SUNDAY RUB | Dean Cox, Daisy The Oracle, Tex vs. Tom Morris, Is Nicks Off The Hook?

0:00Shut up! The food is on River Land! Sunday is not the date of the Lacks. And you'll be able to hit phones on backwards or something. Because River Land 40 finishes the weekend with a bang. Where are we going? I can't get out of absolutely no way. To a crew! This is the Sunday round. Thank you, great job, like that, Edithmore. Han Ultrasero, Kaab. Zero carbs. Great taste. How good. For Remot Water and McDonald's. Triple M, Rob's final is funny. Yes, Sir Big, hello and welcome. Listing to the Triple M Sunday, Rob Faharn. Happy Father's Day to everyone out there. And what a wild weekend of food it has been. We will discuss all those things. And we have a big special guest, the man who put together. Probably one of the great all-time coaching performances. Not Stevie J. We'll talk about your coaching performance. That was far from it. In a moment, but Dean Cox will join us. So make sure you stay tuned to listen to chat to Dean Cox after their unbelievable win against the Brisbane Lions. Yesterday we'll have Mitchers Big Three. Stevie will turn the knife and of course we will preview

1:02next week's semi-finals. But I'll look around. No Nathan Brown. Again, it doesn't matter. The heart and soul of the Sunday, Rob is here. Daisy Thomas. I'm not sure how Brown is feeling. Obviously he went live with his YouTube channel this week, which is going to be outstanding. I'm not sure if you're across it, but make sure you follow along for his journeys. But the numbers from last week he's concerned. Raging, downloads, cleanser. Through the roof. Comment denominator was that somebody wasn't here. But anyway, we push on Brownie not here, but a big, big show to get through. And how bloody good of the final. Small goodness. Unbelievable. Best in the business. Mitch, Cleary, welcome to you. G'day boys. I just saw you at Brownie's YouTube. I was watching a little bit of that during the week. It feels to me like a commercial opportunity for him. That's all it is. There's no lifestyle. There's no lifestyle element to it. That's just him to see how many brands he can attach himself to in the next six months. We were discussing it the other night. And before he had even gone live with it, that he was looking up so pair of shoes. And somehow that got to the company. You must have mentioned it on the Friday huddle. Two pairs rocked up in his house. So I'm not sure if that's a break of the breach of the codes.

2:03Or we probably shouldn't talk about that. Stevie with the O R T C had on and you're literally lemon everywhere. That's standing. That's, yes. How good? Welcome to you, Stevie J. Great to be here. Joey, two teams. Two teams with one foot into the grand final from my point of view. The hawks and the swans now favor to reach the last day in September. We'll chat about that. What about, so, Cozy might have been one of the great coaching performances. What happened yesterday at Newtown and Chil? Are we beaten by a good team in South Barwood? Not the greatest weather there at Chilong West. It's the smallest crowd I've ever seen at local. Footy was about 50 kilometre winds and it was raining coming in sideways. They kicked seven on the track and we couldn't get back in time. We dropped back from 46 points down to get within three goals. The damage was done unfortunately. We're going to double chance. We're going to double chance. We'll play again next week and but are up, but are up hopefully. Are you going to go watch the opposition that you're going to play today?

3:04Yeah, there's a great moment. Joey's in Bell Park today at Chilong West. That'll be again, great conditions down there. My young fellow is actually playing in a grand final the Newtown under 14s are playing St Mary's, which is us up against Cameron Ling. Again, so, make sure you buy it to yourself. Get the glean. Cameron out. But it was a crazy weekend, Daisy with the footy. And no one would have tipped the weekend that we've seen with the results that we've had. No one surely would have been able to get it to get the tips right. And I was thinking along the same thing and then I was just got reminded on Instagram. I was like the midweek rub. We do our bold predictions and I was question as to whether or not I did one. Well, this is what I went with initially. I am seeing it a similar way. My big call is in totality of the four games that won't be margin under four goals. Six day break coming in and up against a Jolong side who get a few back who are prime season professionals. The record points towards Carlton, but logic for me says that the cats will get this done

4:05and again buy a margin that will be outside of four goals. I just don't see again how Adelaide aren't cherry right for this and go into it on their home patch. Yes, some way to expectation. Surely they've learnt the lessons from last year. They've spoken about embracing pressure. And if you do that, you get a run on. I think you can be see later as well. So that was the first two. Well, that's the first two. They will probably a little bit more click out. 22 points the Adelaide margin, but played out, faced the pressure. The arm rest are good enough to kick away. But the first game, the Friday, the Thursday night game was going to be the big one. And I was laughed at and well, it speaks for itself. I see this one playing out slightly differently. All the pressure and expectation clearly on FRIO for what they've done throughout the year. So good home patch. They've been outstanding. But you're frame at the other way. Hawthorne now sets up beautifully. You know they're going to come with a plan. The weather will play into that. A chance for it to be a touch slippery. I can see them forcing them back.

