Sport Shack

Paul and Glenn are back for another action-packed episode. This week we explore some of the most dangerous sports around today that range from fast-paced competition to rough physical contact and harsh weather conditions. They range in their levels of excitement, intensity and risk and provide exhilarating sensations and challenges that push competitors to their limits. Some of what we will discuss include.

- A sport that involves catching the world’s biggest and most powerful waves.

- A man who has been a pioneer of his sport, has revolutionized new water sports and inspired and educated many through his inventive training techniques and healthy nutrition.

- A popular female sport that featured in a popular film series and involves numerous routines and dangerous stunts.

- The dangers involved in well-known sports such as cricket, motor racing, horse racing, mixed martial arts, skiing.

- Rock climbing, mountaineering, abseiling and hang-gliding.

- Cliff diving and sport diving, free diving.

- Base jumping

- Bullfighting and bull riding

- Street luging

- Jai-lie.

We give our Claps and Slaps for the week and Glenn has a few crackin jokes. We also have our Quiz and What Am I? and Where Are they now? segments.

Dangerous sports sources

1. https://www.britannica.com/sports/extreme-sports

2. uniqgene.com ‘what is the most dangerous sport? Top 13 most dangerous sports in the world’.

3. runnersathletics.com ‘the 20 most dangerous sports in the world in 2023’.soph, 19/11/23.

4. gitnux.org gitnux market data report 2024 'statistics about the most dangerous sports in the world’, by jannik lindner, 7/2/24.

5. Cbc. sports.com ‘7 world class competitive skiers who died’, cbc news, 11/3/2012.

6. abyss.com abyss scuba diving ‘how deep can you dive’, Peter L, 19/5/2022.

7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_diving_(sport)

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

9. finder.com.au ‘most dangerous sports in australia’, by nicola middlemiss and james martin, 21/8/23.

10. IMDb.com ‘bring it on’, michael rokeefe, 29/8/2001.

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

12. Cheer theory.com ‘cheerleading will not make its olympic debut in los angeles 2028’, 19/10/23.

13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_It_On_(film_series)

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

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

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

17. Duane, daniel ‘opinion. El capitan, my el capitan”, new york times 9/6/2017.

18. Unofficial networks.com ‘7 surprising facts about ski deaths and injuries’, 26/3/2017 researchers at john hopkins.

19. espn.in ‘study: MMA brain risk injury risk higher’, by associated press, 29/3/2014.

20. Human condition ‘the history of jal alai, america’s forgotten sport’, footage getty, benny bueno and leon shepard. 26/4/2018.

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

22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatalities_while_playing_cricket

23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilf_Slack

24. Kenny loggins- ‘danger zone’, (official video, top gun), 25/3/2011.

25. https://lairdhamilton.com/

26. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laird_Hamilton

27. Rapture supercamps.com ‘7 of the biggest waves in the world’, by gloria mathew.2024.

28. redbull.com ‘10 biggest waves ever surfed’, by esther hershlkovits, 17/11/23.

29. redbull.com ‘the right. Like you’ve never seen it before’, by mimi la montagne, 5/11/23.

30. https://www.xptlife.com/about

31. amazon.com ‘liferider: heart, body, soul, and life beyond the ocean’, by laird hamilton, 19/3/2019. Clarkson, potter/ten speed.

32. https://www.redbull.com/au-en/event-series/wsl-big-wave-surfing

33. redbull.com ‘lucas chumbo chianca goes big to win tudor nazare big wave challenge’, by chris binns, 25/1/24.

34. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eddie

35. The guardian.com ‘riding the giant:big wave surfing in nazare’, by tim lewis,

Paul and Glenn are back for another enthralling episode. This week we have a special episode paying respect to the great Motor Racing driver Aryton Senna, whose death 30 years ago shocked the world. In this episode we celebrate his life and his achievements and the legacy he has left three decades on.

