WEBVTT -  45 votes - Has the Brownlow jumped the shark?

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<v Speaker 1>Forty five funks. Patrick Crips didn't just break the previous

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<v Speaker 1>Brownlow record, he obliterated it and even though Nick Dakos

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<v Speaker 1>betted it too, he was the length of the straight

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<v Speaker 1>behind in second? Was Crips that good in twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four as a Brownlow jump to Shark. Hello and welcome

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<v Speaker 1>to the Herald Sun Footy Podcast. I'm Andy Blaise and

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<v Speaker 1>Glenn McFarlane will join me coming up to chat Monday

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<v Speaker 1>night's stunning result. And you may have heard It's Grand

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<v Speaker 1>Final Week where the artists formerly known as South Melbourne

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<v Speaker 1>and Fitzroy will meet for the first time in the

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<v Speaker 1>decider since the nineteenth century. We'll have a look at

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<v Speaker 1>all things GF. Here's mccos and here on the Herald

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<v Speaker 1>Sun Footy Podcast. Well, it is the morning after the

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<v Speaker 1>night before a historic Brownlow medal. I'm Andy Blaise and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm joined by Glenn McParland mcagaday.

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<v Speaker 2>Andy, how are you?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going all right? It was quite a stunning and

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<v Speaker 1>almost unbelievable thing that happened last night. Mac of forty

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<v Speaker 1>votes to win the brown Low Medal, way way above

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<v Speaker 1>anything we've ever seen before.

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<v Speaker 3>Forty five votes I know. That's incredible, isn't it. That's

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<v Speaker 3>two seasons of Browlau for a winner of recent times.

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<v Speaker 3>Mind you, we have gravitated into the thirties, and there

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<v Speaker 3>was always going to be a situation where we maybe

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<v Speaker 3>hit forty but not forty five.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think they got the right winner.

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<v Speaker 3>Whether they got the right number of votes for the

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<v Speaker 3>winner and the runner up, I'm not so sure, but

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<v Speaker 3>certainly they got the right I'm comfortable with the winner.

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<v Speaker 3>Just interesting to see what happens next, isn't it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's almost an old fashioned the way that it played out.

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<v Speaker 1>Other than the forty five votes, the fact that Patrick Cripps,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the Blues were there and there about, but

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<v Speaker 1>they just snuck into the eight. They weren't the dominant

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<v Speaker 1>one of the dominant teams. He was the dominant player.

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<v Speaker 1>It was almost a Bobby Skilton career. The day win,

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<v Speaker 1>the Swans would finish mid to low table, and he

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<v Speaker 1>was the only you know, he was the dominant player

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<v Speaker 1>in any game.

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<v Speaker 3>Well you look at that, you look at forty five

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<v Speaker 3>from Patrick Cripps, then you have to go down twenty

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<v Speaker 3>nine votes to the next one, Sam wol sixteen, which

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<v Speaker 3>is a creditable sixteen and then you go down to

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<v Speaker 3>six Harry McKay amazing, and you think of the two

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<v Speaker 3>all Australians at Carlton. You've got Patrick Cripps forty five,

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<v Speaker 3>You've got Jacob Witering zero votes. So it is, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>And I look back at a couple of counts in

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<v Speaker 3>the nineteen thirties and they were winging at being a

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<v Speaker 3>midfield as medal back then. So it is very much

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<v Speaker 3>a midfield as metal and we understand that. I love

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<v Speaker 3>the romance of the Umpires still doing it. I know

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<v Speaker 3>there's some people who this morning are saying maybe that's

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<v Speaker 3>not the.

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<v Speaker 2>Right way to go.

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<v Speaker 3>We've all got our different thoughts, but maybe they do

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<v Speaker 3>need a little bit of help.

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<v Speaker 2>But I would be sticking with the Umpires.

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<v Speaker 1>My first thought was, jeez, has the Brownlow jumped the shark?

