WEBVTT - INTERVIEW: Neil Button - 08 September 2026

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<v Speaker 1>It was a fantastic night last night at Adelaide Oval, Jimmy.

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<v Speaker 1>It was sensational. And let me tell you, I thought

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<v Speaker 1>the whole atmosphere was brilliant.

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<v Speaker 2>But one of my favourite things is they brought the

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<v Speaker 2>SA Hall of Fame into it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's made the night.

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<v Speaker 2>This has made the night. And a guy that we

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<v Speaker 2>actually had on not long ago for Where Are They

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<v Speaker 2>Now was inducted. And a little bit overdue for my liking,

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<v Speaker 2>this champion.

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<v Speaker 1>Neil Button. Welcome.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Neil, thanks very much for coming on.

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<v Speaker 2>I know we had a chat to you a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of years ago, but what sort of an honour was

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<v Speaker 2>it for you last night? I thought you were a

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<v Speaker 2>bit overwhelmed and humbled, my friend.

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<v Speaker 3>I was, actually. Yeah, I hadn't really put a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of thought into it until they played the highlights.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and then I thought, oh. This is a bit special. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>It's huge on her, really. Because, yeah, I knew people

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<v Speaker 3>like Rick Davies and Peter Carey and that had been

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<v Speaker 3>inducted many years ago, and I thought, oh, well, I've

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<v Speaker 3>finished with my era. So I didn't think that I

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<v Speaker 3>was in the running.

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<v Speaker 1>The day would come. But you're absolutely worthy.

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<v Speaker 2>Entry into the SA Hall of Fame because you played

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<v Speaker 2>in what I call the halcyon years because for Stephen

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<v Speaker 2>and I growing up that they were watching those 70s

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<v Speaker 2>and early 80s and then being you know able to

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<v Speaker 2>play against players like your good self in when we

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<v Speaker 2>were coming through was just such a great feeling and

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<v Speaker 2>you know I watched some of that vision that you

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<v Speaker 2>were in and I go gee we're you know you

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<v Speaker 2>see the crowds at the local grounds and you You

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<v Speaker 2>see the big floggers behind the goals and all that

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<v Speaker 2>sort of thing.

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<v Speaker 4>Real footy.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you see the great players.

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<v Speaker 2>And you mentioned some of the ones that you played against,

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<v Speaker 2>but I was more interested, Neil, in your direct opponents.

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<v Speaker 2>You mentioned Peter Carey there. You mentioned Rick Davies. And

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<v Speaker 2>what about some of the others that perhaps when you

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<v Speaker 2>were playing key position as well?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, yeah, when they decided that I needed to play

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<v Speaker 3>centre-half forward, I was... But, yeah, that was a different world.

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<v Speaker 3>And so, yeah, I came up against, one of them

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<v Speaker 3>was Cornsy. I had to stand up. And I said

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<v Speaker 3>to my uncle, who had played for West Adelaide many

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<v Speaker 3>years before, I said, how do you play set-up forward?

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<v Speaker 3>And he said, you just pinch the set-up back's kicks.

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<v Speaker 4>I like it.

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<v Speaker 3>Because he said it's really hard to read when they're

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<v Speaker 3>actually going to deliver the ball to you. And sometimes

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<v Speaker 3>it comes in as a rushed kick, all that sort

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<v Speaker 3>of stuff. So it doesn't come in neat and tidy.

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<v Speaker 3>So he said the best way to play it is

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<v Speaker 3>just pinch the centre-half backs' kicks. I thought it was

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<v Speaker 3>pretty good advice.

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<v Speaker 5>That is solid. Neil, congratulations for a Nord bloke. It

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<v Speaker 5>is long overdue. You're in our Team of the Century,

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<v Speaker 5>our Hall of Fame, three premierships, 283 games for a

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<v Speaker 5>big fella back in that day. Beat Splinterdick for the

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<v Speaker 5>games record for Nordy.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a phenomenal career.

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<v Speaker 1>Roger Woodcock.

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<v Speaker 5>Just missed the 84 due to injury.

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<v Speaker 4>How tall were you, Neil?

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<v Speaker 3>193. See, now 193 is Taylor Walker.

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<v Speaker 5>It's amazing how the height of you guys, and it

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<v Speaker 5>was your body work and your craft, your ruck craft

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<v Speaker 5>that set you above.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the check side ruck. That's what I used

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<v Speaker 1>to love.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, and you might have got scunned early, but you

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<v Speaker 5>always worked your opponent out and you always ended up

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<v Speaker 5>on top at the end of it. And there's a

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<v Speaker 5>couple of grand finals, I remember vividly, 75 and 78,

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<v Speaker 5>where that was the case. I want to go back.

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<v Speaker 5>I didn't realise you were from Murray Bridge. So who

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<v Speaker 5>got you down.

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<v Speaker 4>To the Redlegs?

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<v Speaker 1>Um.

