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He is one of the greatest talents this country has ever, ever seen.
David, you're 33 in 1988 when Dancing Man swings your company, David Atkins Enterprises,
into full motion. The next year, the birth of your biggest production, the arrival of
your son Tobias Stuart Atkins. Now you and Cherie had been trying for a fair while, hadn't
you? Two years, it wasn't easy.
And better than any? We just had trouble learning how to do it.
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all your hard work and creativity is about to really pay off. 1992 and Hot Shoe Shuffle
opens as a modest cabaret and ends up a smash hit in London. Your second son Joey is then
born and life couldn't be better. But all that comes crashing down when Cherie is diagnosed
with thyroid cancer. The old adage, the show must go on, is never now more agonizingly
true. And you kept it a secret for a long while, didn't you?
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takes England by storm. It's the only Australian musical, ladies and gentlemen, to ever open
on the West End.
And David, now it's your Hot Shoe co-star, the lady who played your very unlikely twin
sister Rhonda Burchmore. Now whose idea was it for you guys to team up?
I mean we were the Danny DeVito, Arnie Schwarzenegger team of the 90s on stage in a musical and
it was some...
Yeah, I guess the thing was that we... I mean Rhonda and I have always had a problem.
Speak for yourself.
No, you know what I mean.
I don't have a problem.
No, it's my problem.
Remember that when I said...
Yeah, that's true.
I remember ages ago I said to David, when I replaced the wonderful Linda Nagel, I said,
I don't have a problem with my height, do you have a problem with yours? And Darren
and you went away and thought about it for a little minute and kind of you said, well,
okay, let's give it a shot. And that was back in Dancing Man and then we went on to do beautiful
things in Hot Two Shuffle.
And ended up on the West End.
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Welcome back as we honor David Atkins. Well David, we've met a few of your leading ladies
this evening, but the most important one of all has been absent. You thought she was on
a gondola in Venice, but she secretly returned from overseas. It's your mum, Mary.
So you came good with your thread, huh? Yeah, I did. The worst part about this is it still
fits. And tell us about the blue suit, please. Well this is the little blue suit I made for
him when he first started dancing. I've got stacks of them. They start that big and they
move up. Every step that you grow out of it. That's a long time ago now, a very long time
ago. But now he's a star, a real star. Thank you.
David you're born with a natural gift, a gift to entertain audiences around the world. Few
have your passion, energy, talent and enthusiasm. But to your biggest fans, you're simply known
as dad. And here they are, your shining stars, Toby and Joey.
David as a wide-eyed young boy you danced in that little blue suit. Well 31 years later,
life has come full circle. Now the little boy in the blue suit is your beautiful son
Toby and with his co-star Rhonda Burchmore he is going to perform Name in Lights.
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Good evening everyone and welcome to the footy show.
Yes, a sensational crowd in tonight.
And well may I say tonight, what a big week it has been in football.
It's certainly been one of the biggest weeks in a hundred years of football in fact.
As the Melbourne Hawthorn merger deal was absolutely scuttled.
And our special guest tonight, none other than the saviours of both teams, Joe Kutnick and Don Scott.
Good to see them both here tonight.
And of course plenty of other big football news around today.
Of course Kevin Schiede reappointed for the next two years with the third one as an option.
And the other big news during the week of course was the invasion of Bali by the Fitzroy Football Club.
We'll be talking about that a little bit later in the show.
But let's get off to a big start straight away and welcome the man who tonight has been reappointed as a Geelong player.
Along with Paul Couch and Gary Ablett for the next season.
Even though he has to have his own personal fitness regime, Billy Brownless.
Got any Billy?
That's it.
The golden boy of football at the moment and there is no bigger than this fella now.
He was, he's every mother's son that they'd love to have.
Every girl's favourite husband.
He's everything at the minute.
You are a sensation, James Hurd.
We're even thinking about signing up for the Shanghai Ballet when they come out.
He's that dominant at the moment.
No, not having to go to the ballet.
And of course the man who has suffered a fair bit in the last couple of weeks.
Put your hands together at least he's got a club to play for next year.
And welcome Jason Dunstall.
How was it?
First of all you haven't spoken much in the media at all really about your knee.
Will you have another crack at playing footy?
I'd like to think so unless things go drastically wrong under the knife head.
Fingers crossed that won't happen.
And everything at the moment you haven't obviously had the operation?
No I haven't but you guys have done your best to end my career haven't you?
I take blame, arsehole.
Alright well it's good to see you in good spirits tonight anyway Jason.
Alright and of course tonight the selections for the second biggest round of football for
the year.
The preliminary final, four teams left, two to go through to the grand final next week.
Will Plugger be right?
Will Stewie Anderson be right?
Will Michael Voss be right?
We'll find out in the next four hours.
It has become the footy show every Thursday night.
But ladies and gentlemen please welcome the spiritual leader of the Brisbane Bears, none
other than Sam Dalai Lama Newman.
Peace, tranquility, serenity, free Tibet.
Seven of four Paul Kelly the Brownlow.
Wrong Tibet.
Wrong Tibet is it?
It's practicing out there, I can't do that la, I'll get that laughter.
Where did I get to there?
No free Tibet.
The one thing the earth is round and the ox is patient, or words to that effect.
I sincerely trust that the Brisbane Bears beat the crap out of North Melbourne.
My child, my child I believe you have a damaged appendage.
Would you like, no not that one, not that one.
Would you like the Deli Lama, your spiritual advisor, to put it up?
Put it up.
Do you feel better now, child?
Oh, oh, oh, don't touch.
It feels all right.
Don't touch the head.
I mean, it was a good one to start with, but it feels all right.
We'll have to get him working on the bad one.
Thank you very much.
Deli?
We'll find out more of the spiritual learnings of the Deli Newman as the show progresses,
but in the meantime, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome over by the bar, Trevor Marmalade.
It's been quite an easy week for a comedian in football this week with Fitzroy players
turning Club Cougar into Club Vanderhaar.
Let me get this straight.
They killed a rooster.
Is that right, Ronan?
Apparently so.
Well, at least the boys don't get drafted to go on tour with Alice Cooper, can't they?
Well, although Alice Cooper's already said he's hard done by there, he said he never
actually did bite the head off a chicken.
He said, no, it was just a cute little puppy dog.
But I've got a spirit.
Well, I saw something very spiritual on Monday night, the merger debate, amazing scenes,
and it just goes to prove it's an old saying, isn't it?
There are two sides to every story.
Or are there?
Do you ever wonder about that?
Yeah.
Another philosophical one for you, see?
Another philosophical one for the Deli here.
If all the world is a stage, then where's the audience sitting?
On that note, let's introduce and welcome the gentlemen from the Superbox, some of the
great Aboriginal players and umpires and real characters of 100 years of AFL football with
us tonight.
That's Eric Thorpe, the great Sid Jackson, Glen James, Phil Egan, Robbie Maddog here
and Shay Cockatoo Collins.
And our special guest on the footy show tonight, none other than one of the great Aboriginal
players and one of the great all time players of the game in Barry Cable.
But let's get on to the show straight away.
There's been plenty of issues.
First of all, Jason, tell us about the knee.
What is the progression for you now up to the operation?
Well, it feels all right at the moment.
All I've had is an arthroscopy and they've had a look in and discovered what the damage
was.
Apparently before RICO's now, they like the bleeding and everything to settle down before
they actually do it.
So I've got to wait another couple of weeks before I have it done.
Well, you've got a big decision whether to try and come back early, a la Schwartz and
the likes, or go 12 months as has been the convention before the people rushing back.
There haven't been too many who have come back early who have survived.
Which way do you think you'll end up going?
I think it's a little bit different.
I didn't totally rupture the anterior cruciate.
I think it's two thirds torn.
So it's perhaps not as bad as it could be.
But obviously I'll be guided by the surgeons and the club doctors and physios and just
take it as it comes.
And James, of course, the Bombers.
Tonight, Kevin Shetty pulled a trump card out and had Tommy Hafe address the players
tonight.
I don't know how you knew that, Ed.
As the spies out there.
Yes, Tommy came and spoke to us and was inspirational in his own way.
Tom, you can see why Richmond won so many premierships and when they did because he
was really a great speaker.
Kicking and running and jumping and fast and all that sort of stuff.
There's a certain amount of kicking and jumping that goes along with football, Sam.
So it's a good thing.
And Billy, congratulations, you've had the reprieve.
Yeah, no, well, I'm actually contracted for another year, Ed.
So I was just fulfilling that next year.
You could have been cancelled though, Bill.
Well, I mean, they could have asked you.
Well, I could have been, but no.
You stitched them again, haven't you?
Bill, do you reckon that the fact that they've said you have to have your personal trainer
for yourself and Gary Ebelett and Paul Ketch is a subtle way of saying you're fat?
Yeah, well, I could, but it's not a personal trainer.
Like we just go to training and someone's with you.
Speaking of fat, how much do you weigh, Jason, at the minute?
At the minute, how much do you weigh?
I'm around about 100 kilos.
How much do you reckon you'll weigh in six months' time?
Probably about 100 kilos.
Really?
Yeah.
You'll be about 125, I reckon.
It's one thing that you lack.
It's called discipline.
Trent, what are you doing?
I'm doing a little bit of a workout.
Trent, what do you think about Jason's weight?
Well, I was going to say, why would you ever bother to hire a personal trainer?
Just stand next to someone that's got one.
That works, doesn't it?
Boys, Fitzroy.
There have been various reports.
Brad Boyd, we spoke to him in Toronto today.
He was actually heading to Niagara Falls with Chris Johnson on his holiday.
So we've invited America now too.
But he seemed to suggest that things might have been blown out of proportion a little
bit as did John Burt, the general manager today at Fitzroy, although there is no doubt
that the Fitzroy boys did put on some sort of a rampage over there.
You're going over to Bali soon, Jason.
The Hawthorne boys, are they?
I think they're heading to Phuket, Ed.
Oh, right.
But obviously, the Hawthorne boys will be very well behaved.
There wouldn't be a problem there.
Well, Billy, you might as well ask him, because James doesn't do anything wrong when he goes
away.
James is such a nice boy, isn't he?
Don't you?
But, yeah, we're going actually to Lara.
We're looking forward to that.
No, we're going to Kaisamui, so that'll be good.
You might as well spend three weeks getting pissed down there as anywhere else, Bill.
It can get blown out of proportion.
I know when we're in Canada and Gavin Exel and Andrew Bews got kicked out of the country
because we had this huge party in their room.
They weren't even there, but because it was a huge party and we drank their bar dry and
did things in their room, they got kicked out of the country because it was in their
room.
Fair enough.
I don't know.
We weren't over there.
One final one before we go to the teams' end of the break.
Plugger's groin.
Should they play him?
Oh, definitely not.
It'd be good if Rodney had left him out.
What do you reckon?
I think it's a simple case.
I mean, a 60% fit plug is probably better than any other option they have.
I guess you can get away with it a little bit more because of the small ground.
Even just for the fact that the guys will walk tall, having him around, you've got to
play him.
What do you reckon?
I reckon there might be something going on up there, some mind games going on.
OK.
All right.
Well, Sam, of course, we had a result last night.
You guys will take the cap off.
They can't concentrate.
I bet you wish you could do that.
Now, we had a huge night last night, Eddie, this is a legacy of it, at the Australian
Football Writers' Meteor Awards.
Yes.
3AW, I know you work for Triple M. We won three awards there for radio excellence.
We'll wait till next year.
Triple M will be a tremendous threat to us.
I know, but 3AW and Triple M, now we've mentioned that four times.
But the footy show at the Australian Writers' Football Awards, or whatever they call the
Meteor Awards, won a best program here, and so we acknowledge that, that's Channel 9.
But Channel Rex, now look, they've actually covered themselves in glory.
They won an award for the best light entertainment, this is in football, for the best light entertainment
interest and information program.
Now we're just wondering when it's going to go to air.
We've been waiting for it for 30 odd years, but it hasn't gone to air yet.
But Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, on the news tonight, that very, very popular news show that Channel
Rex have, Timmy mentioned that they, we can give credit where it's due, they won an award
for overall excellence.
Now this is unedited, this went to air on Channel Rex tonight, this is overall excellence.
Timmy, on the...
And David, that's our sport for tonight.
Thank you Tim, before you go, congratulations are in order for one of our team.
Yes David, Mark Dore and last night picked up the AFL's award for the best TV news reporter
for his series of stories on the Fitzroy merger, from North's moves to the eventual signing
with the Bears, congratulations to Mark, I think he's out there celebrating still somewhere.
