Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?
G'day, ballers. You're about to listen to another Friday Fireball with Kane and I. We didn't agree on a lot this morning, which is not unusual, but hang around tonight. Dream time at the G, and listen to this for a line-up. Dwayne Russell, my man, late-night Matty Hill, Gerard Healy, and the wonderful coach for the West Coast Eagles, or formerly the West Coast Eagles. Simmo.
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And welcome from a beautiful Launceston hotel room. If you don't mind, this morning, huge show. You said to us, get some other coaches on.
Chapter 2: What special announcement is made for the Ballers?
So we will. Andrew McWalter is going to join us this morning. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it in the gun. The review of last night. Our Hawks and the Genius just getting it done. No worries about that. Sam Edmund with all the news. The agenda. Your feedback. 1-300-736-736. I'm looking at a rundown. And I've never seen so much content on a Fireball Friday rundown in all of my life.
A man that's going to drive us through this content is my co-host, the best analyst in football, David King. Kingy, good morning. Morning, Cornsy. You look like you're really set up there too in your little palatial suite. What have you got? Some sort of wing off the Launceston Casino? No, it's no level 19 at the Pullman. No, it couldn't be. But it'll do the job.
No, nothing compares to level nine. The hits just keep on coming. I was driving this morning, just a little bit. You're a little bit flat when you're on your way in, thinking, okay, I need something to get me up. You wouldn't believe what happened. What happened? I got to the car park this morning. I got to the car park and pulling into the driveway in front of me was a 1987 XF Fairmont.
The 1987 XF Fairmont. It's back, baby. It's alive. JK, are you there, JK? We are back. The XF is up and running.
Going better than ever.
So hang on now, hang on. Because you had no idea what had to get done to this beast of yours and what it was going to cost, which we thought was, you were in for a fleecing because you had no idea. You went with some rubbish about bands or something. You didn't even know what you were talking about. What are we talking? Who must have hurt you? Oh, I don't want to say it on air. Why?
We haven't upset any sponsors or anything?
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Chapter 3: Who joins the show to discuss the latest news?
No, we're not. I don't know if I got fleeced. Does JK understand? We did this dance with you when you didn't want to tell us how much you spent on the Big Sexy's car. Yes. Turned out it was $1,200. Big Sexy! We need a range.
A range. A range, JK.
$500 to $1,500 or something?
It's more than that, I reckon. Between $2,000 and $4,000.
Oh!
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Chapter 4: What insights are shared about the recent Hawthorn and Adelaide game?
It's worth more than the car.
Wow.
Wow. Yeah.
Ouch. Two and four. Yeah. Jeez, I'm sorry I brought it up. I just saw his eyes welling up. But it runs well, though. Is it going well?
The reverse works. It reverses? It reverses very good.
Are you using the reverse to excess now that it actually functions?
I might reverse all the way home this morning. If you see an 87 grey XF reversing down St Kilda Road at 9.30 after the show, that's me.
And the other bit of information, Cornsy, you know on Monday, what day are we at today? Was it Monday we did the Eurovision? Eurovision review? Yes. Bunga Runga. Bunga Runga. Have you got a bit of Bunga Runga there for us? You know how we didn't have our favourite panel up with us? You know where he was. Where? He was celebrating the Eurovision.
It's true, isn't it, Jacob? Yeah, you guys apparently aired this out on Monday about me. I'm a Eurovision fanatic. He's a fanatic. I told you I read out some of his tweets.
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Chapter 5: What insights are shared about the performance of Hawthorn and Adelaide?
I thought Nash was really strong and really solid. He's never going to be in the best or anything like that. He's not that sort of player, but he doesn't really take the eye or create scores. But I just thought his ability to neutralize a clearance at times was really strong, and he got some important clearances. He did. They're still short, aren't they?
I mean, they end up winning the clearances by 14. So there's a good answer. They were beaten early. Adelaide kicked their first three goals from stoppage.
Chapter 6: What are the implications of player injuries discussed?
They're still one...
elite mid short and now hopefully that's Will Day if Will Day is fit and in that side it looks a whole lot different then there is the support I remember speaking about Newcomen Day as if not the best 1-2 combination of mids in the game that's the level that they got to now I don't know I don't know about Will Day back in the VFL and let's just keep everything crossed that he gets going if it's not him then they're definitely a bit thin but I don't think it's a Zach Merritt thin I think it's more of a tough inside contested mid
that they're short of. But Adelaide is in the same position. Adelaide's midfield is pedestrian, really. They're one or two short, the Crows, and we've been speaking about that for a while. Hawks, two rucks. A bit of a kick in the guts for them when Sam Mitchell starts the second quarter with Marbiel Choll in the ruck, Kingy. You've got two rucks in your side and you've gone, you know what?
