Sport Shack

Paul and Glenn are back for another fun and entertaining episode. This week we are going to discuss the world of sport and modelling and talk about some well-known sportspeople from over the years who have gone in front of the camera and displayed their good looks.

Some of who we talk about in this episode include.

- A German figure skater who dominated her sport in the 1980’s and was called “the most beautiful face of socialism”.

- A former Russian tennis player who was admired by many men from all over the world and was more successful for her looks rather than her tennis.

- Lisa Curry-Kenny, Amanda Beard, Arienne Titmus, Natalie Coughlin

- Anna Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova, Eugenie Bouchard

- Blair O’Neal, Michelle Wie

- Soon Yeon Lee

- Lo Lo Jones, Allyson Felix

- Torah Bright

- Jennie Finch

- Alex Morgan

- Skylar Diggins

- Lauren Eagle

- David Beckham

- Tom Brady and Tim Tebow

- Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, Fernando Verdasco, Pat Rafter

- Pat Cummins and the Tradie ads.

Paul and Glenn give their claps and slaps, Miss Olivia drops by to do the Quiz and Who Am I? We have our Where Are they Now? Segment and Glenn finishes the show with some cracking jokes.

Sports and modelling

1. Ranker.com ‘17 male athletes who model’, people in sports 14/7/2020.

2. https://www.colehaan.com/

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Beard

4. The fashionball.com ‘30+ female athletes who have also worked as models’, by susie greene, 23/8/20.

5. En.espn.co.uk ‘from the court to the catwalk’, by jo carter, 17/12/2010.

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Kournikova

7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Morgan

8. countrygirl management.com ‘olympians who are also models’,

9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Palmer

10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katarina_Witt

11. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Katarina-Witt

12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_school

13. https://www.usfigureskating.org/skate/ice-skating-disciplines

14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_jump

15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_jump

16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_figures

17. Vault.si.com ‘behold the shining star of the GDR”, by rick reilly, 20/1/1986.

18. Forbes.com. Sportsmoney ‘olympic skater and playboy beauty katarina witt talks money’, by joh clarke, 27/5/2012.

19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldene_Kamera

20. Yahoo.com yahoo life, best life, “ see figure skater katarina witt now 28 years after her last olympics’, by lia beck, 2/2/2022.‘

21. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potsdam

Paul is back for another action packed and entertaining episode. This week I will discuss some of the well-known sporting scandals from over the years. I will discuss some of the scandals from previous episodes e.g., Sandpaper gate, Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding, and will then go into more detail about some other well known sporting scandals, some that led to lifetime bans. Some of who I will discuss include.

- A Canadian sprinter who won the race of the century and a few days later was stripped of his Olympic Gold and went home in disgrace.

- New England Patriots and the Deflate gate and Spy gate scandals.

- Match fixing in cricket e.g., Hansie Cronje

- A basketball legend who was involved in an infamous sex scandal.

- Chicago White Sox (Black Sox) scandal in 1919.

- Doping in cycling e.g., Lance Armstrong and Lloyd Flandis.

- Maria Sharapova, Martina Hingis, Simona Halep, Andre Agassi.

- Randy Barnes and Justin Gaitlin.

- 2000 Spanish Paralympic Basketball team.

- Israel Folau and his controversial comments and battle with Rugby Australia.

- The Stillnox Six

I also have the Quiz, and segments Who Am I? and Where Are They Now?

Sources

1 researchgate.net ‘defining scandal in sports: media and corporate sponsor perspectives’, January 2005, sport marketing quarterly 14(4), by Stephanie Hughes and matt shank.

2. Bleacherreport.com ‘the 20 biggest scandals in sports history’, by nell Malley, 27/9/2011.

3. Espn.com.au ‘the headlines that rocked Australian sport this decade’, 30/12/2019

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Barnes

5. Khelnow.com ‘top 10 high-profile international athletes banned for doping’, by Sourav Ganguly, 24/1/23.

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doping_in_Russia

7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martina_Hingis

8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant

9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Johnson_(Canadian_sprinter)

10. Edition.cnn.com ‘hero or villain? Ben Johnson and the dirtiest race in history’, by James montague.23/7/2012.

11. Mitogen ‘Johnson, Lewis and christie reflect on infamous race’. 8/7/2011.

12.the bleacher report.com ‘ben Johnson” is 1988 Olympics scandal the biggest of all time?’, by Tim Keeney, 10/10/2012.

