EP 11: Former Australia CAPTAIN | Mark Viduka

It was a pleasure to be joined this week from former Premier League talisman and Australia captain Mark Viduka.

[@zapre2284]

Mark Viduka on Communism and the history of the Austro Hungarian Empire ......Things I thought I'd never experience !

[@robbiebalboa]

The migrants from the Balkan’s get heated when talking about stuff. It’s even trickled down the great grand kids now in Australia. 😂.

[@ht8286]

Vidukas cousin played and captained the big Serb teams in Melbourne for many years.

[@ht8286]

Vidukas cousin played and captained the big Serb teams in Melbourne for many years.

[@user-mt5ff6qd8x]

@@ht8286 who?

[@juiceqc7716]

Good to see the big man JB. What a player he was. Golden generation of Aussie footballers.

[@WoodyWanderer]

What a legend Viduka is he was playing when I just started watching Leeds at 7 years old . Had him on back of the yellow strongbow shirt

[@michaelfisher2141]

Australia is poorer for not having people like Mark and his family living here.

[@MikeSoutham]

100% Easily the best Target man Australia has ever had.

[@JustIn-mu3nl]

Agree, great footballer, but I like his headspace, based.

[@josephj6521]

I remember Mark when he began his career with the Melbourne Knights. As a Sydney Olympic fan, I admired his talents. I have never forgotten his efforts for Leeds Utd, the Socceroos at the 2006 World Cup. I can see why he’s chosen to now live in Croatia. I’ve travelled there and it’s a fabulous country. It has a deep history all the way back from the Ancient Greeks (I saw a map in Croatia written in Greek showing it’s ancient past) and right up to its communist history and recent wars with Serbia. Let’s hope the region remains peaceful for good. Hopefully Mark can make an appearance on TV if he returns to Australia during any A-League games.

[@currentyear]

Came here for some glory days football chatter and stayed for the geopolitics. Great stuff lads.

[@sacredandthepropane]

What a striker the big man was. Articulate and knows his stuff too. Leeds fan. GBY Joey 👍

[@davecalderdalelufc8173]

Nice 1 Joey getting Viduka on. Had him on the back of my home Leeds strongbow shirt. Someone who was so stocky ,he was great for keeping the ball and great goal scorer. I will never forget that game vs. Liverpool scoring 4 goals. Thank you Joey I'm a big fan of your channel. 👍

[@Unp0pular0pini0n1]

As an Aussie, I used to love watching him play, I can't forget those 4 goals against Liverpool FC.

[@jamiecovfefe6323]

i just watched that , fantastic effort from the big man

[@joevirovac456]

was watching it live in Sydney as a Aussie Croats on the beers it was one of my most happiest moments in Life & being pissed !

[@bogdanbonk]

Great podcast Joey ! I remember watching a rainy semi final game in melbourne in 1995 between Melb Knights and arch rivals South Melb and with 1 man down and losing at half time ,Viduka steps up and scores a Hat trick to win the game ..... Fantastic to hear from the great man again, and if you read this Viduka , all l have to say is Thank you for the memories....

[@roo1773]

Gave Arok the fuck you after he said viduk who in the paper the day prior. I've still got the tape showing dukes run past him saying it. 😂

[@gangawerks]

Great listen. Loved the part about Dukes dad offering his son to the president's team in exchange for the liberation of their village. Also enjoyed the end theme regarding finding middle ground between passion and calm. Thanks.

[@eightshotringcaps]

Judge Dukes reporting for duty. I reckon he’s sounding more like Les Murray everyday too how good

[@georgestamelos2652]

What a striker mark was ! Leeds with viduka we’re excelling ! One of the best in the world for sure ! There was an opportunity for him to go to Barcelona ,, but it never came off !! That was in 2003! God bless this man !

[@getshorty7594]

Great Vid! Best Australian striker to have ever played for our country 🇦🇺

[@jase77.]

Cahill

[@deandrury4330]

@@jase77. he was better than Cahill

[@jase77.]

