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Surprisingly, Charlie turned up today after his Kansas City Chiefs were embarrassed on the biggest stage by the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 59.The lads cover the Super Bowl from the head to head result, prop bets, Kendrick Lamar's halftime show and the gatorade shower. Phil is stoked after DDP retained his middleweight title in the main event at UFC 312 in Sydney but isn't sure what comes ne...

Charlie and Phil are back in the studio with their sort of new set up! In this weeks episode the boys discuss who New Zealand's most dominant, active athlete and Charlie certainly doesn't think it's Israel Adesanya after his recent performance. Charlie thinks the Luka x AD trade could be the biggest blockbuster move in history but Phil has other ideas. One thing they can agree on is it's always a...

The boys look ahead to this weekend as they try to bounce back from just the one green tick in their multi last week. With a bit of a dry spell, Phil and Charlie dive into the football after a hectic morning or Champions League and a little bit of Power Slap thrown in the mix. Their best plays for the weekend and more in this weeks Odds On.

We're back in the zen studio after massive weekend of racing at Ellerslie for the Karaka Millions. We found out whether people were there for the punting or the party. The boys cover the Big Bash final, both EPL and the A-League were there is drama on and off the pitch and it seems Charlie is worried about Man City making a charge. The Super Bowl is set and Phil is not happy about it... but Charli...

The Group Chat is back for 2025, and Charlie and Phil have already been kicked out of the studio. After being gone for a month, the boys get right back into it ahead of a massive weekend in Auckland, with the Karaka Millions taking place at Ellerslie on Saturday. They catch up on all the cricket, football, UFC, and more for the first episode of the new year.

Welcome back to another episode of The Group Chat Odds On edition. It is the final episode of The Group Chat of the year, we have had a blast and we are looking forward to the start of next year already. Goran and Charlie and taking a look at the darts that are currently taking place and both are in awe of the types of mathematics these players have to do on the fly, while also appreciating the wo...

Welcome back to another episode of The Group Chat. It is nearly the end of the year and so we are marking the season with a bonus Group Chat double feature. First up, we have Charlie and Goran breaking down all the action from the weekend’s action before getting into the this week’s big games. We also take the time to look back and rate the best moments of the year. Once we are finished in the stu...

Welcome back to another episode of The Group Chat Odds On Edition This week we are look back at the the final race of the F1 Grand Prix and see how the panel did. Spoiler alert, no one did that well. Goran is once again talking about us being on the pitch at AFC and we really wish he would stop bringing that up. The third test comes up between England and New Zealand. Is this a dead rubber or is t...

Welcome back to another episode of The Group ChatShould the Black Cap selectors take into consideration service and birthdays when they are choosing who plays in the next England test, or should Tim Southee get a last test for his birthday? Goran begins to lose it over selection changes the Black Caps are making. Is there such a thing as a New Zealand specialist? We look at the Auckland FC vs Well...

Welcome back to another episode of The Group Chat Odds On edition. Goran returns and will face off against Charlie in a multi-battle. Before we get to that we have Liverpool fan Goran's reaction to this morning's Liverpool FC v Newcastle FC thriller. It seems those teams just can't play a boring game. In a shock twist, Goran is looking at Motorsport for one of his bets this week. He may not be a r...

Welcome back to another episode of The Group Chat Super sub Goran Paladin joins Charlie to discuss all the weekend’s big action. How does Goran feel after the A-League went peak A-League and left all his predictions in tatters? The pair get chatting about the Cricket and of course that leads to a discussion about Wrestling, how did that happen? Who knows. Are Auckland real contenders for the A-Lea...

Welcome back to another episode of the Odds On podcast. Football is the place to be putting your bets this week and Goran Paladin joins Charlie once again in for the podcast. EPL and A-League are where the pair are placing their bets this week and both have some choice options for you to get behind. However we break from football to talk football, well NFL as it forms the backbone of our multi thi...

Welcome back to another early episode of The Group Chat. Charlie is joined by a special guest in Goran Paladin, who is covering for Philip who is back home in South Africa, no doubt talking smack about the All Blacks and how great the Springboks are. The pair will be talking about A-League’s recent Unite Round and how it has divided football fans. Was it worth it? Did it do more harm than good to...