13. The guardian.com ‘the dirtiest race in history. Olympic 100m final, 1988’, by Duncan Mackay. 18/4/2003.

14. CBC: ben Johnson. A hero disgraced-CBC rewind turns back clock to 1988 Seoul Olympics.

15. Everything zoomer.com “ben Johnson. Where is he now?” Judy Gerstel, 12/8/2016.

16. Qprmarsh ‘ben Johnson: lost Seoul’, 12/4/2019.

Intro Music- One Shot by Soundroll

Outro Music- Can’t Give it Up by All Good Folks from Upbeat.

Paul is back for another action packed and entertaining episode. This week he will discuss some of the well-known sporting scandals from over the years. He will discuss some of the scandals from previous episodes e.g., Sandpaper gate, Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding, and will then go into more detail about some other well known sporting scandals, some that led to lifetime bans. Some of who i will discuss include.

- A Canadian sprinter who won the race of the century and a few days later was stripped of his Olympic Gold and went home in disgrace.

- Chicago White Sox (Black Sox) scandal in 1919.

- Doping in cycling e.g., Lance Armstrong and Lloyd Flandis.

- Maria Sharapova, Martina Hingis, Simona Halep, Andre Agassi.

- Randy Barnes and Justin Gaitlin.

- 2000 Spanish Paralympic Basketball team.

- Israel Folau and his controversial comments and battle with Rugby Australia.

- The Stillnox Six

Paul finishes with his top 5 sports scandals.

Sources

1 researchgate.net ‘defining scandal in sports: media and corporate sponsor perspectives’, January 2005, sport marketing quarterly 14(4), by Stephanie Hughes and matt shank.

2. Bleacherreport.com ‘the 20 biggest scandals in sports history’, by nell Malley, 27/9/2011.

3. Espn.com.au ‘the headlines that rocked Australian sport this decade’, 30/12/2019

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Barnes

5. Khelnow.com ‘top 10 high-profile international athletes banned for doping’, by Sourav Ganguly, 24/1/23.

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martina_Hingis

7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Johnson_(Canadian_sprinter)

8. Edition.cnn.com ‘hero or villain? Ben Johnson and the dirtiest race in history’, by James montague.23/7/2012.

9. Mitogen ‘Johnson, Lewis and christie reflect on infamous race’. 8/7/2011.

10.the bleacher report.com ‘ben Johnson” is 1988 Olympics scandal the biggest of all time?’, by Tim Keeney, 10/10/2012.

11. The guardian.com ‘the dirtiest race in history. Olympic 100m final, 1988’, by Duncan Mackay. 18/4/2003.

12. CBC: ben Johnson. A hero disgraced-CBC rewind turns back clock to 1988 Seoul Olympics.

13. Everything zoomer.com “ben Johnson. Where is he now?” Judy Gerstel, 12/8/2016.

14. Qprmarsh ‘ben Johnson: lost Seoul’, 12/4/2019.

Paul and Glenn are back for another entertaining episode. This week we will discuss and explore some of the unusual sporting venues around the world. Some of the venues that we will talk about include.

- A formula one racing event known for its tight corners, narrow streets, elevation changes and its glamourous location.

- A football ground on a floating platform in Singapore, a city known for its cleanliness and wide cultural diversity.

- Henson Park

- Cricket grounds such as Lords, the St Lawrence ground in Kent and City Oval in Pietermaritzburg. The Basin Reserve in Wellington.

- Photo shopped golfing calendars

- Tennis court in the sky in Dubai

- Fenway Park

- Svangaskard in the Faroe Islands

- St Moritz bizarre sporting events such as the International Horse Racing festival, and its snowcapped cricket ground.

- Tornio golf course and the floating green at C’oeup D’Alene resort.

- Ummmanna golf course in Greenland

- Cricket in the Cumbria slate mine and college basketball on the aircraft carrier USS Midway.

- The Rock Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez pradanos and Estadia heinando siles, the world’s highest football venue.

Paul and Glenn give their claps and slaps. We have our quiz and segments Who Am I? and Where are they Now? We talk about some interesting facts and Glenn finishes off with some cracking jokes.

Sources

1. Weather.com ‘8 strange places for sports venues’, by stephanie valera, 10/9/2015.

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%27s_slope

3. Bleacher report.com ‘10 boston red sox and fenway park facts you never knew about’, by dmitriy ioselevich’, 7/6/2011.

4. Itsonlycricket.com ‘the most weird and remarkable cricket grounds in the world’, by matt harris, 2023.

5. Medium.com ‘bucket list ideas. 10 most unusual sports venues you must visit’, evelina, published in somerton sporting club, 4/5/22.

6. Business insider.com ‘8 of the world’s most unusual sports venues’, by alan dawson, 10/12/2017.

7. Readersdigest.co.uk ‘the world’s ten weirdest stadiums’,, by anna walker, n.d.

8. Sportsmatik.com ‘the float at marina bay’, 9/4/2021.

9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Float_@_Marina_Bay

10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakeboarding

11.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Formula_One_crash_controversy#:~:text=The%20Renault%20Formula%20One%20crash,his%20Renault%20teammate%2C%20Fernando

12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Square

13. https://woha.net/project/ns-square/

Paul and Glenn are back for another fun, entertaining and educational episode. This week we will discuss medical conditions and some sportspeople from over the years who have displayed great resilience, strength and character and competed with different medical conditions. Some of who we discuss include.

- A former Australian Rugby player who is the only known person with cystic fibrosis to play a contact sport. He went on to achieve his dream playing professional Rugby and also is a great inspiration and raises great awareness of the disease.

- A former American figure skater who has overcome several times life threatening conditions and gone on to become a legend in his sport and do great things for charity.

- Sportspeople with type 1 Diabetes such as Wasim Akram, Gary Hall Jnr, Sir Steve Redgrave, Steve Renouf, Alexander Zverev, Jay Cutler, Sophie Devine.

- Muhammed Ali, Greg Louganis, Phil Mickelson, Tim Howard.

- Lou Gehrig, the former baseball great who had a disease named after him.

- Venus Williams, Carrie Johnson, Kayla Montgomery, Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

- Phil Dalhauser, Morgan Hoffman, Eric Berry, Paul Azinger.

- Simon O’Donnell and Jarad Lyle.

Paul and Glenn give their claps and slaps for the week. We also have our Quiz and Who am I? and Where are they now? Segments and Glenn wraps it up with his joke of the week.

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease

2. Arthritis australia.com.au “michale slater’s greatest test’, n.d.

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Azinger

4. Healthcentral.com ‘athletes with chronic health conditions’, by diane domina, 9/8/2016.

5. Healthline.com ‘famous athletes who battled disease’, n.d.

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladstone_Small

7. Wikipedia ‘list of sportspeople with diabetes’. June 2023.

8. Facty health ‘10 symptoms of crohn’s disease’, glenda taylor, 5/11/2021

9. Facty health ‘10 symptoms of multiple sclerosis’, by angela, facty staff, 18/6/2019.

10. https://trishmsresearch.org.au/ways-to-help/

11. Save a life NHCPS.com ‘you won’t believe these 10 olympic athletes with health issues’, by mackenzie, lifesaver, NHCPS, 17/8/2016.

12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Berry

13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Charles

14. Australia’s toughest sportspeople ‘nathan charles, rugby union’, by mick colliss, affirm press, 2021.

15. https://www.cff.org/intro-cf/about-cystic-fibrosis

16. https://www.nathancharles.com.au/my-story

17. Sydney university football club ‘nathan charles appointed new executive general manager’, by sufc, 25/11/2022.

18. Australian Mens health ‘how wallaby nathan charles tackled cystic fibrosis to represent australia’, by men’s health staff 1/5/21.

19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verity_Charles

20. https://www.cfwa.org.au/65roses2023/

21. The song ’65 roses’, by The Wolverines, 2008. Lepetide.

Paul and Glenn are back for another fun and entertaining episode. This week we pay our respects to those that served in the Vietnam War and commemorate Vietnam Veterans Day. We discuss some sportspeople who served in the Vietnam War or had some association with it. Some of who we discuss include.

- a great Aussie song about the Vietnam War

- A former Australian cricketer who is the only living cricketer to have seen active service and has gone on to do great things in raising the awareness and knowledge of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

- A former Aussie cricket larrikan with an impressive test record and who took up his heavy smoking habit when drafted for National Service for the Vietnam War.

- Muhammed Ali and his strong stance against the Vietnam War.

