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In this episode of Gangland Wire, Host retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins dives into the shadowy intersection of organized gambling and college athletics through the story of Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal.  During the early 1960s, Rosenthal built his reputation by identifying weaknesses in sports systems, particularly among vulnerable college athletes. He met one who could not be bought, Mickey Bruce of Oregon. At the center of this story is a little-known but pivotal attempt at a fix involving the Oregon Ducks. Rosenthal and his associate, David Budin, believed they had found an opening, but they ran headlong into the integrity of Oregon halfback Mickey Bruce. Bruce flatly refused the bribe, setting off a chain reaction that would help expose a much wider pattern of corruption in college sports.   I break down how this wasn't an isolated incident but part of a nationwide effort by gamblers to influence outcomes and exploit young athletes. The episode explores the mechanics of organized gambling, attempts to fix games, and why college sports became such an attractive target for mob-connected bookmakers. The story reaches a dramatic turning point during U.S. Senate hearings on gambling in college athletics, where Mickey Bruce publicly identified Lefty Rosenthal as one of the men who tried to corrupt him. It's a rare moment in mob history—one where a gambler is named in open testimony by a player who refused to bend.   From there, I trace Rosenthal's continued rise in the gambling world, from Miami to Las Vegas, where he would help shape modern sports betting while repeatedly managing to stay one step ahead of serious legal consequences. Rosenthal’s story raises enduring questions about accountability, the limits of law enforcement, and why some figures seem untouchable. I close the episode by reflecting on Rosenthal's legacy—and on Mickey Bruce's quiet heroism.   Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer @ganglandwire Click here to “buy me a cup of coffee” Subscribe to the website for weekly notifications about updates and other Mob information. To go to the store or make a donation or rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent ‘Brothers against Brothers’ or ‘Gangland Wire,’ the documentaries click here.  To purchase one of my books, click here. 0:03 The Story Begins 4:14 The Bribe Attempt 7:58 The Aftermath of Scandal 12:26 The Rise of Lefty 14:34 College Sports and Corruption 18:58 The Online Gambling Boom 22:26 The Fall of Adrian McPherson 24:24 Mickey Bruce’s Legacy [0:00] Hey, hey, all you wiretappers, back here in the studio of Gangland Wire. This is Gary Jenkins, a retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective. I worked a mob for about 14 years, and now I tell some mob stories, as many as I can find. And we all know Lefty Rosenthal. We all know Robert De Niro played him as Ace Rothstein in the film movie Casino. And that movie, part of the reason it was so good that Nicholas Pelleggi, the screenwriter, and wrote the book, was able to spend hours and hours interviewing Lefty Rosenthal in real life. He had gone to Florida by then and it seemed like the mob wasn’t after him anymore. They had one attempted bombing of him, if you remember. [0:41] So it was a really good movie. There’s really good depiction of that era and that system that they had going out there. Let’s go back on Lefty Rosenthal’s history to a guy that he couldn’t corrupt. Lefty Rosenthal thought he could corrupt anybody, but he found a guy that he couldn’t corrupt. It was really one of his early cases where law enforcement, the FBI, and other state law enforcement agencies figured out Lefty Rosenthal was somebody, and he was a pretty big gambler. He was a nationwide gambler. In 1960, the Oregon Ducks had a pretty good team. What a name, the Oregon Ducks. They had a man named Dave Grayson and the quarterback with Dave Gross in the backfield. They had a 5’3 All-American receiver named Cleveland Jones. What a name, Cleveland Jones. They went 7-2-1. They lost to Michigan, and they also lost to eventual Rose Bowl champ Washington. But this was good enough to gain a Liberty Bowl invite to play Penn State. Oregon lost the bowl and played in two feet of snow and freezing temperatures in Philadelphia that year. [1:50] But the biggest news of the season was made during their trip to Ann Arbor to play Michigan. They had this potential All-American player named Mickey Bruce, who really was obscure compared to especially this Dave Gross or this Cleveland Jones, who was an unusual player. He was a president of his fraternity. He was a former Little League World Series star. He was the son of an attorney. He was a team captain. He played halfback and defensive back. And there was two professional gamblers came to Ann Arbor that year and they didn’t know much about this guy, but they did know, one of them’s name was Budin, David Budin, and the other one was Frank Lefty Rosenthal. They didn’t know much about Mickey Bruce, but they had a connection to him. A guy who played for the Oregon State basketball team named Jimmy Granada and knew Boudin from when they were little kids growing up on the basketball courts in New York City. Now, Granada told Mickey that he had two friends staying at the team hotel and they needed tickets. This time, players could then were given tickets and they could turn around and sell them to people. Boudin ended up finding him and introduced himself and said he was Jimmy Granada’s friend and invited Mickey up to the room and said, I’m the guy that needs a couple of tickets. [3:15] Mickey was a little bit hesitant, but didn’t know this guy. He’s probably got a New York accent, probably slick, more than likely. He hesitated at first and booted and said, just take a few minutes. I just want to get you to go and get those tickets. And so he goes him, so he follows him into the room and he finds Lefty Rosenthal waiting there, who he doesn’t know and won’t even have any idea who he is till much later. So they chatted a little bit about the game as people will and ask him questions about the team. And Rosenthal mentioned that Oregon was a six-point underdog. He said, do you don’t think a player could be bribed? Mickey said, I suppose they could. Buden then cut in. He said, Mickey, he said, what do you think it would cost to ensure that Michigan won by at least eight points? Mickey plays along. He says, you’re the big-time gamblers. You should know. So Buden said, about $5,000. And Mickey said, that’s probably fine. [4:14] Mickey said, let me check into this. And he said, I’m late for a team meeting and I got to get going. So they made plans to meet later on about 9 p.m. Mickey was no fool or small town rube. His father had been a Chicago attorney and he now practice in El Cajon, California. [4:31] He raced to catch up with his teammates and told an assistant coach about the bribe who told the athletic director, who then called in the Michigan State Police, who called in the FBI. And they told Mickey to go ahead and show up at 9 p.m. at the meeting in the hotel room. They don’t want to apprehend Buden and Rosenthal right now. They want to get some more information and really get a real solid bribery attempt out of them. So acting on the advice of these cops, Mickey goes back to the hotel room that evening. [5:00] Buden and Rosenthal start talking to him. And so they gave him tips about how to carry out this scheme without attracting any attention. Buden and Rosenthal say, we’ll give you an extra $5,000 and you can get the quarterback, Dave Gross, to go along with this scheme. He said, Mickey, you just need to let some pass receivers get behind you once in a while and let them run up the score a little bit. And you’re not going to win anyhow, more than likely. Get the quarterback to call a few wrong plays nobody really ever noticed. And he said, I’ll give you each $5,000 after the game if you’ll do that. He also offered Mickey $100 a week just to call him at his house down in Florida and update him about the health of Oregon’s team before weekly betting lines were released makes you wonder how many guys did Rosenthal have calling him to update him on injuries and everything on different college teams and professional too. Because I know from doing a story before that Ocardo and a lot of the Chicago gangsters really valued Rosenthal’s tips on making their football bets. He seemed to have some kind of an inside track. [6:08] As he got ready to leave, Mickey said, oh, wait a minute. I gave you those tickets. You got to pay me, which were only worth about three bucks each. And so Lefty gave him 50 bucks for the two tickets. Mickey would remember later that he had to roll $100 bills in his pocket, which is typical for a high-flyer, high-rolling kind of a dude like that, have a big roll of cash in your pocket. And then you reach down in, peel some off so everybody can see how much money you got in your pocket. Rosenthal said, hey, I got to leave tonight, but see my friend Buden in the morning, David Buden, and he’ll give you the money. Mickey agreed, went back to his room. The next morning, while eating breakfast with his teammates, he sees a state trooper leading Buden out of the hotel in handcuffs, and then missed Lefty Rosenthal, who, as he had told them the night before, the Lefty was going to be leaving, and they had made a good bribery attempt. I don’t know what the police were waiting on. They were trying to make an even better case or something. I guess they probably They wanted him to go back in and catch them all together with the money. But then lefty left, and they went ahead and pulled the trigger early. You never know how these things work out exactly and what was at play. During the game, Mickey, I tell you what, Mickey played his heart out. He got an interception for a touchdown. It didn’t make any difference. Michigan won easily, 21 to nothing, and easily covered the six-point spread. [7:28] A player will later be asked about this, and part of the reason was he said the coach had called a late-night team meeting and told them about this bribery attempt and asked them if any of them had been approached. Of course, everybody said no. Whether they had or not, they’re going to say no. But this player said it really shook us. We just had no rhythm. We just couldn’t get together for that game. [7:50] Buden, when he was arrested, it turns out he was arrested for registering at a hotel under a fake name. He ends up paying some little fine and leaving town. [7:58] Lefty was long gone the next day. It’s possible that Rosenthal and Buden knew that just attempting this bribe might have the negative impact on Oregon’s chances against the spread anyhow. All we know for sure is they got off scot-free in the end, and Buden paid a $100 fine or whatever. Lefty, but he did get exposed because Mickey Bruce, he didn’t have any idea of what he was getting drawn into, but it became a nationwide scandal. Basketball and football games, college games were being influenced on a wide scale by these gambling interests and Lefty Rosenthal was right in the middle of it all. Part of the McClellan committee, Senator McClellan of Arkansas convened his select committee just to investigate gambling and college athletics later that year. Because of this Michigan interaction with Lefty and college players and attempted bribery, they brought Mickey Bruce in. September the 8th, 1961, there’s a Senate hearing witness table. And sitting at that table is Mickey Bruce at one side and Frank Lefty Rosenthal at the other. And this was the same Frank he’d met at this hotel room. And he literally fingered Rosenthal as one of the men who attempted to bribe him. That photo that I’ve got in there, if you’re on YouTube, Rosenthal fled the fifth, of course. [9:27] Committee here, meetings like that, really what they’re good for is to stir law enforcement and bring people out and bring out and get the public riled up against organized crime. That’s what McClellan’s committee was really good for. They had several of those committees that finally got local authorities and the FBI to start looking at organized crime. And in particular, this is the mother’s milk of organized crime by now is gambling. And college sports gambling was the thing at the time. There was some pro teams going on, but it didn’t have near the action going down on it that the college teams had. There was a lot more interest in college and a lot more college games every week. Later on the next year, Wayne County, Michigan District Attorney’s Office wanted Mickey Bruce to come back to Detroit and swear out a complaint against the people that tried to bribe him and name him and give statements and everything. Bruce, by then, he didn’t really want to mess with it. He was playing football. He had his fraternity work. He had to keep his grades up because he was going to law school. [10:32] But they had a game against Ohio State that November. Michigan authorities thought, just come in and see us when you’re here. But he was out for the season by then. He had separated his shoulder, and he never really played again when they were playing Stanford earlier that year. He wasn’t going to go back to Michigan. His coaches tried to get him to cooperate, but he said, I’m done with the whole matter. In an interview, he said, as far as I’m concerned, this whole thing should have been dead a month ago after it happened. He conferred with his father, and they both said they can’t really make him do that. [11:05] He said, I didn’t have time to go. I’ve got all these school activities that I’m doing, and I just don’t want to go. And he said, the Michigan police botched this thing from the start. They should have stuck around, and they should have got Rosenthal before they left town. There were several things they should have done, and it was a poorly run investigation that probably wasn’t going to succeed anyhow. And he said it had been over a year, and he said, I don’t really remember exactly what happened. I understand all that, and he could have helped him make a case, but there’s an obscure a paragraph in Lefty Rosenthal’s FBI file. And it might explain a little more about why Mickey Bruce didn’t testify in a criminal trial against Lefty. It already testified and pointed him out in the McClellan hearing. But right after that, his mother received a telephone call in her home in El Cajon, California. Now, there’s some, it says name redacted, but you can easily fill in the name. 1961, September 1961, name redacted, El Cajon, received a phone call from an unidentified male asking if, name redacted, can you fill in, Mickey Bruce, name redacted, answered in the negative, at which time this person uttered an oath and added, you’re going to get it, and so is he. I think it’s pretty easy to fill in the names of Mickey Bruce and his mother easily. [12:26] Bruce stayed home Oregon went to Columbus Lost to the Buckeyes again Wayne County DA Dropped any cases Against Buden and Rosenthal For lack of evidence Lefty will continue During these years To run his sports book Out of Florida He’ll continue Traveling around the country And making contact With people in the College sports world Trying to bribe players And coaches And gather information And. [12:50] Cops in Miami were watching Lefty by then, 1960, New Year’s Eve. Police Chief Martin Dardis of Miami knocked on Rosenthal’s door with a group of guys and found him in his bedroom in his pajamas. He had a telephone in one hand and a small black book in the other. Dardis took the phone away from him and started answering the calls, and they were from bettors all around the country. He remembered that there was one guy named Amos who wanted to place a bet on a football game on New Year’s Day. And Dardis handed the phone to Rosenthal who told the guy that was calling in says you’re talking to a cop you stupid SOB. [13:28] During that raid, Rosenthal complained he’d paid $500 to keep local police from harassing his bookmaking operations. He said, you guys must be kidding. [13:37] Evidently, you didn’t get your piece. About a year later, February 1962, after the Senate hearings, detective knocked on his door again in Miami. He came to the door sporting dapper attire, which he was a really dapper dresser, and he had painted fingernails, according to a newspaper account. He said, I’ve been expecting you. [13:58] The detectives arrested Rosenthal, not for bribing Mickey Bruce, but he and his friend Buden faced charges in North Carolina for offering $500 to Ray Paprocki, a basketball player at NYU, and wanted to shave points in a 1960 NCAA tournament against West Virginia. During this time, authorities had uncovered a nationwide network of fixtures who conspired to influence hundreds of college basketball games over a five-year period. In the end, 37 players from 22 schools were arrested on charges relating to [14:31] port shaving. Man, that’s, boy, that was huge. We’ve got these guys going down now periodically that are getting involved because of the apps. And we’re going to get a little more into that. This gambling thing and college athletics especially, but even pro athletics. It’s a corrupting force, guys. I know a lot of you like to bet on games, but it really, there’s a real potential for corrupting the game. And in the end, if they keep it up and people keep corrupting these games, it’s just going to be like wrestling. You’ll just, somebody will control who’s going to win and who’s going to lose in every contest. That’s what these gamblers would like to get, and they’d make all the money. [15:08] Rosenthal pleaded no contest. He got a $6,000 fine for trying to fix this NYU-West Virginia game. He claimed that David Buden gave up his name and that he said later on, trying to clear himself of that, that that wasn’t really me. David Buden did it, and he would have given up his mother’s stay away from what he had to face. That was when the Nevada Gaming Control Board was after him. [15:33] In 1967, Rosenthal, under the watch of the Chicago Outfit, started acting like his outfit bosses and bring outfit tactics down to Miami. He started intimidating rival bookies and others in Miami who incurred his wrath. He ordered bombings of the territory. I interviewed the son of a CIA operative named, his father’s name was Ricardo Monkey Morales. Look back and see if you can find that interview of the son of Monkey Morales. I think Monkey Morales was probably in the title. And he told us about his father’s relationship with Rosenthal. He told him that Lefty had told his dad that he represented organized crime out of Chicago. And he said that Morales said that Rosenthal paid him. He said that Rosenthal paid Monkey Morales to blow up Alfie’s newsstand with a bookie joint in the back. He also had him, they had him blow up a car and a boat owned by a well-known jewelry thief that the mob was pressuring to do some burglaries for them. He also had him explode a bomb. I remember this, explode a bomb in the front yard of a Miami police officer trying to show his power. I guess this guy was messing with him or something, trying to tell everybody he was connected to the outfit and don’t mess with me. [16:50] Morales would also claim that he’d witnessed Rosenthal meeting with Tony Splatron in Miami in 1967. [16:58] 1970s, he goes to Las Vegas at the request of the outfit, which we all know. We’ll go back over it a little bit. Even legitimate gambling people will say he invented the sportsbook industry in Las Vegas. They didn’t really do that before. And Sports Illustrated once called him the greatest living expert on sports gambling. He’ll die in 2008 of natural causes down in Florida after all the skimming investigation went down and people started going to grand juries and being indicted and going to trials and everything. All the mobsters did. Several people in Las Vegas did. A guy out of the Tropicanda who was Kansas City’s man, Joe Augusto, and a guy named Carl Thomas who worked at both casinos and helping in skimming and several other guys that worked in the casino business. But guess who never was indicted? And guess who never even was called in for an interview? And guess who just hid out? Lefty Rosenthal. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it? Jane Ann Morrison of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Finally, they get an FBI agent to confirm to her that he was a top echelon informant during all this time. They try to blow him up in his Cadillac, another famous attempted mob hit. A lot of people speculate on that. They’ll always say it was Kansas City because they thought he was an informant all along. and never liked him and never trust him because he really, he brought all the heat down out in Las Vegas. Now, the heat was coming anyhow, but he maybe brought it a little bit quicker. [18:24] There’s a former federal prosecutor out of Las Vegas that once said, it’s been said you should never speak ill of the dead, but there are exceptions to the rule, and Frank Rosenthal is one of those exceptions. He is an awful human being. [18:38] Dave Budin, the guy who first approached Mickey Bruce, Yes. Continues in the sportsbook game and draws his son Steve into it. And by the 1990s, the online betting industry has taken over from your neighborhood bookie and a mob just running everything. It’s a multi-billion dollar thorn in the side of the U.S. authorities. [18:59] 1998, federal prosecutors indicted Miami gambler David Buden, same man that tried to bribe Mickey Bruce, and indicted Buden’s son for running something called SDB Global. [19:13] Which later became SBG. Federal authorities prosecuted Boudin under a federal anti-gambling statute because SDB Global was incorporated in Costa Rica, but it was based in Miami. Pleaded guilty and got a $750,000 fine. In Kansas City, during those same years, the son of the feared mafia capo, if you will, Willie the Rat Comisano, Willie Comisano Jr., They headed up a group of bookies that contained the names and sons and other extended relatives of many Kansas City Mafia members out of the 50s and 60s. And they were using the internet and dealing with either SDB Global or one of the other sports betting sites that sprung up in Costa Rica because they were all over the place. Budins were high flyers in this doing business out of Costa Rica. And they were making a lot of money, a lot of money. In 2004, SBG comes to the attention of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. They sent an undercover in, and they asked an SBG operator why the company required customers to call before wiring each new deposit. And he got him on tape to say, because we change the names in the countries of the middlemen all the time. The agent suggested that the process made it uneasy, and the employee of SBG said, you don’t have to worry about it. Lots of people do it. [20:35] Well, during this investigation, they also found there was a Florida State star quarterback named Adrian McPherson was placing bets on games that he was playing in and ends up getting dismissed from the Florida State Seminoles football team. He was a rising star, a rising young star quarterback. In the investigation, they learned he’d already lost $8,000 to a local bookie who’d cut him off. He was giving him, extending him credit. Guy owed him $8,000 and he cut him off. So that’s when he turned to online SBG sites. Now, you have to pay up front. So he was getting some money to gamble somehow, and he tried to hide this activity by using a roommate, but a review of his phone records showed several calls to STB, and one time was, like, just before, there were, like, two in a row. And that’s how they were, like, trying to hide it and then pass it off to make it look like there was somebody else making the bet. He eventually gets arrested. He pleads to lesser charges. But one of those charges was check forgery. And when a gambler starts losing, many times they’ll turn to those white-collar crimes like check forgery, embezzlement. They’ll start stealing from their work, shoplifting, drug dealing. They can do anything like a junkie, man. They’ll do anything to keep gambling. [21:52] I once knew a guy said he couldn’t even walk into a casino because he just starts getting a rush. He just can’t stay away from the machines once he walks in. So he totally has to stay out. Adrian McPherson, he was also an all-star baseball player. Even though he is kicked out of college ball for betting on his own team, he then gets drafted. The New Orleans Saints in 2005 draft him. They want him as their starting quarterback. But they also drafted a guy named Drew Brees, who ended up leading him to the Super Bowl in 2006. [22:27] Now, later in that season or during that season, the Tennessee Titan mascot will accidentally hit McPherson with a golf cart. He sues him for several million dollars. The following year, he does this. He’s been injured by this golf cart. I don’t know if it wasn’t a career injury, obviously, but they also the gambling thing. And the following year, he appears with the Grand Rapid Rampage AFL team. Then he goes to a Canadian team. Then he plays on a variety of arena football teams, a different one every year almost. And finally, in 2018, the Jacksonville Sharks, which is an arena team, releases him. His gambling led him to a free fall into obscurity. He was on his way up to life-changing generational wealth, and the gambling just got him. [23:17] Let’s go back a minute, you know, all these, I’ll be telling all these stories about these low rents and degenerate gamblers. Let’s go back to the incorruptible Mickey Bruce. He was injured during 1961 during his senior year. His last game was in 1961 against Stanford. His three seasons of Oregon, he rushed 29 times for 128 yards. At one touchdown, he caught 10 passes for 113 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, he intercepted six passes in the last season, returned six punts for an 11-yard average. He ends up being drafted in the 24th round of the 1962 AFL draft by the Oakland Raiders, but he never pursued a professional football career. Instead, he followed his father’s footsteps. He went to law school and became a lawyer out in California. [24:08] Michael J. Bruce, his story goes really beyond the gridiron. He’s on that very short list of individuals who have implicated gangsters, pointed them out in court, and survived. And he prospered from then on under [24:20] his own name. He didn’t go in witness protection or anything like that. He might not have agreed to prosecute Lefty going back to Michigan for that other case, but he did stand up and point at Lefty Rosenthal and say, he’s the one that tried to bribe me. 1981, Mickey Bruce will get the Leo Harris Award. Presented to alumni, alumnus Letterman, who have been out of college for 20 years and have demonstrated continuous service and leadership to the university. Some of the other, Alberto Salazar went to Oregon. He got it. A guy named Dan Fouts, I know that name, Johnny Robinson, Bill Dellinger. [25:02] So guys, it’s much better to get a Lifetime Achievement Award for doing good than to get a car bomb or to die in obscurity. So thanks, guys. That’s the story of Lefty Rosenthal and his earlier years before the skimming and really the story of a tribute to Mickey Bruce, a guy that stood up and did the right thing when it needed to be done. Thanks, guys. 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AS USUAL SHOWNOTES ARE AI SLOP BY CLAUDE SONNET 4.6 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER-----------------------------------------------------------A wide‑ranging hour covering domestic politics (One Nation's surge and the Coalition's paralysis), major policy debates (NDIS reform, political donations), crime and national security items, transport projects, and international flashpoints from the US tariffs decision to Iran and Russia. Jack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack mix sharp political analysis with on‑the‑ground colour and sport/entertainment roundups.00:00:26 — Intro & banterQuick greeting, light chat about Chinese New Year and local life in Hong Kong. Sets tone and introduces the episode.00:01:36 — One Nation surge & polling deep-diveDiscussion of recent polls showing One Nation jumping into mid‑teens/20s in places; skepticism about methodology (Roy Morgan/telephone vs face‑to‑face) and how soft protest votes can be. Hong Kong Jack calls this a historically large minor‑party rise.00:06:49 — Why major conservatives look frozen (cost of One Nation policy)Analysis of Coalition paralysis on immigration policy; PBO estimate on net‑zero migration cost discussed; critique that Liberals/Nationals aren't confronting One Nation's policy platform.00:10:47 — Keith Wallerhan essay: who are modern decisive voters?Summary of Wallerhan's argument that the old “Phil & Jenny” voter has shifted; a new aspirational, tertiary‑educated, renting suburban voter is key and the Liberal Party hasn't adapted.00:13:29 — Nationals, nuclear sites and political messaging failuresHow rushed / poorly communicated policy (nuclear sites list) triggered NIMBY backlash; claim the Coalition isn't doing the detailed work needed to respond to voter shifts.00:18:28 — High Court challenge to Victoria's political donations regimeTwo independents argue the law entrenches major parties by cutting off new fundraising structures; discussion of the likely timing and importance for the November state election.00:20:30 — Crime: abduction/murder linked to organised crime networksAppalling case of an elderly man abducted from North Ryde, body discovered near Penrith; two men charged, defence suggests broader Sydney crime network involvement.00:24:56 — Gang violence & the Matt Utai shooting; crime networks in SydneyBrief on organised‑crime turf disputes (the “Coconut Cartel” reference) and ongoing police investigations.00:24:56 — Transport — Sydney–Newcastle high‑speed rail proposalFederal funding for planning (~AUD 660m so far) discussed; doubts raised about cost, route feasibility and whether fast rail really suits Australia's geography and travel patterns.00:31:09 — NDIS & autism diagnosis debateMike Freelander (paediatrician & MP) argues autism diagnostic threshold is too low; Grattan Institute numbers referenced; concern NDIS budget/scope is unsustainable without reform.00:36:29 — Australians in Syrian camps / “ISIS brides” debateStrong views on repatriation and national security; discussion of Australian citizenship rights for children born in Australia and the political difficulty of extracting or repatriating individuals from camps.00:42:10 — UK entry rules for dual citizens (brief)Note about changes/fees affecting dual UK citizens arriving without a UK passport; implications for Hong Kongers and others.00:44:20 — United States tariffs & Supreme Court rulingSCOTUS decision limiting presidential tariff powers discussed; Gorsuch and Kavanaugh opinions mentioned; likely litigation and refund battles to follow.00:56:16 — AI, data centres and environmental concernsColorado moratorium mention; large energy/water footprints of data centres; practical notes on lawyers/journalists misusing AI (fabricated cases) and AI as a drafting tool that must be checked.01:04:37 — Middle East: Iran tensions & regional risksDiscussion of US/Israeli options, likely limits to air/missile strikes, regional escalation risk and implications for proxy groups (Hezbollah).01:05:30 — Russia & Ukraine: economic pressure on MoscowSurvey of views that Russia's economy is under severe strain and that continued war may be economically self‑sustaining for the regime.01:06:13 — UK politics: by‑election in Gorton & Denton (context)Background on the resignation/scandal that triggered the by‑election; polling context (Reform/Greens versus Labor).01:08:15 — High‑profile UK arrests (Mandelson, Andrew) and “misconduct in public office”Overview of arrests/interviews, differences in UK arrest process vs Australia, discussion of historical use and limits of the offence and prosecution challenges.01:19:04 — Sport: AFL documentary, Toby Greene, Carlton developmentsNotes on Amazon Prime's Inside the AFL; Toby Greene anecdote; Carlton's new training facility, ESG plan and player signings (Sam Walsh, Jager Smith, Wade Dirksen story).01:27:41 — NRL in Las Vegas; T20 World Cup & Australian cricket updateNRL double‑header success in Vegas; ticket/cost notes. T20 World Cup preview—India/England/West Indies form and women's team performance spotlight.01:32:18 — Global oddities and small items (N Korea, etc.)Quick remarks on North Korea's predictable “reelection” and the historic gap since last nuclear test.01:33:36 — Outro & listener call‑outsClosing thanks, invitation for listener questions and sign‑off.

In this special edition of AFL Daily, Josh Gabelich brings you the story behind the story. Recently, Gabelich was invited to spend a day alongside Collingwood coach Craig McRae ahead of the 2026 AFL premiership season. From 5:50am through until the end of the day, Gabo sat in coaches meetings, player sessions, and a full club experience chatting to the number of people that make the Magpies tick. Subscribe to AFL Daily wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

447 - AFL Geelong Cats 2026 Preview w/ Ben Reeve of The Hoops Crew Podcast Website  https://www.ayankonthefooty.com/    Please subscribe to the mailing list. 2025 Listener Survey - I'd love for you to take a moment to complete the survey The Hoops Crew Podcast The Hoops Crew - YouTube @TheHoopsCrew  @thechapschatcats      Guest Intake Form - link Want to help out the podcast? Leave me a review! Buy me a coffee, Podcast fundraiser ayankonthefooty is A podcast working to grow interest in the AFL in the US - Buymeacoffee Podcast "merch" storefront ayankonthefooty Shop | Redbubble Best 100 AFL Australian Football League Podcasts  I am #10 in Australia?  Thanks so much for this everyone!   A Yank on the Footy March 2024 Introductory episode   @Yank_on A Yank on the Footy Podcast - Home | Facebook ayankonthefooty@gmail.com   MAILING LIST signup: I hope you'll consider signing up for the mailing list, so you'll be the first to have the new  episode dropped off right into your inbox.  You can sign up for the mailing list that is on ayankonthefooty.com For crisis support, please contact: Lifeline http://lifeline.org.au 13 11 14  Beyond Blue http://beyondblue.org.au 1300 22 4636 In the U.S.: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255 –  Active duty military and veterans, dial 988 and press 1

