1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: Matthew Pavlis is with us because he's come to say goodbye. 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 2: I have. It's with a heavy heart. 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: Isn't it so sad to see you go? A bit 4 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: exciting for it is very. 5 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 2: So incredibly exciting, but a heavy heart to leave this 6 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 2: great city and state. And all the people that we've 7 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 2: connected with were just sharing that we connected about twenty five. 8 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 2: You don't go. 9 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: Way back because you when you know, with Fred bardaka 10 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: on the Bunch, used to be docout we'd speak every 11 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: Friday and sometimes not well, you know, I. 12 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:33,599 Speaker 2: Mean it was to be expected. You were a teenager 13 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 2: government as. 14 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 3: A drafter when he was still bewildered, bewildered, you know, 15 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 3: and didn't know what he was walking into. 16 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 2: No I knew, I knew there were big things ahead. 17 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 2: You're right here, we are now. It's been wonderful time 18 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 2: here in Perth, and I've loved my time at nine. 19 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 2: It's been such a great and you know we are. 20 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 2: I'm leaving at a time where we're trending in the 21 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 2: right direction, in a world where we're always looking at 22 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 2: metrics and yes and numbers things like that. I feel 23 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: like I'm jumping off a bit of a rocket. Ship 24 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 2: because Tomo and Sherry and the team in general there 25 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 2: at nine everyone firstly just great people to work with, 26 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 2: and we will. I think that resonates with everyone is 27 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 2: that if you work with great people and you do 28 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 2: great work no matter the outcome, then you know you 29 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 2: can kind of leave each day with a with a 30 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 2: warm feeling in your heart and knowing that you've done 31 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 2: everything you can to succeed. And I very much feel 32 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 2: that way with our team. So it is with a 33 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 2: heavy heart that I do leave, but it is a 34 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 2: very exciting opportunity. I can tell you. It's been a 35 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 2: very tricky and busy couple of days with trade period 36 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 2: as well as finishing up by old job. So I did. 37 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 3: Did Charlie Curno like what he saw a Swan's building. 38 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 2: The other day? I think he enjoyed the tour. I 39 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 2: think he enjoyed the chat and enjoyed the time in Sydney. Yeah. 40 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 2: That look, it's been a massive three or four days 41 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 2: and a steep learning curve for me. I've sort of 42 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 2: been around it obviously in different iterations as a player 43 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 2: involved in some talent kind of stuff as well, and 44 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 2: then as a pseudo agent and then also be more 45 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 2: recently with the a FOPA and various things. So I 46 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 2: bet it's not until you're in at you know how 47 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 2: much goes on and how many phone calls are made 48 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 2: and how many different It's a roller coaster, a bit 49 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 2: like an AFL footy season. So a big day ahead 50 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 2: it all finished. 51 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 3: Today's deadline day, isn't it? 52 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: D day? Today finishes it about help us for our 53 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 2: time and there's a number of deals to be done. 54 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: We live in a country that's mad for sport, all sports, 55 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: so being the sports presenter, what has been some of 56 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: your favorite stories that you've covered over the years? 57 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 2: The Grand Finals, sort of big local footy stories often 58 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 2: the most interesting. You know Andy Brashaw's jaw being broken 59 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 2: a couple of years ago. That was hot topic for 60 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 2: many different reasons. But for me, I think the Australian Open. 61 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 2: Being involved in the Australian and when nine got the 62 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 2: rights to host the Australian Open, going over to the 63 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 2: Australian Open, working on that coverage and being a presenter 64 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 2: and a host as well as presenting the news was 65 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 2: a great thrill. But that's a world event, Yeah, the 66 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 2: world event. You're just so engrossed in that and every 67 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 2: result matters, and you know the rain that comes in Melbourne, 68 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 2: that it does and it's forty degrees and all the 69 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 2: challenges that a big tournament like that presents. But last 70 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 2: year in Paris was off the charts, fun, hard work. 71 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: And just experience for anyone. 