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West Australian
23-07-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Western Derby: Best-ever goals in history of cross-town clashes between West Coast Eagles & Fremantle Dockers
The 15th goal kicked in this weekend's clash between Fremantle and West Coast will be the 1500th western derby goal of all time. To celebrate, we've gone back through the archives to pick out the 15 best-ever majors in derbies, ranging from freakish finishes to clutch kicking. Check out our countdown and have your say below on what you think deserves to be No.1 - and any other goals you'd argue should be on the list! Brett Heady's crunching tackle on Freo's Quenton Leach paved the way for Lewis, who swooped on the loose footy, gathered himself, and launched truly from beyond 50. It gave West Coast a 20-point buffer in the early stages of the final term in the second derby of 1998 to help the Eagles continue their unbeaten cross-town run. In a year where he'd go on to snare a Norm Smith Medal, Shuey showed his appetite for a big moment with a superb running goal in the first-ever derby at Optus Stadium. Streaming forward from the centre square, Shuey gathered a tumbling ball without breaking stride before saluting from 55m. In the opening quarter of his first derby, and with reigning All-Australian defender Brad Sheppard for company, Treacy gave a glimpse of why he'd quickly become a Freo favourite. Having failed to complete the mark while outmuscling Sheppard, Treacy collected the footy and quickly snapped on his non-preferred left from deep in the pocket. An unlikely man for this list, given he only booted three majors in his 16 derby appearances, but this one was worth celebrating. After a brilliant build-up that featured a trademark Ben Cousins dash, Jakovich paddled the footy to himself, got the bounce he needed, and finished on the run before shouting to the crowd in Subiaco's south-east pocket. Pavlich had the ball on a string as he produced what remains Freo's biggest-ever derby goalkicking haul with a bag of eight in a thumping 2012 victory. His sixth was the pick of the bunch as he cleanly collected an inside-50 kick that pitched just in front of him before snapping from a tight angle with Eric Mackenzie right on his hammer. It's well known that West Coast players used to practice plenty of shots on goal in front of the players' race leading to their old Subiaco changerooms, so LeCras was no stranger to this spot on the ground when he dobbed a 2017 ripper. Collecting a Beau Waters handpass hard up against the boundary line, LeCras dribbled a pinpoint snap from 30m out that eluded Griffin Logue on the goal line. Left foot, tightest of angles, under plenty of pressure from Matt Rosa and Scott Selwood. None of that worried a teenage Fyfe as he hit the banana sweetly to slot one of the toughest goals of his decorated career. This was the very first goal of John Worsfold's lengthy stint as Eagles coach, and it was a fair way for the successful era to begin. Embley pounced on a loose footy in the middle of Subiaco Oval, bounced off Shaun McManus, took a bounce and blasted truly from almost 60m out for a superb solo effort. 'The Wiz' could make the difficult look easy, so a set shot from 50m while standing beyond the boundary line was no problem. Against a backdrop of boos from the West Coast home fans, Farmer steered a torpedo - yes, a full-blown barrel - through the major opening before leaping into McManus' arms. The second derby of 2003 was among the highest-stakes clashes in the rivalry's history, with both teams in contention for a top-four berth as they squared off in the final round of the season. Immediately after a stunning Daniel Kerr goal - see more below - Medhurst effectively sealed the game late in the final term with a gather, slip, regather, blind snap effort that sparked wild celebrations among Freo fans. A nerves-of-steel set shot that remains the only final-minute match-winning goal in derby history. After finding himself in space and accepting a Peter Bell pass with the Dockers down by a point, Hasleby met the moment and kicked truly from a step inside 50 to seal a famous victory. Perhaps the western derby's most iconic display of courage. There were serious concerns for McManus' welfare as he lay sprawled out on the Subi turf after going back with the flight and getting crunched by David Wirrpanda. But after needing almost 90 seconds to collect himself and take his kick, the co-captain converted to cap a truly inspirational moment for the young club. After watching nine straight derby defeats to begin the cross-town rivalry, this was the moment Freo fans started to truly believe that a breakthrough victory was on the cards. Running onto a kick to space inside 50 from Greg Harding, Modra tapped the ball out in front of him, eked out an inch of separation from Ashley McIntosh, and launched from what commentator Dennis Cometti labelled an 'impossible angle'. The kick sailed