Will also discuss the events leading up to his fatal crash and how it led to improvements with safety in regard to motor racing, especially with Formula One.

Paul and Glenn will give their Claps and Slaps. Miss Olivia drops by to do the Quiz and Who Am I? and we have our segment Where Are They Now?

Aryton senna sources

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

2. https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/hall-of-fame/Ayrton_Senna. Text by gerald donaldson.

3. sportshistoryweekly.com ‘aryton senna, anatomy of a crash’, 16/10/2022

4. Sports illustrated, Fan nation F1 briefings ‘aryton senna has been made a patron of brazilian sport after law change’, by lydia mee, 27/4/23.

5. Sports illustrated fan nation F1 briefings ‘motorsport world pays aryton senna tribute on anniversary of F1 icon’s death’, by lydia mee 1/5/23.

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_San_Marino_Grand_Prix

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

8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Emilia_Romagna_Grand_Prix

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

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

11. express.co.uk ‘roland ratzenberger:the forgotten F1 driver who died at the same race as aryton senna”. By harry smith, 21/1/24.

12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Formula_One_World_Championship

13. https://cars.mclaren.com/au-en/ultimate-series/mclaren-senna/the-legend

14. https://www.formula1.com/en/teams/McLaren.html

15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-wheel_car

16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Japanese_Grand_Prix

17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Formula_One_World_Championship

18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_European_Grand_Prix

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

20. Ayrton senn.net ‘professor sid watkins looks back on one of motor racing blackest weekends’ by a tribute to life network. 30/4/2012.

21. IMBd.com ‘senna. The next adventure’, mini series. 2024.

22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Formula_One_World_Championship

23. The 81st Minute ‘A legendary footy show cross to dapto dogs’, 6/11/2019.

Paul and Glenn are back for another action-packed fun episode. This week in our ANZAC Day special, we look at the Trans/Tasman rivalry between Australia and New Zealand in sport. We also pay our respects to the Australian and New Zealand soldiers who have served in war and those who have lost their lives.

In this episode some of what we will discuss include.

- The close rivalry in netball between the two countries and the prestigious trophy they play for every year.

- The history of Rugby League between the two nations and the tough, brutal encounters.

- An infamous brawl that took place on the sidelines between two forwards in a Rugby League test in 1985 and the two culprits involved.

- The dominance of New Zealand rugby in the Bledisloe Cup. And in Super Rugby.

- New Zealand teams that play in some of Australia’s national sporting competitions eg, New Zealand Warriors, the Breakers.

- Australia and New Zealand at the Olympic Games.

- How Aussie Rules was the first time the two nations played sport against each other in 1868.

- The history of Cricket between the two nations in all three formats of the game.

- History of Soccer between the nations and appearances at the World Cup.

- New Zealand’s impressive performances in horse racing and motor racing.

- Some well-known New Zealand racehorses and V8 Supercar drivers.

We have our Claps and Slaps for the week and Glenn has a crackin joke. We also have our Quiz and Who Am I? and Where Are Now? segments.

Australia and New Zealand rivalry sources

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

2. Sport and war. By Australian war memorial. Google, arts and culture.

3. NZ pocket guide.com ‘the new zealand/australia rivalry:what you need to know’, by Robin C, 2024.

4. The university of Queensland, australia. Sport, war and society in austalia and new zealand’, martin crotty and robert hess, routledge, 2016.

5. aph.gov.au ‘the anzac connection: trans-tasman ties in the century since beersheba’, by chris seed, parliament of australia, n.d.

6. foxsports.com ‘mad tuesday: 11 things you never wanted to know about the trans tasman sporting rivalry’, by trevor marshallsea, 3/5/2016.

7. The guardian.com ‘trans-tasman rivalry: off-the-pitch clashes between australia and new zealand’, by michael safi, 30/10/2015.

8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93New_Zealand_sports_rivalries

9. The spinoff.co.nz ‘rating the best trans-tasman sporting rivalries’, by alex braae, 23/4/2021.

10. newshub.co.nz ‘five factors in the nz-australia sporting rivalry’, 29/10/2015.

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

12. https://diamonds.netball.com.au/ConstellationCup2023

14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_at_the_Olympics#:

16. Diamonds netball.com ‘australia netball team. Our history. The history of the australian diamonds is the history of netball’, n.d.

23. https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/38953/new-zealand-bred-melbourne-cup-winners

24. stuff.co.nz ‘kiwis conquer bathurst 1000: shane van gisbergen, richie stanaway record historic win’, by david long, 8/10/23.

25. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_van_Gisbergen

26. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Richards_(racing_driver

29. New zealand.com ‘maori haka’, 100% pure new zealand. N.d.

30. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_vs_New_Zealand_in_rugby_league

31. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Dowling

32. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Tamati

33. Nz herald.co.nz ‘league: tamati reveals racial abuse sparked infamous brawl’, by nzpa, 26/10/2008.

34. Carlaw park legends ‘kevin tamati/greg dowling dance’, cdl episode 4.22/4/2019.

35. A centenary of rugby league 1908-2008, the definitive story of the game in australia, ‘1985 mortimer magic’, by ian heads and david middleton, macmillan press,2008.

36. Daily telegraph.com ‘greg dowling stouch with kevin tamati defies trans-tasman test rivalry’, by robert craddock, 26/4/2015.

37. Inside aotearoa ‘fight: kevin tamati v greg dowling’, 16/4/2018.

Paul and Glenn are back for another bumper episode. This episode we will discuss some of the larger-than-life sportspeople from over the years ie, the tall and the large. Some of who will be discussed include:

- A Samoan Hawaiian who tried his luck at 18 years of age in the world of Sumo wrestling and became an international superstar.

- A Rugby Union great known for his great size, strength and speed and became the first big world superstar of the game in the new Professional World.

- The world’s tallest man Sultan Kosen

- Willie Foulke the biggest goalkeeper of all time.

- Ricardo Bias Jnr, the heaviest Olympian.

- Rahkeem Cornwall, the heaviest cricketer of all time.

- The “big ship”, Warwick Armstrong.

- Usain Bolt

- Tall cricketers e.g., Bruce Reid, Brendon Julien, Joel Garner.

- Ivo Karlovic

- Wilt Chamberlain, Yao Ming, Shaquelle O’Neil, Sun Ming, Manute Bol.

- Richard Medcalfe, Walid Maamry, Ben Tameifuna.

- Wiremu Greig

- Mason Cox, Aaron Sandilands

- Eric “Butterbean” Esch, Wladimir Klitschko

- Lisa Leslie, Holly Mangold, Sharran Alexander, the heaviest sportswoman in the world.

- Paul and Glenn give their Claps and slaps, Miss Olivia drops by to conduct the Quiz and Who Am I? We have our Where are they Now? and Glenn finishes off the show with a crackin joke.

Larger than life sportspeople sources

1. toptenz.net ‘top 10 (literally) larger than life athletes’, by fred hunt, 25/7/2012.

2. Topend sports.com ‘world’s tallest in sports’, robert wood, 2008.

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Taylor_(wrestler)

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

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

6. https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/warwick-armstrong-3982

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

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

9. sportsmonkie.com ‘top 10 tallest athletes of all time’, by sportsmanlike, 10/8/23.

10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivo_Karlovi%C4%87

11. The delite.com ‘30 of the biggest athletes of all time’, n.d.

12. tallestly.com ‘explore the top tallest female athletes in the world’, 2023.

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

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

15. amp.rugby365.com ‘top ten heaviest players in world rugby’, by online editors 1/8/2022.

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

17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiremu_Greig

18. https://www.richmondfc.com.au/players/4072/mate-colina

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

20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Cox

21. topendsports.com ‘list of the tallest AFL players’, by rob wood and casper wood, october 2022.

22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wladimir_Klitschko

23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt

24. Bleacher report.com ‘the 35 most massive athletes in sports’, by amber lee, 23/9/2013.

25. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akebono_Tar%C5%8D

26. Edinburgh news.com ‘six nations 2020: how have players grown in size in the past 25 years-and who is the heaviest player in the tournament’. By ian leggat, 30/10/2020.

27. Japan guide.com ‘sumo’, 6/5/23.

28. https://www.usasumo.com/learn/rules-techniques/

29. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahifuji_Seiya

30. Web japan.org.kidzweb ‘winning a sumo bout’,

31. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Crora_Satoshi

32. The mainichi “pioneering sumo great konishiki marks 40 years in japan’, 23/6/2022.

33. LadBible.com ‘second heaviest ever sumo wrestler only ate two meals each day while training’, by tom wood, 27/3/2021.

Paul and Glenn are back for another fun, action packed episode. This week we are going to discuss some of the weird and strange sporting injuries sportspeople have sustained over the years, mostly away from the sporting arena. Some of what will be discussed include:

- an NFL linebacker who suffered serious injuries from using fireworks and is using his experience to inspire those with disabilities and amputations.

- a well-known female tennis player who injured her ankle from dancing on the dancefloor at a cousin's wedding.

- Glenn Maxwell, Glenn McGrath, Chris Lewis, Johnny Bairstow.

- Robbie Kearns, David Gillespie, Tom Trbojevic, Greg Eastwood, Ben Czialoqaki.

- Bobby Cruickshank.

- Glenallen Hill, Brian Anderson, Trevor Bauer, Felix Pie.

- Lionel Simmons

- Bill Gramatica, Antonio Brown

- Paulo Diago, Darren Fletcher, Kirk Broadfoot, Alex Stepney.

We have our Quiz and Claps and Slaps. We also have our segments Who Am I? and Where are they Now? and Glenn has some crackin blonde jokes.

Weird sporting injury sources

1. Bleacher report.com ‘ranking the 25 weirdest sports injuries of all time’, kerry miller, 11/4/2017.

2. dailymail.co.uk ‘serena williams cutting her foot open on a beer bottle, darren fletcher’s toilet door knockout and kirk broadfoot being scolded by a POACHED EGG…….’ by max winters for mailonline, 9/5/2021.

3. Usa today.com ‘most bizarre injuries in sports history’, usa today, 25/1/2013.

4. foxsports.com.au ‘rugby league’s top eight freak off-field injuries to the stars of the game’, scott bailey, big league magazine from news ltd.21/3/2014.

5. espncricinfo.com ‘dogs, golf and avocados: cricket’s unusual injuries’, by andrew mcglashan, 23/10/23.

6. Cricket australia. ‘Maxwell out of england match after golf accident’, louis cameron, 1/11/23.

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

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

9. foxsports.com ‘he was fine when he was walking off: mystery man harry opens up on late night turbo race’, darcie mc donald,23/2/2021.

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

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

12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Pierre-Paul

13. Sports illustrated.com ‘Exclusive: jason pierre-paul relives explosion that destroyed his hand’, by jason buckland, 12/4/2016.

14. Sports yahoo.com ‘jason pierre-paul overcomes fireworks accident:broken neck to make it back to super bowl’, by frank schwab, 5/12/2021.

15. https://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/players-roster/jason-pierre-paul/2023.

16. Abc news.go.com ‘jason pierre-paul stars in new safety psa: leave the fireworks to the professionals’, by abc news, 30/6/2016.

17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Brown

18. espn.com ‘ryan lochte tears knee ligament’ 6/11/13, espn.com news services.

19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Pie

20. dazn.com.en ‘how does the pro bowl work?’ by tayibb abu, 27/1/24.

