It's our special live show from the Main Stage at the AFL Footy Festival on Grand Final eve! Hutchy and Damo recorded the show in front of the live crowd in front of the backdrop of the MCG, and what a special location for a massive edition of the show. After the week we had in media with three of Footy Classified's hosts moving to Channel 7 in 2025 – including Hutchy – the boys dive into how it all played out, how everyone reacted, and what happens going forward. Thank you to the AFL for allowing The Sounding Board to do a live show from the Footy Festival, and to Pot Plant Productions for their technical assistance. In this episode: 2:00 – The Footy Classified exodus to Channel 7 12:30 – Dale Thomas v. Kane Cornes: private rooms are always on-the-record 15:08 – Nick Riewoldt returns to footy media 16:19 – What is Damo doing in 2025? 17:02 – Luke Darcy is retiring from media; what’s next for him? 20:20 – Taking Out The Trash: Victorian government 21:22 – PR Payoff: Mitch Cleary strikes again! 23:16 – Katy Perry’s played the media rounds perfectly 26:14 – Craig’s Carry On 27:53 – Thoughts on this year’s Grand Final 30:53 – Simon Strachan from Drinkwise Hosts: Craig Hutchison: twitter.com/craighutchy Damian Barrett: twitter.com/barrettdamian Follow and contact us: Twitter: twitter.com/SoundingBoardEp Facebook: facebook.com/SoundingBoardEp Email: [email protected] The Sounding Board is proudly supported by DrinkWise - if you're choosing to drink, choose to drink wise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices