Two Comedians. Zero Credentials. All Aussie Athletes.

What started as a harmless Aussie sports power ranking somehow turned into an all-out comment section war with members of the Australian Olympic swimming team.

This week on The Budgie Smugglers Podcast, comedians Steven Bradshaw and Jeremy Dooley break down the most bizarre beef of our podcasting lives — how a two-week-old Instagram post triggered Olympic gold medallists, their teammates, and even a boyfriend jumping into the comments to defend honour.

We talk:

• How Aussie swimmers found our power rankings
• Why not having a swimmer in the Top 10 caused absolute meltdown
• Thin skin, thick chlorine, and keyboard toughness
• Why Australians don’t care about swimming like they used to
• The golden era of Aussie swim legends vs today
• And why arguing with comedians online is always a bad idea

Plus: bold 2026 sports predictions, Aussie sport chaos, and the usual Budgie Smugglers nonsense.

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when elite athletes take comedy podcasts seriously — this episode is for you.

We also have a BIG BOLD PREDICTIONS FOR 2026!!!

Along with a quick chat about:

• Ashes Complete
• Nick Kyrious beats world number #1 Aryna Sabalenka in a “battle of the sexes” tennis match
• Oscar Piastri finishes 4th in F1 driver of the year awards as voted by the drivers
• Dyson Daniels Gets his first triple double

As always we have Dools top 5 a Predictive Power Rankings & a brand new Segment!!!!!

The Hosts
Jeremy Dooley on Insta: @jeremydooleyofficial
Steven Bradshaw on Insta: @stevenbradshawcomedy

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The Unofficial Aussie Sports Awards 2025 are finally here 🏆
Two comedians. Zero credentials. Far too many opinions.

Comedians Steven Bradshaw and Jeremy Dooley wrap up the year in Australian sport by handing out awards nobody asked for — celebrating the best, worst and weirdest moments in Aussie sport from the past year.

From Aussies starring on the world stage in the NBA, F1, UFC and Soccer, to chaos at home across AFL, NRL and Cricket, plus the niche and the bizarre — Surfing, WWE, Athletics, Curling, Discus and even Sheep Shearing — nothing is off limits.

🏆 This Year’s Awards Include:

• The Candid Camera Award
• Aussie Joe Bugner Memorial Award for Best Knockout of the Year
• Worst Venue of the Year
• Comeback of the Year
• Mama Said Knock You Out (LL Cool J Award) for Biggest L of the Year
• Robbery of the Year
• The Un-Australian Award
• Charlie Kirk In Memoriam Award (Brought to you by the City of Perth)
• Snowflake Award – Softest Fan Base
• Einstein Award – Smartest Fan Base
• Aussie Sporting Moment of the Year

Plus the End-of-Year Aussie Athlete Power Rankings, counting down the Top 10 Australian athletes who had the biggest year, alongside all your favourite weekly segments:
Aussie of the Week, Aussie Legend, The Comment Section, Random Sports People, Big Questions, Josh Giddey Random Stat of the Week, Top 5 and Weekly Power Rankings.

No insight. No authority. Just opinions — and most of them questionable.

🎙 Hosts

Jeremy Dooley
Instagram: @jeremydooleyofficial

Steven Bradshaw
Instagram: @stevenbradshawcomedy

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Two Comedians. Zero Credentials. All Aussie Athletes.

Comedians Steven Bradshaw & Jeremy Dooley take a seriously lighter look at Aussie sport and athletes across the globe .

Whether an Aussie is making waves in big global leagues like NBA, F1 & UFC, or Aussies dominating in lesser mainstream covered sports like Surfing, WWE, Athletics, or right here at home in AFL, NRL & Cricket, or to the more obscure Aussie athletic accomplishments in Curling, Discus & Sheep Shearing, The Budgy Smugglers Cover it all!

This week Steve & Dool’s stick to what little they know without any deep knowledge, insight or authority on the week in Aussie Sport:

• Australia wins the Ashes!!!
• Nathan Lyon & Pat Cummins out for the Boxing day test, Match Preview
• Indra Brown claimed the second medal of her World Cup debut with silver in the freeski halfpipe and has emerged as a Winter Olympics dark horse
• More Winter sport, Australia's Bree Walker claimed back-to-back World Cup wins in the monobob. firming as the gold medal favourite in the monobob ahead of February's Winter Olympics
• Johnny Furphy scores a career high for the Indiana Pacers with 18
• Tyrese Proctor had his first career start for the Cavs with 16 points, six rebounds and three assists.
• Sam Kerr scores the winner as Chelsea makes it through to Women's Champions League quarterfinals
• Tim Tszyu dominates Anthony Velazquez in a bloody points victory, on boxing return in Sydney
• More Boxing, Australia’s Kaye Scott has won the vacant WBA and WBC women’s middleweight titles after defeating American Olivia Curry by majority decision on Sunday
• Cameron Green broke the record for the highest-paid overseas player in IPL history. The all-rounder will join the Kolkata Knight Riders after being bought for $4.17 million.
• Non-Aussie: Jake Paul Vs Anthony Joshua
• NBA ALL Star Teams

As well as everybody's favourite regular weekly segments Aussie of the week, Aussie legend, The Comment Section, Random Sports people, Big Questions, Josh Giddey Random Stat of the week, Top5 and Weekly Power Rankings.

The Hosts
Jeremy Dooley on Insta: @jeremydooleyofficial
Steven Bradshaw on Insta: @stevenbradshawcomedy

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