The Performance Hour

On today's show the team chat with Richmond AFLW Captain Katie Brennan about her career, what the career of an AFLW player looks like in 2025, her captaincy style, the mindset of a leader and how to fuel your body for performance. (Starts 3mins 16secs)

Dra Peter Larkins, Co-founder of the Epworth Sports and Exercise Medicine Group joins the show with insights into the injuries from game 1 round 1 of the 2025 AFL season between the Sydney Swans and the Hawks at the SCG and recovery techniques for maximum performance. (Starts 22mins 16secs)

That was The Performance Hour every Sunday from 9-10am (AEDT) across summer with a focus on sport science with a lens on women in sport thanks to Australian Catholic University - Study Sport and Exercise Science at ACU - Active, Cutting Edge, Unbeatable. So much more with ACU.

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On today's show the team chat with Molly Taylor, Australian Rally Champion, European Ladies Champion, Peter Brock Medal Winner, winner of the Extreme E Series – the world’s first gender equal motorsport series, and the first woman to ever drive the Dakar Rally! Molly shares insights into her pioneering career literally in the driver's seat and with what makes the 33rd Race of Champions, in Sydney Australia, for the the first time so special! (Starts 5mins 45secs)

Dr Jonathon Weakley, Australian Catholic University (ACU) Researcher at the Sports Performance Recovery, Injury, and New Technologies Research (SPRINT) Centre outlines a collaboration between ACU and the AIS where participants track the menstrual cycle while researchers analyse their performance, hormonal changes experienced through different phases of the cycle which can affect performance. We also learn about the science behind matching strength and conditioning exercise for maximum sporting performance. (Starts 21mins 58secs)

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On today's show the team chat with Vanessa Caig - Chief Science Officer and Alexis Cooper - Director of Education, Sport Integrity Australia about the science behind doping in sport and athlete education roles and responsibilities. (Starts 4.42mins)

NRLW super star athlete Tallisha Harden, Indigenous All Stars Captain and captain of the North Queensland Cowboys provides insights into the significance of the annual Indigenous v Maori – Women’s All Stars round and pursuing a career as an elite NRLW player. (Starts 22:31mins)

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On today's show the team chat with Professor Dick Telford, Sport Australia Hall of Fame member, Australia’s most dedicated marathon running coach and the first sports scientist appointed by the Australian Institute of Sport about coaching champions and how to run a marathon. (Starts 4mins17secs)

Ritchie Smith winner of Western Australia's best coach for a second time at the 2024 WA Sport Awards presented by SportWest and the man behind driving the swings of three of Australia’s golfers who competed at the Paris Olympics in 2024 shares insights into the LIV Golf tournament as well as coaching athletes to achieve success, and how to overcome tee jitters and effectively read the green. (Starts 21mins 34 secs)

Catch The Performance Hour with Emma Carney every Sunday from 9-10am (AEDT) thanks to Australian Catholic University - Study Sport and Exercise Science at ACU - Active, Cutting Edge, Unbeatable. So much more with ACU.

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On today's show the team chat with Associate Professor Rich Johnston, ACU SPRINT Research Centre about the challenges of load intensity in the AFL pre-season and injury as well as concussion and managing the safety of athletes. (Starts 4minutes)

AFLW Club Champion West Coast Eagles player Dana Hooker shares her success as an athlete across the AFLW from its beginning in 2017 to the 2025 season where she is in training after giving birth in December 2024. Dana outlines the support for mothers with the new policies in place, overcoming the taboo of pelvic floor talk, and the incredible career opportunities now available for new AFLW draftees. (Starts 22minutes)

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On today's show the team discuss wearable technology in sport with Customer Success Specialist and Sports Scientist Farley Scott from Catapult in the SEN ACU Studio. The technology tracks athlete performance, mitigates injury and quantifies return to play so we'll be drilling down on what that means for the athletes, high performance teams, and clubs especially with all the talk of injuries in the AFL pre-season. (Starts 4:15)

Christina Matthews, a trailblazer in women’s cricket and recently inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, joins Emma and Jacs in the SEN ACU Studio sharing how to get to the top of your game and her insights into the Women's Ashes series. Christina is the 65th addition to the prestigious Australian Cricket Hall of Fame list with a record 20 Tests and 47 one-day internationals, is one of the most successful wicket keepers Australia has produced and has been instrumental in transforming cricket for women and girls. (Starts 21:32)

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On today's show the team chat with Julian Jones, Director Performance Services at the Australian Institute of Sport about Australia’s High Performance 2032+ Sport Strategy with all current Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games sports making the pledge to win well. Julian outlines the roadmap for sustainable success in the lead up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond. Emma Carney discusses her approach to racing and winning on the world stage and her goal to achieve Olympic gold as a triathlon coach.

Tammy Beaumont, Batter with the English Cricket Team, joins The Performance Hour in an interview with Jac Shields about her career as a professional cricketer and how the Women's Ashes Series is unfolding. (Starts 39mins)

The multi-format series between Australia and England has been tough for the English team. The Aussies are aiming for their first ever multi-format Ashes whitewash and are 12-nil ahead in the series winning the three One-Day Internationals and the three T20 Internationals. The historic four-day pink-ball Test at the MCG from January 30 to February 2nd is still to come with the English Cricket team determined to see out the series with grit, resilience and pride.

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Tammy Beaumont, Batter with the English Cricket Team joins The Performance Hour podcast to chat about her career as a professional cricketer and how the Women's Ashes Series is unfolding.

The multi-format series between Australia and England has been tough for the English team. The Aussies are aiming for their first ever multi-format Ashes whitewash and are 12-nil ahead in the series winning the three One-Day Internationals and the three T20 Internationals. The historic four-day pink-ball Test at the MCG from January 30 to February 2nd is still to come with the English Cricket team determined to see out the series with grit and resilience.

Catch The Performance Hour with Emma Carney every Sunday from 9-10am (AEDT).

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On today's show the team chat with Nicole Pratt, Former Australian No1 ranked female player, 2 x Olympian - Sydney and Athens, now Women’s Coach Lead and National Teams Coach with Tennis Australia, and commentator at the Australian Open about pressures of being a professional tennis player, injury management, staying at the top of your game and getting more women into tennis coaching.

Dr Pip Inge, Team Doctor Australian Women’s Cricket Team and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the 2024 Paris Olympics, joins us to talk us through the environment for an elite athlete looking to start a family and the factors encompassing logistical, social and practical.

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On today's show the team chat with Lisa Weightman Australian long distance runner and four time Olympian who specializes in the marathon event about resilience, how she has managed to record faster times in her forties and incorporating work, motherhood and racing as an elite athlete. Lisa also shares insights into super shoes and how she has run three marathons around the globe in 10 weeks as 2024 came to a close.

If you could do with a better night's sleep listen up because Professor Shona Halson from Australian Catholic University’s SPRINT Research Centre takes time out from attending to the athletes at the Australian Open to share insights into the challenges of getting a good night's sleep, interventions and wearables. Shona also talks jet-lag!

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