The Perth Football Podcast

Casual Football Chats - Ep - 19 - Cat Bryant

The season may be over but we still have more Casual Football Chats to give you listeners!
We finally managed to catch them in between taking photos and editing photos to chat about her journey from taking photos in the local park to capturing NPL Cup finals, iconic backflips and taking pictures at the Fifa World Cup.
Cat has become a fixture in our footballing community and has been able to capture our local game and our community in so many ways. Going through her profile tells not only the story of seasons just gone, but moments we can all share and refer to as she documents the many ways football can bring us together and the many emotions we feel in the process.
In this chat, we talk about Cat growing up in London and running behind (I want to say alongside) footballers from Crystal Place and the sense of community she felt attending games. It was that sense of community that she longed for and managed to find when she moved to Australia and found herself keen to help out in what ever way possible.
We talk the process of turning an interest into a hobby and a hobby into an obsession that is filled with highs and lows and we also pay homage to some of the teams and individuals that have made the process as easy as possible. 
We are lucky to have Cat in our game and giving up so much time to capture all the highs and lows of our game.
The Casual Football Chats are brought to you by the good people at The Casual Football Company. Casuals is the easiest way to play soccer in Perth, Australia. All players are welcome - just turn up and get involved - find out more at https://www.thecasualfootballco.com/

Casual Football Chats - Ep - 18 - Andy Barrett

The season may be over but we still have more Casual Football Chats to give you listeners!
In a very special episode we speak to one of the faces of The Casual Football Co in Andy Barrett.
One of the Sunday League regulars, Andy tells us the story of coming to Perth from the UK and finding a community in Melville. He talks about coaching children through his time with Jungle Sports and collaboration with the Perth Glory and how he's imparting that knowledge now as he coaches his own children.
We also talk more about the connections to the community that come from Backpackers FC - the club and the business that has seen itself become the Casual Football Co, before some shameless plugs about him being a Quizard!
You can tell from listening to Andy that Family, Football and Community are really at the forefront of his mind and we are lucky to have people like him and the Casual Football Co here in Perth.
The Casual Football Chats are brought to you by the good people at The Casual Football Company. Casuals is the easiest way to play soccer in Perth, Australia. All players are welcome - just turn up and get involved - find out more at https://www.thecasualfootballco.com/
 

Casual Football Chats - 17 - Max from WA Football Interviews and our PFP Award Winners

Hey everyone - I thought we would sneak this in as a Casual Football Chat episode - We sat down with Max from WA Football Interviews to talk about all things NPLM/NPLW in WA and his love for the Perth Glory. Max is a young up-and-coming journalist with a passion for the game and knowledge and a memory that will put Tommy Doleman to shame! We spoke to him about his rise, interviews, and goals for his coverage and we even asked him who he thinks were the best players in the NPL this year.
In Part Two, we have interviews with our award winners, and you'll have to forgive us, listeners. We recorded the chats over the phone using some new technology, and the sound is a little faint, so you'll have to focus and concentrate a little more.
Huge congratulations to all the winners and thank you so much to Max for taking the time to speak to us.
 
The Casual Football Chats are brought to you by the good people at The Casual Football Company. Casuals is the easiest way to play soccer in Perth, Australia. All players are welcome - just turn up and get involved - find out more at https://www.thecasualfootballco.com/
 

Casual Football Chats – Ep – 16 – John O’Reilly

The season may be over but we still have five more Casual Football Chats to give you listeners!
In a very special and extended episode we se speak to Morley Windmills head coach, and former Belt Up Cup winning coach John O’Reilly.
One of the biggest supporters of our podcast, John tells the story of growing English and Irish in the “Garden of England” and talks about his coaching journey that took him from England to Ireland and then finally to Perth.
We talk about the evolution of football and his style of play with him drawing inspiration from the likes of Terry Butcher, Diego Simone and Arrigo Sacchi. John’s always had a desire for coaching and that desire has seen him come full circle here in Perth with his return to Morley Windmills. We go over his coaching journey talking about his rise from Amateurs through to the NPL with spells at Ashfield, Swan, Shamrock Rovers and Armadale. We talk about the lows and the highs with the Belt Up State Cup win the cherry on a terrific coaching cake.
Just when it’s time to stop we push on and get John to name a dream 11 of NPL that he’d love to coach or has had the pleasure of coaching and John puts a sneaky recommendation for the Perth Glory.
You’re in for a treat listeners!
The Casual Football Chats are brought to you by the good people at The Casual Football Company. Casuals is the easiest way to play soccer in Perth, Australia. All players are welcome - just turn up and get involved - find out more at https://www.thecasualfootballco.com/
 

Casual Football Chats - Ep - 15 - Sean D'Arcy

Raised in Birkenhead on a diet of Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers, a hip problem seemingly stalled Sean D’Arcy’s football journey before it started.
 
