1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: Two Good Sports would like to acknowledge the traditional owners 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: of the land on which we record this podcast that 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: will rundery people. This land was never seated, always was, 4 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: always will be. Hello and welcome to two Good Sports, 5 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: sports news told differently. 6 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 2: I'm Georgie Tunney and I'm Abby Jelmy. And on today's show, Da. 7 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: Da Da Da, can the Baggers become the Flaggers? 8 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 2: They certainly can if we rehearse that eight times and 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 2: finally got it. 10 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 3: But Ozzies love getting on a bandwagon and there is 11 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 3: none more appealing in Australian sport right now. 12 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:38,279 Speaker 2: George than the Blues. I'm on it. 13 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 3: Carlton have reached an AFL prelim for the first time 14 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 3: in twenty three years, and the lids, the lids are off. 15 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 2: Jeez, the lads are everywhere. 16 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 3: But what's made their plights so appealing to sports fans 17 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 3: around the country. 18 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: It's the journey, all good stories. They're born from adversity 19 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: and this club, I mean they've had their fair share, 20 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:00,319 Speaker 1: they've had their fair share of really shitty time. There 21 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: is a reason that we are jumping on the bag 22 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 1: as bandwagon, and it's because of the unhingedness technical term 23 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: unhingedness of their fans. It's contagious, and they're unhinged for 24 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: a reason because, ironically, the last time the Blues were 25 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: in a prelim, which is where we find ourselves at 26 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: the moment, dear listener, Michael Voss, who is their coach, 27 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: was still playing AFL. They played their last prelium Carlton 28 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,759 Speaker 1: in two thousand. Now, tell me things that I remember 29 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: about the year two thousand. We survived the Y two 30 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: K bug. Remember that nothing happened. We survived narrowly. Narrowly, 31 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: we beat that virus two thousand. 32 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 2: I think at Kathy Freeman. 33 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 3: So when you think about how young you were when 34 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 3: you watch Kathy Freeman had that glorious moment at the 35 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 3: City two thousand games, that it's the last time that 36 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 3: Carlton fans experienced this level of joy. And George does 37 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 3: laugh because no one thought that they would be here. 38 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 3: Back in round thirteen of this season, they only had 39 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 3: four wins to their name. There were calls for Michaelvoss 40 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 3: to be sacked. It was just absolute chaos. Yes, then 41 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 3: they won their next nine matches to go from fifteenth 42 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 3: to fifth and assert themselves as premiership contenders. Now, are 43 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 3: we your podcast to analyze the nitty gritty of how 44 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 3: Carlton changed their game plan to become the number one 45 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 3: ranked team in scores from stoppage, I would have thought so, 46 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 3: Probably not George, But are we your place for Ted 47 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 3: Lasso's style history onics a team neody run that apparently 48 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 3: turned the season around. 49 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 2: Yes, that is a legitimate headline from the head Ald Sun. 50 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 3: That is in front of me and Robbie Williams singing 51 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 3: about Tom Dakoning. You have come to the right place 52 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 3: if you want to get on the bandwagon. Welcome to 53 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 3: your cheat sheet. That is our deep dive. But for now, 54 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 3: let's get to the headlines. 55 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,519 Speaker 1: Headline one, we can't. 56 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 4: Possibly kick us from here? 57 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 5: Can't they a monster? 58 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 6: It's gonna kick across them. 59 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 7: It's a one on one Chappy contest. It's taken it. 60 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: And it really was heroics from the Melbourne Storm to 61 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: down the Sydney Roosters and make it through to a 62 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: prelim final after getting embarrassed by the Brisbane Broncos the 63 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: week before Melbourne is through. Cameron Munster combined with Will Warbrick, 64 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: who has just been this revelation this season on the wing. 65 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: I don't know where they find all these winners. 66 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 2: He has an AFL background. 67 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: That makes sense because he takes a spec on of 68 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: Mark's AKA catches and they won with literally minutes left 69 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: on the clock, like the Roosters were leading thirteen to twelve, 70 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: and then they pulled off this amazing play in the 71 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: dying stages to qualify to yet another prelim. 72 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 2: They're going to take on the Panthers Storm doing storm things. 73 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: Storm doing storm things. As long as they do not 74 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: do it against the Brisbane Broncos, I will allow it. 75 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: Where's you don't be ridiculous, jelmy, I've got it because 76 00:03:57,800 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: you know the other prelim that we saw was going 77 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: to side who the Brisbane Broncos aka the greatest team 78 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: of all was going to take on in their prelim. 79 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: Warriors up against Newcastle Up the Wars is what everyone 80 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: is saying. That is the official slogan for the New 81 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: Zealand Warriors at the moment, up the Wars, And didn't 82 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:20,280 Speaker 1: they just up at those Wars because they defeated Newcastle 83 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: forty points to ten in front of their home fans. 84 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: So they are going to come to Brisbane to take 85 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 1: on my Broncos and they better not be up in anything. 86 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 2: I down the war. 87 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 3: I don't know if it's the beanie that makes you 88 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 3: look like a hoop from whose film or the fact 89 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 3: that you keep saying wars like it's a technical term 90 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 3: that's making me not take any of this seriously. 91 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: Anyway, they're going to go to Brisbane, They're taking on 92 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: the Broncos. Hopefully they lose. 93 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 2: For the sake of everyone. Let us get to headline. 94 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 6: Two fairly off Hallirother on Bloody Weakest pitsh They look 95 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 6: at me like that Haman and Kischi the God that's 96 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 6: the answer and everything possessions. You give me possessions and 97 00:04:58,320 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 6: I'll shut up. 98 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 2: Ro Dale Barassi iconic, iconic. 