Back Pocket Banter Blair and Connor

Connor and Blair are back chatting all things sport for episode 84. It has been a couple months since you last heard from the boys. They speak about going to Tigers vs Bulldogs and their thoughts, as well as uni life. They were back with the hottest takes on the AFL season, why they don't want shorter quarters, they make some big calls and chat about some of the most exciting draft talent in 2024. Before chatting basketball and cricket to round out the ep.



INTRO


Life, uni, media gigs


Tiger Torture at the MCG


Recent special guests

AFL


Suns dominate Cats
Rising stars of the comp
Geelong 0-3 form
Essendon to win a final in 24?
Can the Dees win the flag with no forward line?
Shortening quarters (why they hate it)
Ryley Sanders & Luke Parker in 2s
Weitering 12 MILLION Saints offer
2024 draft girls and boys NO.1 predictions

BASKETBALL


Boomers Squad


Caitlin Clark WNBA

CRICKET


Fraser-McGurk WC snub
World Cup teams




Bronny James NBA draft combine (viewer qns)

Welcome back to an exciting episode 83. Connor and Blair sat down to chat with one of the most exciting prospects in the 2024 draft, Luke Trainor. The teenager has shot into TOP 5 calculations following some impressive form recently. 📈



The lads spoke about the AFL academy, getting BOG against Coburg, a positional change to defence, the great culture at the Sandy Dragons and his famous grandfather, Doug Wade. 🏈



They also spoke about him training with the Saints, playing footy with Brighton Grammar and the upcoming U18 champs with Metro and who his most annoying teammate is.



A huge thanks to Luke for coming on, and all the best for the rest of the year. 🤝

Blair and Connor spoke with current Geelong Cats footballer Shaun Mannagh for a massive episode 82 chatting all things about his journey of being overlooked in drafts and finally getting to live out his childhood dream being drafted at the age of 26 as a mature ager just late last year. ⚪️🔵



It is an incredible story about belief and persistence. The boys spoke about his journey from playing at Murray Bushrangers, missing that opportunity to make it in the big time. Playing years of local footy before getting a shot at the VFL through a coach and AFL great, Jason Akermanis. Time at Richmond VFL and moving to Werribee, including his dominance last year. 📈



We have a laugh about how Connor allegedly got him drafted, living with the youngsters at Geelong, life in Melbourne early days and plenty of other exciting stories including the intense build up to draft night. It has been a story of ups and downs and it was a pleasure to sit down and listen to it. 🎙



Thanks a lot to Shaun for coming on, he is an incredibly humble person and we wish him all the best in the future. He has a couple number 1 fans in us here at the BPB. 🤝

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. 🤝

"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. ❤️

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. 🙏