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The Wheel of Sport

The Wheel of Sport

By: Ian McNally
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The Wheel of Sport is a journey through the greatest sports stories ever told.


Join Ian McNally and Matt Lavery as they tell stories from the sporting world as only they can.

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2021 TWOS Social Sciences
Episodes
  • 1970 VFL Grand Final

    1970 VFL Grand Final
    Dec 3 2022

    In 1970, old VFL rivals, Carlton and Collingwood faced each other in the Grand Final. The game took place in the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground to over 120,000 people packed in to see the spectacle. However, Collingwood dominated the first two quarters and raced into a healthy lead. Carlton walked off at half time deflated and dejected.


    A team talk and a revolutionary change of tactics and approach by the Carlton coach Ron Barassi, not only changed the course of this Grand Final, but it changed a sport forever.


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    33 mins
  • Hansie Cronje - Cricket, confessions and corruption

    Hansie Cronje - Cricket, confessions and corruption
    Oct 31 2022
    Hansie Cronje burst onto the international cricket scene in a match against Australia. With youth, good looks and a champion of reconciliation in South Africa, Cronje rose to the heights of his sport and society. This story covers a remarkable on pitch deal with the English cricket captain; dark dealings in hotel rooms; a confession and a sad, unexpected end to life.

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    36 mins
  • Olympic Rejects

    Olympic Rejects
    Sep 30 2022
    We take most Olympic sports for granted and they have the sense that they have always been there. However, sports have to compete against each other to make the Olympic roster. Some win but many get rejected. This episode is the story of the Winter Olympic sports that never quite made the grade.

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    33 mins
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