Jason Akermanis Footy Show Interview 22/7/10

This is the Jason Akermanis interview from the Footy Show, a day after he was sacked by the Western Bulldogs.
NOTE: This is not my video originally. It is an edit. I am not looking to make any profits or receive credit for work that isn't originally mine.

[@nicolekerr4726]

Gary Lyon .... tries to lecture Aka about trust ..... interesting wonder whether he was back dooring billys missus at this stage .... pot kettle much gary

[@antisycophant6496]

Absolutely.

[@aarondaltera8296]

Lol good call mate lol

[@_Chris_D_3004]

Get over it idiots

[@darrenjpeters]

@MAN UTD Fuck off, drongo.

[@WD-4T]

@MAN UTD and yet here you are commenting on an old interview on Jason akermanis

[@AussieMusicRocks]

The only thing I'll remember Jason for is his amazing skill on the field and fact that he called it as he saw it. Much Respect to you Aker.

[@keatesy_]

@M noone cares

[@stephaniehawkins5211]

@user-vk2wp4ot8h Australians hate FANATISTISTS. And that is the key word that describes soccer and it's fans. Soccer in this country is the brunt of jokes.Why even post your rhetoric on this site. Nothing to do with soccer. Go Away.

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

I sat through forty minutes of this just to relive Aker's 'piss off' at the end

[@400chevlc]

This is just proof that people who speak their mind and speak the truth are not appreciated in the corporate football world becuase most dont. Respect Aker

[@joerock5680]

100%

[@nguont]

Not just the corporate football world, In EVERY or AnY “professional” setting.

[@hamishphistopholoes6540]

@J G Soccer: beloved by lady boys the world over.

[@pistolpe7335]

@UCqWdrReQt6MiaETra-aN2OQ bro piss off you leave the same comment on all videos

[@Chrstana]

Aker just talked some truth and some bs but at least, he didnt root his best mates missus Gary!!!

[@AlleyCat-em1ih]

Such hypocrites and condescending fkwits except for Sam in a patronising middle ground acterish kinda Acka should have gone to a different club instead of wb

[@russoswerve3974]

Aker: ‘it’s just a game’ Theme song ‘it’s more than a game’

[@eurologic]

He is without a doubt one of the best ever. His clutch abilities I think, no one came close to except maybe Ablett snr. As a WestCoast supporter we loved watching him play

[@yowten8994]

I was a Hawthorne supporter and loved to watch him

[@vincenzofragomeni5695]

That game in wet at the Cattery.

[@AlleyCat-em1ih]

Antagonist brayshaw “I think they would disagree with that” Acka “Why would they disagree with that” Brayshaw “I dunno” lol

[@russoswerve7856]

Brayshaw is a flog

[@nickdaskalakis9289]

Ackermanis is a great footballer and champion of the game and has three premiership medallions and a Brownlow medal to prove it. As far as football is concerned he has nothing more to prove. But I think he has learnt the hard way of what happens when you criticise the leadership group

[@RobKieranz]

Campbell Rose.. What a bloody stuffed shirt. Aker, you are a legend and always will be!

[@stuart1001]

Aker was hard done by. He represented himself extremely well on this show. They still never defined what he really did wrong. The Eagles stood by Ben cousins 1000 time better then Aker and the bulldogs. Cousins created a circus. Gary Lyon is Mr hypocrisy .

[@goldentrowel1968]

Hard life being a brilliant sportsman..You handled yourself brilliant Jason

[@GG-kc6ie]

AgreedJason was composed given the circumstances. The death by 1000 cuts comment was pertinent to Jason's career. If Jason was a couple of years younger he wouldn't have been sacked. The clubs position that a "unanimous club decision" decided the fate of Jason's career would be embarrassing for the club leaders to portray if it was not unanimous and was a compromised process eg players liking Jason but out of contract at the end of the year and not wanting to rock the boat. The "smorgasbord" under their president at the time leaves little confidence in the leaders and the decisions they made.

[@GG-kc6ie]

@M Well that's a great answer to a question that nobody asked. If you love soccer so much why are you spending so much time on AFL in youtube. I said the same thing to you on another post 2 days ago, concerned you're stalking me on here, trying to subliminally convert me to soccer 🤣🤣

[@jewdavid5627]

It would have been better if Akermanis had not tried to make lots of money by blurting out the club's business to the media all the time.

