A weekly sport podcast by fans for fans (with a focus on basketball, cricket and football). As well as regular episodes on recent news and involving interviews, other episode topics include: great sport chokes, sport curses, sporting families, revisiting old drafts and more! We’ll cover anything but we have a strong love for NBL, NBA, NCAA, AFL, NFL, test cricket, ODI, T20I, BBL, WBBL, Sheffield Shield, IPL, tennis, WNBL, WNBA & ALFW (not the Hundred because that sucks). MAILBAG: sportblokes@gmail.com or @sportblokes on Twitter. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook.
Episodes
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Recorded 8 October 2024
(00:22) Opening Bounce
(13:55) Just Not Cricket
(15:43) Basketball - NBA
(25:17) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(28:34) Basketball - NBL
(54:11) Final Thoughts
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Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Recorded 2 October 2024
(00:22) It was two in the end...
(01:38) Opening Bounce
(15:52) Basketball - NBL: Takeaways from first 2 rounds of the season
(33:41) Basketball - NBA: Thoughts on the recent Timberwolves & Knicks trade
(41:00) AFL: Is Wildcard round justified? We crunched the numbers on the last 25 years' worth of ladders
(55:00) Final Thoughts
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Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Recorded 2 October 2024
(00:25) Catching Up/Opening Bounce
(19:14) AFL
(44:46) NBL: Hoopsfest Perth
(52:44) Final Thoughts
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Friday Sep 20, 2024
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Recorded 20 September 2024
(00:25) Apologies and Updates
Interview with Robbie Clayton (Throwback Hoops) - Recorded :
(05:39) Basketball - NBL1, NBA, NBL
(31:05) AFL
(57:53) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(1:01:01) NFL
(1:15:18) Final Thoughts
Hear more of our stuff with Robbie (and Woody) as well as others on our Interviews & Collaborations Spotify playlist! - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0bKzs4I1MXkFCLLR1rDuT2?si=952ed88ac55b440d
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Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Recorded 4 July 2024
(00:25) Opening Tip - thoughts on the NBA draft coverage.
Basketball - NBA:
(06:09) Boston won game 5 and thus the NBA Finals as we suspected; Finals MVP controversy?
(10:46) A false start on draft winners & losers
(11:06) Wemby Watch (Rob Dillingham trade; Chris Paul signing; Second apron talk)
(21:40) Some draft winners and losers (and thoughts on Zaccharie Risacher)
(25:38) Thunder Talk (Nikola Topic; Josh Giddey for Alex Caruso trade; Hartenstein signing/Joe & Wiggins resignings; Are the Thunder the favourites in the West?)
(31:21) What Made Stu (and Nath) Say Bloody Hell? (bonus NBA Draft edition)
(35:45) Other moves: Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks
(46:02) New Orleans Pelicans, New York 'Nova' Knicks
(56:04) Denver Nuggets, Quick hits on Minnesota Timberwolves & Boston Celtics
(1:01:14) LA Lakers
(1:08:52) Final Thoughts
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Friday Jul 05, 2024
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Recorded 4 July 2024
(00:25) Opening Bounce - Florida Panthers top of the NHL after avoiding embarassment against Edmonton Oilers in Stanley Cup; VERY mixed results for Frank Bensel at the US Senior Open; Quick thoughts on the beginning of Wimbledon; Nath encourages people to check out the doco 'The Good, The Bad, The Hungry'; Tempered concerns about the NBL Next Stars program expanding too much following NBA Draft and news of Carmelo Anthony & Kenny Smith's involvement, is an all Next Stars team on the Gold Coast a good idea? (we criticise because we care); Noah Vonleh screwed by the Shanghai Sharks; NBL & WNBL marriage.
(16:56) Cricket - Bloke's T20 World Cup: Aussies hopes dashed by losses to Afghanistan and India (and Afghanistan squeaking past Bangladesh); Semis & Final; South Africa arguably (or inarguably) choke yet again!?. English County cricket craziness.
(38:26) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(40:14) Football - AFL: Andrew Dillon tries to pull the wool over our eyes about the standard of umpiring; More tribunal inconsistencies/thoughts on Steven May and staging; VERY tight ladder with 13th spot within 6 points of 3rd place; Swans' poor starts finally come back to haunt them with 10 game winning streak over/Dockers chances.
(50:05) Final Thoughts
Check out our Choke Specials! (With apologies to South Africa): https://spoti.fi/3CcRqGL
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Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Recorded 16 June 2024
(00:22) Opening Bounce
(12:27) Basketball - NBA: RIP Bill Walton & Jerry West; NBA Finals heading into Game 5.
(42:45) Cricket: Blokes T20 World Cup
(1:01:20) Football - AFL
(1:23:00) Final Thoughts
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Tuesday May 28, 2024
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Recorded 26 May 2024
(00:22) Opening Bounce/Catching up: Gym memberships; Stuey says thanks for the overwhelming support; Nath got married (by Damian Martin - but not in the way you think); Season 3 of the Test; Taylor Swift has played at the MCG more times in 2024 than half of the league will this home and away season.
(19:36) Basketball - NBL: RIP Corey 'Homicide' Williams; Congratulations to the Tasmania JackJumpers; HoopsFest out West. NBA: Klay Thompson's place in NBA history/comparing players and eras/general thoughts on the league post Allstar break; Thoughts on the playoffs so far - disappointments in the East; Clippers injuries; Boston's easy run... again; Jalen Brunson's 5 game run/Thibs coaching myth?; Minnesota stun Denver - Ant's domination and then struggles/Jamal Murray should've been suspended/Pat Beverly gets 4 games - thoughts on Adam Silver; OKC's deadline dealing (or lackthereof) central to their demise to the Mavs?; A new home for Josh Giddey?; Thoughts on the final four and who may be in the championship series (and their stars); Random stats.
