["It's More Than a Game by The Bumblebee"]
It's more than a game
More than a game
All the fortune I've made
It's more than a game
["It's More Than a Game by The Bumblebee"]
It's more than a game
All the fortune I've made
It's more than a game
All the fortune I've made
It's more than a game
All the fortune I've made
It's more than a game
["It's More Than a Game by The Bumblebee"]
Now, please welcome your host, Eddie McWire,
together with Sam Newman and Trevor Marley.
["It's More Than a Game by The Bumblebee"]
It's more than a game
All the fortune I've made
It's more than a game
More than a fortune I've made
It's more than a game
Good evening everybody and welcome to the footy show.
And what a big year it has been in football.
The 1998 Grand Final between North Melbourne
and the Outland Crows.
Ladies and gentlemen, to open up the 1998 Grand Final edition of the footy show,
please give a big welcome to one of North Melbourne's favourite sons,
the man they call the voice, Whispering Jack, John Farnell!
Wow!
Choke them ladies and gentlemen!
Wow!
Yeah baby!
How's it going?
Thank you very much.
Oh yeah!
How'd you get all this?
Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together for one of the greatest talents of all time from this country,
Mr John Farnell and his band.
Thank you. Thanks Eddie.
Thanks mate.
Hey Eddie, I've got a question.
I've got a question. This is a burning question in my band here.
Do you play a musical instrument?
Well, I could always try.
Because I've got to tell you, my band's the only thing you're not in.
I'll just let you ask.
John, now before you go mate, North Melbourne, you've been number one ticket holder down there in the past.
You're a great North Melbourne man. Can you win?
Are you kidding?
See, it's difficult for me because my career started in South Australia.
I love them, but I live in Melbourne, you know.
We'll kill them. We'll kill them.
And I'm prepared to put my money where my mouth is and nobody will take me on.
John Farnham everybody!
Thanks everyone.
And ladies and gentlemen, don't forget John, Olivia Newton, John and Anthony Waller will be appearing from October 28th right here at Melbourne Park and right around Australia as part of the main event tour.
John, we look forward to it again.
John Farnham ladies and gentlemen.
Ladies and gentlemen, what a big week it has been in football.
Stan Elves, Sachters, the St Kilda coach.
Robert Harvey, back to back Brownlow medals.
Kevin Seedy.
Kevin Seedy under the pump.
Nathan Buckley, the new captain.
I mean, pause.
And of course, the 1998 AFL Grand Final between North Melbourne and the Adelaide Crows.
Please welcome our panel tonight to start proceedings.
The man who was unfortunate last weekend for the Melbourne football side, but what a magnificent year he has had.
Some say he could actually be the best player in the world.
The one and only Gary Lyon.
Thank you.
Gary, tell us, are you going to be the new coach of St Kilda?
Come on Gary, when do we start?
Pre-season.
Eddie, the closest I've been to coaching St Kilda to do anything would be to coach Spider.
To do his tie-up before the show tonight.
There's absolutely no chance I'll be coaching St Kilda next year.
Speaking of the Spider, was he one of the St Kilda men who axed Stan Elves?
Let's ask the question and welcome Spider Everett.
Straight off the top, sledging straight away.
Right into it mate, this is Grand Final.
Well, I can tell you I had nothing to say.
I didn't say a word about it.
I was quite happy out there for lunch when I heard the news and I was very shocked at the time.
Unfortunately he's gone, but I can tell you I didn't say yay or nay.
Alright, well, I'll see that.
Hmm, can't confirm or deny I'll take that one, as, but anyway.
From the Carlton Football Club, please welcome Glen Manton.
And, well, Glen, the Blues haven't escaped either because Fraser Brown walked out during the week.
He did, he certainly did walk out, but I'm just struggling after that intro.
I'm waiting for I'm worried about the Tiger and I'm just about to go nutty here.
Wait till you hear Marie Wilson a little bit later on, that's coming up ladies and gentlemen.
But now, it gives me great pleasure to welcome the man who played over 300 games for Geelong.
He kept in the club, he was the best and fairest, he played for Victoria.
He's done things that you and I can never even dream of ladies and gentlemen.
Please welcome the one, the only John Sammy.
Thank you very much Ed.
Well, I must say, shut up, I must say it's been a much better year than this time last year.
Had a few personal problems last year, but how well am I going this year?
Ed, I've been made the ambassador to South Australia.
Yep.
We've got into another grand final.
We?
We've got another grand final, the dog you idiots going well.
I've even track and square with NAP.
I've met the Senator, I met her over in Perth.
And we're going on a ticket together, her and I and the Democrats.
Yep, well I think that's what she said, she's clipped me twice.
I think that's what she thinks she's going to do.
And three votes I got at the Brownlee.
But the highlight of course Ed is, you know, Robert.
Just fantastic.
Rob Harvey.
I've got to go, I've got to go, I've got to go, I've got to go, I've got to go, I've got to go.
Robert Harvey, back to back Brownlee, how good is that?
Ed, what an absolute star.
Just fantastic to have Robert with us tonight and he is just a legend.
He is with us tonight.
Rob Harvey will be joining us.
We've got the Players Review, Marie Wilson.
We've got everything happening on the footy show.
But right now we have behind the bar, Trevor Marmalade.
Woo hoo!
And Ed, a big hello, good to see you back from Malaysia.
How was it over there?
Kuala Lumpur, magnificent.
And wait till you see one of our guests a little bit later on as well.
Yes, well I know that the Collingwood Football Club are very worried.
They thought their new president might come back a recalcitrant.
But when you're away you missed the debate with the politicians.
Yes, unfortunately.
It turns out that both guys are pro-good and anti-bad.
As it turns out, yes.
But Kim Beasley had a great new plan to create a million jobs.
He's actually getting Eddie to take the year off.
Let's get in on it right up the top ladies and gentlemen.
And Stan Elf is getting the axe.
First of all, I mean once upon a time if St Kilda coach had got his team into a final series
they would have made him a hero.
They would have knocked off Tommy Ben's statue down there in Brighton Road
and put up Stan Elf's instead they've knocked him off.
What do you think, Gary?
Well it doesn't pay to be the All-Australian coach it would appear.
Eddie, last year's All-Australian coach, he gets the team into the finals this year.
I think he did it the wrong way around.
I mean had he been slow starting in the season and finishing strongly
then maybe he would have survived.
But it would appear that you set a pretty high standard, Spider.
And the next coach that comes in, whoever he may be, has a pretty big shot.
Whoever he may be, Gary?
Pretty big shoes to fill I would have thought.
Spider, I was going to ask you though just before you go on.
It's been said that Stan was too hard on the players, that he had to go.
Maxie Hunchdon was sending him out to different blokes over the years,
that he had to go at the co-captains last weekend.
