Isaac Humphries

Bryce Cotton is 34.

These, these are older guys, and Isaac Humphries missed both of those Blitz games.

If they don't have Humphries there as the back line, he saved them a lot last season.

They were, they were a reasonable defensive team, and they had Bryce Cotton and DJ Vasiljevic as their back court.

That, that means that Br- that Isaac Humphries-

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... was effectively a superhero back there on the back line.

The AFLW is full of incredible brave women and other players.

Isaac Humphries from the NBL, Josh Covello from the A-League.

We have made some really positive strides, right? And so we should just stay the course.

And some of these incredible players that have come out will see a generational shift in the future when some young gay kid is looking at them I could be them.

since you run back the imports.

We've got Bryce, we've got Isaac Humphries.

We look very similar.

We are a completely different team because now we are gonna play a different style.

How easy you can make it for Bryce Cotton is the best case scenario for Adelaide.

But having Zylan Cheatham in attack mode in that power forward spot, the short role, he- he's one of the best athletes in the league.

The combo we have with Isaac Humphries, and we go back to- Before favor break to start the season.

We were talking about Bryce and Isaac being the best duo in the league.

And I remember saying to you on the night, my son's 19, Ollie, now, and, uh, he was nine at the time when we won, and this time around he was, uh, as an adult, he was able to celebrate with the players and, um, you know, he said, "Tonight, Dad, this is the best, best night of my life." So again, sport is able to bring beautiful things and, uh, you know, Western Bulldogs will always be a huge part of my life.

One of your values at Melbourne United is inclusion, and you've got the chance to live that with one of your key players at the time, Isaac Humphries' decision to come out, uh, and, and teach, I suppose, everyone about inclusion in real time.

What was that like?

Yeah, I mean, you know, you talk about the Sons of the West program being such a pivotal part of my life.