This is Your Journey

Jason Johannisen joins Sam Edmund to retrace a remarkable football path, from South Africa and Perth to becoming a Western Bulldogs premiership hero. JJ opens up on the belief, resilience and unforgettable moments behind the Dogs’ 2016 flag, including Grand Final day, his Norm Smith Medal and the people who shaped his rise. Reach out to us - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darren Bennett joins Sam Edmund to reflect on his remarkable journey from an injury-plagued AFL career with West Coast and Melbourne to becoming a two-time Pro Bowl punter and San Diego Chargers Hall of Famer. He shares the chance moments that changed his life, the enduring influence of his family and late son Will, and how he and wife Rosemary have helped pave the way for generations of Australian punters. Reach out to us - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fremantle great and two-time North Melbourne premiership player Peter Bell joins Sam Edmund to reflect on his extraordinary journey from being adopted in South Korea and raised in country Western Australia to becoming one of football’s most respected players and leaders. He opens up about being cut by the Dockers, finding success at the Kangaroos, returning to captain Fremantle, reconnecting with his birth parents and helping shape the club’s modern rebuild. Reach out to us - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Geelong and Richmond player, and ex-Melbourne coach Mark Neeld joins Sam Edmund to reflect on a football life shaped by opportunity, turbulence, hard lessons and resilience. From his early days at St Joseph’s and Kardinia Park to four flags at Ocean Grove, a premiership-winning apprenticeship under Mick Malthouse at Collingwood and the chaos of his time in charge of the Demons, Neeld opens up on coaching, leadership, regret, growth and the perspective he’s gained since. Reach out to us - ⁠⁠⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steph Chiocci joins Sammy to reflect on her path from Diamond Creek to becoming Collingwood’s inaugural AFLW captain and one of the competition’s foundation figures. She opens up on the growth of the women’s game, the sacrifices required, her move to St Kilda, career-ending injury, and life after football. Reach out to us - ⁠⁠⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Bulldog and inaugural GWS Giants co-captain Callan Ward joins Sammy to reflect on a career built on courage, loyalty and resilience, from his unlikely draft rise and tough early lessons at the Dogs to helping build the Giants from the ground up. Ward opens up on the life-changing move to Western Sydney, the heartbreak of preliminary final defeats and serious injuries, and the perspective he carries into life after 327 AFL games. Reach out to us - ⁠⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠⁠⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neil Balme joins Sam Edmund for to reflect on a remarkable football life as a Richmond premiership player, innovative coach, revered administrator and trusted mentor. Across a wide-ranging conversation, Balme opens up on old-school toughness, the power of care and empowerment, building premiership cultures at Geelong and Richmond, and his ongoing work raising awareness for epilepsy. Reach out to us - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three-time Richmond premiership defender Dylan Grimes joins Sam Edmund to reflect on a career built on resilience, humility and defensive excellence, from being overlooked in the draft and battling repeated injuries to becoming an All-Australian, Jack Dyer Medallist and Tigers co-captain. Grimes opens up on the culture behind Richmond’s dynasty, the shock departures of Damien Hardwick and Alex Rance, the challenges and joy of hub life in 2020, life after football at Mount Macedon Winery, and why great clubs are built by great people first. mountmacedonwinery.com.au Reach out to us - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guy McKenna reflects on his extraordinary football journey, from becoming one of West Coast’s greatest half-back flankers to coaching the newly formed Gold Coast Suns and the hard lessons that came with building an AFL club from scratch. In a wide-ranging and entertaining chat, he opens up on Ken Hinkley’s Tasmania challenge, the Suns’ famous Gary Ablett pursuit, his uncompromising approach to preparation, life under Mick Malthouse, and the stories that shaped a Hall of Fame career. Reach out to us - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Edmund sits down with former St Kilda player and coach Grant Thomas for a frank and wide-ranging conversation about family, football, leadership and the uncompromising path that shaped his life in and out of the game. From his early days in Frankston and rise through the Saints, to the Malcolm Blight saga, bitter prelim heartbreaks, media