The Sporting Record

After years of knowing Jason socially, I finally got him to talk about his football career by bringing him into the studio. It was just after the Qatar World Cup. Our discussion started with crowd behaviour before taking a journey through his distinguished football career. I finished by seeking his judgements on some of my harebrained theories regarding, 'What Aussie Rules Football could learn fro...

A 15 minute grab of our interview with Peter Cullen of Reclink regarding the new book 'The Power of a Football'.Two issues arising out of Round 1 AFL: The Bump and the RoarThe Sporting Record is advocating for a 'Jazz Round' where the jazz versions of the footy themes are played. Today we end the program with the Swans Victory March (based on the fight song of the University of Notre Dame) as reco...

This is the full interview with Peter Cullen of Reclink talking about the new book 'The Power of a Football', an inspirational book full of stories of people involved in Reclink Football leagues: players, coaches, helpers, organisers and celebrities. We cover the book, tell some stories, do a few readings, and highlight volunteer opportunities at Reclink.

The most notable thing about the 4th Test, India V Australia at Ahmedabad, was the bizarre spectacle before the cricket even started. To celebrate the impending start to the AFL Men's competition we have delved into the music archives of John A Tait to find an appropriate song, 'Thank God the Footy's Back' by Jack Howard of Hunters and collectors fame. We don't do Footy Tips on the Sporting Record...

James, John and Em discuss the list of fifty most influential women in Australian sport as composed by ten female sports journalists.

Back in January our special guest in the third of our summer Series one hour specials was the founder and compare of the famous Marngrook Footy show, Mr. Grant Hansen. We ask him about Marngrook - the game, the show and the song. Then we move onto Grant's music career with band like Blackfire and Kool Mist.