The Agenda

The Agenda

The Agenda is the official podcast of The Alternative Commentary Collective and the home of sporting nonsense and claptrap! Featuring all the major talking points from the world of sports, urban dictionary and more. Your #2 favourite sports podcast! Brought to you by Export Ultra - The Beer For Here! The ACC - The Alternative Commentary Collective.

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October 14, 2026 • 48 mins

On today's Agenda Podcast, ACC Head G Lane, Tony Lyall and Manaia Stewart discuss the ramifications of post Olivia Dean fireworks and how they might scare the animals at the zoo (00:00)...

Next up, it's more microwave chat after the inbox was flooded with pro microwave support (08:00), the All Blacks might be going back to the MCG, but is it an awful stadium to watch rugby in (17:20), and the Kiwis kick off the RLWC campaign tonigh...

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Karl from the TAB joins G Lane to pore over the big wins from last weekend (0:00) and look ahead to this weekend's odds, opportunities and omens across the Rugby League World Cup (07:50), the NPC Semis (11:00), the 2nd Bledisloe Cup Test (12:00), the NFL (13:15) and some Golf (14:45)...

Then this week's Grab A Pen (16:20) and another Threeway (22:15)! 

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October 13, 2026 • 54 mins

On today's episode of The Agenda Podcast, ACC Head G Land, Matt Heath and Tony Lyall sit down to once again go over the correct etiquette to employ when leaving a stadium (00:00)...

Next up, it's 'Matt Heath's F1 Corner ', and it looks like Formula 1 is heading back to Africa (09:50), Rachin Ravindra has been cleared to play after his horror injury doing punishing media duties (18:05), and the second oldest Kiwi ever will officiall...

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October 12, 2026 • 55 mins

On today's Agenda Podcast, ACC Head G Lane and Tony Lyall dive headfirst into some classic stadium logistics chat, and they think they have just the solution (00:00)...

Next up, the Kiwis are about to kick off the Rugby League World Cup, and they might just have the greatest forward pack the world has ever seen (16:10)! The WWE is making its way back to Auckland, and it will be worth going to watch the crowd alone (24:00), and how ...

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October 11, 2026 • 59 mins

On today's Agenda Podcast, ACC Head G Lane and Tony Lyall are back together at last, and they were both at Eden Park for the All Blacks, trying to scrounge beers (00:00).

Next up, the All Blacks are back to their winning ways, so why are some of the fans still complaining (09:00)? The NPC Semi Finalists have been decided, and it's heartbreak for the fellas (23:15) and how is it possible that Bathurst can put multiple people to slee...

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October 7, 2026 • 55 mins

On today's Agenda, Izaak Selesele and Matt Heath join Webmaster Joe Durie to discuss if Dave Rennie has started hearing the Halloween music ahead of the Bledisloe Cup with the Wallabies confidence at an all time high (00:00)...

Next up, the fellas get into Adam Gilchrist signing on to Team Rugby for the Black Clash and BJ Watling taking over as Batting Coach for the Black Caps (04:45). Then it's a Mega Matt Heath's F1 & V8 Supe...

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October 6, 2026 • 27 mins

Karl from the TAB joins G Lane to pore over the big wins from last weekend (0:00) and look ahead to this weekend's odds, opportunities and omens across the Bledisloe Cup (07:50), the NPC Quarter-Finals (10:00), the Rugby League World Cup (13:00), and F1 (17:15)...

Then this week's Grab A Pen (21:30)! 

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October 5, 2026 • 46 mins

In today's Agenda podcast, Manaia Stewart and ACC Head G Lane have returned completely broken from the Export Ultra Beer Garden Tour and they have some apologies to make (00:00)...

Then, the fellas recap the NRL Grand Final, Grim Lane cursing the Newcastle Knights... Plus, has Mark Nawaqanitawase proved union players are better than league players (05:05)? Next, Sir Richard Hadlee is not happy with NZ Cricket (19:25)... Then, the f...

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October 3, 2026 • 29 mins

On this special episode of The Agenda, Manaia Stewart & G Lane join Jeremy Wells once again from a very dusty hotel room in Sydney to recap day 2 of the Export Ultra Beer Garden Tour to the Grand Final! Featuring all the carnage of the Ranwick races...

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October 2, 2026 • 41 mins

On this special episode of The Agenda, Manaia Stewart & G Lane join Jeremy Wells from a very dusty hotel room in Sydney to recap the first night fever of the Export Ultra Beer Garden Tour to the Grand Final!

