{"id":90747,"date":"2026-09-08T04:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T04:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/90747\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T04:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T04:43:12","slug":"sports-confidential-garry-lyon-applauded-for-his-take-on-brisbane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/90747\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Confidential: Garry Lyon applauded for his take on Brisbane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sport Confidential is your wrap of all the footy gossip and banter.<\/p>\n<p>Garry Lyon has been applauded for his take on Brisbane in the face of harsh criticism.<\/p>\n<p>It was a month ago that Lyon wrote an article in the Herald Sun <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/sport\/afl\/garry-lyon-why-im-writing-off-the-brisbane-lions-changes-at-winning-a-third-straight-premiership\/news-story\/967519366d9bcd0a362be6ef97e818f8\" target=\"_blank\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"967519366d9bcd0a362be6ef97e818f8\" data-tgev-label=\"sport\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ruling the Lions out<\/a> and saying they can\u2019t win a third straight flag.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did cop a lot of criticism and a lot of very pointed abuse from people I thought were close to us,\u2019\u2019 Lyon said on SEN breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Watson said Lyon was brave and was \u201cabsolutely 100 per cent\u201d spot on after the Lions\u2019 <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/sport\/afl\/brisbane-lions-leader-vows-team-will-lift-for-suddendeath-final-after-shock-defeat\/news-story\/b252d4edc102ad15ec99aa5a82301765\" target=\"_blank\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"b252d4edc102ad15ec99aa5a82301765\" data-tgev-label=\"sport\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">poor loss to Sydney <\/a>at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m giving you your flowers,\u2019\u2019 Watson said on Tuesday morning. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one was brave enough to go out on a limb \u2026 a stem, a frail, feeble, delicate, fragile one at that. Against a torrent of ridicule. Sneering, you stood your ground like a weatherman doing a cross during a hurricane. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou wobbled, but you didn\u2019t buckle. Well done to you. You were right about the Brisbane Lions, you were absolutely 100 per cent right about them. They folded under pressure, they can\u2019t defend, they will not win the grand final this year and no one else bar you was brave enough to say it when you did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lyon said they could still win it but Watson insisted they don\u2019t leave the door open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m with you on this,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>Pendlebury prepares for final Brownlow at Pies table before Suns move<\/p>\n<p>Collingwood\u2019s <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/sport\/afl\/collingwood-legend-and-afl-games-record-holder-scott-pendlebury-makes-call-on-future\/news-story\/763ea5aeae01a9d8513bc9638ca4be2d\" target=\"_blank\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"763ea5aeae01a9d8513bc9638ca4be2d\" data-tgev-label=\"sport\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">departing great Scott Pendlebury<\/a> will attend the Brownlow Medal with his wife Alex. <\/p>\n<p>The couple, who are being styled by Paul Versace of Styled by Bloom, will join the Magpies table at Crown for the last time.<\/p>\n<p>Pendlebury announced last week he would be heading north to the Gold Coast Suns.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as Brownlow favourite and former teammate Nick Daicos paid tribute to the games record holder, saying \u201ccouldn\u2019t have asked for a better role model since entering the club\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for taking me under your wing and showing me what true team first, humility and hunger does. Go smash it in your next chapter mate. Will be cheering you on the whole way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Retired Richmond star Nathan Broad and wife Tayla are also going to be on the red carpet for the final time with Tayla, expecting their second child, to wear Cappellazzo Couture. <\/p>\n<p>It will be the couple\u2019s second time at the Brownlow, as opposed to the Pendleburys who are attending for at least the 10th time. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe old lockdown back pockets don\u2019t poll many votes, so we don\u2019t often get an invite,\u201d said Broad who will wear a Politix suit. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really excited to be back, particularly as it will be my last Brownlow. After 11 years in the AFL system, you realise it\u2019s a small community and you make a lot of friends outside of just Richmond. It will be nice to see them, say goodbye and enjoy it with the Richmond boys one last time.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The Broads will soon head to Perth to start a fresh chapter. \u201cIt\u2019s a bit nostalgic, with this one being his last,\u201d Tayla said. \u201cThat\u2019s the main reason we\u2019re going home: to be around family and our friends again.