1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: Tom Lynch awaits his penalty, pleading guilty and apologizing but 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: arguing he did not throw a closed fist in anger. 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 2: We take you inside the chaos, said Carts and Harry McKay, 4 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 2: forced to watch on in difficult times. He's with us 5 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 2: at the death tonight on Players Night. 6 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: And dorm she bows out of the game, having conjured 7 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: the iconic moments of a West Coast premiership. 8 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 3: We've talked about. Is this step into it, embrace all 9 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 3: of it. 10 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 4: Hit in the room and pat it. It's unedifying for 11 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 4: a senior coach to do that. They're on the side 12 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 4: of Courtia with the brain tape. 13 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: The man on they played the best footy I've ever 14 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 1: seen at the start of the season, and injury said 15 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: the president left the couple over said, of course they do. 16 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: It is the stuff that legends are made of. What 17 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: is holding the ball? 18 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 3: I don't think I could answer it clearly right now 19 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 3: that I can do something wrong, you know, and I 20 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 3: need to get on the board sexually. 21 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 2: The fans lover and with no fans, no through. Sixty 22 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 2: year old. 23 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: Jordan Lewis back to Players Night where it all started. 24 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 4: Nice to have you here. 25 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,919 Speaker 2: It was probably eleven years ago, Jared Long fourteen. 26 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 4: When you were young, and now I haven't chets. This 27 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 4: might have been an error. Do you and Raise they 28 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 4: have history? No, we're good, okay, yeah, we both will. 29 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 4: Do you agree with that? It's funny? 30 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 2: Actually, Steve mcbernie by my young boy Freddie about a 31 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 2: month ago, and the runner went past Steve and said, 32 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 2: that's Jordy Lewis's little boy, and he said, funny that 33 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 2: he hasn't. 34 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 4: Argued with me yet. Noser. 35 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 2: I like Razor because he could give as much as 36 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 2: he could take, which for a player that's competitive. 37 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 4: It actually settled you. 38 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 2: Down a lot more when they gave it back to you. 39 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 2: I think the thing that I'm interested to ask him, 40 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 2: the thing that ruined it for the umpires was the mix. Yeah, 41 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,919 Speaker 2: then they couldn't Then there couldn't be any any banter had. 42 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 4: To be very clean, all right. 43 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: So we have a loaded agenda for you tonight, as 44 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: the day is developed quite remarkably on a few if 45 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: for in front, so Harry McKay is. 46 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 4: With us and Nick Blakey. 47 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: The SCG has evidently been ticked off for play already 48 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: on Sunday, despite the rain bomb that's hit the Harburt City. 49 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 1: Ray Chamberlain has been deep at work on what happened 50 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: with Tom Lynch on Sunday and David Zita's sitting through 51 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: the tribunal as we speak. Midweek Tackle follows us so 52 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: stacks of news. Lauren would to guide you through that 53 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: with Corbyn and Ralphie and then tomorrow night it's a 54 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: special edition with the centenary of the Kangaroo's being celebrated. 55 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: John Longmire and Adam Simpson they've been going through their 56 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: own records of what they've got from the Dennis Pagan 57 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: premiership years, so we'll see and Dyson Daniels, this is 58 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: my son's special requests, right, Dyson Daniels. 59 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 4: Joins us is he coming in? He is, He will 60 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 4: be here make an appearance. 61 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: Then we know that he's a Tiger's nuts and he 62 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: has told us previously on his program. When he finishes 63 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: the NBA, he wants to see if he can just 64 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: sneak in for one year at Roigers. 65 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 4: And this is just in the OUTDT. This is how 66 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 4: much he loves his Tiger's Sunday to the g Do 67 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 4: you know what Joe I think it was? 68 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 2: It was last year it was a Giants game at 69 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 2: Enji Stadium. I'm not even too sure where the rich 70 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,359 Speaker 2: one were playing, and we had the ISO cam on 71 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 2: him and he walked probably two laps around the oval unnoticed. 72 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, no one even looks sideways. 73 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 2: I don't think you were having those same luxuries now 74 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:17,519 Speaker 2: since coming back after a stellar season. 75 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 4: A total superstar. So be great to have him at the. 76 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,959 Speaker 1: Desk to talk some footy as well as basketball tomorrow night. 77 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 1: All right, let's get into it at the top of 78 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,519 Speaker 1: the agenda. Right now, Tom Lynch is awaiting his fate. 79 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: The tribunal jury is deliberating. He has pleaded guilty, apologize, 80 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: but he's arguing the toss over the semantics of it. 81 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: The difference here is between three and five weeks on 82 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: the sidelines. 