Bats and Balls Podcast

This episode Pies (Josh) & The Producer are joined by Paul Hameister (Hammer) to catch up on all the sport.

We start with Pies giving an update on his health, Knick and how his tips went in the FIFA World Cup.

We then go over the AFL finals and give our predictions on who will go all the way. Sadly, GWS and The Eagles seasons have ended early.

We then look at the NRL Finals series. Penrith and the current Bats and Balls Champions the NZ Warriors have locked in the top 2 positions. The Dolphins and the Rooster will complete the top 4. Sharks will finish 5th and The Rabbits; Knights & Cowboys will round out the Top 8.

We then finish the show talking to Hammer in regards to the 2 Test Matches against Bangladesh. Hammer was at the Mackay Test and went viral for having his Steve Smith Tattoo signed by the man himself after the 2nd Test. Hammer tells us the full story of what happen.

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0:00:00 – Catch Up

0:31:00 – AFL

0:46:00 – NRL

2:11:00 – Cricket and the Story of Hammer

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This episode Pies (Josh) returns and joins The Producer to catch up all all the sport.

We start with Pies giving an update on how the NBA playoff and his Knicks are doing. We then do Mid year reviews for the AFL and NRL.

The show finished with the team doing a Fifa World Cup preview with Pies doing his standard process of elimination in order to find the winner. Check out the ed of the show after the closing of the show to hear Pies individual awards and his predictions from 2018 & 2022 World Cups.

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0:00:00 – Catch Up & NBA

0:19:00 – AFL

0:33:00 – NRL

1:12:00 – Fifa World Cup

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This episode The Producer goes solo to catch up all the NRL and AFL infor plus look at the Supercoach Competitions.

NRL and the Penrith Panthers are not only leading the competition after only dropping one game this season but they are also the current Bats and Balls Champions. This season is a wild one with 6 agains and injuries being the main topic of disccusion rather than the quality of football beig played.

AFL and the Swan and Fremantle lead the field whilea group of teams are trying to run them down. It has been a really tough season for GWS and West Coast so far.

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0:00:00 – NRL & Supercoach

0:19:35 – AFL & Supercoach

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This episode The Producer & Pies are joined by Colbee to go through the NRL and tip AFL.

NRL and the Eels were absolutely thumped by the Panthers who are miles ahead of any other team in the competition. Pies was very impressed with how Newcastle went against Bulldogs. The Broncos defeated the Strom in Round 3 to become the New Bats & Balls Champions and held the belt after defeating the Dolphins.

AFL and the GWS are struggling with many injuries while the West Coast Eagles have won two in a row and are Flying High.

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Supercoach is back and the NRL Competitions start this week. But there is still time to join both the NRL Bats and Balls Plate and our AFL Competition. Codes to our leagues are below.

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0:00:00 – NRL & AFL Tipping

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This episode The Producer goes solo as Josh recovers after having sugury.

NRL and the Eels were absolutely thumped by the Storm who are our NEW Bats and Balls Champions. Last years Premiers the Broncos were humbled by the Panthers which makes for an interesting Thursday Night game when the Broncos play the Eels. The Sea Eagles and Raiders had a classic golden point games and the Rabbitohs looked great against the Dolphins.

AFL saw the Swans blitz Carton in the second half to take the win. The Giants has a win against the highly rated Hawks while the Bulldogs beat the Lions. The Gold Coast Suns had a huge win against the Cats but face a much tougher opponent this week when they take on the mighty West Coast Eagles.

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Supercoach is back and the NRL Competitions start this week. But there is still time to join both the NRL Bats and Balls Plate and our AFL Competition. Codes to our leagues are below.

Bats and Balls Plate – 246130 (unlimited places)

AFL – 246130 (4 spots left)

Thank You to everyone who have and still do support the team and the show!!

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0:00:00 – NRL

0:22:00 – AFL & Other Sport (F1, Supercars, Nascar)

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This episode The Producer & Pies talk about all thing Vegas.

NRL had two games in Vegas with the Knights defeating the Cowboys and the Bulldog defeating the Dragons in the final seconds of Golden Point. The Bats and Balls Belt is on the line when the Eels go to Melbourne to become the 1 in 23 & 1.

