Welcome back to Tier Two Talk for 2026! Our 2nd year is planning on being bigger and better than last! We outline our goals and thoughts for how Tier Two will run this year. Plus, we do our way too early Australian Championship predictions and try to predict who will join the eight foundation clubs as state premiers.

The 43rd and Final episode of the year! What a year it has been, and it's time to celebrate! South Melbourne is the inaugural winner of the Championship. We hear post-match thoughts from players and coaches, plus we summarise our first year and our plans for 2026!

Marconi Stallions and South Melbourne prepare to do battle in the first-ever Australian Championship final this weekend! A historic battle against the two biggest and most historic clubs outside the A-League. We preview both sides' path to the final with help from the Marconi Stallions head coach, Peter Tsekenis.

Four teams remain in the hunt for national glory, and none are riding a higher wave than the Marconi Stallions, whose centre back, Anton Mlinaric, joins us in this week's episode after knocking off West Apia and now hosting a huge semi-final at the Palace. We break down the quaterfinals and preview the this weekends semi finals in our third last episode of the year!

Another hour-long episode as the Australian Championship continues to heat up. Sixteen teams become eight teams, and we preview this weekend's quarter-final action, including a huge Derby D'Italia, with Wests Apia head coach Franco Parisi joining us for a huge chat.

Alex Masciovecchio from Wollongong Wolves and Daniel Colbertaldo from Canberra Croatia join us with both sides hoping to cause some final day drama! Plus, hear post-game reactions from Moreton City Excelsior, Sydney Olympic and Wests Apia's head coaches. So much inside our biggest episode ever!

Another hour-packed episode with our 9th club featured on the podcast, Moreton City Excelsior's Joe Scott joins us to talk about his stellar form in the Australian Championship, the hopes of his side progressing out of the group stages and the journey they've been on over the past 4 years. Plus power rankings, quaterfinal match ups and so much more!

Danny Graystone from Metrostars provides insight into their group C run and how years of planning are finally paying off for the South Australia Club. We also ask the question and give our thoughts on what has happened at the historic Sydney United. Plus our usual Match preview and reviews, power rankings and a new segment in a massive episode.

An action-packed new episode with Ben Collins from Heidelberg United joins us this week. We review Round 2 and preview Round 3 of the Australian Championship. We hear from West Apia head coach Franco Parisi after their win on Friday, and we talk about the future of Pro/Rel in Australia.

We were in Melbourne for the Opening Weekend of the Australian Championship, and we'll share our thoughts and opinions on all four games we attended. Plus, Jackson Stephens from WA's Bayswater City joins us to talk about his wonder goal against Sydney United 58 and the travel his side had to do to get to the east coast. Finally, we preview Round 2 of the Australian Championship as NSW is set to shine with five games across a huge weekend across the state.