The Sport Blokes

Recorded 26 February 2023 & 8 February 2024 () Intro (and apologies) () 2011 () 2012 () 2015 () 2019 () 2020 () 2021 () 2022 () Some honourable mentions () Final Thoughts Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Recorded 26 February 2023 & 4 February 2024 (00:22) Quick Intro (00:55) 1999 (15:45) 2001 (20:42) 2003 (24:31) 2004 (30:14) 2005 (35:43) 2008 (44:54) 2009 Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Recorded 26 February 2023 & 4 February 2024 (00:22) A 'gather step' for our introduction (04:01) Introduction - some broad reflections on our research (including Stepien rule etc) (09:25) 1965 (13:38) 1980 (17:48) 1988 (25:22) 1989 (30:47) 1994 (36:34) 1995 (45:02) 1996 Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Recorded 4 February 2024 (00:22) An announcement (and some very sad news) (06:43) Reflections on Damian Martin's jersey retirement

Recorded 10 January 2024 (00:22) Introduction and reflections on the 12 Days of Sport Blokes (be sure to check out episodes 176-187 if you haven’t already! (06:39) Opening Bounce: The Californian tax office says no way to Shohei?; Nath laments on the Colts mediocrity as they agonisingly miss the NFL playoffs; Michigan win National Championship (with a shout out to Tory Taylor for breaking punting yards record in NCAAF); Aaron Rodgers’ hypocrisy and a couple of other thoughts heading into the NFL playoffs. (13:03) Basketball – NBL: News of the New Zealand Breakers demise is overblown (crowd numbers league-wide; trivia without notice); Pride jerseys; Garry Browne punch and punishment (or relative lack thereof); Open Air games; Decals do in another (this time Alexandre Sarr) who will be out at least a fortnight); How bout them Hawks?/the run home/is this the top 2?; Can anyone beat Bryce for MVP?; Some love for Rocco Zikarsky & concerns for the Kings. (41:11) Basketball – NBA: Detroit’s winless streak finally over; A mutually beneficial OG Anunoby/RJ Barrett trade for the Raptors and Knicks?; We applaud Darko for his rant about the refs; Trivia without notice; Draymond returns as CP3 is injured (how to solve the Warriors… if that’s possible?); Morant (and Grizz?) done for the season; True or False (with more trivia without notice); Other quick hits. (1:27:00) Cricket – Congrats to Ellyse Perry on 300 internationals!; Australia’s 3-0 victory Pakistan closer than the scoreline looked (Shaheen Shah Afridi misses third test; Congrats to Cummo, Starcy, Hazle and Lyon for being most successful quartet in test history); Warner’s kit; Smitty to bat at #1 against Windies; Laurie Evans goes off for the Scorchers. India v South Africa. (1:45:48) Final Thoughts Wanna Test yourself? Trivia without notice timestamps: (16:15) Basketball – NBL. (49:13) Basketball – NBA. (1:15:32) Basketball – NBA. (1:24:27) Basketball – NBA. Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Recorded 23 December 2023 (00:11) Twelve Drummers Drumming Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX You may also be interested in our other playlists: spoti.fi/3MOZqmbhttps://spoti.fi/3CcRqGLhttps://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Recorded 22 December 2023 (00:11) Eleven Pipers Piping Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX You may also be interested in our other playlists: spoti.fi/3MOZqmbhttps://spoti.fi/3CcRqGLhttps://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Recorded 22 December 2023 (00:11) Ten Lords a-Leaping Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX You may also be interested in our other playlists: spoti.fi/3MOZqmbhttps://spoti.fi/3CcRqGLhttps://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Recorded 22 December 2023 (00:11) Nine Ladies Dancing Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX You may also be interested in our other playlists: spoti.fi/3MOZqmbhttps://spoti.fi/3CcRqGLhttps://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Recorded 22 December 2023 (00:11) Eight Maids a-Milking (Intro) (01:54) The Best of What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell Part 1 (Episodes 1-50) Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX You may also be interested in our other playlists: spoti.fi/3MOZqmbhttps://spoti.fi/3CcRqGLhttps://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Recorded 22 December 2023 (00:11) Seven Swans a-Swimming Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX You may also be interested in our other playlists: spoti.fi/3MOZqmbhttps://spoti.fi/3CcRqGLhttps://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Recorded 22 December 2023 (00:11) Six Geese a-Laying Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX You may also be interested in our other playlists: spoti.fi/3MOZqmbhttps://spoti.fi/3CcRqGLhttps://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Recorded 22 December 2023 (00:11) Five Golden Rings Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX You may also be interested in our other playlists: spoti.fi/3MOZqmbhttps://spoti.fi/3CcRqGLhttps://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Recorded 22 December 2023 (00:11) Intro (00:55) Four Calling Birds (17:20) Trivia Without Notice Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX You may also be interested in our other playlists: spoti.fi/3MOZqmbhttps://spoti.fi/3CcRqGLhttps://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Recorded 22 December 2023 (00:14) Opening Bounce - ; RIP Carl Webb & Eric Montross. (07:40) Basketball – NBA: Wemby Watch/Thunder Talk (including trivia without notice); Some corrections; Quick hit stats and facts. (26:13) Basketball – NBL: Brisbane Bullets sign Casey Prather; Illawarra Hawks looking incredibly better of late; Thoughts on Jack Jumpers at Wildcats; NBL website is screwy. (33:24) What Made Stu say Bloody Hell? (36:08) Cricket – BBL: Tom Curran plays chicken with the umpire in warm-ups; Nath enjoyed day 4 of Australia beating Pakistan (and Nathan Lyon getting wicket #500) at Optus Stadium (even if not enough other people did). Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX You may also be interested in our other playlists: spoti.fi/3MOZqmbhttps://spoti.fi/3CcRqGLhttps://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Recorded 23 December 2023 (00:16) Some quick thoughts on the recent action in the NBL and cricket (06:35) Two turtle doves (28:08) Bonus present (naughty) Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX You may also be interested in our other playlists: spoti.fi/3MOZqmbhttps://spoti.fi/3CcRqGLhttps://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Recorded 22 December 2023 (00:22) Intro (03:02) Christmas Presents (03:33) Naughty (12:15) Naughty & Nice (18:50) Nice Check out 'All Your Christmases', our Spotify playlist with all of our previous Christmas material: spoti.fi/3KsSzhX You may also be interested in our other playlists: spoti.fi/3MOZqmbhttps://spoti.fi/3CcRqGLhttps://spoti.fi/3MIcVEc Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us sportblokes@gmail.com. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook

Recorded 14 December (00:22) New ball – Shohei gets his payday and John Rahm joins the LIV for an even bigger amount; Kansas City Chiefs see it from the other side for once vs. Bills, Titans defy the odds to come back against Miami and very tight playoff picture in NFL; We’re kinda over fantasy sports. (13:54) Basketball – NBA: Reflections on first ever In-season Tournament (West and East Finals, Zion Williamson, Halliburton, its success); Draymond does it again (thoughts on his suspension); Dante Exum hits a nice purple patch (Luka and Mavs are going pretty well too!); Detroit, Washington and San Antonio can barely get a win between themselves; Wemby Watch/Thunder Talk; We’re very disappointed for the Serbian population in Chiago after Jokic gets thrown out of game without warning or tech. (54:36) Basketball – NBL: Melbourne based teams have differing fortunes around Throwdown 23 with United dominating while the Phoenix replace an import; Facebook memories remind us of Jermaine Beal’s 40 vs United 8 years ago; Adelaide sack CJ Bruton; Carins and Sydney play a farcical 2nd half without a shot-clock; More focus on the refs; John Casey spotlights NBL crowd numbers vs the A-League; Goaltending. (1:15:27) Cricket – Warner/Johnson feud and Warner’s ton in Perth on Day 1 against Pakistan; Trivia Without Notice; Who replaces Warner as test opener? Windies clinch first home ODI series since 1998; Amazon Prime deal; ICC brings in stop clock method (are the over rate penalties right?); Love for Jim Maxwell and ABC Grandstand; Crazy non-dismissal in ACT. (1:37:17) Final Thoughts

Recorded 30 November 2023 (00:22) New ball for an opening bounce – Stuey is back! Interesting EPL punishment for Everton? Protect the asset; NFL; Sheffield Shield; RIP Ted Hopkins; Nath’s parenting advice. (17:51) Basketball – NBA: Our surprises and disappointments 15-odd games into the season; Wemby Watch/Thunder Talk; the Chris Paul/Scott Foster feud; The Utah Jazz still can’t get over their history with Michael Jordan; A statigami? (1:03:23) Basketball – NBL: Damo to get his jersey retired by the Wildcats in the new year; League ladder settled a bit closer to what we expected heading into the season?; We pull out our rocking chairs to tell DC Comics jerseys to get off our lawn; Random stats; Player commentators (again); Hawks sack Jackomas; NBL All-teams positionless. (1:13:17) Cricket – Stu reflects on the World Cup glory in his first episode since Australia won (as well as some of the topics Woody and Nath covered in episode 173); Mitch Marsh’s choice of foot-rests. All-important post-Cricket World Cup T20Is in India. (1:26:35) Final Thoughts … on Oscar Pistorius getting parole.

Recorded 25 November 2023 ((00:22) Flying solo (of sorts) (03:37) Woody’s general impression of the tournament over there and attending several games. (10:22) Semi-finals: India v New Zealand; South Africa v Australia. (19:40) Final: India v Australia (Chances for each team going in; tournament results and preparation/path to the final for each team; the importance of the toss; the Aussie fielding; Cummins’ captaincy/tactics; the Indians being a bit short; the Aussie reply and Travis Head’s magnificent knock (where it stands all-time and Marnus’ great supporting role); the crowd; the celebrations; the Indian disappointment. (48:38) Brief thoughts/notes on each team’s tournament (with thoughts on the games he saw live and finals format) (1:11:45) Quality of Tournament (Collapses and chokes; inconsistency and poise; More thoughts on India and Australia and looking ahead; the ‘all-important’ T20s scheduled straight after the World Cup) (1:27:47) Aftermath (Quotes from some big names post-tournament; barracking in the commentary box) (1:36:30) ICC/Wisden’s teams of the tournament (and how they differ with Woody; no the Aussie’s weren’t duded with the ‘lack’ of selections) (1:41:41) Some brief basketball NBL & NBA (Recent Bob turner interview on Throwback Hoops; Wildcats/Kings’ fortunes; Still confident with Lakers championship pick?) (1:46:00) Final Thoughts