Just Havin a Crack

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week's episode of Just Havin a Crack Today's guest Wayne Bettany is like a lot of us in life. Extremely active as a younger person but as time goes on the activity reduces and the eating stays the same. Wayne was an exceptionally talented AFL footballer once kicking 32 goals in one game. He reckons to have Jason Dunstall in your team helps. When Wayne sto...

Send us Fan Mail This week's guest on Just Havin a Crack is acclaimed photographer, Craig Ratcliffe. Craig's story involves many different people and layers dating back to the turn of the century in China. Spielberg directed the movie Empire of the Sun. This is the best way to describe this podcast. Of German descent living in Shanghai Craig's great Grandfather was enlisted in the G...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest on Just Havin a Crack is Lawyer come poet Jason "Rupert" McCall. Rupert's poems are now folk law amongst everyday Australians, but there is more to his story. Rupert is part of a unique group of people that grew up in Redcliffe where their bonds run deep. Rupert hasn't lost his Redcliffe swagger and his love of his team the Dolphins. The Redc...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week's episode of Just Havin a Crack. Today we talk to All Black legend Stu Wilson. Stu's story isn't much different to any other All Black, but what Stu does is take you into the realm of the All Blacks and what it takes to be a part of the greatest sporting team in history. Stu delivers his story with passion imagination and great gusto. He is alwa...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Just Havin a Crack is acclaimed cricket writer Robert "Crash" Craddock. Crash has spent a lifetime in the corridors of News Paper rooms, dressing sheds, hotel rooms & press conferences. Learning his craft from some of Australia's best journo's.  Crash has been a part of the hight;y popular "Back Page" on Fox first with Mike Gibson and...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Just Havin a crack we feature Steven Bradbury Gold Medalist at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. Some would say the luckiest athlete ever, you all know the story. Well, there is more to that story than you think. Go into the life of a son of a speed skater from Acacia Ridge, the gold medal favourite for the 3 previous Olympic games. A career that spanned 4 Olympic g...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Just Havin a Crack we have Brisbane born and Hawthorn AFL great Jason Dunstall. Jason doesn't do a lot of interviews and we are grateful he chose us to sit down and talk about his life and career with footy and outside of the game. 1254 AFL goals, TV personality and ex CEO of the great Hawthrone Football club, Jason a kid from Coorparoo not expecting the world ha...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Just Havin a Crack our guest is respected commentator journalist Peter Meares. Moving down from Forbes to boarding school, Peter thought he was going to be a professional sportsman. Well, that was until he had that conversation with his father. His dad's words of wisdom were very simple.... your dreaming. Peter applied for a cadetship at the ABC as a commentator,...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest on Just Havin a Crack is a former test cricket umpire Mel Johnson. Mel a  representative schoolboy cricketer for Queensland, went on to play at Easts Cricket Club in Brisbane before injury put pay to his playing days. After too much time at the pub and gambling on the horses, Mel's wife said it was time to get back into cricket. Why don't you try umpir...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the new year and our first episode for 2022. This week on Just Havin a Crack we feature Angelo Venardos. Angelo always wanted to be a cop and play football rugby league. Angelo's first posting was Redcliffe Police Station fresh out of the Academy, which he turned up late because he got lost finding the station. As Angelo's career blossomed so did his desire fo...

Send us Fan Mail Who said Test Cricket is dead, Day 2 was one of the most absorbing days cricket played in a long while. The theatre of England clawing their way back into the game and a 1 hour of fast bowling master class from the Australian's tasks the game away. What better guest to have on day 3 but one of Victoria's and Australia's fast bowling legend Merv Hughes. Merv spellbou...

