🎙️ The Early Crow Podcast – Ep. 95 | “Momentum”

Paps, Dicko & Pratty are back for Episode 95 of The Early Crow, and after one of the greatest wins in Sydney Swans history, there is plenty to get through this week! 🐓🔥

From a massive weekend of AFL Finals to some outstanding racing performances at Sandown and Randwick, the boys are rolling with plenty of momentum.

Where do we even start?

🦢 AFL – One of Sydney's Greatest Wins

The lads deep dive into the Sydney Swans' incredible AFL Finals win over the Brisbane Lions, with the Bloods producing one of their most memorable performances in recent history.

Paps gives us an inside look at what made the win so special, breaking down the game, the emotion around the group and the performance that helped send the Swans through to a home preliminary final.

And of course, we had to get to the bottom of one of the biggest mysteries of the day...

🎧 What does Justin “The Cruss” McInerney actually do on the bench with those headphones on?!

🏉 AFL Finals – The Rest of the Weekend

The boys also cast their eyes across the other massive games from the AFL Finals weekend.

⚡ The Hawks getting the job done over the Dockers in WA.

🐱 Geelong putting on a clinic in the second half.

🔴🔵 Adelaide stepping up when it mattered to get over the Western Bulldogs.

With September footy heating up, the lads discuss the big performances, key moments and what it all means heading into the next stage of the AFL Finals.

🏇 Eyes On Ponies – Sandown & Randwick

Then, as always, we turn our eyes to the ponies! 👀🐎

It was a massive weekend of Australian racing across Sandown and Randwick, with some serious performances putting themselves firmly on the radar for the spring.

The boys discuss:

🔥 Ka Ying Rising
🌟 Tempted
🐎 My Gladiola
💪 Lindermann

From Group racing performances to spring carnival implications, Paps, Dicko & Pratty break down the horses that impressed them most and what could be next for some of the biggest names in Australian racing.

Sit back, relax, and tune in. 🍻🐎🏉

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We're back with Episode 94 of The Early Crow Podcast, and this week the boys are all about the racing 🐎🔥

The 2026 spring racing season has officially kicked into gear, with the first Group 1 of the season going the way of the brilliant Autumn Glow, who returned with a dominant performance in the Group 1 Winx Stakes at Randwick.

But before we get to the big one, there's plenty to unpack from around the country.

🏆 Eyes On Ponies – Randwick

We kick things off at Sandown, where the boys dissect Saturday's Group 3 Carlyon Stakes (1000m).

Cavalry Girl continued her outstanding run of form, producing a gutsy performance to defeat Bazaball Rewarded and Losesomewinmore. The win was her third straight victory and fourth win from her past five starts, with the Tom Dabernig-trained mare now firmly on the spring radar.

The big question is now: Can Cavalry Girl take the next step into Group 1 company? 👀

She's been earmarked for the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at Sandown on September 5, meaning she could be back at the same track and distance in just a couple of weeks.

The boys discuss whether her Carlyon Stakes win was enough to suggest she can measure up against the better sprinters in the 2026 Moir Stakes, as well as throwing out a few black bookers for punters to keep an eye on heading further into the spring.

Then it's all about Royal Randwick and the biggest race of the weekend — the 2026 Group 1 Winx Stakes.

The first Group 1 of the Australian racing season produced the highly anticipated clash between Autumn Glow and Sheza Alibi, with Autumn Glow returning in style for Chris Waller and James McDonald.

Autumn Glow settled beautifully before unleashing her trademark acceleration in the straight, putting the race beyond doubt and defeating Sheza Alibi by 1.39 lengths, with Gringotts running third.

After a dominant first-up win over 1400m, the question now becomes:

Is she now the horse to beat heading towards the Sydney Spring Carnival and The Everest, and where does she fit against the best horses in Australia?

The boys break down her Winx Stakes performance, what we learnt from the Randwick meeting and where Autumn Glow could head next.

🔥 Cavalry Girl. Autumn Glow. The Moir Stakes. The Winx Stakes. The Sydney Spring Carnival.

It's all on the agenda in Episode 94 of The Early Crow Podcast.

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🏇 Eyes On Ponies – Sandown🏆 Eyes On Ponies – Randwick🤔 What's next for Autumn Glow?

We're running it back two weeks in a row with Dicko & Paps! 🐓🔥

Episode 93, “Sickies”, is up and about with plenty of AFL, Sydney Swans, horse racing, black bookers and the usual banter.

🦢 AFL

The main footy chat centres around the Sydney Swans' clash with Port Adelaide, with plenty to unpack from the weekend.

Paps runs through Dattoli's impressive performance after earning his opportunity, before the conversation turns to Logan McDonald, aka Big Bruce, and his growing impact on the AFL competition. 💪

The boys also discuss:

🏉 Will Green making his Sydney debut and holding his own against Jordan Sweet in the ruck.

🔥 Charlie Cameron kicking a bag and making his presence felt.

⚡ Jai Serong running amuck on the wing and showing why he's one of Sydney's exciting new recruits.

The lads then cast their eyes across the rest of the competition, looking at the teams sitting around the top of the AFL ladder and which sides could genuinely challenge for the premiership.

🏆 And Paps reveals who he thinks is the toughest team to beat outside of the Swans.

🏇 Eyes On Ponies

The attention then turns to the weekend's racing, with the boys reviewing the action from Caulfield Heath and Randwick.

💨 A deep dive into The Missile Stakes

👀 Angel Capital gets plenty of attention, with the boys asking whether it's time to zig while everyone else is zagging.

📕 And then Dicko goes rogue...

He brings you TWO black bookers from the weekend's racing — one from Queensland and another from Morphettville.

Who are they? You'll have to listen to find out. 👀🐎

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