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Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?
Breakfast with Gary and Tim. If you live the life you please.
Hi, good morning, everyone. Welcome Tuesday, the 9th of June. It is McCafe Menu. Try McCafe's new drinks range. Got a very, very nice offering. Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan. A little bit of an up yours to anyone that was riding off the Brisbane Lions on the weekend. They were magnificent. He is going to join us. And one of the stars of the Demons. Big win over the Pies yesterday.
Bailey Fritch to join us as well. Tim Watson in studio. 043-9811-16. 1300-736-736. You are welcome at any time. Hello, Timmy. Hello, Garrity.
Chapter 2: How did the Brisbane Lions perform on the weekend?
Good morning to you. Good morning to everybody. And congratulations to everybody out there yesterday too, because right across this great city of ours, across this great state of ours, across this great country of ours, people rallied behind Neil and MND yesterday. And Gary, it was quite magnificent. It was quite magnificent to stand up there at the MCG and look out at a sea of blue beanies.
People are incredibly generous, and I just, on behalf of all the people at MMD, I just want to thank you all. It was magnificent. Well done to you. Well done to you. A big part of yesterday's proceedings at the MCG. 88,019 people were there, which is a record crowd, and to be there and look out and see, as we spoke about in the lead-up, to get as many people there were the...
the now famous blue beanies on, to look around that mighty, mighty stadium and just see row after row after row, it warmed your heart. It did. You felt like you were part of something if you were there yesterday. In fact, even if you weren't there. And you are. And you are. And all the generosity, the beanies that were purchased online too, the digital beanies, all that sort of stuff.
People just rallied to the cause. And then we found out that actually at the luncheon on Friday, it was mentioned by the CEO, Matt Tilley, that there'd been a huge, huge donation. He got a call out of the blue from somebody up in Queensland. I think he said this person didn't have a connection to AFL football at all.
In fact, they'd never been to a game of AFL football until yesterday and they wanted to donate a sizable amount. Like we're talking a sizable amount. It's been reported today that that amount is now in the vicinity of an around $40 million donation.
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Chapter 3: What was the significance of the MND fundraising event?
Like $40 million has been donated to MND. Queensland couple Quentin and Kylie Burt last week vowed to donate $10 million to fight MND. But after attending the Big Freeze game, the construction magnets felt so inspired, they increased their contribution to $40 million today. That is just unbelievable, isn't it? It is. It is.
And it just means that all the things that Neil has been able to mobilize in the time that he was alive, hopefully at some stage those young people and those older people that are working on ā cures and ways of being able to invent something and test something and prove something and down the track it won't be a life or it won't be a death sentence when you contract MND.
So, yeah, thank you to everybody out there. It's magnificent. And it hit home again, didn't it, when the coin was tossed? by Jai Arrow, who's just recently the NRL star who's been diagnosed, and he's out there with his young family. So that is reason enough to continue the fight. So give us your thoughts. Who was the best slider? I actually didn't get to see.
I haven't quite seen all the sliders, but you were there, so I always defer to you. There was a couple of moments here yesterday. So Andy Lee. I couldn't work that out. Okay, Andy Lee has been writing books, and the main character in his book is a character called Wiz. So he dressed up as Wiz, right? So for those that didn't see, big sort of rotund, sort of circular type outfit, right?
But the opening to get onto the stage up top, it meant that there was sort of like very little room to squeeze through there. So he almost got stuck in the jam, you know, like you imagine having a door jam. Drama off the top. Right off the top. Drama. So I had to walk ā I had to get from sort of down back up. I only had 15 seconds. So I've got the producer in me, so 15, 14, 13, 12.
So then I'm trying to get up the stairs to get up to the stage. Because he was the first. He was the first to go through. And I get up the top, and he's actually stuck. He's stuck, but I've got to unstick him because I've got to slide past him. To start the whole thing, it was, anyway, it was great. He did a magnificent job, as did all Jonesy. What about this?
I wanted to say your pre-slide monologue was one of the best I've heard yesterday. It brought me to tears. What did you do a little piece, a pre-piece? I narrated a prepared monologue. Peace. Had you written something? No, I didn't write it. I didn't write it. It was written by others. So I recorded it. When did I record it? I recorded it last Friday, I think it was.
I'm going to have to go home and watch this all. Yeah, it brought a tear to my eye too when I was actually reading it. It was really beautiful, a really beautiful tribute to Neil. But the sliders, they were great. All of them were great. Amy Shark went down as Amy Winehouse. Didn't get your three-voter, did she? Yeah, no, she was great.
In fact, at the luncheon on Friday, I think the luncheon's only been going two years, the MND luncheon. It was at the Pullman. They did a magnificent job at the Pullman on Friday. Host, who was the host? And Darce was the host. Say that again. Yeah, Luke Darcy was the host. He did a fine job too. But Amy Shark, I wasn't really that familiar with her.
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of recent donations for MND research?
She looked great. She's a dead set star. I tell you what. So there's promotion of Kylie's new thing. Yes. She will be a star. I don't know what. Her plan is beyond her netball days, but she has got one of those great personalities. She's such a natural talent.
I think somebody will know that at some stage.
AFL 360 brought that out. I told you that last year, if you remember rightly. And we had to get it out of her that Kylie was, in fact, from Melbourne because I know you've watched the doco, but you didn't tell me that. You didn't tell me that they didn't concentrate on the fact that she was from Melbourne. I'm only halfway through. Okay, I thought you watched the whole thing.
They didn't mention in the whole doc that she comes from Melbourne. That's a disgrace. It is a disgrace. Michael Gudinski and her original, Terry Blamey, I think his name was, the original manager. Right. That's where it all started. No mention of Fitzroy and Melbourne footy clubs. No, no mention of Camberwell smoking cigarettes behind the garage there either with Gary. No mention of that at all.
