WEBVTT - Adam Papalia with Tony McManus - Fri 06 Jun, 2025

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<v Speaker 1>Coming up the next hour Steve Grumpy Collins. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>famous name.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to talk travel.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're going to somewhere rather interesting, a place

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<v Speaker 1>that I'm not familiar with. He's going to spend more

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<v Speaker 1>time in the South Pacific Islands. We'll do that with

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<v Speaker 1>Steve Grumpy Collins coming up for the next hour. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a massive round of footy as we know. It started

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<v Speaker 1>last night with the Doggies getting up No, I beg

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<v Speaker 1>your pardon was Hawks getting up over the Doggies in

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<v Speaker 1>the end by.

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<v Speaker 2>Twenty two points.

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<v Speaker 1>So I thought it was a fair bid to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about across this fantastic weekend of footy. What an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to talk to the great Adam Papalia. Now, for those

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<v Speaker 1>that may not know across our network, Adam Papalia is

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<v Speaker 1>sports director at six PR Perth. Is also a highly

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<v Speaker 1>regarded wonderful commentator on Fox Footy Paps.

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<v Speaker 3>Hello and good morning, hello team mate, Good morning to you.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you look at that game last night?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah? Absolutely, we were doing that once for six PR

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<v Speaker 3>and it was, yeah, a good fight back from the

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<v Speaker 3>Hawks who had had a couple of down weeks or

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<v Speaker 3>be it against some of the better teams in the camp,

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<v Speaker 3>but I think it was more about the way they

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<v Speaker 3>went about it that I think would have pleased their

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<v Speaker 3>fans a bit more, a lot more tackles, a lot

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<v Speaker 3>more pressure, a lot more intensity, and they got it done.

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<v Speaker 1>Damian Tardio on the program yesterday morning. On this program

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<v Speaker 1>he went for doggies. I said, I reckon Hawks are

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<v Speaker 1>going to do this. He said, nah, anyway, So I

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<v Speaker 1>can't wait for him to wander in here later this morning.

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<v Speaker 2>It was really good for those that don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>You're a very capable, wonderful part of the younger set

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<v Speaker 1>broadcasters around Australia. As soon as I spoke to people

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<v Speaker 1>and said Adam Papale is going to come on this

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<v Speaker 1>program and have a bit of chat about footy nationally,

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<v Speaker 1>people said, oh, he's fantastic on Fox Footing.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, that's very kind, thank you, Tony.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think the difference is you really seem to

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<v Speaker 1>be enjoying what you do. It's not as if you've

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<v Speaker 1>only been doing it for twelve months, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>but you've moved into that and it seems almost effortless

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<v Speaker 1>in many many ways.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not. It seems that way and that's the sign

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<v Speaker 2>of great work, I reckon.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks mate, I appreciate it. Yeah, no, we certainly put

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<v Speaker 3>a fair bit to work into each and every week,

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<v Speaker 3>but no, we enjoy doing it. I travel quite as

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<v Speaker 3>much as they're used to in terms of getting around

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<v Speaker 3>the country and seeing a few of the other teams

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<v Speaker 3>all the other venues. But we do pretty much every

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<v Speaker 3>week over here in Perth at the ground for Fox

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<v Speaker 3>and then call a few of the other games for

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<v Speaker 3>six PR as well. And yeah, mate, I love it

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<v Speaker 3>of doing sort of three or four games a weekend

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<v Speaker 3>at the moment and right across everything and bring on

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<v Speaker 3>more footy, I reckon, Can you believe halfway through the season.

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<v Speaker 2>That's just quickly at them?

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<v Speaker 3>It's flying so quickly?

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<v Speaker 2>What's that about past?

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<v Speaker 3>It does every year? And then then we hit the

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<v Speaker 3>buy rounds and everyone complains for a couple of weeks

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<v Speaker 3>that it's going slow now and you know, there's not

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<v Speaker 3>enough games being played and the buy round should be

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<v Speaker 3>over quicker than they are rather than spread across. But

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<v Speaker 3>once you get through the buy rounds, I reckon, that

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<v Speaker 3>lasts six to eight weeks. That is when it absolutely flies,

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<v Speaker 3>and then all of a sudden you're at the finals

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<v Speaker 3>and then it ramps up for a big September.

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<v Speaker 2>A big September and looking forward to that. Can I

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<v Speaker 2>talk to you without notice?

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<v Speaker 1>It's been fascinating to watch, and no doubt you would

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<v Speaker 1>have been doing a lot of talk on this in

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<v Speaker 1>the program.

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<v Speaker 2>Anyway, with young corns and the umpires.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, I have a bit of a special place for

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<v Speaker 1>umpires because without umpires, we don't have a game, So

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<v Speaker 1>the respect that they deserve should always be there. Not

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<v Speaker 1>everybody necessarily sees it in that light at them.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I can't really comment on that specific thing too

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<v Speaker 3>much because I'm not sort of across it as much.

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<v Speaker 3>It was more I think a lot of going gone

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<v Speaker 3>that week about the incident that happened and the miscommunication

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<v Speaker 3>that happened at a few different levels, and then where

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<v Speaker 3>the blame was placed around that. But yeah, I'm probably

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<v Speaker 3>one of the ones and people get frustrated with the

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<v Speaker 3>umpires a fair bit. But I sort of deliberately what

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<v Speaker 3>I'm calling the footage, not because I don't think they're important,

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<v Speaker 3>but sort of don't don't sort of mention the umpires

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<v Speaker 3>by name too much as a deliberate thing, because I

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<v Speaker 3>think it's then allows people individually to sort of target

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<v Speaker 3>thinking that umpires against us today and they deliberately didn't

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<v Speaker 3>pay us that free kick and so on and so forth,

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<v Speaker 3>which I don't think happens in foot yer. There's no

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<v Speaker 3>umpire out there that has a bias against a particular

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<v Speaker 3>team or not. They're just calling it as they see it,

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<v Speaker 3>and sometimes it goes for your team and sometimes it

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<v Speaker 3>goes against your team. So I'm a bit with you

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<v Speaker 3>in that regard that I don't really buy into that

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<v Speaker 3>side of things.

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<v Speaker 1>You and I could go to any football ground around

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<v Speaker 1>Australia historically sit there and quite often part of the

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<v Speaker 1>entertainment seemed to be having a real crack at the

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<v Speaker 1>umpires often referred to as things as white mongrels. All

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<v Speaker 1>those years ago. It was a bit of a footy pastime,

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<v Speaker 1>a great part of the game, which is no longer

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<v Speaker 1>quite to that degree anymore. I don't think or is

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<v Speaker 1>it where we do need these young people to be

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<v Speaker 1>a part of the game, young people encouraged to be

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<v Speaker 1>part of the game, which presumably would be the AFL's.

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<v Speaker 3>Consumed young people is in their fans coming through.

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<v Speaker 2>To become umpires.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, oh, No, it's a big, absolutely big concern and

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<v Speaker 3>you want to you want to attract the best people

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<v Speaker 3>to be able to come in and do it. And

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<v Speaker 3>it's a bit of a thankfulest task, isn't it. Whether

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<v Speaker 3>you're umpiring at junior footy or amateur leagues or even

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<v Speaker 3>at the AFL. There's a lot of scrutiny around, particularly

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<v Speaker 3>at the top level, around everything and it's a very

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<v Speaker 3>difficult game to umpire, And for me, I think that

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<v Speaker 3>the hardest thing is the interpretation of the rules mostly

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<v Speaker 3>is what contributes to a lot of the frustration from

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<v Speaker 3>fans as to whether it is a free kick or

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<v Speaker 3>it isn't a free kick. It just depends sometimes which

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<v Speaker 3>side you're barracking for as to whether you think it

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<v Speaker 3>should be a free kick or not. It's part of

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<v Speaker 3>why we love it, but it's also the source of

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<v Speaker 3>frustration too. But no, we need to give the umpires

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<v Speaker 3>as much support as we can because they without them,

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<v Speaker 3>we don't have a game.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell us about the West Coast Eagles, you're part of

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<v Speaker 1>the world up against North Melbourne.

