[Sidebar: We’re dealing with sick kids, bad internet connections and average audio. It must be school holidays. Please bear with us and apologies to Producer Jase! We’ll be back to normal next week.] 

Australia’s former ironwoman Bonnie Hancok just circumnavigated Australia in a 10kg surf ski. Just let that sink in for a minute. She paddled over 10,000kms in 8 months and 10 days, and in doing so has raised over $80,00 for Gotcha4Life. And after she broke the record for the fastest circumnavigation and furthest paddle by a female over a 24 hour period, she went on to do another 24 hour paddle to break the men's record, paddling 234kms in 24 hours off Hamilton Island. As well as being in total awe of this, you’ll be able to hear us struggling to deal with her tales of crocodiles and sharks as she travelled around the top end, and about how she was able to keep paddling month after month, despite the fact that she was ready to stop. 

In weekly sporting news: Georgie despairs that the Bledisloe Cup was handed to New Zealand via a referee. We wrap up the AFL and NRL, and get cranky about the treatment of NRWL player Caitlin Moran over an Instagram post. We reflect on how you don’t have to be a hard core couch warrior to watch sport, and get excited about the upcoming Basketball World Cup! 

Sticking with the theme of boats, Georgie can’t stop talking about Australian solo rower Michelle Lee and her latest challenge to row from the North America to Australia. And despite declaring that she might never go on holiday again, Libby’s pretty stoked about all the kilometers she walked yesterday without even trying. 

Show Notes

Lifeline: 13 11 14

Gotcha4Life: https://www.gotcha4life.org/

You can follow Bonnie Hancok @bonniehancok and donate here: https://gotcha4life-fundraising.raisely.com/bonniehancock

You can follow Michelle Lee @firstaustralianfemale and track her boat here: https://solorower.com/  and listen to her Conversation with Richard Fidler here: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/michelle-lee-solo-adventurer-rowing-atlantic-ocean-rpt/13908878 

Hosts: Libby & Georgie Trickett

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Libby’s gone all spiritual and given the full moon has been charging her crystals (whyyyyyyyyyy?). And because she has been on yoga training, she hasn’t watched a shred of sport over the weekend 🤯. In a shock to no-one, Georgie has. 

The AFL is down to the final 4, and this week also signed the biggest sporting deal in Australian history. Australian One Day International captain Aaron Finch has retired, and thrown his support behind David Warner (who is banned for leadership positions for life given his involvement in ball tampering). This takes us down a deep rabbit hole that somehow ends up at gambling funding sport.

Stephanie Gilmore won her 8th world surf league title and we’re pretty darn impressed. The Women’s Rugby 7s team now also has a triple crown, winning the Rugby 7s World Cup this morning, to add to their World Series title and Commonwealth Games Gold. 

Because we are not NRL experts, we bring in the big guns - Annabelle Bretts, host of Triple M’s Queensland’s Rush Hour. We talk about all the things from the Rabbitohs and Roosters match, including Latrell Mitchell’s continual booing by Roosters fans. We also touch on the Taylan May controversy and round it out with AB’s Granddad’s golden rules for watching sport. 

Georgie had lived a whole day by 8am on Sunday morning but a trip to the park at 8am led her to discover an awesome men’s walking group. Libby starts talking about yoga again and Producer Jase and Georgie have agreed to give it a try. 

Show Notes

Lifeline: 13 11 14

Mens Walk and Talk: www.menswalkandtalk.com.au

Annabelle Bretts from Triple M’s Queensland Rush Hour - @a.b_baby and @rushhourqld

Yoga with Adrienne: https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene/videos

Hosts: Libby & Georgie Trickett

Instagram: @thesportsocialpodcast

Producer: Jason Strozkiy www.strozkiymedia.com

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There’s a lot to discuss after last weekend’s sporting schedule and the US Open Tennis is no exception. Serena Williams bowed out in the 3rd round to Australian Ajla Tomljanović, and Nick Kyrgios might be growing up (but we feel conflicted). 

