Tom Green

If the fire is burning as brightly and as hot as he's suggesting to get back into coaching, or is it just around the Essendon Footy Club?

Passion's not enough.

I've had a lot of conversations with him over the last sort of six months because we're banged into each other at different functions and stuff like that about coaching.

And he has clearly been, in my mind, he's been on a mission to gather and

get as much information and build as much information as he can around the game.

And he mentioned talking to Brendan McCartney last night too, about the fact that he's worked with him at Port Melbourne and the understanding in that area too.

11 years since he's coached.

That's true.

I went back and had a look at it.

That's a long time.

He's 5-14 in the record.

Now, I can't remember the circumstances, but that is a long time ago.

Did Caroline Wilson suggest – have we got this grabbed?

Did Caroline Wilson suggest that there was going to be an issue from AFL House or someone's text through to say that – Yes.

the AFL ticking off the idea that Essendon could appoint James Hurd as coach.

But I want to make sure that that is absolutely correct and right before we play.

Essendon shouldn't take any notice of that.

If they want James Hurd to coach, having gone through a process or not gone through a process, then go and do it.

Don't worry about what you say, I say, Damo says, Caro says, whatever.

No, no.