The Short Ball
The Short Ball podcast is a weekly podcast that talks about the future stars of the game of rugby league, covering everything from schoolboy footy to NSW cup in both the mens and womens game.
Episodes
22 episodes
#22 - Schoolboy cup final four, Peter Mulholland cup and Allan langer trophy game reviews
Looking at the schoolboy cup final four, reviewing wednesdays games and answering your questionsIG - Theshortball_
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30:52
#21 - Makasini debut? Schoolboy cup final 8, and the fatigue at the back end of long seasons
Today looking at Makasini and whether Benji should hand him a debut this year, the schoolboy cup action today and the form of u19s players at the back end of nsw cup and nrl seasons
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41:41
#20 - Peter Mulholland cup semi finals and debuting young halves
Reviewing Wednesdays action in the Peter Mulholland cup, and looking at Jett Cleary & Coby Black, with the media talk around debuting them
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36:13
#19 - Talataina's Cup debut, the best young halves in the country, and the tweed young guns killing it
Looking at a number of storylines over the weekend of reserve grade, and the young guns killing it on their path to NRL.IG - theshortball_
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30:33
#18 - Re-ranking my top 50 schoolboys, does Leka have the ROTY wrapped up & whos the long term halves pairing at the Dogs?
In this one I re-rank my top 50 schoolboys following the ASSRL national u18s tournament last week, and I answer a few questions you sent me on Instagram.IG; @Theshortball_
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40:00
#17 - Predicted Aus schoolboys & full top 50 list
Going through my top 50 players heading into the assrl national u18s comp and australian schoolboy selection
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20:21
#16 - Womens u19s origin review
Reviewing NSWs 26-10 win over QLD in the u19s womens origin last night
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13:52
#15 - Mens u19s origin review
Reviewing QLDs 23-22 win over NSW in last nights u19s origin match
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32:07
#14 - Womens u19s origin preview
My u19s womens origin preview for thursday night at the sunshine coast
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10:56
#13 - Origin u19s predicted sides
I go through my predicted sides and the reasoning for the picks
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20:02
#12 - Sg Ball and Harold Matthews Grand Final review w/ AJ Lucantonio
Myself and AJ Lucantonio from the League scene podcast review the awesome finish in the SG ball grand final, the dominant finals series of the Warriors and much more in this grand final day review.
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48:42
#11 - NSWRL junior reps grand final preview
NSWRL junior reps grand final preview covering Harold Matts, SG ball, Tarsha Gale and Lisa Fiaola
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45:39
#10 - NSWRL junior reps finals week two recap
Week two finals recap for the NSWRL junior reps over the weekendInstagram - Theshortball_Tiktok - Theshortball._
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37:33
#9 - NSWRL junior reps week two finals preview
In this I go through week two of junior reps finals, looking at the players to keep an eye on
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31:16
#8 - Trials players to watch
In this one I go through a couple players you asked me to cover leading into this weekends NRL preseason trials.
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14:33
#7 - The Dolphins Pathways Review
In this one i look into the Dolphins pathways, focussing on the depth they're building and the success they had across the junior competitions.
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14:40
#6 - Manly Sea Eagles Pathways review: Win now.
I dive into the Manly junior pathways, looking at their chances of success in the near future, and how they're set up to sustain that success in the longer term.
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19:37
#5 - Raiders pathway review - Best depth in the comp?
In this one I dive into the Raiders junior pathways to analyse their chances of winning a premiership in the next few years, and how their pathways performed over the course of 2024.
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20:39
#4 - Knights Pathways Review: Can they win a comp in the next 3 years?
I dive into the Knights junior pathways, who their key performers were and how it will translate to first grade success in the next few years.
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18:57
#3 - Schoolboy national final preview
I go through the National schoolboy final, previewing the matchup between Palm Beach Currumbin and Patrician Brothers Blacktown
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11:33