In The Ball Park

Sam Menhennet, Michael Serpell, and James Worth are back for another exciting week of footy in September! In this extended episode, we break down all the drama from the AFL semi-finals. Plus, we preview the upcoming preliminary finals with the final four teams. Sydney is taking on Port Adelaide, and Geelong is facing off against Brisbane. 

Sam Menhennet, Michael Serpell, and James Worth are back for Week 2 in September! In this episode, we dive into the results from Week 1 of the AFL Finals, breaking down all the action, surprises, and standout performances. Then, we turn our focus to the highly anticipated semi-final matchups for this weekend: Port Adelaide vs. Hawthorn and GWS vs. Brisbane. Expect plenty of banter, wild predictions, and some not-so-expert analysis as we gear up for another thrilling round of finals footy!

The time has come to face the September Scaries! The AFL Finals are upon us, and the tension couldn't be higher. After a season full of twists and turns, only the final eight remain, but who will survive Week 1? 

Sam Menhennet and Michael Serpell dive deep into the matchups, key players, and the all-important strategies that could make or break teams. With everything on the line, expect some bold predictions and a bit of finals chaos!

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Queue the Earth, Wind and Fire vinyls as September is upon us and Michael is ready for a massive playoff stretch if his Yolo High Wheelers can clinch one of the top two spots in Pioneer Baseball League. Aside from the team playing well, there’s been plenty happening off the field with apartment moving, healthcare system tryouts, brewery hopping and DMV - Driver licensing. 

There is a lot going on and best you hear it from the man himself, this full episode coming to you LIVE from Woodland, California. 

Just like that, the most unpredictable and exciting home-and-away season comes to a close, with the top eight being decided in the very final game in the West. With the most open premiership run in history and the first week of finals fixture released, Jimmy and Michael ask the big questions about which teams can realistically win it from here. Tune in as the boys discuss the entire fallout from Round 24, celebrate the RMIT Redbacks Basketball Championship, and try to get Sammy an Oasis ticket for 2025.

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It all comes down to this final weekend of the AFL Home and Away season to decide the eight teams that can dream about an allusive premiership. So many possible results and a Sunday where all three games can mean dramatic swings in the ladder outlook.

Sammy and Michael discuss all the possibilities and mark their final predictions, how accurate will they be? If this seasons form line is anything to go by - not very! 

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After nearly completing the home and away season of the 2024 AFL Premiership Season, the top 8 teams set to play in the finals remain on a knifes edge, with several teams' seasons hinging on multiple results. It's the most exciting finish to a season we've ever seen, and it's not even September yet.

Jimmy and Michael emerge from mourning the Dons' wasted second half of the year and attempt to locate Sammy, who is on a three-day bender after his Baggers B team defeated the near bottom-placed Eagles away from Melbourne, all but locking in a finals spot. Join the boys as they discuss all the machinations and likelihoods heading into the best final round of footy ever!

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As the spring weather makes its way to the MCG, some teams can handle the Finals-like atmosphere and other cannot. Sammy, Jimmy and Michael go through the seismic results that shaped Round 22 that have left previous top four hopefuls seasons in tatters and one bottom four predicted club in the box seat to snag the unlikeliest of finals berths. This season is like no other, you either have to embrace it or be swept away by it. 

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After nearly the entirety of the home and away season, the band is finally back together! Join Sam Menhennet, Michael Serpell, and James Worth, with the Pacific Ocean between them, as they dive into the outrageous action from Round 21. Celebrate the illustrious careers of recent retirees Dustin Martin and Tom Hawkins, and revisit James’s pre-season predictions, plus enjoy the usual footy banter.

Get ready for a laid-back, front-row seat to the exhilarating ride of the AFL 2024 season!

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Michael has been in America for two months, working the Baseball landscape as the Yolo High Wheelers fight for a playoff spot in the PBL Michael takes us through his heroic high wheeler race, overcoming adversity after his friend's bike was stolen and the wish that came true on the eve of Fourth of July.