1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: He's sweet Sunday for the recently downtrodden North Melbourne and 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: Melbourne give their people cause to smile, successfully completing their first. 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 2: Up assignments, a savage blow for the Swans, Eryl Golden 4 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 2: bound for shoulder surgery and again heading for a long 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 2: stint on the sidelines. 6 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 1: And Luke Beveridge said, Matthew Nicks have a date on 7 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: Friday nights. Let's see if they will swap some notes 8 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: on coaches nights before the Dogs and Crows meets. 9 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 2: I see the adplisday. Can you help me on on 10 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 2: three sixty one? 11 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 3: Are aware of that conversation? Yeah? I don't live under 12 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 3: a rock. 13 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 2: And the reality is now that the gloves are off 14 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 2: course fair and love. 15 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 3: More at night. 16 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 4: Job is pretty clear, like Hawthorne when it would be 17 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 4: very good at Hide and Seek. 18 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 2: Me sure, I think, okaylo. 19 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 3: Follow, I can't have that. I what do you want us. 20 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 2: To play worse? 21 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: When you caught my eye hand mustang, all right, it's 22 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: just a gracious prize. 23 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 3: First look at it, she said, there's a dent in 24 00:00:55,520 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 3: that cap, look it, sure enough, there is the best 25 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:05,199 Speaker 3: of it was pretty great. 26 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: The worst of it I was touching up between sen 27 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: and Port Adelaide, and then those boffins at McLaren couldn't 28 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 1: get either. 29 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 3: Car or the grid gas. 30 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 2: No they didn't. Sometimes it's there might not be as 31 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 2: bad not to start at all than to start and 32 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 2: get veting in the manner of a couple of teams 33 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 2: in on the weekend you had. So it's good to 34 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 2: get all nine games under wh We've got plenty of 35 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 2: talk about two great coaches coming in ahead of a 36 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 2: big blockbuster Friday. 37 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: And what I do know is we have made a 38 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: footy fan out of Crafty. 39 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was just acause he does mean this because 40 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 2: there was contact that wasn't. 41 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, we reported him to be fair. I didn't see 42 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 3: the contact until the on board. 43 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 2: So it's a non contact sport. 44 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: I know. We're watching the Ossie Rules football last weekend. 45 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 3: That's very much. He's the contact sport. 46 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 2: Go to the Pies, Go to the pies, as they say, 47 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 2: and they Adelaide Colin Wood. 48 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 3: This weekend right, all the rage and jang Hi. 49 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 2: It would have gone well around the world for the 50 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 2: world audience. Lake Collingwood, who's going to win? Know he 51 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 2: put the kiss to death on Freeman Land? 52 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 3: Who will he sink. 53 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 1: Next, give it a miss Crafty, Bizarre Coaches Night, Lup Beveridge, 54 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: Matthew Nicks. Shortly Tom Hawkins makes his taboo on the couch. 55 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,239 Speaker 1: Now tomorrow night. Errol Goulden is going to be with 56 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: us on players Night. We've booked him for the season. 57 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:27,519 Speaker 1: He's going to be out of action. This is the 58 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,239 Speaker 1: news of the day and it's it's terrible for Sydney. 59 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,239 Speaker 1: You've had a rugged couple of days. Notwithstanding that the 60 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 1: Swans are two and zero. So it's shoulder surgery in 61 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 1: four months on the sidelines, the dislocated shoulder that was 62 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: suffered on Saturday night. No risks being taken. He'll sit 63 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:44,359 Speaker 1: out until August. 64 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 3: What sort of blow. 65 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 2: Everyone's joing the same conclusion, Jared, I think this spoke's 66 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 2: more than the sum of his parts. He's more than 67 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 2: just a footballer. I think he's a He's a spirit 68 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 2: animal in that side. We've seen We've seen him the 69 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 2: way he speaks to his players out on the field. 