99 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 3: I was terrified watching back some of his speeches. You 100 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 3: couldn't do it these days as a coach. He was 101 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 3: a champion player coach and tragically passed away this week 102 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 3: after a fall that he didn't recover from. But he 103 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 3: was surrounded by family and they've been calls for the 104 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 3: AFL Premiership Cup to be named after him. But he 105 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 3: meant so much to so many different teams. So he 106 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 3: played two hundred and fifty four senior VFL and AFL 107 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 3: matches in his career, including over two hundred for Melbourne 108 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 3: and near on fifty for Carlton. Between playing and coaching, 109 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:38,799 Speaker 3: Barassi claimed ten premierships Annie Melbourne, Carlton and North Melbourne. 110 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 3: Only fellow Demon's great Norm Smith, who coach Barrassy, has 111 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:43,840 Speaker 3: as many flags in. 112 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 2: His playing and coaching career. 113 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 3: Absolutely beloved, and the beautiful stories we've been hearing on 114 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 3: talkback radio was just how much of a darling friend 115 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 3: he was to teammates as well. And when you think 116 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 3: about Ron Barassi's character, he was a champion of the people, 117 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 3: so much so that in recent memory he saw a 118 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 3: man assaulting a woman and tackled them to the ground. 119 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 2: Wow. And he said he would still do it again 120 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 2: because it was the right thing to do. 121 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: It seems like a life that's been made up. 122 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 2: Yes, Like it seems like. 123 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: We have gathered the greatest fiction authors of all time, 124 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: put them in a room and said, create a man 125 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: who will be remembered well. 126 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 3: Richard Goidter, the president of the AFL, said this, and 127 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 3: I think it's so apt. He revolutionized the game as 128 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 3: a player, created the position of ruck rover, built premiership 129 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 3: success at clubs as a coach, and then was our 130 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 3: first great evangelist to take the game north and grow 131 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 3: it to become what we have today. He was a 132 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 3: player who could win it off his boot, but then 133 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 3: he went and did that time at clubs that were 134 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 3: still being established and made it all grow. So he's 135 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 3: a favorite son of so many different clubs and it's just, yeah, 136 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 3: I think Melbourne fans in particular, we'll be thinking it wrong. 137 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: Headline three. 138 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 8: I don't really know how I am because the situation 139 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 8: has been really hard and emotionally is heavy. Normally I 140 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:57,040 Speaker 8: have not taken any bench substance because I am a 141 00:06:57,040 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 8: big supporter a Clint Sport and I always been apping. 142 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 2: Eight is a better number. 143 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 3: Five words tweeted or exed if you will by Serena Williams, 144 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 3: which has been most talked about from that voice That 145 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 3: was Simona Hallip talking about the fact that she's. 146 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 2: Been convicted of doping. Huge news and in. 147 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 3: Retrospect you look back and say, hang on, she's a 148 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 3: two time Grand Slam winner. Yeah, what does this mean? 149 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 2: Well? 150 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: She so in terms of Simona Harlope because I think 151 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: she that was the first time that we had heard 152 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: from her in a public interview. I think it was 153 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: four months ago or so now after they had found 154 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: a banned substance in her system. Now she maintains her innocent. 155 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: She says absolutely not. That wasn't taken intentionally. It was 156 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: a contaminated supplement that she took, and she still has 157 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: that defense, I think. But she has been banned for 158 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: four years now, four doping violations by the World Body 159 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 1: of Tennis, And you're right, Jelmy, it does bring that 160 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: thought process of well, hang on, if she defeated Sir 161 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: Williams in twenty nineteen the Wimbledon final, Serena Williams has 162 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: won seven of those titles. Serena Williams then goes on 163 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: to social media saying, well, I think that eight would 164 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: be really nice. I'm not sure we will see retrospectively 165 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: any changes to those grown Slam titles. 166 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 3: Well, it's also worth noting that that final happened a 167 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 3: Wimbledon twenty nineteen, not a period of which there's been 168 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 3: any accusation of hallop doping. 169 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: Dream I think because if the substance was found in 170 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: assistant what twenty twenty two. 171 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, it's a watch and wait that g the 172 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 3: salt from Serena Williams like just putting on a hot 173 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 3: ship Headlindoner four. 174 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 7: Well, finally deserve victory for FIGI. Yeah, they are our 175 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 7: played us, particularly around the ruck. I think the turnovers 176 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:50,680 Speaker 7: they had they executed three more turn three times more 177 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 7: turnovers than us and in a game, close game like that, 178 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 7: that's the difference. 179 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 4: Yeah. 180 00:08:56,240 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 7: Well for some reason we're just off today. Yeah, if 181 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 7: you look at the stats of the game, we dominated then, 182 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 7: we scored two drives to one. But we were a poor 183 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 7: version of ourselves today. So yeah, there's a bit of 184 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 7: soul searching to do, but you know, it makes a 185 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 7: while game pretty important. 186 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: Eddie Jones, the Wallabies coach who got booed over in 187 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: France after the Wallabies lost to Fiji in a Rugby 188 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: World Cup, their first loss to Fiji in sixty nine years. 189 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,319 Speaker 2: Soul searching is the term that he used. 190 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 3: But you know, if Eddie Jones, he seems that's the 191 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 3: more upbeat that I've heard him be. 192 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 2: Yes, he was. 193 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: Actually I found him to be quite civil when he 194 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 1: was taking those post matches, and that not always the case. Questions, 195 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: not always the case, not always the case but really 196 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: I think that he's now had to strategize in his 197 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: own mind. He has to take all of this heat 198 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: and try and take some of the attention away from 199 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: his players who were not performing. They did have a 200 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: first round win over in the Rugby World Cup. This 201 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: is really big though, because there is now significant doubt 202 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: whether or not we're going to make it out of 203 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: the pool stages, which seems unfathomable when you're talking about 204 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: World rugby. 