1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Here at Two Good Sports, we would like to acknowledge 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of the land on which we record 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: this podcast. There were innerie people. This land was never seated, 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: always was, always will be. 5 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 2: Welcome. Welcome, Welcome, dear listeners. 6 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: I'm Georgie Toney and I'm happy join me and welcome 7 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: to Two Good Sports. 8 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 2: George. It might be the biggest week of sport. 9 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 3: Like puttya his back on both Codes Summer in Vegas, 10 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 3: su are up north because that's just what AFL's decided 11 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 3: to do. We've got the f one here as well. 12 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 3: We've got Alisa Heally retiring. There's almost too much to 13 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 3: talk about. 14 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: I know, I know, it's actually like I mean, dear listeners, 15 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: you know us we love a chat, but it may 16 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 1: actually be too exhausting of a list for us to 17 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: go fully through a comprehensive, detailed rundown of everything that 18 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: is happening in the country this weekend. 19 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 2: But this is the reason that we love sports. 20 00:00:55,280 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: The Matilda, The Matilda, I'm just sorry glossed over Sam 21 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: Kerr the Asian Cup. 22 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 3: So not that we wanted to get into world politics, 23 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 3: but the Mathildas are in the same group as Iran. 24 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: Yes, yes they are. They are yep for this Iranian team. 25 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: They have been very clear that they are just here 26 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:18,759 Speaker 1: to play football. They are looking forward to showing what 27 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: female athletes can do, especially Iranian female athletes, and that 28 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: they know that they are representing their country in a 29 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: very very difficult time at the moment, and they have 30 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: been All of their press that they have done has 31 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: been very very firm on focusing on what is happening 32 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 1: on the pitch. But yes, they are in the same 33 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: group as the Matildas. But this is why I love 34 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: events like this, because you do see all of these stories. 35 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: Did you know, in fact that one of the rough 36 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: Smoky favorites for the Asian Cup is North Korea? 37 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 2: Yes, who may well play South Korea? 38 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, they are a football powerhouse, North Korea, which I 39 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: had no idea, But now I know these things because 40 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: I'm obsessed with sport and the Asian Cup and I 41 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: have been diving the chance to the Tillies to have 42 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: success on home soil. Yeah, it just felt right, Sam 43 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: curscoring ahead, do you know what I mean? In that 44 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: opening game against the Philippines, it just felt But. 45 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,239 Speaker 2: The fact that the last time we played the Philippines. 46 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:09,519 Speaker 1: I don't know. 47 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 3: We scored eight goals and this time we scored one. 48 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 3: I'm like, is anyone else panicking? No, don'ts anyone else 49 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 3: pressing the button? 50 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 2: Where is the button? No good sport or bad sport? George? 51 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: What have you got? 52 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 2: Okay? 53 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 1: So I have to I can't let it go through 54 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: to the keeper. It's a bad sport, but I respect it. 55 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: And of course it is the ongoing stout between the 56 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: AFL boss Andrew Dillon and the Rugby League boss Pete. 57 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 2: Of Landi's who's the bad sport? 58 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: Well, it's Andrew Dillon because in his no friend of 59 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: the pod, Friend of the pod. This is why I 60 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: respect it, Friend of the pod, because he knows his 61 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: assignment right. He knows that in the lead up to 62 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: round zero, opening round and then round one, he knows 63 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: that he has to get AFL out there. He needs 64 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: to get those headlines because the NRL juggernaut of Vegas 65 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: and etcetera, etcetera takes over everything in the opening rounds. 66 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: So therefore, our friend friend of the pot, Andrew Dyllon 67 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: goes out there fronts of the media last week and 68 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 1: just says, ever so casually, oh, well, yeah, the AFL 69 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: is like the greatest game ever, so obviously we would 70 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: consider the pinnacle of that to be at the Olympics. 71 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: What suggested and this is what I mean. I respect it. 72 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: I respect it. As a headline, Grammar suggested that Ossie 73 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: rules football could be at the twenty thirty two Brisbane games. 74 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 2: He would yeah, yeah, other friend of the Pod, Queen. 75 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 3: Liz is gonna be because netball isn't an Olympic sport, 76 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 3: only because it's played within the Commonwealth Australian rules football. 77 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 2: Oh Andrew, I know, I know. Other friend of the Pod, 78 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 2: Daniel Gorange, had his thoughts the gold medals ready, ladies, gentlemen. 