Welcome to the Back Row Seats, TFAP's 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup Podcast. This week, Wallaroos legends Horse and Bella tell us everything we need to know after week one of the WRWC including: which Wallaroos impressed them in the 73-0 win over Samoa, what Australia need to do if they want to beat the USA and how to best support the team. Plus, they chat to Wallaroos Katalina Amosa & Faliki Pohiva from Manchester to debrief the win over Samoa and get the low down from Wallaroos camp. Get th...
Aug 26, 2025•30 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: the U23 Matildas have won the ASEAN women's football Championships, the Wallaroos have dominated Samoa 73-0 in the opening Rugby World Cup Game and the Aussies have won three silver medals at the Canoe Sprint World Championships! For the key story, we discuss the almost one-million-dollar investment designed to encourage more Australian women and girls to get involved with sailing. Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsle...
Aug 25, 2025•25 min
Nikki Ayers is the first Australian woman to win a Paralympic Rowing Gold Medal. But it was rugby where her love for sport truly started. She made the move from league to union when she was told she could no longer play with the boys. From that moment forwards, Nikki set her sights on becoming a Wallaroo, until March 2016, which she describes as the moment that completely changed her life. A tackle while playing rugby union led to a severe kneedislocation, where she underwent 16 operations in ju...
Aug 20, 2025•1 hr
Welcome to the Back Row Seats, TFAP's 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup Podcast. This week, we meet Wallaroos legends Emily Robinson and Bella McKenzie, who will be hosting the pod. Emily and Bella tell us everything we need to know about the WRWC including: The Wallaroos to watch, where the game against Samoa will be won and lost and how we can support the team. Plus, they chat to Wallaroos Fullback Lori Cramer just after she landed in England! Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly news...
Aug 19, 2025•31 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: Molly Picklum has won the iconic Tahiti Pro at Teahupo'o, Aussie powerlifter Natalie Laalaai has broken the deadlift World Record and the Wests Tigers have gotten their first win of the NRLW season! For the key story, we discuss the light-up mouthguards that every player will be wearing at the Women’s Rugby World Cup to help improve head injury protocols. Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for th...
Aug 18, 2025•25 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: 18-year old Victoria Mboko has won the Canadian Open, Australia A have beaten India A 3-0 in their T20 Series and Molly Picklum is through to the final of the Tahiti Pro. For the key story, we discuss Football Australia’s decision to withdraw the licence of A-Leagues club Western United and what this means for its players. Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch...
Aug 11, 2025•20 min
At just 13 years of age, Michelle Ford made her Olympic debut at the Montreal Games. But it was four years later at the 1980 Moscow Games where her story truly began. Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, and Russia’s invasion of Afghanistan, the Australian Government publicly pressured the Australian Olympic Federation to boycott the Moscow Games. Despite the pressure, Australia decided to send a team, which Michelle was proudly a part of. But, instead of being celebrated, athletes like Mic...
Aug 06, 2025•47 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: The Melbourne Vixens are SSN Champions, Tia- Clair Toomey- Orr has won her 8th CrossFit Games title and Brazil have won a thrilling Copa America Femenina final. For the key story, we discuss the Federal Government’s decision to welcome home the 1980 Moscow Olympic Team, 45 years on from the games Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. https://bit.ly/tf...
Aug 04, 2025•30 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: England's Lionesses are back-to-back Euros Champions, the Aussie women have won gold in swimming’s 4x100m relay, and the Melbourne Vixens have snuck into the Super Netball grand final! For the key story, we discuss key changes being made to the upcoming Women’s Super League Schedule after taking on feedback from fans & clubs. NRLW Magic Round heads to McDonald Jones Stadium on 2nd and 3rd of August 2025. One round. One ground. All tea...
Jul 28, 2025•27 min
Looking back on her childhood, Aiva Anagnostiadis can’tremember a time she wasn’t in a go-kart. After watching her mum be one of only a few women racing at the track, she quickly knew she wanted to join in the action. At age 13, Aiva won the Ladies Trophy at Australian Karting Championship and just two years later moved to the UK to join Alpine’s Race(H)er Karting Programme. After a season in the Indian f4 Championship, this year atjust 17 years old, she has joined the all-female, F1 Academy wit...
