The Sport Blokes

Recorded 3rd August 2020:

[00:40] What caught your eye and Whatdya miss?

[02:54] News Round-up: Arsenal beats Chelsea to win the FA Cup; MLB’s continued COVID-19 woes; Ash Barty and Nick Kyrgios withdraw from the US Open; Lewis Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix; The Australian Open golf tournament postponed; and Willie Mason is broke.

[07:24] Basketball: NBL Free Agency; Melbourne United Covid Cases; Rimas Kurtinaitis update (3-point shootouts); [11:05] WNBA/NBA: the WNBA ‘Wubble’; WNBA honorary draft picks; Sylvia Fowles the new queen of rebounds; Aerial Powers vs Andre Iguodala; the NBA bubble reactions; Dallas vs Houston; Boston vs Giannis; TJ Warren (surprising 50-point games in NBA history); and James Harden.

[35:52] This Week in Sports History.

[38:52] Football: Washington Football Team (unusual team names); [45:01] AFL: COVID-19 Breaches; Injuries; and [50:45] Round 9 recap.

[1:02:03] What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?

[1:02:43] Cricket: England win Wisden trophy (Broad and Anderson and the best bowling duos of all-time); Johnny Bairstow; BBL Hub News; and Alyssa Healy vs the India T20 Cricket Challenge.

[1:06:37] What are you Amped for?

Recorded 27th July 2020:

[00:40] What caught your eye and Whatdya miss?

[02:30] News Round-up: Renee Gracie “sex tapes will fund my supercars dream,”; Most Japanese residents don’t want to Olympics anymore; MLB restart (and Fauci’s first pitch versus others); Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jnr to fight.

[07:11] What Made Stu say Bloody Hell?

[08:44] Christmas in July. Who has been naughty and who has been nice? We give out presents.

[18:00] Basketball: NBL: Damian Martin retires; Perth Wildcats being sold?; Free Agency update. [28:00] NBA: Glen Taylor selling Timberwolves, Kevin Garnett interested; Daniel Gafford not a huge fan of his coach in Chicago; Jordan logo to appear on all jerseys?; NBA Awards – we name our MVP, DPOY, MIP, 6^th man, COY; Players we’re amped to see in the comeback; Bold predictions.

[51:40] This Week in Sport History

[53:01] AFL: More fixture changes; Injuries. [54:35] Round 8 recap.

[1:05:55] Cricket: Ellyse Perry breaks up with husband; Meg Lanning signs with Melbourne Stars; 2020 IPL season moved to UAE; Brief update of Game 3 of West Indies and England (Ben Stokes become #1 All-rounder at test level).

[1:10:30] What are you Amped for?

Recorded 20th July 2020:

[00:40] RIP Shane Tuck & Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya.

[01:35] What caught your eye and Whatdya miss?

[05:24] News Round-up: Changes to the Bledisloe Cup; Auckland Warriors players leave the hub; The Hungarian Grand Prix and Spanish Moto GP; and John Rahm becomes the new World Number 1 in golf.

[07:35] Football: Leeds United and West Brom promoted to the EPL; Washington Redskins update; [10:00] Aussie Rules: the VFL shutdown/state leagues; 19 Days of Footy?; MAILBAG!; Gary Ablett Jr goes home; 9 rounds in 6 weeks; Injuries; and [27:15] Round 7 recap (Streakers/pitch invaders chat).

[43:43] This Week in Sport History.

[46:03] Cricket: Joffra Archer's suspension; West Indies vs England 2nd Test; and Dom Sibley's saliva error.

[52:08] What made Stu say Bloody Hell?

[53:36] Basketball: NBL Free Agency Market. [1:00:50] WNBA/NBA: Elena Delle Donne's Contract; The Snitch Hotline; and Jonathan Kuminga snubs college for the G League.

[1:07:58] What are you Amped for?

Recorded 13th July 2020:

[00:37] RIP Alex "Chumpy" Pullin

[01:14] What caught your eye and whatdya miss?

[04:10] News Round-up: Styrian F1 Grand Prix; Sam Stosur becomes a mother; and Noah Lyles NOT a 200m World Record holder.

[05:10] This Week in Sport History.

[06:43] Cricket: Test cricket is FINALLY back - West Indies vs England 1st test; and 4-day tests.

[16:55] Basketball: Shyla Heal an Australian Opal (and other parent/child combos); Nick Kay joins Real Betis, Tai Wesley retires; the Cairns Taipans temporarily move to Townsville (we reminisce about the Townsville Suns/Crocodiles); [26:32] NBA: Rajon Rondo's broken thumb and what it means for the Lakers; J.R. Smith's bubble whinging.

