1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Hey young, hello morning. 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 2: It was very, very close. The lost to Brisbane by 3 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 2: three points at Optus on Sunday. It was high intensity, 4 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 2: it was high pressure. There were nine lead changes. It 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 2: just so happened that it fell on the side of 6 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 2: them at the end. 7 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, it sort of felt like one that got away 8 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 3: from us. 9 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 4: We're in it right to the end and just weren't 10 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 4: good enough in that last quarter to get the job done. 11 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 4: But we've got to take the positives out of it 12 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:35,599 Speaker 4: that we really competed, struggling throughout the day and there 13 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 4: were some yeah, some good things to take away from it. 14 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 4: But yeah, those are the games that you need to 15 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 4: win if you want to be playing finals footy and 16 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 4: that's why Brisbane a playing finals footy this year. 17 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 3: But good challenge for us. 18 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:50,279 Speaker 2: Good thing number one, you won the first quarter and 19 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 2: that's been a bit of an issue this year. We 20 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 2: dreaked about it most weeks we have. 21 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's good. I felt like we jumped into the 22 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 4: game with the right intensity. It was good to actually 23 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 4: get rewarded on the score We actually probably could hit 24 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 4: the score board more. We missed out on a few opportunities, 25 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 4: but yeah, it was good to win a first quarter, 26 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 4: and I feel like our first half in general was 27 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 4: really really strong, and yeah, we just went able to 28 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 4: hold on in the end. 29 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, maybe we're talking off here about how even the 30 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 5: comp is. I mean, yeah, pretty good fifteenth and sixteenth 31 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 5: teams in the AFL right now. And it didn't look 32 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 5: it looked more like a final on the weekend. 33 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 3: Yeah it did. 34 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 4: And yeah, you're right, the comp is really even, which 35 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 4: is why. Yeah, we're sitting fifteenth at the moment, but 36 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 4: certainly doesn't feel that way. 37 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 3: It feels like we're a better team than that. 38 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 4: And we saw Hawthorne on the weekend knock off the 39 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 4: top side. 40 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:37,119 Speaker 3: What can happen? 41 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, every team is really strong, and that's why you 42 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 4: got to bring your best every week. And if you're 43 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 4: able to win close games like that, it can be 44 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 4: the difference between you know, ending fifteenth and pushing for finals. 45 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 3: So that's the challenge going forward. 46 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 4: We've got to stand up in those moments and yeah 47 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 4: we had some Yeah, we had some strong players in 48 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 4: those moments on the weekend, we just weren't able to 49 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 4: get it done. 50 00:01:58,400 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: We spent most of the game. 51 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 2: I think lucky Neil, he'd tire anyone out on a 52 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 2: bad day, I think, wouldn't he Yeah, he. 53 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 3: Works hard, but I really enjoyed the role. 54 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 4: Good thing about about locking Neel is wherever he goes, 55 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 4: the ball usually follows, so I just tried to stick 56 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 4: close to him and found the football a little bit myself. 57 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 4: But it was a good Yeah, good challenge for me 58 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 4: and I enjoyed playing there. And he's a pretty good player. 59 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 5: Yeah, you must be feeling growing confidence over the last 60 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 5: couple of weeks, mate, playing more midfield time and it 61 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 5: was twenty nine disposals on the weekend. 62 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm certainly learning a lot as I'm going, and 63 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 4: I suppose it's something that I've had my yarn for 64 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 4: a while, so I sort of feel like I'm more 65 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 4: prepared than. 66 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 3: Some might think. 67 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 4: I've been working away in the background, learning the midfield 68 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 4: sort of craft, and yeah, it's been great to get 69 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 4: my opportunity, and the boys in the midfield have really 70 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 4: been helped me out, sorting me out and stoppages and 71 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 4: getting me organized and from there, I'm just able to play. 72 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 3: And that's what I did on the weekend and it 73 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 3: was really good fun. 74 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 2: It's a bit of musical positions going on, really trying 75 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 2: different people out in different areas. Is that by necessity 76 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 2: strictly or just by you know, opportunity to try some 77 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 2: different things. 