Sportsworld Podcast

Australian basketball legend Andrew Gaze, says family played a part in the decision to leave the Sydney Kings at the end of the season, but he's still focused on the NBL finals. 

The Kings lost their first Semi Final game against Melbourne United on Thursday night, but is looking to bounce back on Sunday. 

"[We've] found some areas that we need to improve on and felt like we didn't help ourselves in that gam...

West Coast Eagles defender Brad Sheppard was nervous heading into his first game back after he sustained a hamstring injury late in the 2018 season that kept him out of the AFL Grand Final. 

Sheppard was back in flying form with his 21 disposals, four marks and six tackles in the Eagles 34-point win over Geelong in Round 1 of the JLT Series, but he says it was good to be back playing. 

"It's been a long Summ...

Former Fremantle Best and Fairest, Lachie Neale has made the switch to Brisbane and says his best is yet to come. 

"I feel like my best is ahead of me, I haven't had a full pre season in about three or four years and I haven't missed a session this year so my body's feeling great. I'm feeling quite strong so hopefully my best footy's ahead of me. I'd like to think so and I definitely feel I've improved," Neale told Brad...

Nat Fyfe will have surgery on the injured bursa in his elbow that has plagued him since last year, but Fremantle say he will be ready to play in the pre season competition. 

The Fremantle captain has had the bursa drained a number of times and the club were debating for a while about what to do with the injury. 

"You don't make a decision to send someone off for surgery flippantly, but he got a knock on it a...

Perth Glory boss Tony Sage was excited ahead of Perth Glory Women's heading to the W-League Grand Final and the Men's on the edge of being crowned Minor Premiers. 

But it was the sacking of Matilda's coach, Alen Stajic, that got him fired up. 

"My question has always been, why would you pay someone out if he's done something so terribly wrong? You just instantly dismiss him, you don't have to pay them out. <...

Josh Kennedy and Jeremy McGovern are just a couple of West Coast players who've had to nurse injuries during the off season, but backline coach Daniel Pratt says the squad should be good to go ahead of season proper. 

"We've got a few guys who are working through minor surgeries or minor ailments who are looking on track at the moment to be able to play at some time during the JLT series, obviously Nic's (Naitanui) not ...

Perth Scorchers star Ashton Turner is getting some attention as a possible inclusion for the World Cup, but a shoulder injury is still plaguing his bowling.  

Turner says he's excited about the prospect of being including in the squad. 

"You can't not think about it, I've had lots of people asking of late. It's such an exciting thing, a World Cup. I remember as a kid watching it on the TV and how excite...

Former Australian cricketer Greg Ritchie says the Aussie cricket team need to move on from some of the older players need to re-focus or move on. 

Ritchie analysed the team with Brad Hardie and Kim Hagdorn and thinks the pressure on Shaun Marsh for Test matches is too much.

"He's playing One Day cricket like it should be played, he's a very, very good player Shaun Marsh. As to why he can't do it in Test cricket, ...

Fremantle went in to the AFL Draft without a list manager, but with a new General Manager, Peter Bell discussed the Dockers' decisions behind their picks. 

"Sturt... is athletic potential, but he needs to put a bit of weight on. He's never done a pre season in football in his life, so it's going to be quite a shock coming in and doing an AFL pre season so we'll see what his body will tolerate," Bell said on 6PR's Sportsworld.&...

Seven West Australian's were picked in the AFL Draft this year, one of the worst results for local talent in recent years. 

"There's probably a couple that I'm a bit disappointed that didn't get picked up," WA U18s Coach Peter Sumich told Sportsworld on 6PR. 

Sumich says he's a bit "dirty" that no one has taken a chance on Perth midfielder Sydney Stack. 

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It's the moment West Coast and Collingwood fans will remember for a long time to come... Dom sheed's goal that pushed the Eagles in front to win the 2018 AFL Premiership.
Sheed reminisced about that goal and says there were many similarities between that Grand Final and the first West Coast Premiership back in 1992. 

"Peter Sumich kicking the goal from that same pocket to put us in front," Sheed says. 

Th...

Mitchell Marsh is playing for his future in the Australian cricket team and he's set to play a few more Shield games before he's back in the Test squad.  

"Yeah, I'll be playing both of them. The more cricket I can play, hopefully there's more time in the middle I can spend, it'll be great," Marsh told 6PR's Sportsworld. 

Mark Taylor was the latest casualty of Cricket Australia this week after the report into ...