83 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 4: I remember, he's lost, Mam, he's lost. He's lost his 84 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 4: did a lot of trouble. Get the boy, Get the boy. 85 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 4: He sense he had the red mist going. 86 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 5: He was right at the fine line, a fine line. 87 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 4: We're not vigil Andy's here. You don't take it into 88 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 4: your own hands and break the law back the other way, 89 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 4: and that's what Lynch has done. 90 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:16,359 Speaker 5: Lench's gone. This is exactly what we can't have in 91 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 5: our game at. 92 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: Any level if he allowed. 93 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 4: This at AFL level to be a tool of three 94 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 4: week penalty. You watch it to seek through the competitions. 95 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 5: Through the competitions, it is the look and community standards 96 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:30,159 Speaker 5: out absolutely, So, yeah, that's an issue. 97 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 4: They're trying to send a message other. 98 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 5: You're reported at the striking. 99 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: I wonder where there was a frustration about his own 100 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: for how he was playing. 101 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 4: I think whether there was a sense of embarrassment. 102 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 1: And frustration that he couldn't touch the footy and it 103 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: just got too much for him and he lashed out, 104 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: and he washed out, and think you cry the level 105 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: of accountability being called to front the tributal and then 106 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 1: the necessary penalty both as a punishment and to terrence. 107 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: David Zita has sat through the case, David, welcome, Hello. 108 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 2: Jerry and Geordie. 109 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 4: How has it unfolded? 110 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 2: Yeah, so deliberating at the moment, so we should have 111 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 2: a verdict before the end of the show. Very confident 112 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 2: about that. 113 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 4: Now. 114 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 2: The AFL wants a five match penalty and Richmond wants 115 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 2: a three match band, so they say this should be 116 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 2: high impact rather than severe impact. That's where the majority 117 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 2: of this is boiled down to they have pleaded guilty 118 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 2: to the other aspects of the charge. So Tom Lynch 119 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,799 Speaker 2: gave evidence. He said that he was contesting the ball. 120 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 2: He was trying to get the mark Jordan Batz was 121 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 2: holding onto him. He wanted to get him, get him 122 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 2: off him as quickly as possible. 123 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 4: He got it wrong. 124 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 2: But the little things they always become big things in 125 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 2: these cases. And the big thing here was the dispute 126 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 2: over whether this was a closed fist or an open hand. 127 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 2: So Tom Lynch says he has a fused joint in 128 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 2: his middle finger on the right hand that prevents him 129 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 2: from being able to close his fist entirely, even demonstrated 130 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 2: to the tribunal. Now the AFL almost called his bluff. 131 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 2: They brought up two still images and said, well, look, 132 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 2: you may not be able to close your fist fully, 133 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 2: but you can still spoil the ball and you can 134 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 2: still perform actions that require. 135 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 4: A closed fist. For one of a better terms. 136 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 2: So look, as this is one of the still images here, 137 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 2: you can see now right the middle finger is still 138 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 2: out slightly, but he's still spoiling the ball, or attempting 139 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 2: to spoil the ball. He can perform pretty much close 140 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 2: to a closed fist. So he does admit that he 141 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 2: got it wrong, and again lots of chat about the 142 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 2: finger and the closed fist and whether it was He 143 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 2: was adamant this was a swipe rather than a punch. 144 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:27,679 Speaker 2: He was adding for the upper back of Jordan Butts. 145 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 2: He knows he got it wrong. He told Jordan Butts 146 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 2: that after the game, and Butts accepted it and they 147 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 2: moved on. But again the AFL says, this is very simple. 148 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,159 Speaker 2: It is a blatant, forceful, swinging arm. It is the 149 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 2: type of action of a bygone era and there is 150 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 2: no place for it in the game. The Tigers had 151 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 2: six reasons, as they often do these days at the 152 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 2: defense hearings. They said that there was no injury here. 153 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 2: There was no swinging, clenched fist. There was the front 154 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,719 Speaker 2: part of Lynch's hand that made contact, which is less 155 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 2: likely to cause significant injury. It was more of a 156 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 2: swipe than a punch, as Lynch said, it was close 157 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 2: to the ball rather than an off the ball hit, 158 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 2: and the potential for injury was not greater than what 159 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 2: was realized. So the tribute on now deliberating Geelong Essendon 160 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 2: West Coast, Collingwood, Gold Coast. That is what awaits Tom 161 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 2: Lynch on the sidelines. He won't play those games if 162 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 2: he is found guilty on the AFL's front, which is 163 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 2: five matches. If he's able to get what Richmond wants, 164 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 2: he'll be free to face Collingwood and Gold Coast. 