{"id":499226,"date":"2022-03-09T19:58:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T02:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=499226"},"modified":"2022-03-09T20:01:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T03:01:22","slug":"rising-aussie-teens-isaac-cooper-and-sam-short-unveiled-as-latest-inclusions-in-the-rackley-athlete-support-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rising-aussie-teens-isaac-cooper-and-sam-short-unveiled-as-latest-inclusions-in-the-rackley-athlete-support-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising Aussie Teens Isaac Cooper And Sam Short Unveiled As Latest Inclusions In The Rackley Athlete Support Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Isaac Cooper And Sam Short Unveiled As Latest Inclusions In The Rackley Athlete Support Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist <strong>Isaac Cooper<\/strong> and fellow Paris 2024 hopeful <strong>Sam Short<\/strong> have been unveiled as the two latest inclusions in the innovative Rackley Swim Team Athlete Support Program.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_499228\" style=\"width: 629px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-499228\" data-attachment-id=\"499228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rising-aussie-teens-isaac-cooper-and-sam-short-unveiled-as-latest-inclusions-in-the-rackley-athlete-support-program\/rackley-swim-team-sam-short-and-isaac-cooper\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rackley-Swim-Team-Sam-Short-and-Isaac-Cooper-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1640056243&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rackley Swim Team Sam Short and Isaac Cooper\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Rackley Swim Team Sam Short and Isaac Cooper&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rackley-Swim-Team-Sam-Short-and-Isaac-Cooper-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rackley-Swim-Team-Sam-Short-and-Isaac-Cooper-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-499228\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rackley-Swim-Team-Sam-Short-and-Isaac-Cooper-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Rackley Swim Team Sam Short and Isaac Cooper\" width=\"619\" height=\"442\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-499228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NEW FACES: Sam Short (L) and Isaac Cooper are the new boys on the blocks with the Rackley Support Scheme.\u00a0 Photo Courtesy: Wade Brennan Photography.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>City Venue Management (CVM), operator of 27 learn-to-swim schools and facilities across South East Queensland under the Rackley Swimming brand,\u00a0is the key sponsor of the \u2018ground-breaking\u2019 program.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper 17 and Short 18, will join original Tier One members, Tokyo bronze medallist <strong>Tommy Neill, Louis Townsend, Bronte Job<\/strong> and <strong>Carla Buchanan <\/strong>as they prepare for 2024.<\/p>\n<p><em>Swimming World<\/em> first revealed the Scheme last year with Neill becoming one of the real success stories of the successful Australian Dolphins campaign in Tokyo &#8211; bringing it home for bronze in the heart-stopping 4x200m freestyle relay.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3sGxEPBWiM\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/keeping-their-heads-above-water-ground-breaking-scholarships-unveiled-for-queensland-olympic-hopefuls\/\">Keeping Their Heads Above Water: Ground Breaking Scholarships Unveiled For Queensland Olympic Hopefuls<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Keeping Their Heads Above Water: Ground Breaking Scholarships Unveiled For Queensland Olympic Hopefuls&#8221; &#8212; Swimming World News\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/keeping-their-heads-above-water-ground-breaking-scholarships-unveiled-for-queensland-olympic-hopefuls\/embed\/#?secret=69QWWmvPjS#?secret=3sGxEPBWiM\" data-secret=\"3sGxEPBWiM\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Rackley Swimming Director of Sport Pathways, <strong>Anastasia Ellerby<\/strong> has welcomed Cooper and Short into the innovative support program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome Isaac and Sam as our second year inclusions to a program which will enable our athletes the ability to focus on benchmark events without the concern of financial load from physio\/ massage\/ travel\/ camps and other support needed for optimum athlete development,\u201d Ellerby said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey will receive a monthly payment and are supplied with Rackley Swim team, Silk Laundry and Base Compression gear with all squad fees included in the Support Program terms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will also cover cost of support services such as personal profile workshops\/mentoring and film and media training as well as social media guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_499233\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-499233\" data-attachment-id=\"499233\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rising-aussie-teens-isaac-cooper-and-sam-short-unveiled-as-latest-inclusions-in-the-rackley-athlete-support-program\/isaac-cooper-hs-latest\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Isaac-Cooper-HS-latest-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2273\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1646914626&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Isaac Cooper HS latest\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Isaac Cooper HS latest&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Isaac-Cooper-HS-latest-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Isaac-Cooper-HS-latest-1024x909.