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<v Speaker 2>What's incredible about this? I think?

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<v Speaker 1>Tell me if I'm wrong about this is the first

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<v Speaker 1>game to be played in Bumbrey in Western Australia coming

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<v Speaker 1>up on Sunday, that is.

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<v Speaker 3>Correct, So the first game for Premiership points to be

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<v Speaker 3>played at that ground hands over in Bumbary. It is

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<v Speaker 3>called which sounds a strange name for a footy ground,

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<v Speaker 3>but I think I've been trying to find out. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>pretty sure it's named after the first mayor of Bumbrey

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<v Speaker 3>way back in the day or something like that. But yes,

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<v Speaker 3>it hands over in Bumbury. So this is part of

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<v Speaker 3>North Melbourne who have sold a couple of their home

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<v Speaker 3>games to the West Australian teams to get some cash

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<v Speaker 3>in the bank basically and to try and forage for

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<v Speaker 3>some new supporters and new members on this side of

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<v Speaker 3>the country, which I think there's quite a fair few

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<v Speaker 3>North Melbourne fans out west, as you know, Tony, just

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<v Speaker 3>because of I think the amount of sort of star

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<v Speaker 3>WA players that went across to play for North Melbourne

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<v Speaker 3>at certain times just before the formation of the AFL,

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<v Speaker 3>so there's always been a bit of a strong link

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<v Speaker 3>there and quite a few people that have followed the

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<v Speaker 3>Kangaroos in North Melbourne. But yeah, the first game coming

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<v Speaker 3>up in Bumbury on Sunday afternoon. It's going to be

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<v Speaker 3>really great occasion. I grew up just down the road

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<v Speaker 3>from there, about thirty minutes further south from Bumbury, in

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<v Speaker 3>a town called Bustledon, which people might know from the

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<v Speaker 3>Long Jetty if they've ever seen it on TV before.

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<v Speaker 3>But it's great for the region, that southwest area, all

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<v Speaker 3>the way down to Margaret River and Dunsborough and beyond.

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<v Speaker 3>Everyone's really pumped up for the game, and the ground

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<v Speaker 3>only holds fifteen thousand, but it's sold out extremely quickly

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<v Speaker 3>and it's difficult ticket to get. They're putting in all

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<v Speaker 3>these temporary grand stands around to lift the capacity, which

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<v Speaker 3>when there's nothing else there, I think the capacity is

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<v Speaker 3>only at about four or five thousand. But with the

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<v Speaker 3>temporary grandstands that they're going to put in and the

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<v Speaker 3>amount of work and redevelopment they've done at that ground,

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<v Speaker 3>they're going to hold an AFL game there, So it's

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<v Speaker 3>going to be brilliant on Sunday. The Kangaroos now with

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<v Speaker 3>you can get direct flights from Melbourne straight into Bustleton

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<v Speaker 3>which is right near Margaret River, as I said, and

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<v Speaker 3>so they don't need to fly to Perth and then

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<v Speaker 3>drive to two hours down to Bumbrey. They can fly

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<v Speaker 3>straight into Bustleton and then it's only a twenty minute

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<v Speaker 3>bus ride up to Bumbrey to play the game. And

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<v Speaker 3>they based themselves in wa for the week and then

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<v Speaker 3>play Freemattle of the Stadium as a North Melbourne home

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<v Speaker 3>game the week after.

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<v Speaker 1>The week after for that one, I'm sort of a

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<v Speaker 1>little out of the loop, I guess from a distance

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<v Speaker 1>these days. But given I bet it's been intense, and

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<v Speaker 1>I know historically it's in the tents in the media

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<v Speaker 1>because you guys covered the West Australian covers at Channel

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<v Speaker 1>seven in Perth would cover it. Where the Eagles are

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<v Speaker 1>sitting in the competition, it would be unsatisfactory to many.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it has been particularly over the last well three

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<v Speaker 3>four years really, particularly when they've really been uncompetitive in games.

