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On the Flank

by John George & Joe Kirkpatrick

An esports podcast dissecting the pro Overwatch scene. Hosted by John George and Joe Kirkpatrick. When it comes to analysis, we are On the Flank.

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  1. Ep. 183: Team Previews 2023! - Vegas Eternal, Vancouver Titans and Boston Uprising

    John and Joe catch up with Overwatch 2 Season 3, the 2023 OWL season format announcement, brand new jerseys, as well as previewing their first three teams for the 2023 season.

  2. Ep. 182: World Cup Teams Announced!

    John and Joe go over the new Toronto roster, a big signing for the Glads and new Overwatch World Cup details.

  3. The Uprising Are Absolute Legends

    John and Joe talk all the roster moves from the past month and try to decipher who will be the best in the era of NA super-teams.

  4. Ep. 180: LIP is on the Atlanta Reign

    John and Joe are back to catch up on the release of Ramattra and Season 2, as well as the nuts roster the Atlanta Reign are building.

  5. Ep. 179: Welcome to the Craziest Offseason Ever

    John and Joe dive into the large list of all the free agents for the 2023 season, as well as the issues with no OW 2 in China.

  6. Ep. 178: DALLAS FUEL ARE CHAMPIONS

    The Dallas Fuel have won the 5th season of the Overwatch League! John and Joe go in depth on how they did it, what they though of the meta, the event and more!

  7. Ep. 177: THE SEASON 5 CHAMPS WILL BE...

    John and Joe go over the Halloween event as well as predict the full bracket for the 2022 OWL Playoffs!

  8. Ep. 176: The Charge SHOCK Us All

    John and Joe talk about the disappointing play-in performance from the Charge, as well as talk about the community continuing to buzz about Overwatch 2.

  9. Ep. 175: OVERWATCH 2 IS HERE

    John and Joe go over the launch of Overwatch 2, as well as give the rundown on the Countdown Cup and a preview of the play-ins.

  10. Ep. 174: 1 WEEK UNTIL OW 2

    A bunch of new OW 2 news just dropped! John and Joe talk about it all, as well as the big meta shakeup in the Countdown Cup that has both the Shanghai Dragons and San Francisco Shock scratching their heads.

  11. Ep. 173: KIRIKO DETAILS REVEALED

    John and Joe discuss the info dump Blizzard has given us for OW 2 and power rank all the teams before the final stage of the year.

  12. Ep. 172: Blizzard did the Unthinkable

    John and Joe recap the Summer Showdown tournament where we wish we could've seen the Dragons face off against the Fuel. They also go deep into the news about heroes being locked behind the battle pass grind in OW 2. Support On the Flank by contributing to their tip jar:...

  13. Ep. 171: Fuel and Dragons Back On Top

    The final 8 in the west and 4 in the east have been cemented for the Summer Showdown. John and Joe share their predictions for tournament weekend.

  14. Ep. 170: Who Is Gonna Make It??

    John and Joe discuss another big week of shake ups in NA and predict who they think is gonna make it into the Summer Showdown tournament.

  15. Ep. 169: BIG CHANGES

    JOATS has turned the league on its head and so has the recent trade deadline. John and Joe go through all the moves alongside a nice week for the Canadian teams in the league.

  16. Ep. 168: Time for the Reckoning

    Joe does his best to go it alone to cover the first week of the Summer Showdown and a whole payload’s worth of news, including bugs and betas, drops and deadlines.

  17. Ep. 167: Midseason Power Rankings!

    John and Joe give their power rankings going into the Summer Showdown! They also talk about the pricing of skins in OW 2.

  18. Ep. 166: BEST OWL TOURNAMENT EVER

    John and Joe dive into the amazing week that was the Midseason Madness Tournament. They also talk about the patch going into the Summer Showdown and the drama in EU Contenders this week.

  19. Ep. 165: Midseason Madness Predictions

    John and Joe recap the final week of the Midseason Madness qualifiers and then go in to predicting which team will take it all in the largest OWL tournament ever.

  20. Ep. 164: The WORST C9 of ALL TIME

    John and Joe talk about another week of OWL with an insane c9 in the Outlaws-Reign match, teams clinching their spot in Hawaii and the upcoming battle for the last APAC spot between the Fusion and Hunters.

  21. Ep. 163: The OW 2 Beta Returns!

    John and Joe discuss all the new changes in the 2nd OW 2 beta! They also talk about a great week for the LA Valiant and Chengdu Hunters.

  22. Ep. 162: Overwatch 2 Reveal Stream Was AMAZING

    John and Joe are here to breakdown the Overwatch 2 reveal stream and all the goodies the players will get come October 4th and beyond. They also go into a fun new Sojourn filled meta in OWL's Midseason Madness. Support On the Flank by contributing to their tip jar:...

  23. Ep. 161: OW 2 RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED

    John and Joe talk about OW 2's release date, 2nd beta and Junker Queen! They also do power rankings and preview the Midseason Madness. Support On the Flank by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/on-the-flank Find out more at https://on-the-flank.pinecast.co

  24. Ep 160: The Kickoff Clash Was AMAZING

    John and Joe recap the weekend of amazing Overwatch gameplay and catch up on a bunch of news going into the Midseason Madness.

