Riverland Footy Folklore: Recent Episodes
Marks Up
Host Nick Dillon of Marks Up chats to some of the Riverland's most popular footy personalities and legends.
There aren't many more decorated footballers in Riverland history than Waikerie champion Craig Griffiths.
The triple Whillas Medallist sat down with Riverland Footy Folklore - brought to you by BJR Painting Services - to chat about his illustrious career, starting with his time at RSMU, moving on to Central District and of course all the success he achieved with Waikerie.
0.50 - Triple Whillas Medallist
2.48 - The mighty RSMU Hawks
4.54 - Becoming a Bulldog
7.00 - Partying with Platten and McAdam
8.53 - Cowboy and Knuckles
12.10 - Settling in Waikerie
14.53 - First of many flags
20.05 - Playing coach
22.55 - Playing the Panthers
24.50 - A family flag
27.46 - 3 of a kind
28.55 - Second coming of Coach Craig
30.55 - Teaching & Coaching
33.46 - Premiership success
39.50 - Magpie characters
43.50 - Back to Bs
45.53 - Roo's influence
47.25 - A clean slate
51.20 - Chip off the old block
52.44 - Empty nest
54.26 - Principal Griffiths
56.09 - Fast 5
Riverland Footy Folklore is back and once again brought to you by BJR Painting Services.
In episode 9, we were lucky enough to chat to not only Berri champion Peter Safralidis, but his two daughters Tia and Willow.
Tia and Willow recently took part in the MS Readathon to raise important funds for an incredible cause and for their mum Donna, who suffers from MS.
You can donate to Tia here: https://www.msreadathon.org.au/fundraisers/TiaSafralidis
And Willow here: https://www.msreadathon.org.au/fundraisers/WillowSafralidis
We also got to chat to Saf about his time at Goodwood Saints, the enigma that is Grant Russell, winning the Whillas Medal, the Fisher Cup and of course the 2010 premiership.
Enjoy!
1.22 - Tia and Willow
3.50 - MS
5.50 - Dad's a massive Norwood man
7.34 - Goody Saints
10.35 - Following Donna
11.48 - Baz, Bob and Alby
15.58 - Rep footy shenanigans
20.07 - The curious case of Grant Russell Part I
24.10 - The curious case of Grant Russell Part II
26.28 - From Russell to Rodney
28.20 - 2010
35.18 - Playing under Alby, Lefty and Booga
37.57 - Statless Saf
39.35 - Crossfit and the Whillas
43.05 - Fisher Cup
45.29 - Saf the coach
46.38 - Saf the Riverlander
48.12 - Saf beyond 2020
49.30 - Fast 5
Riverland Footy Folklore is back with part two of our interview with South Australian football legend Neil Kerley.
Brought to you by BJR Painting Services, part two sees Neil discuss premiership success, taking on the Big V in state of origin, the great Teddy Whitten, his involvement with the Adelaide Crows and nearly stealing Darren Jarman for their inaugural season, along with his frustrations with the modern game.
The great man Neil Kerley spoke with Riverland Footy Folklore in this two-part series brought to you by BJR Painting Services.
'Knuckles' spoke about life growing up in Loveday in the Riverland, playing footy for Barmera, leaving home at the age of 16 on a motorbike, joining the National Guard and of course winning plenty of premierships in the SANFL.
Give it a listen and be sure to follow Riverland Footy Folklore on Spotify!
In episode 6 of Riverland Footy Folklore brought to you by BJR Painting Services, we chat to current Loxton A grade coach Leigh Kruger about his junior years at Victor Harbor, playing league footy for South Adelaide, representing the Eastern Zone and SA Country and also about the tragic passing of his father Geoff in 2015.
0.50 - Battling the pandemic
1.43 - Coach in a country town
3.21 - Juniors at Victor
5.42 - North or South
9.05 - Following Nadia
10.33 - All downhill after Ash's bomb
11.18 - Different strokes
12.19 - Blue guernsey
13.53 - Dodgy Friday dinners
14.36 - 2009: Opportunity lost?
15.59 - Losing Dad
17.33 - 2013 semi-final madness
19.00 - Thriving on the challenge
20.05 - Best of the RFL
22.02 - Proudest moment
22.46 - Giving back to the kids
23.38 - Fast 5
In our 5th edition of Riverland Footy Folklore brought to you by BJR Painting Services, we chat footy with Waikerie champion Damian Stevens.
In our most in-depth edition yet, Stevo discussed his time with South Adelaide, his individual and team success with Waikerie and plenty of other stuff along the way.
1.05 - Growing up with Shayne
2.44 - South comes calling
4.15 - Slow starter
5.39 - A shame they weren't bigger
8.04 - An intimidating experience
10.23 - Stevo v Lehmo
13.20 - Panther talent and personalities
17.21 - Grand final heartbreak
20.13 - Moving to the country
25.17 - Proud moment
26.55 - Representing the zone
29.44 - Zone shenanigans
31.08 - First flag with Waikerie
34.25 - Back-to-back
35.43 - Whillas winner
38.30 - Copping the tag
43.11 - Flag number three
45.35 - Working with indigenous youth
47.15 - Fast 5
In the 4th edition of Riverland Footy Folklore, brought to you by BJR Painting Services, we sit down with 430-game umpiring veteran Todd Charlton.
During the wide-ranging interview we discuss his cricket career, umpire respect and abuse, Waikerie Football Club legend Jon Matthews and also his father Graham's legacy.
0.39 - Starting out with the whistle
1.28 - Cricket is number one
2.12 - A talented junior
3.50 - Good grounding
4.48 - SA Outbacks selection
6.23 - Staying put
7.30 - The state of cricket
9.31 - Umpiring debut
12.23 - Bad days
13.22 - The bounce
14.27 - Grand finals
17.30 - Handling abuse
20.16 - Respectful players
21.44 - Jon Matthews
23.34 - Life membership
24.52 - A father, mentor and a best mate
27.45 - Graham's legacy
28.55 - Fast 5
Thanks to BJR Painting Services for helping to bring our next edition of Riverland Footy Folklore to the people!
This week we chat to Loxton North Football Club and Riverland Football League legend Craig Wooldridge about the highs and lows of his illustrious career.
0.48 - Whillas opportunity?
1.42 - Feeling invincible
3.27 - Loxton North champions
4.33 - A grade debut
5.25 - Goals galore, but no cigar
6.11 - Knee heartbreak
7.36 - Change for the better
9.27 - Tough Tigers
10.40 - Start of an era
13.31 - Loxton rivalry
15.00 - Picking one of the 4
16.09 - Taking the coaching reins
17.07 - Crutchy's passing
19.25 - Lefty a good fit
21.35 - Finishing as a player
23.25 - Coaching success
26.08 - Plotting Barmera's downfall
28.25 - The perfect game
29.45 - Bring interleague back
31.45 - LNFC culture
34.00 - Fast 5
In our second edition of Riverland Footy Folklore brought to you by BJR Painting Services, we chat to former Moorook-Kingston A grade coach and former Murray Pioneer editor Paul Mitchell.
During our chat we discuss the following:
2.40 - Car accident
5.02 - Fitness freak
8.02 - First A grade game
9.28 - Playing with Roo legends
12.10 - Moving to Moorook
15.24 - Knee trouble
16.26 - 2002 chaos
19.32 - GF heartbreak
20.54 - Duthie hopes dashed
24.11 - Characters and shenanigans
28.11 - Vic and Phil
29.50 - Going out on his own terms
30.52 - The Editor's chair
35.00 - Warriors win
36.03 - Warriors wilt
37.05 - Fast 5
Our first edition of Riverland Footy Folklore brought to you by BJR Painting Services features the enigmatic Anthony Lippis!
A veteran of eight footy clubs, Anthony has always been a divisive figure in Riverland footy, but there is no doubting the full forward's talent with a massive 992 goals kicked in his career.
In our chat we discuss the following:
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Playing for 8 different clubs
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Junior football
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Joining the formidable Panthers
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Coming home to Lyrup
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Being a different cat
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Combating the crowd
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Coaching in the 21st century