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The South Coast Footballholic is dedicated to all things football in the South Coast and Illawarra, and provides a fun take on certain football topics.
Join us as we welcome back our Illawarra Premier League show after months of rain!
We give live reaction as Wollongong United become the first association side to make the Australia Cup round of 32, answer your questions and preview the next round of the IPL!
This week, we sit down with young American footballer Alex Galbraith to talk about cultural differences between Australia and the USA, football differences, and a lot of interesting stories mixed in!
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A super Saturday calls for a super show! For the first time this year, all six games in the mens premiership will go ahead with all games being held at Ian Mclennan Park
After a month hiatus, our Illawarra Premier League podcast returns to discuss all the IPL games that have been played, how we are making up all other games, reviewing the Australia Cup games and plenty more!
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Wet weather, boxing fight nights, U can't see me, and no run. Have no idea what we're talking about? Listen now to find out!
Buckle up as we give you an in-depth preview of the 2022 Illawarra Premier League!
Joined by Josh Bartlett (Illawarra Mercury) and Dylan Arvela (Daily Telegraph)
Player Guests: Jamie Wakeling (South Coast United), James Carli (Cringila Lions), Ryan Beattie (Bellambi Rosellas), Cody Wehmeyer (Corrimal Rangers), Nic Tomasiello (Tarrawanna Blueys), Brendan Pittman (Woonona Sharks), Jordan Nikolovski (Port Kembla), Alex Rooke (Bulli FC), Jacob Martin (Albion Park White Eagles), Rene Vescio (Wollongong United), Toby Norval (Coniston FC), Joey Lavalle (Wollongong Olympic).
It's Illawarra Football's night of nights. The pinnacle of awards, like clown of the year, meme of the year, best looking player, mixed in with serious awards like Illawarra Premier League player of the season.
All awards have been voted by the fans.
Our 2021 season review reviews all team's performances, where they can improve for 2022, and who would make the IPL all stars team based on 2021 performances?
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IPL Informer article: https://theiplinformer.com/2021/08/23/league-system-is-due-for-a-re-do/
Guests: Josh Bartlett (Illawarra Mercury), Dylan Arvela (IPL Informer)
In what might be the only local competition that finds a winner this year, the 2021 Pro Clubs tournament enters its finals week. We also review the crazy final day in both groups.
During the quarter finals, we will have a live stream where you can watch the game with us and send in some questions. Join us on Facebook live and Youtube
It's the final week of group matches for our Pro Clubs tournament, and there's not much in it! It's a five-way battle for the top four spots in Group A while it's a seven team battle for the top four spots in Group B, with a lot of the teams in contention facing each other in the final week!
Discussing what the plans are for the IPL, and how likely they look like coming to fruition🎙
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On the run sheet this week:
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Developments in talks about a 'potential' competition restart
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Pro Clubs tournament week 1 review and week 2 preview
Everything all about our FIFA 21 Pro Clubs Tournament, kicking off on Tuesday the 20th of July!
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We're discussing everything that's going on at the moment, how much time we've got to work with, what happens if lockdown ends, what happens if it doesn't end on time, what are the options if we go back to play?
Visit our website to find out how to enter the FIFA 21 Pro Clubs tournament. Entries close 6pm Saturday 17th July. Website link here https://www.southcoastfootballholic.com/post/scf-fifa-21-pro-clubs-tournament-information-and-how-to-enter
The most fun you'll have listening to a local football podcast. Port Kembla players Jordan Nikolovski and Peter Prandalos link up to reminisce about better times and share a laugh.
Back by (un)popular demand, the second edition of the Rewind with two of the best personalities in Illawarra football and Vaughan. We introduce new segments such as the first XI, Ron Sharky conspiracies and the Illawarra Roast league while bringing back original favourites like the lockdown preview review and obscure facts.
We've called an emergency podcast to dissect the ongoing COVID lockdown situation, what it means for the IPL and review the three fixtures that went ahead in Round 14.
Guest appearances, Pattman chants and one of the form players of the competition. Be sure to check this episode out!
