Sport Shack

Sport Shack

By Paul TonnerSports
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Sport Shack episodes

  • Sportspeople Who Got the Hook

    Paul and Glenn are back for another fun and entertaining episode. This episode we will discuss some well known sportspeople who have received the hook (dismissed), sacked during a match or during the season. Some of who we will talk about include

    • Some well football coaches who got the boot eg, mickey arthur, rafael beneitez, alen stajcic, alan shearer.

    • Cricketers such as the late andrew symonds, richard gabriel, ashton agar.

    • A former rugby league player known for his swan dives when scoring a try and an infamous semi final where he was given the hook after 16 minutes and watched the remainder of the match in a nearby pub with some of his mates.

    • We give our pats and slaps, Livvy drops by to do he quiz and Who Am I? And we have our Where are they now? Segment.

      • Adrian proszenko, “firing line:maguire, tigers take unwanted place in the history of nrl coaching, sydney morning herald, 2022.

      • Khelnow, premier league 2022-23 mangers who were sacked this season. Sagar paul.

      • Sir viv richards on t&t gabriel story, nbc radio, 2020

      • Sean cole, fourfourtwo.com 2018

      • Dave fraser “fallen idols”, the sun, 2020

      • “Shearer and henry inducted into hall of fame”, Premier League. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

      •  "Griffin becomes new Panthers coach". National Rugby League. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

      • Rugari, Vince (9 February 2021). "Football Australia director Heather Reid facing push to oust her from board". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

      •  "Steve Mavin - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".

      •  "NSWRL 1987 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project".

      • ^ "Steve Mavin Scores 2 Tries for South Sydney in 1987". YouTube.

      • Souths vs canberra minor semi final, network ten, you tube.

      • "NSWRL 1992 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project".

      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevedore

      • https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/rabbitohs-where-are-they-now/news-story/99555cbd914ac4a6dd8b8bc63a42e35c[bare URL]

      •  https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/rabbitohs-where-are-they-now/news-story/99555cbd914ac4a6dd8b8bc63a42e35c[bare URL]

      • From then to now podcast- steve mavin. Sporting news podcast, 2019.



      • 1 hr 19 min
      • St Patrick's Day Special- Well known Irish Sportspeople

        Paul and Glenn are back for another entertaining episode. This time we celebrate St Patrick’s day in style and talk about some well known Irish sportspeople from over the years. Some of what we discuss include

        • The origin of St Patricks. ancestry.

        • Paul talks about his time travelling around Ireland in 1999.

        • The rise of irish cricket eg, paul stirling, andrew balbirnie and world cup upsets.

        • Gaelic sports such as hurling, gaelic football.

        • A former track and field star who set middle distance records.

        • Rory mclroy, padraig harrington, katie taylor, barry mcguigan.

        • George best and roy keane.

        • A national hunt horse jockey who clocked up over 4000 wins and is considered by many to be the greatest jockey of all time and a legend of the sport.

        • Livvy drops by to do the Quiz and Who Am I? And we have our Where are they now? Segment.

          https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saint-Patricks-Day

          https://publicholidays.com.au/saint-patricks-day/#:~:text=Saint%20Patrick's%20Day%20is%20observed,holiday%2C%20but%20is%20popular%20nevertheless.

          https://www.connollycove.com/successful-irish-athletes/

          https://www.irelandbeforeyoudie.com/top-5-greatest-irish-sporting-achievements/

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_McIlroy

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_O%27Sullivan

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_jump_racing_Champion_Jockey

          https://sites.google.com/site/jockeypedia/mccoy-tony

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_National

          John Ashdown, the guardian, april 16, 2017.John Ashdown.


           Brough scott, 2010 the sunday times. London, uk. 


          "Tony McCoy wins second Cheltenham Gold Cup on Synchronised". The Guardian. London, UK. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.

          ^ "Synchronised and According to Pete die in Grand National". BBC Sport. 14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2018.


          https://www.rspca.org.au/campaigns/jumps-racing-campaign


          -  "Racing legend Tony McCoy reaches amazing landmark with 4,000th winner". Irish Independent. 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

          ^ "AP McCoy claims historic 4,000th career winner". BBC Sport. 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

          ^ "Tony McCoy celebrates 4,000th winner at Towcester on Mountain Tunes". Guardian UK. 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

          ^ Hayward, Paul (7 November 2013). "AP McCoy's 4,000 wins is a sporting achievement that is unsurpassable". Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

          "New Year's Honours 2016 list" (PDF). GOV.UK. 30 December 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

          "Champion AP McCoy signs off with third-place finish". Rte Sport. 25 April 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2018.


          https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/legendary-ex-jockey-tony-mccoy, michael mchugh, 2017.


          https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/horseracing/15642833/jockey-ap-mccoy-lifestyle-mansion-car/, sam morgan, 2022.


          https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/racing/equestrian-relief-coronavirus-ap-mccoy-nhs-charities-a9466446.html




          51 min
        • Sport and Advertising

          Paul and Glenn are back for another bumper episode. See previous episode notes for details on this particular podcast episode.

          1 hr 30 min
        • Sport and Advertising

          Paul and Glenn are back for another bumper episode. This week we discuss and explore the relationship between sport and advertising. In this episode some of what we discuss includes

          - a American rock start who helped promote Rugby League in Australia and around the world and was "Simply the Best".

          - betting agencies being advertised on TV and rise of online gambling in sport.

          - the fading out of cigarette and alcohol advertising/sponsorship in sport

          - the cost of advertising in sport eg, 2.25 million dollars for a 30 second commercial during the Super Bowl.

          - sponsorship on sporting jerseys and how it has increased over the years to not just one sponsor but many.

          - advertising and promoting or sporting teams and events.

