The Thunder Down Under Chargers Podcast

Our final 2023 Guest Series episode is another special one, with Chargers Team Reporter Chris Hayre joining the show! Chris has had an incredible career in sports journalism and today we talked with him about his journey in sports, from working for the LA Lakers to covering the Chargers professionally. We also discussed the start of training camp and Chris’ thoughts about the Bolts’ upcoming season. Don’t miss it!

July is when the NFL World stops revolving and takes stock before the dawn of a new season. But not on Thunder Down Under! It’s winter in Australia and we need football to warm us up, so #TDUCrew we’re bringing you our 2023 Opponent Series. This week, it’s the AFC East in the spotlight as we break down the Bills, Dolphins, Jets and Patriots. Which Bill likes Mac Jones and which Bill doesn’t? Will A-Rod get his swan song with Gang Green? Is there a better team in the AFC than Buffalo? And Tua…'nuff said! We discuss all of this and much, much more on today’s episode. Don’t miss it.

July is when the NFL World stops revolving and takes stock before the dawn of a new season. But not on Thunder Down Under! It’s winter in Australia and we need football to warm us up, so #TDUCrew we’re bringing you our 2023 Opponent Series. This week, it’s the NFC North in the spotlight as we break down the Bears, Lions, Packers and Vikings. Is “grit” really enough to make Detroit a playoff threat? Does Fields pose any danger away from Soldier Field? Are the Packers and Vikes facing transition years? We discuss all of this and much, much more on today’s episode. Don’t miss it.

Steven & Tyler from Guilty as Charged join us on today’s show to kickstart our 2023 Guest Series. We cover all the recent Chargers news, take a temperature check of our AFC West rivals, and, of course, the Thunder Down Under Aussie Quiz returns for another season. Don’t miss it.

The 2023 NFL Draft is in the books and Kyle De from Bolts From The Blue joins Thunder Down Under to unpack it all. On today’s show, we break down the seven players who became Chargers over the weekend, analyse the approach taken by the Chargers Front Office, hand out our draft grades, and end with a round of that famous Aussie game, “Knife or Spoon”. Don't miss it!

Only 5 days until the 2023 NFL Draft and today we bring you the second of two shows where we’ll cover everything you need to know for the big weekend. Today, we discuss Defensive Prospects (DL, LBs and DBs). Who will receive the #TDU Tick at 1.21? Who do we have #TDU Question Marks about? Is there a bona fide #Charger Favourite in this class? And to end the show, Al runs through his annual predictive First Round Mock Draft. How many will he correctly guess this year? Don't miss it!