79 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 2: Andrew Dyllon con firm of the league is pushing to 80 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 2: have Ozsie rules included at the twenty thirty two Olympics. 81 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 2: US first, the world. Are we the world up now? 82 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 2: No one's coming near us, our best team against anyone 83 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 2: in the world who's. 84 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 1: Never seen a football field or played the sport before, 85 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: we're gonna come up. 86 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 2: Yeah. I think he's ended up well then, because who 87 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 2: are we playing? 88 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: Not to quote our other favorite person, Noah Light World 89 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 1: champions are what like, it's US versus US. 90 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 3: Noah US and also Shikari Richardson is coming to run 91 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 3: the stall gift. 92 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: Oh is she? 93 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 2: Yes, I've missed that. Yes, oh my god, God to 94 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 2: get an av against you. 95 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 3: And I just went into Bruce yes, yes, yes, And 96 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 3: we will get into Bruce and Dennis a little bit later. 97 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 3: But I would like my good sport to be Lewis Hamilton, 98 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 3: who I happened to me. 99 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: You did what That's a crazy sentence. Okay, has crazy sense. 100 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: My brain actually short. 101 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 3: One of in one of the stranger occurrences. Thank you, 102 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 3: Lulu Lemon, love you love your line. Tights got the 103 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 3: invite through and they were like, it's a very small group. 104 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 3: Would you like to meet Lewis Hamilton? And I'm like, 105 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,600 Speaker 3: Kimmy Kay's husband. 106 00:04:58,160 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 2: That is absolutely not what I thought. 107 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 3: And more point the fact that he's like the world's 108 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,159 Speaker 3: best at what he does, and everyone's. 109 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 2: Like, is Kim here? Yeah? I Kim here? But went up. 110 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 3: Shook his hand and he's handed me a bag of 111 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 3: apparel and it goes, I don't know what's in here, 112 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 3: but I hope you like it? 113 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: Is that what he said, beautiful British acts in his 114 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: beautiful British accent. He had more carrots and a grocery 115 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: let me, it was immaculate. He had three diamond necklaces 116 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: stacked and he has Aura. I've met and I will 117 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: not name them, but I've met athletes are the best 118 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: in the world of what they do, and I've been like, eh, yes, 119 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:39,160 Speaker 1: I was nervous. The Aura game. The Aura game is unparalleled. 120 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 1: Most recently, I met la Treell Mitchell and here's divine 121 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: Aura game, slightly lacking. I love you, You're incredible player. 122 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: Jerome Lewi that man Aura Aura. 123 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 3: I was like, let's Jerome Leuay in the same sentence 124 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 3: as Lewis Hamilton when we're really talking about Aura, because 125 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:58,239 Speaker 3: I was named palms are sweaty, like I was almost 126 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 3: m spaghetti about this gets It was just and like, 127 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 3: so you're there and everyone's like there was only five 128 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 3: of us that were there, and I'm just sort of like. 129 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: Right, hang on, sorry, backtrack, there's five people of you. 130 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: There was Hamilton. 131 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 3: So there were all the ambassadors, one of which was 132 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 3: Max corn Oh. Yes, talking through the apparel and how 133 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 3: it's a high difference between Gorney and Lewis Hamilty deliberately 134 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:22,840 Speaker 3: were not standing next to each other, I feel that 135 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 3: might be in his writer. Yeah, and then there were 136 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 3: only about five of us that were invited as guests 137 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 3: to literally do the handshake. And when I came at 138 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 3: firstly the handshake happened, I'm like hi, and he they'd 139 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:34,720 Speaker 3: worded him up, so he's like, Hi, I'd be lovely 140 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 3: to meet you, and I'm like, well done. 141 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: Can I just say I don't care. I don't care 142 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 1: if that that is, that's great, that's great. Whenever I've 143 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: interviewed someone and if they know who I am and 144 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 1: I don't care if their mind. 145 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 2: Is gone, it's Georgie from whatever, and thank you, thank 146 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 2: you so much. So I love my name in your mouth. 147 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 1: And so I've literally he's like, here's the apparel, and 148 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 1: I'm like, thank you. You're enjoying yourself, because yeah, I 149 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: love Australia. My mum's here, and I'm like, it's. 150 00:06:56,560 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 2: Ken, here's money, meeting Kim down under. This is what 151 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 2: the people want. 152 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 3: Instead, I've gone, I bet she's nice, and then even worse, 153 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 3: I bet she's not even worse because we had glamor 154 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 3: on the grid that same day. I have a full 155 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 3: face of makeup. I've gone, I bet she's nice. Also, 156 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 3: I don't usually wear this much makeup. 