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Chapter 1: What emotional moments stood out from the weekend of sport?
Snap Judgements is where we start every Monday, what you feel most emotionally out of that weekend of sport. Carl is in Camberwell. Welcome, Carl. Hi, Gerard. How are you? I'm good, thank you.
That's good. That's good. What a weekend of sport. What a weekend of sport. The Knicks and then the soccer like yesterday. Just amazing. Just an amazing weekend.
Yes, I was trying to think of the perfect combination of fans, so... A St Kilda supporting Knicks fan with a Socceroos shirt in the drawer was sort of where I landed. What did you think of the Knicks?
Oh, the Knicks were amazing. I mean, Brunson was just incredible. As you probably remember, I'm a vintage collector. And of course, I immediately got online and started looking for modern cuts of Brunson. But no, it was an amazing performance by them. I mean, to come back in basically every game,
But then for an hour or two later to stay there and watch the Socceroos do their thing was just incredible. Just a great day.
Good on you, Carl. Thanks for sharing it with us. Fred's in Caulfield. Welcome, Fred.
G'day, Gerard. I don't think I've ever called you for soccer. I was actually hoping Jarvis would call. I was curious to see if you had anything to say about the Socceroos. No, it was just, it was awesome, Gerard. Just jumping up at the Ross Town, hanging off the roof, hugging locals, people singing the waltz in Matilda.
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Chapter 2: How did Carl react to the Knicks and Socceroos games?
It's the best thing about sport and especially the World Cup. It just transcends everything and just brings everyone together. And it was just awesome. The courage as well to play Paddy Beach, a 22-year-old over Matty Ryan, 38, full World Cup captain. And then for him to stand up like that in the game. I mean, you can hear my voice. I haven't stopped shouting. It's been awesome.
That's beautiful, Fred. Good on you. Thanks for sharing it with us. Makes you want to go to Rebel and get your Aaron Cunder shirt by Saturday morning, doesn't it? Susan Mernda. Hello, Sue.
Yes, hello, Gerard. Well, the weekend started with us Collingwood supporters saying, what on earth are we going to do for entertainment? Yesterday afternoon, early, our grandsons watched the New York Knicks win and were yelling for a New York team. Then we decided to take it easy and see how the Socceroos went. Well, of course, that rounded the afternoon off brilliantly.
And then when they were interviewing some of the Socceroos, we realised that half of them were either young refugees themselves or their parents were refugees. And how we are following a team that is so different to any other sporting team that we have. And they're all just Socceroos, and they come from Uganda and Burundi. We can't even pronounce them. Thank you. That's that one.
And that isn't brought into question at all. And they run out in those beautiful yellow jumpers. And it's just the Socceroos. We don't know how far they're going to go. But I tell you what, this will be a memory that will be also a legacy for any 10, 11, 12, 13-year-old boy or girl that may not be good enough to play AFL footy, but they know they can't turn their back on soccer.
The picture of the country is contained in that team, Sue, and that's what makes World Cups so powerful. And we are in it right from the start.
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Chapter 3: What insights did Fred share about the Socceroos' performance?
How thrilling. Michael's in Camberwell. Michael, welcome.
Can you hear me, Gerard? Yeah, I got you. You and the lady before summed it up perfectly. I was in Germany to watch the Socceroos versus Japan, but I had goosebumps tenfold yesterday watching the game with the family. And I just don't know a feeling when Australia's as united when the Socceroos are playing. Maybe the Olympics? I don't know.
But as I was looking at the boys playing, you know, the stories of each of them, There's so much richness there in the fabric of Australia and who we are and the generation that's there. I must admit, listening to the Turks and the Americans made me pretty mad coming into the game and pretty motivated for the game against the US. But it was an unbelievable watch. I'm still on a high.
Yes, well, we all should be, Michael. It was so weird, the build-up to it. I didn't understand just the boorishness of the Americans, even though that's a national trait, the sheer arrogance of the Turks. You hadn't been at a World Cup for yonks. And we've made it six in a row. That was comeuppance if ever you've seen it.
And you didn't have to be totally dialed into the build-up to fully comprehend that. Oh, there's a fourth leg to this. So if you are a St Kilda-supporting Knicks fan with a Socceroos shirt in the drawer and a Ferrari cap... with Lewis Hamilton winning his first race for Ferrari. That's the quaddie. That's the quaddie, I think. Matt, Cathy, Jeff, you're next.
We'll cast our snap judgments and then get into our Monday means test after the footy of round 14. Crash, his wisdom and experience. He forecast this. Don't tell an Australian team. They're no good. That's the fuel, and it was rocket fuel yesterday. The 40 Wings TemperTech 0433 9811 16. Find your personalized bedtime solution with our friendly neighborhood sleep advisors.
