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A podcast for Western Australia's AFL lovers, made by Western Australian AFL lovers...

Mike and Boma


    • Mar 16, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 54m AVG DURATION
    • 71 EPISODES


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    Season 2021 Preview (Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 62:10


    Final episode of our season 2021 preview and its Fremantle, Gold Coast, Collingwood, Brisbane, Carlton and Adelaide

    Season 2021 Preview (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 56:55


    Part 2 of our season 2021 preview and this week we look at St Kilda, West Coast, Melbourne, Essendon, Western Bulldogs and Sydney.

    Season 2021 Preview (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 52:00


    It’s time for our annual season preview and this week we preview Richmond, Geelong, GWS, Port Adelaide, Hawthorn and North Melbourne.

    Episode 67- Grand Final Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 66:18


    This week Mike & Boma discuss the news in footy, the Brownlow Medal, we preview the AFL Grand Final and wrap it all up with some trade talk.

    Finals Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 65:57


    Mike & Boma cast their eye over the 2020 All-Australian team and preview what is set to be a compelling finals series.

    Footy Frenzy 2 and Mid-season All-Australian sides

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 43:44


    Mike & Boma preview the start of Footy Frenzy #2 and both give their All-Australian team for 2020 up until Round 13!

    Round 13 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 50:52


    We wrap up the festival of footy as its been a while between episodes and preview a relatively normal Round 13.

    Round 9 Preview and Boma's Top 10 of the last decade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 78:05


    Join us as we review a bumper Round 8 and preview a difficult to tip Round 9 as we enter into the festival of footy. Boma names his top 10 players of the past decade!

    Round 8 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 61:29


    A derby win for the Eagles has Boma up and about! Plenty of talking points heading into another fixture release and a massive Round 8!

    Round 7 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 56:54


    We review all the talking points from Round 6 of the AFL season and look ahead to Round 7.

    Round 6 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 64:08


    We take a look at the big talking points from Round 5, and there are plenty of them! We then cast our crystal ball ahead to a slightly different looking Round 6.

    Round 5 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 53:32


    After a contentious Round 4 and a day of big fixturing news we dissect all the big stories and look forward to a new look Round 5.

    The AFL is back! Round 2 Preview.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 49:27


    We are back for round 2 of the AFL season after a 81 day break. It's great to have the footy back!

    Round 1 Review 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 36:30


    Today we discuss the big issue in footy, the Corona Virus. We will analyse where to too from here? As well as reviewing all the Round 1 action.

    Season 2020 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 79:17


    Season 2020 is imminent but will it actually happen? We preview round 1 and discuss our predictions for 2020 in a big pre season preview show. We touch on the impact of Corona Virus, State if Origin, AFLW and whats in store for Holding the Ball Podcast for 2020! Enjoy, rate, review and subscribe

    Draft Preview Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 64:57


    In today's episode Silv Lombardi is back in the hot seat and we discuss the top WA draft talent, we do a top 20/mock draft and we also discuss some of the other topical draft issues. Like, Follow, Subscribe and Review!

    Draft Preview Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 37:44


    This week we were lucky enough to chat to two WA draft prospects in Riley Garcia and Jake Pasini. We also have special guest recruitment guru Silv Lombardi who works in the WA recruitment space for some of the AFL clubs. Next week we have part two of our draft special and we will discuss the best of the WA draft talent as well as work our way through a top 20 mock draft.

    Trade Wrap

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 83:57


    Its been a few weeks but we have a chat about how each team went in the trade period. The good the bad and the ugly!

    Preliminary Finals week review, Brownlow and Grand Final Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 66:27


    Its Grand Final week and we chat about the Tigers comeback win over the Cats and the Giants upset win over the Pies. We predict our Brownlow winner and look at if the Giants can win their first Grand Final!

    AFL Finals Week 2 Review and Week 3 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 66:27


    A lot of news this week as Toby Greene and Tom Hawkins dominate the headlines. We have a chat about Willie Rioli and the results from week 2 of the finals. We also have a quick chat about the Brownlow and who we would like to see make the Grand Final.

    Finals week 1 review and week 2 preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 58:02


    The sad passing of AFL legend Danny Spud Frawley, Toby Greene, more trade news and some interesting results from week 1 of the finals. There are 6 teams left and 3 weeks to go for season 2019. Who will win the 2019 AFL Premiership..?

    AFL Finals week 1 Preview & Trade News

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 63:50


    Its September and finals are upon us! We preview week 1 of the finals as well as looking at the latest trade rumours. It is the silly season and there is lots to talk about!

