They said it couldn't be done - winning a national title in only your third year of existence, but Western United proved them wrong and Steve Horvat tells us how they did it.

Brukie and Burgo with Craig Duncan

Jun 6th, 2022 56m 41s

Craig Duncan has had a foot in both camps of this weeks vital World Cup Socceroos UAE clash. Hear his fascinating comparison of working with the twi countries among many other pearls.

Brukie and Burgo with Dave Carolan

May 18th, 2022 47m 18s

Brukie and Burgo speak with Dave Carolan about the performance world of English football.

Brukie and Burgo speak to Callum Walsh

Apr 20th, 2022 54m 32s

Callum Walsh was a part time football coach and part time personal trainer when he decided he wanted lt be a fitness coach His journey since then has taken him to Liverpool, Shrewsbury, Brazil, Turkey, Qatar, Huddersfield and Newcastle with ple

Brukie and Burgo with Aaron Harris

Apr 11th, 2022 46m 14s

We talk to Aaron Harris about his fascinating journey from the Shire to Fulham, Tottenham and QPR with lots of lessons along the way

Brukie and Burgo with Dave Tenney

Mar 31st, 2022 51m 5s

Dave Tenney always thought he would be a soccer coach, but has finished up as Performance Director at the newest MLS club in the US, Austin FC, via the Seattle Sounders and Orlando Magic.

Brukie and Burgo speak with Stu McMillan

Mar 18th, 2022 53m 32s

Great chat with the guru of speed, Stu McMillan

Brukie and Burgo with Katie Blamey

Mar 4th, 2022 59m 57s

Jakara Anthony winning gold in moguls skiing has to rate among Australia's most unlikely yet greatest ever sporting performances. How did she do it? We talk to one of her coaches Katie Blamey.

Brukie and Burgo with Alec Buttfield

Feb 18th, 2022 46m 45s

Had a hiccup with this one last week. Try agin .....In this episode of the Brukie and Burgo podcast we talk to consultant sports scientist/biomechanist Alec Buttfield about his various consultancies including currently working with the Phillies

Brukie and Burgo with Sam Roberttson

Feb 14th, 2022 46m 27s

The link between a professional sporting club and a university sports science department has its pros and cons. We chat to Sam Robertson about this and plenty of other topics.

Brukie and Burgo with Phil Coles

Feb 3rd, 2022 54m 42s

Fascinating insights into managing a performance team from Boston Celtics Performance Manager Phil Coles.

Brukie and Burgo with Adam Beard

Dec 16th, 2021 42m 37s

Adam Beard was told to extend his horizons beyond Australia and he has certainly done that with high performance roles at Welsh RU, Cleveland Browns and currently Chicago Cubs. Join us as he speaks with Brukie and Burgo.

Brukie and Burgo with Mikhail Zhilkin

Dec 9th, 2021 50m 46s

Designing Candy Crush games one minute, data analyst at Arsenal FC the next. Mikhail Zhilkin is a great story.

Brukie and Burgo with Choco Williams

Nov 17th, 2021 56m 16s

Mark "Choco" Williams has had a remarkable career in AFL. Passionate about football and people he has played and coached at all levels of the game. Plenty of words of wisdom in this one.

Brukie and Burgo Series 2 Episode 3

Nov 4th, 2021 51m 2s

The French connection in this week's podcast with guest Martin Buschheit, previous Head of Performance at Paris Saint Germain, author of a new book EGOals and big AFL fan

Series 2 Episode 2 Matthew Innes

Oct 21st, 2021 53m 46s

Brukie and Burgo chat to Matthew Innes about his journey from first class cricketer to High Performance Manager at Western Bulldogs

Series 2 Episode 1 It‘s a grand old flag

Oct 11th, 2021 1h 7m

Burgo talks about the role the High Performance team played in Melbourne's 57 year drought-breaking AFL premiership.

Episode 17 Brukie & Burgo chat to sports scientist Aaron Coutts about his experiences at the coalface of elite sport and in academia

Nov 14th, 2020 51m 4s

Sports science guru Aaron Coutts has managed to combine working in elite sport with a stellar academic career. He explains how he did it in this week's podcast.

Episode 16 Brukie & Burgo speak to Paddy Upton, sports scientist, mental coach, business coach, author and cricket coach

Oct 30th, 2020 53m 59s

Paddy Upton has had a remarkable journey from a cricket and rugby career, then fitness coach for South African cricket, then a mental skills and business coach, and more recently coaching in T20 leagues around the world including the IPL and BB

Episode 15 Brukie and Burgo speak with Aussie cricketer Shane Watson still going strong long after his contemporaries have retired

Oct 23rd, 2020 1h 1m

Playing international cricket is challenging both physically and mentally. Shane Watson talks to us from Dubai where he is playing in the IPL about how he has met those challenges

Episode 14 Brukie and Burgo chat to the extraordinary Mark Visser, professional big wave surfer, author, keynote speaker and ocean adventurer

Oct 16th, 2020 42m 24s

Most famous for his film Night Rider which describes his nighttime ride of Hawaii's biggest wave, Jaws, Mark Visser has another amazing adventure planned. He talks to us about this and how he overcame fear - something relevant to all high perf

Episode 13 20 years ago Cathy Freeman gave us one of our greatest sporting moments

Sep 25th, 2020 55m 32s

"I had the gold medal in my pocket for a couple of hours". Peter Brukner had an insiders view of a momentous evening in Australia's sporting history. Listen to Brukie and Burgo discussing how she did it and the challenge of coping with expectat

Brukie and Burgo speak with hamstring research guru Dr Ryan Timmins

Sep 17th, 2020 33m 57s

Hamstrings are the bane of all footballers' (and medical staff's) lives. No-one knows more about 'hammies' than this week's guest, researcher Ryan Timmins