[@GG-kc6ie]

@@jewdavid5627 and night follows day

[@thejourneyofwhat]

@@jewdavid5627 he was incredibly underpaid compared to his peers and was undoubtably one the best on the field

[@HK-jz5sz]

Best kick on both feet i have seen. Whether it was hitting a lead or kicking a goal from 50 or spearing a low hard 50m pass he can do it either side whenever he wanted and hit the mark

[@lacheyrulez]

Last year and a half he's been training with me at a high performance sports academy, he's awesome to talk to

[@Ronald-ki8ch]

he seems genuine and friendly

[@ghs7714]

Same here

[@CarterHayes77]

I heard bad things about his North Albury coaching days.

[@mattyking2994]

I'm a Cats supporter and i remember this like it was yesterday. I yelled at the TV, "Aker was your only chance of a possible premiership. Without Aker, youz will get SMASHED in the finals now!" And I WAS RIGHT!! Now more interviews have come to light here on youtube whether it be on FOXFOOTY's Open Mike, or his radio gigs. Once you hear his side of the story, it is clear that the leadership group were being totally unreasonable. So what if he's an eccentric individual.. He played with exciting flair and contributed to 3 Brisbane flags because they accepted him for who he was. The Bulldogs tried to mold him into a robot with no personality and then wonder why his form had dropped!? I understand where Aker is coming from here as i've experienced similar circumstances except that i've jumped before being pushed, so to speak. Because i really identify with Aker, i was so pissed off about this and i wouldn't have been nearly as polite as he was in this video. Seriously, the way they mistreated a triple-premiership player and brownlow medalist was ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING!!!

[@lukemate2783]

Matty King they won the flag this year

[@Simon-nv5zj]

the worst side to win a flag in recent memory

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

Matty I don't mean to be rude my brother but Aker alone would not have saved you from the thrashing the Magpies gave you in that famous preliminary final.

[@tiborsol7959]

Maxim Lekov What an absurd remark. They had injuries to key players, Leaders pissed off to GWS, the coach left. Many experts predicted they’d finish last. New coach came in with a bold attacking game plan and they win the lot. One of the best things I’ve seen in footy and I’m a st. Kilda supporter

[@doylersafl8728]

@@tiborsol7959 only beat the giants bc stevie j was suspended and buddy was far past his best and still kicked a bag

[@chrisferguson237]

Thanks for posting this! Aker wasnt perfect, but his main failing was that he was not a Lemming! He spoke his mind and didnt abide the rules of hierarchy. Probably the main reason why the Dogs were so poor for so long!

[@orgasmified]

Aker is an AFL Hall of Famer now. All the bulldust is forgotten and Akermanis lives forever!

[@JV.-jv.]

Gary Lyon speaking about trust

[@nguont]

Wayne Beard a little Ironic

[@JV.-jv.]

nguont just a tad 👍

[@nguont]

elmin2323 I don’t know the exact details. But that’s your best mate. Me personally I’d buy him a “2 or 3 piece combo”.

[@electricmaster23]

They were separated. Not everyone subscribes to the bro code.

[@jamesstebhens6310]

Gary Lyon always thinks hes better than everyone the arrogant prick

[@andrewjewell1549]

Gary Lyon acting all high and mighty, hilarious. Congratulations Aker on a brilliant career and being brave enough to call it as you see it … most aren’t.

[@SouthSwannies]

Jason Akermanis Career Highlights (15 minutes of Aker brilliance)

[@peterwong2962]

He is the best and most talented footballer I have seen and I follow footy since 1955.

[@moregoldmoregold]

The PC crowd stuffed this mans career. Seriously AFL clubs like the bulldogs are a joke. I was just going through TFS KZbin clips and come across this. This so called sacking no one remembers. I remember him dominating finals and those goals against the Cats. As a cats supporter I like this guy. Seems legit.

[@scoldedcat]

Gary Lyon acting all holier than thou, as though he's trustworthy himself.

[@joelkeane3160]

Has Gary Lyon ever been sat down and grilled on his behaviour in sleeping with his best mates wife? Though I do recall him on television after a years break following the infidelity trying the play the depression card.

[@chipcity3016]

Recall it well

[@robertcampbell661]

Campbell Rose Just doesn't answer a single question.... Not one further description of the ''1000 cuts'' all he offers is platitudes,and political sentences. There was 0 point on him coming on the show.

