
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 - answering your questions.
THURSDAY: TABtouch Teams - two minutes on each game & Hard Ball Bets.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 105 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Category | Sports | ||||

Xavier Ellis, Ryan Daniels and Nick Rynne read your mail for the first time in 2026.
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Xavier Ellis, Ryan Daniels and Nick Rynne check-in for the 2026 season with a vibe check for every AFL club.
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Xavier Ellis, Ryan Daniels and Nick Rynne run through some quick-fire questions to round out season 2025.
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Xavier Ellis, Ryan Daniels and Nick Rynne read your mail for the FINAL time in 2025.
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Half Ball Gets is a charming chaos of footy-adjacent banter: Xavier spends most episodes reliving past glories and talking like he had a longer, shinier career than the record shows. Nick openly has NFI but compensates with elite vibes, while Rhino rounds it out by being impressively self-indulgent and carrying himself like he’s just a bit too good for the room and wants you to know it.
Came by for dinner on Sunday night and it was a wonderful night. Big highlight was the Mongolian Beef, while the kids loved the fried rice.
Staff were extremely friendly and the food came out quickly. Highly recommend!
If you love footy, banter, vibes and some fruitiness this podcast is the pod for you. Brought to you by Big Pepsi, tent man and vibes check. This gem of a podcast brings laughter, footy based content and of course vibes to my Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays (sometimes Friday, depending on if vibes check wants to turn up 😂) Keep up the good work as always!!!
From your one tassie listener, Chloe
As a mad eagle supporter living in Queensland, this is one of my weekly go to pods. Love the banter and the content.
Even though it’s a W.A. based podcast, I feel you guys cover every subject really well love the pod and look forward to it every week
This show will get you more
hooked than big Nick’s herb habit 🇯🇲🇯🇲
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The podcast focuses on Australian Rules football, delivering a blend of entertaining banter, insightful commentary, and humorous reflections on the sport. It features hosts with rich backgrounds in AFL, providing listeners with analyses of teams, player performances, and ongoing leagues such as trade periods and grand finals. Each episode typically revolves around various themes, including in-depth discussions about team strategies, player trades, and personal stories from the hosts, ensuring a light-hearted yet informative atmosphere that resonates with fans of the sport. Notably, the show's unique approach to integrating humor in its analysis allows it to stand apart from traditional sports commentary, appealing to a diverse audience of f... more
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