- Bob Fulton doing National Service and being a physical fitness instructor in the 1960’s on boats sailing between Australia and Vietnam.

- Woody Campbell, Rocky Bleier, Roger Staubach, and Bob Kalsu

- Leon Spinks, Jesse Ventura and Bill Bradley.

- Tom Seaver

- The 1968 World Series Baseball Game 5 when the crowd expressed their patriotism and displeasure with the National anthem and with Vietnam Veterans complaining.

- The Socceroo’s playing a tournament in Vietnam in 1967 during the height of the Vietnam War and the conditions they had to endure.

We also pay our respects to the passing of the great journalist, interviewer and cricket tragic Sir Michael Parkinson. We give our claps and slaps of the week. Miss Olivia drops by to do the Quiz and Who Am I? we have our Where are they now? Segment and Glenn wraps up the show with one of his cracking jokes.

Vietnam veterans day sources

1. https://pacificairshowaus.com/the-airshow

2. https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/commemoration/days/vietnam-veterans-day

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Long_Tan

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War_casualties

5. Anzacportal.dva.gov.au ‘sport and australian military life, n.d australian government

6. Aspeninstitute.org ‘what is agent orange?’, n.d.

7. US department of defence. Defence.gov “sports heroes who served:pro football player to vietnam soldier’, by david vergum 6/10/22.

8. Yardbarker.com ‘the greatest athletes to serve in the US armed forces’, by steve pelonero 12/7/2023.

9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Walters

10. Thecouriermail.com ‘cricket legends:doug walters reveals how he quit 50 cigarettes a day habit with the help of jack newton and lasers’, by ben dorries, 11/2/2015.

11. https://www.josefeliciano.com/biography#:~:text=Jos%C3%A9%20Feliciano%20is%20recognized%20as,in%20the%20American%20music%20industry.

12. Ussporthistory.com ‘review of 1968: a pivotal moment in american sports’, catarail, james c nicholson, 19/3/22.

13. Thefottballsack.com.au ‘football and war: australia and vietnam 1967-1972’, by dillon izon, 21/3/2021.

14. Wbur.org. ‘At height of vietnam war, australia tried soccer diplomacy’, by james parkinson, 23/2/2018.

15. Blue mountains gazette ‘giving thanks for service’, 9/8/2023.

16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Dell

17. https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/tony-dell-4937

18. Podcast ‘once upon a time in the ashes, episode 9, tony dell’, 4/6/2021

19. One voice ‘tony dell lived experience 2021’, n.d.

20. Skysports.com ‘tony dell’s journey from ashes debutant to ptsd victim of vietnam war exported in new book’, by greg milam, 24/6/2021.

21. Twice shot ‘stand tall’, by tony dell founder of standtall4pts.org 17/10/2017.

22. The footyalmanac. Write from the heart. ‘Almanac life: tony dell-soldier in a baggy green finds peace at last’, by ron reed, 29/6/2021..

Paul and Glenn are back for another entertaining and fun episode. This week we will discuss the subjective topic of nepotism in sport where there has been debate over the years of some sportspeople appearing to be given preferential treatment or opportunities. Some of whom will be discussed in this episode include.

- a former Scottish footballer and manager who went on to become one of the greatest Managers of all time with enormous success, however, was at times considered to give preferential treatment to family members and fellow Scots.

- a Rugby League immortal who had a distinguished career as a player and coach and coached his two sons when they made their first-grade debuts.

- Brad Arthur and Jake Arthur, Ivan and Nathan Cleary, John and Martin Lang.

- Colin Cowdrey, Peter May and Chris Cowdrey.

- Geoff Marsh and sons Shaun and Mitchell

- NSW cricket players

- Shaquielle and Shareef O'Neill

- Rohan Kanhai, Alvin Kalicharan and Mahendra Nagamootoo.

- Dell Curry and sons Steph and Seth

-Johan Cruyff and Jordi Cruyff

- J.R Smith and Chris Smith

- Zinedine Zidane and Enzo Fernandez

Paul and Glenn give their claps and slaps for the week. We have our Quiz, and Who Am I? and Where Are they Now? segments and Glenn finishes off with one of his crackin jokes.

