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
Saturday Aug 19, 2023
Saturday Aug 19, 2023
Recorded 17 August 2023
(00:22) Opening Kick-off
(09:45) Football: FIFA Women's World Cup. Matildas capture the heart of the nation but go down to England in the semis
(26:14) The Court of Public Opinion - Tim Cahill; Megan Rapinoe; Colin Cowherd; James Harden
(37:15) Basketball: NBA contracts; Trivia without notice; NBA Hall of Fame; FIBA warm-ups; Liz Cambage.
(55:13) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(57:00) Football: AFL - Random thoughts with 2 rounds to go; Who can win it?
(1:12:45) Final Thoughts
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Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Recorded 1 August 2023
(00:22) Introduction and background. (Wanna hear more? Check out 'All Your Christmases')
(03:04) Naughty
(28:31) Naughty & Nice
(31:40) Nice (A massive thank you once again to all of our guests and collaborators over the past 12 months. Check out all of our interviews and collaborations here!)
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Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Recorded 2 August 2023
* The second one's a typo
(00:22) The bloke's Ashes
(41:24) Quick Hits on women's Ashes & Major League Cricket
(42:42) Final Thoughts
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Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Recorded 24 July 2023
(00:22) Teeing Off
(19:06) Cricket: The bloke's Ashes
(42:46) Quick Hits & Stats (of course) - Football & Basketball
(54:35) Final Thoughts
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Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Recorded 14 July 2023
(00:22) Opening kick-off: Soccer/Football clarifications from last week; UFC; Rubik's Cube World Record broken; Atlanta 10k; NFL (of sorts); Cricket-related NRL & Wimbledon.
(12:03) Cricket: The bloke's Ashes - the last time we played without Nathan Lyon; Does the current score line feel right?; Where did it go wrong for the Aussies in the 3rd test/Tactical errors; More glass houses from England; Selections for the 4th test
(31:26) Basketball - NBA: More trades and transactions and how they relate to the ones before them Patty Mills, John Collins, Kristaps Porzingis, Grant Williams, Isaiah Stewart, Dillon Brooks, Max Strus, Obi Toppin, Tyrese Halliburton, Chris Duarte, Donte DiVincenzo and Victor Oladipo (with some clarification on salary cap and luxury tax and stuff from last week).
(47:03) Football - AFL: Melbourne steal one against Brisbane; Scott Pendlebury & Zac Tuohy break major records; Gold Coast Suns sack Stuey Dew; Gryan Miers and Lionel Messi; Random Stats (Thanks Swampy); Our feelings as Eagles and Swans fans.
(53:14) Final Thoughts
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Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Recorded 1 & 4 July 2023
(00:22) Context
(01:01) Basketball - NBA: NBA Finals, Big trades & signings (and the usual dislike for James Harden, Kyrie Irving etc).
(53:00) Final Thoughts
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Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Recorded 1 & 4 July 2023
(00:22) Context
(01:07) Opening Bounce (MLB; The good times and sport stuff from Nath's trip to Koh Samui)
(12:16) Cricket: The World Test Championship Final
(16:38) Cricket: The bloke’s 1st Ashes Test
(23:18) Cricket: The bloke’s 2nd Ashes Test up to mid-day 4
(27:16) Cricket: World Cup Qualifiers (and the demise of the West Indies cricket team?/rise of the Scottish team?)
(31:41) Cricket: The bloke's 2nd Ashes Test from mid-day 4 to result (and all surrounding merriment, which is all in good fun and doesn't involve any salt or vitriol at all); Possible selections for Leeds; and a bit more World Cup Qualifiers too.
(1:02:16) Football - AFL: We struggle to keep interest amongst our teams’ performances and low scores across the competition; Scorigamis and Stats; Who can win it all?