Send us Fan Mail Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test we feature on Just Havin a Crack, Neil Harvey. Neil is the only surviving playing member of the 1948 Invincibles which toured England.  Neil is a national treasure and we were thrilled to speak to Neil. Follow us on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/toombuldistrictcricketclub Instagram https://www.instagram.com/toombuldcc

Send us Fan Mail It's boxing day test day 1 and what a better way to start the test with Len Pascoe one of the great Australian Fast Bowlers. Follow us on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/toombuldistrictcricketclub Instagram https://www.instagram.com/toombuldcc

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this episode of Just Havin a Crack. This weeks guest is radio and Tv commentator Peter Psaltis. Peter growing up in Brisbane with a strong Greek heritage was a guy that embraced life and sport. Peter loved competing but loved being a part of a team environment more. Peter soon discovered radio and was part of some of the most successful sports and rugby league broadcast...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 74 of Just Havin a Crack features the only watchmaking company in Australia. Grant Menzies is a second-generation watchmaker businessman. Adina Watches started making watches in Australia in 1971. Bob Menzies whilst working for Langfords (Rolex Distributer) decided to have a crack at his own brand and make his own product. Now AdinA watches manufacture 40,000 watches a yea...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks guest on Just Havin a Crack in some ways helped change the face of Australian Basketball Brian Kerle. Brian represented Australia at the 1972 Munich Olympics when the ill-fated terrorist attack in the Olympic village took place. Brian was a good tennis player through his early childhood before he went to his local PCYC to shoot some hoops. Brian will be remembered most...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this episode of Just Havin a Crack, episode 72. This weeks guest is Adam Slee. Adam Slee is a nail technician based in the UK, who first discovered his affinity for nail art in his mother's nail salon. Slee started working in the nail industry as a salon employee and educator for Star Nails. In 1997, Adam opened a salon in Spain but returned to the UK shortly after...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks guest ad with the passing of Amisetis day this week, we feature Jeff Hughes. A Candian national who migrated to Australia to follow his heart. Jeff is a storyteller, his subjects are returned service people from the wars of the past. Jeff through his foundation This Story Australia showcase returned service people and their stories of the time during the war. It is a la...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks guest on Just Havin a Crack is successful Qld horse trainer Stuart Kendrick. Stuart grew up in country Queensland (Mackay) Stuart didn't have a horse background. Through country shows and friends, he develops an interest in Arabian Horses.  That was the start of a life dedicated to the equine industry and horse racing. Stuart now is nationally recognised as one of...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Just Havin a Crack we have arguably the worlds fastest-ever bowler, Jeff Thomson. Jeff or Thommo as he was known struck fear into every batsman worldwide. He was frighteningly quick. Even the great West Indian teams of the '70s and early 80's respected Jeff and the bowler he was. Paired with Dennis Lillie they were one of the most feared opening bowing attac...

Send us Fan Mail Hi, welcome to this episode of Just Havin a Crack. Today we talk to Tim Franklin, Tim is on a journey to set the world record for running around the world. Tim by his own admission had his struggles with weight and the party life. He had a successful career as a Lawyer. Tim wasn't satisfied and wanted more. Tim decided one day to go for a run. That lasted 2hrs and not very ma...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to episode 67 of Just Havin a Crack. This week we speak to one of Australia's best property Auctioneer Phil Parker. Growing up in Parkes NSW,  Phil drove a milk truck for a living.  With a chance opportunity and meeting George Hadgelias Phil began his real estate career and then Auctioning. Phil has always been a fast-talking, fast-living guy. Meeting past guest Mark...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Just Havin a Crack we talk with well known Brisbane fitness coach Mark "Chopper" Burgess.  Chopper to those who know him has lived an extraordinary life.  Growing up in the Southern Suburbs of Brisbane where life was tuff, Chopper soon learnt to look after himself. Joining the police force chopper ran into a situation where the baddy turned the table on him...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to episode 65 of Just Havin a Crack,  this week, we feature the great Jonathan Brown. Browny was just recruited to the Brisbane Lions under the father-son rule as the club pushed to their first of three premierships. Browny was big raw-boned and regarded as one of the most powerful players to don a jurnsey. After the three premierships, Browny went on to have one of the mo...

Send us Fan Mail When you think of Brisbane First grade rugby league in the late 70's early 80's rugby league was a tough game. A game played for men. No tougher place to play in Brisbane was Bishop Park or Bash Up Park to opposition sides. The mighty Norths Devils had a history in Brisbane rugby league similar to St George in Sydney. With names like Motassa, Bishop, Bax, Churchill, Murr...