In the men’s AFL, 4 epic games were played to the delight of fans, and in the men’s NRL we now have a top 8 which doesn’t include the Broncos (Libby has thoughts). Rugby Union is frustrating Georgie because of All.The.Rules.

Our intern-level F1 correspondent reports on this week’s seat movements (using questionable maths) and there are pit lane highlights. 

We wanted to chat about Cameron Smith, LIV Golf and the PGA, but then we realised how little we know about golf in general. Cue: Steve Keipert, Associate Editor of Australian Golf Digest Magazine, an absolute guru on the world of golf and the man who literally wrote the book “Golf for Dummies”. 

There’s a new movie on Netflix that; a) is about sport and, b) has Adam Sandler in the lead role. Say no more. It’s not Happy Gilmore, but it is absolutely worth watching.

Show Notes

Aussies at The Open: Australia’s tales and triumphs from 150 years of The Open Championships by Tony Webeck and Steve Keipert

https://www.proshopgolf.com.au/a/golf-books/australian-golf-digest/nsw/mereweather/aussies-at-the-open/100007907?variant_id=34894

Golf for Dummies by Steve Keipert, Gary McCord and Brett Ogle

https://www.booktopia.com.au/golf-for-dummies-steve-keipert/ebook/9780730375388.html

Hustle starring Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, and Juancho Hermangomez is available on Netflix.

Hosts: Libby & Georgie Trickett

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Producer: Jason Strozkiy www.strozkiymedia.com

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The AFLW Season 7 kicked off over the weekend, with a historical 18 teams now competing in the women’s draw. We spoke to Brisbane Lion’s Vice Captain, Nat Grider, about the growth of the competition since 2017, ACL injuries, and whether AFL has found its place in Australia’s sporting calendar.  

The Belgium Grand Prix happened early Monday morning (Australian time), and Libby now thinks she could be an F1 driver. The swimming World Short Course swimming event was held in Sydney over the weekend, prompting Georgie to re-live her tumble turn trauma. We talk rugby 7s and rugby union, and a new guy, Thokkinakis (?) going head to head with Kyrios in the first round of the US Open 😆.

The sporting documentary is having a moment and we talk about two new releases this week - Fearless: The Inside Story of the AFLW, and Ryan Reynolds’ foray into soccer team ownership in Welcome to Wrexham. Following on from our discussion with muscle advocate and NRLW player Julia Robinson, Libby talks about the importance of body image for kids and the Embrace Kids movie.

We give a shout out to Bonnie Hancok, who has just circumnavigated Australia in a kayak to raise money for mental health charity Gotchta4Life. Holy smokes that’s a long way! 

Show Notes

Nat Grider: @natgriderr

Taryn Brumfit @bodyimagemovement, Embrace Kids available at all Australian local cinemas from September 1. Taryn’s first documentary, Embrace, is available on Netflix.

Sports documentaries on Disney Plus

Fearless: The Inside Story of the AFLW

https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/fearless-the-inside-story-of-the-aflw/2fVMDjDT59ib

Welcome to Wrexham 

https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/welcome-to-wrexham/4NwOxyDF4T3A

Bonnie Hancock: @bonniehancock and donations can be made to Gotcha4life through Bonnie’s website - https://www.bonniehancock.com/

Hosts: Libby & Georgie Trickett

Instagram: @thesportsocialpodcast

Producer: Jason Strozkiy www.strozkiymedia.com

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Some people think that female athletes can’t have muscles and we’re over it. 

We get straight to work and chat with 3 time premiership winning NRWL player, Julia Robinson, about her standing up to the body shaming bullies. 

Libby’s been reliving 2007 with the Duel in the Pool in Sydney. Australia narrowly lost to the US, but the event saw multi ability athletes compete in the same events, as well as the last races for Ellie Cole and Matt Levy.

We recognise our complete lack of knowledge when it comes to Australia’s oldest game, AFL, but can’t help but have a chat about the mess that erupted at Essendon this week and the nail biting match between Collingwood and Carlton.

