Bloodlines podcast! We chat to Darcy about his podcast and the power of stories in shaping a club. We review the strong win against the Giants and preview the big Marvel Stadium clash against the Western Bulldogs! Darcy Smyth is a lifelong Swans fan, business and leadership mentor, and storyteller. He believes great clubs are not built on moments, they are built on memory. The Bloodlines is his way of helping preserve the ones that matter most for a club that means so much, to so many.

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

In this Episode, Sos and Odette discuss the solid win over the Suns at the annual festival of footy! Some topical discussions about AFL media at present, and a preview of the upcoming battle of the bridge against the unpredictable Giants.

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

In this Episode, Sos and Odette review the absolute shellacking of the West Coast Eagles, and we discuss our big upcoming clash against the Gold Coast Suns!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 60 years or 60 minutes; all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

In this Episode, Sos is flying solo! He previews the West Coast clash and discusses the next run of games!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 50 years or 50 minutes, all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

In this Episode, we review the close loss to the Hawks. Sos introduces Stats Corner where we compare some key statistics across some of the more successful clubs in 2026 thus far!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 50 years or 50 minutes, all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

In this Episode, we commiserate the injury to beloved Swan Errol Gulden and review the impressive victory against the Lions. What does this injury mean for season 2026? Can we respond to the adversity with a big win over the Hawks this Thursday night?

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 50 years or 50 minutes, all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

Odette and Sos are joined by very special guest Noddy from A Bevy of Bloods! The trio discuss the erratic clash against the Blues which saw us kick 12 goals in a single quarter!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 50 years or 50 minutes, all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

Odette and Sos kick off season 2026 with their ladder predictions, a discussion about the off-season movement and a preview of the opening round clash against Charlie's old side, the Blue Baggers!

Odette and Sos are back for season 2026! Some big arrivals and big departures, a full pre-season into some key personnel, and a whole lot of potential. Will Coxy take the Swans to finals for the first time in his tenure? Does Charlie deliver on his massive potential? Does the pain of losing Will and O-flo ever leave? Join the Rookies every week for a fresh dose of Swans chat! It doesn't matter if you've been a fan for 50 years or 50 minutes, all are welcome at the Rookie in Red and White!

Join Sos and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans, and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

In this episode, we crown our 2025 Hottest Player and cap of Season 2025 with a very delayed final episode!

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Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans, and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

In this episode, we review the disappointing loss against the Cats. Steven reflects on our team's mental toughness, and we share our thoughts regarding the recent Isak Rankine controversy!

Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans, and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

In this episode, we've hit our 50th episode! It is chocked full of segments as well as reflections about the match against the Lions. We also drop a brand new Swan Song!

Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans, and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

In this episode, Steven is alone for a Friday night special. It's a whole lotta ramblin' from a man without a plan

Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans, and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

In this episode, Odette and Steven review the disappointing, season-ending loss to our cross-town rivals and speculate on what remains for season 2025!

Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans, and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

In this episode, Steven reviews his trip up to the SCG and the evening spent with the Bevy of Bloods! We reflect on the solid win over North Melbourne and preview the Battle of the Bridge coming up.

Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

In this episode, we recap the stress test that was our win over St Kilda and discuss the Luke Parker's return game to the SCG against North Melbourne!

Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

In this episode, we recap the fantastic win against the Dockers. We get a cameo from "The Black Swan" and Odettes Observations returns! There is also a brand spanking new Swan Song! It's an action-packed episode of the podcast this week!

Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

Part two here! We vote on our hottest player and preview the Dockers game. We also do some trade talk!

Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

Gremlins in the studio this week corrupted half of our episode! We are in the process of recording the second half but in the meantime, enjoy our thoughts about the game against the Bulldogs and Odette's Observations!

Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

On this episode, Steven has Covid and has nobly nominated to do this podcast alone so Odette doesn't get sick! He rambles for some time, but he used a microsoft word document to keep himself on track, so it's somewhat listenable! Odette chimes in from time to time through voice memos, and that's pretty much the show... enjoy!

Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

A big win on the MCG has gotten spirits high! After a restful bye, the Rookie in Red and White is back to talk over the win against the Tigers and the big clash coming up against Port Adelaide. Odette's Observations return, as does Hottest Player and a brand new Swan Song!

Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

Things are getting dark down at Rookie in Red and White HQ as we review a rough loss to the Adelaide Crows. Steven tries to find a silver lining and Odette tries to make sense of a very different second season following the Bloods. We also preview a must-win game against the Tigers!

Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! The show where we take someone with little knowledge of the AFL and see if we can turn them into a Sydney Swans expert. It's Season 2 and Odette is back and armed with a season of knowledge about the Swans including massive highs and devastating lows. Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

In this very special episode, Odette and Steven and joined by Melbourne fanatics Dana and Arpan as we take a group trip to the MCG to watch a slaughter in person. We review a very disappointing showing from the Swans and discuss what is next for our boys as we face the Crows at the SCG.

Featured Music: The Way - After School Care

Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! The show where we take someone with little knowledge of the AFL and see if we can turn them into a Sydney Swans expert. It's Season 2 and Odette is back and armed with a season of knowledge about the Swans including massive highs and devastating lows. Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

Steven is sick, and so for the first time ever, Odette is steering the ship solo! She answers some questions about her footy journey so far, reviews the strong performance agaisn the Blues and previews a big clash against the Demons this Sunday!

Featured Music: The Way - After School Care

Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! The show where we take someone with little knowledge of the AFL and see if we can turn them into a Sydney Swans expert. It's Season 2 and Odette is back and armed with a season of knowledge about the Swans including massive highs and devastating lows. Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

Steven and Odette discuss the frustrating loss to the Bombers and preview the upcoming clash against the Blues. Odette's Observations is back and live from the ground for the first time in season 2025! Also, a new Swan Song!

Featured Music: The Way - After School Care

Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! The show where we take someone with little knowledge of the AFL and see if we can turn them into a Sydney Swans expert. It's Season 2 and Odette is back and armed with a season of knowledge about the Swans including massive highs and devastating lows. Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

Odette is a late out and Steven goes tangential on it! For the first time ever, Odettes Observation's as read by Steven!

Featured Music: The Way - After School Care

Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! The show where we take someone with little knowledge of the AFL and see if we can turn them into a Sydney Swans expert. It's Season 2 and Odette is back and armed with a season of knowledge about the Swans including massive highs and devastating lows. Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

Odette is back and chaos ensues! We chat about the last few weeks of disappointing results and project to the season ahead!

Featured Music: The Way - After School Care

Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! The show where we take someone with little knowledge of the AFL and see if we can turn them into a Sydney Swans expert. It's Season 2 and Odette is back and armed with a season of knowledge about the Swans including massive highs and devastating lows. Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

Odette is still away and is relegated to phone-recorded cameos, which means Steven is flying solo again! All our favourite segments are back, including a brand new Swan Song! The Pies loss gets dissected and the upcoming Port clash gets inspected!

Featured Music: The Way - After School Care

Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! The show where we take someone with little knowledge of the AFL and see if we can turn them into a Sydney Swans expert. It's Season 2 and Odette is back and armed with a season of knowledge about the Swans including massive highs and devastating lows. Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

In this episode, Odette is on a plane and we try and make that work, a new Swan Song is featured and Steven rants all things Sydney way too late at night!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! The show where we take someone with little knowledge of the AFL and see if we can turn them into a Sydney Swans expert. It's Season 2 and Odette is back and armed with a season of knowledge about the Swans including massive highs and devastating lows. Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

In this episode, Odette returns and provides a long-overdue review of the Dockers win! We discuss how Odette would coach the Swans to a win over North Melbourne and some of the best segments are back!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! The show where we take someone with little knowledge of the AFL and see if we can turn them into a Sydney Swans expert. It's Season 2 and Odette is back and armed with a season of knowledge about the Swans including massive highs and devastating lows. Join Steven and Odette as they share the trials and tribulations of following the Swans and Odette continues on her journey towards becoming a Sydney Swans expert!

In this episode, Steven is flying solo! There is a lack of segments and a lack of Odette, but as per usual, Steven has plenty to say and manages to talk to himself for 30 minutes uninterrupted.

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from no idea to one eye'd cheerer. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed blood's fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

In this episode, we review our first game of the season against the Hawks, preview the grand final rematch against the Lions, and a fan favourite segment returns for 2025!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from no idea to one eye'd cheerer. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed blood's fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

In this episode, we set the stage for Odette's second season following the mighty bloods! Steven throws a number of questions for Odette to ponder and we introduce a brand new segment!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed Bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

In this episode, Steven and Odette talk about the devastating Grand Final loss to close out an incredible season. We discuss the season at large and the future of the Rookie in Red and White!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

In this episode, Steven and Odette talk about the incredible Swan's performance that booked us a ticket to the big dance! We also discuss the Brownlow Medal night that has just passed, and reflect on the upcoming date with destiny this Saturday at the MCG!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

In this episode, Steven and Odette preview the upcoming Preliminary Final clash against Port Adelaide! Can we redeem the shock 112-point loss this season?