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-499233\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Isaac-Cooper-HS-latest-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Isaac Cooper HS latest\" width=\"515\" height=\"368\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-499233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BUNDY GUN: Isaac Cooper, the boy from Bundaberg. was the find of 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Now he is scheming with the Rackley Swim Team for Paris 2024. Photo Courtesy: Wade Brennan Photography.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cooper was the surprise packet of Australia\u2019s record-breaking Tokyo Olympic team, forcing his way to Tokyo when he finished second to triple-Olympian <strong>Mitch Larkin<\/strong> in the 100m backstroke at the Olympic Trials in Adelaide.<\/p>\n<p>The boy from Bundaberg qualified for the semi-finals in his Olympics debut, finishing 12<sup>th<\/sup> in the 100m backstroke before swimming in the heats of the 4x100m Mixed Medley Relay Team that won bronze.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper came to Head Coach <strong>Damien Jones <\/strong>at Brisbane\u2019s Centenary Pool via Toowoomba only 12 months ago and is still pinching himself with his rise up swimming\u2019s competitive ladder.<\/p>\n<p>Like the original first four recipients, Cooper and Short had to undergo a rigorous application and interview process before CVM announced the pair as the latest recipients and team ambassadors.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper admitted he was surprised after only being involved with the Rackley Team for just shy of 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very thankful for my inclusion in the Rackley Athlete Support Program but I wasn\u2019t expecting to make it,\u201d said Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t been in the Rackley squad a year yet and even though I have only been in the club going on almost 12 months now, it is one of the closest families I\u2019ve ever been in.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_499234\" style=\"width: 572px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-499234\" data-attachment-id=\"499234\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rising-aussie-teens-isaac-cooper-and-sam-short-unveiled-as-latest-inclusions-in-the-rackley-athlete-support-program\/sam-short-headshio-photo-wade-brennan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Sam-Short-Headshio-Photo-Wade-Brennan-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1674\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1640056054&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sam Short Headshio Photo Wade Brennan\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sam Short Headshio Photo Wade Brennan&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Sam-Short-Headshio-Photo-Wade-Brennan-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Sam-Short-Headshio-Photo-Wade-Brennan-1024x669.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-499234\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Sam-Short-Headshio-Photo-Wade-Brennan-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Short Headshio Photo Wade Brennan\" width=\"562\" height=\"401\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-499234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LONG HAUL: Sam Short is in for the long haul as he targets the 200,400, 800 and 1500m freestyle for Paris 2024. Photo Courtesy: Wade Brennan Photography.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a pleasure to go to training every morning to be around these amazing people and some amazing coaches and also to represent their colours and to be standing on the podium alongside my brothers in arms&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRackleys are looking for a higher calibre of swimmer &#8230;not just a standard State or National swimmer&#8230;they are looking to foster great people as well as great swimmers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I\u2019m glad I have been chosen for this role&#8230;.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Short was regarded as one of the unluckiest swimmers at the Australian Trials, finishing second in the 1500m freestyle, narrowly missing the Australian qualifying time for Tokyo \u2013 despite swimming under the Fina A qualifying time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Support Program will allow me to focus on my swimming career and I won\u2019t have to get a part time job and distract myself,\u201d said Short.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will allow me to purely focus on my training&#8230;.as well as gaining other experiences in team building and leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncluding advice in such thing as media, social media, and sponsorship. It is a great opportunity while I\u2019m still concentrating on my swimming career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I have already learnt is not to put all your eggs in one basket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure there will be bigger things coming in 2022 \u2013 after a bitter sweet experience after the Trials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spent some time with a sports psychologist just to get my head around things so I could re-focus and attack the next season&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited for what lies ahead and I\u2019ve been training well and I really want to tackle the 1500 freestyle and really bring my times down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is such a good squad at Rackleys; the training environment is really elite; it is very competitive; there is no hiding and it brings out the best in everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_499235\" style=\"width: 767px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-499235\" data-attachment-id=\"499235\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rising-aussie-teens-isaac-cooper-and-sam-short-unveiled-as-latest-inclusions-in-the-rackley-athlete-support-program\/heads-above-water-sam-brtonte-louis-isaac-carla-photo-wade-brennan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HEADS-ABOVE-WATER-Sam-Brtonte-Louis-Isaac-Carla-Photo-Wade-Brennan-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1640056482&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HEADS ABOVE WATER Sam Brtonte Louis Isaac Carla Photo Wade Brennan\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;HEADS ABOVE WATER Sam Brtonte Louis Isaac Carla Photo Wade Brennan&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HEADS-ABOVE-WATER-Sam-Brtonte-Louis-Isaac-Carla-Photo-Wade-Brennan-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HEADS-ABOVE-WATER-Sam-Brtonte-Louis-Isaac-Carla-Photo-Wade-Brennan-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-499235\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HEADS-ABOVE-WATER-Sam-Brtonte-Louis-Isaac-Carla-Photo-Wade-Brennan-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"HEADS ABOVE WATER Sam Brtonte Louis Isaac Carla Photo Wade Brennan\" width=\"757\" height=\"541\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-499235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: The Rackley Support Program helping their team when they are not swimming. (L-R) Sam Short, Bronte Job, Louis Townsend, Isaac Cooper and Carla Buchanan. Photo Courtesy: Wade Brennan Photography.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Rackley Athlete Support Program is the brainchild of City Venue Management (CVM) Chief Executive, <strong>Reece Rackley<\/strong> and Rackley Swim Team Centenary Head Coach Jones.<\/p>\n<p>In what is believed to be the first of its kind in the Australian swimming landscape, the athletes have been signed to 12-month contracts, receiving:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monthly financial support;<\/li>\n<li>All Squad training fees;<\/li>\n<li>Personal development mentoring\/coaching;<\/li>\n<li>Marketing\/Social and Media support\/training; and<\/li>\n<li>Professional work experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Rackley Swim team objective is to provide a professional and collaborative approach to high-performance outcomes both in and out of the pool. The club have also welcomed new sponsors to the program this year Base Compression and fashion label Silk Laundry.<\/p>\n<p>The Rackley Athlete Support Team members will all set themselves for the Australian Championships and Selection Trials at the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Adelaide (May 17-22) \u2013 the major meet for the re-scheduled FINA World Championships in Budapest (June 18-July 3) and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham (July 28-August 8).<\/p>\n<p>They will all be in action this weekend at the <a href=\"https:\/\/brisbane.swimming.org.au\/pageitem.aspx?id=192703&amp;id2=2&amp;eID=73021&amp;entityID=73021\">Brisbane Senior Metropolitan Championships.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_499236\" style=\"width: 905px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-499236\" data-attachment-id=\"499236\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rising-aussie-teens-isaac-cooper-and-sam-short-unveiled-as-latest-inclusions-in-the-rackley-athlete-support-program\/rackley-team-isaac-cooper-bronte-job-carla-buchanan-louis-townsend-sam-short\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/RACKLEY-TEAM-Isaac-Cooper-Bronte-Job-Carla-Buchanan-Louis-Townsend-Sam-Short--scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1673\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1640055658&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RACKLEY TEAM Isaac Cooper, Bronte Job, Carla Buchanan, Louis Townsend, Sam Short\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;RACKLEY TEAM Isaac Cooper, Bronte Job, Carla Buchanan, Louis Townsend, Sam Short&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/RACKLEY-TEAM-Isaac-Cooper-Bronte-Job-Carla-Buchanan-Louis-Townsend-Sam-Short--700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/RACKLEY-TEAM-Isaac-Cooper-Bronte-Job-Carla-Buchanan-Louis-Townsend-Sam-Short--1024x669.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-499236\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/RACKLEY-TEAM-Isaac-Cooper-Bronte-Job-Carla-Buchanan-Louis-Townsend-Sam-Short--700x500.jpg\" alt=\"RACKLEY TEAM Isaac Cooper, Bronte Job, Carla Buchanan, Louis Townsend, Sam Short\" width=\"895\" height=\"639\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-499236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TEAM RACKLEY: (L-R) Isaac Cooper, Bronte Job, Carla Buchanan, Louis Townsend and Sam Short. Absent (Tommy Neill) Photo Courtesy: Wade Brennan Photography.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isaac Cooper And Sam Short Unveiled As Latest Inclusions In The Rackley Athlete Support Program Australia\u2019s Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Isaac Cooper and fellow Paris 2024 hopeful Sam Short have<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7938,"featured_media":499227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,122075],"tags":[128195,88354,37582,125412,126633,71795,34441,125410,128738],"class_list":["post-499226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-oceania","tag-anastasia-ellerby","tag-bronte-job","tag-carla-buchanan","tag-damien-jones","tag-isaac-cooper","tag-louis-townsend","tag-mitch-larkin","tag-sam-short","tag-tommy-neill"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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