72 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 2: I had a moment when we were preparing for the 73 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 2: Games and we were there in the just beneath the 74 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 2: Eiffel Tower, and every other day as the opening ceremony 75 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 2: was coming, you couldn't get close. You sort of like 76 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 2: another road blocked back or whatever, you couldn't get access 77 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 2: to it. And at this moment where we were basically 78 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 2: the only people, Eliot and I my cameraman that were 79 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 2: right next to the Eiffel Tower and the rivers there, 80 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 2: and all the preparations had been done, and I'm like, 81 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 2: this is goosebumps slit, because here we are at an 82 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 2: international event in an area sport which I've always loved, 83 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 2: and we're the only ones standing underneath the Eiffle Tower. 84 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 2: This is unbelievable. Get the camera tower amazing. Yeah, it 85 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 2: wasn't as romantic with Iliot as it was with. 86 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: Take what you can get, So listen, what's the what's 87 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: the reaction been from Dockers, what's the messaging board is 88 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: when you go into the Swans? 89 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 2: Do they get it? You know that it's Look, I 90 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 2: think it's probably the same for me as it like, 91 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 2: you know, I will always be a Fremantle person and 92 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 2: always be and my heart will bleed purple because it's 93 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 2: the club I was drafted to. It's the club I 94 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 2: played seventeen years for. It's the club that I happened 95 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 2: for nine years and I gave my all and we 96 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 2: gave our all for that teament for that club, so 97 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 2: that that will never change. But yeah, I think it's 98 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 2: been and it will be a transition for me and 99 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 2: the fans and the members. But what I do know 100 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 2: is it's also a transition for our family. So our 101 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 2: kids are half or twelve, Jack and Will ten and nine. 102 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 2: When we started floating this idea that hey, look we 103 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 2: have to make this decision as a family. We may 104 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 2: be going to Sydney for these reasons and we're going 105 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 2: to you know, I'm going to be involved at the Swans. 106 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:37,359 Speaker 2: And they all sort of paused and they said, well, 107 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 2: we're not going to be Swan supporters and we looked 108 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 2: for three purpose and it was so you know, once 109 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 2: once we locked it all in and it was still 110 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 2: under the radar. They'd sent across all this, you know, 111 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 2: Swan's jumper and scarves and and so we'd received it. 112 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 2: We put it all in the kids' beds while they're 113 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 2: at school, and came home and half our daughter, who 114 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 2: is passionate free I walked in and was like, oh, 115 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 2: wants this get it off as she grabbed it all 116 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 2: off her bed and put it straight in the bin. 117 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 2: So we've got a little bit of work to get 118 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:13,679 Speaker 2: them on board. The red and the white. 119 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: That is the very definition of football. 120 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. 121 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, my grandmother told you to tell this great story 122 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: about a friend of hers getting married and she said 123 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: to her husband, I changed my name for you, I 124 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: changed my religion for you. 125 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 2: I will not be But it's good. 126 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 3: It's good that they didn't turn so easy. 127 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 2: No, that's good. It's a sign of loyalty. Was a 128 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 2: sign of sticking fat no matter what I think, Lauren, 129 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 2: And and maybe perhaps our education. 130 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think loyalty is a published thing. I mean, 131 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 1: we know when you played, as you said, you did 132 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: give everything for Frio. Other teams wanted you bad and 133 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 1: you stayed and so you know it's it's it's a 134 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 1: career move and we wish you all the best. 135 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 2: Nervous are you very yeah, very well. I keep saying 136 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 2: to people. 137 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,119 Speaker 1: That's just for driving around Sydney. 138 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 2: And buying a coffee for ten dollars. I think the 139 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 2: biggest thing I keep saying to people I'm equal parts excited, 140 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 2: daunted and ready. Yeah. I feel like I've been preparing 141 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 2: that a long time. So yeah, you'll go great, Thank 142 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 2: you so much. 143 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: Tomorrow night is the last time to watch you deliver 144 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: the sports on Channel Night News at six o'clock. 145 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 2: You will be very missed. You will be I will well, 146 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 2: I'll miss everyone, but give us away. We'll say hello, 147 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 2: yeah yeah, and you know when I come to up 148 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 2: to starting, everybody just don't boom me. 149 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, come at you because you want that fire and 150 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 3: the free man well I mean they yeah, they can 151 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 3: boo maybe the team, just not me. 152 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 2: That's fair. 153 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 3: We hope we'll see you back here soon. Great, good 154 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 3: luck in Sydney. Thank you very much being here this 155 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 3: morning with you.