Brukie and Burgo - the podcast

At the start of another AFLW season we get some insights from Adelaide Crows captain and premiership player Chelsea Randall

Fascinating chat with Dan Jackson about his journey from AFL footballer to Leadership Development Manager at Adelaide Crows

They said it couldn't be done - winning a national title in only your third year of existence, but Western United proved them wrong and Steve Horvat tells us how they did it.

Craig Duncan has had a foot in both camps of this weeks vital World Cup Socceroos UAE clash. Hear his fascinating comparison of working with the twi countries among many other pearls. 

Brukie and Burgo speak with Dave Carolan about the performance world of English football.

Callum Walsh was a part time football coach and part time personal trainer when he decided he wanted lt be a fitness coach His journey since then has taken him to Liverpool, Shrewsbury, Brazil, Turkey, Qatar, Huddersfield and Newcastle with plenty of learnings along the way.

We talk to Aaron Harris about his fascinating journey from the Shire to Fulham, Tottenham and QPR with lots of lessons along the way

Dave Tenney always thought he would be a soccer coach, but has finished up as Performance Director at the newest MLS club in the US, Austin FC, via the Seattle Sounders and Orlando Magic.

Great chat with the guru of speed, Stu McMillan

Jakara Anthony winning gold in moguls skiing has to rate among Australia's most unlikely yet greatest ever sporting performances. How did she do it? We talk to one of her coaches Katie Blamey.

Had a hiccup with this one last week. Try agin .....In this episode of the Brukie and Burgo podcast we talk to consultant sports scientist/biomechanist Alec Buttfield about his various consultancies including currently working with the Phillies MLB team .... from Adelaide! 

The link between a professional sporting club and a university sports science department has its pros and cons. We chat to Sam Robertson about this and plenty of other topics.

Fascinating insights into managing a performance team from Boston Celtics Performance Manager Phil Coles.

Adam Beard was told to extend his horizons beyond Australia and he has certainly done that with high performance roles at Welsh RU, Cleveland Browns and currently Chicago Cubs. Join us as he speaks with Brukie and Burgo.

Designing Candy Crush games one minute, data analyst at Arsenal FC the next. Mikhail Zhilkin is a great story.  

Mark "Choco" Williams has had a remarkable career in AFL. Passionate about football and people he has played and coached at all levels of the game. Plenty of words of wisdom in this one.

The French connection in this week's podcast with guest Martin Buschheit, previous Head of Performance at Paris Saint Germain, author of a new book EGOals and big AFL fan

Brukie and Burgo chat to Matthew Innes about his journey from first class cricketer to High Performance Manager at Western Bulldogs

Burgo talks about the role the High Performance team played in Melbourne's 57 year drought-breaking AFL premiership.

Sports science guru Aaron Coutts has managed to combine working in elite sport with a stellar academic career. He explains how he did it in this week's podcast.

Paddy Upton has had a remarkable journey from a cricket and rugby career, then fitness coach for South African cricket, then a mental skills and business coach, and more recently coaching in T20 leagues around the world including the IPL and BBL. His coaching philosophy is different, but highly successful.

Playing international cricket is challenging both physically and mentally. Shane Watson talks to us from Dubai where he is playing in the IPL about how he has met those challenges

Most famous for his film Night Rider which describes his nighttime ride of Hawaii's biggest wave, Jaws, Mark Visser has another amazing adventure planned. He talks to us about this and how he overcame fear -  something relevant to all high performance

"I had the gold medal in my pocket for a couple of hours". Peter Brukner had an insiders view of a momentous evening in Australia's sporting history. Listen to Brukie and Burgo discussing how she did it and the challenge of coping with expectation. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/brukie-and-burgo-the-podcast/id1519942623 

Hamstrings are the bane of all footballers' (and medical staff's) lives. No-one knows more about 'hammies' than this week's guest, researcher Ryan Timmins

From picking up the rubbish at Port Adelaide, to the NFL and MLB, working in an abattoir, to living in the AFL hub, it has been interesting journey so far for sports scientist Dave Regan

High performance guru Jason Weber has been at the pointy end of performance in rugby and AFL with his roles with the Wallabies and Fremantle. He has learned a lot of lessons along the way.

Ann Quinn was doing high performance before the term had even been invented. Listen to her amazing story with fascinating stories of working with Pat Cash, Pot Rafter and others.

Travis Boak is playing arguably the best football of his career at an age when most players are finishing up. Find out why as Brukie and Burgo chat to the Port Adelaide AFL legend.

Brukie and Burgo share their thoughts on the best athletes they have worked with and other interesting questions

Honest, inspiring and a great story teller, Aussie cricket coach Justin Langer is great listening

We chat to Joe Montemurro about his fascinating journey from Northcote to Arsenal and the lessons he has learned along the way

For the past decade, Cody Royle has been writing about how leadership, culture, and organisational dynamics contribute to competitive advantage. He has written a best selling book and now hosts a successful podcast both called Where Others Won't. He is currently head coach of Canada’s national men’s AFL program. Have a listen to his fascinating journey from Melbourne to Toronto, and the lessons he has learnt along the way.

The third and final part of the Burgo story sees him return for a second stint at Port Adelaide before being lured back to the Premier League by Arsenal.

The 2010 World Cup is over and Brukie and Burgo are off to Liverpool. Interesting times ahead.