Jul 23, 2025•44 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: The Opals have won their first EVER Asian Cup, Jess Hull has broken the Australian record for the mile (again) and the West Coast Fever are through to the Super Netball Grand Final. For the key story - we discuss a new survey by the magenta project designed to gauge how the sailing industry can become more inclusive and equitable. Compelte the survey and learn more here: https://themagentaproject25.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0VPakFDbA84Ahj...
Jul 21, 2025•28 min
Bree Walker always knew she wanted to be an Olympian, but it was just a matter of which sport would help her to achieve that dream. From horse riding to track and field, it was eventually the bobsleigh track where she found her calling, and picked up the famous nickname Bobsled Bree. Paying her own way to get into the sport, Bree set her eyes on the 2022 Beijing Games - where she achieved Australia’s best Olympic bobsleigh finish. But that was only the beginning, going on to win Australia’s firs...
Jul 09, 2025•49 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week:Molly Picklum has won surfing’s VIVO Rio Pro, Chloe Covell has claimed a third consecutive X Games Gold and 19 Year-old Aussie Maya Joint has won the Eastbourne Open. For the key story we discuss new guidelines launched by the Australian Institute of Sport which will advise sporting bodies on how they can best support athletes from preconception through to parenthood. The Women in Sport Photo Action Awards (WISPAA) is Australia’s largest p...
Jun 30, 2025•23 min
In 2018, the Australian Diamonds lost the Commonwealth Games final by one goal. While the Diamonds have tasted plenty of successes since, it was that one-goal loss that’s continued to motivate Liz Watson ever since. Liz is now in her fifth year as captain of Australia’s Netball Team, the Diamonds. Along the way, she’s steered the ship through some of the team's toughest times – from negotiating a new Collective Player Agreement to fronting a media scrum amid the Hancock Prospecting sponsorship s...
Jun 25, 2025•47 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: Minjee Lee has won her third Women’s Golf Major, Arisa Trew now has the most women's X Games gold medals in history and the Hockeyroos have pulled off a major comeback against Germany. For the key story we discuss major changes to the World Netball events schedule which includes playing the Netball World Cup every two years, instead of four. University of Notre Dame Australia's Menstrual Health Knowledge of Active Australian Women Survey....
Jun 23, 2025•32 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: Chloe Covell has won the Street Skateboarding World Cup, Jess Fox has won back to back Canoe Slalom gold medals and Lani Pallister has broken the commonwealth record in the 1500m swimming event. For the key story we discuss a new free to air TV partnership with Whoppi Goldberg’s All Women’s Sports Network that will see women’s sports aired on a free dedicated 24/7 linear stream in certain countries. A rising tide lifts all boats. Shop our...
Jun 16, 2025•21 min
Growing up, Grace Brown was quite the runner, but injuriesand some motivation from her dad, led her into the world of cycling. She captured hearts when she became the first Australian woman to medal in the road time trial, winning gold at the Pairs Olympics, then winning the Cycling World Championships just weeks later. Two amazing feats made even more admirable considering itwas ONLY eight years earlier she was just THINKING about starting her cycling career. This week Chloe sits down with Olym...
Jun 11, 2025•52 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: The Aussie Steelers have won a silver medal at the Wheelchair Rugby World Challenge, Aussie Daria Kasatkina has made it through to the fourth round of the French Open and the NSW Swifts remain undefeated after eight super netball games. For the key story we discuss Major League Baseball’s investment into the Athletes Unlimited Softball League in a bid to help grow the women’s game A rising tide lifts all boats. Shop our brand new TFAP mer...
Jun 02, 2025•22 min
Growing up, Ilona Maher was a self-described awkward kid, but sport was always the place where she felt she belonged. After trying every sport under the sun, from softball to basketball she finally found rugby when she was in her senior year of high school and never looked back. The Rugby Sevens Olympic Medallist takes us through her journey to becoming an American Eagle and how she worked from the ground up to complement her rugby career with an epic social media platform. A platform she uses t...
May 28, 2025•56 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: The Arsenal have won their first Champions League final in 18 years, the Camogie Association has ruled players can wear shorts instead of skorts and New Zealand's Portia Woodman Wickliffe has become the Black Ferns all-time leading try scorer. For the key story we discuss a new Australian Institute of Sport project designed to address the gap in women's sport research by mapping areas that need increased attention. A rising tide lifts all...