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The red carpet will also have some familiar faces on it with Rozalia Russian and Lana Wilkinson hosting for the first time with the AFL. <\/p>\n<p>The duo have their own podcast called The Archive. Wilkinson is no stranger to the Brownlow having styled many standout women in the past. <\/p>\n<p>Former footy stars to hit the big screen again<\/p>\n<p>Former footy stars Adam Cooney and Heath Shaw are returning to reality TV \u2014 this time on Australian Survivor: Rivals season.<\/p>\n<p>As forecast by Sport Confidential, the pair joined the star-studded cast for filming in Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>Collingwood and GWS great Shaw said: \u201cI\u2019m coming on Australian Survivor to put myself in an uncomfortable position again and test the boundaries, which I haven\u2019t done for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brownlow Medal winner Cooney said: \u201cIt\u2019s time to see if I\u2019ve got any competitive juices left in me. Let\u2019s bring back the Anzac Day rivalry between me and Heath. I never won a Grand Final and I didn\u2019t beat Heath on Anzac Day either. But this is where I get my revenge, on Australian Survivor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Much to your disgust\u2019: Tex Walker clashes with journo over coach speculation<\/p>\n<p>Tex Walker can dish it out on and off the field.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Tom Morris after the Crows\u2019 win over the Western Bulldogs, Walker couldn\u2019t resist a dig at the Ch 7 footy journalist who had earlier reported that Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks\u2019 job was on the line if he lost another final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got three more games to go \u2026 much to your disgust,\u2019\u2019 Walker said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy for you,\u2019\u2019 Morris said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNicksy will be here mate, don\u2019t worry about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walker then said \u201cyou started it\u201d regarding the speculation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou bet I started it,\u2019\u2019 Morris said. \u201cBut that\u2019s OK, I do the news and you won the game, and congratulations for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe answered your critics didn\u2019t we,\u2019\u2019 Walker said, before moving on and embracing his kids.<\/p>\n<p>Morris said emotions were fine reflecting on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo issue from my end at all,\u2019\u2019 he said on SEN Fireball. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got some feedback from the Adelalide fans as I walked across the oval after the final siren.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s all part of it, no issue from my end at all. It was a great win for the Crows and understand because they\u2019re emotionally invested, and this is all football clubs, they confuse news with opinion. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI called (Nicks) last week at 3pm Monday and had a good chat to him. My opinion is I hope he wins a flag for the Crows but that\u2019s separate to the news element of my job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Bad luck\u2019: Ricciuto\u2019s on-air Swans gaffe<\/p>\n<p>Mark Ricciuto didn\u2019t have his finest moment while discussing the Swans with Mark Howard and Jonathan Brown in Adelaide on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>After Sydney skipper Callum Mills suffered a serious knee injury during the side\u2019s win over the Lions, Ricciuto made a poorly worded comment about the team\u2019s \u201cbad luck\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHuge loss,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(The Swans are) going to get a couple back I\u2019m led to believe as well for that preliminary final. But how much bad luck can you have in a month?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was of course <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/sport\/afl\/teams\/sydney\/police-seek-to-interview-sydney-swans-players-over-alleged-hotel-sexual-assault-incident\/news-story\/5a8c59d836643027529d33c17e5ef502\" target=\"_blank\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"5a8c59d836643027529d33c17e5ef502\" data-tgev-label=\"sport\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">referring to the five suspended players<\/a> and the ongoing police investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Brown was quick to correct him. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell the first lot wasn\u2019t bad luck, but the second one was,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>Footy great\u2019s son channels Papley in wild celebration<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s line ball who was more pumped at the SCG on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>Barry Hall\u2019s kids or Swans star Tom Papley.<\/p>\n<p>The Swans great was with two of his four boys in the stands when the cameras panned to them after a goal.<\/p>\n<p>One of his sons had his top off and was going crazy in celebration, channelling the antics of Papley.<\/p>\n<p>Hall was laughing as his son waved his top around and banged on his chest while screaming.<\/p>\n<p>Hall\u2019s wife Lauren Brant posted the vision on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHappy Father\u2019s Day. This is the best vision to wake up to today!\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sport Confidential is your wrap of all the footy gossip and banter. 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