5:06Forsium slow forcing them sideways. And FRIO being unable to really penetrate that. So a first upset in what's going to be a massive weekend of finals. Genius. So there's 32 points to the Hawks. Genius. So tick tick tick. Which is a very good deal. Thank you very much. And probably well, Leeroy, I don't want to have to do this. But the Brisbane lines, we always sort of think he, geez, is it just going to be a lay down? Leeroy certainly did. Well, I thought it was just going to be a joke. Joey, I'm most in. An outside of myself and Michael Barlow. Well, again, you're a genius, though. Well, this may sound ridiculous. And I'm happy to be laughed at if required. I said last week, I think the swans have got one more real up in them. And I reckon it's going to be this game. The pressure now weirdly all shifts on to the Brisbane lines because everyone expects them to come and get this down. And whether that's seeped somehow into your psyche, we wait and see. But pressure, ground balls, contested 40,

6:07which Sydney's really strong out. And the lines, yes, very good. We know that they've won the last two for a reason. But if it does get a little bit scrappy and a little bit windy as predicted, I can see happily lighting it up early. And then they're cut with a big boys really. If you come with a plan against Harris Andrews and somebody can do a job, I wouldn't be surprised if Colonel and McDonald kick at least 10 between them. Sorry. Unbelievable. You're a genius. That's why they pay you the big boy. I cut the tail right. Big boy. And we're on the tape on them to eat right. To anyone, there's no need to go back and listen to the midweek rub. Just take that on face value and just understand that that's what I said. I tell you one of our very own might not have predicted something last week. I'm hearing that the one bad over here might have been just talking the Foxfooty crew through what happened with Carlton's game plan and why the turnaround has occurred. And you know, King E and Rilly and Kath,

7:08not knowing that over his back shoulder was Michael Voss. Is this an exclusive? Why did you say on this tour now? So he's talking through, you know, they're doing this differently. They're doing these Josh Frazier's chain tips and that. And Long Behold. Surely that's not new to Voss. He's over the back shoulder. And Joey's had to turn around and say, Oh, Voss, he, well, what would actually happen? And we were discussing Carlton's improved defense and I was chatting to Jack Rewart, not knowing Voss, he was behind. He was behind. He didn't certainly say anything bad about Michael Voss. We were just fascinated to turn around to the blue. And he was pretty good, Voss. He would have expected it was fine. He was fine. He would understand that. He was just speaking facts. It was an incredible run, but it came to an end on Friday night, which probably was predictable as you, as you tipped Azi, they ran out of steam. But one thing that wasn't predictable. Yeah, well, we were worried that Tom Morris might have woken up this morning and declared that Stevie Johnson no longer has the support of the board and coming into big finals that if you don't win this week

8:09and you're out in straighties, that it could be the end. But he went with that about the Adelaide Crows and we all were somewhat flummings. We couldn't believe it. There was zero support from any one of the higher ups, anyone from the CEO, president who ever came out and spoke. There was bugger all support. Text Walker. We love the text. He was big again. Tom Morris and him went head to head at the end of the game and I thought this was brilliant from both parts. Yeah, we got three little games to go. So much to your disgust. Now I'm happy for him. Next year will be you. Mike, down my way. So talk to us about the week then. You said outside noise before the game. You bet I started it, but that's okay. I didn't use it and you won the game and congratulations for it. And then we answered your critics and we said, really, really stoked like so. It was awesome. No, well, why? You've got to stand up in that moment. And he did, as you said, not one person came out definitively during the week that said if the Crozel Luzak and Matthew Nyx would keep his job. So I reckon he did handle it pretty well. So didn't he? Yeah. Yeah, he did handle it pretty well.

9:10But the footy manager during the week should have just come in and said no comment. There wasn't a lot of confidence was there. But even just saying, you would have to think that Tom Morris would have probably got some great in his own imagination. Yeah, yeah. And he'd believe it. Otherwise, it wouldn't go with it. Once everyone spoke, you were like, this is true. Like, this isn't just a little bit of somebody said it and then trying to rally support it. It looked like it was a, it was nearly a full-blown conclusion. So yeah, we can touch on it obviously in the news. But I love that from Tex. He's just a fight and his career continues on. Another week, but to stand there live on Tally and just go ahead to head, thought that was brilliant. For three-hot water and McDonald's. Triple-and-box finals, funny. What do you never sleep? This would be more like a free agency mood. When it comes to contract, then the go-sation will be over the next four to six weeks. It will ends after the season. Big to clearing. The numero uno news breaker. Adelaide's first win in seven years in a final last night. They were over the top of the Western Bulldogs.

