Open Mike

[The Fonz]

The show should definitely go on with someone who can do it.

2 things hurt it
1) The caliber of the guests deteriorated
2) The research/questions asked

Fair play to Mike - he's 73 now, he's knows all the greats.
Hard for him to give 2 s**ts talking to Clay Smith

Clay Smith

Age

33

Ht

182cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.8

4star

K

7.9

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

4.8

5star

G

0.8

4star

No current season stats available

D

10.6

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

0.8

4star

, Scott Cummings or Michael Gayfer. No disrespect to any of these guys, but not exactly legends of the sport...

 

[NSWCROW]

Warwick

 

[Rod Stroker]

Martin Pike

Martin Pike

Age

53

Ht

189cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.2

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

4.5

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.8

4star

No current season stats available

D

12.4

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

0.6

3star

is still my favourite episode

Absolutely. I dont know why, but it's the one I've watched the most. The most glaring omission from the top 30, along with Kerley and Hawkins

Tears, tantrums and epic Capper sledges: The most memorable Open Mike episodes ranked 1-30

Tears, tantrums and epic Capper sledges: The best Open Mike episodes ranked 1-30

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Rod Stroker]

I’m suprised he never got Brad Johnson

Brad Johnson

Age

49

Ht

182cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.7

5star

K

14.1

5star

HB

5.6

4star

M

5.9

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

12.8

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

2.6

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.6

3star

& Riewoldt on considering they worked at fox footy

Or Healy. At least he won something

 

[Evolved1]

The show should definitely go on with someone who can do it.

2 things hurt it
1) The caliber of the guests deteriorated
2) The research/questions asked

Fair play to Mike - he's 73 now, he's knows all the greats.
Hard for him to give 2 s**ts talking to Clay Smith

Clay Smith

Age

33

Ht

182cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.8

4star

K

7.9

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

4.8

5star

G

0.8

4star

No current season stats available

D

10.6

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

0.8

4star

, Scott Cummings or Michael Gayfer. No disrespect to any of these guys, but not exactly legends of the sport...

He was interviewed on the SEN morning show today and said he had trouble finding guests who would agree to be interviewed.

 

[5ammy]

Really enjoyed that, was great going back on some of the controversial episodes. Despite not being everyone’s cup of tea, Mike certainly had a fascinating career.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Really enjoyed that, was great going back on some of the controversial episodes. Despite not being everyone’s cup of tea, Mike certainly had a fascinating career.

50 odd years getting paid decent coin to write and talk about footy. He's done well.

 

[Father Jack]

It was very weird when Talking Footy first started to see a newspaper journo on the telly.

 

[Macpotata]

good show and sad to see it/him go.


Funny when they showed the piss getting taken out of him. I remember that, it was on Full Frontal also.




Love ya Mike Sheehan god bless you.

 

[Flogwater]

for sure.

Half the stuff he talks about is already out there if you wanna dig through the net.

"oh so you kicked that goal in the grand final.. how did u feel?"

"yeah good"

"after the break... how else did you feel?"

On SM-G925I using BigFooty.com mobile app

"Howdafeel?".

Sounds like a Toohey's ad from the 1980s.

 

[Interceptor]

Open Mouth

 

[The Final Word]

This is your Sporting Life has been a pretty good show/podcast for a while. I'll be honest, I haven't heard much from Sam Edmund but used to listen to Peter Donegan on it all the time. Think he's been one of the most underrated media guys for years.

 

[TheJanuaryMan]

Open Mouth

That's actually pretty funny although the Rebecca Maddern and Goddard ones were better. The bloke has the mannerisms and voice down pat.

 

[TP86]

I knew it wasn’t going to get raised but Gerard and Robbo really should have asked Mike about his role in knifing fitzroy. It was the one glaring absence from the discussion.

 

[hamohawk1]

Most coherent i have ever seen Robbo.

