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Chapter 1: What is the main focus of the footy discussions in this episode?
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Just lassoed Tommy Morris for another six or seven minutes here. Just broke the story about the BBL coming together of the Melbourne Stars and the Renegades. He's also on the footy beat, as you'd expect, as one of the number one men in footy.
Just one more on this name for this Melbourne team. So they started at 220 names. They're down to 20, then down to eight. And now I believe they've got a preference of what they want to call this team, but it will require Cricket Australia to tick it off.
Right. What about the Melbourne Warns?
Chapter 2: What recent news is breaking in the BBL involving Melbourne teams?
I mean, that's possible. Imagine that. The warnings. Worldwide. That'll do well over in India. Yes. Now, you are breaking news, and you're doing an outstanding job. So you've got your head in the Essendon story, like we all have. Can't ignore it. How do you see this playing out, or where do you see it at?
Well, Essendon are just letting things sit for the moment.
How long can they let it sit for? That's my interest.
I think until after the bye. When have they got their bye? I think a couple more weeks. A couple more weeks. A couple of weeks.
You can't go longer than that.
No, they wanted to give just some space and let the dust settle between Brad Scott's sacking and what's next. And what is next is a really interesting question. I think there's a chance that there's not a full and thorough process. I think there's a targeted process. I think the word process is... pretty malleable and pretty debatable exactly what it means.
So I don't think they're necessarily going to get six or seven people to go through four or five different stages, maybe like what other clubs would do. I think they'll target a couple of people, put them through some form of interview sessions and then make a decision from there.
And will James Heard be one of those?
Well, I can't say categorically yes or no. I don't know.
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Chapter 3: How is Essendon handling their coaching situation after Brad Scott's departure?
If they were to appoint a coach without having spoken to James Hurd, then I think that will create problems.
Yeah. I think it's in the best interest of Andrew Welsh and his tenure as president to give James Hurd a legitimate chance. I'm not saying they have to appoint him. I agree. To give him a legitimate chance. The issue will be if they don't appoint him, there'll be an uproar. If they do appoint him, it'll look like a boat race. So it's a difficult position for the board and Andrew Welsh to be in.
And what's happening over at Bluesland, who are also in the market?
Yeah. So, well, they've started talking to people. They've started coffee catch-ups as well. They've got a short list, which includes, you know, the best assistant coaches from around the competition. Hayden Skipworth, we've spoken about. Corey Enright.
John Longmire, Sam Amidon reported that yesterday too.
He did that, yes, he did that. I'm fascinated by the Corey Enright situation because I foresee a potential Hawthorne-Sam Mitchell situation if Corey Enright gets the tap from Carlton. So this is what happened. So Collingwood came after Sam Mitchell to replace Nathan Buckley and that then forced Hawthorne to make a call on Alistair Clarkson.
Now Woodson-Kilder make a call on Ross Lyon to have a succession plan and if they knew they were going to lose Corey Enright? That's the question that they'll have to ask themselves. And would it work? And would it work? And would Ross be on board for that? He's an alpha dog.
He's an alpha dog.
But he also doesn't want to be a coach for another 10 years. So is he happy to walk away in a couple of years?
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of appointing James Hird as a coach for Essendon?
Do you?
And don't for a second think that they're not feverishly working behind the scenes or trying to acquire a big name player that they can announce because then the dominoes begin to fall, a la Ablett's announcement to the Gold Coast Suns, which then helps your next appointment.
But when will they be able to announce that? Well, that is the question. I think Owen Leonard on Nine reported that they wanted to be part of this year's trade period, Tasmania, in order to announce players that they're bringing 12 months down the track, and the AFL declined that.
What about Lockie Neal? What about the chance? I know you were reported. I heard you the other morning on Fireball, so I know they put you under the pump, Daxie. answer this question about Lockie Neal and that's been reported everywhere.
But is it, I have heard this separate to you saying this, that there's a very strong chance that Lockie Neal does end up in Melbourne and playing for Collingwood.
I think there's a very strong chance he ends up in Melbourne. I think there's a chance he ends up playing for Collingwood. I also think there's a fair chance that he ends up in Adelaide as well, playing for the Crows. So the obvious solution to his out of contract situation is that he goes home to Perth where his family is. I
I think he's just as likely, if not more likely, to be in South Australia or Victoria next year, hunting a premiership and wanting midfield time as well. I think he understands that at the Lions, his midfield time next year and beyond might be limited. And I don't think he's got any issues about living in Melbourne or living in Adelaide.
They've got a lot of midfield options. Not every player they've got there on the list at the moment at Brisbane Lions is another Lockie Neal, but they've got enormous potential with their young players.
They do. And I think he recognises that. So does he want midfield time elsewhere? Is it best for the club then if he moves on? He's playing some seriously good footy as well.
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Chapter 5: What coaching strategies are being considered by Carlton?
But if Toby does announce at some stage that he's moving on, I mean, he's the next captain, Tom Green. So you can't see a world in which they'd like to lose both Toby and Tom at the same time.
They've got a tight salary cap, the Giants, so I'd imagine that would be more back-ended than front-ended. And Tom Green is a player you can build a club around and a person you can build a club around. You've had him on the show here as well. No, he's outstanding.
Yeah. If he's chasing a premiership, why would he go to Collingwood off the temper text?
Well, Collingwood have openly said they believe they want to challenge every single year. They're not going to rebuild down the bottom.
Or do you think they're challenging?
No, at the moment, I wouldn't say they're challenging.
Do you think next year with the boys a year older, they'd be challenging?
I think if you could bring in Lockie Neal and Jed Walter and maybe one other, then you never know.
Yeah, but they've got to have picks. They've got to have picks to get those players through the door, though, too, don't they?
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