10:10The dogs had more scoring shots. I think they would have left a real little bit of goal-kicking late in that match. But we spoke before the break about Matthew Nick's future. He would have been gone. Had they lost that game. What do you guys think now that if they go to the semi-final and play Brisbane and get done, is he still on the hook around his future? Well, you're probably better placed from an actual background. Because it depends on how true the report is. It's a pretty good record, doesn't it? Like does one of the finals. Does one final then indicate everything that you've been saying against it? I think if you're starting to think that way, it's hard to turn it tied back. Unless you go really deep and win a pre-limal, I'll make a grand final, win a grand final. But to win a final and then not easy to win, they're hard to get to. And once you do get there, you've got to make the most of it. Yeah, last year, after all the good work they did, give yourself a double chance to not win a court up. Yeah, horrible. They would have been the first to put their hands up and say that, but it is how you bounce back. And they didn't have a perfect year. They got themselves into a final.

11:11And I think without experiences like last year here, they probably don't win that game. That was an arm wrestle for the entirety of it. When the pressure came, it started to mount. They were the ones who took the most of their opportunities. They spoke in the pre-match. We're learning our lessons. We're not hiding away from expectation and pressure. We're going to walk towards it. They did that. They get a win and you saw the crowd, you saw texts. It baffles the person outside as to how he's so loved. But the boards sitting there going, nah, last two years, forget about it. We'll focus on the five previous. Well, I think Luke Beverage come out during the week, didn't he? And sort of said, we're a little bit too quick to call for senior coach's heads. And with a record that he does have, he's shown that he's got a game plan that can win enough games. He's got the playing group. But given that there is that speculation around it, they will do some digging postseason, whatever happens. There's always a bit of a fallout, no matter where you land if you don't win the premiership. Yeah, it's still a bit, if I mean the reports are true, it doesn't sit well and bowed well for Matthew Nixel with think because if there are board members or people

12:13high up at the club thinking that way. But forgetting that today's his point, if you just take where he's taking this team, and yeah, they've still got a bit of work to do in regards to their game style. But he's been building this team beautifully. Like he took them through a rebuild. So now they've come out the other side. The last couple of years finished on top, heartbreak of finals. Now they win a final. They're growing year on year. So I can't see why you'd be wanting to move him on now that he's done the hard yards. He's come through that. You've got to experience finals hard, eight to grow. I mean, Chris Fagan was one and five. In his first six finals, you know, we know about the Richmond teams that lost three elimination finals in three consecutive years before they went on their run. So this is all part of the journey. And I think he's doing it very, very good job. So today's his point. I'm surprised at why they'd be thinking that internally now when he's done the hard yards, he doesn't have the best list in the competition. I don't think I still think there's some holes and they don't have as much talent pound for pound as some of these other sides still playing in September. So I think he's doing a pretty good job. Their backline is it fights well outside of its weight division for in terms of notoriety

13:16and what they'd be all getting paid on the books. But you're coaching for your career and you've got one of the best players in the competition and you go, I reckon Dan Curtin's a man. He's big. He's a strong body. He can cover the ground. Let's take a chance there and a bomb with solid 27 disposals. You're never going to be able to quail his complete influence. But he was not the best person on the ground. He didn't take the game away from you. So you clearly there in still a frame of mind to coach and actually move some magnets, which sometimes, and especially in this final season, so serious so far, we probably haven't seen from more experienced coaches like a JL. So answer your own question, Mitch. Do you think if Adelaide get beaten and they get beaten well by a Brisbane side or you know, aren't really in the game? Do you still think there's a bit of pressure on him? Absolutely. I think there is pressure on him if they get done this week and just further to the least. I think these list is only improving because you could add Zach Bailey who still remains undecided. Sid Draper don't forget the Blues were weighing up early in the draft, Jagger Smith or Sid Draper in that draft. We haven't seen the best of him. He's had injury setbacks. Warrows improving, Foggy and Phil Thorpe

14:16get the keys to the fold line. I think there's still a lot of upside in where this list can get to. And I'm with you guys. I would think it's a strange decision to turf him now with what the upside is to come. Who else would they be going? Would they be looking ahead already? Like would they be in discussions? If they actually have had discussions around his tenure, would they have a plan looking forward already? So I'm a good one. So I'm a good one. So I'm a good one. So I'm glad. Right. And he's indicated that he wants to return to senior coaching but chose not to go into the essence process. So that says to me that he's open to a job like this. What about the Brisbane Lions? We turn to you all the next point, G. They weren't they disappointing yesterday. Yeah, he would have predicted this or apart from from Daisy, of course. But where do you guys see this from now? Because this is a team that's won back-to-back premierships both going by the semi finals. They had to go the long way. The first year they had elimination final win over Carlton, then played in the semi. Last year they lost the gelong in the qualifying final, then went the semi. Is this set up now for Brisbane having what they've experienced

