The Waterboys - June 17th

Hosts: Brent Costelloe and Blair Brownless

0.00 - Hour 1 Opener

04.54 - The Week That Was

12.34 - Parliamentary Inquiry into AFL team

20.15 - Matt Bulkeley (Football Tasmania CEO)

27.39 - Jarrad Weeks (Tasmania JackJumpers Assistant Coach)

35.34 - Hour 2 Opener

37.16 - Nicole Richardson (Collingwood Super Netball Coach)

44.50 - Stevie Wright (Clarence Premiership Coach)

54.03 - AFL Discussion

1.00.58 - Good Sport Award and Show Close

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 3 (00:16):
Cut him ducket goes Hazel. What strikes for Australia.

Speaker 2 (00:20):
A good low catch.

Speaker 4 (00:22):
To carry, no better time for due route to remind
everybody of his enduring claps what a player is.

Speaker 3 (00:34):
Well, that should do nicely. A day that started with
a Zach Crawley cover drive.

Speaker 4 (00:41):
Ends with a good block from Osmond Kwaja.

Speaker 3 (00:44):
Good morning everyone, Welcome to the water Boys. The day
after the first ball of the first Ashes Test over
in England and a stumps Australia known for fourteen after
England declared eight down for three ninety three. Quite bazar
are and here did I sect it all with me?
Is my great power Blarry Browns today baby.

Speaker 5 (01:04):
Yes, good morning brent A. I was at the Pavilian
Sports Bar last night and it was pumping because the
Ashes first Test Day one, that was enthralling stuff and
that bas ball is unbelievable. Brenda McCullum, what he has
done to the England cricket team is quite remarkable that
their attack of the game is. It's in throlling. It's

(01:27):
brilliant to watch. And to think that you could declare
on day one at eight for three ninety three and
then send us jay in towards end there is unbelievable
because most of the time they'll bat for one day
and then they'll bat for half a day at least.
Absolutely the teams and geez, it's unbelievable. Joe Roote, he
is all class eighteen.

Speaker 3 (01:46):
Yeah, he did very very nicely. Nathan lyon the best
of the bowlers two four for foot one forty nine, Yeah,
and did very very nicely. Indeed, so all set up,
isn't it for a big Day two? Coming up later today?
We'll have a bit more of a chat about the
Ashes later on in the show. Last night. In the
footy though, Brisbane was an ugly win, but they got
the job done in the end.

Speaker 5 (02:06):
Well foot he played second field, didn't it to the
Ashes day one, but yeah, it was ugly sixteen points.
That's the way Sydney playing at the moment. They dragged
teams down their shadow of the team a bit like
Geelong actually, yeah they were last year and then port
All conquering Port on Thursday night thirty eight points that
third quarter out Wow wow, wow, wow. Weren't they impressing

(02:28):
Port Adelaide. They are a very good team.

Speaker 3 (02:30):
Yeah, heading to the break beautifully. Was it eleven or
twelve wins?

Speaker 5 (02:33):
Yeah? I was twelve and there. But now the NRL
you won't believe this. In between the footy and the cricket,
I watched this. I watched the last bit of this.
It was twenty three or the Cowboys versus the Panthers.
They go to Golden Point, which is great. First set
of golden point time no score, and then the Cowboys

(02:54):
scored and then that was it. They win twenty seven
to twenty three. That was enthralling too.

Speaker 3 (03:00):
For golden point in AFL R.

Speaker 5 (03:01):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I.

Speaker 3 (03:03):
Do like the draw. I'm a bit of a traditionalist,
but I think it's exciting.

Speaker 5 (03:06):
Everyone gets something out of a draw and that's okay,
you get the two points, but the golden point is
so exciting. It really is. And you know, you can
imagine blokes in AFL just having potshots from fifty out
and just to take the point or rush, you know,
ball gets kicked to the gals with they just try
and rush it through for a point. Yeah.

Speaker 3 (03:25):
So now it's exciting, big show ahead this morning, big day.
Yesterday the Parliamentary Inquiry spoke to Andrew Dillon, the incoming
AFL's CEO, so we'll talk about that in the first
hout of the program this morning. Matt Bulkley will join
us too. He's going to be the outgoing Football Tasbay's
CEO announced his resignation during the week, so looking forward
to catching up with Matt to see what's next for

(03:47):
him and talk about his tenure in the top job.
Jared Weeks will join us as well. A day or
two after he retired as a player, he became an
assistant coach with the Jack Jubbers. So we'll play transition
one exactly right smooth as Collingwood Magpies play their final
game of Superntball today and it's here in Tasmania and
their coach Nicole Richardson, will join us on the show.

(04:08):
Now this you've got yours? You have you are part
of the ninety ninety three Clarence Football Club Premiership. Yes,
and what is this weekend please?

Speaker 5 (04:17):
Well, it's the thirty year reunion and super coach will
have on there. Stevie Wright. He played two hundred and
forty odd games for Sydney Swans and then just came
down first year at Clarence and went premiers, went premiers
again the following year, runner up the year after that
as well. So Stevie Wright there our premiership coach. We'll
get him on the line.

Speaker 3 (04:35):
Fantastic. AFL will dissect at round fourteen as well. Also
announced the next winner of our good Sport Award. But
up next we will focus on the week that was
plenty to discuss. There you are listening to the water
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(04:56):
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Speaker 1 (04:59):
Let's a thing on score from the past seven days.
Here's the water Boys.

Speaker 3 (05:04):
What's happening is always likely nationally and internationally. Let's start
with AFL and Chase Jones, who's been a revelation in
season twenty twenty threas taking him a long time to
come on as an AFL player with Adelaide Crows, but
he's had a breakout season and been rewarded Larry.

Speaker 5 (05:20):
Yes three year contract there at Adlaide Crows. And you're right,
this season he has been superb. And now that's interesting timeline,
isn't that, Brent? Three years? Because right about that time
there'll be a new team entering the WFL, the VFL
competition for a year or two and then going into
the AFL team it's called Tasmania.

Speaker 3 (05:43):
Hopefully Blo, that'll be the case. We'll see, we'll get
to that.

Speaker 5 (05:46):
There's a contract in place, there is, yes, so I'm
extremely hopeful it better be happening.

Speaker 3 (05:52):
Tackle has been a big talking point this week. We
probably don't need to sit here set that too much.
Everyone else on the big footy shows and stuff. The
analysis of that, you can and look up the experts
talking about that, because I'm sicking of it.

Speaker 5 (06:06):
It is. But the two action thing where it all
started was there was always two actions. You made the
tackle and then you slang them to the ground, and
that that was originally cut out, but now it's just
gone crazy.

Speaker 3 (06:18):
He's crazy. Hey, what about Collinwood. They didn't have the
win on the King's Birthday, but a couple of days
after announced the resigning of Craig McCrae for a couple
of years and Scotti Pendle. We will play again next year.
A surprise there, No, that's good news if you're a
Pie supporter.

Speaker 5 (06:32):
He'll get to four hundred Pendles and go beyond. He
could go at the Have you end up with him
in thirty four like that? Yeah, Pendles might be too
far away and mccrael would have signed you for five
So good.

Speaker 3 (06:47):
Absolutely. Hey, we've got a couple of young guys coming
up with a half fishing so Riley Sanders who moved
away from Tasmanias, son of Adam Sanders.

Speaker 5 (06:56):
Of course, yes, Adam Sanders played in the nineteen ninety
three losing Grand Final against Clarence and Lon Sesston. Very
good player, Adam Sanders.

Speaker 3 (07:06):
And Colby mckirche is the other one. They think we
could have two picks into the top ten potentially.

Speaker 5 (07:11):
Yeah, yeah, exactly, Yeah, both of those boys are flying.
And then you got young Callan and as well will
go top twenty or so as well. So the draft
is looking really good. But Jesus too mccirchar and Sanders.
They had massive numbers in that Allies game, like for
the old possessions.

