Jess Webster discusses what it was like for her to have the dream of being an AFL broadcaster and how at the time, as a kid - was not aware of the obstacles that stood in the way of making that reality - and yet over time, that changed. She touches on the female talent working in the media at the time in the AFL.

Jess talks about how the debut of Kellie Underwood as the first female play by play caller in the AFL changed the game for the industry overnight.

AFL sports broadcaster Jess Webster talks about how she found out about making her debut for Fox Footy, just hours before the world changed with COVID shutting down Australia.

Join Chris Yeend as he catches up with ABC and Fox Footy Play by Play Commentator Jess Webster.

Jess shares her journey about breaking down barriers to be one of just a handful of female broadcasters in the country to call on both Radio and TV for the AFL. She shares her road to taking a gamble in the NT before launching herself into the local AFL space in Queensland and NSW before hitting the big time.

If you're a fan of women changing the game in Australian sports broadcasting; this wonderful chat may be just what you need to hear.

This week's Game Changer Spotlight - "What are the challenges of females breaking into the AFL Play by Play Broadcasting space?"

ESPN's very own Adam Santarossa sits down and chats with Play by Pod about his career that started in Community Radio and culminating - so far - in calling professional sport across Australia and working for SEN.

Adam shares some of his biggest influencers across the journey and handy things he did that gave him a leg up in the broadcast industry.

Chris Kendall discusses how the preparation for an AFL radio call as a play by play caller.

ESPN's Adam Santarossa chats to Play by Pod about the challenges and the comfort of calling multiple sports across multiple platforms and the drive to challenge oneself as a broadcaster to cover and learn as much as possible about different styles for each sport.

"They don't just know one way of playing, they have got multiple ways of playing - we are making better footballers and we're seeing the early signs of that in the past couple of World Cups" - Adam Santarossa (ESPN) on Play by Pod

Check out the full conversation as Adam breaks down the growth of Women's sport in Australia and highlights the growth of women's football on the back of so much home-grown talent going off to play in Europe.

On this week's edition of Play by Pod, Yeendy catches up with ESPN's very own Adam Santarossa. The pair discuss Adam's meteoric rise from calling soccer on community radio through to reaching the big time covering soccer, league, other sports and MCing at the highest level.

The pair break down transitioning from different sports and the competitive industry that is sports broadcasting. All of this and more on Play by Pod - catch all of the episodes on YouTube and on your favourite podcast platform.

Chris Kendall discusses his AFLW for WARF radio for the Port Adelaide and Gold Coast Suns clash.

Chris Kendall discusses some of the broadcast talent coming through the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) to keep an eye on for the future.