S6 Ep 21 - I'm Done with the Optics - a podcast by SEN

Join Craig Hutchison and Damian Barrett for S6 Ep 21.

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00.0 - Melbourne United are on a roll. Hutchy and his stepson revelling in the success. Are there ways to increase the crowd.

5.00 – Hutchy’s fixture fiddling ideas for AFL.

8.45 – The optics of crowd being allowed at GMHBA stadium but cramming them into one part of the stadium. The CHO’s (Chief Health Officer’s) role in these decisions. Plus was it a bad look for CHO Brett Sutton to be travelling out of the state for an awards show?

15.30 – The difference between Sydney and Melbourne when a couple of COVID cases are announced.

19.30 – It could only happen in 2021. Barnaby Joyce is back – and in the midst of the government’s woes with the treatment of women in parliament – and the parliamentarian to announce Barnaby’s reinstatement to leader is Damian Drum, former sacked AFL coach.

21.30 – Hutchy has to park his list of The Biggest Cynics in Journalism.

22.30 – Damo’s Sounding Board Bombshell. SEN’s top talent get 12 weeks off.

26.00 – Rhett Bartlett has a great stash of archival audio. Hutchy’s memories of one of the worst days in his career – which turned out to be the beginning of the best.

32.30 – Chistiano Rinaldo’s press conference that saw millions of dollars wiped off the share price of Coca Cola. Ro Co’s drink snatching history.

39.40 - Question of the Week for Drinkwise from Shahin Mahdi via Facebook regarding Hutchy’s new beard.

41.30 - The Race to be first to announce Zac Merrett resigning. Damo missed out on poll position by 23 seconds.

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