Speaker 3 (07:30):
That's just crazy, absolutely, and I reckon. The last time
we talked about Chase Jones was he was a top
ten with Taran, so that was probably the last one
we had two in the topt ten.

Speaker 5 (07:41):
That's a very good point. And Taron Thomas was back.
I went to the game at Bluntson Arena and his
first quarter was yeah, kick three goals. He's always good
goalkicker Taran Thomas and it was great to see him back.
And he's such a powerful player when he's up and about,
he moves really, really well.

Speaker 3 (07:58):
Absolutely. Now the the AFL Tas Money Hall of Famous
back we haven't had since twenty eighteen every two years,
but Covid derailed twenty twenty obviously, and then I'm not
sure what wasn't.

Speaker 5 (08:08):
Last year that event.

Speaker 3 (08:09):
I am seeing that event, which there you go, so
I'm looking forward to it.

Speaker 5 (08:13):
All our listeners you get there because it's very lively
when Brent is the MC, it's.

Speaker 3 (08:18):
All a lively function. It's about respecting the past. But
it's not a night for gags. It's one of the
most important nights on the football calendar, so.

Speaker 5 (08:25):
I'm glad it's not a knight for gags with UMC.
That's a perfect fit. You are an idiot.

Speaker 3 (08:31):
But well done to Mitch Robinson who was announced as
one of the first three inductees the other day, which
was which was fantastic. Also w H Billy Candy and
Charles Edy are the other two, so there the first
three will have more announcements over the weeks. But a
quick comment for you on Mitch Robinson.

Speaker 5 (08:48):
Well, Mitch Robinson superstar and he a great later. I
remember in the early days at Lord though when he
was later when he got.

Speaker 3 (08:55):
He came on late. Didn't he to be drafted?

Speaker 5 (08:59):
Yeah?

Speaker 3 (09:00):
I remember been down at his place when the day
he got drafted, and I think we thought he was
going to go around in the twenties somewhere, and he
didn't get picked till forty. Were getting a little bit.
There was a lot of tension, but obviously he landed
at Carlton in the end.

Speaker 5 (09:12):
And Brisbane had a great career. And how did we
go Brene trying to get him on this very show.

Speaker 3 (09:17):
Yeah. Look, I spoke to him during the week and
then I said to you to chase him up. So
I was out of like you because he hasn't been
back to you.

Speaker 5 (09:23):
No, he gave me downnutes. We were tight back in
the day.

Speaker 3 (09:26):
But more we'll get him on in the later U.
In the next couple of word.

Speaker 5 (09:31):
Character he's actually playing for Morning side in the guaffle. Yes.
In the Queensland competition.

Speaker 3 (09:37):
Arion Tipmus has been a big week for her at
the World Swimming selection trials over in Melbourne for the
Australian team. One of the four hundred meters, but was
pipped in the two hundred by herbs Peter's Western teammate
in Mollio Callahan. So they trained together. She's becoming a
real headache.

Speaker 5 (09:53):
So Callahan she is the start. She was up and coming.
We knew this would happen. Actually, it's no surprise you
think it might be with Titmus getting beaten, but o Caahan,
she is absolute star. What about the four by two
hundred relay. We're going to be absolute jets in that.
You've got those two superstars and I'm sure they'll get
a couple more swimmers in that.

Speaker 3 (10:13):
But how good is the World Champs going to be too?
With those two? And Katie the decky and summer Macintosh
now has the world record in the four hundred. It's
going to be going to be absolutely sensational in Japan
in a couple of months time. So looking forward to that.
Under Denver winning the NBA title, it doesn't seem right.
We're calling Denver NBA nuggets. So what under them? To

(10:34):
the Phoenix Roby who plays for the Hobart Chargers, he's
heading off to Taiwan to do university or college over
there and play there for three years, so wish him
all the best. What about your mate Maddie Brooks And Maddy.

Speaker 5 (10:46):
Brooks scored again against the Netherlands.

Speaker 3 (10:49):
Number one ranked Netherlands too. I think they are that's
that's no mean feat.

Speaker 5 (10:53):
When you score against good teams like the Netherlands. She
is an absolute star. Maddie Brooks absolutely what she had
done as a nineteen year old Australia at school last
year straight into this train team and score on multiple times.
That is a phenomenal effort. That is really really world
classed stuff.

Speaker 3 (11:12):
And the lack of cup fallout was interesting. This is
last Saturday. Devinport. Devinport has well, yeah, Devin Point had
the one ne'll win and well under them that's goodness. Okay,
they've won a lot of cups after the national stage
again in the Australia Cup. But Tommy Valentine, I do
the soccer presses every week and pretty straight up and down.

(11:35):
Typically Tommy Balentine the coach whacked. He whacked teat off
and wasn't real happy with South Hobart's tactics and.

Speaker 5 (11:43):
What do you think of the actual tackle because the
big striker, the best player got hacked.

Speaker 3 (11:48):
Yeah. Look, I hadn't seen the incident before the press conference,
so I watched it after and I don't know, maybe
it was it wasn't ever ad minute. It wasn't the
best look, that's for sure, and probably should have had
a elo or something like that, but there was just nothing.
And that's what tom was annoyed about and said, I
think he even used the word assault, almost assault or
something like that. So they're playing in a couple of

(12:11):
weeks in the league, so yeah, absolutely that'll be red
red hot. We're going to get to a song because
on the other side of it, we're going to talk
about the parliamentary inquiry yes day Andrew Dillon, he faced
the music. He's very impressive. Yeah, he was impressive, and
we'll talk about that next here on the water Boys
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Saturday morning at this June seventeenth, twenty twenty three, episode
five twenty one of our little show. And we are
very proud to say that, Hey, I'm not sure if
you tune in yesterday, but the parliamentary inquiry into Tasmani's
AFL team slash McQuary points stadium. Andrew Dillon, the incoming

(12:55):
AFL CEO, faced the music, and here's a taste of what.

Speaker 6 (13:00):
Every current AFL stadium that hosts more than four games
has a capacity of more than twenty three thousand, and
has either recently been redeveloped or have future plans on
the horizon for redevelopment. I know there are some who
have said they support the team but not the stadium,
but we have been and remain consistent in saying there
can't be one without the other. Without the stadium, there

(13:20):
would be no team.

Speaker 3 (13:21):
If the Tasmanian Planning Commission, for example, come back and
say that it's not possible to deliver a stadium at
Macquarie Point. What's the AFL's position.

Speaker 6 (13:32):
Like I said earlier, if we don't have that stadium,
then we don't have the license. Conditions aren't reached and
so we don't have a team. The study economics to work.
We need to attract events two das, mainly if they're
not getting now. And to get those events you need certainty,
and I think the roof brings certainty, whether a major
sporting event or a musical app That's.

Speaker 3 (13:50):
The voice of incoming AFL CEO Andrew Dillon fronting the
parliamentary inquiry into TASMANI is AFL team and stadium. Yesterday
you said you watch a little bit of what did
you make?

Speaker 5 (14:01):
Well, it was interesting one because there's a lot of
negativity in the in the group.

Speaker 3 (14:07):
And well, not negative, but I guess that this inquiry
is put in place to try and dissect the deal
and what is involved.

Speaker 5 (14:14):
So they did, but we already knew the deal. We
already knew you cannot separate the stadium and the team.
The AFL has made that one hundred percent clear. Okay,
So we already knew that.

Speaker 3 (14:25):
And the reason for that is because that's what's been
negotiated with the clubs. I think everyone thinks this is
the this is the club. The Aden club presidents have
ticked off Macquarie points starting with a roof with twenty
three thousand seats, and it has to be there too.
That's what's a great upoint. If you want to change it,
you're gonna have to go and negotiate all again.

