How we feelin'?
Bubba, how ya feelin'?
Yeah? Normal?
So, I don't know what motivates you boys,
in terms of the external motivation.
Putting the fire at your feet, givin' you a fucking cook,
doesn't work for too long.
It works for ten seconds, all right?
Telling you you're the fucking best team in the world doesn't work either.
Everyone's got a different piece of motivation.
Yeah.
Okay? We're not playing for a fucking spot in the side,
we're not playing for a contract next year,
we're not playing to please the fucking coach.
But your motivations come from within,
and that's what matters the most.
One of the boys ran off the track this week
and said something to me about uncertainty,
and I've just been thinking about belief.
When Jesus did a miracle, He healed this young boy, He said this:
"Everything is possible for the one who believes."
And Jesus says, "If you believe, you can do anything."
You just gotta believe.
Let's pray, eh?
Father, we thank you
and we come to you as a group of believers.
We believe in you. We believe what you've done for us on the cross,
and we believe in the promise of life through Jesus Christ.
And, Lord, as we take on this game, Lord, I pray the boys in this room,
or for Jakey, for Oscar, for Nic,
for Camo, for Duggo, fill them with belief, Lord, as they run out there.
They know they can do it. Lord, protect them
in the work as they put their head over it,
and you'd fill us with a sense of purpose this year, Lord.
It's up for grabs, and we've got a real chance, Lord,
and we humbly ask for your blessing today
as we go about it in Jesus' precious name. Amen.
It sits there. It's in the bag.
All right, let's sit around back.
Okay.
Who wants some answers?
Hand up if you're after some answers.
'Cause I reckon we're all in that space at the moment.
That's everyone in the room.
Coaches, staff, players.
We want to play a certain style in offense,
but we don't do it on a game day.
We want to play a certain style of defense which involves...
force, strike, shift.
But we don't do it on the weekend.
We cannot continue to come in here and review games
and say, "Yeah, we know what we're doing,"
and wonder why a team was able to flick the ball around on us
and do what they wanted.
We just lose our way, and we get ahead of ourselves for some reason.
And we go away from what is such a simple game.
And it's a team game.
We know all the X's and O's.
We know the theory. We know the game plan.
Is anyone gonna walk out of this room and say, "I'm not sure"?
Yeah, I disagree that we-- everyone knows it.
Because if everyone knew it, we'd see it gameday.
That's a fair point, Sloaney.
So do whatever you have to do to...
sink it into your... your head,
this is how we play for the team.
Let's write it in a book. Go home after this, write it down,
Get it into your heads that this is how we play.
It's team footy.
Who hasn't been told...
might be worth, just might be worth...
bringing a book in and taking some notes.
Who hasn't been told that in their football career?
So we just... "Fuck you, coaches"?
Fuck... fuck your experience?
We're in trouble, boys.
There's no doubt the season, it's a long season.
It's a... I wouldn't say grind,
but it's who can stay mentally and physically in the best shape, so...
I mean, between the ears is the biggest thing.
Yeah, good, Ando!
We're certainly in the stage of...
we've been really proud this year.
We haven't had to coach effort and intensity.
There's so much hope, it's hard not to stay positive.
Oh, yes!
Boy that innit?
We're a different-looking team than previous years.
They actually believe they can win every game,
rather than us telling them they can.
Good drill.
Good start, boys. Nice and sharp.
Well done, lads. Good work.
All right, gents, a couple of things to update on.
The club has signed Stuey up for an extended period of another two years
out to 2022.
Thanks to everyone in this room
'cause clearly without you guys, then I'm not standing at the front, so...
I'm very humbled, but it's a privilege to coach this footy club.
We've got so many opportunities of first things to tick off,
so I think that... everyone's buying into that
and excited by what's in front of us.
We got... great people at this footy club.
And that's--that's the first step.
So we commit together, and there is no ceiling.
That's what we're gonna make sure we believe in.
So, let's rip in this week. All right? Thank you.
On Thursday night primetime footy,
third spot on the ladder up for grabs,
and a huge moment for the Gold Coast Suns.
Five points to the margin.
Guys, I've got two backs coming the same time...
We're a backman short.
Well, you're gonna have to get Brando-- Pearcy can go back.
Get Clarkey out, tell Pe-- Oh, he's out there. Fuck.
Fuck, it's hard work.
Seconds ticking down, though.
Gold Coast searching for the goal that'll give them the lead.