[31:35] What made Stu say Bloody hell?

[34:56] Football: Washington Redskins Name Change Update; Pat Mahomes' insane contract; A-League Update. [40:37] AFL:  Eddie McGuire vs Caroline Wilson; Injuries and [45:29] Round 6 recap.

[1:04:28] What are you Amped for?

Recorded 6th July 2020:

[00:40] What caught your eye and Whatdya miss?

[04:35] News Round-up: Community sport back in Australia; More VAR dramas in English Premier League; Valterri Bottas win Austrian GP in first F1 race this season; Washington Redskins to change name and other NFL schedule updates; A-League return; Tennis: All-American Team Cup.

[18:51] Basketball: NBL draft schedule for 20/21; New Tasmanian Team to enter 21/22; Goorjian 2 year signing for Hawks; [24:20] NBA: More player positives and drop-outs and Deplete 8 hub in Chicago?

[28:55] What made Stu say Bloody hell?

[31:06] AFL: Is this the year we can finally call the AFL a national competition?; fixture changes; Collingwood Magpie woes and [39:37] Round 5 recap.

[1:04:18] Cricket: T20 World Cup and IPL postponed?

[1:04:41] What are you Amped for?

Recorded 29th June 2020:

[00:40] What caught your eye and Whatdya miss?/Clarifications from last week.

[5:25] News Round-up: NFL New England Patriots sign Cam Newton (and get punished for Spygate part 2); Australia to co-host Women's Soccer World Cup with New Zealand in 2023; Fall-out from Adria Tour in the Tennis world and NRL tantrums/a coach sacking.

[16:52] What Made Stu say Bloody hell?

[17:22] Cricket: Cricket codes in light of the 3TC postponement; Coulter-Nile and Tye miss out on WA contracts; and Boxing Day Test to move from MCG?

[23:15] AFL: Connor's false positive; Injuries to big names; Fixture changes; Grand Final outside Victoria?; Spectacle and artificial crowd noises; and [32:25] Round 4 recap.

[49:58] Basketball: NBL Brian Goorjian signs as Hawks Head Coach; [52:26] NBA positive tests and drop-outs and schedule released (winners and losers).

[1:05:18] What are you Amped for?

Recorded 22nd June 2020:

[00:40] News Round-Up: 2011 Cricket World Cup Match-fixing Claims; EPL VAR Madness; COVID Concerns in Florida and NBA hub; US Open or closed?

[16:30] AFL Extravaganza: Connor McKenna COVID-19 positive?; Essendon v Melbourne postponed; Big crowds in Perth?; Goal kicking inaccuracy; Not 15? (umpiring); and [29:10] Round 3 recap.

[1:10:20] What are you Amped for?

Recorded 17th June 2020:

[00:40] News Round-Up: Bryan Colangelo buys ownership stake in ‘the Hawks’; Cricket Australia budget cuts; Rabbitohs sign Joseph Suaalii; Jordan’s Catch 23.

[08:40] AFL restart: General thoughts; Round 2 recap; Racism in the AFL.

[40:18] What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?

[43:20] Tennis: US Open in late August with French Open to follow.

[55:25] 2020 is an asterisk year: Asterisk seasons in sport.

[1:18:30] Sports people competing drunk or high.

[1:27:40] What are you Amped for?

 

Recorded 11th June 2020:

[00:40] News Round-Up: Ronaldo soccer’s first ever billionaire at 35; Naomi Osaka becomes world’s highest paid female athlete; St George Dragons call emergency board meeting; Benji Marshall quarantined for journalist cheek-kiss; Collingwood approached by US consortium for potential ownership; MLB rejects players’ proposal for season; Lakers online gaming team defeat Celtics 2-0 in 2K league; NFL tone deaf on racism?; Renee Gracie leaves V8 supercars for porn.

[06:09] What caught your eye and Whatdya miss? (RIP Wes Unseld and Eddie Sutton).

[14:30] Cricket: NSW awarded Shield after end of season cancelled; West Indies tour of England set for early July; Peter Siddle signs with Tasmania/James Faulkner not given Tassie contract; Will Parker chooses footy over AFL; Shining balls in the time of COVID-19.

[19:03] What Made Stu say Bloody Hell?

[20:55] Broadcast sport with no/‘fake’ crowds and noise.

[25:38] AFL: Fixture updates, rule changes and COVID-19 protocols; Winners and Losers of hub life and fixtures.

[48:26] NBA: Return with 22 going to Orlando hub (and the other 8 missing out); schedule and potential play-in tournament for the play-offs; proposed advantages for higher seeds; Winners and losers for restart.