
Talking Parrots Podcast
An oral history of the Leongatha Football Netball Club.
Episodes
29 episodes
#28 Don Allen
Former Parrots president, Don Allen, reflects on his time at Leongatha (2004-05), which coincided with several major projects, including a re-sizing of the football ground, a much-needed irrigation upgrade, and improvements to the social club, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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1:33:57

#27 Gary Webster
When the Leongatha Football Netball Club one day establishes a Hall of Fame, Gary Webster, with a resume as fine as any footballer in club history, will surely be an inaugural inductee. 'Webby' played 233 senior games (top five all-time), won f...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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1:34:53

#26 2017 Gippsland FNL Grand Final - The Drought Breakers
In this special extended podcast, four of Leongatha's 2017 premiership heroes - forwards Jack Ginnane & Chris Dunne, plus co-captain Hayden Browne & coach Beau Vernon - look back at the heart-stopping one-point Grand Final victory over ...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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1:57:54

#25 Ken Fleming
One of just eight to play 300 senior games (football and netball) at Leongatha in the Gippsland League era, Ken Fleming is one of the club's finest servants. A four-time premiership player (1979 reserves; 1989, '95 and '97 seniors) and four-tim...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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1:36:02

#24 Sean Westaway
On the cusp of breaking Leongatha's senior games-played record, which he currently shares with former great, Peter Helms (235 games), four-time premiership defender Sean Westaway reflects on the many kilometres he's travelled over a 15-year sen...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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1:07:33

#23 Kate McCarthy
Returning to Leongatha after a brief stint with Stony Creek FNC, netball great Kate McCarthy sits down with both Dan and Ernie to reflect on a fine career in green and gold that has included three premierships (2003-04 A-grade, 2012 B-grade), f...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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1:29:37

#22 Presidential Round Table: Graham Fixter, Keith Kuhne & Glenn Wright
In this special edition podcast, three former Leongatha presidents—Graham Fixter (1983-84), Keith Kuhne (1995-2000) & Glenn Wright (2006-10)—reflect on their respective eras in the presidential chair and discuss the different challenges the...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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1:46:02

#21 Des Thorson
Success and Des Thorson went hand-in-hand throughout his remarkable three-decade career with Stony Creek (1971-76), Leongatha (1977-82 & 1984-87) and Meeniyan-Dumbalk United (1988-94) football clubs. Three premierships with the Parrots (197...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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1:04:19

#20 Laurie Moloney
Speaking from his home in Queensland, former Parrot, Laurie Moloney (1970, 22 games), recalls his childhood spent in South Gippsland in the 1960s, being part of a famous premiership at Leongatha - its first in the Gippsland League - then his 80...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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1:20:09

#19 Dyson Heppell & Aaron Heppell
In this humorous episode, popular Leongatha-born brothers, Dyson & Aaron Heppell, reflect on their respective journeys to Essendon, where Dyson has played 235 games in red & black (2011-23), captained the club (2017-22), won a Crichton ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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1:11:55

#18 Bronwyn Lynch & Wayne Lynch
The Lynch name is royalty in Gippsland sporting circles; Wayne Lynch & his late brother Peter are legendary at Leongatha. In this episode, Wayne is joined by Peter's wife, Bronwyn, to discuss the family's roots in Yarram & their time at...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:47:13

#17 Tim Maxwell
In a rare visit to his former hometown, Tim Maxwell - a dual Leongatha premiership player (1977, 1979) & triple best & fairest winner (1975-77) - remembers fondly his time in the district where, as the son of local legend, Keith 'Pud' M...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:46:35

#16 Trent McMicking
Having been granted unprecedented access to record the coach's pre-game & in-game addresses throughout 2023, Dan Eddy sits down with Parrots coach, Trent McMicking, to discuss at length his life in football & specifically the memorable ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:56:52

#15 1979 Latrobe Valley Football League (now Gippsland FNL) Grand Final
In this special extended podcast, three of Leongatha's 1979 premiership heroes - Chris Howard, Chris McRae and Ian Salmon - revisit the '79 LVFL Grand Final, providing a fascinating account of a record-setting premiership for the Parrots over T...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:50:44

#14a 1982 LVFL Grand Final (Part 2 of 2)
In this second part of the 1982 LVFL Grand Final recap, played between Leongatha and Warragul, Parrots coach Neville Stone, full-forward Graeme Salmon, and wingman Peter McCaughan, dissect the game quarter-by-quarter and discuss their respectiv...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:23:03

#14 1982 LVFL Grand Final (Part 1 of 2)
In episode one of a two-part recap of the 1982 Latrobe Valley Football League Grand Final, Leongatha's dual premiership coach, Neville Stone, plus full-forward, Graeme Salmon, and wingman, Peter McCaughan, discuss their respective journeys to t...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:07:51

#13 Kevin Howard & Alan Sperling
Two of the greats from the Parrots' successful 1960s era, Kevin Howard (a triple premiership player, captain & later president) & Alan Sperling (three senior premierships & a reserves flag), discuss the club's time in the South Gipp...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:27:31

#12 Peter Helms
Dual best and fairest winner, Peter Helms, discusses his remarkable career at Leongatha, which included the 1989, 1995 and 2001 senior premierships and the distinction of setting the club's senior games-played record, which he still holds some ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:20:26

#11 Nicola Marriott
Leongatha's first 300-game netballer, Nicola Marriott, discusses her remarkable career to date with the Parrots, which includes four premierships (under-13s 2007, u-17s 2010-11, B-grade 2012), seven club best & fairest awards (2 x u-17s, 1 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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57:24

#10 Brad & Natalie Anderson
Popular Leongatha couple, Brad and Nat Anderson, discuss their more than three decades involvement at the Parrots, which has included a plethora of premiership triumphs. Brad won senior premierships in 1995, 1997 & 2001, plus the 2000 reser...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:10:32

#9 Allen & Trevor Riseley
Popular brother duo and Leongatha FNC life members, Allen and Trevor Riseley, provide a humorous look back over their time at the Parrots, which included, for Allen, the 1989 and 1995 senior premierships and the '89 best and fairest award, and,...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:04:11

#8 Tony 'Jock' Johnston
Former Leongatha FNC president (2001-03) and premiership player (thirds 1963-65; seniors 1970), Tony 'Jock' Johnston, discusses his six-decade involvement at the Parrots which began as a scoreboard attendant in the early 1960s.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:04:29

#7 Ken Lester
Leongatha's 1977 premiership flanker, Ken Lester, discusses his time as a player during the 1970s and 1980s, and, later, as chairman of selectors during a decade that produced three famous Grand Final victories in 1995, 1997 and 2001.
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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51:52