Come on, green time now. Fucking straight line.
Yep, get it going. Straight line. As quick as possible. Straight line.
Forty seconds left.
Maybe the finish to beat all finishes here for the Suns.
They got 30 seconds left.
Sexton blasts it towards-- No one rises.
Bontempelli the hero.
Fuck this!
It's been a tough fight for the Gold Coast Suns,
but the Dogs prevail in a cracker.
What do you reckon it was in the end?
Oh, we had plus ten inside 50s. We had our chances.
I think what you see is a group that... like, they know we can win it.
Can't fault the effort, it's just... there's still some...
decision-making under pressure.
Maybe I'll go to the bench 'cause there's too much crossover.
If you want to make good decisions...
I can't, 'cause I'm, like, why is that one talking about that area?
But anyway-- I got-- I gotta be better as well.
But I...
Well, there's no question of effort.
Everyone has to see our blokes have got massive ticker.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
Very humble beginnings.
You know, this is, for me, where it all started anyway.
A lot of fond memories here growing up.
Numerous balls would go on the road and...
my brothers and I would, you know, look both ways
before crossing just in case Mom and Dad saw
and, yeah, a lot of fond memories here.
In true Italian style, my nonna's place is 20 meters away, next door.
- Hey.
- You want a couple of... - She's offering food already.
Remember, we used to play cricket up here?
- Yes. - Always.
- All this was beans. - Yeah, beans.
Few vineyards used to be over here, so the grapes would grow on here.
Figs over the back. Spinach, lemon, lime trees and then...
we used to have chickens just for the family in the back,
so that's where we used to get our eggs from.
Lot of memories here.
When I first got drafted, I got drafted in November,
and then I came back for Christmas, and...
by the time I landed back in Sydney,
I got the call from Dad to say that Nonno wasn't well,
and by the time I flew back, he already passed, which was hard.
All this was my Nonna and Nonno's, and about two days before he passed,
he was still in the garden working.
- You watch me all the time? - Of course, all the time.
- Mm-hmm. - Every time.
I pray all the time for him.
God can look after him.
- I love you. - I love you, too.
- If you need anything, tell me.
Yeah. Oh, I will. Yeah.
- Okay? - All good.
March forwards up that end. Let's go!
Come on, Jack!
Good job. Roll forward, Nick, roll forward!
Is that the chief? Is he shaven or not?
Hello, mate. How are you?
Are you happy with how you're looking, are you all right?
I feel a bit self-conscious.
- How about you? - Hey, I'm good.
- Everyone in the center circle, please! - Come on, boys.
Boys, we've got a very special guest on the phone.
He's the great CEO, so if we could all rise,
he's got a very special announcement for us to make.
- So I'm gonna hand over to you, Chief.
Listen up. Come in, come in, come in.
Ah, yeah.
I'm feeling, ah,
I'm feeling a little awkward.
Anyway, guys, look, I won't keep you...
I've just got a really important announcement.
In fact, it's a really, really good announcement in these circumstances...
that it's the third year in a row we've reached 100,000 members.
All right, let's, uh, let's make a start.
Great fucking challenge this week, I can't fucking wait.
It's gonna be a really, really good test for us
against what I think personally is the side that is the best team
in the AFL at the moment.
Now, what haven't they done to us for a long time?
- Beaten us. - They haven't beaten us, okay?
So what do you think they're gonna sit there and say?
"Now's our time."
"Now's our time." But what do we know? What can we count on?
What we can control.
If every single one of us executes our role, we're gonna be okay.
Individually, defensively, we can be beaten.
But collectively as a unit, we've seen this over many years,
we are that fucking strong when we play together
and we connect with each other.
This is where sides break down, this is where we step up.
And that's why us as a footy club have been to great heights.
We've got talent, no fucking doubt.
There is no doubt we are incredibly talented.
You are all here for a reason.
But it's because of our fucking system, and the adherence to it,
that we get the job done.
The game is never over.
We have been a great side over a number of years based off system.
Do your job, the score takes care of itself.
Roles and responsibilities, and execution.
That's who you are, that's what you do.
Let's get the job done.
Round ten, Metricon Stadium is the venue.
Richmond versus Brisbane.
The Brisbane Lions will be looking to take it to the Tigers,
who have an imposing record against the Lions.
You look at the greatest teams throughout the world,
they generally play a system of play.
You know, talent will only get you so far.
You know, we've had great buy-in from our players.
We haven't played our greatest footy,
but we're starting to play some good footy.
Belief in our group is high. Our performance can certainly improve.
But we know when to crack, and our best footy is certainly good enough.
All right,
McIntosh finds Dustin Martin nice and early.
Get it over the back.
Well done.
Oh, watch out. Plain! Has to be gone.
And he hits it right through the middle.
Message straight out to Jack Ross, tell him that's fuckin' Richmond footy.
There's all smiles for the Tigers right now.
They've opened up a 27-point lead.
That jumper you've got on
is the fucking understanding that every single one of you guys
executes your role.
- Play our fucking way. Let's go. - Let's go.
Well done, Aarts. And now Dusty.
Back to Aarts. And he just gets it home.
Pickett and Cotchin. Bolts in again.
This is the Richmond we know and love.
Well done.
The warning signs are there for the rest of the competition.
Good win, Tigers.
This Richmond side is still the team to beat.
Keep talking about belief, and that is Richmond.
♪ We're strong and we're bold ♪
♪ For we're from Tiger ♪
♪ Yellow and black ♪
♪ We're from Tigerland ♪
Winners again, Hawthorn get it done in Perth.
Carlton, side that hasn't played finals for a while,
hasn't won a lot of games over the last decade.
Plenty of growth left in the Carlton team.
Playing first quarters, how we like to play, the speed of the ball and ah--
This is what I gotta do here, listen, I gotta fuck, startin'...
Gotta start hitting this fuckin' thing.
Hitting the scoreboard, like, setting up my mates,
I gotta try and get in position.
It's fucking frustrating.
When you don't play well for three weeks in a row, you think, fuck,
game's gone past you, you're getting too old,
and all those things come into your head.
You just gotta get out and train hard, play good footy,
and believe that you're good enough still.
I think the biggest challenge for me this year is mentally.
I got to get my mental prep right.
When you turn 30 and you're not playing great footy,
everyone's saying, "The game's past you. Move on."
But I still believe I can offer a lot.
Having a couple of quieter games in a row,
the doubts do start to, I guess, set in.
The one thing that you do need as an older player
is reassurance that you've still got it.
And we're seeing that throughout the year...
that Eddie can still match it with the best.
- Sorry, lads. - You're right, mate, we'll wait.
I was standing outside for ten minutes.
The board room. Welcome to the board room.
What's one thing that you probably are guaranteed
more than your, you know, your teammates,
about your direct opponent.
- What's he gonna do with you? - Follow, he's gonna--
- Correct. - Go wherever you are.
So, I think we've just gotta continue looking for opportunities
- for you to get higher up the ground. - Yeah.
Your opponent's gonna come with you,
and that's when you're giving yourself the most chance
to have a greater involvement.
Here, we saw this yesterday.
Yeah, this is the one where he wants me to... right.
- So, now it's shifted out there. - Go.
Now you go.
You go, and you might get a hit up lead up high.
Look at this, while you just stand there.
- Yeah. - You could be up here.
Once you leave, your opponent's gonna come with you.
- And your ability-- - And it creates that space, yeah.
Your ability then to rip back is a little
under test the mark. Happy days.
We're a way better side when you're having more involvement.
The small forward, I believe,
is the hardest position to play on the ground.
The young kids that are coming in, they're racking up 15 disposals,
kicking two goals. You know, they're elite at it.
I guess that's the expectation.
Everybody bases my game on hitting the scoreboard,
and for the last two weeks, I haven't hit the scoreboard at all.
So, that's probably what was the most frustrating thing about it.
Boys. Okay, right, let's get on with this.
So, it's halfway mark, or it's almost halfway.
And we're probably where we thought
we should've been at the start of the year.
So we've caught up.
People haven't picked up on it, how well we're defending.
Number one defense in the last month.
Okay, contested ball, pressure on the game.
Get on our terms, and then we fucking own it. All right?
We are a good established team.
In fact, we're the best established team in the comp.
No one can keep up with you blokes, do you know that?
Have you worked that out yet, Dom?
Oh, we elevate in the last half. Who fucking does that?
They want a slow, wet, dour, grind game.
We can do that, too, all right? We can put them to the sword, though.
Get ready to play, boys.
Round nine, 3D5.
The Eagles and the Cats.
Saturday night football from Optus Stadium.
The Eagles, their last month has been spectacular.
Know what you need to do!
Naitanui high, gets above him and then, the clearance is all his.
Naitanui again. Superb.
Look at Naitanui go to work.
The Cats terrific. The Eagles better.
West Coast back home. They've got their mojo.
Welcome back to Eagles HQ.
You, Nic, you're having an influential year,
probably your best year to date.
I'm just playing games. I'm not injured, that's probably the biggest thing.
Carlton come back through the corridor, and you just see the attitude.
There's a difference between winning the contest and winning the fight.
And they're not ready for a fight.
West Coast on their home track
against the Blues.
You know our trademark holds up:
work great, enjoy doing it together,
and let's have the best defensive game we've had all year, eh?
Look at Nic Nat, prowling around the circle.
What are you gonna do? What are you gonna do?
Go home, fucking--
Want a fuckin' go at me?
Game on, boys.
Look at that, from Naitanui.
"Head on" describes how good that man is going to set a bounce.
West Coast wins six in a row.
And they are dangerous.
Ah! Football, football, football.
N-A-I-T-A-N-U-I.
- Okay, that's it. - Thank you.
What you've done really well in the last five weeks,
you've just done it as a unit.
When you bring intensity, no one can keep up with you.
The sun well and truly shining on the West Coast Eagles.
Fourth on the ladder right now, with a bullet.
Naitanui palms it down beautifully.
Naitanui's putting on a clinic. Again.
Our pressure was great, boys, our intensity was great.
And we started well. Well done, you ticked the box.
They've got the longest current win streak in the AFL,
the West Coast Eagles. Seven wins in a row now.
Right, they are gathering momentum, big time.
Bit of fan mail.
It's been a little bit of a barrage for the last 12 months from this bloke.
But he's an Adelaide supporter, so now he's actually saying well,
I know how you feel.
I've read it all. I'll take anything onboard.
I'm happy for any feedback.
He's actually just realized that...
you can't win every week.
And his team hasn't won this year, so...
he's a bit flat.
"My team is now hurting.
You've got difficult circumstances, and I feel the pain."
Yeah.
"Not sure when we're gonna win another game,
or how many losses we will have to endure.
But our supporters won't quit.
We'll keep going. Best wishes. Destiny awaits."
Who is it?
And why doesn't he write his name, so I can write back to him to say thanks?
Right.
Take a breath. We're in the thick of it here.
You can actually feel it on the bench, you're getting goosebumps.
Understand what got us here.
And we gotta go again, we've gotta go again.
That's right!
Enjoy the fight!
I've gone down on the bench a few weeks ago.
You have more of a direct connection to players.
If you're eyeballing them, they can actually feel either the energy,
the level of support, or challenge,
and how you want them to step up and get back out there.
I reckon this is nearly the most important half of footy
that we're gonna see from the Suns in a long, long time.
It would keep them right in the mix for the eight.
This is a massive couple of terms right here and now.
Clarkey, Clarkey, hold the forward back.
Good, Bowesy.
Bowesy, go forward!
Yeah, they've ramped it up, boys, let's match it, let's match it.
They're going hard on us.
They're makin' us pay for our blues, they're a good side.
Let's fight back, boys, a bit of momentum here.
Get in. Let's go, let's go!
Come on. Go out, just tell them how long to go.
There's one of those won.
They had all momentum, and we turned the tables on them.
Go, go, go!
Noah! Noah, Noah, Noah!
Well done, well done.
Terrific first three quarters.
Ebbs and flows.
You gotta believe it. You actually gotta know it.
You gotta feel it. You can feel it on the bench here.
You blokes are engaged, then you come back out.
Give energy to the next one. Righto, hey.
How good, how good's this? How good's this? Let's understand...
Understand the opportunity here.
We win this, boys, you're in the eight.
What's your one wood? What's your one wood?
- Bring your one! - Bring your one! Bring your one!
Yes.
He's kicked three, and the Suns are a kick and a half in front.
Get out there. Ben King, Ben King. Super.
Fuck.
Good kick. Saints back in front.
Get an aggressive one off the bat.
Hurry up, hurry up.
Bowesy, go forward!
Come on. Hey, aggressive one off the bat. See if the forwards can go deeper.
Two minutes to go. Four points down.
The Gold Coast are right in this.
Even up! Luko! Luko!
- Oh.
The Saints hang on in a Thursday night classic.
I fucking cannot fault the effort and heart that we showed.