Speaker 5 (14:42):
Yeah, one hundred percent. So the stage one was to
get it past the AFL presidents and the only way
it got through there was the stadium deal. That was
the clincher. It wasn't going to happen until the stadium
came up. And then the AFL, of course, are fully
supportive and now you so you can't separate that. So
surely everyone knows that now. And also Andrew spoke about
the roof and the surety of events, and this is

(15:04):
a big factor, isn't it With concerts and conferences and
any made bikes getting in there, any type of event.
You know you've got the surety of that of having
a roof and affordable roof or reasonably affordable roof in
that instance. But yeah, it was interesting. I mean there
was a lot of repeat questions and the same sort

(15:25):
of points being made. But Andrew Dillon, he was very
impressive and I think he made the AFL viewpoint very
very clear.

Speaker 3 (15:33):
Yeah, he spoke well. I thought he explained it well,
and I didn't mind a feel the questions like meg
web bass one about what happens because I want to
put some funding in straight away, I think, and she
said if the deal falls over the end of the
state government have to pay the money back and things
like that, which I think good question is to ask,
I suppose, because you don't know the answer to those.
But I thought wasting time asking what the eleven work

(15:56):
streams were. For example, it's been available for ever in
a day, so I think that was we could have
tightened things up there and not have to worry about
asking things like that which has been in the public
domain forever. But look, just another step in the process.
I'm not sure what this is actually going to do,
this parliamentary inquiry, because obviously it's become a project of
such significance and doesn't really go to It.

Speaker 5 (16:18):
Still has to be passed from both levels of Parliament,
in the Upper House and the Lower House, so it's
still got to get through there, and.

Speaker 3 (16:24):
I guess a lot of those are in the upper House,
so it's going to be beneficial to.

Speaker 5 (16:28):
Get gain some more knowledge. So that's that's a tick there.
And but at the end of the day, it's going
to come down to the labor party, you know what
they do, because they've got some numbers.

Speaker 3 (16:37):
And I think it's changing. The language is starting to
change and soften a little. I think it's still going
to be a bit of a long road.

Speaker 5 (16:44):
But I just if you think about their process, they
have to ask questions like this, They have to get
all the facts and how everything came to be and that.
But I think you're right, there's a bit of a turn.
There's a bit of an understanding that you know, if
you want the team and all the benefits, the flowing
benefits a stadium brings, you've got to have them both together.

Speaker 3 (17:06):
So next thing with this is, and I've spoke to
someone about this during the week that tells me it
probably won't happen. But we've got a contracting place. Yes,
that's right, we mean to be entering the competition in
twenty twenty eight. Yes, are we are pointing a CEO
or we're pointing all these people Apparently not because why
do it if the dealer doesn't go ahead? So we're

(17:28):
going to be waiting for years for this now, I.

Speaker 5 (17:30):
Think, well, yeah, I know, but there the people, there've
been discussions in the background, like a board of management
that would be the first thing.

Speaker 3 (17:37):
But that's what I'm saying. I think it's I don't
think they're going to worry about it because the deals
on a knife s edge. So why pay all this
money to people to do these roles if it could
fall over? So I think this timeline is just there's
no end to it out do you think a big time?

Speaker 7 (17:52):
Yeah?

Speaker 3 (17:53):
Even this process is going to take a few years,
I reckon so.

Speaker 5 (17:56):
Well, the stadium builds an interesting thing too, because all
the resources are out at the Bridgewater Bridge, okay, all
the construction resources there, so that project has to be finished,
and then my understanding, all the infrastructure there gets moved
across to build the stadium, so there's a little bit
of time there.

Speaker 3 (18:14):
Of course, those penalties are in place as well for
the build of the stadium, and it's not completed by
this time and this time so there's a lot to
work through on much. Its just it feels like in
a bit of a holding pattern that will be for
a little while.

Speaker 5 (18:25):
Yeah, the only good thing I'll say lately is the
silent majority and that I'm in this bracket myself. The
Yes Stadium campaign has really gone up several notches, and
because the No campaign was very vocal and very well organized,
but finally the Yes Stadium campaign has really got some traction.

(18:47):
There's fifteen thousand people in the Facebook.

Speaker 3 (18:49):
Group, a lot of stickers around you seeing lot.

Speaker 5 (18:51):
Of stickers now too, because and I call it, the
silent majority have awoken and understand if you really want
this team and you want the stadium, you have to
make a stand. You have to show you support and
not just hope that's going to happen, you actually have
to do something about it.

Speaker 3 (19:07):
Well, there, it's that's where it's at. From our point
of view, we're just a couple of enough who knows
what's going on. It's a long road ahead, I think,
but yeah, we'll see where it all lands. And that
was just another step in the process. Yesterday, we've got
a big shower head and how it's going to talk
netball with Nicole Richards and the Collingwood Magpies coach and
Stevie Right Blairry's former coach. I look forward to asking

(19:30):
if you feel about it? It was the ninety three
Grand four and no kicks, no marks, no handles or
was that ninety which which which I was at nothing?

Speaker 5 (19:37):
I thought.

Speaker 3 (19:38):
I just thought you had one where you just couldn't
quite you're.

Speaker 5 (19:41):
Going to cut it off the hospital, the hospital.

Speaker 3 (19:43):
Maybe that was it.

Speaker 5 (19:44):
I was going to win the bulldock metal and that.

Speaker 3 (19:48):
Wasn't ninety three? Then how did you go in ninety three?

Speaker 5 (19:50):
Ninety sixty three? Solid plates and half back swung forward
kicked the goal. When we're in a bit of trouble.

Speaker 3 (19:59):
I would just confer that with Stevie a little bit
later on. He'll join us now. But up next we're
going to turn to soccer because Matt Bulkley will join us.
He is the outgoing football tasbany at CEO and we'll
be on with us next. Here on the water Boys
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Speaker 2 (20:12):
This here's the water Boys.

Speaker 3 (20:15):
Thanks to Tasmack, your local Caboda dealer. It is the
water Boys with Brent Costello and Blair Brownis.

Speaker 8 (20:21):
Here's the water Boys World game Washer Big news out
of football Tasmania during the week with the man that's
been in charge for five years, Matt Bulkeley stepping down
from his role as CEO.

Speaker 3 (20:31):
Well not quite yet at the end of the season,
but Matt's been good enough to join us on the
water Boys this morning. Get a Matt and congratulations on
your tenure.

Speaker 5 (20:39):
Mate.

Speaker 9 (20:40):
Good guys, good morning, Thank you very much.

Speaker 3 (20:43):
A tough decision, was it. You know, you're not in
the CEO's role for five years if you're not doing
a good job, so yeah, it must be a really
tough call for you, mate.

Speaker 10 (20:52):
Very tough call.

Speaker 7 (20:53):
Yeah.

Speaker 9 (20:53):
Look, I'm working as a round. I'm working football for
some time, both here and on the Mainland, and it's
great sport, involved with great people and lots of good
things happening. But I just felt that towards the end
of this season is probably the right time for me to
take on some other challenges and also probably hopefully get
a bit more balanced in my life in terms of

(21:16):
sort of family. Tell them that was a big part
of decision making, and yeah, big, big decision, but feeling comfortable.

Speaker 3 (21:22):
With the decision and you obviously staying to the end
of the season. As I said, what was the decision there,
I suppose just to allow Bob Gordon and his crew
to find a replacement for you.

Speaker 9 (21:34):
Yeah, exactly right, so that you know the process has
sort of started behind scenes and hopefully there'll be some
communication going out about that soon in terms of the recruitment,
but it allows that process to unfold and then of
course if someone needs to give notice in another role
somewhere and that sort of can be built in as well.
And ideally what will happen is there'll be some sort

(21:55):
of handover, but I'll be around anyway, so it's certainly
happy to transition with whoever that person is.

Speaker 3 (22:01):
Well, we know you got the sport coming beautifully here
in Tasmania. There's plenty of good things happening, strong participation,
particularly in the female side of the game. But five years,
as we said, what are your achievements do you think
when you look.

