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Today on Whateley: Chairman of the former Tasmanian Taskforce, Brett Godfrey, on the day Tasmania will be granted an AFL license; Melbourne Storm Chief Executive Justin Rodski on the notion of NRL expansion into Victoria; Ray Chamberlain on umpiring errors in the latter stages of Adelaide vs Collingwood; Luke Hodge on the similarities between the end of Hawthorn's premiership era and Richmond's current predicament; ESPN's Phil Murphy sets up Lebron James versus Steph Curry.

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Gerard was joined by Brett Godfrey and Ray Chamberlain on Wednesday morning.

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On Wednesday morning, Gerard's editorial on Tasmania's official introduction to the AFL was followed by his chat with the Tasmanian AFL Taskforce chairman Brett Godfrey. He then got into his weekly leadership chat with Luke Hodge, and after looking at the contentious umpiring decisions from Round 7 with Ray Chamberlain, he was joined by Justin Rodski, who explained why there shouldn't be another NRL team in Victoria. Phil Murphy previewed LeBron James vs Stephen Curry in the NBA Finals, and he was also joined in the studio by Wayne Hawkes.

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Horse trainer Wayne Hawkes joined Gerard in the studio to talk about the Warrnambool Racing Carnival, his wife's appearance on Channel 7, the Hong Kong Jockey Club's reluctance to let Zac Purton compete overseas, Jamie Kah's desire to return to the track, Andrew Dillon's racing background, the racing pause for Dean Holland's funeral on Monday, and more.

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SEN chief sports reporter Sam Edmund joined Gerard in the studio to talk about the AFL's announcement in Tasmania today and the potential introduction of a father/son rule for former/current players born in Tasmania.

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Melbourne Storm CEO Justin Rodski joined Gerard to talk about the potential introduction of a second NRL team in Victoria and to explain why he thinks it'd be a bad idea. He also talked about their move to Marvel Stadium during the FIFA Women's World Cup, Craig Bellamy's future, their match against the Rabbitohs on Saturday night, Magic Round in Brisbane, and more.

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ESPN SportsCenter's Phil Murphy joined Gerard to preview the upcoming western conference semi-finals matchup between LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers and Stephen Curry's Golden State Warriors.

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Veteran umpire Ray Chamberlain joined Gerard in the studio to talk about the double 50-metre penalty he paid against Jaidyn Stephenson, the umpiring in the last quarter of Adelaide vs Collingwood, the tests umpires face, the most contentious umpiring decisions from the last two rounds of footy, and more.

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Tasmanian AFL Taskforce chairman Brett Godfrey joined Gerard to talk about the work he and many others did with the taskforce, their satisfaction with the outcome, the turning point of their push for a team, how it'll benefit the economy of the state, what nickname the team will get, how they'll aim to be competitive from the start, and more.

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