[@Redgoesfaster05]

@M You are simply wasting oxygen for the rest of us...

[@hamishphistopholoes6540]

@M Soccer: beloved by lady boys the world over.

[@joerock5680]

The most shameful thing i've seen from a club, Aker is a legend, and i don't follow lions or dogs but i was so upset, when this shit went down.

[@RupertPupkinism]

The concept of trust, as described by Rose, is far too ambiguous in relation to a formal dismissal. Jason has every right to ask for a specific example of how he violated this "trust", and exactly how his actions were in violation of his responsibilities as a player. Fundamentally, it was clear that the club and Jason were clashing, however, this (in its self) is not validation for termination of contract.

[@Michael-zh8yl]

akermanis top 30 best ever, absolutly brilliant footballer that perfomed when it mattered the most..highly skilled freakish player that did some amazing things on the footy field ...

[@savvasperisanidis]

Watching this in 2023 and seeing now that Australian Rules Football has been farked for a while now

[@bonsouthall960]

Have a drink for every Aker eye roll during Campbell Rose's interview 😂

[@tomcustard]

The funny thing is that Akermanis achieved more in footy than every single one of his Bulldogs teammates. The only one who came close was Barry Hall, another import from a successful culture.

[@tomaskjagr]

On hindsight he was right on all counts. I don’t agree with his views on homosexuality, but at the end of the day he has a right to voice them like anyone else. His line saying “well at least I’ll be remembered” might sum this entire thing up. Gary and James kept trying to get headlines, trying to push him into anger, he kept his cool and stood his ground. Stayed true to himself.

[@noirjacques3274]

Not enough knives to cut the tension in that room! Love or loath him, Aker was superstar and was well deserving of all his on-field success!

[@WD-4T]

They done Aker dirty.

[@jamesstebhens6310]

9 years later and the two clubs Gary Lyon and Brashaw are involved with are still bottom dwellers but they know how to run a footy club

[@vulturesiii6450]

Nah fam. Demons killing it

[@jc5531]

@@vulturesiii6450 10 years of priority picks later yeah

[@ozziebloke6293]

Jeez the daggers browne through aker were crazy

[@isaacsmith3529]

Always speak out! Even if you get sacked, someone will appreciate and take you onboard. The workplace is the same.

[@stevenbozic8604]

Funny how the reason Jason was sacked was because of lack of trust issues but we never got to hear what he did to break their trust. P.S even after all that has happened, Jason still kept true to himself with the "Now Piss Off" comment to Campbell Rose. This is the type of character you would run through brick walls for. What an inspiration and a fantastic role model.

[@leithal1546]

Leigh Mathew’s told the Brisbane team “you don’t have to like him, think of him as a consultant that wins you game of football on weekends”

[@CiccioDan]

Love Aker. Straight shooter. No BS.

[@judeb9480]

Akermanis deserves all three flag wins in a row. What a legend.

[@Blanc777]

I think this is about Aker questioning the path of the club. The Lions haven’t come close to winning a premiership since and the Bulldogs seem to have been lucky in 2016. But that’s still 6 years after he was sacked. I think it’s fair that he was telling it how it was at those clubs.

[@jc5531]

If umpired fairly Bulldogs would've lost in 2016 imo

[@jamesstebhens6310]

Aker : show me the facts Campbell: the facts are i have no facts

[@chrisfi3d]

Regardless of who is right or wrong, Campbell Rose had huge balls agreeing to face the music live on prime time tv.

[@raysarcevic4968]

Jason aka has been in top three players I’ve ever seen how can you talk about trust when people that run the place hide behind the truth

[@shaun5902]

Amazing player with incredible skills on field, didn't know how to keep his mouth shut off it.

[@alaricgoldkuhl155]

Akers was never going to survive playing for a Melbourne based team. The hysteria around football down there is extreme (like NSW with Rugby League). When he was in Brisbane and causing hysteria, he was cheekily far away, safe in a sane city.

[@St.t2005]

The truth is that he was starting to write his autobiography and he was already disgruntled the way things were being run at the dogs, so he was taking notes. I don't know why they just couldn't come out and say it though.