And it fuckin' stings, we know that.
There's still things we can get better at, absolutely.
But when you play with that heart...
there's just too much to like.
We're on our way.
So good to watch.
We gotta find a way to close it out...
so you blokes get reward for it.
Head.
Touch.
The start of the year, I was thinking,
we're gonna play finals here, and this is gonna be a big season.
What is it, round 14 coming up?
We're naught in 13, which is unheard of.
I think the biggest thing I learned over the year is just back yourself in.
Whatever you're feeling or whatever your beliefs are,
back, back them in 'cause...
they make you who you are.
And for me, it was just like, all right,
let's... if we wanna take one thing out of this year,
just one thing. Get rid of everything else,
what can we just, one thing we can take out of this year,
and for me, it was just like, all right,
let's just get the base of our game plan nailed.
So again, we can block that look.
H.
What was important we saw?
No matter when guys are shown footage, I want them to be able to go,
"Yeah, that's what I gotta do. Yep, that's what we do here."
Want it to be crystal clear because then we can build on that.
If they come in tighter, but there will be ones, as we've seen.
Like, Mitch will just step out and hold.
- Yep. - We can expose that, too.
Let's make sure let's give it a shove, lads.
Get plenty out of this.
Straight in, make the most of these, lads.
It's been a tough year for us. We haven't won a game yet.
But the playing group's managed to stay really positive
the whole way through.
TD!
Energy round the footy club's important.
Make sure guys keep a positive mind frame.
Think I've always found the positive in everything.
So I look for little wins here and there and make sure guys are recognizing those.
I mean, we're all in this together.
Not bad! You want your handler to receive this.
All right, mate. Onto the sand, hey.
Come, Minka.
- It's windy. - Yeah. It's really windy.
- Hair out of my face. - You want some more?
"Yes, I do!"
The one thing I noticed about Rory was
he was more confident in himself this year.
One strength of his has always been his positivity,
and I think this year-- he'd probably never say it,
but I think he rubbed off on a lot of people,
and I think his positivity has shown more than it's shown before.
Come here? You want a cuddle, too?
Where the doggies? Where the dogs gone?
Can you call out to doggies?
So we have Sonny, obviously.
We had his brother Leo a year before we had Sonny.
We'd always spoken about kids,
and it wasn't really happening for us, so we got some medical advice.
And we had to go down the IVF route in the end.
We did that and fell pregnant with Leo, which was so amazing, so exciting.
- Hey. Tickle.
Um... but at 34 weeks, we lost Leo.
And it sounds so weird, but it's just...
it's such a tough thing to go through, but...
we wouldn't change it for anything because...
he's such a big part of our lives,
even though he's not physically here with us.
He's taught us so many lessons.
To be grateful for things in life.
And he'll always be a part of our family.
- Yes?
Sonny's got-- Leo is his middle name, which is really special.
And... yeah, he's just...
He's our little angel, our little lion warrior.
I struggled really early on with it.
But I learnt... I learnt you can grieve in different ways
and for me, it took me a couple months, and I remember I went for a surf,
was one of the most beautiful moments.
And it reminded me of Leo.
Then I was like, well, hang on,
this is a really happy moment, reminding me of my son.
And then I started realizing you can grieve in a really positive way.
And I started to grieve by finding different...
like, really nice moments in day-to-day life
that made me think of Leo.
And we got a beautiful boy who we'll certainly remember forever.
If I could've picked the team to measure ourselves against,
I would've chosen this picture.
Righto, boys. Move up, move up. Move around.
West Coast in Perth is the best.
We're trying to win a premiership. We gotta beat the best.
I wanted to finish at least, you know, three books by...
the time Perth was finished, so I'm on track for that.
This one here is on the current Pope at the moment, Pope Francis.
It's called Lead with Humility.
It's twelve leadership lessons.
When he became Pope, and they said, you know, stand up on this certain pillar,
and you gotta wear this and this. He said--
for the first time in history-- "No. I'm not wearing that.
And I'm not standing up there because I'll be higher
than everyone else here, and all the cardinals that stand behind me.
That's not what I'm about.
I just want to be like everyone else, if I'm a leader of people."
Even just so far in what I've read, he's...
certainly, you know, someone you can...
It's funny in a way, you can say, like, I relate to him when he's a Pope.
My culture back home,
church is just a part of life. It's an everyday thing.
It plays a big role in my mental preparation
both pre-game, but also when I'm going through times of adversity.
It also gives me that perspective of you can still be humble
playing at the highest level.
Faith for me is important, I think. Having something to believe in.
Always, you know, remind myself of how blessed I am.
For God for giving me that opportunity
and running out and doing something I've dreamt of forever.
Let's go, boys.
This is a final game.
GWS, they need to get the four points to stay in touch with the final eight.
Coniglio bangs it toward goal but it's... a little too wide.
Naitanui gets his own clearance.
Play on that 15, play on.
He's a superstar.
They are scary good,
this West Coast Eagles lineup.
And what's it gonna mean for the Giants' chances
of getting back to another grand final?
They're a mile off.
Hey, you can't look forward, you can't look forward!
Good job!
Gee, it's nice and warm.
Want to do some bag jumps while you're waiting,
and then you can come back and forward?
Come on. Right, who's going?
Don't feel you'll have to drive your knee in my back, you fuckin' pricks.
Oh, yeah, come on.
Oh! Oh!
Oh, yeah!
Oh, yeah.
Oh!
I can't even see.
Hang on! You don't pull me up that way!
Idiot.
Righto.
Okay...
This is more about a qualitative analysis,
but also for the purpose of considering
what his contract might look like going forward.
Yep.
Mate, he's been a wonderful coach, obviously.
And he's been a winning coach.
But he has coached for ten years, eleven years.
Now we'd like him to coach for another ten or eleven years.
But history says that sometimes there's things that get in the way of leaders,
where there's a shift towards always to simple consensus,
or on the other hand, dictatorial management,
"My way or the highway."
I think Dimma's never gonna go down that path.
So why do you say that?
- I just... - Yeah.
The protocol stuff earlier this year was a great example.
He was obviously quite agitated at the time.
But with time, he's got this ability to reflect.
It's the fight-flight, it's like...
It's like fight ...
It's the way he used to play.
And then, then there's sort of reflection.
There's the awareness to reflect and, if need be,
remedy.
I just want to talk about sort of the relationships with the players.
Just from your perspective, what would the players... say?
I think they'd say they love how he continues to invest in them
and their stories, and who they are.
Dimma is so loyal to his people,
it's almost to his own detriment.
We can't underestimate the importance of that because it...
that does...
feed down. Everyone adopts his approach
because of the way he goes about his business.
It's hard not to.
It's an easy review in the sense of he's doing an outstanding job.
- I mean, clearly he is, I mean... - Yeah, yeah.
But I guess it's, it's...
The challenge for us is to identify the things that make him a great coach
and a great leader, and make sure he doesn't deviate.
- All good. - Good on you, mate.
Excellent.
Thanks, guys.
- See you later, thank you. - See you, mate.
Thanks, chief.
I gotta put this in my bag.
It's my favorite jocks. Bit of watermelon.
It's gonna rain, gotta pack those.
Oh, yeah, that's the one other thing I forgot to... my Auntie...
she bought me all these creams.
It's like bush medicine. So she makes oils in the bush. It's from Kalgoorlie.
So if you got a sore spot, you just rub these on your chest,
like Vicks in kind of a sense.
We grew up on this stuff.
And then she gets oils...
that you put on.
This is from Kalgoorlie.
That's my goal-kicking oil, see?
I haven't kicked a goal for three weeks,
and I'm gonna put some of that on this week,
and you watch, I'm gonna kick some goals this week.
A hundred percent. It's the Eddie Betts goal-kicking oil.
Just to be up in the top end,
to play footy in Darwin, it's unbelievable.
A lot of aboriginal communities come to the games up in Darwin.
They don't go for Carlton, they don't go for Gold Coast,
They just love footy, and they get there, and they smile and they cheer.
That's what footy's about.
Eddie!
They'll never get the opportunity to come down to the MCG,
come down to, you know, Melbourne or Sydney,
or Adelaide or Perth to watch these big games go on.
And you can't take it for granted
because these young kids will probably never see us again.
I like to perform on those games,
and, you know, put on a show for everyone watching.
If I can put smiles on people's faces and especially those young kids out there,
then I'm doing my job.
Ah, yes, the first ever...
Friday night game taking place here at TIO Stadium in Darwin.
Yeah, go line. Line.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's an honor to welcome
each and every one of you to Larrakia Land.
We are proud of Darwin because we share our home
with so many people from all around.
