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.
Sandgroper Sports
WA Footy Hardman - Troy Cook
Troy Cook, renowned as one of the toughest players to ever pull on the football
boots, shares some fabulous stories about his time growing up a country kid, and
then moving to Perth and Sydney to live his dream as a professional footballer.
A humble guy, who is regarded as one of the greatest ever players for the Fremantle Football club, he describes the highs and lows of professional football, while recalling his experiences with some the game’s biggest names as well as some biggest games, including the famous Demolition Derby.
Troy doesn’t shy away from addressing important topics like racism in football and
his thoughts of the AFL’s newest rules. He also rounds out the episode in telling us
about the great things he is doing in the community through his work with the Waalitj Foundation.
If you are lover of football or just a sport lover, this is one not to miss.