MIDWEEK RUB | Joey's Saints Are Back, Carlton Fined For Hollands, Where Do Greene + Cripps Play In 2027?
5/6/202637 min
Joey, Daisy and Damo are back in the studio ahead of round nine! Daisy's been sharp off the back of a little R&R last week. Joey's up and about after the Saints turned it on in the second half against the Blues. And Damo's back on Twitter!
What do we make of Carlton's $75k fine for Elijah Hollands? Where do Patrick Cripps and Toby Greene play their footy next year, with Cripps potentially on the move and Greene a free agent? Who's Hawthorn's most improved player? And all the tips and big calls ahead of round nine.
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First 90 secondsJoey Montagna· Host0:00
Shut up. The footy's on Triple M.
Speaker 10:03
Now on Triple M Footy.
Speaker 2· Host0:05
How bloody good's the footy?
Speaker 10:06
This is- Get your facts right ... is The Midweek Rub.
Speaker 2· Host0:09
Have you got your headphones on backwards or something?
Speaker 10:11
[laughs] Liqui-Land.
Daisy Thomas· Host0:13
Legendary. Choose to drink wise.
Speaker 10:15
Triple M rocks footy.
Speaker 2· Host0:17
[upbeat music] Another epic showdown put its case forward to be a standalone blockbuster. While the season's first draw left both Pies and Hawks fans feeling a bit lackluster. The Lions made the news with their whiteboard analysis getting papped, while in the expansion cup on the coast, Clary Oliver got slapped. [laughs] Cynthy Sweeney was in attendance as the Suns looked stunning, and on a completely unrelated note, David King really loves Sam Cumming. [laughs] To wrap up another huge week of footy, this is Triple M Footy's Midweek Rub with two-time St. Kilda all-Australian Joey Montagna.
Joey Montagna· Host0:49
Hello Rabzie, nice to see you and everyone else. Saints are flying.
Speaker 2· Host0:52
Saints are flying.
Joey Montagna· Host0:53
Slowly making their way. Everyone just had to hold fire, and here they come.
Speaker 2· Host0:56
Geez, that second half was very good. Collingwood, all-Australian and premiership superstar Daisy Thomas.
Daisy Thomas· Host1:01
Yeah, it's great to be here, and you're welcome, Joey. Good to see the Blues continuing to give confidence to sides around them- [laughs] ... and just really setting up other teams' seasons.
Joey Montagna· Host1:09
Kickstarted Silvani and Deconi's season as well. [laughs] Away they go.
Speaker 2· Host1:12
[laughs] And the man who is, after nine months, officially back on Twitter or X or whatever you want to call it.
Daisy Thomas· Host1:18
Oh.
Speaker 2· Host1:18
Damien Barrett's here.
Daisy Thomas· Host1:19
I thought it was longer than nine months, actually.
Speaker 2· Host1:21
What?
Joey Montagna· Host1:21
Someone did the research.
Daisy Thomas· Host1:22
More than eight months.
Speaker 2· Host1:22
Did they?
Daisy Thomas· Host1:23
Yeah.
Speaker 2· Host1:23
What's nine months?
Daisy Thomas· Host1:24
I don't know. What are you talking about?
Joey Montagna· Host1:26
I don't have- [laughs] I think you may have retweeted a story that popped up yesterday about...