WEBVTT - Bonus: Rory Lobb's Thoughts On Elijah Hollands Situation

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<v Speaker 1>You are on the air with Jason Lauren Clints here

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<v Speaker 1>as well, and so how's this guy?

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<v Speaker 2>Our next guesst as a towering defender for the Weston Bulldogs.

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<v Speaker 3>Want to pretty effort for a big man.

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<v Speaker 2>Please welcome to the show.

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<v Speaker 4>Roy, Hello, good morning.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning. How you I'm going?

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<v Speaker 1>Well?

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<v Speaker 2>How are you?

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<v Speaker 4>How's the hamstring?

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<v Speaker 2>Really good?

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<v Speaker 3>Actually we were down by so much that a little

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<v Speaker 3>bit of tightness in it. And yeah, they just figured

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<v Speaker 3>they'll take me off just to make sure we're ready

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<v Speaker 3>for this week.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, wait, just mid question and the desk has

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<v Speaker 4>started going up to get power.

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<v Speaker 1>Windows. Just got to raise the desk because he's so

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<v Speaker 1>bloody talk.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah exactly, it was.

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<v Speaker 5>Jeez, it was a toyrit old night there at Kiddineia Park,

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<v Speaker 5>wasn't it? For the Don's house? How is Sammy Darcy?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I've given him a couple of texts and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, you don't you don't want to send too

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<v Speaker 3>much because he's obviously going to get bombarded by a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of messages.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, very.

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<v Speaker 3>Disappointing for him. You know, he's such an important part

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<v Speaker 3>of our team and I'm sure he will go away

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, attack, he's rehab. Is a very driven

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<v Speaker 3>player and you know we're going to miss him, but

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<v Speaker 3>it's a great opportunity for other places.

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<v Speaker 2>Up.

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<v Speaker 5>What did he actually did so he didn't sorry earlier.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, he's done.

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<v Speaker 3>He's done his AC I don't know how much how

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<v Speaker 3>many other things he's done around it, but.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's it's obviously really disappointed.

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<v Speaker 5>He's had a few knee issues sort of back end

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<v Speaker 5>of last year as well.

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<v Speaker 4>When you see that happened to someone on the football field,

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<v Speaker 4>I hate it.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's not the best part of our game. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know we're always at risk going out there, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, just see it happened to one of your

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<v Speaker 3>good mates is always disappointing. But I mean we put

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<v Speaker 3>ourselves at risk every time we go out to see.

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<v Speaker 5>What was interesting was a lot of the commentary post

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<v Speaker 5>that injury and a lot of people riding off the

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<v Speaker 5>dogs already. I mean, do you sit back and just

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<v Speaker 5>sort of have a chuckle at that? I mean, what

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<v Speaker 5>are around round six?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean we've had a disappointing couple of weeks and

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<v Speaker 3>a few injuries that we've got now, but you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we've got guys that are coming through that are ready

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<v Speaker 3>to come into the team and play their role. And

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<v Speaker 3>you see teams that win games that have really good

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<v Speaker 3>role players. So we just got to have guys step

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<v Speaker 3>up and play their role. But yeah, I mean you're

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<v Speaker 3>losing Dark. You can't really replace him, but we've got

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<v Speaker 3>young guys that can come in and you know, compete.

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<v Speaker 4>The Cats are so good down in Geelong, aren't they?

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<v Speaker 4>And then you see someone like Jeremy Cameron who kicks

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<v Speaker 4>ten goals? What do you do do you just like,

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<v Speaker 4>how do you address that at three quarter time? When

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<v Speaker 4>you're like, how do we stop someone like him? At home?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I mean I'm really good friends with Jazz.

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<v Speaker 3>The first time I played against him, I think I

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<v Speaker 3>kept him to one goal, and it hasn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Gone the same way the last couple of times. I

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<v Speaker 2>think I checked him a little bit too much that

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<v Speaker 2>first time, I got the wood over him.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, I mean it doesn't help when we're not

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<v Speaker 3>playing well as a team, and you know, the ball

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<v Speaker 3>when it's coming out the front and coming in quickly,

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<v Speaker 3>it's really hard to stop someone like that. And he's

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<v Speaker 3>obviously a very good player. He's been a very good

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<v Speaker 3>player for a long time, long period of time. I

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<v Speaker 3>think he's kicking nearly.

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<v Speaker 4>He's a freak.