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<v Speaker 3>It was Wally Miller, Robert Eide. Yep, OK. They came

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<v Speaker 3>and saw me as a, what, 17-year-old, I think.

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<v Speaker 4>Goodness me.

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<v Speaker 3>So I came and played one year of under.

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<v Speaker 3>Was it under-19s or under-18s? Somebody... What was it back then?

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<v Speaker 5>It would have been under-19s back then, yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so I played one year of under-19s and then

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<v Speaker 3>the next year they put me up into... Yeah, the twos,

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<v Speaker 3>because I'd been away and rode in the King's Cup

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<v Speaker 3>over on the Canning in Perth. Yeah, that's everyone, yeah. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I missed the first, what, four weeks. Then I played

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<v Speaker 3>maybe four games in the twos before they put me

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<v Speaker 3>in the ones. And it was interesting that as an

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<v Speaker 3>under-19 and as a seconds player, I wasn't a ruckman.

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<v Speaker 3>I wasn't used as a ruckman. But when they put

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<v Speaker 3>me in the league team, the first game was against

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<v Speaker 3>Central Districts and Dean Farnham at 6'10, or something like that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>that was an interesting start. But Robert Odie had a plan.

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<v Speaker 3>He said, just hit his elbow towards me. And if

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<v Speaker 3>you hit his elbow towards me, his hand will be

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<v Speaker 3>on the ball.

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<v Speaker 4>Wow, that's sneaky, isn't it?

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<v Speaker 1>Very clever.

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<v Speaker 4>That is very clever. Hey, were you another Carmel House?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I was another Carmel Court product, yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>Carmel Court, oh, goodness me.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>And did Johnny Wynn nickname you the Bear? How did

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<v Speaker 4>that come about?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I did have a bit more hair on me

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<v Speaker 3>back then, so I guess that's why.

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<v Speaker 4>He calls it a bear. Oh, so big.

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<v Speaker 5>I remember you with a big moustache. I didn't know

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<v Speaker 5>you were a big, hairy fellow like a big grizzly bear.

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<v Speaker 3>Neil, that's a great one.

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<v Speaker 1>Neil, I was reminiscing.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, carry on.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, sorry, Neil.

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<v Speaker 2>I was reminiscing when I read about, like, the Ardeth

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<v Speaker 2>Cup night series. Norwood defeated East Perth in 1977. We

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<v Speaker 2>used to go as kids, even as, you know, Port supporters,

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<v Speaker 2>we'd go down to Norwood Oval to watch those series

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<v Speaker 2>because it was exciting because it was night football. That

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<v Speaker 2>was so rare back then.

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<v Speaker 1>And you used the white football, which was a bit,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, unique at the time as well.

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<v Speaker 2>But you remember those series fondly because we used to

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<v Speaker 2>play against the WA teams and the Victorian teams and

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<v Speaker 2>it was such a great novelty.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I... I remember them quite well because I got

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<v Speaker 3>a bit lucky in those games. Yeah, I picked up

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<v Speaker 3>three colour TVs out of those games, so that was

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<v Speaker 3>pretty handy back then.

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<v Speaker 4>Good, Sam. Thanks to Harvey Norman.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's all right. That's fantastic.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, those games were good to play in. Confused the

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<v Speaker 3>kids at school at times because... And I'd duck off

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<v Speaker 3>from school at lunchtime on the Tuesday and go down

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<v Speaker 3>to the airport, catch a plane to Melbourne, play Tuesday

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<v Speaker 3>night in Melbourne and back to teach on Wednesday morning.

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<v Speaker 3>And the kids would go, how did you do that?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, unreal.

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<v Speaker 3>We watched you on telly in Melbourne last night, whatever.

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<v Speaker 3>So it was, yeah. But that's the way we had

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<v Speaker 3>to do it back then. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Neil, I'm wondering, like, I know that era, because you're

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<v Speaker 2>playing and I'm at school, and I'm thinking to myself,

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<v Speaker 2>you as a maths teacher, Sanford was king.

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<v Speaker 1>We all know that. Sanford was king. We all went

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<v Speaker 1>to the games that was, you know, well-supported. How did

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<v Speaker 1>you go being a teacher?

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<v Speaker 2>Because I would imagine you would have got plenty of

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<v Speaker 2>Nord supporters giving you plenty of encouragement and plenty of

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<v Speaker 2>other supporters perhaps not giving you some encouragement, but it

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<v Speaker 2>would have been good banter, I would imagine, as a

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<v Speaker 2>teacher in that era.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>But, see, I was teaching down at Wurrianda High School

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<v Speaker 3>at Morphe Vale, which was South Adelaide area.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes. So.

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<v Speaker 3>Um, but it was a sports, um, sports specialty school. And, um, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I really didn't get too much, um, out of, uh,

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<v Speaker 3>not that much ribbing as to, um, being a Nords

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<v Speaker 3>player or whatever. Um, the kids, the kids were all

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<v Speaker 3>pretty accepting, uh, back then. Um, so yeah, I, I

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<v Speaker 3>got more, um, Probably more harassment from a guy like

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<v Speaker 3>Will Anderson when I was trying to teach him changing

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<v Speaker 3>approximations in Gippsland. Because he wasn't that keen on the

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<v Speaker 3>math side of things. So, yeah, he would find any

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<v Speaker 3>way he could to try and distract you away from

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<v Speaker 3>teaching him a lesson.