(1:09:24) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(1:13:06) Football - AFL: Thoughts at the near-halfway point; Are Essendon Bombers contenders or pretenders?; Brisbane's struggles; Controversies and inconsistencies; AFL travel; Reverse scorigami.
(1:37:50) Final Thoughts
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Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Recorded 26 February 2023 & 8 February 2024
() Intro (and apologies)
() 2011
() 2012
() 2015
() 2019
() 2020
() 2021
() 2022
() Some honourable mentions
() Final Thoughts
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Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Recorded 26 February 2023 & 4 February 2024
(00:22) Quick Intro
(00:55) 1999
(15:45) 2001
(20:42) 2003
(24:31) 2004
(30:14) 2005
(35:43) 2008
(44:54) 2009
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Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Recorded 26 February 2023 & 4 February 2024
(00:22) A 'gather step' for our introduction
(04:01) Introduction - some broad reflections on our research (including Stepien rule etc)
(09:25) 1965
(13:38) 1980
(17:48) 1988
(25:22) 1989
(30:47) 1994
(36:34) 1995
(45:02) 1996
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Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Recorded 4 February 2024
(00:22) An announcement (and some very sad news)
(06:43) Reflections on Damian Martin's jersey retirement
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Recorded 10 January 2024
(00:22) Introduction and reflections on the 12 Days of Sport Blokes (be sure to check out episodes 176-187 if you haven’t already!
(06:39) Opening Bounce: The Californian tax office says no way to Shohei?; Nath laments on the Colts mediocrity as they agonisingly miss the NFL playoffs; Michigan win National Championship (with a shout out to Tory Taylor for breaking punting yards record in NCAAF); Aaron Rodgers’ hypocrisy and a couple of other thoughts heading into the NFL playoffs.
(13:03) Basketball – NBL: News of the New Zealand Breakers demise is overblown (crowd numbers league-wide; trivia without notice); Pride jerseys; Garry Browne punch and punishment (or relative lack thereof); Open Air games; Decals do in another (this time Alexandre Sarr) who will be out at least a fortnight); How bout them Hawks?/the run home/is this the top 2?; Can anyone beat Bryce for MVP?; Some love for Rocco Zikarsky & concerns for the Kings.
(41:11) Basketball – NBA: Detroit’s winless streak finally over; A mutually beneficial OG Anunoby/RJ Barrett trade for the Raptors and Knicks?; We applaud Darko for his rant about the refs; Trivia without notice; Draymond returns as CP3 is injured (how to solve the Warriors… if that’s possible?); Morant (and Grizz?) done for the season; True or False (with more trivia without notice); Other quick hits.
(1:27:00) Cricket – Congrats to Ellyse Perry on 300 internationals!; Australia’s 3-0 victory Pakistan closer than the scoreline looked (Shaheen Shah Afridi misses third test; Congrats to Cummo, Starcy, Hazle and Lyon for being most successful quartet in test history); Warner’s kit; Smitty to bat at #1 against Windies; Laurie Evans goes off for the Scorchers. India v South Africa.
(1:45:48) Final Thoughts
Wanna Test yourself? Trivia without notice timestamps:
(16:15) Basketball – NBL.
(49:13) Basketball – NBA.
(1:15:32) Basketball – NBA.
(1:24:27) Basketball – NBA.
Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Recorded 23 December 2023
(00:11) Twelve Drummers Drumming
Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX
You may also be interested in our other playlists:
- Interviews & Collaborations: spoti.fi/3MOZqmb
- Choke Specials: https://spoti.fi/3CcRqGL
- NBA ReDrafts: https://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc
Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Recorded 22 December 2023
(00:11) Eleven Pipers Piping
Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX
You may also be interested in our other playlists:
- Interviews & Collaborations: spoti.fi/3MOZqmb
- Choke Specials: https://spoti.fi/3CcRqGL
- NBA ReDrafts: https://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc
Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Recorded 22 December 2023
(00:11) Ten Lords a-Leaping
Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX
You may also be interested in our other playlists:
- Interviews & Collaborations: spoti.fi/3MOZqmb
- Choke Specials: https://spoti.fi/3CcRqGL
- NBA ReDrafts: https://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc
Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Recorded 22 December 2023
(00:11) Nine Ladies Dancing
Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX
You may also be interested in our other playlists:
- Interviews & Collaborations: spoti.fi/3MOZqmb
- Choke Specials: https://spoti.fi/3CcRqGL
- NBA ReDrafts: https://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc
Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Recorded 22 December 2023
(00:11) Eight Maids a-Milking (Intro)
(01:54) The Best of What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell Part 1 (Episodes 1-50)
Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX
You may also be interested in our other playlists:
- Interviews & Collaborations: spoti.fi/3MOZqmb
- Choke Specials: https://spoti.fi/3CcRqGL
- NBA ReDrafts: https://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc
Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Recorded 22 December 2023
(00:11) Seven Swans a-Swimming
Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX
You may also be interested in our other playlists:
- Interviews & Collaborations: spoti.fi/3MOZqmb
- Choke Specials: https://spoti.fi/3CcRqGL
- NBA ReDrafts: https://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc
Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Recorded 22 December 2023
(00:11) Six Geese a-Laying
Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX
You may also be interested in our other playlists:
- Interviews & Collaborations: spoti.fi/3MOZqmb
- Choke Specials: https://spoti.fi/3CcRqGL
- NBA ReDrafts: https://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc
Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook