While my own relationship with Essendon Cricket Club has been far from what I might have liked, it was still good to hear Clint's fond recall of the efforts they made to develop his cricket talent after the standard Melbourne distraction of footy and that he will be back as their captain in the coming season.

Also a nod to regular compere Ian Coutts's job interviewing Clint as they hadn't previously met.

And good that Clint endorsed the long form as still being the primary aspiration for most players.