I'm going to put my boy Marbiel in the centre bounce. That was a kick up the backside for those two rucks. And he looked good, Marbiel, in the ruck, didn't he? He did. And it makes you... Look... It's almost like they've been reluctant to say that Lloyd Meeks had a poor start to the year. They sort of know it, but they're just turning a blind eye.
I think if push come to shove and they had to make a call on two of those three right now, I don't think Lloyd Meeks is in their best team. Gives away a lot of free kicks, Meeks. Is he in their best team? If the finals were tomorrow, would you be picking him?
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Chapter 7: How do the hosts assess the impact of Scott Pendlebury's milestone game?
I would pick him over Reeves if I had the choice. I would, yeah. I'm not convinced. I think Reeves is a better centre-bounce tap ruckman than Meek. And if you're setting up for centre-bounce, centre-bounce is such a major part of the game now. When you see the start of that game last night, there was a goal in the first 15 seconds from centre-bounce.
So I think they're going to have to make a choice. And it's a good luxury to have those sorts of dilemmas whilst winning. He just got back on the winner's sheet, but whilst winning is a great luxury. I just love Wettle back as well. That's his position, and he's been the beneficiary of Barris being injured, so they've gone, we'll put Wettle back. He just looks a far better player back.
I thought it was his best game of the year last night, and the three saving touches on the line were really important, but he's running carry, and he just looks a different player across halfback. So that's his spot. Would they have won with Tex Walker in the team last night? Well, no. See, if you're going to go small in your forward line, go small. Like, let's not play Murray as well.
What's going on? You shouldn't have seen how wet it was up there, the conditions. And they've gone, we're not going to play Walker, but we'll play Murray. Go small like you did last week. It was a far superior setup. So, Yeah, I don't think they would have won if Walker played, but he's a better prospect than Murray.
So if you're going to pick three, pick Walker over Murray, but I'd just be picking two. As I've said for a long time, that was one that I think Matthew Nix would like to have back at selection, an extra runner, particularly with the injuries. Archie was injured and Rankin was injured. It would have been handy.
I'm doing a deep dive for Sunday night on what's happened to the Crows' counterpunch game from halfback.
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Chapter 8: What feedback do listeners provide regarding the game and player performances?
Like, it's Wayne Miller or bust. I know Hinge has been out, and I'm a fan of Mitch Hinge. I think he's a really good AFL player. He is. Michael only doesn't pose any threat whatsoever anymore with the ball. None at all. It's almost like giving it to Mick Gafer, a dour back pocket tag at times. It's a shame. So what's happened to him?
And then you've got the tools that really don't take any risks and can't bite anything off. Nah, and then you've got Laird, who's a short kicker. Yeah, well, you know my thoughts on Rory. But I'm wondering, how do they fix that? Is this a decision of personnel, or is it of system? All of a sudden, it looks like there's so many holes in their list, and that can turn quickly.
Because you mentioned that the key defenders are dour, and they don't really mark the footy. I think Butts is their number one for intercept marks, and it's a small number. And then they don't have the attacking flair that other teams do, and the threat to cross half-back.
So you look at it, you go, the key forwards are battling, they're two midfielders short, and their defense has got holes in it, as you're describing. And it's a challenge for this management to solve all of a sudden.
Yeah.
Yeah, I don't think they're foolish. I mean, they just look different in the midfield without Isaac. I think that Curtin coming back makes a difference. Hinge will make a difference. They desperately need Zach Bailey. They need another one of those players. So you've always got one in the middle. And that's the challenge of list management.
They know exactly where they're at and they're in the race. They're in the hunt. Boyle reports they're right in the hunt. So if they can secure a player that ill, I think it gives Nixie a chance. But if you can't score off halfback, you are not even close to a contender. You're not a contender. The Twitter poll is for choices. Flooring style, comfort quality, helping you choose with confidence.
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If you want to have your say on Thursday Night Footy, it was the Hawks getting it done by nine points, and you can have your say on that. Did we cover off anything, everything on last night, Kingy? I think so, yeah. When are you out of there? When are you moving back into the state of South Australia? I'm going a long way home today, so we'll head to Melbourne and then we'll head to Adelaide.
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