EPISODE · Apr 18, 2025 · 1H 36M
Breeding Grounds in Sport
from Sport Shack · host Paul Tonner
Paul and Glenn are back for another great episode. This week we explore some of the well-known breeding grounds in sport where many professional sportspeople have come from. Some of what will be discussed include:-An Australia rural city that has produced many great sports stars from a wide variety of sports such as Cricket, Rugby League and Aussie Rules.-An Australian state with a small population, however, has still produced some of our great cricketers and a female multi-Olympic gold medalist.-Some well-known sportspeople from the Gold Coast and Newcastle.-Breeding grounds for NFL players such as Southern Mississippi, Southwest Pennsylvania.-Illawarra/South Coast region and Rugby League legends.-Jamaica and its many great sprinters-Sporting schools in Australia which have produced international Rugby Union players-Regions in Victoria known for producing a large number of AFL players-Noble Park Aussie Rules club-Sporting clubs in Europe that have produced great soccer players e.g., Sporting CP, Le Havre, Groningen.-The most successful states in Australia and United States at the 2024 Olympics.We have our awards for the week, Top Sportsperson, Ratbag, and also have our Quiz. We have our segments Sporting Spotlight and Then and Now and Glenn has another cracking joke.Sporting Breeding Grounds Sources1.si.com ‘7 football clubs who have breeding grounds for top players’, 90 min, 25/5/192.starjournal community.com ‘breeding ground of footy talent’, 24/10/173.moveto newcastle ‘a city for sport lovers of all levels’, n.d4.hattiesburgamerican.com ‘usm a breeding ground for nfl talent’, jason munz, southern miss sports writer, 28/11/165.cricket.com ‘the olympic gold medal factory that’s still a secret’, adam schwab, 4/7/086.kget.com ‘which state has the most olympic gold medals?’, reegan netherland, may 247.newsweek.com ‘map shows usa 2024 olympics medal winners by state’, by alia shoaib, 11/8/248.royhill.com ‘paris 2024 olympics: qld claims over half of australia’s gold medals’, by mikaela mulveney, 5/8/249.sydney.edu.au ‘which is australia’s most successful olympic town?’, emily cook, 26/7/ 1610.bleacher report.com ‘southwest pennsylvannia breeding ground for the ncaa nfl’, john baranowski, 5/6/201811.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._cities_by_number_of_professional_sports_championships12.caravan correspondent.com ‘the australian town of olympic athletes’, glenys gelzinis, 22/7/2413.mindtraining.net ‘carl lewis-motivational track & field quotes, mental profile & biography’, n.d14.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Joseph%27s_College,_Gregory_Terrace15.joeys.org ‘sporting history: our storied past’, n.d166https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagga_Wagga17.wagga wagga australia.com ‘city of good sports’, site by straliawood, n.d18.museum riverina.com ‘sporting hall of fame’, city of wagga wagga, 202519.mustafa-al-azzawi ‘most inspirational words from muhammad ali after beating george foreman’, 9/2/1320.some grounds to appeal: the australian venues for first class cricket, richard christen, 199521. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmania22.https://www.active.tas.gov.au/tasmanian_sporting_hall_of_fame23.waggawaggaaustralia.com ‘wagga wagga the name’, Stan Grant and Dr John Rudder, Wiradjuri Language Development Project September 200124.footyalmanac.com ‘the wagga effect’, by craig dodson, 8/7/201525.liam berkery ‘mark taylor and michael slater together at the scg’, 27/9/1126.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Taylor_(cricketer)27.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Slater29. https://wowcompany.com/en/wow-technology/31royhill.com ‘one aussie state dominating the olympics’, by clareese packer, yahoo sports, 10/8/2432.abc.net.au ‘inside the game: which locations have provided the afl with the most talent and the best players?’, by cody atkinson, sean lawson, 12/5/2233news.griffith.edu.au ‘griffith claims highest number of student athletes at olympics’, melinda rogers, 5/8/16
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Paul and Glenn are back for another great episode. This week we explore some of the well-known breeding grounds in sport where many professional sportspeople have come from. Some of what will be discussed include:-An Australia rural city that has produced many great sports stars from a wide variety of sports such as Cricket, Rugby League and Aussie Rules.-An Australian state with a small population, however, has still produced some of our great cricketers and a female multi-Olympic gold medalist.-Some well-known sportspeople from the Gold Coast and Newcastle.-Breeding grounds for NFL players such as Southern Mississippi, Southwest Pennsylvania.-Illawarra/South Coast region and Rugby League legends.-Jamaica and its many great sprinters-Sporting schools in Australia which have produced international Rugby Union players-Regions in Victoria known for producing a large number of AFL players-Noble Park Aussie Rules club-Sporting clubs in Europe that have produced great soccer players e.g., Sporting CP, Le Havre, Groningen.-The most successful states in Australia and United States at the 2024 Olympics.We have our awards for the week, Top Sportsperson, Ratbag, and also have our Quiz. We have our segments Sporting Spotlight and Then and Now and Glenn has another cracking joke.Sporting Breeding Grounds Sources1.si.com ‘7 football clubs who have breeding grounds for top players’, 90 min, 25/5/192.starjournal community.com ‘breeding ground of footy talent’, 24/10/173.moveto newcastle ‘a city for sport lovers of all levels’, n.d4.hattiesburgamerican.com ‘usm a breeding ground for nfl talent’, jason munz, southern miss sports writer, 28/11/165.cricket.com ‘the olympic gold medal factory that’s still a secret’, adam schwab, 4/7/086.kget.com ‘which state has the most olympic gold medals?’, reegan netherland, may 247.newsweek.com ‘map shows usa 2024 olympics medal winners by state’, by alia shoaib, 11/8/248.royhill.com ‘paris 2024 olympics: qld claims over half of australia’s gold medals’, by mikaela mulveney, 5/8/249.sydney.edu.au ‘which is australia’s most successful olympic town?’, emily cook, 26/7/ 1610.bleacher report.com ‘southwest pennsylvannia breeding ground for the ncaa nfl’, john baranowski, 5/6/201811.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._cities_by_number_of_professional_sports_championships12.caravan correspondent.com ‘the australian town of olympic athletes’, glenys gelzinis, 22/7/2413.mindtraining.net ‘carl lewis-motivational track & field quotes, mental profile & biography’, n.d14.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Joseph%27s_College,_Gregory_Terrace15.joeys.org ‘sporting history: our storied past’, n.d166https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagga_Wagga17.wagga wagga australia.com ‘city of good sports’, site by straliawood, n.d18.museum riverina.com ‘sporting hall of fame’, city of wagga wagga, 202519.mustafa-al-azzawi ‘most inspirational words from muhammad ali after beating george foreman’, 9/2/1320.some grounds to appeal: the australian venues for first class cricket, richard christen, 199521. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmania22.https://www.active.tas.gov.au/tasmanian_sporting_hall_of_fame23.waggawaggaaustralia.com ‘wagga wagga the name’, Stan Grant and Dr John Rudder, Wiradjuri Language Development Project September 200124.footyalmanac.com ‘the wagga effect’, by craig dodson, 8/7/201525.liam berkery ‘mark taylor and michael slater together at the scg’, 27/9/1126.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Taylor_(cricketer)27.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Slater29. https://wowcompany.com/en/wow-technology/31royhill.com ‘one aussie state dominating the olympics’, by clareese packer, yahoo sports, 10/8/2432.abc.net.au ‘inside the game: which locations have provided the afl with the most talent and the best players?’, by cody atkinson, sean lawson, 12/5/2233news.griffith.edu.au ‘griffith claims highest number of student athletes at olympics’, melinda rogers, 5/8/16
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