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<v Speaker 1>You know? Is this sort of a bit ridiculous? But no,

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<v Speaker 1>I agree with you. It's always been the Umpires medal,

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<v Speaker 1>So whether or not, I mean, it's up to the

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<v Speaker 1>people and it's up to the league, and it's up

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<v Speaker 1>to us as fans whether we take we see this

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<v Speaker 1>as the glittering prize above all others. You know, we've

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<v Speaker 1>got Coaches Award, we've got the Players Association awards, things

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<v Speaker 1>like that. But I think we've decided and it'll never

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<v Speaker 1>change it. The Brownlow is the one, I think. So

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<v Speaker 1>Brownlow's voted on by the umpires. I think there's some

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<v Speaker 1>changes that could be made.

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<v Speaker 2>What would we do?

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<v Speaker 3>So, I personally think the umpires should have access to

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<v Speaker 3>the stats. Now, I'm sure it's their decision as much

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<v Speaker 3>as anything else. I think they've been given the other opportunity.

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<v Speaker 3>They prefer not to do that. Everyone else who votes

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<v Speaker 3>on any award, whether it be the Coaches Association, whether

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<v Speaker 3>it be you know Players who you know Players Award

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<v Speaker 3>as well, whether it be our own Herald Sun Footy

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<v Speaker 3>Award or whatever, we actually have access to the stats.

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<v Speaker 3>So I would have absolutely no problem. It may not

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<v Speaker 3>change the way the vote goes, because, as I said,

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<v Speaker 3>I think the right winner one and I think the

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<v Speaker 3>runner up was absolutely could.

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<v Speaker 2>Have been the winner as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Sure, but I just wonder whether they you know, that

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<v Speaker 3>percentage of forty five and thirty eight votes might just

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<v Speaker 3>come back a bit if you have a look at

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<v Speaker 3>some of the stats.

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<v Speaker 2>Well.

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<v Speaker 1>I quite like the romance of no stats like that

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<v Speaker 1>no stats. I quite like the idea of, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the umpires coming to the room after the game and

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<v Speaker 1>then say, oh so who was who was best? But

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<v Speaker 1>I actually think.

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<v Speaker 2>There's gonna be a way we have you got have

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<v Speaker 2>you got a solution?

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<v Speaker 1>My solution is, I think all four umpires should before

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<v Speaker 1>they come together, they give their three two one in

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<v Speaker 1>isolation each of them, and then they take an average

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<v Speaker 1>of the vote.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's like the norm Smith. So that's the way

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<v Speaker 3>we do a normal Smith. There's four generally four or five.

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<v Speaker 3>I think mostly there's five now norm Smith voters, and

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<v Speaker 3>they collate. They don't confer at all. If they collate independently,

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<v Speaker 3>and they bring together the actual and then there's a

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<v Speaker 3>there's a judge at the top of it who can

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<v Speaker 3>overrule it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure there's a senior umpire of the of the

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<v Speaker 1>four in any one game, who can, you know, give

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<v Speaker 1>the deciding for a tie. But I think that gives

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<v Speaker 1>you full coverage of the interesting So that means that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the center bounds umpire who's giving Patrick Cripps

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<v Speaker 1>three votes. Well, maybe there's the umpire who's looking after

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<v Speaker 1>the Blues back line in the second quarter, well, Jacob

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<v Speaker 1>Wiedering played, well, I'm going to get votes.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well, it is amazing when you think of the

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<v Speaker 3>year that he had he didn't get a vote. So

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<v Speaker 3>it is one of those ones. I don't think we'll

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<v Speaker 3>see any imminent change. I really don't, because the AFL

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<v Speaker 3>covert this award and it is an extra I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>the history of this award is remarkable, as we know,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, one hundred years now, it's one hundred years

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<v Speaker 3>since Cargi Greave's got, you know, the first medal, and

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<v Speaker 3>you go back only a few years ago, not that

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<v Speaker 3>many years ago. I think the Dipper was seventeen votes,

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<v Speaker 3>and I think Gavin Wanganeen might have been eighteen votes.

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<v Speaker 3>Tore was eighteen votes, so we've now more than double that.

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<v Speaker 3>So what it says to me in the umpires, under

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<v Speaker 3>enormous pressure they always have been, is that they revert

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<v Speaker 3>to the seemingly obvious in front of them more than

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<v Speaker 3>they've ever done. And whether that's the right thing or

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<v Speaker 3>the wrong thing, I'm not sure. But as I sort

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<v Speaker 3>of said, I'm really comfortable with Patrick Crips. There were

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<v Speaker 3>a few that I think, you know, always look at

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<v Speaker 3>the brownlow my fascination of the Brownlow is you're looking

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<v Speaker 3>to see who's going to win it next year, or

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<v Speaker 3>who's going to win it. You look at the guy

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<v Speaker 3>who's poled out of his skin, you know, and could

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<v Speaker 3>be the one coming.

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<v Speaker 2>Through next year.

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<v Speaker 3>Is it a Matt Rowel, Is it a Caleb so Wrong?

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<v Speaker 3>Is it a Zach Butters who's going to win one

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<v Speaker 3>at some stage soon? But gee, Patrick Crips, you look

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<v Speaker 3>at him now, he's at the top of his game.

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<v Speaker 3>We talked about Lockie Neil winning three. Can Patrick Cripps

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<v Speaker 3>win three?

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<v Speaker 1>Well?

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<v Speaker 2>I think he can.

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<v Speaker 1>He probably can.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm on forty five votes.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely absolutely well. And then you look at the players

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<v Speaker 1>who probably pold fewer votes. Then you know, for all

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<v Speaker 1>the Patrick Crips who polled far more than anyone ever predicted,

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<v Speaker 1>you've got a Marcus Bond and Pelly who, personally I

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<v Speaker 1>still consider him the benchmark in the competition. I think

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<v Speaker 1>he's the best player that we've seen over the last

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years, and he's going to It looks to

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<v Speaker 1>be the case that he might become one of those,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Lee Matthews, Wayne Kerry, Gary Ablett, the best

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<v Speaker 1>players we've ever seen not winning.

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<v Speaker 2>A medal, and that happens.

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<v Speaker 3>We know that happens, and that's the situation with the

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<v Speaker 3>Brown Levy from his own club, Scott Scott West came

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<v Speaker 3>so close on so many occasions to winning this award,

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<v Speaker 3>and personally I thought Bonk would win it last year.

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<v Speaker 2>Didn't lock in Neil one.

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<v Speaker 3>We know that, and I thought he'd polled really well

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<v Speaker 3>this year and he did. Let's be honest, nineteen in

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<v Speaker 3>you know, twenty thirty years ago would win you the medal,

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<v Speaker 3>but it doesn't win your medal now. And I was

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<v Speaker 3>surprised that he didn't get in the mid to late

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<v Speaker 3>twenties at least, So I'd love to say that he's

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<v Speaker 3>going to win one time. It probably wasn't as good

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<v Speaker 3>as his year this year, probably wasn't as good as

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<v Speaker 3>his year last year, but it was a far off

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<v Speaker 3>correct And I thought it was awesome to see Adam

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<v Speaker 3>Trelaw get some you know, finally get some cutos and

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<v Speaker 3>poll twenty six votes was outstanding and you could see

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<v Speaker 3>he was a bit awkward there, ad sitting right near

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<v Speaker 3>Bonk thinking I'm taking votes off you, but he absolutely

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<v Speaker 3>deserved that. It was fantastic to see what he could do.

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<v Speaker 1>Going back to the fact that they're not using the

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<v Speaker 1>stats this year, I wonder if you know, a bit

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<v Speaker 1>of the older always said back in the day that

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<v Speaker 1>Peter Hudson never won one because when he kicked eight

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<v Speaker 1>goals instead of twelve, the umpires would judge him harshly

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<v Speaker 1>because he didn't play as well. I wonder if a

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<v Speaker 1>bit of that comes into it. It's like, oh, well,

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<v Speaker 1>the bond wasn't quite as good as we expected him

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<v Speaker 1>to be, so we give it to trelaor or you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we mark him.