165 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 1: David, thank you, will be back with you shortly. So 166 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 1: a bit of law and order. 167 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 2: I think they got the Do you think they got 168 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 2: the inside word on the defense? 169 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 4: It could have been able to rebut that so quickly 170 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 4: bangs straight away. I sort of have a bit of sympathy. 171 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 4: I mean, I sort of can't close my fist either. 172 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 2: But I think it was important, knowing that this was 173 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 2: coming up tonight, to go back and watch. So I 174 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 2: watched the first three quarters from behind the goals. For me, 175 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 2: it was a pattern of behavior, So I don't buy 176 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 2: into the fact that this was a one off. He 177 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 2: was frustrated four minutes into the game. He was, so 178 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 2: this is this is behind the ball. This was four 179 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 2: minutes into the game. Yep, Jared, So he was. He 180 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 2: was in the combatitive and combative mood anyway, So you know, 181 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 2: was he frustrated right from the start. I think he 182 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 2: was watching watching that vision, so this is unacceptable. And 183 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 2: I think the when I was watching the vision, he 184 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 2: really wanted backspace, but Jordan Buts did a really good 185 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 2: job on keeping him in front, which then I think 186 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 2: fueled his frustration because he couldn't get the position that 187 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 2: he wanted. But I reckon there was four or five 188 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:33,839 Speaker 2: times where you could have said Tom Lynch could have 189 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 2: been fined in the first half, and he went to 190 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 2: the umpire and complained about not getting free kicks. I 191 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 2: saw one that wasn't paid. Everything else to me looked fair, 192 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 2: So this was this was unnecessary. 193 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 1: You can't have a rogue force, you can't have a 194 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: loose cannon out on the field. And Bucks's use of 195 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 1: the vigilante justice was pretty apps last night. So the 196 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: AFL is right to ask for five that the steps 197 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 1: in the legal system are interesting to get tested tonight, 198 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:04,559 Speaker 1: because this is literally medium impact and then the potential 199 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: to cause injury raises it to high and then the 200 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: stretch target is to take it two categories. I do 201 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: recall a case about three years ago which was the 202 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 1: one time they tried two categories and the tribune or 203 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 1: knock them back, and so you can only have the 204 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 1: next one. 205 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 4: You can only have high. 206 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: So Richmond had nowhere to argue other than that tonight. 207 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 1: And then Lynch gets to say his piece, which includes 208 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 1: accepting responsibility and apologizing whilst arguing the semantics. 209 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 4: Which you are forced to do. 210 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: So the AFL will be well served with a five 211 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 1: week suspension. Even if they got rolled at three or four. 212 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: The fact that they pushed so hard for it serves 213 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: the code well, So we'll put raised to work on 214 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: this is he has gone right through the first half. 215 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 1: There are fifteen different incidents involving the forward and the 216 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: defenders and the methods that were used against him, just 217 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: to see how he was unpired on the day, and 218 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: then the question about how do the umpires handle a 219 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: player who is totally out of control. 220 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 4: So that discussion, that's exactly what it looked like to me. 221 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 2: He was out of control, and I thought, magine, if 222 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 2: I was in Butts's position, I would have felt relatively 223 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 2: unsafe because he was erratic and he was arguing with 224 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:14,359 Speaker 2: the umpires, he was throwing his fist. 225 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 4: Back once again. 226 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 2: Fallants into the game, they sort of nearly came blow 227 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 2: to blow. 228 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 4: So yeah, I thought, and. 229 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 2: Jonathan Brown said last night it could have been an 230 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 2: opportunity for the coaches to get him off early, really 231 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 2: early and settling down if they had have seen those behaviors. 232 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: So out of headquarters today regarding the umpire contact to 233 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 1: the implications of this, which have been a fairly minimal fine, 234 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: but they have had no impact in curtailing player behavior. 235 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 1: In fact, even more so the crackdown that came, clubs 236 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: were written to, fines were handed out, and instances are 237 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 1: continuing to rise. So this year sixty three instances through 238 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: sixteen rounds of fines frompire contact. Last year it was 239 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 1: fifty six across the whole year, and in twenty twenty 240 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: three it was twenty. So the AFL is clamping right 241 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: down on this. Once you reach four times, you will 242 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: now be referred directly to the tribunal. Now the likelihood 243 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: is that becomes a more severe fine, but there's also 244 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: the possibility of suspension for that. 245 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:09,079 Speaker 4: So who are the players? 246 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:11,199 Speaker 1: This runs over a two year period, so this dates 247 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: back now to a rolling two year cycle. So from 248 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: round seventeen, twenty twenty three to this weekend is your 249 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 1: two year cycle. I've done this from the start of 250 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four, so this is incomplete, but these are 251 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: the six players who are immediately in jeopardy. Matt Row's 252 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 1: on four, George Hewitt's on four, Jack McCrae with four, 253 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: and Harley Read, Adam Cherrah and Willem Drew with three 254 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: a piece. There's a bunch of players on two, which 255 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: may well be three. Clubs have been notified tonight on 256 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 1: the standing of their players. It's to where they sit 257 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: in this sliding scale. But if Matt Row, George sure, 258 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: if any of these six players do it again on 259 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: the weekend, they are bound for the tribunal and then 260 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,679 Speaker 1: we're in the margins. Is that the complete discretion of 261 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: the tribunal as to whether they hike up the fines 262 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: or whether they say, no, you're not treating this seriously. 263 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:57,840 Speaker 4: You can sit for a week. 264 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 2: So as you're understanding that they go through every single 265 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 2: umpire contact that that player has been guilty of and 266 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:07,199 Speaker 2: see whether it's their fault or someone else's fault, the 267 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 2: umpire's fault. 268 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 4: So that's unjudged on so far. 269 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: So the ones that you get fined for are your fault, 270 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 1: and that stands and you accept your fine and you pay, 271 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: so you are guilty on that front. No contest there 272 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:21,719 Speaker 1: the fourth or the fifth one that will now see 273 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: you before the tribunal, do they consider it? Your whole 274 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: body of work is do you keep doing the same thing? 275 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: Are you a recidivist or are you unlucky? And is 276 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: it going to be up with the fines or are 277 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 1: you going to you can have a week because you 278 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: keep using the umpire as a shield or you have 279 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 1: no regard for the space that's designated for the umpire. 280 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: So very gray, but clearly necessary. The players, if you 281 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: just look at the raw numbers, the players aren't treating 282 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: this seriously. 283 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, so let's say Matt Row players have just got 284 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 2: the information today. Is my understanding that an accumulation of 285 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:03,599 Speaker 2: umpire contact will then either ask for a bigger suspension 286 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 2: or a or a suspension play a bigger fight. Players 287 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 2: haven't known that, So does matt Raw go back to zero? 288 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 2: This is a rolling two year cycle. 289 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 4: That's I think that's unfair, and it's not. 290 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: A demerit points system. So if you get suspended, it 291 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 1: doesn't clear you hold. So every time Matt Row's date two, 292 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 1: round eleven, twenty twenty seven, so he's going to be 293 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: on this short leash right now all the way through 294 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: to round eleven, twenty twenty seven. 295 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:36,080 Speaker 2: So matt ral has found out round seventeen on the 296 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:40,079 Speaker 2: verge of playing their first final series. If he runs 297 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,680 Speaker 2: into the umpire in the last game of the season, 298 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 2: he could potentially miss the first final. Yes, and he 299 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 2: hasn't had any idea whatsoever that an accumulation of umpire 300 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 2: contact could end up in him being suspended. 301 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 1: Nobody does an offense and has known through his four 302 00:13:57,559 --> 00:13:59,559 Speaker 1: that this is prohibited behavior. 303 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 4: But never know and that will come to a suspension. 304 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 2: No, until now, that's I think that's unfair. 305 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 4: I really do. 306 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 2: I think if players were aware of that being the case, 307 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 2: and you are a recidivist and you have got multiple 308 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 2: instances where you are having unpie contact, absolutely that is 309 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 2: the rules. 310 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 4: You have to abide by the rules. But for a 311 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 4: player or players. 312 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 2: To be notified at round seventeen that that could potentially 313 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 2: happen before the finals in a prelim final that you 314 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 2: might miss the Grand Final and not know eight weeks out, 315 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 2: I think that's really unfair. 