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Adelaide Thunderbirds

Funny the power of telly. Once Fox began showing the ANZ Netball Championships, Alpha started appreciating the finer qualities of the sport. Not least the Adelaide Thunderbirds, who in November 2008, showed us exactly how glamorous they could be by dressing up as the Pussycat Dolls. Woo-hoo! Thunderbirds are... You know.
Amanda, Lee and Stephanie

There's an enduring fascination with female TV presenters, especially those in sport. Thanks to the arrival of those like Amanda Flynn, Lee Furlong and Stephanie Brantz, who combine reporting smarts, presenting skills, impressive knowledge and, frankly, beauty, that fascination has only increased. By September 2006, Alpha just had to get them out from behind that desk.
Candice Falzon

Alpha talked to surf-lifesaving athlete Candice in November 2007, not too long after the "Dunny Bill Williams" incident, in which her and Sunny Bill did something in a pub toilet. She told us about her attempt to win an ironwoman title, but we were still thinking about the other thing. In the end, we shot her in roller boots alongside a masked wrestler in silver paint, and that seemed to satisfy everyone.
Candice Falzon II

Shot for December '07's Hot issue, here are a few photos of the lovely Candice Falzon that never made it into the mag. These selection decisions are never easy; fortunately, this being the wonderful internet, we don't have to make them...
Claire Mallett

In May 2006, Claire Mallett was suffering an identity problem: people kept thinking she was a pole vaulter, mainly because Tatiana Grigorieva, another tall, glamorous blonde, er, does the pole vault. In fact, 1.86m Mallett is a high jumper and, as we can see here, a pretty good model. Like Tatiana. Sorry.
Emma Snowsill

In a moment of "we knew her before nearly anyone, so there", let us present Olympic champion Emma Snowsill, from way back in August '07. Back then, of course, she was just tiny, determined and running away from grizzly bears in Boulder, Colorado. Alpha put her in a box full of lights and took photos of her, because that's what we do.
Erin Phillips

What do you do with one of Australia’s best basketball players? Put her in frilly underwear and tie her up, of course (May 2008 issue). To add to the excitement, she even talked tough, telling Olympic rivals the USA that “We’re not going to be Team USA’s little bitch”. The Adelaide Lightning and Opals guard is clearly not one to be messed with.
Fox Sports Girls

The Fox foxes graced our January 2008 issue and quickly gave us their credentials as two of Fox Sports' finest reporters. Both Melanie McLaughlin (dark hair) and Sarah Jones know sport inside out and have done the hard yards before the glamour jobs came calling. We're just lucky that they look so beautiful while they're doing them.
Fuel TV Hotties

Every day for months and months, Alpha staff watched Fuel TV, impressed by the skaters, the boarders and the amazing Hotties who said interesting stuff while wearing bikinis. Finally, in October 2008, we snapped and got them all in a photo studio. Tough day's work, that was.
Grace McLure

Back in December 2006, Grace, a curvy staple of bloke's mags, had undergone a bit of a life change. The TV presenter had gone all healthy on us - eating better and taking part in several triathlons. The extra muscles had cost her a little modelling work, but from these shots, we can't see why. Someone had even chatted her up during a race.
Hot Issue 2007

As a special Christmas present to weary readers, our December 2007 issue featured some of Australia's best and brightest female sports stars photographed in weird, wonderful and beautiful ways. From Stephanie Rice to Penny Taylor, Claire Mallett and many more, these girls are hotter than an oven left on in a kitchen at the centre of the sun.
Hot Issue 2007, Part Deux

Yes, quite literally the second bit of December 2007's fabled collection of hotties.
Jade Garel

In early 2006, equestrian and model Jade Garel gave the Alpha editor his one-in-a-lifetime chance of putting a big horse in a photo shoot. "Me want horsey," he said, so down to the stables we went. It's to Jade's credit she survived the experience looking absolutely stunning. No word on the fate of the horse.
Jade Sutcliffe

In Issue 38 former Ironwoman Jade Sutcliffe appears in two very skimpy outfits; in one shot, she's sitting in a chair throwing dice at the camera. There must be a reason why, but it doesn't matter: she looks great and seems like a very nice lady. Actually, at one point Jade, who appears on the NRL Footy Show, says she has "always gambled" so maybe that's why. Phew.
Kate Hollywood

The Hockeyroos have done it tough of late, but one bright spot is Kate Hollywood (March 2008 issue). Between endless fitness and skills sessions leading up to the Olympics, we gave her a break and turned her into the glamorous blonde bombshell we know she is. If only all PE teachers looked like this one.
Kristie Newton