70 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 2: I watched really closely in that first game and that 71 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 2: third quarter where they exploded, and it was unbridled joy 72 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 2: and it was about getting everyone together. So that's why 73 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 2: we were so keen to have him on AFL three 74 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 2: sixty this year to explore that side of his game, 75 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 2: and now on the back of this savage news. So 76 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 2: they won the last ten games they were seven wins, 77 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 2: three losses. Played the two this year they won both 78 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 2: of those. I know there's a lot of players that 79 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 2: they can ill afford to lose, but he's just about 80 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 2: at the top of the rung. 81 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: I Reckon knocked out until late June last year. They 82 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: went five and eight in his absence and then they 83 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: were transformed when he came back. So we've already seen it. 84 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: They're second favorites for the flag that they get a 85 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: little downgrade with that. 86 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 2: No question, and again we'll talk about it. The way 87 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 2: football is being played, there's not too many players that 88 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 2: suits more than Errol Gordon and what he was able 89 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 2: to bring. There's one man that's Errol's of the most shattered. 90 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 2: But Charlie Kerno is just singing an on that's not 91 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 2: start here. I was looking forward to at least forty 92 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 2: put on my big ample chess. So we feel for 93 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 2: him and we'll look forward down in a chat within tomorrow. 94 00:03:58,360 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 5: All right. 95 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: Errol Gordon part of Players Night Tomorrow night. Every Monday 96 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: Night starts with the awarding of the GVPS the most 97 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: valuable players from the previous round. In the estimation of 98 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: just one man, Gary Lyon and Ford has stepped it 99 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: up this year. This is the chase for the best 100 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: and biggest prize in forty the Ranger Super Duty XLT, 101 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 1: valued at one hundred and eight thousand dollars. Not just 102 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 1: for the players perhaps either. There is a major announcement 103 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: coming from Ford in the coming weeks. Now you have 104 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 1: expanded to have five players, and the true genius of 105 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: this is about to be revealed as you award the 106 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: votes from round one. 107 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 2: Over nine games. Difficult, No correspondence will be entered into 108 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 2: at all. I've had a hard week, Jared Harry. Shechzel 109 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 2: kicks us off. They needed to get away to a start. 110 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 2: There's a bit of pressure we'll talk about in the moment. 111 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 2: So twenty one up to halftime they went in in 112 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 2: front by a nice handy margin. Then they went on 113 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 2: with it and there are plenty of contributors. It was 114 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 2: a great even spread. But this guy's he's just got 115 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 2: class written all over him. Aaron Norton. The big Fords 116 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 2: are imposing themselves On twenty twenty six early I'm going 117 00:04:59,920 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 2: to talk about that lever marks kick six goals one 118 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 2: if you don't mind. He kicked beautifully and aren't they 119 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 2: looking formidable? We'll talk to Bebo about it. Down at Geelong, 120 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 2: you go down thirty five points against a team up 121 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 2: again for the first time. You need someone to step 122 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 2: up Max Owens I loved it. THEREFOREDS got involved as well, 123 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 2: but I've just got great appreciation for what he brings 124 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 2: to the table. I think he just spreads games and 125 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 2: gets things moving when they need it most, so he's worthy. 126 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 2: And then I was toss it up between the two. 127 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 2: It was hard not to go for Big Max. He 128 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 2: was just phenomenal and all of the applaudits that have 129 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 2: been placed that he's fog he deserves. Played the whole 130 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 2: last quarter, took on the big up and comer. He 131 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 2: was magnificent. MAXI I just loved it and eight time 132 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 2: all Australian could be nine and then we've had the 133 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 2: first round was one of the great games from Christian Petrarca. Well, 134 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 2: this is up there with it from Marcus Bontopeli. So 135 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 2: Creme's risen to the top heard he was superb in 136 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,799 Speaker 2: the first half of that game against the arch enemy. 137 00:05:58,360 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 2: Just have a look at him. I know you've got 138 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 2: number one still. I had Nick marginally in front at 139 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 2: the start of the year. But who is making a 140 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 2: pretty compelling case, isn't he so early days? But yeah, 141 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:11,600 Speaker 2: the croreme separating him. 142 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: He could have showered at halftime and still got the five. 143 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: He was that good. So this is how it looks 144 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 1: early Petrarca, Wonton, Pelly, Nick, Dakos, Gorn, Richard's homes stacked 145 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: and I try. 146 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 2: To put some value on those games where they are 147 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 2: no gap go gap games. We'll get into that law. 148 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: It's going to be a big part of our right 149 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: through the year. All right, let's get into the agenda 150 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: and at the top of it. Sunday was the charmer 151 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: of round one for differing reasons. The Kangaroos and Demons 152 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: needed uplifting starts to the fresh campaign, and what unfolded 153 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: was a reminder that not all wins are just the 154 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 1: four points. 