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The AFL is all over the headlines this week with massive allegations coming out of Hawthorn. We've given some insight to this developing story and then jump in to the big preview of the AFL Grand Final between Geelong and Sydney! Stay tuned towards the end to hear our
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With the Grand Final spots booked, attention turns to the 2022 Brownlow Medal count, taking place tomorrow night. Six favourites have emerged in the eyes of punters and predictors alike, Stephen and Sam talk through how they see that top 6 shaping up, and cast an eye over each team's best chance for votes.
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We’re one step closer to finding out who wins the 2022 AFL premiership. We take a deep dive into Melbourne toppling out of the finals in straight sets and Collingwood continuing their run of good fortune, while taking a look ahead at two massive Preliminary Finals.
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It's a 2-man studio as the AFL finals head in to their second week. A quick recap of the big talking points from that incredible first week along with a preview of the two matches to come, then rounding off with some quick AFLW chat.
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Branching out in to the world of Motorsport, Giorgio brings to you a short review of the weekend that was in the Formula 1 at Zandvoort. A quick re-cap of how Max Verstappen went on to win yet another race of the year, whilst McLaren have a new driver alongside Lando Norris for 2023.
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Spring has arrived, and that means it's time for some finals footy! No mucking around, straight in to the match previews for the 4 matches ahead of us this weekend, looking in to the key matchups and things we learned from previous matches between the clubs. We also table our tips for the games. Some very varied opinions are tabled!
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This week Stephen and Giorgio's Fantasy knowledge is put to the test, as Sam quizzes their knowledge of the 2022 season. It was a Fantasy season of mixed fortunes, but how much do they remember?
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The coaching carousel, a pivotal final round, a new season around the corner, and a Showdown farewell for a Port Adelaide legend. All that unpacked on the Round 23 edition of the SSG Sports Podcast.
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It's Season 2 Episode 22 heading in to AFL Round 22 in the year 2022. And boy oh boy wowee there's a lot of news to cover! Topics include Ken Hinkley, the Patrick Cripps decision and our retiring heroes of the week.
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The Premier League season gets underway in a day and we're here to give you a run down on how the official fantasy game (FPL). Starting from the basics we give light on some of the top players you are likely considering in this game.
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After discussing the finals hopefuls in last week's podcast, we turn our attention to the bottom 4. Discussions include tackling machine Sam Berry, some odd comments by Mark McVeigh and the ageing West Coast Eagles list.
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There's one month left in the season and it's time to run in some predictions for what is set to be a cracking end to the home and away season. Can Collingwood keep up their streak of close victories, who ends up minor premiers and can the Saints make a late run back in to the top 8? All that and more discussed on this episode
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It's a week where the dreaded illness has hit two of our podcasting crew so there's a solo preview of the Round 19 matches.
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A blowout win for the Brisbane Lions is the topic of conversation on this week's SSG Sports podcast. Topics include Kiddy Coleman's great game, where to play Tim English on his return to the side, and how to categorize Charlie Cameron.
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What a round of footy that was! So many talking points. But no this won't be Giorgio talking about Karl Amon and Todd Marshall (that much), this will be about that amazing match at the MCG between Geelong and Richmond. There's a big off field talking point which we get heated about at the back end of the podcast but the first half will be all about the on field back and forth battle between the two sides.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
05:10 - News
08:45 - Geelong vs Richmond Review
22:45 - Tom Stewart Incident
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On this week’s episode, we delve into Essendon’s upset win over St Kilda. The resident Saints fan is not too pleased with his team, to say the least.
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On this week’s episode, we discuss the last set of 6 teams who have their bye this weekend. Brisbane, Collingwood, Fremantle, Hawthorn, Melbourne and North Melbourne go under the microscope - how do we rate their seasons?
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There's a second round of byes ahead, that means we look through the next set of 6 teams on their bye. Discussion on Adelaide, Geelong, Gold Coast, Sydney, West Coast and Western Bulldogs is had, among a brief chat on the news of the week.
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It's bye round time, which provides us with a perfect opportunity to talk about the 6 clubs on the bye to assess and re-assess where they are at. Also a chance to look back on some of the (bad) pre-season predictions.
Sadly we had technical issues when recording this, so the majority was done a day later. See if you can spot the part where it cut out.
Teams discussed:
Carlton, Essendon, GWS, Port Adelaide, Richmond, St. Kilda
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This week the boys go through the second half of the teams (Hawthorn to Western Bulldogs) and discuss the players that have caught their eye so far this season from those teams.
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This week, we change pace and discuss some players that have quietly put together some high quality seasons. From Adelaide to Greater Western Sydney, we pick one player per team who has gone under the radar and impressed us this year.
