In The Ball Park

The boys are back in virtual town and the 2021 AFL Finals Series is into it's second week, the boys offer their bold predictions for the semi finals week of footy and weigh in on the bump that's dividing the footy world - Maxy, Frisey and Serpa weigh in. The Eliminated Sides (4:21) David Zaharkis (12:45) Toby Greene Bump (22:26) Geelong Cats v GWS Giants Preview (28:41) Brisbane Lions v...

The boys are back in virtual town and the 2021 AFL Finals Series have arrived, the boys offer their bold predictions for the first week of finals and get caught up in the emotional rollercoaster which is Essendon - can they create history? Maxy, Frisey and Serpa weigh in.   Essendon's Remarkable Resurgence (6:45)   Port Adelaide v Geelong Preview (24:40)   Melbourne v Brisbane Preview (29:12)...

In The Ball Park reviews one of the great Grand Finals with the Richmond Tigers winning back-to-back premierships and their third in four years. INCREDIBLE! Join the best STATISTICIAN in the game MAXY ‘Super Stat-Man’ TONNA, the Umpire who will blow the whistle for 'holding the beer' RYAN ‘FRISEY’ HARTWIG and the man who writes his own banners ‘MICHAEL 'GENERATIONAL’ SERPELL. The th...

The almighty Grand Final Edition of ‘In The Ball Park’ has arrived and we have an historic All Victorian Grand Final in Brisbane for the first time in AFL/VFL history, will it be the reigning premiers Richmond delivering three flags in four years after 37-years in the wilderness or will the extraordinarily consistent Geelong Cats add their forth flag in the modern era and give Gary Ablett Jr. the...

It's the weekend where fans can expect 'pure football' as two historic Grand Final spots are up for grabs, will it be an all Victorian Grand Final played interstate? The 2004 or 2007 Grand Final Replay? Or like in 2015 will the beaten reigning premiers go the long way around to deny the team who defeated them three weeks earlier? We will soon find out! The Umpire 'Frisey',...

What an extraordinary, one in a decade finals series, with an average winning margin of just over a goal. The boys on ‘In The Ball Park’ have had to rapidly regrow their fingernails to prepare their voices for another unpredictable yet exciting week of finals - Semi Final time and only two teams this week can progress to the second last weekend of October.  Who will it be? The team analyse all of...

May the 2020 Finals Series … BEGIN! We are tremendously excited to bring you our Week One of the Finals extravaganza edition of ‘In The Ball Park’ jam packed with in-depth previews for each finals match along with our tips and play-for-play predictions. The week off from footy allowed our presenters to get their voices and finger nails back along with time to go to the Brisbane Lions training and...

May The Final Round of the AFL Home and Away Season … BEGIN. Only eight clubs can continue their season after Round 18 and we discuss all the possibilities for Week One of the AFL Finals Series. Magpie swooping season is upon us and we have an extraordinary story about the mysterious man from Western Australia who can catch Magpies in mid flight. Has Bomber Coach John Worsfold officially checked i...

May the Second Footy Carnival Begin! ‘In The Ball Park’ returns for another rollercoaster week where the boys discuss how ‘Man Bun’ dispatches win footy matches, how to successfully ‘Bring Back’ Irishman Conor McKenna, why the Brisbane Lions are asking Tennis Star Novak Djokovic for target practice and is Joe Daniher literally on the fence about playing for Essendon in 2021? Celebrating one-percen...

The second edition of the Footy Carnival has begun and the continuous footy and quick turnarounds are taking their toll on some of the big contenders for this years final series. Join the Salesman Serpell, Super Stat-man Maxy and Sanitised Umpire Frisey for an episode which has everything from a Oktoberfest Themed St. Kilda Outfit, a roadtrip to Mount Buggery, the featuring of 'The Aussie Wit...

On the first edition of the ‘In The Ball Park Interview’ we virtually caught up with Essendon Defender and Indigenous community ambassador Courtenay Dempsey to speak to him about what it has been like representing his proud Indigenous background through Sir Doug Nicholls Round in the AFL, on the big stage at the MCG for 'Dreamtime At The G' and to hear his thoughts on this years 'Dr...