    Round 23 Review, All Australian Team and Trade Talk!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 88:08


    Another incredible week in football and the regular season is over! Some movement in the top 8 and a couple of interesting results. We also pick our All Australian Teams for the year and there are a couple of surprises! Finally we discuss the latest trade rumours with the bottom clubs kicking off the silly season immediately after the end of their seasons.

    Round 22 Review and Final Round Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 92:42


    It has finally happened the Fremantle Football Club had sacked coach Ross Lyon and also CEO Steve Rosich. We look at what happened and who the possible replacements are. We also look into the Round 22 that brought us some massive games with the top 4 sides all having fantastic contests and some other blow out results for other teams. Join us and have a listen.

    Round 21 Review and Round 22 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 98:02


    While round 21 threw up a few average games, round 22 is poised to be the biggest round of the season with the top 4 sides facing off against each other. In round 21 there were some big performances by the Lions and the Dogs and Port jumped into the eight at the expense of the Crows. Round 22 is huge with the Lions hosting the Cats and the Tigers hosting the Eagles. The result will have a massive impact on the outcome of the finals. Join us in this massive episode!

    Round 20 Review and Round 21 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 89:50


    Another big week in football and the Dockers got back to winning ways!! The form teams of West Coast, Brisbane and Richmond continue their great form and Collingwood get a much needed win on the board against the Suns. In the preview there are some big games with the Bombers hosting the Dogs and Geelong hosting North Melbourne. All this as well as the usual predictions in a big episode number 45!

    Round 20 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 52:15


    Big preview podcast this week with a good game to kick us off on Friday, the Kangaroos and the Hawks! The Battle of the bridge is on Saturday and the Lions and the Dogs round out what should be a good week for the top sides to cement their position in finals. As usual we finish the episode with out predictions for the week.

    Nathan Broad from the Richmond Football Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 27:40


    This week we have a special episode and we were lucky enough to speak with Nathan Broad from Tiger Land about his early footy days, getting drafted to Richmond, the early Grand Final success and the current form of the Tigers. Its a big episode, have a listen.

    Round 18 Review and Round 19 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 86:30


    As we move ever closer to the finals the final 8 takes shape, could teams like Port, Hawthorn, Freo or the Bulldogs sneak into the 8? Can the Crows hold their spot. Round 19 shapes as a massive week to decide who plays finals. This week we review round 18 and dive into the Centre Bounce Attendances for Freo. Why isn't Cerra getting #midminutes? And the Eagles get the job done again to roll the Dees late in the red centre. All that and more on the holding the ball podcast

    Round 17 Review and Round 18 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 87:36


    This week on the podcast we discuss Richo's departure from the Saints and the possible coaching merry-go-round it creates. There were some big injuries for GWS, the Eagles and the Bombers that could put a dent in their finals aspirations. Our stars and flogs from round 17 plus round 18 throws in some really interesting match ups. If you stick around long enough, you might hear Mike's Dockers rant as well our our round 18 predictions!

    Stephen Coniglio from the GWS Giants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 27:34


    This episode Stephen Coniglio from the GWS Giants chats to Mike and Boma about everything football! We also discuss the early days and the choice to play AFL over cricket, the under 18 competition, a WAFL grand final and how GWS are tracking this year. We also look at the big game at the MCG this week against the Tigers.

    Round 16 Review and Round 17 Preview AFL Season 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 80:46


    This week was a massive week in football. We saw the contenders start to rise and the pretenders start to fall. The Showdown and the Western Derby were massive blow outs while the Dogs upset the Cats and GWS fall to the impressive Lions. This week we also reveal Boma's All Australian Team to this point in the season. All that and more on this weeks episode.

    Round 16 Preview AFL Season 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2019 53:40


    This week throws up some interesting fixtures with the Western Derby at Optus Stadium and the Showdown at Adelaide Oval. There aren't many clear favorites this week with a number of game of the week contenders. We also go through our certainty, bet of the week and look at the clubs that are performing below expectations.

    Round 15 Review and Marcus Adams from the Brisbane Lions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 63:20


    We have a really special episode this week with Marcus Adams from the Brisbane Lions joining us for a chat about the life at Brisbane, a sneak peak into the trade period that brought him to Brisbane, how well the Lions are going and much more. We also discuss the week that was round 15!

    Round 14 Review and Round 15 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 64:20


    This week we dissect all that was Round 14. The Eagles start to pick up some pace and the top four looks pretty solid for now. The Pies get the win without lighting the world on fire and Freo drop points against the Demons. If your into your cricket, stay tuned as we have a crack at commentary for the last couple of minutes of the pod.

    Round 13 Review and Round 14 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 63:33


    Its a big episode today. Some interesting and strange results in round 13 and we dig a little deeper into some of them. We also preview a big round 14 starting with West Coast against Essendon on Thursday night.

