# Australian Ninja Warrior season 2

The second season of the sports entertainment reality competition series Australian Ninja Warrior premiered on 8 July 2018 on the Nine Network. The season was hosted by Rebecca Maddern, Ben Fordham & Freddie Flintoff.

## Rounds
### Episode 1
#### Heat 1

Top 20 Competitors :
| Rank | Competitor | State | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
| 1 | Ben Polson | WA | 2:00 | Finished |
| 2 | Bryson Klein | NSW | 2:01 | Finished |
| 3 | Daniel Walker | NSW | 2:20 | Finished |
| 4 | Ryan Solomon | QLD | 2:27 | Finished |
| 5 | Patrick Teylan | NSW | 2:32 | Finished |
| 6 | Mark Ravi | WA | 2:34 | Finished |
| 7 | Fred Dorrington | QLD | 2:40 | Finished |
| 8 | Damien Lees | VIC | 3:09 | Finished |
| 9 | David Ravi | WA | 3:12 | Finished |
| 10 | Adam Chatfield | WA | 3:15 | Finished |
| 11 | Espan Hjalmby | QLD | 3:35 | Finished |
| 12 | Olivia Vivian | WA | 3:40 | Finished |
| 13 | Agustin Rodriguez | NSW | 1:34 | Failed on Flying Shelf Grab |
| 14 | Clinton Cassebohm | SA | 2:22 | Failed on Flying Shelf Grab |
| 15 | John Templeton | QLD | 2:49 | Failed on Flying Shelf Grab |
| 16 | Laura Edwards | NSW | 2:50 | Failed on Flying Shelf Grab |
| 17 | Adam Matusz | NSW | 2:58 | Failed on Flying Shelf Grab |
| 18 | George Li | NSW | 3:01 | Failed on Flying Shelf Grab |
| 19 | Joe Kane | NSW | 3:29 | Failed on Flying Shelf Grab |
| 20 | Steve Choate | WA | 0:51 | Failed on Ball Swing to Cargo Net |

### Episode 2
#### Heat 2

Top 20 Competitors :
| Rank | Competitor | State | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
| 1 | Daniel Mason | VIC | 1:24 | Finished |
| 2 | Ryan Roberts | NSW | 1:36 | Finished |
| 3 | Shane Elisara | QLD | 2:24 | Finished |
| 4 | Ben Toyer | NSW | 2:43 | Finished |
| 5 | Andy Dunt | SA | 2:54 | Finished |
| 6 | Emmett Swindells | QLD | 3:22 | Finished |
| 7 | Chris Chan | QLD | 0:58 | Failed on Basket Toss |
| 8 | Zac Ryan | SA | 1:05 | Failed on Basket Toss |
| 9 | Sam Goodall | WA | 1:19 | Failed on Basket Toss |
| 10 | Travers Jamieson | QLD | 1:27 | Failed on Basket Toss |
| 11 | Zoe Featonby | ACT | 1:31 | Failed on Basket Toss |
| 12 | Tash Sergi | WA | 1:52 | Failed on Basket Toss |
| 13 | Louis Foundling | VIC | 2:02 | Failed on Basket Toss |
| 14 | Mel Armstrong | VIC | 2:24 | Failed on Basket Toss |
| 15 | Matt May | NSW | 0:38 | Failed on Bridge of Blades |
| 16 | Paul Gallen | NSW | 0:40 | Failed on Bridge of Blades |
| 17 | Jase Swain | QLD | 0:43 | Failed on Bridge of Blades |
| 18 | Sam Newton | WA | 0:45 | Failed on Bridge of Blades |
| 19 | Cam Simpson | NSW | 0:49 | Failed on Bridge of Blades |
| 20 | Dave Ferraloro | WA | 0:59 | Failed on Bridge of Blades |