Speaker 9 (22:14):
Back, Yeah, there were definitely one of them. We've worked
very hard as a sport here in Tasmania, across the organization,
across all aspects of the sport on growing female participation.
So we've had I think about sixteen percent growth in
the last four years in female participation, but also pleasingly

(22:36):
we've had a situation where we've had more female leaders
coming through, but that coaches, referees, volunteers generally, which is
really important to continue that growth because they're really committed
to pushing on the fifty to fifty citulation, which is important.
And then obviously, I guess the infrastructure piece. You know,
we had clear feedback from our stakeholders that that was

(22:59):
a cool peace for us to continue to grow. We
had way too many facilities that just weren't that fits
the purpose, whether it's change rooms or lights or the
quality of the surface. So the fact that we've been
able to secure as a combined approach, you know, more
than fifty million dollars in upgrades, I think that's really great.
And we're already seen the outcomes of some of those

(23:21):
and some of them will come online throughout this year.
So that just means it makes it easier to get
players in and it certainly makes it easier to keep them.

Speaker 5 (23:31):
Yeah, certainly facility is very important there, Matt. So we
know that KG five was redeveloped. The surface and the
stands there and the changer and is are also going
to be refurbisheds What was that some of the infrastructure
improvements coming.

Speaker 9 (23:47):
That's rightly, yees, And we've got the pitch has been
operational for several months and it's fantastic, really good feedback
about that, and new lights as well, but sure up
to five hundred bucks and later it probably second half
of this year, so not too far away. They'll be
work starting on new change and which are adjacent to
the existing grand stand, and then the grand stand change

(24:09):
and will be upgraded and the grand stand itself will
be upgraded and that will see that project sort of out.
And then at at North Chiggle they've got all of
the pitches now ready and we'll be handed over pretty
soon new lights, and then they will also be getting
new clubrooms and new change ins, which desolutely not if
you've seen the current facilities that may do, but you know,

(24:33):
they're all kind of revolutionized the club.

Speaker 5 (24:35):
I'm sure it certainly will. I've seen those facilities. You're right,
they are in desperate need of an upgrade and that's
fantastic to hear that that is happening. And what about
the state of the NPL, how would you describe that, Matt?
Do you think we're in a good, healthy state with
the state wide competition.

Speaker 9 (24:52):
I think we are and what we're seeing this season
is a really probably the most competitive competition for some
years in terms of sort of anyone really being able
to at least compete well with any other team, and
we've had some very closely fought matches. Yeah, and look,
we're pretty happy with the way that the split is

(25:14):
has sort of panned out, with having three teams in
the sorry for four and four backs before in the
top half to stay four in the bottom half. And
of course this year we had the mty of under
twenty one competition, which is effectively a reserve competition underpinning it,
and they play always before the senior men and that's

(25:34):
the feedback about that is quite positive as well. So yeah, look,
I think overall it's going well and we continue to
work on that league as well to strengthen it.

Speaker 3 (25:43):
I guess the other big part of your tenure MAT's
been the push for a Tasmanian a legue team and
that's still continue to continuing to bubble away behind the scenes,
it is.

Speaker 9 (25:52):
Indeed, And yeah, so we're you know, we continue to
have some good conversations obviously, as we've talked about and
as the APL has talked about the third Engs and
fourteenth team have been in marsh Canberra and Auckland, and
of course Camber already have a women's team and have
had for many years, so that makes a lot of sense.
And then what the APL has said publicly and to

(26:14):
us is that fifteen and sixteen team will follow fairly soon.
It could be as early as twenty five twenty six,
and that Tasmania is very much in the mix of
probably about three locations and really it's sort of up
to us to work close to the them and the
other clubs on you know, what we would need to

(26:34):
do to be so like that. And the process is
different so previously in that it's not like an openland
open application if you like. It's you know, they're identifying
markets and working with those markets to try and sort
of see who's the most suitable. So we're feeling good
about that. But there's obviously smilar.

Speaker 3 (26:54):
To be done, absolutely mate, So we'll look forward to
talking you again before your reign is up. No doubt
we will lead up to the pointy end of the
local soccer season, but we'll done in a great job
and enjoyed the last few months in it. Thanks so
much for joining us on the water Boys this morning.

Speaker 9 (27:10):
Thanks guys, that's the pleasure.

Speaker 3 (27:12):
Matt Bulkley the outgoing CEO of Football Federation Tasmani or
Football Tasmania as it's now known, and he's got a
few months left to God. And as I said, we'll
talk to Matt in the lead up over the coming
months because there's plenty happening in the round ball game.
Plenty happening too with basketball. And that's who we head next.
And we talked to Jack Jumper's new assistant coach, Jared Weeks,
Agent ninety seven. He's up next. You're on the water

(27:32):
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Speaker 11 (27:50):
Our next guest is a Jack Jumpers fan favorite. Recently,
he announced his retirement from a two hundred and fifty
plus game NBL career. It was then revealed he'd be
replacing Jacob Chance as the team's third assistant coach. His
name is Jared Weeks and he joins us now on
the water. Boy's nice to talk to your week seet.

Speaker 7 (28:08):
Yeah, thanks having me.

Speaker 3 (28:09):
First of all, make congratulations on an outstanding NBL career.
As I mentioned off the top of the interview, two
hundred and fifty plus games. Tell us about the decision
and the thought process about retiring, I suppose was a
tough one.

Speaker 7 (28:22):
Yeah, absolutely, it's you know, it's something that comes for
every professional athlete. So yeah, just my time. I've kind
of been thinking about it for the last couple of years,
preparing myself, not just you know, I wasn't trying to
give it up for anything, but just knowing that, you know,
the time was kind of winding down and starting to

(28:42):
enjoy and taking it for what it's worth a little
bit more. It was a crazy, crazy ride, and you know,
one that I will look back on definitely when I
have a little bit more time. But yeah, something I've
been involved in a lot of weird things in the NBL.
The COVID year and you know, bomb scared down in

(29:03):
Adelaide at the stadium and beer pouring on a head
incident and the light's going out and an eye popping out,
and pretty much any weird thing that's happened in the
NBA in the last twelve years I've been involved in.
So yeah, it's been a crazy run.

Speaker 3 (29:14):
What about the actual decision though, Is it a case
of oh gee, I can't do that as well as
I used to or is it something different? Talk us
through that.

Speaker 7 (29:22):
Yeah, the young witchess staff is coming through. It's an
amazing thing to see the talent levels all these kids
coming up. You know, obviously Sean McDonald's the one that
comes to mind, but you know you're watching the skills
and the footwork and the ability of these kids and
what they can do at such a young age. Is
you know, something that's really going to benefit bast Australia.

(29:42):
And yeah, going forward is something I'm looking forward to
being a part of to help develop these kids and
take them as far as they can go.

Speaker 3 (29:49):
Now you've had a few weeks to digest your tirement,
what do you reflect back on You mentioned some of
the highlights there over the journey, but you've been with
a number of clubs and I assume they all hold
different memories for you.

Speaker 7 (30:01):
Yeah, absolutely, every every club involve something different and you know,
the major thing I take from it of the relationships
some of the best people I've ever met have been
you know, through this game, and you know, just something
as simple as a basketball bringing people together. You know,
it's it's something unbelievable, and that's kind of what I
take most out of this. It's been cooled to you know,

(30:23):
get a lot of messages over the last couple of
days of guys you've been to battle with and had
ups and downs with and essentially lived on top of
for a while. And you know, to hear those voices
again and see that they're still keeping contact is something
I've treasured on the last cup of day.

Speaker 3 (30:39):
Do you have a favorite club from over the journey
or is it too hard to tear them all apart?

Speaker 5 (30:43):
I suppose absolutely.

Speaker 7 (30:45):
It's like I said, it's been up and downs at
every club. But to be able to finish here at
the Jack Jumpers and to continue as an assistant coach
is you know, something I you know, planned all along
with something I really wanted to do. And to be
able to move straight into this assistant coaching Roland to
learn from you know, Rothy Rat and Slam, there's something

(31:06):
I'm really excited about. They've all got different paths and
you know, have a lot of experience at all different levels.
So to be able to be a sponge and learn
off these guys every day and you know, form my
own coaching style and continue to build on my philosophies
and things like that is something I'm most important.