Please let these awesome players know
as we play host to them, that they are welcome here.
May our ancestors guide and protect you always. Thank you.
Harry, you got goal square.
One of the bonuses of this year
is being able to get the players on a week-to-week cycle
of believing they can win each week.
And they've been playing like it.
We just haven't been able to, recently, to get over the line.
Let's put 'em under maximum heat.
Physically, territory.
Right, let's fuckin' start well here.
Let's get it going. Pressure on the ball.
I think it's fair to say if Carlton lose today,
they won't be playing finals.
But if the Suns lose today, well,
I reckon we're gonna get one team just about kissing the season goodbye.
Call-- Gold Coast.
That's fucked.
Let's go, boys. Get a couple goals here. Two or three.
Here we go, here we go. Over there.
Here, here, here! Yeah, yeah, yeah!
It's going to Betts, another chest mark.
Gee!
That's the pressure.
That's what we get, boys. Put a bit in, we get a bit back.
Here, here, here! Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Behind Newnes. Newnes!
Blues with a chance here.
Betts. Gee, he can kick a football, can't he?
Just on the team one here, we gotta step off. Work together.
Walsh. One out the back to Murphy.
Carlton keep peppering. Picked up by Newnes.
Gotta run here to Gibbons. Round the corner. That's better.
That's better!
Go on, it's four ball. Our mids. Gotta get more corridor.
Lovely kick. Just elude a bit.
He's in the pocket. Does he kick the ball in? He does.
All, hold your breath. Hold your breath.
Not quite. Fell hard. And then Swallow gives Betts a free kick.
Oh, gee, I hope Eddie's all right.
What do we do with Eddie Betts?
'Cause he's a representation of us at the moment,
in that they're just toying with us.
Left foot down the line.
Now Fisher's quickly... No that...
Yeah, yeah! Fish, Fish, Fish!
Second bounce he's lookin' inside,
gives it to Betts, yep, he's got one.
He had to get one tonight, and he does!
Jesus. Can we fucking attack the goal square like it's a short 50/50?
Fucking kills us.
He's got it home, hasn't he, McKay.
- Yeah! - So the Blues skip away.
Can we get our fuckin' mids out on the fuckin' go 'cause no one's on Cripps.
I'm gonna fuckin' lose it.
Good hands, center field.
Gibbons. Talk about selling candy!
And kicking a beauty!
Gotta get going here, Gold Coast,
or the Blues are gonna blow them away.
Boys, are we gonna fuckin' have a go or not?!
Don't look stunned!
Minus 24 contested, what the fuck are we doing?!
Show me the fucking fight!
We're better than this. We fucking know it.
You face these times in AFL footy.
It's not working, it's not happening.
What are we gonna go back to?
Our foundation. We can do it.
But if you sit there and think, "Hope he's not talking to me,"
we're talking to everyone.
Everyone. Let's go.
Jesus Chri... Boys, we haven't got all day.
Right, we're facing forward, just kick it in the grass.
Well... We can't look for something perfect.
Great effort.
Turn and go.
Daysie, Daysie, Daysie!
Daysie, go! Go!
Fuck. Go long.
Now they're all just fuckin'...
Spectating, mate. We're gettin' no run. And tired.
Keep going, man.
Keep working hard, brother.
Keep smashing them.
Keep holding all the small forwards, brother.
Keep working hard on them. You make it hard to play on, brother.
- Swap jerseys, all right? - Yeah.
What do you want to do, mate? You want to speak to them here or...?
I'm not gonna talk to them at the moment.
Yeah, okay.
They're just cooked.
They did look cooked, didn't they?
Like even when there was a goal...
there was relief more than celebration.
We've asked a fair bit of them that...
I mean, we just need to, we gotta be honest with them so...
that's what... that's not an out... but we're... we're, mate...
Yeah, yeah.
I mean, in every facet of the game, really.
Yeah.
Right, we're tired but you can't be that...
We gotta find a way when you're tired,
just that maturing as a team. Okay, how are we gonna find a way here?
But we're not a good team now.
I mean, the reality is 'cause we just,
we haven't been able to work our way through these situations yet.
When we can do that, that's when we're a good team.
You love your smoothies, don't ya?
I don't know why he's laughing.
Do I dare open the freezer again?
Nah. Couldn't do it.
- You gonna come say goodbye? - Yeah.
- Time for a win? - You wanna take him?