157 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 2: If he cares, He's stating, Kim Kardashian gets and a 158 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 2: half daily. 159 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 3: And I've needed to excuse the fact that I'm because 160 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 3: I'm in apparel. 161 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: And i feel uncofortable. And he said, I'm gone, and 162 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: he goes, ah, that's fine, and I've gone, okay, and then. 163 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 3: We turned to take photos, and as soon as the 164 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 3: photos were done, they were like, you need to leave, 165 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,679 Speaker 3: you need to leave, you need to leave with your 166 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 3: They evacuated the store of everyone, and as you got 167 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 3: out of the store, there were at least a thousand 168 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 3: people just waiting, waiting to get a glimpse of which 169 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 3: you spill out and you can tell They're like, you 170 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 3: don't even have a ferrari, what what. 171 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: Are you doing? 172 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 2: Anyway? Lewis has a full face of makeup, lovely. 173 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 3: Aura out of control, and I'm converted. I just until 174 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 3: ask her wants to come on. 175 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: I just love that you were giggling just then, you 176 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: just had you were, You turned you into a giggler. 177 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 2: You don't giggle, No, I'm more of a no. It 178 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 2: was more. It was so lovely to be invited. 179 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: There's some people where you're like, wow, you've been so great, 180 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: like he will forever be remembered in the sport. And 181 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: he's not done yet, of course, but he was just someone. 182 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 3: Sometimes you meet people and you're like, oh, there's a 183 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 3: quiet aura about you, and I'm like. 184 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 2: Can I come to the met gala? You're the chair. 185 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 2: There's so many questions. I couldn't got out there, he said. 186 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 1: I was like, I've got eyelashes on if you literally 187 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: had opened with I'm actually free. 188 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 2: In May. I'm free as as. 189 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 3: You drive cars as your sport, I judge the medcala 190 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 3: is mine. Hey help anyway, that's our good sport bad spot. 191 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 3: We'll get into our main chat coming up, Georgie. There 192 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 3: are some people that define why you want to do 193 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 3: what you want to do. For many young athletes growing up, 194 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 3: they can name the person they looked up to and thought, 195 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 3: I want to play like them. For me, there was 196 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 3: something about Dennis and Bruce that made me realize the 197 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 3: voices in sport can permeate our families and who we are. 198 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 3: And the passing of Dennis Committee recently was something that 199 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 3: just really shook me. At the right page of seventy six, 200 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 3: which is just far too young after a long battle 201 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 3: with Alzheimer's and dementia, and I just want to take 202 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 3: a moment to acknowledge Dennis and what he's done for 203 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 3: Australian sport, but also just how generous he was with me. 204 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 3: Cannot believe I get to say this and forever get 205 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 3: to say this. Dennis Commetti was my commentary coach at UNI, 206 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 3: and he came in and spoke to our class of 207 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 3: twelve and what I learned from that is that he 208 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 3: liked classical music more than he liked sport, so he 209 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 3: used to watch all of the games actually listening to 210 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:21,680 Speaker 3: classical music with the volume down so that he made 211 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 3: sure that he didn't get anyone else's nuances right. And 212 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 3: he was just you'll never be able to replace centimeter perfect. 213 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 3: Here's someone that retired at the top of their game 214 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 3: ten years ago, and yet we're still quoting him, yes, 215 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:35,959 Speaker 3: every day. 216 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:40,719 Speaker 1: And even his impact on just sport in general, but 217 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: specifically Ozzie Rules as someone who didn't necessarily grow up 218 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 1: watching every single game of Ozzie Rules. I know Dennis 219 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:50,079 Speaker 1: Commette because he was one of my favorite voices, because 220 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: he was just that little bit different. 221 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,079 Speaker 2: He told a story with his commentary. 222 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: It kind of makes sense to me that he was 223 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 1: listening to classical music because everything built so you would 224 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 1: have these crescendos in his commentary and then you'd just 225 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 1: be expecting, like, how's he going to tie this off neatly? 226 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: And he would come out with a committeeism that is 227 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: one of the most brilliant phrases that you could think of, 228 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: and he just slices it in so perfectly. 229 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 3: Liberatore went into the pack optimistically and came out mystic optically. 