Best of ABC Sport Podcast

Two rounds into the new season and Melbourne City are yet to win but Rashid Mahazi reckons the team that finished the game against Melbourne Victory could be the strongest in the competition. High praise indeed from a Victory legend! Rashid joins Ned Hall to run through a weekend that saw wins for Wanderers in Men's and Women's competitions - not bad for last season's wooden spoon winners. Plus another hammer blow from Hiyashi amongst some cracking goals over the weekend.

Former Melbourne Storm star Christian Welch joins Poppy Penny to discuss all thing Rugby League World Cup, from the talent mismatch in the women's game, disappointing reporting and the importance of the Pasifika passion in the code. 

Phillip Island's parade has been rained on... literally... with the final race of the Australian MotoGP to be held there being cancelled due to poor weather. Not the goodbye that anyone wanted, so let's give the iconic track the farewell it deserves as we throwback to some of the most iconic moments at The Island.

Socceroos veteran Jackson Irvine chats to Aaron Bryans about making the move to Japan to play in the J League for Cerezo Osaka and learning the hard lessons about yellow cards. 

Kurtis Patterson is starting the summer in red hot form having just scored his 16th first-class ton in NSW draw against WA in the Sheffield Shield. He spoke to Matt Clinch about his readiness for the international stage, what he's learned about selection and the new era for the NSW team.