Box Hill Hawks coach David Mirra addresses players at three quarter time during the 2026 VFL Round 16 match between the Box Hill Hawks and Carlton at Box Hill City Oval. Picture: Rob Lawson/AFL Photos

Join Gemma Bastiani and Joe Pignataro for State of Play, the official VFL and VFLW Podcast.

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- Gemma's pre-season prediction comes back to haunt her
- Frankston's found a new forward on the eve of the finals
- Carlton's VFLW formline is promising
- Essendon has the top 10 teams on the VFL ladder looking over their shoulder
- Interview with Box Hill Hawks coach Dave Mirra
- The intriguing matches from Round 18 of the VFL + Round 11 of the VFLW

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