Speaker 3 (31:22):
Yeah, just talk about that. I suppose because you've been
learning under these guys for the last couple of years,
what's going to be different about you turning up as
an assistant coach now and learning off them rather than
being a player.

Speaker 5 (31:32):
Yeah.

Speaker 7 (31:33):
Absolutely. Like I said, I've been having meetings for the
assistant coaches for the last couple of years, just to
try and piece together what my philosophy, you know, the
game is like. Obviously, as a player, a lot of
people thinking just oh, yeah this is you know, I'll
just walk into an assistant coaching roland. I was somewhat
naive in that like that a couple of years ago.

(31:54):
And to see what actually goes, you know, behind the
scenes to these guys and how how bloody hard they work, Yeah,
it's something really cool. So just to be able to
continue to develop all those coaching skills that you know,
may not go see very much like what goes on
the basketball court, they have their own very unique set

(32:15):
of skills.

Speaker 3 (32:16):
Jared weig So recently announced his retirement from the NBL
and will become an assistant coach with the Mighty jack Jumpers.
Is our guest on the water Boys this morning. What
about the decision to stay here in tazzy weeks here?
I know you would have been a wanted man had
you not have made that call. But was it an
easy decision to stay here you've been the last couple
of years.

Speaker 7 (32:34):
Yeah? Absolutely, you know, like I said, it was always
a plan to continue to be with this club. And yeah,
there may have been some offers elsewhere, but I honestly
didn't really really look at them. And then, you know,
to be involved with this coaching staff is again something
I'm super excited about. I love the way Rosy views
the game with the you know, the defensive focus and

(32:57):
his you know, he rates culture so highly is something
I've valued throughout my whole playing career. And to be
able to be involved in a club that values that
entirely as I do is somewhere I want to be.

Speaker 3 (33:09):
And what about the transition, I guess from teammate to
assistant coach, You're going have to draw a line somewhere,
do you think And how difficult is that transition going
to be shot up and run?

Speaker 7 (33:21):
Yeah, No, something something I've been working on behind the scenes. Obviously.
That was a key focus area for me and my
development was seeing how I would go about that that
relationship dynamic and you know, I'm going to use it
as a positive to understand that I know these guys,
especially the guys I played with for the last two years,
pretty well, and I'm excited to work with them and

(33:43):
to go in there and build the trust as mean
as assistant coach, not expecting just to come in there
and you know, be able to be like, oh you
should be doing this, you should be doing that, but
learn to grow with them, understand the way that they
like to do things, and try and help them to
be the best that they can be.

Speaker 3 (34:02):
Before I let you go work see the agent ninety
seven nickname and spain with you your whole MBO career.
For those that don't know the backstory to that, just
give it to us now.

Speaker 7 (34:12):
Yeah. So I was a developing player in Sydney and
then pretty long story helling he got I was developing
playing in Sydney and then I went on to China Tour,
play a couple of games over there and got picked
up by a German coach to go play a year
in Germany in the PROA, which is really cool, and
then came back looking for a job and you know,

(34:34):
had had some interest in Sydney to be a run
on player, but then went down to Illawarra and Matt
Flinn and Bevo you know, really liked what I could
do and means an injury replacement for Martin Reece Martin,
and that happened four days before the season started, so yeah,
it was given the blood jersey, which happened to be
number ninety seven at the time. And I remember we

(34:57):
were up in cans for the first game and when
he came up to me the end of war much
of the gage just so you're ready put their run
into the first quarter. So yeah, managed to play well,
we went into overtime, made in the overtime period as well,
which is pretty cool. And then yeah, after those two games,
he's averaging some pretty good numbers and yeah, just ran
with it.

Speaker 3 (35:16):
From the fantastic stuff Agent ninety seven Jared Weeks, congratulations
made on a fantastic NBL career as a player, but
it begins now as an assistant coach with the jack Jumpers.
We can't wait to see how you go with it.
And thanks so much for giving up some of your
time for us on the water Boys this morning, Brent.

Speaker 7 (35:33):
Thanks having me mate.

Speaker 1 (35:34):
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England declare eight down for three ninety three on day
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did and Joe Root was a big part of their
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(36:11):
Line the pick of our balls with four wickets and
the Aussies none for fourteen at stumps on day one.
So looking forward to day two tonight the footy last
night bb.

Speaker 5 (36:20):
Yes footy last night Brisbane Line sixteen point win over
a dour Sidneys one. So and then Thursday. Of course
Port Adelaide way too strong for the Mighty Cats thirty
eight point victors.

Speaker 3 (36:31):
They were, indeed and the golden point in the NFL
last night, but it was North Queen's Day and twenty
seven over Penrith twenty three. Hey, big second hour coming up,
as was alluded to just a moment ago. Collywood Netball
coach Nicole Richardson is up next, looking forward to talking
to her about their final match in the Super Netball competition.
Your old coach Stevie right, not too far away. It's

(36:54):
a big reunion this weekend.

Speaker 5 (36:55):
Ninety three premiership coach, thirty years in the banking.

Speaker 3 (36:58):
Amazing looking for or to chatting to Stevie, particularly about you.
And we'll look at AFL round fourteen and announced the
next winner of our good Sport Award. That's sort of
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(37:19):
Boys with Brentoscelo and Blair Browns. We're turning our attention
to super Netball now. Really sad day for the Collingwood
Netball team because it is their last game in the
Super Netpleague. Of course, we heard a month or two
ago that they would be withdrawing from their license and

(37:42):
joining us on the line now to have a chat
about it because this game, the final game for Collywood,
is in Lonceeston tonight against the West Coast Fever. The coach,
Nicole Richardson, has been good enough to go up some
of her time on a really big day for her. Nicole,
thanks for joining us.

Speaker 12 (37:56):
Good Yeah, thanks guys, Thanks thanks for having us.

Speaker 3 (37:58):
How are you? First of all, because no doubt this
has probably been mentally draining for you and all the
girls knowing that you know this was coming to an end.
What's the feeling like as you wake up on game
day for the final time.

Speaker 10 (38:11):
Yeah, look, it's.

Speaker 12 (38:13):
Mixed emotions, to be honest with you. We still have
a job to do and you know, I'm looking forward
to the girls putting out their best version of themselves
on court tonight against West Coast Fever. But at the
same time, you know, for some of the girls, and
you know, for Ash Brazil and ourssistant coach Kate Upton.
They've been there for the full journey, so the seven years.

(38:34):
Myself and Deva and Kelsey Simone have been there for
five so it's really emotional. It will be a very sad,
sad night at the end of it all when the
journey comes to an end, that's for sure.

Speaker 3 (38:47):
What's it mean for you and your players? I guess
ahead of next year obviously we've heard Tazzy's sort of
been linked to that taking over the license. We might
ask you about that in a minute, but what only
You've got no answer at the moment. I suppose that
must be really difficult.

Speaker 12 (39:02):
No, we don't. Look, our girls all have agents and
I know that they've been busy behind the scenes, you know,
trying to trying to find homes for them. But at
the same time that's very difficult as well because at
the moment, you know, NEPLE Australia and the Players Association
are trying to come to agreement on the Collective Players Agreement.

(39:22):
So until that's signed as well, there's actual no action
happening in the land. Is being able to for all
seventeens moving forward to sign athletes. But at the same
time you know, until an eighth team is in place
as well. That's on hold also, so unfortunately, you know,
it's not only our groups of the athletes, but also

(39:43):
the whole competition are in limbo at the moment. But
I guess for ours it's a little bit tougher again
because you know, they don't have a current team moving
forward next year, so there's a lot of anxiety amongst
the playing group, you know, and it's the unknown to
where they're going to end up. You know, they're going
to be able to play in Melbourne. I hear that
Netle Victoria are also putting in a license, so you know,

(40:04):
it's not about their playing careers, but it's also about
their lives as well. So it's a pretty emotional time
for the group, as you can imagine.

Speaker 5 (40:12):
Yeah, exactly, Nicole, So how do you approach that the
lead up into this game? Do you use John Harness
all that emotion to really get a big showing on
the court tonight or do you just talk about actual
tactics for tonight.

