Game On!

Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll 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! We turn our attention to the sport of badminton.  Stefanie Lim, newly appointed Co-President of the Shuttle Swingers and one of the key organisers behind the upcoming Sydney Trans Tasman 2025 Badminton Tournament joins the show. This incredible event  brings together badminton players from across Australia and New Zealand for a celebration of sport, inclusion, and community. (Starts 3mins) The Pride Football Australia Tournament is over for another year hosted by Melbourne Rovers and held at the Home of the Matildas in Bundoora thanks to the support of Melbourne Victory and Football Victoria. LGBTQIA+ inclusive teams from across Australia took part across two days of celebration Perth Pride FC was  there kicking goals in more ways than one! We chat with Founder Phillip Griffiths about setting up Perth’s first LGBTQIA+ soccer club, how you can get involved and hosting the next Pride Football Australia Tournament! (Starts 12:30mins) Andrew Kegele, Chapter Lead When No One’s Watching (WNOW) wants you to join in 6am every Wednesday at St Kilda Beach rain hail or shine for a run, workout, swim and circle of 60 press ups followed by a coffee and a chat. WNOW is a men’s mental health initiative. The goal? Movement and Connection. Andrew joins us today to tell us more. (Starts 28:10mins) 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! And thank you for being a part of Team Game On! The post Getting our game on with Stefanie Lim (Shuttle Swingers), Phillip Griffiths (Perth Pride FC), Andrew Kegele (WNOW) appeared first on Game On!.

Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll 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! Marathon Man – He did it! Colin Hutson ran his first marathon on Sunday in Melbourne after training with the melbournefrontrunners! Colin joined the show last Wednesday telling us how he had prepared and joined again this week to tell us how he went! Check out the Melbourne Frontrunners Pride Run on the 22 February 2026 – tickets selling fast for what is a sell out each year! (Starts 2:32) AFLW – This week is Round 10 of the AFLW and the second week of the annual Pride Round over two weeks for the first season. melbourneaflw athlete saraidtaylor shares why this round is so important for the league and how you can get involved and celebrate inclusion in sport. The Demons go head to head with the sydneyswansaflw on Saturday 18 October at Casey Fields – Gates open 2.05pm! (Starts 12:26) Lacrosse – The annual lacrosse.victoria Together Cup is on this Sunday 19th October at PJ Lynch Reserve in Altona North. zacansell is the Lacrosse Together Cup Ambassador and joins us live in the JOY Sport Studio to share his journey in sport and how you can get involved in the Come & Try session from 10am and enjoy the round robin until 2.30pm. And this community event is free! Fun fact – Lacrosse returns to the Olympic Games in 2028, after being approved by the International Olympic Committee! (Starts 25mins) 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! And thank you for being a part of Team Game On! The post Getting our game on with Colin Hutson (Marathon Man), Saraid Taylor (Melbourne FC AFLW), Zac Ansell (Lacrosse Together Cup Ambassador) appeared first on Game On!.

Brett McAloney, founder of the Rainbow Crows, shares how the Adelaide Football Club engages with LGBTQIA+ fans during Pride Round and the plans for the group's 10th anniversary. Colin Hutson, a member of Melbourne Frontrunners, discusses his journey to his first marathon, emphasizing the importance of community support and structured training. Both guests highlight the vital role of inclusivity in sports, celebrating achievements and addressing challenges within the athletic community.

Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll 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! Lacrosse – We chat with Kristen Hutchison, Development Officer Lacrosse Victoria about the awesome 2025 Lacrosse Together Cup – get involved in a fun day of lacrosse on Sunday 19 October PJ Lynch Reserve, Mason St, Altona North! (Starts 2mins 15secs) QSA – We are joined by Stella Lesic, President and Founder of the Queer Sporting Alliance (QSA) to hear about how you can support QSA for Give Out Day on the 16 October and how to get involved with their next massive event – January 17th/18th 2026 is the National Sports Tournament at Narrandjeri Stadium, Thornbury Victoria – the largest LGBTIQA+ sports tournament in the country. Cant catch. Can’t throw. You’re in! (Starts 9mins 51secs) Cycling – Gracie Elvin Cycling commentator, Olympian and 2x Australian Road Champion tells us how to get pedaling for a great cause as a Ride For The Kids Ambassador! The Ride For The Kids starts in October – every kilometre and dollar you raise helps Brainwave Australia support kids with brain injuries and their families. Always wanted to get into cycling but not sure how? Hear from the best! (Starts 20mins) We have a Sport News Update covering Isaac Humphries success on the basketball court, Matilda’s Mary Fowler hitting the catwalk, Rory McIlroy’s comments about the 2025 Ryder Cup and crowd behaviour, and the inaugural 2025 Xceed Real Estate LGBTQIA+ Sport Awards, proudly presented by Team Perth! (Starts 41mins) 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! And thank you for being a part of Team Game On The post Getting our game on with Kristen Hutchinson (Lacrosse), Stella Lesic (QSA), Gracie Elvin (Ride For The Kids) appeared first on Game On!.

Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll 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! We chat with Lexi Rodgers about featuring in a 21-part docuseries HOOPS sharing her experience with basketball, being blocked from being able to play professionally, the lessons learnt and what the future holds. Check out the series @transathletica.series – all episodes are out now! (Starts 2:30) We head west to chat with Justin Barnes Chair Team Perth about the launch of the 2025 Xceed Real Estate LGBTQIA+ Sport Awards aimed at shining a spotlight on the people, clubs, organisations and initiatives that are creating meaningful, lasting change in sport and recreation for LGBTQIA+ people across Western Australia. Time to nominate! We also have an exciting Gay Games 2030 bid update! (Starts 21:38) And with the AFL Grand Final on Saturday, Gabby Co-Founder  Geelong Cats Pride and member of the Geelong Cats Cheer Squad joins us with an update on how the preparations are going and how you can get involved whether you are a Cats fan or you want to get on the bandwagon and have some fun! And of course there is the Round 7 AFLW match in Geelong tomorrow against the Hawks – will there be a crowd of 10,000? Head along – everyone is welcome. Go Cats! (Starts 33:05) 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! And thank you for being a part of Team Game On The post Getting our game on with Lexi Rodgers, Justin Barnes (Team Perth), Gabby (Geelong Cats Pride) appeared first on Game On!.

Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll 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! The Rolling Rainbow Sports Day is on again for the third time – Sunday 21 September from 10-2pm at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation in Narrabeen. This annual and  inclusive day of adaptive sports is run by Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT and Julie Charlton OAM is here to tell us all about it! Julie is a Para-athlete, coach, advocate, and community leader and Ambassador for the 2025 Rolling Rainbow Sports Day, a celebration of wheelchair sport and LGBTQIA+ inclusion. (Starts 2:44) The stage is set for Friday night’s blockbuster Preliminary Final between Geelong and Hawthorn at the MCG. It is set to be the Cats 14th Preliminary Final in the last 19 years and they ae looking to convert that into their seventh Grand Final appearance across that span.  Of course there will be a banner! We chat with Gabb from Geelong Cats Pride and the Geelong Cheer squad about the plans for the night and why you should join in at a game across the remainder of the AFLW season. (Starts 10:18) The Pride Football Australia tournament 2025 is coming to Melbourne celebrating LGBTIQA+ inclusion in football. It’s at an iconic venue – The Home of the Matildas in  Bundoora and Stuart Bonner, Melbourne Rovers Committee member and Greg Camm, Melbourne Rovers Committee are live in the JOY Sport Studio to share why this event is so special and how you can get involved! Check out the socials and head along on Saturday 11 October! Welcome | Play | Party | Recover (Starts 19:32) 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! And thank you for being a part of Team Game On The post Getting our game on with Julie Charlton (OAM), Geelong Cats Pride and the Melbourne Rovers appeared first on Game On!.

Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll 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! We welcome Ben Cork, National Program Manager Pride in Sport, to the show for our monthly Pride In Sport update and talk inclusion at the Sydney Marathon, countering homophobia in sport, the exciting Pride in Sport Summit and focus areas, and that nominations are now open for the Pride In Sport Awards for 2026! (Starts 2:02) We jet off to New Zealand to chat with Joel McDonald on the organising committee of the NZ Falcons – New Zealand’s gay and inclusive ruby club, to talk Purchas Cup 2025! All the fun starts on Thursday across four days for the NZ Falcons, Perth Rams, Brisbane Hustlers, Sydney Convicts, Adelaide University Sharks and Melbourne Chargers! (Starts 13:10) And we welcome Steve Chelo, President, the Melbourne Spikers Volleyball Club, to the JOY Sport Studio! Exciting times – this year the club celebrates 40 years and they are having a gala ball at the San Remo Ballroom on Friday 12 September with DJ Jason Conti, Mum the drag queen,  Ms Lazy Susan – winner of Drag Race Down Under Season 4 and  hosted by Frock Hudson. And it’s a sell out! But there are heaps of other fun social events on across the coming months including the Summer Slam so join in and get your volleyball game on! (Starts 26:2) To close the show, Who is getting their game on? Luka who has been taking part in the All Gender Games and absolutely loving it! The All Gender Games is a social soccer competition inclusive of queer, trans, gender-diverse individuals and their allies run by Director Cat Houng where the emphasis is on fun, connection, and inclusivity rather than competition or gender quotas. Head along for a game in the park followed by a tasty meal! (Starts 42:38) 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! And thank you for being a part of Team Game On The post Getting our game on with Ben Cork (Pride In Sport), Joel McDonald (NZ Falcons), Steve Chelo (Melbourne Spikers Volleyball Club) appeared first on Game On!.

