The Shepmates Show

The World Cup has officially gone off the rails. Scottish fans have reportedly drunk Boston dry, Uruguay's players were forced onto commercial flights home after dropping out, and Australia crawled over the line. We also pay tribute to Ben Stokes after one of Australia's greatest rivals calls time on his international career.we break down the week's best commentary calls, uncover another batch of ridiculous internet stories in The Shep Bulletin.Also Miles turns up looking like he's gone 12 rounds. Pour yourself a port and enjoy another week with the Shepmates.Get Involved 📧 : hello@shepmates.club

Australia is deep in World Cup fever and we’re absolutely loving it.This week we unpack our trip to the Gold Coast for Mick Fanning’s charity golf day, the outrageous story of how Archie nearly missed his flight home, the people that saved the day, and why the 2026 World Cup might be the greatest sporting event on earth.We also dive into Australia’s loss to the USA, the Japanese takeover of Texas, Fed Square at 4am, World Cup fan chaos and a potential million-dollar pickle juice business idea.Plus, Word Of The Week returns and for the second week in a row… the listeners are involved.Continue to get Involved: hello@shepmates.club

Australia beat Turkey and we've officially lost the plot.This week we're basking in Socceroos glory, crowning Patrick Beach as Australia's newest national hero, reviewing iconic commentary calls, diagnosing more cases of Junior Football Parent Derangement Syndrome and preparing for Australia's huge clash with the USA.Plus Archie accidentally renovated his house at 3am while sleepwalking.Word Of The Week returns and things get completely out of hand....AND We've got Will Taylor with us from the USA!Get Involved: hello@shepmates.club

There’s a new disease spreading through junior football and it’s affecting otherwise normal adults across Australia. We diagnose Junior Football Parent Derangement Syndrome, review another outrageous AFL umpire insertion, put the latest game-winning commentary calls under the microscope, hear your wildest local footy umpire stories and ask whether FIFA has officially lost the plot ahead of the World Cup. Plus, Word of the Week heats up, The Bulletin is as outrageous as usual and we uncover a new life philosophy that may or may not involve cutting across three lanes of traffic.

The local umpires have officially found the podcast. We unpack the awkward pre-game encounter, debate the best commentary call of Patrick Cripps' match-winning goal, revisit our cave-diving obsession, add more names to Team of the Year and continue the battle of Archie's Word of the Week.Get Involved: hello@shepmates.club

This week the boys dissect the real problems of Archies injury, deadeye duo is threatened, miles abuses an umpire and said he’d do it again. Arch debuts a new segment to keep us informed…Why golf is better than cave diving and the World Cup debate from last week gets reignited. Plus Word of the Week, a fashion blunder and rating a commentary call of the biggest AFL moment this year.Get Involved: hello@shepmates.clubHuge Thanks To Secret Sofa, check out their range here:https://www.secretsofa.com.au/?srsltid=AfmBOope8C41Wisq7Nf7PB8R6DX3Zuj_HHrNoVeTZanLayC4TmWubUxmGiveaway Terms And Conditions:https://tinyurl.com/GiveawayTsandCs

As expected the boys naturally double down and continue calling out AFL players for a 2v2 shootout.The boys discuss the weight of the world cup an get behind the Socceroos in the leadup to the competition,We "dumb down" the Aussie budget, and we introduce the only acceptable way to greet us in public: "Nod for the Pod."Get Involved: hello@shepmates.clubHuge Thanks To Secret Sofa, check out their range here:https://www.secretsofa.com.au/?srsltid=AfmBOope8C41Wisq7Nf7PB8R6DX3Zuj_HHrNoVeTZanLayC4TmWubUxmGiveaway Terms And Conditions:https://tinyurl.com/GiveawayTsandCs

After Archie’s local footy set shot goes viral for all the wrong reasons, the boys somehow convince themselves they could beat AFL forwards in a set shot competition… backed by real stats.Meanwhile, Archies “Word of the Week” returns, the infamous couch eyeball giveaway has more developments, and the boys debate the internet’s darkest hypothetical: red button or blue button?Huge Thanks To Secret Sofa https://www.secretsofa.com.au/?srsltid=AfmBOope8C41Wisq7Nf7PB8R6DX3Zuj_HHrNoVeTZanLayC4TmWubUxmGiveaway Terms And Conditionshttps://tinyurl.com/GiveawayTsandCs