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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Former Footscray sharpshooter Simon Beasley joins the show to discuss his appointment as President of the Vingt Cinq Club. He reflects on his playing days, shares stories from his footy career, and offers a look inside the club’s direction and plans for the years ahead.
Leon stumbles upon a stack of newspapers from the 1960s — including Melbourne’s iconic Sporting Globe he and Sam dive headfirst into the headlines that shaped a generation with a funny story from a horse race in Rosedale.
In part 2 of our chat with Leon we chat about his involvement with the Olympics as both a competitor and administrator. This is on the back of Leon receiving an Order of Merit from The Australian Olympic Committee.
We chat with former footballer Harold Martin who famously got into a fist fight with our own Sam Kekovich in the 1978 VFA Grand Final. Harold chats about his single game VFL career with Fitzroy and some of his memories over his VFA playing and coaching career.
We chat with former Australian captain Kim Hughes to look ahead to the upcoming Ashes series. Kim also chats about his career after Sam reminisces about his time as captain of the Australian Test Team.
We chat with NRL and State of Origin legend Billy Moore who famously coined the phrase 'Queenslander' at the State of Origin series back in 1995. Billy chats about his league career and how the NRL is positioned moving forward.