After a week off due to technical issues we are back to dissect the round that was in the AFL. Topics include the emergence of a young key forward, the ability of the commentary team, the rising star frontrunners, and Stephen provides a very unbiased and reasonable opinion on where his club really are at after their loss to Melbourne.
The Saints are marching in, the Crows provided an upset in Ballarat and even the Power managed to win a game. Six Rounds are done and we've got a wrap up of the important talking points of the round. Topics this week include: Melbourne's unfair ruck advantage, the emergence of Todd Marshall and the mysterious case of the double life lived by "Guy McKay".
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Timestamps:
00:42 - News
06:47 - GWS vs St. K
12:18 - WB vs Adel
17:50 - Port vs WC
22:56 - Fre vs Carl
25:02 - NM vs Geel
28:19 - GC vs BL
33:19 - Rich vs Melb
37:30 - Haw vs Syd
42:45 - Ess vs Coll
The AFL is 5 rounds in and the ladder is starting to take shape. We're back to discuss all the major talking points from the round that was, taking a different route this week. We've picked one statement from each match and then questioned its validity. Topics range from premiership hopefuls to under pressure coaches, and quirky records to umpire abuse.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
5:17 - BL v COLL
7:16 - WB v NM
12:22 - WC v SYD
16:39 - ST. K v GC
20:17 - ADEL v RICH
26:13 - MELB v GWS
30:23 - CARL v PORT
36:47 - ESS v FRE
40:58 - HAW v GEEL
51:10 - Outro
We're back! Another round is done and one podcaster is definitely not getting ahead of themselves with the way their team has started 2022, but boy are the Saints up and about early!
We chat through the good, the bad, and the Geelong/Brisbane match
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Likes
05:35 - Dislikes
16:50 - Feature Match, Geelong vs Brisbane
30:25 - Close
The Showdown! Wow! What a classic. We dissect the biggest talking points from the round that was, and then hear the two sides of the showdown result.
And yes it's the Port fan who wrote the podcast title
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro, Likes of the week
04:45 - Dislikes of the week
16:50 - Match Of The Round: Adelaide vs Port Adelaide
44:21 - Close
Round 2 is in the books and wow the Carlton hype train rolls on after a stellar win against the Dogs. We talk about some of the key areas which saw them get over the line, and also mention that little topic about how a certain Lance Franklin kicked his 1000th AFL goal.
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The first round of the season is done and dusted and we're back to wrap things up with what we liked and didn't like, along with a close look at the Friday night match between St. Kilda and Collingwood
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With the AFL season only days away now, we go through the top picks to get you started in each position for the #AFLFantasy game.
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The boys are back for a new season of the AFL and to kick things off we've gone through all 18 teams and placing them into one of 4 tiers. There's some disagreements which we flesh out and one podcaster is extremely bullish on their team's chances for 2022.
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Better late then never right? The team list 2 positives and 2 negatives from each side in the Ashes.
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Merry Christmas! Well, not for England fans. We discuss the state of the Ashes as it stands after two tests. Giorgio is not happy with England.
Recorded on December 23.
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On a live episode of the SSG Sports Podcast we look back at the Brisbane Test, highlight some key takeaways for both sides, and cast our eyes forward to the second test.
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The Ashes has arrived, and with it some squad discussion, and a smattering of Stephen's Hottest Takes.
Stephen hosts a quiz where the aim is simple, did the named player have an average or total over or under the given number (Eg. Did Don Bradman average over or under 100). Something to test your knowledge and maybe remind you of a few players you hadn't thought of in a while. Be sure to tweet us your scores.
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In this episode we transition over to chatting about the cricket, with the Ashes only weeks away. We have a chat about the key areas of discussion in the Australian line-up, along with a quick rundown on the visitors.
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We're back and giving a wrap up of the AFL Trade Period which recently concluded. Going through the big moves of the period, along with discussing why it was so quiet and what that means moving forward.
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After a little break we are back with our 5th episode. The AFL offseason is here and with it brings the ever present debates surrounding the Father-Son rule, the Academy system, the AFL draft and Free Agency. We unpack a number of these issues and debate over the merit and fairness.
This episode was recorded on Monday the 4th, so some parts of our news segment may have changed between then and when you listen.
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On our latest episode we discuss the ever present debate of who from the winning side deserves a Premiership medal? All the news of the week gets a mention, as well as Ollie Wines' Brownlow medal win.
In our third episode we preview the 2021 Brownlow Medal Count. Picking a top vote getter from each club and selecting our Top 3. The Prelims get a mention at Giorgio's expense, after a record setting weekend of games.
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