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Kane Cornes joined Gerard from the Adelaide studio to talk about North Melbourne and Essendon's pursuit of Alastair Clarkson, the criticism that has to be directed at the Bombers players, why Collingwood can't win the premiership, why Carlton have to make finals, and to bring back the blind resume comparison.

"It's captivating, and every bit as far reaching of the events on the field..."

Luke Hodge had a word of advice for North Melbourne's pursuit of Alastair Clarkson, and Hodge ran the comparison between the jobs at the Kangaroos and the Bombers, Jacob Weitering on whether the Blues can dust themselves off and claim a spot in the finals, Adam Gilchrist on the private reunion of former Australian cricketers, and Wayne Hawkes has given us Magic to follow through this Spring Carnival.

Luke Hodge and Jacob Weitering both joined Gerard on Wednesday morning.

On Wednesday morning, Gerard's editorial on the options that await Alastair Clarkson (00:36) received the perfect follow up when he was joined by Luke Hodge, who looked at both sides of the equation (4:39). He then caught up with Jacob Weitering ahead of Carlton's massive game this weekend (26:47), and after getting the latest news on Clarkson from Sam Edmund (42:50), he was joined by Adam Gilchrist who touched on the big stories in cricket (51:12). And lastly, he caught up with Wayne Hawkes in the studio (1:09:58).

Race horse trainer Wayne Hawkes joined Gerard in the studio to talk about Carlton's loss to Melbourne and their upcoming game against Collingwood, before revisiting Gerard's plan for a revamped Spring Carnival schedule, and previewing his horses that are set to run soon.

SEN WA's Adam Gilchrist joined Gerard to discuss the recent reunion with his former teammates, David Warner's likely signing for the Sydney Thunder, his thoughts on The Hundred, England's upcoming series against South Africa, Ian Chappell's retirement from commentary, and more.

SEN Chief Sports reporter Sam Edmund joined Gerard in the studio to explain where North Melbourne's negotiations with Alastair Clarkson sit, and to elaborate on the AFL's fines to clubs for COVID-19 testing breaches.

Ahead of their massive game against Collingwood on Sunday, Jacob Weitering joined Gerard to talk about how they assessed their loss to Melbourne, what they'll use as motivation against Collingwood, the opportunity to play in such a massive game, the physicality of the game, why he can sympathise with Essendon, and more.

Luke Hodge joined Gerard to assess the options that sit in front of Alastair Clarkson, and to outline reasons he could choose North Melbourne or Essendon. He also touched on the Zaine Cordy's tribunal hearing, Carlton vs Collingwood, and Brisbane vs Melbourne.