Round Ball Australia

Join Jacob Stevens and Poletti for a run over of round two in the A-League competition! Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Christian Montegan and Jacob Stevens as Melbourne City defeat Mark Jackson's Buriram United 2-1 in the third matchday of their AFC Champions League Elite campaign. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Christian Montegan and Jacob Stevens for the latest Socceroos Rolling Squad episode where we tier list all the players hoping to make their case for selection in Tony Popovic's FIFA World Cup Squad in North America 2026.

Join Lachlan Avil, Jacob Stevens and Christian Montegan for a bumper episode as the 2025/26 A-League season officially gets underway! Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Jacob Stevens and Christian Montegan as the crew preview and predict the final ladder positions for every team before the 2025/26 A-League season gets underway! Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil and Christian Montegan for the instant reaction from the Socceroos' 2-1 loss to the USA over in Denver. Plus, there's Graham Arnold's Iraq's 0-0 with Saudi Arabia, condemning him to the play-offs again. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachlan Avil, Christian Montegan, Jacob Stevens, Poletti and special guest Tyler Bischoff to talk about the first weekend of the Championship and Australia's upcoming clash against the USA. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Will Booth and Jacob Stevens fresh off the Socceroos' 1-0 win in Montreal against Canada, as they discuss all the learnings from the game. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie, Coast Watch Football (another Lachie!) and Christian Montegan for their instant reaction as Mark Jackson departs the Central Coast Mariners on the eve of the new A-League season!

Listen to The Second Ball Podcast . Join Lachie Avil and Christian Montegan as the Australian Championship officially kicks off! Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Jacob Stevens and Christian Montegan for a preview of the Socceroos' clash against Canada on Saturday morning. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Australia Cup Final reaction episode was uploaded on Sunday! Join Lachie Avil, Christian Montegan and Matt Olsen as Tony Popovic explains his reasoning behind the controversial selections in the Socceroos squad to take on Canada and USA, whilst the Young Socceroos crash out of the U20 World Cup. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil and Jacob Stevens for their reaction to the 2025 Australia Cup Final. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Christian Montegan, Jacob Stevens and Matt Olsen as we build up to a monumental Australia Cup Final on Saturday night. Meanwhile Macarthur knock off Beijing Guan in the ACL2, but the Young Socceroos fall dismally to Argentina at the U20 World Cup. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Matt Olsen and Christian Montegan as Australia loses its first game to Italy in the U20 World Cup, while we begin our team-by-team A-League Men season previews with either side of the Melbourne Derby and Perth Glory. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachlan Avil, Matt Olsen, Poletti and a flurry of guests as the crew look forwards to both the U20 World Cup kicking off in Chile and the Australian Championship. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Jacob Stevens and Christian Montegan as the team analyse all 12 (13?) A-League Men's coaches heading into the 2025/26 season and decide how much pressure they're under to start the new campaign. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachie Avil, Jacob Stevens and Christian Montegan as Football Australia confirm that SBS will be the broadcaster for the Australian Championship. Melbourne City and Macarthur both lose their opening Asian Champions League fixtures and a flurry of transfer deals filter through after deadline day.

Join Lachlan Avil and Christian Montegan as they grade every A-League Men's team's transfer window up to and including deadline day. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachlan Avil, Will Booth and Jacob Stevens for further reflections as the Socceroos complete the Soccer Ashes series over the Kiwis, reports emerge of Juan Mata's imminent transfer to Melbourne Victory and the A-League fixtures finally drop. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachlan Avil, Poletti and Christian Montegan as a late goal from Max Balard earns the Socceroos a 1-0 win over New Zealand in the first leg of the 2025 Soccer Ashes. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachlan Avil and Jacob Stevens for an exclusive interview with Adelaide United's Stefan Mauk, currently on loan with Cong An Hanoi in Vietnam. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Join Lachlan Avil, Jacob Stevens and Christian Montegan for a jam packed episode of the Round Ball Australia podcast! There's the Australia Cup semi-finals as Heidelberg win again against A-League opposition, while Avondale fall valiantly to the Jets. We take a look at the Socceroos squad named to take on New Zealand in the Soccer Ashes. The Oceanic Football Confederation reveal their eight pr...

Join Lachlan Avil, Poletti, Jacob Stevens and Christian Montegan as D-Day for Western United approaches. KAM Sport pull out of the takeover but apparently someone else is willing to stump up $15m! We look ahead to the Cup semi finals and Lachie chats with Blayne Treadgold from the Football Supporters Association of Australia. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

In this episode of the Roundball Australia podcast Lachie Avil, Jacob Stevens, and Christian Montegan discuss the recent Australia Cup quarterfinals, delve into the controversies surrounding VAR, the implications for Asian Champions League Two qualification, and the selection of the Olyroos squad. Music: Sunsetter © 2023 by Shane Ivers is licensed under CC BY 4.0.