155 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 5: Is an immense little prime in our playing group, staff members, 156 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 5: the coming today to get the lens really special, really 157 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 5: optimistic about the club in the dress going and hopefully 158 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 5: there was enough evidence, says today for supporters to be 159 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 5: really excited about the progress side. 160 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 3: And had a look at the smiles on those places, 161 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 3: smiles you haven't seen for years. 162 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 6: As a hot tape. 163 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 3: He's a little more regular at the moment and. 164 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 2: You have permission North fans to get excited. 165 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 3: And I've read a birth corrupt. How do you reckon 166 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 3: the blood pressure? Cat's going there? Hop the coachs nor 167 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 3: fans joining the course. 168 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 2: When I was an man this game last year for Melbourne, 169 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 2: but it's going to be a sweet dream to start proceedings. 170 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 3: Where were you the day North fence But you turned 171 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 3: the corner and Stephen King all thought of then you were. 172 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 2: Right's his way? 173 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 3: I want first stup win. It wasn't just a win, 174 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 3: it was a domination. 175 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 6: We got a clear goal that was trying to play 176 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 6: finals footy in the next couple of years. And if 177 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 6: we play spirits footy like we did today and can 178 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 6: do that on a consistent basis. 179 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 5: Then we're going to be hard to beat. 180 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: Yeah. 181 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 3: If we keep doing that and evolving and growing and 182 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 3: refining our game, I think. 183 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a pretty exciting time. 184 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 3: I think hopefully our members and supporters liked what they 185 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:37,439 Speaker 3: saw today. A good footing and a good buddy. 186 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: The turning of corners, the turning of pages. 187 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 3: It was a good day of the stands. 188 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: It was a good day on the couch. 189 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 2: I think this is a first. We've opened up with 190 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 2: North Melbourne and Melbourne Joe. I don't think we did 191 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 2: that at all last year, would we. That was great 192 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 2: to sit down and watch it, and yeah, they've been 193 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 2: beating around a big, big way. The legendary coach has 194 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 2: copped his knocks and he's got a way to a win, 195 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 2: which is a great thing. 196 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,599 Speaker 1: So North first, and the backdrop was heightened, wasn't it is? 197 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: And also done a couple of things. Let's get going. 198 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,559 Speaker 1: Those are the words of the coach, the potential phases 199 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: over the words of the president and then Alistair Clarkson 200 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:14,599 Speaker 1: did the raw raw interview with j Clark on the 201 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:16,959 Speaker 1: front page of the Sunday Herald Sun, which serves as 202 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: the foretellers to the game. 203 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, he did both big papers. So when you do that, 204 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 2: you're putting it out there, Jared, because you're explaining yourself. 205 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 2: I read it, I read it all, this great article 206 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 2: from jay Z. But he's explaining yourself. He's explaining that 207 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 2: two years were wasted because of what happened at Hawthorne. 208 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:33,959 Speaker 2: He could he felt like he couldn't get his you know, 209 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 2: he's flagging the ground and now he's saying, well, now 210 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 2: it's time. And the same messaging came out from the 211 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 2: head office after talk of a bit of disruption. Potentially 212 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 2: if this thing doesn't get underway, so then you've got 213 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 2: to back it up because if it goes pear shaped, 214 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 2: then you're just looking at the you know, you're scrumption 215 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 2: up the paper and going well, I'm not doing that. 216 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 2: I'm not listening to that. So no, he will get 217 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 2: some nourishment out of this and we forget. You know, 218 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 2: he might be a full time premiership star, but he's 219 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:01,839 Speaker 2: he's head kicked in a a bit lately and this 220 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 2: will made a bit to him. But it's more than that. 221 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 2: That's what that's how they play, and there's a suspicion 222 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 2: there that you can see a little bit more. 223 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: There was a release of the anxiety on the Waiter 224 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:12,959 Speaker 1: halftime and then there was a certain freedom in the 225 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 1: way that they played the second half. So what's sustainable 226 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:19,319 Speaker 1: They've had exciting moments early in seasons under Clarks, but 227 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:22,439 Speaker 1: this felts a bit more grounded, and that's probably there 228 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:26,319 Speaker 1: in the coach's votes. Charlie Comben gets the ten, so 229 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: he's the key pillar down back sharing in the ruck. 230 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: Luke Parker, the veteran, goes to shore up defense, which 231 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: I knew, you know, you like you've already highlighted. She'esel 232 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:36,679 Speaker 1: Dylan Stevens, a player who we've been wondering is he 233 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: gonna make it or not? He's up and down and up. 234 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 1: And then Luke Davies, uniac highest paid player, Well he 235 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: played like it and in those moments where the game 236 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,079 Speaker 1: turned their way, he was the driving figure. 