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October 1, 2026 • 50 mins

In today's Agenda podcast, Tony Lyall and Matt Heath sit down and assess how ACC Head G Lane, Manaia and Jerry might go on their Export Ultra Beer Garden tour to Sydney, and how steamed they might already be (00:00)...

Next up, it's Matt Heath's F1 Corner and the Lance Stroll bashing gets underway (06:30), Ardie Savea has announced the announcement of his Super Rugby future, but he might have been scooped by the NZ Herald (18:00), ...

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September 30, 2026 • 58 mins

On today's Agenda Podcast, ACC Head G Lane and Tony Lyall are joined by Josh Thomson to relitigate the controversial post goal celebration in a charity football match (00:00)...

Next up, Jesse Ryder has been announced as a player in the Black Clash for Team Cricket, so who will team rugby call in (14:10), the Dally M awards have been handed out, and there are Warriors galore (17:45) and who has targeted The ACC in an online attack ...

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September 30, 2026 • 22 mins

On this Special Edition of The Agenda Podcast, ACC Head G Lane and Tony Lyall sit down with Lockie Ferguson for a very special announcement (00:00)...

They cover it all from the secret to fast bowling (10:00), who everyone was scared of when the Whakamana Express was young (14:00), and what sort of moustache is the most threatening (19:30)...

Registrations for the revamped NZC Youth Fast Bowling Challenge open on Friday, Oct...

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September 30, 2026 • 24 mins

Karl from the TAB joins G Lane to pore over the big wins from last weekend (0:00) and look ahead to this weekend's odds, opportunities and omens across the NPC and the Ranfurly Shield (04:05), the NRL Grand Final (06:20), the F1 (08:30), Golf (09:45) and the NFL (11:40)...

Then this week's Grab A Pen (13:40), a Grand Final Edition of Stats To Impress The Ladies (18:30) and another ThreeWay (23:30)! 

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September 29, 2026 • 42 mins

On this episode of The Agenda Podcast, ACC Head G Lane and Tony Lyall only just made it into the Export Beer Garden Studio after some school holiday traffic near misses (00:00)...

Next up, the All Blacks squad for the Bledisloe has been named, and there's a recall for hard man Shannon Frizzell (07:40), Man City have been found guilty on more than 100 charges and surprisingly there's a G Lane connection (11:45), and we catch up with...

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September 28, 2026 • 58 mins

On today's Agenda Podcast, ACC Head G Lane, Tony Lyall and James McOnie sit down and get into the big sporting news of the day, mainly who is the best romcom actress of all time (00.00)?

Next up, in Breaking News, All Black Fehi Fineanganofo is officially not f**king leaving (09:45), the South Africans have been caught cheating again (26:10), and is Nathan Cleary's broken leg the worst injury to happen in an NRL game (34:50)?

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September 27, 2026 • 59 mins

Today on The Agenda Podcast, ACC Head G Lane gives Manaia Stewart and Tony Lyall a lesson in 'Project Stay Married' (00:00)...

Next up, we head across the ditch to discuss the heartbreak for the Panthers with Nathan Cleary's compound fracture (12:25), the wild scenes in the AFL Grand Final as the Brisbane Lions snatch it in Wharfie Time (22:40), and the Wallabies pulling off a miracle in Perth against South Africa with only 11 men ...

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September 24, 2026 • 65 mins

On this episode of The Agenda Podcast, ACC Head G Lane is joined by Tony Lyall, who has had his love of defacing political billboards blow up in his face (00:00).

Next up, Ardie Savea has dropped some hints about where his Super Rugby future lies, and we try to connect the dots (05:35), Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua is finally locked in, and we're pretty sure we know what date it's happening (16:00), and we catch up with Black Cap A...

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September 23, 2026 • 22 mins

On the special edition of The Agenda Podcast, ACC Head G Lane and Tony Lyall are joined by the legendary Sir John Kirwan ahead of his Drive for Five fundraising effort for kids' mental health (00:00).

While he's here, he gives us a look behind the scenes of his mental health journey (03:50), shares his worst memory in a rugby jersey (10:45), and recounts some incredible advice he got from a French coach in Italy (12:55).

We also ge...

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September 23, 2026 • 72 mins

On today's Agenda Podcast, ACC Head G Lane and Tony Lyall are joined by Matt Heath, and he simply cannot wait to get into Matt Heath's F1 Corner (00:00).

Next up, we debrief about our chat with Sir John Kirwan, who really is a great New Zealander (13:40), get into the weeds on what we think needs to change to save rugby forever (28:30), and take a look at the Black Caps squad named to face India, without Rachin after his freak acci...

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