The Sport Blokes

Recorded 28 July 2021

[00:00] Prologue

[05:30] Intro

[05:57] Updates at time of recording: USA lose to France in pool matches; AFLW Draft; Australia Sharks upset Croatia in water polo; NBA Play-in tournament announced for next season.

[08:22] More Asterisk talk (with some discussion of Tokyo Olympics - Simone Biles pulls out of team event)

[17:40] Times we were slaves to sport

[23:38] Where were you when?

[31:39] Favourite sport movies

[41:31] Favourite sport anthems

[46:50] Favourite sport 'action'

[49:52] Outro

Recorded 12 June 2021

[00:00] Prologue – More praise for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks.

[10:30] Intro.

[10:55] In enemy territory.

Recorded 28 July 2021

[19:14] Christmas in July

[30:04] When is it ok to boo?

[37:38] What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?

[42:36] Best Live experiences Part 2  – Jermaine ‘Dolla’ Beal drops 40 in Perth; Nath sees Kobe drop 65 on the Portland Trailblazers in a LA Lakers win [full game]; Stuey sees the Magic Johnson Allstars narrowly defeat the Boomers [extended highlights]. Some regrets (Stuey plays against a number of ex- Perth Wildcats champions at Joondalup).

[1:28:00] Outro

Recorded 28 July 2021

 

Christmas in July: Whether they're naughty or nice, everyone gets a somewhat appropriate 'gift'!

 

 

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Recorded 21 July 2021

[00:25] What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?

[07:22] Olympics: Bears, beds and bad news (plus Brisbane win their 2032 Olympic bid).

[14:40] Basketball: The Milwaukee Bucks win their 4th in a row to defeat the Phoenix Suns 4-2; Team USA men add JaVale McGee and Keldon Johnson for Kevin Love and Bradley Beal; Las Vegas Exhibition Series (Pre-Olympics warm-ups): Australian Opals defeat Team USA 70-67.

[42:24] This Week in Sport History.

[44:58] Cricket: Australia get destroyed by Windies in T20 series (but win 1^st ODI as Alex Carey captains)

[51:45] AFL: Tips, Melbourne draw with Hawthorn (and Hawthorns Clarkson/Mitchell succession plan dramas); Battle of the bridge; Dusty injured in Richmond’s win; more schedule chaos.

[1:02:36] What Are You Amped for?

Recorded 21 July 2021

 

 

Basketball: 

The Milwaukee Bucks win their 4th in a row to defeat the Phoenix Suns 4-2.

Team USA men add JaVale McGee and Keldon Johnson for Kevin Love and Bradley Beal.

Las Vegas Exhibition Series (Pre-Olympics warm-ups): Australian Opals defeat Team USA 70-67.

 

 

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Recorded 14 July 2021

[00:25] What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?

[06:25] Tennis: Wimbledon: Barty, Djokovic and Alcott victorious

[16:53] What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?

[18:24] Soccer: England fall at the final hurdle to Italy at the Euros

[27:28] Basketball: Team USA lose to Australia. Games 1-3 NBA Finals

[51:25] This Week in Sport History.

[54:11] AFL: The run home for teams that have a shot at the top 8

[1:12:26] What Are You Amped for?

Recorded 14 July 2021

 

 

Basketball: 

Las Vegas Exhibition Series (Pre-Olympics warm-ups): Team USA lose to Australia for 2nd consecutive time after shock upset to Nigeria (Boomers undefeated; Argentina lose to everyone).

NBA Finals with the Phoenix Suns up 2-1 heading into game 4 in Milwaukee against the Bucks.

 

 

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Recorded 6 July 2021

[00:25] What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?

[06:36] What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?

[10:32] Basketball: NBL: Melbourne United complete clean sweep of Perth Wildcats in Grand Final; NBL Free Agency; Gazeys. [22:59] NBA: Torrey Craig gets a ring no matter what; John Mooney signed to Bucks Summer League roster (with Utah Jazz also sniffing around); Recap of Conference Finals – Milwaukee Bucks defeat Atlanta Hakws 4-2; Phoenix Suns defeat LA Clippers 4-2; NBA Finals: brief preview and picks (Ben Simmons seen canoodling with Maya Jama).

[49:20] This Week in Sport History.

[52:40] Tennis: Wimbledon update.

