Jacob Tyson
The Short Ball
The Short Ball podcast is a weekly podcast that talks about the future stars of the game of rugby league, covering everything from schoolboy footy to NSW cup in both the mens and womens game.
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Episodes
#49 - 2026 u19s origin match review 19.06.2026 31:03
Reliving last nights u19s origin game and reviewing in depth
#48 - Origin u19s preview w/ Rugby League Guru 11.06.2026 1:20:37
A proper preview of the U19s state of origin next Thursday at North Sydney oval IG - Theshortball_
#47 - Immediate reactions to u19s origin squads 10.06.2026 21:19
My reaction to the u19s origin squads which just dropped full preview podcast coming soon
#46 - NSW Cup Round 13 review & Q/A 04.06.2026 29:57
NSW Cup Round 13 review & Q/A IG - Theshortball_
#45 - Origin u19s predicted lineups 06.05.2026 44:06
MY predicted lineups for origin u19s for both NSW & QLD IG - Theshortball_
#44 - Junior reps grand final preview 01.05.2026 30:40
Previewing this weekends games at Leichhardt oval IG - theshortball_
#43 - Junior reps finals review 29.04.2026 42:39
Reviewing the Harold Matthews and SG ball preliminary finals IG - Theshortball_
#42 - The most anticipated debut of 2026 & Junior reps crunch time 22.04.2026 44:34
Talking through all the junior reps finals this weekend, and all the key talking points in the NRL IG - Theshortball_
#41 - NSWRL junior reps finals review 15.04.2026 18:57
Apologies. Sickness - 1 Jacob - 0 Shortened episode this week but I did manage to get through the review part of the show so will give out what content I did manage to get done. Will see if I can do anything else before the end of the week particularly with the QLD stuff IG - Theshortball_
#40 - BONUS EP; My SG ball & Harold Matthews POTY & TOTY 10.04.2026 25:49
Announcing my team of the year in NSWRL junior reps, and my players of the year after my 3-2-1 count throughout the seasons. Im also joined by my sg ball player of the year to talk about his season so far, some of his experiences over the last 12 months, and his goals into the future IG - theshortball_ & jacobtyson__ TikTok - Theshortball._ & jacobtyson_
#39 - SG ball & Harold Matthews finals preview 08.04.2026 35:51
My finals preview for the sg ball & Harold Matthews competitions The Cyril Connell gf preview added to the lost files, will post my QLD content later on either today or tomorrow. Stay tuned IG - Theshortball_ & jacobtyson__ TikTok - Theshortball._ & jacobtyson_
#38 - NRLQ is BACK, and the NSWRL finals picture is taking shape. 01.04.2026 58:29
Covering all things QLD footy, NSW cup & a look at the finals picture for Harold Matthews and SG ball IG - Theshortball_ and Jacobtyson__ TikTok - Theshortball._
#37 - Cyril Connell Cup finals preview w/ Nick Tucker 25.03.2026 1:18:59
HUGE episode Im joined by Nick Tucker to preview the Cyril Connell Cup finals action Which team in Jersey Flegg is a huge problem And all the NSWRL action we usually have covered. IG - Theshortball_ Go follow Nick on IG as well @nicktuckersports
#36 - QLD u19s look SCARY, and what forwards do Manly have coming through 18.03.2026 1:00:26
Another huge one covering a variety of topics from the QLD lock killing it in Mal Meninga cup, to the Manly NSW cup forwards worth keeping an eye on. IG - Theshortball_
#35 - Reserve grade is back, and the 20 year old that won Super leagues player of the month! 11.03.2026 1:04:52
Plenty on. Check out all the performances, moments of the week and talking points from another round of pathways action in the NSWRL and QRL competitions. IG - Theshortball_
#34 - The players tracking for higher honours, and rookie watch in NRL 04.03.2026 1:04:26
HUGE episode this week, plenty to cover heading into round one of major competitions, and the halfway point of the junior comps IG - Theshortball_
#33 - Figuring out where everything stands 25.02.2026 50:24
Talking Harold matts & SG ball before round 4 of the competition IG - Theshortball_
#32 - SG balls premiership heavyweights and the clutch performances in Harold Matthews 19.02.2026 46:31
Main pod for this week IG - theshortball_
#31 - BONUS EP; your clubs best NRL rookies for season 2026. 18.02.2026 43:42
Going through every single clubs best eligible rookie, and my ROTY predictions.
#30 - Everyones back, ball, matts and nrl trials to cover. 11.02.2026 1:14:05
Bit in it for everyone IG - Theshortball_
#29 - Eels make a statement in SG ball, while Knights win game of the round in Harold Matts! 09.02.2026 38:28
A quick review of the weekends footy. Covering SG ball & Harold Matthews, and touched on the NRL trials late. IG - Theshortball_
#28 - Footys back! SG ball Harold Matts & NRL trial preview 04.02.2026 1:08:48
The first batch of team lists for the year have dropped and its time to discuss the future stars of the NRL. Big ep covering the trials, SG ball & Harold Matthews IG - Theshortball_
#27 - SG Ball & Harold Matthews 2026 season preview 28.01.2026 1:27:12
The episode where I yap for an hour and a half about teams & players I think are good Thanks for listening IG - theshortball_
#26 - Q/A; Fitting Coby Black in at Brisbane, best junior reps sides I've seen, and the best individual nrl season of all time argument 09.10.2025 15:16
Answering questions from Instagram
#25 - NSWRL semi finals reviews & schoolboy cup national final preview 17.09.2025 40:30
#25 - NSWRL semi finals reviews & schoolboy cup national final preview
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