15:16the last two years in premiership seasons to do the same thing on the same path? I feel like we're getting a death stare here, Dale. Well, we are from across the panel there from LaRoy. Of Chris Fagan had some interesting comments. We'll have a listen to them and then come back. Respond. You know, if you talked about, did you really think that Sydney were going to be that good? Or did you just think it was going to be maybe a walk in the park? Because that's how it had been painted by all in sundry that's following football, you know? And probably quite rightly so. But you can never underestimate the human spirit. And that's what Sydney displayed plenty often on. They showed human spirit, backs against the walls, playing against the team in the spread, and pretty good form, and gave us a football lesson. It'd be seething Chris Fagan, but from my perspective, in LaRoy, you'll know this better than anyone. History has said, every time they put in a performance like this and they do, they put in stinkers, where they look uncompetitive, they don't defend. We've seen it time and time again. What do they do every single time? They respond, they get a little prick from Chris Fagan,

16:18they dial in defensively and they're unstoppable. I'm leaning that way, thinking, this might be the little jab that they need to do it now when you've got a double chance, rather than putting a performance like this in a prely more grand final. I don't think you lose finals like that, like that convincingly, and just be able to bounce back. I understand. It's the same have done it for years. You think this is bigger? You think this is different years? I think there's a little bit more to this one. And I'll stand on the bridge of lines for a long period of time. I feel like they've got the best list in the competition and their best beats anyone. But if you can't get up for a first final, a qualifying final and be dialed into actually understand that you've got to take away Sydney's weapons, their ball movement, well then, yeah, I just... You guys have all played in big finals. Do you believe what Chris Fagan's saying? Could that have sipped into the psyche of the players that Sydney have got five of their best players out just mac and any of these are six? Would that have been playing on their mind heading to the SCG? It's not consciously. No, I think something. It could, and we're talking percentage in there. Yeah, like the slightest little edge that you might have

17:21or didn't have that Sydney didn't have and that can be the difference in the start. Obviously conditions throughout were horrible at times too. So the rain came, the wind came, it was a little bit of everything. But I thought Chris Fagan's summation was spot on, but also we'll speak to Dean Cox shortly. What a coaching performance. Like that's the big story out of it. Just how good Sydney were. They came with a plan. They were outstanding. They were dogged for the entire four quarters. Papli was so good. And that's a cut the weeks in a row that he's the one that's put the shoulders back the chest out and really ignited his side and said, right, come with me. How much of Dean Cox's week would have been spent on strategy versus the morale and the energy and the effort required to quit. Well, we can ask him that, but it was awesome. It was a sat down and watched and was almost proud of what they did. Quick whip around the room. You confident Brisbane bounce back and you can still get to a good not scan. We'll get to a grand final.

18:21I still see it being the free man on Brisbane Grand Final. Mitch, they win this week. That's a cracking pre-Lin Brisbane Hawthorn. I reckon it'll be Sydney Hawthorn in a grand final. I reckon this one's got one more big effort left in them. And you know, I think Brisbane have got enough in them to win the next two games to get to a grand final. It's a hard way to go about it. That's all. I'm keeping the faith. I think they'll be at that. Oh, no. From the big point. To keep that receipt. Oh, I think they'll be there. I mean, I don't know if you're going to leave. I can't believe it. Do you got Twitter, Stevie? Because you'll let you know. Very, very good. What about the other big story of the week? Mitch, just before we get to Dean Cox. So North Melbourne will tomorrow appoints on the next 48 hours appoint their subcommittee to find the next coach after Alistair Clarkson. I expect Todd Vaughn need to be a key part of that. Jen Wat the CEO, who wasn't at the press conference fronting the media, but she has had history previously at Melbourne working with Neil Danahoe, Chris Fagan. So she'll be part of that panel. It feels like now the tension between Alistair Clarkson and North Melbourne will be hard to top.

19:22And that's coming off the back of a coach that has got history with the Hawthorne Fuddy Club. It feels like there must have been a massive blow up. At the House. They haven't missed either side. I don't think. When they went around to the House and delivered the news, I'm thinking there must have been a royal blow up. And that's why they've come out and said, exactly what the reasons behind why they made the decision. But I don't have a great issue if that's what you're thinking is. But I think it could have been delivered touch more softly. Like it was a fair sledgehammer that press conference with everything that was said, yeah, you can have your thoughts as to why. And I think you were within your rights to, when it is a big decision to explain it with a bit more detail to your members. So everyone's on the same page to move forward. But geez, they did not miss a need to be with you. But I just wonder whether there was something that might have happened. It's made them go, you know what? We're just going to deliver this news as brutal and as honest as well. Especially when Todd Vinyn, Alistair Clarkson, go way back and he's the, Todd Vinyn, Alistair Clarkson, is the reason Todd Vinyn is at the club.