Adam Voloder chat: 44:35 onwards
The top 4 is separated by just four points as we get into the business end of the season. We answer your listener questions and provide our tips for this weekend.
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We give a quick mid-season IPL review on all teams, try to dissect the game of the season at the PCYC, and strap ourselves in for the second half of the season beginning with Round 12 this weekend!
South Coast United get their first win, it's first against second in Round 11, Coniston keep pushing on and Cringila keep struggling.
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A record number of goals scored, another hat trick for our new golden boot leader, a thriller at Terry Reserve and Coniston record the biggest win of the season.
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Guest: Cameron Morgan (Albion Park White Eagles)
Olympic and APWE play out a draw, Wollongong United flex their muscles in a huge win and Coniston grab a massive win. Joined by Bulli FC attacker Luke Van Zyl for a chat about Bulli FC and what's going wrong on the scoreboard.
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This week, we chat will the equal leader of the golden boot race Jordan Nikolovski, chat about which teams are in form, and mourn the loss of the Cameron Morgan hat trick flip.
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Olympic still haven't been stopped, Woonona make it 4 wins on the trot and Bellambi get a huge win.
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In our most interesting chat yet, we sit down with New Zealand international and Wellington Phoenix midfielder Clayton Lewis. We discuss everything from growing up in Wellington, all the way through to representing his home city in the present day. Plus, we throw in a few of his stories with Cristiano Ronaldo and Premier League striker Chris Wood in between!
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Olympic flexing their muscles, Albion Park on a roll, Woonona win at the death and a mid-week coaching change for Cringila.
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Olympic keep their 100% record, Woonona and Tarrawanna start to find form, Cringila pick up their first point of the campaign and there's a big game at the unique time of 5pm Saturday.
We sit down and chat with Woonona defender Taro Regan Williams from 42:00 onwards.
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Wollongong Olympic and Coniston continue their perfect start, Albion Park start their new era with a win and Bellambi continue to take the fight to the big boys. All in our latest podcast here!
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Who stood out in Round 2? Who were the players of the Round? Who do we look out for come Round 3 and what on earth went on at Ocean Park? Catch our Illawarra Premier League Round 2 review and Round 3 preview here!
Sit back and enjoy an hour of laughs with two of the biggest personalities from the Illawarra local leagues, and Vaughan. The boys give their IPL preview review, where they review games that at the time of recording hadn't happened yet! Everyone gives their personal favourites in the Top 5 segment, as well as giving their answers to certain hypothetical scenarios.
This podcast has been made solely to have a laugh, so enjoy!
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This episode of the podcast will preview Round 1 of the 2021 Illawarra Premier League campaign with some fantastic games to begin the season. We also review the Bonnie Lassie Cup and Fraternity Club Cup winners as well as preview the Wollongong Wolves and South Coast Flame games for the weekend.
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This episode previews the 2021 Illawarra Premier League season with Illawarra Mercury reporter Josh Bartlett. We discuss every team's chances this season as well as giving our pre-season tips for all the trophies and awards this season.
On the podcast, we discuss the results from the Fraternity Club Cup Group Stages which concluded on the weekend, and preview the quarter finals to take place on Wednesday.
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This week on the podcast we sit down with goalkeeper, Matt White. White talks about his 12-month stint in hospital when he was diagnosed with Leukemia at just 17-years-old, all the way through to the birth of his first child in 2019.
This podcast shows us that nothing is impossible if you're willing to fight for what you want!
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In this episode we chat to Wollongong Wolves striker Hamish Lamberton about his football journey so far, which has taken him from Bathurst all the way over to the USA and back again. Hamish talks about growing up in Bathurst, being signed for Sydney FC, as well as opening up about mental health issues.
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In this episode, we chat with former Sydney FC player and new Wollongong Wolves recruit Fletcher Mcfarlane. We talk about Fletcher's experiences from growing up in the Illawarra, his experiences with now A-league young guns, and his brush with the biggest football clubs in the world.
