Summary: In this week’s episode of Freedom in a Cage, are joined by Western Bulldogs CEO Ameet Bains. Before then they discuss Bob’s experience piloting the ‘Fan Van’ to Ballarat (00:12); the boys review the Dogs’ second win in a row (02:47); Bobs reveals the ‘real’ Jack Macrae (03:17) Nic Natainui and the ‘blimey’ list of the game’s biggest players (08:14); and footy clinics with Jason Daniels, Craig Starcevich & Shane Brewer (09:33). Then, Ameet Bains enters ‘the cage’ to talk about what a win does for a footy club each week (12:33); how Allen Jackovich could be the answer to the 'state of the game' debate (13:38); growing up a footy ‘nuffie’ (14:21); was football better in the 90s? (14:55); Brett Ratten fandom and growing up a Carlton fan in a Hawthorn house (15:35); his journey from Toyota to clubland (17:20); the difference between list management and collecting footy cards (18:53); Mars Stadium and the joy of watching football in Ballarat (20:03); why the VU Whitten Oval redevelopment is such a big deal (22:19); and what it could look like in the future (24:35); answers the question: is AFL football returning to VU Whitten Oval? (27:23) and talks idolising Viv Richards, and how underwhelming it was when he met him (28:21). Then, Bob enlightens Adi on the real meaning of ‘cold shoulder’ (31:46); the boys then continue their search for Ballarat's best pies (31:16) Bob talks about his lifelong battle with bees and recounts a recent traumatic experience (37:10); getting Tom Liberatore back on (42:33); Adi is coy on North Melbourne's prospects.
