Like, this young group, um, showed a lot of potential this year compared to last year, and, um, over the next, you know, few years, those boys playing, gelling together pre-seasons, um, yeah, it's, it's not that far away at all.

Yeah, I always remember the, a few of the older boys talking about the hard times at the Tiges before, before I got there.

You know, I'd pretty much come after they'd won the flag, and that's what I'm looking forward to the most, um, whenever my time finishes at West Coast.

Been through a few years of the, of the tough times.

There's older boys here that have been through a hell of a lot longer than, than I have, but, um, hopefully at the end of the time, my time here, we've got some silverware, and we talk about those tough times and how we grew as a whole group.

So that's what I'm looking forward to the most, being a part of that and, um, seeing how far we can go.

[laughs]

Um, well, I loved West Coast growing up, and that was my first year at the Tiges.

Yeah.

Um, you know, young men especially, especially footballers, w- we're leaders when you sign that contract, uh, we're leaders to the community.

Um, we have to behave a certain way, and, um, so do men in general.

So I think she put it perfectly.

But yeah, it's obviously gonna affect AFLW girls and girls in general, whether it's them or people they know, or just in general, it's gonna affect them.

So, um, we need to s- wrap our arms around them, uh, as we did yesterday, and we will, um, continue to do so, but yeah, I think she put it perfectly.

Um, yeah, she's a, she's a great person herself, Daisy, and she's a great leader of our footy club and, and the community.

Yeah.

Is that not the case in

the box? I think he might have his little couple of second rants.

What was the worst? I remember always playing at Port Adelaide and Adelaide Overwood put up Vision of Dimmer in the box.

So you're out on the ground, and you make a mistake, go through a gull, and then they go up and put the gibber on, and he's going off his lid.

I'm pretty sure I saw him mouth my name there.

We'll probably wait and see today, Captain's run, whether he gets through and

plays.

Yeah, I think it's pretty minor.

I came in with intel.

Well, yeah.

I didn't really know either, and then I saw that and I was like, "Oh, you gotta be kidding me.

That's not how he did it." And then, um, apparently there's more vision of him doing it in the game.

[laughs] And then I think it might've just gave way a bit on him, on the bench.

Yeah

...

I think, yeah, we'll find out today or, um, it, whether he gets up, but yeah, if he doesn't, I'm sure he'll be right next week.

Oh.

Not just yet.

I think they've got a lot of young talent, and they... it's gonna be a long process, but they're gonna get more young talent in the door next year.

But their older talent at the moment, like a Tom Lynch, probably isn't performing, so they'd love to be able to get Tom Lynch into some form because the senior players definitely help those younger players come through.

And then it happens a bit quicker.

Yeah.

And, um, played a lot of footy together and, um, I know his game really well, and I think, um, he would help us a lot.

His leadership, um, just his understanding of role and, and demanding of his teammates, he'd be great for a team like us and where we're at.

How are you seeing all the young group around you as far as energy levels go?

Oh, no, it's as good as ever.

And it has been the whole time, really.

Like I said, the boys try their hearts out week in, week out on the training track.

But that doesn't affect the mood, whether we win or lose.

And when you go into those reviews, you know, everyone's a bit more nervous than usual.

But then after you get that out of the way, everyone's back onto what do we need to do to get better and improve more.

Just a word on him and what he brought to the group, even when injured.

How are you seeing all the young group around you as far as energy levels go?

Oh no, it's as good as ever.

And it has been the whole time really.

Like I said, the boys try their hearts out week in, week out on the training track.

But that doesn't affect the mood, whether we win or lose.

And when you go into those reviews, you know, everyone's a bit more nervous than usual.

But then after you get that out of the way, everyone's back onto what do we need to do to get better and improve more.

Just a word on him and what he brought to the group, even when injured.

Yeah, right.

So, um, he stayed away from us, but, uh, yeah, I'm not ready to stay away just yet.

We love that.

Yeah.

Well, the crew that went up north, you know, they were out of reception and no phones.

like does that feel like you've been working on it that long

It didn't.

No, it doesn't.

And it doesn't feel it doesn't.

It hasn't ever felt laborious in any way.

I mean, big.

And, you know, we we over the years, we've we've honed this recording process down to a way that works so well for us that we enjoy it.

You're like, oh, well.