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Emma Checker - Plant Based Athlete


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Episode 51 was a cracker - what a memorable podcast!

We start off with special guest 1, Angela Christian-Wilkes of Beyond90 and The Far Post Pod fame and roll into a wrap of NPLW across NSW (Eric), ACT (Steffen) and Victoria (Cheryl). Then the stage lights really come on for our headline guest Emma Checker

Rhali returns from her 150km walk raising money for the Mark Hughes Foundation and Matt Stonham gatecrashes our party.

 

Guest - Emma Checker (Cap 186)

Plant-based footballer, Emma Checker shares her vegan journey, covering nutrition, cooking and Iceland's vegan accessibility.

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  • Seven Matildas caps debuting at the 2012 4-0 win against Hong Kong East Asian Women’s Football Championship qualifiers.
  • Two recent caps against the Netherlands and Germany
  • 100+ W-League matches playing for Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Canberra United plus an undefeated season with Melbourne City in 2019-2020.
  • Currently playing with Selfoss in Iceland

Whether they're looking to improve their performance or taking an ethics-based approach, Checker, Lauren Barnes (Victory, City and OL Reign) and Melissa Maizels (Victory, Canberra and Perth) are part of a growing number of plant-based athletes.

English fourth division men’s club Forest Green Rovers runs as a completely vegan operation and has been certified by the UN as the world’s first carbon-neutral football club.

READ MORE: Kickstarting a green revolution

We're eagerly awaiting a response from the club when they're starting a women's team.

NPLW RoundupNSW

Eric called two games for the week, notching up his 50th and 51st caps including

Wednesday's catchup game between Sydney Uni 0-1 Sydney Olympic and Northern Tigers 1-1 APIA Leichhardt where it doesn't sound like he was in his comfy container finishing up with wet notes 

ACT Round 10 of 21 
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