446 - AFL Carlton Blues 2026 Preview w/ Terry Dehghani of Blue Abroad Podcast Website  https://www.ayankonthefooty.com/    Please subscribe to the mailing list. 2025 Listener Survey - I'd love for you to take a moment to complete the survey Blue Abroad Blue Abroad - YouTube    Guest Intake Form - link Want to help out the podcast? Leave me a review! Buy me a coffee, Podcast fundraiser ayankonthefooty is A podcast working to grow interest in the AFL in the US - Buymeacoffee   Podcast "merch" storefront ayankonthefooty Shop | Redbubble   Best 100 AFL Australian Football League Podcasts  I am #10 in Australia?  Thanks so much for this everyone!   A Yank on the Footy March 2024 Introductory episode   @Yank_on A Yank on the Footy Podcast - Home | Facebook ayankonthefooty@gmail.com   MAILING LIST signup: I hope you'll consider signing up for the mailing list, so you'll be the first to have the new  episode dropped off right into your inbox.  You can sign up for the mailing list that is on ayankonthefooty.com For crisis support, please contact: Lifeline http://lifeline.org.au 13 11 14  Beyond Blue http://beyondblue.org.au 1300 22 4636 In the U.S.: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255 –  Active duty military and veterans, dial 988 and press 1

Episode 445 - AFL Collingwood Magpies 2026 Preview w/ Sly + Spook of The Collingwood Rant Podcast Website  https://www.ayankonthefooty.com/    Please subscribe to the mailing list. 2025 Listener Survey - I'd love for you to take a moment to complete the survey The Collingwood Rant - YouTube The Collingwood Rant - Podcast The Collingwood Rant (@thecollingwoodrant) • Facebook   Guest Intake Form - link Want to help out the podcast? Leave me a review! Buy me a coffee, Podcast fundraiser ayankonthefooty is A podcast working to grow interest in the AFL in the US - Buymeacoffee   Podcast "merch" storefront ayankonthefooty Shop | Redbubble   Best 100 AFL Australian Football League Podcasts  I am #10 in Australia?  Thanks so much for this everyone!   A Yank on the Footy March 2024 Introductory episode   @Yank_on A Yank on the Footy Podcast - Home | Facebook ayankonthefooty@gmail.com MAILING LIST signup: I hope you'll consider signing up for the mailing list, so you'll be the first to have the new  episode dropped off right into your inbox.  You can sign up for the mailing list that is on ayankonthefooty.com For crisis support, please contact: Lifeline http://lifeline.org.au 13 11 14  Beyond Blue http://beyondblue.org.au 1300 22 4636 In the U.S.: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255 –  Active duty military and veterans, dial 988 and press 1

Afl. 127 | Jonge daders die bejaarde slachtoffers oplichten via babbeltrucs worden steeds gewiekster. Specialisten van recherche en justitie zien de schrijnendste zaken voorbij komen. Zo werd in Amsterdam een 80-jarige vrouw om het leven gebracht bij een babbeltruc. Wie zitten hierachter? En hoe kunnen deze nepagenten gestopt worden? Stel je vraag aan Paul en Wouter via:Mail: misdaad@parool.nlWhatsapp en Signal: 06 27 19 33 64 Verder: Kijk de video via Spotify of door naar het artikel te gaan via Parool.nl/luister. GRATIS abonnement voor studenten vind je hier Schrijf je hier in voor Paul en Wouters Misdaadnieuwsbrief. Artikelen: Geliefde Irene Winkel (1945-2025) kwam op voor iedereen: ‘Deze zinloze dood had nooit gemogen’ Syrische tieners werden mogelijk uit willekeur vermoord in Piet Wiedijkpark, politie zoekt naar wapen: ‘Lastig zoeken in de sloten’ In zaak tegen oud-advocaat Weski gaat het weer niet over de beschuldigingen tegen haar: ‘We zijn bijna drie jaar verder en we hebben het nog niet één keer over de inhoud gehad’ Waarom de liquidatie van Stanley Hillis, kopstuk van de Amsterdamse onderwereld, 15 jaar later nog altijd vragen oproept: ‘Het klopt gewoon niet’ Luisteraarsvraag: Werkte Stanley Hillis samen met de politie op de dag dat hij vermoord werd? Kaartjes voor de theatervoorstelling: Parool.nl/live Presentatie: Corrie GerritsmaMisdaadverslaggevers: Wouter Laumans en Madelief van DongenProductie en audio: Verena VerhoevenBeeld: Lisette SpiegelerVormgeving: Mirthe van GurpMuziek: Kloaq Audio DesignSupport the show: https://www.kiosk.nl/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FULL SHOW : Mick out Adam Rozenbachs in, it's Friday so we'll celebrate Clown of the Week, CEO of the AFL Andrew Dillon stops by to talk (surprisingly) all things AFL. Ron Barassi has a street named after him, the team asks what the newly announced Emergency Alert Tone should be, VB is releasing a mid-strength beer and Mick's Dad Jokes gets a run. Catch Mick in the Morning, with Roo, Titus & Rosie LIVE from 6-9am weekdays on 105.1 Triple M Melbourne or via the LiSTNR app. Mick In The Morning Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molloy Triple M Melbourne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triplemmelb Drop us a voice memo: https://www.mickinthemorning.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this engaging conversation, Bill Umansky hosts a discussion with the head coach and CEO of the Orlando Pirates, a new indoor football team in the IFL. They explore the team's vision, the differences between the IFL and AFL, and the importance of community engagement. The conversation highlights the challenges and opportunities in building a successful sports franchise, emphasizing the need for a strong connection with the local community and the significance of creating an entertaining experience for fans. The Pirates aim to establish themselves as a competitive team while also giving back to the community and fostering a love for football in Orlando.