20:22Yeah, do they give, do you know this, the option for Clarko to be at that press conference? There would always be the option, but I think because it's almost as soon as you're not there, it's a, oh well. Well, he's a confrontational type, and it would have been, yeah, pretty full on. Would have been long-lots to see him at that press conference. Well, they've got a big decision to make now and they have to get this right, because what they've done to the very world is that they're rebuilds done and they are ready. And if all reports that Ridley and Nick Murray are firmly in their sights, I think they're two great additions to a backline that desperately need some quality. Maybe they are a team that can bounce like what Melbourne did, Dundas Stephen King, and I do think Jamie Graham, from all reports, he was exceptional in his presentation at Carlton, exceptional with the presentation at Estonet, was probably unlucky in both circumstances because of the direction those clubs wanted to go and fair enough, but I think someone like that could make a big difference. It feels like it's going to be a fully decision. Alistair Clarkson was more of the, absolutely was a fully decision, but it was, build the culture, it was the club. This is, they want a coach now that can, in their words, know the modern game and strategise to get them the next premiership.

21:22Yeah, you look at the two coaches that have now got their teams into pre-limp finals. Yep. First time coaches, not far out of the game and Dan Cox and Sam Mitchell doing terrific job. For three-hot water and McDonald's. Triple-and-locks finals, Fuddy. Cinevance is going to be crucial. Ben Gordon just watches the back, draws, gives, gets it back. This is the sum sort of individual goal. How good are you? How good are you? What a star, but that is against all odds and the blood-spirit on food is fly. This club has produced one of their most famous victories. It was one of the great wins in finals that we have seen. Sydney Swans defeating the Brisbane Lions by 53 points to book themselves a home preliminary final in a couple of weeks' time. And the man that masterminded the win, we've got him online. Thank you for your time, Markham, Dan Cox.

22:25John, good morning. Thanks for having me. It's 24 hours after or not even yet, but you've had the night to sleep on it. What are the feelings and emotions from you this morning? I'm just really proud of everyone involved. I think probably after the North Melbourne game to spend a few days away or give the players a few days away and then come back and prepare as well as we possibly could for the team that was in amazing form and to execute it was, yeah, was really rewarding and just proud of everyone involved. Cocktie, it was a massive win and well done, but I love seeing in the rooms the big embrace with horse long my post game. It just felt like it was more than just a win in a qualifying final. Yeah, well, Stevie, I think, you know, obviously the club and what we've been through the last three or four weeks and, you know, for everyone to rally and stand together as one and on a really united front. And I suppose there was a chance to galvanise our Fuddy club as much as we possibly could and also win back

23:26a little bit of trust within the community as well. So, yeah, it was good to see him down there. You know, I think, you know, everyone that puts in the hard work whether no matter what job they've got at the Fuddy club has been feeling this and, yeah, it was just good to get the result. Cocktie, congratulations mate for what you did, not only last week, but also this week in, what was a massive win? Stevie put the question to me, so I'll put it to you on his behalf to some extent. How much of the week was around solidifying again the group just to build the confidence within and instill that we're still here and good enough as opposed to trying to tactically take down the Brisbane Lions? Yeah, it was probably a bit of both. I think one thing that you had to do is we had five players that come into the team after the Essenden game and from there is about trying to build the belief that they belong in our football team. And, yeah, we did that into the North Game which gave us a little bit of confidence about the roles and system at which we've been working hard on for ten months. I think that's what I said to the players as soon as we started the Brisbane prep was obviously

24:28these teams in great form, but we need to acknowledge we're second on the ladder. We have a home fauna, we've lost one game at home all year and we were riding that against that all day. So, yeah, I just wanted to make sure that the players believe in what we're going to be out and they showed on the weekend that it stands up. And it'll be an enjoyable review when you sit down this afternoon to go through it. I thought to a man, Coxie, everyone had their moments in contributing. I mean, the leaders were sensational. The young guys all stood up and applied some pressure in one contest. What are the couple of performances though that you're most pleased are the four the player or just impressed you out of yesterday? I think probably some of our older players as well, Harry Cunningham, come back and I thought right from the outset, he was unbelievable behind the ball. I thought James Rowdy bottoms Rowdy on locking Neil and to really restrict someone that dishes the ball out and gets it out of the contest as quickly as possible. As you mentioned, the young players, they're in the team for a reason and it was to apply enormous pressure and work as hard as they possibly can up and down the ground.

25:30And they did that to a tee and then some of the other ones, the roles ahead of the ball. Logan, don't you plan any more on Rowdy and Coxie? Yeah, you did. You know, I think with Harris Andrews and the ability to what he sets up and how he does for their defensive group, you know, we did someone really smart to play on him and so it'll work out when to get his back, when to get on a ball with him, when to try and shoot up at the kicker and you know, Logan did it to perfection. He's been a lot of time throughout the week, going through that plan and executed the role really well. Coxie, Calamills is born the brunt of the outside noise over the last three weeks, along with yourself and other leaders at the Fully Club. Devastating yesterday to see him go down. If you've got an update for us on how that knee responds from the docs? Yeah, I'm obviously not great. And it's devastating for him and the Fully Club and, you know, everyone to see what he's been through for a number of years with injury as well. And it doesn't look good.

