“Early on in the game I broke my hand… Bakes [had] seen me [rubbing my hand] so started punching it. That turned into a few punches in the face.
“I said to the doctor ‘what have I done here”… he said ‘Stevie you’ve broken your hand’.
After getting back out there with the broken hand, Stevie and Baker got into it again.
“I just swung the biggest elbow… I think I got a two or three week suspension so it worked out perfectly!”
It was an ugly rivalry on the field, but since those days the two have broken bread and repaired their off-field relationship.
“We actually have [had a beer since] and he’s not a bad bloke, I actually said I hated him on the field but he’s sort of one of those guys you’d love to have on your team.”
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Stevie also spoke through his Grand Final moments with Joey Montagna, his current living arrangement with Billy Brownless, and the Grand Final on Saturday.
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