Here are Steve’s notes for his chat with Andrew Reimer on FIVEaa about the soccer edition of our podcast, episode 166 of The Adelaide Show.
Our main guests were Damien Lewandowski (grassroots, indy soccer writer with From The Stands) and Josh Sampson (FIVEaa announcer and co-presenter of a weekly soccer show on FIVEaa with Damien).
We also got to meet our musical curator of six months, Dan Drummond, for the first time in the flesh because he is a soccer coach and his young son, Jordy, was playing a half-time match at Hindmarsh Stadium with the Port Pirates.
PS In the picture, Damien is in black, his head is chopped off. Sorry Damo.
Our soccer conversation centred around:
- The clash of contracts – because Josh Sampson was on our show, the soccer club couldn’t help us with media access because Austereo has the soccer contract.
- How to prepare for game day as an Adelaide United fan – wear red, wear comfy shoes
- The rituals and quirks at the soccer:
- how live drums really make a difference
- nobody seems to honour seat numbers
- beer showers when Adelaide United scores or comes close
- While there was one brawl last Saturday night, having everybody root for SA rather than a team built on cultural roots, really breeds a strong sense of collegiality
Is It News
The full versions of these stories are all published originally here, at 166 – IS IT NEWS
Soccer Team of Greeks
NEWS May 1949
South Australia’s most improved soccer team is Olympic, whose members are recruited from Adelaide’s Greek community. Olympics’ first game was in 1947. They were trounced by 11-1. On Saturday, they met Prospect again, and it was only the lack of a little punch in the goalmouth that cost them the match. Scores were 4– 3.Olympic have evolved a fast, systematic style. Soccer training films bought recently by the SA Association have been a boon to clubs. They will be flown to Broken Hill later for special screening. Most clubs have arranged to screen the films to schoolboys and younger players in their districts.
19 Teams In Soccer
NEWS April 1954
Nineteen teams playing in 2 divisions will kick off the winter soccer season on Saturday. The game has been almost nonstop for two years with winter games following immediately the summer competition. Junior colts, who have only been able to put together 6 teams, will start on Saturday week. Besides these club teams the schoolboy league comprises twelve teams.
4,000 Soccer Fans See Visitors Triumph In Brilliant Exhibition
The Mail June 1941
Swinging the ball about, showing brilliant footwork, and topping off attacking moves with pile-driving shooting, the visiting Chinese soccer team beat South Australia by 9 goals to 1 at Hindmarsh Oval this afternoon. Played before a crowd officially estimated at 4,000, the game, in spite of the score, was one of the finest seen at Hindmarsh Oval. South Australia’s main weakness was the half-back line, and the defence, except for Curlis in goal, did not come up to expectations.