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<v Speaker 3>They've actually had a pretty good, sort of thick week

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<v Speaker 3>stretch where they've been playing a little bit better footy

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<v Speaker 3>and a lot more competitive and showing some more positive

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<v Speaker 3>signs sort of after gather around. They had a couple

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<v Speaker 3>of poor performances through there and you're sort of thinking, oh, wow,

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<v Speaker 3>here we go again. Where when's it going to turn

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<v Speaker 3>for West Coast and when are they going to get

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<v Speaker 3>back to being, you know, the type of club that

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<v Speaker 3>has been the envy of a lot right through the

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<v Speaker 3>competition for a fair period of their existence. But they

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<v Speaker 3>seem it still, you know, a fair way off it.

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<v Speaker 3>They took it up to Geelong last week for three quarters,

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<v Speaker 3>three and a half quarters or so, but there are

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<v Speaker 3>a chance of certainly being very competitive against North and

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<v Speaker 3>trying to get the four points on the weekend. The

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<v Speaker 3>Kangaroos have be trying to do the same, but at

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<v Speaker 3>least with West Coast, we're starting to see them actually

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<v Speaker 3>compete in games for a little bit longer and a

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<v Speaker 3>few less of those big blowouts that we've particularly seen

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<v Speaker 3>over the last couple of years.

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<v Speaker 2>Doggers are having a bit of a season.

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<v Speaker 3>They are a roller coaster, you could call it that

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<v Speaker 3>they've had some bad losses on the way through, but

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<v Speaker 3>they've won their last three and the things are looking

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<v Speaker 3>up for Freo right now when you look at their

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<v Speaker 3>run into the back half. I'd sort of always been

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<v Speaker 3>pretty confident on them pre season that they were going

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<v Speaker 3>to be one of those sides contending for a spot

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<v Speaker 3>in the finals, and if everything went right, maybe a

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<v Speaker 3>spot in the top four because they've kind of their list,

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<v Speaker 3>they've got all the pieces of the puzzle that they

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<v Speaker 3>kind of need. But they're still a very very young

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<v Speaker 3>team when you look at their team on paper for

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<v Speaker 3>both age and experience as well. But for the last

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<v Speaker 3>three weeks, after a couple of bad losses when they

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<v Speaker 3>lost US and Kilda and then Collingwood, last three weeks

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<v Speaker 3>they've gone away to beat the Giants over at the

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<v Speaker 3>Giants Stadium, They've beat Port at home and then away.

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<v Speaker 3>They beat the Suns up at Metre Con in the

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<v Speaker 3>wet last week and it's really just put them right

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<v Speaker 3>back right on the very edge of the eight, but

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<v Speaker 3>with a really good run to come. So with that

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<v Speaker 3>North Melbourne away game, which will be a home game

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<v Speaker 3>for them next week coming off by they've got three

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<v Speaker 3>of the next four at home. Then they've got seven

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<v Speaker 3>of their last eleven in Western Australia as well, which

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<v Speaker 3>you know, the sides over this side of the country

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<v Speaker 3>is such a big boost for them, just because they

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<v Speaker 3>don't have to jump on a plane as much. It

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<v Speaker 3>can make a really big difference in the run home.

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<v Speaker 3>So they from this point they would certainly be expecting

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<v Speaker 3>to play finals, so they'll be trying to keep a

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<v Speaker 3>bit of a lid on it after some pretty big

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<v Speaker 3>preseason expectations.

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<v Speaker 1>Big game here of course, as you know, Monday, it's amazing,

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<v Speaker 1>the Kings, the King's Birthday holiday, it's going to be fantastic.

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<v Speaker 1>The Mighty D's. I don't know much about those ds.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you think it will go, Adam?

