THURSDAY RUB | Jay Z's Awards Haul, Prelim Previews, How Will Butters and Greene Improve Their New Clubs
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What trophies did Jay‑Z Clark win at the 2026 AFL Media Awards?
Shut up. The footy's on Triple M. Triple M footy starts your weekend early. How do you like me now? With
every massive moment. What about this? This is the Thursday rub. You can refer to me as the queen. For Ream Hot Water and McDonald's. Triple M rocks finals footy.
So here we go for a preliminary final weekend. It is one of the best weekends on the calendar. They say they're the hardest ones to win as well. And we've got four teams remaining. Tomorrow night, Sydney and the Dockers at the SCG. And then Saturday, in front of an enormous crowd at the Triple MCG, it'll be Hawthorne and Brisbane, the winners. to play in the 2026 grand final. But this, of course, is the dominant force that is the Thursday rub. Great to have you with us. We've got a lot that we need to get through in this little hour of power of ours. Jay-Z has come locked and loaded with all the news that you need to know. We've got a royal commission on the teams that are done. We've got so much stuff that we need to get to.
So I'm not going to waste any time because we are locked and loaded. The Queen of Triple M footy, Kate McCarthy in the house. Queen, good to see you moving house today, which is just one of the most fun things you can ever
do. I've never been happier for an hour of work, Jack, to get out of the moving situation and just come here, do a little bit of work, and then unfortunately go straight back to it. We are moving house today and tomorrow. Yeah, I think it's literally the least enjoyable thing that you can do. I reckon like the most mundane thing. Jay-Z reckons that it's $50 an hour for removalists. I don't know when he last moved though. After the war, I
think.
In the Great
Depression.
Which
incidentally was where Isaac Smith found his hat last week after World War II. He's updated. It's still got some sweat stains and all that sort of
stuff. You need a sweat stain. I am a removalist. I've moved house about five times, I reckon, in the last six years, Jay, and it is an expensive operation, Kate, but I don't mind doing a bit of it myself.
Might be moving again soon, maybe. Oh, yeah.
Anything. Isaac? Anything what? Add or reveal? Clarify?
I don't
know.
Not yet? All I know is there's some beautiful Triple M footy merch that was being handed around and they took one look at Isaac and said, no, no,
not
for you.
Here you go.
Now, we need to, when I say this all the time on this show, when one of us wins, we all win here on the Thursday Rub. And over the course of the last couple of years, we've had Isaac go into the jungle. We've had the Queen make the leap to Channel 7 and dominate there as well. But we know that the chief football writer is the chief. And we celebrated that enormously when he got the role. And he is, we talk about dominant forces. He is the dominant force in the media this year. AFL Media Awards, Tuesday night, held all the big awards to be assembled across a range of different categories. But the ones that matter were taken out by the chief football writer, Jay-Z Clark. And I read, best news reporting, print and online.
Best opinion, analysis, print and online. And the number one award that you can win at the Australian Football Media
Awards. The gold logo.
The gold Logie. The Bert Newton of football media.
Hey, Bert. The
Alf Brown best media performer. He
came in with an
Armour Guard truck today. Jay-Z Clark. Congratulations, my friend. And a new jacket. Look at
it.
You
traded
yourself. Who would have thought? Who would have thought? Tommy. Thank you very much. Speaking of Bert Newton, my pant size is about the same as Bert's at the moment, fair to say. So I'm wrapped. I'm thrilled. I won't bang on. It does sound very self-indulgent. I
don't reckon Bert's pant size would be very big at all.
Yeah, well, back in the day. Not anymore. Back in the day. Not anymore. I'm about as round, it's fair to say. So, look, it was a magnificent night. And my head hasn't stopped spinning, to be honest. I was wrapped. I mean, I grew up admiring, obviously, all the on-field champions, of course, Gary Ablett Sr. and Co. But all the legendary journalists who have ever done it.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What trophies did Jay‑Z Clark win at the 2026 AFL Media Awards?
0:00–4:29
2
Why is Toby Greene’s move to Geelong a game‑changing decision?
4:29–8:44
3
How will Toby Greene’s role evolve at Geelong under the new contract?
8:44–13:36
4
What impact will Zak Butters have on the Western Bulldogs this season?
13:36–18:11
5
How are the Adelaide Crows shaping their finals chances after key injuries?
18:11–24:29
6
Which Bulldogs players could turn the club into a premiership contender in 2027?
24:29–30:39
7
Who are the frontrunners for the North Melbourne senior coaching role?
30:39–35:28
8
What are the experts’ predictions for the upcoming preliminary finals?
35:28–40:02
Speakers
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