Straight To The Sauce

And we are back! First episode in a bloody long time and I got to sit down with a young lad from the South, Ryan Borlace. He is a great person who has been chasing his footy dream, playing for South Adelaide FC in the SANFL, coming through the junior ranks to now being a senior footballer. Ryan played State U18s and has played with and against some of the best players in the country. But more impo...

Happy Tuesday everyone, I hope you've all had a nice start to your week and had a great weekend. It's been a bloody busy past few days for me filled with footy, footy and more footy. Very lucky for what I get to do and it has brought upon so many wonderful opportunities. One of those opportunities was getting to connect with someone from the AFL world in the development space and I heard s...

Happy Monday, I hope you all had a nice weekend and are taking it easy at work today or are just relaxing if you have the day off. Another shoutout this week to someone who has excelled on the sporting field this past weekend. My brother Johann, or "Yoey", as he is more commonly known, has had a successful time on the footy field at the SA Country Footy Champs down in Victor Harbour repr...

Happy Monday everyone! I hope your day is going well so far and I hope you all had a nice weekend. Slight delay to this weeks Extra Sauce but I was caught up on the phone having a chat to my best mate, Billy Lawrence, this morning. Grateful for my best mate checking in on me! In this week's episode, I wanted to highlight some amazing people who have reach the top of the footy mountain here in...

Howdy everyone, I hope you're all having a nice Monday and I hope you all had a great weekend. It's been a couple weeks since I picked up the mic, I've been a bit under the weather, missed some work and footy so apologies for my absence. A nice little recap episode today of what I have been up to the past couple of weeks. An AFL debut, nearly making my own footy comeback and also atten...

Mental health has been a common topic on this podcast. Guests have opened up about their struggles and I've shared some stories and strategies regarding my mental health on many of these weekly episodes. This week's episode is no different as it's Men's Mental Health Week. Whilst these weeks are excellent in shining a light on the facts and figures, they mean next to fuck all if we...

G'day everyone, I hope you have been well! Sorry for my recent absence but life has been busy lately. Just a quick episode to let you all know I am pausing the guest episodes until the end of the footy season. It's a hectic time at the moment and I want to channel my energy into coaching and relieve some of the mental load that the guest episodes have had on me recently. Extra Sauce will b...

Good morning everyone, apologies for my absence of late on your Monday mornings but I'm back with another episode of Extra Sauce. A pretty real chat today on my drive to work where I do a lot of my thinking. We are in a mental health crisis in this country. Recent statistics show that 8 Australians die by suicide every day, 75% of those are men. So by the end of today, by the time you listened...

Damn it's good to be back on the tools and sitting down chatting with awesome people again. And what a guest to kick us off after the break! A young lad who is just having a red hot crack in life, Jack Banwell is someone to look up to. An honest and humble upbringing which has seen him look to give more than what he takes from life. That is well and truly on display as Jack prepares for a huge...

Happy Monday everyone, I hope you all had a nice weekend and managed to put the toes up and relax at some point. Not much for you today other than to say that the guest episodes are back!! Next Thursday, 2nd of May, guest episode number 20 will be dropping! Make sure to keep an eye on the socials as I will announce the next guest in the coming days and be sure to not miss the episode when it drops...

Happy Monday everyone, I hope you all had a nice weekend and are getting through the day nicely! In this week's episode I wanted to re-visit past conversations where I have talked about daily journaling and how that has an impact in my life. I have written 3 or 4 times so far this year and last week I finally added journaling back into my daily routine and can already for the positive change i...

Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you are all having a nice morning and had a nice weekend as well! We had Gather Round here in Adelaide and wow, what an event! Such an awesome vibe and I honestly think that it's the best sporting event in the country. If you're tossing up whether you should come to Gather Round in 2025, just do it. You won't be disappointed! On to today's episode, I&...

Had a week off from Extra Sauce last week, but I'm back! I hope you all had a nice Easter long weekend and went crazy on the choccies yesterday. I certainly did! In this weeks episode, I chat about the support of a great mate as well a new side project that I have setup over the weekend. Xav Wagner Photography is a new page I have started as an extra outlet to express myself. I've enjoyed...

