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
From the South West to Swan Districts - Greg Harding
A man with a passion for horses, AFL and life in general. It was a pleasure to sit down with a true sandgroper in Greg Harding, We could have chatted for hours.
Greg is one of only 1 of 14 Players to play for both the Fremantle Dockers and the West Coast Eagles in the AFL.
He began his AFL career with Fremantle in 1996, making his debut in the opening round Western Derby. During that same time he lived with WA Football Icon Percy Johnston, what an experience that was.
That same year, he received a nomination for the AFL Rising Star award. In 1997, he moved to the West Coast Eagles in 2001, playing nine games before retiring due to ongoing injury issues.
Continuing on with the West Coast eagles as a runner & a second Run at Claremont where he won the EB Cook medal in 2003. Greg took the transition to coaching, leading the Swan Districts Football Club's colts team to a premiership in 2008 and serving as head coach of the league side from 2011 - 2017.
After taking some time away from the Game he returned to the Swans in 2024 helping out with their reserves side and still involved with footy today.
Some excellent stories along the way as well with some stories from both coaches in Greg’s AFL Career with Gerard Neesham & Ken Judge as well.