Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
I'm Gerard Waitley. Here's a snapshot of Wednesday, April 29. Ken Hinckley took us to the heart of the showdown rivalry.
Chapter 2: What is the main focus of Ken Hinkley's insights on the showdown rivalry?
That's what it is this week for Port. It's an away showdown, so it's full of crows, people going crazy, and they let you know that you're on the opposition side. So, you know, and then that Montfrey's bounce. Wingard, I think Wingard again kicks five. Yeah. This young man is something special.
Chapter 3: How does Ken Hinkley describe the atmosphere of an away showdown?
I'm convinced that Chad's one of the absolute best players I've coached. And unfortunately, we lost him in 18, I think it was, to the Hawks. But he was made for showdowns. He stood up in the big stage. And Dain's a kick for the Crows. Dain's is now such a Geelong player that we do quickly forget that he was such a big player for the Crows as well. But the Montfrey's bounce will be forever.
history in showdowns. It's one of those moments. And I've been, like you said before, I've coached in 25 of them. So I lived some unbelievable good and bad moments, but I don't think there's a bigger moment than the Monfrey's bounce. in the history of showdowns. I wasn't a part of the early ones, but it seems to be that it's the one thing that gets played every time a showdown comes up.
Chapter 4: What makes Chad Wingard a standout player in showdowns according to Hinkley?
It's the Montfrey's bounce. And look, forever grateful for my opportunity. I said before, I don't want to be a part of the showdown based on the outcome. But I'm so glad in my career that I had those moments to experience what it is. And Victorians, you really don't get a true sense of a showdown. That's the only reason I think the showdown could be played on Gather Round.
all the travelers to get a real feel but i don't think they'd get the stadium's not big enough yeah because if you want to put the victorians in and the interstate is in as well plus the south australians we need the mcg yes and we know that doesn't work it's got to be played in south australia so we just can't fit enough people in there so that's it is an experience you know and having been come from victoria and coming from a you know a big club in geelong
you just don't quite understand I get you don't have the interest in it because it's not your teams but to live the experience of a showdown for everyone out there listening to Victoria it is a once in a lifetime thing that you nearly need to try and do so you might have to do it in low numbers and come in ones and twos because it's hard to get a ticket it's a very tough ticket to get in town but
Such a great event.
And Kenny on how he souped up his port players to take on the Crows. What did you pitch in your pre-match, in your final address, Kenny, when it was a showdown? Did you remove it from everything else? How did you harness across 25 showdowns what it all was about?
Yeah, in its own special way. It was, you know, it had its own build-up. It's had this great rivalry and you jump deep into that rivalry, sometimes too deep and sometimes it's spilled over more than sport, which I didn't really enjoy on reflection.
There was a couple that, you know, we were a little bit disrespectful in some ways around the Crows and what they were able to bring to the rivalry ourselves. So I think that's what you do. The last conversation with the playing group is this is a showdown and we know the prize and we know the bragging rights that go with this.
This was as big a game, as I said at the start of the chat, this was as big a game as you can get and you need to be prepared to get hurt. You know, you need to bleed today and you need to, you know, the old footy talks. Yeah, yeah. The genuine get going fellas, this is... This is a day where you can't be taking any steps, any short steps, any backward steps.
You've got to be stepping into these contests. You've got to step in first and, you know, you've got to throw the first punch, you know, and I used to use that term a little bit.
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Chapter 5: What is the significance of Montfrey's bounce in showdown history?
If you want to get in a fight, throw the first punch because the person you're playing against, if they've got anything in them and the Crows had plenty in them, they'll punch back.
Phil Davis on the timeless Scott Pendlebury. I actually went, Gerard, my first ever Anzac Day game and did two things. A, the opportunity to reflect on what an advantage it is to being drafted by Collingwood or Eston that you just get to play in such an amazing game for free. That's a nice win. You don't have to even earn it.
And then the second one was just to look at Scott and try to do the maths on how he can still be so good. Yeah, he was remarkable. He was so dominant. Obviously, I think all the tailwind was for Dacos always to win stuff. And it just got to about halfway through the third and I was like, Scott's just been too good.
But yeah, he was remarkable and I really enjoyed his one-on-one in the cage free kick and goal. That was very good too. So no, it was great to watch and the crowd just loved it, which was very good too.
So that was one of the elements for me. So you're in the crowd, I'm in the broadcast box. But the way the idea just galvanized the crowd from about halfway through the third quarter to the point where everyone was in on it.
Yeah, no, it was. You know, sometimes you get nostalgic for different reasons, but it's very rare that you get this perfect moment this perfect concoction of a player's playing really well. It's a big game. It ends up being largely a Collingwood crowd. And you think I might take an opportunity to say thank you to someone that's given us 20 years of service.
I think it all boiled up and then, you know, it ends up with the opportunity to formally acknowledge it in a medal. I think it was a nice moment. You don't often get like nice moments or well, and it's sort of like, was this great. Thank you to Scott and acknowledgement. They still got it.
How do you think he's still got it this far in?
Well, I think they're very smart. I know they're copying some... Heat for, you know, being rested. I think there'd be, if I had to guess, there were three things. I think the first one we all know is incredibly smart. And when you're incredibly smart in how you play the game, you buy yourself more time. You take off your physical tools. Secondly, he clearly looks after his body.
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