What's the situation?
I don't think on a personal point of view he was too tough on the players.
A lot of the other players probably think different.
But on a personal point of view he wasn't too tough on me.
I didn't see him going too tough on other players.
But how it is is a lot of players can handle it and a lot of players can't.
And you've got to know how those players handle it.
Spider, you should know how they're handling it.
Well, I'm talking, no worries.
Well, say something, Spider, say something.
I mean you stand out there, did you feel embarrassed when he singled out Max Hunchdon?
No, no, I just laughed at him.
You laughed at him?
When he goes off like that.
Now you said, you didn't say yay or nay to him going,
if you'd been asked would you have said yes, stay or no go?
No, it's probably tough.
I would have had to sit down and consider it.
I can't tell you straight off the top.
For a personal point of view I would like to see Stan stay.
I've got nothing against him.
I thought he was a good coach.
He got us to the grand final.
He got us into the finals.
But unfortunately for a lot of the players and probably I think Stan knows this
and the younger blokes they could not communicate with Stan
and he could not find the communication.
There was always a breakdown between the coach and the players
and I think for a club to be successful you've got to have good player-coach communication.
Sammy, question, should players be consulted about whether or not a coach should stay or go?
Well, it's a good question, Gary,
because we understand that Essendon have sent out letters to their players.
Matty Lloyd will be with us.
We'll put the asset on him to talk about Kevin Shetty's position next week
before their board meets because it's a line ball decision there.
So with that in mind you've got St Kilda, the players, apparently fixing up the coach,
and you've had a calling with the players saying keep Tony Shaw
and now you've got a situation where Essendon might be doing something.
Well, theoretically, Ed, you can't have the players running the club,
but in practice if the players don't play for the coach and they play in spite of him
then you're going nowhere.
So at the end of the day the reality is that the players would have to be consulted
because if they're not going to get on with the coach you're behind the eight ball before you even start.
So that's a fact of life.
Glenn, just a quick one from you. What do you think about all this?
What do I think about it all? Well, I think the key word is communication.
I mean if you can't communicate with your coach the lines of communication
regarding the game and off-the-field performances are going to go down.
I mean I couldn't communicate with Kevin. That's well documented.
He thought I was from Mars. I thought he was from Uranus.
Got the idea.
And I think I've said enough.
Fair enough, boys. All right, we'll take a break.
When we come back we have the best of Street Talk, Sam's grand final Mailbag
and some very special guests right after the break here at the grand final edition of The Footy Show.
The year's biggest sporting event is here, the 1998 National Rugby League Grand Final.
Live from midday, complete coverage of both breaks,
Paramount and Canterbury in the President's Cup Grand Final.
3 o'clock, live and commercial free.
The ultimate first grade confrontation.
Canterbury clash with Brisbane in the quest for the ultimate league supremacy.
Jimmy Barnes performs as the United Rugby League celebrates the grand final.
See it live from midday Sunday on Wynn.
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Severe storms can happen anywhere and they're very scary.
Lightning, hailstones as big as golf balls, huge winds, rain in buckets that can kill people.
But there are things you can do and people to turn to.
For free pamphlets on how to cope with severe storms, call your local State Emergency Service.
I'm standing outside Jeff's pond, which is immediately down from his shed and right opposite his racetrack.
And we're here at the National Swimming Titles, which are the qualifying meets...
Oh, **** you.
Which is the qualifying meet for the Commonwealth Games.
How the **** is that to say?
No, solar.
This is the venue for the Commonwealth Games trials, which is a pre...
I can't **** do this.
If I can't remember that, I'll go and join Dougie Hawkins.
What's your favourite position?
Oh...
Tell us, what is it like to rub shoulders with huge wits and intellects like Mike Sheehan and Lee Matthews and Bruce and...
Who else is there? Sandy?
Jason Dutton.
And we were worried we got rid of him.
Hello. Hello.
You're Richard, are you?
I'm Richard tonight.
Oh, boy.
There goes my next question, Richard. I was wondering if you wanted to come to the brownlow with me.
So you're a bloke, are you?
Yes, 38, 24, 38, 10 and a half.
Who is this to me?
It looks like you want to go and see...
I can see what attracts the Sin Killa guys to your functional...
Sin Killa guys?
We're talking about West of Bulldogs, baby!
Do you go to the football a lot?
Yes.
Do you shout out in the outer and everything like that?
No.
Who do you go with?
My mum.
Your dear old mum, does she shout out a lot?
Only when she's spasty.
I think we can say that, Jake.
Welcome back to the Kitty Show, live from Melbourne Park in front of 12,000 people tonight.
And that was the Best of Street Talk. Now it's time for Grand Final Edition of Sam's Mailbag.
Oh, yeah.
I thought we were going to meet those people, eh?
Now, Ed, shut up, sir, please.
Now, have a listen to this. Now, this is... Now, have a listen to this for a bit of front.
This is from Paul Smith.
My name is Paul Smith. Let me first of all start by saying that I think your show is absolutely brilliant.
I love you, Ed. I made that up.
The reason for my letter is to ask whether or not there is any possible chance of meeting the great Muhammad Ali,
who I am led to believe is appearing at this year's Grand Final.
And possibly could you get his autograph for me?
Fair dinkum.
Would you believe that?
Well, why not?
Well, where is he from? He's from South Australia, Croydon Park.
We could pop over to the Vatican at Christmas, see if we can snare the Pope on his balcony.
Maybe we could add that to the collection. That is absolute stupidity.
And, now, Ed, have a listen to this. This is from our friends down south at Tasmania.
Hi, Sam. I am... This is from the Nintendo thing.
How we charge it by the head, then?
I am a 13-year-old boy from Ooze. Is that what that says? Ooze?
Ooze in Tasmania. I support the Brisbane team. I want Brisbane to win.
Two years ago, I liked them and I still like them. I think their new coach should do the job.
My mum has a poster of you on her bedroom wall.
And she says she likes you and finds you funny and spunky.
If you are ever in Ooze, you should look us up. Dad goes away at weekends.
Could you come round? Thanks, Wally.
Wally wants me to give his mum a sing. Do it.
She'll have to send a photo first.
Don't do it to dogs. We've told you that before.
We do not do it to dogs. Now, Ed, just finally...
No, just finally, I would like... We get tens and thousands of letters each year.
And we have photos sent in and gadgets and appliances and mechanical devices and gels and salves
and liniments and blow-up women and dolls, all of which are absolutely pitiful,
but sometimes on a slow night we'll use them and it'll get us through.
We would like to thank everyone that sends us in.
And if we haven't slagged you this year, we'll get round to you next year.
Exactly. Sam Smailbag, everybody.