205 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 3: Well, at least we're talking about World Rugby. Yeah, I 206 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 3: feel like there might be World Cup fatigue. Oh, we've 207 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 3: had so many World Cups. Yes, Yeah, we've hit rugby 208 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:17,679 Speaker 3: and we've gone okay. 209 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 1: I mean, you're right, We've had netball, We've had obviously 210 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: the Matilda, the Matilda's, We've had basketball. 211 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 2: A lot of World Cups. 212 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: Do you think that we're fatigued by World Cups? Or 213 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:29,679 Speaker 1: we're fatigued by rugby union. 214 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 2: We don't like losing, George, if they were winning, we'd 215 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 2: be there with our gernzies on. 216 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: Did you think I think that this is the first 217 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:40,079 Speaker 1: time that like rugby in this country is at a 218 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: crossroads with people's care and intent. They have to win 219 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: to get anyone to care about them. But ah, I 220 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: just don't know that even if they won this whole thing, 221 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: would it be the same fever. I don't know. Look, 222 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: they're in trouble. They're in trouble, so we'll keep you 223 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: post a deal listener. But just know that the Wallabies, 224 00:10:57,720 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: I'm not sure. I don't. I don't believe that they're 225 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 1: going to go past the pool stages. 226 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 2: Once upon a time, here we go. 227 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: There was a ten year old from East Gippsland in Victoria. 228 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 1: He lived in a small town called Orbost with his 229 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 1: younger brother Brett, and his parents Sandy. 230 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 2: And Gary, Sandy and Gaz. 231 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: I challenge you to be more Australian now. If you 232 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: google pictures of Orbost, a town three hundred and seventy 233 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 1: five k's east of Melbourne, you get corrugated iron roofs, 234 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: a quaint main street, also a phallic looking clock tower 235 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,079 Speaker 1: that I want to talk to or Bostians about, and 236 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: you also get a whole lot of grass, green green fields, 237 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 1: perfect for farming and perfect some may say for kicking 238 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: a footie. Now, this country boy was obsessed with the 239 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: Carlton Football Club. They were really good back then, but 240 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: plot twist, he had to swap his overalls for boardies 241 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: and his family made a new home in Beenley aka 242 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 1: God's Country aka Queensland. 243 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 3: I feel some creative license may have been taken with 244 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 3: overalls for bald. I just think you're painting me. I'm here, 245 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 3: I'm here on the journey. But I just would like 246 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 3: it noted that this has. 247 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 1: Taking us how this is an unofficial biography, okay going. 248 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: Despite growing up in the eighties, a time where rugby 249 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: league really did rule and a glamour club called the 250 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: Broncos was born, little known team, I've never mentioned them. 251 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: It was the Sharon that this teenager dreamed about. He 252 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 1: worked hard, he made every junior rep team you could, 253 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: and at seventeen years and eleven days of age, Michael 254 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 1: Voss debuted for the now defunct Brisbane Bears in nineteen 255 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:45,439 Speaker 1: ninety two, the youngest player to ever do so. By 256 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 1: ninety ninety six he'd won a Brown though a year 257 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: later he joined the Brisbane Lions. And the early two 258 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: thousands really did etch VOSSI into the history books, because 259 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 1: that East Gippsland boy who became a Gold Coast team 260 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 1: then became a King of Brisbane captaining his Pride of 261 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 1: Lions to three straight flags in one, two, three. All 262 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: that contributes to me being knocked over attacked this weekend 263 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: when these words came out of the now Carlton coach 264 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 1: Vossi's mouth after their last minute semifinal win over Melbourne 265 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: ahead of a gigantic prelim against his once beloved Brisbane 266 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: this weekend. 267 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 5: What's it going to be like makes gather for the 268 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 5: biggest game of your coaching career, giving you toastry at 269 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 5: that ground. Yeah, it should be exciting though, but without 270 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 5: doubt the person that's going there's a Carlton person. 271 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: Sorry if you didn't hear that, that was my heartbreaking. 272 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:47,199 Speaker 1: The person going there is a Carlton person. Each word 273 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:50,839 Speaker 1: was like a barb. What that all means is that 274 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: in the ven diagram of Carlton, voss and Brisbane, the 275 00:13:55,240 --> 00:14:00,200 Speaker 1: stage is set. Because this prelim final the Baggers up 276 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:03,200 Speaker 1: against the Lions. It could be one of the greatest 277 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: games ever. 278 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 3: The story is the story of the week. The story 279 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 3: of the AFL Finals so far is the Cinderella Hollywood 280 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 3: style turnaround of the Blues. 281 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, it has to be. 282 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: It has to be. It has to be the Carlton 283 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 1: Blues bandwagon. I mean, I am on that train. I 284 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: have sprinted upon it. And this is me as a 285 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 1: Brisbane Lions fan. But I actually there's part of me 286 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: that would not mind if the Blues won and made 287 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 1: it through to a Grand Final. And the only reason 288 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: I can think of why that is is because they're long, long, 289 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 1: long suffering fans are making this journey so enjoyable in 290 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 1: a prelim for. 291 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 3: The first time in twenty three years, that's nuts. And 292 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 3: to understand why a large percentage of Melbourne right now 293 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 3: is losing their collective mind. The scenes from Lagone Street 294 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 3: on the weekend look like we'd won a World Cup. 295 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 3: Speaking of World Cup, yea, it was like a and 296 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 3: I was like, my god, if we're gonna need a 297 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 3: public holiday, Albo pull that out. If they win a Granny, 298 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:09,359 Speaker 3: it's going to be it's going to be unbelievable. 299 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 2: But to understand why it means so much, it's. 300 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 3: Because absence makes the heart grow fonder. Patrick Cripps was 301 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 3: drafted in twenty thirteen. 302 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: This says the Blues captain. 