237 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 2: And there's one right there that Ellis is talking about 238 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 2: that excites me. Jared is Fino Salomon. So he flipped 239 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 2: with Luke Parker, and you know they both are they're 240 00:10:56,840 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 2: both they're both hard tough men. Phino Sullivan is a 241 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:03,719 Speaker 2: hard tough kid and Luke Parker's been doing it for 242 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 2: however long fifteen years. Parker goes back. I thought he 243 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 2: was superb, I thought he was magnificent. Just held him together. 244 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:11,439 Speaker 2: He marks the board when he had the market, he 245 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 2: hit the target when he had to make it, hit it, 246 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:15,719 Speaker 2: and he tackled when he had to tackle. And then 247 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:17,839 Speaker 2: Finn goes in and says, oh, Butters, I love I 248 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 2: love that. It's a bit of Butter's in Pinno Sullivan. 249 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 2: So then just before halftime it was Elderu to Coleby 250 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 2: to Harry to Zay for a goal going on halftime 251 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 2: North Melbourne fans going okay, and then so steel is 252 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 2: the word like, so O'Sullivan's got it, and Parker's got it, 253 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 2: and Common's got a little bit about it and Sherry's 254 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 2: got it in the rock. I think it was fantastic 255 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 2: and you know it was what they needed to do. 256 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 2: And at halftime you go in then and going okay, 257 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 2: is that going to be enough? Well then they come 258 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 2: out and went Bank just landed a couple of big, 259 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 2: heavy blows into the idea of it. So I loved 260 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 2: it all and you know it was just great to see. 261 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:57,479 Speaker 2: But as you mentioned, Stephen shere com a Finn, O'Sullivan 262 00:11:58,080 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 2: and Luke Parker. 263 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: Before all right, so West Coast in Perth and then 264 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: two clubs who are in the grip of uncertainty, Essendon 265 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: and Carlton. So let's see what they do over him 266 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: to start, and then they have the chance to really 267 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 1: inflict some pain the Melbourne side of things. From the 268 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,199 Speaker 1: moment Stephen King, even before he won the job, he 269 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: was evidently ultra impressive in the interview to win the job, 270 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: and he has been no perfect. I reckon publicly and privately. 271 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: But what would it look like when he sent them 272 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:27,199 Speaker 1: out to play. You're as good a judge as anyhore. 273 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: I was on the couch Steard. I was a nervous 274 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 1: but excited because I was the same. So from the 275 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: moment he was appointed, his messaging was we're going to 276 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:35,719 Speaker 1: go fast. We just got to take the game and 277 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:36,319 Speaker 1: to go fast. 278 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 2: And I'm saying, I watch this every game that's played, 279 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:40,319 Speaker 2: and I don't know if we can because I'm not 280 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,199 Speaker 2: sure we kick well enough. Well that's it, but he's 281 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 2: just stead fast said no, we will. So then what 282 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 2: you want in a new coach is someone who's u 283 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 2: clear and unequivocal, and that's what he was. And then 284 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 2: you go and train it for four or five months, 285 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 2: go down watch training and that's what they did. They 286 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 2: just went fast, and then you go and hold your 287 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 2: breath and go now what's going to happen? And they 288 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:00,559 Speaker 2: went fast and they executed. They're messy at time, but 289 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:03,079 Speaker 2: they are brave enough to take it on. So nah, 290 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 2: it was like, it's not the North Melbourne. I mean 291 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 2: this side won a premiership in twenty twenty one, so 292 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 2: it's not like they've been in the old rooms forever. 