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MC near the G, Ben Cousins and me

MC near the G, Ben Cousins and me

I grew up praying I'd play on the MCG in September. God misheard me and thought I said, 'MC at the G'. I use that joke every year. On Saturday, I interviewed four legends, including Ben Cousins.

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Sep 27, 2022
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I did four interviews with premiership players for my MC job at Zinc on Saturday. Between them, the interviewees had 11 grand finals, six premierships, 1064 games, 9 All Australians, 5 Club Championships, one Leigh Matthews Trophy, one Brownlow and one abdomen encircling Such is Life tattoo.

The most gifted comedian among them was Sydney great Michael O…

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