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Head of AFLNT Sam Gibson talks about the 2022 Nichols and Gwynne Medals winners · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: It's been a pretty heavy morning, but I always love
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  Speaker 1: talking sport. And apparently after a thrilling vote count for
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  Speaker 1: both the t I O N TfL Men's and Women's
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  Speaker 1: Premier League Best and Fairest Awards, where we now know
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  Speaker 1: that the Palmerston Magpies Eric Guthrie and Nightcliff's Daniel Bowles.
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  Speaker 1: I do apologize Danielle or I may have pronounced that wrong.
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  Speaker 1: We're announced as a joint Nick Nichols recipients overnight. Now
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  Speaker 1: joining me on the line right now to tell us
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  Speaker 1: a little bit more is Sam gives good morning to you.
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  Speaker 2: Sam, morning Katie. Thanks having me.
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  Speaker 1: Oh mate, sorry, I'm getting a bit mixed up there
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  Speaker 1: with my words because it has been such a busy morning.
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  Speaker 1: Tell us about the vote count.
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  Speaker 2: You got the pronunciation right, I'll just there. But thrilling,
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  Speaker 2: thrilling side count last night. So Eric and Daniel joint
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  Speaker 2: winners come down to the last round. I think it
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  Speaker 2: was it was a couple of players that could win
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  Speaker 2: it during the last round and they were the joint
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  Speaker 2: recipients and Eric's the first Palmstan players for for ovate
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  Speaker 2: thirty years and Daniel from Nycliffe both either one or
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  Speaker 2: tied in winning for the last five years. That shows
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  Speaker 2: their dominance. And and over on the women's side, Molly
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  Speaker 2: old House from the Buffets, she she kept off a
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  Speaker 2: pretty amazing year for her really winning the Gwinn medal
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  Speaker 2: and again came down to the last round. So yeah,
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  Speaker 2: two thrilling through thrilling counts.
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  Speaker 3: Oh, how fantastic.
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  Speaker 1: And I would imagine that it was all pretty exciting
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  Speaker 1: in the room.
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  Speaker 2: Well, it was a virtual event this yuk it was.
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  Speaker 2: It was we had to we had to take it virtually.
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  Speaker 2: It really was to protect the Grand Final, which is
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  Speaker 2: six days later. That the prospect of either people contracting
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  Speaker 2: the viral I saw becoming KIST contacts wasn't one that
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  Speaker 2: I and our clubs wanted to face, and so we
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  Speaker 2: took a virtual and look, the positive was that usually
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  Speaker 2: if you have the event face to face, you'll have
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  Speaker 2: three hundred to four hundred people there, and we're able
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  Speaker 2: to take the virtual events to a couple of thousands.
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  Speaker 2: So look, we look forward to next year. But no,
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  Speaker 2: but really good events and yeah, great camp.
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  Speaker 3: And it's one of those things.
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  Speaker 1: It's really difficult, and it certainly has been so difficult
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  Speaker 1: in these COVID times. And you know, as soon as I.
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  Speaker 4: Said that, I thought to myself, I bet you it
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  Speaker 4: ended up being being virtual this year, which you can
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  Speaker 4: understand given given the COVID cases that we've had over
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  Speaker 4: the last couple of months.
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  Speaker 3: Now talk us through with these winners.
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  Speaker 1: I know that the Darwin Buffett Molly old House she's
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  Speaker 1: only nineteen years old, Yeah she is.
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  Speaker 2: And look she she also won Best on Grant in
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  Speaker 2: the NTFL res game against Agree with West Tyron's earlier
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  Speaker 2: in the year. So very impressive young player Molly and
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  Speaker 2: a popular winner. And you know she's she's versatile. I
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  Speaker 2: think that's that was her key attribute. She plays all
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  Speaker 2: over the ground and a big, big reason why they
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  Speaker 2: they'll probably start favorites in a Grand final on Saturday.
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  Speaker 3: How wonderful.
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  Speaker 1: And of course it's not just the Nichols Medal that
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  Speaker 1: was awarded or the Gwynn Medal.
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  Speaker 3: There were plenty of other awards as well.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, look, it's it's a big night. It celebrates I
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  Speaker 2: guess everything that happens across community football. So we've got
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  Speaker 2: rising star winners, Clubs of the Year and goal kickers
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  Speaker 2: and it's a big night. And and look again, quite
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  Speaker 2: a good spread across clubs. It shows the uniformity I
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  Speaker 2: guess across clubs and how you know every club has
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  Speaker 2: people you know they're excelling at the moment and and
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  Speaker 2: you know so the rising stars Lloyd Johnston from Wanderers
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  Speaker 2: and Annabelle keep it as well. So from from Wartals.
