This week on the Ball and All Podcast, we welcome former Professional Surfer turned TopSport Bookmaker - Luke Munro to the shed. Touted by many good judges as one of the best junior surfer's to have come out of Australia, 'Munner's' give us a unique insight into the pressures associated with being the 'next big thing', his special friendship with Kelly Slater and the troubles that plague elite athletes when the curtain comes down on everything they know and love. Also on the podcast this week, w...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 43
This week on the Ball and All Podcast, we welcome journalist and the founding father of the 'Ain't that Swell' Podcast, Jed Smith. As raw and refreshingly honest as they come, Jed pulls no punches on his journey through childhood trauma, the after effects of multiple concussions, sticking it to the establishment through his incredible writing and partnering our great mate Vaughan Blakey in creating the most iconic Live Podcast in Australia today. Also on the podcast this week, Woody details the ...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 3Ep. 42
This week on the Ball and All Podcast, we welcome a legend of Australian surfing and an absolute pioneer for women's sport - Jodie Cooper. A late comer to the sport at the age of 16 Jodie would go on to win 13 CT events, finish No.2 in the world and go down as one of the greatest big wave chargers we've ever produced. Yet the real story is behind scenes - gender & pay inequality, her own sexuality, legendary Hawaiian enforcers, a horrifying surf rage incident, a shark attack, billing in the ...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 43 min
This week on the Ball & All Podcast we welcome three members of our Aussie Stingers (Australian Womens Water Polo Team) - Amy Ridge, Elle Armit and one of the sport's true legends & national team captain Rowie Webster. With the Tokyo Olympics on the horizon and the squad staying in Lennox Head for one of their final camps before departure, we thought it high time to sit down with the girls and get an insight into their journey as well as the sport described by many as 'underwater rugby, ...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 40
This week on the Ball & All Podcast we welcome a man described by Andy King as the 'Keyser Soze' of Australian Surf Coaching - Mick Cain. Sharing a few of the better traits of the character made famous in the cult movie 'The Usual Suspects' - Cainy prefers to steer clear of the limelight and let the actions his surfers do the talking. An incredible surfer in his own right, Cainy has seen it all in the industry - through traveling the WQS & Australian tours in the early 90's to owning mul...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 39
This week on the Ball and All Podcast we unpack the world of elite high performance with a man who is part athlete, part high performance coach and part bio hacker Dean Davies. Dean's ability as a coach (who has worked alongside athletes such as Owen Wright, Adam Melling, Natalie Cook and Mathew McEwan) and as a health and wellness practitioner have very much been shaped by his own experiences as an elite 800m runner and as an age group World Champion in Downhill Mountain Biking. His own experie...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 3Ep. 38
The words 'adversity' and 'inspiring' get thrown around a lot in the world of sports but it is these two words that sum up this weeks guest Benny Roche and the team that he represents - the Australia Pararoo Football Team. The Pararoo's are Australia’s national football team for athletes with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury or symptoms acquired from stroke but don't let their perceived disabilities fool you - these blokes are ferocious competitors with skills and work ethic that rival some...
Apr 10, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 37
After a bit of a hiatus and a crazy Live Show with the 8th Immortal Andrew 'Joey' Johns, The Ball and All Podcast is back in the shed along with one of the most down to earth and underrated athletes on the WSL tour - Connor O'Leary. Born and raised in Cronulla to parents Akemi, (a Japanese surfing champion before moving to Australia) and Finbar (a local shredder on the Cronulla surf scene) Connor was practically raised in the ocean and taught to surf at the same breaks where Aussie surf legend M...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 36
This week on the Ball and All Podcast we welcome Bede Durbidge - about as rock solid and as down to earth as they come. This bloke does not get the plaudits he deserves when you look back on a career that included 13 years on the WCT, Pipe Masters and Vans Triple Crown victories to go with a 2nd placing overall to Kelly Slater in 2008. Whilst his ride from the sleepy island paradise of Nth Straddie to the top of World Surfing is remarkable enough, the injury he suffered at Pipeline back in 2015 ...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 34
This week on the Ball and all Podcast, we welcome Gold Coast Titans Captain Jamal Fogarty - a man who know's a thing or two about grit and perseverance. After almost 10 years of knocking on the door of the NRL, 2020 would be the year that he would kick it down and finish out the season as Captain of the club. Jamal's rise to the top is a remarkable one, not just for his ability climb off the canvas after injury and being overlooked time and again but for what he has managed to pour back into the...
