The Sports Desk

Trust us. Listener discretion is advised. This is  The Sports Desk's 2025   Christmas Special. Featuring Ethan Rigg, Ella Zammit, Tanish Prabhu, Jack Huggett, Justin Schwarze, Yianni Kottaras, Matilda McDermott and Jason Evans. This program marks Jason's last show as a SYN Media volunteer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the final time this year, The Sportsdesk hits the airwaves and it's a melancholic vibe in the studio as we bid farewell to THE great man, Liam Cole. A man responsible for a lot of the success the show has seen and someone loved within the family on the desk. He's with Tanish Prabhu and Jerry Ng for a show that is truely for the cricket lovers, discussing the third Ashes test and the BBL. See o...

The final Monday installment for the year and there's a real sentimental feel in the studio, certainly for Ethan Rigg. His weekend of sport was mixed, England 2-0 down, but it wasn't all doom and gloom as Everton close in on Europe and Lando Norris is champion of the world. The flip side is the shared sadness for Oscar Piastri by Yianni Kottaras and Jack Huggett. Ella Zammit returning from Japan l...

A hot show on The Sports Desk for your Friday night! Justin Schwarze leads the way through a collection of sporting moments of the year, as the desk meets Spotify for a wrapped, where Jerry Ng reflects once more on North Melbourne's monster year. Liam Cole and Tanish Prabhu are both entranced by the second Ashes test in Brisbane, where despite a Joe Root century, England's bowlers have the visitor...

The penultimate Monday show of the year sees Ethan Rigg and Yianni Kottaras excited about the spice of Formula 1's three-driver title fight. Jerry Ng is delighted as North Melbourne go back-to-back, the second test promises to shine under lights in Brisbane and Jack Huggett gives a rundown of OKC dominance in the NBA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The final weekend of sport before summer kicks in, all to be covered on The Sportsdesk. Justin Schwarze thrilled by the stunning run of OKC in the NBA, Jerry Ng excired at the prospect of back-to-back North Melbourne AFLW premierships, Liam Cole on a power trip and Tanish Prabhu after a taste of 2026, confirms that Cummins and Hazelwood miss the second Ashes test. See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Never a dull week in the world of sport, with Formula 1 having a bombshell doung disqualification for McLaren, leaving the door open for Max Verstappen's title charge. Despite that, Ethan Rigg and Jerry Ng aren't too worried about the prospect of Norris losing out, nor are Tanish Prabhu and Yianni Kottaras about Oscar Piastri's chance of a comeback. Australia defeat England in Perth on day 2 of th...

The fire and fury of the Ashes has hit the studio, where with wickets tumbling on day 1 in Perth, Tanish Preabhu, Liam Cole, Jerry Ng and Justin Schwarze discuss the English woes and Weatherald's early departure. A huge week of AFLW, coaches sacked and finals heating up. As well as the AFL draft, bringing feel-good tales of a new generation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A huge week of sport coming up with the Ashes starting on Friday, with Ella Zammit and Ethan Rigg offering perspectives from both sides of cricket's oldest rivalry. A big week of NBA action has Jack Huggett wondering, are the Nuggets still contenders? Sky Sports Halo was a real talking point in the week, the panel giving their takes. Yianni Kottaras marvels a bright new era for Greece, who beat a...

Happy Friday on The Sports Desk, a heavy focus on cricket with Ashes fast approaching and the WBBL kicking off, as covered by Tanish Prabhu, Ella Zammit, Jerry Ng and a Movember embracing Liam Cole. The AFLW finals are truely hotting up, as well as the world of the NBA  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Brazil, Lando Norris has the championship within his grasp as he now sits one full race win of points ahead of the Driver's grid. Ethan Rigg, Jack Huggett, Ella Zammit and Yianni Kottaras weigh up the likelihood of that gap closing courtesy of Max Verstappen or Oscar Piastri. Mercedes had a fantastic race, now sitting second in the Constructors and Kimi Antonelli's career best finish to boot. L...

To become a SYN success story, one must continue to progress forward in one's aspiring career, and that is what Matilda McDermott will be embarking upon in Adelaide after this edition of The Sports Desk.  For one final time, she reviews the week in AFLW, where North Melbourne complete their second consecutive undefeated Home & Away season and doing so by trouncing the next best in the lea...

Spooky season hits The Sportsdesk! A halloween show is a rarity, but always throws up something special and this week it was the debut as host for Tanish Prabhu, as he's joined by Liam Cole, Ella Zammit and Justin Scwarze. They discuss the scary hours ahead for Australian selectors as they start to finalise a squad for the first Ashes test in Perth. Staying in cricket, India come to town in a T20...

