Today on Whateley: Bruce McAvaney casts judgement on the allegations disproven against Peter Bol, Formula 1 royalty Sir Jackie Stewart previews Sunday's Melbourne Grand Prix, Brad Scott forecasts Jake Stringer's return and reflects on his own reacquaintance with the coaches box, and Brenton Sanderson assesses the challenge facing the Bulldogs on Thursday night footy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bruce McAvaney and Sir Jackie Stewart both joined Gerard on Thursday morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Thursday morning, Gerard was joined by one legend after another, starting with Sir Jackie Stewart, who talked about 'The Race Against Dementia' and his legendary Formula 1 career. He was then joined by Bruce McAvaney, who previewed The Championship at Randwick on Saturday. After speaking to Essendon coach Brad Scott, he got into the Round 3 edition of 'Strategy 2023' with Brenton Sanderson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenton Sanderson joined Gerard in the studio for the Round 3 edition of 'Strategy 2023' where he spoke about what the Bulldogs have to do if they're to win against Brisbane tonight, how Brodie Grundy can help Melbourne overcome their poor record against Sydney, how Richmond can try to stop Collingwood, the five best coaches to lead a club through a rebuild, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of the Australian GP this weekend, Formula 1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart joined Gerard to to talk about 'The Race Against Dementia' and the work he's doing to combat the disease. He also spoke about the film about him that's coming out soon, how safety in the sport has come such a long way since he was driving, how popular the sport has become, Max Verstappen and Red Bull's dominance, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Channel 7 racing commentator Bruce McAvaney joined Gerard ahead of The Championships at Randwick this weekend, where he discussed the successful recent history of the event, Nature Strip's chances of winning the TJ Smith, Anamoe's run in the Queen Elizabeth, the best trainers in Australia, and the five great jockeys in the world. And he also weighed in on the "travesty of justice" with Peter Bol and Sport Integrity Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Essendon coach Brad Scott joined Gerard to talk about the enjoyable pre-season he had in his first year at the Bombers, how much he and the game has changed since he first started coaching, how nice it is to start the season 2-0, how impressive Zach Merrett has been, the huge Essendon supporter base, ANZAC Day and Dreamtime at the G, Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, Sam Weideman, and Jake Stringer's fitness, Kyle Langford and Will Setterfield's impressive form, coaching against Ross Lyon this weekend, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Whateley: Gerard's Word Association on all eighteen clubs ahead of Round 3, Luke Hodge puts himself in the boots of Bulldogs skipper Marcus Bontempelli, Sam Edmund with an update on a curious tribunal case, Andrew Voss defends Rugby League heartland's hold on the NRL Grand Final, Andrew Webster breaks down new findings regarding Peter Bol, and Ovens & Murray Football League chairman David Sinclair explains their decision to strip Wangaratta of its 2022 Premiership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luke Hodge, Andrew Webster and Richard Craill all joined Gerard on Wednesday morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Wednesday morning, Gerard's word association on all 18 teams ahead of Round 3 was followed by his weekly chat with Luke Hodge, who assessed the pressure facing certain leaders in the AFL at the moment. Sam Edmund shared the latest footy news, and after David Sinclair explained why Wangaratta were stripped of their 2022 premiership, Gerard was joined by Andrew Webster, who shared the latest Peter Bol news. It was a frosty edition of 'Across the Divide' with Andrew Voss, and he talked all things Australian F1 Grand Prix with Richard Craill. Peter Moores called in after getting the Melbourne Stars' coaching role, and he spoke to Wayne Hawkes from the Sydney yearling sales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After being appointed as the new Melbourne Stars coach, Englishman Peter Moores joined Gerard to talk about his excitement for the season ahead, what attracted him to the role, the opportunity to coach Glenn Maxwell, how they'll try to build a competitive roster, the anticipation in England for the upcoming Ashes series, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Racehorse trainer Wayne Hawkes joined Gerard from the Sydney yearling sales to talk about the prestige of the sales, how big the next two weeks of racing in Sydney is, what it's like to win a TJ Smith and a Doncaster, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SEN Chief Sports Reporter Sam Edmund joined Gerard in the studio to talk about the curious situation around Tom De Koning not getting a fine for his knee into Rhys Stanley, the soft cap and the AFL coach's mental health issues, Michael Miller's comments regarding Gold Coast and GWS, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix set to kick off this weekend, Channel 10 F1 commentator Richard Craill joined Gerard to explain why Melbourne is the perfect place for the grand prix, why the popularity of the event is at another level now, why Red Bull is as good as any team in the last decade, what Oscar Piastri can do in this event, how hard it is to call F1 races, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ovens & Murray FNL presdeint David Sinclair joined Gerard to discuss their decision to strip Wangaratta of its 2022 premiership after they were found guilty of breaching the salary cap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SEN 1170's Andrew Voss joined Gerard to talk about Melbourne putting it's hand up to host the NRL grand final, where the Rugby World Cup in Australia should be played, why he considers it the "Melbourne Grand Prix" not the "Australian Grand Prix", and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sydney Morning Herald Chief Sports Writer Andrew Webster joined Gerard to talk about the two independent laboratories that have cleared Australian Olympic runner Peter Bol of ever using the banned substance EPO, and what it means for Sports Integrity Australia and the 29-year-old. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luke Hodge joined Gerard from the Brisbane studio where he discussed the Bulldogs' early season struggles, the Suns' disappointing start to the year, Geelong's challenge against Gold Coast this weekend, Nathan Broad's four-game suspension, Brodie Grundy's new responsibility with Max Gawn out of the side, Sam Mitchell vs Alastair Clarkson this weekend, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a massive Round 3 looming, Gerard shared his word association for every AFL club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Whateley: St Kilda president Andrew Bassat reflected on the decision to replace Brett Ratten with Ross Lyon, and looked ahead to Saturday's 150th year celebrations. Nathan Buckley analysed the issues facing the winless Bulldogs, and three-time Melbourne Cup winning jockey called for reform regarding the lifestyle of the modern jockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices