The Sporting Record

As part of our 50 year celebrations we invited Sam Pang back to tell us about his early radio experience which started for him here at 3CR.We were also happy to help him promote his new show which begins on the ABC on Sunday, called 'Ground Up' about the fictional creation of of an AFL team in Tasmania. Did you know Sam even played some footy in Tassie? Other issues covered in today's program incl...

As an Essendon supporter Chris Cox was frustated by the negativity and vitriol he encountered in the social media fan pages he was following and took the bold step of starting his own - Bomber Barracks. We were keen to find out what it takes to administer such a thing and invited Chris into the studio. He was a great guest relevant to all clubs and supporters.

We spoke with Mark Kempster, Advocate for Alliance for Gambling Reform. He shared his story and gave us the full story of the lack of action on the recommendations on the Murphy Report (You win some, you lose more report).The government released it's response during the budget lockup, seamingly to hide it from major press. We had Mark Kempster to fill us in on what was missed. Khazakstan dating sp...

Tess G from the Purple Bombers supporter group came into the studio to explain the nature of their group which strives to create a safe workplace for all LGBTIQ players and supporters. This weekend's Essendon V Brisbane game is designated a special pride round match. Great news for the Afghan Women's Football TeamAustralia's Travis Bazzana's debut in Major League BaseballSportswashing news: LIV go...

Former Essendon footballer Nathan Lovett-Murray came into the studio to talk about Treaty, the Indigenous People's Assembly elections, and the upcoming healing event at Victoria Park, before looking back over his career.songs: Standing Strong by Yung Warriors; Street Knowledge by DT 

A wounded John A Tait calls in with an exclusive story about Kylie Minogue's first footy event performance way back in 1987. Aussie soccer coaches doing well on the world stageSongs: Marngrook; Locomotion by Kylie MinogueIOC decision to use a simplistic gene test to determine gender

Who would have thought there was an active Gridiron competition in Melbourne? Today's guest was 'Moose' aka Jonathon from the Northern Chargers Gridiron Club explaing the game and the local comp. We also give our reaction to the news of the first former AFL player, Leigh Ryswyk, to come out as gay.

A while back we discovered that a good friend of ours, Victoria Townsend, plays in an ice hockey league in Melbourne for a team called the Southern Lights. We have been at Vic for a while to come in with a teammate (Tyler) to tells us all about it. We finish with a Warren Zevon ice hockey song called Hit Somebody. 

As Christmas day 2025 falls on a Thursday we decided that coming into the studio was probably easier than pre-recording something! What sports are actually played on Christmas Day? We preview the Boxing Day test plus some amazing Cricket history. Songs: I Made 100 in the Backyard at Mum's by Greg Champion; The 12 days of Christmas - new lyrics by Greg Champion; Christmas in Melbourne by Broderick...

Our final show before Christmas, so we take the opportunity to review our year on The Sporting Record. We briefly address the question, 'What has happened to all the old squash courts?'We instructed Em (classically trained) to bring in their trumpet as we unpick the use of trumpets during the Ashes tests. Song: 'We always have a good time at the Coburg RSL' by Greg Champion

Today's show was devoted to a quick journey through the history of women's cricket. Our guest Craig Horne has just released a brilliant book called 'Full Corset and Stockings - A History of Women's Cricket.'We dug up a very old footy song by Craig that was actually recorded in studio 3 here at 3CR.A man of many talents Craig also blessed us with a live original song, 'You Can't Tell a Book by its...

As we enter the traditional cricket season (even though it now goes all year long!) we invited Greg Champion back to play some of his cricket songs for us, inbetween chats about Adelaide, apps, Aussies doing well overseas, Snooker, Darts, pronunciation of words, and a quick sports quiz. Live Songs:I Made 100 in the Backyard at Mum's; Somebody's Gonna Get their Head Kicked in Tonight; Cricket's on...

Most of today's show is devoted to learning about the Victorian Wheelchair Football League with our special guest Chris Henderson, playing coach of the Essendon team. Chris' storyHow is Wheelchair footy played? How can someone get involved? Freedom Sports FoundationA bit of trade talk (but not Zach Merrett!)