[@cameronbutler5227]

Surely this would never happen again, public sacking on tv, given HR and the Fair Work Commission these days

[@HK-jz5sz]

Aker won more premierships in my 42 years on earth than Footscray/western bulldogs have. Aker wins

[@pantera6343]

We all can’t be robots

[@feechlamanna676]

Dogs had a damn good team in those days.... Big under achievers

[@quack676]

I’m 2 years late here but yeah massive underachievers during that period. Hall, Johnson, Minson, Higgins, Lake, Akermanis, Hahn, Hargraves, Gilbee, Eagleton, Picken, Cross, Cooney, Hudson, Ray, Hill, Murphy, Ward, wood, Boyd, Hardbrow, Roughead, Griffen, Williams & Giansiracusa just too name a few..

[@doylersafl8728]

My favourite Western bulldogs backroom staff member is Campbell Rose, or to give him his full name, Campbell Rose-ted by aker on live tv

[@thepontiff6031]

Who is Rohan Smith

[@zacaboriginal-o-9029]

This guy was amazing AFL player

[@stephaniehawkins5211]

As usual in Australia, the habit of tearing down the successful. It's Tall Poppy Syndrome. Jason Akermanis was a powerful and brilliant player. You can see in the interview his honesty coming forward. Shame to them all.

[@davidsneddon8508]

Lyon is a total loss, high and mighty while to fixes up his best mates wife 😡

[@roryalgate872]

AKER IS A GUN AND A HONEST PERSON....sadly people hate brutal honesty. He openly accepts his short coming and mistakes....thats a true human being

[@connor4920]

Gary lying Ask billy brownless Aka was a legand Gary you should be on the fence

[@johnnyhoops3991]

Clearly no leadership at the Dogs while Aker was there... No idea Doggies... And Campbell Rose? The bean counter? Cannot comment about the footy team... No, no, no... Not his thing... Too busy counting the beans. With Aker helping the Doggies out by taking a whacking big pay-cut? Aker was showing up Rose at his job too? Gone from the Dogs himself five months later...

[@brayofficial2160]

Love watching CEO's squirm like that when they're met with someone like aker the energy doesn't lie

[@kalebarancelovic]

The Bulldogs " trust has been broken" Sam " what has Aker done to break the trust?" The Bulldogs " I can't say..."

[@adrianburns7975]

mate Aker was spittn straight facts!! Go Crows

[@yowten8994]

A couple of blokes couldn't handle some words this is the AFL today why I left.

[@DiceMan72]

One of the very few double sided players of the last 30 years. If the "clique" wants you out...your gone.

[@craigarnold9005]

was it an accident all management had gone ,, when doggies won a flag

[@stevec9475]

It's weird watching this again. Jason Akermanis did always put his foot in his mouth but man could he play!..... What i found funny about here is that Garry Lyon is talking about "TRUST" and then he goes and has an affair with one of his close mates (Billy Brownless) wife. I believe people deserve second chances in most instances but Garry Lyons offence should have ended his media career at the very least. Is Jason Akermanis as bad as that? NO!. I hope he is doing well in his life and I hope he is doing what he always tried to do and entertain people.

[@wheelson7895]

This was good all around except for Gary Lyons in put

[@MrNickhume]

a mix between george costanza and scott morrison

[@williamporter446]

The bulldogs went on to win a flag without Acker but he would not have been around anyway. Acker was treated badly by the leadership group and management. Its bullshit reasoning all clubs have issues like that all the time but they dont sack them. The CEO is full of shit how many players in 20 years has this happened to, only Fev I can recall and that wasnt all the supposed players against him. Acker was better off out of there anyway, notably none of them were there when they won the premiership not Eade, Smorgan, Rose, Johnson or Fantasia. They were a rabble under Eade, Rose and Smorgan and not until Gordon took back the reigns did they come out of the wilderness for the flag, now back to rabble status again. The one person who has never been successful is Eade despite 4 clubs he has never achieved above ordinary status in coaching or management roles. Akermanis is a brownlow medalist, three times premiership player and one of the greats of the game and self made. None of the decision makers who sacked him go anywhere near him in character, or courage of conviction.

[@gmb8568]

What a player

[@4812megan]

He said, she said, he said, she said. blah blah blah Aker was a sensation footballer and athlete, amazing. He seems unable to keep quiet though.

[@chirmchirm]

Haha Sammy calling out JB for blatant hypocrisy about being Pres of NM. Love it

[@jackmartin2138]

David Smorgan is the shit beneath a homeless man's shoes.

[@Fiasco3]

Just one of those guys who was brutally honest, and they hated him for it. Make no mistake he's not some dumb footballer he's a very intelligent guy. They didn't like his newspaper columns either for the same reason, it exposed them.