Take note on how many Oasis references Ethan Rigg makes on tonight's Sports Desk. He alongside Matilda McDermott, Ella Zammit, Jack Huggett and Yianni Kottaras call for Oscar Piastri to dig out his soul and soldier on as teammate, Lando Norris dominates the Mexico GP and takes the Championship lead by one single, solitary point. Max Verstappen podiums again, Charles Leclerc performs 40 laps on med...

It's Justin Schwarze in the host chair leading the festivities alongside Jerry Ng and Liam Cole celebrating the return of the NBA. The big news being 'The Alien' and the Spurs dunking Dallas. OKC go 2-0 in back-to-back OT. And the Grizzlies have been watching too much of 'The Godfather' franchise. Cooper Connolly is the steady hand that sealed an ODI series victory for Australia against India. &nb...

A week of scorching weather in Melbourne and some scorching headlines hit The Sports Desk. Justin Schwarze, Jack Huggett, Jerry Ng and Tanish Prabhu all discuss a massive trade period, as well as India's trip down under for the ODI series against Australia. Can Erling Haaland continue his hot form as City take on Everton? The team let you know their thoughts on that and everything football related...

Back into the wilderness is the now sacked Forest coach, Ange Postecoglou, after only just 39 days in the job. Only one of many crazy narratives to dive into on The Sports Desk . Jean-Philippe Mateta nets a hat-trick in Crystal Palace's draw with Bournemouth. Erling Haaland sinks Everton all on his own, Arsenal take another win on the killing road, and Liverpool fall to Man United 2-1, the Red Dev...

Ethan Rigg, Ella Zammit, Jack Huggett and Yianni Kottaras turn The Sports Desk into a celebration for the Australian Championship match between South Melbourne vs Sydney Olympic. Football in Australia is brewing something special. NHL coverage returns to the program for the first time in months, hear all about the teams who have gotten off to the best starts after the first week and the season's s...

Cricket has come around to slide onto The Sports Desk Friday team's, well... desk. Liam Cole, Jerry Ng and Tanish Prabhu tip their hats to the remarkable century of Beth Mooney in Australia's ODI World Cup victory over Pakistan after a 7/76 peril. Tanish breaks down how India falls to South Africa in their respective World Cup match. Pat Cummins might be on the sidelines with the Ashes fast approa...

An action packed time of year in sport, where everything hots up for the summer ahead. One which currently for Australia may not be off to the brightest start, Glenn Maxwell out of the ODI series against New Zealand. Where Bayern were off to a bright start in the Champions League, Nottingham Forest struggled in the Europa League, leaving Liam Cole and Jerry Ng to wonder if Ange is under pressure a...

Sports Desk or Rowdy Desk? Ethan Rigg, Jack Huggett, Yianni Kottaras, a jet lagged Ella Zammit and caffeine pumped Matilda McDermott congregate for the most intense Formula 1 debate of the year. Calling for McLaren to declare an official primary and secondary driver between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after a 1st lap clash in Singapore. A race ultimately won by Mercedes', George Russell. Brisba...

The review show of the year! Ethan Rigg, Ella Zammit and Yianni Kottaras sadistically designate Cats supporter, Jack Huggett, to lead you through the breakdown of how Brisbane defeated Geelong to secure the first back-to-back premiership since the 2010's, and is it a sign for a future three-peat repeat? It's not the only Grand Final to talk about, Melbourne Storm take on the dynasty conquering Bri...

The 2025 AFL Grand Final is this Saturday and  The Sports Desk Monday and Friday team have come together like never before to preview the Premiership Clash between the Geelong Cats and the Brisbane Lions, not from the SYN studios, but from the RMIT University TV precinct. Liam Cole, Jerry Ng, Matilda McDermott, Justin Schwarze, Jack Huggett and Ella Zammit Breakdown the stories that got both...

In the week of Australian sport's magnum opus waiting in the wings. Aussies are doing the nation proud across the world, particularly in the World Athletics Championship. In footy, Prelim' week is considered 'Footy Christmas' and the rewards of a Grand Final spot for a year's great work go to Geelong and Brisbane, the weekend review dives into the stars of the game that booked the tickets to the b...

Prelim final week in Melbourne is always a huge one, especially with a Victorian home double header. For Tanish Prabhu's Collingwood, they welcome the Lions on Saturday in hopes to return to the final Saturday of September. Ella Zammit's Hawks take on a famous old foe in Geelong, another chapter to one of footy's greatest rivalries is about to be written. Jerry Ng keeps up with the Aussies competi...