Sport Shack

Sport Shack

By Paul TonnerSports
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Sport Shack episodes

  • One Hit Wonders in Sport

    Paul and Glenn are back for another bumper episode. This week we talk about some one hit wonders in sport over the years, those sportspeople or teams who made a surprise big impact, however only to disappear off the scene. We also discuss some of our favourite one hit wonders in music.

    In this episode some of who we discuss include

    • An unknown former Filipino boxer who knocked out one of the all time greats.
    • A former american tennis star who stunned the world winning the french open at just 17 years of age.
    • Western division rugby league team in 1974
    • Buster douglas, leon spinks
    • Cricket one test wonders eg, stuart law, mick malone, matthew nicholson, james faulkner.
    • Jason kreyza
    • Rugby league players such as ewan mc grady, tim smith, shane perry.
    • Jeremy lin
    • Shane spencer
    • Brady anderson, derek anderson
    • Jimmy glass
    • Thomas johansson
    • Tim tebow
    • Golfers such as jack fleck, rich beem, steve jones, ben curtis, todd hamilton, shaun micheel.
    • We also discuss our slaps of the week, winners and losers and have our weekly quiz. We also have our segments Who am I and Where are they now?

      1 hr 31 min
    • World Cup Special

      Paul and Glenn are back for another fun and educational episode. This week we have a world cup special and talk about the world’s biggest sporting event and some of its history. In this episode we also discuss

      • The top 5 wealthiest players in the game today.
      • The top 10 players of all time
      • Years of heartache for the socceroos
      • An english footballer who scored a hatrick of goals in a world cup final.
      • The 2006 Socceroos and how they united a nation.
      • 1974 socceroos who became the first aussie football team to qualify for the world cup and ‘captain socceroo’, the late great johnny warren,
      • Paul ranks his top 5 socceroos as the world cup.
      • We have our quiz and also have our Who am I and Where are they Now segments?

        1 hr 58 min
      • Decisions in Sport Paul Would Like Reversed

        Paul and Glenn are back for another fun, action packed episode. In this extra episode Paul talks about the sporting decisions from over the years that he would like to see reversed in the wake of former aussie boxing champ jeff fenech being rightly awarded his fourth world title 31 years after he was robbed. we also welcome back miss olivia for a chat to see how life is going and school. in this episode we also discuss

        - an aussie kayacker who won olympic gold and then had it taken off him, however showed great sportsmanship.

        - socceroos world cup matches eg, iran 1997, croatia and italy at 2006 world cup.

        - captains who enforced the follow on and lost the unlosable eg, kim hughes 1981 and steve waugh 2001.

        - headingly ashes test 2019

        - cricket world cup final 2019 and the 'bat of god'.

        - state of origin game one 1994 and game three 2006.

        - greg norman and the 1987 masters

        - raelene boyle and the munich olympics

        - awarding qatar the world cup

        - pat cash 1984 us open

        - australia vs west indies adelaide test 1992/93

        - 2005 edgbaston ashes test

        - shane warne being dismissed for 99 against new zealand in 2001 off a no ball.

        - wallabies vs all blacks bledisloe cup match 2022 and david campese's wayward pass vs british lions in 1989.

        - greg inglis

        - former sprinter darren clarke.

        1 hr 45 min
      • Revenge in Sport

        Paul and Glenn are back for another bumper episode of the Sport Shack. This week we are going to talk about sports people and teams who were able to gain sweet revenge over their opponents. Some of what we will discuss in this episode include

        • An Australian rules football team who copped a thrashing in a premiership decider and turned the tables on their opponent in the best possible way.
        • Two great tennis players who had a great wimbledon rivalry and gained revenge on each other however both had great respect.
        • New zealand getting revenge on australia in T20 cricket
        • John mcenroe winning wimbledon in 1981 over bjorn borg
        • Manly sea eagles over melbourne storm in 200
        • Parramatta over canterbury in 1986
        • Mitchell johnson over england and the barmy army in 2013/14
        • Cleveland cavaliers over golden state warriors in 2016
        • Joe montana
        • Muhammed ali
        • Andy murray finally getting revenge over roger federer and novak djokovic
        • Deion sanders
        • Steve smith in cricket and NFL
        • Brett and Glenn Stewart over David Gallop and the NRL
        • Terry francona
        • Dennis conner
        • Brock lensar over frank mir
        • Atlanta falcons over philadelphia eagles
        • Manly over western suburbs in 1978 winning the battle of the fibros vs silvertails
        • Wayne gretsky over the edmonton oilers
        • La Lakers over the Boston celtics.
        • West coast eagles over sydney swans
        • We discuss our winners and losers for the week and our slaps. We have our weekly quiz and have our Who am i and Where are they now? segments.