@@deandrury4330 hmm, don’t know about that. Not according to goals scored and contributions for Australia. Different kind of strikers. To be honest I wouldn’t complain if either were upfront.

[@deandrury4330]

@@jase77. no worries just a difference of opinion both were great

[@user-mt5ff6qd8x]

@@jase77. Both were superb but what a lot of less analytical spectators wouldn't be able to se is how Viduka would draw players away from the penalty box area and towards the corner opening up the goal face for other strikers, he did this so often resulting in wins even in matches where he didn't score.

[@itellyouwhy6957]

As a Rangers fan, big Mark was one of the players from the other end of the fence I wished played for my team. He was a great big menacing forward. Great with the ball at his feet, and great at linking up with players around him. He would pin defenders and he would fight like a dog for the ground him and the defender would try an occupy. What a player he was.

[@The_Blueyonder]

He gave up and cried at half time against Inverness.

[@roo1773]

He would bring wingers into the game cos he could hold it up and flick it in their path. A defenders nightmare cos if you have him a little space he had the ability to go from back to goal to facing the goal in a split second and drive a shot into goal.

[@oldmanchiba]

I quit watching football and TV alltogether about 10 years ago, but I'll always remember Marko's goals and effort. One of the greatest players that played in Dinamo Zagreb. Up there with Šuker, Boban, Prosinečki, Modrić. Thanks for everything Marko. Oh, and I loved Joey's passion for game. Respect! Greetings from Zagreb.

[@daraghbreen552]

Good to see a legend ! Feet So gifted for a big man!

[@DanBamber8]

LOVED this! Had everything. Football, politics, family, history, the lot.

[@mikec6264]

19 yrs old top goal scorer in Australia NSL. Nice to see and hear you Mark. My son had a statue of you in his bedroom. Come to Sydney the new Croatian Club at Concord next time you’re in Australia. We miss you Sydney United player and fan.💪

[@klauslind1794]

Bloody fantastic watch & listen

[@jaydentate6080]

What a player

[@imnotavingthat6813]

What more can you ask for, Viduka the Leeds Utd legend, and Joey who is an out and out Legend. Great Podcast, keep on telling it as it is JB

[@somisak]

Super talented footballer with great feet.loved him at leeds

[@mylurebox]

That was brilliant! Thanks for bringing that to us ;) 🇦🇺

[@mkfc53]

Melbourne Croatia (Knights) legend

[@5burned5]

Leeds legend. What a guy.

[@jamievandamme2452]

What a great podcast. I really enjoyed this one. I had no idea he was a historian haha! I grew up watching V-Bomber playing for Australia and Leeds. What a man to lead the line for Australia, we were very lucky to have such a quality player. Big, strong, good one on one, involved other players and could find the net. Good memories. I always wondered what happened to him as I never really heard about him anymore. But so happy to hear he is living his best life in Croatia. Looking forward to part 2.

[@bott84]

Good to hear from dukes! He doesn’t do many interviews. Cheers !👌🏽

[@JackMcLeodJr]

Viduka what a player he was! I was a Man Utd fan back in the day but loved watching that Leeds squad.

[@user-sz8km9dy5v]

Glory seekers

[@micknewcastle1924]

Two top players & more importantly two top blokes - who are both well read and articulate - a pleasure to listen too.........👍

[@maxsteeleterno3932]

Great Mark 💪. You are great for Australia, especial for me

[@darkoknezevic199]

Great pod. Was fascinating to see how deep JB went with all things non football and to be fair Dukes explained it well. Very interesting stuff. JB I was also impressed with your football knowledge regarding players from former Yugoslavia.

[@martinwilby8942]

wasnt much democrarcy in australia during covid

[@Berry-fr5wj]

Very true

[@rogerioceni2640]

Vast majority of Australians supported their state or territory’s COVID restrictions. That’s how democracy works.

[@Berry-fr5wj]

@@rogerioceni2640 Tyranny , more like

[@utv5490]

Why are racists obsessed with Covid and vaccinations?

[@evanbinos]

Joey Barton and Dukes talking politics ….love it

[@Sauvage_Foxes]

I was definitely not expecting this 😭

[@monero892]

imagine if Vieri chose to play for Australia too (like his brother did)...Vieri and Viduka would have been devastating

[@scholesiefirsttime]

Yep, with Kewell just behind…..

[@HeyButWhy]

Always thought that too. Vieri was BAD. Them too were so similar

[@andygraveling3108]

Great pod Joey, best one yet. Keep up the good work.

[@beathaven303]

Absolutely class player. He'd be worth £70m+ if he was playing today.

[@markitobarca]

This guy is an Aussie legend, brilliant ep.

[@tone3817]

Brilliant player.. great touch for a big fella.

[@user-wx1bu1cu5r]

Vid bomb was amazing love this Joey

[@AustralianRadioindie]

Nice conversation , loved hearing from Mark again

[@ArchibaldAngusBertMcGubbliggan]

This is great Joey lad

[@Tathagata88]

Well this was quite good to listen to.

[@84766T]

Big Dukes! Thanks for getting him on JB.

[@ew2079]

Thanks for speaking well on Celtic mark loved you big man

[@paulheywood2116]

Absolute Aussie legend

[@user-wb4gq8eh5g]

Dukes! Greetings to you and JB from PNG 🇵🇬

[@joevirovac456]

Croats in Australia all thought we were good at soccer as kids , we lived in denial ! lol

[@stephend7679]

WHAT A GREAT STTIKER MARK WAS GREAT TOUCH..GREAT FINISHER...

[@Berry-fr5wj]

What a great bloke as well as a great footballer, and who said footballers are thick , both Mark and Joey proving how knowledgeable they are

[@jackw508]

Wish you’d stop trying to finish his sentences, especially when you mention something totally different to what he is actually talking about 😂 I’m cringing for you…

[@truebeliever4488]

Give him a break you tool, he's doing his best leading the chat

[@daraghbreen552]

And I’m a life long Man Utd fan so takes a lot for me to say legend bout a Leeds player 😜😂

[@chrisevans5351]

First comment deleted!! Not sure why...just to say Joey that your common sense approach to modern life is an inspiration and keep it up. The alternative b/s approach is pervasive...wolves aye we

[@bookermusic]

BIG DUKES! What a fucking legend.

[@brianbadonde9039]

Big dooks. Thanks for your service at Leeds

[@macu78]

Great pod Joey, awesome chat with the V-bomber 🙂

[@truebeliever4488]

Great interview Joey

[@TheToxicatedMonkey]

Great player. Remember his NUFC debut against sampdoria in 2007

[@jeremywentworth1833]

Bumped into Viduka in a coffee shop he was with Jimmy flloyd Hasselbank in Harrogate when they were at Boro together.

[@johnhutchinson4624]

SUPER MARK VIDUKA!CLASS PLAYER! MOT

[@offBeatRock777]

I loved this guy at Leeds

[@roberthowe2910]

Keep saying your stuff. Joey..classic line ..shop steward....classic...

[@boroian9570]

Great stream joey 👍 loved vids time at the boro.

[@alexgriffiths4552]

Legend. Met the big man in the changing room at Elland Road as a mascot. Still got the packet of the jelly babies he gave me

[@joevirovac456]

dont eat em

[@alexgriffiths4552]

​@@joevirovac456 I ate them at the time unfortunately lol

[@joevirovac456]

@@alexgriffiths4552 lol u nut they could be worth $$$$

[@joevirovac456]

Marko ti si Hrvatski ponos !

[@leedsunitedoldschool2837]

The Duke 🤍 Still loved in Leeds! At his best, World Class 🟡⚪️🔵 Scored all types of goals. Viduka 4 - Liverpool 3 ⚽️👍

[@jeremywentworth1833]

Best Leeds striker of the last 25 years or so and that says alot when he was in the same squad as Robbie Fowler Keane Smith Bridges & Huckerby.

[@ronaldtaylor4530]

Mark V legend.

