Batt Banter

Hello everyone, Salvatore DeLuca and I dissect and look at all that has been playing out during the NBL off-season and the Free Agency landscape. A lot has happened but here's a snapshot of some of the big moves: * Two key pieces won't be returning to Tasmania and Melbourne United respectively * Perth Wildcats will be looking for a new coach * Adelaide were aggressive on the import front...

Hey everyone, We're back!  Josh Butler is unfortunately off but we've got a more than suitable replacement in Batt Batter co-founder and inaugural podcast regular and 'The Great Man' Glen Batt. We will dissect and breakdown the high points and low points from Round 14, the final BYE round and look ahead to see which teams can bounce back and which will keep their momentum going...

Hey everybody, Here’s the recap from the previous week for our Domestic Sports Weekly Wrap: * The West Coast Fever had a huge win in the Major Semi-Final and booked their ticket straight through to the GF * We touch base with the Perth Glory Men and Perth Lynx on some important signings * From a Perth Wildcats perspective, we will be keeping a close eye on young athlete Luke Travers with the NBA D...

Hey everyone, Josh Butler and I are back again. We will dissect and breakdown the high points and low points from Round 13 and look ahead to see which teams can bounce back and which will keep their momentum going into Round 14. This is the last of the BYE weeks, so thanks goodness! The highlights were the Hall of Fame inductees being announced, a huge win and boil over for Collingwood defeating M...

Hey everybody, Here’s the recap from the previous week for our Domestic Sports Weekly Wrap: * The West Coast Fever have secured their path to the Finals and will take on the Melbourne Vixens in the Major Semi-Final on Saturday at 3pm WST * Nice signings made from a Western Force and Perth Glory perspective * We check in with the winners from the Perth Wildcats Ball and end of season awards night D...

Hey everyone, Josh Butler and I are back. We will dissect and breakdown the high points and low points from Round 12 and look ahead to see which teams can bounce back and which will keep their momentum going. The highlights were Matt Rowell back to some dominant form and are Gold Coast now a real chance of making Finals, Melbourne's premiership defence in some serious strife both on and off t...

Hey everybody, Here’s the recap from the previous week for our Domestic Sports Weekly Wrap: * Huge news from the Suncorp Super Netball regarding the GF venue and how it may affect our West Coast Fever * Perth Glory announce their head coach for the upcoming season * Perth Lynx have re-signed a key pillar a signed a rising WNBA talent Have a listen to find out more! Don't forget to like, subsc...

Hey everyone, We're back and Josh Butler is back in his regular co-host hot seat after having a week off and rest. We will dissect and breakdown the high points and low points from Round 11 and look ahead to see which teams can bounce back and which will keep their momentum going. The highlights were a Gold Coast pounding of Hawthorn, Collingwood reeling off two big scalps in Fremantle and Ca...

Hey everybody, Here’s the recap from the previous week for our Domestic Sports Weekly Wrap: - The West Coast Fever had a setback on the weekend to their top spot hopes - The Western Force finished off their season with two wins but not just didn't have the cards fall their way to make the finals - A couple of key signings we discuss for both the Perth Scorchers women and Perth Wildcats Don&ap...

Hey everyone, We're back! Josh Butler is out this week but we found a more than suitable replacement in PE Teacher and Wesley PSA Forwards Coach Chris Boulay and is making his debut on the podcast. We will dissect and breakdown the high points and low points from Round 10 and look ahead to see which teams can bounce back and which will keep their momentum going. The highlights were a huge ris...

Hey everybody, Here’s the recap from the previous week from our WA domestic sporting teams: * West Coast Fever take one step back and one step forward over their two games across the week * The Western Force's finals hopes are all but done * We find out the winners from the Perth Glory's Glorious Player Awards Don't forget to like, subscribe, leave a rating and a review on your favo...

Hey everyone, We're back, both Josh Butler and I and what an occasion as well! We're celebrating 50 episodes for Batt Banter and what a time to do it as well. We will dissect and breakdown the high points and low points from Round 9 and look ahead to see which teams can bounce back and which will keep their momentum going. The highlights were Port building nicely with yet another win, St...

