The Thing About Sport

This podcast features Malcolm Karpany from the Moonta Football Club. There is little he hasn't done when it comes to footy. He spent five years in WA playing for East Perth after being drafted by the West Coast Eagles. Started his career with Moonta as a junior, Woodville West Torrens, The West Coast, South Adelaide, and today he's back at Moonta where it all started. In this podcast, we discuss many topics including the new ALF rules, players coming off the ground after they kicking a goal, and more. Malcolm is very honest, a proud indigenous Australian his first AFL game was against Collingwood at the MCG.    

This is a meaningful podcast with Josh Gill.  Umpiring, his heart condition, his disability, and undoing a bra can be so frustrating for the man with short arms and no thumps. But field umpiring in the Yorke Peninsula Football League has opened so much for Josh. Yes, he's the first to admit he's made mistakes, but haven't we all. I say good on you young man a fantastic story, we don't know how lucky we are.  From the city lights to the country and farming is all discovered in this podcast. 

In all his years associated with Sturt Football Club, the late Jack Oatey only ventured to the country once for an appearance. He journeyed to Port Broughton and was part of the Trevor Sims Roast, our podcast guest. Trevor is the Senior Colts Coach at Broughton-Mundoora today. He’s coached many teams over the journey, but he’s best remembered as the dual Premiership player for Sturt, the Double Blues, the famous number 4. He managed 12 years at Sturt and 250 games for the Double Blues. One of his closest mates was Rick Davies, the Jumbo Prince. In Trevor Sims’ many years at Sturt, he never lived in Adelaide. He drove and sometimes flew on a small plane to training on Tuesdays or Thursdays, or match days and back to the farm.  The mop of curly hair, sideboards, and mustache are no longer part of Trevor's look.  But he still loves footy.       

Phil Brand has been around footy all his life. The Yorke Peninsula Footy League has been his concentration for the past 30 years. He’s been honored with a Merit Award from the SANFL for his services to community football. In this podcast, we take a trip with Phil through his life and footy. A mad keen Adelaide Crows supporter Phil tries to never miss a game of the Crows at home. But his love has always been the Yorke Peninsula Football League as we know it today. Phil Brand is a legend of the YPFL and a very good guy, in fact, you would be hard-pressed to meet a nicer person. The best country player he’s seen and the best local club? Phil tells us everything you need to know!   

This is very simple. On this podcast we talk with Andrew Costello, yes Cosi from Nine's South Aussie with Cosi. We chat about the Yorke Peninsula, How he got started, his wife, the Teddy Bear Fence,  the Biggest Loser, and a heap more. 

Tamara Harrison is the senior coach at Broughton-Mundoora Netball Club. In this podcast, Tamara takes a look at the job and being in charge of a groups based in Port Broughton and Adelaide. The life of a country coach, the highs out rate the lows. It's hard work but very enjoyable, says Tamara. 

This podcast is all about jetty fishing, off the jetty at Port Broughton. Peter Walden is a local in the town and is best known as Pegleg by everyone.  He doesn't mind being called Pegleg to his face either. But can he fish off the jetty, yes he can. Peter knows everything you need to know when dropping a line in the water off a jetty at Broughton. Pegleg is a master of the sport. For 70 years he's been doing just that, dropping a line in the water off a jetty. 

Everything you need to know about fishing with Paul Schultz, he's not an expert, he just loves fishing. Paul Schultz will take us to the deepest areas of the sport. What's the best place to fish on the Yorke Peninsula, do fishermen tell BIG stories and what is the biggest fish he's ever caught? This quiet and humble person takes us on his fishing journey from his time fishing off the jetty to his hours in a boat off shore. We can only thank Paul for his time and willingness to be part of this podcast. 

In this podcast, we venture into the area of amalgamation, merger or co-location. Not the most desired subject by the country club, but it's getting close to being a fact of life. We look at the Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing (ORSR) Management Guide available on its website. Joining forces is the way to go. Clubs getting along and living together is the future. 

https://www.orsr.sa.gov.au/home

Something different here, 3 sports in 1 podcast. Surfing with Brian 'Squizzy' Taylor, a look at Golf with Rohan Bock and Table Tennis with Owen Prior. Squizzy Taylor runs the Yorke Junior Surf Club and has a lifetime involvement with the sport. Rohan Bock can be found at the Copperclub Golf Course at the Dunes and Owen Prior is an official at the Copper Coast Table Tennis Club, they train and play at the Kadina Showgrounds.