Getting our game on with Lacrosse Victoria, Perth Pride FC and Special Olympics Australia
Who is getting their game on in sport this week on JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport?
Lacrosse – The Lacrosse Together Cup is an annual social round robin event celebrating lacrosse being a sport for everyone. @lacrosse.victoria (https://www.instagram.com/lacrosse.victoria/) Development Officer @kristen.stone.712 (https://www.instagram.com/kristen.stone.712/) joins me live in the @joy949 (https://www.instagram.com/joy949/) Sport Studio to tell us how you can get involved with this fun event on Sunday 18 October. (Starts 2:04)
Football – The annual @pridefootballaustralia (https://www.instagram.com/pridefootballaustralia/) Tournament is being hosted by @perthpridefc (https://www.instagram.com/perthpridefc/) this year for the first time. Pride Perth FC Founder @psgriffiths (https://www.instagram.com/psgriffiths/) joins the show to chat about LGBTQIA+ inclusion in football and what is planned: Welcome event on Friday Oct 2, Matches and party Saturday October 3, Recover Sunday October 4. WA is ready and waiting. (Starts 17:43)
@melbournerovers (https://www.instagram.com/melbournerovers/) @brisbane_inferno_fc (https://www.instagram.com/brisbane_inferno_fc/) @sydneyrangersfc (https://www.instagram.com/sydneyrangersfc/) @spufc (https://www.instagram.com/spufc/)
Special Olympics Australia – The @specialolympicsaus (https://www.instagram.com/specialolympicsaus/) is being hosted right here in Melbourne! CEO Jamie O’Connor joins Game On to share why this year is extra special marking 50 years of Special Olympics Australia, what’s on and how you can get involved. Five days. 13 sports. 10 venues. 850 athletes across 19–23 October. (Starts 28:34)
And for our weekly Who is getting their game on segment to close the show this week congratulations to the Melbourne Rovers for winning the 2026 Football Victoria Community Inclusion Award at the 2026 Victorian Football Gala in recognition of their work to make football more welcoming and accessible! (Starts 28:39)
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23 Sept 2026
Getting our game on with Sam Johansen (Eating Disorders Victoria), Shaun Hossack (Juddy Roller), AFL Footy Festival and ECK Kickball
Who is getting their game on in sport this week on JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport?
Eating Disorders – New research from @eatingdisordersvictoria (https://www.instagram.com/eatingdisordersvictoria/) has found eating disorder-related emergency department presentations across Victoria have returned to levels last seen at the height of the pandemic. 26-year-old Sam Johansen, who has lived experience of an eating disorder joins the show in the JOY Sport Studio to talk about recovery and help available. If you or someone you know is experiencing an eating disorder or disordered eating, contact Eating Disorders Victoria’s Hub on 1300 550 236 or visit eatingdisorders.org.au. (Starts 2:41)
Kylie mania – @kylieminogue (https://www.instagram.com/kylieminogue/) has her very own 13-storey magnificent mural in the city opposite Flinders Street Station with artwork by the talented @adnate (https://www.instagram.com/adnate/). Shaun Hossack, Founder and Creative Director of @juddyroller (https://www.instagram.com/juddyroller/) shares the story behind how this project came to life in the lead up to her performance at the @afl (https://www.instagram.com/afl/) Grand Final. (Starts 18:30)
Equality in sport – @steve_dimopoulos (https://www.instagram.com/steve_dimopoulos/) is now also the Minister for Equality as well as Minster for Sport postponed his interview with a lot on his plate three days out from a Grand Final! Tune in next week to hear a chat about the intersection of equality and sport, support for LGBTQIA+ communities and allies through major sporting events, and the work he is doing to improve gender equality and inclusion in sport for the Rainbow community.
Instead we head to the AFL Footy Festival which opened today at Yarra Park outside the MCG and heard from Tom Harley, COO AFL, Laura Kane Executive General Manager of AFLW and some super fans of Kylie, Leon and Keiran, who lined up super early to be first to kit themselves out in the AFL x Team Kylie merch from the Team Kylie tent! (Starts 29:30)
And for our weekly Who is getting their game on segment to close the show this week we hear from Adam who is a massive fan of Emerald City Kickball with an invitation to join for the next season which starts soon! (Starts 36:08)
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16 Sept 2026
Getting our game on with Josh Faure / Rebecca Herft (Flag Football) and Professor Shona Halson (Jetlag)
Who is getting their game on in sport this week on JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport?
Flag Football – @coach.joshfaure (https://www.instagram.com/coach.joshfaure/) Head Coach @croydonrangers (https://www.instagram.com/croydonrangers/) and Director of @american_football_vic (https://www.instagram.com/american_football_vic/) and Victorian flag football player @beccaherft (https://www.instagram.com/beccaherft/) join the show to encourage you to get involved in this exciting new Olympic sport! (Starts 1:30)
LGBTQIA+ Sport News – Covering the Toronto Tempo new mascots, for the first time in men’s tennis history two openly gay players faced each other in a professional match, Melbourne Pride Run is back for its 10th anniversary in 2027, and Emerald City Kickball Melbourne kicks off with their come and try days! (Starts 21:19)
Sleep, recovery, jet lag – Professor @shonahalson (https://www.instagram.com/shonahalson/) @acuimages (https://www.instagram.com/acuimages/) has all the answers when it comes to sleep, recovery; fatigue, travel and jet lag. Is 17hours long enough to recover from a long haul flight from the USA and play NFL at the top level? And the JOY listener questions from the text line about sleep, fatigue and jetlag are answered. (Starts 25:49)
And for our weekly Who is getting their game on segment to close the show this week we hear from actor Andrew Scott who was spotted soaking up the Mayo All-Ireland win celebrations as he posed with the Sam Maguire cup. (Starts 42:06)
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