Shiva Blast

The byes are over and we are instantly down to business. 4 weeks remain before the finals  and every team has something to play for - whether it’s pushing for Top 2 and a week off, a Top 6 finals berth or prepping for a scrap to avoid relegation. There’s added pressure for 16 of our coaches too with the Knockout Competition back on. Plus there’s the business of announcing our Song Contest finalists. It’s a full book on this week’s SHIVA BLAST! Vote here: https://forms.gle/yhjsKpq4H5bzNk8J7 If you're entertained by the amazing efforts of our contributors, consider sending a donation to our Song Contest fundraiser for Lifeline. Even a dollar will make a difference, there's zero expectation!  Fundraiser link: https://www.mycause.com.au/p/374359/shiva-song-contest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu Leave us a Shiva Blast voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/DTShiva Shiva Knockout Bracke

The Shiva Song Contest is back for 2025 and 22 entries are vying for your votes and the Mark Santillo Trophy of Musical Excellence. Heat 2 features the talents of Coaches MattyMacca, Nath, Tom, Jayden, Daniel, James, Ben, Ross, Krunchie, Turk and Odin. Voting link is below to eventually send 3 coaches through to the final (plus you'll find out who Seags has put straight through!).  Vote here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSersDgJqgp_3e4vEUEOcnUm66FdVkMmsVnJ5uKGWmRpZbNqSg/viewform?usp=header If you're entertained by the amazing efforts of our contributors, consider sending a donation to our Song Contest fundraiser for Lifeline. Even a dollar will make a difference, there's zero expectation!  Fundraiser link: https://www.mycause.com.au/p/374359/shiva-song-contest

The Shiva Song Contest is back for 2025 and 22 entries are vying for your votes and the Mark Santillo Trophy of Musical Excellence. Heat 1 features the talents of Coaches Daniel, Matthew, Beth, Johnny, Tom, Commissioner Damon, Jamie, Max, Mike, Leigh and BennyMacca. Voting link is below to eventually send 3 coaches through to the final (plus you'll find out who Seags has put straight through!).  Vote here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJFUQjt3q0N_hvbBmT45Y9fOO5MSFgi8srDGloU0NdtOTNZQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115545550867326965192 If you're entertained by the amazing efforts of our contributors, consider sending a donation to our Song Contest fundraiser for Lifeline. Even a dollar will make a difference, there's zero expectation!  Fundraiser link: https://www.mycause.com.au/p/374359/shiva-song-contest

Sometime life gets in the way but even when it does, fantasy footy and Shiva rolls on. The song contest got a small delay but despite that, you get a mini-SHIVA BLAST! 2025 Song Contest entries due Monday June 23. Email through to dtshivacommish@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu Leave us a Shiva Blast voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/DTShiva Statsman / Coach Bacon OnlyCans - https://ko-fi.com/shivastatsman Shiva Knockout Bracket: https://bit.ly/ShivaKnockout

Unlucky Round 13. We haven’t played it in the bye era and half the competition will be wishing that was still the case. Did a round of low scores in the real game translate to the same in Shiva? We’ll find out as we move towards the mid-way point of the byes and the song contest. This is the SHIVA BLAST! 2025 Song Contest entries due Wednesday June 18. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu Leave us a Shiva Blast voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/DTShiva Statsman / Coach Bacon OnlyCans - https://ko-fi.com/shivastatsman Shiva Knockout Bracket: https://bit.ly/ShivaKnockout

1 bye round down, 4 to go. The good news? This week it SHOULD be the easiest of the weeks with Best 15 and only 2 teams missing. To celebrate, it’s a bye themed podcast and we’re aiming to give you 16.666 percent less content than usual. That’s right, it’s the SHIVA BLAS! 2025 Song Contest entries due Tuesday June 17. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu Leave us a Shiva Blast voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/DTShiva Statsman / Coach Bacon OnlyCans - https://ko-fi.com/shivastatsman Shiva Knockout Bracket: https://bit.ly/ShivaKnockout

*Some weeks are tougher than others and we ran into a bunch of technical issues with this record. Thanks especially to Seags and Bacon who showed a huge amount of patience and made sure the episode still went ahead* This week we enter the mid-season byes and a new frontier for Shiva as for the first time since their cursed introduction, we forge forward with no pausing of fixtures. Best 15 scoring might cushion the impact, but when you consider there’s 4 teams missing as well as ever accumulating injuries - things are about to get tricky. Let’s pick it apart on the SHIVA BLAST! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu Leave us a Shiva Blast voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/DTShiva Statsman / Coach Bacon OnlyCans - https://ko-fi.com/shivastatsman Shiva Knockout Bracket: https://bit.ly/ShivaKnockout

We’re at the halfway point of the minor rounds which means it’s time for some reflection. Has Shiva blessed you with good luck or has it been an ordeal? Have bad decisions haunted you or maybe some savvy waiver acquisitions or trades have sent you up the ladder? There’s still time to change your fortunes for better or worse of course, and there’s time for this week’s SHIVA BLAST! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu Leave us a Shiva Blast voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/DTShiva Statsman / Coach Bacon OnlyCans - https://ko-fi.com/shivastatsman Shiva Knockout Bracket: https://bit.ly/ShivaKnockout

