Bats and Balls Podcast

Each week Pies, The Producer, Mendy & Big Zacko discuss sports from Australia and around the world. Focussed on NRL and AFL in winter, cricket and NFL in summer. We also talk about motor racing, horse racing, basketball, baseball and anything else that comes up from week to week. Join our tipping, fantasy and supercoach comps to interact with the team.

385 - NRL, Cricket, NFL, EPL, Motorsport, ABL 11/21/2024

385 - NRL, Cricket, NFL, EPL, Motorsport, ABL On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer, Josh & Erik go over what has been happening in sport in the past week. Test Cricket returns and the team talks about the 5 Match Test series against India. It will be a belter. EPL was on the break but before the break Brighton had a huge win against Manchester City. Liverpool keeps winning and are sitting on top of the ladder. NFL is starting to get into make-or-break time. Which teams can make a run to the playoffs. Lastly the NRL Draw for 2025 is out. What does it look like for your club. All that and more on this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast. Do not forget to join our EPL and NFL Tipping competitions. Links to the Tipping Competition can be found on We are now on Patreon. Follow the link below to join. 00:00:00 – NRL 00:30:00 – Cricket 01:00:00 – EPL 01:03:00 - NFL 01:06:00 – Other Sport (Motorsport & ABL) Twitter - @batsandballspod Email - [email protected] facebook.com/batsandballspodcast http://batsandballspodcast.com/ /episode/index/show/batsandballspodcast/id/34076051

384 - Melbourne Cup, NRL, NFL, EPL, NBA, Motorsport 11/04/2024

384 - Melbourne Cup, NRL, NFL, EPL, NBA, Motorsport On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Josh with Colbee go over what has been happening in sport in the past week. The Melbourne Cup is on tomorrow and the team giver their selection for the race that stops the nation. Pies talks about his weight loss, cycling and the Pacific Championship. EPL and Liverpool got two wins in one week against Brighton. All that and more on this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast. Do not forget to join our EPL and NFL Tipping competitions. Links to the Tipping Competition can be found on We are now on Patreon. Follow the link below to join. 00:00:00 – Melbourne Cup 00:28:00 – Pies Update 00:37:00 – Pacific Championship 00:50:00 – NFL 00:53:00 – EPL 00:54:00 – NBA 00:58:00 – Motorsport Twitter - @batsandballspod Brendan - @The Producer_97 Josh - @PiesJosh Colbee - @colbee6ref Mendy - @BigMendy180 Erik - @ErikNielsen2759 Email - [email protected] facebook.com/batsandballspodcast http://batsandballspodcast.com/ /episode/index/show/batsandballspodcast/id/33772522

383 - NRL, Soccer, NFL, Motorsport 10/16/2024

382 - NRL, AFL, NBA, EPL, F1 10/02/2024

381 - Running, NRL, AFL 09/12/2024

381 - Running, NRL, AFL On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Josh go over what has been happening in the NRL & AFL in the past week. The NRL just completed Round 27 and the Spoon Bowl was won by the Parramatta Eels who handed the Tigers their third spoon in a row. For the Eels they finished 15th with the Rabbits running 16th. The top 8 was decided after the Raiders defeated the Dragons and then needed a draw from the final game of the season to make the finals. This didn’t happen as the Knights defeated the Dolphins to lock in their place in the Finals. The Bats and Balls Belt is in the finals. The Cowboys hold it coming into the finals but who will leave with it? AFL and the team go through all the finals games. The Swans come home strong against the Giants in an epic game. The Cats destroyed Port Adelaide, the Hawks got the job done against the Dogs and Brisbane put the lid back on as they ended Carlton’s season. The NFL was back this week and the team will run through all the games and put their tips in for the upcoming week. The Giants went down to the Vikings and the Rams lost in overtime against Goffs Lions. Pies is running in the Sydney Marathon on the weekend and we are sure he will do us all proud. Good Luck Pies!! All that and more on this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast. Do not forget to join our EPL and NFL Tipping competitions. Links to the Tipping Competition can be found on We are now on Patreon. Follow the link below to join. 00:00:00 – Running & AFL 00:46:00 – NRL Twitter - @batsandballspod Brendan - @The Producer05 Josh - @PiesJosh Colbee - @colbee6ref Mendy - @BigMendy180 Erik - @ErikNielsen2759 Part of the Always Up Network Always Up Network - @AlwaysUpNetwork #AUN Email - [email protected] facebook.com/batsandballspodcast http://batsandballspodcast.com/ /episode/index/show/batsandballspodcast/id/33020382

380 - AFL, NRL, Supercoach, EPL, F1, NFL 09/03/2024

380 - AFL, NRL, Supercoach, EPL, F1, NFL On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Josh go over what has been happening in the NRL, Supercoach, AFL (with a special guest) and much more in the past week. The NRL just completed Round 26 with The Storm who are the Minor Premiers but not the belt holders anymore after losing to the NEW Bats and Balls Champions the Cowboys. The Eels nearly let another game slip against the Dragons. The Roosters and Sharks both had losses and let Penrith back into 2nd place. It’s the final week coming up and nearly every game means something. We have battles for 2nd to 4th, 5th to 7th, 8th to 11th and the game everyone wants to see the Spoon Bowl. AFL and the team are joined by Scott from Cinematic Leap Podcast (@cinematicleap). It is week 1 of the finals and the team go through all the games and make their predictions on who will make the Grand Final and win it. Supercoach is over for another season and we go through all the winners. EPL has been back for 3 weeks and both Liverpool and Brighton are flying with great results in the first 3 rounds. The NFL starts up again this week. How will the Rams and Giants go this season and the F1 is getting crazy. All that and more on this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast. Do not forget to join our EPL and NFL Tipping competitions. Links to the Tipping Competition can be found on We are now on Patreon. Follow the link below to join. 00:00:00 – AFL 00:57:00 – NRL & Supercoach 02:06:00 - EPL 02:14:00 – F1 02:21:00 –NFL Twitter - @batsandballspod Brendan - @The Producer05 Josh - @PiesJosh Colbee - @colbee6ref Mendy - @BigMendy180 Erik - @ErikNielsen2759 Cinematic Leap Podcast - @cinematicleap Part of the Always Up Network Always Up Network - @AlwaysUpNetwork #AUN Email - [email protected] facebook.com/batsandballspodcast http://batsandballspodcast.com/ /episode/index/show/batsandballspodcast/id/32875166

379 - NRL, Supercoach, AFL, EPL, F1 08/26/2024

379 - NRL, Supercoach, AFL, EPL, F1 On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Josh go over what has been happening in the NRL, Supercoach, AFL and much more in the past week. The NRL just completed Round 25 with The Storm not only locking up the Minor Premiership but are also currently our Bats and Balls Champions. For the ladder the top 7 is locked into the finals but the battle for 8th sport is alive. Dragons, Broncos, Dolphins, Raiders and Knights can all make it to the final spot left. The Eels let a sixteen-point lead slip when they lost to the Broncos. The Tigers had a win against Manly which sets up a last round Spoon Bowl match AFL and the Sydney Swans finally had the curse lifted by Pies and the Minor Premiership is now theirs. Will Pies add the curse back onto the Swans now that GWS has to play them in week 1 of the finals. The final round of the AFL was crazy and the team goes through all the games that matter. Supercoach we are into Prelim Finals and The Producer lost by 1 point against the Fleshpuppet to go to back-to-back finals. The Producer did make the Mug Final. Good luck to all teams in the Finals EPL has been back for 2 weeks and both Liverpool and Brighton are flying high still undefeated after 2 rounds. All that and more on this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast. Do not forget to join our NRL and AFL Tipping competitions. Links to the Tipping Competition can be found on We are now on Patreon. Follow the link below to join. 00:00:00 – NRL & Supercoach 00:41:00 – AFL 00:56:00 – Other Sport (EPL, F1) Twitter - @batsandballspod Brendan - @The Producer05 Josh - @PiesJosh Colbee - @colbee6ref Mendy - @BigMendy180 Erik - @ErikNielsen2759 Part of the Always Up Network Always Up Network - @AlwaysUpNetwork #AUN Email - [email protected] facebook.com/batsandballspodcast http://batsandballspodcast.com/ /episode/index/show/batsandballspodcast/id/32739947

