Sandgroper Sports
Watty, Scotty & Anth are Three sports mad Western Australians who are keen to profile West Aussie sportspeople, their lives and experiences in sport and outside of sport. We love hearing great human stories and we know that many others in our community do too. Sandgroper sports proudly focusses on Western Australians and takes the form of a casual discussion, where we discuss with our guests their lives in WA, what it's like being a WA athlete, what life is like outside of sport and what they think makes our state unique. Our podcasts are real life, authentic, conversations with our guests discussing how they got to where they are today, the ups and downs of their careers and what it means to be from WA.
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Perth Thunder Captain - Jamie Woodman
As the 2024/2025 NHL Season begins. We thought there would be no one better to sit down with other then the Perth Thunder Captain himself in Jamie Woodman.
Pivotal in Jamie's early career he discuss the key relationships with coaches & how the good old saying of its about "who you know" lead to his opportunities overseas
At 16 years old Jamie made the move to Canada and joined a junior league in Alberta playing for the Banff academy and effectively playing against grown men.
We discuss the experience of playing in Canada working around through the Junior leagues in America and then finding his way back home to Perth and Captaining his home state team here in WA, The Perth Thunder.
During our chat with Jamie he describes the strength and growth of the AIHL and constant improvement he has seen over the years. As well representing his country at World Champions around the globe, however preparing for his spot on the roster for the next one here in Melbourne for 2025.