Fallout from the All Blacks exit from the World Cup -- nation in mourning - Jason Pine from Radio Sport NZ. Soccer wrap with Andy Harper and his thoughts on the controversy in Sydney Derby - Jamie MacLaren sidelined for 5 weeks with a hamstring injury - a huge blow and Besart Berisha up against his former club in this weekend’s Melbourne Derby. Paul Gallen has a new book called Heart and Soul and he joins us as he reveals what lengths he went to, to determine whether the supplements were legal. Cricket wrap with Stephen O’Keefe and Tiger Woods makes history … yet again, with his latest PGA win at Zozo Championship in Japan – we catch up with golfer Matty Guyatt.
Paul Gallen has opened up on the life-changing moment he received back in 2014, after he was forced to undergo a leadership course following a string of offensive tweets tailored at the NRL. Speaking to Piggy, Levy and Jimmybefore the launch of his book 'Heart and Soul', Gallen said the course he received from sports psychologist Steve Johnson was one of the most fondest memories he looked back on when writing his book. “I look back at the time with Steve Johnson in 2014 after I told the NRL what I thought of them," Gallen said. “They wouldn’t let me play for NSW, they wouldn't let me play for Australia until I did this course with Steve Johnson and I hated it. I just thought to myself, ‘I don’t want to do this.’” Gallen, who is one of the most feared and and revered players in Rugby League history said the course he received from Johnson was one that changed his outlook on life and would help him for the rest of his life. “In the very first session I went and sat with him, I cried my eyes out and he just explained to me why I am like I am. It was such an eye-opener and it was a moment that’s going to help me for the rest of my life and I ended up doing a three month course with him and I loved every minute of it," Gallen said.
Fox Sports Football analyst Andy Harper has called on for greater goalkeeping education as Football Australia face a mass shortage of goalkeepers in the A-League. Dominic Bossi from the Sydney Morning Heraldrevealed the damaging nature of Australia's shortage as A-League clubs have been asked by Football Australia to not sign anymore foreign goalkeepers, and Harper told Piggy, Levy and Jimmy that this points to a greater problem in the country. “At the start of the season I sat on a panel with one of the greatest, Mark Bosnich and asked why are so many A-League clubs importing goal keepers?” Harper said. “But, no one has got an answer except to say that the development system has failed badly and there’s been not enough focus on goalkeeping in the much flawed curriculum.” “I was speaking with Jimmy Fraser, a former Socceroos goalkeeper and coach, and he’s been screaming for years about the neglect of goalkeeping coaching in the system. And now these chickens are coming home to roost.” Harper, one of Australia's sharpest Football minds, said it was staggering that a country like Australia, who has produced the likes of Mark Bosnich, Mark Schwarzer and Matt Ryan are now in this position and has called on for Football Australia to find some sort of solution before we lost our country's goalkeepers altogether. “Football Australia need to go into their own backyard and work out what the hell has been going on and ask the great guys, like Jim Fraser, what’s been going wrong," Harper said. “The one thing we have always produced, going back to Ronnie Lord in the 1950's, is great goalkeepers. And I said this to Bozza, but what’s happening in the A-League now that a crucial visa spot is having to go to foreign goal keepers? We used to have millions of them." “I’m glad Dominic has raised it more publicly, but there’s got to be a solution. And part of that solution is sitting down with the likes of Ronnie Cole and particularly Jimmy Fraser, the great coaches of yesteryear, and ask them what’s not going on now that used to happen?”
Swiss indoors have wrapped up with Aussie Alex de Minaur going down to Roger Federer and Ash Barty to finish the year as world No.1 we get the latest with Craig Gabriel. Darren Lehmann calls in after a strong start to the summer of cricket -- Australia 134 run win over Sri Lanka and David Warner find some form, scoring an unbeaten century on his 33rd bday. RWC19: South Africa v England in the final, after beating Wales 19-16 and Could Eddie Jones come back to the Wallabies? We chat to Justin Harrison. Lys Gracieux wins the Cox Plate for Japan and jockey Damien Lane with Lane eyeing a calendar grand slam if he can win the Melbourne Cup we get all the inside info from Bryan Martin and we get Motorsport wrap up with Trent Nikolic.
Former Wallaby Justin Harrison has warned Rugby Australia ahead of their search for a new Wallabies coach, with calls growing louder for Eddie Jones to return as the national coach. With Jones having led England to their first Rugby World Cup Final since 2007, former players and experts believe the England Coach is the best man to for the Wallabies role. However, Harrison says we need to find the best applicant that will help solve all of Rugby in Australia, and not just the Wallabies. "We've got to be careful that we just don't turn into the next great light people," Harrison said. "We've got to have a real look about what's right for Rugby in Australia, and not just Rugby Australia. We need to look at the structural infrastructure that we've got and the constitutional union that is set up as well." After Australia bowed out of this year's World Cup with an embarrassing 40-16 Quarter-Final loss to England, Harrison urged Rugby Australia to also remember the real problems that is happening with the sport in the country. "Dropping an outstanding coach at the top of everything doesn't necessarily promote success," Harrison said. "I think we really have to look at what's happening in the Australian Rugby ecosystem and then put the best team in place and the best constitutional change."
Brisbane Heat Coach Darren Lehmann believes the Big Bash could learn a thing or two off the newly established 'Hundred' League and propose a draft in the competition in the years to come. Lehmann, who coaches the Northers Superchargers in the Hundred was in England last week for the draft in which his team selected stars such as Ben Stokes, Aaron Finch and Chris Lynn. Speaking to Piggy, Levy and Jimmy, Lehmann said a proposed draft could be a viable option in the future for the Big Bash and would entice fans and viewers alike. "I think it could work for your out of contracted players definitely and I'm sure that's something they'll look at down the track" Lehmann said. "Maybe they need to look at something new to revamp it? But I think it could still work in Australia." However, with the Big Bash League now about to enter into its ninth season, Lehmann said it would be hard to see the competition change its structure completely. "The Big Bash is well cemented now and has got so many good players so at the moment I don't think they will go into a draft."
First T-20 on Sunday between Australia and Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval and some wayward bowling bring an anti-climax to the Prime Minister’s 11 win at Manuka Oval, Allan Border calls in for a chat. Sydney Derby tomorrow night at Bankwest Stadium our man Simon Hill gives us all the details. Old Boys weekend away with Piggy is happening this weekend and one of the victims/participants Shaun Timmins calls in. Gold Coast 600 Supercars is on this weekend and Matty White joins us for a preview and Piggy revealed he loves a good thong..