AFL starts this week and we give our tips for Round 1 matches.

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Supercoach is back and the codes to our leagues are below.

Bats and Balls Mug – 640751 (4 spots left)

Bats and Balls Plate – 246130 (unlimited places)

AFL – 246130 (4 spots left)

The Pocket Ref – 692451 (1 spot left)

Thank You to everyone who have and still do support the team and the show!!

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0:00:00 – NRL

1:06:00 – AFL & Other Sport (F1, Supercars, NBA)

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This episode The Producer & Pies return for the first time in four months to do the 2026 NRL Preview Show.

See the timestamps below to see your favourite team and listen to our predictions.

Don't forget to join ESPN Footy Tipping and join our tipping competition. Search "Bats and Balls NRL/AFL Tipping" to find our NRL and AFL tipping competitions.

Supercoach is back and the codes to our leagues are below.

Bats and Balls Cup – 838272

Bats and Balls Mug – 640751

Bats and Balls Plate – 246130

AFL – 246130

The Pocket Ref - 692451

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0:00:00 – Intro & Catch Up

1:04:00 – Penrith Panthers

1:11:00 – St George Illawarra Dragons

1:17:00 – The Dolphins

1:22:00 – Newcastle Knights

1:26:00 – Gold Coast Titans

1:32:00 – Canterbury Bulldogs

1:36:00 – Manly Sea Eagles

1:39:00 – New Zealand Warriors

1:42:00 – Sydney Roosters

1:47:00 – Canberra Raiders

1:50:00 – Brisbane Broncos

1:56:00 – North Queensland Cowboys

2:00:00 – Cronulla Sharks

2:05:00 – South Sydney Rabbitohs

2:11:00 – Wests Tigers

2:17:00 – Melbourne Storm

2:24:00 – Parramatta Eels

2:32:00 – Predictions

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This episode The Producer is joined by Pies & Colbee as we celebrate 400 episodes.

First Pies and The Producer look at the AFL Grand Final and what a match it was!!

We are then joined by Colbee as we go through the NRL Prelim and Grand Finals while also talking about the ref and R360.

We are then joined by returning guest (and one new guest) as we talk about our most liked episodes and moments over the past 400 episodes.

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00:00:00 – AFL GF 00:24:00 – NRL GF 00:59:00 – Chat with Robbo & Zac 01:46:00 – Best of the Macho Man + Sack the Bunker (Song) 02:11:00 – Chat with Erik & Dave (Supercoach – Ride the Lightning) 02:54:00 – Best of Dial A Random Swede + Zacky Boy Song 03:16:00 - Best Rants & Random Pieces + Message from Hunter 03:24:00 – Closing of the Show with the Team 03:31:00 – Episode 7 Outtakes

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This episode The Producer is joined by Pies to go through the NRL and AFL as we get deep into the Finals.

NRL and we are down to four teams battling it out for the premiership. These teams are the Sharks, Panthers, Broncos and Storm. The Minor Premiers the Raiders were knocked out in straight set as were the third place Bulldogs. This week we see the Storm take on the Sharks and the Broncos host the Panthers to see who will be there Grand Final Day.

AFL and we are down to two teams after Geelong defeated the Hawks and the Lion defeated Collingwood. Minor Premiers the Crows were eliminated in straight sets. So, we are left with Geelong against the Lion in the Grand Final which should be a great game.

We then end the show with some Athletics and Basket Ball before Pies gives us all an update on his running.

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00:00:00 – NRL 01:05:00 – AFL 01:21:00 – Other Sport (Athletics, Basket Ball) 01:37:00 - Running Twitter - @batsandballspod

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This episode The Producer is joined by Colbee to go through the NRL and AFL as the finals are starting.

NRL the Bats and Balls Champions will not play in the finals as the Mighty Parramatta Eels have claimed the belt. The finals will start this week with one side of the draw out of form while the other side has all the in-form teams.

In Supercoach the DWS Fleshpuppets defended their championship winning the Cup, Prospect Housos come from 8th to win the Mug & Hunter won the first season of the Plate.

