The latest episode of our podcast, More than Footy, presented by Bing Lee is now LIVE!
This week on More than Footy, we are joined by Sydney Swans forward Joel Amartey, fresh off kicking five goals in Sydney's Round 1 win over Brisbane.
Amartey, alongside co-hosts Tom Papley and Andre Cupido speak about the team's win over the Lions, Joel's journey to the AFL, including being picked up in the rookie draft, overcoming adversity, former player Sam Reid’s impact on Amartey, and more.
Key Times:
0:19 Recapping the win over Brisbane
1:30 The Amartey Party goal song
3:00 Playing the Hawks at the MCG
3:40 On Joel's game day hair
5:04 On Errol Gulden's injury
6:30 On the new rule changes
9:50 On Joel's childhood
14:30 On Joel's introduction to the AFL
21:17 On being picked up in the rookie draft
24:40 On the mental side of goal kicking
‘More than Footy’ features guests connected to the red and white family to chat candidly about the club, recent events in the AFL community with a Swans focus, recent game highlights, funny stories with and involving players. The show illustrates that the reach of footy extends well beyond the game on the field.
LISTEN to this week's episode of More than Footy below.