The Sports Desk

It's a pumped up Sportsdesk again to discuss all things in the world of sport. The super team Liam Cole, Ethan Rigg, Justin Schwarze, Matilda McDermott and Jack Huggett are all here as the basketball and soccer season continues to come down to the wire. Wrapped up with a Lance 'Buddy' Franklin Minute Monday's quiz. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sportsdesk is officially back for its first Friday show of the year as Liam Cole and Ethan Rigg welcome back Jerry Ng to the show. The team discuss the NBA playoffs as the league heads to the pointy end of the season as well as Everton's big win over Liverpool. The Anzac round is analysed in-depth as the show ends on a quirky note. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sportsdesk team this Monday welcomes a brand new presenter to the family Justin Schwarze. The team Liam Cole, Matilda McDermott, Jack Huggett and Justin Schwarze dissects F1 in China as Max Verstappen not surprisingly wins another race. They go in-depth in analysing the NBA playoff games during the week and Liam Cole has had enough of the Saints and storms out of the studio! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Its a pumped-up Sportsdesk team for this Monday evening as the title race in the Premier League heats up as Bayer Leverkusen win their first Bundesliga title. The team dissects the West Coast Eagles' first win of the season against the Tigers and all the AFL action. Liam Cole, Ethan Rigg and Jack Huggett are all on board for this jam-packed episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sportsdesk team is back for another cracker show as Ethan Rigg takes the reins of the hosting duties. Matilda McDermott dissects F1 in Japan as Red Bull reaches the top of the podium for another time. The Tassie JackJumpers win their first NBL championship against Melbourne United as Jack Huggett analyses the big upset. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The buzz of the weekend in Melbourne was felt by the entire Sportsdesk team as Liam Cole, Matilda McDermott, Ethan Rigg and Jack Huggett discussed it all. The team analyses the surprise win by Ferrari as F1 comes to Melbourne and the heat ramps up on the two grand finalists of the 2023 AFL season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sportsdesk team is raring to go for another jam-packed episode with the buzz of the Melbourne F1 Grand Prix coming round. The team Liam Cole, Matilda McDermott, Ethan Rigg and Jack Huggett unpacks all the news from the footy world following a massive round 1 in the AFL. Jack Huggett dissects the big NBL finals going on and Ethan Rigg talks all things in the round ball game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A heatwave in Melbourne still doesn't stop the Sportsdesk team from delivering amazing content for your evening. Liam Cole and Jack Huggett discuss the opening round of the AFL season as the Blue Baggers breached the Brisbane Lions' fortress. Matilda McDermott dissects the F1 that occurred on the weekend as Ethan Rigg analyses the race to the top of the Premier League table. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Footy is back in 2024 and isn't it great as Liam Cole, Ethan Rigg, Matilda McDermott and Jack Huggett discuss the season ahead and their bold predictions. We discuss the lengthy holiday for Saint Jimmy Webster, the Matilda's huge win at Marvel and a special look back at the 2023 AFL season with a Minute Monday's quiz to wrap up the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A full house in on this Monday's edition of the Sportsdesk as Jack Huggett takes a deep dive into basketball with the NBA season heating up. Liam Cole and Ethan Rigg discuss the Australian cricket team travelling across the ditch to play New Zealand and Matilda Mcdermott discusses the beginning of the F1 season. Plenty going on including a brand spanking new segment called unpopular opinions and the classic minute Monday's quiz to wrap the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world of sport hits the SYN studios alongside Liam Cole, Matilda McDermott and Ethan Rigg as we speak about the tight tussle in the Premier League, Bayern Munich's troubled season and the Aussie Women's test thumping over South Africa. While Ethan is entertainingly exposed to his first minute Monday's quiz against Matilda. Apologies for the poor audio this episode it will be fixed for next weeks show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sportsdesk is back for 2024 fit and firing for the world of sport. Liam Cole and Matilda McDermott are back welcoming two brand spanking new presenters Jack Huggett and Ethan Rigg to the show. We discuss all the events that have captured our minds over the summer including the West Indies shock test win, AO tennis, F1 drama and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2023, The Sports Desk closed its Monday review show with the quick witted weekly quiz called Minute Mondays. We would put 60 seconds on the clock and our contestants would buzz in with their names to answer questions on a variety of sporting topics. To tally up the total score of each contestant and decide the undisputed Minute Mondays champion, here is every single quiz The Sports Desk hosted in 2023. Your contestants are: Sam Menhennet, James Worth, Jerry Ng, Adam Miller, Liam Cole, Matilda McDermott, Michael Serpell and Jason Evans. Click here to listen to Sam Menhennet's final episode of Sports Desk. And be sure to check out his final show as a SYN presenter, in full, uncut, over on Mixcloud. Follow The Sports Desk on Facebook and Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The final Sports Desk of 2023. But most importantly, Sam Menhennet's final show as a SYN presenter. It's a special 90 minute extended edition full of reminiscing and a reunion of old voices. As well as the