[1:03:58] Cricket: Ross Taylor hits the winning runs and BJ Watling goes out on top as New Zealand defeat India in World Test Championship (Is this the best New Zealand test team ever?).

[1:05:32] What Are You Amped for?

Recorded 6 July 2021

 

Basketball: NBL.

Melbourne United complete sweep of the Perth Wildcats and Jock Landale wins MVP (we try our absolute best to provide objective facts about the Wildcats injuries without sounding too salty...)

Free Agency begins in earnest with several players changing teams already.

Brief comments on the Gazeys.

 

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Recorded 6 July 2021.

 

Basketball: NBA.

NBL/NBA Connection: Former Brisbane Bullet Torrey Craig to receive championship ring regardless; John Mooney signed by Milwaukee Bucks Summer League Team (and also drawing interest from Utah Jazz) - we provide a scout as Perth Wildcats fans who saw a lot of him in the NBL.

 

NBA Conference Finals:

Milwaukee Bucks defeat Atlanta Hawks 4-2; Phoenix Suns defeat LA Clippers 4-2.

Very brief preview and picks for NBA Finals

 

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Recorded 27 April 2021

[00:00] Prologue

[02:10] Introduction

[03:20] How did we become Sport fans? (Nath talks about the time he met Shane Warne)

[07:10] How did we choose our teams?

[13:30] Oui We - Is it ok for fans to refer to their team as 'we'?/The power of negative thinking

[20:05] What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?

[26:04] Best Live experiences Part 1 - Matty Hayden scores 380 against Zimbabwe at the WACA (and Gilly has 100 in a session); Cricket World Cup 2007 (with a cautionary tale about booking flights!); CWC 2011; CWC 2015.

[53:00] What are You Amped for?

Recorded 22 June 2021.

 

[00:25] What Caught Your Attention and Whatdya Miss?

[04:51] What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?

[05:43] Olympics

[10:17] Basketball: NBA

[40:38] Basketball: NBL

[55:12] This Week in Sport History

[59:47] Football: AFL

[1:07:27] What Are You Amped for?

Recorded 22 June 2021

 

Basketball: NBA Playoffs.

Hawks defeat 76ers 4-3 (Ben Simmons' woes and candid thoughts from those in the team); Bucks defeat Nets 4-3 (Durant hits amazing shot to force OT but is spent by the time he gets there); Clippers defeat Jazz 4-2 (without Kawhi Leonard in the final 2 games);

Picks for Conference Finals

 

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Recorded 22 June 2021

 

Basketball: Olympics.

Ben Simmons to skip Tokyo 2021 Olympics after horror series against Atlanta Hawks?

 

Basketball: NBL.

Recap of games 1 & 2 of NBL Grand Final series between Melbourne United 2 - 0 Perth Wildcats.

 

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Recorded 17 June 2021

[00:25] What Caught Your Attention/Whatdya Miss?

[06:14] Basketball: NBL Playoffs

[29:42] Basketball: NBA Playoffs

[54:56] This Week in Sport History

[59:17] Tennis: French Open at Roland Garros

[1:06:20] Football: AFL

[1:15:43] What are you Amped for?

Recorded 17 June 2021

 

Basketball: NBA Playoffs.

Suns sweep Denver (A bit of a surprise it was a sweep? Reflections on Jokic as point centre most valuable player - or PC MVP - after his monster game 3 and bogus ejection in game 4; Denver's injuries and poor performers from nearly everyone not named Nikola; Praise for the 'Why Not Now?' Suns; Chris Paul dramas.

Milwaukee chokes away game to heavily undermanned Brooklyn to go down 3-2 (Kryie out, Harden underdone. Championship or bust for Budenholzer as he's completely out-coached; Durant's all-timer; Jeff Green bobs up ... as predicted)

Philadelphia chokes away game to Atlanta to go down 3-2 (second consecutive game to blow big lead; Ben Simmons troubles - is he over-rated? Do we need to rethink how we look at him?; Few of 76ers supporting cast performing; Trae Young's exceptional debut playoffs).

Clippers win in Utah to go up 3-2 in spite of Kawhi injury (Playoff P!!!!! Jazz missing Conley).

 

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Recorded 9 June 2021.

[00:25] What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?

 

Recorded 5 June 2021.

