Triple M's Weekend Huddle

Live from RIO we speak with WA Paralympian Brad Ness ahead of the rollers final match against Brazil.

Fresh from the delivery room, Wildcats Captain Damian Martin shares the special moment of the birth of his daughter.

And Michael Walters reviews the Fremantle Dockers season and the Dockers chances for redemption in 2017.

Tania Armstrong and Barra are joined by WA Olympic representative Kim Mickle.

 

Amelia Broun from channel 7 calls in from Rio to update us on all the Aussie’s progress at the Paralympics. The morning after yet another classic final match between the two most successful AFL clubs of the last 10 years - Hawthorn and Geelong, WA boy Sam Menegola discusses his Cat's big win. Finally, Tim Horan – former Wallaby great, goes into detail about the national side’s woes lately, and what can be done to resurrect Australia’s once great Rugby Union dominance on the world stage.

Barra and Tania are joined in the studio by Australian Boomer Damian Martin to discuss all things sport. With the bye round in effect the AFL staged their annual Ted Whitten legends game on Friday night. Our very own Dead Set Legend Andrew Embley call in from Melbourne after taking part in the fetivities. On a serious matter, Natasha Evans and Tracy Tombides join the Dead Set Legends in the studio, talk about the very improtant issue if Testicular Cancer and reflect on the wonderful contribution to Western Australian sport of Dylan Tombides, who tragically passed away due to the disease. Lastly, on the eve of the final exihibition game for Womens Aussie Rules before the first ever season takes place next year - Chelsea Randall future star of the game calls in to talk about a landmark occasion for the AFL.

Barra and Tanya are joined by The West's Steve Butler, to get accross all the latest sporting news around the weekend. With footy finals on the horizon for the Eagles, club champion Andrew Embley touches base from Adelaide after West Coast's resounding final home and away win against the highly fancied Crows. The annual City to Surf is on this weekend and Raf Baugh joins the Dead Set Legends on the phone to talk all things serious and not so serious for the fun day ahead. Olympic hero Kim Mickle also joins the program to talk about "that throw" and her career ahead, post the Rio olympics.

With Barra out of the Lineup, Eagles legend Andrew Embley, Tanya Armstrong and former Olympic Gymnast Alana Slater take the reigns of the show.  Eagles assistant coach Adrian Hickmott talks to the Dead Set Legends  team about the bittersweet Eagles victory over the defending premiers, the Hawks. Damain Martyn drops in on a line just hours after The Boomers first loss of their Olympic campaign to Serbia. And Fremantle Dockers assistant coach Marc Webb once again calls in to wrap up a pretty dismal couple of weeks for the Dockers on and off the field.

With the news breaking Fremantle Dockers serial pest wants to move to the West Coast Eagles, assistant coach Daniel Pratt gives us his thoughts on the potential move. Fresh from a win over China, Damian Martin took time out of his busy social schedule to speak about the Boomers quest for Gold in RIO. And George Horton, proud grandfather of swimming champion Mack Horton spoke about Mack’s journey to becoming an Olympic champion.

With the BIG Derby upon us, Norm Smith Medallist Andrew Embley spoke about the impact Nic Nat and Sandliands will have on their return. Fresh from entering the Opening ceremony in RIO, Perth Wildcats captain Damian Martin joined us live from RIO. And WA Football Royalty, Ross Glendinning joined the team to speak about the future of the Ross Glendinning medal.

As Matthew Pavlich gets set to play his 350th match – we chat with Pav’s biographer Mark Duffield about the Dockers champion’s journey. Fergus Kavanagh from the Kookaburras joins us from Rio – just one of the Aussie athletes evacuated from the village after a fire broke out. And javelin star Kim Mickle talks about her last minute throw for Rio  – and what it’s like to be drug tested.

Tanya, Barra and Lachy chat with the head of Rugby League Western Australia John Sackson, about the state’s recent coup of securing a 2019 state of origin match up between QLD and NSW. Former Olympic gymnast Alana Slater pops into the studio to talk about the WAIS’s recent decision to close it’s gymnastics program. And our own Dead Set Legend Damian Martin of the Perth Wildcats pops in to talk about finally achieving his life long dream of representing the Boomers at the upcoming Rio Olympics.

We spoke to Gill Hamersley, the Perth woman who tackled an epic seven marathons in seven states – raising money to protect children against sexual assault. Perth’s own Hockeyroos star Katherine Slattery chats to us – after being selected in the team to head to RIO and from Olympic dreams to heartbreak – Hockeyroos star Anna Flanagan joined us in studio to talk about missing out on RIO selection.