In this week’s episode of The Footy Forecast, Regan and Fitzy dive into a massive opening week of finals. We give our thoughts on all the first-week clashes before shifting to the latest player movement news shaking up the competition.

With both the Giants and Dockers bowing out, we break down what each side needs to push for ultimate success in 2026, weighing up the futures of their out of contract players and who they should be targeting this off-season.

To finish off, we hand out our Forecaster’s Favourite of the Week, preview the semi finals as Fitzy locks in his big calls for the week.

Episode Guide:

(0:01) Episode Introduction and Freo's Heartbreak

(3:04) GWS Premiership Window

(7:34) Leek Aleer & Jacob Wehr

(9:32) Primed Cats

(10:50) Crows & Pies Overview

(14:16) Campbell Chesser

(17:12) Neil Erasmus

(19:50) GWS & Freo Off-Season Radar

(29:43) Forecaster's Favourite of the Week

(33:47) Semi Finals Preview

(47:32) Episode Outro