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 29 min
This week on the Ball and All Podcast, we welcome NRL superstar and one of the great characters of the game Josh Addo Carr to the shed. Fresh off another Premiership victory with the Melbourne Storm and feeling rejuvenated after a 2 week training camp in the Northern Rivers, it was a real treat to sit down with 'the Fox' and hear his incredible story to date. Also on the podcast, new Storm recruit and all round champion bloke George 'Jenks' Jennings joins us for 'Around the Grounds' as we discus...
Jan 23, 2021•50 min•Season 3Ep. 32
The Ball and All podcast is back for Season 3 and we kick it off by welcoming back one of our greatest supporters and most popular guests - Wallaby Attack Coach Scott Wisemantel. One of the most sought after attacking minds in World Rugby, with a genuine knack for storytelling, Wisey has seen more than his fair share of adversity through 2020. Also on the podcast this week, we look back over the incredible life stories and funniest moments from the year that was. So tune in as we kick off 2021 -...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 31
This week on The Ball and All Podcast we welcome 2016 World 70.3 Triathlon Champion Tim Reed to the shed. For best part of 10 years now, Reedy has been at the forefront of Ironman Triathlon - racking up over 30 wins at various distances including what he describes as his greatest loss and personal victory at Ironman Australia back in 2016 - this story alone is sure to pull on the heart strings. Reedy is a class act on and off the course and what makes his story even more remarkable is that he ha...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 30
This week on the Ball and All Podcast we welcome home Ballina Seagulls junior and former Sydney Roosters and Melbourne Storm player James Aubusson. At age 24 and with 58 NRL games to his name (including the unenviable record of being named 18th Man in 2 separate Grand Finals), James decided to take the road less travelled and head back to bush footy. It is from here, the real story begins and you don't want to miss it. Also on the podcast, we look back on an epic day with Mark Mathews and Vaugha...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 29
This week on the Ball and All podcast we welcome Mark Mathews - big wave surfing legend and one of the most inspiring individuals this big island nation has ever produced. For years Mark has battled his own inner demons, relating to fear and anxiety whilst at the same time, staring down some of the most ferocious waves on the planet - think Jaws, Shipsterns, Cyclops, The Right and pioneering the break affectionately known as Our's. He has also endured and overcome some shocking injuries, which h...
Nov 29, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Season 2Ep. 28
This week on the Ball and All Podcast, we welcome a man who has managed to live more lives than most - Ironman legend Wes Berg. When most of us complain that family life is stressful enough, Wes has somehow managed to fit in a 20 year career at the top of the Ironman game, coached surfing legends such as Joel Parkinson (to his first world title), Andy Irons (to his third world title), and Jack Freestone (2 World Junior titles) as well as a number of other world champions in their chosen professi...
Nov 19, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 27
This week on the podcast, we welcome Ironman Triathlete Tim Van Berkel to the shed. Whilst never being one to blow his own trumpet, Berk's is one of the best and most respected athletes in one of the most gruelling sport's on the planet. Still the youngest man in the history of the sport to win 3 Ironman Triathlons and with a 7th placing in his first ever Kona (undoubtedly the toughest one day race in the world) there is plenty more this man wants to accomplish being for he hangs up the 'Lycra'....
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 26
This week on the Ball and All Podcast, we welcome Luke Douglas - a man with one of the most enviable records in NRL history - most consecutive games ever played. Growing up just down the road in Yamba, Luke would go onto play 215 games straight for the Cronulla Sharks and the Gold Coast Titans before the unprecedented ASADA peptides saga brought a halt to his incredible run. What made this streak even more remarkable was that he did all of this as a front rower in the 'toughest game of all'. Als...
Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 25
On the Ball and All this week, we welcome Johnny Gannon - leading health and fitness expert and one of the driving forces behind foundation training's growing popularity here in Australia. Listen in as Johnny recounts the incredible and sometimes crazy years of his youth growing up in the tough beachside suburb of Maro, chasing down the likes of Trevor Hendy at the height of the Uncle Toby's Ironman series during the 90's and get a behind the scenes look at what it was like to travel the world a...
Oct 29, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 24
On the Ball & All podcast this week, we welcome Lennox Head's first ever WSL surfer Adam 'Mello' Melling to the shed, along with our biggest studio audience to date. Hailing from an area blessed with world class waves and rich in surfing talent, 'Mello' became the first in a long line of talented surfers to reach the WCT/WSL tour. Hear all about what it's like to have a job where you're paid to chase the best waves on the planet and listen in to a brutal reflection on what it's like when it ...
