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What is the Eye of the Coach segment about and why does John Longmire reconsider coaching?
It's Stuart Waitley. Thanks for listening to the podcast. In this episode, the Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson, Strategy 2026 with Brenton Sanderson, Bruce McIverney from Glasgow on the eve of the Commonwealth Games, and Know Your History with Shannon Gill, part two of Melbourne's failed Olympic bid in 1996. You can get in touch at any time. Waitley at sem.com.au. Thanks for listening. Enjoy.
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Thursday morning.
This is your town. This is your station. This is Waitley. Good morning, ladder predictors. We have three hours to settle on what we think will happen across the final five rounds of the home and away season. This is the equivalent of our opinion polling by which to measure the approaching climax. Fremantle is like the anchor in the quaddie. It makes it a pick 9 rather than a pick 10. The composition of the top four could change with various upsets, but it's more likely we're juggling the order rather than replacing any of Sydney, Hawthorne and Brisbane. Adelaide, Melbourne and maybe Geelong will squabble over the last places in Premiership contention, the most volatile slots of the wildcard range. You'd expect the Bulldogs and Collingwood to qualify and St Kilda has a place to defend.
Could the Giants, Carlton, North Melbourne, or even Gold Coast force their way to 10th? Takes a bit of imagination. Takes a bit of toggling back and forward on the predictor to make it happen. It feels like there's fewer moving parts this time around. But even when the showcase only required seven items for the price to be right, it still only went off occasionally. I reckon there's 144,000 combinations. But even so, we can get this. Put your entry in before midday to play along. The SEN win page, the annual ladder predictor competition. There's great prizes up for grabs, but it's really about the honour and the glory if you can be the first to do it. In all the years we've had a ping from this moment in time.
Two tickets for the Legends game and a cocktail function valued at $600 plus a $200 Skechers voucher. Check out Skechers' hands-free slip-ins online Just step in and go. No bending down required. Entries close midday today. Bruce McEvaney is going to join me today. So on Thursdays, we know our history, part two of Melbourne's failed Olympic bid and the consolation Commonwealth Games that followed. So Shannon Gill will pick up the story. Bruce McEvaney is going to lend a hand on that front. And we're also on the eve of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Brenton Sanderson has our strategy session for the perfectly placed flashpoints of round 20. And we start with the eye of the coach. The eye of the coach, like the eye of the tiger.
A coach never loses it when it comes to watching the game, but it can dim from the perspective of being in the hottest seat in footy. John Longmire has tried to explain that you don't know until you know. It's an easy question. Do you want to coach again? But it's a complicated answer because it's a massive jolt required to re-enter the fray. As Longmire contemplated the job in Tasmania and as he asked his questions of the fledging club, he realised he didn't want to do it. Not Tasmania, not at Carlton and not at Essendon. And who's to say? Maybe not at all. The strain on the senior coach falls largely on deaf ears. You don't want to hear it, but it is real. It doesn't change anything. The reality, and to read John Longmire's soon-to-be-released autobiography, is to understand the toll of losing a grand final and losing multiple grand finals in particular.
The sense of loneliness is the most striking aspect, along with the desolation. So what have we seen this week? Kenny is a coach. It's all he knows. It's all he wants to be. A brief time out has him refreshed and re-energized. John Longmire, though, has discovered a bigger world, and coaching doesn't have the same pull, not immediately, but it once did.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the Eye of the Coach segment about and why does John Longmire reconsider coaching?
0:00–14:46
2
How do former coaches describe the challenges of returning to senior coaching?
14:46–34:40
3
What are the key match-up insights for Adelaide vs Collingwood and scoring from turnovers?
34:40–52:31
4
Which four match factors will decide Collingwood vs Adelaide tonight?
52:31–55:11
5
What tactical instructions should Adelaide and Collingwood follow with ball in hand?
55:11–59:15
6
How could Melbourne or Geelong win Friday night — key matchups and statistical targets?
59:15–1:07:55
7
What really happened with Melbourne's failed 1996 Olympic bid and who were the alleged villains?
1:07:55–1:53:46
Speakers
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