          1 hr 45 min
        • Interesting Training Methods by Sportspeople

          Paul and Glenn are back for another interesting and bumper episode. This week we talk about some interesting training methods used by sportspeople from ancient times to the now technological age. In this episode some of what we discuss include

          • Lynne swan and harry garside using ballet to keep nimble on their feet.
          • Boot camps
          • The midlands soccer team in zimbabwe and their swim in the zambezi river.
          • A famous swimmer who swims with a milk carton on her head.
          • A great female skier who is great on the eye and her use of virtual technology when training.
          • A legendary middle distance runner who broke world records, claimed olympic gold and his eccentric and inspiring coach.
          • Training for the ancient olympics and a man called milo
          • Training during COVID
          • Jerry rice and his brick catching
          • Rickson gracie
          • Johnny manziel
          • Troy polamalu and isokinetic training
          • Le bron jame and his use of cryotherapy
          • Frank shamrock
          • Michael phelps and his altitude chamber
          • Chelsea fc and japan national football team and their interesting training drills
          • Manny pacquioa being beaten by sticks
          • Conor macgregor
          • Michael Jordan, Stephen Curry and their use of strobe light glasses.
          • Peyton hillis
          • Tim tszyu and his 4 coin trick
          • Quinton “rampage” jackson
          • Adelaide crows and the collective minds group
          • Paul and Glenn give their slaps of the week. We have our winners and losers for the week in sport and have our weekly quiz. We also have our Who am I and Where are they now segments.

            1 hr 33 min
          • Bizarre Moments in Sport

            Paul and Glenn are back for another bumper episode. This week we have fun and talk about some of the bizarre moments in sport from over the years that had us in disbelief. Some of what we discuss include

            - something that took place at a famous world title boxing bout that no one saw coming and out of the sky.

            - a legendary American baseball pitcher who is known by many for his involvement in a most bizarre moment rather than his brilliant career.

            - animals making their way onto sporting arenas during play eg, birds, snakes, bats.

            - a slap from one cricketer to another that made one of them burst out in tears.

            - a very strange goal celebration in football that went too far.

            - eddie gaedel

            - rodney mccray

            - neil horan

            - imbeciles running onto football fields and onto race courses during a race.

            - one limbed cricket

            - kieron pollard

            - bees at the cricket

            - inzamam ul haq and eric cantona

            - a massage therapist who was called to duty on the field and gained a baggy green.

            - 1904 olympics and the bizarre and farcical marathon race.

            - the 1904 tour de ‘shame’ france

            - philip hindes

            - an unbelievable number of own goals in a football match in madagascar.

            - kim clijsters lucky shot

            - tennis players stripping off on court

            - monkey testicle doping scandal

            We discuss our winners and losers for the week in sport, glenn and paul give their slaps of the week too. We have our quiz and our who am i and where are they now? Segments. Paul will also give his top 5.

            1 hr 52 min
          • Sportspeople With Bad Habits

            Paul and Glenn are back for another bumper episode. This week we have a punt on the Melbourne cup, discuss our selections and talk about some of the bad habits of some sportspeople from over the years. Some of who we discuss include

            • An afl bad boy whose bad habits eventually caught up with him, however eventually turned his life around to focus on what matters most in life.
            • A golfer nicknamed the “wild thing”, and his gambling and alcohol addiction.
            • Denis rodman, michael jordan and mike tyson
            • Cricketers such as Shane Warne, Doug Walters, Michael slater.
            • Jimmy greaves
            • Sportspeople whose addictions to numb their pain from trauma in their early life sadly became too difficult to overcome.
            • Art schlichter
            • Wayne rooney
            • Tiger woods
            • Christian ronaldo
            • Robinho de souza
            • James lovett
            • Ryan giggs
            • Derek jeter
            • Nrl bad boys such as todd carney, ben barba, matt lodge, josh dugan, corey norman.
            • George best
            • Wilt chamberlain and his extraordinary sex addiction
            • Andre agassi
            • We discuss our winners and losers for the week in sport, glenn and paul give their slaps of the week too. We have our quiz and our who am i and where are they now? segments.

              1 hr 56 min
            • Successful Decisions in Sports

              Paul and Glenn are back for another action packed, fun episode. This week we are going to focus on some of the successful decisions in sports over the years. This may include a team signing a player who would go on and produce the goods, a crucial decision by a coach at a crucial time during a game that paid off. Some of what we discuss include

