Riverland Footy Folklore

There aren't many more decorated footballers in Riverland history than Waikerie champion Craig Griffiths. The triple Whillas Medallist sat down with Riverland Footy Folklore - brought to you by BJR Painting Services - to chat about his illustrious career, starting with his time at RSMU, moving on to Central District and of course all the success he achieved with Waikerie. 0.50 - Triple Whillas Medallist 2.48 - The mighty RSMU Hawks 4.54 - Becoming a Bulldog 7.00 - Partying with Platten and McAdam 8.53 - Cowboy and Knuckles 12.10 - Settling in Waikerie 14.53 - First of many flags 20.05 - Playing coach 22.55 - Playing the Panthers 24.50 - A family flag 27.46 - 3 of a kind 28.55 - Second coming of Coach Craig 30.55 - Teaching & Coaching 33.46 - Premiership success 39.50 - Magpie characters 43.50 - Back to Bs 45.53 - Roo's influence 47.25 - A clean slate 51.20 - Chip off the old block 52.44 - Empty nest 54.26 - Principal Griffiths 56.09 - Fast 5

Riverland Footy Folklore is back and once again brought to you by BJR Painting Services. In episode 9, we were lucky enough to chat to not only Berri champion Peter Safralidis, but his two daughters Tia and Willow. Tia and Willow recently took part in the MS Readathon to raise important funds for an incredible cause and for their mum Donna, who suffers from MS. You can donate to Tia here: https://www.msreadathon.org.au/fundraisers/TiaSafralidis And Willow here: https://www.msreadathon.org.au/fundraisers/WillowSafralidis We also got to chat to Saf about his time at Goodwood Saints, the enigma that is Grant Russell, winning the Whillas Medal, the Fisher Cup and of course the 2010 premiership. Enjoy! 1.22 - Tia and Willow 3.50 - MS 5.50 - Dad's a massive Norwood man 7.34 - Goody Saints 10.35 - Following Donna 11.48 - Baz, Bob and Alby 15.58 - Rep footy shenanigans 20.07 - The curious case of Grant Russell Part I 24.10 - The curious case of Grant Russell Part II 26.28 - From Russell to Rodney 28.20 - 2010 35.18 - Playing under Alby, Lefty and Booga 37.57 - Statless Saf 39.35 - Crossfit and the Whillas 43.05 - Fisher Cup 45.29 - Saf the coach 46.38 - Saf the Riverlander 48.12 - Saf beyond 2020 49.30 - Fast 5

Riverland Footy Folklore is back with part two of our interview with South Australian football legend Neil Kerley. Brought to you by BJR Painting Services, part two sees Neil discuss premiership success, taking on the Big V in state of origin, the great Teddy Whitten, his involvement with the Adelaide Crows and nearly stealing Darren Jarman for their inaugural season, along with his frustrations with the modern game.

The great man Neil Kerley spoke with Riverland Footy Folklore in this two-part series brought to you by BJR Painting Services. 'Knuckles' spoke about life growing up in Loveday in the Riverland, playing footy for Barmera, leaving home at the age of 16 on a motorbike, joining the National Guard and of course winning plenty of premierships in the SANFL. Give it a listen and be sure to follow Riverland Footy Folklore on Spotify!

In episode 6 of Riverland Footy Folklore brought to you by BJR Painting Services, we chat to current Loxton A grade coach Leigh Kruger about his junior years at Victor Harbor, playing league footy for South Adelaide, representing the Eastern Zone and SA Country and also about the tragic passing of his father Geoff in 2015. 0.50 - Battling the pandemic 1.43 - Coach in a country town 3.21 - Juniors at Victor 5.42 - North or South 9.05 - Following Nadia 10.33 - All downhill after Ash's bomb 11.18 - Different strokes 12.19 - Blue guernsey 13.53 - Dodgy Friday dinners 14.36 - 2009: Opportunity lost? 15.59 - Losing Dad 17.33 - 2013 semi-final madness 19.00 - Thriving on the challenge 20.05 - Best of the RFL 22.02 - Proudest moment 22.46 - Giving back to the kids 23.38 - Fast 5