Billy and Daisy are live at Ikon Park before the Blues and Cats square off in the AAMI Community Series, and Billy somehow snuck an airhorn into the commentary box. A chaotic All Sports Report features another story out of Norway, Peter V'Landys has taken another shot at the AFL, then Daisy casts his eye over the Demons and Kangas in his A-W 2026 AFL Season Previews. Michael and Zach battle it out for a massive prize in the Hump Day Quiz, then we preview our chat with US Streamer Paco Luciano before his appearance on the show tomorrow. Carlton development coach Jordan Russell joins the boys boundary-side, then Nat Fyfe is at the MCG for the Amazon Prime Inside the AFL red carpet. Daisy took on a head honcho at the AFL in a 9s Game, then Billy finishes with a joke - where he almost goes full 'wrinklest'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boss of the NRL, Peter V'Landys joined the show LIVE from Las Vegas after reigniting the code-war with the AFL. Rugby league launches their season in United States for the third year - PVL outlines the increase in viewership, while adding fuel to fire attacking AFL's operations. Catch Mick in the Morning, with Roo, Titus & Rosie LIVE from 6-9am weekdays on 105.1 Triple M Melbourne or via the LiSTNR app. Mick In The Morning Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molloy Triple M Melbourne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triplemmelb Triple M Melbourne TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@triplemmelbourne Triple M Melbourne Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/triplemmelbourneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Shaun breaks down the latest in tennis as Serena Williams eyes a comeback and Alex de Minaur faces a chaotic situation in Mexico. We look ahead to the massive WACA Ground revamp unveiling this Sunday and stay across the latest AFL pre-season player movements and NBL updates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Geelong defender Lawson Humphries joined Matt Granland to discuss his State of Origin experience, his reflection on last year's grand final and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former umpire Dean Margetts has shared his thoughts on the major voting change relating to the Brownlow Medal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to a Wide World of Sports update. A snapshot of the latest sport stories from the 9News team including: Olympic medallists return home Blues impress in AFL trial And Las Vegas excitement builds for rugby league fans The biggest sport stories in less than 5 minutes delivered twice a day, with reports from the 9News team across Australia and overseas. Subscribe now to make it part of your daily news diet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The sports reporter and Ross Stevenson had differing views on the situation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Geelong defender Lawson Humphries joined Matt Granland to discuss his State of Origin experience, his reflection on last year's grand final and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former umpire Dean Margetts has shared his thoughts on the major voting change relating to the Brownlow Medal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Billy is back from a quick trip to Bali, and kicks things off with the All Sports Report - including the latest round of AFL life member inductions. NBL MVP Bryce Cotton calls in after winning his 6th Andrew Gaze Trophy last night, then Daisy runs his eye over the Cats in his A-W 2026 AFL Season Preview. Topics Warren wants to know who you share your name with, Billy has his review of Bali, Daisy's back with a season preview for Hawthorn, and we find out about Marcus Bontempelli's legendary game for Marcellin College. Former Demon and Eagle Jayden Hunt is in studio talking about his new venture - trying to become a golf pro, then Billy has a joke about a robbed man who stands more to lose than just his belongings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 444 - AFL Hawthorn Hawks 2026 Preview w/ Rhys Knight of Daz Talks Footy Podcast Website  https://www.ayankonthefooty.com/    Please subscribe to the mailing list. 2025 Listener Survey - I'd love for you to take a moment to complete the survey Daz Talks Footy - YouTube Daz Talks Hawks - YouTube @RhysKnight8  John Denver speaks out against government censorship | PMRC Senate Hearing 9/19/85 - YouTube Guest Intake Form - link Want to help out the podcast? Leave me a review! Buy me a coffee, Podcast fundraiser ayankonthefooty is A podcast working to grow interest in the AFL in the US - Buymeacoffee Podcast "merch" storefront ayankonthefooty Shop | Redbubble Best 100 AFL Australian Football League Podcasts  I am #10 in Australia?  Thanks so much for this everyone! A Yank on the Footy March 2024 Introductory episode @Yank_on A Yank on the Footy Podcast - Home | Facebook ayankonthefooty@gmail.com MAILING LIST signup: I hope you'll consider signing up for the mailing list, so you'll be the first to have the new  episode dropped off right into your inbox.  You can sign up for the mailing list that is on ayankonthefooty.com For crisis support, please contact: Lifeline http://lifeline.org.au 13 11 14  Beyond Blue http://beyondblue.org.au 1300 22 4636 In the U.S.: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255 –  Active duty military and veterans, dial 988 and press 1

443 - AFL GWS Giants 2026 Preview w/ Ragnar Lothbrok of Never Surrender by the Squinters Podcast Website  https://www.ayankonthefooty.com/    Please subscribe to the mailing list. 2025 Listener Survey - I'd love for you to take a moment to complete the survey Never Surrender by The Squinters Follow Ragnar on X:  https://x.com/Bard35766146    Guest Intake Form - link Want to help out the podcast? Leave me a review! Buy me a coffee, Podcast fundraiser ayankonthefooty is A podcast working to grow interest in the AFL in the US - Buymeacoffee   Podcast "merch" storefront ayankonthefooty Shop | Redbubble   Best 100 AFL Australian Football League Podcasts  I am #10 in Australia?  Thanks so much for this everyone!   A Yank on the Footy March 2024 Introductory episode   @Yank_on A Yank on the Footy Podcast - Home | Facebook ayankonthefooty@gmail.com   MAILING LIST signup: I hope you'll consider signing up for the mailing list, so you'll be the first to have the new  episode dropped off right into your inbox.  You can sign up for the mailing list that is on ayankonthefooty.com For crisis support, please contact: Lifeline http://lifeline.org.au 13 11 14  Beyond Blue http://beyondblue.org.au 1300 22 4636 In the U.S.: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255 –  Active duty military and veterans, dial 988 and press 1

The dress rehearsal before the real stuff starts is upon us with the AAMI Community Series. AFL Fantasy coaches will be watching carefully and taking in the live stats (available via AFL.com.au and the AFL Live app) as they make their selections ahead of round one. Calvin, Roy and Warnie discuss what they'll be looking for and running through a player or two from each game that they'll be keeping an eye on. Head to fantasy.afl.com.au or download the app to start picking your team today. Episode guide 0:30 - Tips for what to look for in AAMI 3:30 - Carlton v Geelong 5:45 - Sydney v GWS Giants 7:30 - Brisbane v Gold Coast 9:50 - Melbourne v Richmond 12:20 - Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn 15:50 - St Kilda v Essendon 18:10 - Fremantle v Adelaide 20:45 - North Melbourne v Collingwood 24:20 - West Coast v Port Adelaide - - - - Find more from Roy, Calvin and Warnie. Head to afl.com.au/fantasy for more content from The Traders. Like AFL Fantasy on Facebook. Follow @AFLFantasy on Instagram. Follow @AFLFantasy on X.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After another summer spent basking, footy is just about upon us again. Next Saturday night (assuming no cyclones form between now and then), the Lions will unfurl the Premiership flag for the second consecutive year, before kicking off the 2026 AFL season against the Western Bulldogs.We've had one dose of pre-season footy already in last week's hit-out against Carlton, and there's still one to come before the real stuff gets underway, with the Suns heading to Brighton Homes Arena for Thursday night's fixture.This week on the podcast:-The club's #1 ticket holder Dan Anstey joins us again-Who will get the final wing spot for Opening Round?-We've found some incredible Fitzroy audio from the archivesAnd much more!

There never seems to be a quiet week in golf, and this week is no different. But before we get into the show, we touch on our Betr multi which was so close to coming off. Rory did the job, Min Woo feel agonisingly short of the Top 10, and Scheffler had a very good weekend, but a poor Thursday and Friday, missing the Top 5. So close, yet so far away....on the flip side a number of wolfpackers seem to have profited from Nick's dark horse tip of Aldrich Potgieter (including Mark and Dan).Nick is over the moon that his good mate US Tour Pro Austen Truslow won at Paraparaumu at the weekend, his first win, and Nick was commentating so saw the whole thing, and was chatting to Austen on the Saturday night before the final day.Huge win for Jacob Bridgeman at Riviera at the weekend, he hung on to claim the title. Mark did see him doing something that he doesn't like and explains to Nick, who completely agrees. And for Hostplus, this week our That's a Plus recipient is Adam Scott for his wonderful performance in Riviera.The BMW Touch of Class from Nick this week is not awarded to a person, although it sort of is a living, breathing, thing....he explains his choice to Mark.Massive news from the DP World Tour with their announcement of a settlement deal for LIV players which sees a number of them now able to play in certain DPWT events alongside LIV. But one player refused to accept the deal....we discuss.Rumour mill....Nick and Mark separately have some mail on something that, should if come off, would be huge for golf. It involves Golf Australia and LIV. They explain on the pod and read out the texts they have each received on this issue.Royal Melbourne's routing for The Australian Open. Good for matchplay, not for the Open. Mark says that Golf Australia need to 'change it now' before it is locked in.After the Turn, for Betr, the Top 5 toughest finishes in golf on courses Nick has played. #1 is a big one, and contains memories that still haunt Nick! He explains why.Lots of feedback - a message on something that a wolfpacker saw at LIV but has not heard about from anyone else, some suggestions on players who have come back from adversity who you feel Mark missed last week - one Australian male golfer and one international female golfer.Feedback on our Ritchie Smith chat from a week or two ago, and Travis (Sophie's Dad!) has written in after Nick and Mark reviewed 8-year old Sophie's golf technique on the pod last week. And then we hear of another young gun, a 14-year old this time, and Mark shares a text from legendary AFL journalist Mike Sheehan about his 15-year old grandson....the kids are killing it!In the PING Globals Nick runs around the world with all the results, and suggests that Talk Birdie To Me may be responsible for killing off Schefflers run of Top 10's....harsh.And for Golf Clearance Outlet, Mark's masterclass is on Rory McIlroy's impressive bunker play.We're live from Titleist and FootJoy HQ thanks to our great partners:BMW, luxury and comfort for the 19th hole;Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf;PING will help you play your best;Golf Clearance Outlet, they beat everyone's prices;Betr, the fastest and easiest betting app in Australia;And watchMynumbers and Southern Golf Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Human remains discovered in Sydney's north-west suspected to be those of an elderly man who was abducted; Police to investigate a gynaecologist accused of performing unnecessary surgery; And in the AFL, Carlton has signed a player to the longest contract in its history.

The Tigers great has also shared his left-field pick for the flag!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re looking ahead to cricket's emotional return to Cape Town, marking the first Test at the venue since the infamous "Sandpapergate." Plus, things get weird in the AFL as Collingwood asks members to include the club in their wills. We also cover the Wildcats’ latest moves, a reporter’s on-air slip-up, and Patty Voss shaking up the Freo Dockers’ Ultimate Cult Hero rankings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to a Wide World of Sports update. A snapshot of the latest sport stories from the 9News team including: AFL umpires to access stats for Brownlow voting Craig Tiley confirms Tennis Australia exit Alyssa Healy stars in farewell series The biggest sport stories in less than 5 minutes delivered twice a day, with reports from the 9News team across Australia and overseas. Subscribe now to make it part of your daily news diet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Fresh from pre-season camp in Australia, Richard Graves sits down with Stan Parker, Sports Scientist at the Western Bulldogs, to explore how tracking data, contextual analytics, and interdisciplinary collaboration shape performance in elite AFL. Stan's journey spans the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL, Queensland Rugby Sevens, and now five seasons embedded within the Bulldogs' high-performance programme, including a PhD focused on contextualising tracking data beyond simple load metrics. This episode moves beyond “distance covered” and “top speed” to examine how sports science actually influences coaching decisions, athlete development, injury management, and tactical execution. From peak demand analysis and real-world decision-making under fatigue, to AI readiness and workflow efficiency, this is a grounded, practitioner-led conversation about where elite sport is really heading. In this episode you will learn: Why contextualising tracking data matters more than collecting more of it How to compare peak training demands to peak match demands The role of vision and video in translating data for coaches and players How to build buy-in when athletes aren't “numbers learners” The balance between availability and performance in weekly competition cycles How interdisciplinary decision-making works inside an AFL club Why isolated fatigue “flags” can be misleading How gym-based physical development can be directly tied to on-field outcomes The importance of soft skills in high-performance environments Where AI realistically fits (and doesn't fit) in elite sports science About Stan Parker Stan Parker is a Sports Scientist with the Western Bulldogs in the AFL. He has previously worked with the Brisbane Broncos and Queensland Rugby Sevens, building experience across multiple elite sporting codes in Australia. Stan is also completing a PhD focused on the contextualisation of tracking data in team sports, exploring how movement patterns and peak demands can better explain performance impact rather than serving purely as load monitoring tools. He is particularly interested in bridging the gap between data analytics, coaching vision, and real-world performance application. FREE 7d SCIENCE FOR SPORT ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/SFSepisode241 ​ Learn Quicker & More Effectively ​ Optimise Your Athletes' Recovery ​ Position Yourself As An Expert To Your Athletes And Naturally Improve Buy-In ​ Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese ​ Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More ​ Improve Your Athletes' Performance ​ Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes ​ Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research

Episode 442 - AFL Sydney Swans 2026 Preview w/ Polly Burridge of the True Bloods Podcast Podcast Website  https://www.ayankonthefooty.com/    Please subscribe to the mailing list. 2025 Listener Survey - I'd love for you to take a moment to complete the survey True Bloods | A Sydney Swans Fan Podcast @TRUEBLOODSPODDY True Bloods Podcast - YouTube  Guest Intake Form - link Want to help out the podcast? Leave me a review! Buy me a coffee, Podcast fundraiser ayankonthefooty is A podcast working to grow interest in the AFL in the US - Buymeacoffee Podcast "merch" storefront ayankonthefooty Shop | Redbubble Best 100 AFL Australian Football League Podcasts  I am #10 in Australia?  Thanks so much for this everyone! A Yank on the Footy March 2024 Introductory episode @Yank_on A Yank on the Footy Podcast - Home | Facebook ayankonthefooty@gmail.com MAILING LIST signup: I hope you'll consider signing up for the mailing list, so you'll be the first to have the new  episode dropped off right into your inbox.  You can sign up for the mailing list that is on ayankonthefooty.com For crisis support, please contact: Lifeline http://lifeline.org.au 13 11 14  Beyond Blue http://beyondblue.org.au 1300 22 4636 In the U.S.: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255 –  Active duty military and veterans, dial 988 and press 1  

Damian Barrett and Josh Gabelich bring you the latest footy news on AFL Daily. Roaming reporter Joel Peterson spent his Monday with 9 of the AFL captains ahead of Opening Round. We hear from Patty Cripps, Marcus Bontempelli, Cal Wilkie and Max Gawn. AFL Match Review Officer Michael Christian joins the show for a chat about the changes the game has made to the MRO going into 2026. Subscribe to AFL Daily and never miss an episode. Rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Max Laughton, Ben Waterworth and Jack Jovanovski are back with the first Fox Footy Podcast of the 2026 AFL season. The team previews Max's predicted ladder and reviews the key talking points from the match simulations, which served as the first week of preseason games. Plus the return of Australia's favourite segment, Fair or Farce.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FULL SHOW : The voice of Mick In The Morning Broden Kelly drops by and isn't hay with something he heard on yesterday's show, Titus has really enjoyed these Winter Olympics, for some reason Super Gonorrhoea gets a mention. There's a new song for the Doggies which lead Mick to think about the old AFL singers. Roo is STILL going on about Lainey Wilson and Mick got the cold shoulder at home...or did he? Catch Mick in the Morning, with Roo, Titus & Rosie LIVE from 6-9am weekdays on 105.1 Triple M Melbourne or via the LiSTNR app. Mick In The Morning Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molloy Triple M Melbourne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triplemmelb Drop us a voice memo: https://www.mickinthemorning.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Practice matches are done and the first real AFL Fantasy 2026 signals are on the board.In this episode, we break down the biggest pre-season practice match takeaways for keeper leagues, including role changes, usage shifts, and what actually matters heading into draft season.We deep dive into Sam Flanders' monster performance, why he already looks like a genuine 2G4P keeper-league asset, and what his role tells us about Gold Coast's midfield mix. We also analyse Connor Macdonald's midfield role, plus Connor Budarick's move into a half-back distributor role and how that impacts his fantasy ceiling.There's also much, much more player analysis in this episode as we go through every practice match from the past week, discussing all the fantasy-relevant players, emerging roles, and performances worth paying attention to — and which ones are probably noise.If you're building for the future or trying to identify early keeper league stars, this is essential listening.If you want to support the podcast and the work that goes into these episodes, becoming a member genuinely makes a huge difference.

