The VICTORY WRAP

Send us Fan Mail Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton interview Central Coast boxing legend Peter Batty in Episode 16 of The Victory Wrap Podcast Series. Peter AKA "Cracker Butcher" entertains us with stories of his illustrious boxing career throughout the 70s and 80s.  Peter commenced his career as an 8-year-old attending the Lithgow Police Boys Club, le...

Send us Fan Mail  Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton interview Central Coast "Super Adventurer" and "Super Athlete" Michael Hull in episode 15 Season 2 of The Victory Wrap Podcast series. Michael's conquests include the summit of Everest, the North and South Poles, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Mount Elbrus in Russia, just to name a f...

Send us Fan Mail This week Rick "Rj"Jullienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton are joined by  Baseballer  Craig Anderson in Episode 14, Season 2 of The Victory Wrap Podcast series. Craig is one of Australia's most accomplished baseball players, born and raised on the Central Coast, Craig's remarkable career took him from local junior baseball to the international stage,...

Send us Fan Mail Today, Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach Eggleton are joined by Don Boland, a highly respected ocean swimmer, coach, and endurance athlete whose passion for the water has driven a lifetime of achievement. From surf lifesaving and open-water swimming to State, National, and World Championship success, Don has built a reputation for endurance, resilience, and de...

Send us Fan Mail Today in THE VICTORY WRAP podcast series, episode 12 season 2, Rick "RJ"Jullienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton  interview  co-founder of the Central Coast  Hill Street Sports Medicine Centre, Denny Shearwood (AKA Shadey) In todays episode Denny shares  stories of his childhood and his own sporting career that was cut short due to injury and how  he decided to...

Send us Fan Mail Rick"RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton interview  Central Coast  cyclist Nicole Duncan in Episode 11 Season 2 of The Victory Wrap Podcast series. Nicole has only just turned  20 years old and is certainly making her mark in the Cycling world. Commencing her career on a BMX bike before progresssing to  Track Cycling on a velodrome and then to Road Cycl...

Send us Fan Mail Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton interview Central Coast Legendary Netball Coach Amber Cross in episode 10 - Season 2 of the Victory Wrap Podcasts. Amber is an elite accredited netball coach known for building high performance environments where athletes thrive both on and off the court. With her passion, dedication and devotion to the game of...

Send us Fan Mail Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton interview one of Australia's most respected Athletic Coaches, with over 35 years of experience shaping elite performance - Matt Horsnell. Best known as the coach of Olympic silver medallist and world champion High Jumper Nicola Olyslagers, he's guided athletes from grass roots right through to the glob...

Send us Fan Mail Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton interview NRLW Rugby League Coach John Strange in Season 2, Episode 8 of the Victory Wrap Podcast series. John has an impressive resume as a Coach as well as being father to the Canberra Raiders Ethan Strange and Woman's Sydney Roosters player Jasmin Strange. John started at The Entrance Tigers as a Junior...

Send us Fan Mail Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach " Eggleton interview Central Coast's very own "Super - Fish" Cassie Van Breugel in Season 2, Episode 7 of The Victory Wrap Podcast series. Coached by Graeme Carrol, Cassie talks candidly about her love of the sport sharing all the emotions of how her dedication, determination and ambition that made her the...

Send us Fan Mail Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach Eggleton interview Central Coast Cricket legend Glenn Rowlands in Episode 6 of The Victory Wrap Series Season 2. Glenn takes us through his early sporting days when he excelled in many sports including Athletics, Representative Soccer, Volleyball, Black Diamond AFL and Rugby League, winning Central Coast Rookie of the year in...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of The Victory Wrap, Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach Eggleton interview Central Coast Dance Royalty - Kahlia Mehmet- Smith. There have always been some doubters that dance is actually not a sport and is part of the arts but after hearing Kahlia's story there will no doubt in anyone's mind anymore.  Starting her dance jou...

Send us Fan Mail Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton interview the legendary Rugby League player Brett Kenny in episode 4, Season 2 of The Victory Wrap Podcast series.  Brett entertains us with his story of his illustrious career spanning over 13 years and opens up about his battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Brett Played 265 First Grade games for the Parramatta Ee...