Speaker 12 (40:26):
Yeah, look, it'll be a bit of both, to be
honest with you. You know, we'll have a team meeting
at the motel before we leave the courts. That'll be
all in around tactic strategy for West Coast Fever and
as we get a bit closer to game day and
sort of the start, which will be at the court,
you know, we'll actually use that emotion to try and
get the result. But it's a fine line between not

(40:48):
getting too emotional and they're therefore not being able to
do the job on court. But you know, we'll definitely
use that emotion.

Speaker 10 (40:55):
We'll use the.

Speaker 12 (40:56):
Opportunity to play together as you know, the last last,
the last time in the black and white skytes as well.
So you know, I've been very proud of the girls,
you know the past three or four matches that they've
been able to put in a really solid performance. And
you know, it's about making sure that we can put
a brand of netball out on court tonight, that we
can walk off the court without heads how high?

Speaker 5 (41:19):
Certainly, And how would you how do you think the
partnership has gone with Tasmania with the games COVID interruptions
there for one game of season, So how would you
describe the whole partnership overall?

Speaker 12 (41:31):
Oh, look, I know from a on court perspective, the
girls and myself have loved every minute of our partnership
with Tasmania. You know, we've come over to the game.
Each time we come over, you know, we get a
full stadium, a very vocal, vocal, supportive crowd, so we've

(41:51):
absolutely loved it. You know, the girls play really good
netball across here. You know, we arrived last night, we
went to the courts to have a captains on. You know,
on arrival we were told there are only one hundred
tickets left, so we're really looking forward to getting out
on court. It's been a great partnership with Tasmania and
it's probably a fitting end to the to the journey,

(42:12):
I guess for the seven years because you know we
started with Tavy and you know we'll finish our last
game here with them.

Speaker 5 (42:18):
Yeah, it is quite fitting that actually the last game
here in Tasmania. Now, Nicole, just run with this one
a little bit. But there is whispers that you might
be the new coach of that new Tasmanian team, and
that's what we're hearing down here. You might be hearing
about an extra Melbourne team, but our spies down here,
so there's a Tasmanian team and you'll be coaching that.
So congratulations.

Speaker 12 (42:39):
Basically, well, I do have I mean not me personally,
but I do have a bit of a family linked
with Tasbane.

Speaker 5 (42:46):
Here we go, here we go.

Speaker 12 (42:47):
Yeah, with my like my uncle and cousin, So my
cousin Matthew Richardson. Obviously they are in Devonport so Royalty
here anymore, and you know they're over on the over
in Melbourne. So yeah, look, I've heard that TASMANI you

(43:07):
have put in or are potentially putting in. I hear
netbul Victoria as well. So yeah, I'm not sure where
that's going to land. I know, I think in the
broadcast deal it says will be two teams based out
of Melbourne. But you know, depending on where the bids
go and where netble astrogacy is the best opportunity for

(43:28):
that eight team to have some success.

Speaker 3 (43:30):
We're seeing that the jack Jumpers do so well in
the basketball side of things, Nicole, do you think a
super netball team, a full time super netball team could
work in Tasmania.

Speaker 12 (43:39):
Yeah, well, look, eventually that's that's where sport's going, isn't it.
You know, you know the jack Jumpers have been successful
over here. You know, they've just been successful in a
recent bid for the AFL, So you know why why.

Speaker 3 (43:52):
Not super netple absolutely well, a massive day for you,
a massive day for your players, a massive day for
the club and really really appreciate giving up some of
your time for us on such a big day. As
I said off the top of the interview, all the
very best. We'll be thinking of here tonight and I
hope you get the win.

Speaker 12 (44:07):
Okay, thanks guys, appreciate it.

Speaker 3 (44:09):
That's Nicole Richardson, the coach of the Collywood Netball team,
which plays its last match in its super Netball history
tonight in lon Cessen and Silver Dame against West Coast Fever.
So we do wish them all the best and most.

Speaker 5 (44:22):
Fever second on the ladder, make Pie's down there and
just a three win, so that would be great and
very fitting. As Nicole said that they finished their time.
They're in the whole competition here in Tasmania.

Speaker 3 (44:33):
Tell you what I'm looking for this next interview because
we have got the Clarence four Dyer Club Premiership coach
three Stevie Right. Blair brownss's former coach joins us after
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Speaker 1 (45:00):
Where from this.

Speaker 3 (45:08):
Well, that song just sends the hairs on the back
of the neck flying up for my co host Blair Brownless,
because I happened about now. He was of course part
of the nineteen ninety three Premiership team with the Clarence
Footy Club. They defeated North Loncessen in the Grand Final
and the thirty year anniversary will be celebrated the afternoon
at the TSL match over at Blunts the arena between

(45:29):
Clarence and North Lonnie and joining us on the line
now is an absolute superstar. He's the man that coached
the Clarence Football Club to the nineteen ninety three premiership.
The great Stevie Wright, so with us on the water
Boys today, Stevie are really well, nice to talk to you.
And first of all, I want to start with my

(45:50):
the voke I'm looking at right now. What are your
memories of Blair Brownless plays from nineteen ninety three.

Speaker 10 (45:58):
Well, yeah, I met Peter Richie first off, and He
told me a little bit about the players and he said,
you know, you're a brilliant and a half back who
could be the best player in the competition.

Speaker 3 (46:10):
And who was that? That wasn't Blair obviously it was a.

Speaker 10 (46:15):
Fantastic player to have around it. You could play both
ends and you know, you didn't know what you're asking
to do. You could go forward, go back and really
did a great job for us.

Speaker 5 (46:24):
That's a very good point, Stevie. I was coming off
the nineteen ninety two best in Faris the year before
stevee got there, which is great. But now I want
to talk about you, Stevie, because two hundred and forty
six games for Sydney Swans and now Stevie, you're part
of the big move. Weren't you from South Melbourne when
you moved up to Sydney? Just tell us what that
was like back in the day.

Speaker 10 (46:45):
Yeah, that's correct. You know I was playing for the
South Melbourne and the club. You know, the club were
were in great hands, so the only option for us
was to move to Sydney.

Speaker 3 (46:56):
Yeah.

Speaker 10 (46:57):
The RFL or the NFL back then the world and
delivered an atlas. It was a tough time, you know,
We went up there without a lot of support, but
we only had each other and you know, we end
up playing some good footy and which is not to
win a premiership in eighty six or eighty seven.

Speaker 5 (47:15):
Yeah, now he had some good teams. But there's one
name I want to talk about up in Sydney, and
you were an absolute star, but there's another guy out
there called Warick Kappa as well. And even the modern
day kids actually know Kappa because then when they take
a big specky they actually do say that they took
a Kappa and tell us about Warwick and your dealings

(47:36):
with Ian Stevie.

Speaker 10 (47:38):
Well, Warregan I actually played for the same junior club
districts in Melbourne. He was a couple of years younger
than me. He actually turns turns sixty this week. Yeah,
he's having a big bast But he was just a
guy who was playing under nine ms and playing a
little bit in the rock, a little bit forward, but
he just had this ability that he could just jump.

(48:00):
And then Tommy Hatey came in and saw something in him,
taking him at full forward, and he had good team
around him and guys who could really deliver the footy
and scg suit Hi because he had that leap, so
he has always won out and you got the ball
into him quite early and he kicked ninety three goals
one year and one hundred and three. The next great player

(48:20):
for us. Off the field, he's still making money out
of his name.

Speaker 5 (48:26):
Yeah, a bit of a lunatic, a bit of America
and off the field, worried Kappa. But now sebe after
two hundred and forty six games, which is remarkable, you
decided to come down and coach at Clarence. Just talk
about that transition. When you first came down to coach
the Rue Boys.

