Cale Morton - Look mate, I don't rate you one bit

Could be one of our favourite episodes so far this one! Ex-Melbourne and West Coast utility Cale Morton joins Theo Doropoulos and Harrison Reid for episode six of What Could've Been.  By his own admission, Morts could've been anything, but struggled to continue the trajectory his career was on after his first few years.  Although it didn't help turning up to a club that had a crooked gym floor, no oval to train on with footy boots, and having his coach say 'I don't rate you' the minute he met him.  Morts takes us through all the ups and downs of his career, starting with a bizarre under-18s tour to South Africa, his turbulent time at Melbourne - including that infamous incident with Brendon Lade - the move to West Coast, and everything inbetween.  He also speaks candidly about the pride he felt for ex-teammate Mitch Brown, who recently game out as bisexual, and his memories of another former teammate Adam Selwood, who tragically died earlier this year.  Specifically, we covered:  2:10 - What is Morts up to now? 2:53 - That infamous incident with Brendon Lade 5:40 - Exploding in the under-18s national champs to get drafted at pick #4 9:00 - Beating South Africa by 300 points in a tour match 11:15 - Winning six of his first 40 games and the Demons' crooked gym floor 14:40 - Getting rested for the infamous tanking game against Richmond 15:53 - The grim Mark Neeld era and getting told 'I don't rate you'.  20:24 - Traded to West Coast for pick 88 22:22 - A career in two halves and being riddled by injuries 26:20 - Going back to local footy and struggling to get a kick 29:00 - Morts watching his brother play in a flag 31:45 - Happiness and pride for ex-teammate Mitch Brown coming out as bisexual 33:05 - Hearing the devastating news that another ex-teammate Adam Selwood had passed away 37:35 - Random teammates segment  50:30 - How niche can you go This episode was a heap of fun with some more random stories involving more niche footy names from yesteryear. If you want to support the show, hit follow or subscribe wherever you are listening, and share it with a mate! What Could've Been is a 7NEWS podcast produced by Malin Hagglund, Ben Gray and Eleanor Bailey. Follow What Could've Been hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.