In episode nine of Jock and Journo, Scott Pendlebury and Jay Clark go straight to the top and interview AFL Chief Executive Officer Gillon McLachlan. The league boss opens up about the state of the game and addresses some of the hottest topics in football in 2017. Pendles and Jay also discuss Collingwood's quirky training competitions, Alex Fasolo's break from the game and the Magpies' forthcoming strategic blueprint, as announced on Tuesday.Key topics include:- Pendles tries Indian food for the first time (1.25)- Beard talk: Goal kicking competition (3.15)- Zac Jones punch/ should the punch be outlawed in footy (6.34)- Gillon McLachlan joins the podcast to talk about (8.22):-- 8.47: His sporting career-- 12.54: The state of the game-- 13.45: How long does it take to build a list?-- 16.44 What's Gil's take on the MRP?-- 17.55: The latest on the Collective Bargaining Agreement-- 19.55: Will The Killers be a part of the Grand Final entertainment?-- 22.05: Gil turns the tables on Pendles-- 23.23: When Gil got cut from Carlton-- 24.23: Gil clarifies the Collective Bargaining Agreement-- 24.53: Gil's premiership tip- Pendles and Jay's take on their interview with McLachlan (25.22)- Who do you tag: Dangerfield or Selwood? (27.45)- Does Pendles pay attention to the shot clock? (29.14)- Can we have State of Origin in our game? (30.17)- Hot or not? (33.34)- What Schapelle missed (38.49)- Pendles reflects on Alex Fasolo (41.05)- What's happening with our club wide review? (42.35)

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