21. https://www.nfl.com/players/jason-pierre-paul/stats/

22. foxsports.com ‘former pro-bowler jason pierre-paul will reportedly sign with dolphins’, ian rapoport, 27/11/23.

23. The pivot podcast ‘JPP talks july 4th blow up, costing him his fingers and almost football and his NFL return’, 11/10/23.

24. Liverampup.com ‘Jason Pierre-Paul’s amazing journey through fatherhood and staggering net worth’. By Riya Karmacharya, 11/3/2022.

Paul and Glenn are back for another fun and entertaining episode. This week we are going to discuss some of the well-known mascots of the sporting world, ie, team mascots and major sporting event mascots. In this episode some of what will be discussed includes

- A Rugby League mascot that was sent from the field.

- The role mascots have in merchandising.

- Borobi the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games mascot.

- Sydney 2000 Olympics mascots Syd, Millie and Ollie and other Olympic mascots.

- FIFA World Cup mascots

- A large and well-known mascot used for the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games which now makes its home outside a Queensland service station.

- Mascots in American sports and the most popular ones.

- The first professional mascot and what’s involved in working as a mascot.

- Well-known AFL and NRL mascots.

- A well-known mascot used for the 1980 Olympics that was used in various forms, went into space and the man who created it.

Miss Olivia is back to do the Quiz and Who Am I? segments. We also have Where Are they Now? and Glenn wraps up the show with a crackin joke.

Mascot sources

1. topendsports.com ‘sports mascots’, 6/4/24.

2. topendsports.com ‘major sporting event mascots’, 5/3/2024.

3. The rugby league digest ‘stanley the steeler sent from the field’, 25/6/2020.

4. Dailymotion, stanley steeler…backs his team, ‘stanley the steeler gets sent off, may 2022-illawarra mercury.

5. Wikipedia ‘list of australian sporting mascots’,

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youppi!

7. Topendsports ‘football world cup mascots’, 5/3/24.

8. Topendsports ‘olympic games mascots’5/3/24.

9. sportmascots.com ‘major sport mascots MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL’,

10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_(mascot)

11. topendsports.com “winter olympic games mascots”,10/4/24.

12. theringer.com ‘a definitive ranking of every olympic mascot’, by shaker samman, 9/2/2018.

13. Planet football.com ‘ranking every world cup mascot ever: la’eeb.footix, world cup willie…’, planet football, 6/11/2022.

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

15. https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/moscow-1980/mascot

16. abc.net.au ‘commonwealth games: matilda enjoys the quiet life after shining in spotlight as 1982 mascot’, by patrick williams, 4/4/2018.

17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics

18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony

19. The olympians from 1964-2020, ‘the moscow olympics. Mascot misha the bear part 2: the creator at odds with property rights in the soviet union”, by roy tomizawa, 21/11/2016.

20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Chizhikov

21. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics

22. https://letitiamorris.com/product/olympic-bear-misha-1980-original-vintage-poster/

23. linkedIn.com ‘where is the balloon mishka of the olympiada-2980 talisman been gotten the landing on’, by sergei bendin, 22/7/2020.

24. Dschinghis khan- moskau (ZDF Disco 17/9979) 1/11/23

Intro music- One Shot by Soundroll

Outro music- Can't Give It Up by All Good Folks from Upbeat.

Paul and Glenn are back for another action-packed episode. This week we explore the world of animal sports, some that are well-known and some little=known.

(Warning- some of our discussion will be on animal cruelty e.g., the greyhound live-baiting scandal).

Some of what we will discuss in this episode includes.

- Successful and famous racehorses overseas and in Australia e.g., Secretariat and Winx.

- Famous and successful greyhounds. E.g., Bally Regal Bob.

- Australia’s most successful racing greyhound, and her trainer and owner.

- Interesting facts about greyhounds.

- Well-known horse races around the world. E.g., Kentucky Derby.

- An annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held in Canada every year labelled as “The Greatest Show on Earth”.