(1:12:57) Final Thoughts
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Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Recorded 1 June 2023
(00:22) Welcome and Introduction
(02:36) Early sporting career - juniors/club & representative basketball and High School (James Crawford stories)
(09:28) WAIS, AIS & College at Old Dominion University (Luc Longley story; stories about career high 45 points v Charlotte and going to the NCAA tournament)
(29:30) Playing in 2006 NBA Summer League (Darvin Ham and Adam Morrison stories; the difficulties of uncertain job security post-college)
(36:12) Playing in Europe
(41:35) Coming back home to Australia/NBL career (Importance of professionalism; playing in a Grand Final; Cairns Taipans' struggling keeping players)
(48:47) Alex's All-time Taipans 5 (Coaching philosophies)
(1:00:00) Lough 40 Hoops
(1:02:40) Final Thoughts
Check out Loughton 40 Hoops (especially if you're in the Cairns area).
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Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Recorded 1 June 2023
(00:22) Welcome (with 'closure' on a Liam Santamaria anecdote from last week's episode)
(03:08) IPL, AFL, State of Origin, Sam Kerr and the FA Cup; French Open
(10:26) Interview (clip): Basketball - Alex Loughton (tune in next week for more including a great anecdote about Luc Longley)
(32:28) NBA: Conference Finals & Finals Picks
(50:27) Trivia without notice (and more NBA)
(1:00:05) Final Thoughts
Check out Loughton 40 Hoops (especially if you're in the Cairns area).
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Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
Recorded 24 May 2023
(00:22) Welcome to former NBL player and current commentator and GM of the Next Stars Program - Liam Santamaria (not Lim Saint Marie).
(02:19) Early career: playing for Brian Goorjian with the Victoria Titans; NBL highs and lows circa early-mid 2000s.
(08:31) From contraction to expansion (leading to an NBL that's never been stronger).
(13:59) Early roles in media and commentary (and friendship with former player and current CEO of South East Melbourne Phoenix Tommy Greer); The importance of good coaching, challenges in commentary and point guards as commentators.
(21:15) MAILBAG
Role as General Manager of NBL Next Stars Program:
(24:08) History and evolution of NBL Next Stars (from early inspiration in 2016 to today - Terrance Ferguson, Brian Bowen, LaMelo Ball, Josh Giddey); Day-to-day duties and road ahead.
(33:38) Breaking news: 5 star recruit Ron Holland in Next Stars' sights after de-committing from Texas Longhorns.
(34:23) NBL Salary Cap: Marquee player rule (and how it work with Next Stars); Goal of Next Stars going forward; French Connection.
(43:50) Future prospects Rocco Zikarsky & Dash Daniels - and how early Next Stars start recruiting.
(46:16) Thoughts on current/soon to be Next Stars in the NBL - Ariel Hukporti, A.J. Johnson & Alexandre Sarr.
(54:42) NBLxNBA as potential NBA pipeline.
(58:28) Favourite live sporting moment and interview wrap.
(1:04:03) Final thoughts.
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Saturday May 20, 2023
Saturday May 20, 2023
Recorded 17 May 2023
(00:22) Opening Tip (with NBA Beau flashbacks) - the San Antonio Spurs get #1 in the NBA Draft Lottery!!!!!!!!
(05:16) Interview - Casey Frank (NBL/ANBL/NZNBL/FIBA Basketball):
(06:38) Appearing in Bollywood film Mohenjo Daro with Hrithik Roshan and Mike Homik (includes trivia without notice)
(12:17) Family sporting background and early collegiate basketball career (thoughts on Aaron Rodgers to New York Jets)
(18:30) Pro career (with focus on Australian NBL days - Cairns Taipans, but also includes CBA and Isiah Thomas; thoughts on expansion; chemistry and coming in as injury replacement player; favourite team mates over the years)
(32:28) FIBA International Career (includes thoughts on playing for his naturalised country against his birth country)
(38:40) Thoughts on current New Zealand Sal's NBL season
(42:24) Favourite live sporting moment and interview wrap (MLB and Basketball World Championships/World Cups)
(45:39) Basketball: NBA (More quick thoughts on the Spurs winning the rights to Victor Wembanyama and other lottery thoughts; Ja Morant caught waving a gun around (again); Mat Ishbia/Nikola Jokic 'incident'; Philadelphia 76ers (and Doc Rivers) choke (again); Mark Jackson blows his MVP ballot; Coaching Carousel (and doom for many recent Coach of the Year winners); Predictions for Conference Finals Denver Nuggets vs LA Lakers and Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat)
(1:12:57) Final Thoughts.
