The AussieFaithful NFL Podcast: Recent Episodes
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We catch up with new Australian wide receiver for the Central Coast Cyclones Stuart Lips. Lips, born in Adelaide, raised in NSW, went to the US on a high school exchange program and found his way into one of the more famous programs at Marshall University as a defensive back.
Lips now comes to the Cyclones after an extended period of time off to join two other Aussies on the Cyclones squad.
We obviously chat football, but also look at what he does outside of football, the link between the mindset of a professional sports person and an entrepreneur, and what he expects from his first season as a pro at age 28.
Be sure to support him off the field as well and check out his line of sports apparel at https://someequipment.com, and welcome another local signing to the NGL.
Mitchell Williams-Swain becomes the first player to make a repeat appearance on the AussieFaithful Podcast. The first appearance was very brief at the NGL National Combine in the Gold Coast.
Williams-Swain comes to the NGL from a rugby league and sprinting background. Using his national sprinting experience, he topped the time sheets of both the National and Regional NGL combines this year.
We get him back on the show after our brief chat in episode three of the Podcast to talk Rio Olympics, American Football, and even got a few questions in from listeners along the way.
Recently the call went out to send the show your questions about the National Gridiron League and what was happened for season one. We got over 40 questions, some of which are the subject of this edition of the AussieFaithful Podcast.
In a flash podcast, unedited and straight to air I attempt to answer listener and reader questions about the National Gridiron League.
Answers cover things like ticket prices, squad sizes, memberships, fan groups, the double header format and many more.
It has taken 13 episodes, but we finally have our first Sydney Express player on the AussieFaithful Podcast this week. Jonathan Rijo is an offensive lineman out of New York who is ready to bring "showtime" to the city of Sydney.
We get our first insight into what makes a lineman tick, and Rijo shares his knowledge for those looking at playing the position at any level of football.
We talk football, kangaroo meat, why he was inducted into a hall of fame and honour one of the greats of the NFL in Ray Lewis, an idol of Rijo's and so many others.
That is just a taste of this episode, listen for more and enjoy the show.
Cyclone fans get their first taste of who is heading to the Central Coast with an exclusive AussieFaithful interview with NGL cornerback Richard Chungong. Chungong comes to the NGL from the Western Illinois Leathernecks (not Leatherbacks, listen to understand what I mean). He talks about his journey to win a professional contract playing NGL football and his favourite NFL players past and present.
Chungong even educates this poor host on what is needed to play cornerback at a high level, reveals his love for a second type of Football, and we chat on the recently concluded NBA finals (Aussie Andrew Bogut even gets a mention).
We've gone quarterback, running back and wide receiver, and now it is time to get on the defensive side of the ball with another exclusive interview with Brisbane Outlaws linebacker Joseph Lebeau.
With experience in the Div 1 NCAA, the NFL and Europe, Lebeau brings his story of what it was like on an NFL squad, how the game is in Germany, and what Outlaws fans can expect when he hits the shark infested shores of Australia.
It's rapid fire podcasts, as episode 10 arrives with an exclusive NGL interview with Dylan Young, the wide receiver from NAIA National Champions Southern Oregon University who is heading the Newcastle Miners for this season of the National Gridiron League.
Young talks about his difficult high school career, the importance of your teammates, coaching staff and support network when playing college ball, his love for the Cowboys and Cavs in the NBA and much more.
With the season only a few months away, Young gives us a good insight into the ups and downs of footballers on their way to playing professional football in Australia this season.
Latest NGL news, schedule announcements, including my reply to some internet trolls. Local players start getting signed by the NGL. Aussies in the NFL, some Jets questions are answered by Sean Walsh as well as all your questions that have come through the socials.
I talk NGL trolls, NGL news, schedules, and new signings, Aussies in the NFL, should the NFL have a feeder league, your questions answered and even a Jets expert to answer some Jets questions. Yep just another episode of mayhem.
It's player interview time once again on The AussieFaithful Podcast, as we bring the story of Brisbane Outlaws running back Theron Allen Jr while he is in Florida waiting to head down under for season 1 of the the NGL.
We chat all things football, what Theron is doing with his company Gold Feet Global, a little NBA, and I put his Aussie knowledge to the test as per Dante Nania in episode six.
All that and much more in what turned out to be an inspirational chat with an exciting player to watch for Outlaw fans this season.
Adam is flying solo this week to talk about the breaking news of Jarryd Hayne retiring from the NFL to compete at the Olympics, a bit of a rant about the feuding between the NGL and local amateur leagues, an update on the Aussies in the NFL, and answering all the listener questions from this week.
AussieFaithful are pleased to bring you the first in an exclusive series of interviews with players travelling to Australia for the first season of the National Gridiron League.
I had a chance to catch up with Dante Nania (that's nania, like mania, you'll get the reference), a quarterback out of Slippery Rock University who led the country in total offense last season.
Dante is coming to the NGL to play for the Coach Wright and the North Coast Heat, so we talked college ball, why he chose Australia over Europe and the US leagues, and I hit him with a pop Australian quiz that he does surprisingly well at.
This is a special snap episode of the AussieFaithful Podcast featuring our interview with Australian NFL punter for the New York Jets, Lachlan Edwards.
We cover some quick NFL and NGL news, and answer a couple of questions that came late to the show last week.
It is post draft week! This week we free style it a little, with Jets beat writer Sean on to talk Jets and the two Aussies they signed. We talk all things NGL, a bit of 49ers and Jarryd Hayne speculation and answer listener questions.
Enjoy it, share it, and let us know your thoughts.
I bring you exclusive sounds from the National Gridiron League National Combine, we look at the Aussies going to the draft this weekend, and in possible a world's first, we have a mock draft .... of food.
In this weeks show we give you the scoop on a new National Gridiron League (NGL) starting in Australia, we look at the Aussie draft prospect, NFL player news, the Rams trading up, chat with Richard from the ButtFumble show and The Scout returns to help answer your questions.
For those looking to help fundle the new 5 day a week ButtFumble show, the GoFundMe page is here: https://www.gofundme.com/5nuvyke4
It's Episode 1 of the new AussieFaithful podcast and it is time to look at the preseason schedule, the Aussies in the NFL, what Navorro Bowman had to say about Chip Kelly, Carlos Hyde's wrestling name and much more.