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Hayden Young - It Was One Of The Best Experiences Of My Life · Lisa & Russell

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  Speaker 1: It might have been a few doors and windows needed replacing.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning, Hayden. Morning, Les.
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  Speaker 3: It's good to have you here.
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  Speaker 2: It is.
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  Speaker 4: Thank you so much for making the effort too. It's
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  Speaker 4: probably the last thing you wanted to do was go
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  Speaker 4: back over this. In the driving rain. Actually, let's cheer
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  Speaker 4: him up because it's like someone ran over his dog
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  Speaker 4: at the moment and I can relate to that. Play
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  Speaker 4: that audio again of those two goals, great man, because
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  Speaker 4: that'll give him a lift. Two of the great grand
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  Speaker 4: final goals.
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  Speaker 2: Two of the great.
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  Speaker 3: Good morning.
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  Speaker 2: Streaming through on the right. Choo, and it's good. It's
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  Speaker 2: unbelievably good. Hayden Young.
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  Speaker 4: Hayden Young has done it again. That one from the boundary,
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  Speaker 4: that was right in the Dom Sheed spot, you know?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, a few people have said that to me. Lucky
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  Speaker 1: I didn't go with a drop punt, but.
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  Speaker 4: It just went through. The shot from behind was magnificent.
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  Speaker 4: It was fantastic. Do you realise how special those goals were?
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  Speaker 4: Probably at the moment you don't, and the one in
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  Speaker 4: the prelim... That's folklore stuff.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it is. Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Not really, to be honest. Because, yeah, all we're sort
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  Speaker 1: of worried about was winning the game. And unfortunately, we
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  Speaker 1: didn't do that. But I think maybe I'll look back
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  Speaker 1: and be.
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  Speaker 2: Pretty chuffed with it.
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  Speaker 1: But, yeah, they're still great highlights of my career. And, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: I'm proud of my performances. But it wasn't good enough
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  Speaker 1: on the day to get the job done. But, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: it's a bit of a weird feeling.
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  Speaker 4: I'm prepared to go on record and say that if
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  Speaker 4: the Dockers win... This bloke gets the Norm Smith medal,
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  Speaker 4: which in footy terms is bigger than the Brownlow. Like
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  Speaker 4: from a footballer's perspective, you'll get judged on playing in
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  Speaker 4: the best, good in the, in the best games, the
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  Speaker 4: biggest games. And that's what he did. And I mean,
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  Speaker 4: I probably don't want to talk about it to you,
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  Speaker 4: but I reckon you would have won the Norm Smith medal.
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  Speaker 2: I'll just leave it there.
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  Speaker 4: Hey, so you went to the huddle at three quarter time,
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  Speaker 4: 10 points up, thanks to your goal. And you saw
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  Speaker 4: Alex Pierce was down. What were you thinking in the huddle?
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  Speaker 1: Uh, I mean, we were all pretty, pretty engaged and, um, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: I mean, we obviously knew Moose had gone down. Um,
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  Speaker 1: so yeah, we knew it was going to be, I mean,
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  Speaker 1: a little bit harder not having that extra rotation and
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  Speaker 1: obviously one of our best players and a leader out there. But, um,
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  Speaker 1: I mean, we're all pretty pumped up going into that
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  Speaker 1: last quarter and, um, yeah, there was a few boats
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  Speaker 1: that were sort of getting around Moose and, um, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: we certainly wanted to get it done for him. Um,
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  Speaker 1: so in a way it was like, we got a
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  Speaker 1: little bit of energy from that, but, um, Yeah, it
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  Speaker 1: was devastating, really. Yeah, him going down and not being
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  Speaker 1: out there for that last quarter, but the good result
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  Speaker 1: is it sort of turned out.
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  Speaker 2: It's not too bad. Yeah, the prognosis is a little
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  Speaker 2: better than everyone had predicted. Which is a good result. Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: He's a great man.
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  Speaker 4: Mate, he's such a leader. Oh, well, we better mention
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  Speaker 4: Wolfie time, I suppose. Inside the huddle, or inside on
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  Speaker 4: the ground, on the field... what was your reaction when
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  Speaker 4: you heard Wolfie time? I mean, cause Vossi just kicked
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  Speaker 4: that amazing goal. You've gone 17 points up. Did it
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  Speaker 4: make you feel a little bit, not complacent, but did,
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  Speaker 4: did it take the edge off you or did it
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  Speaker 4: add something to them?
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  Speaker 2: What was, what was your spin on it? No, I
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  Speaker 2: thought it was amazing.
