# S10 E35 - We Haven't Seen it on This Scale Before

An episode of [The Sounding Board](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1097464155), 6 Oct 2025, 45 min.

Audio: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NTETP8252982729.mp3

There was plenty for Hutchy and Damo to cover this week, including the way the NRL built momentum this season, the merger between Channel 7 and SCA, Tom Morris' story on Essendon's drug policy meeting, Clayton Oliver's doorstop at the airport, and more. In this episode: 0:40 - Hutchy's housekeeping he is to deal with 4:30 - The NRL Grand Final 7:31 - How the NRL have marketed themselves compared to the AFL 13:56 - Hutchy’s catch-up with Peter V’landys over the weekend 18:44 - Channel 7 and SCA’s merger 23:27 - On the trade period so far and Tom Morris’ story on Essendon and Zach Merrett 34:05 - Caroline Wilson’s piece on Bailey Smith and Geelong 35:02 - Clayton Oliver’s outburst at Mitch Cleary 38:30 - Steven King’s start at Melbourne and the other trade movements 🗣️ Hosted by: Craig Hutchison: twitter.com/craighutchy Damian Barrett: twitter.com/barrettdamian 📲 Follow and contact us: Twitter: twitter.com/SoundingBoardEp Facebook: facebook.com/SoundingBoardEp Email: thesoundingboard@sen.com.au The Sounding Board is proudly supported by DrinkWise - if you're choosing to drink, choose to drink wise.

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