Wide Ward Of Sports

It had been a long time coming but Gerringong Lions junior Reuben Garrick made his long-awaited NRL debut with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, in round one of the 2019 NRL season. Following his breakthrough game, Courtney Ward chats with the Group Seven product about his journey to get to that point, his reading on the game itself and what's his next goal, after achieving his life-long first grade dream. Garrick provides plenty of insights into what goes through a rugby league players mind in game week, especially one as special as your first - so tune in.

Ahead of his debut match with the North Sydney Bears, Albion Park-Oak Flats product Drew Hutchison chats with Courtney Ward about his past 12 months in the rugby league. This included a stint in the United Kingdom, where the former St George Illawarra Dragon, coming off a serious knee injury, played 33 times for the Leigh Centurions. But after an up and down time abroad, Hutchison returned home at the end of 2018 without a club for this season - which led to him joining the Sydney Roosters on a training contract. He made the most of his opportunity and will now line-up for their reserve grade side against South Sydney on Saturday. So tune in to hear the pair discuss the Group Seven juniors journey back into the NRL.

After a breakthrough 2015/16 season, in which she finished second in her debut Nutri Grain Series, Nowra-Culburra SLSC product Kirsty Higgison has battled countless injuries, restricting her performances in the surf. But after two injury-riddled seasons, the Surfers Paradise athlete enjoyed one of her best seasons to date, performing strongly in this summer's Ocean6 Series - which wrapped up recently at Wanda. So tune in to listen to Courtney Ward's in-depth chat with her about her past 12 months and what other goals she has left in this season and in the future.

On this episode of the Wide Ward of Sports, Courtney Ward chats with South Coast product Tim Atherton about his year to remember in the baseball diamond. From winning his first Australian Baseball League championship with the Brisbane Bandits, to touring Japan with the Australian team to winning back-to-back titles with his beloved Berkeley Eagles, it's been a remarkable period of Atherton's sporting career. All this was capped off with a 'honour he didn't see coming'. So tune in to hear the pair discuss Atherton's past 12 months and what is next for the star pitcher.

Ahead of the 14th annual Huskisson Triathlon Festival, Courtney Ward catches up with Erowal Bay's Matt Lewis - who will create history at the event as the first ever Shoalhaven athlete to don the number one bib. During the show, the pair talk about Lewis' improbable start to the sport, his journey to gain his professional licence, what the number one big means and his future goals in the sport. Hear all about these and much more on the podcast below.

On this week's episode of the Wide Ward of Sports, Courtney Ward chats with South Coast daredevil Robbie Maddison about his journey from Kiama to being the number one motorbike rider in the world. After thinking he had 'missed his chance' while lying in a hospital bed at the age of 23, Maddison started to live by the motto of 'face your fears - live your dreams'.  Since then, he has gone on to jump up a replica Arc de Triomphe, jump over the Corinth Canal, set numerous world records and even rode his bike on water. Hear all about these and much more on the podcast below.