Danny Weidler

So he couldn't hear out of one of his ears.

And when I interviewed him in the dressing room, it wasn't particularly loud.

Like it wasn't a raucous dressing room.

It was like watching a Charlie Chaplin movie.

Like it was all mouthing, you know, whatever it was.

I was like, I was watching, I couldn't hear a single word he said.

But I couldn't hear it.

It was only because I, you know, the microphones could pick up everything.

That I went back later, I think the next morning, I thought, well, I wonder what he said.

I didn't know what he said.

Yeah, wow.

Because he was having problems with his volume use, with his voice.

And I don't know if anyone's had an ear infection and that's impacted them that way.

But that's the only thing I could put it down to is that maybe some of his messaging wasn't getting through because of that ear infection.

Other than that, I couldn't stand up the story.

But I can tell you that...

in terms of stories that have pissed off New South Wales, that's right up there.

Because people do like Laurie and people have a, do want him to do well.

And I know that, you know, things have, we totally stuffed up the bench.

I think that's legitimate criticism, but to criticize him as a person and,