Kick to Kick

In the 1959 Episode, StKilda and Carlton have turmoil in their off-field departments, but both teams deal with this in ways you probably wouldn’t expect. Melbourne is determined to make amends for the previous year's loss in the grand final. Essendon turn to a specialist trainer. Collingwood suffer from a premiership hangover. Fitzroy press their case for another finals appearance, and Lou Richards takes over from Jack Dyer for a year!

 

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. 

If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do!

We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources

Huge Thanks to John Beckwith for giving up some time to meet and chat with me, what an incredible memory he has!!!!

On the 1958 Episode of the kick to kick podcast, we are discussing the centenary year of the game, that’s right 100 years of Australian rules football. Collingwood has only one thing on their mind this year, and that is stopping Melbourne from equaling their 4 flags in a row. A miracle goal is kicked against StKilda, Ted Whitten earns a new nickname, Essendon demands a headcount, and Fitzroy is the new glamour team of the competition. Listen to all this and more!

 

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. 

If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do!

We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources

Thanks to Lindon, Janelle, Matthew C and Levi Y for their help with this episode!

The Premiership Captain interview is imitated with the utmost respect, care, and extensive research.

On this week’s Episode we welcome the league to the world of television!!!! So you can watch this as well.

Hence why you can see me introducing this episode, we will explain more soon.  Melbourne struggles early with a big loss of personnel and lots of new names. There is controversy at Footscray mid-season, Something is off at Carlton and Fitzroy finally finds a change of name that suits them. Dick Reynolds proves the doubters wrong, Hawthorn, finally come good, after many, many, many years of mediocrity.

 

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. 

If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do!

We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources

In this jam-packed episode, we have a lot to get through, it’s the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, so teams are fighting it out for the Olympic premiership. Also, there were some Aussie rules played at the Olympics! There was also another new initiative, night premiership. A new jumper is suggested at one club, a new nickname at another…. Melbourne is kicked out of their home, Essendon hangs on Coleman's knee, StKilda gets the killer instinct, North falls apart at the seams, and Geelong continues to be a force to be reconned with.  All this and more…….

 

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. 

If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do!

We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources

Thanks to Rhett Bartlet for use of his interview audio with Max Oppy!

Also thanks to Lachie!

The Premiership Captain interview is imitated with the utmost respect, care, and extensive research.

Our first episode back for 2021! lots to discuss, including...three sons of former players make their debut, Norm smith demands more of Melbourne in a quest to go one better. Les Foot gets frustrated at St Kilda, and speaking of StKilda, they have some issues with the Blues. The moment has come at Fitzro (Kaz is super excited) a spot in the finals comes down to the Dogs and the Bombers in the final round. Lou Richards plays his 250th game and then has some interesting words with Phonse Kyne. All this and more after the song.

 

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. 

If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do!

We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources

 

The song played during the retiree's section is The Kiss of Death by Mike Brady, Track 12 from  'The Songs of Football's Greatest Sons'

 

Also thanks to Lachie!

With the Kick to Kick team taking a bit of a break over January 2021, we thought it would be the perfect time to release the full interviews we conducted with both Essendon's Jack Jones and Geelong's Alex Mathieson. 

Please note these interviews were conducted in April 2019. 

Times on recording are...

Jack Jones 1:43 - 1:15:11 

Alex Mathieson 1:15:43 - End

 

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. 

If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do!

We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources

In our version of a clip show, we remember some of the more interesting conversations we have had with grand final captains when using our Waybackwhen Phone. 

 

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. 

If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do!

We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources

 

Also, we are very happy to be named #6 in Feedspot's Top 25 Australian History Podcasts You Must Follow in 2020.  See the list here - https://blog.feedspot.com/australian_history_podcasts/

We wrap up all the seasons we have covered in 2020

1938-1954

 

we hand out our annual awards

and make our best team of players from that era too.

in the last season episode of the year (2020) we have a very even 1954 season to talk about, some strange things are happening at StKilda, The injury curse well and truly hits the reigning premiers, Geelong get back to business, South Melbourne turn to another ex-champion, Hawthorn beat Melbourne to recruit a hot new South Australian recruit, and Ron Barassi begins his on-ball role, that will change the face of the VFL, finally disaster strikes at Windy Hill in round 9 with fans in tears….all this and more

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. 

If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do!

We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources

 

Also, we are very happy to be named #6 in Feedspot's Top 25 Australian History Podcasts You Must Follow in 2020.  See the list here - https://blog.feedspot.com/australian_history_podcasts/

In the 1953 episode, we discuss a big Father-Son selection who makes their debut. StKilda’s season is derailed by injury and unfortunate player actions. One of our favorites is back at South Melbourne.  Footscray, in their up year, gets the win they have been craving for soooooo long. Fitzroy managed to just avoid an embarrassing scoreline and there is an unfortunate number of off-field incidents that affected different teams. All this and more....

 

The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. 

If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do!

We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources