WEBVTT - AFL 360 - 'There's broad-based support!': Devils CEO remains optimistic about the club! + Will the Hawks deliver against the Dogs? - 04/06/25

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<v Speaker 1>Political upheaval has Tasmania on the brink amid grave concerns

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<v Speaker 1>for the Devils. Brendan Gale joins us from an island divided.

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<v Speaker 2>Hawthorne makes its changes ahead of a high stakes showdown

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<v Speaker 2>with a rested Western Bulldogs. Our coaches go deep and

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<v Speaker 2>the countdown to the Big Freeze. Simon Goodwin is here

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll reveal slider number eight, a long time favorite

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<v Speaker 2>of Neil Danaher.

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<v Speaker 3>We've talked about is this step into it, embrace.

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<v Speaker 1>All of it in the room and Britain it's unedifying

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<v Speaker 1>for a senior coach to do that. They're on the

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<v Speaker 1>side of Courtia with the brain tape, the man on

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<v Speaker 1>they played the best footy I've ever seen at the

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<v Speaker 1>start of the season, and Andrew said, president left. The

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<v Speaker 1>couple older said.

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<v Speaker 2>He, of course they do.

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<v Speaker 3>It is the stuff that legends are made of. What

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<v Speaker 3>is holding the ball? I don't think I could answer

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<v Speaker 3>it clearly right now.

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<v Speaker 4>I can do something wrong, you know, and I need

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<v Speaker 4>to go and the boards.

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<v Speaker 5>Actually the fans lover and with no fans, no through

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<v Speaker 5>sixty year old.

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<v Speaker 1>There's plenty of footy. But if only it was as

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<v Speaker 1>simple as the foota to night Gas. It has been

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<v Speaker 1>a day of political intrigue and.

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<v Speaker 2>Maneuvering, as indeed Jared and I'm not making a light

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<v Speaker 2>of it in my Tasmanian Green, but solidarity is a

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<v Speaker 2>keyword here and Brendon Gale is going to join us,

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<v Speaker 2>fellow Tasmanian and this is big. It is a really

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<v Speaker 2>big I've seen some of the grabs and the emotion

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<v Speaker 2>is real and it's at a very very interesting stage.

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<v Speaker 1>Should have brought my cards membership card that night. That's

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<v Speaker 1>it as we all stand with him right. The premiere

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<v Speaker 1>of Tasmania is tonight facing a no confidence motion. Should

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<v Speaker 1>he fail to stay that off, and he wouldn't appear

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<v Speaker 1>to have the numbers, it's likely Tasmania would be pushed

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<v Speaker 1>to a snap election and once again the Macquarie Points

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<v Speaker 1>Stadium and the nineteenth license to enter the League would

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<v Speaker 1>be placed at jeopardy, perhaps like never before.

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<v Speaker 6>The deal and the way the dealer is constructed is

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<v Speaker 6>to set this club up for success. And I've said repeatedly,

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<v Speaker 6>and I know Brendan and Grant have also said repeatedly,

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<v Speaker 6>is when Tasmania finally take that stage, when we finally

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<v Speaker 6>get that opportunity. We want to be good, we want

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<v Speaker 6>to be sustainable, and we want to represent this state

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<v Speaker 6>with pride will into the future. In order to do that,

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<v Speaker 6>we need the infrastructure to set us up for that success.

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<v Speaker 6>The work that this club is doing. Can I just

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<v Speaker 6>see this club is powered by our future generations, by

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<v Speaker 6>our kids and by our grandkids. It's an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 6>bring this state together. It's an opportunity to create pathways,

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<v Speaker 6>and they're real. They're happening now.

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<v Speaker 7>You know.

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<v Speaker 6>I've got fifty students out here in my siteline. They

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<v Speaker 6>power us every single day and they will keep doing that.

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<v Speaker 6>And we're going to play on and we want to

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<v Speaker 6>see this team, this club become reality because our young

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<v Speaker 6>people deserve it.

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<v Speaker 5>Look, I think it'd be a big opportunity lost. These

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<v Speaker 5>things don't come around very often, and who's to say

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<v Speaker 5>it might come around ever again if this is not

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<v Speaker 5>the time for it, but it would be extremely disappointing.

