- Brisbane Lions champion travels to Dublin to interview UFC star
- Confronted a number of unlucky incidents and couldn’t meet McGregor
- I used to be reprimanded by commentator colleagues for my embarrassing efficiency
Footballers like to poke enjoyable at their very own gamers, however an try by former AFL superstars to mock Brisbane Lions legend Jonathan Brown has failed.
Browne returned to Australia this week after a failed try to fulfill UFC celebrity Conor McGregor forward of his comeback struggle in opposition to Michael Chandler on June 29.
It’s a struggle that’s been within the works for 18 months, but there are nonetheless doubts over whether or not or not it can go forward – as Browne came upon the exhausting manner.
The three-time Brisbane Lions champion was flown to Dublin by Fox Sports activities final week to interview McGregor forward of his return to the Octagon in Las Vegas and evidently, the veteran was in excessive spirits.
Jonathan Brown, together with his spouse Kylie Adams, stitched up by his Fox Sports activities co-workers
Brown travelled to Eire to fulfill Conor McGregor however the assembly by no means occurred
Browne had by no means been to Eire earlier than so he was excited to have an unique chat with one of many world’s greatest sporting stars.
It's honest to say issues didn't go as deliberate.
Cancelled flights and misplaced baggage turned issues attending to Dublin after which McGregor went lacking, inflicting Browne to cancel a visit after which miss a press convention the subsequent day.
“The closest I ever received to him was after I was behind the faucet together with his title belt over my shoulder and pouring my beer,” Brown mentioned.
So his former AFL rivals and Fox Sports activities colleagues Garry Lyon, Nathan Buckley and four-time premiership-winning Hawk Jordan Lewis determined to incorporate him within the workforce.
Through the broadcast of the Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs match, Brown was criticised by the panel after he didn’t pay money for McGregor for an interview.
“We despatched the large man around the globe and he was going to try to discover his hero,” Lyon mentioned.
'You went in search of him, however couldn't discover him.
'I do know you're flat, so the three of us thought let's go choose the large man up tonight.'
The three-time premiership winner took criticism from his previous AFL rivals in stride
So the panel placed on Lisa Stansfield's hit track All Across the World and began singing alongside in humorous scenes.
“I've been around the globe and I, I, I, I can't discover my child,” he says in a low voice.
Brown did his greatest to cover his embarrassment, however soccer followers didn’t again down.
One wrote: “I'm glad I missed seeing that dwell, embarrassing factor, boys.”
“Who thought this might be humorous? Shameful,” one other mentioned.
One other mentioned: 'This is among the hardest watches I've seen this yr.'
In the meantime, the Brisbane Lions have breathed life into their inconsistent AFL marketing campaign with a dominant 43-point win over the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium.
After a disappointing loss to Hawthorn earlier than the bye, the Lions overpowered the Bulldogs within the center to put the muse for a 17.12 (114) to 10.11 (71) win on Friday night time.
“It was an ideal response and possibly nearly as good as we've performed this yr,” Lions coach Chris Fagan mentioned.
