1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: This is the Fitsy and Whipper with Kate Richie podcast. 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 2: My local footy team that I grew up playing in 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 2: the Portlander Cockle Divers that I've played before Old Yeah. 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: On Saturday we won the A grade. 5 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 2: Premiership for the first time in twenty eight years with 6 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 2: do you know what? 7 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 1: Can I just say this is why. 8 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 2: Sporting clubs are so good because it just doesn't bring 9 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: the players together the winner, but it brings the community together. 10 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 2: Like it's just That's why my wife was saying where 11 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 2: is my husband? 12 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: Because I just couldn't leave the club. Everyone was so 13 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: jovial and it just means do you know what? 14 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 2: Sporting clubs are a place where people go for a release, 15 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 2: to get away from all the stressful things in their lives, 16 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 2: forget about the world and go down the club with 17 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 2: people that you love and are there for the right reasons. 18 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: And that's what I saw Saturday night whip. There was 19 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: just god. 20 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 2: Actually we had a couple there was Harry Himmelberg from 21 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 2: gw Wes was over there. We've got a player on 22 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 2: our side that used to play for GWS sax Brown, 23 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: so there was a few AFL players there. Then you've 24 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 2: got all the old guys who won premierships inte eighty eight. 25 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 2: My dad was there, he won nineteen sixty five and 26 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 2: in nineteen eighteen three. 27 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: I was eighteen sixty five. I think, well he was 28 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:17,119 Speaker 1: he was a really young man. 29 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 2: And then he captain coached in nineteen seventy three and 30 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 2: I played in the nineteen ninety seven premiership. So we've 31 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 2: only won four premierships. This was our fifths. A There's 32 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 2: a beautiful story though, right. There's our assistant coach, Paul Vaughan, 33 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 2: and he was my captain in nineteen ninety seven when 34 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 2: I played in that premiership. 35 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: And I love this man. I looked up to him 36 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: when I was a kid and. 37 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 2: He inspired me with football and he took me under 38 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 2: his wing and I absolutely adore him. 39 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 1: And he's the assistant coach now of the A grade 40 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: team whip. And he told me a. 41 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 2: Story and he got quite emotional on Saturday night that 42 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 2: when he was on his way on the way to 43 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 2: the ground, he'd written a few notes. 44 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: He did this inspiring speech to the boys on. 45 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 2: Thursday as well, but he wrote a few notes that 46 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 2: he wanted to bring up before the game and he 47 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 2: looked down and he'd forgotten his pen. So when he 48 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 2: got to the ground where the grand final was at, 49 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 2: he went into the local clubrooms and said, look, can 50 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 2: I borrow a pen? 51 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: Is that okay? And they said, yeah, noorries. 52 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 2: They handed him a pen and on the pen was 53 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: the name of a funeral company, and it was the 54 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 2: funeral company that he just used to say goodbye to 55 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 2: his parents in the last couple of years, okay. 56 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 1: And there was this moment where he looked at the 57 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: name of the. 58 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 2: Funeral company went, oh my god, that was where we 59 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 2: said goodbye to mom and dad. And then he reckons 60 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 2: for the whole game whip. He was holding this pen 61 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: in his two hands and he's just talking to it 62 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 2: as if it was his mum and dad and saying, 63 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 2: come on, come on, dad, get this over the line. 64 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: We can do this for four quarters of the game. 65 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 2: And we got by two points and he said, mate, 66 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 2: I will never ever he stolen it from the club, 67 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 2: But he said, I will never I will never ever 68 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 2: get rid of this pen. It is now my good 69 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: luck charm forever. 70 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: And he can hold onto that, knowing that's all of 71 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: the average funerals about five thousand dollars to head back 72 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:19,359 Speaker 1: from the funeral and then he's had a win. 73 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 2: So he finally got something out of it. I thought 74 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 2: that was a beautiful story. And good luck charms. You 75 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 2: know what when something like this and a momentous occasion 76 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 2: in your life happens and you're holding on to something, 77 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 2: I mean, it signifies that for the rest of your life. 78 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 2: Thirteen twenty four to ten, What is your good luck charm? 