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<v Speaker 1>The parliamentary debate might be dry, but the emotions are raw.

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<v Speaker 1>And Kath McCann has been on the ground from day one.

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<v Speaker 1>She's the longest servant employee of the Devils, and she

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<v Speaker 1>gave us a pretty good insight into the feeling on

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<v Speaker 1>the island right now. So the day began with a

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<v Speaker 1>note of great concern from the Devils, and at the

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<v Speaker 1>close of it, Brendan Gale, the Chief Executive, is with us. Brendan,

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<v Speaker 1>it's great to be with us on three sixty. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for your.

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<v Speaker 3>Time, gould to be with you, Jared.

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<v Speaker 1>How precariously placed is the dream of the Tazzy Devils

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<v Speaker 1>as we talk tonight, Well.

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<v Speaker 7>There's some uncertainty around the leadership of government, and you

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<v Speaker 7>said in your introductory comments is a voter no confidence

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<v Speaker 7>in the premiere, But as as far as we concern,

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<v Speaker 7>it's business as usual. You know, we're getting all the

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<v Speaker 7>business we have to building an organization and building teams. Clearly,

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<v Speaker 7>our existence is conditioned upon the deliver of a stadium,

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<v Speaker 7>and that's an agreement between the AFILM and the state government,

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<v Speaker 7>and that stadium needs to clear the passage of both

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<v Speaker 7>houses of Parliament. I mean that process is underway at

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<v Speaker 7>the moment, so that process we run its course. That

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<v Speaker 7>hasn't changed, and there's some uncertainly around leadership and maybe

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<v Speaker 7>the composition of parliament, but that really hasn't changed, and

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<v Speaker 7>we're just going to get on with the job and

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<v Speaker 7>controlling things we can control.

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<v Speaker 1>If Jeremy Rockcliffe does get rolled, Brendan, do you lose

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<v Speaker 1>Does the team lose its shepherd, its greatest advocate.

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<v Speaker 7>Look, he's been a very strong leader, but you know

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<v Speaker 7>so as the government, and the government has got the

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<v Speaker 7>unequivalent support of the opposition and a number of independents

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<v Speaker 7>as well. So, I mean, Jeremy's been a very strident

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<v Speaker 7>advocate for the team and but the relationship, the agreement

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<v Speaker 7>is between the AFL and the government of the day,

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<v Speaker 7>and you know that's a that's an agreement that sort

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<v Speaker 7>of sits outside our control. We've got to get on

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<v Speaker 7>with the business of building our club and we've got

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<v Speaker 7>a lot to do, and it's it's a huge responsibility,

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<v Speaker 7>but a great opportunity as well, and we strongly believe

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<v Speaker 7>in the power of this team. It's not about football,

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<v Speaker 7>it's about the potential to lick this whole state and

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<v Speaker 7>we believe in that. You just saw the response of

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<v Speaker 7>Kathmic Cann. It's a responsibility that sits heavily with us.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that is the thing that hits home most.

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<v Speaker 3>Spending.

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<v Speaker 2>There's so much that it's hard to understand for the

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<v Speaker 2>average person sitting at home watching this. It is politics

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<v Speaker 2>and bipartisan support. What does that mean the Graads independence.

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<v Speaker 2>Then you see a Kathmic can sit down and break down.

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<v Speaker 3>It's hard to watch.

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<v Speaker 2>It talks about the very core and essence of what

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<v Speaker 2>this is all about when it was first put on

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<v Speaker 2>the agenda. It is connecting the Tasmanian people who have

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<v Speaker 2>been such great football lovers and supporters to the a

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<v Speaker 2>f L which they've long held out hope for. And

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<v Speaker 2>you see the emotion come out in Kathmiccanna. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>this would be extrapolated right across the state. I'd imagine

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<v Speaker 2>if we can't get this up.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, indeed, Gary, I mean, this is a team already

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<v Speaker 7>like no other. We're a team that represents an entire

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<v Speaker 7>state and now no other team can claim that we're

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<v Speaker 7>a team by Tasmania. We're a team for Tasmania, and

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<v Speaker 7>we're a team that we absolutely believe can live Tasmania

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<v Speaker 7>and for Tasmania be as good as it can be.

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<v Speaker 7>And so yeah, we see the power of this football

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<v Speaker 7>club to transform the state that has some challenges and

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<v Speaker 7>put it on a.

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<v Speaker 3>Really positivejector rejectory.

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<v Speaker 7>It's a great opportunity for our football club and for

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<v Speaker 7>the state, but it's a huge responsibility and we're all

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<v Speaker 7>so invested in this and manifest and what you saw

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<v Speaker 7>from caat this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Two things happened across the course of the day. So

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<v Speaker 1>the opposition leader who has brought the motion, Dean Winter,

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<v Speaker 1>wrote to Andrew Dillan to reaffirm his support for the

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<v Speaker 1>team in the stadium, and the Greens opportunistically tried to

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<v Speaker 1>have the handling of Macquarie point added to the no

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<v Speaker 1>confidence motion and that got voted down. Is there any

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<v Speaker 1>comfort in that that the numbers still reside with the

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<v Speaker 1>stadium and the team.

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<v Speaker 7>Well, I think this broad based political support, and certainly

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<v Speaker 7>in the lower House. I don't engage in party politics,

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<v Speaker 7>but in the lower House there's broad based political support.

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<v Speaker 7>The Upper House does rely on support of a number

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<v Speaker 7>of independents. Now recent events might add create some more uncertainty,

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<v Speaker 7>but no, I think Parliament is very supportive broad based support.

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<v Speaker 7>And I guess even this motion that's been brought in

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<v Speaker 7>the last twenty four hours wasn't about football, about the stadium,

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<v Speaker 7>was about some budgetary concerns.

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<v Speaker 3>But I guess it's this chain of reaction.

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<v Speaker 7>So I think there's broad based political support and I'm

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<v Speaker 7>confident Jered that the more people in the community understand

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<v Speaker 7>the importance of the stadium, how it's critical to meet

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<v Speaker 7>the commercial financial requirements of a team in this in

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<v Speaker 7>the biggest boarding competion in Australia.

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<v Speaker 3>The more they.

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<v Speaker 7>Understand how will unlock a whole range of other financial, economic,

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<v Speaker 7>social cultural benefits, the more people are open to sort

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<v Speaker 7>of changing their minds and supporting of it. And so no,

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<v Speaker 7>there's some uncertainty at the moment, but we're very very

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<v Speaker 7>optimistic about the future.

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<v Speaker 2>So Ben I read Chris Fagan's comments must have been

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<v Speaker 2>recently about the fact that in his mind that he

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't want this to fall over clearly, and that he

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<v Speaker 2>thinks that it can exist a new team and play

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<v Speaker 2>at Loncessin and Hobart at existing facilities and in time

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<v Speaker 2>build a stadium.

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<v Speaker 3>Has it been too ambitious?

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<v Speaker 2>Has it been too big a stumbling block that's been

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<v Speaker 2>put there in front of this new team to have

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<v Speaker 2>a no team, no stadium policy.

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<v Speaker 7>Now, look, I think it's just been that difficult concept

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<v Speaker 7>to explain Gary. And look, firstly, there's no good time

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<v Speaker 7>to build a stadium around the world. They're always big,

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<v Speaker 7>and they're expensive, and there's always a whole range of

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<v Speaker 7>other priorities, so they're difficult things.

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<v Speaker 3>And whether it's Adelaide or per.

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<v Speaker 7>Stadium, they're difficult to get through and get popular support.

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<v Speaker 3>I guess that's compounded by the fact.

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<v Speaker 7>That people in Tasmania think, well, we've got two perfectly

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<v Speaker 7>good stadiums in Hobart and ln System, why can't we

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<v Speaker 7>just have those? And they're regional stadiums and they've been

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<v Speaker 7>fit for purpose, but they're not fit for the purpose

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<v Speaker 7>of providing sustainable commercial business model to underpin eighteen in

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<v Speaker 7>the Big League on a sustainable basis, And it's hard

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<v Speaker 7>to explain in seven or ten seconds. But once you

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<v Speaker 7>do have the time and space to explain why it

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<v Speaker 7>is important and then also the whole range of other

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<v Speaker 7>benefits that will that will be created and will be unlocked.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, people tend to come around, but it's not easy.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, did you feel any level of unease Brendon when

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<v Speaker 1>last week the budget got revised up to nine hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and forty five million dollars to construct, adding one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and seventy million to what had been put forth previously.

