The Rush Hour's Grand Final Preview - Friday 25th September 2026
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What is the Grand Final preview and who are the key players being discussed?
This is Triple M's rush hour. Thanks to Penrite Oil. 100 Years Aussie. Now proudly wearing the Australian-made green and gold logo. It's grand final week. It's the best city in the world, up and about. And just like the old times, Billy
Brownless has disappeared. Up mighty poor and luck for us.
So we're giving you the best of Triple M's rush hour. Gold, my friend! Liquid gold! It's the rush hour's grand final Eve. On Triple M.
We're less than 24 hours away from the 2026 Toyota AFL Grand Final. One side is going to make some history. Will it be Fremantle winning its first ever premiership or will Brisbane achieve a free peep? Triple M Footy is live across the nation from midday Australian Eastern time with the Saturday rub, and we head into the Triple MCG for the granny at 2 p.m. Jump on the listener app to hear us wherever you happen to be tomorrow. But today we've got a special grand final preview on the rush hour. And in this hour, we chat to Brisbane Ruckman Sam Draper. We crossed to Xavier Ellis at Benny's Bar in Frio. Not sure how we snuck that one past legal. Plus, we give you some of our best stuff from yesterday's show at the Corner Hotel in Richmond for Triple M Fest.
But first, we can't talk about the grand final day on this show without referencing our men. Bill. He played in four, lost all four, and we never let him hear the end of it. We even managed to dig up his stats across all four games and it wasn't very flattering.
When were you
let down
by
your mate? When were you let down?
Well G
you got an example of it, Bill?
Ninety two, ninety four, ninety five, grand final. Oh, is that my best? Let down by my teammates, Jim. Couldn't get over
You were at your best. Ninety two, ninety four, ninety five. So the what about the other one?
Eighty nine. Yeah. And me and Ablet. Me uh we're okay. We kicked eleven between us. All right.
Alright. So what I've got interesting that Bill's gone down this path. Right. Because what I've got in my hand here uh Bill's numbers from these grand finals. Is that right? Yeah. Oh interesting. Make for a very interesting reading here. Uh nineteen eighty nine. Um Bill's kicks. Yes. Four. Oh no, let's go to the goals. Two. No, no, Bill. The kick uh t tally's what I'm interested in. Four kicks. Nine hundred ninety two. Yes. Uh West Coast Eagles kicks. Six. A couple of Bill. Um and then nine and nine. Yeah, that's all
right.
For
a food. No, I wouldn't have thought so, Bill. Hard to get 'em back then, not like today where you get 'em where you buy 'em. You're gonna go out and buy 'em in the supermarket, bloody kick. Market bloody kicks.
I find interesting as well in this uh tally. Yes. Is the tackle count. Oh, that goes interesting. Bill was a hard man. All four grand finals. Yes. Just have a wild stab at how many tackles Bill laid in the total for the four. What, just like a round figure? Yeah, no, all four put together.
I'd probably say there would have to be at least fifteen, sixteen tackles. No. A tackle was a tackle back then, not like today again. One tackle. For all four games? No, Jim. Come on, don't make up these bloody stupid numbers, Jim. No, no, no. Willis. No. How many games? You did you kick two? Uh you and G
you and Gaz combined kicked eleven. And then three, uh, four and three. So the goal tally was very respectable, though. Well, not really, but
where are my bloody mates? Where was Stonem? He was injured. Uh I fear that if we're doing a segment saying one of your mates let you down, we could have passed
players of the Geelong football clock calling us.
Oh, we're hoping Big Sammy Draper can get more of the ball than that tomorrow. He joins us next on the rush hour.
This is the Rush Hour's Grand Final Eve. The best of JB and Billy. And catch the boys anywhere, anytime by downloading the listener app.
Massive grand final this Saturday, Fremantle versus Brisbane, and we're joined by one of our favorites from the Lions, it's Big Sam Draper.
Next up I'm off and so Sammy Draper, he's up out of the center square.
Fifty five! Ha ha. Ah, there's a huge fly from Draper on the other side. He launches himself into the Adelaide sky.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the Grand Final preview and who are the key players being discussed?
0:00–5:46
2
How did Billy Brownless perform in his four Grand Finals and what stats were highlighted?
5:46–12:13
3
What insights did Brisbane ruckman Sam Draper share about his role and the upcoming game?
12:13–17:32
4
What did Xavier Ellis reveal about the atmosphere at Benny’s Bar in Fremantle?
17:32–22:28
5
Why did Billy recall his emotional reaction after the 2007 Grand Final and what does it mean for fans?
22:28–30:01
6
What can we expect from Fremantle ruckman Luke Jackson ahead of the Grand Final?
30:01–38:06
7
How does the Grand Final ticket quiz work and who are the contestants fighting for the tickets?
38:06–44:23
8
What final jokes and predictions wrapped up the episode before the Grand Final?
44:23–51:30
Speakers
5 identifiedMore from The Rush Hour with JB & Billy
Live From The Corner Hotel for Triple M Fest - The Rush Hour podcast - Thursday 24th September 2026
Luke Jackson, Billy's Burp, Mitch Cleary - The Rush Hour podcast - Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Mark 'Beast' Cometti, Xavier Ellis Live In a Freo Pub, Bill's Clock Obsession - The Rush Hour podcast - Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Sam Draper, Max Gawn, Damian Barrett - The Rush Hour podcast - Monday 21st September 2026
Billy's Letters, Bill Bailey's New Tour, The FAFMA's - The Rush Hour Sunday Session - Sunday 20th September 2026
Billy's Jokes - September 14-17