26:30You know, obviously we'll get there, we'll get a scan later on today or tomorrow morning and work out the full extent of it. But yeah, it was just Shosie's character. You know, he got back to the bench, he was rallying the boys and helping him at three quarter time. He wanted to speak to him just before they finished and just after my address. And, you know, it's just a testament to the person he is and we'll do everything to support him. Yeah, and that is bad news for sure. X-Team Admin, Charlie Kernoy, comes up, a big story, getting him to your football club. Hadn't had the best final series throughout his career. Three goals in three finals. My goodness, that's why you go and get the best players, I guess, Coxie. Yeah, it is. And, you know, I was really excited that opportunity came that we were a possibility to get him. You know, as a chance to really bolster our four line and give us a really strong focal point ahead of the ball and please deliver it on that. I thought early, not just the goals, but his contest between the arcs were phenomenal. And he really set the scene along with Logan and Hayden McLean

27:30that they just jump on and follow. And he's loved around the footy club and he has great the scene putting that performance in, you know, we expect him to do it again in two weeks time. Coxie, were you sort of, you know, after last year, not surprised that you were going to have a season like this? Because last year it felt like you were just absolutely smashed by injuries. And we see, you know, the best players coming back, Errol Goulden having a massive impact. But last year was one of those years, but just didn't pan out well for you. Yes, David, it was. And, you know, I thought towards the back end of the year, we started to build a little bit of an identity of which we want to go forward with. You know, spent time in the off season, trying to really hone into the way we want to play. And then really be, and be really specific with the roles at which we want our players to play game day. I think that's why, you know, you'd love to have players in your football team, but the ones that come in, they know exactly what to do at what time. And that's the way we want to build our football club is to stand up in those moments and take your moment when they're there.

28:32Coxie reports in the last couple of days that Nick Blakey is starting to tell people that he would like to explore a trade at season's end. Do you expect that is something he will pursue? I haven't heard that from Nick. So that's what I go on all the way through every report that comes out by trying to find the facts behind it and speak to the person through an off-stating constant dialogue with Nick throughout the thing, even to last night. So, yeah, some of those reports, I understand the speculation and things we work through at the end of the year, but he's contracted for a long time, but our football club. And just finally, how are you two-part question? How have you gone about replacing Martin McVeigh at this time of the season? And secondly, do you expect him to reach out to some former colleagues of his? Maybe someone in this radio studio that also might be coaching the red and black team at a local footy? You keep trying to get rid of me. They keep trying to get rid of me. You're referring to me. You're referring to me. There you go. Now, I think, I think it's like we should need to do that and spend some time making phone calls to Steven.

29:33But now, I think with us, it was just to be out. We're fortunate to obviously get Simon. Good luck putting Ben Matthews in a senior assistant position. And he's coached the backs before. So, you know, as soon as Spike did get the S&N job and the ability to understand the magnitude of the role and to move straight away, we just put Ben back into coaching the backs. He's been doing team defense for a couple of years now. So, yeah, he spends a lot of time with the backs anyway. And it was quite seamless seeing, you know, obviously after you lose a coach at this time of year, but yeah, just something you don't feel adapt to. A coxie just off 40. How do you spend your Sunday? Have you actually sort of felt like you have kind of had to go into hiding a little bit? Is it actually affected your day-to-day life at all? I think the first probably a couple of weeks. I was at the club until late at night and they're early in the morning. So, yeah, I haven't been doing a lot. I've got a chance now to spend the day with the girls.

30:33We'll give the players today and tomorrow often. And then get back into the footy club. So, I'll have the day away from the computer and then spend all day tomorrow looking at what we did well and need to improve on against Brisbane and get prepared for free, mental or gelong. Well done, coxie. Enjoy Father's Day with the girls, mate. You deserve to put your feet up for a day. It was a brilliant performance and you deserve the home preliminary final. We wish you the best life. Thank you for dropping on the Sunday rub. All right, thanks, everybody. Cheers. Very good. I hope you always get referred to as Steven. Steven, that's when you're in trouble. Steven, my heart is in trouble. He's, he spoke about there what they did last part of last year. So, they would have been the wildcard into 10th. Yes. And they were the team coming with the pull that once called and that would like so. Oh, my day, oh, there we go. For free hot water and McDonald's. Triple M locked finals footy. What? The Sunday rub, Stevie Johnson, is adept at cutting to the truth. Accidentally stabbing himself.

31:33Now, cut like a knife. Now it's his time to turn the knife. Oh, oh, you know that I love running my eye over social media and keeping up to date with what's happening in the media platforms. During the week, I was listening to the rush hour and I heard a player talk about one of these teammates injuries. I'd like to ask you boys, what's the worst injury you've had yourself personally or you've seen from a teammate? Oh, a gruesome. A gruesome back of the Murphy Ray plums. Yeah. Or like an awkward injury. Yeah. I was, I was playing in the VFL game for Springvale when Peter Phil Andy and Pete Chattie Davis on the, on the testicle. No. I was there. I was on the field right near it. It didn't really squeal too. Yeah. When he got seven or eight weeks, Peter Phil Andy, I think for that. Well, let's have a listen to Patrick Voss talking about Murphy Reed's ball sack.

