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A Sporting Discussion
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Andrew Donnison, AJ Mithen and guests take a look at the big sport issues in Australia and around the world.
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The greatest sporting events we've ever seen live... Part 3
Mar 14, 202300:26:30Tap to summarizeIn the final segment of our mega episode, Andrew & AJ reveal the number 1 sporting events we've ever seen live... And give a bit of cheek to the worst as well. We remember massive events from around the world, local league games and plenty more including stacks of your listener favourites as well. Thanks to everyone who sent us your picks and special thanks to Beefy from 365 days of sport and our great friend Erin Delahunty for sending us an audio message! Want to give us a call? Send us a voice message with your sporting thoughts using the link a little further down. Don’t forget to follow A Sporting Discussion on Facebook and Twitter and subscribe to our channel on YouTube. Come along and be part of the fun! If you enjoy the show go ahead and subscribe, tell your friends and leave us a review – this helps more people get involved. We appreciate the support!
Transcribe →The greatest sporting events we've ever seen live... Part 2
Mar 13, 202300:38:33Tap to summarizeIN part 2 of this mega episode, Andrew & AJ continue telling the tales of the best sporting events we've ever seen live. We remember massive events from around the world, local league games and plenty more including stacks of your listener favourites as well. Thanks to everyone who sent us your picks and special thanks to Beefy from 365 days of sport and our great friend Erin Delahunty for sending us an audio message! Want to give us a call? Send us a voice message with your sporting thoughts using the link a little further down. Don’t forget to follow A Sporting Discussion on Facebook and Twitter and subscribe to our channel on YouTube. Come along and be part of the fun! If you enjoy the show go ahead and subscribe, tell your friends and leave us a review – this helps more people get involved. We appreciate the support!
Transcribe →The greatest sporting events we've ever seen live... Part 1
Mar 11, 202300:27:29Tap to summarizeAndrew & AJ return to select the best six sporting events we've ever seen live. This one was so chock-a-block we had to break it into three parts! We switch to storytelling mode as we remember massive events from around the world, local league games and plenty more including stacks of your listener favourites as well. Thanks to everyone who sent us your picks and special thanks to Beefy from 365 days of sport and our great friend Erin Delahunty for sending us an audio message! Want to give us a call? Send us a voice message with your sporting thoughts using the link a little further down. Don’t forget to follow A Sporting Discussion on Facebook and Twitter and subscribe to our channel on YouTube. Come along and be part of the fun! If you enjoy the show go ahead and subscribe, tell your friends and leave us a review – this helps more people get involved. We appreciate the support!
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Draft Season: Sporting team songs
Nov 17, 202200:56:13Tap to summarizeRest time is OVAH. Time to get back into it so Andrew & AJ are coming back big - its DRAFT SEASON! Andrew & AJ will be selecting the best of the best, cream of the crop of the sporting universe. Club songs, finals formats, team jerseys, world cup finals, niche sporting memories - you name it. It's a new draft format every week, starting with this 'Sporting team songs' draft. Andrew & AJ select their best six and look at the weird, wonderful and also downright nasty world of sporting theme songs. There's a few worthy of debate and plenty of qualifiers, caveats and asterixes thrown around. Check it out and let us know your own draft order! Don’t forget to follow A Sporting Discussion on Facebook and Twitter and subscribe to our channel on YouTube. Come along and be part of the fun! If you enjoy the show go ahead and subscribe, tell your friends and leave us a review – this helps more people get involved. We appreciate the support!
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Sports frustrations - Tellin' it like it is
May 26, 202200:46:20Tap to summarizeWe're having a good old expression session! What’s REALLY annoying you about #sport right now? Andrew & AJ tell it like it is, and listeners get their sporting angst off their chest too. Points of contention include: Sports 'journalists' who don't know anything about more than one sport Crowd violence and the d*ckheads who start it Eurosnob football fans who don't go to the A-League Blowouts in the NBA playoffs The AFL treating AFLW as an afterthought Refs faulters and umpire blamers... What is wrong with people? This, plus plenty more. Got some sporting angst you want to unload? This is the place to get it said. Follow A Sporting Discussion on Facebook and Twitter, join us every week on YouTube and you can even leave a voice comment at the link below. Join in and be part of the fun! Don't forget to like our pages, subscribe to the show, tell your friends and family and please leave us a review – this helps more people get involved. We appreciate the support! #SportsOfAllSorts
Transcribe →Injuries, magic rounds, rubbish teams and your questions
May 19, 202200:48:07Tap to summarizeA Sporting Discussion returns after an injury-enforced break! In this episode: AJ enthrals with the heroic, epic tale of how he ruptured his achilles and his post-surgery recovery The NRL's Magic Round is a success once more. What other sports could use a similar event? Media reporting of crowd brawls, and crowd brawls in general What should a supporter do when your team is bad - like really, really, bottom of the barrel bad? Plus much more, including the latest round of listener questions! As promised in the show, some interesting links. If you're game, watch NFL free agent Tarik Cohen rupture his achilles live on instagram, read about how Cincinnati Reds President and CFO Phil Castellini responded to criticisms from the fans, and in memory of the great Andrew Symonds, watch his legendary takedown of a naked pitch invader in 2008. Don't forget to follow A Sporting Discussion on Facebook and Twitter and join us every week on YouTube. Come along and be part of the fun! If you enjoy the show why not subscribe, tell your friends and leave us a review – this helps more people get involved. We appreciate the support!
Transcribe →What is happening??!!
Feb 24, 202200:53:31Tap to summarizeAndrew and AJ return to the ASD Cloud Stadium to get stuck into the latest big sporting issues. In this show: - We revel in the overreactions to trial matches in the AFL and NRL - The debacle that is 'in play advertising' in the A-Leagues - The new Fox Sports Netball broadcast deal looks great, but why can't we know what it's worth? - Alex Zverev's clownshow: What punishment is fit for his outrageous behaviour? Plus much more! Don't forget to follow A Sporting Discussion on Facebook and Twitter and join us LIVE every week. Come along and be part of the fun. If you enjoy the show why not subscribe, tell your friends and leave us a review – this helps more people get involved. We appreciate the support!
Transcribe →Grifters gonna grift
Jan 11, 202201:09:41Tap to summarizePlenty to talk about this week. Join a COVID-free Andrew and the ever reliable AJ to get stuck into sports of all sorts! He might have ‘won’ his battle with Australia’s Border Force, but should Novak Djokovic be playing in Melbourne? What has Usman Khawaja done wrong? What have we done to deserve this dry, flavourless Big Bash League? Is there a solution for the horrific injury rate in the AFLW competition? How many times would you guess correctly the outcome of 16 coin tosses? This plus much more, including AJ celebrating his beloved Cincinnati Bengals making the playoffs for the first time since 2015. Follow A Sporting Discussion on Facebook and Twitter and join us LIVE every week. Come along and be part of the fun. If you enjoy the show why not subscribe, tell your friends and leave us a review – this helps the show get to more people. We appreciate the support!
Transcribe →Sport (and Andrew) is riddled with 'rona...
Jan 6, 202200:50:56Tap to summarizeAndrew's got the 'rona but unlike all these other cowards, he’s turning up to talk #SportsOfAllSorts with AJ Mithen. Join us as we start 2022 by getting stuck into the sporting events of the summer so far: Novak Djokovic gets punted from Australia to cheers and jeers - but what does it mean for the country's sporting reputation? Coronavirus runs rampant in world sport Why doesn't Australia help to grow world cricket? Which sporting league will be first to let COVID-positive athletes play? Follow A Sporting Discussion on Facebook and Twitter and join us LIVE every Wednesday around 8pm EDST. Come along and be part of the fun! If you enjoy the show why not subscribe, tell your friends and leave us a review – this helps the show get to more people. We appreciate the support!
Transcribe →Scandal'Us sports
Nov 25, 202100:55:05Tap to summarizeWhat are the biggest disgraces in sports history? This week Andrew and AJ talk about great #sport scandals! Liars, cheats, dodgy ethical line blurring, cover-ups, you name it, we're onto it. Good fun and much outrage! Follow A Sporting Discussion on Facebook and Twitter and join us LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm EDST. Come along and be part of the fun! If you enjoy the show why not subscribe, tell your friends and leave us a review – this helps the show get to more people. We appreciate the support!
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