The AFL opening bounce brings you all the latest in the wide world of AFL. Francis Leach, Gerard Whateley and Kelli Underwood look at all the big issues and give you a review of the upcoming round. 
One of the topics of conversation this week is the GWS Giants and how easy they will be to beat this season. Teams are talking about not sending their best teams when they have to head to Western Sydney. DO you think this is a prudent decision or is it a slap in the face to the efforts of the AFL to expand the game into Sydney's west. 

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Our feature from the April Edition of the Cool Room. Our roving reporter Patrick Foulkes went out to interview the Pee-wee hockey team to find out why kids play Ice Hockey in Australia. 

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Scott Rollinson brings us another great edition of All Torque. Here is a taster of the Mother's Day special. 

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On Front Row Rugby, John Morrison talked to Drew Mitchell before his comeback for the Waratahs in South Africa against the Cheetahs. 

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On The Clubhouse Patrick Foulkes went out to West Harbour Rugby club to meet the first female first grade coach in Australian Rugby. 

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On the Clubhouse with Niav Owens and Patrick Foulkes, Adam Freier from the Melbourne Rebels joined the team to talk about the southern franchise and about Club Rugby in Melbourne. In this extended chat you can hear some extra questions that we couldn't fit in to the show and get an insight into the local game, where it is surrounded by AFL. 

To listen to the full show follow this link http://bit.ly/LrQuwo 

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As the ABC celebrates it's 80th birthday, Grandstand is looking at our archives for all our great sporting memories. Here is an interview with Dally Messenger from 1949. 

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This year, the ABC is celebrating its 80th birthday.

That means... we’re also celebrating 80 years of sport on ABC Radio.

One sporting gem in the ABC archives, is an interview with arguably the most influential figure in the history of rugby league in Australia: Dally Messenger.

It’s the only time you’ll ever be able to hear the voice of the man known as “The Master”, and this week, Grandstand Chief Craig Norenbergs sat down with league historian and author Sean Fagan to discuss the impact Messenger had on the game. 


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