through as Modra slammed the turf four times with both hands - with McIntosh lying on top of him - for one of his six goals, and with the lead out to 25 late in the third term, the foundation had been laid for the historic win. This was desperately close to being No.1 - a stunning solo effort that was rightfully crowned 2003's Goal of the Year. Receiving a handpass from Michael Braun on the half-back flank, Kerr took off for the longest running major in Eagles history. After five bounces and having kept a chasing Antoni Grover at bay, the midfield ace still had enough juice to clear the goal line from close to 50m to briefly give his team hope before the aforementioned Medhurst major secured Freo's win. West Coast had reeled off 11 consecutive derby wins, and Serong had seen enough. With Freo clinging to a six-point lead midway through the last quarter, Serong got knocked to the turf by Dom Sheed, bounced back up, and threaded through the banana from hard up against the boundary. 'Serong, so right!' was the famous call from Anthony Hudson as the star Docker helped seal the victory and the first of his four Glendinning-Allan Medals - as well as the Goal of the Year prize, for good measure.
Perth Now
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
The 15 best-ever western derby goals: Who deserves No.1?
The 15th goal kicked in this weekend's clash between Fremantle and West Coast will be the 1500th western derby goal of all time. To celebrate, we've gone back through the archives to pick out the 15 best-ever majors in derbies, ranging from freakish finishes to clutch kicking. Check out our countdown and have your say below on what you think deserves to be No.1 - and any other goals you'd argue should be on the list! Brett Heady's crunching tackle on Freo's Quenton Leach paved the way for Lewis, who swooped on the loose footy, gathered himself, and launched truly from beyond 50. It gave West Coast a 20-point buffer in the early stages of the final term in the second derby of 1998 to help the Eagles continue their unbeaten cross-town run. In a year where he'd go on to snare a Norm Smith Medal, Shuey showed his appetite for a big moment with a superb running goal in the first-ever derby at Optus Stadium. Streaming forward from the centre square, Shuey gathered a tumbling ball without breaking stride before saluting from 55m. Josh Treacy's first western derby goal was one to remember in 2021. In the opening quarter of his first derby, and with reigning All-Australian defender Brad Sheppard for company, Treacy gave a glimpse of why he'd quickly become a Freo favourite. Having failed to complete the mark while outmuscling Sheppard, Treacy collected the footy and quickly snapped on his non-preferred left from deep in the pocket. An unlikely man for this list, given he only booted three majors in his 16 derby appearances, but this one was worth celebrating. After a brilliant build-up that featured a trademark Ben Cousins dash, Jakovich paddled the footy to himself, got the bounce he needed, and finished on the run before shouting to the crowd in Subiaco's south-east pocket. Pavlich had the ball on a string as he produced what remains Freo's biggest-ever derby goalkicking haul with a bag of eight in a thumping 2012 victory. His sixth was the pick of the bunch as he cleanly collected an inside-50 kick that pitched just in front of him before snapping from a tight angle with Eric Mackenzie right on his hammer. It's well known that West Coast players used to practice plenty of shots on goal in front of the players' race leading to their old Subiaco changerooms, so LeCras was no stranger to this spot on the ground when he dobbed a 2017 ripper. Collecting a Beau Waters handpass hard up against the boundary line, LeCras dribbled a pinpoint snap from 30m out that eluded Griffin Logue on the goal line. Left foot, tightest of angles, under plenty of pressure from Matt Rosa and Scott Selwood. None of that worried a teenage Fyfe as he hit the banana sweetly to slot one of the toughest goals of his decorated career. This was the very first goal of John Worsfold's lengthy stint as Eagles coach, and it was a fair way for the successful era to begin. Embley pounced on a loose footy in the middle of Subiaco Oval, bounced off Shaun McManus, took a bounce and blasted truly from almost 60m out for a superb solo effort. 