32:35Hey, I'm worried about Murphy Reed's doodle. Like, what's going on there? Yeah, well, he actually showed me. It wasn't his doodle. He's, uh, he's ball sack and, um, Thank you. It was the biggest ball sack off ever. Oh, really? Yeah. So it just blew up. But it was enormous. He said it must be painful. That's, I think I'd rather do an ACL. Well, uh, that's, uh, talking about gruesome injuries under 16s at Turidan. Michael Pays, a teammate of mine had like a Nathan Brown leg fracture. Yeah. The double break. And because no ambulance on the spot was just on the wing for an attack. It was horrible. That, that's, yeah. Not James Kelly did. Did you have to wear a cricket box? Yeah, the rupture testicle, which I remember. It happens a big Dennis arm. It had one in Thompson. Yeah. And having one at St Kilda. Yeah. I was sitting in the pocket day, Ben Patton broke his leg at all. St Kilda training and you could hear just the noise. I'll never forget. Jack Watts, when he did his, uh, I tackled him and his ankle and he was down. He was squealing and I got up and took the advantage. Um, yeah. Yeah, Stevie.

33:35They are about. Do you have any, uh, memorabilia around your house? Like do you have any, your first game number 39 at the pies or Premiership or photos of any Collingwood stuff that you've gathered over the years? I have some stuff, not displayed though. I've got a couple of forties in my office. Um, not a heap though. No, no. I was listening to Nick Reewald. I thought, I would have thought if you walked in the Nick Reewalds house, you might see some sort of St Kilda stuff, but let's have a listen. I have got zero football memorabilia in the house. It's all, I believe. It's all for you. There is nothing up in the house. My, it's in stories. I'll send through to the house. All of my old kits, like all the training gear and the shirts and all the stuff that would be kind of. It would be lovely to have a. It would be bordering on retro now. Yeah. All gone. All gone. I've got all my old jumpers. They're in a box with some mob balls up in the attic. Yeah. A few pairs of old footy boots. Most of them gone, but everything else. Gone. You should be glad to have an ego room.

34:37I've heard somebody describe it as where you put all your stuff and it's just on display. So you know, it's there. I'd settle for an ego wall behind the toilet. I'm not getting it. I'm not getting close to anything like that. You'd say, no, I would know you ever played football with that ball. If you were in the house, you would have no. See, I would have thought that you'd walk into Rewis front door and almost knock your head on the wisdom cup. Yeah. I knew there was a punchline coming. It's what have you got, or like, or at least, at least like a lighter or something. What have you got, Stevie? Have you got your, uh, well, I've never really had any stuff up in my house. You wouldn't, you wouldn't see it if you walked into my house. You wouldn't know, but, uh, we did buy a house in the last 12 months and my wife actually put some stuff in the shed to go along with a bit of, uh, horseing stuff that I've got. And if you're other, um, to go to Dacos, to go along with her Lordmala. Lordmala. So no, you wouldn't know if you walked through my, my house, but there's some stuff in the shed. To your point, I found, uh, in preparation for the Legends game, my, a pair of old Adipule boots that I'd last worn in the 20s.

35:39I'd last worn in the 2010 Grand Final. And I took them along to the Legends game because I wasn't sure if I was going to get blisters from the new ones, gave them to the physio to put on the bench, forgot to get them after. So now I've got no idea where they are. So if anyone knows where they are, give us a call because I need them back. And you only had one pair, Stevie J. wore one 25 pairs of boots in those great songs. I've changed them every time I went to the bench. Hey, our man, Brownie, we've missed him the last couple of weeks. Or have we? Um, the Friday Huddled Boys uncovered some gold from Brownie when he first got down to the Bulldogs. Let's have a listen to this interview. How this man in the end got a job in the media after you hear how he defended his coach and Terry Waller's chief. You're not going to believe what you're hearing. Have a listen to this. Well, we get a little bit by the boys that are one of his favourites. And, uh, I don't know, that's been a bad thing. I mean, it's been letting him hide me, I guess. So, um, now we've, uh, shared a few intimate moments together. I don't mind sexually, but, um, He's been doing all the best from me.

