The Wellington Phoenix are gonna win the A-League... or at least they've got the best chance they've ever had and we break down that first game back (18:58). Also a couple sneaky kiwi prospects made NRL debuts this week and there were a few other rugby league matters to get to (50:18) plus we're getting close to showtime in the NBL showdown (1:20:04) so get excited about that one too.

Which kiwi sports folk/teams have come outta the pandemic in the best shape? We channel a bit of Zach Lowe and do our respective top fives (and a bottom five) plus some local basketball chat and a bit of Warriors vs Broncos breakdown as well as a peek forward at the kiwis in the Caribbean Premier League cricket. Marvellous pod, this one.

The rule changes might have sped the NRL up but post-contact metres are still king. We chat that and plenty more stemming from that as we dig into a few ideas about styles of play and how that manifests in different sports... as well as a little focus on the kiwi wahine footballers in the top stuff in the USA right now

Righto, busy one today, we've got the breakdown from Dan Hooker's loss to Dustin Poirier. We've got some more NBL basketball chat looking at a few more breakthrough kiwi ballers, we've got a bunch of ideas on Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp after y'know recent events, and we've also got a bit of NRL focusing mostly on the misguided myths around Shaun Johnson

There's a vote happening overnight for whether Aussie & Aotearoa get to host the next Women's World Cup and it's got all sorts of FIFA shenanigans around it. Then Dan Hooker gets one final preview breakdown as he steps into the Octagon on Sunday as a live underdog. The NBL is serving up the goodness and we break down the fellas to watch after everyone's first games. Then some wider perspective yarns about sports bouncing back after the pando. Get in there.

Did Stephen Kearney lose the Warriors dressing room? Were the board right to sack him? What about the odd timing of it all? Mate, we break it all down after Mooks got given the hook. Plus some delightful chat about Sarpreet Singh's Bayern debut and Dan Hooker's self-management. Sports agents play a sneaky big role in this yarn too.

Absolute golden podcast material here as we break down Dan Hooker's upcoming fight in the UFC, as we get into the nitty gritty of Jeet Raval's move to Northern and Finn Allen sliding down to Wellywood, as we crack into Sarpreet Singh's rapid success at Bayern and where he sits within that squad.

For some reason we talked a heap about rugby today. The return of the crowds, a bit of speculation about the Super Rugby's place in the kiwi sports landscape... and even some thoughts about the current Blues team. Then it's all in on a pretty decent Warriors performance, a pesky myth about their recruitment, and some wider NRL chatter as well

The NBL draft was cool, we've got a bit of reaction to that as well as chatting how we could take the best aspects of the draft and apply them to other sports. Then some Flying Kiwis footy with some kinda crazy transfer rumours following young Matty Garbett. The Warriors have a new connection going on with Redcliffe Dolphins so we try make sense of that (minus any real details). Plus Daryl Mitchell is off to the Cantabs and it's a sneaky fantastic move for him

It's still the only show in town for a couple more days so NRL360 move over, TNC's taken this corner. First we break down a few thoughts from the Warriors loss to the Panthers. Then it's a gaze at the wider NRL with some standout teams and players (like Bradman Best, Kalyn Ponga and Moeaki Fotuaika)... before getting deep into the struggles and possible reasons for those struggles of the Dragons and Broncos. That's the one.