Kickin' It Local

To celebrate the halfway mark of Season 2023, Johnny invites former guest Marc Talbot to co-host a special Men's League Reflection episode. Taking a look back at the first eleven rounds, the boys speak to special guests: Adelaide City's Nicholas Bucco talks about scoring what could be the goal of the season in Round 11! Vipers FC's Maged Ibrahim reflects on his sides first season in th...

A one club man and cracking 450 games with the Adelaide Hills Hawks, Captain Nathan Elliott reflects on huis career at the Hawks and why he loves the hills football. Not coming from a soccer family, Nathan shares how he found the sport and his experience representing the state in touch footy.

Shannen has a huge passion for womens football and helping to create future opportunities for the next generation as the President of Flinders United.

A passionate coach ready to let his football do the talking. Terry Westwood shares his career spanning back to his playing days at Salisbury United and why he drives past his old club every week to this day. Now head coach of Cumberland United, Terry shares his journey as a coach, where he coached for over six years at Adelaide Raiders and a year at MetroStars along with soaking in the knowledge u...

Johnny's Highlights feature s the best parts from his chats with former Adelaide United player Marcelo Carrusca, Former West Adelaide player Olivia Bramley, Current Head Coach of Adelaide United Carl Veart & local football identity & current Football SA employee Hayley Routley.

A passionate football fan & founder of Front Page Football, Christian Marchetti talks about pursuing his dream. After starting a publication at 14 years old with his best mate, Christian relaunched his sports publication for a Uni project before it started to get serious. He talks about his time as Media Manager for Adelaide City in their biggest year & shares a special moment with former...

A footballer for FK Beograd and Vanuatu National Football Team, Jared Clark talks about his junior years the support from his parents. After moving to Serbia to play for FK Vojvodina, Jared eventually moved back home where he joined Adelaide United in the NPL Youth Squad as well as their National Youth League Team. A chance to represent Vanuata received a massive response from hos family and Jared...

A senior footballer in the WNPL, Nicole Calder opens up her struggles with depression and how she is helping junior girls with her coaching. After representing the Young and Junior Matildas, Nicole went over to the USA to play college football before returning to Australia after completing her degree and suffering two ACL's. Trying to play professionally wasn't an easy task, but nicole tal...

A senior footballer in the NPL, Alex Rideout opens up about what it's really like to be coached by his older brother and the criticism that comes along with it. Having won the league and Federation Cups, as well as knocking out the current Asian Champions from the first edition of the FFA (Australia) Cup, Alex shares his greatest moments from his career.

In Part Three Johnny Keko gets a preview of the upcoming season as he catches up with personnel from Fulham United, Football SA NTC, Metro United & Salisbury Inter. Hear straight from the clubs what this season means to them, including who to look out for in season 2023! This episode includes three interviews: Salisbury Inter's Tony Scalzi & Nicole Calder (00:44) Metro United's Paul Morris...

In Part Two Johnny Keko gets a preview of the upcoming season as he catches up with personnel from WT Birkalla, Adelaide Uni & Adelaide Comets. Hear straight from the clubs what this season means to them, including who to look out for in season 2023! This episode includes three interviews: Adelaide Uni's Tony Sacca & Alysia Panagakos (00:40) Adelaide Comets' Tom Monsigneur (06:33) WT Birka...

In Part One Johnny Keko gets a preview of the upcoming season as he catches up with personnel from Adelaide City, West Adelaide & Flinders United. Hear straight from the clubs what this season means to them, including who to look out for in season 2023! This episode includes three interviews: Adelaide City's Bianca Gray (00:54) Flinders United's Joel Porter & Anastasia Willoughby (04:14) W...

A volunteer for many years, Andrew Marshall shares his experience as one of the many personnel behind the scenes to help Mt Barker United prepare for thier place in the State League 2 competition. Having grown up in the UK, playing football in Australia was a way to meet new people for Andrew. Starting off as a player and eventually taking on many roles around the club. Andrew opens up about the t...