I'm tired. Exhausted. Mentally, I've been struggling these past few weeks. And after some self-reflection over the past 48-hours, I've decided to take a break. I'll still produce the weekly episodes of Extra Sauce but for the next 6 weeks, I'll take a break from the guest episodes. I'll be back better than ever in 6 weeks with a new guest episode on Thursday, 2 May. So unti...

Happy Monday everyone. I hope you all had a great weekend and are having a great start to your week. In this weeks episode of Extra Sauce, which was another one done on the road, I chat about how it's good to set lofty goals but it is also really important to be proud of the fact you keep showing up. It's not possible to be at your best every day, so don't get down on yourself when you...

Happy Monday everyone. I hope you've been having a fun and safe long weekend and been able to escape the heat!! In this episode, I just wanted to share some information about the Tyson Bale Memorial Match which is being played this coming Saturday, 16 March 2024 in country Victoria. I know of Tyson's story through my partner and also through Jack Symes who was a guest on the pod just after...

Guest episode number 19 is here and it's one I've been trying to get done since September last year, so I'm pumped to have finally sat down with Daniel Kwaterski for this episode! Daniel is just your typical aussie guy that is from the country. He was always the life of the party. Having a good time, making everyone laugh and always smiling. However, that was all a mask. Underneath tha...

Good Morning and happy Monday! Hope you all had a nice weekend and a productive week last week. I tell ya what, I am battling to get up in the mornings at the moment. This change in sunrise has me cooked. I was in a good routine for a few weeks there and now I can't get out of bed before 6am. If anyone out there has any advice on how to wake from their morning slumber at the moment, slide into...

Happy Monday everyone. I hope you all had a nice weekend and are having a nice start to your week so far. For this week's episode of Extra Sauce, I took the show on the road and headed into PEAQ Performance in Port Adelaide with my boi Jed Banwell. Just a quick disclaimer, first time using my wireless mics to record an episode, so don't shoot me for the audio quality but I just wanted to t...

What an awesome guest episode for you all this week. Rocky Oliveira is one of the best human's I know. He is always the one to check in on his mates and loved ones and ensure they're okay. Just an all round good guy. Rocky is the Head Chef at Pirate Life in Port Adelaide where he has played a significant role in creating one of the greatest venues in South Australia. Along with that, Rocky...

Happy Monday everyone, I hope you all had an awesome weekend and are having a lovely start to your week. In this weeks episode of Extra Sauce, I chat about the Port Adelaide Hall of Fame and 2024 Season Launch that I attended with my best mate Will Northeast last Thursday. Attending this night made me reflect on just how lucky I am to have been involved at PAFC and met so many amazing people along...

Happy Monday everyone. I hope you all had an awesome weekend! I had a productive weekend which involved putting together some clips for Instagram and TikTok, which I haven't done in a while. I also punched out a nice 16km run on Sunday, with one pitstop (I nearly shit my pants tbh) and it was nice to be up early and rolling the legs over. In this weeks Extra Sauce, I chat about all of that plu...

Happy Thursday everyone! Another wonderful guest episode for you all, loved this chat! Jaslynne Smith is a hardworking, kind, respectful and thoughtful person who sets a fantastic example for students follow in her role as Student Mentor at SEDA College SA. When Jas isn’t in the classroom building strong relationships, you can find her dominating on the footy field for the South Adelaide Football...

Happy Monday everyone, I hope you're having a lovely day and I hope you had a wonderful weekend. In this episode I chat about the weekend that was for me where I spent a fair chunk of my time binging Boy Swallows Universe on Netflix. Seriously, one the best shows I have ever watched. If you have not watched it, settle in on the couch and take in some of the best Australian drama we have ever s...

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a nice weekend and are set for a big week on the tools. This weekend, my partner and I made the long drive back to Port Lincoln my best mate, Billy Lawrence's surprise 30th birthday. Whilst it's a lot of driving to do in a short amount of time, it was crucial to make the effort. Which is what I wanted to briefly discuss in this weeks episode of Ext...