The Unlaced Podcast with Jake Barker-Daish

The dynamic duo who have achieved all you could ask for across the game of AFL and join me again to preview the huge season of 2024 ahead. I could sit and listen to these guys talk footy all day as they both have very unique views on the game and for all the clubs out there. Get Your Merch - https://theunlacedpodcast.com/ Hit Subscribe or follow on our channels below! Instagram - https://www.insta...

Ash Williams Is introducing his new comedy show across Melbourne called Dinner's Getting Cold which is running across the 13th and 20th. Ash in not just a stand up comedian but he is the type of guy to be funny when it seems like he isn't even trying. In this episode, Ash shares some stories from his time in LA which had me in stitches from topless waitering, to being tickled for money along with...

Hayden Crozier has just announced his retirement from the AFL after playing 140 games across both Fremantle and the Western Bulldogs through its entirety. Croz goes through in this episode the brutal nature of the AFL and how he had to transform his body by adding weight to it just to stand a chance of playing a game in his early years. Some of the players Hayden has played with in...

Tom Boyd's career has been well heralded for some years becoming the number #1 draft pick in the AFL in 2013 to only walk away from the game after 5 years and 61 games across both GWS and the Bulldogs. Despite experiencing one of the most incredible finals runs to win a Premiership with the Bulldogs, Tom's body and mind was always in a continuous battle to whether Footy was the right place for him...

Summer Jam is the biggest street basketball event in the Southern Hemisphere and was founded back in 2012 to encapsulate the pick up game culture, music and fashion around Melbourne. We are joined by founders Eamon Larmon-Ripon & Daniel Ella who saw an opportunity to create something special which has not only supported the growth of basketball in Australia but has connected with brands like J...

Richard Hughes is an Australian based Hollywood Film Director and Writer who recently released his first feature film called `The Enforcer' which was led by Antonio Banderas and Kate Bosworth. Rich is also known for `The Viral Experiment' which was across 8 pieces of content that fooled mainstream media to believing it was real and generated millions of views which states the genius of the man. Th...

Tolgay Arslan is Melbourne City's new number ten and is setting the league a light with his creativity and brilliance. Starting out at the famous Borussia Dortmund, Tolgay played alongside Mario Gotze and Antonio Rudiger for the u19s and was coached by Peter Hyballa who happened to be in Melbourne when we shot the show so he also joined this incredible football discussion. Tolgay has been teammate...

HP Boyz with HP Onit and HP YJ join me for their first interview in over 3 years. This was our first artist group ever on the show and we got to hear a few exclusives from the group. HP Boyz represent the South East of Melbourne more specifically Hampton Park where the boys provide insight into the harsh realities of the environment. In this episode we go through so much of the HP Boyz history fro...

Jack Hanley is beyond an inspiration and I did all I could to get this man on the show to get the juice off him which I think we delivered. The Crazy Running Man as he is known just achieved a feat that stretches the brain with running 50km a day for 50 days. Why I admire Jack, is he came on the show and shared the darkness he went through struggling addiction with alcohol, drugs and gambling from...

Tom Mitchell joins for one of the shows of the year as we dive into the trade of the year which saw Tommy win the Premiership at his new home Collingwood. We go into why Tom Mitchell was born to play AFL and where he gets his unwavering work ethic and focus from. The recruitment war that took place in 2011 for the draft pick of Mitchell is a story that has not been shared like this before and I fo...

Mason Wood has had a rollercoaster journey across his AFL career but his level headed approach and invaluable perspective on tough moments is why he is hitting the top of his game at the Saints at 30 years old. We go through his journey at North Melbourne which after 50 games Mason shed's light on that he had more scans on his body than AFL Games which is crazy. He hit highs at North but found a n...

Adele Maree is what I class as a wellness queen that has focused on doing the inner work to provide thought leadership on a healthier outlook at life. Adele is a content creator with 100s of thousands of followers across Tiktok and Instagram that holds such a tight knit female community or you could even dare say an army. The community she has built is nothing short of amazing as she is constantly...