378 - NRL, Supercoach, AFL 08/14/2024

378 - NRL, Supercoach, AFL On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Josh go over what has been happening in the NRL, Supercoach, AFL over the past week. The NRL just completed Round 23 with The Storm sitting only one game clear on top of the ladder. The Penrith Panthers managed to stay in touch with the Storm and keep hold of the Bats and Balls Title after a come from behind victory thanks to some very bad Bunker decisions. There are four rounds left and all eyes will be on the top eight. The Storm and the Panthers are locked in while the Sharks and Roosters just need one more win to be locked into the top 8 with the battle for 8th the focus point with Dolphins, Dragons, Knights and Raiders all a chance with Brisbane and Titans need a lot of luck. AFL and the Sydney Swans finally had the curse lifted by Pies and in turn got a win in a tight game. The curse being lifted has upset many punters. The Swans are leading the comp but are only one win in front of Port Adelaide, GWS and Geelong. West Coast got another win making it two in a row. Supercoach we are into the finals and we go through each competition. The Olympics is over and Australia have had their best games ever. All that and more on this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast. Do not forget to join our NRL and AFL Tipping competitions. Links to the Tipping Competition can be found on We are now on Patreon. Follow the link below to join. 00:00:00 – NRL & Supercoach 01:02:00 – AFL 01:27:00 - Olympics Twitter - @batsandballspod Brendan - @The Producer05 Josh - @PiesJosh Colbee - @colbee6ref Mendy - @BigMendy180 Erik - @ErikNielsen2759 Part of the Always Up Network Always Up Network - @AlwaysUpNetwork #AUN Email - [email protected] facebook.com/batsandballspodcast http://batsandballspodcast.com/ /episode/index/show/batsandballspodcast/id/32572367

377 - NRL, Supercoach, AFL, Olympics 08/06/2024

377 - NRL, Supercoach, AFL, Olympics On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Colbee go over what has been happening in the NRL, Supercoach, AFL over the past week. The NRL just completed Round 22 with The Storm sitting only one game clear on top of the ladder. The Penrith Panthers who are chasing the Storm down kept the Bats and Balls Championship belt after destroying Newcastle. The Eels tried hard and got the win against the Warriors. There are five rounds left and all eyes will be on the top eight. The Storm and the Panthers are locked in but who will be the other six teams to join them? AFL and the Sydney Swans after being cursed by #PiesKnows have won one of the past six games but still sit half a game clear at the top of the ladder. There are only two games seperating 1st to 8th and with only three games remaining every win will count. West Coast have given up on the spoon after defeating the Gold Coast. Supercoach we are into the finals and we go through each competition. The Olympics started with and bang and the Aussies have had great results. All that and more on this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast. Do not forget to join our NRL and AFL Tipping competitions. Links to the Tipping Competition can be found on We are now on Patreon. Follow the link below to join. 00:00:00 – NRL & Supercoach 00:40:00 – AFL 00:48:00 - Olympics Twitter - @batsandballspod Brendan - @The Producer05 Josh - @PiesJosh Colbee - @colbee6ref Mendy - @BigMendy180 Erik - @ErikNielsen2759 Part of the Always Up Network Always Up Network - @AlwaysUpNetwork #AUN Email - [email protected] facebook.com/batsandballspodcast http://batsandballspodcast.com/ /episode/index/show/batsandballspodcast/id/32456372

