John Blakey

Yeah.

It's the one that John Blakey actually wore in a game, signed by John Blakey.

Did he wear it in a game?

Yeah, he did.

So th- look, there's a lot of unanswered questions there, and North are taking a risk, but it's the first time in a long time North have, um, taken... landed a big fish like this.

He is a very good player, and, um, they, they, the slight caveat for them is that he is the son of one of their great players and a premiership player in John Blakey.

So they're couching a bit in family terms, but-

There's a cloud of suspicion over him.

So the deal reported an eight-year offer worth more than $11 million.

And his father, obviously, John Blakey, played 224 games for North Melbourne.

So it's a homecoming of sorts for Nick Blakey.

The fact that they did this so quickly, North Melbourne, I think we're all expecting this to be one of those deadline day, right down to the wire deals.

But the big news yesterday from a footy perspective was Nick Blakey becoming a Roo.

He's following in his father's footstep, the two-time premiership star John Blakey, who played at North Blakey from the Swans to North Melbourne, and the club unveiled him yesterday.

It's huge for our footy club to get a player of Nick's caliber in the, in the doors.

You know, we're just so excited he chose us, and, uh, hopefully it opens the door for m- many more signings in, in future years.

But a couple of big trades that went through yesterday, one involving your football club, Max Gorm, which we'll get to in a minute.

But the big news yesterday from a footy perspective was Nick Blakey becoming a roo he's following in his father's footstep the two-time premiership star John Blakey who played at North Blakey from the Swans to North Melbourne and the club unveiled him yesterday

it's huge for our footy club to get a player of Nick's calibre in the doors we're just so excited he shows us and hopefully it opens the door for many more signings in future years hopefully with our continued improvement with Nick in the side and potentially others it could be a club that more people want to come to which is our

plan It's big news, and it's big news for a number of reasons.

And he, uh, i- it's a nice story for North Melbourne.

Uh, Nick's father, John Blakey, was a premiership player with them in the '90s.

Uh, so going back to where his dad made his name in the AFL.

Uh, we'll move across to the Major League Baseball, where Milwaukee Brewers, they've taken a two-nil lead in the National League Championship Series over the LA Dodgers.

And his old man had a storied history with North Melbourne.

Two premierships with the Kangaroos back in the 1990s, those great Kangaroo side, John Blakey.

Uh, I didn't realize he was that good.

He's outstanding.