Check out our interview with 'NBA' Beau Estes: Episode 128 & Episode 132.
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Sunday May 07, 2023
Sunday May 07, 2023
Recorded 5 May 2023
(00:22) Teeing off to Face off for the Opening Bounce - Major upsets in the NHL playoffs (and teams with major records don't finish as well as you maybe think in all of the Big 4 US sports); MLB; Alabama produce the very first offensive and defence players in the NFL drafts (Nath briefly talks about his Indianapolis Colts).
(11:38) Basketball - NBA Playoffs: (Western Conference): Sacramento Kings & Golden State Warriors series (Steph's record game 7, but Looney better? What price for Harrison Barnes?); Memphis Grizzlies & LA Lakers series (Dillon Brooks not coming back under any circumstances - harsh?); LA Lakers & Golden State Warriors series (Who wins from here at 1-1?). Phoenix Suns & Denver Nuggets series (28:00) Trivia without notice (With Chris Paul injury, gentleman's sweep on the cards?)
(33:56) Basketball - NBA Playoffs: (Eastern Conference): Atlanta Hawks & Boston Celtics series; Philadelphia 76ers & Boston (James Harden, Jaylen Brown; That turnover; Celtics flip switchers? Joel Embiid happy with his MVP for 2023? Who wins from here at 1-1?). Miami Heat & New York Knicks series (Injuries and Jimmy Butler). Coaching Carousel. Bat Beverly words of truth?
(48:16) Final Thoughts.
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Saturday May 06, 2023
Saturday May 06, 2023
Recorded 4 May 2023
(00:22) Opening Bounce
(06:43) Australian Rules Football - Interview Part 1: AFL Europe Champions League with Oslo Crows' Steve McCracken
(32:15) Just Not Cricket
(38:25) Aussie Rules Football - Interview Part 2: AFL Europe Champions League with Oslo Crows' Steve McCracken (with a shout-out to the AFL Europe Podcast); Fandom internationally and picks for Brownlow and AFL Premiers (that Will Ashcroft goal)
(52:13) Steve McCracken's favourite live sporting moments, plugs and thankyous
(1:03:00) Final Thoughts.
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Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Recorded 27 April 2023
(00:22) Opening Raid - Congratulations to Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens; Tottenham Hotspur players apologise to fans (and an exciting finish to the EPL season ahead); Aaron Rodgers traded to Jets (for too big a haul?) on the eve of the NFL Draft (also suspensions for gamblers); AFL - Nick Daicos and Darcy Moore impress in close ANZAC day clash over Essendon and other notes after 6 rounds as well as early thoughts on impending new Tasmania license (shout out to James Sicily);
(12:57) Basketball - NBA (Western Conference): Sacramento Kings & Golden State Warriors series; Memphis Grizzlies & LA Lakers series; Phoenix Suns & LA Clippers series; Denver Nuggets & Minnesota Timberwolves series. Predictions.
(35:22) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(36:37) Basketball - NBA (Eastern Conference): Milwaukee Bucks & Miami Heat series; Cleveland Cavaliers & New York Knicks series; Boston Celtics & Atlanta Hawks series; Philadelphia & Brooklyn series; Predictions.
(59:34) Final Thoughts.
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Saturday Apr 22, 2023
Saturday Apr 22, 2023
Recorded 20 April 2023
(00:22) Opening Bounce: AFL - Gather Round (or TourismSA Round?); NBL - Melbourne United continue to stock up, signing Travers and JLA; New schedule for NBL 2024 (and the Phoenix's witty take on it)
(16:00) Basketball - NBA: Dallas' tanking 'penalty'; Sacramento Kings v Golden State Warriors (and the Draymond stomp and suspension)
(33:32) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(35:42) Basketball - NBA: A whip around the rest of the series: Memphis Grizzlies v LA Lakers, Phoenix Suns v LA Clippers, Denver Nuggets v Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers v New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers v Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics v Atlanta Hawks.
(1:04:00) Final Thoughts.
