The Suns CEO after an amazing win!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Yes, it's a big good morning to Mark Evans, CEO
of the Gold Coast Suns.

Speaker 2 (00:04):
How are you mates, What a cracking morning it is
on the Gold cost.

Speaker 3 (00:10):
How are you guys all feeling. Where did you get back?
Did you turn around straight away Sunday?

Speaker 2 (00:14):
We came back left Perth early Perth time and back
late yesterday afternoon. But yeah, it was very pleasant flight home.

Speaker 3 (00:22):
Actually were Yeah.

Speaker 4 (00:24):
We were having a chat to Bob when you're at
the airport, so what and he said it was a
bit of a subdued vibe.

Speaker 3 (00:30):
So what was it like on that plane.

Speaker 2 (00:31):
Yeah, the coaches were going about their thing, watching the
game and coding, and I was wandering up and down
the aisle. Every time I saw a nice piece of
player in their laptop, I made him replay it for me.
So mostly it was a little bit of sleep. Yeah,
and yeah, a few good smiles made.

Speaker 1 (00:48):
How fitting, I mean, all over the coast people were
on the edge of their seat. But how fitting that
Dave Swallow had that shot right at the end. It
was just like, no one could write it better.

Speaker 2 (00:59):
You could not that script, could you. I Mean it's
been touch and go for weeks. As to whether he
could get back into the team and to get selected
and announced by Dimmer after two hundred and forty seven
games and not having played a final. And he comes
on the ground and there's two hundred and forty eighth
and he has a shot at goal from a fair
way out. My wife turned to me and said can

(01:20):
he kick that far? And I said, I'm not sure
if he can anymore, but with a great shot. We've
got to celebrate this amazing goal. And then it was
even better that turned out it was touched, made it
harder for a Freemantle to take the ball coast to
coast and we've what a great win to get that
result is so memorable.

Speaker 1 (01:38):
Well, everyone will remember it. It'll be as part of
the history. Is like it's the first.

Speaker 3 (01:43):
That's a dinner party conversation.

Speaker 1 (01:44):
That's right.

Speaker 3 (01:45):
Yeah, what great people.

Speaker 1 (01:46):
Now mate, we've got the lines up at the Gabba,
which is great. It's virtually a home final as far
as not having to travel or anything like that. And
they've got a few and I don't want to sort
of talk about injuries too much, but there's a bit
of blood in the water with the line.

Speaker 2 (02:01):
Yeah, it's become a big brother, little brother rivalry of
the ages this one and had started not so much
from supporter to supporter because we're all pretty friendly to Queensland,
but it started this rivalry on the playing field through
the players and it's really developed quite well. So the
way rival rivalries should be is the athletes and the

(02:24):
competitors themselves. This is a real challenge to go up there,
and I know they had a game that they'd rather
have back in Melbourne, but yeah, would be weary the
wounded line.

Speaker 4 (02:35):
So how do we get those tickets? What's the plan
for those that might mean that don't know? Like, it's
straight members first, and it's going to go nuts, isn't
it one of the tickets released, Yeah, it'll go nuts.

Speaker 2 (02:45):
There's a member sale period starting at ten o'clock this morning.
Members will have received their email. They need to know
their ticket Master account and their barcade for their membership
and they'll be fine getting them. If there are still
tickets after the priority window that will be released publicly
later this afternoon.

Speaker 3 (03:03):
That's you, Gaily, you remember because I bought it for you. Yes,
you can get us all tickets right, Oh yeah, I'm
just for me.

Speaker 1 (03:13):
Yeah, you must get so many people asking you, Mark,
I'll tell you, hey, listen, you've been well and truly
part of this journey in the big turnaround and flying
over and hiring dinner and everything. So congratulations to you too, Mark,
But a long way to go. It's not done yet.

Speaker 2 (03:30):
Long way to go. Someone said to me, we just
need to win one in a row three times. The
same to you guys. You guys have been on the
journey for a long period of time. The station's been terrific,
so I hope you can soak up plenty of that
excitement as well. If you've got people who are whether
they're members. If you've got old gear, give it to
your neighbors, get it out about. If you've got businesses

(03:52):
and you want to put some stuff up in the
shop windows, give the club a call and do what
we can.

Speaker 3 (03:57):
It's Mark Evans, Gold Coast Sun CEO. Thanks for your
time this morning.

Speaker 2 (04:00):
Mark. Thanks guys,