Bats and Balls Podcast

The Producer and Pies are back with another exciting episode. Relive the action from Pies' first appearance as ground announcer at the famous Henson Park.

We chat to Swainy about all things Rugby including the Australian Super Rugby teams inability to beat their New Zealand rivals. And we lament the loss of Penrith Rugby and the Emu Burger from the Shute Shield.

Recap all the action from the NRL. Are the Warriors and Dragons the real deal? Pies tipped a perfect round in the AFL including North Melbourne upsetting Sydney at the SCG. We ponder the question are Brisbane the best 0-7 team of all time? And we tip all of this weeks games.

Plus some very exciting news from the English Premier League, and some less exciting news from the Championship.

0:00:00 - Rugby
0:21:00 - NSWRL & Henson Park
0:36:00 - NRL
1:07:00 - AFL
1:18:00 - Football

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Pies and The Producer are back and you know what they say, you're only as good as your last two games. Wins for the Eels, Giants and Eagles have the boys in a good mood for this wrap of the weekend.Pies and The Producer are back and you know what they say, you're only as good as your last two games. Wins for the Eels, Giants and Eagles have the boys in a good mood for this wrap of the weekend.

Joining us for a chat about the Glebe Dirty Reds, Ron Massey Cup and NSW Cup is Glebe President Darren Flynn. We preview the big celebration of NSWRL at Henson Park on Saturday. Kicking off proceedings is the Newtown vs North Sydney Frank Hyde Cup at 1pm. Followed by the main game Glebe-Burwood vs Hills District at 3pm.

Recap all the action from ANZAC Round in the NRL and AFL Round 6. And we tip the games coming up.

Plus Brendan has been watching the A-League Finals. Newcastle play Melbourne Victory in the Grand Final this weekend.
The Bats and Balls teams are hanging in there in Supercoach. We make more adjustments to both NRL and AFL Supercoach teams.

0:00:00 - NRL
0:25:00 - Glebe Dirty Reds, NSWRL
0:42:00 - AFL
1:01:00 - Other Sport
1:08:00 - Supercoach

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It's been a long time but the Parramatta Eels finally won a game. And that means we're back!

Not only are we back, but our old mate Swainy is back to catch us up on all the latest Rugby news #SwainyRWC2019.

Pies has been sailing one of the seven seas and survived to tell the tale. And The Producer has been rubbing shoulders with Commonwealth Games athletes. Big Zacko is still MIA, much like the Bulldogs.

And after three weeks, we finally have a look at our Supercoach side to discover our AFL captain and vice captain have been out for two weeks.

0:00:00 - NRL
0:27:00 - AFL
0:44:00 - Rugby with Swainy
1:16:00 - F1, Supercars & Comm Games
1:32:00 - Supercoach

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The Producer and Pies have had enough. They've decided not to record again until The Parramatta Eels win another game.

Thankfully we have Big Zacko and The Boss ready to take over with their own renegade podcast.

Topics up for discussion are NRL. What's the matter Parramatta? And how good are the Tigers and Warriors going?

Round 2 of AFL is complete. Wrap up all the big games.

And we tip the next few weeks of games.

Then we finish off the Australian Cricket Team ball tampering debate. Who came out unscathed, who has some rebuilding to do, and is there to soak up the more open positions.

0:00:00 - NRL
0:45:00 - AFL
1:00:00 - Cricket

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If you're an athletics fan here for the Beki Smith chat about the Commonwealth Games, skip ahead to 1:27:00. We've tacked it on at the end of the show.
There were plenty of woeful performances over the weekend. But because a bloke used some dirt attached to some tape to scuff up a cricket ball, we never heard about any of them.
While the rest of Australia were outraged by the ball tampering issue, The Producer and Pies were watching the rest of the poor performances on the sporting field.
If the Parramatta Eels, Western Bulldogs, Ashley Klein, Bats and Balls NRL Supercoach side and many others thought they got off scot free, they should think again.
We're here to add balance to the rest of the terrible weekends taken off the back pages by the Cameron Bancroft, Steve Smith and the Australian cricket team leadership group.
0:00:00 - NRL
0:26:00 - AFL
0:36:00 - F1 & Supercars
0:42:00 - NRL & AFL Supercoach
1:27:00 - Beki Smith Commonwealth Games
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Big Zacko was ousted from the Podcast Board even though he had more votes.
Here's the 2018 AFL Preview Show. Complete with published author and Swans fan Dr Erik Nielsen. We discuss each team and give our Top 8, Premiership, Brownlow and Coleman predictions. No surprises, GWS are in the thick of it.
Then we lament just how bad the Eels are. How they can't possibly turn it around inside a week. And how the rest of the NRL are performing.
And we make some much needed changes to our Supercoach team ahead of the First Head 2 Head game against our arch nemesis BJ.
0:00:00 - AFL Preview
1:00:00 - NRL
1:40:00 - Supercoach
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Big Zacko and Pies have cracked it after one game and couldn't be bothered turning up. Colbee fills the void and returns with a whole new set of names to mangle. If it wasn't bad enough for Sione Katoa to have a broken jaw, now he gets to hear Colbee talk about him all episode. Join us on this rollercoaster of pronunciation which includes such greats as Andrew McCullough and Viliame Kikau.
Plus Brendan and Colbee discuss this season of Masters of Rugby League, Supercars, Test Cricket in South Africa and of course how bad Colbee is at Supercoach.
0:00:00 - NRL
0:42:00 - Masters
0:52:00 - Supercars & Cricket
1:07:00 - Supercoach
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What you get is what you see. Ain't nothing more to it. This show is a complete preview of all 16 NRL teams. Broken down into four shorter segments. Followed by our predictions for the Top 8, Premiers, Dally M medal winner and a few sneaky categories thrown in for good measure. Then right at the end we finalise our Round 1 NRL Supercoach team.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:00 - Dragons, Broncos, Knights, Sea Eagles
0:26:30 - Cowboys, Sharks, Tigers, Roosters
0:56:00 - Rabbitohs, Warriors, Bulldogs, Storm
1:31:00 - Panthers, Eels, Titans, Raiders
2:02:00 - Predictions
2:25:00 - Supercoach
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It's the week before the big NRL Preview Show. Time to finalise the Bats and Balls Supercoach team.
First up we talk random sports for a half hour. Winter Olympics Highlights and the NFL Off-season get a run.
Then we discuss the latest NRL trials with mostly full strength line ups. Although Canterbury played a bunch of reserve graders and still wiped a nearly full strength Panthers side.
And then settle in for an insight into how 3 Supercoaches with vastly different strategies try and build a composite team. The end result is almost as competitive as the selection process.
And noone watched AFLX.
0:00:00 - Winter Olympics and NFL Off-season
0:31:00 - NRL Pre-season
1:01:00 - NRL Supercoach
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We're back to recap one of the best Super Bowls we've seen. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots to win their first Super Bowl. How did they do it? And where to now for the Patriots, Eagles and the rest of the NFL?
The Big Bash League concluded on Sunday with Adelaide Strikers defeating Hobart Hurricanes.
And we continue to select our Bats and Balls Cup NRL Supercoach team. This week is halfbacks and five-eighths.
0:00:00 - NFL Super Bowl LII
1:15:00 - BBL Final
1:44:00 - NRL Supercoach
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