APPLAUSE
Before we introduce our special guest tonight, Treve, you've got something to add?
Yes, I've got a letter here from Cathy Jew of Norwood in South Australia.
Please find attention entry for your segment cameos.
This photo was taken at the last Australian Formula Grand Prix in Adelaide.
Do we remember? How long ago was that? That was a while ago.
Three or four years. Anyway, I thought it would be the last...
Come here to you. Do you recognise the man in the picture?
Here we go. And there we go, coming out of the female change room.
Sam Newman, send me... What's the story there?
What were you wearing when you went into the joint?
That is absolute rubbish. That's a...
That's a female change room.
I heard that you told the girl on the door that your name was on the door in the bathroom, under ringer root.
LAUGHTER
Yeah, right. Let's move on now and introduce three of the biggest names in sport in this country.
Let's open the batting by introducing, well, we know her as Madame Butterfly.
At the weekend, she completed a record-breaking performance in winning ten gold medals
in three Commonwealth Games to beat Mike Wendon's performance.
In eight events, she won eight medals.
She is the Olympic champion, the world champion and a ten-time Commonwealth champion.
Please welcome the one and only Susan O'Neill.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Also joining us, a man who racked up another medal on Monday night.
He's won the last two Brown Lows, he's won three club bests and ferris,
he's a six-time All-Australian and a three-time EJ Whitten medalist from the St Kilda Football Club.
The Brown Low medalist, Robert Harvey.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC PLAYS
And some might argue the latest and greatest sporting icon to come to this sports-mad country.
Ladies and gentlemen, one of the biggest names in sport these days, you idiots!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
And by the way, you idiot was the dog on that occasion there, ladies and gentlemen.
The dog's still barking out there, I don't know what Roland's doing, but anyway.
Susan, welcome back to Australia.
It's been gilded. That's Roland.
Roland has, OK.
Susie, congratulations. Look at these magnificent gold and silver medals from the Games.
It must have just been a dream come true to finally get up and win
and knock off Mike Wendon's magnificent record of nine gold medals at Commonwealth Games.
Yeah, it was...Cummoth Games was definitely a... Sorry, I didn't hear that.
But Commonwealth Games was definitely a dream come true for me.
And, you know, some of the reactions I've got, such as that one since I've been back, have been very surprising, to say the least.
This is the public up here, Susie. This is the public. They'll be voting in ten days.
OK.
LAUGHTER
Drew.
Yeah, so I've got to say, for me, it's fantastic to have Susie on the show.
I've always been such a big fan. You know, quietly, I've had the hots for her for a long time.
And I think...
LAUGHTER
No, I think we'd actually be a good pair, you know, because she's half woman, half fish, and I'm half man, half chips.
LAUGHTER
APPLAUSE
Susie, you've come back from the Commonwealth Games.
You've killed them again after the World Championships and the Olympics.
And now you're getting married in a month's time. You're looking forward to that sort of life.
I am actually looking forward to it.
Another medal there.
I'm not sure if I'm overacting the actual day, but, you know, I can't wait to be married and start my new life.
And have you ever thought of melting them down and making them into an ingot or something like that?
You should make a nice wedding band out of one of these, wouldn't you?
Now, how valuable actually are they? Do we not worry about that?
I mean, the intrinsic value is the fact that you've won them, but...
I don't know if they don't want to buy them, but I don't think they're actual gold.
Probably a bit of spray paint, I'd say.
No, they'd be gold. No, they'd be gold.
LAUGHTER
What do you think about the fact that people said these were, well, the credibility of the Games?
We didn't beat anyone and they're more like school sports.
What do you think about... how does that affect the athletes that are up there?
I'll tell you how it's going to affect you. Get the sec. We televised it. What do you say?
LAUGHTER
The fact is it was sensational, Ed.
Yeah, I think that's right, basically.
If you look at the times that some of the swimmers did, you know, Ian Thorpe nearly breaking world records,
a lot of the times were ranked number one in the world, obviously not all of them,
and it's not the Olympics, we all know that, but the competition was pretty tough in the pool.
True. I liked it when Matt Shevington had his run, 10.03, fantastic effort, but, boy, did they talk it up.
He was the fastest white man at sea level at night in September in the Southern Hemisphere.
Absolutely sensational effort. Unbelievable.
CHEERING
APPLAUSE
And, mate, I've got to say, look, I really enjoyed the Commonwealth Games, but there were some weird sports.
Now, let me clear this up. Who won the final of the Kiss Chacey?
LAUGHTER
Just out on that one.
I don't know, but apparently Matt Shevington is going to be sponsored by Spotless in the future.
And I suppose one of the...
Biggest lunchboxes in Spotless, I can tell you.
LAUGHTER
One of the very big talking points that would have overshadowed everything up there
was the fact that Eddie had flown up to actually compare the telecast.
So I suppose that swept around Koala Lumpa, did it?
Just the fact that the great man had jetted in.
Well, that was a talk around the dining hall in the village, let me tell you.
Thanks, Susie. Don't miss me.
What about 2000?
Looking forward to it. I'm having about a month off now and then get back in the pool.
I think it will come around so fast.
There were so many Australians in the crowd at Koala Lumpa.
I can't wait till Sydney put it that way.
It's fantastic. But what about the bloke at the end as well?
For the second year in a row, taking off the Charles Brownlow trophy,
the one and only Robert Harvey.
Get on you, Rob. Good to see you, pal.
CHEERING
Well, Robert, what actually haven't you been asked this week?
Is there any question that hasn't been asked?
Well...
Are you regular?
Yeah.
LAUGHTER
I think that's one they've missed, but, yeah, I've certainly covered most things, I think.
Yeah. And I know it's exciting and we don't want to get under Stan Elves
and the saga that's gone on. What do you think about that saga that's gone on?
You're a lawyer at the club, Robert.
Hardly done by or Spider said he would have voted to keep him.
What would you have done?
Look, it's very hard, tough situation.
Robert just wants to push on from here, don't you, Robert?
Well, thanks, Spider. I was hoping you'd probably take the same line,
but it was a very difficult situation.
We... I mean, I've certainly been through it a few times at St Kilda
and as Spider said, we're pushing on next year.
And you've got how many more years left to play?
I think you signed for another five, did you?
I've got three more years of a contract, so hopefully I can play from at least 30.
So you could well go on to break the record.
Would that be... now, Jason's tried to break the record
and Tony Lockett's tried to break the goal-kicking record.
What about the Brownlow record? Would you...
That'd be a feather in your cap, eh?
It's certainly... Look, I'm very happy with Monday night,
but certainly wouldn't expect it to happen too many more times.
Trev.
Well, all I was going to say, Robert, it's a great achievement,
but are your teammates calling you umpy's pet?