293 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:12,959 Speaker 2: But Melbourne fans would have loved it. They see and 294 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 2: the game changes and we're going to get this in 295 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:19,719 Speaker 2: a moment. And so Jacob van Ryan, who's he's the 296 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 2: spruk on him, was big and young key Fords take 297 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 2: time and they you know, take and then you play 298 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 2: a style of game that's a little bit stilted and 299 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 2: you don't get the looks that you want. You go 300 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:30,959 Speaker 2: back to the VFL. So to see him come out 301 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 2: and he's just had some David Neats about him, which 302 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 2: is highest of high praise, but six goals. We haven't 303 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:38,559 Speaker 2: had a full forward that kicked six in a while 304 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 2: five and a half and you know how much I 305 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:44,959 Speaker 2: love Brody might Check So I'm not for one second 306 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:46,959 Speaker 2: underestimating what he's been able to bring to him. So 307 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 2: Demon's fans, like North Melbourne fans would have been thrilled 308 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 2: with that new coach, good buzz around the joint. They 309 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 2: a look pretty happy. And our last week, Petrak when 310 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 2: Oliver played ripping games and everyone's going on, what's going 311 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,679 Speaker 2: to happen? Well, you know, wins the players games, get 312 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 2: coach his votes, Latrell plays his first So it's a 313 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 2: good day. It's a good afternoon for Demons fans. They 314 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:07,839 Speaker 2: should be over the moon. But it's the start, that's 315 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:08,199 Speaker 2: what it is. 316 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 1: So there are a sequence of events, weren't there between 317 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 1: Latrelle's unscripted running. 318 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 3: Just run and figure it out as you go. 319 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 1: Brody Marchek, who is such a wholehearted player, Jack Steele, 320 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: who's embraced by a whole club in the moment that 321 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: he has Van Ryan you mentioned the player is he? 322 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: Is it gonna happen or not? Bailey Fritches has become 323 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 1: progressively maligned. He ends up kicking the sealer. Max Gorn 324 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: is still there at thirty four doing his thing. Van 325 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 1: Ryin's the player that have so much, so much hope 326 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: has been invested in, like Jesse Hogan way before. So 327 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: what about the big picture of the key forward in 328 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six and the way footy has been played. 329 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: Is the balance of power tipping. 330 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 2: That's exactly what I was. The balance of power. I 331 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 2: think it's shifted. And I go way back to when 332 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 2: I was commentating with Robert Wolves, who I love commentating with. 333 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 2: It was hard nosed forward and the two. I was 334 00:14:57,880 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 2: a young punk and he was the old and we 335 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 2: both be mood the fact that the Fords are just 336 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 2: giving up all the advantage and just became reactive to defenders. 337 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 2: And it went on and on to the point where 338 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 2: you know they send the fifth midfielder up, which meant 339 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 2: your Ford line was always out numbered, which meant you 340 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 2: know you're at a disadvantage and you're chasing tail and 341 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 2: he couldn't set up, only gave it a half. But 342 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 2: there's just wins of change have come through and it's 343 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 2: favoring these folks who will come up and hit it 344 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 2: the bo at the footage. Jack Gunston's kick five goals 345 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 2: for twenty three marks inside forward fifty for Hawthorn against 346 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 2: Theessendon on the weekend. This suits him. Jared come at 347 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 2: the footy. Aaron Norton six goals, nineteen marks they took 348 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 2: inside fifty. The defenders don't get it their own way anymore, Jared. 349 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 2: They haven't got the drop off player to give them 350 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 2: a hand anymore. They've got to defend one on one, 351 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 2: and frankly, I think they've forgotten how to do it, 352 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 2: and it's time to cash in, and they're cashing in 353 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 2: the big fellow Neil, he starts to cash in Oscar McDonald. 354 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 2: He's been getting by okay because he's had help back there. 355 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 2: One on one will know different story. Ford's flexing their 356 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 2: muscle Jared. Five to here and they took eight marks 357 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 2: into side forward fifty. What about Van Ryan As I've 358 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 2: seen ball movement like this for five years. All of 359 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 2: a sudden he's kicked six goals, five and a half, 360 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 2: nineteen marks inside forward fifty and I saink kill the defense. 361 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 2: Cal Wilke's going, honestly, where is all our drop off? 362 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 2: In a set marks? And then Ben King, Who's he's 363 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 2: kicked five? They had thirty one scoring shots, fifty marks 364 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 2: inside ford fifty. Your bad against a much younger defense. 