Oct 22, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 23
With the Penrith Panthers - AKA Chocolate Soldiers or Liquorice All Sorts - depending on who you speak with, riding a remarkable win streak of 16 games, we thought it perfect timing to get Penrith legend and Lennox Head local Brad 'Wizz' Izzard into the shed to look back on a glorious era in Penrith Panther's history. Blessed with incredible speed and power, Brad went on to represent Penrith in 206 First Grade games, play 4 Origins (including the first ever in 1982) and score a famous try in Pen...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 22
With the batteries recharged and footy finals in full swing, we thought it high time to kick off season 2 of the Ball & All Podcast. To coincide with World Mental Health day this Saturday October 10, we welcome the founding members (Jackson Connellan and Lachie Jones) of Lennox Head based men's mental health group 'The Healthy Minds Club' into the shed - along with our biggest crowd to date. With both Jackson and in particularly Lachie losing multiple friends earlier in the year and with sui...
Oct 08, 2020•58 min•Season 2Ep. 21
On the final episode of season 1 on the Ball & All Podcast - we welcome Lennox Head legend and surfing pioneer Chris 'Brocky' Brock to the shed. In surfing it is very rare for a surfer to have a break named in their honour - but the section of the reef just to the north of Lennox Head's famous point break, is known by surfers far and wide as ‘Brocky’s'. Residing opposite the break for over 40 years, Brocky pioneered many of the regions most famous waves as well as being at the forefront of t...
Aug 27, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This week on the Ball & All Podcast we welcome Andy King to the shed. This is a no holds barred look into a great Australian story that you won't forget any time soon. A former WQS surfer, 'Kingy' was at the height of his career back in 2004, when a fight outside a Cronulla nightclub would change his life forever. To use his own words "with one punch, I went from elite athlete to invalid and would spend the next 7 months in complete silence". From staring down the barrel of life with a perma...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This episode, we welcome Steve Menzies to the shed and look back on a phenomenal career spanning two decades and 533 games of professional rugby league. A Manly junior and cult hero at the club, the man affectionately known as 'Beaver' played in 5 Grand Finals and finished as the game's most prolific try scoring forward. As well as as scoring tries in over 50% of his games played, he was a noted defender and ranked amongst his peers as one of the best defenders of his era. With Woody out of acti...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 18
On the podcast this week, we welcome leading health and fitness expert Luke 'Zocco' Zocchi to the shed. Famously known for being Chris Hemsworth's personal trainer and the man behind his incredible physique in movies such as Thor and the Avengers, Luke has also worked with other actors such as Cate Blanchett, Mark 'the Hulk' Ruffalo and up until recently, was putting former Australian Cricket Captain Steve Smith through his paces during a mini training camp in Byron Bay. This episode, we explore...
Aug 07, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 17
With the WSL canceling its 2020 World Tour and announcing widespread changes for next season and beyond, we welcome back our good friend and former editor of Tracks, Waves and Surfing World magazines, Vaughan Blakey, to take us on an in depth look into the exciting new format. With a potential Super Bowl at Trestles, sweeping changes to the surfing calendar as well as a new WQS and Challenger series format - there is plenty to be excited about and who knows, we may even be able to coax our own J...
Jul 30, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In the shed this week, is Woody's father in law and all round legend of a bloke, Peter Wynn. Prior to running his successful sporting goods store, Peter was a big, hard running back rower in a legendary Eels team that dominated the 1980's. Coached by Jack Gibson featuring names like Sterling, Kenny, Price, Cronin and Grothe - Parramatta won 4 Grand Finals and became the last team to win 3 in a row. This episode, Peter takes us on an old school tour of one of the greatest era's in rugby league hi...
Jul 16, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This episode, Italian surfing trailblazer Leo Fioravanti drops by the shed to talk all things WSL, COVID19 and his amazing story that has taken him from the coliseum in Rome to risking it all on the reef at Pipeline. At only 22 years of age, Leo has led a truly incredible life. Born in the Italian capital of Rome, fluent in 5 languages, schooled all over the world, sponsored by Gucci, Quiksilver and Red Bull and that is without mentioning what he does best - charge the biggest and baddest waves ...
Jul 09, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 14
If you haven't heard of our next guest, then it's safe to say you've been living under a rock for the last 15 years. Be a fly on the wall as we sit down and go deep with ex NRL superstar, Dally M winner and all-round champion bloke, Todd Carney. Few stories encompass the epic high's and demoralising low's that Todd Carney has endured throughout his career. Much has been written and many have taken aim at the man but few have taken the time to know his story in its entirety. Supremely talented, r...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 13
