The PFA Podcast

In March, Casey Dumont helped reigning Premiers Melbourne Victory to one game shy of a Grand Final. Less than three weeks later, she had swapped the goalkeeping gloves for medical scrubs, and was on the front line of Queensland’s pandemic response as an on-call nurse. The PFA caught up with Casey on her 2019-20 season – a campaign which she was voted by her peers into the PFA’s Team of the Seas...

In this episode, the PFA explores how the game can pave a pathway forward following the devastating impact of the coronavirus, including some Big Ideas that can galvanise the sport and drive success. Through the lens of a popular concept made famous by American researcher and author Jim Collins in his book, Good to Great, the PFA has developed a “Football Flywheel”, demonstrating the constituen...

In September 2017, the PFA awarded Cheryl Salisbury with its highest honour, the Alex Tobin Medal. Listen to her speech on the night after receiving the medal from Alex Tobin and her onstage interview with Simon Hill.

Following the release of the PFA Player Pathway Study, Chief Executive John Didulica and Research and Innovation Executive Brett Taylor discuss the questions that underpin the study and some of its key findings.Find the full report here: http://bit.ly/2v7uQPD

Recently retired from professional football, Nick Montgomery talks to the PFA about his long career in England playing for Sheffield United including winning promotion to the Premier League, his decision to come to Australia to play for the Central Coast Mariners and his transition into retirement and why he still wants to work in the game.

In an inspiring conversation long time advocate for indigenous rights John Moriarty talks about his life as an aboriginal person in Australia before indigenous people were counted in the census, being taken from his family at a young age, how he started playing football and why he believes football is the vehicle to improve the lives of indigenous communities.

Melbourne City's Osama Malik discusses his Sudanese background, growing up in Adelaide, visiting Sudan, and the role football plays in bringing people of different cultures together.

Former Matilda Tal Karp speaks to the PFA about her career path through women's football in Australia, balancing her study and work in Law with a football career and her desire to contribute to the game off the field in her role as Board Director at Football Federation Victoria.

One of Australia's greatest footballers Harry Kewell goes one on one with Andy Harper at the 2016 PFA Awards where he was awarded Australian football's highest honour, the Alex Tobin Medal. Harry discusses his career, injuries, his famous number seven jersey at Liverpool and his transition into coaching.