365 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 2: There is change happening and defenders have had it their 366 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 2: own way. And I know you I commentate enough, you 367 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 2: know with you, and you know I'm serious about this 368 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 2: and I joke about the bit, but a long time 369 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 2: the defenders have dictated to Ford's I will go and 370 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 2: stand here, And then the Fords have been You've got 371 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 2: to push up the ground, you stay deep. The one 372 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 2: hundred goals in a season is on. Really the way 373 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 2: the game is played, Jared, one hundred goals in a 374 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 2: season is on. And my man Jack Gunston is the 375 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 2: one I'm looking at. So he kicked seventy three last year. 376 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 2: His ability to come at the footy and time his 377 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 2: lead with quick ball movement, man standing on the march 378 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 2: and precise kicking is a chance to kick one hundred 379 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 2: this year. I think it's genuinely on. I think defenders 380 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,159 Speaker 2: are getting nervous all of a sudden they're going to 381 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 2: have to defend one on one and they're going, where's 382 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 2: my chop out? Where's my chop out? No chop out 383 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:14,959 Speaker 2: coming boys. The forwards are on and it's I can 384 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 2: tell you this. I've got some other stats. Back line flowing, 385 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 2: the fifty inside fifty is gone quicker. The what's that 386 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 2: our inn set marks have gone down? Mark's on a 387 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 2: lead gone up? Yep, that's matter from heaven. 388 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: So if you don't have this and this is the 389 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:34,920 Speaker 1: quick learning of Collingwood exactly. 390 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 3: This is the worry is. 391 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: No one's given up on Collingwood. But if you're going 392 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 1: to put a red flag up, it's here. Yeah. 393 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 2: So in fact, at first half of footy were talked 394 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 2: to Nixie about it. There was two marks inside forward 395 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 2: fifty to Collin and they kicked I think one point 396 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 2: from a set shot in that first half of footy 397 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 2: and there's only for Adelaide. And then halftime they just 398 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:53,920 Speaker 2: went no, no, let's play fast. It's the game is 399 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 2: set up for us to go fast, not going slow. 400 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 2: Start to change direction. Bang they kick six goals in 401 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 2: the third quarter. If you haven't got it in you 402 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 2: and you think you're going to keep teams to sixty, 403 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 2: seventy and eighty, I think you're badly mistaken. And that's 404 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 2: the challenge for Collingword. They got it in there enough. 405 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: They just couldn't connect the return of the big forward. 406 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: How thrilling aff one hundreds. 407 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 2: You know it won't happen these blokes when it's in 408 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 2: a minute. 409 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 1: Have a bit of theater about you, all right to 410 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: the losers. The Saints are zero and two. This is 411 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 1: not the year to start zero and two, not with 412 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 1: the big swings that they've taken, not with the acquisitions 413 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:29,440 Speaker 1: that they have made, and not with the saber rattling 414 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: that was done on the way in. They're not terrible, 415 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: but they've been beaten in two different ways, one in 416 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: the Stodgi affair and one in a shootout. Zero two's 417 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: an uncomfortable place to be as. 418 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:46,119 Speaker 4: Much as it's you know, the grinds on you and 419 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:50,240 Speaker 4: they're euphoric and where there's nothing between. We certainly have 420 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:56,160 Speaker 4: filled with given great effort, safe to file but create 421 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 4: excellence in learning. Now that's not going to satisfy everyone, 422 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 4: but certainly satisfies me as head coach. 423 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 2: Well, and I thought we're too far away. 424 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,400 Speaker 6: There's a lot of fundamentals that are in great shape. There, 425 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 6: really hold a few more marks, don't drop them. Kicking 426 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:17,679 Speaker 6: a little bit straighter sometimes, you know, golstrowing efficiency. 427 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:19,360 Speaker 2: Is the most underrated kPr NFL footage. 428 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: And when we were kicking, thank you, don't get the wobbles, 429 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 1: and he did references. It's important how he leads from here. 430 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 1: But all the questions around the strategy of what they've 431 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:33,720 Speaker 1: done on and off the field, what are they bought 432 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 1: and what are they building are in play? 433 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that's fair that I was watching him, 434 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 2: not from an analytical, from a nervous supporter's point of view. 435 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 2: And when there's Wang and Emailer took that mark against 436 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:48,919 Speaker 2: Colton Folstrop, I thought to you was they isolated, went 437 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:51,280 Speaker 2: out and this is going to be deja vu. But 438 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 2: it wasn't the case. 439 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 3: And you know that. 440 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 2: I think it was ten eleven, twelve le changes throughout 441 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 2: the course of the day. So if you think of 442 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 2: Melbourne went well and killed a little bit off, but 443 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 2: they just sprook on them and says that's killed a 444 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:04,440 Speaker 2: need to win that game, and it didn't happen. So 445 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 2: in time, the Demons might be better than we think 