Welcome back to another early episode of The Group Chat. Amorim is taking over as Man Utd manager and our resident Man U supporter, Philip, has a killer stat bet to back the new coach with. Meanwhile Charlie is taking a look at the Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend. Who is his pick from the 3 favourite drivers this week? Our pair take a look at Ricardo and Alex’s best bets of the week and they are...

Welcome back to another early episode of The Group Chat. Well the long built up Tyson vs Paul fight came and went and the biggest talking points were pretty much anything other than the fight. Charlie and Philip discuss the pre-fight leaks and post-fight leaks if you know what we mean. Of course there was also a massive weekend of UFC and our resident expert takes us through the biggest hits of th...

Join the boys this week as they preview the weekend of sport and look to bounce back into some form. Football is on an another international break so Charlie and Phil have all eyes UFC 309, Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson and of course the All Blacks who take on France this Sunday morning. Where do they boys go to for their plays without any Premier League? Of course Phil is focusing on UFC and Charlie is...

Welcome back to another early episode of The Group Chat. It’s Monday and with another massive week of racing we are releasing The Group Chat early to get you buzzing for the week ahead. Philip and Charlie look back at the week’s action and how the Southern Hemisphere teams dominated the Northern Hemisphere. Australia took on and defeated England, so are Australia are genuine threat going forward? ...

Welcome back to the Group Chat Odds On edition. The boys are back after nailing their multi last week... and they've gone even bigger this week! The Irish welcome the All Blacks as they face off in Dublin, Friday night there, Saturday morning in New Zealand. Premier League is in full swing and Chris Wood is stealing the show!

Welcome back to an early episode of The Group Chat Episode 25 It’s Monday and to brighten up your week we are bringing you The Group Chat a day early because there is a little thing called the Melbourne Cup going on tomorrow. Before we get into that Philip and Charlie are breaking down all the weekend’s action. Phil and Charlie were at the first Kiwi Classico. Well Charlie got there with 10mins to...

Welcome back to the Group Chat Odds On edition. The big talking point this weekend is the Kiwi Classico. Auckland vs Wellington. The Phoenix vs The Black Knights. The Old vs The New. Who will come out on top? The All Blacks travel to England and with the recent squad announcement it looks like this could be a close test match. Also, the EPL brings us another exciting weekend of action. Will Man Ut...

Welcome back to The Group Chat Episode 23.Things are getting spicy between the Wellington and Auckland ahead of their top of the table clash in Wellington this weekend. Charlie and Philip will be discussing who will come out on top and will NZ really still be yellow when that final whistle blows. The big, breaking news was the sacking on Erik Ten Hag and Man Utd fan, Philip has a few words of supp...

Welcome back to The Group Chat Odds On edition. Auckland FC opened their account last weekend with a big win, so will Charlie and Philip back them to make it two from two? UFC 308 is this weekend, so of course our UFC expert Philip has tip for anyone thinking of having a dabble. Charlie is doing the unthinkable by not backing Arsenal and then backing Tottenham. Check in for all this and more on th...

Welcome back to The Group Chat. Charlie and Philip are back in the studio after spending a week in the sin bin. This weekend the duo attended Go Media stadium to watch Auckland FC’s first A-League game. They’ll be letting us know what the crowd was like, sharing with us things you didn’t see on the broadcast and what we can expect from the team and the fans going forward. Speaking of football, the...

Welcome back to The Group Chat Odds On Edition. This is an episode you won’t want to miss as we have some top tips for this weekend’s big racing. The big race this weekend is of course The Everest and there are a couple of Kiwi runners representing NZ. Finally, the dark times are over, as the EPL has returned to save us all. So, get those headphones on, relax and enjoy another action packed episod...

Welcome back to The Group Chat. The Dynamic Duo or Phil and Charlie have been kicked out the studio once again for the podcast, but we have to say we love what they managed to do with their new location. But enough interior decoration chat, you’re here to talks SPORTS.This week the A-League season kicks off! Auckland FC will be hoping to put on a show for the fans at Go Media stadium. Of course, w...