00:00 For the first time ever, we go head to head in Sparts.

09:46 We get stuck into the massive Payne Haas news in the NRL.

29:59 Harvey names his transfer team of 2026.

35:04 We each provide our favourite Winter Olympic moments so far.

40:29 Lachie speculates on the viral Man Utd fan who could very possibly be getting a haircut.

43:40 We wrap up the poddy with some exciting news from the Raeburn Shield and the Gazelle Gazette.

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00:00 We play Athlete Venn Diagram for the first time in 2026.

07:05 We farewell the Aus Open and deliver some wild stats from it.

14:25 We gear up for the Winter Olympics and Lachie names an athlete to watch.

20:54 We touch on some hot topics in the NRL.

30:40 We attempt to decipher what the new Retro Rugba Leeg jersey will look like.

33:51 Joel provides news of a Kiwi athlete breaking records.

36:51 We wrap things up with the latest from our weekly newsletter, The Gazelle Gazette.

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We are back for 2026!

00:00 We welcome the poddy back for 2026 and play Sparts with a new member of the team.

12:58 We give a full wrap of the Ashes.

22:09 We talk Aus Open tennis and give some interesting stats.

29:48 We talk contract dramas in the NRL off season.

39:15 For the first time on the podcast we talk the sport of Free Solo.

44:50 Lachie talks about his upcoming Sportshed TV Charity Match.

48:44 Harvey reveals two new shields and we present our latest Gazelle his cap.

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