376 - NRL, Supercoach, AFL, Olympics, F1 07/30/2024

376 - NRL, Supercoach, AFL, Olympics, F1 On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Josh go over what has been happening in the NRL, Supercoach, AFL over the past week. The NRL just completed Round 21 with The Storm sitting two games clear on top of the ladder. The Penrith Panthers kept the Bats and Balls Championship belt after destroying the St George-Illawara Dragons. The Eels tried hard but were convincingly beaten by the Storm. There are six rounds left and all eyes will be on the top eight. The Storm and the Panthers are locked in but who will be the other six teams to join them? AFL and the Sydney Swans after being cursed by #PiesKnows have won one of the past five games but still sit one and half games clear at the top of the ladder. There are only two games seperating 2nd to 10th and with only four games remaining every win will count. West Coast have not given up on the spoon just yet either. Supercoach we just got through the third and find BYE weeks and with only 7 weeks to go trades will be getting low. For Bats and Balls Cup and Mug players there are only 2 regular round games left before the finals. Who can go on to win the Cup and Mug this season. The Olympics started with and bang and once again there was drama in the F1. All that and more on this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast. Do not forget to join our NRL and AFL Tipping competitions. Links to the Tipping Competition can be found on We are now on Patreon. Follow the link below to join. 00:00:00 – NRL & Supercoach 00:34:00 – AFL 00:42:00 - Olympics 01:00:00 - Other Sport (F1) Twitter - @batsandballspod Brendan - @The Producer05 Josh - @PiesJosh Colbee - @colbee6ref Mendy - @BigMendy180 Erik - @ErikNielsen2759 Part of the Always Up Network Always Up Network - @AlwaysUpNetwork #AUN Email - [email protected] facebook.com/batsandballspodcast http://batsandballspodcast.com/ /episode/index/show/batsandballspodcast/id/32346872

375 - NRL, Supercoach, AFL, NBA, Motorsport, Olympics 07/23/2024

375 - NRL, Supercoach, AFL, NBA, Motorsport, Olympics On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Josh go over what has been happening in the NRL, Supercoach, AFL over the past month. The NRL just completed Round 20 with The Storm still sitting on top of the Ladder. The Dolphins after winning the belt then dropped it to the New Bats and Balls Champions the Penrith Panthers in a golden point thriller. The Eels had the bye which could the last 2pts we get this season. Mitchell Moses guided the Blues to an epic State of Origin win to bring the Shield back to New South Wales. AFL and the Sydney Swans after being cursed by #PiesKnows have won 1 on the past 4 games but still sit 2 games clear at the top of the ladder. While the Swans are being cursed the positions 2nd through to 11th are only split by 2 games. Any one can make the finals and every game counts. Supercoach we just got through the third and find BYE weeks and with only 7 weeks to go trades will be getting low. For Bats and Balls Cup and Mug players there are only 2 regular round games left before the finals. Who can go on to win the Cup and Mug this season. Do not forget to join our NRL and AFL Tipping competitions. Links to the Tipping Competition can be found on We are now on Patreon. Follow the link below to join. 00:00:00 – NRL & Supercoach 00:57:00 – AFL 01:11:00 - Other Sport (NBA, F1, Supercars, Olympics) Twitter - @batsandballspod Brendan - @The Producer05 Josh - @PiesJosh Colbee - @colbee6ref Mendy - @BigMendy180 Erik - @ErikNielsen2759 Part of the Always Up Network Always Up Network - @AlwaysUpNetwork #AUN Email - [email protected] facebook.com/batsandballspodcast http://batsandballspodcast.com/ /episode/index/show/batsandballspodcast/id/32257087

