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7 hours ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
John Longmire's audio from 2024 AFL grand final ‘gone' as former Sydney coach never returned SD card
Former Sydney coach John Longmire never handed back his audio data from last year's grand final, which was needed to produce the annual Sound The Alarm documentary on the AFL website. The yearly documentary series, which begun in 2019, recounts the biggest game of the season from the perspective of the coaches, who are mic'd up during the day, using audio from inside the coaches' box, changerooms, and huddles during breaks. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: John Longmire blocks AFL Media grand final documentary. But Longmire never returned his audio from the 2024 decider, when the Swans were dismantled by Brisbane to the tune of 60 points, according to 7NEWS Melbourne's Mitch Cleary. 'It's a quirky anecdote from what happened on grand final day last year,' Cleary said on The Agenda Setter s on Monday night. 'As we know, on grand finals of recent years, one of the highlights has been the senior coaches and what they've been able to produce when they're mic'd up, post-script. 'We've seen plenty of the audio come out and it's been fantastic viewing. 'Last year's grand final, John Longmire was mic'd up on the day, had the pre-game address, the half-time address, the in-box — everything that came with it. 'But post-game, when he handed back the equipment to the AFL, he took the SD card and, to this day, the AFL don't have the SD card — he never gave it back. 'He took it, tried to get it working with his son during the week, couldn't do so, and has since never handed it back.' Cleary was at paints to say this wasn't necessarily unprecedented, given clubs always curate what makes the final cut anyway. 'I must stress, it's up to the clubs and the coaches, who have the final say on what finally goes to air, but the AFL never had the chance to spool through it,' he said. 'John Longmire, clearly some things were said in the box that he didn't want other ears to hear on the day.' In previous years, fans have got to hear from the likes of Chris Fagan in his side's losing grand final of 2023 and Luke Beveridge from 2021, for example. But 'the John Longmire audio doesn't exist. It's gone,' Cleary said. Asked if his failure to hand the SD card back was an accident or more deliberate, Cleary learnt towards the latter. 'I think there were things said in that coaches' box on the day that shouldn't see the light of day,' he said. 'I think there were some things said about players and some heat-of-the-moment conversations that people don't want to ever hear.' It's worth noting, Cleary added, that Sydney have 'gone out of their way' to compensate for the lost content. 'Typically what we see with this is the AFL get a cut, the club then has final say on what makes it to air or not in the final production,' he said. 'Now, the Swans have gone out of their way in the post-script of the grand final to provide more content for the AFL, from the week, from players on the day. 'But the John Longmire audio won't be part of it and it's gone.' The Lions' premiership victory would be Longmire's last game in the hot seat for the Swans after 15 years in charge. Having taken some time to consider his future in the wake of the grand final bloodbath, Longmire stepped down in November, two months after the game, despite having a contract for 2025. Longmire coached the Swans to their 2012 premiership in his third year and reached the decider another four times in 2014, 2016, 2022 and 2024, but went down in all of them, including heavy defeats in three. The 54-year-old remains at the club in a performance director role, but is far less involved, having handed the reigns over to Dean Cox.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Free smoke alarms to be installed this weekend
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — On March 22, the American Red Cross, Chatham County Fire Department and volunteers will install more than 150 free smoke alarms for Chatham County families at risk of home fires. This is part of the Sound The Alarm initiative. Between March 1 and March 31, the Red Cross of Georgia aims to install 1,600 alarms across the state. Alarms and installation are free but you need to sign up in advance. Click here to register for Saturday's event. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