          - famous TV commercials featuring well known sporting identities eg, C'mon Aussie C'mon, Tooheys Beer, The AFL'S "I'd like to see that".

          - an Aussie advertising agency responsible for some of the nations most memorable campaigns.

          - Nike's "Just Do it" campaign.

          - Air Jordan

          - Under Armours "Rule Yourself" campaign.

          - Pepsi "Change the Games"

          Paul teaches Livvy some well known sporting songs that were famous on TV many years ago. Paul and Glenn give their Pats and Slaps, we have our Quiz and Who Am I and Where Are They Now? segments.

          1 hr 30 min
        • Sportspeople and Music

          Paul and Glenn are back for another bumper episode. This week we are going to discuss Sportspeople who over the years have had a go at a musical career, some with success and some without success. So of the sportspeople we will discuss include

          • John mc enroe
          • Brett and Shane lee and their band six and out with some other famous cricketers.
          • An american professional snowboarder and skateboarder who is a five time olympian and also plays in an electronic rock band.
          • An Aussie rules larrikin from the 80’s who was a one hit wonder with “i’m an individual”, and sold energizer batteries to the world “Oi”.
          • Carl lewis
          • The Bryan brothers, Mike and bob.
          • Alexi lalas
          • Deion sanders
          • Manny pacquiao
          • Shaquille o’neill
          • Roy jones jnr
          • Oscar de la hoya
          • Bernie williams
          • Tim flannery
          • 1985 Chicago Bears
          • Wayman tisdale
          • Mike reid.
          • Glenn gives his slap of the week and we also have our Quiz and our segments Who am I and Where are they now?

            1 hr 35 min
          • Sporting Uniforms

            Paul is back for another bumper episode. This time he is joined by Miss Olivia to discuss sporting uniforms from years past and some of the ones today. In this episode we discuss

            - some of Paul's favorite sporting outfits that he has had for many years and ones that still take a place in his bedroom today.

            - a former American professional golfer who was well known for his distinctive clothing and sadly died too young.

            - a countries cricket outfit that started beige and brown, well away from their true national color and how it has changed over the years.

            - some of the ugly sporting outfits eg, John Daly's pants, team Canada ice hockey outfit.

            - the most iconic sporting outfits eg, Argentina football team and New York Yankees.

            - the origin of colored clothing in World Series Cricket in the late 70's.

            - the Australian ODI cricket outfit and how it has changed over the years

            - the Australian rugby union outfit and how it has changed over the years.

            - NRL and AFL jerseys and how it has evolved with different jerseys worn throughout the season eg, indigenous round, heritage rounds.

            We have our Who Am I and Where are they Now? segments as well as our quiz and Paul and Olivia rate their favorite sporting uniforms of all time.

            1 hr 25 min
          • Great Aussie Sporting Moments

            Paul is back for a belated Australia Day special. In this episode he will talk about his sporting memories from an early age. Paul will talk about his number one Aussie sportspeople from a wide range of sports and will also will then discuss many great Aussie sporting memories over the past 50 years. Paul will also give his top 5 sporting memories and top 5 Aussie sporting teams.

            1 hr 7 min
          • Love
            Love means to be deeply committed and connected to someone or something. The basic meaning of love is to feel more than liking towards someone. It is a bond that two people share. There are a few things you need to avoid when building a new relationship like being too demanding.
            4 min
          • Musicians and Sport

            Paul and Glenn are back for their first action packed episode for 2023. To kick off the year we begin our two episode special on music and sport. In our first segment this week we will discuss some of the well known musicians and their interest and passion for sport. Some of who we discuss include

            • Some well known sporting anthems
            • Grand final and superbowl performances eg, meatloaf, malrobe malfunction in 2004, jessica maulboy.
            • A well known british rock and pop singer who excelled in football early on, however went on to become one of the best selling music artists of all time.
            • An energetic heavy metal singer with a great passion/skill with the sword.
            • Chelcee grimes
            • Jack johnson
            • Vanessa mae
            • Julio iglesias
            • Alice cooper
            • Bruce hornsby
            • Elton john
            • Robert smith and the cure
            • Bob marley
            • Snoop dogg
            • Kenny chesney
            • Nelly
            • Usher
            • Garth brooks
            • Sheryl crow
            • Jewel
            • Jon bon jovi
            • Justin timberlake
            • Huey lewis
            • John fogerty
            • Nickelback
            • John ondrasik
            • We also discuss our slaps of the week and our winners and losers. We also have our quiz and segments Who am I? And Where are they now?

              1 hr 41 min
            • The Year in Review- 2022

              Paul and Glenn are back, this time to do a wrap of the year in sport and discuss some of the memorable and not so memorable moments. Some of what we discuss include

              • Some little known who became well known Where are they nowers.
              • Ash barty
              • Winter olympics
              • Commonwealth games
              • Ashes triumph
              • Socceroos inspirational performance at the world cup
              • Cameron smith and his open championship triumph
              • Nrl and the afl
              • Nick kyrgios, good and bad.
              • Pga vs liv golf war
              • Ban on russian sportspeople and teams
              • Manly pride jersey saga
              • Need brockmann
              • Retirement of roger federer and serena williams
              • The sudden deaths of shane warne, rod marsh and andrew symonds.
              • The shane warne memorial at the mcg and a great tribute to an aussie icon.
              • Also talk about some of the other well known sports people we have lost in 2022.
              • We also discuss our slaps of the week and our winners and losers. Paul also gives his top five sporting stories of the year.

                1 hr 26 min

              About Sport Shack

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              This podcast highlights my great passion for sport as a spectator and a participant and my favorite sporting memories over 5 decades. I have experienced live sport here in Australia and overseas. I…