- Bullfighting, dog shows and some funny animal sports e.g., toad racing.

- Some funny names of racehorses. E.g., Aaaaaarrrrrrrr.

- Controversial surrounding animal sports. Ethical concerns, Exploitation, and impact on wildlife conservation.

We have our Quiz and segments What Am I? and Where Are they Now? and Glenn is back with some crackin jokes.

Animal sports sources

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

2. https://country.racing.com/jumps

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

4. linkedin.com ‘the case against animal sports:a call for ethical treatment’, anuMeena care foundation, 18/102023.

5. TikTok @WHR ‘six funniest horse names in racing’, 22/9/23.

6. kruzey.com ‘funny horseracing names’, ben h, 14/10/2022.

7. oxford-stadium.co.uk ‘what is the most famous greyhound dog?’ oxford stadium ltd 2024.

8. bettingpro.com australia ‘top 10 harness racing horses of all time’, 16/2/23.

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

10. strawpoll.com ‘the most famous show jumping horse: ranking the esteemed equine champions’, by gregor krambs 8/3/24.

11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_(horse)

12. Modernwarfarecheats ‘ARRRRRR’ 7/3/2011

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

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

15. https://www.britannica.com/sports/dog-show

16. India today.in ‘weirdest animals sports from history you must not have known’, india today webdesk, 19/2/2016.

17. https://www.britannica.com/sports/Triple-Crown-American-thoroughbred-horse-racing

18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankel_(horse)

19. Equestrian stylist.com ‘five of the best equestrian olympians of all time’, 23/2/2022.

20. https://cvm.msu.edu/annualreport/2016/in-pursuit-solving-the-mystery-of-shivers#

21. Camp greyhound.ccm ‘interesting greyhound facts’, n.d.

22. thisdaylive.com ‘the top australian greyhounds of all time’, life and amp, style, 2023.

23. https://www.thedogs.com.au/dogs/196736/she-s-a-pearl

24. https://www.thedogs.com.au/dogs/283392/wow-she-s-fast

25. https://www.grv.org.au/racing/hall-of-fame/greyhounds/fanta-bale/

26. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhound_racing_in_Australia

27. https://www.thedogs.com.au/dogs/78629/fanta-bale

28. Australian racing greyhound.com ‘fanta bale’s fourth litter may have unearthed her best prodigy yet’, by kevin pitstock, 28/9/2023.

29. https://fasttrack.grv.org.au/Dog/Form/-622536

30. https://www.thegreyhoundrecorder.com.au/greyhounds/fanta-bale/

31. Towcester racecourse.co.uk ‘who are the most famous greyhounds of all time?’,

32. Sandown Greyhounds ‘Fanta Bale’s group 1 wins’ 28/3/2018.

33. The 12th Man 'Wired World of Sports, Tappy and Kenny', by Billy Birmingham, 1987.

Paul is back for another blockbusting episode. This time he is joined again by Miss Olivia to discuss some well-known sporting logos from over the years. Some of what will be discussed include.

- A well-known Canadien Ice Hockey team which has had numerous logo changes over its long and illustrious career.

- A well-known NFL team with a very recognisable logo that has stood the test of time.

- The change in Rugby League logo’s over the years from the Retro age to now.

- The world’s most recognisable sports logos e.g., the Olympic Rings, Nike, Addidas.

- FIFA World Cup logos over the years from 1930.

- The Parramatta Eel’s logo

- Tips on how to design an impressive sports logo.

- The most popular sporting logos

- Some sporting logos from some American Professional sporting teams.

- AFL logos today and Premier League logos.

Both Paul and Olivia discuss and rate some sports logos. Miss Olivia does the Quiz and What Am I? We also have our Where is it now? segment.

Logo sources

1. Creative bloq. Com ‘12 of the best sports logos of all time’, by tom may, 4/8/2023.

2. https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2023/10/17/a-new-era-for-the-sea-eagles/

3. Footy headlines.com ‘full fifa world cup log history from 1930 until 2022-where does qatar 2022 rank?’, by chris 5/9/2019.

