Episode 20: Rosebud’s Brett McRae
For our 20th episode, we journeyed to the Mornington Peninsula to catch up with the man known as ‘Whale’ to
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Aussie rules
Episode 19: Wodonga Saints Adrian Barry
‘Bazz’ as he’s known to the Saints’ football family, joined us to share his journey. Formerly known as the Bethanga
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Episode 18: Cora Lynn and GUA’s Michael Dillon
Micky D has lived a remarkable football journey and he joined us to share some of his favourite memories and
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Episode 17: Merbein’s Toney Hurley
Hurls joined us for a chat to share some of his football journey, which has led to him becoming president
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Episode 16: Hay’s Robert ‘Buck’ Howard
When it comes to longevity in volunteering, Buck Howard might just take the cake. A member of the Hay FNC
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Episode 15B: Phillip Island’s Beau Vernon (Part B)
Join us for the second installment of our special two-part episode with Beau Vernon to share his journey, as well
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Episode 15: Phillip Island’s Beau Vernon (Part A)
Beau joined us for a special two-part episode to share his journey, as well as offer a coach’s perspective on
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Episode 14: Blackburn’s Casey Johnson
Growing up in Melbourne’s working-class northern suburb of Reservoir, Casey was taught the value of community involvement and inclusion by
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Episode 13: Tooradin-Dalmore’s Lee Jones
Jonesy as he’s known at the club has enjoyed a fairly different journey to most in becoming president. From early
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Episode 12: Omeo District FNL’s Ray ‘Gags’ Gallagher
‘Gags’ as he’s known to most in the far north-east of the state has lived and breathed football his whole
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Episode 11: Heatherton’s John Bennett
We kick off 2021 in Melbourne’s inner south-east to catch up with one of the sport’s genuine characters. Beany played
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Episode 10: Caulfield’s Tom Siegert (Part A and Part B)
More widely recognised as The Suburban Footballer, Tom generously joined us for a special two-part feature episode to share some
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Episode 9: Myrtleford’s Ian Wales (“We represent our community…”)
A Myrtleford local for 44 years, ‘Bimbo’ has been a dedicated Saints man taking on playing, coaching, as well as
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Episode 8: Orbost-Snowy Rovers’ Royston ‘Doc’ Nettleton (511 games – “to me it’s only a number”)
It’s not every day you get to sit down for a chat with a president who also was a 500
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Episode 7: Poowong’s Ted Attenborough (“Community sport is a great thing…”)
After more than 50 consecutive years of involvement at his club, Ted has experienced almost every high and low you
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Epsiode 6: Meringur’s Peter Mangan & Maddy McPhee (“Girls to the front!”)
In this episode we shine the light on the importance of female participation at football/netball clubs. Meringur is one of
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Episode 5: St Joseph’s Todd Devine (“If you want to shine, surround yourself with stars…”)
From humble and challenging beginnings in the 70’s, to becoming one of Victoria’s largest and most powerful suburban football clubs,
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Episode 4: Ouyen United’s Mal Crothers (“It’s a chaser bin not a vat, mate…”)
A special episode for anyone who has ever worked on or known someone who works on the land… Mal is
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Episode 3: Spotswood’s Michele Langlands (“…we don’t have to be so perfect”)
Michele is just one of those people you meet along the journey who put a smile on your face when
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Episode 2: Bruthen’s Adam Lonnie (“positive out of a negative…”)
Adam shares with us his incredible football journey which culminated with his first senior premiership at age 46, as well
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