Episode 19, 2026

-Franky's Editorial. Desperately close and luckless yet again -Cat Chat: Contending every year is amazing but when you bow out within arms reach of that cup it hurts! VFL GF preview and AFLW wrap -Cat Scan: Butters settles for mediocrity, but Greene day. Why Toby will be a great addition and why we need to go all chips to fix a gaping hole that Luke Jackson exposed. -Media Hiss-teria: The anti Geelong sentiment continues across socials but also mainstream. -Review: We go in depth. Rue the Cats ordinary start. Applaud their comeback and are left baffled with some terrible crowd influenced non calls and inconsitencies in such a high stakes game. *Best &Feral-est award: Top 6, Podium and winner announced!!! The most coveted award in footy presented to (tune in to find out). Usually a great guide for Carji and the Brownlow. Gamble Responsibly! -Cat in the Hat. Meowstry Files: Who will take the coveted Who Am I crown for the yearCryptic Cat: Final Reveal of the year. -Thanks for an incredible year and for keeping us the number 1 rated Geelong Cats pod on Apple every week.

-Franky's Editorial. One down, Three to go! -Intro -Cat Chat: Jezza should he? Shouldn't he?; Holmesy better for the run. Worp set back. -Cat Scan: All the latest from all our watches including Kola watch, Butters watch, Marshall watch and Greene watch. -Media Hissteria: Fox Footy montage completely forgot Geelong. Paddy not acknowledged enough, Clarko presser: Damned if you do, damned if you don't -Review: We relive that clinical victory over the Blues including the all important Best & Feral-est votes. -Cat in the Hat! The Who Am I is getting harder and harder despite a very limited list of current players left to guess. Cryptic Cat: The listeners version of Cat in the Hat is a ripper this week. We also reveal last week's. -Preview: We deep dive into all the key match ups and where we predict the game will be won and lost including the best oppo analysis in the business with Harve's prey profile.  

-Franky's Editorial -Cat Chat: Holmesy: Wll he?/ Won't he? VFL wrap through to Prelim, AFLW 2 in a row -Cat Scan: Butters Watch: All the latest and an insight into how the Cats can offer the biggest contract offer on record. Greene watch and Marshall watch also. -Media Hissteria: Outside the Cat flap: Clarko Roos latest. Inside the Cat flap: Now that all the facts are known and investigation complete, was the Kola story a massive blow up or fair play? Cats media performers during the week. Mitch Cleary. Kettle pot black? -Cat in the Hat: The Meowstry Files return following Harves one stroke penalty. He's back quiz mastering and TIm in the hot seat. Cryptic Cat: The most anticipated Cryptic Cat of the year and one of our trickiest yet. Play along at home. -Preview: We deep dive into Friday night's massive elimination final with all the key match ups and the best oppo analysis in the business with Harves' 'prey profile.' -Our Banner's Flying High: Exclusive look at what the banner will read.  

-Franky's Editorial: Another H&A season done and another Finals campaign to launch into. -Cat Chat:  The Kola investigation and punishment. $140K for the lodging of late paperwork was the finding. Fair penalty or Trial by media?  We discuss. And where does this leave Kola's playing future in the lead up to both AFL and VFL finals campaigns. All Australians. Congrats to Demps and Baz, but were two other Cats robbed? -Cat Scan: We give you all the latest trade watch perspecitve as the Cats focus their scan further on Butters, Greene and Marshall. We look at all the machinations of how we get the potential deals done. -Media Hissteria: The continued fall out from the Pullman 5 and Tigers Garfield shenanigans, news worthy or not? -Cryptic Cat Reveal: Tune in to see if you correctly guessed this week's Cryptic Cat. -Best 23 ahead of September. The boys put their selectors hats on and pending Holmesy's recovery look at the best 23 for finals. -Who would you rather play: With no preview this week we look at the 3 possible opponents for the elimination final and who we'd prefer to come up against.         