303 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 3: The Blues finished in the bottom four in four of 304 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 3: Crips's ten seasons. Lack of success has led to considerable 305 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 3: off field turnover, headlined by the hiring and firing of 306 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 3: coaches of Mick Malthouse, Brendan Bolton, David Teek. 307 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 2: Oh wow, I'd forgotten all of those people. Yeah, it just. 308 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 3: Felt like we've got the talent, we should be making 309 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 3: finals where not And it seems like the coach was 310 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 3: the first domino to fall in that scenario. Why it 311 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 3: means so much to the fans is because Carlton has 312 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 3: been around the club since eighteen sixty four, No. Eighteen 313 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 3: sixty four, winning the inaugural premiership in eighteen seventy seven. Wow, 314 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 3: it's mind boggling. In eighteen ninety six they joined the 315 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 3: breakaway Victorian Football League, since renamed the AFL, and they're 316 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 3: one of the league's big historical Big four. So you've 317 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 3: got Collingwood, Essendon, Richmond and of course the Blues. And 318 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 3: when the Blues win, it changes how their fans feel 319 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 3: about their week, their year, nay, their lives. 320 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: I would also say it changes their personality just full stop. 321 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: Because I did not know that I knew this many 322 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 1: Carlton fans. Yes, because there are friends of mine in 323 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: the last three weeks who now talk to me about 324 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 1: sport who previously I would not think knew what an 325 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: mcg was. And now they're all aboard the Baggers train. 326 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: And that's because they're like, oh my gosh, hang on, 327 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: is that is that a tiny bit of hope? There's 328 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 1: a bit of hope. I'm glad, I'm grabbing it. I'm 329 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: holding on for it for dear life. And now they 330 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: keep messaging me being like, can you get tickets to 331 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: the game. 332 00:16:55,040 --> 00:17:00,160 Speaker 3: They would have been quiet because this season they were fifteenth. 333 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 2: On the ladder. How do you win from fifteen? 334 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:06,879 Speaker 3: You technically don't and yet and yet, So we're going 335 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 3: to get through the narrative of just why this is 336 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 3: so important, because we need to go back to the 337 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 3: last round of twenty twenty two. And I'm sorry, Carlton 338 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 3: fans if you've listened for this to be uplifting, because 339 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 3: you have to go back to this trigger. 340 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 1: This is the trigger warning. 341 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 3: They basically stuffed their chance at a finals berth snatch 342 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:28,199 Speaker 3: defeat from the jaws of victory, if you will, for 343 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 3: the second straight week in the most dramatic finish to 344 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 3: their AFL season. So the Blues kicked eight goals to 345 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 3: one in the third term to lead by twenty four 346 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 3: points at three quarter time. This is against Collingwood, So 347 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 3: at that point, as a Blues fan, you're like, we 348 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 3: have finally broken the drought and. 349 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: Correct me if I'm wrong. But Carlton Collingwood one of 350 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: the biggest rivalries in the game, or probably just in sport. 351 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:52,160 Speaker 3: I cannot stress if that is the Grand No one 352 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 3: will work in this in this city for a week. Yeah, 353 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 3: if that is a Grand fin, the parade will stop, traffic. 354 00:17:57,440 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: Melbourne would implode if that was the Grand Final. 355 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 3: I don't know if there's enough beer. How are we 356 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 3: going to get enough beer into the pubs? I know 357 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 3: that this is I just like cal Dan get down 358 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 3: on the line. 359 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: I was like, somewhere there is a room happening where 360 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 1: AFL and government officials are there just planning, being like 361 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: do you think that a million trillion leaders is going. 362 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,120 Speaker 2: To be enough? Or it could be Giant's prisbone. 363 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, these are the options that we're left with 364 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 3: at the moment. But in that game, Jamie Elliott broke 365 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 3: Huts by kicking and sealing the unwinnable game for them 366 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:33,160 Speaker 3: to win by one point. In the dying stages, and 367 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 3: for me, there's a scene of Jared Witeley saying it's 368 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 3: unimaginably cruel, and Andy mar who's perhaps one of the 369 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 3: most famous Blue baggers in the country, just covers his 370 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 3: eyes and doesn't make a peep in the rest of 371 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,959 Speaker 3: the commentary because he can't speak. 372 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 2: He's a grown man crying. 373 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: They are long suffering fans. 374 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:58,640 Speaker 3: So then it gets to season twenty twenty three, full 375 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 3: of promise a draw in the first round. I don't 376 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 3: think there should be draws in AFL, but that's a 377 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 3: chap for another time. What win, win, win, So they 378 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 3: win for their first month. Everything's looking great as of 379 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 3: round five loss loss win loss loss loss, which takes 380 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 3: us to round ten where they lose to Collingwood by 381 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:20,719 Speaker 3: twenty eight points. And Blues fans, I'm a nerd, not 382 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 3: your level nerd, but I'm a nerd, and one of 383 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 3: my great joys is listening to sports talkback radio your 384 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 3: level nerd, and well, let's be honest, I never endered 385 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 3: a spelling bee, so I don't know if I get 386 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 3: to play that card, but I do love listening to 387 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 3: people from regional suburbs calling in to talk about their 388 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 3: team and the Blues fans wanted blood. How do you 389 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 3: have this list? What is going on? How are we 390 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 3: not winning everything else? Michael Voss the headline say he's 391 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 3: coaching for his career. 392 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:55,479 Speaker 1: Yes, it's bad, It's really really bad. And for me, 393 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, I just gave a pretty significant 394 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: love letter to Michael Voss, But I had to think 395 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 1: at that time when there were those deafening calls for 396 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:08,919 Speaker 1: him to his position to be up for debate, it 397 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 1: just reminded me of when he was getting kicked out 398 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 1: of the Lions, I know, and I just think for 399 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: you to go back through that again, I mean, he 400 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 1: seems very well adjusted. He looks like he's done the 401 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 1: work on himself personally, but that's still got to be 402 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 1: in your mind being like, ah, this is a lot 403 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: of pressure. 404 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 3: And the president comes out to alleviate that pressure and 405 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 3: says Sir Luke say Is, the president of the Carson 406 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:34,400 Speaker 3: Football Club, says Voss will absolutely continue to coach even 407 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 3: if the Blues missed the finals this season. After that 408 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 3: lost to Collingwood, now, he fronted the media on the 409 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 3: Monday after loss, and he was just firmly behind him 410 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 3: he said he's our coach through to the end of 411 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 3: next year. We're not playing good footy at the moment. 412 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 3: We're not happy with where we're at. We've got to 413 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 3: get better. We're going to get back to work and 414 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 3: our goal is still to make finals this year. 415 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 2: We did a review eighteen months. 416 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 3: Ago and we believe we've got the potential to be 417 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 3: playing finals. 418 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 2: Footage. 419 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 3: He seems like an oracle. Now wow, and this is 420 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 3: the final quote. We don't want to fall across the line. 421 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:06,320 Speaker 3: We want to make impact at finals. 422 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 2: Wow. I admit. 423 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 3: At the time, when I saw the headlines the president 424 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 3: has backed Michael Voss, my brain switched to the scene 425 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 3: where he's got the cardboard box and he's packing up 426 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 3: his desk. Because when you have the full support of 427 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 3: the board in the AFL, quite often that then leads 428 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 3: to some unceremonious sacking zero support. But this is how 429 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 3: it can be done. 430 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 1: So well, yeah, I mean, now you're right. He looks 431 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 1: like an absolute psydekick the president of the Carlton Football 432 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: Club and every single bit of faith that he has 433 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: placed in Voss has been met. 434 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:44,880 Speaker 3: So they had lost five of their last six games 435 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 3: to that point, we'd like to say it was a 436 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:49,719 Speaker 3: turning point. Well, what's their next two? And these were 437 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:51,719 Speaker 3: some of the headliness. 438 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:53,440 Speaker 5: The crisis of the Carlton Football club that is deepening 439 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 5: this morning. 440 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 4: Let's go live to Nathan Curry and Melbourne. Nathan, where 441 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 4: to now for the Blues? 442 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:01,119 Speaker 5: Well, Bret, they got a big game to repair for 443 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 5: this weekend and they've got plenty of injured stars that 444 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 5: are going to have to prove their fitness. In the meantime, 445 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:08,920 Speaker 5: Blues fans just want some answers on field and off field. 446 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 5: Mike Fitzpatrick, former skipper, also former AFL commission boss. He 447 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 5: was quizzed by the media out the front if he 448 00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 5: would run for president if asked by other Carleton people. 449 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:20,400 Speaker 5: Then he did not rule it out entirely. 450 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 4: I don't really have a burning desire at the moment. 451 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 4: I think it all comesported a disappointed it. The expectations 452 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:33,160 Speaker 4: that have been building over two or three years aren't 453 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 4: really making much progress at the moment. 454 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 3: Well may have giggled through it there, Mike, but essentially 455 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 3: that was what's been echoed by fans. We had this 456 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:44,439 Speaker 3: build up, we had this expectation, and they're not being met. 457 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 2: And something has to change. 458 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,160 Speaker 3: That was after round eleven they lose to Sydney by 459 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,680 Speaker 3: twenty six points. They're thirteenth on the ladder and it 460 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 3: says sixth defeat in their last seven matches, and Caroline 461 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 3: Wilson reports that Patrick Cripps and Sam Doherty didn't stay 462 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:02,880 Speaker 3: with the team. This is what was reported, that they 463 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 3: stayed at a different hotel with their partners while the 464 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:08,400 Speaker 3: rest of the team stayed somewhere else together. 465 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 1: And that would seemingly highlight that all is not well 466 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: within the playing group as well. 467 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 3: All but more that there's a lack of care, like 468 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,159 Speaker 3: this is a time where you need leadership. You are 469 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 3: two senior players at the club, one captain, one a 470 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 3: former captain. 471 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:21,400 Speaker 2: What are you doing? 472 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 3: This was then picked up and reported as fact by 473 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 3: the Outlets. 474 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 2: Again. 475 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 3: I was listening radio in the morning and there were 476 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 3: people calling back being like, this is a disgrace. You Paul, 477 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 3: pull together, you lean on each other. There's clearly no 478 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 3: matship at the club. 479 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 2: It went bonkers. 480 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 3: It was on the cover of the Herald Sun, cover 481 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:42,919 Speaker 3: of the paper, everywhere else. Patrick Cripps then responds and 482 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 3: this is the reigning Brownlow medallist, someone who's very well 483 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:47,160 Speaker 3: liked in the AFL community. 484 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 2: He's loved by fans. He's just seen as an all 485 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:50,880 Speaker 2: round good guy, isn't he. 486 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: He's loved by me, who is not a Carlton fan 487 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:57,439 Speaker 1: until now on the bandwagon, but I have interviewed him 488 00:23:57,440 --> 00:23:59,959 Speaker 1: a bunch of times and he's just the loveliest man. 489 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: And for instance, one of my favorite stories from him 490 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 1: is that he used to stutter, so he would ask 491 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:08,640 Speaker 1: his media team to keep putting him forward for those 492 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:10,919 Speaker 1: interviews so that he could get better and be a 493 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 1: face for the club. And that's what he became. 494 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:16,639 Speaker 3: And that was the story that who relayed after winning 495 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:19,879 Speaker 3: a Brown Low ironically doing such a public speech, just 496 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:23,160 Speaker 3: such a public speech, which was amazing. But he came 497 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:24,920 Speaker 3: forward and this is via Instagram. He said, I can 498 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 3: cop criticism about our form and losing, but when it's 499 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 3: factually incorrect and questions my character and commitment to the team, 500 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:32,920 Speaker 3: it pisces me off. 501 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 2: Yep. 502 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 3: This is the accountability as players that we would love 503 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:40,400 Speaker 3: to see with certain people in the media. For clarity 504 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 3: for everyone. I stayed with the team the entire time 505 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 3: that we were in Sydney. I joined my wife and 506 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:47,919 Speaker 3: my family members on this Saturday night as we had 507 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 3: the weekend off. We aren't where we want to be 508 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 3: as a team right now, but never question my commitment. 