Studs Up!

Studs Up is a podcast hosted by Auckland-born and bred Riccardo Ball and Wellington’s loudest son, Daniel McHardy. They go head-to-head on all the big football issues from the EPL, Champions League, the A-League, and more.

On this week's episode:

you their weekly tips thanks to Betcha, to hopefully fill your beer fridge.

Studs Up is a podcast hosted by Auckland-born and bred Riccardo Ball and Wellington’s loudest son, Daniel McHardy. They go head-to-head on all the big football issues from the EPL, Champions League, the A-League, and more.

On this week's episode:

Ric & Daniel deep dive into all the talking points ahead of the 2026/27 A-League season, as well as giving you their tips for round one of the competition.

We hear from Lachie for his Stat Attack, plus a look ahead to this weekend's EPL fixtures.

The lads then give you their best bets for the weekend to hopefully fill your beer fridge.

Studs Up is a podcast hosted by Auckland-born and bred Riccardo Ball and Wellington’s loudest son, Daniel McHardy. They go head-to-head on all the big football issues from the EPL, Champions League, the A-League, and more.

On this week's episode:

Ric & Daniel start the show by recapping the All Whites international window, with their most recent result being a 2-1 loss to Japan in the Kirin Cup final.
We then hear from Lachie for his weekly Stat Attack

The lads are then joined by Wellington Phoenix head coach Chris Greenacre to discuss the upcoming A-League season.

The Premier League returns this weekend, so the lads run their eyes of the upcoming fixtures.

Ric & Daniel then give you their best bets for the weekend to hopefully fill your beer fridge.

Studs Up is a podcast hosted by Auckland-born and bred Riccardo Ball and Wellington’s loudest son, Daniel McHardy. They go head-to-head on all the big football issues from the EPL, Champions League, the A-League, and more.

On this week's episode:

Ric & Daniel kick off the show by recapping the All Whites' 3-0 win against China in Chongqing with heaps of praise for the goals scored on the night, before looking ahead to their game against Panama in Japan.

The lads then discuss the Breaking News around Manchester City, with the Premier League releasing a statement today around the club being found guilty of breaches of financial rules and handing out ' sham contracts'.

We then wrap up the latest international fixtures from around the world, including Australia's matches against Brazil.

The lads then give you their best bets of the week to fill your beer fridge over the International Break.

Studs Up is a podcast hosted by Auckland-born and bred Riccardo Ball and Wellington’s loudest son, Daniel McHardy. They go head-to-head on all the big football issues from the EPL, Champions League, the A-League, and more. On this week's episode: Daniel joins the show out of Japan for the 2026 Asian Games which kicks off with a look back on Premier League Week 5 and the upcoming international break. They discuss Arsenal’s 0–3 defeat to Brighton, Brentford’s brilliant start to the season, and Spurs’ very horrible one.

They also run through the latest All Whites and Football Ferns lineups for the upcoming matches against Palestine, China, and Panama.

A discussion on who walked away last week with the Betfurly Shield and revealing our bets for the weekend.

We round out the show with new Auckland FC signing Marley Leuluai chats with Ric about signing for the Auckland based A-League franchise, making a great first impression v Spurs, his famous last name and how he connects to the dynasty & more