79 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 2: Cheryl's given us a call from Saint Andrews. What's your Cheryl? 80 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 3: My good luck charm is my sister on crystal that 81 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 3: I wear around my neck. I actually got it when 82 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 3: I was in my twenties. I bought it in Sydney 83 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 3: as the Rocks. And I'm very lucky. I've been very 84 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 3: lucky in my life. I've actually won health wise. I've 85 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 3: been very lucky. Found by accident that I had cancer 86 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 3: and I would have been dead within six weeks. And 87 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 3: it was only because they did a full scheme instead 88 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 3: of instead of going from I had other ones which 89 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 3: went below my neck. Yes, and so that's one good thing. 90 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 3: I won one of the holidays. I've won about sixteen 91 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 3: holidays in competition. One of those, yeah, one of the 92 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 3: holidays was you had to unscramble three places in Tasmania 93 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 3: and I did, which I did it centered in It 94 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:34,799 Speaker 3: was just an envelope. It was in a barrel and 95 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 3: they reckon. There was about three hundred and ninety eight 96 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 3: thousand envelopes. And the guy, I've actually been, I've actually 97 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 3: been in a room and like, I'll give you an example. 98 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 3: I went on a holiday and they had a lucky 99 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 3: chair every night and each night at dinner, and i'd 100 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 3: actually won that holiday, and you said on the and 101 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 3: you've got a prize. Anyway, the first night I just 102 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 3: sat down and I won the prize. So somebody said 103 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 3: keep where are you going to sit? The next night, 104 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 3: I said, oh here, They said can I sit there? 105 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 3: I said, of course you can sit there, don't mine. 106 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 3: I'll just sit over here every night for sixteen for 107 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 3: sixteen days. I won it. 108 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: No way, Cheryl, you're kidding me. Sixteen days in a row, sixteen. 109 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 3: Days in a row, and I've been, and I've actually been. 110 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 3: Another time I was out of function and I bought 111 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 3: five Raffle tickets and I actually my name came out 112 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 3: five times, which and I said. 113 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: No, no, I'll take. 114 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 3: One prize and then I won the Lucky Door cry. 115 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 2: Cheryl, Cheryl, can you Cheryl mate, can you please make 116 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 2: you wait in thirty three? So on the street right now, 117 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 2: because we're just going to have you in our studio 118 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 2: for the rest of our career. 119 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 1: Is Cheryl, you just need to be out good. 120 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 2: Hey Cheryl, have you ever lost the crystal or have 121 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 2: you freaked out? No? 122 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 3: No, I've never lost it. I've always had it. And 123 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 3: it's funny because it's one of those things that like, 124 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 3: as an example, like even with my children or friends 125 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 3: and like, for instance, because I am I am very intuitive, 126 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 3: but it'll be like my spirit guides will start talking 127 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 3: to me and even to the point where like people say, oh, 128 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 3: I'm not lucky, and then I'll say to them, but 129 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 3: because I've done a lot of really nice things in life, 130 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 3: like I've always helped and sold raffle tickets for charities, 131 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 3: and like I've always I like, I'm that type of 132 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 3: person and you know, and I've always you know anyway, 133 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 3: but I've had people that are very negative and I 134 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:40,840 Speaker 3: never win anything, and I said, well, if you here, 135 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 3: I want to spy this ticket or have this ticket. No, no, 136 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 3: I won't win. And I said, well, I'm telling you 137 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 3: that number is going to win, and it has and 138 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 3: they've taken it. 139 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: L what do you do on this sad day? Do 140 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 1: you mind coming to ran withick with me? Cheryl? Oh? 141 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, even and I've gone, mate, even when I've gone 142 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 3: to the races. It's quite funny because I've actually I don't. 143 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 3: I just look at the horse and I think the 144 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 3: horse's a really nice horse, and someone will say, oh, 145 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 3: look it's not going to win an ok. Yeah, but 146 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 3: I like to look at it. 147 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: I can get really beautiful story. You're okay, you're our 148 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: good luck charm for the rest of the show. What 149 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: Unshriff It's. 150 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 2: In Whippa with Kate Ritchie is a Nova podcast to 151 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 2: walk great shows like this. Download the Nova player by 152 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 2: the app Store or Google playing the player.