Kane Cornes, Daisy Pearce and Brenton Sanderson all joined Gerard in the studio on Thursday morning.

On Thursday morning, Gerard's editorial included words on the speculation surrounding Alastair Clarkson's future, Ben Rutten's task with Essendon, and the interesting case study that is Jack Ginnivan, which was followed by a lengthy chat with Kane Cornes where they discussed Craig McRae's comments about Jack Ginnivan yesterday, each team's chances of approaching Alastair Clarkson, the concerns he has at Essendon, and more. Mark Bosnich then called in to talk through the scintallating finish to the Champions League semifinal this morning, and Gerard was soon joined by Daisy Pearce in the studio, who explained how her and her teammates have coped with losing the grand final, why she decided to play on next year, what she's hoping for in the upcoming CBA, and to also speak about the AFL's apology to female umpires, the success of teams using fast ball movement in the AFL, Collingwood's handling of the Jack Ginnivan situation, and more. After a chat with two-time Grand Annual winning jockey Clayton Douglas, Gerard entered his 'Strategy 2022' session with Brenton Sanderson, where Sando listed the five things he'd do this week if he was Ben Rutten. And lastly he was joined by Sam Edmund who outlined the key storylines ahead of Round 8.

Before filling in for Dwayne Russell on Dwayne's World, SEN Chief Sports Reporter Sam Edmund joined Gerard in the studio to give an update on Dustin Martin's status at Richmond, the potential of Alex Keath and Tim English to return for the Bulldogs this weekend, and Ben Rutten's tone at his press conference today.

Brenton Sanderson joined Gerard in the studio for Strategy 2022 where he explained how he would look to fix things at Essendon, which included the five tasks he'd do if he was Ben Rutten this week. And he also previewed the key matchups this weekend, Richmond and Collingwood, and Melbourne and St Kilda.

Ahead of the Grand Annual at Warrnambool today, two-time winning jockey Clayton Douglas joined Gerard to talk about his history with the event, and to assess his chances of training a winner in the future.

Melbourne AFLW captain Daisy Pearce joined Gerard in the studio to explain how her and her teammates have coped with losing the grand final, why she decided to play on next year, what she's hoping for in the upcoming CBA, and to discuss the AFL's apology to female umpires, the success of teams using fast ball movement in the AFL, Collingwood's handling of the Jack Ginnivan situation, and more.

Stan Sport broadcaster and former Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnich joined Gerard to wrap up the Champions League match between Real Madrid and Manchester City this morning, and to explain how Real Madrid pulled off the incredible finish.

Kane Cornes joined Gerard from the studio in Adelaide, to talk about Craig McRae's comments about Jack Ginnivan yesterday, each team's chances of approaching Alastair Clarkson, the concerns he has at Essendon, and more.

"I don't think there'll be the cloak of secrecy available, you'll have to tip your hand and risk being in the race."

Geelong champion Patrick Dangerfield as he prepares to return from injury, and as president of the Players Association, Dangerfield supported the broadcasters' right to air vision of a distressed Paddy McCartin from the Swans rooms. Luke Hodge is definitive of where Nat Fyfe should return for Fremantle. Among your calls Jack was our purple heart. And we discussed the AFL's apology to female umpires, who had suffered mistreatment and abuse, first with Laura, and then Rob offered his perspective.