Speaker 10 (48:42):
Well, I was told the year before that nineteen ninety
two would be my last year at this onse. So
halfway through the year I asked whether it was okay that,
you know, I start looking around for a club to
go to Clarence and the Swans were both sponsored by QB.
There were fantastic sponsors and through that involvement, you know,

(49:06):
there was a connection with Clarence. I de started to
speak to the people of Clarence, and you know, one
thing led to another, and now what I looked at was,
you know, I still wanted to play footy. I thought
I was young enough to still contribute on the field,
so I looked atuth Australia, Western Australia. Both of those

(49:26):
places I probably couldn't be a captain coach or a
playing coach. So down here that was a state like
wide league and some good players playing here and some
good coaches coming in, so you know, decided to come
down this way.

Speaker 3 (49:39):
The great Stuvie Rights, I guess on the water Boys
this morning, what was it like when you got to
Tazzy Stevie, because that were the best days of the
TfL as it was back then. I guess David resh
Jones was coaching North fon session. Of course, how did
you find the standard? I suppose after playing in the AFL.

Speaker 10 (49:57):
Well, as you said, you know there was there was
a great standard there and here was statewide. David Reech Jones,
Peter German, Darl Weightman came in, Andy Goodwin, all these
guys who are coming straight out of AFL football were
coming here. So that's going to lift the standard. Once
I got the clowns, I probably, you know, the first

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thing I really want to do is get good people
around me. And we got Grand Fagan as an assistant coach,
and we all know how he turned out to be
a premiership coach in his own right, and to have
him sitting on the bench was fantastic. I knew that
I could just go out there on a game day
and do my best on the field and have no
problems with somebody in the box.

Speaker 5 (50:39):
Now, Stevie, just looking at your record at the Clarents
Football Club for three season, sixty two games, fifty one wins,
just the eleven losses. So of course we went premiers
in ninety three and you coached again in ninety four
Premiers and ninety five runners up. David Reech Jones led
off Lon sste and won that one, so you must
be incredibly proud of that era and the success that

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you brought to the Clarence Football Club.

Speaker 10 (51:06):
Well, yeah, probably should have some more wins, you know,
if you had done a little bit better player, But
you know that's beside the point. But you know the
thing with Davey Jones, we were actually best meaning at
each other's weddings. It was just funny that we beat
them in the first Grand final and then they believe
us in the third Grand final.

Speaker 5 (51:26):
It certainly was and then then you went off to
coach in Adelaide as well, Stevie. After those three magnificent
years at the Clarence Football Club, I did the coach.

Speaker 10 (51:38):
In the S s A NFL at Central Districts, which was,
you know, a great experience a club who only ever
played in one grand final. The first year we went there,
we played in the Grand Final. But after I'd left,
you know, three years after left they won their first premiership,
which one of our former teammates, Daniel Holmes, was actually

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captain of, so that was a great fill and they
went on to win I think eight out of the
next ten or eleven Gland finals.

Speaker 3 (52:10):
And Steve, you what are you up to today? For
those that don't, I just give us an idea of
what you're doing. And you're still involved with footy.

Speaker 10 (52:17):
This is my first year out of football. I've coached
all the way up until this season, so starting as
a player from five years old and the finish now
was a little bit disappointing, but I suppose it was
time actually living at Phillip Island and working for the
Nature park down there on Philip Island.

Speaker 3 (52:39):
Very nice mate, Well, it's been great to have a
trip down memory lane with you today and I hope
you really enjoy the celebrations of the thirty year premiership
anniversary for the nine and ninety three premiership team of course,
which this man here next to me, Blair Brown's, was
a big play.

Speaker 5 (52:54):
Just played my role, didn't I Stevie. Yeah, just what
the coach told me.

Speaker 10 (53:01):
And that's that's what we had at the whole football club.
And I must say that, you know, it wasn't just
the on field, you know, and my wife Carrie, the
way she organized the girls and you know that they
were actually very happy to come to the football where
before they they weren't. And you know they they had
a great relationship with each other and all the staff

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and the volunteers and we're lucky to have fantastic volunteers.

Speaker 3 (53:26):
And nicely that's what football is all about. Indeed, absolutely,
as I said, great to have you on the show, Steve.
Be great to hear doing well mate, and enjoy the day.
Thanks for talking to us on the water Boys.

Speaker 10 (53:37):
Thanks very much.

Speaker 3 (53:38):
That's still you're right too. Coached Clarence of course to
the nine to ninety three flag and ninety ninety four
and of course had a wonderful career as we just
spoke about in the ANFL and NFL before that. Great
to hear from here on. The water Boys got lots
more still to come on the show this morning. Up
next we take a deep diving around fourteen of the AFL.
That's after this on the water Boys doing it all
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the water Boys. Thanks the ta's back your local Koboda dealer.
It is the water Boys with Brentcoso and Blade.

Speaker 1 (54:07):
Brownless turning their attention to the national game. It's the
water Boys.

Speaker 3 (54:11):
AFL ram Yes round at fourteen the third week of
by rounds. Got one more left after this and then
it's done, Thank goodness, because I don't like him at all.
But it all started back on Thursday night where your
pussy Cats started out very very nicely indeed, but just
fell in a heap and Port steam rolling to win
by thirty eight. Larry, what's going on at the category?

Speaker 5 (54:31):
Yeah, that's a very good question, because the cat's got
the big guns back. Dangerfield, Duncan and homes Homes is
a very good pleasn't he He's a wonder watch, he's
a superstar. But THEE and then first quarter the cat's
rapping about. But jeez, poor dad, lady good and we'd
say this all the time. Zach Butters and Connor Rosie
they are absolute First Rosey z that's how you pronounce

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his name. But then Houston he's a star across half back.
And we've got some start ups so I never even
heard of Finn.

Speaker 3 (55:02):
Layson's went a great pickingson.

Speaker 5 (55:04):
Kicking goals and Farrell he's really good in the back
line too so and Tommy Marshall's going well. When the
forward line say they want to watch an't deport and
especially they finished top two, get those two home finals.
Yeah at Adelaide Oval, they're going to be really hard
to beat.

Speaker 3 (55:21):
Yep, no doubt about it. Last night it was a
pretty dour affair at the Gabbar Brisbane Lines Thirday, nineteen
ninety seven to twelve nine eighty one. Sydney, we're Sydney.
That's fine, Britlane, good on. You win at the Gabba,
but they are stuffed at the mcg and that's where
you've got to win the round final. So win all
the games you like at home, but it means nothing
at the end of the day. If you can't win

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in Melbourne?

Speaker 5 (55:42):
What about the Hawks last week they took part mcg
twenty five points? Are your spot on?

Speaker 3 (55:47):
This used to be a problem with the Eagles too.
That used to frustrate the how I'm in the mid
two thousands just could not win in Melbourne or on
the ride and they were just two different teams. And
it reminds me a lot about that.

Speaker 5 (55:57):
Yeah, it's got that feel all over it. What about
the big ones today, Brene gws We saw them live
last week down yep, bluntson an. They're not bad side, They've.

Speaker 3 (56:07):
Got you know, they've got big names through that team,
haven't they? So are their favorites tonight against Freema. That's
interesting because obviously for I had that lost last week
against Richmond.

Speaker 5 (56:16):
Yeah you thought they were building Actually didn't your Freemantle,
but yeah, big loss against the Tigers. But yeah, I
could see Gwyes winning this one against Fremantle.

Speaker 3 (56:26):
That's it at Giants Stadium, the s four thirty five
bouts and then tonight it'll be a crack at two
massive Richmond start favorite here against Kilda and St Kilda's
fifth and Richmond's twelfth. That's interesting.

Speaker 5 (56:37):
Yeah, but Richmond are on a real role, aren't they.
They're back and playing some really nice That's Searge football
that we like watching them play.

Speaker 3 (56:46):
Could you put McCord in the job full time?