The first edition of the AFL Footy Frenzy is over for one week. But still plenty to talk about in one kinetic week of footy. 'Dreamtime in Darwin' is reviewed by Indigenous Ambassador and former Essendon Defender Courtenay Dempsey. My Footy Memory details the time Michael played on a sewerage filled ground on the Mornington Peninsula. The Dogs and the Dockers are Considerable Winners in...

The Footy Carnival is officially over...for now. We have 20 big days worth of footy to cover on this weeks episode which includes Rounds 10, 11 and 12 in a bumper edition of 'In The Ball Park'. We discuss the Winners & Losers of the final leg of fixture including the Tigers who don’t have to travel to Perth and they play the worst side in the comp in the final round of the season and...

The Bombers have fallen from their early season grace and crash landed with an injury plagued list, a questionable coaching handover and a falling apart game plan, can they recover or is this another wasted season. The gap between the Doggies best and worst is stark and if they want to be considered a contender they needed to have beaten at least one of those top 6 sides they played but we say if...

The Demons have finally got their game together albeit against some easy opponents but their win against the preliminary finalists from last year Collingwood has started to boost their credentials sky high. A finally functioning forward line, the domination of their midfielders and the hard as deep fried butter smashing on lower placed sides sees the Demons competing for a top 8 spot in 2020. See...

The Tigers are beginning to emerge as a serious threat for the premiership again. They don’t have to travel to Perth, they have a nine-day break before they play the in-form Cats and they play the worst side in the comp in the final round of the season therefore everything is set up for them to hit September full of run with Bachar Houli, Shane Edwards and Dion Prestia to rejoin their best 22. Ful...

The Tigers are beginning to emerge as a serious threat for the premiership again. They don’t have to travel to Perth, they have a nine-day break before they play the in-form Cats and they play the worst side in the comp in the final round of the season therefore everything is set up for them to hit September full of run with Bachar Houli, Shane Edwards and Dion Prestia to rejoin their best 22. And...

On 'Have A Crack' we look to one of the great innovators of the modern game, Irishman Conor McKenna, who already has the solo, peroxide hair and a gibberish interview up his sleeve but on the weekend he showed us his miraculous soccer skills pre-game that have our collective heads spinning. He kicked a Rabona goal but should he try this trick in an AFL game? We think he may not be able t...

It's been one of the good news stories of the 2020 Season, players returning to footy who have missed several seasons due to debilitating injuries that threatened to end their careers. On the weekend cult hero and all round 'mulleted' journeyman Lynden Dunn ran around on an AFL footy field for the first time in 773 days. What a moment, what a goal, what a team celebration, 'not...

The Tigers are beginning to emerge as a serious threat for the premiership again. They don’t have to travel to Perth, they have a nine-day break before they play the in-form Cats and they play the worst side in the comp in the final round of the season therefore everything is set up for them to hit September full of run with Bachar Houli, Shane Edwards and Dion Prestia to rejoin their best 22. Mea...

The Cats are on the ball in 2020 but will their recent finals record hurt them once more or is this a new era for the team in the blue and white. The Demons have finally got their game together albeit against some easy opponents but their win against the preliminary finalists from last year Collingwood has started to boost their credentials sky high. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Joe Daniher looked certain to leave the Dons in the 2019 Trade Period but the Bombers were certain he would be a one club player however more injuries have cursed the star forward and question marks have been raised whether he would play another match for Essendon again. However with recent reporting suggesting he's close to playing should Essendon risk their big man? See omnystudio.com/liste...

The Bombers have fallen from their early season grace and crash landed with an injury plagued list, a questionable coaching handover and a falling apart game plan, can they recover or is this another wasted season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Cats are on the ball in 2020 but will their recent finals record hurt them once more or is this a new era for the team in the blue and white. The Demons have finally got their game together albeit against some easy opponents but their win against the preliminary finalists from last year Collingwood has started to boost their credentials sky high. Whereas the Bombers have fallen from their earl...

The Bombers look likely to miss out on finals as the stretch between finals wins grows. But there are some positives from this season for the Bombers as we highlight an All-Australian Defender who may just be a 400 game player for the red and black. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.