North Melbourne legend Denis Pagan (18.09.26)
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Who is Denis Pagan and why is he featured on Fireball this week?
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Right on the boundary
line,
Tudor.
He will kick after the siren. Oh my goodness me. There were two seconds on the clock when Adler took them off. There is no justice in football. That was the look on the face of Michael Martin. The master all day. And this game will be remembered for this kick. Gary Adler, five meters out. Any score will do. To longer in the grand final.
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a dual premiership
coach.
He's a North Melbourne team coach of the century and he's one of our favourites on Fireball. His name is Dennis Pagan. Dennis, thank you for your time this morning.
Yeah, good morning, Cain. Good morning, David. I hope things are going well for your boys.
That was a rough one, Dennis. You've been involved in many, many prelim finals. Is that the one that is the most, well, clearly heartbreaking, but most memorable, or for all the wrong reasons, perhaps? Look, it's certainly disappointing.
I often look on Facebook, and it comes up again pretty regularly there. To see Lou Tudor, an inside-out torpedo on his wrong foot, just over the top of Mick Martin's head, something you don't forget too easily.
Yeah.
Do you ever think, Dennis, like the rest of us, maybe he should have just stood on Gary for another minute or not? Look,
Mick did a pretty good job, actually.
What are Denis Pagan’s most memorable preliminary final moments?
I think he's very underrated as a footballer. and I couldn't have asked for any more.
Nah, he did. He'd only kicked two goals that day, and I think he kicked 130-odd for the year. We were talking last week, Dennis, interested in your thoughts. When you have such a long run at it like you did for the best part of 10 years with a really strong team, are there any games you look back on or moments you look back on with regret that still – not front of mind, they're not things you think about every day, but every now and then you go – Gee, I remember that game for that reason.
I think about 98 grand final a lot. Yeah. You know, and the way that the Crows just charged after halftime and we were pretty much helpless. You know, Jarman on fire and Andrew McLeod looked like there was ice skating just twisting and turning between blokes. Yeah, that's probably the one that sticks out the most. But, you know, even that 94 one you just had on with Geelong, I think about it occasionally. Because I think if we had won that game, I think we would have done a pretty good job in the grand final.
Inaccuracy in 98 as well. That must have been so frustrating in the first half, Dennis. Oh, I think it was 6.15 at
halftime. You know, if you had just 10.10, it would have been a lot easier, I can tell you. But, you know, we played in, I think we won 11 games straight coming into the grand final, and I think they were all night games, or pretty close to all night games. And grand final day, it was 30 degrees and really humid. And I can still remember Mark Roberts' face. He came in, he had a long-sleeved jumper on, and he looked like it. It was a parachute, and he was red as a crayfish. Not rigged trouble, are you? Oh, you'll love that. I don't really ever...
How's life, Dennis? Are you at the track? Where
do we find you today? I'm at Flemington Racecourse at the minute.
Why does Denis consider the 1998 Grand Final his most painful memory?
Just going to have a look at the horse I brought in. Worst trainer at Flemington. Can't fire him at the moment. He's a tough caper, but I suppose if it was easy, everyone would be doing it. I think I've got six horses, five in work. I think Kiramar got about 700. The Hayes boys have got about 500. You know, you're competing against them. But, oh, well, it's better than doing nothing. All I'd be doing would be going out for lunch probably once
a
week and then twice a week and then four times a week.
Well, Dennis, you're doing a great job. Have you got one for spring, do you think? Have you got one that's good enough to go around during the week that counts?
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Who is Denis Pagan and why is he featured on Fireball this week?
0:05–1:52
2
What are Denis Pagan’s most memorable preliminary final moments?
1:52–3:51
3
Why does Denis consider the 1998 Grand Final his most painful memory?
3:51–5:02
4
How did the 1998 half‑time inaccuracy affect North Melbourne’s chances?
5:02–6:48
5
What is Denis doing at Flemington Racecourse and how does horse racing fit into his life?
6:48–7:26
Speakers
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