230 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: I can't at heart sorry, pardon like pardon yeah, park 231 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:25,960 Speaker 1: at a car a match made in heaven, like where 232 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: do you. 233 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 2: Like? 234 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 3: Just and there's so many, There's so many, And then 235 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 3: again I can't believe I get to say this as well. 236 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 3: But when I eventually got an internship at Channel seven, 237 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 3: I remember being twenty two and sitting in the box 238 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 3: at the g and watching Bruce and Dennis do what 239 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 3: they do. And to give you an idea of what 240 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:46,440 Speaker 3: that looked like, Bruce would be standing up with his 241 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 3: binoculars watching the play, so engaged, and they would tap 242 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 3: each other on the shoulder when it was each other's turn, 243 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 3: and Den was always calling off the screen because he said, Abby, 244 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:57,839 Speaker 3: it doesn't matter what you can see, it matters what 245 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 3: the viewers can see at home. Remember him saying, come 246 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 3: and sit in my seat. 247 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 2: You're going to take it. Eventually, me wanting to vomit. 248 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 3: I was so excited, and I went and sat in 249 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 3: that booth and watched and looked down the commentary line 250 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 3: where you can see all of the radio callers as well, 251 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:13,719 Speaker 3: and this is a girl from Perth, where I'm like, 252 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 3: is that Mick Moltouse, Matthew Lloyd, like just the Cameron Ling, 253 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 3: like just everyone who's anyone? 254 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 2: Was All of a sudden, I felt like I was 255 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:25,079 Speaker 2: deserved to be there. 256 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 3: I remember looking down at his notes and he had 257 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 3: how do you lose, Buddy? 258 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 2: He's not exactly a set of keys. 259 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 3: And the thing that not many people probably knew about 260 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 3: Dennis is he had all of these prepared, but he 261 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 3: didn't use that one that game. I don't know if 262 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 3: he ever used it because he waited for the perfect moment. 263 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:45,559 Speaker 2: And my heart aches for Bruce and. 264 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: It was one of the It was one of the 265 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:49,319 Speaker 1: first thoughts that I had when I heard the news 266 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 1: that Dennis Committee had passed away. Has anyone checked on 267 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 1: Bruce and he has released a statement, Yeah, it just goes. 268 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:59,319 Speaker 1: I feel like I lost something incredibly special to me yesterday. Yeah, 269 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: something pressure, something precious personally has been lost. And I 270 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: think that when you are the voice of a nation 271 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: in such a way, because obviously Komedy did you know 272 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: Olympics as well? And he did so many diff he 273 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: did NBL, like I remember the Vandon Hoogan band and 274 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: THO thought touches first, like it's those memories are ingrained 275 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: in our history because we love sports so much. But 276 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:25,439 Speaker 1: then of course they're ingrained in Australia's history, like when 277 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: you think about your favorite moments and you think about 278 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: watching it at like a highlights reel. 279 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 2: He's part of those. 280 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,319 Speaker 1: He's part of those, I mean one of our favorite ones. 281 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 1: Remember the name Isse why z d terrific young player, 282 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: bad grabble hand. And I think that there's also more 283 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: touching for his story and it's unfortunately this just God 284 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:47,199 Speaker 1: life just has this way, right, you talk about him 285 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: having such incredible recall, he'll feel do this prep. You'll 286 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: have these notes and he just slots them in perfectly 287 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: because he remembers, Oh, I've got the perfect thing for this, 288 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: and I think that for someone whose mind was so 289 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 1: so incomparable with everyone else, and then to have that 290 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: taken away is just one of those twists of fate 291 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 1: where you're. 292 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 2: Like, that's so cruel. It's so cruel. It's so cruel. 293 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: But what a gift, What a gift that he has 294 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 1: been to this country, and what a gift he's been 295 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 1: to you. 296 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 3: It's been really special to see everyone sort of sharing 297 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 3: their dnnist stories and the universal thing. And I've even 298 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 3: seen a colleague of mine who's also a reporter at 299 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 3: seven and he said, I remember asking Dennis for a 300 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 3: photo and he said, of course, mate, I'd love a 301 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 3: photo with you. 302 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 2: You're a star. 303 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 3: And that same feeling he gave to me when I 304 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 3: was again, he would have had no idea that I'd come, 305 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 3: come take my seat. 306 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 2: You're going to take it eventually. 307 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 3: Like that generosity of spirit and making you feel like 308 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 3: you're really important, it's something that you want to take 309 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 3: with you and remember that because especially when you get 310 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 3: into any sort of position where you can bring someone 311 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 3: along on the journey, it's that that's so special, and 312 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 3: I just I'm so grateful that my childhood was punctuated 313 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 3: by sitting on the couch and listening to Bruce and 314 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 3: Dennis coming from Perth. 