Sport & Life with Sam Kekovich and Leon Wiegard
Sport & Life (S & L) is hosted by likeable Australia sporting larrikin Sam Kekovich and two time Olympian and sports broadcaster Leon Wiegard. S & L features a special guest from sport each week (or politics, show business etc who has an interest in Sport) Its non- stop chat-cast with the emphasis on the lighter side of sport (which means it’s very funny) and guests who have a background as a star athlete, administrator or simply a love of sport.
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We chat with 2x Premiership player and former State Politician Justin Madden. Justin played from 1980 to 1996 starting his career at Essendon, then playing most of his career and Premierships with the Blues. Post football Justin moved into State Politics in 1999 as a Labor candidate wrapping his tenure in 2014.
We chat with the 1984 Olympic Champion Jon Sieben who famously won the 200m Butterfly at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Jon defeated West Germany's Michael Gross 'the albatross' who stood at 200cm tall with a 225cm wingspan. We chat with Jon about his career and how his life change after winning gold.
We chat with one of Australia's finest actors Gary Sweet. Gary famously played Sir Donald Bradman in the 1984 mini-series 'Bodyline.' We chat with Gary about his career and some of his iconic roles, and why the Don didn't speak to him after playing him on tv.
Emma Booth is an Australian Paralympic equestrian. She has represented Australia at both the Rio and Tokyo Olympics. Emma chats about her career and near fatal accident back in 2013, which left her a paraplegic and how from that she got back on the saddle, following her Olympic dreams.
We chat with the NRL's greatest ever coaches, Wayne Bennett. Wayne chats about his journey in Rugby League and how his humble beginnings in country QLD led to his almost 50 year career in coaching. We chat about some of Waynes greatest players he coached and the secrets to his success.
With a huge week in the world of sport, Sam and Leon chat about all the major headlines including the sacking of Melbourne Demon's coach Simon Goodwin and reflections on North Melbourne's 1975 Premiership.
