The Local

We saw some stats and records that have to be seen to be believed in this week's episode of The Local!Daniel Harford talks through all the biggest talking points from the weekend of local footy including:- Aussie Smith's astonishing 83-disposal game- A 600th game milestone, all for the same club- Those who can assist but can't score- An undefeated teams updatePlus so much more!

Working in both school and community football in 2026, Nathan Thompson is entrenched in local footy and he joins his old teammate Daniel Harford to go through his footballing journey.Thommo chats through how he his balancing his time between coaching at Broadford and Assumption College, his experience in community football as a child and why he still remains involved in the sport.

It was another week of astonishing performances in the local footy space, highlighted by two extraordinary 72-disposal games on the same day!Find out who achieved those feats and also:- Who is has a 100% spoil to disposal rate this season- Which Tassie footballer kicked another bag - How many sides remain undefeated in 2026

Fresh off a career-high 15-goal display for Cora Lynn on the weekend, local footy star Nathan Gardiner joins Harf to chat through his time in the local footy space and his quest for a premiership and to reach a historic 1000-goal milestone.

There was so much to unpack in another big episode of The Local podcast with Daniel Harford this week including:-A tribute on Nathan Fitzgerald-An undefeated teams update-The Tassie women who are stuffing the stat sheet-The country's best impact scorersAnd so much more!You can support the Fitzgerald family by clicking the link here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/supporting-the-fitzgerald-family-vn2ut?attribution_id=sl:9ba69f45-e56a-45eb-8960-b495edfad474&lang=en_AU&ts=1783310316&utm_campaign=man_ss_icons&utm_content=amp20_t1&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

Taking on the task as President of the Noble Park Football Club to honour his late father David, club legend Shayne Allan is leading the Bulls through its toughest period since joining the EFNL at the turn of the century, but it won't stop him from looking to bring the club back to its glory days.Fresh of the senior men's side's first victory of the season, Shayne chats to Harf about his fondest memories at the club as a player, the challenges he's facing now as President, and why he is confident Noble Park can turn things around.

Daniel Harford is back bringing you all the latest on the local footy scene on a day important for many community clubs, the local footy transfer deadline!We chat through the biggest individual statlines of the week, the best contested beasts raging across local footy, which ex-AFL stars made a cameo over the weekend and so much more!

Diamond Creek are enjoying a historic rise in Division 1 of the Northern Football Netball League following their 2025 Division 2 flag.Fresh off back to back victories against top two sides Heidelberg and Montmorency, Andrew Tranquilli joins Daniel Harford to talk through his local footy coaching journey, what makes the Creekers tick in 2026 and what makes community football so enjoyable to be a part of.

It was a jam packed episode of The Local this week, highlighted by a new Premier Data record for the most hit outs ever produced in a single match!Plus, we go through which unbeaten streaks came to an end, who the most dominant rucks are in the country and we tell you how you can get Harf to wear your club's merch on the podcast!