[@joevirovac456]

53 minutes you recognise you were fed like a human being , your family fed you well

[@roo1773]

VBOMBER !! Melbourne Croatian legend. Tore teams apart and gave the fuck you to arok after he said viduka who in the papers prior to a final. Dukes guess and scores 3 goals in the wet runs past arok and says fuck you arok. Never forget it.

[@josephj6521]

Now I have to go searching for that game.

[@chrisandrews9300]

Scored Rockets this guy in efea Cup for boro i mark viduka Remember him getting to the final with Boro wat a legend him & hasselbaink up top was good his record in that uefa cup was on fire to. Very good for Leeds to.

[@BadNews885]

I'm not having these videos recommended to me anymore. Think they might have shadowbanned Joey

[@elbri7971]

Great

[@vo4068]

Bit of a history lesson!

[@loulou4702]

Great show. Great guest. One of my fave players watching as youngster. One thing joey, it sometimes comes across as though youre trying to prove to everyone how smart you are all the time. Its unnecessary. Please listen back and see if you think the same. Great stuf tho

[@katherinecollins4685]

Very interesting

[@ryanevans126]

He was a great player

[@MrDavidoff1979]

Joey let him finish a conversation..jeso we know you have some knowledge on subjects but let the guy get his story in

[@MrDunkyg]

same as simon jordan annoyingly finishing guests sentences to prove he knows what they’re gonna say as a sign of his intelligence

[@mattmckeon1688]

@@MrDunkyg And butting in with historical statements unrelated to what MV is saying. Later saying "I'm not a historian". No sh*t, Joey.

[@davidboon7219]

Satellite TV broke the USSR 😎😎😎

[@Alen.mitwali]

👏👏

[@nice1tommy]

64mins joey- 'am not a historian' no joey you are not 😅

[@conhry]

can't wait for part 2

[@gpat32]

Viduka changing my opinion on Tito was not on today's bingo card

[@marcparatore2888]

An aussie legend, love big Dukes. They dont make players like him no more.

[@Chuckymate]

VIDUKAAAA 🍻

[@mitch3683]

Just watched those 4 goals against Liverpool! Good job var wasn’t around😅 fair play to him though👍

[@arenlarken8647]

Marko, al smo sjebali Partizana! DINAMO ZAGREB!!!!

[@coreybrown4192]

The dukes !!!

[@mitch3683]

Carpe diem ‘seize the day’ 😏

[@joevirovac456]

I love the Dukes & watched him score 4 vs LIVERPOOL live drunk in Liverpool Sydney NSW Australia &saw him send msg of LOVE TO HIS MUM

[@KipBrand]

Putting viduka in front of barton is like putting pearls before swine

[@daliblaze]

Only people who still say yugoslavia is the serbs and the greeks .... great listen this pod cast

[@mipyrchla7096]

Prussia was at the north. Lwów was originally polish and when under the Habsburg empire that area was called Galicia.

[@mattmckeon1688]

Joey ignores repeated references to Austria-Hungary and keeps banging on about Prussia. MV tries to gently correct him, but fails. After 5 minutes back and forth, Joey says "you're talking about the Austro-Hungarian empire!" which is what all of us were screaming internally during the whole awkward exchange.

[@FPLMattDay]

Decent watch, Joey is awesome but the irony sometimes…” all the working from home people” yet he’s working from home with this podcast? I’m working from home and am watching this podcast in the background also instead of at a desk in a commercial building that the government wants me chained to

[@MilanDrenovac]

V bomber. ZDS

[@jongiaan2898]

Dude… should have talked more about dukes football journey.

[@FKA1303]

17 mins in had to turn it off for the women’s FA cup final, sorry Joey lad

[@kevh7941]

How much does JB sound like Jason Bent from Lee Nelsons well good show? 😂

[@HeyButWhy]

The Duke

[@user-mt5ff6qd8x]

No one use to draw neutral supporters like Mark Viduka, The Melbourne Knights stadium had many non supporters just coming to watch Dukes.