But a move to Perth opened doors he never imagined, carving out a three decade career as a freestyler and junior coach that took him from juggling at the Sydney Olympics to helping lay the foundations for some of WA’s best young footballers.
 
In this special Casual Football Chat, Sean talks about his life, coaching philosophy and the training game played around world inspired by a current NPLWA player.
 
The Casual Football Chats are brought to you by the good people at The Casual Football Company. Casuals is the easiest way to play soccer in Perth, Australia. All players are welcome - just turn up and get involved - find out more at https://www.thecasualfootballco.com/

Top 4 Cup Final Day

The NPL season proper is over and what a season it was listeners!
Tommy and Josh was at the Sam Kerr Football Centre to talk about the Perth RedStar doing the double with a quick interview from Caitlin Doeglas to boot.
Josh is a late sub as Kelechi comes on to join Tommy in recapping the oh so dramatic Final that was full of nearly moments for Stirling Macedonia but saw Olympic Kingsway find away once again to come out 3-2 winners in dramatic fashion.
To wrap up, we are joined by Olympic Kingsway head coach David Tough to talk about the season that was and writing the clubs name into the history books.

NPLW - Top 4 Cup

Tommy and Kelechi do a quick wrap up of the NPLW - Top 4 Cup Semi Finals.
Tommy was at Home Group Stadium to see Balcatta Etna go through on penalties over Fremantle City while Kelechi was watching from home and saw Perth SC book a place in the Final winning on penalties against Perth RedStar.

26/1 and State Cup Final

It was a bumper weekend of football so naturally we had a bumper podcast to boot!
In part 1 we have UWA - Nedland midfielder and 2x Reserves State Cup Winner Louis Carlish join us to talk about the game and a huge win for UWA.
Tommy sits down during his lunch break and has a great interview with Perth SC U18 coach Basil Lenzo to talk about his side's 2-1 win over Perth RedStar.
 
The guys (Tommy, Sean, Josh and Kelechi) then talk about the State Cup Final - where Sean found himself going through the dictionary to describe RedStar's performance.
 
In Part 2 (42:30) we are joined by winning Women's State Cup champion Danielle Brogan to talk Perth SC's stunning 4-1 victory over RedStar and the season at large before we finish off with a tiny Top 4 preview for the Women's finals.
There's sprinkler chat, goals from halfway, a naughty boy and a tribute to a Kalamunda/Maddington Legend. 

Glass half full, glass half empty

We have a huge bumper podcast to wrap up up the NPLW season for you listeners.
Tommy and NTC U21's coach Sam Geddes wrap up the weekend's action and do a bit of a deep dive into the season that was for all teams.
They don't stop there listeners, they then do a preview of the State Cup Final between Perth RedStar and Perth SC before the two sides face off against each other in the Top-4 Cup Prelim Final.
Huge thank you to Tommy and to Sam for their time in making this pod happen.

Casual Football Chats - Ep - 14 - Katie Schubert Sabatini

Katie Schubert Sabatini has seen it all, done it all and in a funny way has come full circle in her footballing career.
From College soccer in West Virginia to A-League Football in Western Australia, Katie has been present for the growth of the women's game here in WA with the establishment of the NPLW, as well as being in the rarefied air of playing for the greatest Perth Glory team ever (men or women).
She's won it all as a player, won some things as a mother and hers is a story of community and the creating of an unlikely career in WA.
Enjoy this chat with Katie where we go through time and speak about a golden age in women's football here in Perth.
The Casual Football Chats are brought to you by the good people at The Casual Football Company. Casuals is the easiest way to play soccer in Perth, Australia. All players are welcome - just turn up and get involved - find out more at https://www.thecasualfootballco.com/