SEN SA Breakfast with Bicks & Walshy

Mark Bickley jumped on with Kymbo & Chad to discuss the future of Adelaide Crows senior coach, Matthew Nicks, preview another massive week of finals footy and wrapped Port Adelaide's best & fairest night. If you want to hear more from the boys you can catchup here: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/NTETP6571574520 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Bickley fields listener questions on this week's Fence Sitters segment with Jarrod Walsh, standing firm that Matthew Nicks keeps his job barring a "black swan" finals disaster, while weighing up a potential trade play for Christian Petracca alongside Zac Bailey. Bickley also discusses Port Adelaide's ladder outlook for 2027, whether Aliir Aliir was undervalued in the best and fairest voting, and Ben Stokes' arrival at the Adelaide Strikers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Bickley and Jarrod Walsh dissect Adelaide CEO Tim Silvers' doorstop comments on whether Matthew Nicks is coaching for his job, with Walsh pressing Bickley on why Silvers avoided a direct denial. Bickley argues the "one more year on his contract" line effectively rules out an imminent sacking, while conceding the club has left itself some wiggle room depending on the margin of any loss to the Western Bulldogs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Bickley and Jarrod Walsh are joined by Jacob Surjan the morning after Port Adelaide's best and fairest, where he opens up on his special mentorship of Jason Horne-Francis, coaching the injury-hit Magpies through 2026, and his glowing assessment of rising talent Dougie Cochrane. Surjan also shuts down any interest in SANFL coaching vacancies for 2027, confirming other plans already in motion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Bickley and Jarrod Walsh break down Port Adelaide's best and fairest night, where Jason Horn-Francis edged out an injured Zak Butters by just five votes. Bickley reacts to Aliir Aliir's surprising eighth-place finish despite an All-Australian squad selection, runs through the full top ten, and reflects on the strange atmosphere around Butters' looming departure to another club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Woodville West Torrens coach Sam Jacobs joins Bicks and Walshy to reflect on a huge club weekend — men's, women's and under-18s all winning finals — and the challenge of ending West Adelaide's Cinderella run and Glenelg this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Tom Morris's report that Matthew Nicks could be sacked if Adelaide loses to the Bulldogs, Bickley and Walshy dig into where the story actually came from — a board leak, a journalist digging, or a rival club stirring the pot ahead of the Crows' elimination final. Bickley pushes back hard on the idea it's a one-game, binary call on Nicks' future, pointing to Adelaide's 33-13 record over the past two seasons, while texts pour in speculating on the source. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bickley and Walsh relive a wild finals weekend — Collingwood's last-second miss against the Bulldogs, debating whether Bontempelli or Nick Daicos was the bigger game-changer, and the umpiring calls around the siren. They also cover reports Ben Stokes could sign with the Adelaide Strikers for the BBL, and touch on Carlton's massive 90,000-strong crowd against Melbourne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Bickley and Jarrod Walsh dig into Tom Morris's bombshell claim that Matthew Nicks' job is on the line if the Crows lose to the Bulldogs this Saturday. The boys debate whether it's fair for a coach's future to hinge on one final, question who's really leaking info to the media, and react to Scott Pendlebury's shock move from Collingwood to the Gold Coast Suns under Damien Hardwick. Plus, the SANFL finals wrap with the Eagles and Sturt both through to week two. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Bickley and Jarrod Walsh dig into the stats behind Carlton's mark-heavy game style, revealing why their numbers crash outside Marvel Stadium's roof — and why that could spell trouble against Melbourne's chaos-ball approach in Saturday night's wildcard final at the MCG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Bickley and Jarrod Walsh break down a wildcard final stacked with absentees on both sides, weigh up who could be tasked with shutting down Nick Daicos, and explain why the Bulldogs might just get the job done despite Collingwood's underdog run to the finish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adelaide backline coach Jack Hombsch joins Mark Bickley and Jarrod Walsh to reflect on the Crows' minor round finish, the second-quarter wobble against GWS, and standout form from Isaac Rankin and Dan Curtin. He also addresses criticism of the team's ball use out of defence and discusses Mitch Hinge's push for a finals recall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Bickley and Jarrod Walsh unpack Sam Switkowski's surprise retirement at 29, dig into Toby Green's free agency decision between the Giants, Geelong and Essendon, and break down Port Adelaide's contract news, list movements involving Reid, Fawcett, Parker and Cochrane, and the draft-order intrigue between Cody Walker and Dougie Cochrane . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices