The Border Mail Sport Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Sport is interwoven with our communities. The stories of triumph and despair live in our memories and now you can get to know the people who made the headlines. Re-live the highs and lows and listen to the big names discussing the big issues. It's your chance to hear their story, in their own words.
Sport has been a way of life for Matt Sharp since childhood but the pressures of coaching are on another level. A successful cricketer, he's still chasing that elusive footy premiership despite reaching six grand finals across various competitions. Matt talks about the death of his father and the impact that had on his life and career, as well as the fallout from a season wrecked by COVID.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Albury's English captain takes us back to the day before his wedding and the game of cricket at Noreuil Park which almost left him with a broken nose. From his early days in club cricket with Upton and Chester Boughton Hall to now leading his adopted hometown club on the other side of the world, Dixon explains how much the sport has given him and why he's determined to put something back in the place his family now calls home.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A three-time Toni Wilson medalist and the first netballer inducted into the Ovens and Murray Hall of Fame, Lindy Burgess-Singleton's playing and coaching career alone is enthralling. But as she reveals here, going through marriage breakdowns and intense parenting challenges tested her on a completely different level away from the court. Listen to a great blend of sporting insights and personal reflections as Lindy shares the story behind the person she is today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How many people can say they've experienced life inside one of Australia's biggest sporting institutions? Ben Reid spent 14 years at Collingwood, winning an AFL premiership but also battling a series of injuries which eventually forced him to pull the pin. Hear what it was really like playing under Mick Malthouse and Nathan Buckley and how the influence of both men might guide Reid in his first coaching job at Wangaratta.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Few players in Ovens and Murray netball have a recent record to match what Bridget Cassar has achieved as a player and coach with Yarrawonga. She describes the culture which made the Pigeons such a dominant force and explains how her time away from the club, playing in Melbourne and overseas, shaped the person she is today. Cassar talks about her journey into parenthood and opens up about the importance of playing sport when it comes to the mental wellbeing of new mums.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The deaths of girlfriend Jess McLennan and close friend Karl Jacka rocked Jarryd Hatton to the core. But the way he responded to the tragedies, with the help of counselling and tight-knit sporting communities around him, is inspiring. Hatton describes how he found love again, threw himself into cricket on both sides of the world and continues to find ways to honour those he's lost and give back to the people who helped him when he needed it most.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The two-time WNBA champion recalls the tough times she went through at high school following a growth spurt. Jackson explains how professional basketball changed her life and what inspired her to stand up for other women both in sport and wider society. Plus, find out why she decided to raise her children in Albury rather than settling in Seattle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Albury and former Wodonga Raiders player shares his experience of growing up as an Aboriginal person on the Border, entering footy late but claiming the ultimate prize and what the sport locally can do better to be more inclusive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We sit down with the region's beloved sports stars to get to know the people behind the headlines. The highs, the lows, the big names, and the big issues. Through conversational, in-depth interview be surprised and delighted by their experiences. It's their story, in their own words.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.