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Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Recorded 12 April 2023
(00:22) Opening Bounce: Tampa Bay Rays hot start in MLB; West Tigers' ANZAC jersey debacle; Erling Haaland goes alright; Thoughts on John Rahm and the Masters (Golf); The Aussie Matildas break the English's 30 game undefeated streak.
(16:10) Basketball - NBL: Recent signings.
(17:05) Basketball - NBA (including trivia without notice): Frantic end to the regular season; Dallas Mavericks tanking; Zion Williamson; Crazy final day (and crazy stats); Manipulating seedings; Minnesota Timberwolves woes; Playins; Playoff Picks; Coaching carousel and other random facts and stats.
(1:13:25) Cricket - IPL: Rinku Singh goes nuts (even if he did face some poor bowling); Royal Challengers Banglore don't have the LuckNow but we support even failed attempts at a mankad (and they should've tried again on the next ball!); The SKY is falling; the best Alec Stewart trivia ever; Fresh World Cup Captains.
(1:19:12) Football - AFL: Thoughts with (and unsolicited advice for) Paddy McCartin and the Sydney Swans heartbreak loss to their bogey team Port Adelaide Power; Freo fans would be rightfully salty about Gather Round fixturing time.
(1:24:28) Final Thoughts.
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Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Recorded 29 March 2023
(00:22) Opening Bounce: Daniel Gavins doesn't replicate Jean ver der Velde (luckily); Peter Bol vindicated; Alex Roca Campillo makes marathon history; Alabama's unSweet 16s and other NCAA March Madness notes; Bruce Sutter's Atlanta Braves' gravy train finally ends; Stuey revisits Catcherfest 2017 (with congratulations to Voyager).
(08:57) Basketball - NBA (including trivia without notice): RIP Willis Reed (and some love for the New York Knicks 1970 & 1973 championship teams); Ja Morant's back (and maybe needs more support?); Is Nikola Jokic a stat padder?; MVP race; Luka Doncic not a happy chappy (and Dallas are suffering); Kendrick Perkins' facts aren't always real; Concerns continue over refs and LA Lakers free throw disparity (and players keep getting fined).
(31:05) What Made Stu say Bloody Hell?
(32:53) Cricket: Australia's tour of India went better than we expected and Mitch Marsh helps offer optimism ahead of the World Cup; WA dominates state cricket after Shield win (NSW don't win a game in the Sheffield Shield!); Major League Cricket signs some big names.
(44:44) Final Thoughts
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Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Recorded 29 March
(00:00) Held Hostage
(00:45) Opening Bounce (Welcome Back Stuey)
(08:46) NBL
(16:38) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(21:49) AFL: Thoughts on Rounds 1 & 2: Tipping; Early surprises; Old faces new places (both players and coaches); Early controversy: North Melbourne Kangaroos v Fremantle Dockers; Scorigamis; First draw out of the way; No worries for Geelong; Congrats to Alex Pearce & Jy Simpkin; Head knocks and suspensions; GABBAgate; Broadcasters with conflicts of interests - what can and can't go on game day?; Will Ashcroft goes alright and other random trivia.
(44:45) Final Thoughts
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Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Recorded 15 & 23 March
(00:00) The Jinja Assassin: Behind the Air Guitar
(04:20) Kicking off: AFL, NRL, March Madness, Cricket (Australia in India)
(06:15) Context is everything
(11:14) Two Time World Air Guitar runner up and Australian champion Alex Roberts 'The Jinja Assassin'
(12:09) Life is just getting over what happened in High School (NBA Jam competition)
(27:48) Just Not Cricket
(30:17) Air Guitar Updates - 2022 World Championships in Oulu; Hopes for 2023; A brief history of air guitar; Picking songs; High Voltage: Fremantle; Signet on Air - Unboxing; Time for a new axe?; Getting on stage with Wolfmother & the great Air Guitar family/community. With shout outs to Billy Damage, Matt 'Big Boss Ginge' at Signet, Ella Hooper, Jess Strings, Andrew Stockdale & Nordic Thunder (Let's Get Nordic Podcast).
(55:06) Final Thoughts
Check out Episode 95 to hear us talk about a range of sport & also our 1st interview with the Jinja Assassin in Episode 95.2.