[03:46] Interview: Alex Loughton (Basketball). Shyla Heal's early WNBA exit; Cairns fire Mike Kelly and thoughts on the Taipans season (including the impact of a slow start/not having DJ Newbill, Mojave King's development, Cam Oliver's departure to the NBA, Nate Jawai's renaissance and impact of injuries); and Award picks. (Check out our last interview with Alex! https://spoti.fi/356apCm)

 

Recorded 9 June 2021.

[36:57] Basketball: NBA. Playoffs

[1:00:49] What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?

[1:02:50] Football: AFL

[1:14:14] What Are You Amped for?

[00:25] What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?

[06:23] Tennis: Naomi Osaka withdraws from the French Open on mental health grounds and other early story lines at Roland Garros.

[09:50] Basketball: NBL: Kings @ Wildcats (future of coaching careers of Adam Ford & Trevor Gleeson, Luke Travers lovefest and Norton shuts down Casper Ware); Sydney Kings defeat Melbourne United in double OT; Exciting run home with nearly every game for the rest of the season with potential playoff implications; Cairns Taipans sack Mike Kelly; Trivia without notice. [20:50] NBA: RIP Mark Eaton; Julius Randle wins Most Improved Player; Fans being uncivil (and criminal?) in several cities. Series updates: Bucks sweep Heat (will Jimmy Butler flee Miami?); Nets-Celtics (Jayson Tatum has a 50 in Boston’s only win); 76ers only loss against Wizards pinned on Ben Simmons, Embiid hurt; Atlanta handling the Knicks (MIP Julius Randle struggles); Utah win 3 straight over Memphis after the Griz won game 1 (Ja Morant has a 47); Suns & Lakers locked up (Chris Paul and Anthony Davis injured); Denver and Portland heading for 7?; Away teams always winners in Clippers and Mavericks (Porzingis far too passive, Kennard glued to the bench).

[53:02] This Week in Sport History.

[56:33] Football: AFL: Tips; West Coast Eagles retain Willie Rioli but then lose to Essendon at home; Dreamtime at the P? Melbourne Demons unable to use Indigenous jersey for Sir Douglas Nicholls round due to perceived clash with the Doggies jumper.

[1:02:49] What Are You Amped for?

Recorded 25 May 2021.

[00:25] What caught your attention and Whatdya miss? (the Sport Blokes do Eurovision)

[05:32] Tokyo Olympics going ahead no matter what?

[07:57] Mailbag

[12:19] Basketball: NBA: Jordan Clarkson wins 6^th Man of the Year; Reflections on the play-in ‘tournament’; Tips for Philadelphia v Washington, Brooklyn v Boston, Utah v Memphis and Phoenix v La Lakers with brief updates on other series. [34:20] NBL: State of play; Bryce Cotton out for remainder of regular season (and possibly playoffs too?).

[36:45] This Week in Sport History.

[40:20] Football: AFL: Tips; COVID cases in Melbourne wreaking havoc on the schedule?; Brisbane Lions continue their upwards trajectory (with weird historical coincidences); More horrible decisions by umpires and Match Review Panel (Adelaide upset Melbourne); Swans @ Dockers thriller; Yet another chapter in the Collingwood and Port Adelaide rivalry (Sir Douglas Nicholls jersey rip-off); Is the Bont the best player in the AFL?

[59:55] What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?

[1:01:39] What Are You Amped for?

[00:25] A slight bat raise for 50*

[01:05] What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?

[03:55] Cricket: Cam Bancroft reopens old wounds about Sandpapergate in interview with the Guardian; Ashes schedule released (Marnus to stay and play county cricket in England in preparation rather than joining the ODI squad in the West Indies.

[13:34] Just Not Cricket.

[16:03] Basketball: Reflections on newest NBA Hall of Fame Inductees; Early NBA Play-In results and predictions for other play-in games and match-ups we know. NBL: Josh Giddey shuts it down with Adelaide 36ers out of playoff contention; Melbourne win in Perth in top of the table clash; State of play heading into the playoffs.

[43:34] This Week in Sport History.

[49:33] Football: Trent West still goes alright. AFL: Tips; Officiating issues: Holding the ball; Spotlight: GWS @ Richmond; Western Bulldogs @ Port; North Melbourne & Hawthorn; Fremantle @ Essendon; Adelaide @ West Coast.

[1:00:46] What Are You Amped for?