'The Wiz' could make the difficult look easy, so a set shot from 50m while standing beyond the boundary line was no problem. Against a backdrop of boos from the West Coast home fans, Farmer steered a torpedo - yes, a full-blown barrel - through the major opening before leaping into McManus' arms. The second derby of 2003 was among the highest-stakes clashes in the rivalry's history, with both teams in contention for a top-four berth as they squared off in the final round of the season. Immediately after a stunning Daniel Kerr goal - see more below - Medhurst effectively sealed the game late in the final term with a gather, slip, regather, blind snap effort that sparked wild celebrations among Freo fans. A nerves-of-steel set shot that remains the only final-minute match-winning goal in derby history. After finding himself in space and accepting a Peter Bell pass with the Dockers down by a point, Hasleby met the moment and kicked truly from a step inside 50 to seal a famous victory. Perhaps the western derby's most iconic display of courage. There were serious concerns for McManus' welfare as he lay sprawled out on the Subi turf after going back with the flight and getting crunched by David Wirrpanda. But after needing almost 90 seconds to collect himself and take his kick, the co-captain converted to cap a truly inspirational moment for the young club. After watching nine straight derby defeats to begin the cross-town rivalry, this was the moment Freo fans started to truly believe that a breakthrough victory was on the cards. Running onto a kick to space inside 50 from Greg Harding, Modra tapped the ball out in front of him, eked out an inch of separation from Ashley McIntosh, and launched from what commentator Dennis Cometti labelled an 'impossible angle'. The kick sailed through as Modra slammed the turf four times with both hands - with McIntosh lying on top of him - for one of his six goals, and with the lead out to 25 late in the third term, the foundation had been laid for the historic win. This was desperately close to being No.1 - a stunning solo effort that was rightfully crowned 2003's Goal of the Year. Receiving a handpass from Michael Braun on the half-back flank, Kerr took off for the longest running major in Eagles history. After five bounces and having kept a chasing Antoni Grover at bay, the midfield ace still had enough juice to clear the goal line from close to 50m to briefly give his team hope before the aforementioned Medhurst major secured Freo's win. West Coast had reeled off 11 consecutive derby wins, and Serong had seen enough. With Freo clinging to a six-point lead midway through the last quarter, Serong got knocked to the turf by Dom Sheed, bounced back up, and threaded through the banana from hard up against the boundary. 'Serong, so right!' was the famous call from Anthony Hudson as the star Docker helped seal the victory and the first of his four Glendinning-Allan Medals - as well as the Goal of the Year prize, for good measure.
Perth Now
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Dani Shuey to fill Katie Lamb's spot on 92.9 Triple M Breakfast alongside Xavier Ellis
Triple M Breakfast presenter Katie Lamb believes her job is in good hands while she is off on maternity leave, tackling motherhood for the first time. The radio personality will leave the airwaves on Friday, with her replacement taking the reins alongside Xavier Ellis later this month on July 21. Lamb's successor for the rest of the year, before she returns in the new year, is Dani Shuey. No stranger to radio and already a familiar face within the media, Shuey is ready to get stuck into the role but admitted she has big shoes to fill. Ironically, the pair are preparing to tag team as they grew up knowing of each other during school and even went down the same career path. Both graduated with a diploma in broadcasting from WAAPA and ended up with jobs in the media. 'I just think it's a great fit. Dani coming in, she's already part of the Triple M team, but just to take over and bring her energy. I just think it will be a really smooth transition,' Lamb said. While Lamb, who has been doing radio for 12 years, is sad to wrap up, she's excited for the next phase in her life — raising her first child. 'I'm just super excited to dive into motherhood. I guess I'm scared as well, but I'm just excited to take on this role now with my partner, and we're doing it together, and hopefully all goes well, but the actual birth itself is freaking me out,' she said. Camera Icon Dani Shuey, Katie Lamb and Xavier Ellis. Credit: Andrew Ritchie / The West Australian Shuey, who has two kids with her husband and former West Coast Eagles star Luke Shuey, had three words of advice for her friend: 'Embrace the chaos.' 'It's the best thing that'll happen to you, and there's also some really crazy times within it as well. But we're only a phone call away. Xav and I, we're seasoned parents, so anytime you want to drop by the studio during your time off, we'll happily help you rock a little one to sleep or change a nappy for you.' Lamb responded: 'When you said it was just three words, I thought your advice was just going to be 'Keep them alive. '' 'Honestly, that's my biggest concern. I can barely look after myself. So bringing in another one into the world, I'm nervous.' Lamb said she had felt privileged to live out her dream job. 'I love being creative in that content space, being able to have a bit of fun working with Xav as well. It's just like working with one of your best mates. We've got good banter on air and off air,' she said. 