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<v Speaker 3>I thought they would win last week and they didn't

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<v Speaker 3>do that. Just when you thought that they're getting their

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<v Speaker 3>season back on track, it doesn't quite work out. It's

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<v Speaker 3>going to be tough for them. I think Tony given

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<v Speaker 3>there up against Colling would have been in ripping form lately.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think, yeah, the Pie's big crowd, good occasion,

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<v Speaker 3>as it always is on the King's Birthday as it

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<v Speaker 3>is now. I think Colin will be a little bit

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<v Speaker 3>too strong, but Melbourne will be able to mix it

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<v Speaker 3>with him for a while.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope you're right.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you have one eye on the outcome of Australia

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<v Speaker 1>in the footy last night?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, certainly did. The soccer rus you're talking about up

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<v Speaker 3>against Japan, it was incredible. It was almost fifty seven

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<v Speaker 3>thousand off the stadium, which is a terrific crowd, the

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<v Speaker 3>highest for a game of football like that for the

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<v Speaker 3>Soccer Rus in Wa, and it was from all reports

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<v Speaker 3>because we were doing the AFL at the same time

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<v Speaker 3>and sort of keeping an eye on it. From all reports,

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<v Speaker 3>it was a pretty dull affair, pretty difficult affair to watch,

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<v Speaker 3>and the soccer Rus were certain outplayed at times and

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<v Speaker 3>not really playing with much attacking flare for most of

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<v Speaker 3>the game. And the possession stats for I think sort

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<v Speaker 3>of sixty nine thirty one something like that in favor

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<v Speaker 3>of Japan. That's it doesn't matter because as long as

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<v Speaker 3>you're in front when it comes to the final whistle,

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<v Speaker 3>that's all it is. So a gold was his bait.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it was his first goal in thirteen years

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<v Speaker 3>for the Soccer Us and it puts us right on

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<v Speaker 3>the very brink of qualification for the World Cup. But

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<v Speaker 3>it have to be an absolute disaster from here for

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<v Speaker 3>us not to automatically qualify, so that could happen with

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<v Speaker 3>other results going before you even have to kick another ball.

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<v Speaker 3>But a great result.

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<v Speaker 1>Text from Jason who says, Adam, would you rather call

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<v Speaker 1>for footy or call for radio? What are the distinctions

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<v Speaker 1>call for TV or for radio TV radio.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, to be honest, I really don't have a preference

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<v Speaker 3>for either. I enjoy doing both very different skill even

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<v Speaker 3>though it doesn't seem like it's too much, I guess,

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<v Speaker 3>but yeah, I enjoy trying to craft passage of play

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<v Speaker 3>when you can watch it along as well. But then

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<v Speaker 3>you can be more descriptive on radio two. So I

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<v Speaker 3>can't give you an answer on which one I prefer,

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<v Speaker 3>because I just enjoy both. It's kind of whichever one

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing. It can be a little bit a little

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<v Speaker 3>bit looser on radio, I reckon and have a little

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<v Speaker 3>bit more fun with you.

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<v Speaker 2>That's probably true.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's that's quite fun.

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<v Speaker 1>Lots of text what you've been talking and I love this,

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<v Speaker 1>lots of people saying on many levels. The miror of

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<v Speaker 1>Bumbray from twenty eight through to thirty three.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm putting my hand up for that. I'm actually I'm

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<v Speaker 3>actually going for president of the third Team in Western Australia,

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<v Speaker 3>which I think I'll be heading down that way to

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<v Speaker 3>take up that position once it gets introduced for the

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<v Speaker 3>twentieth license.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that person was the mayor of Bumbrey the

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<v Speaker 1>year hand I think is the comment that may be

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eighth three to thirty three.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, only what you're talking about. I'm just saying that

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<v Speaker 3>I'm putting my hand up. Good on you.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not one who says Jay he Hands Memorial

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<v Speaker 1>Park down there.

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<v Speaker 2>It's called the J. E. Hands Memorial Path.

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<v Speaker 3>It is. But we just we just the locals down

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<v Speaker 3>that way. We just call it hands over.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh there you go, hands over for the locals. It's

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<v Speaker 1>always good to talk to you, Adam.

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<v Speaker 3>Pappalia, Thanks Tony, good to chat to you, mate.

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<v Speaker 1>Good work, good on youre bye, Adam Papaleer six pr

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<v Speaker 1>in Perth and from Fox Footy.

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<v Speaker 2>What a morning. It is a stranger overnight. Hello to you.