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We team up with the IPL Informer this week for a special team-by-team review of the 2020 Illawarra Premier League season. We give every team a mark out of 10 and review the Illawarra Premier League Grand Final
⚽️ In depth, player by player preview of the Illawarra Premier League Grand Final between Wollongong United FC and Woonona Sharks FC
⚽️ The big match ups for Sunday's GF
⚽️ George Naylor, Coach of the Year and Golden Glove awards preview with a player by player preview of the awards
🎙Guest is Jai Mellor (Woonona Sharks)
On the agenda this week:
- What caught our eye this week?
- Wollongong United into the Grand Final
- Can Albion Park go all the way?
- Can Woonona still do the league and Grand Final double?- Is Bulli's season graded as a 'pass' mark?
- Is Ian Mclennan Park the best location for this year's Grand Final?
- Wolves eliminated by Sydney United in the NPL
- Local product Jordan Murray off to India?
Guests: Dylan Arvela (IPL Informer), Josh Bartlett (Illawarra Mercury)
Guests this week: Cameron Morgan (Albion Park White Eagles), Brendan Pattman (Woonona Sharks)
We review the first week and preview the second week of the Illawarra Premier League semi finals which will feature both of our guests. We also discuss why the players believe that the Illawarra Premier League matters in 2020 after questions surrounding the worth of the competition due to COVID.
This week, we chat to newly crowned league champion in Woonona FC's Taro Regan- Williams and talk about some of the crazy experiences from the Illawarra Premier League's dramatic final day. We also sit down with Oak Flats coach Fabian Cappetta to talk about how he enjoyed winning the district league with his brother and two cousins. Josh Bartlett joins us to chat about his first 'final round' in the Illawarra, and boy was he tired after the weekend!
0:00-4:17 - Chat with Fabian Cappetta
4:20 - End - Finals preview + Round 11 review with Taro Regan-Williams and Josh Bartlett
Episode #29 – On the show this week, we dissect all the major headlines from round 10. We are joined by Bulli FC forward Ben McDonald and Woonona Sharks youngster Jai Mellor to discuss every round 11 fixture. Our NPL Corner segment rounds out the show. 00:30 – headlines from round 10. 10:06 – round 11 preview (McDonald and Mellor). 38:13 – NPL Corner.
Episode #28 – On the show this week, we discuss all the headlines from round nine. We talk all things Bulli with Kyle Jackson and also chat to Bellambi Rosellas head coach Andrew Paine, with the two guests also giving their tips for the upcoming fixtures, plus our regular NPL Corner segment to finish. 01:36 – headlines from round nine. 25:25 – Round 10 preview (Jackson and Paine). 54:10 – NPL Corner.
Episode #27 – On the show this week, we chat with Bulli FC gun Luke Van Zyl following his thunderous strike from the weekend and Wollongong Olympic attacker Corey Haines-Grose after his sides' 2-0 win on Saturday. We review/preview the IPL and also delve into a bit of NPL discussion. 00:50 – headlines from round eight. 12:26 – Round nine preview (Van Zyl and Haines-Grose). 34:42 – NPL Corner.
Episode #26 – On the show this week, we chat with Illawarra Mercury journalist Josh Bartlett and Tarrawanna captain Mitchell Ferraro after the Blueys' win over the weekend. There is also a BBC final review and NPL Corner to delve into. 00:38 – headlines from round seven. 27:26 – Josh Bartlett and Mitchell Ferraro 30:15 – BBC review (Bartlett and Ferraro) 35:10 IPL round eight preview (Bartlett and Ferraro) 51:59 – NPL Corner.
Episode #25 – On the show this week, we chat to Woonona defender Jeremy Lopez on the Sharks' win over Wollongong Olympic over the weekend. We also preview this week's IPL action with a BBC Final to get through, along with our NPL Corner segment.