'So yeah, I feel really privileged to be able to wake up, even though you have to wake up at 4am every morning. That's not fun. That's the downside. But being able to go to work and have some banter with your friend on air. It's pretty much my dream job.' While Shuey doesn't have any big ideas for the show up her sleeve yet, she said she's not going to overthink the job for fear of 'not being herself'. 'I'm just hoping to bring some light-hearted banter, a few laughs, an insight into some funny stories about my life and some funny stories from being friends with Xav for so long,' she said. 'I'm going to try not to overthink it too much, because I think your best radio comes out when you're just being yourself and you're being natural. 'I love the immediacy of radio and connecting with the listeners. I think that's the best part about it.' But for now, Shuey is gearing up for the early morning starts. 'I'm a little bit nervous, it's going to be a little bit of change to the way we do things at home,' she said. 'I know that eventually I'll get used to it. But winter is definitely going to be testing.'
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Young men are binge drinking less than young women for the 1st time. What's going on?
Gen Z has been hailed as the 'sober-curious' generation, with rates of risky behaviors such as drinking alcohol, as well as having sex and using drugs, falling to historically low rates. But one study recently put an even finer point on the trend: Young men in particular are the ones giving up binge drinking, defined as having five or more alcoholic beverages in one sitting for men, or four or more for women. Fewer Gen Z men than women reported binge drinking in the last month between 2021 and 2023, according to the April 2025 study in JAMA. Though the gap between men's and women's drinking rates has been narrowing over the past several decades, in recent years women's alcohol use has outpaced men's for the first time ever. The findings have raised alarm bells over women's high binge-drinking rates. But a closer look shows that the closing gender gap is driven as much, if not more so, by falling bingeing rates among men, especially young adult males. So what's inspiring young men to drink less or not at all? We looked into it. All young adults were drinking less between 2021 and 2023, compared with the 2017-19 period, according to the study. Young women were binge drinking 13% less, but young men saw an even bigger drop — nearly 21%. So it's not that more women are necessarily binge drinking now — it's that fewer men are, and that shift has made women's rates seem higher in comparison. Why young men are drinking less is still up for debate, notes study author and University of Pittsburgh internist Dr. Bryant Shuey. Though he sees the declining rates of binge drinking among young men as a 'public health success,' Shuey wonders if it's more complicated than a pure win. 'Are young people happy, socially connected and drinking less, or is it that middle-aged and young men are more lonely, less social and less willing to call up a friend for drinks,' he says. 'There's potential that there is a tradeoff here: Less alcohol and more loneliness, and we need to think about addressing both.' There's no shortage of theories behind Gen Z's relative sobriety: Young people are big on prioritizing their health, and there's a booming health and wellness industry to meet the demand; the loneliness epidemic that Shuey noted; rising rates of young people choosing cannabis over alcohol; and Gen Z-ers choosing to scroll on a smartphone rather than partying with friends. A recent Dutch study suggested it may be simpler than all that: Young people are just too broke to buy drinks (and costs are rising). Dry January and "sober-curious" posts on social media may also play a role, experts and men who have gotten sober suggest. Brandan Saho, a sports journalist and host of the podcast The Mental Game, says both trends have inspired a lot of young people to not drink. 'And once they see that their personal life is better and their physical health is better and that no one cares that they don't drink,' then picturing a sober life becomes that much easier, says Saho. 'It's not a defining thing like it would've been 10 or 15 years ago, when you weren't cool if you didn't drink.' Fellow podcaster Shane Ramer says there was a 'lack of the cool element' to sobriety when he quit drinking. A decade later, he's hosting the That Sober Guy podcast and thinks that 'people are waking up to the fact that … it's so much cooler and respectable and how many more opportunities there are,' when you don't drink, he says. Ramer, 43, and Saho, 31, are recovering alcoholics. Both grew up in households where drinking — often heavy drinking — was the norm, but it wasn't talked about. While they're not part of Gen Z, Ramer and Saho suspect that some of the younger generation had similar experiences. 'It took me hitting my rock bottom and almost not being alive for me to tell my dad,' says Saho, referring to his drinking. 