The Full Means Test with Adam Simpson! | Semi-final Weekend (14.09.26)
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What did Adam Simpson and Gerard Whateley discuss about the semifinals and the Monday Means Test?
Whiteley on SEM. The Monday means test after the semifinals. Adam Simpson, hello. Morning Jared. How'd you pull up from the weekend? Yeah, pretty pretty good. Okay. Was a long weekend.
It was a long Friday. I had a little nap between the uh NFL and the and the the footy. Um but uh a great day. Simo says Well, this I've heard this before, but finals doesn't build character. It just eliminates the weak ones. And Adelaide still aren't ready. They're not ready. So, you know, the minus twenty two contested possessions at halftime, forty points down. Their best players didn't rise to the occasion. Like they need a line in the sand moment and that that w obviously wasn't it. And I don't think it was the week before. So you compare that to Fremantle. You know, they confronted a similar situation this year. Lose the first final, play a home final for the second in the second week. And their moment came during the week, Jared.
I reckon the way they handled the week. Um Same system, same leaders doing the same things. It was, you know, back on the bike. And their them their line in the sand moment came with four minutes to go before three quarter time. And it started with Luke Jackson. So You need in any successful era that starts, 'cause neither club started as yet. There's a there's a moment. So West Coast moment back in the day was the Luke Shuey goal after the siren, the year before. And I was like, Oh, we're actually all right here. Um I'm not quite sure if Adelaide have had theirs just yet. I reckon Fremantle might have just ticked that ticked that box on the weekend, so Yeah, some uh different directions, those two teams. Adelaide is still searching for theirs.
Finals doesn't build character,
it just eliminates the weak ones. Oh yeah, that's it feels like there's a bit of Dennis Pagan in that, but it's it's true, isn't it? Some of the individuals for Adelaide just didn't I know Brisbane and Brisbane you can say, Well, that was always gonna be tough. But not ready. Not ready. And Geelong, they're sort of built for it. So you don't you don't question whether they've arrived or not. It's whether they're just good enough on the night or healthy enough, all those type of things. But yeah, the the club's trying to get from good to great. You can see it live, can't you? And it takes years. And once you tick over the once Brisbane ticked over a few years ago, well seven years ago. Then it we're away and I and I just wonder if Adelaide
Yeah, it's gonna take another year or two before they take that next step. And Fremantle, are they there? Th there
was a truth to so we had a reconfigured final system and there was a truth to it the whole way through. There were five into four. There are only four places in the top four and four places in the preliminary. And then there was a gap and Adelaide to the other side of the gap. We saw that play out. Yep. Yep. All right. The big issue for Oldham construction lawyers, your defense in building disputes, the Brisbane Lions strike back.
Little knock on, taps to Lohman, the man we talked about. Can the showman get a goal early? Lohmann, the showman delivers on Q. And he gets the crowd up and about from the outset. So Will Escroft drives along inside 50 Rainer. Dropped the mark and should have taken. Pouncing is Cameron. A little kick towards goal. Got it! Bang bang go the Lions and I've made a statement already! And then Bailey knocks to do his advantage. Can he get a good bounce? He does. He takes off. He keeps it alive. And he might kick a contender for a goal of the night. That is an early contender. We've had three. Will Ashcroft short. They're out again here. Maybe a fourth goal in the offing. Long launch toward the spig sticks, and it is. It's another ripper.
And this time it's McGluggage who drills it. Dunkley. It's a half forward quick hands to Rayner who takes on the tackler. He loads up from 45. This is unbelievable stuff. Another one to the lines. They've got five and we've been going three minutes and ten seconds in this match.
It was extraordinary how little actual game time had elapsed.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What did Adam Simpson and Gerard Whateley discuss about the semifinals and the Monday Means Test?
0:00–9:43
2
How did the coaches evaluate Adelaide’s performance and their “line‑in‑the‑sand” moments?
9:43–20:43
3
What lessons did they draw from Fremantle’s handling of the week and the importance of coaching during finals?
20:43–32:22
4
How did the teams adjust their game plans for the preliminary finals and what strategies were highlighted?
32:22–41:52
5
What were the key predictions for the Grand Final contenders and the role of pressure indexes?
41:52–48:49
6
How did the discussion address player contracts, recruitment (e.g., Zach Bailey, Bevo), and list management?
48:49–51:03
Speakers
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