    Round 12 Review & Round 13 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019 50:27


    What a week in football! A couple of the big teams take a tumble, Carlton wins from 37 points down and Patrick Cripps has one of the best midfield games you will ever see. Huge! Can Carlton win again? Maybe... all that and more. Have a listen!

    Round 11 Review & Round 12 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2019 55:08


    One big episode this week and we cover all the issues from the fallout of round 11 and the BIG little round 12. Brendan Bolton and Carlton, Freo's massive win at the G and Rhyce Shaw getting off to a fantastic start.

    Preview Round 11 AFL Season 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 48:25


    This week we discuss the new North Melbourne Coach, the Adam Goodes Documentary, Ross Lyon and the coaching round robin that might happen as well as an in depth look at the round 11 games.

    Review Round 10 AFL Season 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 40:01


    What a week in football, Brad Scott calls it quits, a mid-season draft and Harley Bennel plays a game of football. Have a listen as we discuss the week in football and go through our votes for the weekend.

    Preview Round 10 AFL Season 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 38:05


    Its round 10 preview time and the heat is on the Dockers! After a good start to the season some old habits have crept back in. Low scoring and basic skill problems. It's also a massive week for GWS who travel to the MCG where they have a horrible winning record. They face a Melbourne team that had the better of West Coast for 3 quarters but accuracy let them down. Have a listen, much much more to discuss!

    Review round 9 AFL season 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2019 36:36


    Today we review round 9 of the AFL and the highlight of the week was flying Liam Ryan over big Max Gawn. Big grins for Tom Stewart and the Torp is back!!

    Preview Round 9 AFL Season 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 35:28


    Round 9 and some blockbuster games. The Eagles take on the Demons at Optus Stadium on Friday night. Adelaide heads up to Brisbane, the Dogs head to GMHBA to take on the in the form Cats. The Dockers will be looking for a win against Essendon at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night and the Hawks take on the in form Richmond. We also have our usual Bet of the Week and discuss how our preseason predictions have turned out so far.

    Review Round 8 AFL Season 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 41:29


    This week we talk Rampe's brain fade, the footy show is no more and some of the other big issues from a big round 8 of football. The Eagles get the job done again, the Dockers fall to the Tigers pressure, Sydney win at the death and Melbourne kick a point to win again.

    Preview Round 8 AFL Season 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 35:27


    Its round 8 and we pick some absolute certainties this week (Hint: Collingwood will win) Boma is up and about after his bet came off, while Mike continues to go back to the drawing board. Will the Saints pose a threat to the Eagles? Can the Dockers continue with some good form and get a big result over Richmond?

    Review Round 7 AFL Season 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 34:47


    Today we discuss the hot topics from a great weekend of football. There was a disgusting act by a Melbourne supporter but also some great moments from James Harmes and the Collingwood football club. We discuss the umpiring and some awful decisions. Melbourne got over the line against the Hawks and the Blues got pumped by North. The Eagles got back on the winners list and the Dockers lost a tough finals like game to the Crows. Have a listen to our new and improved format!

    Preview: Round 7 AFL Season 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2019 55:20


    Today we preview round 7 of the AFL season 2019. The games of the round this week are Collingwood v Port Adelaide and the Cats v the Bombers. Mike hopes the Dockers can continue their good form and Boma is looking forward to the Eagles getting their back to back hashtag up and running again. Also some big bets this week!

    Review: Round 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 53:14


    It was a marathon round 6 that went for 6 days over ANZAC day. The first round of the season where most of the teams that were expected to win, won. Seven teams locked on 4 wins and 2 losses in what is shaping up to be a very even competition this year. Congratulations to David Mundy the second WA based player to play 300 games behind Fremantle legend Matthew Pavlich.

    Review: Round 5 AFL & Preview Round 6 AFL Season 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 94:17


    This week we only have a short turnaround so just one episode with a preview and review in one show and its a big one! Boma pinpoints an Eagles player that is under the pump and we pick our Stars and Flogs for the week. Bet you can't guess who Boma has selected this week..? He really likes this bloke.

    Preview: Round 5 AFL Season 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 54:23


    Today we preview round 5 of AFL season 2019 and the games start on Thursday night with Brisbane v Collingwood and end with the game of the round Hawthorn v Geelong on Easter Monday. We also discuss some interesting picks for the All Australian Team to date.

    Review: Round 4 AFL Season 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 72:04


    Today we review round 4 and if our tipping is anything to go by, lots more surprises! Its been a good week for the Gold Coast Suns and GWS had their first win at GMHBA stadium while Carlton are still without a win and the two South Australian teams struggle

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