Neil Kearney's 100 years of football won best feature and the Seven Network also won the
award for overall excellence.
Terrific Tim, thank you, haven't seen Mark at all today.
Now next, today's stormy weather.
And below this prospect, there's no light.
You just...
We're going to pack all these trophies up and send them down to Channel Rex, we just
can't, we just can't compete with excellence like that.
That is excellence, the epitome of excellence, we just can't compete so we'll give you the
trophies and you can take them, well done boys.
By the way, this is the last game on the home ground because next week for the grand final
edition we'll be live from Melbourne Park from 9 o'clock to 11, so special footy show
time next week of 9 o'clock.
And well we sold out on the first morning that we put tickets on sale, about 8 and a
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number of impeded viewing seats if you want to go along.
Impeded viewing?
Yeah, it doesn't mean that you have to be half blind to go yourself, right, Trevor?
Just sit out in the car and listen to it.
If you can't actually make it on the night, maybe you can just put a pole in front of
your TV set.
That's almost it.
But if you do want to come along, this is the deal, for $12.50 you can get the tickets,
you can see about one third of the stage but you'll get to see all the other stuff happening
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they are impeded viewing seats.
Other quarter of the stage area will be visible from these seats but there will be giant screens
Trevor.
Quarter now?
Hang on, it was a third a second ago.
Alright, we'll make it $12.
But there is screens everywhere so you'll be able to see what's going on except a quarter
of the stage is all you'll be able to see but everything will be happening around it
so there are some tickets going on sale tomorrow.
You can go down to the Bass Outlets or phone 11500 for $12.50 and join in all the fun of
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Melbourne Park.
It is going to be an absolute delta.
We'll take a break and I'll just have a look ahead and just see what we're going to do.
We're going to come back.
It's got to you finally.
Second last show.
You have no idea what you're doing.
I'm auditioning for Channel Rex actually.
When you're getting another award for excellence.
I was going to say Sammy if we ever get nominated for excellence we're doing our job wrong.
When we come back Joe Gutnick and Channel Rex's very own Don Scott.
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Well without doubt, one of the biggest stories of the century of football, certainly one
of the biggest stories of the year, was the meetings on Monday night.
First of all, at Delos Brooks Hall for the Melbourne Football Club.
At the Campbell Civic Centre for the Hawthorn Football Club.
Hawthorn voted no thanks to the Operation Payback Scheme put together by Don Scott and
his helpers.
Melbourne Football Club narrowly voted yes.
Of course no merger will happen now between the two sides.
And in a matter of a couple of days later, Joe Gutnick has become the Melbourne Football
Club President.
Let's talk to the two men associated with the two teams of course.
Joe Gutnick himself and Don Scott.
Welcome to the floor tonight.
Joe, firstly, congratulations on, well you didn't get the vote up, but you've been able
to get through and become the President of the Melbourne Football Club.
Three or four weeks ago, would you have ever dreamt that you'd be Melbourne Football Club
President?
Firstly, I can test the fact that we didn't get the vote up, because there's all types
of questions we have about that vote, but we don't talk about the past.
But I'm honoured that I'm now the President and I've got a very tough job ahead of me,
and I hope I'll be able to do a good job for all the members.
I suppose there's a lot of firsts this week, but seeing Hasserman and Ian Ridley being
booed there the other night, and then yourself in a Masonic temple getting a standing ovation
must have been something that you'd never have dreamt of before, Joe.
I would have preferred that everyone got the hurrays, because everyone meant well, and as
I said, we want to forget what happened on Monday night.
I think everyone wants to forget about it and we're looking to go forward.
And you're on a roll because the float was magnificent last week.
So you can't do no wrong at the moment, Joe.
Well, we'll see in the future.
Now Donald, welcome.
Oh, Johnny.
How are you?
Good, Johnny.
Thanks for, uh, Channel Rex allowing you to come over.
Did you ever have a great fear that you actually would win?
And have to put your money where your mouth is.
Can I think on that, Johnny, for a while?
Well, I mean, now you've suddenly thrust in there from the little TAB down on the coast
there to coming up here taking over the great club that you helped immortalise, Donald.
You must have faced this decision with a bit of trepidation.
Oh, no, Joe.
You know, halfway through, yeah, when we didn't have the big licks of money, it was a little
worrying, but...
Have you got any idea what you're doing?
Come on, you idiot, get on with it.
This is like baiting time.
I thought we'd got out of this.
You've won upmanship.
That's all you want.
You're coming into a great club and you're going to take over almost as one of its administrators
and main men.
No, not take over, John.
We just rescued a club.
What we've really done is defeated a motion before that the board put up.
And we've defeated it and we'll just see what happens from there.
Don, I suppose the big question is now that will the board stay or will they go?
They were supposed to resign today.
There hasn't been any news on that.
And if they do resign, or would you like them to resign?
And have you got an interim board ready to go and then a long-term board ready to step
in?
We've got an interim board.
That's in case if they do resign.
Now they've got a meeting next Wednesday.
As to what they do, I really don't know, Ed.
Would you prefer to see a bit of a sweep out of the club now?
No, I don't think so.
I mean, you know, we've got the money.
It really was a perfect marriage.
Everything that Melbourne are offering, we've got it.
And so we've got to put the cash in and away we go.
And we've got the business plan and sponsors for next year as well as the existing sponsors.
Don, when do you think you'll be able to start announcing those sponsors?
I mean, that was a big part of the operation.
Yeah, it was.
And it'll be next week.
Like, we've got guys coming to us now still.
And you know, we're not in a position to give them an answer.
I mean, I had two meetings this morning today and I said, well, we can't give it to you
because, you know, we're not there.
All we do is raise some money.
You've got to deal with the board.
Do you think it was a blow for people who believe that football is a game of passion
rather than a game of finances?
I think it really did heighten what is in Melbourne and that is a football culture.
I mean, it transcends all things.
I mean, Joe on the weekend celebrated Jewish New Year.
We've got Jewish people helping us on Operation Payback.
I said, well, you better have the day off tomorrow.
And the guy said, well, I'm contactable.
I've got a mobile phone.
I should be in the synagogue, but I'm contactable.
So it transverses everything.
I mean, it's just a terrific thing, football.
Now, Joseph, Brian Dixon was your great running mate.
He seems to have been swept out in the rush there.
Where is he?
What position is he holding, if any?
And you seem to have actually deserted him, Joseph.
He's the hero because he was willing to sacrifice himself in order to preserve unity in the
club.
So he's the...
Sacrificial lamb.
He's their martyr.
Is he?
Yep.
Joe, are you also...
Is he happy about that?
I don't think he's happy.
No one's happy about it in the Melbourne Football Club.
Joseph, you were putting together a package worth about $3 million before the vote.
I understand that that's become a little bit more tangible.
How much are you actually going to kick in?
Well, I'm very happy I'm working together with Ian because he's going to really tighten
the belt there and it won't be spent so easily and it'll be spent in the right direction.
So...
Question to both gentlemen here.
The AFL have gone down a path of trying to get clubs to merge.
They've pretty much helped Fitzroy out the door completely.
Do you think now they have to have an absolute change of philosophy and try and maintain
the clubs in Melbourne, whether that means selling off Waverley or getting a line of
credit until they do so or come up with another scheme?
But do you think that they've been sent out a very clear message from the consumers, that
of the supporters, that people want the game to survive the way it is at the moment in
Melbourne?
With respect to Mr Oakley, I don't think he understood the culture of football and he
got a good lesson on Monday night and I think that the AFL should help the clubs that are
struggling, Hawthorne, Melbourne or whichever clubs need help, that they should understand
to support...
Listen you little bastard, you can help us, you know.
I want to say that I'm very grateful to you.
This is the first time I've got a good honour for nothing.
Actually, Donald, I'm glad you said that because you've lapsed back into your playing days
of being snowed and having a whack behind the plate.
Ah, hang on, John.
Just a minute.
So if I call you a maggoty old sheep fondler, as long as I apologise, as long as I apologise,
as long as I apologise the next day, all's fair and love and war, you gave Tiger Ridley
a fearful spray for doing nothing more than trying to bunk up Melbourne's cause.
Yes, John.
Yes, so as long as you apologise the next day and you've had experience at doing that
over the years, I've seen you on foot of your trips.
Yes, John.
You are an idiot, Ben.
Don, how much did it take out of you, personally?
Personally?
Yeah, the last couple of weeks.
I'm still really trying to get back at, you know, I think it'll take another few days
because the sleep pattern is not back.
I'm sleeping now at five o'clock and the phone rings at seven, so I'm getting about three
or four hours sleep now.
And we've asked you before to make an impassioned plea for the survival of the club.
Is there anything you'd like to say to the people who got behind Operation Payback?
Actually, I was surprised because I thought that Hawthorne people were apathetic and I
blasted them through the year, but boy, did we stir the soul.
They really did come out and the money that we've raised has just been terrific.
And to you people, again, I've got to apologise because I didn't think you had it, but they
certainly have got it and will be coming back again too, so get ready.
And obviously, Don, you need them to survive and come back and really throw their hat in
the ring.
Eddie, all we've done, and I'm only talking personally now, and I've said this, I don't
mind whether the clubs merge, but I didn't like the way that they went about it and now
the people have really have got the opportunity of Hawthorne to say, yes, we want our club
to survive.
All we've given them is a vehicle to say, yes, we want it to survive.
All right, Don, thanks very much for coming in tonight.
Joseph, thank you very much.
Well done.
And congratulations to both Joseph Kutnick and Don Scott and all their workers who work
so brilliantly over the last couple of weeks.
And well, Hawthorne and Melbourne will be around for a little while yet, no doubt about
that.
Isn't he a bloody stardom?
He's a marvellous, marvellous man.
Now we've got, so you'll stick around on for this because we've got some mixed marriages
and mixed marriages.
And the first is, well, lookalikes.
No, mixed marriages first.
Mixed marriages, yeah, is Don and of course Joseph.
And before we go to the lookalikes, why don't we go to Sam's mailbag.
Thank you very much, Eddie.
I think we've got out of that, didn't we?
No, we've got out of that.
Don, you've got, you've thrown me.
We've got completely out of order.
Now this appeared in the, well, it's got the quokka advertising newspaper in Western Australia.
This was sent in by Miss Markwell.
Men's and boys West Coast Eagles jackets size 105, $40.
West Coast Eagles jumper boys size 10 to 12, 25.
Eagles scarf and beanie 10, all will swap for free mantle dockers gear.
Now obviously they've taken the defeat very, very hard over here when they got flogged
last week.
And this was a gem.
We like this.
I'm writing to you on behalf on this is from Chris Linden.
I'm writing to you on behalf of the Marara Christian School in Darwin to see if you may
be able to assist us in obtaining some tickets for the coming grand final.
I wrote to the AFL a few weeks ago to see if they could help.
It was only offered tickets to the preliminary final.
I declined the offer.
I reckon if anyone can help us, you would.
There are 32 of us all together.
32 of us.
I can be contacted on mobile phone or a message can be left for me on the phone.
P.S. how about a big plug for the national...
I bet this bloke's not circumcised.
Why's that?
There's no end to this prick.
Chris Linden wants 32 grand final tickets and a plug for the Super Rules carnival over
in Adelaide.
So Chris, I wouldn't quite get in the truck yet.
This is from Kim Giddens.
When Dougie finishes challenging you for Street Talk, I'll have a go as well.
I have no experience in television but it looks pretty easy.
Go to a mall, locate the local Fosse's, Cole's or Priceline store, interview the Bogans milling
around, throw in the occasional dumb blonde and hey presto, Street Talk.
Spot on baby, you haven't missed a beat.
Wait till you see what's coming up.
And this finally was sent in by Campbell Burns.
Now here's a photo of our esteemed...
Now look this is a school photo, magnificent little photo.
What school is it then?
It's the North...
Yes, I'll just find that there already.
It looks like Waddle Park Primary to me.
Waddle Park Primary.
Yes, Waddle Park Primary School, grades four and five, 1971.
Where did you read that as a matter of interest?
The little thing on the front there.
Yep, on the park in front of the photo.
Yep, the middle.
Waddle Park Primary School.
See if you can pick our esteemed colleague Trev out there.
How would you pick him out?
He's the only one...
He's looking good.
He's the only one that hasn't got the school uniform on.
He's got the North Melbourne jumper on.
It was actually a sad tale Sammy because that was 1971.
If you remember, Brian Dixon was coaching us, he said we only won one game for the entire
year.