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  Speaker 1: Um, it was one of the great experiences of my life,
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  Speaker 1: to be honest, was playing a grand final and just
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  Speaker 1: hearing that roar from the crowd. Um, I mean, it's
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  Speaker 1: when we've heard it this time, like during the year
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  Speaker 1: from our fans, it's just amazing. And, um, I think
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  Speaker 1: it didn't really have anything to do with what happened afterwards.
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  Speaker 1: I think regardless of warfare time, Brisbane had to play
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  Speaker 1: to win. Um, and we're in a way still had
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  Speaker 1: to play to win because it was four minutes to
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  Speaker 1: go and we weren't able to do that. Um, and
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  Speaker 1: Brisbane just did a far better job at, at playing
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  Speaker 1: to win and, um, going into that sort of win
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  Speaker 1: at all costs mode. Um, but yeah, I still thought
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  Speaker 1: it was one of the great experiences of my life
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  Speaker 1: hearing that roar. And, um, yeah, obviously it didn't go
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  Speaker 1: away from that point on, but, um, Yeah, no, I
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  Speaker 1: loved it.
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  Speaker 2: I know our fans loved it.
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  Speaker 3: Speaking of Bossy, everyone loved him in those awful moments
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  Speaker 3: after the game when everyone just sort of sits down
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  Speaker 3: on the ground and he was walking around pulling you
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  Speaker 3: all up, giving everyone a hug.
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  Speaker 4: Do you want to tell him to piss off?
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  Speaker 2: No.
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  Speaker 4: I know, that's him, isn't it? Did you see Hayden's face?
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  Speaker 4: I did, I know. Not happy, not happy.
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  Speaker 3: Maybe not right now.
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  Speaker 2: No, well, yeah, they're the people you need in those moments. Yeah. Because, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: it was a bit of disbelief and shock and.
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  Speaker 1: heartbreak and um yeah i mean jr brought us in
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  Speaker 1: pretty quickly and taught us you know sometimes it's it's
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  Speaker 1: a cruel game football but we've got to stick together
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  Speaker 1: and it is um we've got to get around each
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  Speaker 1: other and um and we've done that since the game
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  Speaker 1: like i've uh the last few days i've just tried
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  Speaker 1: to spend with my teammates as much as possible and
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  Speaker 1: support each other and um yeah lift each other.
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  Speaker 3: Up you're a very close team that that's what got
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  Speaker 3: you there this year was the way such a close
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  Speaker 3: team that you've been and the way you play together.
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  Speaker 2: No, 100%.
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  Speaker 1: No, we've forged a great connection and bond over the year.
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  Speaker 1: And I mean, JL said to us before the game,
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  Speaker 1: he said, you boys belong on this stage. And, you know,
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  Speaker 1: maybe going into the game, we were like a bit
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  Speaker 1: unsure about that, but certainly post-game, we know that we
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  Speaker 1: belong on the big stage.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. And yeah, we'll do what we can to get
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  Speaker 2: back there.
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  Speaker 4: Will there be a forensic look at the last four minutes?
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  Speaker 4: Is that how it happens? Is that how you do it?
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  Speaker 1: It's a good question. I'm sure we definitely will, but
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  Speaker 1: I don't know how forensic it will be. We've got
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  Speaker 1: our post our reviews and exits sort of today and tomorrow.
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  Speaker 1: So I'm sure Jay will touch on it tomorrow in
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  Speaker 1: our team meeting. But yeah, the hard thing is for 95%
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  Speaker 1: of the game, we actually.
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  Speaker 2: Did so much right.
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  Speaker 1: So there's a lot of positives to take out of it.
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  Speaker 1: But the only thing we really want to take out
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  Speaker 1: of it is a win, which is hard.
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  Speaker 3: Before you go, well-earned break now. What's the plan for
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  Speaker 3: your break?
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  Speaker 2: You're going on a Yeah, I'll have a bit of
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  Speaker 2: time off. I'm going to get my tonsils out next week.
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  Speaker 3: Oh, that's right. Yes, because you had tonsillitis a couple
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  Speaker 3: of times this year.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, so get my health sorted. Keep myself healthy next year.
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  Speaker 1: And then I'm going to jet off to Japan with
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  Speaker 1: a few of my mates.
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  Speaker 4: Nice.
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  Speaker 2: And that'll be good. Get out of Australia for a
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  Speaker 2: little bit.
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  Speaker 3: Bring on the ice cream for breakfast next week.