### Episode 3
#### Heat 3

Top 20 Competitors :
| Rank | Competitor | State | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
| 1 | Josh O'Sullivan | NSW | 1:49 | Finished |
| 2 | Alex Matthews | WA | 2:03 | Finished |
| 3 | Nic Manning | NSW | 2:27 | Finished |
| 4 | James Wright | QLD | 2:44 | Finished |
| 5 | Matthew Hall | QLD | 2:56 | Finished |
| 6 | Matt Kirkham | NSW | 2:57 | Finished |
| 7 | Shane Rogers | QLD | 3:05 | Finished |
| 8 | Brian Sobel | NSW | 3:33 | Finished |
| 9 | Chris Kelly | QLD | 3:38 | Finished |
| 10 | Bobby Taylor | QLD | 3:51 | Finished |
| 11 | Betsy Burnett | NSW | 4:54 | Finished |
| 12 | Paul Ranger | WA | 5:11 | Finished |
| 13 | Matt Rutland | QLD | 2:50 | Failed on Warped Wall |
| 14 | Anthony Santin | SA | 1:32 | Failed on Big Wheels |
| 15 | Kirby Gibbons | TAS | 2:29 | Failed on Big Wheels |
| 16 | Anna Davey | WA | 2:41 | Failed on Big Wheels |
| 17 | Cian Maciejewski | NSW | 2:47 | Failed on Big Wheels |
| 18 | Linda Buttigieg | VIC | 4:54 | Failed on Big Wheels |
| 19 | Laura Dean | NSW | 0:55 | Failed on Bridge of Blades |
| 20 | Amy Stephenson | QLD | 2:18 | Failed on Bridge of Blades |

### Episode 4
#### Heat 4

Top 20 Competitors :
| Rank | Competitor | State | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
| 1 | Ashlin Herbert | VIC | 0:40 | Finished |
| 2 | Brodie Pawson | QLD | 1:01 | Finished |
| 3 | Nathan Ryles | SA | 1:18 | Finished |
| 4 | Mike Snow | VIC | 1:21 | Finished |
| 5 | Zed Colback | WA | 1:22 | Finished |
| 6 | Scott Evennett | NSW | 1:24 | Finished |
| 7 | Alex Bigg | SA | 1:38 | Finished |
| 8 | Jordan Papandrea | NSW | 1:45 | Finished |
| 9 | Jack Martin | NSW | 1:48 | Finished |
| 10 | James Doney | VIC | 1:53 | Finished |
| 11 | India Henry | WA | 1:54 | Finished |
| 12 | Luke Williams | SA | 2:05 | Finished |
| 13 | Lez Wallace | NSW | 2:06 | Finished |
| 14 | Georgia Bonora | VIC | 4:07 | Finished |
| 15 | Celeste Dixon | SA | 6:07 | Finished |
| 16 | Luke Trainor | VIC | 3:15 | Failed on Warped Wall |
| 17 | Larrissa Miller | VIC | 3:38 | Failed on Warped Wall |
| 18 | Jake Abel | VIC | 1:38 | Failed on Swinging Spikes |
| 19 | Loki Kuroi | QLD | 1:50 | Failed on Swinging Spikes |
| 20 | Jason Geraghty | QLD | 2:01 | Failed on Swinging Spikes |

### Episode 5
#### Heat 5

Top 20 Competitors :
| Rank | Competitor | State | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
| 1 | Jayden Irving | VIC | 1:27 | Finished |
| 2 | Jack Wilson | QLD | 1:33 | Finished |
| 3 | Matt Tsang | NSW | 1:34 | Finished |
| 4 | Tom Hazell | NSW | 2:01 | Finished |
| 5 | Jeffrey Merc | NSW | 2:26 | Finished |
| 6 | Matt Filippi | QLD | 1:32 | Failed on Tyre Swing |
| 7 | James Sayers | VIC | 2:13 | Failed on Tyre Swing |
| 8 | Gaz Griffiths | QLD | 0:45 | Failed on Basket Toss |
| 9 | Rob Thorncraft | NSW | 0:54 | Failed on Basket Toss |
| 10 | Mitchell Knott | QLD | 1:06 | Failed on Basket Toss |
| 11 | Zayne Wealthall | WA | 1:07 | Failed on Basket Toss |
| 12 | Emma Wade | NSW | 1:20 | Failed on Basket Toss |
| 13 | Jack Gooch | WA | 1:21 | Failed on Basket Toss |
| 14 | Bede Wheatland | NSW | 0:26 | Failed on Bridge of Blades |
| 15 | Louis Fitzsimons | NSW | 0:29 | Failed on Bridge of Blades |
| 16 | Kim Andrews | NSW | 0:47 | Failed on Bridge of Blades |
| 17 | Miki Simankevicius | VIC | 0:10 | Failed on Pole Rider |
| 18 | Hamish Morelli | SA | 0:11 | Failed on Pole Rider |
| 19 | Luke Stahl | VIC | 0:11 | Failed on Pole Rider |
| 20 | Nathaniel Irving | VIC | 0:12 | Failed on Pole Rider |