It was round 17 and of course on Monday morning, what do you do at school when your team wins?
You wear your footy jumper.
I've been waiting all year to wear my footy jumper and I turned up there with school photos
today, suck.
You've got to bury yourself once again.
It looked like it was a bit of a hard year there Trev.
Now I'm sorry Eddie, I said mixed marriages before but we've done those.
Now we're getting on to lookalikes.
Lookalikes now.
Yes, now these are the lookalikes.
Now Don you've got another run here.
This is Don Scott and the Dalai Lama.
Not bad that actually.
He's had a good run.
Here's our very, very great friend Jay over here, Jason Dunstel and Glen Campbell.
And now I think, actually you have to do this one because we've got Matthew Richardson and
I've got Katie Lang here but it's not Katie Lang.
Who is it Trev?
Alanis Morissette.
Which is Alanis Morissette?
Alanis Morissette.
So they're the mixed marriage but not anything else to do?
And I think that's about it but just before we go to the break James you've got a question.
I just want to ask Joe a quick question.
Just aside from the money that you're putting into the club, as President what do you foresee
that you will do to change Melbourne and get them back on track?
Well we're looking that the board should be accessible to the popular members out there.
I think it was revealed on Monday night that there's a lot of new faces in the Melbourne
football club that everyone didn't know about and I hope that as President I'll make sure
that the members are accessible to the board.
Good on you Joseph, good on you Don.
Thanks for coming in tonight.
When we come back before we do Trev, before we finally try to get this break finished.
So James coming out of contract soon, want to get your hands on something that's 70 million
didn't you mate?
You got a tip for us there?
Oh yeah well Joseph and Don, your tips for this?
Nah I want a share market tip.
Oh share market tip.
These went from 20 cents to 4.60 during the week.
Michael Mantle told me that, works at the share market.
Is that right Joe?
No comment.
Just another bit of news you might be interested in, John Elliott has just announced that the
name of the new soccer club to be playing out of Carlton is called Pigs Arsenal.
On that note we'll get to the break when we come back, Essendon vs Sydney.
We'll plug a bit there, we'll find out afterwards.
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Welcome back to the Footy Show.
Every week on the Footy Show I come out and say, what a big week it's been in football.
Well what a big year it's been in football.
And to have a look at football from a different slant, please welcome for their very own review
of the 1996 centenary season, Percy Andeckey.
Thank you.
Went to the footy, it was pissin' down.
Took three hours to get into the ground.
Lost me car after the game.
Got that drunk, forgot I came by train.
The price of beer, you need an overdraft.
Me missus queued up for the dunny and she missed the second half off.
Remember Capper, what a wacker.
He used to wear his shorts up his clacker.
That's football.
That's what pisses us off.
Jason Dunstall, his knee looks doubtful.
And who cut his hair, the bloody local council?
A hundred years and Footy's still the same.
Collingwood supporters all sharing one brain.
The Melbourne debt, is it as bad as it looks?
Well that's what bloody happens when Harry Beitzel does the books.
Bring back the Swamets and their busty shows.
I reckon Wayne Kerry'd like to get his hands on those.
That's football.
That's what pisses us off.
James Hurd, all the girls are obsessed.
I've seen his bedroom, it's got an interchange bench.
Colonel Hann and his voice from the deep.
Sounds like a record that's on the wrong speed.
At Waverly Park we saw the lights all blow.
Not like Dougie Hawkins, lights are on but no one's home.
Sammy Newman, oh he's wild and he's wacky.
I think he smoked some stuff that he got from Romborassi.
That's football.
That's what Sammy Boy likes.
Let's finish it up diggies.
Steve Silvani, he flies like a sailor.
Good in any position, just ask Joe Bailey.
That's football.
That's what we really like and I'd like to see that.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Well done, Percy and Dicky, fantastic fellows with their review of the 1996 centenary session.
Percy and Dicky, great performance there.
Alright, ladies and gentlemen, a couple of weeks ago on Almost Footy Legends
they had some magnificent vision of one B Brownless kicking the dew off the ground at Punt Road in the reserves game.
Billy, I think we should have a look at it again, just take us through what happened here.
Have a look at the mark.
Beautiful mark.
Now just for the people who might not know, at this stage scores dead level.
Couple of minutes to go in the game, you're lining up, what happened?
Well, I've kicked the ground, eh?
And I nearly got it again and kicked the goal there, they missed that.
Now explain what happened in the lead-up, because you took the mark, you're pretty happy
the folks have come down from Gerilderry in the bus, nice and early, hadn't had a touch.
It was a 9 o'clock start or a 10 o'clock start, so the folks and about 10 friends have come down from Gerilderry.
They left at about 4.30 and I was very happy to see the game and I hadn't done much all day,
finally took that splendid mark and went back and there's this little Richmond turd standing right there.
He was and he's saying, I've seen Stephen Kernahan miss from this, I've seen Stephen Kernahan miss like this
and I've gone, yeah, well you watch this mate.
And it went bang straight into the man on the mark.
I've never seen you move so quickly to recover the book.
You just feel like an idiot, but I'm sure we've all done it, you've done that, James?
No, I haven't.
That's a lot of fun.
I've done that mate, I know the golden boy hasn't but we've done it.
But it's just another chapter of the book Ed.
Fair enough too Billy.
Alright, well another chapter to the finals book will be played out on Saturday night at the SCG
and it's of course the second ever final up there.
That is the footy record with Paul Kelly on the front, Trigit De Paul and Greg Hobbs of the footy record says,
Swans to win, so there you go, James, somebody to aim for there.
The 1996 preliminary final, that is the footy record and let's go to the teams now
and see whether or not the great man is playing Tony Lockett.
Let's have a look, he is back in the side, big Tony.
So to Chapman, out of the side, Arnett and Crawford, both omitted from the team.
They got up by six points against Hawthorne, they've had the week's rest of course.
Last time they met in a final, Essin had beat South Melbourne by 28 points in the 1942 preliminary final
and of course Essin then went on to win the flag against Richmond on that occasion.
This is the line-up for the Swans, McPherson, Dunkley, Seymour,
Huskus, Ruse, Grant, Lough, Lewis, Maxfield, O'Loughlin, Mooney and Dyson, the forwards, O'Brien,
big plugger at full forward and Kickett, the Rucks, Stafford, Kelly and Criswell,
the interchange, Bays, Chapman and Garlick.
O'Brien kicked five last time and Mooney three and don't forget that without Tony Lockett in the side,
there's been three occasions this year, two wins for the Sydney Swans by 35 points against the West Coast Diggles
in round 22 and of course by six in the qualifying final against Hawthorne, one loss in round 17
against Fremantle by 26 points but at the minute he is there big Tony.
Let's have a look at the Essendon side and Chris Dennehur.
Back after a couple of months out with a broken jaw and Blumfield coming to the side, Barnard
with that ankle injury couldn't come up and David Kelthorpe, who didn't get much of a run last week,
has been omitted from the side. From the back line, Wanganine who was great last week,
kicking a few goals as well, Wallace, Wellman, Hardwick, Harvey and Young and good luck to Mark Harvey
in his 200th game. He's played in three day flags, three night flags, the 92 best and fairest
and all Australian in 85 and 93. It's been a fantastic career there for Mark Harvey.
The centres of Doolin, O'Donnell and Blumfield. McCurry has been picked even though he looked a bit dodgy
at training tonight with that back and hip injury. James, you can tell us a bit more about that in a minute.
Fletcher at centre half forward, Hurd on the half forward flank. The forwards of Lloyd Alessio,
who was magnificent last week with his five goals, particularly in the second half.
And Cockatoo Collins, who joins us on the interchange bench tonight.
Somerville Denham and Buick, an interchange of Danaher, Ola Renshaw and Masiti.
The bombers were great. They have played a couple of times obviously this year.
Essendon getting up by 18 points at the MCG in round 21 and in round 6 at the SCG.
It was a draw and James, you kicked the point to make it a draw on that occasion.
How are you looking forward to going up to Sydney this week?
It should be fantastic. I suppose Mark Harvey's 200th game is probably a great reason that we want to win.
Not only just a final, Mark's been such a great player for the whole side and a great person around the club
that we really try and win these milestone games. But there's a lot of pressure on at the moment.
A preliminary final and we go straight out if we lose. So we're all hoping that Tony Lockett doesn't play and we get up and win.
And Barry Young in his 100th and Damien Hardwick in his 50th. Now Steve Alessio, an obvious key for the bombers.
He was great in the second half last week, kicking five goals and really taking the game by the scruff of the neck
which he hasn't done really all year. I think that game was really the turning point of his year hopefully
and it's turned around for this week anyway and he'll be a great player for us on the weekend.
Now Jim, what about Mark McHury? He had a bit of a hip, didn't he?
He did, yes.
So he's in, he's been in the decompression high valve, compressor hyperspareic chamber.
That's right and it's obviously worked wonders. For all I know he could be coaching and Shees could be on the field
the way Shees moves his team around. So I don't exactly know what's going on.
Now Jim, I'm interested to hear you say that you hope Tony Lockett's not playing. Does this mean we're very fearful?
I mean if he hasn't got any bubbles, tears, spots, lumps in his veins in his groin, I mean he might be able to perform wonders there.
You're a bit worried about it, are you?
He's probably the most, he's the most dominant player in the AFL I think. He and Wayne Kerry can turn a game
probably more than any other player except for Jason Dunstall.
Don't put yourself down, you're no stats on it.
And Billy, he, sorry Billy.
And Billy.
And he's not all around. And Ed, you're not bad either.
Now what about, I gave you a bit of advice last week, got in to you about your set shot kicking.
That's right.
And you've taken the old Warwick Capper advice to go and have a kick in the park.
Yeah, I just woke up Friday morning and thought I might stroll down to the MCG, a bit of a park and take Warwick's advice
and Jason, that advice worked for you very well, didn't it?
It did work, did it work for you?
It did actually.
I'll see you've got another lazy three votes.
That's right.
Hopefully you might be able to get down with a personal trainer.
What about the Sydney Swans, are they a chance at all?
Oh, of course they are. They're a very good side.
You just keep thinking they're going to get knocked over but they keep on winning.
And especially up there, they're going to be very hard to beat Herdy.
But Dean Wallace has been good, hasn't he?
He's been great, yeah. Dean will have the job on plugger.
And it's a big job in football and he should do that very well.
And Sam, can I ask you about Peter Somerville's performance last week?
Yes.
I mean, people who criticised him for maybe his second effort at the centre bounces
but last week his palming was just magnificent.
Majestic, I think is the word, Eddie.
Majestic. He was a very, very shining, very big shining light for us
and there fed all the smaller players.
Denham was prolific out of the centre due to Peter's magnificent play.
I just wanted to, I would think that the Swans might be confident enough, Jim,
to beat you without Lockett and they'll save him for the grand final.
Well, they...
Pardon, Jason?
You're kidding.
They?
You are kidding.
Well, they beat you without him.
They did, but that is the most outrageous statement I've ever heard
to save a bloke from a preliminary final for a grand final.
Well, would you rather them play on their home ground up there without him
with a better chance of winning and come down here without him
for the grand final and get flogged?
Well, no point coming down there if you're not in the grand final, is there?
But I'm just saying I think they'd be confident enough to beat Essendon upstairs.
They can't beat Essendon without Tony Lockett.
I think even because he's injured, I think Essendon will win either way.
All right, Billy, who do you think will win?
I think Essendon.
And, James, why do you think you'll win?
I just think...
James is playing.
James.
Golden boy.
Ballet boy.
All right, so, Billy, you reckon the Bombers, James the Bombers
and Jason the Bombers and Sam, you're going for the Swans.
Even the Sandy Head Twinkle Toed Snowflake, I don't think...
Can we cut to an ad, Eddie, is that all right?
I think the Swans will actually beat Essendon convincingly.
All right, well, there you go. Sam Newman likes that.
I think the Bombers will take a break
and when we come back, almost, footy legends.
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HOMOS! FOOTBALL! HENCHETS!
OK, starting off with the Colourby hangers, just for you, Jase.
Check this one out.
Oh, very nice indeed.
Stephen Niyarati from the 2s there.
Think he might get a go with the 1s after that.
Here's another bad one, a bit of hang time here.
Oh, he's nice, man.
Well, he was his teammate who stepped over there.
I think that was Mick Fogarty.
OK, a bit of a shirt front here. Check this one out.
And the other 9s, Grand Final.
Nice one by the 16-year-old Brendan Johnson on that occasion.
Good fair bump.
OK, now here's a good one in the Grand Final.