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are! On this episode, we discuss our huge victory over our crosstown rivals the GWS Giants. Steven retells the story of his expedition up to Sydney and his time spent with the Bevy of Bloods; while Odette retells her expedition to her couch. Featured Music: The Way - After School Care

Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are! This week, we go full March Madness and whip out a competition bracket in order to determine our hottest player for 2024. We chat about the upcoming clash against the Giants and reflect on a fun time we had with the boys from the Bevy of Bloods Swans Podcast! Featured Music: The Way - After School Care

Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are! In this episode, we Steven and Odette look back on the Home and Away season of 2024 and Steven prompts some reflection for Odette having watched her first season of footy! Featured Music: The Way - After School Care

Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

This week Steven is alone once more and does his best to keep the ship steady. He discusses the victory over the Pies, the big clash against the Bombers and discusses his choice for this week's hottest player! As a bit of extra fun, he runs through the remaining games of the season and makes his predictions for the finals - any guess who wins the flag ;)

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

This week is a line-in-the-sand moment for the podcast, Steven presents his first Steven's Statement in response to the recent performances by the Swans, and the podcast looks at where to from here as far as the rest of the season is concerned.

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

Odette is back and we finally have a return to normalcy at the RinR&W! We discuss a shattering performance against the dangerous bulldogs and talk about the important matchup against Port Adelaide. Some famous segments are back and we go for the whole 9 yards with a 60+ minute chat!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

Odette is sick! Steven takes on the solo duties and reflects on a solid victory against a lowly North Melbourne. Can he manage to talk to himself for more than 30 minutes? Does he even notice Odette is missing? All these questions and more answered in the episode!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

In this episode, we reflect on a tight win against an admirable Bulldogs outfit. We also have a chat about our recent opportunity to speak with Chris from the Bevy of Bloods podcast! Steven details the dark day in September 2022 as we prepare for a prime opportunity to strike vengeance against the cats! Another addition to a classic segment features -with a slight twist- and we talk about our upcoming time abroad and what that means for the podcast!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

We are very up and about this episode in a chat full of plaudits for the bloods across the board. We have a in-depth chat about the incredible performance we put up against the Blues and our search for hottest player continues. A surprise cameo drops in as we preview our upcoming clash against the unpredictable Bulldogs.

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

In this episode, we celebrate another win as we go 8-1 for the season. We rate our hottest players and we preview a massive game against the Blues this Friday!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

In this episode, we reflect on a humungous victory over our cross-town rivals. We also discuss our upcoming match against Fremantle and some classic segments get some airtime!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

In this episode, review our comprehensive win against the Hawks and preview our upcoming derby clash against the GWS Giants. Odette brings us her observations live from the MCG and we debate who is worthy of hottest player of the week!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

In this episode, we reflect on our strong outing against the Gold Coast Suns and preview our upcoming fixture against the Hawks at the MCG. It's segments galore as Odette adds another segment, we hear some of her legendary observations, and we establish the Hottest Player of the Week competition.

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

In this episode, we dissect a frustrating but important win over the Eagles. We then preview our upcoming clash against the Gold Coast Suns. Odette's new segment receives much-needed airtime and we answer a few questions from the outer!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

In this episode, we reflect on the upset loss against the Tigers and what could have been with a potential 5 - 0 start heading into the bye! We also preview our upcoming clash against the West Coast Eagles at Gather Round! Odette goes rogue and starts yet another segment where she interviews MCG patrons! It's a packed episode!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed bloods fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

In this episode, we review our victory over the Essendon Football Club and discus the controversial nature of the game. Odette and Steven have their first major disagreement, and we talk about our upcoming Round 3 clash against the Richmond Tigers!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obsessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed blood's fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

In this episode, we review our massive victory over the reigning premiers Collingwood, Odette gets a question from the crowd, and we talk about our upcoming Round 2 match against the unpredictable Bombers!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from oblivious idea to obssessed. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed blood's fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

In this episode, we review our big win over the Demons, throw some questions back and forth about Odette's first full-game experience, and talk about Sydney's upcoming Round 1 clash against the reigning premiers Collingwood!

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Welcome to the Rookie in Red and White! A new podcast documenting the journey of one Sydney Swans fan from no idea to one eye'd cheerer. Every week, with the guiding hand of obsessed blood's fan Steven, The Swan Princess 'Odette' will learn all about Australian Rules Football, the AFL, the Sydney Swans, and more importantly, the history, fans, staff and players that make the team who they are!

In this episode, we introduce the show, throw some questions at one another to gauge Odette's current footy knowledge, and talk about Sydney's upcoming season opener against the Dees.

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