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  Speaker 2: I mean there are two prospects that you know have
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  Speaker 2: been looked at nationally. So you know, a really really
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  Speaker 2: good way to capture individual awards, you know, a week
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  Speaker 2: out prior to prior to the Grand Finals on Saturday.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I'll tell you what excitement is building around the
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  Speaker 1: Grand Final on Saturday.
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  Speaker 3: It was a massive weekend.
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  Speaker 1: The just well just passed, not only last night obviously
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  Speaker 1: with the awards, but with those finals or the semis
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  Speaker 1: on Saturday.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it was a big, big crowd on Saturday and
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  Speaker 2: obviously the men's the Grand Final rematch St Mary's and
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  Speaker 2: Nightcliffe and look we've got we've got Saint Mary's and
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  Speaker 2: Warika and the Grand Final which is going to be
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  Speaker 2: massive Grand Final. Obviously I haven't been there, have won
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  Speaker 2: one for quite a while and they're playing great football
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  Speaker 2: and Saint Mary's. You know what you're going to get
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  Speaker 2: from them, so that that's a big one, and then
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  Speaker 2: the women's and in the bus heads versus versus Icliff
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  Speaker 2: and they've been the best two teams all year and
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  Speaker 2: Nightcliff and Watah was a great game on the weekend.
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  Speaker 2: So two really good Premier Grand Finals and obviously we've
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  Speaker 2: got the other divisions during the day as well, so hopefully,
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  Speaker 2: you know, we stayed the course as it relates to
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  Speaker 2: COVID and people seem to be embracing live events again,
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  Speaker 2: so we're looking forward to a bumper crowd and some
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  Speaker 2: really good football.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I reckon you're going to get a massive turnout.
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  Speaker 1: Are there any limitations or numbers or anything at this
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  Speaker 1: point or is it all pretty pretty straightforward for the weekend.
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  Speaker 2: Look, it's all pretty straightforward. We're taking some precautions in
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  Speaker 2: indoor areas, but you know, I think people have become
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  Speaker 2: pretty accustomed to take the responsibility for themselves, so you know,
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  Speaker 2: the in the stands and across the site, people spread
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  Speaker 2: out and obviously encouraging people to wear masks if they wish,
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  Speaker 2: and they like that. All in all, it's as I said,
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  Speaker 2: people seem to be embracing that sort of personal responsibility
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  Speaker 2: and embracing the return two events like this and others.
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  Speaker 1: Well, mate, I tell you what, You've got a lot
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  Speaker 1: of very excited people as we lead into to the
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  Speaker 1: Grand Final on the weekend, Lots of very excited little
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  Speaker 1: under tens who.
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  Speaker 4: Are going to be playing halftime obviously in the men's
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  Speaker 4: Premier League game.
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  Speaker 1: They are pumped. The little wartars in Saint Mary's players.
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  Speaker 2: Good, good, No, we're looking forward to having the out
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  Speaker 2: of ten. It's always a highlight and you always will
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  Speaker 2: have the cameras on them as well. Think to make
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  Speaker 2: sure that we capture some of the good stuff that
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  Speaker 2: happens on the ground. And we've got the sprint will
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  Speaker 2: happen again which is tied to the stall gift as well.
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  Speaker 2: There's a few things happening and you know everyone's here
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  Speaker 2: to watch the footy on the screen. But the more
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  Speaker 2: we can put on around it and make it at
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  Speaker 2: an event, the more we will.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree. Tell me a little bit more about
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  Speaker 1: this sprint too is taking part.
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  Speaker 2: Look, it's all comers event. We've we're working with a
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  Speaker 2: group from from down south who are starting to do
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  Speaker 2: this a little bit more. And you know, as I said,
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  Speaker 2: I mean the women, the winners, I should say, the
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  Speaker 2: events will be invited to the Still Gift, which which
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  Speaker 2: is obviously a massive national event steeped in history, so
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  Speaker 2: we will have that detail closer to the to the game.
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  Speaker 2: But they're partnering with Anti Athletics and a few others
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  Speaker 2: to bring to make sure that Yeah, we've got the
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  Speaker 2: right people on the day and I think it's crossed
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  Speaker 2: we get the right weather and it's it's we see
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  Speaker 2: a nice tide. Sprinted half time.
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  Speaker 3: Very exciting week, Sam, all the best.
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  Speaker 1: I know that you guys there at NTFL must be
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  Speaker 1: incredibly busy this week, so good luck to all of you.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks a lot, Kay PreCure it.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you