Check out this for form.
Now, can anyone tell me what happened there?
He's had the fresh air shot, but it's just sort of rolled through.
Very good effort for a point in the Grand Final.
And here we go, a young 19-year-old Jason Dunstall.
Here he is. That's him, folks.
Helping Cooper into the 84 flag.
Look at him.
There we go, Jase looking good.
Look at the hair.
And legs.
And our winners for this week,
John Van Der Poel, Michelle Fogarty, Brian Johnson,
Greg Rossiter and Phil Horn, Ed.
Yes, indeed. And, geez, you look beautiful there, Jason.
I'm just wrapped. They sent in one where I got a kick
and I didn't fall over. I do something stupid.
And one where you had some hair.
Man, I was so thin, Sam, wasn't I?
Yeah, still thin.
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All right, well, let's get into a person
who had all the skill in the world.
People are remembering for his 225 games
with the Perth Football Club, 64 games
with the East Perth Football Club,
but more importantly, his 116 magnificent games
with the North Melbourne Football Club.
He came over in 1970, then went back to the West,
and then played between 74 and 77.
He also coached North Melbourne.
Put your hands together for one of the most skilled players
ever to pull on a boot, Mr Barry Cable.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Take it easy.
Just before we kick off, Eddie,
I think we should just warn our Star Trekkers.
I think we're 38 minutes behind at the stage.
Perhaps just tune your VCRs in,
because I don't think you're going to see Star Trek
before 1 tonight, so...
Just give you that tip now.
Well, speaking of stars, Barry, North Melbourne
in a nice position. You went to training tonight.
How did you see your old club?
Well, they look pretty good, Ed.
I just hope that they can get through the Brisbane Bears
on the weekend now. They've been playing well enough.
They've probably been a little bit up and down
on the other sides,
but they've got their big opportunity now,
and not getting through in the last two years
should give them enough incentive, I think, to go on with it.
What was it like in 1970?
You came across one of the best and first, went back to Perth,
and then came back in 74 for the glory run there,
winning in 75 and 77, North's only Premierships.
Yeah, well, that was great,
because when I came across in 1970,
we'd only won three games.
One of those was against Richmond,
the team that had won the Premiership the year before,
so I guess that was the greatest highlight for North.
In fact, only winning the three games for the year
was like a Premiership when we beat them at the MCG,
and I think we never got over that for about four weeks.
But then to come back in 74
and with Barassi and Aylett and quite a few other players,
one of Sam's mates, Doug Waite from Geelong,
and Rand Tellan Davis, we made up,
and of course we didn't get a bad sort of a player
from South Australia at the time, Malcolm Blight,
and so they put together a pretty good side.
Barry, you were meticulous in your preparation to the game,
but while we were wearing number 44 in the 75 grand final,
what happened there?
Oh, I was just trying to put them off for the day.
No, what happened was in those days,
unlike Jason and the boys these days
where they get everything looked after for them,
we looked after our own jumpers.
And of course I was pretty excited on that particular day.
I thought I'd packed my bag, which I'd normally did every Saturday.
Forgot my jumper.
Now, Barry, we want to concentrate on North
because they're the flavour of the month,
but I just wanted to quickly ask you,
you're a resident of Western Australia,
what did you think of the West Coast Eagles'
the pessimism of coming over to play here
where they've already won two flags in the first place?
What did you think of that?
Well, I think that Mick had a point in the fact that...
What was that point?
Well, the point that they'd won the game,
and so therefore he was looking at it from the point of view
that, you know, if you win, you're supposed to...
Despite all that, the game wasn't being played over there,
so they dwelt on the negatives a lot.
Oh, yeah, I don't think they had to do that.
I think they just get on with the game.
And basically I think that's pretty much
what most people thought was just get on with it.
And they did that. I mean, they tried to do their best.
They just didn't play a good game.
Barry, what was it like roving to two of the most unlikely-looking footballers
in Barry Goodingham, who was a tall, lean bloke, of course,
and then of course Mick Nolan, who probably might have at times
wanted to maybe eat you at quarter time.
Oh, it's Mick Nolan.
Yeah, well, they were certainly different.
There was no doubt about that.
But then an old, wise man told me years ago
when I first started playing footy
that don't get too involved with Ruckman
because, you know, they're a bit slow.
And the fact is that's mentally as well.
And so don't get too involved
because they are inclined to sort of go here, go there.
We'll sort of knock it to three, we'll knock it to four.
And, you know, they can get lost.
So the important thing is with Ruckman, when I was playing,
was the most important thing, Jason, I wanted to know,
and this is good for you and Sam, is that all I wanted to know
was that they knew which direction they were going in.
That was the most important thing.
Yeah, they're not always sure about that, though, are they?
Well, you roped to the great Sam Yim.
I was just going to say, of course, in state games
you're headed by the throat, luxury personified
because people like myself were playing in those games, Barry.
You would have just roped the opposition, Ruckman, then Barry, wouldn't you?
Well, I was hoping for that, actually.
I roped to Sam and Graham Rice at the time.
Graham Rice, yeah.
And they were both very good Ruckman.
But no, Ed, I just stuck to the old cliché,
what my mate told me years ago was,
look, as long as you know which way they're going in,
and I said to Sam, Sam, you know which way we're going,
he said, yeah, I said, well, good, well,
just knock it in that direction and leave the rest to me.
Barry, as a...of course, we know you had a tragic accident a few years back
where you lost a fair bit of your leg in a tractor accident
and then cycled across the Nullarbor.
How hard a period was that for you to come back from?
Oh, well, it wasn't...
Well, it was hard, obviously,
but it happened when I was 36,
so it was at the end of my footy career, if you like,
so it wasn't so much a tragedy to me personally in that sense.
So I handled it fairly well mentally,
and I think it was one of the things that I was able to get over it a lot easier.
Had it have been, like, you know, a younger person,
I think it would have been more of a worry to me.
For people who don't remember, of course, Barry,
you fell underneath the tractor, and the tractor stayed on top of you
and pretty much carved your thigh out, which sounds gruesome,
and would have been a lot gruesome actually being there, of course.
Do you think that your mental toughness as a footballer helped you get through that period?
Oh, there's no doubt about that. Yeah, no question.
Now, how did you make the transgression from being a great player to a coach?
You coached the Kangaroos?
Transition, that, my friend. What do I say?
Transgression. He doesn't... He never transgressed at all, the great man.
Sorry, Sam. Doug will be watching.
Doug will be a rat now. All right.
How did you find the difficult task of coming from being a player to coaching the side, Barry?
Oh, I didn't think it was too bad. I was... I just wanted to coach the guys.
I felt that I had the experience, and it was just something that I wanted to do.
So that when I'm finished my career like you, Sam, and I'm sitting up here and talking,
I was thinking, well, you know, I'd like to have that experience to know that at least I've coached the guys.
Were you frustrated that you couldn't get them to do...
you knew what you wanted them to do, but you couldn't get them to do it, or just weren't they good enough?
Oh, I think that's... I think a lot of people would get frustrated about that at different stages.
And Barry, just finally, who do you think will win?
Um...
The call-up.
Well, North Melbourne.
You think so?
Yes.
No, but don't be biased. Who do you think will win?
Do it with the head, not the heart.
Do it with the head instead of the heart. It still comes back to North Melbourne.
Barry, thanks very much for coming in tonight.
Always great to talk to a champion, and there's been no bigger ones than yourself.
Barry, for coming in tonight.
Thank you very much.
Barry Cable.
APPLAUSE
And just before we go to the break, a reminder again that tickets tomorrow from Bass,
they are impaired viewing seats, they are available, there's only a couple of thousand left.
Nine o'clock tomorrow, Bass, get on the phone or get down there, and I think...
What did I say? There were $12.50. $12.50 for them.
Half price almost. Get down there, you'll get to see everything on the big screen.
It'll be magnificent. So, Trev?
If they're impaired viewing, is there room for your Labrador as well?
LAUGHTER
There you go.
There was a line there, but I'll let it go.
Anyway, we'll take a break. When we come back, we'll have a look and see just how that North Melbourne team lines up.
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Welcome back to the Footy Show.
Just some of the images at the Aboriginal Art and Photo Exhibition at the Royal Melbourne Show.
We're on display at the moment.
And joining us in the Lance tonight, some of the great Aboriginal players who have graced the grounds of VFL and AFL football.
And first of all, one of the biggest names ever from Carlton, the famous number five, Sid Jackson.
Go Sid.
Sid, is there a vast, untapped reservoir of black players in Australia still to find their mark in the game?
Or in your travels have we just about exhausted what's going on?
No, it's not exhausted at all, Sam.
There's a lot of talent still out there.
And you'll see a lot more in the next few years coming through, I believe.
And I know we often joke about the instinct and the sixth sense, but what is it that cuts people like you apart from the norm?
I think it's just the determination that I had.
And I wanted to use that as a stepping stone for getting a job and getting on in life as well.
Yeah, but the general Aboriginal players, the black players, what is it that makes them so special and so gifted, do you think?
I don't know. I think the guys that are playing now are very determined. They love their football.
I think that a lot of our people have come from communities where they played community sport with very little equipment.
And you all had to get in there and have a go and try and win it.
I think basically they're building up their skills without even knowing it.
And once they get down here and get the proper added training to that, specialised training into football, it's a double bonus.
Yes, the two-time Premiership player there, Sid Jackson, sitting alongside a man who umpired in two Grand Finals, one of the real characters of football too, Glen James.
Glen, it must have been hard enough out there anyway umpiring because the umpires got plenty, but any cheeky players in particular that you remember?
Before I go, Ed, that's the biggest clap I've ever had, I can tell you that.
What about some of the cheeky players who had a go?
Yeah, there were quite a few actually. I mean, I had a fantastic time umpiring because the blokes that I umpired, we had the opportunity after the game to have a drink,
unlike today where the players, the umpires have to go and review the game as part of the video business so that it can be all sorted out straight away.
But Crackers Coon was an unbelievable guy. I remember in 1981 there was a game at the MCG South Melbourne played Melbourne.
In those days the umpires used to have to do everything but umpire the game.
You just have to chase the water boy off, the runner, the trainers, all those guys.
At half time Melbourne came out first and the runner came out about 20 yards behind them.
And it was my turn to go and tick the trainer off so I ran over and said to the trainers, it was a miserable day.
This particular day we had David Reese Jones playing on Brent Croswell, Rod Carter playing on Mark Jackson and Crackers Coon playing on Graham Tewesdale.
So we all ran over and I said, listen, mate, I said to the runner, I said, listen, pal, I said, this guy's hard enough without you chasing him out.
He just had a 20 minute break to tell him something. He said, yeah, but he would have forgotten by now.
And I understand that Ray Huppets and yourself had a bit of a go one day out at Arden Street.
Yeah, Ray Huppets out at Arden Street. And this is the beauty about it. You have a joke with the players on the ground.
It was, in the last quarter of a game between North Melbourne and Carlton, he came up and he picked a chicken bone up off the ground.
And he said to me, PR, he said, you're going like a bloody dog. He said, you might as well have this.
And he ran off and I said, Ray, come back here. And he walked back like a little schoolboy's head behind his back.
I said, listen, mate, I said, you're just giving this to the wrong bike because he thought I was going to report him.
I said, if you don't piss off out of here, I said, I'll point the bloody thing at you.
It's a great book here, The Tigers of Old, which has been released by the Richmond Football Club, written by Paul Hogan,
who's obviously struggling after almost an angel in lightning jackets, writing books on the Richmond footy club.
There it is now. And that is available from the club. It's a great book.
And one of the men who is involved in the magnificent book here is Phil Egan, who played 125 games with Richmond and won with Melbourne.
And Phil, I'm just wondering what the medal is around your neck there.
We had a big day last Saturday, Ed.
And a win. Tell us about it.
We helped an old mate of mine, Trevor Larkin. Some of you might know him.
We took on the mighty Imperials of the St.Raisa League and beat him by two points in the last minute of the day.
Fair enough. And still enjoying your footy?
Oh, yes, very much so. Very much.
And sitting along next door there to Phil Egan, well, what can you say about Robbie Muir?
Robbie Muir, everybody.
Now, Robert, before we get started, I'd like to send you two guys, but the family is very important.
I want to say to you, Tamika, Matthew, Jamie, Dion, my daughter and brother-in-law, Joan and Tare.
Now, Robbie, normally we'd tell you to wind up, but you can go as long as you want.
Robert, one of the hallmarks of your great career was that you took no prisoners, mate. Were you always that angry as a child?
