Whateley in a Snapshot | Thursday (23.07.26)
episodePreviously titled “Whateley in a Snapshot | Wednesday (23.07.26)” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 2, 2026
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Who opens the Whateley snapshot and what is the episode date?
I'm Gerard Waitley. Here's a snapshot of Thursday, July 23. Adam Simpson on John Longmire's decision not to return to coaching.
The horse was interesting, wasn't he?
What did Adam Simpson say about John Longmire's decision not to return to coaching?
Yeah. Yeah, and Ken just... You can just picture the two conversations that Tassie would have had, and John is just trying to explore, am I really up for this? And give me a bit more information, where Ken's like, he's got the blunt stones on already. And... He just looks a bit evil, Ken, before he talks. That's the only thing he's got to work on, Ken. He just, he looks like, yeah, he looks like he's ready to go.
How did Simpson describe the public recruitment process and Longmire's readiness?
And he's ready to go from a coaching point of view. The second he got in front of the microphone, he was clearly, clearly ready to go with everything involved from the recruiting to the selling to the style of play to winning and all that. And you talk to John and there's probably just a bit more complex approach um issues going on with with him in terms of is he really ready so going through the process being public is probably the thing he's got to work it's just difficult when you're trying to work out if you're really up for it and it is hard to explain you're either in or you're not sort of feeling and i think perhaps he's come to the realization not yet not yet so i don't think we're completely writing him off are we i think it's just this year the jobs are available he's not going to go through any of the processes from now on
And Simmo assessed Collingwood's pending decisions on its veterans. The hope is the player recognises it. That's happening probably less and less these days. And you might need a gentle nudge. These guys are so old, Gerard. It's not like they're 32 and 33 when you realise a senior player, and I went through that a little bit, where... His best is behind him. It's probably time to move on. And how do I have this conversation? And sometimes it's a direct, we're not going to go with you next year, but with these legends, it's more, what are you thinking? And they often go, well, what do you think? Because they want to play, but they want to be told. And it's a delicate conversation, but you've got to be honest.
You've got to be honest. And sometimes the honesty can be... Massage a little bit. Listen, I can't guarantee you'll play every game next year. You might have to play VFL. Are you up for that? And if they go, yeah, I'm up for that, then you go, oh, okay. Then you've got to go to the next move. But these guys seem to be a little bit different. They've been around so long and legacy players, I just feel like the conversation's probably – It's pretty open and they'd understand, I think. It's just when they think they've got two or three years left, that's when it becomes an issue. And I had that with a couple of players.
Brenton Sanderson took a view to tonight's Adelaide and Collingwood encounter.
Just feels like a genuine finals rehearsal, doesn't it? It does feel like... I mean, arguably, Adelaide have been one of the real best sides in the last few weeks. I love their game last week. They've got that elite contest work going. They've improved their offense in the last couple of weeks. I reckon their outside run got the Swans last week. So take that home ground advantage to Adelaide. With a bit of forward pressure, it's going to be a big challenge for the Pies, but... Gee, you can't write off Collingwood, can you? They have been awesome. One of the AFL's smartest tactical teams, I reckon. I really rate Craig McRae. So if they can limit Adelaide's inside 50s, force the Crows to a kick-long game and punish them through transition on turnover, they've got every chance to win this and take their win streak to six.
But I'm just going to say the Adelaide Crows by 10 points. I've just got a feeling this will be a ripper, but it feels like the Crows are ready for this. It should be an absolute. I wish I was going across tonight, Joe.
Yeah, exactly. Bruce McIverney on the eve of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Look, for me, obviously the performance is on the field wherever they might be.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
Who opens the Whateley snapshot and what is the episode date?
0:00–0:09
2
What did Adam Simpson say about John Longmire's decision not to return to coaching?
0:09–0:36
3
How did Simpson describe the public recruitment process and Longmire's readiness?
0:36–5:27
4
How should clubs manage conversations with veteran players about retirement?
5:27–6:28
Speakers
4 identifiedMore from Whateley
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