Category Archives: Podcast

Should AFL ‘arms out’ rule showing dissent be thrown out? NRL round 7 review – Sportzfan Radio #452

The Professor and the panel of the Judge, the Gelding and Paul Dalligan look at the AFL’s crackdown on dissent, especially ‘arms out’ and believe the league has gone too far. Paul Dalligan reviews round 7 to date and previews the other matches of the round. The panel talk about the streaming services Amazon and Paramount intention to be involved in the bidding process for AFL broadcast rights and how that reflects the changing way that fans are viewing sport.

Shaun Ryan – former AFL umpire podcast

We spoke with Shaun Ryan, former AFL umpire, shortly after he retired at the conclusion of the 2020 season after 17 years, 350 games and 8 Grand Finals. A wide ranging discussion with the panel from how he started in umpiring through to the difficulty in interpreting rule changes.

4 red hotties for Caulfield races on 16 April 2022 and the Professor’s Parlay

Our tipsters had a day they would rather forget last week at Caulfield. So many good horses failing to run to form and expectations. Today is another day though so the Professor and the Gelding are back in the thick of it after carefully studying today’s form.

Don’t forget to back the tips each way!

Caulfield

Professor’s tips

Race 7 Horse 4 – Zayydani (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 8 Horse 9 – Ayrton (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Gelding’s tips

Race 3 Horse 1 – Point Nepean

Race 6 Horse 5 – Jump the Broom

Professor’s Parlay

Race Horse – into Parramatta Eels to beat Wests Tigers (NRL) into Sydney Roosters to beat New Zealand Warriors (NRL).

Good luck and good punting!

The Professor

Grant Thomas – what needs to change at St Kilda FC to win a premiership – podcast

Why hasn’t St Kilda FC won a premiership since 1966? Grant Thomas provides his take on what the club needs to address to make the last day in September.

Grant is well placed to comment having played 72 games for the club and coached St Kilda from 2001 until 2006. He has also written for the Age, appeared on SEN and was part of the Footy Classified panel on channel 9.

We discuss AFLW Grand Final, NRLW Grand Final, NRL round 5, Aus Grand Prix – Sportzfan Radio #451

The Professor and the panel of the Judge, the Gelding, Sarah Radlow and Paul Dalligan discuss yesterday’s AFLW Grand Final between Adelaide and Melbourne. Paul Dalligan previews the NRLW Grand Final and reviews round 5 of the NRL season and the panel briefly looks at today’s Australian Grad Prix and decided Daniel Ricciardo has no chance of winning.

Jack Kelly – Australian rower

The panel spoke with rower Jack Kelly, a winner at the Australian National Championships on a number of occasions and a semi finalist at the Henley Royal Regatta. He says most of the Australian rowers today are mid 20’s and to be successful you need to understand that it is a full time job and you can’t do anything else.

AFL, AFLW, NRL, GWS, Gold Coast Suns, Cricket and more on show #450

The Professor and the panel of the Judge, the Gelding, Coutta and Paul Dalligan discuss the poor crowd at the GWS v Gold Coast Suns match, whether those clubs could be called a success and why Tasmania should have a team in the AFL. Paul Dalligan reviews round 4 of the NRL, Coutta talks AFLW preliminary finals and the Women’s One Day Final between Australia and England and the Gelding chimes in with some tips for Hamilton races.

Aleksandra Gozt – the effects of concussion on the brain

When we spoke with Aleksandra she was a Ph D student in Biomedical Sciences at Curtin University in Perth. Aleksandra or Ola for short was involved in a Concussion Recovery study (CREST) and joined the panel to talk about the effects of mild traumatic brain injury or, as it is more commonly known, concussion.