The Hard Ball Gets AFL Show

Your new favourite footy podcast. Hawthorn premiership player Xavier Ellis (robbed of the Norm); 7NEWS sport presenter Ryan Daniels and Nick Rynne lead the roster of football dribblers, current schedule:

MONDAY: Two Minute Warning - two minutes on each team.

TUESDAY: Mailbag.

FRIDAY: TABtouch Teams - two minutes on each game & Hard Ball Bets.

MAILBAG: Cox v McQualter, Suns pump up & All-Australian small forwards
Jun 11, 2025 – 32:03
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Round 13 review
Jun 10, 2025 – 53:11
TEAMS: Round 13 preview
Jun 6, 2025 – 28:44
MAILBAG: Early trade predictions, Ryan knifed & Eagles draft haul potential
Jun 3, 2025 – 25:00
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Round 12 review
Jun 2, 2025 – 44:19
TEAMS: Round 12 preview
May 29, 2025 – 27:48
MAILBAG: Brad Scott's immunity, more ridiculous ruck stats & Rising Star favourites
May 27, 2025 – 26:42
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Round 11 review
May 26, 2025 – 55:36
TEAMS: Round 11 preview
May 23, 2025 – 31:06
MAILBAG: Overrated ruck stats, Freo trade predictions & four conspiracies!
May 22, 2025 – 23:43
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Round 10 review
May 21, 2025 – 50:17
TEAMS: Round 10 preview
May 16, 2025 – 28:56
MAILBAG: Sean Darcy's future, middling Port Adelaide & tent conspiracy
May 13, 2025 – 40:50
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Round 9 review
May 12, 2025 – 53:07
TEAMS: Round 9 preview
May 9, 2025 – 29:37
MAILBAG: Freo tent on fire, clubs v the media & AFL script conspiracy
May 8, 2025 – 28:50
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Round 8 review
May 7, 2025 – 47:38
TEAMS: Round 8 preview
May 2, 2025 – 33:16
MAILBAG: Chairman Rhino, Null Null mystery solved & election conspiracy
Apr 29, 2025 – 33:58
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Round 7 review
Apr 28, 2025 – 56:44
TEAMS: Round 7 preview
Apr 25, 2025 – 31:33
MAILBAG: Dockers fans go off, Ryan's cafe spat & AFL media conspiracy
Apr 23, 2025 – 31:33
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Round 6 review
Apr 22, 2025 – 50:06
TEAMS: Round 6 preview
Apr 17, 2025 – 30:19
MAILBAG: Who is Null Null, Dudley v Switkowski & switching teams
Apr 16, 2025 – 26:04
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Gather Round review
Apr 15, 2025 – 48:52
TEAMS: Gather Round preview
Apr 11, 2025 – 28:09
MAILBAG: Oscar Allen's contract, raising the roof & MCG gunmen conspiracy
Apr 8, 2025 – 38:02
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Round 4 review
Apr 7, 2025 – 51:04
TEAMS: Round 4 preview
Apr 4, 2025 – 27:41
MAILBAG: Choosing Hawthorn's picks, Libba v Crippa & Rhino goes national
Apr 1, 2025 – 33:38
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Round 3 review
Mar 31, 2025 – 59:08
TEAMS: Round 3 preview
Mar 28, 2025 – 25:08
MAILBAG: Ryan is OUT of the tent, Northball & 'Tassie Tank' conspiracy
Mar 25, 2025 – 27:03
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Round two review
Mar 24, 2025 – 50:45
MAILBAG: Free-balling at the 'G, Houston trade & Cats conspiracy
Mar 18, 2025 – 28:00
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Round one review
Mar 17, 2025 – 57:03
MAILBAG: Harley Reid's weird warm-up & cramping Pies conspiracy
Mar 11, 2025 – 30:01
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Bump, pump and stump
Mar 10, 2025 – 52:20
MAILBAG: Contracts, Lawsuits & Ryan's new feud
Mar 5, 2025 – 25:34
TWO MINUTE WARNING: 2025 over/unders (part two)
Mar 4, 2025 – 27:03
TWO MINUTE WARNING: 2025 over/unders (part one)
Mar 3, 2025 – 40:37
MAILBAG: Pick 3, trade KitKats & Eagles list management conspiracy
Oct 18, 2024 – 18:51
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Trade grades
Oct 17, 2024 – 59:26
MAILBAG: No host for Harley, Shai Bolton trade & Xav the influencer conspiracy
Oct 11, 2024 – 20:35
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Trade period check-in
Oct 10, 2024 – 56:14
MAILBAG: Tom meets Ryan in Melbourne, Liam Baker trade & Grand Final conspiracy
Oct 3, 2024 – 29:04
TWO MINUTE WARNING: Trade period projections
Oct 2, 2024 – 01:11:38
QUICK 9: Grand Final preview
Sep 25, 2024 – 24:28
MAILBAG: Simmo on media street, Barrett v Petracca & Conspiracy Corner
Sep 24, 2024 – 24:59

Recent Reviews

KabulPickle

Worst footy podcast

The hosts are unprepared, obnoxious, simply not worth it
rkowna

Great Format and Valuable Insight

This is probably the best format I have seen for a footy podcast. Three weekly casts; fantasy, 2 minute team summaries, and an overall cast. I am not into fantasy, so I can skip a podcast every week and not risk missing the things I want to hear. If you are on the fence episode 6, Why the Giants... is a good starter. I went in looking for a laugh, didnt see any way the Giants would contend, and walked away with amazing insight into Sam Walsh, some Joel Selwood history, a host of othwr players, and honestly a case I could het behind for Sydney winning a grand final.