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<v Speaker 2>He's unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 3>And yeah, the way that he just sort of moves,

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<v Speaker 3>it's really hard, especially when the ball is in space.

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<v Speaker 3>If we're able to slope down a little bit more,

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<v Speaker 3>might have helped you guys like Buku and James Donald

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<v Speaker 3>to not get goals. I mean I think I had

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<v Speaker 3>one or two kicked on me from him as well,

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<v Speaker 3>So it is difficult, but I mean it's just you

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<v Speaker 3>need to you need to play a little bit better

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<v Speaker 3>as a team and put a live a bit more

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<v Speaker 3>pressure on the ball.

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<v Speaker 5>So better to have him as a teammate than an opponent,

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<v Speaker 5>as what you're saying.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I've had him as a teammate for five

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<v Speaker 3>years and it was always good watching.

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<v Speaker 2>I can sort of do my thing, but yeah, it

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<v Speaker 2>is definitely better having teammate.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you watch much footing apart from like when you're

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<v Speaker 1>not playing.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I watch pretty much every game we go to

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<v Speaker 3>a game. No, I don't think so. I mean I

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<v Speaker 3>stand out a little bit too much. You're sitting in

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<v Speaker 3>the crowd, even just sitting in those seats, they're pretty

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<v Speaker 3>small for me.

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't gone to us.

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<v Speaker 1>Just sitting there for two hours and watch it.

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<v Speaker 2>Leads are pretty much around my head. So yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>like to sit on the couch and watch the game. Hey.

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<v Speaker 5>The other big issue of the weekend revolves around the

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<v Speaker 5>Carlton Footy Club, who've got a few issues on and

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<v Speaker 5>off the field. Bailey Smith spoke post match post the

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<v Speaker 5>Geelong win around the issue of He highlighted men's mental

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<v Speaker 5>health in the wake of the Elijah Holland Holland's situation.

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<v Speaker 5>Let's see it from Bailey first and then get your

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<v Speaker 5>opinion on it.

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<v Speaker 6>There's one thing I want to touch on, which is

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<v Speaker 6>maybe out of pocket, but just I just wanted out

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<v Speaker 6>at Dawson Family this week and Elijah Hollands last night.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if I'm out.

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<v Speaker 6>Of pocket saying it, but I think it's about time

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<v Speaker 6>af I'll get amen's mental health round.

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<v Speaker 1>It just makes you feel.

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<v Speaker 6>Sick during the week and hopefully the AFL community wraps

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<v Speaker 6>arms around them and we can do something. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>let's put a danner on the week, I suppose, but yes,

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<v Speaker 6>so there.

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<v Speaker 5>Is an active investigation both at the cart And Footy

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<v Speaker 5>Club and also at the AFL HQ, who are awaiting

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<v Speaker 5>a bit of report from the Blues as to what

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<v Speaker 5>the hell was going on with Elijah Hollands.

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<v Speaker 4>It was hard to watch.

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<v Speaker 5>It was so hard to watch.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 5>We send him and his family our best thoughts on

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<v Speaker 5>Bailey's comments and also what you did see. As someone

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<v Speaker 5>who watches a lot of foot you would have seen

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<v Speaker 5>that distressing footage.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean I only watched the first half of

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<v Speaker 3>that game. Yeah, I saw a couple of little things

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<v Speaker 3>on TV. But then the next day when I went

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<v Speaker 3>on TikTok, there was just so many videos of a

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<v Speaker 3>larger and it is disappointing in a way where you know,

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<v Speaker 3>people don't know what he's going through. We're under a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of scrutiny every week, and you know, some people

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<v Speaker 3>don't realize that we are human beings. And I agree

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<v Speaker 3>with Baz in the sense that we do need a

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<v Speaker 3>men's mental health round. I mean, I think we're at

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<v Speaker 3>that stage where it'd be really good for the game

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, drawing awareness to it. I mean, there's

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<v Speaker 3>so many passionate fans, but they have direct access to

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<v Speaker 3>us now and in our social media. As I've said

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<v Speaker 3>with myself and others, and you know, it's really hard

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<v Speaker 3>for some players, like young players to handle the scrutiny.

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<v Speaker 3>And yeah, we don't know what's going on with the

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<v Speaker 3>larger but you know, I'm hoping that the club's getting

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<v Speaker 3>his arms around him.

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<v Speaker 1>You spot on with you don't know what's going on,

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<v Speaker 1>and like you said, we're waiting for the club to

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<v Speaker 1>hand down the report and stuff. But it was amazing

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<v Speaker 1>watching the narrative change over the weekend.

