Mums with Mics
Join Tracey McKay, mum of Ben and Harry, and Jackie De Koning, mum of Sam and Tom, for a personal look at players and their lives on and off the field, and what it’s like to be part of a footy family. You won’t have heard these stories before … when Mums have mics, anything can happen.
Episodes
The mother of AFL pair Xavier and Zane, AFLW star Yasmin and top 2025 prospect Willem on her family's hectic life in footy.
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Hunter Clark’s mum Fiona on the journey through junior footy to current stardom at the Saints, and having to switch from being a die hard Richmond supporter to barracking for her son’s team
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Sandra Mitchell joins Tracey McKay and Jackie De Koning to talk about Tom’s journey at three different clubs, winning the Brownlow and the AFL Grand Final, and who she really barracks for.
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Jan Daniher in a wide-ranging chat on her and husband Neale's life - from when they first met to where she was when they received the MND diagnosis, how they test the infamous 'celebrity slide' for The Big Freeze, and the importance of counting blessings and enjoying life in the face of adversity
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Donna Maynard on Collingwood winning the Grand Final, the transformational impact of having a psychologist at the club, how an OCD diagnosis changed her son's life and thinking a players wife would go into labour during the Collingwood Grand Final
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Patrick Cripps mum Cath joins Tracey McKay and Jackie De Koning in a chat about family, life in the ‘Football Factory’ Northampton, their journey at Carlton, new bub Koda Sophie Crips, and how frivolity can sometimes lead to a hernia.
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Cherie Dear joins Tracey McKay and Jackie De Koning in a wide-ranging chat about how she almost didn't make it to her son's AFL debut, her husband Paul (1991 Norm Smith Medallist and Premiership player) and his tragic passing, their foundation Dare to Hope, where Calsher got his name, and his idolisation of Jack Riewoldt as a youngster.
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Tracey McKay, mum of Ben and Harry, and Jackie De Koning, mum of Sam and Tom, are joined by Sue Wallis, wife of Footscray player of the 80's and 90's Steve Wallis, and mum of ex-Western Bulldog Mitch Wallis who retired in 2022. They look at the highlights and hardships and re-live her funniest memories from being part of a footy family.
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Join Tracey McKay, mum of Ben and Harry, and Jackie De Koning, mum of Sam and Tom, for a personal look at players and their lives on and off the field, and what it’s like to be part of a footy family.
In our first episode, Tracey and Jackie share their perspectives as mums of players today.
You won’t have heard these stories before … when Mums have mics, anything can happen.
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