It was a round of close finishes in the AFL but perhaps the hardest beat of the weekend was a Top 10 of the round scoring Shiva team copping a loss. Shiva can be a harsh mistress at times. Let's dive in on a fun-sized SHIVA BLAST! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu Leave us a Shiva Blast voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/DTShiva Statsman / Coach Bacon OnlyCans - https://ko-fi.com/shivastatsman Shiva Knockout Bracket: https://bit.ly/ShivaKnockout

In a week where carrot related content on Shiva’s social media grew exponentially after another all-time performance from our Statsman, there was also some pretty ordinary footy to watch. Some big time fantasy names produced some big time fantasy scores but not everyone shared in the spoils. Let’s break it down vertically, not horizontally on the SHIVA BLAST! Mwaaaaah Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu Leave us a Shiva Blast voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/DTShiva Statsman / Coach Bacon OnlyCans - https://ko-fi.com/shivastatsman Shiva Knockout Bracket: https://bit.ly/ShivaKnockout

It was a week of high scores and bad beats. How bad? We’ve got the Statsman back to help us out. Waiting for him is perhaps his achilles heel, as Seags has demanded his spot back in the chair as co-host. Edits may be required. The fixtures for footy entertainment look dire for Thursday and Friday, so thank Shiva for Fantasy Football, and of course for the SHIVA BLAST! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu Leave us a Shiva Blast voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/DTShiva Statsman / Coach Bacon OnlyCans - https://ko-fi.com/shivastatsman Shiva Knockout Bracket: https://bit.ly/ShivaKnockout

6 rounds in and despite an extended Easter footy weekend, we’re now well into the rhythm of the year. Wednesday pod, Thursday teams, Friday loophole, Saturday lockout, Sunday crying. Repeat. So like a long-term relationship needing some excitement, lets spice things up with a quickie, it’s the SHIVA BLAST! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu Leave us a Shiva Blast voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/DTShiva Statsman / Coach Bacon OnlyCans - https://ko-fi.com/shivastatsman Shiva Knockout Bracket: https://bit.ly/ShivaKnockout

Gather Round was a massive success and with its closure we are though the first quarter of the Shiva minor rounds. So where do you stand amongst the competition? There's details aplenty about the 2025 Shiva Knockout Competition which kicks off for many coaches this week and plenty of your voicemails to get through. Things are heating up on the Shiva Blast! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu Leave us a Shiva Blast voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/DTShiva

Sometimes with these early round mini-byes, it can feel like you’re playing with one arm tied behind your back, but while injuries and suspensions are starting to build there’s one glorious silver lining. 7 consecutive full rounds coming up. It’s a sight to behold. Gather round, it’s the SHIVA BLAST! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu Leave us a Shiva Blast voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/DTShiva

It's a big week in Shiva. Keeper will drop their first (and arguably most season defining) positional additions and we break down the Shiva specific settings and implications. Plus, if you listened to last week's podcast you know that something mysterious went down - BennyMaccas's back and questions are asked! Don't miss this week's Shiva Blast!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu Leave us a Shiva Blast voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/DTShiva

Two rounds in and patience has become an important commodity - even the podcast has dropped slightly later than usual. Though to be fair, that's more due to the heavy edit required as Coach Seags guest co-hosts! Bacon is in with plenty of stats and the Shiva Open Line welcomes first-time coaches to the SHIVA BLAST! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu Leave us a Shiva Blast voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/DTShiva

For some Coaches there's a fine line between pleasure and pain. For others, there's an enormous gulf. Only 1 round in and there's plenty of questions to be answered after a historically bad start for the Commissioner. BennyMacca returns and we look at the implications of the first mini-bye round of the year on this week's SHIVA BLAST! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu

The 2025 Shiva Draft is done and now with our squads locked in, our attention turns to the real thing - it’s game on from Thursday as the latest quest for Shiva glory begins. No Benny, No Seags, No Bacon, just the commissioner and his stream of consciousness on this week's SHIVA BLAST! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu

Days away from the 2025 Shiva draft we've locked our coaches in and raced some virtual ducks to decide your draft positions. There's a lot to pay attention to in the coming days to listen in here first to get yourself in order! RSVP to the draft parties in VIC, WA, SA and GC if you can make it along and get ready for the biggest year of DT Shiva yet. This is the SHIVA BLAST!

As the closure of registration looms, the weekly Shiva Blast is back for a brand new season! The Commissioner and BennyMacca are on hand to guide coaches both new and old through the upcoming weeks in preparation for our biggest draft yet on Sunday March 9.  Make sure you've registered for the year at dtshiva.com.au, sorted payment and joined our Shiva communities! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedtshiva Twitter: @dtshiva_ Instagram: @thedtshiva Join the Shiva discord here: https://discord.gg/4h9EPdaYbu