The 2nd Annual Golden Plums Awards
Get your plums out, everyone—the Golden Plums are back for 2026! With the AFL season officially wrapped, Simmo, Dangerous Dan, Fred, and bench debutant Matthew "Bungle" Condon pull up around the table with a cold six-pack and a stack of Officeworks envelopes to dish out the only footy awards that actually matter. Not even an early-show studio meltdown—requiring tech guru Rusty to hack into the mainframe—could stop the boys from ripping into the biggest clangers, chokes, and controversies of the year. The crew tear through twenty loaded categories, calling out Jack Ginnivan’s double-whistle 50-metre shambles, tossing Jamarra Ugle-Hagan straight onto the curb for the Bin Night Award, and giving Ross the Boss the dreaded Full Support of the Board. The footy media cop an absolute battering as Jack Riewoldt, Fox Footy’s The Bounce, and 33-percent-accurate Damian Barrett collect their unwanted silverware, while Mason Cox comfortably runs away with Flog Moment of the Year. From Christian Petracca taking home the Reverse Brownlow to Fremantle’s premature grand final siren celebrations securing the infamous Wharfie Time crown, no club or player escapes the firing line. Finally, Western Bulldogs cult hero Tom Liberatore is officially inducted into the Golden Plums Hall of Fame alongside Wayne Carey for a career defined by pure grit, missing teeth, and unrivaled off-field folklore. Catch DRN1 Sports wrap live Friday nights at 8:00 PM AWST on DRN1.com.au, or subscribe and stream the full show anytime on Spotify and your favourite podcast platforms.