374 - NRL, Supercoach, AFL, NBA, F1 06/27/2024

374 - NRL, Supercoach, AFL, NBA, F1 On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Josh go over what has been happening in the NRL, Supercoach, AFL and discuss if it’s the death of Monaco. The NRL just completed Round 16 with The Storm still sitting on top of the Ladder. Manly after defeating the Dragons dropped the belt to the NEW Bats and Balls Champions the South Sydney Rabbitohs. The Eels had the bye and were still able to drop 4 places into last position. Mitchell Moses will need to bring is NSW form to save the Eels from the Wooden Spoon. Speaking of NSW, the Blues destroyed the Queenslanders in a Mitchell Moses master class. Bring on Game 3. AFL and the Sydney Swans just keep winning. The Swans took down local rivals the GWS Giants. Geelong had and bad loss to Carlton while the Lion smashed Port Adelaide. West Coast were brave but wayward kicking in the first half stopped them getting the win against Essendon. Supercoach we just got through the second of the three major bye rounds. How many trades do you have left. The team goes through Bats and Balls Cup and Mug results before talking about the trades they will be making this week. Do not forget to join our NRL and AFL Tipping competitions. Links to the Tipping Competition can be found on We are now on Patreon. Follow the link below to join. 00:00:00 – NRL & Supercoach 01:07:00 – AFL 01:22:00 - Other Sport (NBA, F1) Twitter - @batsandballspod Brendan - @The Producer05 Josh - @PiesJosh Colbee - @colbee6ref Mendy - @BigMendy180 Erik - @ErikNielsen2759 Part of the Always Up Network Always Up Network - @AlwaysUpNetwork #AUN Email - [email protected] facebook.com/batsandballspodcast http://batsandballspodcast.com/ /episode/index/show/batsandballspodcast/id/31911402

373 - NRL, Supercoach, AFL 06/18/2024

373 - NRL, Supercoach, AFL On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Josh go over what has been happening in the NRL, Supercoach, AFL and discuss if it’s the death of Monaco. The NRL just completed Round 15 with The Storm sitting on top of the Ladder. After defeating Penrith in Round 13 the Dragons lost the bet to the NEW Bats and Balls Champions the Manly. The Eels had another loss which all but ends this disaster of a season. NSW look to bounce back after a bad State of Origin 1 loss. Can they get the win in Round 2? AFL and the Sydney Swans just keep winning. The Swans are the real deal and are the team to beat this season. The Swans are currently 3 full games clear on top of the Ladder. Josh’s GWS Giants had a great win as they battle for a top 4 spot. West Coast had the bye and a well needed rest in a season that is over. Supercoach is getting to the business end as we make our way through the byes. The Producers were unlucky to have Reuben Garrick as Captain who had 2 HIA’s in the first 35mins. It’s Round 16 the second of the bye weeks, how many players do you have? Do not forget to join our NRL and AFL Tipping competitions. Links to the Tipping Competition can be found on We are now on Patreon. Follow the link below to join. 00:00:00 – NRL 01:18:00 – AFL 01:39:00 - Other Sport (NBA) Twitter - @batsandballspod Brendan - @The Producer05 Josh - @PiesJosh Colbee - @colbee6ref Mendy - @BigMendy180 Erik - @ErikNielsen2759 Part of the Always Up Network Always Up Network - @AlwaysUpNetwork #AUN Email - [email protected] facebook.com/batsandballspodcast http://batsandballspodcast.com/ /episode/index/show/batsandballspodcast/id/31788552

372 - NRL, AFL, F1, NBA 05/29/2024

372 - NRL, AFL, F1, NBA On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Josh go over what has been happening in the NRL, Supercoach, AFL and discuss if it’s the death of Monaco. The NRL just completed Round 12 with The Sharks sitting on top of the Ladder however after getting flogged they lost the belt to the NEW Bats and Balls Champions the Penrith Panthers. The Eels had another bad loss to the last place Rabbitohs. The Eels let in over 40pts in a game that derailed the Trent Barrett Coach of the Year train. AFL and the Sydney Swans just keep winning. The Swans are the real deal and are the team to beat this season. GWS proved Josh right winning their fourth straight against the Cats at Geelong's home ground. It was a hard night for the Eagles losing by 99pts to the Crows Supercoach saw some huge scores in the Bats and Balls Cup NRL Comp while the Mug is still going strong. How are The Producers and The Lone Rangers going in the lead up to the major bye of the year. Has Origin destroyed their sides. In Other Sport the F1 had the Monaco GP which was so boring. A first lap crash and red flag saw a delay but from then it was single file for 78 laps which saw not one positional change in the top 10. Is this the Death of Monaco? Do not forget to join our NRL and AFL Tipping competitions. Links to the Tipping Competition can be found on We are now on Patreon. Follow the link below to join. 00:00:00 – NRL & Supercoach 00:00:00 – AFL 00:00:00 - Other Sport (NBA, EPL, Motorsport) Twitter - @batsandballspod Brendan - @The Producer05 Josh - @PiesJosh Colbee - @colbee6ref Mendy - @BigMendy180 Erik - @ErikNielsen2759 Part of the Always Up Network Always Up Network - @AlwaysUpNetwork #AUN Email - [email protected] facebook.com/batsandballspodcast http://batsandballspodcast.com/ /episode/index/show/batsandballspodcast/id/31511607

