A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - Female QLD Rugby League players will now earn equal pay to the men in the State of Origin, Sport Australia Hall of Fame have announced their new inductees for 2021 and Ellia Green retires from Rugby 7s. For our key story we’ll discuss the AFL scrapping the dreaded skin-fold test for new draftees. In the budgy smuggler ice bath we chat to World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee, Cheryl McAfee. Find us on Instagram @thefem...
Nov 15, 2021•20 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - Liz Cambage has been formally reprimanded for an incident that occurred earlier this year, Lauren Parker has successfully defended her world paratriathlon championship and multiple WBBL records were broken over the weekend. For our key story we’ll discuss the continued difficulties AFLW is experiencing playing throughout the pandemic. In the ice bath with Budgy Smuggler we chat to Aussie road cyclist and Tokyo Olym...
Nov 08, 2021•19 min
Getting to the top of your sport is difficult, very few will ever represent their country on the world stage. Ellyse Perry has done that in not 1, but 2 sports in her illustrious career. Ellyse was 16 when first selected to represent Australia in Cricket, the youngest ever to play Cricket for Australia male or female, 13 days later she pulled on a Matilda's jersey and made her Aussie Soccer Debut. She is the only person ever to have played for Australia in both cricket and Soccer World Cups. In ...
Nov 03, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 6
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - Sam Kerr inches closer to Tim Cahill's record as top goal scorer, Ash Gentle wins the Noosa Tri and Emma McKeon continues her domination in the pool at the FINA World Cup. For our key story we’ll discuss the 100 day countdown to the Beijing 2022 winter olympics. In the ice bath with Budgy Smuggler we’ll chat to footballer, Remy Siemsen [@RemyySiemsen], who made her debut with the Matildas in their 3-1 win over Braz...
Nov 01, 2021•20 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - Ash Barty maintains number 1 ranking for the 3rd year in a row, the Matildas take the win in their first friendly back on home soil, discus thrower Dani Stevens is retiring and the AFL announces their vaccination policy. For our key story we’ll discuss Netball NSW who have launched a brand new set of uniforms designed to be more welcoming and inclusive. In the ice bath with Budgy Smuggler, we’ll chat to water-skier...
Oct 25, 2021•22 min
Sabrina Frederick is a force on and off the AFLW field. She is a fierce competitor and a ruthless fighter, skills that she picked up as a kid in country WA, after moving across the world with her family from Brighton, England at just 7 years old. But she found her place on the footy field playing with the boys before joining a women's team at the tender age of 14. Fast forward a few years and Frederick was one of the inagural marquee signings for the Brisbane Lions in Season 1 of AFLW. That seas...
Oct 20, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 5
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - The sydney sixers kick off the WBBL with a win, golf receives a massive funding boost, the route for the women’s tour de france has been revealed, and the matildas prepare to take on Brazil on home soil. For our key story we’ll discuss the incredible community in women’s football that came together to help bring 50 soccer players from Afghanistan to Australia. In the ice bath with budgy smuggler we’ll chat to Jess ...
Oct 18, 2021•18 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - our Aussie Women’s cricket team have secured the series win, Chloe McCardel equals the english channel crossing world record and an investigation into sexual assault and grooming within the Matildas squad is underway after a statement was made by ex Matilda, Lisa De Vanna on twitter. For our key story we’ll discuss the dilemma with australian netball - the national players who can’t get a gig in the competitive sun...
Oct 11, 2021•18 min
Ariarne Titmus became a household name in the space of 3 minutes and 56 seconds. At the tokyo olympics, she beat one of the greatest swimmers of all time - Katie Ledecky, in the 400m. Just to prove it was no fluke she finished first and took Gold in the 200m Freestyle too. Her humble and balanced personality on the pool deck is in stark contrast to the energy and passion shown by her coach Dean Boxall who became a viral hit cheering Titmus home in the 400m. Find Ariarne on instagram @ariarnetitm...
