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‘Albo just can’t be trusted with Kylie’: Taylor brings the zingers to grand final breakfast

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At the 60th annual North Melbourne grand final breakfast, political leaders and sports figures gathered at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre for a morning of laughs and political commentary. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles joked about Alastair Clarkson’s dismissal from the North Melbourne club by referencing his donations to St Vincent de Paul charity shops. Federal Opposition Leader Angus Taylor also entertained guests with quips, including one directed at Prime Minister Anthony Albanese regarding his comments on the Bush Deep podcast involving singer Kylie Minogue, who was tipped as a big winner for Saturday's grand final. The event featured over 1000 attendees and included songs played in honor of the club’s leadership during introductions.

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At the 60th annual North Melbourne grand final breakfast in Melbourne, political figures and sports personalities gathered with over 1000 guests to discuss football and politics. The event, held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, included a song introduction for head table guests where North Melbourne president Dr Sonja Hood and chief executive Jen Watt were described as “two female leaders who managed to be too woke and too ruthless at the same time.” This jab likely referenced Hood’s decision to dismiss coach Alastair Clarkson recently. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles humorously noted that a Fremantle premiership is as unlikely as finding a complete set of North Melbourne coaching gear in a thrift shop, indirectly alluding to Clarkson’s departure and his alleged donation of team items there after being fired.

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Topics

AFL North North Melbourne St Vincent’s Victorian

Subjects

North Melbourne ORG · 5× Clarkson PERSON · 3× Hood PERSON · 3× Kylie PERSON · 3× AFL ORG · 2× Fremantle GPE · 2× Kylie Minogue PERSON · 2× Minogue PERSON · 2× North GPE · 2× Richard Marles PERSON · 2×

Narrative

As is tradition at the breakfast, now in its 60th edition, head table guests were introduced to the room with a song. North Melbourne president Dr Sonja Hood and chief executive Jen Watt were introduced with a voice-over describing them as “two female leaders who managed to be too woke and too ruthless at the same time”.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-26

🔮 “While a Fremantle premiership may feel as likely as finding a complete set of coaching gear at a St Vinnies op shop, in this world stranger things have happened,” Marles quipped in a cheeky reference to Clarkson dumping his North jackets at a local op shop after his sacking.

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‘Albo just can’t be trusted with Kylie’: Taylor brings the zingers to grand final breakfast · assertive framing

Claims (20 extracted, 1 hedged)

Alastair Clarkson’s epic St Vincent’s de Paul dummy spit following his sacking as Roos coach and Kylie Minogue were the default plays for laughs by political leaders at the annual North Melbourne grand final breakfast. asserted

spit → follow → breakfast

Sport and politics is an intoxicating mix, and like a moth to a flame the political class was well represented at the event where more than 1000 guests kicked off their grand final day over scrambled eggs and champagne at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. asserted

guests → represent → Centre

who → introduce → time

The elephant in the room was, of course, Hood’s decision to suddenly exit North’s coach Clarkson earlier this month. asserted

elephant → exit → coach

It was a topic that Hood did not broach, but Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles alluded to it while addressing the room. asserted

Marles → broach → room

“While a Fremantle premiership may feel as likely as finding a complete set of coaching gear at a St Vinnies op shop, in this world stranger things have happened,” Marles quipped in a cheeky reference to Clarkson dumping his North jackets at a local op shop after his sacking. uncertain

Clarkson → feel → sacking

Federal Opposition Leader Angus Taylor, who as an interstater thankfully didn’t pretend to be an AFL diehard, also went for laughs with a Clarkson line. asserted

who → pretend → line

He said he recently received a North Melbourne cap from the club. asserted

he → say → club

“The cap already takes pride of place in my Parliament House office. asserted

cap → take → office

I won’t be dumping in at a Vinnies store in Hampton,” he said, before adding a surprise One Nation reference. asserted

he → dump → reference

“You know, I shouldn’t be too rough on North Melbourne. asserted

I → know → Melbourne

You’re a few years into the rebuild. asserted

You → ’re → rebuild

They show a lot of promise. asserted

They → show → promise

They’re currently struggling against the orange team. asserted

They → struggle → team

“A bit low on membership and definitely on the up, so, who knew that North Melbourne had the trajectory of the federal Liberal Party?” asserted

Melbourne → know → Party

He also added a Kylie and Anthony Albanese zinger, based on the PM’s regrettable comments on the Bush Deep podcast in July. asserted

He → add → July

“Kylie was such a big star and the prime minister is such a big fan that he’s had to delay his return from New York. asserted

he → delay → York

Albo just can’t be trusted with melons [or] with Kylie, but thank God, Richard Marles is here to save the day,” he said. asserted

he → trust → day

Hood was sporting a Kylie Minogue T-shirt and tipped Minogue to be the big winner from Saturday’s big dance. asserted

Hood → sport → dance

If merchandise sales are anything to go by, Minogue has already had a blinder. asserted

Minogue → go → blinder