Shiva Blast

The 2025 Shiva Draft is done and now with our squads locked in, our attention turns to the real thing - it’s game on from Thursday as the latest quest for Shiva glory begins. No Benny, No Seags, No Bacon, just the commissioner and his stream of consciousness on this week's SHIVA BLAST! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva dis...

Days away from the 2025 Shiva draft we've locked our coaches in and raced some virtual ducks to decide your draft positions. There's a lot to pay attention to in the coming days to listen in here first to get yourself in order! RSVP to the draft parties in VIC, WA, SA and GC if you can make it along and get ready for the biggest year of DT Shiva yet. This is the SHIVA BLAST!

As the closure of registration looms, the weekly Shiva Blast is back for a brand new season! The Commissioner and BennyMacca are on hand to guide coaches both new and old through the upcoming weeks in preparation for our biggest draft yet on Sunday March 9.  Make sure you've registered for the year at dtshiva.com.au, sorted payment and joined our Shiva communities! Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...

Coaches, welcome to 2025. A huge year for Shiva with some substantial changes. With registration opening on Monday January 13, Seags joins the Commissioner to discuss the new platform, new rules and what hasn't changed since last year.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here:  https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu

In a special off-season collaboration, The Keeper League podcast ( https://keeperleaguepod.com.au/ ) hosted by Heff joins forces with the Shiva Blast to interview Ryan Power. Ryan created the Ultimate Footy platform and is now behind a new platform named Keeper ( https://keeperfantasy.com/ ) Find out about his journey to this point, what inspired the new creation and get excited as he reveals some...

You’d expect Grand Final weekend to throw up surprises, but a pre-lockout platform meltdown was the truly unexpected twist to invigorate things. But days later, what remains are 68 champions across 69 leagues (one Coach did it twice) to add to the honour roll. It’s time to hit record one last time and have a proper meltdown on the SHIVA BLAST! Statsman / Coach Bacon OnlyCans -  https://ko-fi.com/s...

After a huge prelim weekend there are stories of fantasy dreams made and crushed in even measure. The rollercoaster 3 days have ended the year for some of our best performed coaches this season and now what remains is a fight for glory. Win the Division, Win Champions League, Conquer Shiva. This is the Grand Final edition of the SHIVA BLAST! Statsman / Coach Bacon OnlyCans -  https://ko-fi.com/shi...

The season is over for a third of Shiva coaches and as our stats will show, there were some heartbreakers this week. But this upcoming round is when it all counts - money, promotion and pride are on the line for the coaches in the mix and when stars are falling over across the league, the heat is turning up. Wipe those sweaty brows ahead of this week’s prelim final edition of the SHIVA BLAST! Stat...

After 17 rounds of Shiva action, it is decided! The final 6 are set in each Division and the finals are here. Can those who have enjoyed a blessed run throughout the year stick the landing in the last few weeks, or will early retirements and a multitude of season ending injuries derail even the best of squads. It’s finals time on the SHIVA BLAST! Statsman / Coach Bacon OnlyCans -  https://ko-fi.co...

It’s a race to the finals finish line now as divisions throughout the competition feel the squeeze for the Top 2 and Top 6 positions. But there’s other prizes to be won too - money for overall top scorer, for each league’s minor premier and for our Knockout Champion who we’ll crown. The heat is on for the SHIVA BLAST! Statsman / Coach Bacon OnlyCans - https://ko-fi.com/shivastatsman BennyMacca's O...

It doesn’t matter HOW you get there, as long as you get there. Clutch draws, lucky wins, progressing into the knockout final with a sub 1400 score. It doesn’t matter HOW you get there as long as you get there. We’ll see how you fared and look at some huge competition-wide results as we edge nearer to the finals on the SHIVA BLAST!  Knockout Grand Final - Froogle (Div 16's Coach Frank) vs The Ducks...

It’s that awful time of year. 3 weeks before fantasy finals. Everything in alignment and then an injury here, a suspension there, another injury there, ANOTHER FUCKING INJURY and before you know it things start to fall apart. Maybe it’s you, maybe it’s your opponent - just pray that Shiva shines on you. We’ll assess this week’s damage on the latest SHIVA BLAST! Shiva Knockout bracket available at...

What Shiva can giveth, Shiva can taketh away. It’s a sobering lesson that we are reminded of in some rounds and Round 17 was no exception. Injuries, sub vests, negative scores, Clayton Olivers - the competition was full of bad luck stories this week. Let’s find out who was blessed to miss it all on the SHIVA BLAST! Shiva Knockout bracket available at  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dS_KC_...