36:40He's been doing all the best from me. He's a real press conference. Yeah, yeah, right up in front. Seven, nine and ten all there. That's the best. And that's what he rolled in from me. Yeah, Brownie. Share a few intimate moments together. I don't mind sexually, but, um, Thanks for clarifying us. Oh, no. Oh, you're just while he's not here to defend himself. I've got an opportunity to play something that I come across on the social media channels, uh, through the week. Over the last few years, I've been looking for a lot more adventure. I've been looking for some challenges for personal challenges and also our family. I reckon there's a lot of vying for everybody's attention with your, uh, on your own, with your have a family, Kid sport, drop off, devices, friends. There's so much, uh, just getting our attention at the moment. So I want to get out and show our kids this so much more to life than just the four walls they live in. So plenty of adventure. I've done cocoa, uh, done the grand pien, the Cape to Cape track. And I'm going to film the Lara Pinter Trail with my wife. So it's over seven to eight days.

37:41We're going to do 170 Ks, 16 to 17 kilos on my back, 14 kilos on my wife's back. And there's nothing more enjoyable than when you accomplish a big walk like this, getting up on the mountain, sitting in the sunset, doing it with a loved one. So plenty more action, plenty more adventure, more family and more importantly, a heap of fun. Oh, that sounds good. Did you, did you like the things that were distracting him in his life? School drop off and friends. No, that was very good. It's good in the walk. It will be good. I've done that cocoa trail a couple of times. Very good for the fitness. If you're an AFL player and you're looking to just shed a bit of, uh, body fat in the off season. And build the leg strength. I come off to career best seasons after walking the track with Australian cocoa to us. Very good, Stevie. Very good turn. The knife. We've got a couple of minutes remaining. We need to have a look ahead to next week because we failed on our tips this weekend. Most people did. But we are going to have a look ahead.

38:41Freeman, Jolong, your boy, Stevie, the cats on Friday night. They were, well, they were slow to start against the blues, but then they really got rolling in that second half. Can you see them causing an upset and knocking frail out in straight sets? They will go to work on what Hawthorne did to free mantle, but, um, look, I think they're a little bit sluggish against Carlton. Um, and it's a, it's a big trip to go over there and freeman. I'll be looking to bounce back. So if I had to make a call on it, I think I'll be tipping the, the docus. I'm excited for what, bro. Sides can bring me no Jolong on trust. Will not be phased by the task of going over to free. And now the pressure on the docus, the freeo fans now are all nervous for what may be. And the other half of the state, the West Coast fans are sitting there going, please put Tano on Jolong and they're genuinely death-riding them. So intrigue, but I've still got faith that the docus should be good enough just. The cats took it up to the free mantle in the same fixture on a Thursday night mid-seeds. Nine points. Yeah, and it was a great game of food. Got them by ten points in the first game this season. There you go.

39:41So Mitch Edwards, Luke Jackson will be a test because I think Edwards probably came out of his shell a little bit on the... He was very, very growing. Very against the blues, but Luke Jackson in the West is a different challenge. I think that'll have a big part to play. Joey, I think it will depend on Jeremy Cameron and Max Homes. I think they need to have big games. And they haven't looked at Jeremy Cameron certainly hasn't quite looked the same since he's come back into the team. Max Homes got the game under the belt. Did you just throw caution in the wind and put Jeremy Cameron at center half forward? Just put him in the forward pocket. Put him in the forward. But then does that mean one of them has to go out of the team? Can they have Shannon Neal and Polkinghorn and Dane Jaffa and Ollie Henry? I think Neal can play up a little bit higher as well. Look, he's got a massive tank for a big man. So he can get up the ground a little bit more. And also turn around and get back into that forward 50th at the right time. It'll be interesting to see what Chris got there. I think the way that Jeremy Cameron looks like he doesn't look like he's 100% fit with the body. So I think leaving him on a wing, he can drift forward, use his skills, get a bit more ball. And I think the four lines are functioning pretty well with Dane Jaffa down there. So big game, but I'm sticking with me, dockers. What about Brisbane, Adelaide?

40:42Can anyone see the crow's causing an up front? No, Leigh Roy, you're confident? Game of consequence. Or are you reckonable? Brisbane or when is it? You reckon it's a game of consequence? Do a dice to me. Yeah, yeah. Brisbane when it's a must win, they must win. Oh, when it's a must win, they play well. I thought you were telling you some of these games. So I'm excited for Leigh Roy. The record of Brisbane in games of consequence is significant. What is the record? I don't get beaten in games at my... Last three is we have lost one in game of consequence. And the pressure rate needs to be about 150 in the first quarter. You're not gonna get enough or code off the crow's by how far Leigh Roy. Yeah, Brisbane bounce bridge. Which I don't believe at all. Brisbane by how far? Yeah, Brisbane for me. All right, so that'll set up. We believe a Brisbane Hawthorne Cullinbury final at the MCG and Frio heading to the SCG, but as we know... And as we're learning, we're not having nothing. And I think the Rams are winning against the 49ers. They're a very, very good show. Good luck to have you there. You're gonna be busy day. You've got the suit on. Steady. Good luck to Archie and the Grand Foyer. Daisy, happy Father's Day. And we're off signing off, Leigh Roy.

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