### Episode 6
#### Heat 6

Top 20 Competitors :
| Rank | Competitor | State | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
| 1 | Rob Patterson | QLD | 2:18 | Finished |
| 2 | Tom O'Halloran | NSW | 2:23 | Finished |
| 3 | Ryan Brooke | QLD | 2:31 | Finished |
| 4 | Cody Philp | QLD | 3:13 | Finished |
| 5 | Frank Crispo | VIC | 3:27 | Finished |
| 6 | Matthew Timms | VIC | 4:03 | Finished |
| 7 | Drew Harrisberg | NSW | 4:12 | Finished |
| 8 | Sebastian Kliesch | NSW | 4:17 | Finished |
| 9 | Andrea Hah | NSW | 5:28 | Finished |
| 10 | Stewart Furze | SA | 2:47 | Failed on Double Tilt Ladder |
| 11 | Tuan Nguyen | VIC | 2:56 | Failed on Double Tilt Ladder |
| 12 | Bronson Norrish | WA | 2:59 | Failed on Double Tilt Ladder |
| 13 | Tim Robards | NSW | 3:47 | Failed on Double Tilt Ladder |
| 14 | Ben Cossey | NSW | 1:00 | Failed on Swing to Cargo Net |
| 15 | Ricky Elkins | VIC | 1:01 | Failed on Bridge of Blades |
| 16 | Rory Garton-Smith | WA | 1:26 | Failed on Bridge of Blades |
| 17 | Andie Piscitelli | WA | 1:41 | Failed on Bridge of Blades |
| 18 | Lee Cossey | NSW | 0:15 | Failed on Bungee Slider to Bullet |
| 19 | Taylor DiCarlo | WA | 0:21 | Failed on Bungee Slider to Bullet |
| 20 | George Roueiheb | QLD | 0:24 | Failed on Bungee Slider to Bullet |

### Episode 7
#### Semi-final 1

Top 8 Competitors :
| Rank | Competitor | State | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
| 1 | Ashlin Herbert | VIC | 2:50 | Finished |
| 2 | Bryson Klein | NSW | 4:33 | Finished |
| 3 | Ben Polson | WA | 6:15 | Finished |
| 4 | Luke Williams | SA | 4:51 | Failed on Hourglass to Tramp to Rope |
| 5 | Jack Wilson | QLD | 5:05 | Failed on Hourglass to Tramp to Rope |
| 6 | Olivia Vivian | WA | 5:18 | Failed on Hourglass to Tramp to Rope |
| 7 | Sebastian Kliesch | NSW | 5:42 | Failed on Salmon Ladder to Monkey |
| 8 | Patrick Teylan | NSW | 1:54 | Failed on Sky Hooks |

### Episode 8
#### Semi-final 2

Top 8 Competitors :
| Rank | Competitor | State | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
| 1 | Rob Patterson | QLD | 3:41 | Finished |
| 2 | Alex Matthews | WA | 4:46 | Finished |
| 3 | Jack Gooch | WA | 7:07 | Finished |
| 4 | Tom O'Halloran | NSW | 4:06 | Failed on Hourglass to Tramp to Pole |
| 5 | Shane Rogers | QLD | 2:31 | Failed on Salmon Ladder to Monkey |
| 6 | Nathan Ryles | SA | 2:37 | Failed on Salmon Ladder to Monkey |
| 7 | Stewart Furze | SA | 3:00 | Failed on Salmon Ladder to Monkey |
| 8 | Ben Toyer | NSW | 3:04 | Failed on Salmon Ladder to Monkey |

