Andrew Dillon in the studio! | AFL Grand Final week - CEO (22.09.26)
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
This is your town. This is your station. This is Waitley.
Grand final week, the Brownlow done, the debrief to be had here and all the big issues facing the AFL. Andrew Dillon was before us last night doing his best and
repetitive
work.
Collingwood, Ndakos, three votes.
Who won the Brownlow Medal and why was it expected?
Collingwood, Ndakos, three votes. Collingwood, Ndakos, three votes. Collingwood, Ndakos, three votes. Collingwood... N, Dacos, 3 votes. N, Dacos, three votes. Collingwood, N, Dacos, three votes. Collingwood, N, Dacos, three votes.
I imagine Andrew Dillon slept last night thinking, Collingwood,
N, Dacos, three votes. Andrew, welcome to the studio. Great to be here, Gerard. Big night last night and a big week for footy. A great winner? Yeah. Look, he's... I mean, five seasons in, he's been top three in the Brownlow now four times. An incredible footballing resume in a very short period of time. Did it pan out about as you expected? I've... You know, like, I... Read and watch it, but you just never really know. But I sort of opened up as the votes got delivered. I was opening up the back end of the rounds and I could see a lot of threes there. And I knew he started well as well. So, yeah, really good winner. But it was also interesting, you know, in the middle part of the count where it was a bit closer than maybe people thought.
Dipper and Diesel, I saw them both there last night. They won the Brownlow with 17 votes. We're up to 47. How do you think about where we are now?
Yeah, I mean, it is interesting, Gerard, because Greg Swan and I were saying, I think we, after 11 rounds, Nick was already on 19 votes, and I think Zach was on 18, and maybe, I think the Bont might have been 17. So they would have won those Brownlows or equaled. So it's... Maybe it's the way the modern games played with that hyper-focus on the midfield. It is interesting. But if you have a look at all the awards that Nick's won this year, I think the Brownlow is probably fitting. It shows how clearly ahead of the rest of the comp he was.
And he landed, if you did all the projections, in my opinion, he landed exactly where he thought he would land. So this wasn't an anomaly. How many is too many? Is there a number that's
too many?
How did the AFL’s attendance and TV ratings perform during Grand Final week?
No.
Well, I don't know whether there is because it's just the way the game's played. And, you know, we might be seeing an absolute, not just a player of his generation, could be a player of all time. And what is it? We were talking before, 1.4 votes a game. That's amazing. And he just plays the game in an incredible way. He's, you know, standing next to him. He's not an imposing physical specimen or anything, but he's just got unbelievable skills, endurance, speed, and he knows the game back to front. First
blush, do you think the umpire's been able to see some stats assisted, helped, lessened the ridicule that has
been around the last few years? Well, I don't think we've had the ridicule at all, but I actually spoke to a couple of the umpires after the count yesterday because I hadn't been speaking to them during the year about it. But they said those ones at least were saying that they used the same strategy. process that they had previously and they only looked at the stats at the end just to um confirm their initial thoughts so um you know maybe it was just one of those years there didn't seem to be the anomalies that we'd had previously are you thinking that's been a good move well i think it's one of those things where if you've got the information at hand i think it makes sense to be able to use it yep
The year more broadly, particularly this final series, the way the numbers have grown week on week, the television numbers, the crowds, what do you think of our September setting so far?
Yeah, look, it's been a great final series, unbelievably well attended. The games at the MCG have been close enough to sell ads and all the ones around Australia, other than that first final in Sydney, but that was still a high 30,000. So really happy with the crowds, the viewerships followed, but I think what's been the best is just how good the football's been.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:19
2
Who won the Brownlow Medal and why was it expected?
0:19–2:40
3
How did the AFL’s attendance and TV ratings perform during Grand Final week?
2:40–8:03
4
What actions is the AFL taking after the crowd‑behaviour incidents at the preliminary final?
8:03–10:43
5
Why are players being fined or suspended under the new gut‑punch crackdown?
10:43–15:24
6
How are AFL rule changes influencing scoring and midfield dominance this season?
15:24–20:56
7
What lessons did the AFL learn from the NFL’s Melbourne event for Grand Final week?
20:56–21:59
Speakers
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