AFL and West Coast ended the year with only one win while the Gold Coast qualified for their first finals series. The team goes through Week 1 of the finals for tipping week 2

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00:00:00 – NRL, Supercoach 01:28:00 – AFL Twitter - @batsandballspod

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This episode Pies and The Producer go through the NRL and AFL with the runs to the finals and Pies gives us a running update before we talk about other sport.

NRL the Bats and Balls Champions the Raiders had the bye but in Round 20 they are up against the Mighty Parramatta Eels in a game they could mean a lot to the Eels. Penrith keep climbing up the ladder but are resting some stars this week.

AFL and Pies went out to see his GWS Giants get a great win against Geelong. West Coast can't seem to find a win with only one win this season so far. The battle for the Top 8 is heating with 2nd to 9th only split by only 2 wins.

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00:00:00 – Running, NRL, Supercoach 01:28:00 – AFL 1:52:00 – Other Sport – Nascar, F1, NBA, Cricket

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After a long time after being away from the Mics, The Producer and Josh return and start by doing the NRL Mid Year catch up.

NRL the Bulldogs lost to the Dolphins, who then lost to the Knights, who then lost to the new Bats and Balls Champions the Canberra Raiders. Also, with State of Origin nearly over and only 10 Rounds to go, The Producer and Pies talk about who were the big surprises of the year so far. We also look at our predictions from the start of the year to see how we are going.

Supercoach only has 5 regular seasons games left and we go through who can make the major finals in the Cup and Mug and see who is winning the Plate.

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00:00:00 – Running & NRL Mid Year Catch Up 02:47:00 - Supercoach

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On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer, Pies & Maybo go through what has happened in the last week of sport.

NRL Round 11 saw the Bats and Balls Champions the Bulldogs retain the belt in a great game against the Roosters where we saw some great tries. The Eels got a great win against the Knights while the Broncos lost to the Dragons. However, officiating was again poor. Teams are without their origin stars for Round 12 after the Origin teams have been named!! Do we agree with them??

Supercoach and it was a disaster after many players flopped and many got injured saw scored go all over the place. Team talks about the Cup, Mug and Plate competitions.

AFL and West Coast finally got a win after they defeated the Saints. GWS had a tough loss against Fremantle while the Lions went down to the Dees.

The Producer is keen to talk EPL after Brighton defeated Liverpool in their EPL clash and the team talks about other sport as well.

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00:00:00 – Running & NRL & Supercoach 01:07:00 – AFL 01:15:00 – Other Sport (EPL, F1, NBA)

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On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Pies go through what has happened in the last week of sport.

NRL Round 10 saw the Bulldogs come from behind to become the NEW Bats and Balls Champions. The Rabbits and Titans also come from behind to get good wins. The Eels went down to the Dolphins in a game that was decided in the last seconds. Focus now goes to Round 11 and the naming of the Origin sides, who will be the halves Cleary, Moses or Luai??

AFL and the less said about West Coast the better. After 9 rounds they are still yet to win a game although they did go close on the weekend against the Tigers. GWS Giants got themselves back into the Top 8 with a great win against the Cats.

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00:00:00 – Running & NRL 01:10:00 – AFL & NBA

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On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer, Pies & Colbee go through what has happened in the last week of sport.

NRL Round 6 saw the Bulldogs have their first loss of the season against the Broncos who blew them off the park. The Tigers had a win in golden point against the Sharks. However, the talking point from the weekend was the Bunker and how they were getting involved in games and the number of head high penalties there were. Magic Round this week for the NRL.

AFL and West Coast are really struggling. They are still yet to win a game but I am sure a win is not too far away. GWS have had to losses in a row can they bounce back?

The team then finishes the show with some EPL chat after Liverpool wrapped up 1st place and made Pies a very happy man.

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00:00:00 – Running & NRL 01:17:00 – AFL & EPL

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On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Pies go through what has happened in the last week of sport.

NRL Round 6 saw the Mighty Parramatta Eels go to Darwin for the final time. Good thing it was the final time as it resulted in another loss to the Raiders. The Warriors lost the Bats and Balls Belt to the New Champions the Melbourne Storm. Can anyone take the belt off them? In other NRL news Lachlan Galvin has told the Tigers he wants to leave at the end of 2026 which started heated discussions every where this week.

