With the batteries recharged and footy finals in full swing, we thought it high time to kick off season 2 of the Ball & All Podcast.  To coincide with World Mental Health day this Saturday October 10, we welcome the founding members (Jackson Connellan and Lachie Jones) of Lennox Head based men's mental health group 'The Healthy Minds Club' into the shed - along with our biggest crowd to date.

With both Jackson and in particularly Lachie losing multiple friends earlier in the year and with suicide being the single biggest killer of young men in Australia - these lads got together, had the tough conversations and from those conversations, The Healthy Minds Club was born.  Now a registered not for profit charity and with 350+ members and counting, what these boys have managed to achieve in such a short space of time and the difference they are making to the lives of young men in their Northern Rivers area, should be commended.

Also on the podcast this week, we preview what is to come in season 2. We go 'Around the Grounds' and give our tips on who we think will win this year's NRL Grand Final and we cross the ditch to get Wallaby Assistant Coach, Scott Wisemantel's thoughts on the upcoming Bledisloe Cup clash with the All Blacks.

As always we would like to give a big shout out to our supporters Bareback Biltong, 44 Constructions for the new swear jar and Peter Wynn Score for the 1986 communal water bottle. 

Let's get the ball rolling...

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