The Sports Swoop - Episode 8 Key Talking Points:  This week the trio of former average athletes chat about the passing of Diego Maradonna, e-sports world championships, Tyson Vs Roy Jones Jr., and data doping in sport. Jase recommends The War Room as his Zinger of the Week, and Ryan lines up those who pigeon hole strength athletes as cavemen during his surprisingly tame rant.  Sections and time codes: 0 mins – Welcome and massage guns, Jase the world champs entrant and e-racing 3:45 mins - Sports News – WBBL Final – Go Stars, Diego Maradona, NMFC Coaching Appointment, NBA Draft, E-Sp ..read more

Episode 31 of The Sports Swoop is out now. Why not sample the award-winning Sports Swoop podcast this week brought to you by Dynamite Cycles in Buninyong?  Discussion topics this week range from Vax requirements of athletes, The Beer Mile run through to heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury’s prizemoney donation to the homeless. We compare Ben Simmons and Patty Mill’s approach to their sport at the moment and discuss the new Half Marathon world record set on the weekend. Champ or Chump is back and we announce the FedAward winners from the world of sport. Grab a Latte and get on board ..read more

Key Talking Points:  This week we recap some news of the week that interested us, such as the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, and Tiger woods crash. Jason profiles the moving documentary “Once Brothers”, we vote whether Lance Armstrong is a “Champ or Chump”, and we answer a listener question on how teams cope when continually losing.  Sections and time codes: Intro - Ryan's knee-high socks 3:30 mins - Tiger Woods car crash, Brisbane Olympics 2032, Free Diving World Record in ice water, Respect Cup - Ballarat v Geelong schools,  16:45 mins – Shout out to Basketball Ballarat 18:55 mins ..read more

Episode Six:  Key Talking Points:  This week, Oscar, Ryan, and Jason discuss everything from leaving sporting competitions for the birth of a baby, ex-athletes as role models for society, the documentary FREEMAN, and scientific fact Vs opinion. We also take time to chat with professional women's cyclist Nicole Frain about life on and off the bike.  Sections and time codes: 1 min 20 secs: Sports News of the Week: Will Pucovski - Big Runs, Should Virat Kohli to leave the upcoming Test series to attend the birth of his child? Sporting events returning in Australia, Sam Newman – Why ..read more

Key Talking Points:  This week Oscar, Ryan, and Jason discuss the challenges around managing sport during the COVID pandemic and the likelihood of the Tokyo Olympics going ahead. We also chat about the issue of drugs in sport and the legacy that may have been left from previous doping cheats. Finally, Ryan discusses the idea that we place too much importance on Year 12 ATAR scores.  Sections and time codes: 0.00 Intro. 2:00 Sports Talking Points of the week - Lebron, COVID Cycling, AFL/Super Netball. 22:30 Sportsperson Shout Out of the Week. 25:00 Listener Question Responses - Richmo ..read more

What an admission! Worny finally admits to disliking AFL and tells us why he thinks it isn't a sport worthy of so much hype.   We also talk AFL results, cycling results, Rohan Browning's epic efforts to gain a Tokyo qualifying time, and Oscar takes us on a trip down musical memory lane, that somehow ends up as a discussion about an over reliance on sport science data.    Get around this episode while you enjoy a cracking Easter break.  ..read more

Episode Three:  Key Talking Points:  This week Oscar, Ryan, and Jason discuss the upcoming weekend of Australian Sport including the AFL Grand Final. We also discuss the difficulties of organising sponsorship and marketing deals through the college system, the reopening of gym facilities after COVID-19, and we chat about some running and cycling results. This week Ryan shares his thoughts on whether Partick Dangerfield could beat Usain Bolt in a 100-meter sprint, and we finish with a cracking interview with Eammon Gill about life as a VFL coach and gym manager.  Sections and tim ..read more

Episode 29 of the Sports Swoop will take you on journey to tantalise the senses – one that’s not dissimilar to the one Western Bulldogs fans are experiencing at the moment – An old school virtual rock tour of the Australian countryside led by the lead singer Bailey Smith. We’ll preview the AFL Preliminary finals, discuss the treatment of Paralympians, look at some new wearable technologies and Worny’s sports zinger of the week is Space Jam 2. You can also catch Oscar rant about the current obsession of certain AFL commentators to mention what private schools AFL players attended. The sports sh ..read more

The Sports Swoop - Episode 13 Key Talking Points:  This week we talk about Ryan being a surfing Kook, Jason gets some tough questions about his 6 hour indoor trainer session, and Oscar bucks common sense in the Champ or Chump.    Sections and time codes: 8:10 Sports News  Sports News access, 2021 Oz Tennis Open, Slovakian cyclist Peter Sagan contracts coronavirus, F1 Champ Fernando Alonso riding a bike hit by a car, World Surf League pull Bells Beach Pro, India v England 2nd Test  Also here about how one of Australia’s best ever surfers Mark Occhilupo saved one Austral ..read more

Key Talking Points:  This week was huge in sport and we discuss everything from AFL player trades and coaching jobs to cycling trades and partnerships to drugs in sport and developmental differences to what's next for Strava. We tackle some great listener questions about movement skills and the effect media has on athletes, and Ryan lines up Instagram fitness accounts in his rant. Lots to bite into to.  Sections and time codes: 2 min 16 secs: Sports News of the Week AFL Trade Wrap - Collingwood damage control, Pies fans filthy | Cats going for the Dad's Army strategy | Oscar is calli ..read more