WE SAY 'big get' a lot, but this is a big get.
2006 No.1 draft pick, No.4 guernsey, 2014 John Nicholls Medallist and an all-round smiley guy: Bryce Gibbs joins best mate Marc Murphy in the studio for the sixth instalment of On the Marc, thanks to Great Southern Bank.
Playing over a decade of footy together - and becoming fast friends in the process - Murph and Gibbs discuss their early days at Carlton, their lives post-footy, Adelaide fast-food franchises and how their kids are all full-blown Junior ‘Baggers.
Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:18 - Murph introduces his best mate ‘Boot’ – his favourite No.1 draft pick.
1:33 - Gibbsy reflects on his time living with the 'Pres' (Shane O’Sullivan): an eight-month stay that turned into two years.
3:00 - Throwback to the early days at the Club, where Gibbs bought an official Carlton sharehouse in Dutton Lane.
4:36 - What did Gibbs spend his first paycheque on? 'Shaneo' was making his sandwiches, so it wasn’t going towards food.
5:42 - The nickname ‘Boot’ doesn’t really come from anywhere… anti-climatic.
6:22 - Does anyone remember Gibbsy’s clothing brand? … Anyone?
8:00 - Gibbsy could have started his own fast-food empire before discovering Lygon Street.
9:18 - Life in Adelaide is pretty chill, with plenty of footy on the agenda. Gibbsy is surprisingly loving the media lifestyle.
15:36 - How did Gibbs end up at Carlton? Why was he allowed to go on schoolies when Murph wasn’t?
18:28 - Murph and Gibbs reminisce on the terror of being in the leadership group as teenagers.
21:40 - The duo had a few pushes for finals in their time, but were never able to crack through to the Big Dance.
23:42 - Which coaches had the biggest influences on Gibbs’ career?
26:15 - Gibbs had a strange experience coming back to Carlton after failing to get traded in 2016.
28:45 - Gibbsy’s heart still lies at the Blues and now, so does his son Charlie.
30:00 - Which CURRENT player would Gibbs want in the 2011 lineup? Gibbsy may have misheard the question here.