LAUGHTER
Blaine, one final one before we move on.
Firstly, Susie, I'll have to apologise for my father's outbreaks.
I told him not to come here tonight.
Thanks for laughing, Dad, too. Terrific.
What about the football?
The grand final? I mean, everything's swimming, swimming, swimming.
I want to know a little bit about your thoughts on the football.
Yeah, I just wish the lines were up there, to be perfectly honest.
They had a pretty bad season.
We've been training there once a week,
doing their boxing training with their coach,
so it's a bit disappointing that they haven't.
So has the committee.
LAUGHTER
The actual grand final itself, though?
The grand final? Who's playing again?
The Adelaide pros.
I've been away a bit. No, I know Adelaide's playing in North Melbourne
and I'm going for Adelaide because they're out of town.
CHEERING
Susie, Susie.
And you're going so well there for a moment.
You're going so well there for a moment.
Susie, stick with us for a moment, and, Rob, we want you to stay on
for a couple of segments with us because we're going to have a look at the teams in a moment.
But before we do, Rob and Spider and the boys are a bit of a chance
to get something, a consolation prize, so do the Melbourne boys and Gary Lyon,
because now it's time to check out the finals of Scam Cam.
MUSIC
Our first Scam Cam of the year involved Carlton's Brad Pierce,
a model accusing Brad of being the father of her baby.
Of course, it was a prank, and didn't he take it well when all was revealed?
LAUGHTER
And the pre-tents are taking part in a photographic shoot, putting in...
Next, we Scam Cam the demon twins, Stephen and Matthew Theeby,
an elaborate photo shoot which left them in their underwear on the beach
in their clothes with Gary Lyon in a crowded pub.
MUSIC
LAUGHTER
When he was young, Hawke Nathan Turvey, who also sells vacuum cleaners
when he's not playing footy. His client on this occasion, a suburban brothel.
Our boys supplied the goat, Nathan supplied the bemused looks,
and his teammates got all the laughs.
LAUGHTER
Oh, my God, too! You're kidding!
The entire Essendon selection committee was behind the scam
of bomber skipper James Heard, their decision that Golden Boy was coming back
via the reserves. Bomber Thompson stormed out, but Heardy took it well.
APPLAUSE
Been going home for quite a while, Mitch.
It has, yeah, and I've been thinking about it.
What are you on the IVF?
I'm out of here.
And when all else failed, we turned on our own,
scamming our Sunday show boys.
They thought Max had walked out on them.
What they didn't know was that for the only time during the year,
the show was actually being recorded.
Right around, you've just been had by the footy show...
Scam Cam!
The Scam Cam.
Oh, stop it! I thought I'd get you up for a minute!
LAUGHTER
The winning Scam Cam goes to the boys from St Kilda,
called to a meeting by Stan Elves with guru American motivator Chuck Longarm.
Wax on. Wax on.
LAUGHTER
Fine. Fine.
What's that head do when it's a chump?
That head's pecking.
LAUGHTER
Alright.
LAUGHTER
Now, I want the clout.
I'm an invincible warrior!
Yes, you are, Lava!
I'm an invincible warrior!
Excellent. Now, I've got one more chant I want you to do for me.
Will you do this for me?
Hey? Yep.
Alright, here we go. Stan is after me.
I've been... I've been...
I've been had by...
You have been had by the Channel 9 footy show, Scam Cam.
LAUGHTER
APPLAUSE
We'll get this over here, you know?
Get him... Get him...
It's a work! It's a work, don't you?
Boys, back out there, Stephen Zilla and Spider,
what was the reaction of the club this week?
Yeah, no, they were pretty pumped.
Cubs were shouting, you said you'd never trust a white man again.
LAUGHTER
APPLAUSE
Unfortunately for Stan Elves,
this week's meeting in Andrew Plimpton's place
wasn't part of Scam Cam, Stan.
Sorry about that.
But the $10,000 does go to St Kilda and Spider.
CHEERING
Thanks, Lava.
Given the fact you're not going to pay Stan his money,
you should give some of it to him and at least take him out for dinner.
Yeah, no, I'd love to.
I go around at breakfast a couple of times a week,
and I'd say, no, we'll have to thank Stan and Sarah
for setting all that up.
It was great and it was just a bit of a pity
a few of the other boys actually wanted to join in,
like Harves and Rod Keogh,
but Stan told them what it was about before they did.
And Eddie, if Stan's sitting at home wondering why the boys lost faith in him...
LAUGHTER
APPLAUSE
CHEERING
When we return, it's the grand final sides,
but before we go, Rob, stick with us to talk some more footy.
Please thank and give a round of applause to Madam Butterfly herself.
Susan and Neil, and wish you luck for Sydney in 2000.
CHEERING
Grand final sides when we return on The Footy Show.
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Welcome back to The Footy Show, and that one day in September is almost upon us now.
And when it does, 44 men will go out and try and make 22 of them very, very happy men and achieve their personal ambitions in the game of football.
Let's have a look at the sides for the 1998 Grand Final.
And first of all, let's have a look at the top of the ladder, North Melbourne side.
North Melbourne finished on top with 16 wins, 6 losses. They've won the two finals, having a week's break a fortnight ago.
They defeated Melbourne by 30 points at the MCG last week, and tonight have named an unchanged side for the Grand Final from last week's preliminary final.
Our hearts go out to John Longmire, who for the second time in three years will miss out on a Grand Final.
Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for John Longmire, unfortunately, not playing in this game.
So too do our hearts go out for Chad Rintoul from the Adelaide Crows.
Let's have a look at the ins and outs, and only one change to their side.
In comes young Ben Marsh, and out goes Chad Rintoul from the side.
They've defeated the Bulldogs by 68 points at the MCG last week.
They finished in fifth position, 13 wins, 9 losses.
They had two finals wins, one loss to Melbourne in the finals by 48 points.
And of course, the last team to win back-to-back premierships in the AFL, Hawthorne in 1988 and 89.
Can the Crows do it?
Gary Lyon.
I guess Eddie, my opinion of the game is coloured by our recent games against them.
We played Adelaide three weeks ago and thumped them by 58 points.
I'm a bit late to live on that now, Gary.
I'm going to die now on that spider.
But look, North Melbourne were fantastic last Friday night, and I find it hard to get a weakness in their side.
The temptation is to focus on Kerry and then Abraham Boggs up and Alison and Grant and those sorts of blokes.
I just think they're very well balanced right across the ground and I think they might be just a fraction too good.
Well, North Melbourne have won their last 11 games on the trot.
Their last six have been played at night, but that shouldn't worry them at all, Spoke.
Yeah, no doubt. I think I'm going to go against Kerry.
I'm going to go for the Crows.
