In this episode of The World Cup, But Not Really, Rune heads to a training camp to meet The Bilbies, Australia's women's blind football team, where five players plays in complete darkness, and he learns how the game is played. We meet the players and learn what it means to finally find their people, a group of vision impaired women who get it, after growing up isolated and without access to sport built for them. The team lays out their mission: a seat at the table for women's blind football at the Brisbane 2032 Paralympics. The men’s game is there, but not the women’s, and as they would say, it’s about time.
I just want to scream from any rooftop, any mountain. This is not just about, "Oh, let's support those in need." This f*cking badass. This is chess in an ice hockey arena with eye shades.Bess Hepworth, Bilbies Coach
| Credits |
| Host: Rune Pedersen |
| Producers: Rune Pedersen at Onomato People |
| Writers: Rune Pedersen & Stefan Delatovic |
| Artwork: Wendy Tang |
| Post production and sound design: Dom Evans and James Coster at EARSAY |
| SBS Audio team: Joel Supple, Max Gosford, Bernadette Phương Nam Nguyễn, Phil Soliman |
| Guests/voices: The Bilbies ( Alejandra Timmer, Rachel Parkes, Charlotte Dougherty, Shianne Durdin, Zuzia Hart) and their coach Bess Hepworth. |
Thank you to Casey Dumont and the Bilbies (team and coaches) for letting Rune participate in a staging camp.
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