scrutiny and his later success in business, Thomas reflects with trademark honesty on the wins, regrets, sliding doors moments and convictions that have defined his journey. Reach out to us - ⁠⁠⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Melbourne hall of famer David Schwarz joins Sammy for an honest look back at the talent, trauma, injuries and resilience that shaped his life and football career. "The Ox" opens up on childhood grief, gambling addiction, recovery and the work that now drives him to help others. Reach out to us - ⁠⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠⁠⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cadel Evans joins Sam Edmund to reflect on the remarkable journey from a rugged, unconventional childhood and early mountain biking days to becoming Australia’s first Tour de France winner. He opens up on the setbacks, near misses, doping-era frustrations and self-belief that shaped his career, before reliving the 2011 triumph that cemented his place among Australia’s greatest sporting figures. Reach out to us - ⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Socceroos midfielder Jason Culina joined Sammy to speak about the Socceroos' campaign at this year's World Cup, what he does with himself now, his father Branko, how he was discovered by a Danish scout as a youngster and his move to Ajax. He then spoke about the calibre of players he was with at Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, qualification for the 2006 World Cup, their efforts at that tournament and the 2010 World Cup, and he finished by discussing his move to the A-League at the twilight of his career. Reach out to us - ⁠⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Socceroos captain Paul Wade joined Sammy to speak about his upbringing in England and his family's decision to move to Australia when he was 11, playing for South Melbourne, his path to the national team, marking Diego Maradona in a World Cup qualifier in 1993, his battle with epilepsy, and more. https://www.paulwade.com.au/ Reach out to us - ⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Triple club star Shaun Higgins joined Sammy to speak about what he's up to now, how much he loved footy as a kid, getting drafted to the Bulldogs, the injuries that plagued him in the early years, and the decision to move to North Melbourne at the end of the 2014 season. He then spoke about the career best form he experienced at the Kangaroos, how it felt watching the Dogs' premiership in 2016, his decision to join the Cats at the end of 2020, the four losing preliminary finals he played in, and more. Reach out to us - ⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Melbourne captain Jack Grimes joined Sammy to speak about what he's up to now, his pathway to the Demons, the differences to his brother Dylan, and the club's decision to make him captain when he was 22 years old. He then spoke about the club's tanking scandal, the end to his career, why he decided to start 'JJ's High Performance', and more. JJ's High Performance - jjshighperformance.com.au Reach out to us - ⁠⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠⁠⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the passing of the legendary Neale Daniher, Sammy Edmund speaks to his former player Jeff White and his great friend and former FightMND CEO Bill Guest. And we also hear another former player in Garry Lyon, and his former teammates in Tim Watson and Gary O'Donnell. Reach out to us - ⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Scott Pendlebury broke the V/AFL record for games played last night, Sammy Edmund speaks to his brother Kris about their upbringing in Sale, former Collingwood recruiter Derek Hine about the decision to take him with Pick 5 in 2005, his former coach Mick Malthouse about the first impressions he made at the club, and his star teammate turned coach Nathan Buckley about what's led to his legendary status in the game. Reach out to us - ⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Gold Coast and Port Adelaide key forward Charlie Dixon joined Sammy to speak about what he's up to after retirement, how challenging the end of his playing career was, his upbringing in Cairns, the early years at the Gold Coast Suns, and what led to him leaving the club for Port Adelaide. He then spoke about his relationship with Ken Hinkley, the close losses they experienced in September, the way he was umpired throughout his career, and much more. Reach out to us - tiyjourney@sen.com.au For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

North Melbourne premiership heroes Denis Pagan, Corey McKernan, Anthony Rock and David King join Sammy Edmund for a chat about their incredible season in 1996 which saw them beat the Sydney Swans in the Grand Final. Reach out to us - ⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices