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What a weekend for Dublin football!

It's the final Three Man Weave of the inter-county season, and it ends, as it does every year with Dublin as double All-Ireland champions. 

This week, the lads discuss what makes this Dublin's men's team the best we've ever seen play the game. They analyse the performances that and look in detail at exactly what went wrong for Kerry. 

The lads have a heated debate about what the future holds for the Dubs and whether they will soon suffer the dreaded "transitional phase". 

Maurice, Mark, and Mick also finalise our Rolling All-Stars team and picks their players of the year. 

They discuss another massive day at Croke Park yesterday, where the weather didn't stop 56,000 attendees or the Dubs from making it three-in-a-row. 

What a year.

The lads are back in studio and more excited than a dog in a bone shop! Maurice, Mark and Mick preview this weekend's All-Ireland final replay between Dublin and Kerry, while Maurice maintains Galway are in an ideal position going into their Ladies' senior final against Dublin on Sunday.

The lads give their opinion on what tactical adjustments Dublin and Kerry should make from the first day, as well as what to do with Jack McCaffrey and, indeed, Tommy Walsh. 

They also play the long-awaited All-Ireland football final replays quiz. Be sure to subscribe, rate and tell your friends!

To celebrate another year of the SportsDirect Clubhouse on Balls.ie, your home for grassroots GAA now that the intercounty season has ended, we gathered in the Hodson Bay Hotel in Athlone for a special Clubhouse Live last Friday. 

For our football panel, we had a distinctly All-Ireland Replay theme with Kerry legend Marc Ó Sé and Dublin All-Ireland winner Eamon Fennell on stage, with Liam McHale mediating as honest, neutral broker.

SportsDirect and proud supporters of grassroots GAA around the country and are proud supporters of Roscommon's St. Dominic's who we celebrated on Friday night. Check out this feed to find our brilliant hurling panel on the night of Anthony Daly and Brendan Cummins.

The Buildup, in association with Ladbrokes is our weekly look ahead to the weekend's sport, marking your card at this mad time of year. 

Former Republic of Ireland striker Kevin Doyle joins us this week as our new regular voice on football, looking ahead to the return of the Premier League, and giving us an interesting treble for the weekend's games. (10.28)

Mick and Mark also play Ladbrokes' 1-2-Free, after some moderate success last week. (25.15)

It's another massive weekend for Gaelic football. Maurice Brosnan joins the lads to look ahead to Saturday's Dublin Kerry All-Ireland Final Replay and make some predictions for the game. On Sunday, the attention turns the Ladies' game with three All-Ireland finals on display at Croke Park. Will Dublin have it all their own way as expected in the senior game? (32.54)

Jason Quigley is back on the show to get us hyped for Tyson Fury vs. Otto Wallin this weekend. (55.46)

It's Mark's turn for the "Big Shout" this week, and he's mixing up the sports (70.21), while Mick takes you through his picks for Week 2 in the NFL. (75.08)

If you have a Big Shout of  25/1 or over, send it to us, and you can win the grand prize of two cakes and a sports autobiography!

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Send us your Big Shouts or get in touch with the show for any reason by emailing [email protected] or contact us @ballsdotie on Twitter or Instagram.

The countdown is on and the World Cup is on the horizon. How do Ireland look before leaving for Japan and where will Garry Ringrose play? We have a theory...

On this week's show, the lads caught up with referee Wayne Barnes to discuss his relationship with Irish players, the ruck and tackle as well as the upcoming World Cup. 

Elsewhere, Maurice has a look at the trends in the current game and what that means for the tournament. We discuss that viral South Africa photo and jumping to assumptions. 

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To celebrate another year of the SportsDirect Clubhouse on Balls.ie, your home for grassroots GAA now that the intercounty season has ended, we gathered in the Hodson Bay Hotel in Athlone for a special Clubhouse Live last Friday. 

For our hurling panel, we talked Liam Sheedy, the Sunday Game, the importance of the club, weaker county hurling, and lot's more with our brilliant guests, Anthony Daly and Brendan Cummins. 

SportsDirect and proud supporters of grassroots GAA around the country and are proud supporters of Roscommon's St. Dominic's who we celebrated on Friday night. Stay tuned later this week for our football panel of Marc Ó Sé, Eamon Fennell, and Liam McHale.

The Balls.ie Football Show is somewhat of an Irish football special this week. Mark, Gary and Sean break down Ireland's draw with Switzerland (02:10), while former Irish international and Ladbrokes ambassador, Kevin Doyle, gives his take on the game and much more besides (18:40).

We have an exclusive interview Gary Neville where he discusses his experience with the Irish players at Salford City and the surprises he's encountered while trying to sign others from the League of Ireland (50:50). 

The lads in studio also break down Ireland U21s' win over Armenia on Friday (41:25), while Gary and Sean face each other in The Balls.ie Football Show Quiz. This week, every answer is a footballer whose surname is also a first name (34:40).

Another packed podcast for another packed week of sport. Is this the best time of the year?  

Regular rugby correspondent, Ireland and Ulster legend Stephen Ferris gives his verdict on Joe Schmidt's decision to leave Devin Toner at home, gives his view on rugby residency rules, and makes his call for Ireland's final warmup game with Wales this Saturday. (7.05)

It's Mick's turn for the "Big Shout" this week, and he's sticking to the rugby.(36.16)

If you have a Big Shout of  25/1 or over, send it to us, and you can win the grand prize of two cakes and a sports autobiography!

Football's international break brings us a crucial Euro 2020 Qualifier at the Aviva as Ireland take on old enemies Switzerland. Mark, Mick, and Sean make some interesting predictions ahead of the game. There's a foreboding confidence in the studio ahead of this one. (40.05)

The lads also make their Ladbrokes 1-2-FREE picks for this week. (55.55)

Finally, the lads "Get Hyped" for the impending NFL season, convince Mark to adopt a team, and look at the more interesting bets for the season ahead. (63.18)

Send us your Big Shoutss or get in touch with the show for any reason by emailing [email protected] or contact us @ballsdotie on Twitter or Instagram.

WE ARE BACK! 

The Rugby World Cup is fast approaching and the lads are excited. On this week's show, we chat through the Ireland World Cup squad news and discuss the reasons Devin Toner has been left out. 

Elsewhere, we hear from former Connacht lock Aly Muldowney who breaks down all that goes into second row play. 

There's also some Ireland form chat, a look at the other big calls and some well-needed optimism.

On The Balls.ie Football Show this week, Mark is joined by Gary and Maurice to discuss the Premier League weekend, including Harry Kane having to review his own penalty incidents, Man United's problems, and Ferdinand and Cole's nonsense.

We also get ready for Ireland's massive game against Switzerland, picking the team we think Mick McCarthy will play while also exploring the case for 3-5-2.

And of course we have our weekly football quiz, where this week Gary and Maurice go head-to-head in a 'Who has more Ireland caps?' challenge.