Sources

1. Vulture.com ‘can there be nepotism in sports? Just look at the NBA.’ by Nicholas quah, 19/12/22.

2. The roar.com.au ‘nrl.dna. Famous father and son duos. By crow roar pro, 13/10/2020.

3. Edgetwinspires.com ‘the best father-son, player coach combos in sports history,’ by Ashley Anderson, 19/6/2021.

4. Sportskeeda.com ‘five footballers who were managed by their fathers,’ by Ahmed ashim, 2/5/2020.

5. Snl24.com ‘ten famous fathers who coached their sons,’ by Kurt buckerfield 2/5/2021.

6. Dailymail.co.uk ‘Ivan Cleary reveals the moment he hit rock bottom with penrith as the pressure and guilt of cochin his superstar son Nathan made him consider quitting.’ By Andrew prentice for daily mail Australia, 12/1/23.

7. Quora.com ‘what are examples of nepotism in cricket?’ by adithyan sivaraman. N.d.

8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Ferguson

9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Cowdrey

10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cowdrey

11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahendra_Nagamootoo

12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Fulton

13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Fulton

14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._Smith

15. https://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame/sir-alex-ferguson/

16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Ferguson

17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergie%27s_Fledglings#The_1990s_Fledglings

18. Bleacherreport.com ‘David Moyes and the shameless nepotism of Sir Alex Ferguson,’ by sportswriter 21/4/2010.

19. Harris, Nick (6 September 2007). "Ferguson will never talk to The BBC again". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 14 December 2009.

20. The guardian.com ‘Ferguson’s son banned from united deals,’ by Daniel Taylor 27/5/2004.

21. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti

22. Dailymail.co.uk ‘Sir Alex Ferguson’s son recalls the terrifying moment he dialled 999 after the legendary boss suffered a brain haemorrhage… and how the Scot astounded doctors by sitting up and talking despite being so seriously ill”, by max Mathews for MailOnline, 17/5/2021.

23. Independent.co.uk ‘Manchester united news: Roy Keane accuses Sir Alex Ferguson of nepotism as 14-year feud reignites’, harry Latham Coyle, 6/9/2019.

24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Ferguson

Paul and Glenn are back for another fun and entertaining episode. This week we celebrate the joint birthdays of both Glenn and Olivia and look at some well-known sportspeople born on August 3 and August 4. Some of who we discuss include.

- Jake Berkley, Henri Cornet, Maurice Richard, Gerry Cooney and Daniel Bautista.

- A former American track and field great and on August 4th, 1936, who formed a great friendship with a German competitor under the Nazi regime and goes down as one of the great acts of sportsmanship.

- A former female American track and field middle distance runner born on August 4 who broke numerous national and world records and who was involved in one of the most controversial races in Olympic History.

- Paul goes into the photo archives and looks at some sporting memories of Olivia over the years.

We have our Claps and Slaps, our Quiz and Who am I? and Where Are they Now segments? And finish off with a happy birthday cake and song.

References

1. Famous birthdays.com, ‘august 4 birthdays’

2. On this day.com ‘birthdays in sport on august 3’ ‘august 4’

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Foster_(hurdler)

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Peterson

5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Owens

6. CBS news.com ‘silver medal won by luz long, german who befriended jesse owens at 1936 olympics sells at auction for record price’, 19/10/22.

7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Decker

8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compartment_syndrome

9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zola_Budd

10. https://www.encyclopedia.com/sports/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/decker-mary

11. Runnersworld.com ‘the real story behind this iconic olympics photo” by david burnett 25/7/2020.

12. GQ magazine.co.uk ‘9 surprising facts about mary decker and zola budd’, 18/8/2020.

13. Tickets ‘zola budd and mary decker, the fall interview

Paul and Glenn are back for another action packed, entertaining and fun episode. This week we discuss some sportspeople from over the years who had Whiteline fever. They were friendly and nice away from their sporting arena however, once they went over that white line they suddenly changed and became fierce, determined competitors, sometimes breaking the rules and going too far. Some of who we discuss include

- a Rugby League player from the late 70's and early 80's who was a feared competitor and often spent more time off the field than on it due to his on-field issues.

- a former attacking Aussie batsman who played a key role in the team's era of dominance and had a nice guy image away from the field however was a fierce sledger on it.

- other former Aussie cricket greats such as Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Rodney Hogg, Steve Waugh.

- Dennis Rodman, Connor Macgregor, Luis Suarez.

