In The Ball Park

What an extraordinary, one in a decade finals series, with an average winning margin of just over a goal.

The boys on ‘In The Ball Park’ have had to rapidly regrow their fingernails to prepare their voices for another unpredictable yet exciting week of finals - Semi Final time and only two teams this week can progress to the second last weekend of October. 

Who will it be?

The team analyse all of the remarkable results along with popular segment 'Bring It Back, Give It The Sack, Have A Crack 'where we list some of the most famous footy fans in the world, let the jury out on the bizarre ball up situation and pitch some of our best tribal theme songs for clubs featuring in Preliminary Final week.  

So grab your dirty pies out of the oven, find a comfortable seat next to Charlie Dixon and devour another fanatical episode of ‘In The Ball Park’. 

Qualifying Final One Review: Port Adelaide v Geelong Cats (10:46)

Qualifying Final Two Review: Brisbane v Richmond (17:53)

Elimination Final Two Review: St.Kilda v Western Bulldogs (22:25)

Elimination Final One Review: West Coast Eagles v Collingwood (29:19)

Bring It Back (34:22)

Give It The Sack (37:46)

Have A Crack (41:11)

Semi-Final Two Preview: Richmond v St Kilda (45:25)

Semi-Final One Preview: Geelong Cats v Collingwood  (49:25)

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May the 2020 Finals Series … BEGIN!

We are tremendously excited to bring you our Week One of the Finals extravaganza edition of ‘In The Ball Park’ jam packed with in-depth previews for each finals match along with our tips and play-for-play predictions.

The week off from footy allowed our presenters to get their voices and finger nails back along with time to go to the Brisbane Lions training and tell them to get physical in preparation for their highly anticipated clash against flag favourites Richmond.

On ‘My Footy Memory’ Michael takes us on a road trip to a vicious Adelaide city during a cut throat preliminary final between the Hawks and the Crows in 2012.

Maxy tells us why Tom Bellchambers deserved a farewell game in Round 18 and Frisey strongly supports a proposal to get rid of white away guernseys for future AFL Grand Finals.

It’s a chock-a-block edition of the show so make sure you have your aerials fixed, anti-mosquito sound effects on and BBQ’s firing - it’s October which in 2020 means finals footy. 

The Bye Week Before Finals Debate (6:18)

My Footy Memory (9:13)

Considerable Winners: Port Adelaide (19:26)

Considerable Winners: Western Bulldogs (24:25)

Mammoth Losers: Gold Coast Suns (26:32)

Mammoth Losers: GWS Giants (31:13)

Bring It Back (35:20)

Give It The Sack (39:42)

Have A Crack (43:06)

Qualifying Final One: Port Adelaide v Geelong Cats (48:00)

Qualifying Final Two: Brisbane v Richmond (51:25)

Elimination Final Two: St.Kilda v Western Bulldogs (54:08)

Elimination Final One: West Coast Eagles v Collingwood (56:28)

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May The Final Round of the AFL Home and Away Season … BEGIN.

Only eight clubs can continue their season after Round 18 and we discuss all the possibilities for Week One of the AFL Finals Series.

Magpie swooping season is upon us and we have an extraordinary story about the mysterious man from Western Australia who can catch Magpies in mid flight.

Has Bomber Coach John Worsfold officially checked in his luggage at Tullamarine Airport with his misleading press conferences, we discuss whether Essendon have a golden opportunity to ‘Give Him The Sack’ before Saturday.

Smiling Goal Umpires, Joe Rogan and Roaming Tip Rat Co-Hosting 'The Virtual Brownlow Medal Night' and lots more sizzling selections on the ‘In The Ball Park’ BBQ heading into the finals in 2020.

The Finals Week One Fixture Announcement (4:15)

The Virtual Brownlow Medal Announcement (11:48)

My Footy Memory (15:33)

Considerable Winners: Richmond (23:02)

Considerable Winners: Melbourne (30:46)

Mammoth Losers: GWS Giants (33:30)

Mammoth Losers: North Melbourne (40:00)

Bring It Back (45:35)

Give It The Sack (47:56)

Have A Crack (52:44)

Round 18 Preview (54:52)

Finals Week One Predictor (59:08)

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May the Second Footy Carnival Begin!

‘In The Ball Park’ returns for another rollercoaster week where the boys discuss how ‘Man Bun’ dispatches win footy matches, how to successfully ‘Bring Back’ Irishman Conor McKenna, why the Brisbane Lions are asking Tennis Star Novak Djokovic for target practice and is Joe Daniher literally on the fence about playing for Essendon in 2021?

Celebrating one-percenters, playing more than one game on Saturday, instruments in team songs, Tony ‘Chompers’ Jones in Puerto Rico, Cazaly’s Stadium ground reports and much much more on this week’s fanfare of football. 

Conor McKenna Tribute (3:43)
Round 18 Fixture Release (8:10)
My Footy Memory (11:29)
Considerable Winners: Western Bulldogs  (17:28)
Considerable Winners: Brisbane Lions (23:18)
Mammoth Losers: Melbourne (26:26)
Mammoth Losers: Carlton (31:09)
Cairns Cazaly’s Stadium Ground Report (34:48)
Bring It Back (37:09)
Give It The Sack (43:55)
Have A Crack (45:37)
Round 17 Preview (49:36)

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The second edition of the Footy Carnival has begun and the continuous footy and quick turnarounds are taking their toll on some of the big contenders for this years final series.