371 - NRL, AFL, Supercoach, NBA, EPL, Motorsport 05/22/2024

371 - NRL, AFL, Supercoach, NBA, EPL, Motorsport On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Josh go over what has been happening in the NRL, Supercoach, AFL and much more in the past week. The NRL just completed Round 11 Magic Round with The Sharks sitting on top of the Ladder and are still our Bats and Balls Championship Belt holders after defeating the Roosters in a great game. The Eels had another bad fade out loss to the Storm which has seen Brad Arthur lose his job at the club. The team has a lot to talk about on this. AFL saw the GWS Giants lose again and the West Coast Eagle scored their third win of the season as Harley Reid puts on a show. The Swans sit on top of the ladder and are looking like the team to beat this season. Gold Coast had a surprise victory against the Cats. Supercoach saw some huge scores in the Bats and Balls Cup NRL Comp while the Mug is still going strong. How are The Producers and The Lone Rangers going in the lead up to Bye season. Do not forget to join our NRL and AFL Tipping competitions. Links to the Tipping Competition can be found on We are now on Patreon. Follow the link below to join. 00:00:00 – NRL & Supercoach 01:17:00 – AFL 01:33:00 - Other Sport (NBA, EPL, Motorsport) Twitter - @batsandballspod Brendan - @The Producer05 Josh - @PiesJosh Colbee - @colbee6ref Mendy - @BigMendy180 Erik - @ErikNielsen2759 Part of the Always Up Network Always Up Network - @AlwaysUpNetwork #AUN Email - [email protected] facebook.com/batsandballspodcast http://batsandballspodcast.com/ /episode/index/show/batsandballspodcast/id/31415597

370 - NRL, AFL, Supercoach 05/14/2024

369 - NRL, AFL, NBA, EPL 05/08/2024

368 - NRL, Supercoach, AFL 04/23/2024

368 - NRL, Supercoach, AFL On this episode of Bats and Balls Podcast, The Producer & Josh catch up on all the NRL, AFL and Supercoach stories for the last week. The NRL just completed Round 7 and it is the Sharks are on top of the ladder while Titans sit last thanks to the Rabbits having the bye in Round 6. What else can we say about the Parramatta performance other than disgusting. The Eels let in 40pts in 20min in a terrible display in defence. The Storm defeated the Roosters and held the belt for another week. AFL saw the West Coast Eagles get there second win of the season. GWS had a tough loss to Carlton but they will bounce back for sure. Geelong sits on top of the ladder with the Swans, GWS and Carlton making up the Top 4. Supercoach is in full swing and the boys go through the scores from both the NRL Cup and Mug competitions as well as the AFL Supercoach. Do not forget to join our NRL and AFL Tipping competitions. Links to the Tipping Competition can be found on We are now on Patreon. Follow the link below to join. 00:00:00 – NRL with Supercoach 00:50:00 - AFL 01:07:00 – Other Sport (NBA, Motorsport, EPL) Twitter - @batsandballspod Brendan - @The Producer05 Josh - @PiesJosh Colbee - @colbee6ref Mendy - @BigMendy180 Erik - @ErikNielsen2759 Part of the Always Up Network Always Up Network - @AlwaysUpNetwork #AUN Email - [email protected] facebook.com/batsandballspodcast http://batsandballspodcast.com/ /episode/index/show/batsandballspodcast/id/30949093