The Eminently Sensible Phil Davis | Whateley (05.08.26)
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Wednesdays, the eminently sensible Phil Davis to delve into the big and the little issues before us. Welcome back, Phil. Morning, Gerard. Were you spied inside the Carlton camp on Saturday night?
Yes, I was. I was very fortunate to be asked to get in there and present and speak on behalf of Nick Haynes before his 250th, Gerard. What did you say to them to elicit that response? I actually don't know. I'm surprised, Jerem. You have to get a call that I'll be there.
What memories did Phil Davis share about presenting at Nick Haynes' 250th game?
Permanent pre-game speaking for the rest of the year. But no, it was really lovely. It was nice to be there. Obviously, Pat Cripps' 250th too. Kudos to the Carlton Footy Club. I thought they did a great job acknowledging both players in their milestone games and very welcoming footy club, Gerard, it was. It was nice to be in there and see some people I'd played against and be able to say a few things about a long-time teammate and someone who's achieved a fair bit.
Give us a little insight because obviously the Patrick Cripps story is well told. He got the broad salute. Nick Haynes is in his second year with the Blues. He's gone 34 years of age and he reaches 250 games. How would you encapsulate him?
Yeah, I think for me, he was a sort of unassuming guy when he showed up. Going way back when, it was sort of like our super draft per se and we were taking all these really big names and everyone had done the AIS Academy and been MVP for their state in the under-18s. Then we took Nick at pick seven, a 19-year-old playing for the Frankston Bombers. Skinny, done more skimboarding than anything else. And then... know just slowly but surely you know he just grew and grew and grew and then you know for for a long period of time you know basically from when he was 22 23 he's had sort of 10 10 years just continued success and i thought was one of the you know the truly gun intercept defenders there for seven eight years and got an all-australian probably could have got another one but
He was always a terrific teammate. He was an unwielding competitor. Then off the field was a great role model and a deep thinker about the game and a very good teacher. So, yeah, he was one of my all-time favorite teammates.
Nicely celebrated. All right, not knowing you were there, I was watching that game and I had your phrase running through my head, draft your superstars. And that's what the Blues have done with Jagger Smith and Harry Dean.
They're serious players. I loved... It was Jagger's goal. He got the ball and turned 180 degrees in one step and kicked the ball. I was like, that's high-end talent. No, he's a very nice player. He's a really good complementary piece to that sort of more big-bodied midfield that they've got. And then... um, Harry Dean is, he, he's got this, I hope he doesn't lose it. Sometimes you can get it crushed out of you in the system, but he's got this sort of freedom as a defender where he's just sort of like gangly and, you know, long and dynamic and competitive and just gets things done. And that, I thought that moment when he kicked his goal, Joe was pretty special. Um, yeah, I think they've got some really, two really great young players there and,
They get to go back again and get Walker this year, Cody Walker again this year. So it seems as though they're topping up with good top-end talent.
If you were filling out the ballot paper right now for the Rising Star, would they be the top two?
Yeah, I think Dersmuth had a really great year over in West Coast, but it's hard to go past Jagger. But... Sometimes part of me thinks it's hard to do what Harry Dean does, but that's just a bit of bias, Gerard, so we'll leave that there.
No, someone has to speak up for the key defenders, I reckon.
Yeah, I think it's very different. He was on Logan Morris on the weekend and basically played on him the whole time and did a fantastic job and kicked one himself. I barely see him lose. I think he's a terrific player. He won't win it, unfortunately, but I hope he can run second.
Yeah.
The other phrase I was thinking about was your interim coach period counts for zero.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:34
2
What memories did Phil Davis share about presenting at Nick Haynes' 250th game?
0:34–4:44
3
How did Phil Davis describe Nick Haynes' evolution from pick seven to elite defender?
4:44–9:39
4
Why does Phil think Carlton’s rookie picks Jagger Smith and Harry Dean stand out for Rising Star?
9:39–17:19
5
Should an interim coach’s 9–2 record change the permanent coaching decision?
17:19–21:56
Speakers
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