509 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 2: To this club. 510 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 1: That's pretty fiery. 511 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:59,880 Speaker 3: So you've got people calling for the coach to be sacked. Yes, 512 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:02,479 Speaker 3: you've got board members going well, it's not going well, 513 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 3: is it. You've got the captain and the star of 514 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 3: the club being questioned in his character and commitment to 515 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 3: the team, as well as Sam Dougherty, who has had 516 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 3: two acls and also two bounts of testicular cancer in 517 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:19,159 Speaker 3: his career, where he has then continued after rounds of 518 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:20,919 Speaker 3: chemo playing for the club. 519 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: It's insane what he's given to this. 520 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 3: Club's And that moment where he kicked a goal in 521 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:27,879 Speaker 3: Round one of twenty. 522 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 1: Twenty was back after the King. 523 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, he's one of my favorite moments of 524 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:34,240 Speaker 3: the MCG So beautiful, it was feel good, it was football. 525 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 2: It was just special. 526 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 3: But these are the characters who are being questioned by 527 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 3: their own supporter base off reports that are being fabricated. 528 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 3: It was just it was a storm. Yes, it was 529 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 3: a big, murky shit storm for the Blues. 530 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 2: Mid season, you. 531 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:55,160 Speaker 1: Hold for them to dig themselves out of So they 532 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 1: lose round twelve. 533 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 2: Oh god, it gets worse. 534 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 3: But then they lose round thirteen, but then they win 535 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 3: their next nine matches. 536 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:07,199 Speaker 9: Shut up? 537 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 2: Have they done that? 538 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:13,239 Speaker 3: That's wild to assert themselves as premiership contenders. If it 539 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 3: was a Ted Lasso plotline, you'd say that's Hollywood because 540 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 3: it can't happen in real life. 541 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 1: It is it's giving, last dance, isn't it. It's giving, 542 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 1: last dance. 543 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:24,359 Speaker 8: It's giving. 544 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: You need to follow this team because we're going to 545 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 1: get There's a reason that people love sports movies who 546 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 1: don't necessarily love sport, and the Carlton journey this season. 547 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 3: Isn't it is that, and that's why people are getting 548 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 3: on the bandwagon that might not necessarily love sport or 549 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 3: the ins and outs of AFL nuances, but love the 550 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:48,480 Speaker 3: idea that these battlers that everyone was saying, everything needs 551 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 3: to change. You're not living up to the success or 552 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 3: the expectations there. 553 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 2: You lose. Have pulled together, But what was the turning point? 554 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 1: George, Yeah, I don't know how they've done this well. 555 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:02,440 Speaker 3: There are many Harry that my favorite headline has been 556 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 3: AFL twenty twenty three, the campfire and Nudie run that 557 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 3: sparked Carlton's Finals revival. 558 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:12,439 Speaker 2: Sorry what nudi run? Campfire? Those Finals revival? 559 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: I feel like those things are quite dangerous and we 560 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: usually wouldn't go together. 561 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 3: J Clark, wonderful reporter for The Herald's son legitimate article 562 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:21,000 Speaker 3: as to what has been the turning point. So essentially, 563 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:25,680 Speaker 3: according to this, they went to Ed Kerno's place, got together, sunk, Kumbaya, 564 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 3: got naked, run into a dam, and that was a 565 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:32,640 Speaker 3: really uniting point of the season. But of course there's 566 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:34,919 Speaker 3: gonna be stories like that. I've also heard genuinely that 567 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:39,240 Speaker 3: apparently like Crips was watching ted Lasso and so believe 568 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 3: really came through as a theme. I don't know whether 569 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 3: that's true or not, but this is what we hear. 570 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 1: Ah, it would not surprise me if Michael Voss had 571 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 1: somewhere I'm not saying it's the word believe, but if 572 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 1: he had some kind of mantra, some kind of little 573 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: motto for them to remember, just stuck up somewhere. 574 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 3: The thing that I've been able to find that cuts 575 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 3: through for me is from Vice Captain Jacob Weeding, who 576 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 3: talks about difficult conversations that they've had as a group, 577 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:08,440 Speaker 3: but also galvanizing together. He said, it's simply about supporting 578 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:11,159 Speaker 3: each other. It's more about me focusing my attention on 579 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:13,680 Speaker 3: them and making them a better teammate and a better 580 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 3: player than focusing on my game, and that has definitely 581 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 3: helped me personally. I think the leaders by focusing on 582 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 3: other things and focusing on the team has really. 583 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:22,400 Speaker 2: Helped our game. 584 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:24,199 Speaker 3: So at a time when you're being criticized for your 585 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 3: own performance, look outward and see how you can make 586 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:29,840 Speaker 3: your teammates better. We can lead the system, we can 587 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:31,920 Speaker 3: lead the actions and behaviors that we want to see 588 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,600 Speaker 3: on field, and they just become consistent and they kind 589 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:37,679 Speaker 3: of become habits. Vossy has certainly led the way with 590 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 3: those conversations. Some of them were tough. I didn't like 591 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 3: some of them, but they were true. You've got to 592 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 3: praise his leadership and the way he's gone about it. 593 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:49,480 Speaker 3: Vossy for PM foss he didn't say that. Jacob Weeding didn't. 594 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 10: But at the end of that that's how I feel 595 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 10: about it well, and I have to say that, yes, 596 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:56,600 Speaker 10: the turning point, you know, there'll be so many different 597 00:28:56,640 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 10: arguments for what it is, but the nine straight wins 598 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:04,680 Speaker 10: from having a leader of that club take a lot 599 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 10: of the heat and get you through those tough times 600 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 10: and be the support. There is no doubt in my 601 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 10: mind that Michael voss would willingly carry all of those. 