<p>EDFL icon Josh Covelli joins Daniel Harford on this week's edition of Local Heroes fresh off becoming the first player in the competition to kick 1000 career goals!</p><br><p>He chats through the build up to the moment on Saturday, the hardships he had to deal with off-field to even get back playing this season, and how he switched from key defender to the superstar full forward he is today!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>If we thought last week was big, today's episode of The Local features some unfathomable records that Daniel Harford was all over including:</p><br><p>-Which player broke the all-time Premier Data Ranking Points record</p><p>-The three players that hit the 100-goal milestone this season</p><p>-How many undefeated teams remain across the country</p><p>-Some of the tackling machines playing community football</p><br><p>Plus so much more!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Toby Prime covered local football at mastheads around Victoria, including with the Geelong Advertiser, Leader&nbsp;and Sunraysia Daily. Throughout his experience at local footy, he has published his first book Famous Flags: Great Local Grand finals.</p><br><p>He chats to Daniel Harford about the inspiration behind the book, why Luke Beveridge has been one of his biggest supporters and he relays some of the infamous local footy Grand Finals that are portrayed in the final version.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>We saw some stats and records that have to be seen to be believed in this week's episode of The Local!</p><br><p>Daniel Harford talks through all the biggest talking points from the weekend of local footy including:</p><br><p>- Aussie Smith's astonishing 83-disposal game</p><p>- A 600th game milestone, all for the same club</p><p>- Those who can assist but can't score</p><p>- An undefeated teams update</p><br><p>Plus so much more!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Working in both school and community football in 2026, Nathan Thompson is entrenched in local footy and he joins his old teammate Daniel Harford to go through his footballing journey.</p><br><p>Thommo chats through how he his balancing his time between coaching at Broadford and Assumption College, his experience in community football as a child and why he still remains involved in the sport.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>It was another week of astonishing performances in the local footy space, highlighted by two extraordinary 72-disposal games on the same day!</p><br><p>Find out who achieved those feats and also:</p><p>- Who is has a 100% spoil to disposal rate this season</p><p>- Which Tassie footballer kicked another bag </p><p>- How many sides remain undefeated in 2026</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Fresh off a career-high 15-goal display for Cora Lynn on the weekend, local footy star Nathan Gardiner joins Harf to chat through his time in the local footy space and his quest for a premiership and to reach a historic 1000-goal milestone.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>There was so much to unpack in another big episode of The Local podcast with Daniel Harford this week including:</p><br><p>-A tribute on Nathan Fitzgerald</p><p>-An undefeated teams update</p><p>-The Tassie women who are stuffing the stat sheet</p><p>-The country's best impact scorers</p><br><p>And so much more!</p><br><p>You can support the Fitzgerald family by clicking the link here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/supporting-the-fitzgerald-family-vn2ut?attribution_id=sl:9ba69f45-e56a-45eb-8960-b495edfad474&amp;lang=en_AU&amp;ts=1783310316&amp;utm_campaign=man_ss_icons&amp;utm_content=amp20_t1&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Taking on the task as President of the Noble Park Football Club to honour his late father David, club legend Shayne Allan is leading the Bulls through its toughest period since joining the EFNL at the turn of the century, but it won't stop him from looking to bring the club back to its glory days.</p><br><p>Fresh of the senior men's side's first victory of the season, Shayne chats to Harf about his fondest memories at the club as a player, the challenges he's facing now as President, and why he is confident Noble Park can turn things around.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>