This week Angus travelled to Everton Park to interview former top-grade rugby league referee and now Liberal National Party (LNP) politician, Tim Mander.

Tim had plenty to say about his career as a referee, where he officiated both the 2004 and 2005 grand finals. Tim also gave his opinion on the new NRL rule changes and the importance of community sport amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Make sure you check it out this Friday at 6pm on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram!!!

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We've done it Faithful! One year in the books.

We've had plenty of laughs, plenty of highlights, and we want to thank anyone who's supported us along the way. If you've listened to every minutes of every episode, or if you've just liked the odd post, thank you.

This week, we looked back on what we've done with the BTS podcast, talking about some of our highlights.

But of course, there was plenty of sport to be talked about too so tune in, for another episode of the BTS podcast!

This will be the last regularly scheduled episode, but we'll be back. For now, keep active with us on our socials.

New Episode out now!!

But first things first, thoughts are with everyone Victoria - stay safe. But the return to lockdown will see all Vic AFL clubs head up to the Sunshine State, in what will be will be an incredibly unique period for the sport.

Once again, it's nothing new, the full contingent of CJ, Gusman and 'Finn' discussed this very topic, as well as the State of the NRL with COVID set to affect it somewhat.

We do also have AN ANNOUNCEMENT!! Tune into the ep to find out exactly what that is.

1 more Ep before the one year mark, so thank you to everyone who has supported us through this little project. We've had a lot of fun so far!

New EP OUT NOW!!!

We're raising the bat Faithful - that's our half century! Been a lot of fun getting to this point so we hope you've enjoyed the ride.

This week, the 3 armchair experts in CJ, Gusman and Finn discussed week 1 of Super Rugby AU - mainly, if Rugby Australia is going enough to reignite the passion for the code Down Under.

Let us know your opinions in the comments!

History, Faithful! History! 

For the first time ever, the world game is coming Down Under with Australia and New Zealand set to co-host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.  

But what does this mean? Why should we care?  

The world are coming to our shores Faithful, it's up to us to embrace it and help put on one hell of a show!  

Also, bit of a weird one this week. We recorded twice. Yes we love it, but technical issues meant we had to. 

SO, Gus was here for take 1 but not take 2.  

Get your BTS fix with Finn and Campbell, but we do have a live cross from Gus for something new so dont worry - you'll still getting the full contingent.  

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A story that's been dominating the headlines this week is the possibility of an exhibition game of hybrid rugby between the Australian Kangaroos and the New Zealand All Blacks!  

This week, Campbell played the role of mediator as he kept the passionate arguments of both Gus and Finn to a friendly exchange.   

How would a hybrid game even work?   

We did a bit of reading up, bit of study in the Uni off-season if you will, so tune in to find out.   

Who’s winning and why Faithful?    

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Do you think Australian sports could benefit from a draft?  

Who would be the number one pick in the NRL draft?  

This week, the full contingent of armchair experts were joined by the glorious orange walls of the UQ radio studio, as we debated the idea of a Draft in Aussie sports.  

The AFL has one, so why can’t the NRL? Why can’t Rugby? Might be more of a need than a want going off recent results too...  

You'll just have to listen to find out!  

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This week the boys were joined by Gold Coast Suns Vice Captain, Touk Miller!  

Touk is leading the front and creating change at the Suns with his dynamic play and excellent off-field qualities.  

We spoke about the historical culture issues at the Suns and what he and the team are doing to change it.  

If you're as happy as we are that footy's back, you'll have to watch this episode!

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Special thanks to Touk Miller for joining us on the show

What's a new rule your favourite sport could implement to spice things up?

This week, we outlined some of the innovative new ways the NRL has adapted the rules and implemented new ones to satisfy the demands of the fans and grow the game.

We thought we'd give our takes on these changes and have a punt of what some of our other favourite codes could do to spice things up a little.

Should the AFL bring back the NAB cup 10-point Supergoals?

Does Rugby AU need to rethink their whole strategy?

You'll just have to listen to find out!

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In the wake of Netflix releasing the final few episodes of 'The Last Dance', which took a deep dive into the career of arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, we thought it was the perfect time to have a deep dive of our own into who they think are some of the greatest sports players of all time!  

We covered AFL, NRL, Australian Rugby Union, and Australian Cricket.  

Hear our takes on who the best of the best are!  

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