316 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 1: They're big players on that list too, and it's a 317 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: longer list than that. All right, the injury front has 318 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: been pretty severe today. Nothing causes trepidation. I don't think 319 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: like stress fractures in the back. You know that through cricket. 320 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: So the bone stress that is being felt by Josh 321 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 1: Weddle has him. 322 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 4: Now out of business. 323 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: And while there's there's the veneer of hope for the 324 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: end of the season. Knowing the way these things go 325 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: is his twenty five campaigns in significant jeopardy and what 326 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: a piece that is for Hawthorne to be missing. 327 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 4: It's it's wretched luck for him. 328 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 2: It's a huge blow, no doubt about it. I mean, 329 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 2: he's one of the most exciting players in the competition. 330 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 2: I think the frustrating thing for this type of injury 331 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 2: is it just it doesn't creep up on you, it 332 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 2: just hits you. And he only complained of minus outing 333 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 2: his backstortus of recent time. So they said, let's go 334 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 2: and get it, let's go and get it scanned, and 335 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 2: then then you get the diagnosis. So it's shouting for 336 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 2: the young lad. He's so athletic, he's good to watch. 337 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 2: He brings kids through the through the turnstiles. He's played 338 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 2: nearly every game this year. He's hit the scoreboard is 339 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 2: exactly what you want to see come finals, how they perform, 340 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 2: and that might be taken out of his hands through injury. 341 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 2: I think Jared, if there's one position that they're over 342 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 2: indexed in and take away his talent, it probably is 343 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 2: this position. If you look at Scrimshaw to come back, 344 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 2: James Sisley to come back, to handy replacements, it is 345 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 2: the position that they could feel. 346 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 4: But you feel for it, you do it, there's no 347 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 4: doubt you. 348 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: Do It will be a conservative approach for sure and 349 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: certain because you can't muck around with these Now he's 350 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 1: played virtually every game Jordan to go. He just cannot 351 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: get a run at it this year. He wasn't on 352 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: the cusp of returning. The Achilles has him on the 353 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: long term program. But then he gets concussied to walk 354 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: under a ladder or something. This is his coach, Greig McGray. 355 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 3: Already got a got a concussion in the in the fundamentals, 356 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 3: so he's he left the track. So it's a bit 357 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 3: of said, my majority is just starting to get there 358 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 3: and he's obviously going to be the protocols for ten 359 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 3: to fourty days. 360 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 1: What it looks like five games hasn't been seen since 361 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: the Geelong game. In round eight, Channel seven news cameras 362 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 1: captured the exact moment that Brainard Brandon Maynard got him 363 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 1: head over the ball. 364 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 4: That's not a great moment of training, isn't. What is 365 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 4: Maynard doing? What I saw? What is he doing? 366 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 2: There is just no need for that to happen in 367 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 2: a training session. 368 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 4: I just so he rotten luck. 369 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:14,920 Speaker 2: Was he's the X factor that can come back into 370 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 2: this side and as good as they've been, Jordan goalie 371 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 2: back in that side makes them two god better side. 372 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:23,959 Speaker 2: So he might be in Cotton Woolling terms, he might 373 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 2: get the work done but keep away from everyone until 374 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 2: it's a chance to play. But yeah, he's having a 375 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:34,400 Speaker 2: rotten season with injuries and now concussion. But this is 376 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 2: this is the strength of the squad. You know, they've 377 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 2: missed a big chunk of their players sporadically throughout the season, 378 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 2: and even last week six or seven of their starting 379 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 2: eighteen missed that game against West Coast. So you can 380 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 2: look at it optimistically. They're playing great football, they're still winning, 381 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 2: they sit three games on top of the AFL Ladder 382 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 2: and they can welcome back these these players who are 383 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:03,639 Speaker 2: who are in their best twenty two. You look at 384 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 2: the names there, Goey, frankmu Cruz, Shieltz. 385 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:07,880 Speaker 4: They are starters. 386 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:13,640 Speaker 2: So manager lists accordingly knowing that these kids or these 387 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:15,640 Speaker 2: players will come back and give you a real job 388 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 2: on the EVA finals. 389 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 1: And you live through a campaign where nothing went smoothly, 390 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:23,119 Speaker 1: but you rode all the bumps and just got it 391 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: all together at the end. 392 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, And the message really was that year, even when 393 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:29,400 Speaker 2: Alisa Clarkson went out with I'm not going to try 394 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 2: and pronounce the honest, Gillian bar syndrome. Brendan Bolton came 395 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:36,680 Speaker 2: back in, and it was really about being reliable, not remarkable, 396 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 2: And I think that would be the message around Collinwood 397 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 2: at the moment with you see the star players that 398 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 2: are out, whoever comes in, just be reliable. The system 399 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 2: is for everybody to see. It's a really good system. 