The gorgeous and talented Kristie lit up our January 2007 issue, when she put on a little black number, a pout and a windswept look. Of course, there's far more to her than that: having grown up the daughter of golf legend Jack Newton, she'd gone to uni and done other things with her life, before bowing to the inevitable and hitting the pro golf tour. "Dad's a hard marker," she admitted. "I struggle to get an eight out of 10 from him." She gets a 10 from Alpha, no problem.
Lauren Jackson

One of the dominant players in female basketball for several years, 1.96m Lauren Jackson was happy to take a bit of a risk for Alpha's shoot in February 2007. Sick of tracksuits and T-shirts, she'd already posed nude for Black + White magazine and was nearly as daring this time around. "I'm an athlete but I'm a girl, too," she said. "This stuff is fun. I love getting made up and looking good."
Lauryn Eagle

Just 18 when she appeared in our January '06 issue, Lauren was already focused on twin ambitions: modelling and beating the hell out of everyone on water skis. She wasn't messing about, having just won the Formula 2 World Championship. "There are two types of tournament," she said. "Jumps and tricks, and speed - I do speed."
Mikaela Dombkins

When Alpha interviewed Mikaela, then 20, in October 2006, she was at that stage of her young career when her life was basketball, followed by basketball, with a side serving of basketball. She hadn't had a night out for a year and preferred a gym to a party. It's paid off (thank God) - she's cemented a position at the Sydney Flames and plays for the Australian Under-21 team.
Niki Gudex

In April 2006, we took beautiful mountain biker Niki Gudex to the bush with a bike, a collection of dresses and a photographer with equipment that can do funny things to pic colour. The fact that everything turned out well is a testament to Niki, the toughest, beautest lady ever to change a tyre.
Olympic Triathletes

If anyone is a Friend Of Alpha (FOA), it's Emma Snowsill, who has, over the years, agreed to break into her punishing training schedule to glam up for us. Fortunately our demands didn't make much difference: her front-running victory in the Beijing triathlon was one of the highlights of the games. For this shoot, she came along with Emma Moffatt (Beijing bronze medallist) and one of the year's other form triathletes, Erin Densham.
Penny Taylor

More than 1.83m of beauty and power, Penny Taylor, here looking moody for our December '07 issue, is one of the world's great basketballers, with a World Championship gold medal and a contract at the Phoenix Mercury in her back pocket.
Rique Sharman

Twenty-year-old surf lifesaving athlete Rique graced our February 2008 issue and immediately put all our Byron Bay readers offside by dissing the surf there. "There's better surf at Curl Curl," she says, and proved it by moving to Sydney and joining Manly SLSC. Needless to say, Rique is also in modelling demand, last seen on a catwalk wearing some of Bonds' finest.
Stacey McMahon

Don’t let the skimpy clothes and make-up fool you: Stacey McMahon (June 2008 issue) can ride this bike faster than you, and the 125CC rider has broken bones in the pursuit of speed. “I’m not going to tell I’m not scared. I am,” she says. “But that’s why it’s so exciting.” When not riding bikes, Stacey’s running her modelling agency and shooting and starring in her own line of sexy bikini calendars.
Steph Rice

Ah, innocent times. As new kid on the block Stephanie Rice lounged in a pool for our July '07 issue, she talked about the new sensation of signing autographs and swapping coaching tips with boyfriend Eamon Sullivan. In the next year, of course, it was hello global fame, hello Olympic gold and goodbye Eamon.
Stephanie Brantz

These days, sports reporter and presenter Stephanie can be found in the very proper environment of Channel Nine, where slightly racy shoots like this one would have to be approved by 15 layers of management, then come with the request she wears a big overcoat. For our pre FIFA World Cup issue in June '06, however, she was at SBS and we could get away with all sorts. Doesn't she look great?
Stephanie Rice

If there was anyone in the universe who hadn’t heard of the lovely Miss Rice before the Olympics, they probably have now. When we spoke to her (July 2008 issue), the swimmer said, “I’d be disappointed with anything less than Olympic gold. I set very high expectations.” One month later, the alleged “party girl” swam off with three gold medals and a few more hits on that Facebook page.
Tatiana Grigorieva

Ah, Tatiana. She may have left the pole vault, but she’s never left our hearts. In our April 2008 issue she happily agreed to show off the results of all her training for TV show Gladiators. “Before I was a gladiator my diet was a lot of gelato, some cakes, coffee,” she said. “Now I’m eating five high-protein meals a day.” Hot damn, but it was worth it.
Tiffany Cherry

The multi-talented sports reporter Tiff Cherry appeared in our September 2007 issue, looking 1950s-perfect. It's a complete change of image for Cherry, an ex-triathlete and hurdler, who has done stints as Richmond Tigers physio and boundary rider on the old Fox Footy Show. Time to put a dime in the juke box before catching a sled down to the drive-in...