Sportsday Start, Stop & Keep (09.03.26)
Mar 9, 2026
A lively launch of a new weekly segment with quick-fire sports debates. They riff on a high-profile crash, a bold doubleheader pitch and turf woes. Tactical talk covers tagging, contract lengths and umpiring controversies. Listeners weigh in on opening-round travel tales and voting quirks.
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Piastri Crash Opens Segment
- Sam recalled Oscar Piastri crashing into the wall outside Lakeside half an hour before the race, using it as a humorous 'start' example.
- The hosts used the Piastri incident to open the segment with light banter.
Start Stop Keep Segment Launch
- Sportsday introduced a weekly Start Stop Keep segment to review weekends with a mix of serious and light topics.
- Sam Hargreaves seeded the idea and hosts Gerard Healy and Ken Hinkley expanded it into a structured Monday feature.
Start Opening Round Doubleheaders At SCG
- Gerard urged the AFL to start staging opening-round doubleheaders at the SCG to create spectacle and fill a premier venue.
- He cited SCG's condition, crowd potential and prior Gather Round doubleheaders as reasons.