Join the Salesman Serpell, Super Stat-man Maxy and Sanitised Umpire Frisey for an episode which has everything from a Oktoberfest Themed St.Kilda Outfit, a roadtrip to Mount Buggery, the featuring of 'The Aussie With The Oddly Shaped Nut', the praising on the on-field performances of the two premiership favourite 'Big Cats' and struggles of two Big Victorian Clubs.

This episode will remind you of how good it is to have the footy back for September and how important Ancestry.com is for father-son selections for giant tall forwards.

A Queensland Grand Final (4:31)

My Footy Memory (8:49)

Considerable Honourable Mention: Essendon (16:58)

Considerable Winners: Richmond (22:09)

Considerable Winners: Geelong (27:33)

Mammoth Losers: Western Bulldogs (31:42)

Mammoth Losers: North Melbourne (36:51)

Bring It Back (41:05)

Give It The Sack (44:21)

Have A Crack (47:18)

Round 15 Preview (49:28)

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On the first edition of the ‘In The Ball Park Interview’ we virtually caught up with Essendon Defender and Indigenous community ambassador Courtenay Dempsey to speak to him about what it has been like representing his proud Indigenous background through Sir Doug Nicholls Round in the AFL, on the big stage at the MCG for 'Dreamtime At The G' and to hear his thoughts on this years 'Dreamtime in Darwin' game being played in 'The Top End'.

He also told us about his miraculous kick off his back heel whilst running at full speed out of the back line in 2014 against the Gold Coast Suns.

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Timestamps

Courtenay’s Indigenous Sporting Idol (2:16)

Dreamtime At The G’ Memories (4:12)

Dreamtime In Darwin (9:04) 

Essendon’s Indigenous Young Stars (10:34)

Football in Cairns (11:29)

Supporting the Long Walk in 2020 (14:01)

The Miraculous Back Heel Kick in 2014 (15:10)

Final Message of Support (18:02)

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The first edition of the AFL Footy Frenzy is over for one week. But still plenty to talk about in one kinetic week of footy. 'Dreamtime in Darwin' is reviewed by Indigenous Ambassador and former Essendon Defender Courtenay Dempsey. My Footy Memory details the time Michael played on a sewerage filled ground on the Mornington Peninsula. The Dogs and the Dockers are Considerable Winners in Round 13 whilst the two recent expansion clubs are Mammoth Losers. The guys praise the bizarre stutter step in goal kicking routines, screamed at staging and consider longer quarters to see soccer striker like scenarios. All that and more on a frenzied edition of 'In The Ball Park'

Timestamps for Episode 10

My Footy Memory (9:23)

Considerable Winners: Western Bulldogs (13:28)

Considerable Winners: Fremantle (17:38)

Mammoth Losers: Gold Coast Suns (20:41)

Mammoth Losers: GWS Giants (24:05)

Bring It Back (30:18)

Give It The Sack (32:11)

Have A Crack (38:24)

Round 14 Preview (41:42)

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The Footy Carnival is officially over...for now.

We have 20 big days worth of footy to cover on this weeks episode which includes Rounds 10, 11 and 12 in a bumper edition of 'In The Ball Park'.

We discuss the Winners & Losers of the final leg of fixture including the Tigers who don’t have to travel to Perth and they play the worst side in the comp in the final round of the season and we look at Port Adelaide who have full 7 Day Breaks and Prime Time Slots meanwhile we dissect the struggle Bombers who will face three flag contenders in 11 days whereas the high flying Eagles will play 5 games in 18 days and will have to return to their hapless hub in Queensland, the question remains: will the fixture negatively affect these clubs finals chances?

This week on 'My Footy Memory' Michael recounts the time he played on a frozen oval where he lined up against a large ragged, rocky and wooly sheep, in a contest that was a war of attrition to survive against his aggressive animal opponent.

On this week's edition of 'Bring It Back, Give It The Sack, Have A Crack' we highlight the triumphant returns to footy for players who have missed several seasons due to debilitating injuries that threatened to end their careers including the 'mulleted' journeyman Lynden Dunn who proved his 'not Dunn yet'.

The boys want to 'Give Staging The Sack' after Callan Ward and Tom Papley's Oscar Nominations for best actor in a game changing situation.

If the great Irish innovator of the modern game, Conor McKenna can kick a miraculous Rabona kick in the pregame should he 'Have A Crack' at kicking it in a live game situation?

And the gentlemen will preview Round 13 which is Sir Doug Nicholls Round where the footy public celebrates the great indigenous players who have ever put on a footy jumper and have captivated us with their extraordinary skills and leadership in the community.

Get excited for this week's episode of 'In The Ball Park' that will make you interested in lamb shanks, Japanese automatically flushing toilets and big Austrian giants - you need to hear it to believe it!

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The Bombers have fallen from their early season grace and crash landed with an injury plagued list, a questionable coaching handover and a falling apart game plan, can they recover or is this another wasted season.

The gap between the Doggies best and worst is stark and if they want to be considered a contender they needed to have beaten at least one of those top 6 sides they played but we say if you beat a top 4 side, you can solidify your credentials.

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The Demons have finally got their game together albeit against some easy opponents but their win against the preliminary finalists from last year Collingwood has started to boost their credentials sky high.

A finally functioning forward line, the domination of their midfielders and the hard as deep fried butter smashing on lower placed sides sees the Demons competing for a top 8 spot in 2020.

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