Georgie talks about the arrival in Australia of Afghanistan's Olympic flag-bearer, Kimiya Yousofi, and what Afghanistan’s participation in the Olympics will mean for women and girls from that country. 

Show Notes

Julia Robinson: @juliaa_robinson

The [Female] Athlete Project: @thefemalealthleteproject

Afghanistan's Olympic flag-bearer, Kimiya Yousofi, arrives in Australia one year after the fall of Kabul: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-17/afghanistan-olympian-kimiya-yousofi-kabul-taliban-anniversary/101336314?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

Hosts: Libby & Georgie Trickett

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Producer: Jason Strozkiy www.strozkiymedia.com

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There is a new 6 time cross fit world champ in town and some of Libby’s experiences and opinions on the sport leave Georgie lost for words. 

Serena Williams is evolving away from tennis and some of Australia’s sporting captains have decided to take a break. Is sport getting better at supporting athletes during their careers?

Having now watched 3 seasons of F1: Drive to Survive, we consider ourselves to be car racing experts. This is concerning and thankfully Producer Jase is there to fill in the gaps. Powerpoint slide, complete with driver movements, to follow. 

We talk to Georgie’s mate, Mia Walsh, about that time she taught her QAFLW team their team song in Auslan to surprise their deaf teammate, and the impact that has had on the development of a national Auskick program for deaf and listening impaired kids. Sport doing what sport does best. We love it. 

Serena Williams says farewell to tennis in her own words: https://www.vogue.com/article/serena-williams-retirement-in-her-own-words

F1: Drive to Survive seasons 1 to 4 available on Netflix

Queensland AFLW team The Yeronga Devils secretly learn to sign club song in Auslan: 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-10/qaflw-team-secretly-learns-to-sign-clubs-song-in-auslan/12541738

Hosts: Libby & Georgie Trickett

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After one podcast episode, Georgie has decided to take a holiday. What a monster. She comes to us live from Falls Creek. 

We catch Matt Denny in the middle of the night in Birmingham and chat to him about his amazing gold medal winning performance at the Commonwealth Games. He gives us the why behind his bromance with Brandon Starc and his unofficial role as Team Spirit Captain. 

In our second week of Comm Games wrap up, we touch on a few gold medal winning performances, discuss how COVID has been managed at this massive sporting event and round off with a gymnastics heart warmer (see what we did there?). 

Apparently, 2 years after it was first released, people still need to know about Ted Lasso 👀. And don’t assume you’ve done a sport or activity for the last time - there’s still so much fun to be had. 

Ted Lasso - Season 1 and 2 on Apple TV.

Have a grassroots sports story you’d like to share? Message us @thesportsocialpodcast

Watch more about Matt Denny’s path to Birmingham in the short documentary “Fourth” available on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRc31kIZOi8, catch Matt Denny on his podcast,  This is athletics, on any of your listening apps and follow @mattydenny.

Hosts: Libby & Georgie Trickett

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Producer: Jason Strozkiy www.strozkiymedia.com

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Nothing like the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games to kick things off! We talk about Australia’s gold medal haul, and the moments that didn't involve silverware but had us glued to the screen. 

With all the excitement on the pool deck, we call good mate and fellow Olympian Leisel Jones to talk about the Australian team’s performance, and get her take on Emma McKeon and Kyle Chalmers. 

Last week an NRL team decided to bring the game into 2022 with a pride jersey, only to have 7 players stand down for the match. In a week full of opinion, Sunday’s episode of Offsiders (ABC iView 31/07/2022) had some of the most considered commentary on the issue. 

When was the last time you learnt something new? Turns out, trying a new sport is apparently fun (even if you’re not the best at it). 

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Hosts: Libby & Georgie Trickett

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Welcome to The Sport Social, a weekly debrief on the last week in sport, without an endless parade of stats and figures. Join Olympic gold medalist Libby Trickett and her sister-in-law, Georgie, as they discuss the human stories behind the headlines, and give you enough information to feel included in the world of sport. 

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