[@Fiasco3]

No coincidence Footscray - The Western Bulldogs were playing like rubbish when Jason Akermanis was sacked. They needed someone to blame and deflect attention off themselves, he was a high profile easy target. Nothing he could have done could explain away to this day their bad performance.

[@NoBody-ht1oh]

Great player, seems like a down to earth dude with a free spirit. Unfortunately football is way to corporate these days. It’s a wank

[@paulclissold1525]

Here was a man whose intolerance of bullshit caused the end of his career. He was right about jim stynes too. Loved you acker. From a blues supporter. What are you riding now? The smiling assassin earnt his moniker.

[@HK-jz5sz]

And he absolutely flew too

[@crownedpirate]

CEO had to minimise any possibility of unlawful termination/unfair dismissal, but basically it seemed like a case of you are not liked at the club and it's easier to just give you the flick than to keep you on. Aker is right, every decision pre-determined and handling of private meetings is completely loaded. At a certain point it doesn't matter though if an organisation wants you gone you're gone. It is just jarring to me as a fan to see the wasted potential because of some upperty fucks. He should be a mogul in both his legacy as an AFL great and the success he would have made in media. Honestly a pioneer for both the electric style modern footballer and modern media. Tall poppy syndrome.

[@chrisrea7197]

They talked about lack of trust, then go behind his back and talk about him and have secret meetings, aker at least didnt say anything behind peoples backs. Hypocrites

[@declanpetergillespie9480]

You have to be a bit crazy to be great Such is life

[@rileyholmes6871]

30:25 🔥

[@adstaxman7877]

Premierships: Aker 3 Bulldogs 2

[@annpeerkat2020]

Gary Lyon was the big driver of panel criticism in this video. His emphasis was on honesty, and personal behaviour. What a sour irony that Lyon turned out later to despicably betray one of his mates by adultery with his wife.....and then continued in his job! Akermanis's actions and behaviour were much less of an offence than Lyon's.... but Lyon had the two faced stained moral character to call out others, but do far worse himself. I never particularly liked Jason..... but have far more respect for his playing skills and personal standards than many other persons and AFL players... Lyon, on the other hand, is an example of too many in life that I have no respect for, because of their own actions.

[@joeezra5460]

21:00...I only remember Rowan smith for taking a nap after Ablett snr gave him a tap! And spent a career losing.

[@charlesmartella]

Bulldogs must be pretty stupid if they dropped AKA leading into the finals regardless of what he's said. Look at his finals record compared to Footscrays. Gary Lyon sounded like he didn't like AKA. At least he didn't root his best mates Missus.

[@anthonyciosmak7871]

I like aker feel sorry for him

[@patricksobb5762]

It's ironic now there are no more characters in the game. Just trained, gagged mouthpieces who spout carefully scripted lines. It's a shame really. I find it hilarious professional athletes can't seem to focus on their job and talk about 'distractions'. Surely grown men earning $200 000+ should be able to play with a guy they don't necessarily 'trust', but still produces on the field. It's no wonder the Dogs never won a flag in that period.

[@gmb8568]

There you go if he was kicking 7 gaols a game he would still be there..........yes I no this was a 11 years ago just saying.

[@lmadigan1971]

Brad J overated player and probs jealous of Acker With Brad in the side they would never win

[@cameron03100]

Did the dogs win the flag after this?!??!? Oops t

[@williamporter2867]

Typical corporate executive full of rubbish.

[@illavitar]

31:00 LOL

[@franki2085]

Class act and a humble man. You're a champion in my eyes Acker

[@lukepittle8961]

Man how good was the Fos here defending Aka.

[@TheEnvelopeOZ]

Why the fuck have they stopped doing this show? Crikey.

[@jc5531]

They went woke and got broke simple

[@The_Bit_Player]

Robert Murphy missed out on the 2016 Premiership. KARMA.💯

[@chipcity3016]

Great call F em

[@jackdanielss]

Mercurial footy player

[@chipcity3016]

The fact is. society is full of confomists who will throw individuals like Acka under the bus because he speaks the truth. Also where was his 3 time premiership team mate in Nathan Brown giving his opinion. Bottom line all that matters to me is can play football. The Scott brothers one time said of Acka "hes my team mate and i back him to the hilt"

[@Roymundo69]

I reckon hawks players would disagree on this