Open Mike

Former Melbourne midfielder, Daniel Ward honestly and courageously speaks about the embarrassment and the damage caused by his gambling which left him with near to nothing once he retired from his professional football career

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Gary Buckenara has seen football from all angles. He is a former player, a four-time premiership player at Hawthorn, a former coach, a former list manager, and a former club CEO at VFL level, and he remains an occasional newspaper commentator. But, it's hasn't been the blissful ride through life it might seem

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Peter Bedford enjoyed twin careers in football and cricket. The 1970 Brownlow medallist amassed 186 Games for South Melbourne and Carlton. He was also an acclaimed First Class Cricketer for Australia. His story is a beauty and must be heard

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Geoff Raines had won a Premiership and 3 best and fairests and was just turned 26 when he departed Richmond for the enemy called Collingwood after the 1982 season. He happened to be the best centreman in the game at the time. He finished with an impressive 254 AFL games

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Anthony Koutoufides was a Carlton premiership player, a captain and a dual best and fairest winner. He played 278 games and kicked 226 goals for the AFL powerhouse. 10-years-on, he discusses life in and out of football with Mike Sheahan

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Erin Phillips accomplished everything before her in the inaugural AFL Women’s competition. The Australian sporting superstar is now football royalty. She Joins Mike and Kate Sheahan with her Dad, Greg Phillips for a special Open Mike

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Matthew Pavlich is one of the most decorated players in the history of the AFL. He has played 353 games, kicked 700 goals and is a 6 time All-Australian. Mike Sheahan and Pavlich sat down to revisit his football journey

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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.

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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.

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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.

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