Auscast Inspiration

Alex Woodward’s journey is one of the most unique and inspiring a person can come across. After being drafted to Hawthorn in the AFL in 2011 at pick 53, Alex had the world at his feet. What Alex would go on to endure over the next 7 years is beyond words. After rupturing his ACL 5 times following being drafted and managing only a handful of AFL games, Alex made the choice to retire at the age of 27. You’d think such terrifying outcomes could break a person, but not Alex. I think it’s safe to say these incredibly harsh experiences have made Alex one of the most inspiring, resilient and admirable characters that we can all learn from. We hope you enjoy listening to his powerful story!

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Alex Woodward’s journey is one of the most unique and inspiring a person can come across. After being drafted to Hawthorn in the AFL in 2011 at pick 53, Alex had the world at his feet. What Alex would go on to endure over the next 7 years is beyond words. After rupturing his ACL 5 times following being drafted and managing only a handful of AFL games, Alex made the choice to retire at the age of 27. You’d think such terrifying outcomes could break a person, but not Alex. I think it’s safe to say these incredibly harsh experiences have made Alex one of the most inspiring, resilient and admirable characters that we can all learn from. We hope you enjoy listening to his powerful story!

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Adam Gibson is an NBL Veteran who made his debut back in 2005 at 18 years of age after graduating from the Australian Institute of Sport. Gibbo has done it at all on the court in this country winning 2 NBL Championships, NBL Defensive Player of the Year, 3x All-NBL Second team and represented the Australian Boomers at the 2012 London Olympics. Gibbo's energy and positivity is unmatched, we hope you enjoy!

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Adam Gibson is an NBL Veteran who made his debut back in 2005 at 18 years of age after graduating from the Australian Institute of Sport. Gibbo has done it at all on the court in this country winning 2 NBL Championships, NBL Defensive Player of the Year, 3x All-NBL Second team and represented the Australian Boomers at the 2012 London Olympics. Gibbo's energy and positivity is unmatched, we hope you enjoy!

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Jonny Mckain is a former Socceroo, Olympian and one of the guys who just made playing at the highest level fun. In this episode we go into his life off the pitch playing overseas, the tough times in Adelaide and the challenges many sportspeople face when coming out of their careers. Jonny shares some fascinating stats behind these challenges and gives background to how he is helping players in the A-League plan for life outside of sport. 

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The Unlaced Podcast is a platform to help humanise athletes and shine a light on the inevitable transition all athletes face when their careers as professional athletes comes to an end. A driving purpose for this outlet is to enable athletes to understand what the common hurdles are with transitioning out of their chosen sports into a more common way of life. Building awareness around the importance of athlete education, mental health, finding alternative interests outside of physical professional performance and building a mindset that can find stimulus outside of their desired sporting careers. Oh and of course we have a whole lot of fun in the process!

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I’ve been desperate to get a cricketer on since we launched and I'm delighted that this man is our debut interview from the great game. He played 20 Test matches for Australia most of them wins including a hat-trick on debut. He was part of Australia 1999 World Cup triumph where he famously bowled the final over of that epic semi-final and rolled the ball to Adam Gilchrist for that memorable victory. He has since turned to a life in the media where he has become one of the most insightful and entertaining commentators in the
game….he is Damien Fleming and he's told his story in the best possible fashion. Enjoy:

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