On Thursday morning, Gerard's editorial on James Hird's involvement in the Essendon coaching process (00:35) was followed by a chat with Kane Cornes, who also shared his strong thoughts on the situation at the Bombers (7:38). He then spoke to Daisy Pearce about her favourite "Craig McRaeisms" (22:48), and after she shared her thoughts on this weekend's preliminary finals, Gerard was joined by Brenton Sanderson who assessed what each four coaches will be trying to achieve this weekend (46:50). Riley Beveridge rang the Trade Bell (1:16:18), David King reacted to Gerard's Brownlow Medal multi (1:24:31), and Tim Horan previewed tonight's Bledisloe Cup match between Australia and New Zealand (1:28:23).