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Sportzfan Radio show #244.2

@SportzfanRadio now available on iTunes!29 April 2012 244.2 – Featuring the Professor, Daniel Eade, the Gelding, Sportzfan Stan and Paul Dalligan discussing rugby league, NRL, AFL, Greater Western Sydney, Gold Coast Suns, AIHL, ice-hockey, Melbourne Ice & Melbourne Mustangs. The Panel also talks to Hamilton Wildcats player Charles Thompson who discusses Ontario Aussie Rules.

Sportzfan Radio show #243.2

@SportzfanRadio now available on iTunes!22 April 2012 243.2 – Featuring the Professor, Daniel Eade, Sportzfan Stan, Paul Dalligan and special guests John O’Callaghan and Andrew Hewitt talking AFL, football, Olympics, John Coates, Julia Gillard, ice hockey, AIHL, NRL, rugby league and the Anzac Day test.

Sportzfan Radio show #242.2

@SportzfanRadio now available on iTunes!15 April 2012 242.2 – Featuring the Professor, Daniel Eade, Sportzfan Stan, Mark Fiorenti & Paul Dalligan talking basketball, NBL, NBA, soccer, A League, Premier League, The Championship, Nathan Tinkler, Newcastle Jets, rugby league, NRL, baseball and MLB.

Sportzfan Radio show #242.1

@SportzfanRadio now available on iTunes!15 April 2012 242.1 – Featuring the Professor, Daniel Eade, Sportzfan Stan, the Gelding with special guest Nick Tedeschi & Chris from Barwon Heads talking rugby league, NRL, the NRL Footy Almanac, racing from Caulfield and Randwick, AFL, soccer, Premier League and Arsenal.

Sportzfan Radio show #236.2

@SportzfanRadio now available on iTunes!26 February 2012 236.2 -Wayne Holdsworth , CEO of the Southern Football League explained the reasons behind the expulsion of the Doveton Eagles from the League stemming from racial slurs and intimidation of umpires in a 2011 elimination final. This was not the first time the Club had been expelled as in 2010, their coach had been found guilty of coaching whilst his accreditation had been suspended. Wayne also discussed that due to lack of resources, community leagues don’t conduct drug testing. On a positive note, Wayne firmly believed that within three years there will be a professional Australian Rules national competition for women. The Panel discussed the Sydney Kings choice of Shane Heal as their head coach position for the remainder of this NBL season. Daniel believes that in order to increase interest and attendance at NBL games, something needs to be done to boost scoring to make it more entertaining for spectators who want to watch a more fast-paced game. Paul Dalligan provided his NRL 2012 season preview and weighed in with his picks for the first game of the NRL season picking Newcastle to win the first game of the season at home against the Dragons. He also thought the Bulldogs would beat the Panthers and the Rabbitohs would get over the Roosters.  Paul gave his final 2012 ladder predictions including his top eight. He said it was difficult as the competition is one of the best in years.  Surprisingly, not in the top eight were the reigning premiers, Manly, after losing their coach to the Bulldogs and the Brisbane Bronco’s who he saw finishing in the basement due to the loss of several top players.

Sportzfan Radio show #235.2

@SportzfanRadio now available on iTunes!19 February 2012 235.2 – Sportzfan Radio continued the coverage of women in sport featuring Australian baseballer, Simone Wearne who will be admitted to the Australian Baseball Hall of Fame next week being the first woman admitted as well as the youngest person inducted. She won silver at the World Cup two years ago and has strong hopes of usurping Japan from the #1 spot in August 2012 in Canada.  She has high hopes that  the future will hold a woman’s professional league in Australia.  Nicole provided thought provoking ideas on how women can increase interest in their sports and promote themselves in the media. Mark Fiorenti comes on the show to talk soccer and discussed the repercussions of the financial woes of the Scottish soccer champions, Rangers who went into administration this past week resulting in a deduction of 10 points by the League putting them well behind rival Glasgow Celtic. Will this be the end of Rangers he asks? The A League didn’t provide any surprises this week except for the owner of Gold Coast United saying some bizarre things in the press. Sportzfan Stan has a go at cricket in his second rant for the day with the umpires inability to count to six leading to a five ball over in a recent International One Day series match betwenn India and Sri Lanka.  Paul Dalligan can’t be accused of riding the fence making his frustration clear with NRL’s turncoat and one of AFL’s highest paid players, Israel Folau, never touching the ball observing “I’m doing a better job than Israel Folau, and I’m at a BBQ in Geelong”. Paul will present his NRL season preview next Sunday.