Get your first win, under your belt, Sonny?
You're sick of losing, aren't ya?
He doesn't even know the song.
- He doesn't know the song yet. - No.
Tonight, eh.
Tonight you learn. Learn the song.
- Get a win? - Say, "Get my first win, Dad."
Good advice. Anything else?
Anything else?
Would you like a goal?
- Nah, he said, "Win." - Win. Yeah.
- Love you, darls. - Good luck. Love you.
We'll chat later?
Say, "Bye, we love you. Good luck, be careful."
Do you want to wave?
- Say, "Bye." - See ya!
Good boy.
Here we are, lads. Come in tight. Real quick.
So we do it out now.
And everything we do, we fuckin' come prepared,
for when that first bounce starts,
we bring the fucking level of intensity that we know we can
and the pressure that sets our scene for all of this. All right?
So get out there.
Yeah!
The Adelaide Crows right now, winless after 13 games.
Last AFL team to go a whole season winless, Fitzroy in '64.
Straight across!
They don't want to join that company.
Perfect night.
Matthew Nicks looking for a first-ever victory as an AFL coach.
You can see backline.
Early momentum is gonna be massive.
You can feel the intensity.
Big crunch. Scully puts Sloane down.
Good hit, great hit...
Love that shit, baby.
Speed run.
Time, time! Time!
Time, mate!
Time!
He had the handball option.
He hits Tex instead.
That'll do.
Great footy. Hey, great footy.
They're up for the hunt.
Yeah, big fella! Whoo!
And that was never in doubt.
Early lead for the Crows.
Little roll of the dice coming up here for Hawthorn.
Open forward line.
Gunston dives low.
Hey, Bull! Did we speak about that during the week?
Did we speak about doing that?
Fuck!
Fuck, we make it hard for ourselves, boys.
Don't we?
- Matt! - Ball hits the deck.
Crumbs there. Three Crows around it. Sloane! Pulled high.
He'll have his shot.
Rory Sloane.
To bang this margin out to the biggest margin of the game...
and he misses.
- All clear.
Huge second half coming up here.
And the Crows lead by 15 points, with a half to play.
Keep going, now.
Get going, bud.
We understand that we get the contest right.
If in doubt, and your shoulder's out, what are we doing?
Keaysy, we're going in.
All right, back Shano, back Tex, back easy in.
He's gotta keep it, keep the pressure up.
Let's trust our teammates.
Let's come out and fight for these first five minutes.
I reckon we give them five minutes of what we just dished up to them,
they'll fuckin' lie down, all right? Let's go.
So the Adelaide Crows
looking for their first victory of 2020.
Righto.
Tell me we know how to win.
Sloane to Keays. And they get the opener.
Yeah, baby!
Come on!
Whoo-hoo-hoo! Goal!
Crows inspired again.
Blind turn.
Sloane, O'Brien,
Goal square...
Yes!
Havin' a party out there!
Sloane. He bangs a wobbler.
McAdam caught, but it tumbles and rolls...
All clear!
Come on!
He's done it.
Hey! We fucking finish it!
Finish it!
Force up! Force!
Hey! Run, run, run!
Come on!
Why didn't we do this earlier?
You didn't tell me winning was better.
The siren sounds. And the drought breaks.
First win for 2020.
First-ever win for Matthew Nicks as an AFL coach.
For the Crows, a moment they'll never forget.
Well done. Hey, that feels much better.
This is much better, you sucker!
Well done, bud. Well done, bud. Well played. Well played, son.
Hey, lads, quickly spread. Go feed the fans,
we'll get off as quick as we can.
- Is that a nicer feeling? - Oh, mate. You'd get used to this.
Didn't I say?
♪ We're the pride of South Australia ♪
♪ We're the mighty Adelaide Crows ♪
♪ We're courageous, stronger, faster ♪
♪And respected by our foes-- whoo whoo! ♪
♪ We're the pride of South Australia ♪
♪ We're the mighty Adelaide Crows ♪
Yeah, baby!
Hey, lads, everyone down here quickly.
Down here. Staff, can you come round for a sec, please?
The last few weeks' results not only...
what we're all doing, but you guys...
have been a huge part of it, so...
boys, give it up for 'em all 'cause that's been our team.
But, hey, don't go away from why we're enjoying this moment right now.
Unbelievable message, right? The way you got it done tonight.
So proud of every one of you. Well done, boys. Well done.