Oct 06, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 4
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - Aussie’s Liz Cambage and Alanna Smith are up against each other in the WNBA Semi finals; Cliff Diver Rhiannan Iffland has finished another season on top and American soccer is in the midst of a reckoning after two head-coaches are fired in the same week. For our key story we’ll discuss the announcement that Aussie women’s, men’s and youth football leagues will unify under one banner - rebranded to a gender neutral ...
Oct 04, 2021•10 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - the Aussie women’s cricket team have ended their ODI winning streak, six Aussies are in the WNBA finals and the Netball series against England has been canned. For our key story we’ll discuss the US women’s national soccer team and their ongoing dispute for equal pay. Hosted by Chloe Dalton and Millie Dawson. Find us on Instagram @thefemaleathleteproject. This episode is brought to you by our amazing partners at Bl...
Sep 27, 2021•13 min
Like so many of us, Taliqua Clancy watched as Cathy Freeman won gold in Sydney and promised herself that one day she too would compete for Australia at an Olympic Games. Fast forward 21 years and she has been to 2 Olympics and has brought home a Silver Medal from Tokyo. She is a proud Wulli Wulli and Goreng Goreng woman from Kingaroy. Kingaroy is a 2 and half hour drive North West of Brisbane and doesn't really have many, actually any beaches, which makes her journey to Olympic Medalist in Beach...
Sep 22, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 3
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - Daisy Pearce is recognised for her commentary expertise, the wbbl is moving to tassie, and Nicola McDermott caps off an amazing athletics season. For our key story we’ll discuss Shayna Jack’s return to the pool after a lengthy court battle over a positive drug test. Hosted by Chloe Dalton and Millie Dawson. Find us on Instagram @thefemaleathleteproject. This episode is brought to you by our amazing partners at Blos...
Sep 20, 2021•9 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - we had the first ever all-teenager women's grand slam final, Lauren Jackson is inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame and a new campaign to legislate equal pay for women’s sport in NSW has launched. For our key story we’ll discuss the new collective bargaining agreement for the w-league that promises to build upon the steps towards professionalism of the women’s game. Hosted by Chloe Dalton and Millie Dawson. Find...
Sep 13, 2021•15 min
Gretel Bueta (formerly Gretel Tippett) is an incredible athlete. Since making her WNBL debut in 2010 at the age of 17 she has packed in plenty of highlights. WNBL seasons, 3 Junior World Championships in basketball, and then a switch to Netball. 2013 saw an opportunity to play with the Queensland Firebirds, get selected in the Australian U21 team and then make a move to the NSW Swifts, before eventually returning home to QLD. The Australian Diamonds call up came in the 2018/2019 season which was...
Sep 08, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 2
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - the new netball pay deal, w-league expansion, and Jess Fox continues her dominance on the world stage. For our key story we discuss the third postponement of the nrlw season that has left eight players from New Zealand stranded in Australia. Hosted by Chloe Dalton and Millie Dawson. Find us on Instagram @thefemaleathleteproject. This episode is brought to you by our amazing partners at Blossom. Visit blossomapp.com...
Sep 06, 2021•17 min
In this special bonus episode, we discuss one of the big issues during the Tokyo Paralympics - the fact that Olympians receive $20,000 when they win gold, while Paralympians receive $0. Katie Kelly OAM is an Australian Paralympic Gold Medallist and had the honour of winning Australia’s first medal at the Rio Paralympics where Paratriathlon (vision impaired class) made its debut. She is also the Founder and Director of Sport Access Foundation , providing grants for Australian children living with...
Sep 02, 2021•22 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Around the grounds - The NSW swifts take out the Super netball Grand final in the derby, Cricket australia moves aus v india series to qld, and lots of paralympic medals are being won by our aussie athletes in tokyo. For our key story we’ll discuss the huge discrepancies between the olympic and paralympic medal winners bonuses - and the gofundme campaign we have started to try and address the pay gap. Donate to the GoFundMe: gofundme.com/equalityfor...