Football South Australia's Media & Digital Content Manager Matt Mays talks about his journey from England to Australia, which saw him become a male nanny during his time in Holland. A big Arsenal fan, Matt recalls when he was selected as a ball boy for his childhood club, as well as the match where he broke protocol to celebrate with two legends of the game. Not shy of a camera, Matt explains...

In Part Four Johnny Keko gets a preview of the upcoming season as he catches up with the Head Coaches from Sturt Lions, Campbelltown City & Adelaide Olympic. Hear all the big ins & outs straight from the coaches mouth, including who to look out for in season 2023! This episode includes three interviews: Campbelltown City's Michael Matricciani (01:23) Adelaide Olympic's Andrew Calderbank (0...

In Part Three Johnny Keko gets a preview of the upcoming season as he catches up with the Head Coaches from Adelaide United Youth, MetroStars & South Adelaide. Hear all the big ins & outs straight from the coaches mouth, including who to look out for in season 2023! This episode includes three interviews: South Adelaide's Anthony Rideout (01:04) MetroStars' Danny Graystone (06:07) Adelaide...

In Part Two Johnny Keko gets a preview of the upcoming season as he catches up with the Head Coaches from FK Beograd, Adelaide Comets & West Adelaide. Hear all the big ins & outs straight from the coaches mouth, including who to look out for in season 2023! This episode includes three interviews: Adelaide Comets' George Tsonis (01:10) FK Beograd's Joshua Smith (06:38) West Adelaide's Jim T...

In Part One Johnny Keko gets a preview of the upcoming season as he catches up with the Head Coaches from Adelaide City, Modbury Jets & Croydon FC. Hear all the big ins & outs straight from the coaches mouth, including who to look out for in season 2023! This episode includes three interviews: Croydon FC's Travis Dodd (01:50) Adelaide City FC's Paul Pezos (09:10) Modbury Jets SC's Maurice...

Part Two, Adelaide Comets' Jayden LoBasso opens up about his journey after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome three games into the new season. Through the support of his family and club, Jayden was able to defy the odds with a return to the game coming off the bench during the finals series. He describes how it all started, to the tough moments of recovery and the moment he felt his body...

Adelaide Comets' Jayden LoBasso shares his journey, coming from a tight-knit community in Port Pirie before eventually moving to Adelaide for football. The dedication from his parents played a huge part, with long drives to the city on multiple nights of the week. Jayden's dedication sets him apart, he shares his memories from his boyhood club, to the big lessons learnt from his time at Adelaide U...

Part Two, Scott Tunbridge reveals his experience during the Championship winning season at Newcastle Jets in the A-League, from how he was treated, his regrets and despite the tough year personally, he shares how he celebrated the win with his teammates. No calls were made from Adelaide United for a call up, but a family situation made for an easy decision to return home playing for MetroStars in...

Former professional footballer Scott Tunbridge opens up about his youth career, how he became a striker and his debut for Adelaide City. Trialling for Blackburn Rovers and playing in Scotland saw him meet some familiar faces and recognisable names in Australian football including a Football Australia boss! Plus Scott reveals what happened with failed trials at two A-League clubs. Part Two availabl...

Local Football writer for the Inner Sanctum and Front Page Football, Antonis Pagonis talks of his journey growing up in Greece and the transition to schooling in Australia leading him to becoming the only 16-year-old at University. A dream first job in teaching saw him move to the UK, where he had another dream come true, being invited to an event along with his idol Thierry Henry. This was the fi...

Part Two with Alex Mullen sees the Sergio Medalist describe the moment he shared with his father when being crowned with the award at this years Celebration of Football, plus what the awards mean for the wider community and celebrating the achievements of those within football. Alex talks about how a planned day out watching his brother play in the State League 1 Preliminary Final ended up with hi...

2022 Sergio Melta Medalist Alex Mullen opens up about his early footballing years being a part of a well known football family in South Australia. He shares the memories of playing with his cousins, including former Adelaide United defender Daniel Mullen and an incident with his brother, Matt which saw him sitting out from future games with a bruised coccyx. Having his uncle as the coach of Adelai...