But even though North Melbourne has been hard at the ball and everything, I just think the Crows lifted occasions like these.
And they will lift and there will be somebody that comes out of the woodwork,
somebody like an Alan or a Connell, he'll kick for a fight for the day like McLeod last year.
So I reckon the Crows.
Well, it's going to be a highly emotional game for North Melbourne, of course.
I mentioned John Longmire.
Also, Craig Shoal plays his 200th game in the grand final, so well done to Shoalie.
And also tonight at training, a very emotional night for the North Melbourne Football Club
because one of their favourite sons, Darren Crocker, announced his retirement.
Have a look. A first in football, I think.
A play being chaired off the ground at training tonight at Arden Street. Darren Crocker.
Not only a sensational footballer, but a wonderful bloke as well.
And Darren, we wish you well in retirement as we look at this big game.
Glenn, what do you think? It's a huge one. As I said, 11 on the trot North Melbourne have won.
They have beaten Adelaide on their last five occasions.
Well, I think you hit the nail on the head there with Crocks.
He is a class individual and I think both these teams are a very classy team, as Gary alluded to earlier.
Adelaide came off a couple of tough losses towards the end of the season,
but they still come up for a chance at back-to-back and North Melbourne have been fantastic all year long.
But the thing that interests me, and I made a note here, that Adelaide actually train tomorrow
and they've got the parade and the training and so forth.
I'm just wondering if they're doing too much on the Friday before the game. Sam?
Didn't affect them last year?
Maybe it didn't last year. I'm wondering if it will lag sometimes, catches up on your Spidey.
You think you're ahead of it, but it's catching up on Friday.
Well, you never know, Spidey. These things happen.
But I'd have to say that my heart would have to be with...
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Trevor, we know where your heart is.
Yeah, well, I think the biggest worry here is the division of the crowd.
I think there'll be 50,000 Adelaide supporters barracking for the Crows
and there'll be 50,000 Victoria supporters barracking for everyone but Wayne Carey.
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Well, Spidey, I'm a bit with you, Robert.
I think this is going to be just a great game.
The main man on the ground, the main man is that man there, Mick Martin.
What an absolute stag. It's a handful of kicks a year, but it's just absolutely sensational.
But maybe Mark Rusciuto might be able to usurp his ability.
And my heart goes with the Kangaroos...
Were you against, Tom? No.
My heart goes with the Kangaroos, Ed, but the old brain says,
you can't be the ambassador for the Crows and not pick them, so we're going for the Crows.
Well, we've got Rob Harvey, Peter Vardy in the side who missed last year, Rusciuto.
When we think of John Longmire, we also must send our commiserations to Tony Modra,
who came back from a knee operation and has missed out on playing for the Adelaide Crows.
But, Rob, what do you think?
Certainly your heart's got to go out to Chad Rintula, who gets dropped on the eve of the grand final.
He's paid the majority of the year for the club.
But it seems to me North have just trained themselves just to get over the line,
no matter what the situation.
It seems, no matter if the good players are struggling or the good players are playing well,
they seem to be able to cover the losses.
And I just think in a very tight game they might be able to just know how to win again.
I think we forget sometimes, Eddie, how hard it is to win back-to-back premierships.
And, as you said, the last ones to do it were the Hawthorns of 88 and 89.
And they were recognised as one of the best teams in the modern era.
Well, we wouldn't know.
And Doomin will be up to tell us later. You're dead right.
So I just think that will be working against Adelaide as well.
As much respect as I have for the Adelaide Crows,
I think they're going to struggle to emulate the Hawthorns on the side to late 80s.
Rob, we'll let you go, mate. Thanks for being with us.
You've had a huge week this week.
Been able to have a drink this week as well, rather than last year.
Mate, congratulations again. And you reckon North Melbourne?
I do, yeah, in a very close game. Under two goals.
Rob Harvey, everybody, the dual ground line mid-lifestance competitor.
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Just before we move on with the show,
a very big announcement on the Nine Network.
8.30 on Saturday night, a special footy show awards show from 8.30.
Sam Newman, myself and Gary Lyon, live from the grand final celebrations as well,
we'll be giving away the footy show awards for 1998
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So watch Hey Hey It's Saturday, of course, on Saturday night.
And right after that, it's the footy show awards,
live from all the celebrations of the 1998 grand final.
You'll see it, of course, right here on Football's Away Grand.
Don't worry about that.
Before we go to the break, let's have a look at some of the magic moments
of our very own roo boy, Trev Marmalade.
Is Neil Gordon around?
I'm here for the coaching job.
Have you got any forms I can fill in?
I've had past experience, I coached Southport last year, the Premiership.
Also another great reference, Christopher Skase,
Paul Mayne, Chopper Reed, he was great, and Geoff Eddleston.
On the chance?
OK, I'll be there in two minutes.
Thanks very much.
They say that a coach has no friends, and Warwick's been selling Amway
for the last three years, so he should be just about ready.
You two have obviously been through a wonderful experience together.
Did you get it on video?
No, I didn't get it on video.
No, well, how about the berth?
Nice to see you again, mate, haven't seen you since you turned up
for the Channel 9 Christmas party wearing a mistletoe belt buckle.
Special prize for you, mate.
Well, you know how Rowland was at the beach, don't we?
Rowland was at the beach, he went for a pack of Lifesavers,
but he came back with a fisherman's friend.
Can you give us an all clear and the two fingers, as we'll see on Friday night?
Well, I can't give you the all clear, but I'll give you the two fingers.
Well, Simon, give them.
For those of us who thought there wasn't a life form lower than an umpire,
if you have a strike, you have maybe the question of a sense of
a sense of responsibility, but you have to be able to do that.
If you have a strike, you have maybe the question of a scab umpire.
Well, come on, Sammy, you can't tell me you look at that Geelong strip there
and you wouldn't do it for the jumper.
The little boys were very, very lucky north Melbourne.
Well, you didn't see those decisions there, Sammy?
I haven't been game to look at them.
Well, I can say in all honesty that Adelaide were crucified,
and not a moment too soon.
I mean, what right have they got to bleed?
You know, from the final series last year, the Adelaide Geelong game,
you actually have to buy that under the counter in Adelaide.
It features 21 blokes being screwed by three umpires.
Are Collingwood supporters dumb?
What's next week's question? Are imbeciles stupid?
Can you give me an easier question, Sammy?
Like, what time does the 7.30 report start?
What are lamb chops made of?
Which way to the noodle exchange?
They said they'd give a good head at a McDonald's.
On the cappuccino. That's it.
I picked Brian. His dad takes us to McDonald's after the match.
Interesting quote from Wayne Jackson earlier in the week.
He said that the Docklands as a stadium would have, I've got it here,
as much seating capacity as any stadium outside the MCG or Waverley.
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But I think the answer to the roof thing, if the ball hits the roof,
the players have to mark it with one hand.
Sammy, you might be interested, it also comes out in eye drop form
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And we've got a special treat for you coming up right now.
It's a song called Living the Dream.
It has been written by Hawthorne star Tony Woods, who is the musical director here on The Foody Show.
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Be whatever you want to be.
Weekend comes, the war begins.
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Feel the passion, pay the price.
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Sometimes in dreams it don't have to be.
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His dreams were far from realized.
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As a young boy, whom he watched dream.
He's flying high, flying high.
Flying high, a hero's song.
Blood pumps hard, a mighty roar.
You've got to fight, you've got to feel the pain.
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Feel the passion, pay the price.
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Take the challenge, it's up to you.
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Coming up in a few moments' time, it's the Footy Legends. We're going to count down our top ten, give away a magnificent Ford car.
We'll also be going through the matchups for the Grand Final. We've got our players' review, but now it's time to say goodnight to our first panel members.
Firstly, to Glenn Manton, a tremendous performance tonight. If you're wondering, he has got a nose ring in tonight. Get on you, Glenn.
Glenn Manton. Thanks very much. Spider Everett from St Kilda. Thanks, Eddie. Thank you, Sam.
And the great Gary Lyon. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
We'll take a break. When we come back, more classic moments and almost Footy Legends on the Footy Show Grand Final Edition.
I've got one sent in from someone called Rachel and a bit of a gag sent in here about Sam Newman. Sam Newman takes the plunge and gets married for a fourth time.
And it happens that his bride on the day is also getting married for the fourth time. And so Sam was very surprised to find that on his wedding night that she was a virgin.
Sam says, how can this be? I've already been married three times before. She said, well, this goes like this, Sammy.
She said, my first husband was a gynaecologist. He just wanted to look. She said, my second husband was a psychologist. He just wanted to talk about it.
And my third husband was a stamp collector and I really miss him.
Received an advanced shipment of Vagra and it's a phenomenon. You've got enough to last two or three nights, Sam.
It's a phenomenon that is actually sweeping the world. It has the effect it could burgeon out the front of your pants so that it can blow your fly into the next post post.
Now let's cut a long story short, Glen. You've got to bolt through the snake, haven't you, man?
I wonder, Glen's interested in the variation. He's already got to bolt through his McNuggets.
Sorry, pardon me. Sorry, Sam.
Sam, Sam, I found the soap.
You wouldn't be able to look for it to do.
Sheep, congratulations. I had 18 years of fantastic service. If I had licked the same **** that you did in 18 years, you wouldn't have been able to sack me in 1989, you **** mongrel prick.
He's Sam Newman.
You reckon that's him?
I'm going to take it away.
Who do you reckon it is, Jase, dude?
Well, give us a whole look at him.
No.
Sam, I can probably tell you because I share with him a bit.
What, is that it?
Put your finger on it.
If you are videoing this, you'll be able to stop it on, I'm going to do it once.
Well, which camera?
All right, you all right?
Since you've been gone, I can do whatever I want. I can see who it really is.
I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant. But nothing, I said nothing can contain all of this blues.
Because nothing compares, nothing compares to you.
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Almost Footy Legends.
What a great year we had in 98.
Let's have a look at some of our favorites in Almost Footy Legends.
First up looking for the block.
Headbutts the ball onto his teammate who kicks the goal there.
Very nice moment there.
And there he is.
Circle number 29.
You see him go up.
Headbutt to the teammate who picks up the ball.
Handball's on and through for a snag.
Nice play there.
Next up here we're looking for the old handball to the opposition.
Here we go.
He's looking around.
And he...
Pell, pell, pell, pell, pell.
And there he goes.
Straight to the opposition player and into the open goal.
You idiot.
Fantastic football, Thompson.
Fantastic.
We call that the three-card trick.
Here we go.
And Frost for a bit of a screamer.
Coming up here from Werribee versus Bendigo.
Nice grab.
And absolutely pole-licks the block on the bottom there too.
Oh, thank you very much.
All right, now we're looking for the goal umpire.
Bucket versus Amiel.
We're looking for the Bucket goal umpire.
Look at him.
He's trying to...
He's waving his arms and puts the block off for a point.
There we go.
There we see once again the Bucket goal umpire waving the arms
and puts the ball forward off and misses.
And happy to signal a point.
Very well done.
One-out jewel.
McLaughlin better space.
Now we're looking for the old cooter feedies here, the one-handed pick-up.
Fighting on as McLaughlin picks it up.
He's still standing.
Thank you very much.
And through for a goal.
Beautiful play.
That is fantastic play.
I have not seen a better goal than that all season.
He picked that ball up with his hands to the top of the football.
Blind turn.
And the commentators love it.
Now looking for the kid who takes the mark here but doesn't want to go on with it.
Cops it in the face.
And sookie sookie la la.
Not very happy.
Oh, that's it.
I'm going home.
All the very best.
Okay, one-handed screamer here.
Very nice indeed.
And it looks like he might be in a bit of trouble on landing too.
Now we go up Banyan versus Argalook here.
We see the ball, the boundary umpire has a bit of trouble getting the ball through the trees.
That's all right, we're going to have another shot.
Now where will be Vy Preston?
Got a bit of a screamer coming up here.
Take flies and thank you very much.
And now Beverly Hills versus Girova, the kids came here and we see the wanker goal umpire coming up here.
Ball bounces through and the goal umpire,
well we're waiting for him to signal a goal.
Still waiting.
Just got to wait for him to finish togging himself off.
And there we go.
But now, they were some of our favourites Ed, but we have now managed to narrow it down to a top ten.
Yes Trev and our winner when we get to the top ten of course, the winning entry wins the magnificent Ford Falcon XR8.
Here are our top ten, almost footy legends.
Okay number ten here we got the uh, the check side goal from the young fella here.
Goes one way then the other, onto the left and how's that for us now?
Huge superstar.
Nice goal here, Claremont versus East Perth looking for a bit of a screamer coming up next here.
See the kick coming into the forward line.
And oh, thank you very much, good grab there.
Now we go back up to Darwin here, Imalu versus Iramaru in the Tiwi Island Grand Final.
And we see the ball come down, nice goal coming up here.
Once again, one way then the other onto the left foot, check side.
And there they go, invading the pitch, that's the first goal of the game.
And I think it's going to be a long afternoon there at the Tiwi Islands.
As we see this goal again, nice play, could have been a free kick probably, but gets back up and not a problem in the world.
Now the next one here, we're looking for a goal just before the siren kicked out of midair.
Here we go, Ruppertsburg versus Sunbury, ball hits the pack and we see just as the siren is sounded, beautiful goal there.