4. Photoline.co.uk, ‘top 10 world cup logos of all time’, 2024.

5. The logo company.net ‘the best sports logos in america-top 10’, n.d.

6. Wdnicolson.com ‘ten best logos in rugby league history’, 29/9/2009.

7. The kennel.net.au, the lounge ‘NRL logos: the best and the worst’, by howard moon, kennel addict,17/1/2020.

8. The roar.com.au ‘the unofficial 2022 AFL team logo rankings-part 2’, by arroyo roar rookie, 29/5/2022.

9. 90min.com ‘the 20 premier league badges ranked’, by sean walsh, 13/10/2023.

10. Sportslogos.net ‘montreal canadiens logos history’, n.d.

11. 1000 logos ‘montreal canadiens logo’, 25/6/2022.

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

13. https://1000logos.net/parramatta-eels-logo/

14. Jersey watch.com ‘how to create a sports logo in 5 easy steps’, by tim gusweiler, n.d.

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

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

17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_NHL_expansion

18. The hockeywriters.com ‘habs have the best fgan culture in the league’, by ben wagner, 11/9/23.

Intro Music- One Shot by Soundroll

Outro Music- Can’t Give it up by All Good Folks from Uppbeat.

Paul is back for another funny and entertaining episode. This time he is joined by his daughter Miss Olivia to discuss some well-known sporting pranks from over the years. Some of what will be discussed include.

- A MLB journeyman who was well-pranked by his minor league teammates.

- A Greek tennis player who played a birthday prank on an Aussie tennis bad boy.

- Serial English prankster Karl Power

- The phantom siren

- Jonathon Agnew and his prank on Geoff Boycott

- Muhammed Ali surprising kids on Candid Camera and Ali being pranked by a fellow Heavyweight boxer.

- Snake pranks e.g., Canberra Raiders

- Austin Healey’s prank on Will Greenwood

- Massachusetts Institute of Technology pranks e.g., 1982 Harvard vs Yale balloon prank.

- Harvard vs Yale pranks.

- Kyle Kendrick

- Georgia Tech train prank of 1898.

- Stephen Fleming and Mark Richardson

- Ronaldinho and his security guard prank in the park.

- The old man impressing many at Muscle Beach.

We also have our Quiz and segments Who Am I? and Where Are they Now?

Sporting pranks sources

1. Si.com ‘april fools: here are 11 fantastic sports pranks’, by dan treadway, 1/4/2014.

2. The mad dragons vodcast ‘the phantom siren’, 18/4/2022.

3. Geoffrey boycott wind up (test match special), 5/1/2018

4. Candid camera classics: ‘ali meets the kids,’ 4/6/2018

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

6. Si.com ‘5 of the best sports pranks of all time’, by ryan wong, 17/9/2014.

7. Espn.co.uk ‘its all fun and games until..’ alex diamond 5/8/2011.

8. Fox sports.com.au ‘simon katich reveals best pranks he saw during his cricket career’, staff writers from fox sports 14/11/2016.

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

10. Greek city times.com ‘stefanos tsitsipas birthday prank to nick kyrgios?’, by GCT A, 2020.

11. News.com.au ‘canberra raiders rattle the playing group with hilarious snake prank’, james mckern, 23/12/2020.

12. Bleacher report.com ‘20 greatest sports pranks of all time’, by kelsey givens 11/8/2011.

13. Boston.com ‘hackers’ delight: a history of MIT praks and hacks’, by legacy user, 17/9/20212.

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

15. James nixon ‘stephen fleming v mark richardson interview drama-2006’, 5/2/2015.

16. Wisden.com ‘wath: ‘your’re an idiot-the stephen fleming-mark richardson prank that was erroneously reported as news’, by wisden staff 17/6/2021.

