John Longmire

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588 appearances 9 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 20 Aug

John Longmire’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 9 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 6.

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Whateley · Whateley - Tuesday | Full Show (04.08.26) · 4 Aug 2026 podcast

Yes, I was in and out of the senior team for the last three years. voice-verified

I retired at 28 and my tournament game was the premiership in 1999. voice-verified

And after we won the flag, I carried on as though I won the Norm Smith medal. voice-verified

I had three possessions and two ineffective, and I'm not sure that was the right thing to do, Gerard, but... voice-verified

The relief was enormous, and I was able to retire with that hanging around my neck, and that sort of was just pure relief, I guess, as much as elation. voice-verified

No, I was, the last three years, because it was so hard on coming back from the injuries and having a number of, I just felt my football ability was slipping through my fingers. voice-verified

I peaked probably pretty early for a youngster and then I sort of was on the downhill run. voice-verified

So the last few years was a bit of a challenge for me, Gerard. voice-verified

So even though I was only young, I was just finding it hard to get up every week. voice-verified

And I had another career that was already, I was already along that path. voice-verified

So it was, in the end, it was a pretty easy decision for me. voice-verified

Yes, and I was lucky enough to work at IMG as a player manager and to work for one of the biggest sports marketing companies in the world was fantastic. voice-verified

So I was able to transition my way into that pretty well. voice-verified

And then football came knocking again. voice-verified

Coaching certainly did in Sydney. voice-verified

Why did that appeal to you? voice-verified

The wins and losses. voice-verified

And strangely enough, the losses as much as the wins. voice-verified

It's really interesting when you sort of look back, the losses draw you in, that feeling of getting up on a Sunday and getting to work after a loss can draw you in and be just as addictive, I guess, as in many ways the wins. voice-verified

Well, we'd sort of talked about it with, um, with Andrew Island and, and, and, uh, Richard at some point earlier, but that was sort of put to the background a bit, but yeah, I had an opportunity to go to, to fly to Melbourne and, uh, interview for the North Melbourne job. voice-verified

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