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[upbeat music] Anything interesting happen this week? It's the get 'em on- onside constraint ed- edition.

Many things I wanna say.

Many things, but I'm gonna constrain myself for the good of everybody.

Hello, Joel Kane.

[laughs] Please tell.

Well, our, our, our, I mean, all these, all these bets that were one-off.

Oh, yeah.

I'm just, I'm, I'm ropeable.

I'm angry, Joel.

I've got him on a tight leash here.

If he's starting to sort of deviate outside the line, I'm just gonna give him a little tug.

Hold.

"Hold, boy, hold." [laughs] "Hold.

Sit down." [laughs]

How are you, Sean? I-

As always, excellent

...

I'm very...

Well, very good.

I've ve- very, very good.

Uh, could I just say this with all sincerity? Um, I, I don't know if he watches this.

He certainly wouldn't be watching this podcast, but Johnny Gibbs, one of the great blokes, one of the great blokes of Rugby League who I've had some great dealings with.

He actually gave me my best ever sacking.

Uh-

Oh, did he now? [laughs]

He did.

He was at 2UE running the sports de- department there.

The, the newsroom, he had to sack...

There were budget cuts, and I was only there as a casual, but he-

Give us a little, give us a-

Very empathetic

... give us a short version.

Oh, okay

... very empathetic, um, very, um, it's not me, it's the budget.

Right.

But he was man enough to do it.

'Cause I've been sacked a few times and, um, and, uh, he's the only one I can say that did it, looked you in the eye-

When you-

... and was completely honest.

But, but for- forget that.

He's just a good bloke.

He's just a good o- He brings a lot of energy, and we're wishing him all the best as he goes through a bit of a fight.

When you said best sacking, I thought...

I, I interpreted it the other way.

I thought it was gonna be a George Costanza like dressing down that he gave you.

And-

I got one of those.

Yeah?

Yeah, yeah.

But not from the great man?

No, no, Triple M.

Okay.

And, and for those who are driving-

Uh-

You still work there?

Hey?

You still work there? [laughs]

Well, yes, but-

How has this happened?

Uh, well, the Lazarus comeback.

[laughs]

But, uh, no, there, there's scouring there, but anyway, go Joel.

No, no, I second that.

Can I just give a nice message to Johnny Gibbs?

Okay.

I know Joel, you've probably worked with him at one point.

I, lots, yeah, long time.

He, he's a great fella, Gibbsy.

Great fella.

And, and I second that, and I wish him all the best.

Uh, but you were all fired up, and I just wanna clarify.

Dan said, "Bunch of cunts," okay? That's what he said, "Bunch of cunts." That's what you said, Dan, didn't you? Is that right?

[laughs]

Yes.

Yes.

But then I think-

No, you did 100%.

But the second time you said budget cuts-

It, it, it almost crept in there

...

I, I think you went closer than what I did the first time.

I heard that.

I think it's gonna need a, uh-

Budget c- c- cuts.

Go to the video ref, folks.

I'm pretty sure we're all clear.

I think the touch judges are waving it away.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

But I think it might have just snuck over the posts.

[laughs]

Is that the worst error you've ever seen from a touch judge?

Yep.

Oh.

How'd they both get it wrong? [laughs]

Oh, no.

'Cause I think one went and the other went with him.

Yeah.

Is that a, sort of a, a secret agreement they have, touchies? Whatever I do-

Yeah

... just go with me.

I reckon, do you think... 'Cause if you have a look at them, even in front of the posts, there's always one standing just slightly in front of the other.

Yep.

I think the guy in front's got control here.

They're the, they're the ones that...

Yeah.

I think he's, he's, he's got hand here.

The alpha.

The alpha touchy.

The a- the alpha touchy.

There's nothing better than an assertive-

Yeah

... and a-

No

...

the pull down, is there?

Well, both are very assertive.

The, the, the put down, the put up, sorry, is assertive, but also the wave away.

Yeah.

They get some real sort of wrist action there.

[laughs]

It's good stuff.

That's, that's right.

[laughs]

Might have missed my calling as, as a touchy.

Let's get to some action.