Well, not really. Everyone doesn't know, this lovely man here, Glenn James, is my third cousin.
And being an umpire, I thought I'd get away with a few things.
And you probably remember a time when Spectator was going to hit Kevin Smith. I saved him.
I told another umpire how lovely his wife was.
And I kissed an umpire, and the funny part about that, he started the bar up and they still pick on me.
Trevor, just before we go to Billy Brownless.
I remember being at Arden Street one day in the early 70s, Robbie, and Keith Greedhead buttered your foot.
That must have been a very ordinary experience.
I remember that day, he had a runny nose, I think, and I tried to wipe his nose.
With the added s, Billy Brownless.
I saw Ian Geelong walking down the street there the other day, mate. You living down there?
Well, there's one thing I've got to pick on Sammy. He'd done a street talk about the morons at Coriah.
When he'd done that interview, I'd already just moved in a week before that.
So Sammy, you are an idiot.
Now, I've always seen on those highlights when they flash back to the sensational 70s and that,
that Dennis Collins, when you've turned around and just gone whack, did you ever hit him or?
No, well, I've only been rubbed out 178 games, I've played 68.
Dennis Collins, I never hit him. He took a dive and cost me four games.
The wind blew him over and I was speaking to, I was talking to Barry Cable.
He's over there running, well, I called him a girl and you wouldn't believe it.
He's over there selling ladies lingerie and selling flowers.
Robbie, you used to have a pretty checkered career with the St Kilda Cars occasionally,
to raise a bit of extra cash there. Tell us about that.
Well, you get all these so-called staffs from interstate.
They get a house supplied for them and cars and jobs.
I come down from Ballarat and I said, well, I want a HQ.
Well, I was a bit old, so I'm trying to be a flash man. I've bought a newer car.
They said to me, where's that car we give you? I said, well, I trade in for a new one.
I said, you can't, we still pay that out of your payments.
Robbie, one of the great characters of footy, Robbie Muir there.
And, maintaining a great tradition, a sensational play for the Aboriginal community,
playing out at Essendon.
Shay, Cockatoo Collins. Go, Shay.
Now, Shay, I want you and Barry, I'm going to ask this question again,
because, Sid, you might not have understood what I was getting at,
but I want to know why black sports people in Australia have a unique ability to be as good as they are.
And we often ask, we often ponder this amongst whites, but asking the blacks themselves,
why is it that you are so good at what you do?
Shay, Shay first.
Well, I mean, myself, I always wanted to play footy, but there's, I mean,
there's a lot of Aboriginal people out there that probably have no skill whatsoever,
so it's, you know, it's just like the Anglo-Saxon races.
There's some that can and there's some that can't.
There's an overwhelming majority of black people that can do it more than the whites.
Yes, I think what Shay said is correct as well, but also there is a definite difference between the two races
and I think that the Aboriginal people definitely have an enormous advantage in the actual reflex and skill,
and there's no question that it's in the genes.
Barry, a lot of the Aboriginal players, particularly in the 60s and 70s, copped a lot of abuse.
A lot of people didn't even realise you were an Aboriginal player.
No, well, I think that's with a lot of people that are around.
I mean, because in those days, and particularly when you go back to the 40s, the 50s and even the early 60s,
there was a lot of things that were done by government that made it very difficult for a lot of people,
and it's the reason why a lot of people are still very angry about all of that.
But I think the most important thing is that we just all get on because at the end of the day we're all people
and we're all living on the one earth and we just have to make it work,
and I'm sure that we can all do that so long as we make, you know, the object of it is living together and doing it peacefully.
Fair enough.
And our guest today in the lounge.
Now, boys, it is getting up to Brownlow time, and of course National Sportsbook have kicked in again
with a couple of hundred dollars for us all to have a bit of a go on the Brownlow
with the proceeds going to the variety club of our win.
Now, Billy, who do you think is going to win the Brownlow?
I'll give you the odds on your favourite player. Who do you like?
Well, actually, I've got a leak from the Detroit Boys in Bali, this one.
No, this is true. A leak, Paul Salmon. Now, what's Paul?
Paul Salmon started off 100 to 1 and is now 16 to 1.
200 on him, thanks.
Alright, 200 on Paul Salmon. James, you want to back yourself because you're the 5-2 favourite at the minute.
No, that would be a bit silly, wouldn't it? I think I'll go for Michael Voss.
Michael Voss, who's 3-1 after starting at 15-1.
And another leak, Bill, that I've heard was Michael Voss. Leaks all over the place.
Where did you get that leak from?
You told me, actually. No, I don't. I think Michael Voss will win this.
What about you, Jase?
5-2. Never look a gift horse in the mouth. He is the goodest of the good things.
And the more you put on, the more you get back. Very simple.
Alright, Perry, what do you reckon?
Well, I'd obviously like to see a North Melbourne man go well.
I think Cory McKernan will do extremely well. But he can't because of the restrictions there.
I might take a few on James, I think.
On James at 5-2. What about you, Sam?
I'm putting 20,000 on Jim to win it.
One, because he's a star, and when he wins it, I want to see Channel Rex come and ask Channel 9 permission for you to be interviewed.
You will knock him back, won't you, when you get up there?
Of course I will.
Will you put a footy show hat on or something when you get up there to get the medal?
Just something of the footy show, because we've made you what you are, Jim. You know that, don't you?
I thank you solely for everything you've done for me.
Good. No worries about that. James, what about you, Treff?
Well, I think if you don't win it, James, you go down to McDonald's and buy one for a bar.
By the way, what about this? You talk about Brown Low Leaks.
Dale Kickett has had $1,000 put on him at 100-1 to win $100,000. Dale Kickett, what about that?
I reckon there's been more money on top of that, and he's now 100s into 10s.
Yes, well, he's gone, actually, that is his odds at the moment, into 10-1 Dale Kickett.
And I'll put my 200 bucks on W. Carey at 16-1. Pretty good odds, I reckon, for the Superman of the competition.
Speaking of super things, let's go across now for Super Kick.
Super Kick.
And here it is, the second semi-final of Super Kick, and there is Richard Osborne.
That was Richard Osborne, and there is the giant killer of the competition, Dean Irving.
As we see, Osborne wins the toss, and his first one's a bit of a mongrel.
And they're kicking into a bit of a stiff breeze today. Ozzy doesn't look too happy with that.
58.9, dude.
58.9 metres!
As we see, the juniors himself, Doki Hawkins with Adrian Barich there,
as Dean Irving comes in with the first kick and looks to be in excess of the 70 metres.
That's a good start for Dean Irving, of course, the winner to take on Benny Graham.
72 metres! 72 metres! Good kick, Dean!
72 metres to take on Benny Graham next week, live at the grand final edition of The Footy Show.
And I don't think that'll get the job done for Ozzy either.
57.3 metres! Ozzy, 57.3!
Ozzy's been consistent, but not in the right way, as we see Big Dean come in for kick number two.
And not too bad off the boot, and that also seems to be over 70 metres.
Not bad form into the breeze there from Big Dean.
71.4 metres! 71.4!
71.4, here's Ozzy, final chance.
71.4, Dean, well done!
And now we go into the grand final and have the crack at the Big 10 grand.
As we see, the kick from Ozzy there, better than the previous ones,
but I think Dean Irving has it wrapped up.
66.1 metres! Ozzy!
Not good enough. OK, and John Irving still has a crack at the 2 grand,
with a kick of in excess of 81.4 metres, but I don't think that'll be it either.
But never mind, Dean Irving will go into the grand final next week, live, versus Benny Graham.
Yes, indeed, next week, Dean Irving versus Ben Graham.
They'll be kicking the footies across the arrow with $10,000 up for grabs,
if they can in fact get it from one side of the arrow to the other, of course.
Next week, the special time of the footy show, 9 till 11 o'clock...
9 till 11 o'clock for the grand final edition of the footy show,
live from Melbourne Park, it should be an absolute beauty.
We're going to be back with the North Melbourne team coming up against the Brisbane Bears,
and also duelling street talk Sam versus Duck.
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The action's back this weekend with two big
clashes Saturday and Sunday. At North
Oberlobel there's a replay of last year's grand
final between Clarence and North Launceston
and on the coast the Dockers battle the Blues
in the knockout first semi final.
Don't forget there are great prizes to win
like a trip to Bali for 14 nights
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Plus fans are welcome onto the Oval at half
time at all finals matches.
Remember, don't sit at home this weekend
make a stand and get to the footy.
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Nothing between here and Antarctica.
And experience the amazing sights and sounds
of an unspoiled natural habitat.
Pearson Island, Mischief and Mayhem
Sunday on Wynn.
OK you injured folks, we're sending you
down to Sydney to spend a couple of days
in a hyperbaric chamber.
Go, go, go.
OK, cheers.
Angus, I can't think bad.
I can feel myself coming good.
Oh, Jesus Christ.
I'm turning this off.
Are you just getting hot in here or what?
Ugh, someone give me your towel.
Yes, the Brisbane Bears boys have entered
the hyperbaric chamber and no doubt the
pressure will be applied by North Melbourne
as they go into the preliminary final on Saturday
at the WCG. There is the footy record with
the man himself, King Kerry on the front.
Third time lucky for the Roos of course,
the last two years in the preliminary final.
Trev punches the air over there.
He's pumped up as much as you like.
Let's get into it now and have a look at the teams
for the preliminary final. Of course the winner
going through to the grand final.
Let's have a look at North Melbourne first
and bad luck there for Stewie Anderson,
whose hamstring hasn't quite come up yet.
And well it's pretty much a 21 day injury,
a hamstring, it doesn't matter who you are,
it's at the backs. King, Martin, Blakey,
Lately, Fairley and Schwass.
The centres of Simpson, Stephens and Crocker.
The half forwards, Archer, Kerry and Allison.
Pretty good line that one.
The forwards of Bell, Scholl and Capuano.
The rucks, McKernan, Scott and Rock.
The interchange, Roberts, Freeborn and Armstrong.
The new player coming into the side.
Of course North Melbourne, fixed up Geelong by
10 goals at the MCG a fortnight ago.
Finished second on the latter, Allison kicked 7
and Kerry 3 on that occasion.
McKernan, Kerry and Allison amongst the best players
with McKernan having 20 kicks, 11 marks,
3 handballs and 13 hit outs.
And a pretty fantastic display there.
Allison had a knee injury, rocket back injury
but they've both come up.
Let's now have a look at the Brisbane Bears.
And well the chambers done the right thing
for Clark and Voss because they have been
picked for the side. Chapman comes in for
Acomanas, of course will be out for the season
with that hamstring injury. So let's have a look
at the Brisbane Bears, they've never got this far
in their life. Scott, Champion and Dickfoss.
The halfbacks Chapman, Kennedy and Gowers.
McCrae, Fletcher and Lappan.
The half forwards Voss has been picked on the
half forward flank. Scott and White.
The forwards of Leppich, Lynch and Hart.
Clark, Lambert and Ascroft. Clark looked pretty good
during the week despite that ankle injury.
Mickey McLean, the Aboriginal player who's played
the most games of VFL, AFL football.
Merritt and Lynch is the bench there.
And of course they absolutely poleax the running
Premier's Carlton by 97 points at the Gabba.
But Lynch kicking 7, McCrae 5 and White 3.
And they were in absolute tip top condition.
Brisbane have won both games this year against
North Melbourne by 18 points at Optus Oval
in round 19 and at round 4 at the Gabba
they got home by 30 points.
Boys, who's going to win this game? Billy?
Oh, it's going to be a beauty. Ed North are going to be
very toeey, they've been bundled out of the final
series in the last two years in preliminary finals.
Well done to Craig Scholl, he's 150th.
Brisbane, they're just going along nicely.
Voss is going to be a concern for him.
I don't know if he'll actually take the field.
It's unbelievable they're playing their first game
in the MCG this year.
But Deon Scott is a mystery man, his form's been
sensational really, so I think they'll have a big
crack at it, but I really think North Melbourne will win.
Now James, the Brisbane Bears, as Billy said,
they haven't played since they lost to Carlton in the
finals last year, in fact they have lost their last
17 matches at the MCG, their last win being in round
20, 1988.
Well it is a hoodoo for them Ed, and I think that
could cause a problem, but I think the big battle
between Matthew Clark and Corey McKernan will be a
huge battle, but I think even though McKernan has
been so good this year, Brisbane will get it out of
the middle and that will cause great problems for
North Melbourne, who love it into their forward line
quickly with Kerry, but I think North Melbourne will
just get up and win.