Shiva's back in action after a month off and with only 5 rounds now to finals and 16 Coaches remaining in the Knockout there's plenty of action to be had. Maybe like Coach Ben you've got to flex some acting chops to get by, or maybe you're a Coach that has won their way to some cash...again! There's plenty of surprises again on the latest SHIVA BLAST! Shiva Knockout bracket available at  https://d...

The mid-season lull that is the byes is over and SHIVA IS BACK! In a pod short on stats (we've had no fantasy games to cover!) we cast the magnifying glass over Div 1 and who might be in the running to claim Shiva's most prestigious crown. Plus, the Blast continues with the surprises with a spontaneous prize up for grabs. * The prize can only be claimed once with a clear headshot and information p...

Yes, the byes are still here but so are we with a packed episode for you starting with the reveal of the winner of the 2024 Shiva Song Contest and the Mark Santillo Trophy of Musical Excellence - thank you to everyone who voted and sent through love for the participating coaches this year.  Our attention this week also turns to the year ahead with plenty of feedback from coaches this week on possi...

20 songs entered the arena and after your votes, 6 songs join Coaches Nathan and Mark in the ring for the Shiva Song Contest Final. Could we have a first time champion? Will a previous victor rise again? Could Mark Santillo cause a rip in the universe by winning a trophy named after himself? All things are possible! Rank your favourite songs in the form below (3 points for your favourite, 2 for 2n...

9 coaches contested Heat 1 of the 2024 Shiva Song Contest, but with a late entrant we're stuffing it in for Heat 2 with 11 more songs to compete for the title. Heat 2 features Coaches Mark & Jasmine, Matthew (Wright), Matthew (McDonald), Matthew (Jones), Mark (Krunchie), Tim, Seags, BennyMacca, Daniel (Again) and Dunny.  Remember to vote for your 3 favourites in Heat 1 here: https://forms.gle/...

The Shiva Song Contest is back for 2024 and 19 entries are vying for your votes and the Mark Santillo Trophy of Musical Excellence. Heat 1 features the talents of Coaches John, Heff, Damon, Alex, Gary, Bacon, Odin, Daniel and Nathan. Voting link is below to send 3 coaches through to the final (plus you'll find out who BennyMacca has put straight through!).  Vote here: https://forms.gle/daB5MUi7Dv7...

The byes are here and Shiva lays dormant for a month, but there's plenty to reflect upon after the first 11 rounds of the season. Plus, there's a Song Contest to prepare for and co-hosts to put into uncomfortable positions so what better reason to tune into the latest SHIVA BLAST! Song contest submissions by Monday June 3 Shiva Knockout bracket available at  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/...

With the byes (and next positional changes) on the way, things are tense. There's revelations to be had this week on the podcast and the Statman is put to the test like never before. We're putting the callout to you to enter into the upcoming Shiva Song Contest and suggest a worthy cause for our fundraising so get in touch. After all, this is your SHIVA BLAST! Song contest submissions by Monday Ju...

You know it's been an interesting week when the Commish has had to boot someone from the comp, but we're here to tell you that no matter what your win/loss record is looking like at the moment, there's always SOMETHING to fight for in Shiva. There's Stat Offs, songs and spontaneity aplenty in the latest SHIVA BLAST! Song contest submissions by Monday June 3 Shiva Knockout bracket available at http...

It was a round of pleasure and pain in equal measure, so on this week's podcast we've tried to tip into the pleasure side with the return of our favourite international correspondent Coach Seags. Meanwhile, our cashmere covered Statsman is riding high after a huge week and there's been a bloodbath amongst our highest seeded knockout contestants. It's a big episode of the SHIVA BLAST! Song contest...

Whether you're making enemies on podcasts, finding rivals within your leagues or going toe to toe with a knockout opponent, there's both incredible and heartbreaking stories continuing to emerge from right across Shiva. On this week's episode we find new pod un-friends, set a date for the new Shiva Song Contest and Coach Bacon is put to the test in the Stat Off against first time contributor Coach...

We've hit our first big turning point of the Shiva season. Mini-byes done, DPP's in and now the Knockout competition is here. There's plenty of news and upon BennyMacca's return both he and Bacon draw lines in the sand, there's beefing afoot on the SHIVA BLAST! Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu And view the full Shiva knockout bracket here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsh...