Making The Call

It’s the coolest thing to be listening in to Play Big - a live sports show on Broad Radio. Especially great to hear some MTC grads sharing their sporting wisdom. You can listen live now on the Broad Radio app.

A navy blue pennant with the words Making The Call stitched on to it in red and white. The flag is flying in the breeze.

Hi friends. We've been a bit quiet on here over the summer cos sometimes you need to step away from social media. We've been using that time to get creative about a whole lot of things - starting with a new logo. Thanks to Kel Rowe - one of our fab grads - we will now be flying this gorgeous flag.

Footy Feed: Five AFLW draft prospects to watch Nat Edwards and Gemma Bastiani preview the 2024 Telstra AFLW Draft

Worked with Nat Edwards to pluck out five names to watch in Monday's #AFLW Draft ↓↓

www.afl.com.au/aflw/video/1...

Tuning in to hear @georgjar.bsky.social call Sydney v Newcastle from Allianz Stadium ⚽️

And the wonderful Mel Jones. Keep your eye out for the next generation of talent too - the future is bright 😊

It’s incredible to me how quickly the cricket world transitioned from “a woman in the commentary box?! Are you insane?!” to “gee it’s a bit weird having 3 dudes commentating, isn’t it?”
Suggests it was probably well overdue, but it’s also heartwarming how quickly fans embraced it. #ausvind

Listening to the cricket on ABC radio and loving the work of @alison-mitchell.bsky.social (as always)

Great piece Gemma. Thanks for your superb analysis this season.

North Melbourne's perfect AFLW season didn't happen overnight North Melbourne became the first team, male or female, to win an AFL premiership while going through a season undefeated. Gemma Bastiani unpicks how the Kangaroos did it.

North Melbourne's #AFLW premiership victory was the culmination of years of tinkering. Their three biggest assets this year - pressure, control, and defence - came together on Saturday night. My last for the ABC this year ↓↓

www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

Huge congrats to Kelli Underwood, Tess Armstrong and the Offsiders team. To quote Kelli these two are “Game changers, History makers”. #ABCOffsiders

So proud of you Libby!! ❤️

This is awesome! Have fun

Fun two days at the ISPS Handa Australian Open with @1116sen.bsky.social. Spent a lot of time in the @liquorland.bsky.social Lounge and getting some complimentary massages thanks to Crown Spa

PRIDE. PASSION. POLKS. POD.

A new ep is now live dissecting the Matildas' 3-1 loss to Brazil in Clare Polkinghorne's send-off match. We chat formation, biff, Caitlin Foord, and plenty more!

Tune in @espnaustralia.bsky.social and the usual pod spots.

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All that Jas: Why Garner's one of the all-time greats Widely regarded to be one of the best players in the AFLW competition, Jas Garner is a players' player. Gemma Bastiani speaks to some of Garner's coaches and opponents to figure out what makes her so ...

“I just think she's the Robert Harvey of the women's game."

There was a special moment at the W Awards where the industry showed its respect for Jasmine Garner. Why did players & coaches feel it necessary?

#AFLW

www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/12...

Lions' pride: Why Starce and Brisbane are on the verge of something special By Saturday night, Craig Starcevich could be the first three-time AFLW premiership coach and just the second person to coach the Lions to three premierships, behind the legendary Leigh Matthews

If the Lions win tonight, this era of the club should be considered alongside that of the men’s early 2000s era. #AFLW

www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/12...

It’s #AFLW Grand Final day. Lots of our grads will be covering the game in many different ways and we wish them all the best. We love what your voices bring to the sporting landscape ❤️

Thanks Peter. That’s very kind.

A group of people in formal wear are sitting on a couch at the W Awards. They are joking with each other and holding a plate of snack.

There were many MTC peeps at the #WAwards last night. Impossible to get everyone together at the same time but we tried. So proud of all the grads who’ve been working to bring us this season of #AFLW

2 podcasts, match day comms, written reports, breaking twitter on multiple occasions.

There’s versatility, but this is next level stuff from @ejburke.bsky.social

Ready to go on ABC Sport for today’s #AFLW preliminary final between North Melbourne and Port Adelaide ✨

a glorious #UniteRound in glorious Sydney. 3/4 of The Far Post are up here for it so come say hi if you see us at any of the games at Jubilee Oval!!! #ALeagueWomen

Hello! We have made the move to this new space and hope we can reconnect with everyone. Making The Call was created by @racey19.bsky.social and @emmarace.bsky.social to help increase the numbers of women and gender diverse people in sports media. We have over 100 grads & love to share their work.