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Want to have your say? Ring Gerard on 1300 736 736. Now, back to Waitley.
Great set of messages and calls. Our snap judgments are flavoured by the deeds of the Socceroos. Morning, Gerard, in regards to your caller Sue and those magnificent yellow jerseys, I'm channelling my inner Bill Laurie. That's Australian gold, my friend, and don't forget it, great call. Nonetheless, national pride sky high. Darren from Blackburn and Rowan in Perth is missing out on it.
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Chapter 4: How did Susan feel about the Socceroos' diverse team?
Sports sucks. If you're of Turkish extraction, you'd have the trifecta. Matt's in Maribyrnong. Welcome, Matt. Gerard, good morning.
I'm not often able to catch your show. I'm usually working by this time, but I thought, well, work can wait today. I really wanted to give you a call this morning. Yes. The comments from the Turkish camp, for me, recalled moments of November 2005 when we were preparing for our final playoff match against Uruguay.
And Alvaro Recoba, Uruguayan striker, said, Uruguay has a divine right to be at the World Cup. And I thought, these comments from the Turkish camp are perfect. This is just what we want. This is going to drive us, galvanize us. And what we put on the park yesterday silenced those comments emphatically.
And recalling that November 2005 shootout, Patrick Beach reminded me of Mark Schwarzer and his performance and the heroics that they both performed on that occasion. And the sign one fan held up in the crowd on that night when we beat Uruguayan penalties... Divine right? Not tonight.
Matt, great memories. Well done. You've pegged that beautifully. Crash had this last Monday. I can't wait to talk to him at 11. Geoff's in Adelaide. Hello to you, Geoff.
Oh, g'day, Gerard. I agree with you so much, and I'm probably going to forget something, but Popovic played for us, now he's coaching us. The Socceroos and Matildas are the only two teams that can make all of us cheer for one team. No other sport, only those two teams. And the wonder of that team is the haters. The haters that want to change us. That team is us.
The diversity of that team, the youth, the exuberance. And I heard in a few places yesterday that, Popovich is ruthless. And in his selection and in his trust in what he wanted to do, I just loved it. It was just so uncompromising and just so free. And Turkey just didn't expect it.
No. No, they didn't. That's my favorite coaching move. And it has to work. You get judged on whether it works or not. But conservatism be damned. Conservatism be damned. Ruled by conviction. And trust your instincts and intuition. And then the second guessing, the criticisms would have been savage, but he was right. Brilliant. Brilliant Tony Popovich.
So immediately out of the gates in this campaign. Oh, he's taken the challenge. Jarvis is in East Burwood. Hello to you, Jarvis.
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Chapter 5: What memories did Michael recall from watching the Socceroos?
OMG, they were absolutely brilliant as a team. I feel so proud that the Socceroos have given Australia hope. Have a wonderful day. That's from Beverly. I went to Germany to watch the Aussies versus Japan, but watching this was even better just due to the context coming in. This was the greatest ever moment because the team had been so derided and written off.
I'm salivating to face the arrogant Americans. Bring it on. It soothes us to be written off and be the underdog. That's from Michael. I was at Fed Square. Electric atmosphere and what euphoria. So proud of this team. Also worth noting is just... how likable the players are. They deserve to be lauded. AG from Murrumbina. I'm not a soccer fan, but can't help but feel pride with the Socceroos.
Felt like I did when Perkins won the gold from lane eight. The first goal was absolutely well. That was similar. The first goal was absolutely world class from the long pass that curled the correct side for the run. And then first touch and finish was as good as anyone. We will see great result and go Aussies. Jason from Waverley.
Like most, I watched the Socceroos yesterday and like most at the pub and on the group chats, the talk was how good is Keeper Beach? We can now put faces to names and names into the national framework. Bring on. Oh, this is from Daz. They said that one of the players was worth more than our entire team or one of the Turkish players was worth more than our whole team.
Well, let me tell you, money has no say in how a team plays. The Aussies played with spirit, determination and a will to win. They came into the game with arrogance, intimidation and a very bad game plan. Go Socceroos. I can't stand the sport but have a six-year-old who loves it so was forced to watch it. I loved every minute of it. That is from Steve. So a great set of messages here.
I want to get us Saints into our snap judgments as well, because that's where I'm going to start the means test.
Tell it to you, Cathy. Good morning, Gerard. Some of those comments, oh, how funny, how funny. I know nothing about soccer, but even watching my beloved Saints, we had the Socceroos game on the phone, so... We were still watching it occasionally. So very exciting time. But what I've run off about is why is there hardly any mention of Liam flying Ryan?
Yeah, there's about to be, Cathy. There's about to be.
Oh, good.
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