### Episode 9
#### Semi-final 3

Top 8 Competitors :
| Rank | Competitor | State | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
| 1 | Ryan Brooke | QLD | 4:06 | Failed on Hourglass to Tramp to Bungee |
| 2 | Jayden Irving | VIC | 4:09 | Failed on Hourglass to Tramp to Bungee |
| 3 | Fred Dorrington | QLD | 5:21 | Failed on Hourglass to Tramp to Bungee |
| 4 | Andy Dunt | SA | 5:23 | Failed on Hourglass to Tramp to Bungee |
| 5 | Cody Philp | QLD | 2:52 | Failed on Salmon Ladder to Monkey |
| 6 | Alex Bigg | SA | 3:18 | Failed on Salmon Ladder to Monkey |
| 7 | Daniel Walker | NSW | 3:32 | Failed on Salmon Ladder to Monkey |
| 8 | Damien Lees | VIC | 4:26 | Failed on Salmon Ladder to Monkey |

### Episode 10
#### Semi-final 4

Top 8 Competitors :
| Rank | Competitor | State | Time | Furthest Obstacle |
| 1 | Luke Stahl | VIC | 4:06 | Finished |
| 2 | Jordan Papandrea | NSW | 4:30 | Finished |
| 3 | Josh O'Sullivan | NSW | 4:52 | Finished |
| 4 | Zed Colback | WA | 5:10 | Finished |
| 5 | Ben Cossey | NSW | 3:12 | Failed on Hourglass to Tramp to Cargo Net |
| 6 | Sam Goodall | WA | 4:49 | Failed on Hourglass to Tramp to Cargo Net |
| 7 | Emmett Swindells | QLD | 2:44 | Failed on Salmon Ladder to Paper Clip |
| 8 | Brian Sobel | NSW | 2:54 | Failed on Salmon Ladder to Paper Clip |

### Episode 11
#### Grand final, stage 1

Competitors through to Stage 2 :
| Rank | Competitor | State | Time Remaining |
| 1 | Ashlin Herbert | VIC | 1:29 |
| 2 | Rob Patterson | QLD | 1:18 |
| 3 | Alex Matthews | WA | 0:57 |
| 4 | Bryson Klein | NSW | 0:56 |
| 5 | Tom O'Halloran | NSW | 0:54 |
| 6 | Jayden Irving | VIC | 0:46 |
| 7 | Ryan Brooke | QLD | 0:45 |
| 8 | Cody Philp | QLD | 0:42 |
| 9 | Ben Toyer | NSW | 0:37 |
| 10 | Ben Polson | WA | 0:35 |
| 11 | Daniel Walker | NSW | 0:23 |
| 12 | Zed Colback | WA | 0:21 |
| 13 | Stewart Furze | SA | 0:21 |
| 14 | Jack Wilson | QLD | 0:19 |
| 15 | Fred Dorrington | QLD | 0:19 |
| 16 | Alex Bigg | SA | 0:19 |
| 17 | Jordan Papandrea | NSW | 0:14 |
| 18 | Ben Cossey | NSW | 0:14 |
| 19 | Nathan Ryles | SA | 0:13 |
| 20 | Patrick Teylan | NSW | 0:11 |
| 21 | Shane Rogers | QLD | 0:08 |
| 22 | Brian Sobel | NSW | 0:07 |
| 23 | Jack Gooch | WA | 0:06 |
| 24 | Sam Goodall | WA | 0:01 |

### Episode 12
#### Grand final, stage 2

Top 10 Competitors :
| Rank | Competitor | State | Time Remaining | Furthest Obstacle |
| 1 | Rob Patterson | QLD | 0:38 | Failed on Unstable Bridge |
| 2 | Bryson Klein | NSW | 0:33 | Failed on Unstable Bridge |
| 3 | Alex Bigg | SA | 0:16 | Failed on Unstable Bridge |
| 4 | Cody Philp | QLD | 0:59 | Failed on Salmon Ladder |
| 5 | Jayden Irving | VIC | 0:51 | Failed on Salmon Ladder |
| 6 | Fred Dorrington | QLD | 0:41 | Failed on Salmon Ladder |
| 7 | Jack Gooch | WA | 0:40 | Failed on Salmon Ladder |
| 8 | Ben Polson | WA | 0:34 | Failed on Salmon Ladder |
| 9 | Tom O'Halloran | NSW | 0:31 | Failed on Salmon Ladder |
| 10 | Alex Matthews | WA | 0:29 | Failed on Salmon Ladder |

