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Passionate is an understatement for how Melbourne Vixens co-captain and Diamonds player, Kate Moloney, feels about her beloved sport of netball. But passion isn't always enough, and being left off the start list for Commonwealth Games team and World Cups team was still a bitter pill for Kate to swallow. In this episode, Kate speaks with with host Sam Squiers about: Progressing through the netball pathway and becoming teammates with women who inspired her What she learned working with young people in a juvenile detention centre Being selected for the Melbourne Vixens and why she's stuck with the team for so long Captaining the Vixens from premiers to bottom of the ladder Getting the call to play in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham  Her thoughts on the infamous Suncorp Super Netball super shot And what she would change if she was the CEO of netball for a day If you liked this episode, you should check out our episodes with netballers Sam Wallace, Ash Brazill, Laura Geitz, Jemma Mi Mi and Melbourne Vixens CEO Rosie King. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"You should become a model". It's a comment Kaye Scott has heard more than once throughout her amateur boxing career. But Kaye proved the doubters wrong by competing in the 2014 & 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal at the 2016 Women's World Championships and moving from the amateurs to the pros this year. Kaye sits down with host Sam Squiers to share about: How she went from doing boxercise at her local gym to competing on the world stage Being part of the first women's fight after female boxing was decriminalised in NSW in 2009 Why men are challenged by women's boxing and how she responds to their comments The Amateur Boxing Associations' rule to mandate all female boxers to wear skirts (and then being told that she was distracting judges by wearing a skirt) Competing at the 2014 & 2018 Commonwealth Games and preparing the upcoming games in Birmingham  The decision to go pro And why she hates people commenting on her age See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Driving through the desert at 200km/h isn't a sport for the faint hearted. Molly Taylor swapped equestrian for rally car driving as a teenager, and since then she has become the World Champion, Australian Champion, European Ladies Champion an d British Ladies' Champion in the sport, she won the 2021 Extreme-E Championship and finished the iconic Dakar Rally, racing 8000km through the Saudi Arabian desert, earlier this year. Molly sits down with host Sam Squiers to discuss: Learning from her Mum, Coral, who was a four-time Australian champion co-driver What rally car driving actually involves and the complex language shared between driver and co-driver The challenges of competing in Europe in the early days Getting the call to compete in the Extreme E Championship from former Formula One World Champion, Nico Rosberg, and how it felt to take out the win The reality of competing in the Dakar Rally for 14 days in the desert And the profound impact she's having on young girls getting into the sport and her peer and close friend Harry Bates If you liked this episode, you should check out our episode with eventer Jade Findlay. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mianne Bagger was the first transgender woman to play competitive golf in Australia. She successfully lobbied major golf tours around the world to allow transgender women to play, paving the way for herself and other trans women to compete in the sport. Mianne joins host Sam Squiers to discuss: Coming to terms with her gender as a teenager and the inner turmoil that pushed her to transition The impact transitioning had on her game Competing in the Women's Australian Open and the Ladies European Tour The acceptance of trans women in sport And how she reflects on the changes she's made to the lives of other transgender people, in and out of sport If you liked this episode, you should check out our episode with golfer Karrie Webb. This episode touches on depression and suicide. If you're looking for support for yourself or someone you know, please contact: Lifeline on 13 11 14 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A meteoric rise to fame gave retired Hockeyroo, Anna Flanagan, even further to fall. Anna first represented Australia when she was 17 and she had 50 caps to her name by the time she competed in the London Olympics when she was only 20. But behind the scenes, Anna was battling with eating disorders and alcohol addiction. Anna joins host Sam Squiers to discuss: Growing up with undiagnosed ADHD How she made attracted big name sponsorships including Red Bull and Nike Her struggle with eating disorders and why no one noticed she was losing weight How her drinking spiralled into alcoholism and forced to leave hockey Getting sober Becoming a role model for other women in recovery If you liked this episode, you should check out our episode with hockey player Georgia Wilson. If you're looking for support for yourself or someone you know, please contact: The Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 4673 Lifeline on 13 11 14 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Riding the professional cycling circuit through some of the most picturesque places in the world looks like a dream life. But the reality of pay inequality and being taken seriously as a female athlete has been far less glamorous for Canyon–SRAM cyclist Tiffany Cromwell. Tiffany joins host Sam Squiers to discuss: The talent ID program that got her into cycling in high school Why she can still have a successful race even if she's not on the podium The growth of women's cycling and the upcoming women's Tour de France Meeting her partner, Finnish F1 driver Valtteri Bottas, how she started designing helmets for him and why it's not uncommon to see him on the side of the road handing out water bottles to her teammates  If you liked this episode, you should check out our episode with cyclist Georgia Baker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Superstar of Australian swimming, Bronte Campbell, dreamed of being an Olympic champion since she was 7 years old. Bronte made the national Dolphins team when she was 17 and has retained her place for the past ten years and three Olympics.  