So you reckon you'll play North Melbourne in the
grand final.
Very confident about North Melbourne, I think
Brisbane are carrying a few injuries, North Melbourne
obviously didn't take that chance with Anderson, and
I think they're a hell of a lot more flexible,
particularly up forward with their goal scoring options.
Barry Cable, can another North Melbourne side get
through to a grand final, their last of course,
1978?
Yeah I think so, I really believe that it's a great
opportunity for them, their last two years they've
been beaten, and I think it's a great opportunity
for fellows like Kerry and McKernan who have really
been starring for them, to really just go up an
extra notch along with the other players and I think
really prove that they can get to the grand final.
Sam are you going to predict an all interstate grand
final, you reckon the Swans will be there, can
the Brisbane make it?
No I like the thoughts of Jim though, I must say
that if John Northey has a contingency plan for
Matthew Clark to do something on Corey McKernan,
this will be a very close game, they played
terrific football, the Brisbane Bears down in
Melbourne this year, and I wouldn't be surprised if
the Bears would win, but I'm tipping North Melbourne,
but don't be surprised, they're a very good side
the Bears.
Sam Newman tipping then, a Sydney North Melbourne
grand final, I think it'll be Essendon versus
North Melbourne, we'll be back after this, there's
a break to go, leave the kids set up because we've
got a ripper, it is Street Talk, Doug versus Sam
right after this.
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On 60 minutes, a brutal crime.
Kicked him in the face as hard as he could.
He was just a predator.
The killer's chilling confession.
Try a shangler.
But this violent man will never go to jail.
He'll do it again.
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Oops, I did it again.
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people just like you.
I'm looking at the grand final medal this year.
Well actually, I'm going to get the John Coleman,
Brownlow, Norm Smith and the grand final.
Collect all four AFL centenary medals.
They're a dollar each with any burger or muffin
purchase at McDonald's.
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You should use it too, like so many other
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There's enough Mondaios on the burning wharf
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Who's all these Mondaios?
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Riders by Lee.
Hmm.
Oh.
Oh, I haven't got bad legs.
Yes, I'm looking at him.
Last week I was told I was ordinary on Street Talk
by a man who by any stretch of the imagination
is an ordinary conveyance himself.
This is preliminary final day.
What's preliminary final, Sam?
We're going out to a venue to have a street talk-off.
Now I'm going to give you a chance to pick the venue.
Call.
Heads, I'll call heads, Sam.
OK, heads it is.
I want to go to the Footscray Mall.
It's a mall, all right?
There's the first area you've made.
Looks like I'm kicking into the wind first up, eh?
Speak, you little stink.
I heard that.
Did you not say you were fine?
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I actually absolutely swept it austere off the top of the old frame.
Oh, yeah, yeah, but I hit the end of the bed every night, you see.
Hit the end of the bed every night, do you?
What, are you sleeping in a cot, are you?
What did he say?
No, I said, not a merch.
I said, hold on a second.
I said, hold on a second, right?
Because the Mayhawks, we're here forever.
I've been upstaged by two cretins.
You've been upstaged by two cretins.
Yeah, he's a nice man.
Sometimes he's a little bit arrogant when he talks.
But you don't, you don't.
You talk very nice.
Can I ask you a very personal question?
Are you a man or a woman?
A man.
Do you watch the football show, I think called the footy show?
Oh, yeah, of course.
Who do you like on the footy show?
Who do you like?
No, I don't know myself.
You like Wolfgang McIntyre?
Who's got the little league grand final?
I don't really follow that little league.
What was that?
He didn't follow it. I can understand that.
He doesn't follow it.
So go on now, give him another blockbuster.
What do you think about the AFL grand final?
Who's going to win that?
I don't really follow that.
Oh, there, easy questions.
Get into him about his complexion and his lack of tone
and his speech and where he comes from.
There's none.
Come back here.
Bulgaria.
1955, 21, December.
Drugs to come out, did you?
Very bad then.
He can't speak, he can't comply,
he can't go nowhere,
he can't do what you like.
Is that an important call?
Rylene, guess what?
He's on the footy show.
Do you reckon he may need a bit of a spell on the old street talk?
He's a bit of a dickhead.
Plugger's groin, ask her about it.
Hello?
Yeah, hang on.
Plugger's groin, ask her.
What did you say?
Plugger's groin.
Do you know?
It's not the name of someone, it's a part of his anatomy
that's giving him trouble.
What a charming looking woman. How are you, madam?
Pissed off, I'm bed-speaking the dougie.
Like I said, what a terribly affable type of a person.
I think it was a person.
And where have we just stolen this from?
From the Footscrow Market.
Does the owner know that it's missing yet,
or do you think we've got a bit far away for her to find out?
No, it's too far now.
Now you know why they sell sardines cheap.
Now how many do you think we can get into the car in any one given day?
Stop it, a few.
Sir, what line of business are you in, sir?
Drugs.
You idiot!
Just over the double lines, too, straight through the red light,
and of course that's part of the course out here,
and the horn went too.
That's the third one that's gone in the car, I think.
Talk to me, talk to me, all I want is a little conversation.
What's a footy show, madam?
What's a football show?
They're hard to get to, the people who wear those hoods.
They're hard to get to.
Well, boys, how did you see the straight talk-off?
I reckon, Sam, you're in a bit of trouble,
because if the biggest idiot is the best person at that,
then Dougie's got you by a mile, I think.
I was up against that a truckload of gibbons on the way to the zoo
just broke loose, and Doug snared most of them just in his particular tour.
I think it was a dead heat.
Your street demeanour is you are rude and arrogant.
No wonder people don't want to touch you.
You would be perfect for it. Why don't you get out and have a shot at it?
The way you opened up, you said you were told you were ordinary last week.
In the last ad break, you spent ten minutes telling Billy how ordinary he was
and how he should be training hard.
What about that lash he's given you?
You were ordinary then, Sam.
What did he say to you, Bill?
He said, I've got to improve my left foot kicking.
I didn't, I said what I said was, I'm happy to go on with this.
You said forget about your kids, go to the gym, didn't he?
I said you're slack, is what I said.
You've been there for ten years, you've got puppy fat on you.
Why don't you spend three months of your life doing something for yourself?
And when you're forty, you look back and say, gee, I had a go and I actually prevailed.
There must be so much going on from him.
That's what I said.
True Geelong champion that you are.
Yeah, no, it does. I will be there, Sam, for training.
I wouldn't have brought it up publicly, but Jason brought it up.
I said that off air.
James the legend of the club, man, 300 game player.
He's a wanker.
He's loved him.
Oh, good one, yeah.
Alright, boys, we'll leave it at that.
Next week, of course, the grand final edition of the Footy Show from Melbourne Park.
Don't forget you can get tickets for the impaired seeing seats if you like, whatever they are.
Don't forget if you want to come down, if you can't get a ticket, Super Kickers by the error.
Good luck to James, heard our panellists tonight.
Jimmy, you beauty.
Go on, Jimmy, go on.
Thank you for the game on Saturday.
Thank you very much to our Super Box tonight, the fantastic Aboriginal players.
Thanks very much, fellas, for coming in tonight.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
And don't forget the VFL grand final between Springvale and Frankston.
That's Brad Gotch versus David Rees-Jones.
That should be a beauty. Grand final week next week.
Can't wait. See you then.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
This has been another presentation of 9's 5 World of Sports.
One show to go, one show to go.
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Highbats 6 to 12, Launceston 7 to 14,
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The PM moves to ease Japan's worries over industrial conflict.
A couple ordered to pay up for abusing a gay neighbour,
and astronaut Sharon Lucid prepares to come home.
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For National 9 News, this is Nightline with Jim Whaley.
Good evening. Prime Minister Howard's attempts to butter up Japanese business leaders may have backfired.
In a speech in Tokyo, Mr Howard dropped references to potential industrial and employment problems in Australia,
caused by the government's reforms.
The opposition claims Mr Howard's self-censorship will leave a question mark in Japanese minds
over whether they can trust the Australian Government.
From Tokyo, Peter Harvey reports.
They rolled out the red carpet for the Prime Minister's arrival in the Japanese capital.
The agenda for Mr Howard's two days here weighed heavily towards trade and investment.
The first meeting was with Japan's all-powerful Trade and Industry Ministry.
Japan's major concern at the moment is industrial unrest in Australia,
troubles that threaten the steady flow of raw materials to this country.
In Tokyo, Mr Howard's major speech to business leaders laid heavy emphasis on modernising Australia's workplace.
My Government, importantly, ladies and gentlemen, is also committed to reforming Australia's industrial relations system.
It will produce a more efficient and a more flexible labour market.
That's the message the Japanese want to hear, but Mr Howard also made some significant last-minute changes to his speech,
hints that job losses and union unrest will worsen as the industrial relations system is changed
were dropped from his speech just before he got to his feet.
Back in Australia, the opposition was very quick to seize on what Mr Howard didn't say.
John Howard in Tokyo censored his own speech.
I think that it will cause them to put a question mark over the willingness of this Government to level with him.
Mr Howard originally planned to also tell his Japanese audience that his Government will be doing things differently to its labour predecessor,
but those remarks were also dropped from the speech.
Mr Howard wants the central message here to be a reassuring business as usual.
Mr Howard is due to return to Australia on Saturday, but even then his foreign policy issues won't be over.
The Dalai Lama's visit to Australia remains highly controversial,
with the Chinese Government again expressing its extreme displeasure at plans for Mr Howard to meet the exiled Tibetan religious leader.
That's not likely to deter John Howard.
He's told the Chinese that Australians prize religious freedom and Australian Prime Ministers remain free to meet whoever they like.
Peter Harvey reporting for Nightline from Tokyo.
The Black Hawk inquiry in Western Australia today heard a minute-by-minute account of the Army helicopter collision
that left 18 men dead and 10 injured.
Apparently at least one pilot realised the crash was imminent and was attempting to take evasive action.
The inquiry must decide why the accident happened. Today we learnt how.
Major Rod Newnham, head of the investigation team, said the fateful chain of events began minutes before the crash
when the formation of four helicopters realised they were about 200 metres left of their intended flight path.
Looking for target drop zones and wearing night vision goggles, the pilot of the lead helicopter known as Black Hawk 1 banked right.
He saw Black Hawk 2 and, realising a collision was imminent, tried to turn back.
The rotor blades cut into Black Hawk 2's fuselage, Black Hawk 1 shedding its blades at a great rate.
The lead helicopter was stripped of its rotor blades, on fire and plummeting to earth.
Investigators say the crash was not survivable.
The fact that two soldiers did escape with their lives put down to sheer luck.
Black Hawk 2 spun 360 degrees before hitting the ground, its ruptured fuel tanks exploding in flames.
18 men were killed in the incident.
Next of kin at the hearing today were reduced to tears as they listened to details of the crash.
Inquiry head Brigadier Paul O'Sullivan has warned some of the evidence to come will be suppressed
to avoid revealing secret SAS anti-terrorist tactics.
Michael Southwell for Nightline.
A Sydney pizza delivery worker has appeared in court charged with the murder of 20 year old Edwina Powell.
Ms Powell was bashed and stabbed to death at her flat at Kingsgrove in Sydney South on Tuesday.
19 year old Ruben Diaz is alleged to have killed her after taking a pizza to her flat.
It's also claimed he attacked a neighbour who ran to the victim's aid.
Police told the court the traces of blood were found in Diaz's car and a bloodstained knife and clothing at his home.
Diaz has been ordered to undergo psychiatric assessment.
The man who allegedly threatened to harm his ex-girlfriend who's in traction in a Perth hospital might never be charged.
31 year old Ivan Gavrin will undergo psychiatric tests to determine if he's mentally fit to face court.
Gavrin tied himself to Natalie Babich's traction equipment keeping police at bay for 50 hours.
Doctors feared Babich, who's recovering from a broken neck, could have been crippled.
The siege ended when Gavrin fell asleep and police overpowered him.
A high school student has been suspended and two others interviewed after a kangaroo was bashed to death on the New South Wales South Coast.
It happened on remote Depot Beach near Batemans Bay during a school excursion on Tuesday.
The New South Wales Education Minister says a year 11 student struck the animal with a large rock breaking its leg.
It's believed two students then killed the animal with iron bars and took photographs of the body.
The youths could face up to a year's jail or $4,000 fines.
Taking cheap shots at a homosexual neighbour has proved expensive for a Sydney couple.
In its first such decision, the Equal Opportunity Tribunal has fined them $50,000.
Dobrevoy Morynkovich and his wife publicly harassed their neighbour calling him a poofter and a faggot.
