Mary Konstantopoulos catches up with Sydney Thunder’s Sam Bates on the challenges they have faced early in WBBL07, and the value of Hannah Darlington’s leadership. The Sydney Thunder have certainly had one of the more peculiar WBBL07 draws. The Thunder commenced their WBBL07 campaign on Saturday 16 October with a 30 run loss to the …
Siren’s Deakin University Intern Felicity Smith catches up with Victoria’s Strongest Woman, Alira Verity. Verity is part of the ABC’s brand new docuseries Strong Women. Alira Verity is Victoria’s Strongest Woman—twice over. The reigning champion won first in 2018, and then again in 2019. She has competed in CrossFit competitions and is an International Australian …
Kasey Symons catches up with Liz Ellis for a discussion on Netball’s core principles and its commitment to creating positive change in the community. When I call Liz Ellis—the most capped player in Australian netball history—on Thursday afternoon, she’s driving from her northern New South Wales home to pick up fellow former Diamond, and current …
Emerging Sports Writer Program participant Sienna Nobile spoke with one of her heroes, footballer Gülcan Koca, reflecting on the athlete’s journey and their first encounter. “People aren’t a fan of you because they dislike you. They’re a fan of you because they admire you.” Humble is the perfect word to describe Turkish-Australian footballer Gülcan Koca. …
For podcast I See It But I Don’t Believe It Gemma Bastiani interviewed Brisbane Lions Women’s CEO Breeanna Brock about their journey to a flag. Hear this episode of I See It But I Don’t Believe It On Saturday April 17th, the Brisbane Lions walked on to Adelaide Oval for their third attempt at an …