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<v Speaker 1>He was a clever man.

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<v Speaker 4>Neil Button, our guest. Sam Fulk. Hall of Fame, long overdue.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a great honour.

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<v Speaker 5>75, 78, an 82 premiership player.

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<v Speaker 1>Injured in 1980, which could have made a difference. And also... 84.

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<v Speaker 4>84 injured.

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<v Speaker 1>So, gee whiz.

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<v Speaker 5>What was your favourite? If there could possibly be one.

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<v Speaker 5>I think the drought breaker of 78 had its own story.

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<v Speaker 4>75, sorry. 78 to beat Sturt like we did.

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<v Speaker 5>Do you have a favourite or any memory because God

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<v Speaker 5>in all of them Neil you bloody starred you.

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<v Speaker 4>Were terrific.

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<v Speaker 3>Well probably 75 initially I never remembered 75 because it

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<v Speaker 3>was a strange situation in that my sister's husband went

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<v Speaker 3>in for an operation the week before the, or in

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<v Speaker 3>the week of the preliminary final and didn't come off

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<v Speaker 3>the table. So we had Kevin's funeral on the Wednesday

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<v Speaker 3>of grand final week and then go and play the game.

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<v Speaker 3>And so my focus was a little bit, bit off

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<v Speaker 3>and um yeah initially i didn't um process the whole

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<v Speaker 3>thing you know like you play the game as best

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<v Speaker 3>you can and uh um i didn't take part in

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<v Speaker 3>much of the celebrations and all that sort of stuff 78,

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<v Speaker 3>I did make up for that. I tried to get

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<v Speaker 3>harder to celebrate it. Well done. Yeah, so maybe 78's bigger, but, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>because it was a big comeback, you know, that last quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>Massive.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, wasn't it ever?

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<v Speaker 1>That's an incredible win.

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<v Speaker 5>Where were you when Gags took that magnificent mark in

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<v Speaker 5>the forward pocket?

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<v Speaker 3>I can't remember.

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<v Speaker 4>Doesn't matter, it's all elementary now, isn't it? And what

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<v Speaker 4>happened in 84? When did you get injured?

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<v Speaker 5>Because you were playing around centre-half forward by that time,

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<v Speaker 5>I reckon.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it was, you know, early in the season, game

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<v Speaker 3>against West Torrens, and I was playing centre-half forward and

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<v Speaker 3>led out for a mark for the ball and took

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<v Speaker 3>a mark very low down and got hit with a...

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<v Speaker 3>a hip straight onto the top of my head. And, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>that created a cerebral and spinal concussion. And Wally Miller

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<v Speaker 3>said to me afterwards, he said, I thought you were

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<v Speaker 3>going to be another Neil Sash when he saw the... Really?

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<v Speaker 3>When he saw the collision. I didn't know that. But fortunately,

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<v Speaker 3>I was all right and, you know, I know everyone

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<v Speaker 3>runs out to the oval and says, are you all right,

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<v Speaker 3>are you all right? And, of course, you say yes

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<v Speaker 3>because you're alive. Not necessarily you're all right. Anyhow, I

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<v Speaker 3>continued to play. And then at quarter time, apparently, I'd

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<v Speaker 3>said to Danny Jenkins, wisely, scores on the board. We

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<v Speaker 3>haven't started yet. And Adrian Porter, who was one of

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<v Speaker 3>our doctors, he was smart enough not to go back

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<v Speaker 3>to the bench area where all the doctors normally sit.

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<v Speaker 3>He'd gone down behind the goals. And so as soon

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<v Speaker 3>as the siren rang, he ran out on the ground

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<v Speaker 3>and he's walking along behind me. And he heard the

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<v Speaker 3>conversation and he just grabbed my arm and just took

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<v Speaker 3>me off the ground straight away.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I then, yeah, it then took me, 19 weeks

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<v Speaker 3>to be able to get back to running and stuff. So, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>that's why I missed the 84.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, we always run out of time, Neil, but nine

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<v Speaker 5>state games, advertised a team of the year five or

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<v Speaker 5>six times. Our Norwood team of the century as a

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<v Speaker 5>centre forward, our Hall of Fame. You played in three flags.

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<v Speaker 5>You played 283 games in all of that with 163 goals.

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<v Speaker 5>It's a brilliant career. You're now a Sample Hall of Famer.

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<v Speaker 5>You sit proudly with all of them. Neil, we're very

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<v Speaker 5>proud of you, mate, and well done, and thanks for

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<v Speaker 5>your time.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you very much. Well done.

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<v Speaker 4>The bear, the big hairy bear.