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  Speaker 4: Is that what they say? No, it's toast now. They
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  Speaker 4: use toast.
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  Speaker 1: Toast?
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  Speaker 4: To bring all the stuff down, yeah.
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  Speaker 2: That sounds so strange. Probably have ice cream.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, probably ice cream.
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  Speaker 4: What about some positive stuff, like the parade? What was
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  Speaker 4: that like, your first parade? It used to be, as
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  Speaker 4: a kid, you were on the sidelines watching Collingwood go around,
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  Speaker 4: then suddenly you were in it.
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  Speaker 2: What was it like? It was unbelievable.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, the turnout was shocking, really. How many purple... Fans
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  Speaker 1: were there and, yeah, it just surprised me. Around every corner,
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  Speaker 1: it was just like more and more Freo fans.
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  Speaker 2: Could you hear the boos for Lockie Neal? No. I couldn't.
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  Speaker 3: I can believe how many Freo.
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  Speaker 4: Supporters had managed to get over there. What about a
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  Speaker 4: training too? You had that captain's run and the whole
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  Speaker 4: bottom level was full. It must have been 30,000.
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  Speaker 3: It was 30,000.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: You said on the news.
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  Speaker 4: What was that like?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. I wasn't sure. It was incredible. It
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  Speaker 2: was incredible. It was, yeah, that captain's run, the whole
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  Speaker 2: day was, It was amazing.
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  Speaker 1: I remember saying to Switter on the thing, I was like,
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  Speaker 1: I need to stop smiling because my jaw is getting sore.
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  Speaker 1: But it was so hard. It was so infectious. Everyone
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  Speaker 1: was so happy and the well wishes. Even some of
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  Speaker 1: the Brisbane fans were actually really nice, which was a
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  Speaker 1: good experience. So it was just a happy day for
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  Speaker 1: everyone involved.
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  Speaker 4: Bit of a worry. mildly mad Sunday you had, did you?
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  Speaker 4: Is that how it worked out? And then you don't
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  Speaker 4: have mad Monday until later sort of thing or mad
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  Speaker 4: whatever day.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: No. Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: This was just a blur. We've just been trying to
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  Speaker 1: spend time together. We had a function with the whole
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  Speaker 1: club on Sunday and yeah, it's been good, but we'll
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  Speaker 1: have our exit meetings this week and get that all
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  Speaker 1: wrapped up and then yeah, enjoy our off season.
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  Speaker 3: Have you been on, you know, around Frio sort of?
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  Speaker 4: Where was that Irish pub? The vibe is.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: We've been, yeah, I've been in and around Freo, but
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  Speaker 1: everyone I've bumped into has been, um, yeah, the fans
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  Speaker 1: have been great. Sometimes you're not sure, obviously very disappointed
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  Speaker 1: for the fans, but, uh, the messages and all the
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  Speaker 1: well wishes and the support has been, um, has been
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  Speaker 1: really nice to hear that, you know, all our fans
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  Speaker 1: are in a way proud of us and, um, Absolutely.
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  Speaker 2: Which has been nice.
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  Speaker 3: I know you guys tend to forget that, you know,
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  Speaker 3: because you sort of had, footballers have that attitude of
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  Speaker 3: if we didn't win, we lost. But you're still, you know,
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  Speaker 3: there's how many teams in this competition?
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  Speaker 4: 18.
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  Speaker 3: And 17 of them didn't make it to the grand final.
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  Speaker 2: So, you know.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, no, it is hard when you fall short. But,
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  Speaker 1: I mean, when we reflect on the season, there's so
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  Speaker 1: many positives that came out of it. And so many
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  Speaker 1: great memories for not only us, but for our fans.
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  Speaker 1: Like we, what, we won... every game except one at
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  Speaker 1: Optus Stadium. We had over 50,000-plus at every home game. Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: it was one of the most memorable seasons I've been
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  Speaker 1: a part of, and I'm sure a lot of our
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  Speaker 1: fans have. It would have been a fairy tale if
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  Speaker 1: we had finished the job, but we get to do
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  Speaker 1: it again next year.
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  Speaker 3: No, it's been a very enjoyable season for Freo Docker fans.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, and sadness turns to pride eventually.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. Takes a little bit of time for perspective. That
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  Speaker 2: probably doesn't help you right now. To kick in.
