Tribute to Neale Daniher, Cal's mid-season draft guide, where next for Essendon?
5/25/202625 min
Josh Gabelich and Cal Twomey discuss Monday’s biggest footy stories on the AFL Daily podcast.
Talking points:
- We pay tribute to the legendary Neale Daniher, whose legacy transcends football
- Cal outlines why the Bombers should ask for special assistance from League HQ
- The Kangaroos’ young stars came up clutch on Saturday against the Suns
- Chris Fagan’s confusing change of messaging in the space of four days
- Josh takes us behind the curtain in Pendles’ record-breaking game on Saturday
- Cal’s quick guide to the 2026 Telstra AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft
- Regular segments, Monday Marketplace and Gimme Something
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First 90 secondsJosh Gabelich· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Another week, another disappointing performance by Essendon. SP433, an occasion worthy of the milestone. We go behind the scenes on the day Scott Pendlebury broke the all-time games record. North Melbourne has sucked us in before, but Saturday felt different with Finn O'Sullivan, George Wardlaw and co. securing the finest moment of Alastair Clarkson's time back at Arden Street. And we discuss the latest mid-season rookie draft intel ahead of tomorrow night. It's Monday the 25th of May. I'm Josh Gablich, and I'm joined by Cal Toumi on AFL Daily following some incredibly sad news this afternoon. Cal, there's only one place to start.
Cal Twomey· Host0:41
Yeah, it is sad, isn't it? Well, just as we go to air, Josh, the news has come through and been confirmed via, uh, a statement from the Big Freeze MND Foundation that, uh, legendary football figure and former Australian of the Year, Neale Daniher, has passed away, age 65. What an incredible life he's lived. What an incredible battle he's fought over the past, uh, 13 or so years since he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and, and at that point decided to dedicate the rest of his life to, to fighting what he, he termed "the beast", uh, uh, and changing the way people view that disease and, and f-funding that charity, which has gone on to raise more than $100 million, uh, in the past 13 years. Of course, Josh, we're only a couple of weeks out, not this round, but the one round after, which would be, uh, the 12th Big Freeze game on, uh, on King's Birthday,