In conversation with one of the all-time greats of the AFL, the Carlton Adonis Anthony Koutoufides! 🏉   Help support A5Q by subscribing, leaving a rating & review and follow the socials! INSTAGRAM  |  X  |  LINKEDIN   Live in Adelaide and need catering for your next event? Book with CuppaGino’s at 0418 894 570 or [email protected] ☕

In conversation with all-time Footscray leading goal kicker and AFL centurion, Simon Beasley! 🏉   Support the podcast by downloading, subscribing, rating & reviewing! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐    Live in Adelaide and need catering for your next event? Book with CuppaGino’s at 0418 894 570 or [email protected] ☕   Use the discount code DAMATO10 for 10% off premium hair & beard grooming products at Pete & Pedro 💇🏻‍♂️

In conversation with former Adelaide United player, Evan Kostopoulos. ⚽   Support the podcast by downloading, subscribing, rating & reviewing! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐    Live in Adelaide and need catering for your next event? Book with CuppaGino’s at 0418 894 570 or [email protected] ☕   Use the discount code DAMATO10 for 10% off premium hair & beard grooming products at Pete & Pedro 💇🏻‍♂️  

In conversation with dual Magarey Medallist and Adelaide Crows original Andrew Jarman. 🏉   -Highlight Moments: Growing up Adelaide's North East, using balloons for kicking practice with younger brother Darren as kids. Making it on to North Adelaide’s senior list in 1983. Winning a Magarey Medal and SANFL Premiership in 1987. Moving to Norwood ahead of the 1990 season. Being part of the inaugural Adelaide Crows squad in 1991. The first match in Round 1, 1991 against Hawthorn and his brother...

In conversation with inaugural Adelaide Crows squad member Scott Lee. 🏉   - Highlight Moments: Playing soccer at an elite level as a junior. Making onto Hawthorn’s list in the 1980s. Relationship with one of the greatest coaches, Alan Jeans. Sharing a locker room with Gary Ablett Snr. Winning two SANFL best & fairest with Central Disctrict. Being part of the Adelaide Crows inaugural squad in 1991. Adelaide’s first game in Round 1, 1991 against his old side Hawthorn. The 1993 Preliminary...

In conversation with Port Adelaide Premiership Player Toby Thurstans. ⚡🍐     - Highlight Moments: Growing up in Crib Point, Victoria. Arriving at Port Adelaide in 1999. Relationship with Mark Williams. Winning an SANFL Premiership in 2002 with Sturt. Waiting four years for his AFL debut in 2003. Winning an AFL Premiership with Port Adelaide in 2004. Almost signing with Hawthorn. The 2007 Grand Final loss and consequential impact on the Port Adelaide Football Club. His role on the Port...

In conversation with 1997 AFL Premiership Player, Rod Jameson. 🏉 We discuss:   - Early days playing for Glenelg in the SANFL under Graham Cornes. - The 1990 Grand Final loss. - Almost signing with North Melbourne. - The first pre-season at the Adelaide Crows and the first game against Hawthorn in Round 1, 1991. - Scoring the match winning goal after the siren against Fitzroy. - Putting himself in the history books winning Adelaide's first leading goal kicker award. - The famous first showdown...

We are joined by 2008 AFL Premiership Player Rick Ladson. 🏉   We discuss: - Growing up in Bendigo, finding his love for football at a young age. - Being picked up by Hawthorn at pick 16. - His mother's battle with breast cancer. - The tough early years on the field for the Hawks. - Playing under Peter Schwab. - Alastair Clarkson's appointment at the helm and the quick rise. - The famous 2008 Premiership, upsetting the favourites Geelong. - That famous goal 'to completely seal it'. -...

We are joined by one of the greatest to ever do it in Australian basketball, the Amazing Ricky Grace! 🏀   We discuss: - Growing up in Dallas, Texas and finding his love of basketball from a young age. - Coming through the ranks at the University of Oklahoma and the NCAA to being selected by Utah Jazz. - Meeting Cal Bruton and being offered a contract with the Perth Wildcats, whom he had never heard of prior. - Joining the NBL and being part of immediate success, winning the Wildcats’...

Episode XXXVIII features former AFL Premiership Player and crafty forward of the Sydney Swans & St. Kilda Saints, Adam Schneider! 🏉   We discuss: Growing up in Osbourne, a small country town with a population of 10 (you read that correct)! His first season at the Sydney Swans, sharing a locker room with the great Tony Lockett. The 2005 AFL Premiership, breaking the 72 year South Melbourne/Sydney flag drought. The heartbreaking 1 point Grand Final loss the following year. The amazing...

Episode XXXVII features favourite son of the A-League, former Brisbane Roar & Adelaide United striker and Indonesian International Sergio Van Dijk! ⚽️   We discuss: Growing up in the Netherlands with a strong love of football from a young age. Playing in the Eredivisie and the clear pathway for aspiring footballers in the Netherlands. Moving to Australia and joining Brisbane Roar where he would immediately become one of the league’s best strikers. The sacking of Frank Farina at the...

Episode XXXVI features former GWS Giant, Melbourne Demon & North Melbourne Kangaroo, Dom Tyson! 🏉    We discuss: Early years coming through the ranks at the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup before being picked up by GWS at pick 3 in 2011. Being part of the inaugural GWS squad in 2012 and the close connections he made with his young teammates. The Giants first ever AFL game against the Sydney Swans and his memories of being a part of history. Playing under legendary coach Kevin Sheedy. The...

Episode XXXV features Melbourne Victory championship winner, 2017 Joe Marston medallist and Macedonian international, Daniel Georgievski! ⚽   We discuss: Growing up in a Macedonian family where his love of football began. Playing professional football in Croatia and the surprisng differences in the language to Macedonian. Winning titles in Romania. Getting called up to represent the Macedonian national team. Returning to Australia in 2014 and winning a championship with Melbourne Victory in...

Episode XXXIV features former AFL player of the Western Bulldogs & GWS Giants, Dylan Addison!🏉🏉   Growing up in Picnic Point in Sydney’s South-West, Dylan played AFL from a young age in a predominantly rugby league-centric town, and at one point was one of just a handful of young kids playing Australian Rules at school.   Making on to the Bulldogs senior list ahead of the 2006 AFL season, Dylan played along side the likes of Brad Johnson, Chris Grant, Luke Darcy, Scott West, Rohan...

Episode XXXIII features Port Adelaide Magpies premiership player and former Adelaide Crow & Sydney Swan Ricky O’Loughlin. 🏉🏉   The younger brother of Michael, Ricky-O is a proud Indigenous man from Salisbury North in Adelaide, who was a standout player in the SANFL, winning the ultimate glory for his beloved Magpies in 1999.   He then made a childhood dream a reality when he was drafted to Adelaide in 2000, where he would play nine games for the Crows, scoring two goals. His time at...

Episode XXXII features former North Melbourne & Adelaide workhorse Sam Gibson. 🏉🏉   A great man with incredible discipline, perseverance and work ethic, Gibbo spent one season on Hawthorn’s list as a rookie before being cut. He then had to wait five years until making his AFL dream a reality when he found his way on to North Melbourne’s list, debuting in 2012.   This then began the run of 130 consecutive games for the Kangaroos including playing in four finals series, where he gained...

Episode XXXI features a fan favourite of the NBL, 2007 champion Dusty Rychart. 🏀   Dust is the epitome of hard work, resilience and has shown a unique ability to stand up for himself in difficult circumstances and fight for what he wants. Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, a traditional ice hockey city, Dust talks us through his love of basketball from a young age. We delve into his time at the University of Minnesota where he would face some incredible challenges including...

Episode XXX features 3x NBL champion and league cult-hero Rupert Sapwell! 🏀   Originally from country Victoria, we delve into Sappa’s career, including the early days coming up through the Eastside Melbourne Spectres junior program, to making the NBL in 1989 under legendary coach Brian Goorjian.    He reminisces on the College days and his experience at Cal Lutheran, which includes a very funny story meeting Emilio Estéves!   Returning to the league at the South East Melbourne...

Episode XXIX features three time NBL champion Matt Shanahan! 🏀🏀   Matt is quite the journey man, playing for many NBL clubs throughout his almost 400 game career including the South East Melbourne Magic, North Melbourne Giants, Brisbane Bullets, Cairns Taipans, Wollongong Hawks, Canberra Cannons, Hunter Pirates, Perth Wildcats & South Dragons.    We delve into being part of the Magic’s 1992 championship as a 16 year old, his time at the Australian Institute of Sport, the 1994...

Episode XXVIII features the Birdman from the Adelaide Football Club, Brett Burton! 🦅🏉   The high-flying excitement machine shares his story, originally growing up in a sports-oriented family in Whyalla, South Australia, to making the Adelaide Crows 1999 squad, playing under the messiah Malcolm Blight!   The Birdman touches on the disappointment of the 2005 & 2006 Preliminary Final losses, his ACL injury and the long recovery process including the mental and emotional toll it takes...

Episode XXVII features former Western Bulldogs & Richmond defender and goal-after-the-siren hero Jordan McMahon!🎙️🏉   Originally from Adelaide, South Australia, JM spent his junior career playing with and against some future AFL legends in Alan Didak, Kane Cornes & Scott Thompson before being drafted by the Western Bulldogs as a top ten pick.   We discuss his early years finding his feet at the Dogs, before becoming a regular in the side by the mid-2000s, and being part of...

Episode XXVI features former Adelaide 36ers captain Brendan Teys! 🎙️🏀    Teysey is a selfless man with a team-first attitude. We go through his journey coming through the ranks to making his first NBL appearance for the Gold Coast Blaze in 2009 and the unfortunate ending of the club, his two appearances for the Townsville Crocodiles as well as his eight years as a 36er.   He discusses the missed opportunities of the 36ers' 2014 & 2018 Grand Final series losses, his close...

Episode XXV features 2004 Premiership Player & Port Adelaide Football Club legend Michael Wilson! ⚡🍐🏉🎙️   A Port Adelaide man through and through, Wilbur won two SANFL Premierships in the late 90s with the Magpies before joining the Power in their first season in the big league in 1997, where he won the award as the competition's best first year player.   We discuss the highs and lows through his career, from scoring the first ever showdown goal, to the injury setbacks, the...

Episode XXIV features an icon of the A-League! Three time Championship Player and former captain of Brisbane Roar Matt Smith! ⚽   Matt has a very unique story, originally from England he grew up loving the game of football and was signed at Portsmouth at the age of ten. However, unlike many athletes, he did not become a professional footballer until the age of 27. By the end of his career, he won three titles with Brisbane Roar (two as captain) and represented Australia on three...