In our 5th edition of Riverland Footy Folklore brought to you by BJR Painting Services, we chat footy with Waikerie champion Damian Stevens. In our most in-depth edition yet, Stevo discussed his time with South Adelaide, his individual and team success with Waikerie and plenty of other stuff along the way. 1.05 - Growing up with Shayne 2.44 - South comes calling 4.15 - Slow starter 5.39 - A shame they weren't bigger 8.04 - An intimidating experience 10.23 - Stevo v Lehmo 13.20 - Panther talent and personalities 17.21 - Grand final heartbreak 20.13 - Moving to the country 25.17 - Proud moment 26.55 - Representing the zone 29.44 - Zone shenanigans 31.08 - First flag with Waikerie 34.25 - Back-to-back 35.43 - Whillas winner 38.30 - Copping the tag 43.11 - Flag number three 45.35 - Working with indigenous youth 47.15 - Fast 5

In the 4th edition of Riverland Footy Folklore, brought to you by BJR Painting Services, we sit down with 430-game umpiring veteran Todd Charlton. During the wide-ranging interview we discuss his cricket career, umpire respect and abuse, Waikerie Football Club legend Jon Matthews and also his father Graham's legacy. 0.39 - Starting out with the whistle 1.28 - Cricket is number one 2.12 - A talented junior 3.50 - Good grounding 4.48 - SA Outbacks selection 6.23 - Staying put 7.30 - The state of cricket 9.31 - Umpiring debut 12.23 - Bad days 13.22 - The bounce 14.27 - Grand finals 17.30 - Handling abuse 20.16 - Respectful players 21.44 - Jon Matthews 23.34 - Life membership 24.52 - A father, mentor and a best mate 27.45 - Graham's legacy 28.55 - Fast 5

Thanks to BJR Painting Services for helping to bring our next edition of Riverland Footy Folklore to the people! This week we chat to Loxton North Football Club and Riverland Football League legend Craig Wooldridge about the highs and lows of his illustrious career. 0.48 - Whillas opportunity? 1.42 - Feeling invincible 3.27 - Loxton North champions 4.33 - A grade debut 5.25 - Goals galore, but no cigar 6.11 - Knee heartbreak 7.36 - Change for the better 9.27 - Tough Tigers 10.40 - Start of an era 13.31 - Loxton rivalry 15.00 - Picking one of the 4 16.09 - Taking the coaching reins 17.07 - Crutchy's passing 19.25 - Lefty a good fit 21.35 - Finishing as a player 23.25 - Coaching success 26.08 - Plotting Barmera's downfall 28.25 - The perfect game 29.45 - Bring interleague back 31.45 - LNFC culture 34.00 - Fast 5

In our second edition of Riverland Footy Folklore brought to you by BJR Painting Services, we chat to former Moorook-Kingston A grade coach and former Murray Pioneer editor Paul Mitchell. During our chat we discuss the following: 2.40 - Car accident 5.02 - Fitness freak 8.02 - First A grade game 9.28 - Playing with Roo legends 12.10 - Moving to Moorook 15.24 - Knee trouble 16.26 - 2002 chaos 19.32 - GF heartbreak 20.54 - Duthie hopes dashed 24.11 - Characters and shenanigans 28.11 - Vic and Phil 29.50 - Going out on his own terms 30.52 - The Editor's chair 35.00 - Warriors win 36.03 - Warriors wilt 37.05 - Fast 5

Our first edition of Riverland Footy Folklore brought to you by BJR Painting Services features the enigmatic Anthony Lippis! A veteran of eight footy clubs, Anthony has always been a divisive figure in Riverland footy, but there is no doubting the full forward's talent with a massive 992 goals kicked in his career. In our chat we discuss the following: - Playing for 8 different clubs - Junior football - Joining the formidable Panthers - Coming home to Lyrup - Being a different cat - Combating the crowd - Coaching in the 21st century