446 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 2: and the Saint Spots still have a bit of work 447 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 2: to do. But it did. It was a little confusing 448 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 2: with the way that that game finished out in the end. 449 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:14,399 Speaker 2: I think there were some vulnerabilities for the Demons that 450 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 2: weren't exposed, certainly from a just a just a supporters 451 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 2: point of view, I was nervous as all hell, and. 452 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: So when he's on the bench, when that's on the 453 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: bench for six and a half minutes, it's a weird 454 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: time as it was. 455 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 2: And you know, I read Ross's explanation and that's okay. 456 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 2: In the end, he's going to now he's going to 457 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 2: have to get more assertive then and say let's talk. 458 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 2: We'll get leave me out there because I'll win the 459 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 2: game for us. And that was theirs. He played well, 460 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 2: kick through you, but that the mark just showed you 461 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:41,920 Speaker 2: that Colton wasn't coomfortable there. He did a reasonable job, 462 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 2: did it. Yes, it's a great learning experience for him. 463 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 2: But I don't think that thing is zero two with 464 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 2: the Giants and the lines to come, so that's going 465 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 2: to test that's going to test them all. But also 466 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 2: don't think they think they win in the flag this year. 467 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 2: So let's let's see. 468 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 1: Let's see j the Brisbane lines is zeron too anything 469 00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: to see? 470 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 2: How not for mine? Yeah, they're getting stretched because of 471 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:04,879 Speaker 2: the injuries, but next two weeks are pretty big, but 472 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:06,920 Speaker 2: no real problem for me. 473 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 1: Take a breath, use the by see how many you 474 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: can get healthy. Yeah, Saturday night was exactly what you 475 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 1: would imagine was red. 476 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 2: Hot Sydney flying and they needed to win if they're 477 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:17,439 Speaker 2: over going to boot and they needed to and they did. 478 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 1: The biggest loser was a flip of the corner. And 479 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 1: as it turns out, they're playing each other. So Essendon 480 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:27,960 Speaker 1: were thrashed by Hawthorne. And again preface this by saying 481 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,399 Speaker 1: nobody thought Essendon would beat Hawthorne on Friday night. But 482 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 1: it was the manner in which it unfolded out was 483 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: the defensive deficiencies which you'd spoken about and written about 484 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: in the lead up to it. How would Essendon address 485 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: what has been the fundamental floor over many a year 486 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:47,640 Speaker 1: and over more than one coach And there wasn't There 487 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 1: wasn't much that you could hang your hat on. And 488 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:54,159 Speaker 1: it emphasized the gap and the gap is going to 489 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: be the biggest factor in footy and Essendon are a 490 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:57,880 Speaker 1: long way the wrong side of the gap. 491 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 2: No, and these these are issues that Essen fans have 492 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 2: been bemoaning for a long, long period of time. If 493 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:07,159 Speaker 2: you support the Bombers, then is this as you go to, 494 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 2: is why can't we defend? Why can't we stop teams 495 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 2: transition the footy from one end or the other. The 496 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 2: scoring was just off the charts for the Hawks and 497 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:18,400 Speaker 2: then when you watch the vision it just became a procession. 498 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 2: But this is in there, and I said Matt simm 499 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 2: at one stage, which is I know it sounds degrading 500 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:27,879 Speaker 2: to a senior team, but look at the ridiculous nature 501 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:29,920 Speaker 2: of the way that this ball moved. There was another play. 502 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 2: Look at everyone out here, they just take your pick. 503 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:37,879 Speaker 2: They're they're out everywhere. So the disappointment thing for usident 504 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 2: is we know the problem, we know what happened last year. 505 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 2: We've got a summer to get fixed. So, like I 506 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 2: said with Melbourne, train it over summer and then come 507 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:47,199 Speaker 2: out in the first game and show us, show us 508 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 2: what you've been dealing with. And we know Brad Brad 509 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:52,639 Speaker 2: would have been working on this over summer, but it 510 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:56,880 Speaker 2: just for whatever reason, they're either then they're not doing 511 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 2: it because they're not capable of doing it, or they're 512 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 2: not listening to the instruction. 