The homosexual man, who has HIV and cannot be named, lodged a complaint with the Equal Opportunity Tribunal.
It today found their abuse, which included threats of physical violence, incited hatred against him.
The psychological stress exacerbated his condition, which has now reached a fairly advanced stage of HIV infection.
There can be little conduct more serious. Morynkovich says he is ashamed of his behaviour.
I'm happy to give him an apology. I gave him before an apology but he doesn't appreciate that, you know. He ignored me.
The tribunal ordered the pensioner and his estranged wife to place letters of apology in the building where they lived and pay their victim $50,000.
It's a very big price for me to pay that. I don't know how to pay that. I don't know how.
He made every attempt to resolve the matter. Police were contacted on numerous occasions.
He applied for an apprehended violence order and obtained it. That order was breached by one of the respondents.
Following the test case, the President of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board, Chris Puplich, defended the anti-vilification laws even though they do not cover heterosexuals.
It's been a question of saying who has suffered most from this degree of harassment and vilification and let's try addressing the worst case scenarios first.
But NSW Upper House MP Fred Niles says such laws should cover all the community.
I don't believe any certain group should be put on a pedestal with special laws just for that particular lobby group.
A similar bill to protect homosexuals in Western Australia has been thrown out by government MPs who believe that equal opportunity laws impede everyone else's civil rights.
The government is of the view that legislation is not required.
The gay lobby has accused the coalition of being homophobic. It says there's nothing in WA to stop discrimination against homosexuals. Raymond Dale for Nightline.
After the break, Melbourne's big storms and Bob Dole takes a fall.
On a carrot of air, children and guns. Kids compete against one another and make some better people in the long run.
For these kids it's an official school sport. It's fun. I really like the sport. But psychologists say it's sheer madness.
Guns are actually made to kill.
To get to your nearest TGIO branch, first you have to go right. Then go right again until you get to the end.
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Getting to your nearest TGIO office is as easy as dialing their new statewide access number.
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With its 2.0-litre, 139 bhp engine and its sports-tuned suspension, Hyundai's new coupe is definitely not for the faint-hearted.
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Budget liquor and Rebel liquor combined are number one statewide.
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Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula has a big clean-up ahead after being hit by a powerful storm.
Winds in excess of 100 km an hour brought down trees and power lines. Some residents had a narrow escape as trees crashed through their houses.
The wild weather was also blamed for four deaths on the roads.
A Wollongong mother has an anxious wait to find out if her daughter has contracted AIDS or another serious illness after putting her hand in a waste bin containing used syringes.
22-month-old Paige Bonatti was pricked by the needles in a doctor's surgery, her skin punctured at least 10 times.
Although Paige has already undergone tests for AIDS and hepatitis C, the results won't be known for at least 12 weeks.
Helicopters and boats are tonight searching the Brisbane River for a five-year-old girl thought to have fallen from a ferry landing near Queensland University.
The SES helicopters are fitted with infrared equipment while at least seven boats, some commandeered from a rowing club, are conducting a line-of-breast sweep from bank to bank.
It's a rock star's nightmare and now it's become Björk's reality.
A crazed fan has killed himself but only after sending the Icelandic singer a bomb designed to drench her with concentrated sulfuric acid.
Björk has her own reputation for weirdness but this was too strange even for her.
It's just kind of a very sad thing, you know, obviously when somebody shoots their face off, you know, it's terrible.
In a fit of obsession, jealousy and racist rage, a fan, 21-year-old Ricardo Lopez, shot himself dead in his run-down Miami apartment.
He had videotaped his suicide, a camera found still rolling containing a tape marked, last day, Ricardo Lopez.
But just before pulling the trigger he had mailed a homemade bomb to Björk, a device containing sulfuric acid which would have disfigured, perhaps killed, whoever opened the package.
He alludes to a relationship that she was having with a black man and in his words that was unacceptable.
Tipped off by the FBI, Scotland Yard intercepted the package in London and destroyed it.
Apparently acid was sprayed in all directions so it was a very nasty device.
You fall in love, people.
Björk has always had an intense relationship with her public in February, this incident on her way to Australia.
Ouch!
But this time the star has been shaken, she has not slept since learning of Lopez's act of twisted obsession.
Hugh Rimington for Nightline.
Re-elected in this week's poll, Alija Izabegovic, Bosnia's Muslim president through nearly four years of war, has now vowed to work for reunification and justice in his shattered country.
Izabegovic will have to share his post with a Serb and a Croat as part of the UN agreement, but believes a lasting peace is possible.
For four years Bosnia's Muslim community has had little to celebrate.
Today all that changed.
A burst of nationalistic fervour greeting the news that Muslim leader Alija Izabegovic would head Bosnia's collective presidency.
Alija Izabegovic has received the largest number of the votes.
While the leading Serb and leading Croat candidate will share a three-way presidency, Mr. Izabegovic is now effectively Bosnia's head of state.
The result greeted with relief by Western governments, the Muslim leader has vowed to reunite the country.
His hard-line Serb opponent, who finished second in the vote, had campaigned on a platform of secession.
As expected, most voted along nationalistic lines, Croats voting for Croat candidates and so on.
Today's result greeted with little joy in Serb neighbourhoods.
International observers are adamant much work lies ahead.
Economic and social issues, the return of the refugees, the further development of democracy in the country.
Mark Ferguson for Nightline.
Princess Diana has caused a flurry on a small Greek island, attending the funeral of a young law student she first met two years ago when she was visiting a London hospital.
Yanis Kalliviotis died waiting for a heart-lung transplant.
Diana flew to Greece on board the private jet of a shipping magnate.
US presidential candidate Bob Dole has suffered a tumble and a stumble all in the one day.
Campaigning in California, 73-year-old Dole was greeting supporters when he fell over a railing.
He was not seriously injured, joking that he may have owned his third purple heart.
Earlier, making a comparison with his campaign and a pitcher who threw a no-hitter innings, Dole referred to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The problem is the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles 40 years ago.
American astronaut Dr. Shannon Lucid has welcomed her compatriots on board the Russian space station Mir.
The 53-year-old mother of three has spent a record six months in space, but still has another week before she begins the journey home.
Six weeks behind schedule and not a moment too soon.
The first glimpse of freedom for Dr. Shannon Lucid as the crew of Atlantis entered Mir.
There was no disguising her joy that her record-breaking confinement in space was finally coming to an end.
She arrived on Mir in March, greeting her fellow cosmonauts with enthusiasm.
The rocket wanted me to say something that I just want to say, I'm happy to be here.
But little did she know that a mechanical fault and two hurricanes would mean that she would become stranded in space.
As mission control looked on today, the formalities began.
Each of us has to have some bread and thought, which is the traditional Russian greeting.
Shannon Lucid hasn't appreciated all the Russian traditions, particularly the cosmonauts' insistence that she did the cleaning.
By the time Atlantis returns to Earth, Dr. Lucid will have spent 188 days in space, a record for a woman.
For now, a big hug from her replacement and rescuer, veteran astronaut John Blaha.
Anya Sitaram reporting for Nightline.
In a moment, Asian nervousness over Australia's union problems.
Paul Lionham speaks with industrial relations minister Peter Reath.
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Did Prime Minister Howard say too much or too little in his controversial speech to Japan's business chiefs?
Opposition leader Kim Beasley's attack cuts both ways.
He claims Mr Howard appeared sneaky by leaving out a suggestion that his policies might spark more industrial rouse.
Mr Beasley also says the speech talked Australia down.
But industrial relations minister Peter Reath rejects the criticism.
In Canberra, Mr Reath is with Paul Lyman.
Peter Reath, welcome to Nightline.
Thank you very much.
Which version of the PM's speech in Japan was accurate and honest?
The original one that suggested Australia might face some more industrial unrest?
Or the final, sanitised one that made no such admission?
Hang on.
I mean, it's not sort of two versions in the sense that, you know, one somehow to be kept in the bottom drawer.
He put that speech out.
There's nothing wrong with that statement.
I said that myself.
I said it this morning.
Well, what are the transition costs, quote, in productivity and employment that the original version of the speech said would be outweighed by the longer term gains?
I mean, how bad is it going to get in the short term?
Wherever you've been.
I mean, the MUA, the waterfront, are out today, have been out today.
Because they are complaining about what was down to say in Indonesia, so they say.
Plus, they're complaining about the fact that we are changing the law, which says that you're not allowed to run those sort of primary boycotts.
So this course?
Of course you've got a few unions raking over the coals, and it's costing Australia.
So that's a few unions.
This is as bumpy as it gets?
Well, this is par for the course from some of these people.
And we've had this in Australia before.
A new government comes in, we try to correct the imbalance in the industrial relations system, have a fairer system to create more jobs, and you get a few unions who decide to pull the blue.
Now, but this is not the lull before the storm.
This is just a baby storm before the lull.
But where is the wisdom in our Prime Minister going to Tokyo, getting the top business leaders of Japan and talking about our economic structural problems, lack of flexibility and competitiveness of our labor market,
constraints on small business?
I mean, not much of a boost.
Look, this is no surprise to the Japanese.
They had Bill Kelty writing to one of the power companies over there saying, oh, you shouldn't deal with an Australian company.
Well, you say, put my hand on my heart.
Let's be honest about it.
There's no news in this to them.
What they are looking for is a government that says, here are some of the problems and we're going to fix them.
And that's why we've introduced our legislation into the parliament.
And look, the real pressure in this whole debate is not on us.
It's on people like Kim Beasley, who are silent when you have the waterfront basically trying to run Australia's foreign policy.
Well, if the Maritime Union is kicking up at this stage, what on earth is going to happen when your legislation eventually becomes law?
It will be within the next few years, won't it, by the way?
Well, I think we'll do better than the next few years.
You wouldn't win any prizes for speed so far, would you?
Well, no, we've proceeded on a very sensible basis.
We said after the election we'd introduce a package. We did that in May.
Yes, we've been held up by the Senate, but that's Mr Beasley holding us up in the Senate.
Oh, hang on. Your people in the Senate couldn't negotiate with a dog.
Well, hang on. Well, I don't think that's a nice way to refer to opposition senators.
But, no, we have the bill in the Senate and we expect the debate to resume in a fortnight's time.
And through by Christmas?
Well, I'm looking to see it both through before Christmas and furthermore that we have an implementation date for that on the 1st of February, 1st of March, something like that.
And then what happens on the waterfront?
Well, that's up to the waterfront.
Not up to you?
Well, of course, our responsibility is to make sure we have a fair law and that unions who think they're above the law in future will need to address the consequences of illegal behaviour.
But let's cross our bridges when we get to them. We're not looking for a bun fight.
What we want is some sensible reform because it means more jobs.
Peter Ray, thanks for your time.
Thank you.
Jim, back to you.
Thank you, Paul Lineman.
Still to come on Nightline, the finance and weather and Eddie Maguire's sport.
And Eddie Essendon resolves their coaching situation.
Yes, that's right, Jim.
Kevin Chidi has re-signed for another two years.
Also tonight, AFL and league finals wrap-ups and Australian rugby's rising star.
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Good evening, Essendon has ended the speculation over the coaching future of Kevin Sheedy.
Re-signing him for another two years, the move comes as the Bombers prepare for the preliminary final against Sydney.
Andrew Bensley has more.
It's rare these days that fans get the opportunity of getting so close to their idols, but tonight at Essendon, that was the case.
Earlier on the training track, all eyes were on the players attempting to overcome injuries.
Mark McCurry has been selected after his back showed steady improvement.
Paul Barnard wasn't picked because of an ankle problem, while Chris Danaher returns after fracturing a cheekbone nearly seven weeks ago.
He deserves his opportunity, played in the seconds, played well.
Sydney have named Tony Lockett at full forward despite not training tonight.
He hobbled from the track on Tuesday after a groin injury flared.
We're all along so he was going to play, so, well, no, we're not playing any games.
Well, I'm planning my team to play against Lockett, so that's what we always do.
In the Saturday afternoon clash, North Melbourne will go in as favourites against Brisbane.
That's despite disappointments in the last two years.
Obviously the last two times we've made the preliminary and haven't had good results,
so we're really looking forward to push a step further this year.
Meanwhile, after spending hours during the week in the Hyperbaric Chambers, the Bears pair, Michael Voss and Matthew Clark, have both been selected.
It'll be the first game Brisbane have played at the MCG since week one of the finals last year.
The opportunity to play in front of a big crowd against one of the best clubs going around at the MCG is a great task.
Andrew Bensley for Nightline.
