It's been a historic week in the AFL with Mitch Brown becoming the first male player coming out as gay or bisexual and Fremantle Dockers captain Alex Pearce talks about Brown's bravery and how it is hopefully a "real step forward" for the code.

Chatting to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge' Pearce talks about the accessibility and safety of the game, his own reflection on leadership and footy club culture and why the AFLW has helped advance the conversation in the men's competition.

Andrew Gaze has just been upgraded to 'Legend' status in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame and he talks about the immense honour, his basketball legacy and his Dad's understated reaction. 

Chatting to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge' Gaze also talks about learning to be a leader, the US college pathway for Aussies and what has shocked him most in his media work these days in radio and TV.

Ahead of the WSL Finals in Fiji, Aussie surfers Molly Picklum and Jack Robinson talk about the waiting game and how long they've dreamed of a world title. 

Chatting to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge' Picklum dives into her rapid ascent, what Steph Gilmore and Ash Barty are texting her about and how much she's feeling the home support. Robinson tells us about getting Fiji tips from Kelly Slater, his calmness and life on tour with his 18 month old kid Zen.

On Inzane Rugby League this week Zane Bojack and former Raiders halfback Sam Williams are joined by Canberra super-fan and ABC Sport man of sound  Denis Carnahan for a close look at the "Miracle in Mudgee."

South African quick Kagiso Rabada joined Quentin Hull, Jason Gillespie and Stuart Clark for a lovely chat in the innings break of the 3rd ODI between Australia and South Africa.

Brianna Clark returned from college football in the US tired of the sport and after watching a Jillaroos v Kiwi Ferns game, she locked onto a new dream. Having now played plenty of NRLW, Clark chats to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge' about putting posters on the back of her door aged 20, representing her mother's NZ side and the enormous leg tattoo she has of Fleetwood Mac.

Australian all rounder Cameron Green had a difficult six months out of cricket recovering from having part of his spine shaved down but he's stoked to now be back in the fold. Chatting to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge' Green tells us he's operating at 80% right now, when bowling might come back in and he cheekily hits back at Usman Khawaja convincing us that the all rounder position is the hardest.

You may have heard a lot of voices this week weighing in on Izak Rankine's homophobic slur and the power of language in sport, but how many of those opinions had lived experience? Kade Matthews from Proud2Play talks through how this can trickle down to community sport and push kids away from playing, why it will "absolutely" happen again and why the AFL needs a clear and public punishment for when it does.

In his first few weeks at GWS, Joe Fonti took a bold hanger on his skipper Toby Greene at training and sneakily recorded a photo of it to show his parents. Chatting to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge', Fonti talks about his unexpected debut, why he hardly watches any footy, his cousin rivalry with AFLW star Ella Roberts and more.

Aussie netballer Liv Lewis just won 'Defender of the Year' at the Melbourne Mavericks but is quitting the sport to give footy a crack. It's a bold play but Lewis had this nagging feeling that she needed to give herself that challenge. Chatting to Declan Byrne on 'The Saturday Sledge' we hear about what the next few months look like, how excited she is to legally tackle in a sport, what chance she gives herself and why Lewis doesn't try juggle both and more.