Nationality Australian Subject(s) Association Football Notable works and roles The Football Sack | Years active 2010s–present Name Christian Layland | |
Birth name Christian Layland-Greenaway Born 5 July 1989 (age 34)
Wollongong, Australia ( 1989-07-05 ) | ||
Christian Layland-Greenaway (born 1989) is an Australian football media personality and host of The Football Sack Podcast. After a three year hiatus Layland returned successfully to the world of broadcast in 2014.
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Early life
Born 5 July 1989, Layland went to Doubtful Creek Primary School, Stratheden Public School and Casino Public School in Regional New South Wales before attending Casino High School until Grade Ten. In 2006 he was awarded a Champagnat Bursary at Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane where he completed his final two years of schooling. Layland studied Business at Southern Cross University, majoring in Sports Management and Digital Marketing.
The Football Sack
Christian Layland, along with Matthew Greenlaw, co-founded The Football Sack in early 2010 after seeing a gap in the market for alternative football media in Australia. While The Football Sack achieved recognition such as 2011 Football New South Wales Media Organisation of the Year and runner-up as 2010/11 Football Website of the Year at the Australian Football Media Awards under his watch, it was Layland's contribution to The Football Sack Podcast that truly brought him into the spotlight.
Accompanying Jack Quigley as the two original hosts, the pair took the podcast world by storm reaching the Number One ranking on iTunes Australia's 'Sporting Podcasts' list in a little over three months on air. The show's popularity was due to the on-air chemistry between Quigley and Layland which saw them produce an informative show with a balance of humour, discussion and tactical analysis never heard before in Australia. Recorded in Southern Cross University's Lismore studio, the show won Football Podcast of the Year in consecutive seasons (2010/11 & 2011/12) until Layland's relocation to Melbourne in October 2011.
Return to The Football Sack
Following three years away from the microphone, Layland and Quigley reunited for the 2014 World Cup and were joined by Pat Flaherty. The show was an instant success reaching number 41 on the iTunes Australia charts with over 17,000 downloads in only five weeks of production.
The show saw a number of high profile guests ranging from Socceroos, AFL players, media personalities and music stars and claimed an unprecedented third Football Podcast of the Year award, the first program to achieve this milestone.