Whateley - Thursday | Full Show (30.07.26)
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What headlines and show segments are introduced in the opening minutes?
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, Melbourne Storm Chief Executive Justin Rodsky, and Know Your History, our iconic Commonwealth Games moments with Shannon Gill. You can get in touch at any time. Waitley at sen.com.au.
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Good morning! I listen to the news and the son of Hayley Lewis is winning gold and the son of Leighton Hewitt is winning tournaments. It's enough as a sports fan to make you feel a bit old watching the next generation of some of your childhood heroes. Josh Fraser's been invited to be part of Carlton's process to select its next coach. Chris Davies confirmed that with Gary and Tim earlier today. It's been clear for much of his time in the interim chair that no search would be complete without Fraser in the final fields. The caretaker phase can be read in differing ways. It's not the real job and carries little weight, or there's no substitute for actually doing the job. From the outside, Fraser has looked every inch a coach.
The Blues are working through the presentations of its selected candidates. There's a placeholder there for Josh Fraser to take up an interview slot and pitch for the job. In amongst the various deflections and delays, Fraser acknowledged on 360 that this was a job worth fighting for. And now is the time to decide. Josh has done a great job with the group since he's come in.
I mean, in the last period of time, we've moved into the second phase, I guess, of our process. And we've now asked Josh to be part of that. So...
I think, as you've highlighted, it's fair and reasonable to say that after 10 weeks that he should have a better understanding of where he's at.
I've had a conversation with him throughout this week to say that we think he should put his hand up. From my experience, I think Josh is going to be an outstanding senior coach one day. Whether that's with Carlton or with another club into the future remains to be seen, but... But I think he's got the capability.
It's up to him now as to whether he puts his hand up or not. A necessary step in what feels like industry-leading process that Carlton has run so far. Josh Fraser's weekly press conference is 10 minutes away. So we've deployed Sam Edmund at the Princess Park to see what his position is today, tonight. What a game in prospect. It feels like second versus third. In reality, it's eighth versus ninth. How did we rationalise that? Collingwood started a mile back at the bye, buried in 13th with just five wins to round 14. But Craig McRae vowed to fight with every last breath. He's been true to his word, changing the style of play and the composition of the team. There have been narrow scrapes in a six-game winning streak, but the past two have emphasised just how smart and sophisticated the Pies are.
Now they reconvene with Geelong, who beat them by nine goals the first time through in May. Things are different now. The Cats are ninth with four to play. They positioned as a top four team, then got dramatically shuffled back through the pack in a tough stretch of the draw when errors were made. They have the credentials against the contenders, but they don't have the place on the grid yet. A couple of weeks back, it took a fertile imagination to see Geelong peeling off the last eight games and storming up the ladder. Now you can envisage it quite easily.
How is the Collingwood vs Geelong blockbuster framed as a season-defining match?
Tonight's loser realistically won't make the top six. You can manipulate the ladder predictor in all sorts of different ways to get fun things to happen. And one of our correspondents has led off with both Collingwood and Geelong can make the top six. That won't happen. You have to do so much manipulation that it won't transpire in real life. So the loser tonight realistically won't make the top six. And if you're in the Chris Fagan school of ruling the line there, then this game is about nothing less than remaining in the premiership race. And that's as big as it gets on the penultimate day of July.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What headlines and show segments are introduced in the opening minutes?
0:00–3:58
2
How is the Collingwood vs Geelong blockbuster framed as a season-defining match?
3:58–19:05
3
What coaching insights and tactics does Adam Simpson share about match-day preparation?
19:05–57:12
4
How will Collingwood try to nullify Geelong's mark chains and key matchups?
57:12–1:00:46
5
Which tactical keys could decide Richmond vs West Coast this weekend?
1:00:46–1:08:59
6
How can the Western Bulldogs upset Fremantle and what strategies should Beveridge use?
1:08:59–1:16:44
7
Which Commonwealth Games moments have endured as iconic memories and why?
1:16:44–1:54:10
Speakers
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