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 Mar 05, 2022
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
RIP Shane Warne & Rod Marsh
(We really struggled with whether or not to release this clip, its imperfect but its real and in the immediate aftermath of us hearing of Shane's passing - we just so happened to be near the mic. Apologies if thoughts on Rod seem like an afterthought, that is definitely not how we intended it).
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Recorded 1 March 2022
(00:25) What caught your attention and Whatdya Miss/Rapid Recap:Tennis; ALF/AFLW; Cricket; MLB; NFL.
(18:19) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(23:18) Basketball - NBL: RIP Jack Bendat/Sending our thoughts to CJ Bruton and his family; Good to see Scott Machado & Nathan Sobey back (Sobes has his bronze medal stolen!). The more things change, the more they stay the same round: Brisbane & Adelaide still frustrate; New Zealand still struggle through another tough year on the road; Melbourne continue to look the favourites; South East Melbourne, Sydney & Perth (with their fans' extremely high expectations) are imperfect but probably finals bound and Illawarra will probably be unlucky to miss out.
(1:02:33) Basketball - NBA: Duelling stats and stories.
(1:09:00) NCAAM/NCAAW/WNBL: Interesting stats and stories.
(1:10:30) This Week in Sport History
(1:17:43) What Are You Amped For?
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Recorded 22 February 2022
(00:25) What caught your attention and Whatdya Miss/Rapid Recap: Winter Olympics (Kamilia Valieva); Cricket (Australia vs Sri Lanka, Australia's upcoming tour of Pakistan, James Faulkner PSL, Ben Cutting vs Sohail Tanvir, Zimbabwe tour of Australia/Tarisai Musakanda & Matthew Spoors); NFL: Further Reflections on the Super Bowl; Tennis (Carlos Alcaraz, Alex Zverev vs Jensen Brooksby); Soccer
(26:59) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(28:43) Basketball - NBL:
A recap of the games since we last recorded (Round 11/12): NZ edge out Cairns to finish round 11; Melbourne United pip South East Melbourne Phoenix again (JLA MVP?); Illawarra get much needed win over Cairns; The Phoenix play yet again, getting a close one against Brisbane; Kings defeat Perth in a close one (Wildcats imports, Stuey has back and forth on twitter with CoscoMo); Adelaide beat Cairns; Melbourne smash New Zealand (a nod to the Breakers in their 2nd consecutive season on the road); Illawarra drop another one at home in loss to Tasmania (Scott Roth coach of the year? Pete Hooley appreciation society); 3rd import situations across the league.
(1:14:47) Basketball - NBA:
Josh Giddey racking up triple doubles heading into the All-Star break; General salt for All-Star weekend: Celebrity game; Rising Stars; Dunk Competition; 3 point shoot-out; All-Star game. Chris Paul out for 2 months; Goran Dragic bought-out and signed with Brooklyn. Juwon Howard suffers from early onset March Madness.
(1:30:40) This Week in Sport History
(1:39:13) What Are You Amped For?
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Recorded 22 February 2022
Basketball:
(00:07) NBL:
A recap of the games since we last recorded (Round 11/12): NZ edge out Cairns to finish round 11; Melbourne United pip South East Melbourne Phoenix again (JLA MVP?); Illawarra get much needed win over Cairns; The Phoenix play yet again, getting a close one against Brisbane; Kings defeat Perth in a close one (Wildcats imports, Stuey has back and forth on twitter with CoscoMo); Adelaide beat Cairns; Melbourne smash New Zealand (a nod to the Breakers in their 2nd consecutive season on the road); Illawarra drop another one at home in loss to Tasmania (Scott Roth coach of the year? Pete Hooley appreciation society); 3rd import situations across the league.
(46:13) NBA:
Josh Giddey racking up triple doubles heading into the All-Star break; General salt for All-Star weekend: Celebrity game; Rising Stars; Dunk Competition; 3 point shoot-out; All-Star game. Chris Paul out for 2 months; Goran Dragic bought-out and signed with Brooklyn. Juwon suffers from early onset March Madness.
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Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Recorded 14 February 2022
This Week in Sport History.
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Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Recorded 14 February 2022
(00:25) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?
(05:53) Just Not Cricket
(09:13) NFL: Immediate reactions to Super Bowl LVI - LA Rams 23-Cincinnati 20 (Cooper Kupp Super Bowl MVP, Aaron Rodgers season MVP).
(22:26) This Week in Sport History
(32:11) Basketball: NBA - Trade deadline review, a crazy stat and a Larry Bird story.
(1:02:35) Basketball: NBL - Matt Hodgson suspension update; Review of round 11.
(1:33:06) What Are You Amped For?
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Recorded 14 February 2022
Basketball:
(00:07) NBA: Trade deadline review, a crazy stat and a Larry Bird story.
(30:30) NBL: Matt Hodgson suspension update; Review of round 11.
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Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Recorded 14 February 2022
This Week in Sport History.
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Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Recorded 8 February 2022
(00:25) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?
(09:19) Cricket: Australia win Women's Ashes with 3-0 ODI whitewash; Justin Langer decides not to accept a cul-de-sac of a 6 month contract extension; India win u/19 World Cup.
(23:29) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(24:42) NFL: Reflections on Conference Championship games; Picks for Super Bowl 56 & the Washington football team gets a name.
(40:23) This Week in Sport History
(47:16) Basketball - NBL: Tasmania (Jack)Jump into the top 4 on the back of a win over the form team Melbourne United (who need another import?) - can they make the finals?; Illawarra continue to struggle in losing to undermanned South East Melbourne Phoenix (Rowdy Rodman); Brisbane also struggle after a good start (Bul Kuol makes the most of his opportunities for Cairns); Wildcats somehow defeat the Phoenix after another horrid start; Matt Hodgson cops his suspension (but the league appeal); Wildcats 40th Anniversary team.
(1:18:32) Basketball - NBA: All-star bench (and snubs); Halftime games; Crazy stats.
(1:26:31) What Are You Amped For?
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Recorded 8 February 2022
Australia win Women's Ashes with 3-0 ODI whitewash; Justin Langer decides not to accept a cul-de-sac of a 6 month contract extension; India win u/19 World Cup.
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Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Recorded 8 February 2022
Basketball:
(00:07) NBL: Tasmania (Jack)Jump into the top 4 on the back of a win over the form team Melbourne United (who need another import?) - can they make the finals?; Illawarra continue to struggle in losing to undermanned South East Melbourne Phoenix (Rowdy Rodman); Brisbane also struggle after a good start (Bul Kuol makes the most of his opportunities for Cairns); Wildcats somehow defeat the Phoenix after another horrid start; Matt Hodgson cops his suspension (but the league appeal); Wildcats 40th Anniversary team.
(31:23) NBA: All-star bench (and snubs); Halftime games; Crazy stats.
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Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Recorded 8 February 2022
This Week in Sport History.
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Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Recorded 2 February 2022
(00:25) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?
(10:20) Tennis: Nadal wins Grand Slam 21; Ash Barty wins women's final in straight sets after being down big in the 2nd; Dylan falls at the final hurdle to Sam Schroder after winning Australian of the year; Kyrios and Kokkinakis defeat Matty Ebden and Max Purcell in an all-Australian final.
(23:50) Cricket: Thrilling draw in women's Ashes test (Alyssa Healy's poor form continues); Ash Gardener wins Belinda Clarke Award while Mitchell Starc wins Allan Border Medal. BBL Finals: Sydney Sixers defeat Adelaide Strikers in eventful match (subs vs. mankads); Perth Scorchers defeat Sixers in Final to win record 4th Big Bash title.
(42:03) This Week in Sport History
(48:12) NBL: Consistently inconsistent form across the league; Matt Hodgson's face palms, enusing 'melee' and penalties (what will Matt get? Precents?); Perth Wildcats (Michael Frazier); Adelaide (Dusty Hannahs); Melbourne United still the benchmark; Brisbane Bullets; Illawarra Hawks (Tyler Harvey/Antonius Cleveland); Tasmania JackJumpers (Scott Roth; Jack McVeigh); Do we need a wildcard?