78 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,079 Speaker 3: I think a bit of both. Yeah. 79 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 4: I think at this stage year there's an opportunity to 80 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 4: throw some magnets magnets around and see what works. And 81 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 4: I suppose because I had a role in the midfield, 82 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 4: there's a few other moving parts in the team, and 83 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 4: I suppose that's something going forward. We want to have 84 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 4: versatility in our team so that, yeah, when things happen, 85 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 4: we can change and players have more positions that can play, 86 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 4: which is always a good thing to have. 87 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: A love of them. 88 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 5: The coach Swickkowski into the middle occasionally. He's because he's 89 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 5: got he's got a great blind turn and he's deceptively strong, 90 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 5: I think, but that he has a bit of sparking 91 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 5: everything and. 92 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 4: There, Yeah, definitely he comes in, comes in there every 93 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 4: now and then and then spits really hard forward and 94 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 4: creates creates a good contest for us ahead of the ball. 95 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 4: And yeah, he's really electric in there and brings a 96 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 4: lot of energy. So just another another asset to the midfield. 97 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: A couple of bits of bad news. 98 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 2: Ethan Hughes hurt his ankle and he could be out 99 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 2: until at least maybe he might be back for the 100 00:03:58,640 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 2: final round potentially. 101 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, it looks like a little ankle sprain, so 102 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 4: hopefully he's hopefully he's not too. 103 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 2: Long, but he Chapman has been ruled out for the 104 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 2: rest of the season. 105 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 3: Unfortunately. 106 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 4: It's it's terrible, really, he's had a horrible run with 107 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 4: the injuries one after another. And he got back into 108 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 4: playing some waffle footy on the weekend and he looked really, 109 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 4: really strong. It was playing some really good footing. And 110 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 4: then yeah, he's unfortunately he's had a shoulder injury and 111 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 4: he'll miss the remainder of the year. So it's devastating 112 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 4: for him. But he's in pretty good spirits and we're 113 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 4: all getting around him and he'll be backfitting stronger next year. 114 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 5: I've noticed he's built his body up, but he's ability 115 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 5: a game this year to come back. Maybe maybe a 116 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 5: couple of them. 117 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 4: He started here, I think, yeah, okay, and then yeah, 118 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 4: fortunately injury. 119 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: He's had rotten a lot. 120 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 5: Yeah, a couple of things I wanted to clear up 121 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 5: first on the bandage on your hand on the weekend, 122 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 5: was that thumb was a few thumb or something. What 123 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 5: was that going on? 124 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I've had that for the whole year. 125 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 4: Basically, I sort of fractured my thumb at the start 126 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 4: of the year and had a fracture in my pinky. 127 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 3: As well, so whole hands. 128 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, it. 129 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 3: Was a bit busted. 130 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 4: But now it's all good, except it feels weird without 131 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 4: the tape. Oh okay, right, so yeah, my fractures are 132 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 4: sort of healed. But yeah, there was one game where 133 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 4: the tape came off, and of course I smashed my 134 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 4: finger in that game and I was like, so, now 135 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 4: I just keep the tape on. Yeah, okay, I'm just 136 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 4: to protect it. But yeah, it looks a bit excessive. 137 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 5: The reason why I noticed it is because everything everything 138 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 5: on you guys was blue on the weekend because they've 139 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 5: played in our old the day before, and so the 140 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 5: fresh paint from the sponsor signs were all over your 141 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 5: bodies and on the hand as well. 142 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 3: Yeah. 143 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 4: I know, I couldn't get it off here. Yeah, even 144 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 4: the day after the game, I was still scrubbing. Yeah, 145 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 4: quite funny. 146 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 3: You went alone. 147 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 5: Everyone had it like a smith Derby week made It's 148 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 5: on beyond for young and all. 149 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:40,919 Speaker 3: Day it is. 150 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a big week, one of my favorite weeks 151 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 4: of the year. And yeah, the good thing about Derby 152 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 4: Week is wherever the team's positioned on the ladder, you 153 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 4: know it's always going to be a fierce battle and 154 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 4: a close game. And hopefully it's not a close game 155 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 4: for us, but you just never know. It's always going 156 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 4: to be a good, good contest. So we're going to 157 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 4: have to bring our best and we know West Coast 158 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 4: will be gearing up to Yeah. 159 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 3: Put up a good fight. 