In that time, Bronte has won gold at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, World Championships and Pan Pacific Championships and at the Tokyo Games she was part of the team that broke the women's 4x100m freestyle record. Bronte joins host Sam Squiers to discuss growing up in Malawi before relocating to Brisbane as a 7-year-old, what she's learned from growing up with her younger brother Hamish who has cerebral palsy, the constant comparison to her older sister Cate, overcoming chronic pain to swim a career-best at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the culture of swimming in light of the recent review into the sport. If you liked this episode, you should check out our episodes with swimmers Ellie Cole, Emily Seebohm and Shayna Jack. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before Tallisha Harden represented Australia in three sports, she was a self-confessed book nerd who played in the school brass band and was better at ten pin bowling than ball sports. Growing up, Tallisha suffered from chronic middle ear infections which meant she stayed on the sidelines of most sports. But she was tall, so when a teacher picked her out to join the local volleyball team, Tallisha said yes, unknowingly starting her career in sport. Tallisha represented Australia in volleyball and Rugby 7's before switching to rugby league where she's at the top of her game as a Jillaroo and Brisbane Bronco in the NRLW. Tallisha joins host Sam Squiers to discuss growing up in Woodridge in Brisbane's Logan area, how she educated herself about her Indigenous culture, her passion for speech pathology and what she wants the future to look like for the NRLW. If you liked this episode, you should check out our episodes with beach volleyball player Taliqua Clancy, rugby league players Hannah Southwell, Tiana Penitani, Ali Brigginshaw and Rugby 7's player Ellia Green, Chloe Dalton & Charlotte Caslick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When officials told Alex Blackwell that being gay created an "image problem" for her sport, she refused to hide or back down. Instead, by standing up as a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Alex has changed the game for women in sport. On the field Alex set the record for the most number of games played by an Australian woman, which was only recently surpassed by Ellyse Perry. She is an Ashes and World Cup winning captain and the inaugural captain of the Sydney Thunder WBBL side. Alex joins host Sam Squiers to discuss growing up idolising cricket legend Belinda Clarke before ending up as her teammate, the changes she's seen cricket go through in its attitude towards female and LGBTQIA+ players and whether being gay held her back from leadership positions. If you liked this episode, you should check out our episodes with cricketers Ash Gardener, Meg Lanning and Alyssa Healy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sliding head first down an ice track at speeds of up to 140km/h is just part of the job for Winter Olympian Jackie Narracott. Over the past decade, Jackie has self-funded over $90,000 to train and compete in skeleton. The result? She just became the first Australian to win a World Cup gold medal in any sliding sport. Growing up, Jackie dreamed of being an Olympian. Her uncle Paul was the first Australian to compete at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games and Jackie was committed to following in his footsteps in athletics. But a chance meeting at a training session led Jackie into winter sports instead. Jackie joins host Sam Squiers days before the Beijing Games to discuss why she swapped the athletics track for bobsled and bobsled for skeleton, recovering from the concussion that made her question her future in the sport and how she's made a career for herself without consistent funding or a coach.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does it take to compete at the Winter Olympics nine months after having a stroke? For Ski Cross athlete Sami Kennedy Sim, it took consistent hard work, determination and unwavering belief that she would regain her strength and fitness in spite of experts telling her it wasn't possible. Sami grew up learning to ski in the NSW Snowy Mountains. She transitioned from alpine skiing to Ski Cross when she was 19 before competing at the 2014 Sochi Games and the 2018 PyeongChang Games. In between the two Games, and still in her early 20's, Sami suffered a stroke which forced her off the snow for months. In this episode, Sami joins host Sam Squiers from Canada, to discuss the challenges of being a winter athlete in the sunburnt country, the reality of chasing winter around the world, how a routine procedure on her knee triggered a stroke and her preparation for the 2022 Beijing Games. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Louise Sauvage didn't grow up with Paralympic ambitions but she has been breaking records and challenging stereotypes in Australian sport since she made her first international team at 16 years old. Louise grew up swimming and playing basketball but it's on the track where she made a name for herself. She took home 9 Paralympic Gold medals, won the Boston Marathon 4 times, she was inducted of the International Paralympic Hall of Fame and was awarded legend status in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Louise joins host Sam Squiers to discuss moving from shorter race distances into the marathon, retiring and transitioning to life as a coach, coaching Madison de Rozario to victory in the Tokyo Games and challenging airlines to become more accessible for wheelchair users. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.