As the much loved footy Season looms with the excitement of packed stadiums team scarves and hot meat pies it’s the players the teams that thrill us the most !

So we’re excited to welcome a major footy legend to the Pod winning countless awards includingthe Brownlow Medal, Norm Smith Medal, Carji Greeves Medal and Leigh Matthews Trophy ·

An exceptionally skilled footballer, now director of football at Carlton Diesel Greg Williams - Greg would later become one of the highest-paid player in the AFL.

However, as a child in suburban Melbourne, any future sporting career looked impossible. At two-and-a-half years old, Williams' parents, Brenda and Leigh, sought medical opinion on his severely knocked knees. As a result, he wore full-length callipers on both legs until he started school.

The intervention worked, and it was only a short time before he began showing significant sporting promise. His football prowess came to the fore when the family moved to Bendigo, and he developed his game with the Golden Square Football Club. As part of the VFL's country zoning scheme, Bendigo belonged to Carlton, and after training with the club in the pre-season of 1982, he returned home with an official letter stating that h

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David Southwick is the Member for Caulfield in Victoria. David has held several Parliamentary Positions.

In April 2013, David was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary for Police and Emergency Services. In December 2014, David was appointed into the Shadow Ministry as the Shadow Minister for Innovation, Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources and Shadow Minister for Renewables.

In November 2018, David was appointed as Shadow Minister for Police, Shadow Minister forCommunity Safety and Shadow Minister for Corrections.

In September 2021, David was elected as the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in Victoria and wasappointed as the Shadow Minister for Jobs and Employment, Shadow Minister for the Events Industry, Shadow Minister for Business Recovery, Shadow Minister for CBD Recovery, Shadow Minister for Small Business, and Shadow Minister for Business Precincts.

In the State election held in November 2022, David was re-elected for another 4-year term as the Member for Caulfield. His Party’s colleagues also re-elected him as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party.

David is currently Shadow Minister for Police and Corrections, Shadow Minister for Youth and Future Leaders and Shadow Minister for Youth Justice.

David has an extensive background in innovation, entrepreneurship, and small business. He also spent several years in academia, including serving as RMIT’s first Entrepreneur in Residence and as Head of the Executive Education Unit at Victoria University.

David continues in his commitment to young people and various local charities. As the Member for Caulfield, David has supported local initiatives including a charity fundraising run at Caulfield Racecourse. As the inaugural Chair of the Social Inclusion Leadership Committee (SILC) he seeks to promote the inclusion of people with disability in employment and community life in Victoria. In recognition of his work assisting local youth, David was awarded the City of Stonnington’s Citizen of the Year in 2009.

David holds a Bachelor of Business from Victoria University. In 1991 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his service on the Victoria University Council.

In his spare time David enjoys keeping fit, following the St Kilda Saints and spending time with family.

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Maggie Zhou is a Melbourne-based writer, editor, slow fashion advocate and the co-host of the Culture Club podcast.

She's written for publications such as The Guardian, ABC, The Age, Frankie, The Big Issue, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar and Cosmopolitan, and has been interviewed by the BBC, ABC, Nylon, The Project and Teen Vogue.

She's previously held positions at Fashion Journal and Refinery29 and is currently Broadsheet's fashion editor-at-large.

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