{"id":33132,"date":"2025-07-30T19:01:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/33132\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T19:01:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:01:15","slug":"we-get-our-game-on-with-madi-crowley-long-afl-qld-tom-harley-sydney-swans-tessa-lavey-the-w-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/33132\/","title":{"rendered":"We get our game on with Madi Crowley-Long (AFL QLD), Tom Harley (Sydney Swans), Tessa Lavey (The W CLub)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-meta\">30 Jul 2025<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/joy.org.au\/gameon\/2025\/07\/30\/we-get-our-game-on-with-madi-crowley-long-afl-qld-tom-harley-sydney-swans-tessa-lavey-the-w-club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">We get our game on with Madi Crowley-Long (AFL QLD), Tom Harley (Sydney Swans), Tessa Lavey (The W CLub)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"news-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joy.org.au\/gameon\/category\/health\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Health<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/joy.org.au\/gameon\/category\/sports-recreation\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sports &amp; Recreation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GameOn-Podcast-Show.png\" alt=\"We get our game on with Madi Crowley-Long (AFL QLD), Tom Harley (Sydney Swans), Tessa Lavey (The W CLub)\" class=\"img-responsive news-img\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9\u2019s Home of Sport every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you\u2019ll hear where you can get your game on! This show is all about showcasing where sport is safe, inclusive, welcoming and fun for the Rainbow community!<\/p>\n<p>We chat with Madi Crowley-Long, Participation &amp; Programs Manager \u2013 Metro North, Brisbane, Queensland about making strides in pride in the AFL across the Sunshine State. The team won the Pride In Sport 2025 LGBTQ+ Inclusive Innovation Award earlier this year for the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/play.afl\/queensland\/news\/jarahcorporateprideround\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jarah Corporate Pride Round<\/a> spanning across all AFL Queensland\u2019s competitions, bringing vibrant colours and celebrations to ovals all over the state with educational sessions. (Starts 3mins)<\/p>\n<p>We spoke with\u00a0 Tom Harley, Chief Executive Officer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sydneyswans.com.au\/news\/1781450\/pride-game-returns-to-the-scg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sydney Swans<\/a> about another important event on the AFL inclusive sporting calendar \u2013 the annual Sydney Swans AFL Pride game now in its 10th Year. This year the Swans take on the Bombers in a show of support for unity across the game. Tom shares the exiting events in the lead up to the first bounce on Saturday 2 August at the SCG, the significance of the game, and how he aims to continue with inclusion efforts across the AFL when he takes on his new role at AFL House in October as Chief Operating Officer. (Starts 10mins 42secs)<\/p>\n<p>There is a new inclusive bar in Melbourne town! Tessa Lavey, Olympian, AFLW Richmond player \u00a0and Co-founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thewclub_melbourne\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The W Club<\/a> at The Aviary Hotel in Abbotsford joins the show to encourage you to head on down! The W Club is a welcoming, inclusive space prioritising women\u2019s sport, while still being open to all fans. Check it out, check out the merch and the carpet while you are there, relax and enjoy the sport and a friendly atmosphere! (Starts 22mins)<\/p>\n<p>We hear an update from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joshua.cavallo\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Cavallo<\/a> who has moved from Australia to the UK with his fiance Leighton Morrell. Josh has signed with Peterborough Sports FC, an English National League North club and he sat with with Peterborough Sports FC Amber Kent to discuss him signing with the club, his journey from playing in Australia and an exciting fresh chapter! (Starts 31mins)<\/p>\n<p>A big thank you to our wonderful guests for their support of an inclusive and supportive sporting culture and mindset, and encouraging everyone in the Rainbow community to get their game on!<\/p>\n<p>And thank you for being a part of Team Game On<\/p>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/joy.org.au\/gameon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/545\/2025\/07\/GO_30072025_Podcast.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw(&#039;https:\/\/joy.org.au\/gameon\/?powerpress_pinw=698-podcast&#039;);\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/joy.org.au\/gameon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/545\/2025\/07\/GO_30072025_Podcast.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" download=\"GO_30072025_Podcast.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 40:18 \u2014 55.3MB)<\/p>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe or Follow Us: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/game-on\/id1698440143?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2NSDkz7M5QyhxFxMT652RC\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/joy.org.au\/gameon\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"30 Jul 2025 We get our game on with Madi Crowley-Long (AFL QLD), Tom Harley (Sydney Swans), Tessa&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32446,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-33132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33132\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}