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This is Your Journey

This is Your Journey for Tobin Brother Funerals - celebrating lives. Hosted by Sam Edmund. Airing on 1116 SEN, profiling Australia's sporting greats on and off the field.

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Callan Ward

Former Bulldog and inaugural GWS Giants co-captain Callan Ward joins Sammy to reflect on a career built on courage, loyalty and resilience, from his unlikely draft rise and tough early lessons at the Dogs to helping build the Giants from the ground up. Ward opens up on the life-changing move to Western Sydney, the heartbreak of preliminary final defeats and serious injuries, and the perspective he…

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Neil Balme

Neil Balme joins Sam Edmund for to reflect on a remarkable football life as a Richmond premiership player, innovative coach, revered administrator and trusted mentor. Across a wide-ranging conversation, Balme opens up on old-school toughness, the power of care and empowerment, building premiership cultures at Geelong and Richmond, and his ongoing work raising awareness for epilepsy. Reach out to…

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Dylan Grimes

Three-time Richmond premiership defender Dylan Grimes joins Sam Edmund to reflect on a career built on resilience, humility and defensive excellence, from being overlooked in the draft and battling repeated injuries to becoming an All-Australian, Jack Dyer Medallist and Tigers co-captain. Grimes opens up on the culture behind Richmond’s dynasty, the shock departures of Damien Hardwick and Alex…

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Guy McKenna

Guy McKenna reflects on his extraordinary football journey, from becoming one of West Coast’s greatest half-back flankers to coaching the newly formed Gold Coast Suns and the hard lessons that came with building an AFL club from scratch. In a wide-ranging and entertaining chat, he opens up on Ken Hinkley’s Tasmania challenge, the Suns’ famous Gary Ablett pursuit, his uncompromising approach to…

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Grant Thomas

Sam Edmund sits down with former St Kilda player and coach Grant Thomas for a frank and wide-ranging conversation about family, football, leadership and the uncompromising path that shaped his life in and out of the game. From his early days in Frankston and rise through the Saints, to the Malcolm Blight saga, bitter prelim heartbreaks, media scrutiny and his later success in business, Thomas…

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David Schwarz

Melbourne hall of famer David Schwarz joins Sammy for an honest look back at the talent, trauma, injuries and resilience that shaped his life and football career. "The Ox" opens up on childhood grief, gambling addiction, recovery and the work that now drives him to help others. Reach out to us - ⁠⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠⁠⁠ For Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating Lives. Learn more about your ad…

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Cadel Evans

Cadel Evans joins Sam Edmund to reflect on the remarkable journey from a rugged, unconventional childhood and early mountain biking days to becoming Australia’s first Tour de France winner. He opens up on the setbacks, near misses, doping-era frustrations and self-belief that shaped his career, before reliving the 2011 triumph that cemented his place among Australia’s greatest sporting figures.…

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Jason Culina

Former Socceroos midfielder Jason Culina joined Sammy to speak about the Socceroos' campaign at this year's World Cup, what he does with himself now, his father Branko, how he was discovered by a Danish scout as a youngster and his move to Ajax. He then spoke about the calibre of players he was with at Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, qualification for the 2006 World Cup, their efforts at that tournament…

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Paul Wade

Former Socceroos captain Paul Wade joined Sammy to speak about his upbringing in England and his family's decision to move to Australia when he was 11, playing for South Melbourne, his path to the national team, marking Diego Maradona in a World Cup qualifier in 1993, his battle with epilepsy, and more. https://www.paulwade.com.au/ Reach out to us - ⁠⁠tiyjourney@sen.com.au⁠ For Tobin Brothers…

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Shaun Higgins

Triple club star Shaun Higgins joined Sammy to speak about what he's up to now, how much he loved footy as a kid, getting drafted to the Bulldogs, the injuries that plagued him in the early years, and the decision to move to North Melbourne at the end of the 2014 season. He then spoke about the career best form he experienced at the Kangaroos, how it felt watching the Dogs' premiership in 2016,…

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