Barry Cable was born in grand final week of 1943 – he played in six premierships from nine grand finals for his three WAFL and AFL clubs in one of the most decorated careers in Australian football history. He sits down for a one-on-one with Mike Sheahan.
Only four sets of brothers have kicked more than 1000 goals in VFL / AFL history – the family names are Coventry, Ablett, Matthews, and Rocca. Sav and Anthony Rocca sit third on the table, with 1163 goals. They sit down for a one-on-one with Mike Sheahan.
Football has give us dozens of clever & totally appropriate nicknames down through the years, Captain Blood, Lethal, Hungry, The King, Diesel. Immortal monarchies all of them. Then there's Plough, equally descriptive & adapt for Terry Wallace.
If you believe all you hear & read, Jake King should have had a starring role in underbelly instead of running around as a bit player for Richmond in the AFL. Jake King sits down for a one-one-one with Mike Sheahan.
He is arguably West Coast’s most decorated player in their history, and one of few defenders with a postive win-loss record against Wayne Carey – it was football’s equivalent of Ali and Frazier. Glen Jakovich sits down for a one-on-one with Mike Sheahan.
He played more than 130 games at AFL level, including a grand final, yet he is remembered best for removing several of Terry Wallace's teeth...
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About Open Mike
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Mike Sheahan, one of the AFL's most respected journalists, hosts Open Mike on Fox Footy, an insightful TV interview series featuring some of the greats of the game and providing viewers with the most…
in-depth and illuminating footy discussions. The show also works perfectly as an audio product for those catching up on their commute.