-Franky's Editorial: 'Never out of it' -Intro: Enormous week in the AFL and puts the Cats 'misdemenour' in context somewhat. -Cat Scan: All the latest on all our watches including Jezza and Holmesy updates and the Cats now the favourites in the race for Butters and the secret weapon they used in their pitch. -Media Hissteria: We look at the good, the bad and the ugly in the coverage of the Swans-Pullman 5 story. -Review: We rewind the clock to one of the comebacks of the year and the Cats gritty win over North. -Cat in the Hat: Harves takes a stumble in the Meowstry Files and Cryptic Cats are getting harder. Can you guess it this week? -Preview of the clash with the Tiges at the Cattery and the machinations ahead of finals.  

-Franky's Editorial: The Haters going to hate! A probable mis-step but the scale of anti-Geelong sentiment way out of whack.  -Intro -Media Hissteria: Gets bumped up to the top of the rundown this week, given the circus surrounding the Kola contract story, we unpack the good, the bad and the ugly from the footy media and wider footy world with everyone wanting to have their two bob's worth and some seeing it as a chance to bring up past grievances and vendettas. -Cat Scan: An update on all things on field incuding Jez's likely return, Paddy back and Holmesy just around the corner as well as the latest on all things trade wise including Butters watch and Greene watch. As well as Ladder watch with all the possible machinations. Yes top 4 is still well and truly alive. -Review: It hardly raised a mention during the week, but we rewind and review in depth the emphatic win over Essendon. -Cat in the Hat: With all the seriousness at the start of the show surrounding 'that waiver' some much needed levity with your 2 favourite quizzes, the Meowstry Files and Cryptic Cat. -Preview: While so many eyes are off field. The players eyes is purley on the prize and the danger game that looms against the in form Kangaroos this week.

-Franky's Editorial -Cat Chat: FInals Machinations, Top 4 still a possibilty -Cat Scan: Trade Watch, Stengle Statement -Media Hiss-teria: Resting in round 24, Touring of clubs before signing -Review -Cat in the Hat, The Meowstry files and Cryptic Cat -Preview of the home game against the Bombers

-Franky's Editorial: A classic Cats win, but the tests just keep coming -Cat Chat: Sore Danger, VFL team securing minor premiership already, players who continue to bang down the door at selection -Cat Scan: The latest on; Holmesy and Jez's progress, trade targets and Stengle watch. -Media Hiss-teria: Heated clash between 2 suns has the media in hysterics, the news of Oshy's own county Mayo championship and Bazlenka gets the last laugh on Socials this week -Review of the gritty win over the Dees -Cat in the Hat. Pick the current cat in the Meowstry Files and guess the former cats star in Cryptic Cat. -Preview: We deep dive into all you need to know ahead of tonight's massive clash with the Pies!

-Franky's Editorial:Back on the winners list, some serious setbacks, but our depth piece is crucial. -Cat Chat: 7 Inclusions, Star debut performance, losing Holmesy, but is it season over for him and Jez? -Cat Scan: Stengle watch, Toby Greene watch, Butters Watch, Marshall watch. So many watches we've turned it into a scan! -Media Hiss-teria: Kenny and the Devils and who are footy media's whipping boys this week? -Review: In depth analysis of the crucial win over the Saints including all important Best and Feral-est votes from the game. -Cat in the Hat! Can you guss the 10 clue who am I  of the current day cat. What about the former cats star we pull out of the hat in Cryptic Cat? -Preview: Another blockbuster awaits, this time against the Dees. We bring you the best preview in the game including some friendly banter with Aidy Houghton from the number one rating Dees podcast the Dee-brief  as well as all the key match ups and what we'll have to do to win in Harves Prey Profile.

-Franky's Editorial: Best one yet in 179 episodes. A shot at some Fickle Cats supporters & the shallow analysis of some media folk. -Cat Chat: The Cats are suddenly front and centre of media's attention this week. Ignored when their up, piled on when down. -Selection News: Seven changes for Saints game. -Media Hiss-teria: Trade whispers are circling. Zach Merrett to the Cattery? Toby Green a done deal? Suns lack of scrutiny. -Review: A refreshing review of the Giants game that delves well beyond pure result and ladder position. -Cat in the Hat: Who Am I (current cat) Cryptic Cat (Former Cats) Can you piece together the clues to guess the names pulled out of the hat? -Preview: All you need to know in the lead up to what has turned into a blockbuster vs the Saints including the best oppo anlysisis in the business, with Harves prey profile.