  25. Ep. 159: Philly Fusion on Top

    John and Joe discuss a great first week for the Fusion and a huge turning point in the season for the Uprising.

  26. Ep. 158: The Competition is Fierce

    John and Joe discuss a very fun and competitive week of OWL with a close one between the Gladiators and Fuel, more Shock dominance and a surprising win from the Justice.

  27. Ep. 157: We Started a Fight Between Coluge and Danteh.

    John and Joe talk about the first week of OWL on OW 2! Despite production issues, the first week still delivered with some great upsets and a fun meta to kick of the beta.

  28. Ep. 156: 2022 SEASON MEGA EPISODE (Power Rankings + OW2 Thoughts!)

    The 2022 Season is upon us! John and Joe preview the ATL Reign, the Dragons and give their power rankings for the 2022 season. They also give first impressions of the OW 2 beta and predict week 1 matches.

  29. Ep. 154: Team Previews: LA Valiant, Chengdu, LA Gladiators and Fuel

    John and Joe talk about a bunch of OW 2 Alpha info and preview the Hunters, Valiant, Gladiators and Fuel before the season begins next week!

  30. Ep. 153: Team Previews: Seoul, Washington, Houston and San Francisco

    John and Joe talk about the reveal of Sojourn and her amazing kit. Then the get into the 2022 team previews for the Dynasty, Justice, Outlaws and Shock.

  31. Ep. 152: 2022 Team Previews: Philadelphia Fusion, Paris Eternal and Toronto Defiant

    John and Joe talk about the reveal of the 2022 OWL talent, as well as preview Philly, Toronto and Paris.

  32. Ep. 151: 2022 Team Previews: Mayhem, Uprising, NYXL, and Spark

    How will this mid-table teams fare in 2022? John and Joe give us the team previews for the Florida Mayhem, Boston Uprising, New York Excelsior and Hangzhou spark.

  33. Ep. 150: 2022 Team Previews: Guangzhou, Vancouver and London

    John and Joe talk about the retirement of Super as well as begin to preview the 2022 OWL season with the Guangzhou Charge, Vancouver Titans and London Spitfire.

  34. Ep. 149: OW 2 BETA ANNOUNCED

    John and Joe talk the OW 2 Beta announcement and what it means for OWL and the future of Overwatch.

  35. Ep. 148: NEWS

    OWL Community Update #1 has blessed us with a league start date, a week of the schedule and much much more.

  36. Ep. 147: Starving for Content

    John and Joe talk about the possibility of an OW2 beta, as well as some signings from three teams.

  37. Ep. 146: Lego Drama Continues

    John and Joe discuss some exciting signings for the Fusion and Excelsior, as well as dive deep into the OW 2 Lego drama!

  38. Ep. 145: Patiphan Returns!

    Its a Winter Wonderland! John and Joe discuss the big signing of Patiphan to the LA Gladiators, as well as the LA Valiant's first signings for the 2022 season. Support On the Flank by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/on-the-flank Find out more at...

  39. Ep. 144: Someone Gets Signed

    John and Joe are back with another short offseason update episode! Not much new as we are starving for some OW content.

  40. Ep. 143: Rest in Peace Alarm

    John and Joe give their condolences to Alarm's family and friends, as well as continue to dig into OW2 delays and off season signings. Support On the Flank by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/on-the-flank Find out more at https://on-the-flank.pinecast.co

  41. Ep. 142: STRIKER RETURNS TO BOSTON!

    Signings galore! John and Joe talk about a ton of big signings in what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting off seasons yet.

  42. Ep. 141: Shock Drop their Roster, Pelican Traded

    Free agency continues to be wild! The Shock dropped their roster, Pelican got traded to the Outlaws and teams continue to fight for the top free agents!

  43. Free Agency Frenzy!

    Free Agency has begun and with it a ton of teams have dropped their players! We go over all the moves and where we think the teams are headed this offseason.

  44. SHANGHAI CHAMPIONS

    The Dragons have earned their first OWL Championship! We talk about the entire weekend of amazing Overwatch, as well as all of the juicy OW2 news.

  45. Ep. 138: PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS!

    John and Joe finish off the season with their final predictions. They predict the entire playoff bracket and give a rundown of all the teams competing.

  46. Ep. 137: The Heese was Briefly Leese

    Play-ins are done and Philly made it! We talk the games and the final playoff bracket. Also, OWL to be played on overwatch 2 next year.

  47. Ep. 136: The Gladiators Finally Did It

    Time to discuss the Gladiators first big win of 2021! John and Joe also give their end of season Power Rankings and predict play-ins.

  48. Ep. 135: Glads Clutch Up, Who Deserves MVP?

    John and Joe talk about an exciting end to Countdown Cup qualifiers, predict who will win MVP and choose who will win the closest tournament yet.

  49. Ep. 134: Countdown Cup MADNESS

    John and Joe discuss how all over the place NA is and how we may finally see Philly or Seoul in a tournament, as well as try to dissect the loss of more sponsors.

  50. Ep. 133: Philly Back, Atlanta Kings of NA?

    What a back and forth first week of the Countdown Cup! We try our hardest to figure out who is best in the meta after just one week.

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An esports podcast dissecting the pro Overwatch scene. Hosted by John George and Joe Kirkpatrick. When it comes to analysis, we are On the Flank.

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