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<v Speaker 3>Well not really.

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<v Speaker 7>Sorry, it's a sidnimiant amount of money, but I was aware.

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<v Speaker 7>I had line of sight and to be fair, you

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<v Speaker 7>know when I saw the original quote, you know, three

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<v Speaker 7>years ago. I mean, anyone who's anyone who's involved any

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<v Speaker 7>form of construction of development would be aware of escalation

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<v Speaker 7>rates for the last three or four years. So that

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<v Speaker 7>number was always skiddy and always going to be a

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<v Speaker 7>bigger number. It's a big cost, but it's a huge investment.

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<v Speaker 7>It's a really important investment. It's an investment the Government

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<v Speaker 7>of deemed to be worth making, and it's an investment

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<v Speaker 7>in a really important sporting social infrastructure that's been worth

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<v Speaker 7>making and re benefits around the world, around the world,

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<v Speaker 7>and you know we need as a state to continue

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<v Speaker 7>and invest for growth.

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<v Speaker 2>How quickly do you need it resolved, Benny? You've got

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<v Speaker 2>a footy club to build. There so many decisions to

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<v Speaker 2>be made. How quickly do you need a resolution on this?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, at the moment it's on track area. It's in

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<v Speaker 3>parliament now.

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<v Speaker 7>The legislation which enables the whole development is in parliament

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<v Speaker 7>and it's been debated and scrutinized.

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<v Speaker 3>It all need to clear the.

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<v Speaker 7>Lower House and enter the Upper House in late late July,

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<v Speaker 7>and if it's clear, the government walks away with a

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<v Speaker 7>set of a planning approvals. Really, so in that respect,

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<v Speaker 7>were that to take place, it's probably.

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<v Speaker 3>It's probably ahead of course.

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<v Speaker 7>Now, it may not be ready by around one twenty

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<v Speaker 7>twenty eighties, but there's a process to accommodate that as well,

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<v Speaker 7>so you know, as soon as possible is best for

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<v Speaker 7>us and the AFL and the Tasman community. But it's

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<v Speaker 7>on track.

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<v Speaker 3>Gary.

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<v Speaker 1>So just as we close, Brendan in the hours ahead

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<v Speaker 1>or the days ahead, if the Premier does get rolled,

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<v Speaker 1>do you remain confident that the stadium will be built

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<v Speaker 1>and the Devils will taboo in the AFL in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eight.

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<v Speaker 3>Well it's speculation, sorry, Jared.

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<v Speaker 7>But at the end of the day, they are like

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<v Speaker 7>the arrangements, the undertakings are as between the AFL and

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<v Speaker 7>the Government of Tasmania and you know that that won't change.

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<v Speaker 1>Brendan. Great to have you with us, Thanks a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>good luck for what's to come.

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<v Speaker 3>Good luck, thanks for the time, Jess.

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, So conditional license with the Devils and a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of political machinations to play out.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think great defiance from the boss there who's

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<v Speaker 2>saying this is this is on track still, So let's

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<v Speaker 2>wait and see and keep everything cross that this comes

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<v Speaker 2>to fruition, Jared.

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<v Speaker 3>That's what I hope anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, this is what we've got lined up for

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<v Speaker 1>you tonight. Some good Win is going to be at

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<v Speaker 1>the desk. John Longmye and Adam Simpson make us smarter.

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<v Speaker 1>They've got a particular eye towards tomorrow night's start to

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<v Speaker 1>the round. There's plenty and that's like a number eight

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be revealed. Matt Tilley and Hannah Monday

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<v Speaker 1>from the Vixens is busy show. That's a busy show.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a lot to work through. And then following us

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<v Speaker 1>first crack going deep into the events of Round thirteen,

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Dixon, David King and Lee Montana. And on Monday night,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to be at the mcg in the aftermath

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<v Speaker 1>of the huge King's Birthday encounter, and we will have

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<v Speaker 1>both coaches with us, Craig McCrae and Simon Goodwin on

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<v Speaker 1>either side of its. And then we'll hand over to

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<v Speaker 1>on the couch and Lee Matthews is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>part of It's a that's a great all right, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>to Ozzie Broadband. Who is it D Day four?

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<v Speaker 2>So let's get into it. I'm looking at the Adelaide Crows.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to be a fan. I want to be

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<v Speaker 2>a believer. They've had eight wins. Seven of the teams

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<v Speaker 2>they've beaten are outside the eight yard. So they beat

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<v Speaker 2>the Sorry, they beat the Giants seven goals to four.

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<v Speaker 2>That's their one win from a They played four teams

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<v Speaker 2>outside the eight and lost them all. So the Collingwood

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<v Speaker 2>game a couple of weeks ago at the MCG kind

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<v Speaker 2>of sums them up.

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<v Speaker 3>They're close, they're not far.

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<v Speaker 2>Away, but they just can't get it done against the contenders.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is a contender they're coming up against. They're

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<v Speaker 2>in great form. The defensive side of the games come together.

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<v Speaker 2>Their offensive side has always been there. They've got players

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<v Speaker 2>in form. They're at home, they're against the Brisbane lines.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the time to say, hey, they are about

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<v Speaker 2>those other four. We're there and we're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>there in the whips are cracking?

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<v Speaker 1>What you like that a lot? Carlton only be the

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<v Speaker 1>last one to extinguish my candle on the Blues. Will

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<v Speaker 1>we see a rejuvenated lineup after the buye. Everyone knows

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<v Speaker 1>the problem. We know it, they know it.

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<v Speaker 3>They can't move the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>So they will have channeled all of their efforts into that.

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<v Speaker 1>Jacob Weinering told me today they had their best training

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<v Speaker 1>session of the year. They moved the ball. Let's see

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<v Speaker 1>that on Sunday night against and get them on a roll.

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<v Speaker 1>They could win the next four or they could disappear

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<v Speaker 1>into oblivion.

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<v Speaker 2>Can they fix your kicking in the space of Ford

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<v Speaker 2>age year, That's the question.

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<v Speaker 3>Find a way.

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<v Speaker 1>So anyway, D Day is coming for the Blues on

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday night. It's a terrific round the heads and the

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<v Speaker 1>starting point of it is Thursday Night footy where Hawthorne

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<v Speaker 1>and the Western Bulldogs mate. The Dogs are curiously outside

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<v Speaker 1>the eight by the vagaries of the Bye and the Hawks.

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<v Speaker 1>They are the center of attention after a set of

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<v Speaker 1>losses to contenders.

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<v Speaker 8>Just think it's pressure. I mean, it's obviously you guys,

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<v Speaker 8>and rightly so. Have have talked about it a lot.

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<v Speaker 8>We can't get away with tackles in the thirties and

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<v Speaker 8>the opposition having tackles in the seventies or the eighties

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<v Speaker 8>that's not going to stand up in the long term.

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<v Speaker 8>Is obviously a talented coach, so he's got them humming

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<v Speaker 8>along really nicely and going to be a huge challenge.

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<v Speaker 8>But really, I mean really looking forward to what they're

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<v Speaker 8>a good side for us to play at the short break,

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<v Speaker 8>they're coming off to buy they're obviously playing for a

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<v Speaker 8>lot in the game after a run of weeks that.

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<v Speaker 3>We know we need to improve on.

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<v Speaker 4>Healthy respect for them when they're at their best and

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<v Speaker 4>what they've been able to do. And you're always wear

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<v Speaker 4>when the club's been under the microscope a bit the

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<v Speaker 4>way they galvanize and prepare for their next game. So

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<v Speaker 4>we've got to be ready for their intensity in this

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<v Speaker 4>game because it might be more explosive than which you sometimes.

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<v Speaker 8>Used to every week. There's an ebb and a flow

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<v Speaker 8>and like a bit more flow in our game and

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<v Speaker 8>a little bit less air but at the moment, but

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<v Speaker 8>the players have a good understanding of where we're at

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<v Speaker 8>and White then as can we produce performances that are

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<v Speaker 8>closer to our best.