- Petra Kvitova and Andy Murray

- PK Subban

-Shaquelle O'Neal

- Heather Watson

- JJ Watt

We have our Claps and Slaps for the week and our Quiz. We also have our segments Who Am I? and Where Are They Now?

Paul gives his top 5 sportspeople with White Line Fever and Glenn finishes up with some cracking jokes.

References

1. The new daily ‘white line fever? No, you're just out of control’, by tim doutre.11/6/2015.

2. The sportster ‘10 unfriendly athletes and 10 who are surprisingly friendly’, by saadiq samodien 23/3/2018.

3. www.quora.com/Is-Andy-Murray-the-most-boring-player-to-have-won-all-that-he-has

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hayden

5. The guardian.com ‘the truth behind white line fever’, by dileep premachandran 15/10/2007.

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Boyd

7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyngan

8. https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/outback-nsw/cobar-area/nyngan

9. Fox league, ‘les boyd’s famous 81 blue with tommy raudoinikis’, 7/4/21.

10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._K._Subban

11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Watt

12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_(Australasian_company)

13. Daily mail australia, dailymail.co.uk ‘brad fittler recruits nsw enforcer les boyd………..” 24/5/23

14. Life in sport podcast ep 80 les boyd 8/9/2020.

15. https://www.cootatimes.com.au/news/les-boyd-reflects-on-first-term-on-council/ 13/4/2023.

16. Cootamundra herald ‘les boyd oval officially declared open’ 7/5/2014.

17. Sydney morning herald.com ‘les boyd laments league becoming an industry’, daniel lane, 5/4/2014.

18. Foxsports.com ‘you felt bulletproof: les boyd reveals origin of tommy raudonikis iconic slapping warm-up’, staff writers from fox sports 7/4/21.

Outro Music- Can't Give It Up by All Good Folks from Uppbeat

Paul and Glenn are back for another action packed, entertaining and fun episode. This week we discuss some sportspeople from over the years who had Whiteline fever. They were friendly and nice away from their sporting arena however, once they went over that white line they suddenly changed and became fierce, determined competitors, sometimes breaking the rules and going too far. Some of who we discuss include

- a Rugby League player from the late 70's and early 80's who was a feared competitor and often spent more time off the field than on it due to his on-field issues.

- a former attacking Aussie batsman who played a key role in the team's era of dominance and had a nice guy image away from the field however was a fierce sledger on it.

- other former Aussie cricket greats such as Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Rodney Hogg, Steve Waugh.

- Dennis Rodman, Connor Macgregor, Luis Suarez.

- Petra Kvitova and Andy Murray

- PK Subban

-Shaquelle O'Neal

- Heather Watson

- JJ Watt

We have our Claps and Slaps for the week and our Quiz. We also have our segments Who Am I? and Where Are They Now?

Paul gives his top 5 sportspeople with White Line Fever and Glenn finishes up with some cracking jokes.

References

1. The new daily ‘white line fever? No, you're just out of control’, by tim doutre.11/6/2015.

2. The sportster ‘10 unfriendly athletes and 10 who are surprisingly friendly’, by saadiq samodien 23/3/2018.

3. www.quora.com/Is-Andy-Murray-the-most-boring-player-to-have-won-all-that-he-has

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hayden

5. The guardian.com ‘the truth behind white line fever’, by dileep premachandran 15/10/2007.

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Boyd

7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyngan

8. https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/outback-nsw/cobar-area/nyngan

9. Fox league, ‘les boyd’s famous 81 blue with tommy raudoinikis’, 7/4/21.

10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._K._Subban

11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Watt

12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_(Australasian_company)

13. Daily mail australia, dailymail.co.uk ‘brad fittler recruits nsw enforcer les boyd………..” 24/5/23

14. Life in sport podcast ep 80 les boyd 8/9/2020.

15. https://www.cootatimes.com.au/news/les-boyd-reflects-on-first-term-on-council/ 13/4/2023.

16. Cootamundra herald ‘les boyd oval officially declared open’ 7/5/2014.

17. Sydney morning herald.com ‘les boyd laments league becoming an industry’, daniel lane, 5/4/2014.

18. Foxsports.com ‘you felt bulletproof: les boyd reveals origin of tommy raudonikis iconic slapping warm-up’, staff writers from fox sports 7/4/21.

Outro Music- Can't Give It Up by All Good Folks from Uppbeat