episodic We are excited to present The A to Z of Regional Footy Clubs Podcast by CLIRA.

Starting with an introductory episode, released on Thursday 5 March 2026, the podcast will take us from footy club to footy club as we work our way through the alphabet.

Every Wednesday morning, starting on 18 March, we will be releasing a new episode, all the way through until 9 September - the week that most large regional footy leagues play their Grand Final.

We are not going to spoil the surprise by telling you which clubs we have selected nor are we going to tell you how we dealt with X (week 24) and Z (week 26). That will all become apparent as we work through the season.

Every episode will feature a club representative - sometimes a member of the committee, other times a club legend. One thing we know is that, regardless of who we speak to, they are going to be passionate advocates for their club, their town and their region.

Find us in your favourite podcast store or via the web at www.regionalfootypodcast.au.

]]> Country footy is more than just the score The A to Z of Regional Footy Clubs Podcast 2026 - CLIRA CLIRA - Celebrating Life In Regional Australia false CLIRA - Celebrating Life In Regional Australia hello@clira.au en https://www.regionalfootypodcast.au In this episode, our host Neil Butler chats to under-16 coach and vice-president, Craig Constable, about Grassy Hawks Football Club.

Location: King Island (Bass Strait)

League: King Island Football Association

This podcast series is proudly supported by Regional Stories - www.regionalstories.com.au

]]> G - Grassy Hawks Football Club G - Grassy Hawks Football Club 00:29:52 22afcac7-1011-4888-a80a-0e5225abe8d1 CLIRA - Celebrating Life In Regional Australia 9 1 full false https://www.regionalfootypodcast.au Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:40 +0000 In this episode, our host Neil Butler chats to chairman, Neil Rowsell, about Figtree Australian Football Club.

Location: Figtree (85km S of Sydney)

League: AFL South Coast

This podcast series is proudly supported by Regional Stories - www.regionalstories.com.au

]]> F - Figtree Australian Football Club F - Figtree Australian Football Club 00:32:04 8ac341c4-a4f2-43c2-8c1e-8f7b169661a0 CLIRA - Celebrating Life In Regional Australia 8 1 full false https://www.regionalfootypodcast.au Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:27 +0000 In this episode, our host Neil Butler chats to club stalwart, Nicole Crowe, about Eden Whalers Football Club.

Location: Eden (478km S of Sydney)

League: Sapphire Coast AFL

This podcast series is proudly supported by Regional Stories - www.regionalstories.com.au

]]> E - Eden Whalers Football Club E - Eden Whalers Football Club 00:30:27 7be25c70-c953-43d9-907c-b12368ba9617 CLIRA - Celebrating Life In Regional Australia 7 1 full false https://www.regionalfootypodcast.au Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:36 +0000 In this episode, our host Neil Butler chats to president, Sam Keenan, about Denmark Walpole Football Club.

Location: Denmark (425km SSE of Perth)

League: Great Southern Football League

This podcast series is proudly supported by Regional Stories - www.regionalstories.com.au

]]> D - Denmark Walpole Football Club D - Denmark Walpole Football Club 00:32:38 a9ace082-e184-4ce4-93b3-5e0c9a136931 CLIRA - Celebrating Life In Regional Australia 6 1 full false https://www.regionalfootypodcast.au Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:27 +0000 In this episode, our host Neil Butler chats to secretary, Jacqui Phelps, about Cummins Kapinnie Football Club.

Location: Cummins (638km W of Adelaide)

League: Great Flinders Football League

This podcast series is proudly supported by Regional Stories - www.regionalstories.com.au

]]> C - Cummins Kapinnie Football Club C - Cummins Kapinnie Football Club 00:31:24 76c952b6-2dec-4cf4-b5ca-be23721f29d6 CLIRA - Celebrating Life In Regional Australia 5 1 full false https://www.regionalfootypodcasts.au Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:00:32 +0000 In this episode, our host Neil Butler chats to sponsorship team member, Adam Fendyk, about Beechworth Football & Netball Club.

Location: Beechworth (280km NE of Melbourne)

League: Tallangatta & District Football League

This podcast series is proudly supported by Regional Stories - www.regionalstories.com.au

]]> B - Beechworth Football & Netball Club B - Beechworth Football & Netball Club 00:32:43 46066ad6-e882-44a6-896c-d2dfe1965d86 CLIRA - Celebrating Life In Regional Australia 4 1 full false https://www.regionalfootypodcast.au Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:01:03 +0000 In this episode, our host Neil Butler chats to club stalwart, Anthony "Schuby" Schubert, about Angaston Football Club.

Location: Angaston (77km NE of Adelaide)

League: Barossa, Light & Gawler Football Association

This podcast series is proudly supported by Regional Stories - www.regionalstories.com.au

]]> A - Angaston Football Club A - Angaston Football Club 00:34:52 fbd12cf8-3367-4fa1-88dd-fe6042f96496 CLIRA - Celebrating Life In Regional Australia 3 1 full false https://www.regionalfootypodcast.au Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:00:27 +0000 We are delighted to announce that the 2026 Season of The A to Z Of Regional Footy Clubs podcast now has a sponsor.

Take a listen to see who has joined us for the journey!

]]> Sponsorship Announcement Sponsorship Announcement 00:04:41 fe43eb69-b323-4fbd-83cc-9c901a443635 CLIRA - Celebrating Life In Regional Australia 2 1 full false https://www.regionalfootypodcast.au Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0000 We are excited to introduce The A to Z Of Regional Footy Clubs Podcast by CLIRA.

Starting with this introductory episode, released on Thursday 5 March, the podcast will take us from footy club to footy club as we work our way through the alphabet. Every Wednesday morning, starting on 18 March, we will be releasing a new episode, all the way through until 9 September - the week that most large regional footy leagues play their Grand Final.

We are not going to spoil the surprise by telling you which clubs we have selected nor are we going to tell you how we dealt with X (week 24) and Z (week 26). That will all become apparent as we work through the season.

Every episode will feature a club representative - sometimes a member of the committee, other times a club legend. One thing we know is that, regardless of who we speak to, they are going to be passionate advocates for their club, their town and their region.

Find us in your favourite podcast store or via the web at www.regionalfootypodcast.au.

]]> Introduction Introduction 00:04:16 b73171bf-982c-4363-8826-0c8f1ccd87d2 CLIRA - Celebrating Life In Regional Australia 1 1 full false https://www.regionalfootypodcast.au Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0000