Scott Cummings and Tim Gossage speak to some of the best footy journalists from Around the Country as they do every Monday for some insight interstate. They are joined by:
- Michael Whiting from AFL.com in Queensland
- Michelangelo Rucci in South Australia
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(upbeat music) Let's go around the country. Check in, thanks to Sonos, multi-room listening, wireless home theater and a whole lot more. Let's go to Michael Whiting because it is the Q-clash this week. - Yeah, big one. - And it's back at home for the Gold Coast Sun, so they'll probably go into the ome thing and they're a shoe-in. But what we liked once we saw of Brisbane yesterday was pretty good. All the way, they just got over the line against the Banged Up Sydney Fish. Appreciate it. Time, big week for you. - Hey, Goss, you know, right? Yeah, it's a big week for us. Last chance for the Suns this weekend. If anyone thinks they've still got a chance. But yeah, I think it's the immovable object of the Suns at home against Brisbane's irresistible form at the moment. So looking forward to it, we know the Suns are completely different team on their home deck. But yeah, I know Sydney was Banged Up yesterday, but I really liked what Brisbane did. They found a way to win a couple of close games in the past month. And it felt like a final yesterday. It was a preview to what we can hope for in September. - What do you say this weekend then, Fish? Because as Goss said, last chance, last hurrah for the Suns to be a chance. I really believe Brisbane are in full contention again now because they are finding a way and they're just playing it so much better than there were even four or five weeks ago. - Oh yeah, it's incredible. They're formed completely reversed since the middle of the season. But it's a great challenge for Brisbane. And they'll put this up on the whiteboard. No one's beaten Gold Coast at home this year. That's still a scalp. Gold Coast actually smacked them in the corresponding match last year against the odds. So Brisbane, despite winning seven in a row, you know what this ladder's like? You lose two in a row and you're probably out of the eight on the edge of the eight. So despite Brisbane's good form, they just cannot relax. And they've got players in form now. My cluggage was enormous yesterday. And Cam Ray and I had one of the best games of his career. So good to see those. I wouldn't say second-tier guys, but those guys stepping up when Locky Neil and Josh Dunkley have quite days. - We're time poor today. Fish will do it again next week. Let's go to Adelaide because there's a bit going on over there. Michael Angelo Ruchy. We've only got a minute 20, Ruch. But any breaking news over there? - Zach Brothers needs some money if you can help him. - What about that? - Another one, another one. - Another one. - I have to count of five today for football and eventually you're just going to have to pull your head in. - Yes, spend it. - You've got that right. - Yep, or and/or suspend him. So we will learn a lesson. Hey, Chris from Tamborin Mountain in Queensland has been listening to the show and watching socials. Ken Hinckley, no. Bit of speculation that Ken Hinckley's names on the top of the shopping list at West Coast. Michael Angelo. - I wouldn't surprise me considering his record for breeding clubs into more than competitive form when they have issues with a list. And certainly, this case has the same sort of issues with what Adelaide had when he arrived there, which is what they had to football like. Now, I mean, there's a fair bit of doubt as to whether he would carry court Adelaide into the second year of his contract next year because they're not guaranteed wireless. And the next week, they should be a pretty good result. They should be in the computer. So I would be surprised if West Coast started knocking on the door. - Nice work by you. Kim Bell and Ruth. You can hear that on S-E-N-S-A.