Grand final week show. Competitive Jigsaw Puzzling world Championship. Chris Doheny singer and composer of the great footy song tragically passed away this week. We play his song, 'More Than A Game'. RIPGuest Trevor Thompson tells us about his new soccer related book, 'Big Con - Australia's unknown soccer pioneer', which is the story of an Aussie scoundral who is in the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fam...

Camp Soverenty ReportSong: You Can't Win 'em All by Greg Champion and Mike BradyJohn's stages of grief regarding the Zac Merrett situation Athletics World Championships report Vuelta a Espana and the spanish protesters What is a comedian doing playing in the EJ Whitten Legends Game?

Friend of the show, Greg Champion, returns to chat footy and share some footy songs. Things people may not know about Greg ChampionLive song: 'Deep in our Hearts We All Barrack for Fitzroy' by Greg Champion Which team is now everyone's 2nd favourite team? Song: 'I am an old Wingman' by Greg ChampionGreg Champion's annual footy song show. Live song: 'I Am a Fitzroy Fugitive' by Greg ChampionNew Son...

After Reading Brydon Coverdale's book "Quizmasters' I was keen to get Brydon on air to debate the asertation that "Quizzing is a Sport". It turns out that he was a great guest with a profound knowledge of and interest in many sports. Apart from Brydon and Quiz shows we also talked about: The Logies; Snoop Dogg being booked for the AFL Grand Final; and a little bit of cricket and AFLW.Song: 'Man Ov...

President Trump has weighed into sports issues again by calling for the Washington Commanders NFL team and the Cleveland Guardians baseball team to revert to their previous Native American inspired nicknames, mascots and logos. We dig into this issue and look for other teams with traditional monikers that we now might consider offensive. Also:Tour de France wrap-up. World Aquatics wrap-up. (shout...

What are Smart Mouthguards and how are they helping with concussion research? Cycling: Great Australian athletes from The Gap: Brodie Chapman Song: As a tribute to Tom Lehrer we found his one and only sports songs - 'Fight Fiercely Harvard'.World Aquatics Championships Beware the breakfast buffet at pre-games training campsDecoding the Neutral Athletes code for Russia, Bellarus and MexicoWhy aren'...

Today's program focused on reviewing stuff. In the old days pretty much the only footy panel of note was on the Sunday show, 'World of Sport'. Today there are a plethora of footy shows across free to air and paid platforms - some are very good, others not so good. Some of them seem obsessed with having segments with stupid names - unnecessary and really annoying. Song: The World of Sport theme med...

For all you car nuts and rev heads we devote the whole hour to quizzing our special guest, Racingcar driver Fraser Ross, on his career and all those questions we've always wanted to ask a racing car driver:What are the various diciplines of motor racing? Where have you raced?: Le Mans; Bathhurst; Calder, Philip Island, Silverstone,Spa, etc. Money Vs Talent How many people make up a racing team? Ho...

On this radiothon episode, apart from encouraging listeners to donate some money for the station, we did our usual exploration of societal issues within sport, including:The King's Birthday honours - which sportspeople received a gong and were they deserving? A little bit of French Open tennis. If you do enjoy our podcasts, then next time you log on to 3cr.org.au how about following the prompts an...

Two great guests today. Crooked TP and Ridzy Ray. Crooked TP has released a fantastic hip hop song called 'Dreamtime at the G'.So we got them in to talk about it and their afterparty gig at the Corner hotel, Richmond - Friday night. Songs:Dreamtime at the G by Crooked TPLight Shine by Ridzy RayI Wish One Day by Crooked TP

We look at the history of former sports stars who enter the field of federal politics. Matt Smith bio - new member for Leichart (and former basketball star)Sports star politians quizThe Mal Meninga momentIs it a Sport? Monster TrucksA bit of F1Rapid fire: Willie Rioli; NBL News; There was never a saint called Kilda; AFLW news; etc.

In our Mayday episode we invited former footballer and politician Justin Madden into the studio. For seven years he was president of the AFL Players Association. Who is Justin Madden? Is a players association the same as a union? The history of the AFLPA.The players battle in the 1990s with their employers in attempting to force players onto workplace contracts rather than negotiating Collective B...