Gerard Whateley

But Hawthorne's draw gives them an opportunity to, as you said, plant their flag.

And what a great opportunity.

We did Horny last night on radio and he talked about the Fab Five games when the top five teams play each other, how great a game they've been.

And the defining thing about the top five games was I think seven out of the eight games that he talked about had been won by the home side, Gerard.

So you get to the finals and you have the Fab Five games.

That's why it's so, so difficult to win for an interstate side when they have to come to Melbourne.

That's why you admire Brisbane of what they've done.

They've been in three grand finals from an interstate club, which is an amazing effort.

So the Fab Five game says Hawthorne, if you want to be a part of the Fab Five, you get to play the last game of the year if you're good enough on your home deck.

Yes.

And it's stacked in your favour if you can do that.

The art of coaching for Hawthorne, Collingwood and Carlton as they resume their seasons after the bye.

I want to look a little bit at the Gold Coast scenario with Kenny next.

It's how do you coach a player through a form slump when the world has closed in around him?

Now, back to Waitley.

Do you think Bailey Humphrey's form is affected by the fact that he is in the middle of this wash?

The art of coaching there.

So Damien Hardwick with us on 360 on Monday night.

I think he had a good hard think about whether he's going to answer that honestly, Kenny, and then he did.

So how challenging is that scenario between coach and player?