This week on the show we have one of the biggest Football Podcasts in Australia on the show. Azam Abdallah, Aamir Abdallah and Huss Idris known as 'the truth' brought the drama and controversy around all the key topics in world football at the moment. The Galacticoz podcast is famous for the family banter shared in a lounge room that would make you mistake a conversation for an argument and has be...

Olan Tekkerz is an infectious human being with his humour and general outlook on life. Arriving to Australia from the UK to pursue his footballing career, Olan caught an opportunity to make content around the comparative difference of both countries which blew him up all over Tiktok. Without doubt a guy I could sit and talk to all day about football and life with the constant feeling to laugh at e...

A 300 game player with two premiership medals in the AFL and still as humble as they come for a top level athlete. Steele Sidebottom joins the show this week to break down the Grand Final that was and talk more broadly about his journey into the Pies and why Steele will never take any minute for granted playing the game he loves. I love everything about Rusty, such a good bloke that is honest abou...

Despite his last two NRL campaigns being impacted by gut wrenching injuries, Ryan Papenhuyzen at 25 years old has had a massive start to his Rugby League career. Since joining the Storm in 2019, Paps has already experienced a Premiership, two minor premierships and the special Clive Churchill medal. Being under the tutelage of Craig Bellamy and the backing of Billy Slater has brought many great le...

Year 5 in the AFL has led the greatest moment of all for Isaac Quaynor lifting the Premiership cup with his boyhood club Collingwood. 'Q' as he is known as played an instrumental part in the Pies last two seasons which have been filled with some of the most entertaining footy, friendships and wholesome moments which have gravitated every footy fan to the Pies success. In this episode we break down...

I'd like to think this episode brings out a story in Adam Treloar which has not been publicly shared to the level it deserves. Adam Treloar is from one of the roughest neighbourhoods in Melbourne and grew up in a manner less fortunate as others. It's remarkable to watch Adam Treloar go about his business on a footy field and how he carries himself off the field through all the challenge he has enc...

The boys from Marmalade Australia define anything is possible. When you equate a couple of blokes who play division 12 footy who then blow up on TikTok and bring chocolate milk back into fashion with a high level sense of humour I knew this was going to make for a great episode. Joel Eyles, Riley Srey and Will Taylor join me on the show to talk about their recent rise to stardom which encompasses...

Who better to get to preview the 2023 AFL Finals series than two guys who loved and know September very well in the AFL. Campbell Brown and Dane Swan join the show this week as we break down the top 8 and the upcoming games with a finals race that has now opened up. A show that was insightful for all footy fans as Swanny and Browny share their experiences in the finals that provide really strong v...

The mandem shows are back and I am so pumped about it. These are some of my favourite shows when I get to bring some of my best mates on the podcast and share how hilarious they all are. Kevin Coombes, Andrew Duch & Dane Milovanovic are truly all special humans in their own right and through this episode we discuss the round of golf we played just prior to the show along with talking about lif...

This is Ljubo Milicevic's first interview in seven years and we were honoured to be the platform to bring forward his story after such time. Ljubo is well known for his professional football career and achieveing heights in the game not many Australian's can say. Playing for the Socceroos throughout 2005-2007 in the golden generation, captaining his European club in the Champions League at only 25...

Three incredible young men that are impacting the mental health industry on a level that cannot be calculated. Ben Farish, Nathan Scagliarini and Mason De Wit created a Mental Health Not for Profit organisation called Speak and Share which is aimed at breaking the stigma around mental health and normalising the conversation with friends. A truly bunch of special young men that are focusing on a hi...

Isaac John (Ice) and Jordan Simi are one of the funniest combinations we have ever had on the show. Ice is known for co-founding You Know The Rules (YKTR) which has incredible quality clothing, sports content and cultural content that he has been pushing out and has built one of the biggest followings in Australia/New Zealand. Jordan Simi who has worked for Ice at YKTR has an incredibly high comed...

An episode that pulls on your heartstrings but leaves you inspired and having the utmost of admiration for former NRL player, Keegan Hipgrave, Keegan had to be medically retired after a series of concussion injuries across his 49 games in the NRL for both the Gold Coast Titans and Parramatta Eels. Gut-wrenching news for any athlete to fathom who has given their all to make it to the top, however,...