The Perth Football Podcast

Josh and Tommy catch up to reflect on Saturday's slate of inter-divisional fixtures as Amateur Hour makes a return with North Beach and Morley Windmills enjoying success against State League opposition.

We have post-game interviews with Nick Di Carlo (North Beach) and friend of the pod John O'Reilly (Morley Windmills) in the aftermath of those victories before briefly touching on the defeated sides.

Attention then turns to Cockburn City's dramatic penalty shootout win over Kalamunda City as Zayd Free's heroics and celebrations see him named as our enhancer of the week. 

Next, we talk about Fremantle City's 2-1 win over Joondalup City with reaction from Charlie Betts, whilst praising the Division One side for a fine season and touch on a competitive 2026 ahead in the second tier.

Finally, there's a brief look ahead to the Amateur Cup Finals this weekend as North Perth look to do a First Team and Reserves double against Emerald and Kingsway respectively. 

A big thank you to all the listeners for your continued support and also to our major sponsor - The Enhance Health Group – who are your trusted provider of comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services in the South West region of Western Australia.

They specialise in exercise physiology, workplace rehabilitation, chronic pain management and functional movement therapy. EHG helps individuals improve their physical health, mental well-being and professional capabilities and is led by Nicky Carter who holds post-graduate degrees in exercise physiology, sports science and teaching.

And that is a wrap!

Tommy and Kelechi talk the knife edge game between Olympic Kingsway and Bayswater City that saw Captain Fantastic Gordon Smith get a special moment as sealed the double for Bayswater. We go over the game, give kudos to both sides and speak to the "brains" behind the operation at Bayswater City.

We then talk about the Main event, the Women's NPL final that saw 4 stunning moments of magic from Balcatta Captain Abbey Meakins, bring home a well deserved trophy for Balcatta. We talk about the season that was for RedStar and Balcatta and speak to head coach Pete Rakic about what was a frustrating season that showcased the resilience of his players.

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A big thank you to all the listeners for your continued support and also to our major sponsor - The Enhance Health Group – who are your trusted provider of comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services in the South West region of Western Australia.

They specialise in exercise physiology, workplace rehabilitation, chronic pain management and functional movement therapy. EHG helps individuals improve their physical health, mental well-being and professional capabilities and is led by Nicky Carter who holds post-graduate degrees in exercise physiology, sports science and teaching.

Tommy and Kelechi are back to review two cracking weeks of football here in WA.

In the Top Four Cup, Perth RedStar survived a thriller – Gabby Dal Busco the shootout hero as they beat Perth SC after a 1-1 draw, while Balcatta edged the Academy 4-3 in extra time thanks to a Rachel Jarvis double.

In the Men's! Stirling produce a stunning late comeback with Danny Douglas the hero coming off the bench. We wrap up the fixture and highlight some positive stories and also talk about how hard it is to win stuff!

We also talk about wins for Glory and Bayswater as the Glory keep their Top Four Cup run alive after a win in the penalty shoot against Perth Redstar while Baysie are in the final! 

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A big thank you to all the listeners for your continued support and also to our major sponsor - The Enhance Health Group – who are your trusted provider of comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services in the South West region of Western Australia.

They specialise in exercise physiology, workplace rehabilitation, chronic pain management and functional movement therapy. EHG helps individuals improve their physical health, mental well-being and professional capabilities and is led by Nicky Carter who holds post-graduate degrees in exercise physiology, sports science and teaching.

Well, can you believe it! The end of another NPLWA - Women's season (almost!)

Josh, Kelechi & Tommy get together to wrap the 2025 NPLWA - Men's regular season on this bumper edition of the Perth Football Podcast. The boys start by talking about the two games of consequence at the bottom of the league and what it means for those four teams going forward.

Sorrento, Knights, you're safe so we'll see you in 2026. But shoutout Neil Kilkenny on a great career and also a terrific job from Steve McGarry at the Gulls, plus a word for that stunning Sparta free kick!

Attention then turns to a dramatic final day at Frank Drago Reserve where Perth spring a surprise on champions Bayswater. We have reaction from Enhancer of the week and goalkeeping hero Abdul Osman, as well as Matt Sparrow and Lewis Italiano's reflections on Baysie's season.

