Jason Akermanis INTERVIEW on The Jim Session (28/07/2021) - a podcast by James Szabo

THIS INTERVIEW IS FROM THE FULL EPISODE OF THE JIM SESSION - ROUND 19 WITH JASON AKERMANIS PODCAST:

"Leigh (Matthews) was ropeable ... 'at the end of this game you trade him. I never want him in this club again'' ... then I went out and kicked five goals, two. So that literally saved my job there."

This week's  guest is one of the most entertaining, skilful and clutch footballers the AFL world has ever seen. With four All Australian selections, three premierships, two best and fairest awards and a Brownlow Medal, to name just some of his incredible achievements, this Hall of Famer’s list of highlights is brighter than the bleached blonde hair he sported for the majority of his 325-game career. This man left us in awe on the field, while equally engaged off it, with media stints that provided never-before seen honesty and insights. After selling tickets, newspapers and a few extra few beers while fans stayed to watch his post-game handstands, he’s now selling houses up north to support his wonderful family. 
 
It was a great pleasure to chat to Jason Akermanis;

• Moving from Mildura to Queensland as an eight-year-old footy fanatic
• Finding out his dad was not his dad
• Losing his mother in his first year of footy 
• Dr. Phil Jauncey and Leigh Matthews' impact 
• How Brisbane turned a wooden spoon into a three-peat
• The Brownlow year
• The premierships 
• How the AFL and Andrew Demetriou cost the Lions a fourth-consecutive flag 
• The falling out with Lethal 
• Why he wasn't an 'All Australian' selection in 2009
• The sacking from the Western Bulldogs
• Why he's never returned to the AFL
• Life post-footy
• Golf chat 
• Zen Buddhism
• PLUS MUCH,  MUCH MORE

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