Essendon LEGEND Gary O'Donnell drops in for an intimate reflection on his stellar career.

The guys are blessed to spend an hour with a true great of the Essendon Football Club in a special 1 hour episode
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[@everythingessendon548]

Wish I got to see him play live, footy would be a better sport if we had O'Donnell in it currently.

[@taxads7791]

Saw him play live in the 1st game I went to, the 93 qualifying final against the blues, which we lost by 2 points

[@brucec7034]

That was Absolutely fabulous. Thanks it was very entertaining, you guys will have to try and get another former player around Anzac Day every year.

[@absolutelyessendon]

Really appreciate that. Thanks for your support.

[@stavio12]

My G O'D. An Essendon great.

[@TheGunmanChannel]

When you can't make it to fox or 7 sometimes you just gotta settle for Absolutely Essendon 😆

[@absolutelyessendon]

You are too kind.

[@samsleiman5882]

i watched gary play his a essendon champion , great podcast .

[@davidrees7319]

Well done gentlemen!

[@JanGabriel-b3r]

Thanks so much guys LOVE this bloke GREAT show boys GO BOMBERS

[@absolutelyessendon]

Many thanks

[@TimHill-v8f]

wow. well done to you guys . great eppy . so informative, insightful and well on the way to taking on the mainstream. congrats

[@absolutelyessendon]

Glad you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed chatting with him. Appreciate your support.

[@StevenBoyle-fg4nc]

In 2019 I was working for a company in Brisbane that packed and sent valuable items around the world, on my run sheet was a Gary O’Donnell, me being a big Dons fan thought imagine if??? Sure enough it was the man himself. I was there to pick up his Essendon memorabilia. We started talking about the Bombers and future prospects and he gave me a signed framed 45x65cm picture of ‘The Captains of Essendon from 87-97” signed by TD, Bomber and Gary (Tim’s picture is the only one not signed) Looks like it hung in Windy Hill at some stage. Hangs proudly on my wall to this day. What a great man..

[@absolutelyessendon]

What a great story. Having met him now, we're not surprised. Thanks for sharing.

[@Mark-F-Hopper]

Loved G’OD! Glad l did my dough. He was our Bomber Thompson apprentice. Same type of player - next cab off the rank. He was right about Tony Shaw…..he tore us a new one in the 2nd Semi and then again in the GF. Well done boys👍

[@absolutelyessendon]

Thank you

[@mattcristino9804]

Guys thanks for the interview with G O'D. He was a player we could always rely on and it was a pleasure to have seen his play and captain our great side.

[@absolutelyessendon]

Nicely said!

[@jadeg01]

Sometimes I wonder how Gary would have gone as a Senior Coach for us. Great football mind and strategist.

[@shadowwarrior7218]

We could of had him, but knocked him back for Knights I believe

[@davidchokolich1974]

Great episode Gents well done!

[@absolutelyessendon]

Many thanks for your support

[@ogdog123]

Watched Gary throughout his career, wonderful Essendon player. Great show, well done 👍

[@absolutelyessendon]

Thank you very much.

[@Matthew_Scan]

Started out wearing number 44 I remember

[@aussie_al]

You absolutely nailed it guys. Sat there with a reminiscent smile on my face for the whole hour. GOD was one of my favs back then but i loved them all. Cant wait to see who's next. One tiny little thing i picked up that you might want to consider is to really stretch the budget and invest in an additional mic. The audio was just a little smidge echoey. Otherwise you did an awsome job while being in presence of royalty.

[@absolutelyessendon]

Glad you enjoyed it. It was such a treat to spend time with him. And your feedback re the tech is well noted. We would dearly love to ramp things up a little (bigger set etc) but it all depends on time , budget etc. Slowly slowly. ...

[@simonm9235]

@@absolutelyessendon I thought the audio was fine with the two mic setup. No issues for me at all.

[@markbozinovic706]

This guy was an absolute beauty. He revolutionised the role of a tagger where they had to pick up possessions themselves and stop the other bloke. Leigh Matthews rated him so highly when he was coaching Collingwood that he ended up at Brisbane with him. And history shows what happened there. This is hardly mentioned, I was at the game with the Robbie Ah-Mat incident. Gary went straight to Robbie and I could see him doing everything to calm Ah-Mat who was quite upset. I enjoyed watching this guy with the integrity he played with and I follow Collingwood. All clubs through history have players that play with this level of commitment, skill, integrity and honesty. As an opposition supporter it's so much easier to appreciate this. And he had courage with it as well, an Essendon great this man. Well done on a terrific interview.

[@absolutelyessendon]

Thank you very much for that insightful comment. Much appreciated. It was such a thrill for us to spend time with him.