Glory, RedStar, we'll get to you next week when we talk about the Top Four Cup games, but before then Josh and Tommy look at some of the keys to Saturday's State Cup Final between Olympic Kingsway & Stirling Macedonia.

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A big thank you to all the listeners for your continued support and also to our major sponsor - The Enhance Health Group – who are your trusted provider of comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services in the South West region of Western Australia.

They specialise in exercise physiology, workplace rehabilitation, chronic pain management and functional movement therapy. EHG helps individuals improve their physical health, mental well-being and professional capabilities and is led by Nicky Carter who holds post-graduate degrees in exercise physiology, sports science and teaching.

Josh and Tommy are back for another pubcast as Bayswater close in on a first NPLWA - Men's title in eight years, while Fremantle City moved out of the bottom two on goal difference despite their defeat in the Matt Sparrow derby.

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A big thank you to all the listeners for your continued support and also to our major sponsor - The Enhance Health Group – who are your trusted provider of comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services in the South West region of Western Australia.

They specialise in exercise physiology, workplace rehabilitation, chronic pain management and functional movement therapy. EHG helps individuals improve their physical health, mental well-being and professional capabilities and is led by Nicky Carter who holds post-graduate degrees in exercise physiology, sports science and teaching.

Tommy and Kelechi are joined by Ben Gilby at RedStar Arena to talk about the top of the table clash between Perth SC and Perth RedStar.

We talk about Perth getting the job done, Jess Flannery looking like she's having fun, RedStar running out of legs and is this a changing of the guard?

We also give a quick wrap up of the rest of the weekends fixture with wins for Fremantle and a great point for UWA against the Football West Academy.

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A big thank you to all the listeners for your continued support and also to our major sponsor - The Enhance Health Group – who are your trusted provider of comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services in the South West region of Western Australia.

They specialise in exercise physiology, workplace rehabilitation, chronic pain management and functional movement therapy. EHG helps individuals improve their physical health, mental well-being and professional capabilities and is led by Nicky Carter who holds post-graduate degrees in exercise physiology, sports science and teaching.

It's a little later than usual but it's right on time!

Ben Gilby joins us to talk all thins NPLW before Kelechi goes all Bill Simmons to wrap up a wild wild weekend and mid week of NPLM fixtures.

Wow! What an evening...

Tommy was at Kingsway Reserve along with over 3000 fans to absorb one of the most memorable evenings in recent WA football history as Olympic Kingsway knocked out A-League heavyweights Melbourne Victory 4-3 AET. 

There's a quick synopsis of the game before we catch up with President Steve Nelkovski, skipper Mitch Oxborrow, full back Ollie Annis and forward Laat Mathiang for their thoughts straight after the game.

*Note - we also had interviews with Adrian Sinagra, David Tough and Ross Edwards, but unfortunately we weren't able to make them work due to audio issues. Suppose we'll just have to get them in for a chat after the Round of 16! 

**This podcast was also recorded before Wednesday's Round of 16 draw where Kingsway will head to Queensland to take on Brisbane City. Times and dates for kick off TBC. 

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A big thank you to all the listeners for your continued support and also to our major sponsor - The Enhance Health Group – who are your trusted provider of comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services in the South West region of Western Australia.

They specialise in exercise physiology, workplace rehabilitation, chronic pain management and functional movement therapy. EHG helps individuals improve their physical health, mental well-being and professional capabilities and is led by Nicky Carter who holds post-graduate degrees in exercise physiology, sports science and teaching.

Kelechi and Tommy get together for a rapid pod to go through the weekends fixtures.

There's a game of the season contender as the champions make a statement at Frank Drago to ensure we have a title race. There's also drama at the Floreat Athena as Stirling win the impossible win thanks to late drama from Sammy Dweh. The boys also talk about Knights being on the march after a terrific first half against Perth SC.

In the NPLW Perth SC surely have one hand on the title as they move 7 points clear at the top of the league. There's wins for Perth Redstar and a resurgent Fremantle City (where we have our other enhancer of the week) and another washout at Mum FC.