315 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 2: Dennis was just Dennis, like it was. He was a one. 316 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 2: He's like our Oprah, right, he genuinely like it was. 317 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 3: Like you went to the basketball and they held a 318 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 3: giant head of Dennis and we're talking. They still do 319 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 3: because he's that iconic. And I just think, what a 320 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 3: special man, what a loss, and what he gave to 321 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 3: Australian sport. And now thoughts are obviously with all that 322 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 3: were connected to him, all that loved him. 323 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: And his family, well said Jelmy Well said, And I 324 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: think we leave it with some of Dennis, please shall we? Shall? 325 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 2: I go through a little list I've composed. Oh I'm 326 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 2: gonna cry. You can cry, you can laugh. It's all alloud, 327 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 2: it's all allowed in times of grief. 328 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 1: It was a two car collision and they had the 329 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: same red Joe, stop talking about two plays with the 330 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: same number. 331 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 2: But it's actually too good, Barlow de Bateman. The Hawks 332 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 2: are attacking alphabetically. That's made in the lab. For me, 333 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 2: that's made in the lab. 334 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 3: How much Prepp has gone into if those these two 335 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 3: players alphabetically hitt it? 336 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 1: Which can I also just say Dennis and I really 337 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: would have gone along because he loves his grammar. 338 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 2: It's an inverted comma. 339 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 1: When he was talking about Nick Comma from Essendon, he 340 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 1: was flipped upside down in a tackle. Are you joking? 341 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 2: Are you joky? Like? 342 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: What? 343 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 3: What? 344 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: The Magpies ought to be kicking themselves right now, but 345 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 1: with their luck they probably miss Valet Dennis Valet, Oh, 346 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: I know, Oh, she's missed it optically, She's misty optically. 347 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 2: That's what it is. That's what it is. It's just 348 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 2: it's those it is those moments in sport, and. 349 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 1: Oh what what a beautiful man, What a beautiful man. 350 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: There'll never be another, I don't think so. No, yeah, 351 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 1: it's just such a genius. Yeah yeah, yeah, just such 352 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: a genius. 353 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 2: Oh gosh, okay, okay, we better put it. Have you 354 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 2: got a fun fact of something? I've got a fun fact. 355 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: I've got a fun fact to cheer gel me out, 356 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: but it might make me cry. Look out, guys, did 357 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: we know or where were we aware? Because we haven't 358 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 1: really spoken about it yet. On this season of Two 359 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:12,639 Speaker 1: Good Sports that the Brisbane Broncos like huh. 360 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:14,719 Speaker 2: I've not even detailed, guys. 361 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: Guys, can I just say when we wrapped up the 362 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 1: last season and it was the weekend before the NRL 363 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 1: Grand Final, I have felt like a personal It was 364 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: a personal attack. But also thank you so much to 365 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: all of our two good sports listeners. When I have 366 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: been out in the wild and you're like, I needed 367 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: to check in. 368 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:31,199 Speaker 2: Are you alive? Are you okay? 369 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 3: Someone said to me, did you not do the pod 370 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:37,159 Speaker 3: because Georgie died? Was there a happiness overload where she 371 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 3: just didn't make it? And I was like, well, you'll 372 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:42,199 Speaker 3: be happy to know we have amended this season, so 373 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 3: it does include. 374 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 2: Final, then ourand final. We'll talk about it at length 375 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:48,160 Speaker 2: but at a later date. 376 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 1: However, I just wanted everyone to know that I do 377 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 1: appreciate your thoughts and your concerns. 378 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,920 Speaker 2: I am alive. It was the greatest night of my life. 379 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 2: I cried so very much. 380 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:01,399 Speaker 1: Reese Walsh, as we know, I'm actually going to submit 381 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 1: him for sainthood. I went to a Catholic school, so 382 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:05,400 Speaker 1: I think, well, that's sir Lewis. 383 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:09,159 Speaker 3: It should surely be sir ree, Sir ree, it should 384 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 3: be Sir Reese. 385 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 2: But yes, I'm very excited that the footy season is back. 386 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: It is the most incredible time of year and I'm 387 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: so excited that we get to once again talk about 388 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: it every single week. 389 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 2: Gentlemy, I love you. I love you too, and until 390 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 2: next week, be a great sport.