In rugby league, Manly's hopes of playing Terry Hill in Sunday's semi-final against Cronulla look doubtful after his ankle injury flared again.
At North Sydney, Billy Moore is likely to play against the Saints on Saturday. Brett Dellis, though, is far less certain.
Moore broke the good news about his hamstring to coach Peter Lewy at training.
Earlier in the week I would have said I was 50-50, but seeing we're talking a numbers game, I think I'm about 80-20 now, and that's very encouraging to me.
The bad news concerns Brett Dellis. The winger needed pain-killing injections on a foot injury to make it through the Brisbane game a foot night ago.
Still absent from training, he faces a fitness test tomorrow morning.
He's swimming today and I think he's had that session in the Hyperbaric Chambers. He's also been to our physio, so he's doing everything possible he can to get on the paddock.
Even without Dellis, the Bears still boast plenty of strike power out wide. Ben Eichand finished last season in Gold Coast Reserve Grade.
This year he's North's top triscorer.
And then a big strong run by Eichand.
Of course there was a turmoil back on the Gold Coast last year and I knew I had to go on another club, but I never pictured I'd go this far.
One player who may go no further in this final series is Manly's Terry Hill.
After suffering ligament damage in his foot against the Roosters, Hill seemed convinced he'd play against Cronulla, but his first run in 12 days has created doubts.
I had a run today and I'm not really happy with the way it pulled up, so I've really got to sit down and think about what I'm going to do.
Hill will be given until Sunday to prove his fitness. Andrew McKimlay for Nightline.
Well there's a fine line that separates good footballers from the truly great.
Well the fullback Matt Birx certainly has the class to one day be ranked among the very best, not just when he's wearing the green and gold,
but also when he turns out for his Sydney club Eastwood, which plays Warringah in tomorrow's night's major semi-final.
Mark Barlin has this look at Birx's blitzing form.
When you get to, I suppose, regulate or confirm, I think that's when you get a good hold.
You've got to try things that are out of the ordinary and take them on.
Whether he's bullocking up a blindside when he should be flattened or screaming under a highball.
Australian, New South Wales and Eastwood fullback Matt Birx is a man people pay hard earn to see.
His ad-lib explosions resonate with Campese Lorella in the new and serious days of professionalism that carefree attitude could conceivably be frowned on.
I'm going to games taking the same attitude as last year as the amateur attitude so to speak.
I'm going there enjoying myself and that's what comes first and if you enjoy yourself that's when the good football comes from that.
He's really in the league of his own in terms of fullbacks but he represents the best of professional rugby.
The Wallabies head to the UK next month on a still un-finalised tour.
Whoever they play the trip will be more gruelling than amateur days.
The players know they've got to work for their pay or someone else will.
Those people coming through school boys now are probably thinking to themselves, you know, this could be an opportunity as a career now.
Birx's immediate challenge is the club competition.
His running flair and goal kicking have helped make Eastwood genuine contenders for their first grand final win.
Matthew Birx strikes it cleanly.
Eastwood glad to see the back of Birx after last week's 53 point thumping.
Tomorrow the Woodies play Warringah.
In the past Eastwood sort of faltered in the final series but I think the guys here are showing great enthusiasm.
They're just there, like I said before, the fun of playing football and playing well is what motivates me anyhow.
And I think these guys are taking the same attitude and really going out there to have fun.
If Birx's having fun the opposition won't be.
Mark Barland for Nightline.
As Jim mentioned earlier one of the LA Dodgers pitchers has fired in a no-hitter against Colorado.
The pitcher is a relative newcomer to the US, 28-year-old Japanese player Hideo Onomo.
His effort ranks up there with bowling a hat-trick in cricket.
Hideo is a superstar in his homeland.
All his games have been back live to Japan.
I think they're pretty happy with him. Jim, that's the day in sport.
Thank you Eddie. In finance news the Australian show market closed 12 points up today.
In Tokyo the Nikkei was up 166 points.
In London tonight the FT100 is 24 points up in early trading.
Gold is fetching 383.45 US an ounce.
And in European trading tonight the Australian dollar is buying 79.01 US cents,
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The national weather. There's a cold front moving through the southeast
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The forecast's fine for Darwin, some rain developing in Brisbane,
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Commander's Log, star date 48959.1.
It is with mixed emotions that I record this, my final Commander's Log.
The last three years have been the most demanding and rewarding of my career.
I can only hope that the future will hold even greater value.
I'm not a hero.
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I can only hope that the future will hold even greater challenges.
Dad, there's something I've been wanting to say to you for a long time.
And now that I finally have the chance, I'm gonna make it short and simple.
Congratulations, Captain Sisko.
Well, now that you have another pip on your collar, does that mean I can't disagree with you anymore?
No, it just means I'm never wrong.
We'll see about that.
Curzon would have been proud of you, but not as proud as I am.
That means a lot to me, Dax.
Though I don't fully understand this humanoid obsession with rank and title,
if anyone deserves to be promoted, it's you.
Thank you, Constable.
Well, as someone who is obsessed with rank and title, congratulations, Captain.
That goes for me too.
Thank you, Captain.
This calls for a toast.
That better not be from a replicator, Quach.
Chateau Clion, 2303. I already put it on your account.
Can I?
I guess a sip won't hurt.
Well, here's to the newest and best captain in Starfleet.
And all I can say is, it's about time.
Cheers.
That's enough.
Thanks for coming, Ambassador.
Those pips look good on you, Captain.
Though to be honest, I'm not really here for the ceremony.
I had that feeling. What can I do for you?
Our intelligence reports indicate there's been a coup d'etat on the Tzenkethi homeworld.
I doubt anyone is going to miss the Autar.
I know I won't.
Unfortunately, it's too early to tell who's in control.
But we don't want to take any chances.
We need to remind the Tzenkethi that the Federation is committed to protecting our colonies near their border.
You want to show the flag?
Exactly.
The Defiant will leave in two days on a week-long patrol.
I'm coming along as an observer.
I've heard a lot about the Defiant.
I'm looking forward to seeing her in operation.
I don't think you'll be disappointed. She's a fine ship.
With a fine crew.
Now, what do you say we get back to the party?
Of course.
For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow.
We wish you well where you hang your night.
Hip hip!
Hooray!
Hip hip!
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I want a complete overhaul of the deflector shield generators and targeting sensors.
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Don't worry, Captain. If the Zenkethi try to start any trouble, we'll be ready for them.
I don't doubt it, Chief.
Captain?
Getting jumpy in your old age, O'Brien?
Captain?
The Great Ghost of the Dog World.
And what do we have here?
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He loves me, he loves me not.
My son, the writer, thinks I should say something profound on this occasion.
He even offered to write me a brief statement.
I told him I'd take care of it myself, but as it turns out,
the only thing I can think of is,
begin Captain's log, start 848960.9.
So have you told her yet?
Told who?
Captain Yates.
About your promotion.
Yeah, I barely had time to send my father a transmission.
In fact, I don't even know where Cassidy is.
She's hauling a load of deridium ore to Salaeus 5.
You could probably contact her on subspace.
I'd rather tell her in person.
When'd you do back in the station?
About a month.
A month?
There's nothing worse than a long-distance relationship.
I wouldn't call it a relationship, Dax.
I've only taken her out once.
Okay, twice.
I think the exact figure is three times.
She's quite an interesting woman.
She's very independent, a little opinionated,
but she has a nice sense of humor.
And?
And what do you want me to tell you, Dax?
That you miss her.
That you can't wait to see her.
I don't know anything.
Kira, O'Brien, Bashir, they're all dying of curiosity,
and I have to tell them something.
Fine.
You tell them when she gets back,
I'm going to take her to the Hollow Suite,
and we're going to watch the seventh game
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You do like her.
Captain on the bridge.
Ambassador.
Captain.
All stations report.
Helm ready. Weapons ready.
Communication system standing by.
Warp and impulse engines are online.
Seal the airlock. Release docking clamps.
Docking clamps released.
Engage thrusters.
Clearing the station.
Lay in a course for the Zenkathy border.
Warp eight.
Aye, aye, Captain.
Engage.
Hello?
Who's there?
Who's Julian?
You called me, Chief?
Why didn't you answer me?
I had this spanner in my mouth.
What are you doing here, anyway?
I was connecting my new diagnostic console
to the medical bay's power grid.
Why could I have done that for you?
Oh, just putting my engineering extension courses to work.
Besides, I know you have your hands full.
Where are you going now?
I'm done.
Not bad for an extension course.
You wanted to see me, sir?
Yes, Commander.
It's about Ambassador Krojinski.
Please.
I know Starfleet doesn't intend for this to be a combat mission,
but just in case the Zenkathy have other ideas,
I want to make sure the Ambassador is kept on Palms Way.
Yes, sir.
I'll see to it that if hostilities do occur,
the Ambassador is escorted off the bridge.
You won't like it.
I won't let that bother me.
Very good, Commander. That'll be all.
Captain, I just want to say that I agree with what Chief O'Brien said
about your promotion.
It's about time.
I appreciate the sentiment, Commander,
but it really doesn't change anything.
I have the assignment I want, I have the crew that I want.
The rank doesn't make much difference.
You'd be surprised.
People don't let a Starfleet to become commanders.
Or admirals for that matter. It's the captain's chair
that everyone has their eye on.
That's what I wanted when I joined up.
You don't get to be a captain wearing a gold uniform.
You could always transfer from security to command.
Then who would protect the Ambassador?
Dismissed, Mr. Eddington.
Thank you, sir.
Captain's log, Star 848962.5.
We are 12 hours from the border.
I haven't been in this area since the last federations and could they war.
Being here brings back a lot of memories, most of them bad.
Captain, we're receiving a priority one distress signal from Orissa Prime, audio only.
Put it through.
Under heavy fire, we're in second team warship.
I don't know how much longer we can hold out.
Can anyone hear me? This is...
Constable?
We've lost contact.
Try to reestablish.
It's no use, Captain.
They're gone.
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Captain's Log, supplemental. We've been unable to re-establish contact with Barissa Prime.
Therefore, I've no choice but to assume we are at war with the Xanth-Cathy.
Lieutenant, set a course for Barissa Prime, maximum warp.
I want continual scans for Xanth-Cathy ships.
Constable, contact Starfleet Command, let them know what happened.
Major, what other starships are in this sector?
The closest one is the Ulysses. They're studying protoplanetary masses in the Helix-Pont Nebula.
That puts them 20 hours away at maximum warp.
Lieutenant, transmit a message to Captain Intebbe on the Ulysses.
Captain, I'm having trouble getting through to Starfleet Command.
There seems to be a power fluctuation in the communication system.
I can't get a message out either.
The console is functioning normally. The problem must be in the transceiver assembly.
I need that system back online, Chief.
I'll get on it right away. Lieutenant, I'll give you some help.
Major, take the helm.
Yes, sir.
What do you make of this, Lieutenant? I've never seen anything like it.
It's spreading through the system like some kind of parasite.
It seems to be linked to key points within the transceiver assembly.
Gotta get it out of there.
A force field.
Come on.
I'm going to get it out of there.
Come on.
Where are we going?
I want to check the other command systems.
I have a bad feeling about this.
You say these things are all over the ship?
They've attached themselves to the command communication relays,
the internal sensors, the transporter, the deflector shield grid.
Almost every critical system.
Is there any way to get past the force fields?
None that we've found yet. We're still working on it.
Well, I guess the question is, how did they get aboard?
Or should I say, who placed them here?
Well, I don't know who did it, but I know it definitely happened after we left the station.
I run a systems check before our departure. They weren't there then.
Which means someone aboard this ship is a saboteur.
We've got 47 people on board.
Theoretically, any one of them could have planted those devices.
Chief.
It's nothing, sir. It's not even worth mentioning.
It doesn't sound like you're too sure about that.
Well, I did see someone crawling about one of the Jefferies tubes the other day.
Who?
It was Julian.
He was connecting a medical consult to the power grid.
Which is right next to the communications relay.
Are you accusing Julian of sabotage?
No one's accusing anyone of anything.
But I want to talk to Julian.
Wait. I think I have a better idea.
This crew has been through a lot together.
In fact, I would trust any one of you with my life.
But after looking at the evidence, there's only one conclusion I can draw.
Someone on this ship is guilty of sabotage.
With your permission, Captain, the constable and I can begin questioning the crew immediately.
That won't be necessary. Lieutenant.
We found one of the devices planted in the warp plasma conduit.
Which means whoever put it there would have been exposed to trace amounts of tetrion particles.