Brad & Johan take a deep dive into the 2026 Canberra Chill squads. Boosted by the arrival of an array of international talent, can the Canberra Chill Women's team make a return to finals hockey? The discussion also turns to the Canberra Chill Men's squad, that has been boosted by Kookaburra stars, but Brad & Johan wonder whether the return of Craig Marais and Tom Craig from Germany will be too little too late for the Canberra Chill Men's team. Listen in to find out more!

In the first franchise deep dive, Brad and Johan take a look at how the Perth Thundersticks Men's and Women's squads are shaping up for the 2026 season. Tune in to hear where Johan predicts each team to finish the home and away season, with his money going all in on the Thundersticks Women this year. Anthony Potter also joins the pod as our first guest for the season.

Listen in to hear Brad & Johan's wrap up of the Victorian Premier League Finals. The Waverly WPL break a 16 year premiership drought in their tight 1-0 win over Southern United, whilst MCC MPL put KBH to the sword in a huge 6-3 win to claim their second premiership in 4 years.

We finally have our co-host! Former Kookaburra and self-proclaimed 'Hockey One Legend' Johan Durst joins Brad Marais as co-host of The Backstick Podcast. In this episode the lads unpack Australia's performance at the recent Hockey World Cup. Neither the Hockeyroos nor Kookaburras were able to claim a medal at their respective tournaments, which begs the question; what went wrong? Tune in to find out.

One round of pool games to go! The Kookaburras are locked into the next stage with the Hockeyroos knocking down the door. Tune in to find out how the teams have fared so far this World Cup.

The FIH Hockey World Cup kicks off this weekend, starting on the 15th of August!

Tune in to the first episode of The Backstick Podcast to find out all the key information you need to know to support the Australian Kookaburras and Hockeyroos in their upcoming campaigns!