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21 May 2025

Getting our game on with Brisbane Inferno FC, Central Coast Mariners FC, Bears Perth and the Purple Bombers

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Getting our game on with Brisbane Inferno FC, Central Coast Mariners FC, Bears Perth and the Purple Bombers

Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport every Wednesday from 6-7pm 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!

We chat with Evan Holm Vice President – Brisbane Inferno Football Club – Brisbane’s LGBTQIA+ football club about kick-starting your love of the game! The Australian Pride in Sport Festival has been in full swing since January this year – a nationwide calendar of activities and events designed to promote inclusivity and encourage LGBTQ+ participation in sports across Australia and Brisbane Inferno is part of the action! Check out their fourth Come and Try Event on Saturday 24^th May – Casual kick-arounds with short, friendly matches—then relax at the clubhouse at Perry Park, Bowen Hills.(Starts 2mins 32 secs)

Taren King Captain of the winning team Central Coast Mariner Football Club shares insights into their epic win in the women’s A-League competition when Central Coast Mariners went head to head with Melbourne Victory to seal the Mariners first championship. Taren chats about the realities of being a professional athlete in women’s sport and what women’s football in Australia needs as a code for future success. (Starts 10mins 25secs)

The National Rugby League announced the new team the Perth Bears – the resurrected National Rugby League (NRL) club played first grade as the North Sydney Bears from 1908 until 1999. There is another club in Perth called the Bears Perth which has been in existence since 1993 and is causing some confusion with member sign ups! It turns out the Bears Perth is an incredibly sporty club full of good sports! Kingsley Dawes President of the Bears Perth joins Game On to set the record straight! (Starts 22mins 59secs)

After nine seasons, the AFL’s Sydney Swans will face a new Pride Game opponent this year for the annual pride game for the men. In Round 21 they will no longer be taking the field with the Saints instead Essendon will be their Pride Game opponents at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Tess Gilfedder – President Purple Bombers – Essendon’s official LGBTIQA+ supporter group joins Game On to tell us all about this exciting initiative! (Starts 33mins 17secs)

And for our Who is getting their game on segment this week it’s the Melbourne Chargers – Melbourne’s inclusive rugby club. Chris Pez Pezet President of the Melbourne Chargers was on the show a few weeks go telling us all about the opportunities in rugby – Eespecially the Pezet-Smith Trophy and the Pride Round Pride Cup! That was on the 10 May against Monash University at the Chargers home ground at Orrong Romanis Reserve. It was a great day and some of the Chargers shared why they love the club. Ideally their love of the club might inspire you to get involved with grassroots community sport! (Starts 41mins 36secs)

A big thank you to our wonderful 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!