(1:24:15) NBA: Brian Windhorst's moving story on Aron Baynes; Keifer Sykes impresses for Indiana; (Lauren Jackson playing NBL1); Andrew Wiggins NBA starter!; the class of 96; If NBA players were in movies; Julius Irving?; John Wall's missed games.
(1:50:05) What Are You Amped For?
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Recorded 2 February 2022
Thrilling draw in Women's Ashes test (Alyssa Healy's poor form continues); Ash Gardener wins Belinda Clarke Award while Mitchell Starc wins Allan Border Medal. BBL Finals: Sydney Sixers defeat Adelaide Strikers in eventful match (subs vs. mankads); Perth Scorchers defeat Sixers in Final to win record 4th Big Bash title.
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Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Recorded 2 February 2022
Basketball:
(00:07) NBL: Consistently inconsistent form across the league; Matt Hodgson's face palms, enusing 'melee' and penalties (what will Matt get? Precents?); Perth Wildcats (Michael Frazier); Adelaide (Dusty Hannahs); Melbourne United still the benchmark; Brisbane Bullets; Illawarra Hawks (Tyler Harvey/Antonius Cleveland); Tasmania JackJumpers (Scott Roth; Jack McVeigh); Do we need a wildcard?
(36:12) NBA:
Brian Windhorst's moving story on Aron Baynes; Keifer Sykes impresses for Indiana; (Lauren Jackson playing NBL1); Andrew Wiggins NBA starter!; the class of 96; If NBA players were in movies; Julius Irving?; John Wall's missed games.
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Friday Jan 28, 2022
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Recorded 25 January 2022
(00:25) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?
(06:55) Football: NFL
(33:55) Tennis
(42:00) This Week in Sport History
(50:28) Basketball
(1:17:02) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(1:18:58) Cricket
(1:34:53) What Are You Amped for?
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Recorded 25 January 2022
Women's Ashes; Big Bash Finals; Big Bash Team of the Tournament (Glenn Maxwell goes off); Brendan Taylor matchfixing saga
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Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Recorded 25 January 2022
Basketball:
(00:07) NBL
(17:21) NBA
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Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Recorded 25 January 2022
This Week in Sport History.
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Saturday Jan 22, 2022
Saturday Jan 22, 2022
Recorded 18 January 2022
(00:25) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?
(06:01) Tennis – Novak Djokovic sent home Australian Open; some early upsets; turns out Bernard Tomic does have COVID; Turns out leaked Channel 7 news discussion about Novak was a conspiracy by the Illuminati in concert with the underground Lizard-Mole people.
(15:16) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(17:25) Football: NFL – Carson Wentz, Coaching carousel, New York teams, Reflections on wildcard Weekend Bengals defeat Raiders (with controversy); Bills break records in defeating New England (Josh Allen is a beast); Bucs defeat Eagles (Jalen.. Hurts, his team); San Francisco beat Cowboys in Dallas (who have no one to blame but themselves); Kansas City Chiefs handle Pittsburgh easily; Rams defeat Cardinals (Budda Baker injury); picks for Divisional round.
(42:48) Cricket – Men's Ashes wrap up while women's begin; U/19 World Cup; Virat Kohli steps down as test captain (but doesn't get in trouble for accusing the South Africans of cheating); More T20 Ramiz!?; BBL.
(1:08:40) This Week in Sport History
(1:15:20) Basketball: NBL – NBL gets back into action after postponements; COVID fatigue (South East Melbourne look pedestrian in loss to Brisbane); The schedule Sydney (RJ Hunter injured again - this time for the season?), Chase Buford as coach; NZ starting to look better (but Dieng?); Melbourne United sizzling; Tyler Harvey's slow start (and fit!?); Wildcats on the road.
(1:35:34) Basketball: NBA – First time ever 2 former NBL players got a double double on the same day in their following season in the NBA (Giddey and Landale of course); Reflections on NBL Pocket Podcast's discussion about Giddey; Ben Simmons; Kyrie Irving; Shawn Bradley; Trades (and the artist formerly known as the Bol Bol trade); Injuries to LaVine, Curry and Durant; Russell Westbrook; Devin Booker; Orlando Magic slow starters; Atlanta Hawks; Ayo Dosunmu.
(1:51:50) What Are You Amped for?