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Game On!

5 Feb 2025

Getting our game on with Alyssia Algeri (Melbourne United Pride Night), Beau Newell (Pride In Sport) and Zahir Saldin (Melbourne Wranglers)

Health, Sports & Recreation

Getting our game on with Alyssia Algeri (Melbourne United Pride Night), Beau Newell (Pride In Sport) and Zahir Saldin (Melbourne Wranglers)

Welcome to Game On! JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport every Wednesday from 6-7pm across summer where you’ll hear where you can get your game on! This show is all about showcasing where sport is safe, inclusive, welcoming and fun for the Rainbow community!

The NBL Champion Pride Round was held for the third year over the past two weeks. The aim of the round was to let everyone know that basketball a safe, welcoming, and inclusive space where the LGBTIQA+ belongs. Melbourne United held their Pride Night at John Cain Area and JOY 94.9 was there – we had an outside broadcast for 2hr before the game that was a lot of fun and Alyssia Algeri was also there having won the double pass to the game! Alysia was a guest in the JOY 94.9 Sport Studio to tell us all about her night! (Starts 3;00minutes)

Beau Newell, National Program Manager Pride in Sport tells us about a fantastic first – the inaugural Australian Pride in Sport Festival running from February to April with a Calendar of Sporting Events, he talks us through the Diversity Equity and Inclusion direction in the USA  and what that means in Australia, and reminds us to get our nominations in for the annual Pride in Sport Awards that close on 10 February!(Starts 15:37minutes)

And Zahir Saldin, President Melbourne Wranglers joins us in the JOY 94.9 Sport Studio to tell us about his interesting journey in sport, why he became President of the club, his vision for the Wranglers and how you can get your wresting game on! (Starts 29:23)

A big thank you to our guests for their support of an inclusive and supportive sporting culture and mindset, and encouraging everyone in the Rainbow community to get their game on!

And thank you for being a part of Team Game On!

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