The sports reporter has spoken on the legendary Bombers coach and his confession after his 2007 sacking.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Carlton small forward Ben Ainsworth has opened on his move to the Blues from the Gold Coast Suns in the off-season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dean of Higher Education and Applied Research and Sport at Holmesglen Institute, Dr Sam Duncan, joined Jacqui Felgate to discuss Mykelti Lefau's indiscretion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to a Wide World of Sports update. A snapshot of the latest sport stories from the 9News team including: Bulldogs treated to training session at Las Vegas Raiders St Kilda buzzing ahead of new AFL season Bryce Cotton named NBL's Most Valuable Player for sixth time The biggest sport stories in less than 5 minutes delivered twice a day, with reports from the 9News team across Australia and overseas. Subscribe now to make it part of your daily news diet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dean of Higher Education and Applied Research and Sport at Holmesglen Institute, Dr Sam Duncan, joined Jacqui Felgate to discuss Mykelti Lefau's indiscretion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Episode 440 - AFL Melbourne Demons 2026 Preview w/ Peps of Lace Out Podcast   Podcast Website  https://www.ayankonthefooty.com/    Please subscribe to the mailing list. 2025 Listener Survey - I'd love for you to take a moment to complete the survey Lace Out AFL Podcast - YouTube  Guest Intake Form - link Want to help out the podcast? Leave me a review! Buy me a coffee, Podcast fundraiser ayankonthefooty is A podcast working to grow interest in the AFL in the US - Buymeacoffee   Podcast "merch" storefront ayankonthefooty Shop | Redbubble   Best 80 AFL Australian Football League Podcasts  I am #8 in Australia?  That's awesome! Best 50 Australian Sports Podcasts – I made it to #10   A Yank on the Footy March 2024 Introductory episode   @Yank_on A Yank on the Footy Podcast - Home | Facebook ayankonthefooty@gmail.com   MAILING LIST signup: I hope you'll consider signing up for the mailing list, so you'll be the first to have the new  episode dropped off right into your inbox.  You can sign up for the mailing list that is on ayankonthefooty.com For crisis support, please contact: Lifeline http://lifeline.org.au 13 11 14  Beyond Blue http://beyondblue.org.au 1300 22 4636 In the U.S.: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255 –  Active duty military and veterans, dial 988 and press 1

Episode 439 - AFL Adelaide Crows 2026 Preview w/ Peter of The Crowject   Podcast Website  https://www.ayankonthefooty.com/    Please subscribe to the mailing list. 2025 Listener Survey - I'd love for you to take a moment to complete the survey The Crowject Podcast | Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree crowject@bigcartel.com    Guest Intake Form - link Want to help out the podcast? Leave me a review! Buy me a coffee, Podcast fundraiser ayankonthefooty is A podcast working to grow interest in the AFL in the US - Buymeacoffee   Podcast "merch" storefront ayankonthefooty Shop | Redbubble   Best 80 AFL Australian Football League Podcasts  I am #8 in Australia?  That's awesome! Best 50 Australian Sports Podcasts – I made it to #10   A Yank on the Footy March 2024 Introductory episode   @Yank_on A Yank on the Footy Podcast - Home | Facebook ayankonthefooty@gmail.com   MAILING LIST signup: I hope you'll consider signing up for the mailing list, so you'll be the first to have the new  episode dropped off right into your inbox.  You can sign up for the mailing list that is on ayankonthefooty.com For crisis support, please contact: Lifeline http://lifeline.org.au 13 11 14  Beyond Blue http://beyondblue.org.au 1300 22 4636 In the U.S.: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255 –  Active duty military and veterans, dial 988 and press 1

Episode 441 - AFL Port Adelaide Power 2026 Preview w/ David Verner of the Creedcast   Podcast Website  https://www.ayankonthefooty.com/    Please subscribe to the mailing list. 2025 Listener Survey - I'd love for you to take a moment to complete the survey The CreedCast Podcast The Creed (@_TheCreed) / X     Guest Intake Form - link Want to help out the podcast? Leave me a review! Buy me a coffee, Podcast fundraiser ayankonthefooty is A podcast working to grow interest in the AFL in the US - Buymeacoffee   Podcast "merch" storefront ayankonthefooty Shop | Redbubble   Best 80 AFL Australian Football League Podcasts  I am #8 in Australia?  That's awesome! Best 50 Australian Sports Podcasts – I made it to #10   A Yank on the Footy March 2024 Introductory episode @Yank_on A Yank on the Footy Podcast - Home | Facebook ayankonthefooty@gmail.com MAILING LIST signup: I hope you'll consider signing up for the mailing list, so you'll be the first to have the new  episode dropped off right into your inbox.  You can sign up for the mailing list that is on ayankonthefooty.com For crisis support, please contact: Lifeline http://lifeline.org.au 13 11 14  Beyond Blue http://beyondblue.org.au 1300 22 4636 In the U.S.: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255 –  Active duty military and veterans, dial 988 and press 1

Want a job in sport? Start here: www.sportsgrad.com.au/programMeet Nathan Perrone, the new host of The SportsGrad Podcast!In this episode, we follow Nathan's journey as he completes the cycle of SportsGrad. From joining as the first member in 2020, to working at the AFL and Western United, to coming back as a podcast guest, then a panelist at the Melbourne Meetup in October last year, to now in the hosting chair.We breakdown how he joined SportsGrad and the importance of networking and connections in the sports industry. We also discuss his current role at TGI Sport as an Account Manager in media and tech.This is an episode you definitely want to tune in to, especially if you want to help yourself break into the sports industry.We cover:(05:02) - Interview begins(05:40) - Quickfire questions(11:10) - Nathan's journey with SportsGrad(15:34) - Nathan's previous podcasting experience(17:46) - How Nathan joined Western United(21:27) - How SportsGrad helped Nathan break into the sports industry(25:04) - Nathan's work with TGI Sport(37:14) - The importance of networking(41:17) - Nathan's mentors throughout his journey(44:38) - Nathan's sliding doors moments(48:59) - Nathan's pinch me moments(51:14) - Advice Nathan would give to his younger selfIf you like this ep, give these a go next:#340: The SportsGrad Story with Reuben Williams#181: Nathan Perrone (Western United FC) - The blueprint trajectory into sport#81: Nathan Perrone (AFL) - How to transform your career prospects within 6 months as a studentThanks for listening, much love! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.