Supercoach and the Cup and the Mug competitions are both underway. Find out how The Producers, Lone Rangers and Moore Billys all faired this week.

AFL and West Coast are really struggling. They are still yet to win a game but they are not alone Melbourne down there with them. Lions are still undefeated at the top of the ladder while Suns, Giants and Collingwood make up the top 4.

Then Pies and The Producer go through Other Sport

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00:00:00 – NRL / Supercoach 01:21:00 – AFL & NBA

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On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Pies go through what has happened in the last week of sport.

NRL Round 5 saw the Mighty Parramatta Eels get their first win of the season after they defeated the Dragons in a Golden Point thriller. Also, after the Roosters took the belt off the Panthers the Warriors then took it off them and retained it against the Tigers to remain the NEW Bats and Ball Champion. In other games the Bulldogs are still undefeated and on top the ladder while the Broncos, Storm & Warriors make up the top 4.

Supercoach and the Cup and the Mug competitions are both underway. Both The Producers, Lone Rangers and Moore Billys had rough starts to the year with all 3 teams being outside the top 8.

AFL and West Coast are really struggling. They are yet to win a game and went down on the weekend to a very good Giants team. The Hawks and Lions as many predicted are travelling very well with the surprise packets being the Suns, Crows & St Kilda all being in the top 8 with the Suns being in the top 4.

Then Pies and The Producer go through Other Sport

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00:00:00 – NRL / Supercoach 01:29:00 – AFL & Other Sport

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On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Nathan go through what has happened in the last week of sport.

NRL Round 2 saw a crowning of a NEW Bats and Ball Champion with the belt going to the Roosters after they had upset win against the Panthers. The Tigers and Eels game was poor for 30mins until the Tigers finally clicked and put the Eels away.

Supercoach first round started for both the Cup and the Mug competitions. Both The Producers, Lone Rangers and Moore Billys had rough starts to the year.

Bats and Balls Plate (Anyone can join) – 459118

Then Nathan and The Producer went through Other Sport and like it always does with Big Mendy it covered a lot of sport from the past few weeks.

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00:00:00 – NRL / Supercoach 01:01:00 – Other Sport (Motorsport, EPL, Surfing, NBL, Boxing)

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On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Josh go through what has happened in the last week of sport.

NRL Round 1has started in Vegas with the Raiders dominating the Warriors and the Bats and Balls Champions Panthers had a good win over the Sharks in a close game. In the other games Wigan won the Super League game while the Jillaroos had a huge win as well.

Supercoach is back with all our league competition starting in Round 2. The Cup is full while the Mug still has 5 places available. We are also starting a league for everyone and anyone so please spread the code. The competition will be highest overall points for the year and entry cutoff is Round 5. Please see codes below and please spread the Plate Code.

Bats and Balls Mug (9 Places left) – 535174

Bats and Balls Plate (Anyone can join) – 459118

AFL Bats and Balls Cup - 580742

AFL Round 1 starts this week with only 4 Games. Can Pies GWS Giants get a win in Round 1.

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00:00:00 – NRL / Supercoach 00:44:00 – AFL / Supercoach 00:53:00 – Other Sport (Running, Soccer)

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On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Josh go through what has happened in the last week of sport.

NRL Round 1 Starts in Vegas where the Bats and Balls Champions the Panthers meet the Sharks and the Raiders take on the Warriors. Sunday will be a big day with games from 8am through to 3.30pm.

Supercoach is back with all our league competition starting in Round 2. The Cup is full while the Mug still has 9 places available. We are also starting a league for everyone and anyone so please spread the code. The competition will be highest overall points for the year and entry cutoff is Round 5. Please see codes below and please spread the Plate Code.

Bats and Balls Mug (9 Places left) – 535174

Bats and Balls Plate (Anyone can join) - 459118

Do not forget to join our NRL and AFL Tipping competitions. Links to the Tipping Competition can be found on

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00:00:00 – NRL 00:50:00 – Supercoach 00:23:00 – Other Sport (Motorsport, Park Run, EPL)

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