May 26, 2025•22 min
** This episode contains themes surrounding eating disorders that some may find distressing. If you would like to access free and confidential support you can contact the Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 4673. https://butterfly.org.au As a teenager growing up in New Zealand, Lydia O’Donnell fell in love with running. And on that running journey she found great success – winning New Zealand’s national titles in the 10,000 metre and half marathon events. But along the way she found herself showing ...
May 21, 2025•52 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: The Central Coast Mariners are A-League Women’s Champions, the NSW Blues have won the State of Origin Series and the Wallaroos have beaten the USA in the PAC4 Series. For the key story, we discuss protests in the sport of Camogie, in the lead up to a special Congress being held this week where the association will vote on whether players can wear shorts while playing the sport. Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for a...
May 19, 2025•27 min
Molly Picklum and Caity Simmers are quickly becoming professional surfing's favourite rivalry. But, they're also great friends and are the first to celebrate each other's wins. Caity Simmers is the current World Surf League Champion, the youngest-ever in the history of the sport. Meanwhile, Aussie Molly Picklum is hot on her heels, having scored the first-ever perfect 10 in the women's event at Pipeline. Currently ranked 2nd and 3rd in the world, surfing's two young guns sat down with Bez and Ch...
May 14, 2025•34 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: The Central Coast Mariners have snapped Melbourne City’s 24-game unbeaten streak to qualify for the grand final, the Opals have completed a series sweep over the Tall Ferns and Australia has won silver in the World Athletics Relays Mixed 4x400m event. For the key story, we’ll discuss the results of the 2024 Bloody Big Survey that show nearly 70% of women skip sport because of their period. Hey there! If you're in Sydney and keen to attend...
May 12, 2025•21 min
Maya Stewart is the Wallaroos all time-leading try scorer - a special feat made all the more impressive considering she first picked up rugby union ball at eighteen years old. Maya is now a key member of the NSW Waratahs side who are the most successful team in Super W history and finished off her 2024 season being crowned Wallaroos player of the year. In this chat, Chlo and Maya chat all things Rugby Union and what it means to have such a quick rise in the sport after overcoming two ACL injurie...
May 07, 2025•50 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: NSW have won Game One of State of Origin, the Wallaroos are back in action, and Chelsea have won the Women’s Super League in England For the key story, we’ll discuss … news out of the Ironman World Champs returning to a one-day, one-location format. Hey YOU! Come spend a night with TFAP and two of the world's best professional surfers. Chloe and Bez will be hosting TFAP's first-ever live podcast, interviewing surfers Caity Simmers and Mol...
May 05, 2025•22 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: Aussie Isabella Nichols has won surfing’s Bells Beach Pro, Alexa Leary has broken her own swimming world record and Arsenal have qualified for their first Champions League final in 18 years! For the key story, we’ll discuss … the WNBL’s new CBA that will see the minimum wage more than double over four years! You're invited to TFAP's first EVER State of Origin Watch Party! This Thursday 1st May 7pm @ Wayward Brewing Company, Sydney. Grab y...
Apr 28, 2025•31 min
Australia's Minister of Sport, Anika Wells, was born and raised in Queensland. She grew up playing many sports including netball, touch football, tennis and was even a gymnast. While she spent the early years of her career practising as a lawyer, when her daughter was born, she decided she wanted to make the world a better place for her and ran for her local seat of Lilley. In 2019, Wells became Australia’s youngest female MP when she was elected to parliament. She is currently the Minister for ...
Apr 23, 2025•53 min
Marlee Silva is a renowned Australian Rugby League journalist. Her love for the game began practically from the moment she was born, which was just three days before her dad won a premiership with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. As a Dunghutti and Gamilaroi woman, storytelling has been part of Marlee’s Indigenous Australian culture for over 60,000 years. So as a proud supporter of the NRLW, it only felt natural that telling stories about women’s rugby league is what Marlee was destined to do....
Apr 09, 2025•49 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: UConn have won this year’s March Madness in the U.S, the NSW Waratahs and QLD Reds are through to the Super W Grand Final and the Griffith University Queensland Thunder have won back-to-back Australian Water Polo titles. For the key story, we’ll discuss … Football Australia’s decision this week to officially recognise the 1975 Matildas and why it’s taken so long. Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON...
Apr 07, 2025•30 min
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