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Welcome back to this week’s uninformed wrap of Week 3 of the NRL. On this week’s episode, we discuss just how jammy the NRL is, with their blockbuster Friday night clash being the first home derby between the Broncos and the Dolphins - and it ends up being a top of the table clash. Then we discuss the ludicrously thought out decision of Mitchell Moses and his management trying to up his asking pri...

On todays cricket related episode, we take a look back at Australia’s abortive Test tour of India, and look at where mistakes were made by the team and the selectors, and if the result would have been different had they done things differently. Following this, we take a preliminary look at the possible selections for England and the World Test championship final, and how they may differ from the s...

The league season has arrived, and already the sponsors boxes have exploded with grief over where rugby league might be headed in 2023.On today's first episode of 2023 (yes it's round two but we've been a little busy here in podcast land), we talk about the surprise packets of the first two rounds of the competition, and sicuss whether or not they may be flashes in the pan or the real deal. Then w...

The Border-Gavaskar Test series is about to begin in India, and the mind games have already begun. Whispers of doctored pitches have already started, which conveniently leave out how some of Australia's wickets have played in recent years. With the series on our doorstep, I discuss the recent history of the series, and whether or not Australia has the ability and desire to block out the outside no...

Most of us have spent our lives supporting certain sports teams, for better or for worse. Some have supported the same teams all of their lives, others have chopped and changed to suit their own purposes. But one of the more interesting questions to ask about this phenomenon is this - just how did you come about to choosing to support that team or teams? And, if you have changed your allegiance ov...

On today's edition of The Casual Mankadder, the past week has had its fair share of controversial incidents on the cricket field in the many varied varieties of the game. And while they have all been spoken about at length during the week, when it comes to adding my own opinion to the mix, I like to do it in this forum. Whether it be Adam Zampa and his abortive attempt at the mankad, and whether o...

Recent times - well, really forever - has seen turmoil within the DC Extended Universe, with storylines of movies varying wildly from character to character, and no real thread that can link them all in a cohesive and believable way. All that looks to be up for a big change with the announcement that James Gunn and Peter Safran are taking on the role of creating a uniform outline of characters and...

On today's thrilling episode, we move into the realm of the 'limited series' stories that are proliferating the streaming services of the world. And given that the rain is beginning to wipe out all possibility of watching cricket on the TV (much to this podcast's chagrin) then the opportunity to catch up with a good long-form television series is becoming more readily available. In the spirit of t...

We're into the home stretch, and for those that can really be bothered to check out what has been said and who has been interviewed, please click the button and enjoy it as much as you can.

Day 2 for the Greater Southern Marlins at the NSW Youth Championships in cricket, and the Dubbo weather turned it on for everyone - cold and gale winds to start the day, and heat and death sun by the end. In between the Marlins played two T20 matches, and felt both the desolation of defeat and the elation of victory. If you are of mind to hear the summary of the day's play, and hear some of the fi...

What else would you want to do on the week before Xmas than journey out to Dubbo and play four days of cricket? Well 12 kids aged 14 and 15 have decided that is exactly what they want to do, so just for a laugh, let's have a talk to a few of them during their first match of the tournament, as the Greater Southern Marlins take on the Southern Districts.

We're back! No one asked for us to return, no one cares that we are doing this, but we are back anyway. Cricket's most innovative duo return for another season of the Big Bash, and each day will offer you their preview of what is to come. Today they preview Match 1 of the tournament, with the clash between the Thunder and the Stars.

When it comes to the greatest cartoons of all time, one that surely has to be in the mix is the “Wacky Races”, which ran for an amazingly short time in the late 1960’s. Inspired by one of the great comedy films of the 1960’s, it also spawned two spin-off series that had their own success, being “Stop the Pigeon!” and “The Perils of Penelope Pitstop”. On today’s podcast episode, we’ll take a look b...

The fact that there was almost no interest in a series of cricket matches between Australia and England played over the past week is not necessarily a reason to go into all out panic mode, but it has to be a wake up call to everyone involved, most especially the International Cricket Council in regards to the scheduling of international cricket in an already overpacked market place, and Cricket Au...

Win the toss and bowl. Predictable bowlers. Average fielding. Power batting line up stacked to ensure at least two come off so they can win any game shown up when none of them come off. And a New Zealand team that was well prepared and wanted to win. Australia's hope of defending their title on home turf is almost over at the first hurdle after an abysmal outing at the Sydney Cricket Ground last n...

On today's episode of The Almanack Report, it's time to have a look at the T20 World Cup which began in Australia this week. In particular, we will discuss just how Australia's chances look as they try to defend the title they won last year in the UAE. And in doing so we run the rule over the side that looks like taking the field for the home team, and how the selectors have decided to go all-in o...

On today's episode of The Almanack Report, we have a casual discussion about the perfect time of year we find ourselves in when it comes to watching sport on TV. The rugby league World Cup has begun in the UK, and while the usual contenders have put their stamp on the tournament immediately, a couple of the contenders who we thought may have been pushing the glamour teams have discovered that inte...

Cricket season has finally arrived, and after three seasons that have been impacted by bushfires, COVID-19 and endless flooding rain, cricketers on the South Coast are hoping that 2022/23 can provide a relatively interruption-free season of hard fought cricket. The combining of the 1st Grade competition of teams from both the South Coast and Shoalhaven areas has added a touch of intrigue to the ne...

It is 40 years ago this week since the first episode of the TV comedy "Cheers" was aired in the US. It is another of those shows that anyone who grew up through the 1980's would remember and would have watched, and surely laughed at. It ran for 11 seasons and a total of 275 episodes and managed to survive a lacklustre start where average rating threatened its existence in the first two seasons. Bu...

On today's episode of the Almanack Report, we take a look at three major incidents in the world of sport over the last 24 hours. The AFL Grand Final was another wipeout, with the game's "showpiece" again unable to live up to the finals series before it and becoming a blow out on the scoreboard and a game where one team confidently dominated while the other could barely raise a clean possession in...

50 years ago today in the US, the series M*A*S*H first aired. It is a series that became one of the most beloved and watched television series of all time. It is also one that defied its own critics. Over the course of 11 seasons and 256 episodes, it managed to be considered a comedy, a sitcom, and a drama, sometimes all within one episode. It became essential viewing in its timeslot and in repeat...

On today’s episode of the podcast no one listens to except me to make sure the volume levels are sort of correct, we discuss the world of sport that took place on Friday evening. The bloodbath that was the AFL preliminary final between Geelong and Brisbane. The bloodbath that was the qualifying semi between Parramatta and Canberra. And the intrinsic joy that is the return of the European Cricket C...

It's taken me 192 episodes to realise that no one actually cares or listens to my podcast episodes, or what they are about. So I've gone freeform, just talking off the top of my head about random subjects that will be the complete opposite opinion of everyone else. Interested? No, of course you aren't, or else you would have tuned in before. But just on the off chance, I ramble on here about the d...

In recent times there has been a section of the cricketing media suggesting that the one day international is on borrowed time, and that it will be only Test cricket and T20 cricket that will remain down the track. From an Australian perspective, our national cricket team are playing like they have forgotten how to play the 50 over form of the game, that it requires a different set of skills from...

On today's edition of The Almanack Report, the first ever BBL Draft occurred on Sunday, and despite the overtures of the presenters and commentators, did it really live up to the glamour and glitz that was promised? We discuss the outcome of the evening, and in particular how it affects the media rights holders who have pushed so hard to inject big name internationals into the tournament, only to...