Hey everybody, Here’s the recap from the previous week from our WA domestic sporting teams: * West Coast fever keep rolling on * The Western Force take a big step back in their finals ambitions  * We highlight some big signings from the Western Warriors cricket squad Don't forget to like, subscribe, leave a rating and a review on your favourite podcasting platform, follow us on Instagram (bat...

Hey everyone, We're back and Josh Butler is back in his regular co-host hot seat after having a couple of weeks off. We will dissect and breakdown the high points and low points from Round 8 and look ahead to see which teams can bounce back and which will keep their momentum going. The highlights were Leon Cameron stepping down as GWS coach effective after this round, possibly the upset of th...

Hey everybody, Here’s the recap from the previous week from our Summer/Autumn Sports: * West Coast Fever keep rolling on after a very tight contest v the Collingwood Magpies * Perth Glory finish their season on a high Don't forget to like, subscribe, leave a rating and a review on your favourite podcasting platform, follow us on Instagram (batt_banter) and like us on Facebook.

Hey everyone, We're back and Glen Batt has stepped into the hot seat and it was a pleasure to have the great man back on board.  We will dissect and breakdown the high points and low points from Round 7 and look ahead to see which teams can bounce back and which will keep their momentum going. The highlights were GWS being back with Toby Greene making a statement with 4 first half goals, Lauc...

Hey everybody, Here’s the recap from the previous week from our Summer/Autumn Sports: * A final review of the Perth Wildcats season * The Fever keep on rolling ahead of a string of home games at RAC Arena * Western Force go down in another tight affair in their first outing in the Super Pacific competition Don't forget to like, subscribe, leave a rating and a review on your favourite podcasti...

Hey everyone, We're back and Josh Butler is back in his regular co-host hot seat. Thanks for Glen Batt for stepping in last week on short notice.  We will dissect and breakdown the high points and low points from Round 6 and look ahead to see which teams can bounce back and which will keep their momentum going. The highlights were the Brisbane forward line, Taylor Walker kicking 500G and the...

Hey everybody, Here’s the recap from the previous week from our Summer/Autumn Sports: West Coast Fever go down by the barest of margins in a tight affair with Giants The Perth Wildcats season is over and 35 year streak come to an end Western Force didn't make it to the field after a COVID cluster ripped through the club Don't forget to like, subscribe, leave a rating and a review on your...

Hey everyone, We're back and Josh Butler is absent unfortunately but we got the great man Glen Batt in a more than serviceable substitute. We will dissect and breakdown the high points and low points from Round 4 and look ahead to see which teams can bounce back and which will keep their momentum going. The highlights were Collingwood being really impressive despite a tight loss to Brisbane i...

Hey everybody, Here’s the recap from the previous week from our Summer/Autumn Sports: West Coast fever are 4/5 to start the season and bounced back well from their Tuesday loss to the Melbourne Vixens Perth Wildcats have a much needed bounce back win ahead of two huge games on Friday and Sunday Unfortunately the Perth Glory suffered a second lot of 6 goals conceded in three games with a 6-0 drubbi...

Hey everyone, We're back and Josh Butler is back in his regular co-host hot seat after having a week off and a rest. We will dissect and breakdown the high points and low points from Round 4 and look ahead to see which teams can bounce back and which will keep their momentum going. The highlights were St Kilda rolling on and scoring 142 points from 42 I50's, a Richmond resurgence, the Ka...

Hey everybody, Here's the recap from the previous week from our Summer/Autumn Sports: * The season is over for the Lynx after going down in Game 3 of the GF series, and not in style either. A terrific season under extremely difficult circumstances that just didn't finish the way it deserved but hey that's sport and you don't always get the fairytale finish * The Fever made it 3...

Hey everyone, We're back again but this time we're welcoming back the great man and a Batt Banter 'Original' in Glen Batt!  We will dissect and breakdown the high points and low points from Round 3 and look ahead to see which teams can bounce back and which will keep their momentum going. The highlights were Carlton 3-0, some cracker games in the Haw/Carl, Coll/Gee, STK/Rich an...

Hello everyone, We're back again and by we I mean Sheldon Godfrey and I have returned for yet another NBL Special as we discuss what has happened over the last fortnight across the NBL with teams approaching and entering their last 3-4 games before finals. We chat the hot teams in Illawarra and Sydney, what's up the Wildcats and can they get their funk back or is it too late and how grea...