Hey Pal Radio

Episode 16 - Abbey Wehrung

Hey Pal Radio is back to have a chat about the 2024/25 Cygnett WNBL ahead of the Grand Final Series between the Bendigo Spirit and the Townsville Fire. The two best teams going head to head for WNBL immortality. In the second of our two Hey Pal Radio episodes this week, we speak the WNBL Sixth Woman of the Year - Abbey Wehrung.
We speak with Abbey about the excitement of making the Grand Final series at Bendigo, the winning environment at the Spirit, her love of her pets and her amazing pet-minding business Air Bark'n'Bark and much more.
Follow @heypalradio on social media and ensure you keep track with the WNBL through social media. A massive thank you to "The Collective" (thecollectiveau.net) where host Eric McFarland called Perth Lynx home games with Adam Parry. You can watch the WNBL Grand Final games on ESPN/Kayo/Foxtel and 9Now respectively.

Episode 15 - Jade Melbourne 2: Electric Boogaloo

Hey Pal Radio is back to have a chat about the 2024/25 Cygnett WNBL ahead of the Grand Final Series between the Bendigo Spirit and the Townsville Fire. The two best teams going head to head for WNBL immortality. In the first of two Hey Pal Radio episodes this week, we speak to returning superstar guest - Jade Melbourne!
We speak with Jade about the UC Capitals season and her decision to re-sign, being the Fan's MVP and the impact and influence of young legends such as Abbie from Her Way & Block Party, the upcoming Opals Training Camp, the Grand Final Series and much more.
Follow @heypalradio on social media and ensure you keep track with the WNBL through social media. A massive thank you to "The Collective" (thecollectiveau.net) where host Eric McFarland called Perth Lynx home games with Adam Parry. You can watch the WNBL Grand Final games on ESPN/Kayo/Foxtel and 9Now respectively.

Bonus Episode - Squin & Emac Preview The WNBL Awards Night

Hey Pal Radio is back with a BONUS EPISODE. On this episode, Emac is joined by Shooting the Breeze's Squin to give their previews and predictions for the upcoming Cygnett WNBL Awards Night. Who will they pick and why? Find out in this bonus (x 3) episode (x3). 
Who do you pick and why? Let us know below!
Follow @heypalradio on social media and ensure you keep track with the WNBL through social media. You can listen to host Eric McFarland calling Perth Lynx home games with Adam Parry on 'The Collective' (thecollectiveau.net) and watch the games on ESPN and 9Now.

Episode 14 - Lauren Cox & Coach Kennedy Kereama

Hey Pal Radio is back to have a chat about the 2024/25 Cygnett WNBL after Round 15. Hey Pal is here to be your unofficial companion podcast to the WNBL Season. This week we prepare for the Finals and make it double with two massive interviews. We chat with an organiser of a Block Party in star Townsville import Lauren Cox and the head coach of the top seed Bendigo Spirit in Kennedy Kereama.
We speak with Lauren about her time in Townsville, how her volleyball background shaped her defensive abilities, winning a NCAA National Championship with Baylor, a basketball journey through America and Europe and what lies ahead for Townsville ahead of the vital Perth game this weekend. Coach Kereama chats to us about his coaching philosophy, growing up in NZ and getting into basketball, Bendigo's lessons learned and a rampaging season so far.
Follow @heypalradio on social media and ensure you keep track with the WNBL through social media. You can listen to host Eric McFarland calling Perth Lynx home games with Adam Parry on 'The Collective' (thecollectiveau.net) and watch the games on ESPN and 9Now.

Episode 13 - Hannah Hank & Bonnie Deas

Hey Pal Radio is back to have a chat about the 2024/25 Cygnett WNBL after Round 14. Hey Pal is here to be your unofficial companion podcast to the WNBL Season. This week is our salute to the Rising Star. We have not one but two interviews with emerging Aussie basketball talents - Hannah Hank and Bonnie Deas.
We speak with Hannah about her time with Geelong, staying there for the upcoming NBL1 season, Europe, college and an exciting end to the season. Bonnie chats with Eric about being a Gold medallist with the Gems, Frankston, time at the CoE, an unbelievable love and appetite for the beach, heading to Akansas and so much more as well.
Follow @heypalradio on social media and ensure you keep track with the WNBL through social media. You can listen to host Eric McFarland calling Perth Lynx home games with Adam Parry on 'The Collective' (thecollectiveau.net) and watch the games on ESPN and 9Now.

Episode 12 - Tayah Burrows

Hey Pal Radio is back to have a chat about the 2024/25 Cygnett WNBL after Round 13. Hey Pal is here to be your unofficial companion podcast to the WNBL Season. Ahead of really big weekend for the defending champion Southside Flyers, we chat to their guard, Western Australian product and 'young vet' Tayah Burrows. In this chat with Tayah, we talk about starting out in the NBL1 West (Then SBL) at the age of 14, the sacrifices made by her and her loved ones, the tough decisions and the resilience in dealing with serious injuries, playing abroad in Sweden, giving back as a mentor, her current approach to the game at Southside and much much more in a really engaging chat.
Follow @heypalradio on social media and ensure you keep track with the WNBL through social media. You can listen to host Eric McFarland calling Perth Lynx home games with Adam Parry on 'The Collective' (thecollectiveau.net) and watch the games on ESPN and 9Now.

Episode 11 - Japreece Dean & The W Club Melbourne

Hey Pal Radio is back to have a chat about the 2024/25 Cygnett WNBL after Round 12. Hey Pal is here to be your unofficial companion podcast to the WNBL Season. Ahead of an important long weekend of basketball, we chat to Adelaide Lightning import, Japreece Dean. In this chat with Japreece, we talk about college, the decision making for a pro basketballer when signing with international teams and leagues, recovery from injury, challenges of being a travelling pro and the upcoming business end of the Adelaide Lightning season.
We also speak to Liz Quinn and Tessa Lavey who are the architects behind the W Club Melbourne - an inclusive space for everyone to celebrate and connect through women's sports. We talk about the exciting progress on the W Club and women's sports on the whole as they gear up for the opening of an exciting establishment in the sporting capital of our land. 
Follow @heypalradio on social media and ensure you keep track with the WNBL through social media. You can listen to host Eric McFarland calling Perth Lynx home games with Adam Parry on 'The Collective' (thecollectiveau.net) and watch the games on ESPN and 9Now.

Episode 10 - Marianna Tolo

Hey Pal Radio is back to have a chat about the 2024/25 Cygnett WNBL after Round 11. Hey Pal is here to be your unofficial companion podcast to the WNBL Season. Ahead of the massive top of the table clash between Bendigo and Perth, we chat to Aussie basketball superstar and Olympic Bronze Medalist, Marianna Tolo. In this chat with Marianna, we talk about drawing inspiration from Australian icon Cathy Freeman, the Olympics, learning through European basketball leagues and how it differed from the WNBA and WNBL plus her return to Australia with the rampaging Bendigo Spirit.
Follow @heypalradio on social media and ensure you keep track with the WNBL through social media. You can listen to host Eric McFarland calling Perth Lynx home games with Adam Parry on 'The Collective' (thecollectiveau.net) and watch the games on ESPN and 9Now.

Episode 9 - Chantel Horvat

Hey Pal Radio is back for the New Year! and is here to have a chat about the 2024/25 Cygnett WNBL after Round 10. Hey Pal is here to be your unofficial companion podcast to the WNBL Season. In this episode, we chat to UC Capitals star Chantel Horvat ahead of the Caps big Retro Round clash against Adelaide this weekend. Chantel tells us about her basketball journey, an important mindset moment in college, future goals and a love for Canberra.
Eric also has a crack at predictions (Spoiler - they probably won't age well) as he gives his opinion on who the clubhouse leaders are for key individual WNBL awards and his current All-Star 5 for Season 2024/25. We would love your opinion and your nominees in the comments below!
Follow @heypalradio on social media and ensure you keep track with the WNBL through social media. You can listen to host Eric McFarland calling Perth Lynx home games with Adam Parry on 'The Collective' (thecollectiveau.net) and watch the games on ESPN and 9Now.

Episode 8 - Miela Sowah & Chloe Forster

Hey Pal Radio is here to have a chat about the 2024/25 Cygnett WNBL after Round 7. Hey Pal is here to be your unofficial companion podcast to the WNBL Season. In this episode, we chat to Miela Sowah in the midst of a career-best WNBL season with the Perth Lynx. We speak about getting into the game, her time at Duke, her individual year, hosting the Perth Wildcast, her goals and so much more.
We also chat to NBL1 National Champion Chloe Forster about her season with the Northern Kahu in the Tauihi league in New Zealand, the challenges of the first international pro contract, her starring year at the Warwick Senators and what comes next in another absorbing chat.
That's right - two interviews for the price of one!
Follow @heypalradio on social media and ensure you keep track with the WNBL through social media. You can listen to host Eric McFarland calling Perth Lynx home games with Adam Parry on 'The Collective' (thecollectiveau.net) and watch the games on ESPN and 9Now.