Time On: John Longmire reveals why he’s called ‘Horse’

There are plenty of idioms involving horses, and Sydney and North Melbourne legend John Longmire has revealed which one it is that led to his nickname.

Time On is your wrap up of all the footy gossip and banter.

A horse of course

John Longmire, who carries one of footy’s great nicknames, has revealed the real reason he’s called ‘horse’.

Appearing on The Front Bar on Wednesday night panellist Lawrence Mooney said: “I need to clarify something — that is because you’ve got a massive …”

Longmire interrupted: “Appetite. A massive appetite. I eat like a horse.”

Mick Molloy said that was “one theory”. It’s long been thought to relate to a specific body part.

Longmire, the former Sydney Swans coach and North Melbourne great, said he was a teenager when he got the nickname.

“Peter German gave me that nickname many years ago, actually with Brett Alison. We went up to a pre-season camp, and we did a lot of work during the day and there was plenty to eat at night. A young 17 year-old that I was at the time, I was eating like a horse.”

John Longmire (right) with teammate Craig Sholl in his North Melbourne days.

Caro and Balme clash over Noah Balta incident

Caroline Wilson has revealed she had a run-in with Neil Balme during Gather Round.

Speaking on The Agenda Setters, Wilson said the pair’s exchange centred around banned Tiger Noah Balta.

Balme, a key administrator during Richmond’s successful premiership era, joined Adelaide’s board this year.

Wilson has voiced strong opinions that Balta’s four week ban wasn’t long enough and it was wrong to make that call before seeing the damning vision of his assault on a man in Mulwala.

“The most vocal and the loudest and the most public (run-in) was with my old friend Neil Balme,’’ Wilson said.

Former Richmond administrator Neil Balme called out Caroline Wilson over her comments about Noah Balta. Picture: Michael Klein

“Outside Adelaide Oval. He heard some comments I made about Noah Balta, he wasn’t happy and he took me to task. And I took him to task, he had another crack and I had another crack.”

It came a day after Time On reported on Wilson crossing paths with Warren Tredrea at the SA premier’s media lunch last week.

Their frostiness thawed somewhat when Wilson made a beeline for Tredrea to say hello and he responded with a polite acknowledgment.

The pair’s pleasantries ended there though as they were seated at opposite ends of the venue.

Wilson has hit out at the Port Adelaide footy great and current club board member over his social media activity and political views, which he did not appreciate.

“It wasn’t a lengthy conversation but I couldn’t not see Warren and go and say g’day,’’ she said.

“I just made the point look, all’s fair in love and war.”

‘Complete disaster’: Riewoldt lets rip over Ugle Hagan

Nick Riewoldt has taken aim at Jamarra Ugle Hagan’s behaviour after more videos of him drinking and being out at night surfaced on social media.

The former St Kilda champion labelled the situation for the Western Bulldogs a “complete disaster”.

Ugle-Hagan, 23, has no timeline to return to the senior team as the forward continues to work through personal issues.

Nick Riewoldt has taken aim at Jamarra Ugle-Hagan’s behaviour. Picture: Michael Klein

“There can be real reasons, legitimate reasons, but when you’re behaving the way that Jamarra is you forfeit all rights,’’ Riewoldt said on The Agenda Setters.

“This is the issue, there is no mechanism for clubs to be protected. Not just the clubs but the players you’re teammates with that are actually fronting up day after day doing the work for the cause and you’ve got a teammate that is not buying in and is still taking five or six, seven per cent of the salary cap with no recourse from the football clubs.

“I hope whoever the new AFLPA CEO is doesn’t just fight for the one per cent, they actually fight for the majority that do the work. (They are) fighting for the wrong side — fight for the players that do the work and not the ones that take the piss.

“The trouble is every time you read personal reasons for players, there are a number of guys that are legitimate absolutely … I feel for those guys.”

Premier’s comments raise eyebrows

Two footy greats have hit out at Victorian premier Jacinta Allan for entering the debate on Noah Balta.

Allan urged the AFL and Richmond to explain how the Richmond defender was available for selection despite pleading guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm after an incident outside the Mulwala Water Ski Club in regional NSW.

Balta ended up playing in a VFL game on Sunday.

David King said Allan should “read the room” given Melbourne is in the midst of a crime crisis, while Dane Swan also suggested she worry about her own backyard.

“I’ve never seen as many machete-carrying, weapon-bearing people out on bail just attacking us left right and centre,” King said SEN.

“We’ve got half the state getting broken into at the moment.

“And she’s decided to pick on the Noah Balta situation. I think she’s got more on her hands. Control the controllables … I just think that’s bizarre.

“What the hell are you doing raring your head up on this?

“I can’t believe it. She makes a good point on the Noah Balta stuff but gee whiz, Jacinta, read the room.”

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan injected herself into the Balta debate. Picture: David Crosling

Swan posted on X that the situation had nothing to do with Allan.

“Isn’t he being charged in NSW? The f. k that’s got to do with her? I’d be suggesting she worries about all the crime that’s going on in her own state first.”

Bucks weighs in

Nathan Buckley has slammed the move to ban player weights from being made public as “precious”.

The AFL decided to no longer publish the figures in its official materials like the season guide and has banned skinfold testing.

“I cannot for the life of me understand why we can’t … we are looking at professional athletes, their size and shape is actual critical and important to assess their impact in the game,’’ Buckley said at the AFL Gather Round Business Lunch.

“Are we that precious that we can’t talk about what someone weighs? And they’re not right anyway. Is it because of the advent of AFLW and we don’t want to do it for the women athletes. I don’t know.”

Buckley was speaking alongside Patrick Dangerfield, Rory Sloane and Caroline Wilson.

“I like to know and I think ‘oh I feel powerful’,’’ Dangerfield said.

“Others, they will not look at scales for fear of how it will mentally affect them.”

AFL powerbrokers waiting for a trim at Alec’s in Adelaide.

Trim and terrific

The barber shop in Leigh Street was the most popular joint in Adelaide Friday afternoon.

Waiting to get a quick trim at Alec’s hairdresser was a line-up of footy identities — Collingwood CEO Craig Kelly, Fox Sports managing director Steve Crawley and Fox Footy commentator Jonathan Brown.

They were all looking to be game day ready at the hands of one of Adelaide’s most loved figures.