[@windyhillbomber]

Hope Gary sees such a fantastic comment.

[@stevelozevski8151]

Mr reliable himself

[@jtproducer4629]

Great episode boys, my GO'D! Essendon legend.

[@shadowwarrior7218]

Absolute Champion of the club. Great Interview Gents. Smoking Joe, use your connections and get an interview with Hirdy..

[@absolutelyessendon]

Thank you. And yes, we would dearly love to deliver that interview to the community. Might just need a little time.

[@Capital.Bomber]

What a coup..an absolute.. (Essendon) coup. Great stories from our bygone era with some relevance to the current crop. Well done gents on great interviewing skills.

[@absolutelyessendon]

Made easier by Gary who we could have chatted with for hours

[@owner-builder]

Brilliant show guys. Who is next? You have set a very high bar. G O"D a great player who played with some Essendon Gods, brings back warm memories.

[@absolutelyessendon]

Will definitely reach out to some more legends but Gary is a very hard act to follow

[@MarkZX14R]

Great stuff ... your channel is going from strength to strength.

[@absolutelyessendon]

Thank you very much.

[@TheEthNick]

Fantastic chat. Hopefully the first of many Essendon champions 👍🏼 Gumbleton next?

[@absolutelyessendon]

Tried but he was having some problems with his back!

[@AndrewWinters-j1j]

amazing interview guys. I couldnt stop smiling. Did he mention what he was up to in Perth for work?

[@absolutelyessendon]

Loving life in Perth with a couple of business interests

[@pc0tygtr]

Podcast 😄

[@jezzalanko]

Omg that's so cool, the funniest thing was Bruce compared Henry Slattery to him at one stage lol.

[@AndrewWinters-j1j]

the new sign is nice guys but I'm sad you removed the "premiership clock"

[@absolutelyessendon]

Oh it’s still very much there just hidden behind DT in this video

[@Dan262626]

To quote Confucius: “Heaven means to be one with God”…. That sums up how I feel about Gary O’Donnell.

[@absolutelyessendon]

Nicely said

[@dougkercher9741]

You can be one with God through Jesus right here.

[@jamie.r.e.a]

Bloody great episode boys … GOD legend hope to see some more greats on the show 👍💯

[@absolutelyessendon]

Thank you. Watch this space.

[@smallships]

What an absolute treat this was! Great interview with the great GO’D

[@absolutelyessendon]

Thanks for watching

[@dominicsgro1221]

Gary O'Donnell is also an Essendon premiership captain. He captained Essendon to the 1996 Lightning Premiership (pre-season competition). Great player.

[@absolutelyessendon]

Yes indeed. Ran out of time but we wanted to cover that too.

[@louquay]

What a fantastic segment. I'm 34 now and Gary is the first captain I remember us having. Hope you boys can get more legends in for the future! Great job Joe and DT

[@absolutelyessendon]

Thank you for the feedback. Glad you enjoyed it. Watch this space.

[@JF-oz3mv]

Absolutely brilliant thanks guys 👍

[@absolutelyessendon]

Pleasure is ours

[@brucejensen3081]

Looks like he is still fit enough to be playing

[@absolutelyessendon]

He sure does!

[@StevenBoyle-fg4nc]

I heard in the crows rooms at halftime of the 93 PF someone farted during the coaches address, the players started sniggering and laughing whilst trying to hold it together and came out unfocused???

[@absolutelyessendon]

Nothing like a fart joke to unravel the grandest of plans. We can understand that. Seriously, don't know if that story is true but thanks so much for sharing. Never heard it before.

[@windyhillbomber]

Prefer Cox jokes personally

[@StevenBoyle-fg4nc]

You can google it, it was Mark Bickley!

[@ideaphile]

Agree 100% that North Melb comeback game was a killer. They were never quite the same after.

[@jimmycastellano5316]

What a great bloke Gary is. A true representation of what our club is and how about his ability to defy the process of aging in fact I think he looks younger than 30 years ago.

[@absolutelyessendon]

He’s definitely been drinking from that mythical fountain of youth. Must be all that sunshine and sea air out west!

[@Mark-yh4jn]

Hello thanks for amazing awesome vlog could I please be your best friend ever

[@absolutelyessendon]

Sure, why not

[@paulbridges5789]

Watched him live, total professional ❤️🖤

[@absolutelyessendon]

He really was a true pro

[@happygolucky1833]

grrrrr

[@absolutelyessendon]

Wot

[@happygolucky1833]

@@absolutelyessendon well done all, loved it❤️ subscribed ☑️

[@absolutelyessendon]

Oh ok. Great to have you on board !