Gerard Waitley

He spoke to you.

He said, I need a couple of weeks off because I have to prepare so much for your show and I just can't do it at the moment.

And we said, of course, John.

We understand it.

Now news has come through.

He's appeared on another show on this network on a Sunday morning.

They didn't ring him.

Everyone knows you can't do that.

But he has rung in and now we need to make a decision.

Well, during the break, Gary, he's thrown himself at the mercy of the tribune.

Did you really talk to him?

I spoke to him.

He said straight away he got on the front foot, as he does, and he said he couldn't help himself because he was so disappointed in what Swater had to say that he thought that he needed to call in and represent the North Melbourne fans out there.

Well, he ran the bush a little bit.

He didn't apologise in any way, but he just said, look, he just couldn't help himself.

Someone's calling for a rename of the Greyhound.

Unfaithful Johnny.

instead of John from Epping.

What do you think?

Are you prepared to concede a little bit here and say, look, he's had a heavy dose of the flu, he's got a crook back, he hasn't been himself lately.