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<v Speaker 3>Down maybe, which is weird because you look at someone

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<v Speaker 3>like Cripson Cripple was getting votes in games, you thought, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>maybe not. So it's to me, it's the romance of

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<v Speaker 3>we don't know what the hell they're going to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Generally, they get the right winner generally.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm not a person that would ever want to

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<v Speaker 3>change it because I love the romance of it. I

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<v Speaker 3>got to say, I've been watching him for decades and

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<v Speaker 3>I still love Brownlow Metal Night. There's a bit of

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<v Speaker 3>magic and a bit of romance about it. But it

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<v Speaker 3>is going to be interesting. I don't think there will

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<v Speaker 3>be any imminent change because even with the eligibility, and

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<v Speaker 3>that would have been a bit would have become a

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<v Speaker 3>really big issue if Isaac heen he hadn't have lost

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<v Speaker 3>by seventeen. Can I say that again seventeen But there's

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<v Speaker 3>no scope to change that. The AFL are really confident,

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<v Speaker 3>they don't want to be doing anything like that. Likewise,

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<v Speaker 3>I think that'll be the same with the umpires.

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<v Speaker 1>I agree. I think the only thing the AFL probably

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<v Speaker 1>might have pause this morning about is that it was

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<v Speaker 1>decided so early in account. Channel seven may not have

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<v Speaker 1>been particularly happy people. I wonder if they found people

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<v Speaker 1>switching off once they you know, because Monday night to

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<v Speaker 1>workdays Tuesday. You wonder if people are like, oh, crips,

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<v Speaker 1>one bang off and missed the last couple of round.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, I think they would have much preferred to

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<v Speaker 1>come down to them and let's give them, give it

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<v Speaker 1>to and we so decide, Hey, Macca, it's Grand Final week.

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<v Speaker 1>There are two traditional teams, but for victorians interstate teams

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<v Speaker 1>in the Grand Final, why don't we take a break,

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<v Speaker 1>come back and have a bit of a look here

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<v Speaker 1>on the Herald Sunfooty podcast, I'm Andy Belaiz. Glen McFarlane

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<v Speaker 1>is joining me Maca. The Lions and the Swans will

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<v Speaker 1>face off in the Grand Final. I'm actually really excited

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<v Speaker 1>about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it's fantastic.

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<v Speaker 3>I think they're two very, very worthy sides and we're

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<v Speaker 3>going back, you know, something like one hundred and twenty

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<v Speaker 3>five years since the Lines and Swans have played in

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<v Speaker 3>the Grand Final together, ninety nine and amazing. I did

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<v Speaker 3>a really good look back yesterday on that particular game.

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<v Speaker 2>I wasn't there. I didn't cover it.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not true, but at the Junction over, yeah, the

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<v Speaker 3>Junction Oval, there was a there was a wrangling over

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<v Speaker 3>of where it should be played, and there were threats

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<v Speaker 3>of clubs not playing and then there was nearly a

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<v Speaker 3>flood that day. South Melbourne didn't want to play at

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<v Speaker 3>Fitzroy did. So there's a lot in that particular game.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think these two teams, they've been you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the fact that they've had Grand Final heartache over the

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<v Speaker 3>last two years. You go back to I think sort

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<v Speaker 3>of might have been like ninety five may have been

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<v Speaker 3>the last time. I think, wasn't it that the two

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<v Speaker 3>teams from the previous two Grand Finals we lost ninety three? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>four in that particular game, and I think this has got,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, the potential to be an outstanding Grand Final.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they're pretty evenly matched.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know if you saw their game earlier in

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<v Speaker 3>the year when they played not many weeks ago up

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<v Speaker 3>at the GABA and Brisbane prevailed in that it was

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<v Speaker 3>a classic game. And you know when you got a

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<v Speaker 3>player like Isaac Heeney at the top of his game

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<v Speaker 3>and we saw Cam Rainer who's got the potential to

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<v Speaker 3>get to that level. I think it's a really exciting

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<v Speaker 3>Grand Final. And the two coaches got a lot of time.

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<v Speaker 3>For both of those coaches. I think Chris Fagan's just

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<v Speaker 3>a remarkable story and John Longmire, this bloke we're doing.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing a story with Ralphie for later in the

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<v Speaker 3>week on the heartbreak kid who had a bit of

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<v Speaker 3>heart black break as a player, and he's had a

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<v Speaker 3>bit of heartbreaking Grand finals other than the twenty twelve,

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<v Speaker 3>which was one of the great ones.