'You should be able to talk to the men in your life, but until the past five or 10 years, no one did.' That's changing with social media, podcasts and vodcasts, especially given that many influential (and, in some cases, controversial) male podcasters with large followings of young men are sober and vocal about it: Joe Rogan, Theo Von and Andrew Huberman, for example, have all quit drinking. On Reddit, several people said that Huberman's episode on the effects of alcohol have gotten them to quit drinking. Hearing some of them talk about giving up alcohol to focus on the work they enjoy doing resonated with Saho. As he says in one TikTok, it helped inspire him to stay sober. While social media certainly has its downsides and dangers, Ramer describes a 'cultural shift' around drinking that's having a positive effect on young men. 'You have a lot of media and podcasts and celebrity people who are sober and open about it,' he says, adding that this openness provides a sense of community and a path forward for people, including young men, who are considering drinking less — or not at all.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Young women now binge drink more than young men
Young women ages 18 to 25 in the United States are now binge drinking more than their male peers, a reversal of prior trends, according to a new research letter published Wednesday. Binge drinking is defined as a man having five or more alcoholic drinks or a woman having four or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting, or within two to three hours. Heavy drinking refers to men having 15 or more drinks per week and women having eight or more drinks per week, according to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, researchers found that women ages 18 to 25 reported higher rates of binge drinking than men in the same age group from 2021 to 2023, a reversal of patterns seen in 2017 to 2019. While men in older age groups still drink more heavily overall, this shift among young adult women is raising alarms in the medical community. "That has big implications just for health down the line … [including] the progression to alcohol related liver disease," said Dr. Bryant Shuey, lead author of the study, which was published in JAMA, and a physician at the University of Pittsburgh. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over time, drinking alcohol has been linked to several types of cancers, and excessive alcohol use can lead to heart disease, liver disease and alcohol use disorder. One standard drink is defined as 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine or 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits. But Shuey said even the same amount of alcohol could affect women differently than men. "We need more education around the harms of alcohol use and how the same amount can pose greater health risks for women than men," Shuey said. 6 taboo facts women should know about alcohol and their health The study only looked at two snapshots in time and didn't follow the same people over time, so they can't say whether these results are due to faster declines in drinking among young men or increasing rates among women, but Shuey pointed to several possibilities, including cultural changes around alcohol use, the likelihood of drinking among the young professional workforce and targeted alcohol marketing toward women. Still, the overall picture is clear: The gender gap in risky alcohol use is narrowing and in the case of young women is flipping. Alcohol linked to greater risk of cancer in women: What to know The findings underscore the need for better screening and intervention strategies, said Shuey. He noted that brief counseling interventions during routine medical visits can reduce alcohol consumption by up to 30% in a six to 12-month period. But many patients are never asked about their drinking. "Screening should be a standardized process in all clinical encounters for risky alcohol use," Shuey said. He noted that asking about alcohol is already recommended in federal medical guidance, but not enough doctors ask the question. Beyond screening, doctors can connect people to treatment, whether that's therapy, mutual support groups, or medications. As for next steps, Shuey said he hopes this research prompts not just clinical action, but public awareness. "There needs to be more education around the harms related to alcohol use, the normalization and the kind of heightened risk that alcohol has specifically to females relative to males," he said. Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase is a family medicine and preventive medicine physician at the Mayo Clinic and a member of the ABC News Medical Unit. If you or someone close to you needs help for a substance use disorder, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or visit SAMHSA's Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator. Young women now binge drink more than young men originally appeared on