On the volley, very nice indeed.
Kempton V. Ross here now, looking for number 23.
The worst shot at goal ever. He's picked it up, he goes for goal and it's a 180 degree shot.
That is, he breaks away from the pack looking like a superstar.
And he's the one who's mates in the car park.
Alright, looking for another screamer here.
Oh, very nice indeed. Once you had left the gap, it probably would have been a goal.
Here we go, up above the pack. Why let it go through when you can take it and hang yourself, very well done.
Now a bit of World Cup influence here.
And could you do that if you tried?
Number three coming up from Dimbolla versus Warwick and Abil and looking for Jughead taking a screamer.
Good passage of play this actually. Well from the back line.
And he's kicked it to Jughead.
Jughead, don't like that.
West Cowburg versus Keele looking for a bit of a gutsy mark here going back into the pack as their number two choice.
Now that is good play. That is gutsy stuff and a great mark.
But Ed, our winner and number one, Old Kerry versus Richmond Central.
We're looking for a big screamer here. Thank you very much.
That's as good as any mark you'd see taking in any competition around the country.
That is a fantastic mark. Very well done.
And our winner, our winner Ed is the man who shot the vision that won the contest here is a man called Justin Wriste.
Certainly is, Trev, it's a magnificent performance because we love all the people who are sending the vision to us
given the fact that we can't get any off the opposition channel.
So we love all most footy legends so we can show a bit of footy on the show.
And Justin Wriste wins the magnificent Falcon XR8.
And the winner is Sam Newman.
Give you two guesses who's driving the car ladies and gentlemen.
And to present the keys to the car please welcome the President of Ford Australia, Mr David Morgan, with us tonight.
Good night David.
David, thanks very much. As everybody knows, Ford have been the major sponsor of the footy show right from the word go
and another magnificent car. This one Sam hasn't pranged yet but give him time.
And Justin, congratulations.
Thanks mate.
Justin, congratulations. I'm sure Sam has driven it very carefully and it's very carefully run in.
No problem.
Trust you'll enjoy driving it.
Thanks very much.
Justin, well you took the vision. Are you going to share with the bloke who actually took the mark?
Porn-o.
Yeah, there's a bit of controversy, there's a couple of hands on it.
A few people argue for it so we'll just have to work it out.
I'm not going to ask you why you're calling it porn-o either.
Before we move on, congratulations Justin.
But David, you've also got some big footy news because there's been some big news between Ford and the Geelong Footy Club this week.
Well, there certainly has Eddie.
Ford's been involved with the Geelong Football Club for about 73 years as long as we've in fact been involved here in Australia.
And ever since we've been allowed to sponsor them officially we've been the sponsor of Geelong.
And over the last two or three weeks we've been negotiating with the Geelong Committee to extend our sponsorship.
And I'm glad to say that we've now extended our sponsorship for another five years.
And we look forward to a tremendous relationship.
Thanks David.
I'd like to take over the club as well as Ford would you?
I'd still reckon you'd get a better run if you'd come to Collingwood, David.
But anyway, David, thanks very much.
I'm in Collingwood to support it.
Good to see you.
David, thanks very much for all your support on the footy show.
Justin, congratulations.
Before we go to the break and more classic moments, I'd like to thank everybody here tonight
and particularly the people on the corporate tables tonight who have paid big money to come here tonight
with all the proceeds going to the Trevor Barker Foundation, to Ian Johnson, the Managing Director at Channel 9,
and to Richard Cameron and Craig Kelly from their respective companies who have helped so much.
And tonight, because of this fantastic turnout, the Trevor Barker Foundation, which raises money for kids with cancer,
we're going to build a holiday house for families of kids with cancer.
And I think we've raised just over $200,000 tonight.
So well done everybody.
David, as usual, thanks for your support from Ford.
We'll take a break when we come back.
We'll be right back with a preview of the players' review and the matchup for the 99.8 AFL Grand Final on the footy show.
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You can see it's pretty hard. It won't go through the surface there.
No, it won't get through the surface there at all.
A little bit of, well, this is exactly where Billy Joel was doing his thing with Elton, right here.
Did you explain to the girls in the office that it was...
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It's good to say that something's on fire at Carlton at the moment.
I'll put it out, Sam. You're a bit late, I'll put it out.
It's your breath I'm after now.
You tell you one thing, you sound a lot better than you normally do, Sam.
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He actually wasn't there, his mother did this.
What happened to the cape?
The cape scraggers his dog got me at the front gate.
I think I made a bet with you at the start of the year, didn't I? What was the bet?
That if we get into the finals, you've got to wear a yarmulke for a week.
Hey Sam, I've got some bad news for you, mate. And if they win the flag...
It's done in a very special way.
You'll be able to make a matching suitcase out of the offcut anyhow.
That's a tough job because one's living to get the sack. Yeah, exactly.
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And this is a sample of what you'll get from Howard Lee on the night.
Whose is better, anyway?
We'll put it this way, Dan, yours looks more realistic.
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Welcome back to the footy show Grand Final Edition 1998.
Time to introduce a new panel as we look through some of the key match ups
for the big game on Saturday between North Melbourne and Adelaide.
And joining us, the biggest man in Geelong these days, I mean it.
Please put your hands together and welcome bustling Billy Brownless.
From the Essendon Football Club, one of the stars of the Bombers
and one of the men who will be voting on the future of Kevin Sheedy.
Let's hear it for the new golden boy himself, Matthew Lloyd.
And ladies and gentlemen, the man who five times has stood on top of the dais
on Grand Final Day and accepted a winning medallion in football,
five times at night, five times at day, he is of course the one and only
Darren McBrary.
And we have got our players review coming up next.
Sam is getting prepared for that.
So Gary Lyon is filling in the chip.
Before we go Gary, I understand you might be having breakfast
with Muhammad Ali on Saturday.
I'm not sure if I'll be having breakfast yet,
but there may be an opportunity to meet the great man
and if that comes off that would be fantastic.
There will be.
Now, Lordy, we're not going to let you off the hook
before we look at this game.
What's going on at Windy Hill?
We know that the meeting is on next week.
I did get a letter in the mail today.
We won't deny that, but not really sure what it's about
because hearing about player revolt, things like that,
80% are against Sheeds, 20 are for him,
but I didn't get rung up or asked about Sheeds' future
and I'm right behind him and would be very disappointed
if he'd get asked to resign or step aside.
Apparently there's a lot of people at Essendale
right behind Sheeds at the moment.
Alright fellas, let's have a look at it.
Let's go through your key match-ups for the 1998 Grand Final.
First of all, you reckon it'll be Wayne Carey versus Peter Cavan.
Well, you would imagine that Peter Cavan would get the job on Wayne Carey again.