              • An english legend in professional darts who took a punt and sponsored a future legend of the game
              • An inspirational former cricket game who changed the way his team played and managed to bring many countries and cultures together as one.
              • Successful rugby league signings eg, jonathan thurston, billy slater, greg inglis, glenn lazarus.
              • Successful football signings eg, eric cantona, ange postecoglou, arsene wenger.
              • Teams who appointed coaches who brought instant success eg, wayne bennet, jack gibson.
              • Barcelona FC signed Lionel Messi as an 11 year old.
              • Football coaches who made brave decisions during a match that brought victory eg, alex ferguson, graeme arnold, rafa benitez.
              • Muhammed ali and rope a dope
              • Jimmy hill
              • Jack johnson standing up to racism
              • Tennis introducing hawkeye
              • Earl woods introducing a two year old tiger woods to golf
              • Sachin Tendulkar's father introduced him to cricket.
              • Sportspeople who appointed coaches that brought success eg, mo farah, andy murray.
              • Frank williams and nigel mansell
              • Eddie hill and michael schumacher
              • Stirling Moss not following his father’s advice.
              • Alan Border and the Australian selectors taking a punt on a young Shane warne.
              • Ms dhoni and the 2011 world cup.
              • Ecb and twenty/20 cricket
              • Nelson mandela putting on a springbok jersey
              • We have our winners and losers for the week in sport. Glenn gives his weekly slap and there is our quiz. We also have our segments: who am i and where are they now?

                1 hr 58 min
              • Decisions in Sport That Came Back to Bite

                Paul and Glenn are back for another fun and entertaining episode. This week we will discuss some of the sporting decisions made by athletes, coaches, signings that have had negative consequences and have come back to bite, either on the field, court, globally, career wise. Some of what we discuss include

                - football teams signing players on big money contracts and the players not performing or become injury plagued.

                - a spanish cyclist who lost much respect by not paying respect to the tradition of the yellow jersey.

                - a former english goalkeeper who became a promising sportsreporter, however through it all away to spread lunacy and conspiracy theories around the world and state he is the son of god.

                - coaches making decisions at crucial times that resulted in a loss, eg, warren ryan 1989 grand final, soviet union ice hockey coach at 1980 winter olympics.

                - portland trailblaizers trading sam bowie instead of the great michael jordan

                - atlanta falcons letting go of nfl great brett favre to the green bay packers

                - cricket captains who decided to enforce the follow on and go on and lose then go on and lose the series eg, kim hughes, steve waugh.

                - the cut to heidi add at a crucial time in a 1968 nfl game.

                - everett sanchez deciding to put his balls (testicles) in a ball washer with terrible results

                - former aussie cricket captain when involved in a sexting scandal and his unbelievable review that handed england a test win.

                - jarrad hayne deciding to leave the nrl in 2014 to chase his nfl dream 

                - french golfer jean van de velde deciding to use the driver on the 18th hole at the 1999 open championship

                - the corrupt judges who robbed boxer roy jones jnr of gold

                - the charlotte hornets letting kobe bryant go.

                - oj simpsons prosecution team deciding to go for the glove

                - real madrid letting go of manager vincent del bosque

                - clive palmer and gold coast united

                - tiger woods and his infidelity

                - john mcnamara and his decision to leave on bill bucknor

                - ryan lochte and his porky pies (lies) at the 2016 rio olympics

                We discuss our winners and losers for the week in sport, Glenn gives his slap of the week. we also have our quiz and our who am I and where are they now? segments.


                1 hr 42 min
              • Embarasing Moments in Sport

                Paul and Glenn are back for another episode. This week we remember the 20th anniversary of the Bali Bombing attacks that killed 202 people including 88 Australians and pay our respects. We will also be discussing the impact of depression in sport and talk about a little known Danish footballer who at a young age showed tremendous courage to speak about his experience with depression and making the public and the media aware of the pressures young footballers face in Europe to succeed.

                We will also talk about some very embarrassing moments for sportspeople over the years, whether it happened on live tv or in a photo. Some of who we discuss include 

                - a former aussie sprinter whose lycra outfit received headlines in more ways than one.

                - brian meeker/rick disnek the american gymnast

                - max mannix

                - sportspeople getting their pants pulled down eg, Nathan Hindmarsh, Tyson Jackson, Olly Lawrence and Rob Gronkowski

                - Camilo Villegas the spiderman or scuttling creature.

                - Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake at the 2004 Superbowl and other clothing malfunctions eg, American 2012 rowing team and Bobsleigh team.

                - Noel Crusher Cleal

                - Gillian Cook

                - Tom Brady

                - Garth de Felice

                - Don McKinnon and Justine Kish not being able to wait

                - Peter Sterling getting tangled in the banner in a State of Origin match.

                -Tv reporters getting hit in the head while on air

                - adrian and cheikou kouyate

                - Bobby Petrino

                - Rafael Nadal and his wandering eyes.

                - Rio Ferdinand and Carlos Fevez

                - Raheem Sterling

                - Maroyane Fellaini

                - Mike Ditka and Ricky Williams

                We discuss our winners and losers for the week in sport and have our quiz. We also have our segments Who am I and Where are they Now?

                1 hr 38 min

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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…