This week on JOY Drive, Jacs Host of Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport, joins JOY Drive host Warren Andrew to talk volleyball! Melbourne Spikers Volleyball Club, and all inclusive volleyball club that suits all skill levels, is turning 40 years old! To celebrate this momentous achievement and their legacy, they are throwing a Gala, Darling! Steve Chelo, President Melbourne Spikers, joins JOY Drive to tell us all about the significance this fabulous event and encourages you to head along and get involved with the club. To learn more about the Melbourne Spikers Volleyball club see this link. And to hear more of where sport is inclusive, safe, welcoming and fun check out Game On every Wednesday from 6-7pm. The post Getting our game on with the Melbourne Spikers appeared first on Game On!.

Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll 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! First we head to the beach! Winter is over. Spring is here and just around the corner is summer – at last! We dive into surf, safety, and inclusion with Dr Jake Little, Chair of Lifesavers with Pride — a group that’s been making waves by building a welcoming and inclusive surf lifesaving culture for the LGBTQIA+ community. Dr. Nic Badcock, Associate Professor of Psychology from the University of Western Australia gave a presentation to the Perth Rainbow Swans – Perth’s premier LGBTQIA+ inclusive Masters swimming group where he was invited to talk about the important role sport plays in a sense of belonging. Nic joins us on Game On to share those learnings so that we can all benefit from that interactive session by the pool We talk about the challenges facing trans and gender-diverse athletes in Australia to compete, participate and enjoy sport with Sam Lewis, President of The Flying Bats about the ABC’s 7.30 program highlighted the story of Riley Dennis — a trans woman footballer — and the wave of transphobia and public debate that has unfolded over the years. We have an update on one of the biggest stories in the AFL across the past few weeks – Adelaide Crows AFL player Izak Rankine saying a homophobic slur during a game against an opponent and being handed a controversial four-game ban. And to close the show who is getting their game on? We hear from Daisy Pearce AFLW West Coast Eagles coach in response to the Club statement shared supporting former West Coast defender Mitch Brown becoming the AFL’s first openly bisexual man – a first in an almost 130 year history. 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! And thank you for being a part of Team Game On The post Getting our game on with Dr Jake Little (Lifesavers with Pride), Associate Professor Nic Badcock (UWA), Sam Lewis (The Flying Bats) appeared first on Game On!.

Welcome to Game On JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport every Wednesday from 6-7pm where you’ll 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! We talk sport on the show so that you can have a life of connection and camaraderie – so we want to make sure you are living your healthiest life to enjoy being active. Dr Peter Brukner OAM world renowned specialist sports and exercise physician and the founding partner and Director of the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne, took the time to come to the JOY 94.9 Sport Studio to talk about his commitment to the challenge of improving Australia’s health with improved diet and increased physical activity.  Check out the Defeat Diabetes app as away to get your health back on track, have a read of A Fat Lot of Good, and live your best life through a whole foods diet and exercise. (2:00) Kristina Mitsikas, Senior Manager Inclusion and Innovation, UWA Sport chats allyship across the University of Western Australia, two great initiatives – the LGBTQIA+ Allyship in Sport Breakfast, and the Wear it Purple Colour Run this Friday 29 August. Kristina outlines how allyship matters, give us an update on the progress of the 2030 Gay Games bid, and reminds us that LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport is still a work in progress and UWA Sport remain committed to shifting the culture in sport. (22:30) We are joined in the JOY 94.9 Sport Studio to talk footy, breaking news and being your authentic self with GayFL podcast hosts Chris Meecham and Brendan Maher and The Open Table Team of Craig and Ethan. (32:30) And to close the show who is getting their game on? The AFLW – it’s the annual Indigenous Round! This year’s celebration will take place over two rounds: Round 3 (29 – 31 Aug) and Round 4 (6 – 7 Sept). In 2025 there are 22 Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander players listed across the AFLW, with former Docker and Blue Kirby Bentley announced as the 2025 AFLW Indigenous Round Honouree. (42:43) 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! And thank you for being a part of Team Game On The post Getting our game on with Dr Peter Brukner, Kristina Mitsikas UWA, the GayFL team and The Open Table Team appeared first on Game On!.