Aug 30, 2021•12 min
Tyler Wright is a 2 time World Champion Surfer from the South Coast town of Culburra. Labeled a childhood prodigy, Tyler is the youngest surfer in history to win a Championship Tour event. In 2008 at the age of just 14 Tyler won the Beachley Classic in Manly before joining the Tour full time 3 years later. Tyler has won an amazing 14 World Tour events and two historic World Title's in 2016 and 2017. Surfing is a serious thing in the Wright family with two of Tyler's brothers competing alongside ...
Aug 25, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 1
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - Linden Hall finishes 2nd in the diamond league 1500m after a PB in Tokyo, in golf Minjee Lee has a late surge in the British Open, and we get excited for the big derby Super Netball Grand Final. For our key story we’ll discuss Ash Barty’s 13th career win in Cincinatti, and the huge discrepancies in the tournament prize money, that saw the women walk away with less than half that of the men’s prize money....
Aug 23, 2021•13 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - Steph Gilmore breaks her own record with 32nd tour win, the Swifts advance to the Super Netball Grand Final, and Comm Games Gold Medallist Chloe Hosking makes huge return to cycling tour after recovering from Covid. For our key story we look at the Netball Australia’s bid to be included in the Brisbane Olympics in 2032, and the barrier that they will need to overcome - gender participation numbers....
Aug 16, 2021•11 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - Super Netball Finals time is almost here, the Aussie Diamonds squad has been announced, Kyah Simon is joining the Women’s Super League in England and we wrap up the final week of the Tokyo Olympics. For our key story we’ll look at research from media monitoring provider Streem - that details the female athletes who dominated the Australian media space during the olympics.
Aug 09, 2021•14 min
This week around the grounds - tia claire-toomey wins her FIFTH crossfit games title in a row, the AFLW draft took place, and a standalone season of NRLW has been confirmed. For our key story we’ll look at one of the biggest stories of the Olympics - the Simone Biles withdrawal. Find us on instagram @thefemaleathleteproject.
Aug 02, 2021•18 min
This week we kick off around the grounds with some NON olympic news - rugby league boycotting the world cup, the super netball season suspended, and Minjee Lee winning her first golf major. For our key story we’ll look at the Norweigan beach handball team who were fined for wearing shorts instead bikini bottoms. And then - we get to chat olympics. And boy oh boy what a start it’s been by the Aussies. FInd us on Instagram @thefemaleathleteproject
Jul 26, 2021•15 min
A weekly update on the top stories, highlights and achievements of women in sport. Our aim is to share the stories of female athletes, and to make news about women's sport easily accessible. Find us on instagram @thefemaleathleteproject
Jul 19, 2021•14 min
A weekly update on the top stories, highlights and achievements of women in sport. Our aim is to share the stories of female athletes, and to make news about women's sport easily accessible. Find us on instagram @thefemaleathleteproject
Jul 12, 2021•13 min
A weekly update on the top stories, highlights and achievements of women in sport. Our aim is to share the stories of female athletes, and to make news about women's sport easily accessible. Find us on instagram @thefemaleathleteproject
Jul 05, 2021•13 min
A weekly update on the top stories, highlights and achievements of women in sport. Our aim is to share the stories of female athletes, and to make news about women's sport easily accessible. Find us on instagram @thefemaleathleteproject
Jun 28, 2021•9 min
A weekly update on the top stories, highlights and achievements of women in sport. Our aim is to share the stories of female athletes, and to make news about women's sport easily accessible. Find us on instagram @thefemaleathleteproject
Jun 21, 2021•18 min
A weekly update on the top stories, highlights and achievements of women in sport. Our aim is to share the stories of female athletes, and to make news about women's sport easily accessible. In The Presser, we speak to rugby player Sera Naiqama, a member of The Australian Wallaroos squad, who is prepping with the NSW Waratahs for their first game of the Super W season against rivals the QLD Reds this weekend. Find us on instagram @thefemaleathleteproject
Jun 14, 2021•22 min
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