## Obstacles by episode

| Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 3 | Heat 4 | Heat 5 | Heat 6 | Semi-final 1 | Semi-final 2 | Semi-final 3 | Semi-final 4 | Grand final | Grand final |
| Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 3 | Heat 4 | Heat 5 | Heat 6 | Semi-final 1 | Semi-final 2 | Semi-final 3 | Semi-final 4 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
| Quintuple Steps | Quintuple Steps | Quintuple Steps | Quintuple Steps | Quintuple Steps | Quintuple Steps | Quadruple Steps | Quadruple Steps | Quadruple Steps | Quadruple Steps | Quadruple Steps | Pole Grasper |
| T-Slide to Punching Bag | UFO Slider | Rolling Pin to Bungee | Hang Glider | Pole Rider | Bungee Slider to Bullet | Frame Slider | Log Grip | Frame Slider | Log Grip | Silk Slider | Bar Hop |
| Bridge of Blades | Bridge of Blades | Bridge of Blades | Bridge of Blades | Bridge of Blades | Bridge of Blades | Broken Pipes | Broken Pipes | Broken Pipes | Broken Pipes | Broken Bridge | Spider Jump |
| Ball Swing to Cargo Net | Basket Toss | Rope to Cargo Net | Basket Toss | Basket Toss | Swing to Cargo Net | Swinging Peg Board | Spinball Wizard | Swinging Peg Board | Spinball Wizard | Ring Jump | Wing Nuts |
| Flying Shelf Grab | Pipe Climber | Big Wheels | Swinging Spikes | Tyre Swing | Double Tilt Ladder | Sky Hooks | I-Beam Cross | Battering Ram to Pipe Climber | Floating Stairs | I-Beam Gap | Rail Runner |
| Warped Wall | Warped Wall | Warped Wall | Warped Wall | Warped Wall | Warped Wall | Warped Wall | Warped Wall | Warped Wall | Warped Wall | Warped Wall | Salmon Ladder |
| | | | | | | Salmon Ladder to Floating Monkey | Salmon Ladder to Floating Monkey | Salmon Ladder to Floating Monkey | Salmon Ladder to Paper Clip | Rumbling Dice | Unstable Bridge |
| | | | | | | Hourglass to Tramp to Rope | Hourglass to Tramp to Pole Clinger | Hourglass to Tramp to Bungee | Hourglass to Tramp to Cargo Net | Flying Squirrel | Wall Lift |
| | | | | | | Chimney to Rope Climb | Chimney to Rope Climb | Chimney to Rope Climb | Chimney to Rope Climb | Chimney Climb |

## Viewership

| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) |
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | Total viewers | Ref(s) |
| 1 | Heat 1 | 8 July 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 929,000 | 3 | 67,000 | 3 | 995,000 | |
| 2 | Heat 2 | 9 July 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 831,000 | 6 | 59,000 | 6 | 890,000 | |
| 3 | Heat 3 | 10 July 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 853,000 | 6 | 51,000 | 6 | 904,000 | |
| 4 | Heat 4 | 15 July 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 966,000 | 3 | 42,000 | 3 | 1,008,000 | |
| 5 | Heat 5 | 16 July 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 838,000 | 6 | 48,000 | 6 | 886,000 | |
| 6 | Heat 6 | 17 July 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 819,000 | 7 | 52,000 | 6 | 870,000 | |
| 7 | Semi-final 1 | 22 July 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 939,000 | 3 | 46,000 | 4 | 985,000 | |
| 8 | Semi-final 2 | 23 July 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 888,000 | 6 | 58,000 | 6 | 946,000 | |
| 9 | Semi-final 3 | 24 July 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 778,000 | 7 | 55,000 | 7 | 833,000 | |
| 10 | Semi-final 4 | 29 July 2018 | Sunday 7:00pm | 974,000 | 4 | 64,000 | 4 | 1,038,000 | |
| 11 | Grand Final Stage 1 | 30 July 2018 | Monday 7:30pm | 906,000 | 7 | 86,000 | 7 | 992,000 | |
| 12 | Grand Final Stage 2Final Stage | 31 July 2018 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 1,088,0001,139,000 | 42 | 100,00044,000 | 34 | 1,188,0001,183,000 | |