Sponsorship, that's the guts of it. And politics.

We will read all the stories about how tough he was and all the rest of it, but I think he was a tremendously compassionate man as well.

We have for 12 years, and we will do it for another 12 if we can keep going.

Once the rugby league finished, those that actually like the oval sports, the rugby league and the AFL, swapped from Channel Nine to Ten, so there was some very heartening figures there for AFL in Sydney, particularly in the last hour of football.

I think Hawthorn supporters would hate to see Hawthorn players being banned, ... I think Hawthorn players who receive a significant income (from Nine) would not be happy.

I'd be pretty surprised now if anyone had any cause to go to the courts. I think the AFL have worked the tribunal to the stage where it almost becomes court-proof.

The best thing about it is that it went to a guy that literally had two dollars in his bank account on the day he sat down in the hot seat.

It's going to be super-intensive.

It's not a sightseeing tour, I can tell you that. Ian Thorpe says it's the best place in the world to train.