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Gerard

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Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

And for Fremantle, so they haven't won at the Gabba for a decade, which is a little bit skewed.

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

They've lost four in a row and not recently, not while they've been on this rise.

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

And the last time they won there was when they were one of the two best teams in the competition.

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

So there's a self-evidence to some of that, but this is a big piece of their season.

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

There are no inhibitors to James Heard being the coach at Essendon, and nor should there be from headquarters.

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

So just take that completely off the table.

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

How have you found the week observing at Essendon as a relative newbie on our side of the fence?

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

What's it got to do with boats?

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

Ask AI.

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

Okay, well.

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

I think what makes this particular and peculiar is the fan base.

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

And this is why I do think it would be worthwhile.

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

If I was at Essendon, I would try to measure the exact sentiment, not the radio sentiment, not the newspaper sentiment, the actual sentiment.

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

Because if you appoint somebody, if you run a process and somebody beats James Heard.

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

Yep.

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

Are you alienating 85% of your fan base?

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

And that can never work.

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

That happened four years ago.

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

James Heard went for the- It was different four years ago.

Whateley
Preparing for Round 12 | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (28.05.26)

Why?