00:46 - Major round six headlines
10:25 – Jeremy Lopez interview
18:38 – Biggest story at the half-way mark
24:29 Round seven IPL preview
36:58 – BBC preview
41:14 – NPL Corner
On the show this week, we chat to Bellambi attacker Brad Watts about all things Bellambi and how he managed to get the nickname 'slushy'. We are also joined by Illawarra Mercury sport journalist Josh Bartlett to review round 5 and preview round 6 of the Illawarra Premier League, as well as chat about the Wollongong Wolves, Illawarra Stingrays and South Coast Flame.
On the show this week:
Blue circle We sit down with
@bullifc
striker Ben McDonald and
@Blueysone
defender Dan Chapman in the lead up to their fixture this weekend
4️⃣ Round 4 IPL review
5️⃣ Round 5 IPL preview
RUNNING ORDER:
Ben McDonald and Daniel Chapman (0:08)
Illawarra 360 (11:25)
Bert Bampton Cup (34:50)
NPL Corner (42:59)
Illawarra 3️⃣6️⃣0️⃣
✅ The boys' favourite players to play in the IPL?
⚽️ Official Albion Park White Eagles vs South Coast United SC review
🏆 Wollongong United FC vs Bellambi Rosellas FC Bert Bampton Cup semi final review
4️⃣ Round 4 preview
NPL Corner
🐺 Wollongong Wolves Football Club providing the goods in the NPL 1
🔥 South Coast Flame FC record back-to-back wins
⚽️ Illawarra Stingrays still looking for their first win
🇦🇺 The Australian Football chat 🇦🇺
🤔 Phil Neville rumours about the Matilda's position
❓ Why do other codes always have first choice when it comes to government funding?
🔥 Couple of young players banging in goals at A-League level
NPL Corner
🐺 Wollongong Wolves Football Club providing the goods in the NPL 1
🔥 South Coast Flame FC record back-to-back wins
⚽️ Illawarra Stingrays still looking for their first win
🇦🇺 The Australian Football chat 🇦🇺
🤔 Phil Neville rumours about the Matilda's position
❓ Why do other codes always have first choice when it comes to government funding?
🔥 Couple of young players banging in goals at A-League level
On the show this week:
- The boys' favourite players to play in the IPL?
- Albion Park WE vs South Coast United review
- Bert Bampton Cup semi final review
- Round 4 preview
⚽️ Wollongong Wolves, South Coast Flame FC and Illawarra Stingrays review + preview
🗣 Simon Hill to Optus Sport
👋🏼 Charlesworth hands back Central Coast A-League licence
❓The digital revolution to save football coverage in Australia?
🗣 We chat with Woonona Sharks FC attacker Jai Mellor
😯 Some huge results in the Illawarra Premier League
❓ What was the biggest shock from round 2?
❓ Which team has been the standout over the first two rounds?
⚽️ IDL results + Piccio scored how many?😯
3️⃣ Round 3 preview
🏆 Bert Bampton Cup and Youth Cup preview
In this episode, we talk NPL and the A-League along with all your regular previews for the Wollongong Wolves, South Coast Flame and Illawarra Stingrays!
💥 The IPL returns with a bang
⚽️ IDL results review
⚽️ 27 different goal scorers on opening weekend of the IPL
🟢 Bellambi Rosellas FC continue their run of wins
🔵 Wollongong Olympic FC back to full strength
☔️ Tarrawanna oval suffering after the weekend
❓ Is there even an IPL competition favourite anymore?
⚽️ Round 2 preview
Matildas looking for new coach, A-League preview, media coverage issues, more talk of a national second division
Wilkshire unhappy about poor scheduling for the Wollongong Wolves, Stingrays and Flame begin their revamped seasons, and a Sydney derby in Round 1 of the NPL 1 season!
🔚 Dimitrievski and Port Kembla part ways
🏆 Bert Bampton Cup and Trial game review
🔜 Round 1 preview for IPL and IDL
❓ Who is our pick for the Top 5 in the IPL?
❓ Who is our pick for golden boot and POTY?
❓ Who are the IPL favourites?
🏆 Bert Bampton and Youth Cup Round 3 Review
🏆 Bert Bampton and Youth Cup Quarter Finals preview
⚽️ Trial Game previews
📄 Pasfield to Wollongong Olympic FC and Thomas James to Perth Glory
🔜 NPL4 restart with South Coast Flame FC at home on Saturday night
🇦🇺 A-League preview and promotion of NPL players to the professional league
What’s on the pod this week?
⚽️ Finally some local football to talk about
✈️ Melbournians struggling to get across the border
📃 FFA’s 11-point plan to “transform Australian football”
On the show this week:
- The boys talk about their favourite local and Australian coaches
- They preview all the trial games for this weekend, with football finally getting underway
- The boys talk about Mark Bridge not playing for Corrimal in 2020
- The lads discuss the success of the Women's World Cup bid for Australia and New Zealand
What are the boys discussing this week?
The Bert Bampton Cup is nearly upon us 🏆
Fox Sports stick with the domestic league, but for how long? 🎥
Aus/NZ hopes of hosting a women’s World Cup⚽️
Best local and domestic strikers 🔥
There is so much happening both in local and professional football at the moment!
- IPL set to award two points for a win instead of 3
- A disastrous situation with FNSW and NPL1
- Professional and local football coverage discussion
- Best local and domestic midfielders
What’s on the podcast this week?
✅ A green light for competition resumption
💰 Conjecture over referee payments
⭐️ Are we going to see some star NPL1 names in FSC competitions this season?
⚽️ Defender stories and the best local and international defenders we’ve seen
🍻 Recorded live from the Jamberoo Pub!
The Footballholics discuss Project Restart, NPL1 set to be scrapped, the coldest football ground in the Illawarra, the suggestion that only two grades will be playing in local leagues this season, goalkeepers and a former local goalkeeper that was managed by the great Bill Shankly!
The boys tell their funniest stories from team nights out, and discuss movements within the Illawarra football scene!
The Footballholics are joined by Craig Foster to announce that the South Coast FIFA Pro Clubs Competititon will be now turned into the 'Play For Lives Cup'. The competition has joined up with Craig Foster in raising money for The Black Dog Institute and Talk2MeBro.
The Footballholics are joined by the voice of Australian football in Simon Hill. Over his lifetime, football has taken Simon all over the globe and the Footballholics chat to Simon about some of the wonderful experiences that football has given him. The lads also openly discuss Australian football in general, and the possibility of a national second division.
The Footballholics are joined by former FSC reporter Cal Behrendt to discuss the upcoming South Coast FIFA 20 Pro Clubs Tournament, and talk about what's been happening this week!
The Footballholics launch the 2020 South Coast Pro Clubs Competition, and how the competition will be covered.
The Footballholics are joined by Dylan Arvela to discuss the wacky and crazy things they've seen on social media this week, as they get ready for their Isolation Cup Final on Friday night.
Yes, it's as good as it sounds. The Footballholics are joined by the masterminds behind the Oak Flats Falcons (unofficial) Players' Instagram page, and it is a podcast you do not want to miss!
The Footballholics are joined by football reporter Dylan Arvela to discuss the impacts of the extended coronavirus ban on VISA players, and talk about their fondest memories of famous worldwide and local debuts.
The Footballholics are joined by Jordan Warren from 'The Football Sack' to discuss their favourite local and international finals, along with some interesting stories from the past week!
The Footballholics are joined by Wollongong Wolves U/20's defender Jayden Smileski to discuss his football career and have a few laughs.
The footballholics answer all the hard-hitting questions in their new segment 'Pass or Shoot'
The footballholics dissect the shut down of football in the Illawarra and South Coast, plus how it could be rescheduled.
The footballholics discuss the best local support bases they've seen in recent times, and introduce their latest segment 'Who am I?'
As they record remotely for the first time in their history - the Footballholics discuss the coronavirus, JJ Kelly Park's cevapi, and everything in between!
In the very first episode of it's existence, the Footballholics dissect the COVID-19 pandemic, preview the 2020 IPL and IDL seasons, and provide their take on what is shaping to be a massive season.