Whateley in a Snapshot | Thursday (24.09.26)
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What does Gerard Waitley say about the Thursday snapshot and his coaching perspective?
I'm Gerard Waitley. Here's a snapshot of Thursday, September 24. Adam Simpson has his coach's eye trained on Fremantle. There's
a little bit of fake it till you make it, Gerard, to be honest. You're like, oh, no, we'll be nice and calm throughout the week. And I can only reflect on what we did in 15. We just said, enjoy everything. Just suck it all in and just take it all on as a great experience. And then all of a sudden, it was halftime. We were 50 points down. And honestly, I can't explain that any clearer. The shark eyes that the players had where they were looking at you, but they weren't. just overawed by the occasion.
How does Adam Simpson describe preparing players’ mind‑sets for big games?
So the 18 experience was around the preparation of how to get the players' mindset in the game, not the week. So we had a really clear analogy, you know, accept the week, embrace the game. And do all the things you need to do. Be polite, be respectful, but just be present when you get to game day. And we weren't present. So the good thing about Fremantle is I think they do a lot of work on that space, the mental side of the game. So I'm... I'll be surprised if they're not ready, whereas we weren't. It was our second year as a coaching group and all of a sudden we're on the plane on the way home going, what happened there? So I think they're a little bit more advanced than we were back then, but it's just so much to deal with in WA with all the training in front of the crowds, all the state, the Western Australian, the flight.
and then all of a sudden you're at the captain's run on Friday after the parade, and we don't get to train here. It's how good it is we're training at the G, and then you go, hang on a second, there's a game here tomorrow we're playing in. So I just think they're a bit more well-prepared.
Why did Fremantle’s players look “shark‑eyed” at halftime and what does that reveal about game pressure?
So I've just got more confidence in what they can do than perhaps we had back in 15.
Brenton
Sanderson with the grand final.
Coaches focus.
I just tried to have a think, you know, sort of 30 minutes before the game starts. I just think the message to the players is don't lose your dare. Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Embrace all the errors you make and just move on. So don't let mistakes consume you early. Encourage the players to support each other when they're out there. It can be a lonely place, believe it or not, the MCG on grand final day. So expect high standards. You need 23 contributors. You can't have just 10 or 12 play well.
What key messages does Brenton Sanderson give to players before a Grand Final?
on grand final day. But just to understand, and we saw it last week as well, there will be significant momentum shifts in the game. There'll be times when one team looks like they're going to be the winner, and there'll be times when other team looks like they're going to be the winner. When the other team has momentum, just don't let them score. Just find ways to make it a nil or draw when you feel like you can't get the game on your terms. But when you wrestle back momentum, that's when you've got to hit the scoreboard. But there'll be drama in this game. There'll be an injury early. There'll be an umpire error. There'll be something that unsettles your focus. But just do your job. Play your role and rise to the occasion when the opportunity presents.
There'll be a legend made tomorrow.
How is Ben King’s potential trade to Hawthorn being negotiated and why could the Suns’ match impact the deal?
Sam Edmund rang the trade bell.
We know Ben King's going to Hawthorne. That's the sexy component of it. But what sits in and behind it is intriguing and increasingly intriguing. So Gold Coast are busy working through what this deal looks like. Like Port Adelaide's background work on the Zach Butters move, the Suns are going down a similar path with the powers that be to engineer the best possible deal for them. We know King's going to join the Hawks, as I say. It's a huge deal. It's some $9 million over seven years. But how he gets there, Gerard, at the moment, has all possibilities open. Now, if the Suns match this deal, which I've got to say is not out of the question, as things stand, it would seriously hurt Hawthorne, given the Hawks won't have enough picks to do a trade for King, as well as a trade for Zach Merritt, who is coming across from Essendon.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What does Gerard Waitley say about the Thursday snapshot and his coaching perspective?
0:00–0:34
2
How does Adam Simpson describe preparing players’ mind‑sets for big games?
0:34–1:34
3
Why did Fremantle’s players look “shark‑eyed” at halftime and what does that reveal about game pressure?
1:34–2:11
4
What key messages does Brenton Sanderson give to players before a Grand Final?
2:11–2:51
5
How is Ben King’s potential trade to Hawthorn being negotiated and why could the Suns’ match impact the deal?
2:51–3:40
6
What story does Mark Knight tell about creating the Dockers Premiership poster and club culture?
3:40–5:04
7
How does Shannon Gill connect Fremantle’s history with Fitzroy and why is that tribute important?
5:04–6:22
Speakers
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