400 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 2: It stacks up in big games. So come in and 401 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 2: play your part, hopefully play well to force a selection issue. 402 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 4: But when it all. 403 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,440 Speaker 2: Comes towards the end, I mean Cyril played one game 404 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 2: VFL grand Filer came in for the and final. Sam 405 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:04,360 Speaker 2: Mitchell was out injured most of the season. Josh Gibson 406 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 2: was out most of the season, but this is where 407 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 2: the fitness stuff earned their money. Yes, it's to really 408 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:11,679 Speaker 2: time their run for these players to. 409 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:13,880 Speaker 4: Get back, all right. One player who won't get back 410 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 4: is Dom Sheed. 411 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: He is bowing out of the game as the golden 412 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 1: ear at the Eagles take progressive curtain calls. I always 413 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: think you want to leave the game with one iconic moments, 414 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:25,959 Speaker 1: and boy does he have his. 415 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 5: We've got a young group now and it's time for 416 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 5: the next wave of players to come through and that'll 417 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:36,879 Speaker 5: be without me and I get to sit in the 418 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 5: stands with my mates now and watch the boys, so 419 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 5: I'll always be connected to this footy club. 420 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 4: I love this footy club what. 421 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 5: Has done for me personally. Sheep from the boundary needs 422 00:19:51,560 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 5: to be trap yes, right place, right time, and then 423 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 5: to be able to execute an impact you know, on 424 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:18,640 Speaker 5: the biggest day in footy is something I think about 425 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 5: every five minutes. I played one hundred and sixty odd games, 426 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 5: I've won a premiership. I'm a life member, so I 427 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 5: can't I can't leave the game disappointed at all. I'm 428 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 5: one of the very, very lucky ones that get to 429 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:43,359 Speaker 5: leave the game with that thank you. 430 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: You can't pick your own circumstances and the reconstruction man, 431 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: you couldn't get out there this year, and there's a 432 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: concession that there is just no way back but to 433 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,640 Speaker 1: leave the game with that, and remember that kick came 434 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:04,680 Speaker 1: on the sequence of eagles behind, so the whole even 435 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: of his teammates, couldn't. 436 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 4: Get it done and that was the most difficult shot 437 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 4: and Jordan. 438 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,120 Speaker 1: Last week it was Jeremy mcgulln who started that chain 439 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:14,919 Speaker 1: and this week it's Dom Shed and last year it 440 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 1: was Luke Surey who played one of the best ground 441 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 1: finals we've seen. So it is the progressive bowing out 442 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 1: of a golden era. 443 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 2: How fitting with those two boys in particular retiring within 444 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 2: weeks of each other. One started to play, one finish 445 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 2: the play. I mean, if you ever want to go 446 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 2: and watch the highlight, I think it's Nathan Vardy who 447 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:33,360 Speaker 2: has the QR code on his arm that you can 448 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:36,120 Speaker 2: just scan and watch the highlight. But I mean, even 449 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 2: watching that now as a neutral supporter, you get goosebumps. 450 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 4: It was a real Grand Final moment. 451 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 2: You could in ten years Toyota will be calling up, 452 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,680 Speaker 2: so hey, we need to reach Lockett's been done. All 453 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 2: these famous goals have been done, and he certainly provided 454 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 2: that for the West Coast. Eagules supports such an iconic moment. 455 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 2: And if you speak to anyone around the football footballing world, 456 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:00,639 Speaker 2: who's a guy you love to have a beer with, 457 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 2: like really held in high respect and high regard for 458 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:07,240 Speaker 2: the way that he went about it, but certainly from 459 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 2: his teammates as well, which is another accolade in. 460 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 1: Itself, sixty nine career goals, one that stands above all others. 461 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: So we salute Dom Sheed or was it round sixteen 462 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: and July so early for retirement season, but they'll sprinkle 463 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:23,879 Speaker 1: in and for West Coast it just has illuminated what 464 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 1: they haven't been able to get out there with the 465 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:29,880 Speaker 1: likes of Sheed and McGovern. All right, our current day 466 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:33,919 Speaker 1: players are about to join us, one here at the 467 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 1: desk and one in the Harvest City. So Nick Blakey, 468 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: who he battled to the SCG turf, I think it's 469 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:42,720 Speaker 1: fair to say I want what he's allowed to say. 470 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 1: Harry McKay, who has been on my sidelines register a 471 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 1: bit too much of this season