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Open Mike

Mike Sheahan, one of the AFL's most respected journalists, hosts Open Mike on Fox Footy, an insightful TV interview series featuring some of the greats of the game and providing viewers with the most ... Read more

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Sandy Roberts: a broadcasting legend reflects on his stellar career

Sandy Roberts: a broadcasting legend reflects on his stellar career

Veteran broadcaster Sandy Roberts has announced his retirement from TV after a career spanning 46 years and more than 11... Read more

19 Mar 2019

52mins

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Stevie Johnson: the truth behind the "Just call me 'Norm'!" story

Stevie Johnson: the truth behind the "Just call me 'Norm'!" story

One of September's greatest performers, the mercurial Stevie Johnson, sits down with Mike to discuss his sparkling caree... Read more

10 Sep 2019

28mins

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Open Mike: Brendon Gale

Open Mike: Brendon Gale

Richmond was a basket case when Brendon Gale started as a player in the late 1980s. The situation was much the same when... Read more

29 Aug 2017

26mins

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Open Mike: Mike Fitzpatrick

Open Mike: Mike Fitzpatrick

After winning three flags at Carlton, the Rhodes Scholar Mike Fitzpatrick sat on the AFL Commission throughout all the b... Read more

15 May 2018

27mins

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Ray McLean: Leading teams to greater glory

Ray McLean: Leading teams to greater glory

Credited with the turnaround of leadership standards in the AFL, Leading Teams' Ray McLean joins Mike.See omnystudio.com... Read more

3 Sep 2019

28mins

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Open Mike: Hannah Mouncey

Open Mike: Hannah Mouncey

Hannah Mouncey made headlines after being ruled ineligible for selection in the 2017 AFLW Draft. The transgender footbal... Read more

29 May 2018

28mins

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Open Mike: Dustin Fletcher

Open Mike: Dustin Fletcher

Dustin Fletcher started his AFL career as a shy, spindly 17-year-old schoolboy. It was to be 23 years before he finished... Read more

5 Sep 2017

27mins

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Brendon Goddard: from a Saint to a Bomber

Brendon Goddard: from a Saint to a Bomber

Over 330 games for St. Kilda and Essendon, Brendon Goddard was named All-Australian twice but despite his best effort, a... Read more

9 Apr 2019

28mins

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"I knew there was no stage five" - champion golfer Mike Allen speaks to Mike

"I knew there was no stage five" - champion golfer Mike Allen speaks to Mike

Not many people diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer feel ‘unbelievably lucky’, but former golfer and popular radio pe... Read more

29 May 2019

28mins

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Open Mike: Bob Murphy

Open Mike: Bob Murphy

Writer, rock n roller, 300-game player, club captain, rascal, Bob. Mike Sheahan has a yarn with legendary Western Bulldo... Read more

3 Apr 2018

28mins

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Scott Cummings: the champion forward on "the darkest period of my life"

Scott Cummings: the champion forward on "the darkest period of my life"

The Coleman Medalist in 1999, Scott Cummings kicked 349 goals in 128 games for four AFL clubs - including a bag of eight... Read more

20 Aug 2019

29mins

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Open Ben: Mike Sheahan

Open Ben: Mike Sheahan

Player Takeover continues on Fox Footy with one of the competition’s finest swapping his boots for the clipboard. North ... Read more

11 Jul 2018

28mins

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Moore vs Dench - a rivalry that defined football in the 1970s

Moore vs Dench - a rivalry that defined football in the 1970s

Two of the best players of their era, Kelvin Moore and David Dench sit down with Mike to discuss their careers and rival... Read more

7 May 2019

29mins

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Rodney Eade: Rocket was an expressive coach - will he open up to Mike?

Rodney Eade: Rocket was an expressive coach - will he open up to Mike?

Mike is joined by four-time premiership player Rodney Eade, who after a glittering playing career then coached 377 games... Read more

23 Apr 2019

28mins

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Open Mike: Shaun Rehn

Open Mike: Shaun Rehn

In Grand Final week, two-time Premiership hero Shaun Rehn opens up on a successful career battling both mental and physi... Read more

25 Sep 2018

27mins

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Open Mike: Paul Connors

Open Mike: Paul Connors

Paul Connors is the AFL's Jerry Maguire ... a young, starry-eyed player manager who built an empire from a hope and a pr... Read more

22 Aug 2017

28mins

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Open Mike: Justin Madden

Open Mike: Justin Madden

Standing at 206cm, Justin 'Harry' Madden played 332 games, won two premierships and later became a state minister - all ... Read more

1 May 2018

28mins

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Open Mike: Danny Southern

Open Mike: Danny Southern

From 1990's Bulldogs hard man to jet-setter and Islam convert - Daniel Southern has lived a life. He tells Mike Sheahan ... Read more

14 Aug 2018

27mins

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Open Mike: Mark Brayshaw

Open Mike: Mark Brayshaw

The rollercoaster that is having three sons in the AFL at the same time is an emotional one. Mark Brayshaw, father of An... Read more

11 Sep 2018

27mins

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Open Mike: Merv Keane

Open Mike: Merv Keane

Merv Keane is a three-time Premiership player and part of Richmond's Team of the Century. Tragically, Merv suffered inco... Read more

17 Apr 2018

28mins

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