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  Speaker 4: But with young years, well, like, your plan, I don't
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  Speaker 4: know whose plan it was, but your plan to be
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  Speaker 4: managed and get fit and be peak at the right
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  Speaker 4: time worked beautifully, didn't it, for you personally?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, no, it worked out eventually. Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: I would have loved to have, you know, not had
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  Speaker 1: the season that I had and sort of been able
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  Speaker 1: to be consistent throughout the whole year and not have
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  Speaker 1: to peak, you know, but The reality was that that's
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  Speaker 1: just what happened and I'm proud of my efforts and
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  Speaker 1: I'm proud of everyone that sort of was there to
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  Speaker 1: support me and help me get to that you know,
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  Speaker 1: that final series and be able to contribute.
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  Speaker 4: And now, you know, on the big stage, you can deliver.
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  Speaker 4: I mean, that's one of the great reliefs, I reckon.
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  Speaker 2: Well, yeah. Because you delivered.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I think, and for a lot of our group,
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  Speaker 1: we all delivered. Everyone played, had certain moments and, you know,
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  Speaker 1: we played some pretty good footy. So we certainly take
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  Speaker 1: a lot of belief from that. And yeah, it is, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: it's promising.
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  Speaker 3: Next year is going to be amazing. Yeah.
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  Speaker 4: Would you have liked to have had a fan day?
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  Speaker 4: I know it's tricky when you lose. I wasn't, it's
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  Speaker 4: just because you feel so flat and you don't really,
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  Speaker 4: but they wanted to thank you. I think I feel,
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  Speaker 4: it feels like the fans wanted to come out and
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  Speaker 4: just say, thanks guys for an amazing year, even though
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  Speaker 4: it didn't finish exactly how we wanted.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that's a good question. I don't, I mean, I'm
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  Speaker 2: sure it would be great.
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  Speaker 1: And it's, I suppose it's up to the fans, but, um, Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: it is a hard one because sometimes when you fail,
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  Speaker 1: you don't want to be seen and you just want to,
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  Speaker 1: you know, go off in your off season. But, I mean,
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  Speaker 1: hopefully if we play round one next year or whenever
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  Speaker 1: it is, we can, you know, see our fans again.
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  Speaker 2: Give them something to smile about.
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  Speaker 4: And do you like the questions about a dynasty? And
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  Speaker 4: this happened to the Brisbane Lions.
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  Speaker 2: Don't worry.
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  Speaker 4: The same thing. They went through the same thing.
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  Speaker 2: You just go, shut up.
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  Speaker 3: No one wants to hear any of that.
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  Speaker 2: No. All the cliches come out. Not at the moment.
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  Speaker 3: Not right now.
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  Speaker 1: No.
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  Speaker 2: That's all right. Barra, there were 100,023 at the MCG.
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  Speaker 3: The capacity is 100,024.
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  Speaker 2: Do we know who didn't turn up?
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, that must have been somebody. The atmosphere must have
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  Speaker 4: been just amazing. And then it went to another level
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  Speaker 4: with old Wolfie time, eh?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, well, yeah.
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  Speaker 1: To be honest, majority of that day was one of
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  Speaker 1: the best days of my life. Unfortunately, the last 5%,
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  Speaker 1: you know, you could argue ruined it, but, I mean,
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  Speaker 1: if you, like you said, perspective's an amazing thing and
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  Speaker 1: you look at the whole final series and, you know,
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  Speaker 1: the grand final was an amazing experience for everyone involved and,
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  Speaker 1: I mean, yes, we all would have loved to have won, but,
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  Speaker 1: that experience is going to hold us in really good stead.
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  Speaker 1: And it's still, yeah, I'm still very honored and grateful
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  Speaker 1: to be a part of it.
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  Speaker 4: Has Caleb stopped talking about that bounce of that ball,
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  Speaker 4: that ball that bounced in front of him and then
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  Speaker 4: bounced over his head to his opponent, who happened to
• 12:00
  Speaker 4: be Ashcroft. I mean, that was just Stephen Milne bounce,
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  Speaker 4: like from the St. Kilda game, wasn't it?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, no, he hasn't really brought it up too much,
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  Speaker 1: but sometimes those things just, you know, it just wasn't
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  Speaker 1: meant to be, unfortunately.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, so true.
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  Speaker 3: Well, Once you get through the tonsils surgery, have an
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  Speaker 3: enjoyable off-season and we will see you. We'll do it
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  Speaker 3: all again next year.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you very much.
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  Speaker 4: And thanks for being here. I know how big an
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  Speaker 4: effort this is. So well done, brother. On behalf of us.
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  Speaker 4: Appreciate it.
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  Speaker 2: I'm proud of you. Thanks, Hayden. Thank you very much.