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<v Speaker 1>A long time ago.

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<v Speaker 3>Seems like a long time for particularly he's lost game

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<v Speaker 3>at three since Yeah, would you look at that? He

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<v Speaker 3>It's got great narratives around all this. You know, there's

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<v Speaker 3>some really great stories around this and I got to say,

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<v Speaker 3>as a Victorian, I don't care that these two teams

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<v Speaker 3>maybe based outside. There's a lot of I spoke to

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<v Speaker 3>someone from the Brisbane lines this morning and they got

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<v Speaker 3>ten thousand Melbourne members.

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<v Speaker 2>That's fantastic.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a lot more than Fitzroy finished with.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely and the Swans have got a great base here

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<v Speaker 3>as well, so plenty of great narratives.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm really looking forward to this game.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, me too. I think I think the Lions. I'd

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<v Speaker 1>love to see the Lions win because I really like

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<v Speaker 1>the way they play. I think Oscar MacKinnon, he's a

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<v Speaker 1>big I just think I think Heathbreaking he's a very

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<v Speaker 1>he's a dominant ruck and he's a really important player

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<v Speaker 1>for them. I mean Darcy Fort, good luck to him.

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<v Speaker 1>That's wonderful.

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<v Speaker 3>Thirty five games hasn't played since Anzac Day this year,

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<v Speaker 3>when you think that long ago. But the good news

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<v Speaker 3>for Brisbane is that they did play in the VFL

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<v Speaker 3>for laid into the final series, so there's he's got

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<v Speaker 3>enough around him. But gee, it's going to be a

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<v Speaker 3>you know, Brodie Grundy, who I think he's part of

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<v Speaker 3>the great storyline. I mean, he was I remember the

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<v Speaker 3>twenty and eighteen Grand Final. He could barely walk that

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<v Speaker 3>night after the game. He was that soare came so

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<v Speaker 3>close twenty eighteen to a premiership and then missed it

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<v Speaker 3>by heading off to Well, he had to head off,

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<v Speaker 3>Let's be honest, he had to head off.

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<v Speaker 2>To Melbourne and you know wasn't playing.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think he was doing some sort of exam

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<v Speaker 3>or a course on Grand Final day last year or

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<v Speaker 3>as this time, he'll be there in the middle of

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<v Speaker 3>the mcg and he might just hold the key to

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<v Speaker 3>the game in his own hand.

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<v Speaker 1>He might have. You got a tip for us, Mackie

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<v Speaker 1>got a normous tip for us.

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<v Speaker 3>This is really hard. I've agonized and agonized, but I

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<v Speaker 3>did tip Sydney at the start of mid midway through

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<v Speaker 3>the season, and I tipp him at the start of

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<v Speaker 3>the final series.

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<v Speaker 2>So I won't jump off now.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think Sydney by a point this will be

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<v Speaker 3>a classic and Isaac Keeney. No one is playing as

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<v Speaker 3>dynamic as Isaac Keeny at the moment, so I'd be

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<v Speaker 3>taking the soft option. Sydney by a point, certainly by

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<v Speaker 3>under a goal, and Isaac Keeny to win the medal.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I'm going to go the other way. I

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<v Speaker 1>think little lines by let's say eight points a little

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<v Speaker 1>over a goal Joe Danaher.

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<v Speaker 3>Which I wouldn't that be a great story too. So

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<v Speaker 3>all I'll say is I am really looking forward to

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<v Speaker 3>this game. It's going to be an absolute.

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<v Speaker 1>Cracker, absolutely Macca. Thank you and thank you for all

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<v Speaker 1>your time through the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Andy, Nowhayes.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll do us on today's Heralds on Footy podcast. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Andy Belaiz and my thanks to Glenn McFarlane for joining

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<v Speaker 1>me today. Make sure you keep an eye out for

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<v Speaker 1>our moneyball on Wednesday morning, all the Grand Final lead

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<v Speaker 1>up coverage through the week, live coverage of the Big

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<v Speaker 1>One on Saturday, and of course robos can't mistackle on

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday night. Have a great Grand Final week. I'll catch

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<v Speaker 1>you next time.