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<v Speaker 1>Six versus Knight doesn't quite do just as to what

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<v Speaker 1>we'll transpire on Fox Footy tomorrow nights, and the way

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<v Speaker 1>that the teams have landed gas. There are tales to

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<v Speaker 1>tell here. So three changes each, but Hawthorne materially weaker.

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<v Speaker 1>So here's what's happened at the Dogs. Gardner, Dolan and

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<v Speaker 1>Trelore comes back. Johannison's going to miss through illness, Durey

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<v Speaker 1>and Baker have been omitted, So not big stories there,

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<v Speaker 1>but the Hawthorne side of things. The three Inns are

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<v Speaker 1>playing their first games of the season. Seamus Mitchell who's

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<v Speaker 1>played twenty four in all, Sam Butler's played nineteen and

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<v Speaker 1>Max Ramsden has played five. Cecily is injured, Watson is ill,

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<v Speaker 1>Scrimshaw has had to be managed.

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<v Speaker 2>The big they're big outs, aren't they. So the captain

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<v Speaker 2>who's been the story for a while now, but the

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<v Speaker 2>Nick Watson illness comes at a really bad times. Been

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<v Speaker 2>in he's been down as well, and Scrimshaw is so

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<v Speaker 2>important across the back half. So they are substantial outs.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, when you've had a couple of weeks like

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<v Speaker 2>they've had, these sorts of things that brushed aside internally,

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<v Speaker 2>have you we can speculate externally, but so Mitchell and

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<v Speaker 2>Butler will be jumping out of their skin to get

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<v Speaker 2>an opportunity Rams as well. So you talk about everyone

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<v Speaker 2>knows the issue for Hawthorne has been really well documented

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<v Speaker 2>over the past couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 3>So all you do now is.

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<v Speaker 2>Sit back and see what sort of response they get

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<v Speaker 2>against the Western bulldog side who you know. Sorry, that's nice.

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<v Speaker 2>I was about to give a clip. So yeah, this

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<v Speaker 2>is this is gonna be a great test for them.

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<v Speaker 2>They were told no uncertain terms that they didn't get

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<v Speaker 2>put the head in the whole and tackle hard enough

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<v Speaker 2>two weeks ago, and they didn't do it again. So

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<v Speaker 2>just all you can do is watch now, because if

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<v Speaker 2>you don't bring that sort of game against this footy side,

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<v Speaker 2>then you're going to be in some sort of trouble.

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<v Speaker 1>So the dogs are interesting in their own right. There's

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<v Speaker 1>six and five. Intuitively, they feel better than that they

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<v Speaker 1>fall into night because they've they're a game behind the

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<v Speaker 1>large group in front of them. If they would fall

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<v Speaker 1>to six and six, you'd start to go They're not

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<v Speaker 1>going to squander it, are they is? So much of

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<v Speaker 1>their game is in order. They have been competitive against everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>We view them as a top four team you've got

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<v Speaker 1>to rack the wins up though, don't you, particularly against

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<v Speaker 1>these teams.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep, then you've got to win tomorrow night. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>we can say but they should win tomorrow and night

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<v Speaker 2>given on exposed form in recent times, but it doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>always work like that.

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<v Speaker 3>And footy so weak to week, Jared.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, if we're sitting here on Monday or at

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<v Speaker 2>the MCG on Monday talking about Hawthorne rolling over the

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<v Speaker 2>top of the West of Bulldogs and that landscape around

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<v Speaker 2>these three teams changes dramatically, that's how important it is.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's intriguing. The whole round looks a bit like that,

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<v Speaker 1>all right slides MMD. We've put our shoulder to the wheel.

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<v Speaker 1>Simon Goodwin will take his team to the King's Birthday

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<v Speaker 1>on Monday to a huge occasion, crowd records to be broken,

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<v Speaker 1>credibility to be hads, disappointing loss in the Red center.

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<v Speaker 1>Now come back to the heart of winter in Melbourne

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<v Speaker 1>and put things right. It is at the

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<v Speaker 7>Destinst heeds right shield