513 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:03,080 Speaker 1: And then this is the measure you're going to use 514 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 1: right throughout the year of the gap. 515 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 2: So this was a classic gap game. This is a 516 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 2: team that played in a prelium against the bottom four 517 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:12,399 Speaker 2: side and you know you can argue the toss on 518 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:14,959 Speaker 2: the A graders from Hawthorns, but Watson will be an 519 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 2: a grador, Gunston's an a grador. Sicily's an a grador, 520 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 2: Newcome's a graator and I don't think I put Ginevan 521 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 2: in there. I don't know where you come from, but 522 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 2: Barris is. So you know, when you've got that sort 523 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:29,120 Speaker 2: of a gap, you're going to get those sorts of results. 524 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:31,919 Speaker 2: But the problem for the Bombers is who's pushing up 525 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 2: and it couldn't help but being drawn to the whole 526 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 2: Zach merritt an Arra at halftime when he comes off 527 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:40,879 Speaker 2: the ground as either the number one rated player on 528 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 2: the ground or number two, and they're just getting their 529 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 2: backside kicked. 530 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 1: So their lister is in a parloors status. They've got 531 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 1: the misgeneration of high picks that they had, which is 532 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 1: well discussed. They've got a whole set of players on 533 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 1: their list and rookie list who it's unclear whether they're 534 00:23:56,640 --> 00:24:00,159 Speaker 1: actually going perhaps substantial league careers or not. They have 535 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 1: the one A grader as your reference there, and then 536 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 1: they're going to try to do it with picks nine, ten, ten, 537 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 1: thirteen and thirteen. They haven't had picks one, two and 538 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 1: three and four three that that is a hard rebuild. 539 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: And so I was fearful coming into the season. This 540 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 1: is actually the worst year. This is the ground zero 541 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 1: year because last year just has to be dismissed. 542 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:25,960 Speaker 2: They accept ground zero the fans if they can see 543 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 2: some improvement in the area that has not changed. For 544 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 2: I did all that homework on they've changed for twenty years. Yo. Yeah, 545 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:37,360 Speaker 2: it's all the measurements of successful sides. They've not been 546 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 2: near it for eleven years in terms of defending in 547 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:43,439 Speaker 2: the top six or stopping ball from moving one end 548 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 2: to the other in the top all the things that's going. Yeah, 549 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:48,400 Speaker 2: that's what makes good sides good. Where are we? We're 550 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:52,639 Speaker 2: down here. We'll fix it. And again, one game it 551 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:53,399 Speaker 2: didn't look like it. 552 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: So they played Port Adelaide in Adelaide and Josh car 553 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:59,399 Speaker 1: had the complete inverse experience of Stephen King. It was 554 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: sort of un clear in the way that they played 555 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: what their style is going to be under the new coach. 556 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:07,639 Speaker 1: And they did look like a team who they're not 557 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: going to be winning away from Adelaide, and on face value, 558 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 1: they're not going to be winning terribly many in Adelaide either. 559 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 1: One game, but it was a really ordinary performance. 560 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:19,920 Speaker 2: Well that game against incident. Let's let's not talk until 561 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:23,680 Speaker 2: we watch that game because they were enormously disappointing their 562 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 2: superstars and they have got a couple of A graders 563 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 2: in their side. We're okay, but not great, and they'll 564 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 2: need to be if they're going to be Essendon. So 565 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 2: it's it was exactly the opposite of the Stephen King experience. 566 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 1: And then Zach Buter's first performance of the year. So 567 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: he's going to spend the season in the hottest of spotlights. 568 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:46,159 Speaker 1: Some thrive in that and some shrink in that, and 569 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: you never know until it happens. I think back Chad 570 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:50,159 Speaker 1: Warner didn't like it at the start of last year. 571 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:52,399 Speaker 1: It was a clear and hit to him. So how 572 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: does Butter's shoulder that and still meet the standards that 573 00:25:56,680 --> 00:26:00,439 Speaker 1: he's he's displayed for himself and for his club if 574 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 1: this is his last year there? Does he still have 575 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:06,639 Speaker 1: the emotional impetus that drives his game, the spinning eyes 576 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:09,400 Speaker 1: and that sort of thing. So let's let's see he's 577 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 1: going to get a lot of attention as naz is 578 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 1: so our best players that. 579 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 2: I'll be back at him on this weekend to be 580 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,360 Speaker 2: the best player on the ground and get his turn 581 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 2: across the line. Because he's that sort of bloke. 582 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 3: He is. 583 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:24,080 Speaker 1: All right, let's bring in our coaches for tonight's. They 584 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 1: are on well, they've made ultra impressive starts to the season, 585 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 1: both the Bulldogs and the Crows. Lou Beverage has his 586 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 1: dogs at two and zero bound for Adelaide, so face 587 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 1: off against the one and zero Crows on Friday nights 588 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:39,440 Speaker 1: really should be a blackst