160 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: It's Brendan Cox's one hundredth game. 161 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 3: It is. 162 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 2: It has been a long road for him, having only 163 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 2: really played one full season, which was twenty twenty two. 164 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, it shows that his resilience has been really good 165 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 4: and he's been able to get back on the park 166 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 4: after a lot of injuries. But he's been a really 167 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 4: consistent player for us for a number of years now, 168 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 4: and we all know that when he's on the park, 169 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 4: we're a better team when he's out there. 170 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 3: He's a really strong player. 171 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 4: And yeah, it's a great achievement to achieve a hundred games. 172 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,839 Speaker 5: Okay, we'll seeing your twenty twenty three is Ryan Crowding 173 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 5: and you're tagging key players, I don't think, so you're 174 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 5: not pinching Boke where you go. You think Tim Kelly 175 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 5: maybe on the weekend. 176 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 4: Or I'm not sure at the moment. At the moment, 177 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 4: I'm sort of yeah, each week, sort of waiting until later. 178 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:50,840 Speaker 4: Like I didn't even know I was playing midfield last week. Yeah, 179 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 4: waited to see what the coaches wanted to do, and yeah, Jay, 180 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 4: I'll let me know later in the week. So this 181 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 4: week I'll just prepare as per usual. 182 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 3: And Yeah. 183 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 4: The good thing now is that if the team require 184 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,679 Speaker 4: me to play midfield or half back, I've got two options, 185 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 4: which is great to have some versatility. So I'll be 186 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 4: ready for both. But we'll just wait and see what 187 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 4: the coaches want. 188 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 2: The Eagles were very determined to get their ruckman Bailey 189 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 2: Williams off that charge, and they did so he will 190 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 2: now play, but he will probably face Luke Jackson, who 191 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 2: received a perfect ten from the Coaches Association on the weekend. 192 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: So be careful what you wish for. 193 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 3: It's true. 194 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, Luki Jackson's in great form at the moment, so 195 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 4: hopefully he can keep the ball going. But he's been fantastic. 196 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 4: I've certainly enjoyed playing alongside him in the midfield. The 197 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 4: beautiful thing about him is he's obviously a ruckman and 198 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 4: he's got great rock work, but he's like another midfielder 199 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 4: at ground level and that's what's been so impressive over 200 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 4: the last few weeks is his follow up work. He's 201 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 4: ability to tackle and win the ball at ground level. 202 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 4: So yeah, hopefully he can keep playing some really good 203 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 4: footy because he's a really important player for us. 204 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 5: Every time I say Jackson run out of the middle 205 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 5: and there's a few of us wrong, we'll brasure yourself 206 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 5: around him he runs out. It reminds me of when 207 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 5: he was nineteen playing in that Grand Final for Melbourne 208 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 5: and he's yeah he was he sixt six or something, 209 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 5: very dangerous guy to help with the board and deefers. 210 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 3: Very agile be man. Yeah he can move. 211 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 5: Okay, So who's specking this week? Maybe Bailey Bandfield a 212 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 5: chance with the man who works with the club on 213 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 5: and off field. 214 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, potentially. 215 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 4: He's been really good form and there's been a few 216 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 4: people put their hand up down at Pill that they 217 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 4: had a great win on the weekend and Will Brody 218 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 4: was back and played some really good footing and Matt 219 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 4: Taberah was back playing down goals a few goals down there, 220 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 4: so he has a lot of boys. Carl Warner is 221 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 4: another one that was back in the back line and 222 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 4: racked up thirty touches. So there's a few boys put 223 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 4: their hand up for selection, which is great and obviously, yeah, 224 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 4: we've got to keep pushing for some wins at the 225 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 4: back end of the year. So yeah, who knows who'll 226 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 4: come in, but whoever is going to come in, they're 227 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 4: going to be ready. 228 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 2: All right, Well, they're not taking their foot off the pedal. 229 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 2: At was that a footy cliche? 230 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: I've been trying to do footy cliches. It's the week 231 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,559 Speaker 1: of footy cliches. Prodrut. Yeah, I'd go with that. 232 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 2: So it's Derby number fifty seven at OPTAs Stadium. Bounced 233 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 2: Down is at sixten PM. Great Saturday night, A good 234 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 2: luck you have a good game.