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<v Speaker 4>People assumed and then people got concerned. It definitely changed.

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<v Speaker 4>But do you think do you think clubs in the

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<v Speaker 4>AFL do do enough to help you as players and

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<v Speaker 4>people involved in the AFL manage their mental health.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we have a we have a full time site

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<v Speaker 3>that's in every week. But then you know, it's just

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<v Speaker 3>it is on the player to go on.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it? You know what I mean? Like we work

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<v Speaker 1>for companies where they're like here's the free you know.

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<v Speaker 4>Or he is right, it is up to the play

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<v Speaker 4>to go on.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, because I mean me personally, I don't speak to

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<v Speaker 3>him at all. And you know, I'll see him passing

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<v Speaker 3>in the hallway and I'll say how you're going and

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<v Speaker 3>just have a general chat. But I mean I don't

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<v Speaker 3>go seek out and see him because I feel like

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<v Speaker 3>I'm always in a good mental space. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 3>feel like if I wasn't, i'd probably go and talk

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<v Speaker 3>to him. But some players, you know, probably feel the

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<v Speaker 3>same like I just want to blow it off. So

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, it's it's always hard. You don't know, like

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<v Speaker 3>if they want to speak to someone or they want

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<v Speaker 3>to seek someone else, and sometimes they feel more comfortable

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<v Speaker 3>speaking to family and friends, and yeah, it's it's a

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<v Speaker 3>hard one to sort of grasp on what you could do.

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<v Speaker 4>And there is a lot of support for you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, definitely, there's definitely you know, where you can sight

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<v Speaker 3>outside of the football club if you want as well.

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<v Speaker 5>And I'm match day Rory just on that. You know,

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<v Speaker 5>do you spend a lot of time chatting to your

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<v Speaker 5>to your teammates in the lead up to a game,

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<v Speaker 5>because I guess there's a lot of commentary about whether

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<v Speaker 5>you have more people around the footy club, around the

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<v Speaker 5>change room at the Blues could have or should have

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<v Speaker 5>picked up on his state of mind. You know, do

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<v Speaker 5>you what do you do personally? Do you spend you

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<v Speaker 5>a sort of a more spend time alone or do

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<v Speaker 5>you sort of immerse yourself with everyone.

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<v Speaker 3>Well that's the thing, Like everyone goes about it differently.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, there's guys that will sit in the corner

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<v Speaker 3>and just sort of visualize, Like I'll do that sometimes,

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<v Speaker 3>but you know, I'm more of that sort of joke

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<v Speaker 3>around and have a good time before we sort of

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<v Speaker 3>switch on that last thirty minutes and you know, start

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<v Speaker 3>getting around each other. But yeah, I mean I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know if anyone sort of knows the pre game, but

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<v Speaker 3>like I said, there's guys that sort of zone in

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<v Speaker 3>and like really focus and don't speak to many people, which, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I've seen lots of people go about it that way.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, did you see the MCG yesterday?

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<v Speaker 2>Did you enjoy the Irish jig? Actually didn't get a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to see this.

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<v Speaker 1>Every time there was a goal, they're getting into it.

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<v Speaker 1>Look at if the m c c stuffs Ginness, you

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<v Speaker 1>would about to roll out the Green Hair Brother.

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<v Speaker 5>The affair of goal songs songs after I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think I have one.

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<v Speaker 1>About you know how like the whole to a young team,

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<v Speaker 1>they've all got their little celebration move, they'll do it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean I did say if I do kick

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<v Speaker 3>a goal, again as a backman. I was going to

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<v Speaker 3>throw the Kobe Bryant Iso play and I said to

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<v Speaker 3>the boys, I've actually kicked a goal of the back.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll do that, and so because I'm running back to

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<v Speaker 3>the goals, which.

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<v Speaker 2>Is pretty funny.

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<v Speaker 4>I love it. I think it's that stuff going on.

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<v Speaker 5>You're all right, thank you for coming in, no thanks

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<v Speaker 5>having it's always a pleasure.

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<v Speaker 1>How you got on this week?

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<v Speaker 2>We have Sydney on Thursday.

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<v Speaker 1>Sydney yeah, yeah, because on the sheet Alde alright, well

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<v Speaker 1>good lucky to say no thank yous and

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<v Speaker 5>Lauren Lauren wake up feeling good following them on the

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<v Speaker 5>socials