Interviews, podcasts & upcoming media info [post media articles in relevant threads]

[Grasshopper17]

Counterpoint, we have an entire preseason to plan for it.

We're talking about premiership ruckman Darcy Fort too

A WHOLE preseason.

Strewth, we might even have time to come up with a Plan B.

Maybe even a Plan C!

 

[Perrip]

I'm sure if anyone can figure out how to make a non-Joe forward line work at the club, it'll be Stewey Dew

 

[Dalions]

I'm sure if anyone can figure out how to make a non-Joe forward line work at the club, it'll be Stewey Dew

Or, maybe even Chris Fagan?

 

[Nunez]

I'm sure if anyone can figure out how to make a non-Joe forward line work at the club, it'll be Stewey Dew

Elixuh likes this.

 

[Elixuh]

Elixuh likes this.

 

[Gadzorks]

Thanks doc

We have the soul and dedication of athletes and the bodies of 90 year olds.

Thank goodness for the Medicare safety net. And green whistles. And medazalam.

 

[dlanod]

A WHOLE preseason.

Strewth, we might even have time to come up with a Plan B.

Maybe even a Plan C!

We haven't in the last however many years of Fagan, why start now!

 

[Grasshopper17]

This is must listen stuff

 

[Perrip]

Oliver Caffrey

Jonathan Brown got called on stage by Eddie Vedder as “my mate Browny” tonight in Melbourne

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

 

[Black Magic 02]

What a ripper bloke.

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

I found some of his insights into what it's like to be an AFL reserves player, always on the cusp of selection, a very interesting perspective -- the tension between wanting to show you can play vs not wanting to hurt the teammates you're competing with.

 

[MSB ROYS]

 

[McIvor]

Just saw all that on X





Great to hear more Leigh

 

[LongLion]

Just saw all that on X





Great to hear more Leigh

No more BT for me Hallelujah

 

[McIvor]

No more BT for me Hallelujah

Or Andrew Brayshaw's faux excitement (always for Melbourne teams) and general drivel.

Admittedly, I do find GW too houlier than thou and another that thinks his shit don't stink, but to be fair, he is a good game day commentator so it will be Fox all the way although I am guarded about some of the new commentators that will be introduced for the simple sake of satisfying an always vocal bunch.

 

[McIvor]

Just saw all that on X





Great to hear more Leigh

No surpise that Gary Lyon joins GW on 36o replacing Slobbo, but disappointing that Jack Riewoldt is the host of Couch

Either way, it is shaping that there will be a lot more content next season with 7 also re-doing what that trainwreck of a format if Talking Footy was with Brayshaw, Watson, Selwood and Cotchin and also doing a new Sunday morning footy show to go against Footy Show. Then Footy Classified needs new people to join Lloyd who no one wanted.

 

[Perrip]

What’s it like to be a draft hopeful ahead of the big night?

Grand final day was bittersweet for Ashcroft.
The 18-year-old budding star will officially become a Brisbane Lion on Wednesday night, at no later than pick five. Melbourne are set to bid on him unless Richmond, North Melbourne, Carlton or Adelaide get in first.
Ashcroft had already pledged his father-son draft rights to Brisbane when he watched his brother, Will, win the Norm Smith Medal and join their father Marcus as a premiership Lion.
“It was a very special time for the family, but it was a little bit mixed emotions for me,” he told this masthead. “I was very excited for the boys, but I was like, ‘Oh, it would have been nice if it was another year after’, but hopefully, we get to go back-to-back and continue the good form.”
Only one family member per player is typically permitted on the ground after a grand final, and the Ashcrofts chose their mother, Rebecca. But Will sweet-talked security into letting his sibling jump the fence and join in the celebrations, too.
The younger Ashcroft has put together an extraordinary resume, himself, ahead of the draft, and is intent on eventually being known as the best player from this class, even if he is not the No.1 pick.
An opening round debut is already in Ashcroft’s sights. The left shoulder surgery he had in the post-season won’t stop him chasing that goal.
“It’s been my dream to get drafted for a long time, and I’ve known for a long time it was going to be the Brisbane Lions,” Ashcroft said.
“It doesn’t matter to me [what pick]. If you look at people like Nick Daicos and Will, they were the best players in their draft. Nick went four, Will went two, and ... they’re going pretty well, so hopefully, I can do the same in the AFL and make an early impact like they did. I’m just excited to be a Brisbane Lion.”
Ashcroft will fly to Brisbane on Thursday night and might sneak into the club on Friday for a training session.
He plans to move in with Will, who is looking to buy a home, and their childhood friend James Creighton, who will play for the Lions’ VFL team in 2025.
Creighton was in Gold Coast’s academy, represented Queensland at junior level with Will and attended Brighton Grammar alongside him. They won flags together at the Sandringham Dragons.
The Dragons’ hope is that Ashcroft, one of the most driven and professional prospects in years, is just one of a group of several players from the club who will achieve their AFL dream across Wednesday and Thursday nights.
“It’s very special and an honour to play at a club where my family’s steeped in history, and now both my family members have won premierships for this great club,” he said.
“I’m very pumped for the draft. It’s an exciting time for me and my family, and people around me. For the Sandy Dragons, and even the Brighton Grammar boys, it’s going to be an unbelievable couple of nights.”