81 episodes

Welcome to Back Pocket Banter, your go-to sports podcast where twin hosts Connor and Blair, bring you all the unheard stories from huge guests every Friday. Guests include your local heroes, media personalities, athletes, coaches and plenty of other interesting people from different walks of life. Your hosts are passionate about sport and hope to provide you with quality insights into a range of different sports and people. BPB promises to deliver gripping narratives, surprising insights, and plenty of banter along the way. So grab your headphones, hit play, and join us for the ride.

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Welcome to Back Pocket Banter, your go-to sports podcast where twin hosts Connor and Blair, bring you all the unheard stories from huge guests every Friday. Guests include your local heroes, media personalities, athletes, coaches and plenty of other interesting people from different walks of life. Your hosts are passionate about sport and hope to provide you with quality insights into a range of different sports and people. BPB promises to deliver gripping narratives, surprising insights, and plenty of banter along the way. So grab your headphones, hit play, and join us for the ride.

    #81 - Tyler Welsh

    #81 - Tyler Welsh

    The lads caught up with Tyler Welsh for a cracking episode 81 chatting all things about his footy journey so far. Welshy is a high-end father-son prospect for this year's AFL draft and has been spoken about as being drafted in the Top 10. He is a slightly undersized key forward at 191cm, but has a good kick and is continuing to add more strengths to his game.



    Blair and Connor spoke to Tyler about growing up around elite level footy, his early memories of watching his dad, Scott play AFL. What it's like to spend every day of the week with the Crows boys, why Reilly O'Brien is the funniest bloke ever and Tyler's experience of being selected into the AFL academy. He also speaks about representing his state and kicking five snags against a STACKED Vic Country side last year at the U18 champs as a bottom-ager. 🤯



    Welshy is a special talent and great young man, we wish him all the best for the year ahead and the draft come November. 🤝

    • 37 min
    #80 - Speak Share 🌻

    #80 - Speak Share 🌻

    "A problem shared is a problem halved" ❤️



    This is an episode the boys have been excited about for . Connor and Blair were fortunate enough to make the trek to Mornington where they sat down with the Speak Share boys in their factory, to chat all things about their not-for-profit organisation which has and continues to impact so many people positively.



    Ben and Nathan spoke to the boys about how the organisation all started, their own individual struggles with mental health. About how important it is to be vulnerable and utilise the support systems available to those going through tough times. There was also plenty of banter between the boys chatting about playing footy at Tiwi Bombers, promising potential and delivering ressies.



    There are plenty of exciting things that Speak Share is doing in the community. Through school programs, the Pop-Up, their popular merch, stickers and their Fun Run, these boys are making a massive difference in the community. Stay tuned for exciting things coming in 2024.



    A huge thanks to Ben and Nathan for the opportunity to meet and chat with you guys. We love what you're doing and can't wait to watch it grow even more. ❤️

    • 40 min
    #79 - Paul Roos

    #79 - Paul Roos

    We have another huge guest in the world of AFL. Paul Roos played 356 games for Fitzroy and Sydney. He was a star key defender earning him 7x All-Australian selections (including as captain), 5x Best & Fairests, a premiership coach and is in the AFL Hall of Fame. An incredibly successful career and undoubtedly one of the greats to be involved with the game.



    We chatted to Paul about dominating basketball as a youngster, what it feels like to go into the Brownlow Medal count as the favourite, representing the big V, and his memories of coaching Sydney to a drought-breaking flag including the moment "Leo Barry you star". And his business @performancebydesign



    We also find out how his son brought him back to coaching at Dees after retirement. Whether it's captaincy, kicking a bag of 7 goals early in his career or getting publicly sprayed by an AFL CEO, this chat had it all.



    Roosy was one of the pioneers at trying to introduce and spread Aussie Rules football to America, while speaking about the journey of guys like Mason Cox. Thanks heaps to Roosy for coming on. 🙏

    • 50 min
    #78 - Terry Wallace

    #78 - Terry Wallace

    Connor and Blair caught up with one of the greats for their latest episode. Terry Wallace. He played and coached over 500 VFL/AFL games throughout his career. He is a 3x Premiership Player, 2x Hawthorn B&F, 2x Bulldogs B&F, All-Australian as a player and coach and in the AFL Hall of Fame.



    The boys chat about not getting a game in the junior ranks, being part of a Hawthorn dynasty alongside players like Leigh Matthews, narrowly missing out on a Brownlow Medal and they go inside Plough's decision to get Ben Cousins to Richmond.



    They speak about his time in the media as the "list manager", as well as that Iconic spray in 96 and find out what his first pair of footy boots were back in the day during the Under Pressure segment.



    Get around it, a long one but a ripper, we will also have another special guest and former AFL coach coming in the next couple weeks.

    • 1 hr 18 min
    #77 - Premiership Glory

    #77 - Premiership Glory

    Your favourite twins are back and having laughs about all things from their lives down in the big smoke, Blair's premiership glory, the start of the AFL season, some NBL talk and they get nostalgic reminiscing on the past 4 years of the poddy.



    They chat about the humble beginnings of the podcast recording out of their bedroom back near Hamilton, turning 22 together, starting their final year of uni and some of the recent guests they've spoken to. Basketball is up and running and Connor dropped some points last week, yes you read that right. 4 points for the big dog. They chat about recent performances and predict the future of the AFL 2024 season.



    The ep is rounded out with a couple intriguing viewer questions, find out what song the boys can't get out of their heads and what retired AFL player they'd bring back to the game. Thanks to Owen Watts and Cody Lorenzi for the questions.



    Lots of love

    BPB brothers💕

    • 58 min
    #76 - Tyler Best

    #76 - Tyler Best

    The boys sat down with Seymour export and current College basketballer, Tyler Best who is plying his trade over in North Dakota playing for Williston State College in the NJCAA Division 1 at the age of just 22. 🤯



    He stands at almost 2 metres tall and has a complete game, he has the ability to break ankles, knock down big threes and pull down plenty of boards. 👀



    After dominating for years in the CBL with Seymour Blasters, big T chats about the opportunity to further his basketball and make the move to America to play ball at the highest level possible. The lads chatted about kicking bags at full forward, some of his big games throughout the year. As well as the differences in Aus vs American basketball and becoming a leader in the team. ⛹️‍♂️



    Tyler recorded a strong debut season with the Tetons being rewarded with a spot in the AllConference 2nd team with an average of more than 13 PPG in his debut season. He will return to Australian soil next month to play Big V and CBL. You are guaranteed to enjoy this episode. 🎙



    Also Happy Birthday to the big man who turned 22 today. Excited to see where your career takes you. 🏀🤩

    • 47 min

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