Speaker 5 (56:49):
Well, he's doing everything right, isn't he? And there's big
raps on him. He's done a massive apprenticeship as an
assistant coach. He's done the rounds there. But when you
have Marlon pick it out and Ryan Mansil and rouse
me feult as well. I was sure Sam Banks from
Clarence Football Club would beginning a game this week. Something's
not right because he's been emergency a couple of times

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and I'm sure, like Pickett plays on the wing, Banks
has been playing on the wing in the VFL and
I thought that was his ideal opportunity to play this weekend.
I'm shocked, actually, and you know, I'm a bit disappointed
for young Sam because I thought he'd be in this
team for sure.

Speaker 3 (57:26):
Yeah, very disappointing. Two games tomorrow, first ones at the
m c G at ten past one.

Speaker 5 (57:32):
This team traveler.

Speaker 3 (57:34):
Carlton Gold Coast. This is not going to be an easy,
easy game for him. I know they'll start favorite to
Carlton somehow. What six in her own Now it's a lot.

Speaker 5 (57:48):
A lot, but what the create what they support?

Speaker 10 (57:51):
This?

Speaker 3 (57:51):
Go far? And are can I get any worse?

Speaker 5 (57:55):
But I mean the top aren't the Carlton support this?
I mean, yeah, it's a bit over the top that well,
it is way over the top, let's be honest. But
the gold Case Sons they're not bad. Actually. I like
their midfield. They've got a strong midfield and you know
they've got king up forward. They could Yeah, they win easily,

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win easily, no.

Speaker 3 (58:16):
Doubt about it. And the final game of the round
is at four forty Marvel Stadium, North Melbourne and the
Dogs and Dogs just have to win. They need to
win this game and they will.

Speaker 5 (58:25):
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (58:26):
North were good for that first half last week and
then we just got a little bit hold of them.
So yeah, no it'll be Yeah. You can't see North
when that, can you?

Speaker 5 (58:36):
No, No, you can't see that. I was watched with interest,
Aaron Hall. He's an interesting player. In the first quarter
last week against Jenus, had had some absolute shocker actually
and then turned the ball over and there's a couple
of efforts which went quite right. Then then he can
get on the roll. We can actually get a lot
of possessions, Aaron Hall and and look really good. So

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but I thought Jesus is in trouble quite a time,
but he found a way to get back into the game.
And Tarrent Thomas, like we said, those three goals, he's back.
And Hugh Greenwood is he back in this week after condussion.
So we've got three Tonion as well. Yeah, Sinking's very
good players, so they get a few back, but they
were probably obviously not going to be good enough.

Speaker 3 (59:16):
Let's go quickly through the tur So we spoke about
Clarence northon Sestem with Stevie, right, So we'll go to
the next game, which of course is Louderdale and the
Tigers down at Skybark. So I have another tragic week
for Lauderdale, the passing of one of their former players
in that horrific bush crash.

Speaker 5 (59:31):
So yeah, time I know Kine. He went to Guild
for Young colleagues too, and the terrific young man and
they called him Superman, and he was a terrific boy,
and he had a real zest for life. I remember
he was a surfer as well, and he loved his
footy and surfing and had a radiant smile on his face, Cane,

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and he was a beautiful young man and I was
very sad to hear about that. And he's yeah, so
all the best of the the family and it's terrific.

Speaker 3 (01:00:01):
So footy wouldn't just be important at all weeks getting
around each other and and just been there for each other.
So it's going to be tough from the to day
against the top place to as well. So you'd think
kim Bert would win that game.

Speaker 5 (01:00:14):
They could rally down there, I could down Sky.

Speaker 3 (01:00:17):
We saw it a couple of weeks ago.

Speaker 5 (01:00:20):
They could really rare the rally and get together that.

Speaker 3 (01:00:24):
The last game of the round is North Hobard at
home to glen Orkie. And North Hobard have been pretty
good lately. They've got the three wins three leasons. I'll
get I'll get a fourth today, you'd think, and and
Lon Sesston has the buyer, So actually tell yourself, wrapped
up in a nutshell, what else we've got left to
do here? We've got the We're gon announced next wenother
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Speaker 6 (01:02:18):
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Speaker 3 (01:02:19):
What's on fuel were? Well, actually I know it's on
few weekends. Runners through What today looks like? Please and
wh you might end up about midnight tonight?

Speaker 5 (01:02:26):
We will start down there. We're going down to the clubroom.
Jactually there's a young player, Specky McGee on Daboo, so
we'll present the He's Jumper to young Clarence player, which
is fantastic.

Speaker 3 (01:02:37):
Will right right?

Speaker 5 (01:02:39):
I might see the occasion and cashy. Then we'll have
a then we'll have a nice luncheon and then we'll
take in Clarence and North Lounceston at Bluntson Arena. And
then there's only one place to go.

Speaker 3 (01:02:52):
You're not going back to the pathact well, the Pavian Sports.

Speaker 5 (01:02:54):
Bar, we thought, so we just stuck in there and
make sure everything's in order. What about your order?

Speaker 3 (01:03:00):
So tell me some of the names. It will be
there today.

Speaker 5 (01:03:04):
There will be Gavin Cooney, Peter Richie, Peter Richie were zooming,
Peter Richie in from Italy a halftime, the great Peter
Richie who called himself shocked tober like he during September
was his month where he really put on the show
for everyone. Scotty McCallum and Dalvin Cooney played in nine

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winning premierships. That's amazing senior premierships there.

Speaker 3 (01:03:29):
So there was Chris sorry, Chris assistant coach stea.

Speaker 6 (01:03:35):
Yeah.

Speaker 5 (01:03:35):
Grand Fagan took over after the three years after Stevie Wright,
so in very good coach, very good motivator, Grant Fagan,
so he'll be in there, and the brother of Chris,
of course, so he'll be there front and center, which
is fantastic and so yeah, Matthew Jones was.

Speaker 3 (01:03:51):
A very good player.

Speaker 5 (01:03:52):
Paul Holdsworth another player that played Sidney Swan's too, a
big Adrian Dean, the big ruckman who's up in the
North state of the main. So Stephen Fry had full.

Speaker 3 (01:04:02):
Back and there were some of the North players of
that era.

Speaker 5 (01:04:05):
Well, David Reese Jones was the coach who was very
far dog was there. Yeah, yeah, he was at Fit
Troy at that stage. He came a little bit.

Speaker 3 (01:04:17):
Later undefeated season, yeah he did.

Speaker 5 (01:04:20):
He did. And Adam Sanders we spoke about, very good
player there too. And who else did They had Nick Rooney,
very good player.

Speaker 3 (01:04:30):
Remember the show we had Ricky Ponting on. He used
to he ruled a few oftens didn't because he used
to boo you, which I enjoyed.

Speaker 5 (01:04:35):
Yeah, he did. He was a great monument North Loneie
man that Adam Gibson, who was a very good forwarded
won the wim Leech Medal. So really good rivalry in
the North South rivalry between Clarence and North one sister
and they were powerhouse. Well Clarence won in ninety three
and ninety four. North Lonie won in ninety five, so yeah,

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some very good teams running around in that era.

Speaker 3 (01:04:59):
Yeah, and some blokes that knew how to do their
best work after dark as well, which I'm sure will
be happening later on today.

Speaker 5 (01:05:05):
And what about you.

Speaker 3 (01:05:07):
I'm not doing much this weekend. We've got some renovations
happening at home soon, so we've got to do a
bit of tidying up around the house.

Speaker 5 (01:05:12):
So have you got like a West Coast shed full
of stuff?

Speaker 3 (01:05:18):
I've got the cozy cave I call it. Yes, it's
just full of West Coast stuff. Really, a couch and
a big projector screen. So that's the room that's going
to be renovated. Unfortunately, had a few little insurance issues
that we need to take care of, so I got
to go on tidy bit of stuff under the house.

Speaker 5 (01:05:37):
So you still got the big projector happening.

Speaker 3 (01:05:39):
Yeah, it still works at the moment, but it's going
to be all taken out soon so they can get
what we talk about that. No one cares about this,
I think, Oh yeah, enjoy that. Yeah, alright, it's time
to go anyway. We better go. Have a good weekend everyone.
Thanks for you conting. We'll do it all again next
Saturday morning, here on the water Boys