Open Mike

[Belnakor]

No doubt Bill will just giggle and talk about beer.

Bill might use this as a platform to try to act a bit more seriously.

hopefully they don't keep talking about "frothies" the entire interview.

If they mention frothies more than twice in the first 10 minutes i'm turning it off.

 

[windyhill]

Just on the frothie theme, it's all bloody Mew spoke about, that and bloody golf zzzzzzzzzzz.

 

[Belnakor]

Just on the frothie theme, it's all bloody Mew spoke about, that and bloody golf zzzzzzzzzzz.

Just continued Sheehan's obsession with the hawks from that era. I think we all knew it was going to be a shit interview.

Brownless has potential

 

[Kram]

Called the Eagles a state team

 

[BACCS]

Good interview with Billy, kept it serious for the majority. Had no idea about his marriage breakdown, how recent was that? He did well to keep that separate from his media commitments.

 

[Kram]

Yeah not a bad interview.

 

[Isosceles]

Billys pretty good at telling a story. He's good to listen to when he's not acting the clown.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Good interview with Billy, kept it serious for the majority. Had no idea about his marriage breakdown, how recent was that? He did well to keep that separate from his media commitments.

Also had no idea about his troubles with the darl.

Pretty good at keeping his private life, well, private.

 

[The King!]

Enjoyed billies, went quick, jumped around the timeline a bit but i like a more serious footy bill

 

[Super Hans]

I thought it was one of the better ones from this year.

 

[SJ]

Called the Eagles a state team

It's so easy for past players just to drop into myths, legends and cliches, particularly when trying to find excuses for failure.

I doubt he was calling them a state team in 1992.

 

[Beerfish]

Called the Eagles a state team

Well they were. Also mentioned how 'big' and 'strong' they were.

Enjoyed billies, went quick, jumped around the timeline a bit but i like a more serious footy bill

Mike seems to do this a bit in most interviews but it was really noticeable last night. It was like he was struggling for things to ask him so it was like "Ummm ahhh.. okay let's go back to Gary Ablett".

 

[SJ]

Should have spent more time dwelling on Brownless's talent and whether he thought he got the best out of himself.

In fact you could apply that to the entire Geelong side of the time.

It's too easy to say "oh the other teams were just better than us".

 

[Smoooothy]

Good interview with Billy, kept it serious for the majority. Had no idea about his marriage breakdown, how recent was that? He did well to keep that separate from his media commitments.

recent'ish from memory

 

[blueboy25]

Good interview with Billy, kept it serious for the majority. Had no idea about his marriage breakdown, how recent was that? He did well to keep that separate from his media commitments.

Billy and James Brayshaw both had marriage breakdowns in the second half of 2014.

 

[damochandler]

i thought it was a good interview.

 

[JUBJUB]

Billy and James Brayshaw both had marriage breakdowns in the second half of 2014.

Are you suggesting something there ?

 

[Kram]

I was surprised that he isn't even 50, looks a fair bit older than his age.

 

[Borussia Teeth]

Enjoyed billies, went quick, jumped around the timeline a bit but i like a more serious footy bill

Yes I agree with this statement too. Much prefer this Brownless to the idiot version on channel 9.

 

[richoatthedisco]

Did he talk about exposing himself?

 

[Starburns_]

Did he talk about exposing himself?

Not specifically, they briefly covered the range of things like that he's done.

 

[peternorth]

i also enjoyed the interview

surprised they didnt talk about ball over silo

 

[Belnakor]

I was surprised that he isn't even 50, looks a fair bit older than his age.

drinking a carton of booze every weekend will make you look like that.

I thought it was one of the better, if not best episodes this year. Billy is an excellent story teller... i'd previously thought going to be one of his sportsman night's would be shit with him playing the clown but he does have some funny anecdotes.

He didn't seem that bitter about the GFs - i think it was definately fair to say they were the 2nd best team in 1989, 1994, 1995 and 1992 was the one that got away as other players have mentioned.

 

[TBoyleSuperstar]

I found it interesting that it got to a point for him that he pretty much feared playing grand finals as he was worried they'd lose another one.

Good interview overall. Enjoyed it

Dale Lewis this week should be also pretty solid.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Billy was awesome. Loved the story at the end about when he went to Ablett's house with Shaun Simpson. "Who are you?"