Send us Fan Mail  Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton interview Rugby League legend Jim Leis. Jim was a country boy born in Tenterfield moving to Tamworth where he commenced his Footy career with the North Tamworth Bears.  Jimmy played in the NSW Country and Northern Division and was signed by the Western Suburbs Magpies in 1980. His rookie year was outstanding at...

Send us Fan Mail  Rick "RJ"Jullienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton interview Central Coast former Umina Premier League player turned Ultra Marathon Runner Grant Brisbin. Grant takes us though Umina's golden era, playing in three winning premierships to his retirement in 2015 when he commenced his Ultra Marathon journey where the elements are his opponents.  Grant has conqu...

Send us Fan Mail Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach"  Eggleton interview Central Coast Hockey Legend Matt Dawson as they kick off with Season 2 of  The Victory Wrap series. Matt from Killarney Vale  is an Australian field hockey player who competed in 2016 Rio Olympics and  2020 Tokyo games taking out the silver medal but his inclusion in the 2024 Paris Kookaburra's O...

Send us Fan Mail Rick 'RJ' Jullienne and Dale 'The Coach' Eggleton interview Australian Oz Tag Captain Brendan Martin.  Brendan has won 11 National Titles, 7 State Cup Titles and this year was crowned NSW player of the year.  He was inducted into the Central Coast Oz Tag Hall of Fame in 2015. As you will learn Brendan is a natural and excelled in many sports such as soccer, AFL...

Send us Fan Mail Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton interview Central Coast founder and life member of the Terrigal Trotters and Order of Australia medal  recipient,  Kevin Andrews. Kevin is an athlete and an inspiration competing in countless marathons and has contested 24 Ironman Triathalons including the unforgiving Hawaiian Ironman World Champions in Kona and...

Send us Fan Mail Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach " Eggleton interview former Matilda trailblazer Renaye Iserief in episode 37 of The Victory Wrap series. Renaye takes us through her journey where she was playing in the senior girl's side at only 14 years of age for Budgewoi Soccer Club. Renaye's exceptional striking skills and Football IQ were quickly noticed...

Send us Fan Mail Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton interview Central Coast World Champion surfer Sandra English in episode 36 of The Victory Wrap series.  Sandra is a pioneer of Australian female surfing and in her 40 plus year career she has 16 Australian surfing titles, 22 NSW State titles and a World games title. Sandra has also been the NSW Team Coach and Au...

Send us Fan Mail Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton interview home grown Touch Football legend Matt Sawyer in episode 35 of The Victory Wrap Series. Matt is a proud Woy Woy boy where he commenced his Touch career in 1988 at 13 years of age for the Woy Woy Touch Association now known as Peninsula Touch. Since 1991 Matt has played in 35 consecutive State Cups in Me...

Send us Fan Mail Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton interview Central Coast Multi Sports Person, Jemma Smith. Jemma at only 26 years has a list of achievements that are just simply awe inspiring. Jemma has won 12 Australian Surf Life Saving titles (8 of these open titles)She was three times Surf Life Saving Australian, Youth athlete of the year and captained the...

Send us Fan Mail Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach " Eggleton interview Central Coast Rugby Union Super Star Joey Walton. Joey is such a grounded young man as you will see as he takes us through his journey from a schoolboy in Waldaba to a regular starting player in the centres for NSW and the serious injuries he’s had to navigate.  Joey represented Australia in U18 and U...

Send us Fan Mail Rick "RJ" Jullienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton interview Central Coast AFL legend Maurice Goolagong.  Maurice has played over 300 games with an outstanding goal kicking record of over 1000 goals. He's represented the Black Diamond Rep side many times and played for St George in the Sydney AFL. He was an inaugural inductee into the NSW Hall of Fame in 20...

Send us Fan Mail Rick "RJ" Julienne and Dale "The Coach" Eggleton interview the A League  Central Coast Mariner's very first signing Damien Brown where he played 40 games including playing in the Mariners first Grand Final.  Damien talks us through his early sporting days where he had to make the difficult decision of choosing between Tennis and Soccer as a junior as with...