Why didn't they take us back there? You've got some pictures of that. I don't know. I'm not sure why that happened. My experience yesterday was a little different. I just was in the outer, just, well, in there. You wouldn't have been in there. Well, I was sat outside. We went to the MCC. Can we just nail, let's nail this down. Where did you actually sit?
No, I went to the MCC committee room, which is, you know, you've been, I tried to get you in there. Did you ever take up the offer? It's not my thing. Well, it should be. I'm not one of those.
I'm not a silver tarp.
That's exactly your thing. Normally, it's a sit-down lunch, which is great. And you have a nice- Freddie. Of course, Freddie's your host, mine host.
And Mrs. Freddie.
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Chapter 5: What are the challenges facing Collingwood this season?
So I thought, and I think a lot of people out there thought that this was going to be the year where they drifted back into the pack. Yeah. They've been really competitive in a lot of games, but- It's about them seizing the opportunity to build and become another premiership contender. And right now they seem a mile away from that. Well, someone says I'm a twit, which is fair enough.
That's probably a generous thing. It's the debate about Collingwood. So don't take it personally. defend your club, defend your list.
Chapter 6: How is Simon Garlick being discussed as a potential CEO?
I think it's great. But I'm looking for some clear instruction as to ā not me looking for it. I couldn't care less what they do. But I'm wondering about the clear instruction about what they do in terms of a list build. Yeah. I don't think it's ā it's no secret what they've been trying to do. And I think they've done it really well.
But there's always going to be a tipping point at some stage where players come to the edge of the cliff and you're going to lose a lot, a lot of talent that has been ā You know, the backbone of their team. No, they're an admirable football club because they contend. There's no question about that. I just think this is a fascinating time for Justin Lepich and the rest of the footy club.
Did Caro last night suggest that there might be a red-hot favourite for a CEO? I know she's run Ned out the door. Simon Garlick. Well, let's have a listen.
Very much on the radar, predominantly on the radar, is Simon Garlick, the CEO of Fremantle. So this is going to be an intriguing end to the season. Simon Garlick is overseeing the premiership favourite at the moment. He has a coach there who's on an employment agreement, not on a long-term contract, as you've spoken about many times.
Chapter 7: What insights does Chris Fagan provide about his coaching philosophy?
And he has been targeted, and I promise you, he is the number one target of the Collingwood Football Club.
Not only is Ned gone, you've got the heir apparent in Simon Garlick, who's, as Cara Rotley points out, she's got the red-hot favourite Fremantle Footy Club. What happened about the employment contract also being no good for a coach and not being able to operate with that uncertainty behind you? It served Fremantle pretty well up to this point. That seems to have dropped off the discussion.
Well, I guess so now. And this is the point that I know Kane, among others, have been making is that why wouldn't you? If this guy's got the team sitting on the top of the ladder, clearly the best team in the competition right now, which is some people believe that Fremantle are right now. Why wouldn't you tie that coach up?
Or if you are a team out there like Carlton, like Essendon, like Tasmania coming into the competition, why wouldn't you be making a move to speak to him? Why wouldn't they then? Exactly. Why wouldn't they? Well, I'm asking you. Well, no, I'm not saying that they're not.
Chapter 8: What are the current injury updates for the Brisbane Lions?
We don't know whether they are or not, but you would be, wouldn't you? Yeah. Well, the Fremantle Footy Club must feel pretty safe and secure in the fact that he's not going anywhere. Well, they must be. They must be because to our knowledge, look, you would think that they're talking to him right now and maybe trying to get him on a longer term deal.
But it hasn't stopped him from working the way that he needed to work to get his team to play the way they need to play to become a premiership contender. You can't have a team. Having them on a tight leash like they've had him. So why would they change? They put in place ā Well, they'll change if there's ā I would say there has not been another suitor out there.
So this is a competitive business, right? They will change if somebody else comes ā apparently he manages himself. This is the other thing, right? So he doesn't have a manager. The manager ā it's the manager's job to go out there and play games and that type of thing, and they all do it well. So I'm not criticizing them for that.
But when you don't have somebody actively out there working on your behalf, then you're sitting back in that position and you're waiting potentially for ā Somebody come from the outside and ask you a question about whether or not you're happy where you are. Okay.
So do you think that Carlton, Essendon and Tasmania have made inquiries to, well, they'd have to go direct to Justin if he hasn't got a manager. Exactly. So do you think they've made inquiries to Justin Longmuir? I don't know whether they have or they haven't. I think they'd be negligent in their duties if they didn't. What do you think? On the basis of? On the basis of where he's got his team.
Yeah, well, that's right. Why wouldn't you look at the most, you know, potentially, we could all break it up into different parts if we want, but right now he looks like he's the best coach in the competition because of where he's got his team. Yeah, well, they are flying. There's no question that they are.
And it's been on the back of a, you know, a year last year that you thought, whoa, they're ready to go last year. They weren't quite ready last year. No, they weren't. But it's been a really interesting build, isn't it? Like to add the Jackson piece and to add. Right. So now we're getting to it. The Bolton piece and to add.
Are the potential suitors for Justin Longmire looking back and going, look, he's a very, yeah, he's a good coach. But by hell, if you really want to get to it, it's the list manager you should go after. Well, that's David Wall. I'm sure everybody's looking at what he's been able to do and the way they've gone about it and the pieces that they've added over time.
And now they just look like the most balanced, accomplished... on the same page, capable of playing on speed, which I didn't think that they were that comfortable doing in previous years, but now they look like they can understand that. They've got a great forward set-up, they've got a great defensive unit, and they've got a great midfield. Why wouldn't you ask the question?
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