Love of the Game
A community built around sport, real stories and looking out for each other — highlights and interviews, honest talk about men's mental health, a schools program and events, from right across NSW.
Love of the Game started in the gym and grew into a community. We shine a light on sport and the people in it — basketball first, but the NBL, the NRL and stories from right across NSW too. We talk honestly about men's mental health, run a school-based mentoring program, put on the events that bring people together, and back anyone trying to make a difference. Your journey, your story.
Basketball first — plus the NBL, the NRL and the stories from around NSW the mainstream misses.
See the stories →Honest conversations about men's mental health — because the game is about the people who play it.
Start here →A school-based mentoring program built on the NSW PDHPE syllabus — meeting young people where they are.
See the program →Wednesday nights, tournaments, call-outs and the moments that bring people together.
See what's on →Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.
The Love of the Game promiseHighlights, interviews, stat lines and real talk — basketball, the NBL, the NRL and the stories from around NSW that don't make the mainstream.
HighlightAbove the rim
InterviewOn the mic
NRLWests Tigers — real thoughts on Benji and the squad
NBLTop 3 players to savour — OG edition
Community“You inspired me to start.”
HighlightsIsaiah Toledo — LOTG MVP
Real talkA Father's Day message
CommunityYour journey, your story
Event$5,000 — YSA v Team Sphera
Every tile opens Love of the Game on Instagram — that's where the stories land first.
Watch the latestLove of the Game uses its platform to talk honestly about men's mental health — the pressure, the losses, the days that don't make the highlight reel. Real conversations, no judgement, and a community that checks in.
Interviews and messages that go deeper than the game — from the people living it.
Never above you, never below you, always beside you. Look out for your mates — and let them look out for you.
Share it. Speaking up might be the reason someone else does too.
Need support right now? Lifeline 13 11 14 · Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 · In an emergency, call 000.
Educator-developed · Built on the NSW PDHPE syllabus
A nine-week, school-based mentoring and behaviour-support program that takes Your Journey, Your Story off the court and into the classroom — built for the young people who need it most.
Your goals, your ambitions, your plans — and who you are.
Finding what needs to get done — and building the skills to do it.
Knowing that your next steps are truly yours.
The Next Play runs inside the school and is delivered beside the student — never above them, never below them. If your school could use it, let's talk.
Email info@loveofthegame.com.auFrom the Wednesday night run to winner-takes-all showdowns — the events that bring people together, on the court and off it.
Like YSA v Team Sphera — five grand on the line, streamed live on Instagram and YouTube and called like a broadcast.
The LOTG run — and the community call-outs that come with it.
LOTG tournaments with an MVP crowned and a full highlight package for everyone who shows out.
Round by round — match of the round, stat lines and the grand finals.
Enter a team, call someone out for a Wednesday night, or put your brand on an event. One message is all it takes.
Schools, events, sponsors, media — or just a hello. Tell us what you're after and we'll come back to you.
We've got your message and we'll come back to you. In the meantime, the stories keep rolling on Instagram.
Love of the Game is built by the people in it. Follow along, share your story, bring The Next Play to your school, or get your team on the court.
Love of the Game
Your journey, your story
A community built around sport, stories and looking out for each other — making a difference on and off the court, across NSW.
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