last of sport to cover before the holidays are booked. Sam is joined by Jerry Ng, Jason Evans and perhaps his greatest partner in crime throughout the journey, Michael Serpell. Thanks to everyone who has listened to the radio show live, downloaded a podcast or engaged with us on social media and in-person. We have nothing but eternal gratitude to you all. Have a happy, safe and healthy Holidays. - The Sports Desk Team See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Penultimate Sports Desk of 2023 sees the proper summer weather feel with Sam Menhennet, Liam Cole, Jerry Ng, Matilda McDermott and Jason Evans return to business with Cricket, NBA, NBL, NHL, A-League and Premier League. The biggest points of discussion comes from a review of Brisbane's second AFLW Premiership, in an all time Grand Final against North Melbourne. And the Adelaide Strikers raising the Championship in the WBBL, defeating Brisbane Heat. Minute Mondays this week features memories from the team's studio moments in 2023. Who remembered the most? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summer is here, and here comes the Cricket! Liam Cole, Jerry Ng, Matilda McDermott and Jason Evans are here to provide a celebration of the achievements in Australian Cricket throughout 2023 and what sorts of exciting Cricket is in store from all forms this summer from as soon as next week as well as into beyond 2024. It's The Sports Desk Summer of Cricket Special! Featuring a preview of the WBBL Final, the upcoming BBL 2023-24 season and what both Pakistan and the West Indies bring as formidable opponents in the upcoming Tests. Not only that, Jerry is super keen to hopefully see his beloved Roos lift the AFLW Premiership Cup against the Lions at IKON Park. So the team break down the game to see if that will become a reality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand gets the most love from The Sports Desk on a gridlocked Friday night. With the arrival of an Auckland A-League team imminent. In the wide world of the week in sport, Jerry Ng and Jason Evans tag team between Australia vs India in the T20 International and discuss how strange it must feel for Cricket World Cup finalists a battling it out in less than a week after the final was decided. The AFLW Prelim Finals get discussed with both games very hard to pick apart, and the AFL Draft, Premier League and NBA get reviewed too. Also just for fun, Artist/Song of the Week is Post Malone - Chemicals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The angelic aura of Travis Head can be felt in The Sports Desk studio as the team of Sam Menhennet, Liam Cole & Jason Evans as this hour of sports talk is a celebration of Australia's 6th Men's Cricket World Cup Champions. Liam also gives a big whack at the Indian Cricket team falling short. First impressions are given at the AFLW Prelim finals as well as speculation upon the AFL Draft kicking off tonight. Plus the usual wrap around of NBA, NBL and NHL and what's this? Sam's running Minute Mondays? What's going to happen with that? At this time, SYN Media is facing shutting down for good due to ongoing damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, inflation and an unexpected loss of grant funding, We are currently running a fundraiser in hope to raise the funds needed to stay on the air and continue to be a voice for the youth. We kindly ask for your help in our fight to save the station. You can make a tax deductible donation at www.givenow.com.au/savesyn See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The big story on The Sports Desk with Sam Menhennet, Jerry Ng, Liam Cole and Jason Evans is that Australia have made the ICC Cricket World Cup Final against India in a grinding match up against South Africa, Liam guides you through the biggest takeaways from each game and delivers the ultimate prediction for Sunday's final. Jerry Ng has got the week in NBA, Jason has the weekend ahead in NBL and NHL. And the AFLW finals are ramping up with Jerry foreseeing a possible upset in the Semi-Finals ahead, find out which one. Footy also can't seem to disappear, as the season 2024 fixture has been revealed and the addition of a Round 0 has left the team rather perplexed. All that and more shenanigans, complete with a music recommendation of the week: The Struts feat. KE$HA - Body Talks Sam will also be DJ'ing at the Evelyn Hotel as part of the 'Save SYN Fest' this Sunday from 2PM. Get your tickets here: Save SYN Fest: The Final Sprint At this time, SYN Media is facing shutting down for good due to ongoing damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, inflation and an unexpected loss of grant funding, We are currently running a fundraiser in hope to raise the funds needed to stay on the air and continue to be a voice for the youth. We kindly ask for your help in our fight to save the station. You can make a tax deductible donation at www.givenow.com.au/savesyn See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a chirpy Sports Desk on this day (just ask Liam) but nevertheless, Sam Menhennet and his gang assess the rest of the Cricket World Cup, NBA, NBL & NHL. The AFLW finals have kicked off and eight drop to six with North Melbourne looking like they are leading the charge in the race to the Premiership. And Minute Mondays is back for the first time in a few weeks. But not quite as you know it. At this time, SYN Media is facing shutting down for good due to ongoing damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, inflation and an unexpected loss of grant funding, We are currently running a fundraiser in hope to raise the funds needed to stay on the air and continue to be a voice for the youth. We kindly ask for your help in our fight to save the station. You can make a tax deductible donation at www.givenow.com.au/savesyn See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.