Sad to see him step away. Don't get the personal vendettas against him, he wrote about footy ffs.

 

[SammyRoo]

Most coherent i have ever seen Robbo.

Sad to see him step away. Don't get the personal vendettas against him, he wrote about footy ffs.

Probably a different era? These days the players and media are for the most party pretty chummy. Back in Mikes era media and players were a lot more adversarial I’m thinking & a few grudges still holding ?

I relent as a kid if you

 

[BruceTempany14]

Most coherent i have ever seen Robbo.

Sad to see him step away. Don't get the personal vendettas against him, he wrote about footy ffs.

I found the whole journos interviewing journos as do self indulgent and cringeworthy. I mean FFS who gives a Sh”t about It . Jacko was the one interviewee who got it right .

They are there to report on the game , they get paid . They are despicable humans who deal in innuendo and mistruths .

Their behaviour and harassment towards Richmond this year was just unhinged . But that’s stopped now , it’s all ok now because Tom lynch spoke to a kid , we gave a guard of honour to the GOAT and we won the flag . Just disgusting.
And the virtue signalling.....



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[Cuzz09]

It was very weird when Talking Footy first started to see a newspaper journo on the telly.

"The weekends come and gone
and weve talked up a storm
bout our team
bout our form and how we could be...
But when Monday comes around
the talk around the town is what happened on the weekend in the footy.... Monday night.... were talking footy"

 

[Father Jack]

"The weekends come and gone
and weve talked up a storm
bout our team
bout our form and how we could be...
But when Monday comes around
the talk around the town is what happened on the weekend in the footy.... Monday night.... were talking footy"

Takes me back, that does. You had that and also the Footy Show in its prime, plus a dominant Eagles side that didn't win anywhere near enough flags. What a decade.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Takes me back, that does. You had that and also the Footy Show in its prime, plus a dominant Eagles Roos side that didn't win anywhere near enough flags. What a decade.

Corrected

 

[Flogwater]

I found the whole journos interviewing journos as do self indulgent and cringeworthy. I mean FFS who gives a Sh”t about It . Jacko was the one interviewee who got it right .

They are there to report on the game , they get paid . They are despicable humans who deal in innuendo and mistruths .

Their behaviour and harassment towards Richmond this year was just unhinged . But that’s stopped now , it’s all ok now because Tom lynch spoke to a kid , we gave a guard of honour to the GOAT and we won the flag . Just disgusting.
And the virtue signalling.....



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The finale episode wasn't good. As you mentioned, it was indulgent. Whateley was gratingly sycophantic.

Open Mike struggled over its last two seasons. The overall quality of the guests waned, including some filler special episodes, and Mike became increasingly lazy with his preparation. He is a poor interviewer and this is highlighted when he cannot be bothered finding interesting tidbits, or thoughtful questions, to ask his guests. Mike tends to raise the obvious stuff and he is overly concerned about asking ex-players about how much coin they were on at a particular stage of their career.

Sometimes a guest will hint at something interesting, or give a partial answer that suggests further probing, but Mike rarely goes the next step to unpack the story properly.

In recent years, I have often finished an episode of Open Mike not knowing anything new of note about the guest. A lot of retelling of tired anecdotes and soft, half-volley questions.

 

[Bombermania]

Might be in the minority but this show went to sh*t years ago. Sheahan is a shithouse interviewer and the show itself doesn't go for long enough.

Only going for 30 minutes was a big factor in that.

 

[10Dulkar]

Are there any plans to keep the format but with an alternative host who may be more amenable to certain other guests?

 

[Rod Stroker]

Are there any plans to keep the format but with an alternative host who may be more amenable to certain other guests?

Nothing's been announced. I wouldn't be surprised though if someone in the Fox stable had a crack, similar to the Bob series from last year.

 

[10Dulkar]

Nothing's been announced. I wouldn't be surprised though if someone in the Fox stable had a crack, similar to the Bob series from last year.

Better not be him!