602 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 1: Players if he could. He would run out, he would 603 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 1: take the hits for them. He would do all of 604 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 1: the training if he could. He probably doesn't want to anymore, 605 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 1: but he would do all of that for his players 606 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,000 Speaker 1: because he's that type of person. You listen to him 607 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 1: in the post match press conferences and he will talk about, 608 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:31,320 Speaker 1: you know, holistically, you know, not to get to hippie 609 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: hippie we were, but holistically the approach that we need 610 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 1: to take as a football club is also the approach 611 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 1: that we can apply in our lives. And therefore it 612 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 1: is very ted Lasso. You can breed good humans and 613 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:44,960 Speaker 1: therefore you can breed good football. 614 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:47,040 Speaker 3: And this is a quote from Vossy and I think 615 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 3: it sums it up best. This moment doesn't happen off 616 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:51,440 Speaker 3: the back of just players. It comes off the back 617 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 3: of a football club. And there are plenty of those 618 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 3: moments through there that we could have gone a different way, 619 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:58,680 Speaker 3: but we didn't. We stuck together. I think it says 620 00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 3: a lot about our club now. And you know who 621 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 3: has a lot to say about Michael Voss Craig McRae, 622 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:06,360 Speaker 3: good mates, former teammates. And when Craig McCrae, who many 623 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 3: have tipped to be coach of the year because of 624 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 3: course Colin wood a flying who does he think should 625 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:11,360 Speaker 3: be coach of the year? 626 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:15,200 Speaker 9: Well, I think Vossy? Right, Yeah, I'm clearly biased because 627 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:17,360 Speaker 9: he's a friend of mine. But what he managed to 628 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 9: do middle part of the year, and the hysteria around 629 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 9: should he lose his job and not winning, and the 630 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 9: expectation high and to see him change his playing group, 631 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 9: that's difficult to do. The mindset around on a bit 632 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 9: of a trend down, and he's definitely trended them up 633 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 9: and they've had a sensational second half of the year. 634 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 9: And if I'm if I'm voting for the coach year, 635 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:40,720 Speaker 9: which I get a chance to coach, I'll be voting 636 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:41,120 Speaker 9: for Michael. 637 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:45,479 Speaker 1: Praise, praise, praise be to Vossy. 638 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 3: I just think given the amount of criticism that came 639 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 3: his way all year, the praise the coach that everyone 640 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 3: that's uncomfortable. 641 00:30:57,280 --> 00:31:02,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, John's part of sorry yeah ah. 642 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 11: Anyway, moving on from personal allegiances line, I just think 643 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 11: it's nice as football fans, not necessarily Carlton fans, to 644 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 11: look at what they've achieved as a group with a 645 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:18,080 Speaker 11: message of we backed each other from the board. 646 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, president backing Bossy Bossy then has the confidence. 647 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:21,560 Speaker 2: I love it. 648 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 3: We're saying Bossy love. We're very close. The president backs Bossy, 649 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:28,440 Speaker 3: Bossy Backsy's players, players back each other. Yes, that's the 650 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:32,000 Speaker 3: chain of command that we've just heard through that narrative. 651 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 1: It's a positive domino effect. 652 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 2: And it's just wonderful to see. 653 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 3: And then you cut the scenes of Patrick Crips looking 654 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:39,240 Speaker 3: like a kid on Christmas. 655 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 1: I have to say that was one of my favorite 656 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 1: moments from the Weekend's Footy, is that you've got Patrick 657 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:47,040 Speaker 1: Cripps there, who has been with Carlton for a decade 658 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 1: when they have been technical term shit house, and he's 659 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:55,719 Speaker 1: there with a packed mcg everyone's singing and he just 660 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:57,560 Speaker 1: could not get over how loud. 661 00:31:57,320 --> 00:32:00,280 Speaker 2: It was, and he was like, isn't there so right? 662 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 1: Like isn't this wonderful? Like he didn't want to talk 663 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:05,240 Speaker 1: to the you know media or whatever. He just wanted 664 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:07,640 Speaker 1: to sit there and listen to it. I thought they 665 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:09,000 Speaker 1: were going to have to drag him off MC. 666 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:11,280 Speaker 3: It was probably so loud because you could hear the 667 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 3: riots from Carlton from the gep li On Street. Looked 668 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:16,959 Speaker 3: like you couldn't drive a car through it. Yes, and 669 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:20,080 Speaker 3: currently as we go to air, it is cheaper to 670 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 3: fly from Melbourne to Tokyo than it is to fly 671 00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:27,760 Speaker 3: from Melbourne to Brisbane. It's such is the migration of 672 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 3: the Baggers to the North. 673 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:31,720 Speaker 1: And don't we love it? That's what we love. We 674 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 1: love getting caught up in the max. 675 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:39,320 Speaker 3: They're gonna want to go because the Gabba, the Lions 676 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:41,600 Speaker 3: record is that they haven't lost there this season. 677 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:44,480 Speaker 1: And here's the nuts and bolts. Do they win, does 678 00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:48,920 Speaker 1: the bandwagon roll on or does it end ironically at 679 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:52,239 Speaker 1: the gabbaseum where Michael Voss should have a statue at 680 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:52,520 Speaker 1: the front. 681 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 3: I'm going to put it out to the footy gods 682 00:32:56,080 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 3: that if Carlton win and Colling would win and we 683 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:03,520 Speaker 3: have a blue whose magpie's granny, I think we will 684 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:08,760 Speaker 3: see afl scenes unlike anything this country's experienced. 685 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:10,240 Speaker 1: And do you know he'll be lining up first in 686 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 1: line to get a ticket to that match, are mister 687 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 1: Robbie Williams. He was in Singapore over the weekend, playing 688 00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:19,760 Speaker 1: at the Grand Prix there, and yet somehow still had 689 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:24,239 Speaker 1: found time to write an excellent song for his new 690 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:25,840 Speaker 1: favorite team, the Carlton Blues. 691 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 12: Is it like this every year? 692 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 2: Because I am so in my. 693 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:39,920 Speaker 12: God, d'aconey's in the air everywhere I look around, d'coney's everywhere, 694 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:45,800 Speaker 12: leaving bodies on the ground. And he's better than his brother, 695 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:52,360 Speaker 12: even better than his dad. There's only once Armers d coonan, 696 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 12: and he's the best one we'll ever round. 