17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paso_Chihuahuas

18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Francoeur

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

20. The guardian.com ‘the team, the fake deaf pitcher, and the idiot who defended him:not funny”. By Lilit marcus, 17/4/2014.

21. The professor and barney podcast ‘the greatest pranks in sport-Ft guest anita duapu’, 16/7/2020.

22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_agency_(Major_League_Baseball)

23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Field

24. The pure athlete podcast, by jeff francoeur, for more info, visit www.pureathleteinc.com

25. Fan-nation, braves today, ‘jeff francoeur steps back from lead braves analyst role with bally sports’, by lindsey crosby 18/12/23.

26. Bleacher report.com ‘jeff francoeur pranked again by teammates, gets locked in bathroom’, dan carson, 24/7/2014.

27. Yes Network ‘top 5 MLB pranks with jeff francoeur’, 12/10/2016.

28. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Reyes_(baseball)

Intro Music-One Shot by Soundroll

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

Paul and Glenn are back for another fun and entertaining episode. This episode we are going to discuss some memorable performances by sportspeople from over the years who have come on substitutions. Some of who we will discuss include

- a struggling Rugby League forward who came onto the field in the final stages of the 1989 NSWRL Grand Final, scoring a memorable try and winning the premiership for the Canberra Raiders (first non-Sydney club to do so).

- a well-known current Aussie cricketer who replaced Steve Smith as a concussion super-sub in a test match.

- Ryan Giggs and Paul Crouch

- Tim Cahill, Andrew Redmayne and Josh Kennedy

- Craig Wing, Mark Coyne, Tonie Carroll

- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

- Gary Pratt

- Kevin Mealamu

- Brody Couch

- Robert Lewandowski

- Vince Carter

- David Trezquet

- Cliff Lyons

Paul talks about his recent visit to the Bradman Museum and International Cricket Hall of Fame. We give our recent Claps and Slaps and have our Quiz. We also have our segments Who Am I? and Where Are They Now?

Sports Super Subs sources

1. Quora.com ‘which substitute had the biggest impact on a football (soccer) game?’ xavi sala

2. Rugby league monthly.com ‘the NRL’s greatest utilities’, elliot richardson, 1/12/2020.

3. Ruck.co.uk ‘revealed: the 10 most used replacements in test rugby history’, 8/11/2017, steven.

4. Australian-football.sports.narkive.com ‘n.d.

5. Bleacher report.com ‘15 greatest super-subs in world football history’, thomas atzenhoffer, 30/11/2011.

6. Planetsport.com ‘top supe-subs in the premier league’, planet sports writer, 2023.

7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Cronin_(rugby_union)

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

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

10. Fox cricket/kayo sports ‘super sub couch’s unbelievable juggling act’. 2022.

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

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

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

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

15. NoDunks Inc. ‘NBA superstars who became super subs!’, #nba# shorts, n.d.

16. Cbssports.com ‘hawks’vince carter:complete effort off the bench’, by rotowire staff, 31/1/2020.

17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Trezeguet

18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jackson_(rugby_league)

19. National Rugby League ‘Tigers v Raiders/Grand Final 1989/Full Match Replay/NRL’, 26/4/2020.

20. The sydney morning herald ‘raiders hero steve jackson seals it from the best seat in the house’, by david polkinghorne, 21/3/2019.

21. https://www.magpiesmackay.com.au/srl/

22. https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/

23. Daily mail australia.com.au ‘alcoholic footy grand final hero turned politician steve jackson reveals the shattering moment with his 12 year old son that made him stop drinking’, by shayne bugden for daily mail australia, 20/12/23.

24. The finals, 100 years of national rugby league finals. Steve haddan, presented by the gold coast bulletin.2008.

25. A centenary of rugby league 1908-2008. The definitive story of the game in australia, by ian heads and david middleton.pan macmillan australia pty ltd 2008.

26. The Who- Substitute. 23/1/2010.