Carey will try and isolate him.
The only time Carey will use his running ability against Cavan
will be heading back towards goal,
as is the Pagan's paddock syndrome.
Other than that, he'll probably play pretty stationary on him, Wayne Carey,
and just try and push and shove.
But Matty, you've actually played a fair bit on Peter Cavan.
What do you think his strengths are as a backman?
Along with Peter and Ben Hart,
Peter would be one of the hardest running players I've ever played on
and I think North Melbourne will need somebody to help Carey out
when Cavan does run down the ground to try and take Carey away from the goal.
So, very hard running player.
Do they have a backup, Dermot, if Cavan doesn't come up in the first quarter?
I suppose. You've always got to have a backup with Wayne Carey, don't you?
And I would imagine that they'll try and get Nigel Smart a bit loose
to try and come over the top like Glenn Archer does in the North Melbourne back line as well, Billy.
Look at another match-up here.
I think Anthony Stephens will probably play pretty close to Mark Rusciuto in the middle of the ground.
Obviously, Carey will fire if they can get strength through the centre.
And this is going to be a battle of the two real hard nuts from both teams.
Anthony Stephens in and under and Rusciuto has just picked up possession after possession this year.
Gets out wide, Rusciuto, but when it's needed to be mixed and willing,
he is very, very good at putting it body on body, Gary.
Dermot, about Rusciuto and Jarman have been playing out of the square on and off the ball,
would Stephens go with Rusciuto to a full-forward, full-back situation?
Probably will.
And the thing is Jarman plays full-forward like a midfielder loitering there,
and Rusciuto does play full-forward pretty well when he's allowed space to lead up the ground.
Dermot, an interesting one coming up is MacLeod, the Norm Smith medallist from last year.
Now he's been played all over the place in recent times.
How do you see that match-up going?
Well, look, MacLeod last week was pretty good when he was allowed to go and meet the ball,
had a nose for it himself.
But when he's played in the back line, he's not a responsive type player who needs to be led to the ball by an opponent,
and Jeff Farmer showed that to the footballing world.
But when he's allowed to go and meet it himself, he is fantastic.
I just thought Martin Pike might be a chance on MacLeod,
but with Martin Pike, when Hurdy stitched him up in the first quarter and a half after the final,
I thought perhaps Robbie Scott or maybe Martin Pike, Billy, one of the two.
Pickett? Byron Pickett?
I don't think you'd be willing to run Byron Pickett through the midfield chasing him if he runs up there at the moment.
I think they'd want to be settled with their match-up for the whole day.
But he is a very exciting talent, and you'd almost lean with Pike because if MacLeod plays forward,
he is fairly good overhead, and if he's in the forward line, you saw last week with Liberatore,
he exposed the fact that MacLeod can look bigger and look taller as a forward,
and Pike will cover that aspect as well.
Dermott, last year's grand final winner in the last quarter, Darren Jarman.
You won a grand final with him, of course, at Hawthorne.
Who's going to put the brakes on Dee Jarman?
Well, it'll be the same, Blake, as usual.
I'd say Blakey, he gets the job on Jarman regularly.
And the thing is, as you've made mention, Billy Rusciuto and Jarman swap at full forward to the midfield.
Blakey will have no qualms about playing in front of the goals and do a reasonable job down there.
Matty, you've seen him down there as well.
Jarman, a mercurial talent, but Blakey will be comfortable in front of goals when he goes down there as well.
He doesn't often let you down, John Blakey.
In the last couple of weeks, he's just been sensational, and I really think he is the man for Darren Jarman.
I reckon Jarman's just ready to explode, Dermott.
He hasn't done much for a while, has he?
He's volcano, he's just ready to go, I reckon.
But a couple of match-ups you probably should talk about quickly.
McKernan and Wren is going to be a huge one, and also the coaches, Blight and Pagan.
Well, people talk about Blighty being the super coach, and he is fantastic,
but Pagan has not put a foot wrong in his coaching principles all year.
I mean, he just seems to keep coming up with all the right moves at the right time.
You mentioned Wren and McKernan.
The bloke who didn't make it into Adelaide's side last year, McCartney,
could actually become the most important man of the match,
because Adelaide will be thinking if they are to have a big forward stand up and grab four or five goals,
it has got to be Robbren.
And they would be thinking in the form he's in at the moment, he can beat McCartney hands down.
McCartney, that could be inspiration for him.
And they would be saying if North Melbourne play Mick Martin on Robbren, he will quell him,
but then Blight will say that's why they picked the extra big man.
They want to push Pittman forward or Marsh to take Martin away from Robbren.
So that's the way they're going to line up, though.
So it's already tactical, and they haven't even run out on the ground.
They say defence is one of the most important things come Grand Finals.
You've played on both defensive halves.
Which would you prefer least to line up against?
Martin, Archer and McCartney against Smart, Caven and Hart?
I feel that North Melbourne in the air are the best side I would have played against.
Very hard to take a contested mark against them,
whereas Adelaide are the hardest running and make your work the hardest as a forward.
So I think they've both got their strengths,
and I suppose their weaknesses also, but it's pretty even.
Boys, just before we go, great match-ups there.
The one bloke who has resigned today from his post is the West Coast Eagles champion and captain, Johnny Worsfold.
Billy, you've played on him in two losing Grand Finals.
Just a great player. Put your hands together for one of the greats, Johnny Worsfold.
Hi, Sarah. Sarah, Giles in the crowd there.
Certainly a tough nut, and a lot of blokes will sleep a lot better tonight and the next few weeks.
Don't worry about that.
And also Doom, Justin Charles announced that he's got a hip complaint.
He's out of footy as well.
Yeah, sad news for Justin.
I'm quite sure he would have loved to have come back to footy
and really prove that he could do it the way his body normally would allow.
But a super bloke and Justin, the game will sorely miss you.
I think he's been a great character for the game.
Lordy, before you let him go, will Sheed survive?
Yeah, very disappointed, as I said, if he doesn't.
And yeah, I'm pretty confident he will.
And Ed, before I go, the Norm Smith Medal is one of the most prestigious awards in football,
and well, you've got to decide on that as well.
Yeah, imagine that. I've got all these magnificent blokes up here who know everything about the game,
and I'm voting on the Norm Smith Medal. It's an indictment, isn't it?
And you vote on it to just pick one player, the four of you?
No, it's 3-2-1, and everyone gets in, and it's going to be an interesting one this year
because for the first time ever, Nathan Buckley will win the Norm Smith Medal.
You've heard another job, Ed.
No, it should be a fantastic day on Saturday.
Let's thank the panel, because when we come back, we have got the footy review,
and this year it's a tribute to the 80s.
That's coming up after these magic moments.
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