697 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:00,960 Speaker 2: Is in here? 698 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:10,280 Speaker 12: This city is us? This city is us? What team 699 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 12: in Melbourne? This city is us? 700 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:18,080 Speaker 3: Can't believe it if you were playing AFL Bingo at 701 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:21,239 Speaker 3: the start of the year and you had Robbie Williams 702 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:23,600 Speaker 3: singing about Tom d'aconing. 703 00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:26,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, not even the famous one. 704 00:34:26,440 --> 00:34:28,480 Speaker 2: I think he's got someone in his team. Yeah. 705 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 3: I had the privilege of interviewing Robbie last year. I 706 00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:33,839 Speaker 3: don't know that his knowledge was that deep to know 707 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:35,640 Speaker 3: that there was one Daconing, let alone two. 708 00:34:36,160 --> 00:34:38,160 Speaker 2: But don't you love that he's on the bandwagon. 709 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:41,680 Speaker 3: He's also posted an article that was calling for Michael 710 00:34:41,719 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 3: Voss to be sacked with the shit emoji, saying hasn't. 711 00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:46,560 Speaker 2: This age world? 712 00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:49,359 Speaker 3: And he's putting this out to his two point eight 713 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:53,000 Speaker 3: million followers, most of which, let's be honest, aren't Australian. 714 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:55,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, they don't know what Olzy rules is. They're like, 715 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:56,600 Speaker 1: who what is this man singing about? 716 00:34:56,719 --> 00:34:57,279 Speaker 2: But how great? 717 00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:59,399 Speaker 1: But that's part of why the bandwagon is so huge 718 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:00,920 Speaker 1: and so fast and everyone's aboard it. 719 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:03,400 Speaker 3: And perhaps the best example of how to get on 720 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:06,719 Speaker 3: the bandwagon. Someone gave me mcguernsey and he decided it 721 00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:08,279 Speaker 3: was going to be his team that. 722 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:11,680 Speaker 2: A Who do you think is gonna win it? 723 00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:13,040 Speaker 1: I think the lines? 724 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:15,440 Speaker 2: Should we address the other prelim or just pretend like 725 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:16,120 Speaker 2: it's not happening? 726 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:18,400 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, the other prelm you know, calling it up 727 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:20,960 Speaker 1: against the giants. I think Collingwood wins. 728 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:24,360 Speaker 3: Blues get on the bandwagon. Hopefully we've provided you with 729 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:26,120 Speaker 3: a cheat sheet so that when you go to a 730 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:28,279 Speaker 3: mates to watch on the weekend, you can drop some 731 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:31,600 Speaker 3: fun facts, mostly about a Noodie run and a bombire. 732 00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:36,799 Speaker 2: Georgie. 733 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:39,359 Speaker 3: Our fun fact is usually a place where we can 734 00:35:39,360 --> 00:35:40,400 Speaker 3: come to feel uplifted. 735 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:42,759 Speaker 2: Yes, and given that we're going into the finals for. 736 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:46,720 Speaker 3: Both footy codes, I thought I would create a moment 737 00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:48,400 Speaker 3: that was uplifting. 738 00:35:48,040 --> 00:35:49,399 Speaker 2: For all involved scene. 739 00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:50,040 Speaker 1: Yes, I love it. 740 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,880 Speaker 2: When do you need lifting when your team is getting smashed? 741 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:54,960 Speaker 1: Oh god, yeah, yeah, yeah you do. 742 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:58,280 Speaker 3: It's really hard when you're passionate and you're getting flogged 743 00:35:58,280 --> 00:36:00,960 Speaker 3: at halftime not to turn it off. In fact, the 744 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:04,759 Speaker 3: greatest comeback in AFL history happened in two thousand and one, 745 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 3: where the Bombers came back against the Kangaroos after being 746 00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:10,640 Speaker 3: sixty nine points down. 747 00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:14,120 Speaker 1: Sixty nine points that's more than eleven goals. 748 00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:17,080 Speaker 3: North Melbourne got off to a flying start, scoring twelve 749 00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:19,759 Speaker 3: goals to two in the opening quarter to lead by 750 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:22,719 Speaker 3: seventy three to fifteen. 751 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:23,520 Speaker 2: At quarter time. 752 00:36:23,560 --> 00:36:26,560 Speaker 3: If you packed up your lunch and went home seventy 753 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:29,360 Speaker 3: three Again, these are very early two thousands. 754 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:32,200 Speaker 1: I was kind of sad, like see these score lines. 755 00:36:32,239 --> 00:36:35,040 Speaker 2: That is a final score sometimes in footy at the moment. 756 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:38,240 Speaker 3: But anyway, the lead got even bigger in the second quarter, 757 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:41,160 Speaker 3: with the Kangaroos leading by as much as sixty nine 758 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:45,799 Speaker 3: points ten minutes into the second term. However, Essendon then 759 00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:49,520 Speaker 3: ran rampant to record a ten goals second quarter to 760 00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:51,920 Speaker 3: bridge the gap to just twenty one points at halftime. 761 00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:56,560 Speaker 3: Matthew Lloyd kicked nine nine the final score line. And 762 00:36:56,600 --> 00:37:00,359 Speaker 3: this is what blows my mind. Bombers twenty seven nine, 763 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:05,440 Speaker 3: one hundred and seventy one to Kangaroo's twenty five nine, 764 00:37:05,719 --> 00:37:07,560 Speaker 3: one hundred and fifty nine. 765 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:11,200 Speaker 1: That's insane. Well those school lines are nuts. 766 00:37:11,239 --> 00:37:14,560 Speaker 2: Well over three hundred points kicked in one game of footage. 767 00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:16,640 Speaker 1: Also know a sentence that I didn't think I may 768 00:37:16,680 --> 00:37:19,480 Speaker 1: ever hear again. Bombers run rampant. 769 00:37:22,239 --> 00:37:23,160 Speaker 2: The early two thousands. 770 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:25,000 Speaker 1: Look, they were a great time for some fans. 771 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:28,399 Speaker 3: Do you know how much grass would have been sacrificed 772 00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:32,839 Speaker 3: with Matthew Lloyd having to do his pre gol nine 773 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:36,319 Speaker 3: nine toughs the curator furious. 774 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:39,040 Speaker 2: He probably from the same remember that he used to 775 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:40,080 Speaker 2: go and throw the grass. 776 00:37:40,480 --> 00:37:44,800 Speaker 3: So, dear listener, if on the weekend your side looks 777 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:46,880 Speaker 3: like they're taking a bit of a turn and you 778 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:49,719 Speaker 3: think there is nowhere back from here, you can, while 779 00:37:49,719 --> 00:37:52,600 Speaker 3: holding your beverage alcoholic or not, turn to your mate 780 00:37:52,640 --> 00:37:53,480 Speaker 3: and say could be worse? 781 00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:54,040 Speaker 2: Make of it. 782 00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:56,720 Speaker 3: What you will this is, this is either a glass 783 00:37:56,719 --> 00:37:59,520 Speaker 3: half empty or a glass half full. Fun fact, and 784 00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:03,200 Speaker 3: we are to citing that it's overflowing. The Premiership Cup, if. 785 00:38:03,080 --> 00:38:06,560 Speaker 2: You will, is half full? Will it be named after 786 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:09,600 Speaker 2: Ron Barrassi? We'll find out, all right. 787 00:38:09,719 --> 00:38:13,120 Speaker 1: That is another episode of Two Good Sports DA. 788 00:38:13,880 --> 00:38:15,959 Speaker 3: If it's not in your head all day, we haven't 789 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:16,920 Speaker 3: done our job properly. 790 00:38:17,719 --> 00:38:21,160 Speaker 1: Remember to please follow us on Instagram at two Good 791 00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:24,120 Speaker 1: Sports Podcasts, and please keep giving us feedback as well 792 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:26,080 Speaker 1: so that we can do our jobs and remember those things. 793 00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:28,279 Speaker 3: We're basically boomers when it comes to text you and I, 794 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:32,320 Speaker 3: so please subscribe please, But more importantly, bigger sport