Ordineroli Speaking
Celebrating resilience in sport - the human stories behind the stars. Hosted & produced by sports journalist Neroli Meadows. Thanks to Woody Pitney for his track “Love Me Like You Wanna Be Loved“ & Ryan Pierse for the cover photo.
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#OrdineroliSpeaking Kirby Bentley is a genuine trailblazer. A former netball and AFLW star, Kirby is now the first Indigenous woman to coach a VFLW or VFL side. Having grown up in country WA, Kirby is willing to engage in some uncomfortable conversations in order for us all to understand each other better. Her life has been shaped by tragedy - Kirby's Auntie Andrea was subjected to domestic violence and killed at the hands of her e...
#OrdineroliSpeaking Rashid Khan is a cricketing superstar, with millions of followers on social media. But this is the story of the man, not the cricketer. Rashid holds the passion of a nation on his shoulders and desperately hopes for a better and brighter future for Afghanistan. Ultimately, he is a young man who desperately misses his parents - who were his world - and is determined to keep his family safe. The way Rashid smiles ...
#OrdineroliSpeaking Cate Campbell is a swimming superstar, with eight Olympic medals to her name, not to mention flag bearing honours at Tokyo 2020. Her success in the pool is even more remarkable given her struggles out of it. Diagnosed with anxiety and depression, Cate wants to share her story to try and help normalise conversations around mental health. Her candid nature and humour makes for an enjoyable and eye-opening chat.
#OrdineroliSpeaking Majak Daw has got a second chance at life and he’s using it to try and help others. In December 2018, Majak attempted to take his own life. Now, the first Sudanese born player in the AFL wants his little boy Hendrix to grow up in a world open to conversations around mental health. This is a story of a complex life, told in Majak's own words with incredibly raw honesty.
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#OrdineroliSpeaking Jess Jonassen has played a starring role for the Australian Women's Cricket team for a decade, playing in all forms of the game. Her success on the field is testament to her resilience off it. Battles with depression and self identity led Jess down a path where she self harmed and abused alcohol. At the same time, Jess was also coming to terms with her father’s declining health. As she represents Australia in an...
#OrdineroliSpeaking Retired AFL player Dayne Beams is a recovering drug and gambling addict. The addictions almost cost him his marriage and even his life. In this episode, Dayne opens up about the full extent of his issues for the first time. In part two, we also hear from his wife, Kelly, who shares the toll Dayne's addictions took on their family.
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#OrdineroliSpeaking Retired AFL player Dayne Beams is a recovering drug and gambling addict. The addictions almost cost him his marriage and even his life. In this episode, Dayne opens up about the full extent of his issues for the first time. In part two, we also hear from his wife, Kelly, who shares the toll Dayne's addictions took on their family.
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#OrdineroliSpeaking Dale Steyn is one of the greatest fast bowlers cricket has ever seen. The South African quick terrorised batsmen throughout his career - to do so, he had to create a persona, a monster. So who is the man behind the monster? In this episode, Dale opens up about the most challenging period of his career, and why it still haunts him.
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#OrdineroliSpeaking Ryan Broekhoff is an Aussie basketball star who currently plays for the South East Melbourne Phoenix in the NBL. Ironically nicknamed "Rowdy" for his quiet personality, Ryan has decided to speak up about his past for the very first time. The childhood trauma he experienced has impacted him throughout life, culminating in mental health issues and he feels the time has come to confront it.
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#OrdineroliSpeaking Michael Hibberd is an AFL premiership player, having won a drought-breaking flag with the Melbourne Demons in 2021. On his way to the pinnacle of his career, Michael had to confront professional and personal trauma. Michael lived through the Essendon supplements scandal and was one of the banned 34 - it rocked his trust in people and his love for the game. But it was in 2020 that he suffered his greatest loss; i...
#OrdineroliSpeaking Greg Hire is a recently retired four-time NBL Champion with the Perth Wildcats, having overcome significant adversity in his life. In this episode, Greg reflects on his challenging upbringing, his strained and complex relationship with his father and what it means to be a man. This is a powerful and raw episode - if it is triggering for you, please know there is help out there.
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#OrdineroliSpeaking Zac Williams has become an AFL star after growing up in country NSW. The former GWS Giant and now Carlton recruit has overcome a lot of adversity in his life. He lost his Dad at a very young age and got caught up in the wrong kind of scene as an adolescent. Under the guidance of his Mum and older sister, Zac managed to turn his life around and now - at 26 - he has found his voice as a proud Indigenous man.
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#OrdineroliSpeaking Cricketer Ashton Agar's Test debut was a dream - he made 98 in the Ashes at just 19 years of age. What followed, was the toughest period of his life. For the first time, Ashton reveals the full extent of his mental health issues and how they took over his life and career.
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#OrdineroliSpeaking Sam Stosur is a Grand Slam champion, having won the final at the 2011 US Open against Serena Williams. With 9 WTA singles titles to her name, Sam is coming to the end of her career and, as a Mum to Evie and partner to Liz, she feels now is the time to open up on the adversity she has overcome in her journey to self acceptance. In this episode, Sam reveals it has been the inner battle that has been the toughest. ...
#OrdineroliSpeaking Hayden Ballantyne is known for being a tough small forward for the Fremantle Dockers, who opposition players and clubs loved to hate. In late 2018, Hayden's life changed forever when his younger brother Brendan was hit by a car and killed. In this episode, Hayden shares for the first time how he navigated his way through unfathomable tragedy and what it has taught him.
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#OrdineroliSpeaking Caitlin Thwaites is a netball champion. After 18 seasons playing at the top level, Caitlin retired last year with another premiership with the Melbourne Vixens. For the first time, she reveals the family anguish behind that premiership. Caitlin has dealt with mental health issues throughout her life and the compounding nature of a world impacted by Covid tested her more than ever.
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#OrdineroliSpeaking John Worsfold is a premiership coach and player in the AFL. In this episode of Ordineroli Speaking, the man known as Woosha opens up on the toll his 19 year coaching career took on his family. He also sheds light on the most testing moments of his career, including coaching Essendon in the aftermath of the supplements scandal, delisting Ben Cousins and the sudden death of premiership teammate Chris Mainwaring. T...
#OrdineroliSpeaking Thanasi Kokkinakis has shown enormous resilience to overcome injury after injury in his bid to become a tennis star. Every injury setback would lead to a rut - when his body went, his mind followed. In this episode, the candid 24 year old reveals just how dark things got.
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Nic Naitanui is one of Australia's most recognisable sports stars. The West Coast Eagle has overcome so much adversity across his life to get to where he is. In the past six years alone, the boy from Fiji lost his beloved Mum, played in a losing grand final, did two ACLs and then watched from the sidelines as his teammates won a premiership. All of it drives him every day. As you'll hear in this episode, Nic is a story teller who h...
#OrdineroliSpeaking Ryan Pierse is one of Australia's leading sports photographers. Ryan has captured some of the most iconic images of the Australian Men's Cricket team but one day will live with him forever. In this episode of Ordineroli Speaking, the Getty Images Chief Photographer shares the stories behind the photographs he took of Phillip Hughes - a player who became a mate.
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