Gerard Healy ... 'The mobile phone has been going into overdrive.' Source: FOX SPORTS
Gerard Healy is stunned his Gold Coast Suns "slip of the tongue" went viral around the world, but the Fox Footy AFL expert can at least see the funny side of it.
The 1998 Brownlow Medallist said he was more concerned with the fact he'll be covering a Gold Coast Suns game in a couple of weeks - and hoped he wouldn’t slip up again!
Previewing the Melbourne Demons and Gold Coast Suns clash on Sunday, Healy accidentally combined the words ‘Coast’ and ‘Suns’ on live television, generating worldwide reaction on social media.
Herald Sun video: Check out Healy's on-air gaffe - plus Anthony Hudson's reaction - right here!
"I didn’t know when I left the ground the magnitude of what was to come but it didn't take long," Healy said during his weekly live chat on foxsports.com.au.
"When I got home after the match my two youngest daughters were sitting around the table, replaying it on social media, and debating with Lisa my wife as to whether she was mad at me.
"They resolved that it was if anything very funny , in particular Huddo's reaction that "threw me under the bus". How Spud (Danny Frawley) kept a straight face was a miracle."
While many believe Healy may have combined 'Coast' with 'Hunt' - in reference to Suns midfielder Karmichael Hunt - the man himself says it was a mixture of "Coast and Suns".
"I always thought Karmicheal Hunt was going to be the trap for commentators but for me it was a combination of Coast and Suns," he said.
"It was a classic slip of the tongue, although despite everyone hearing one word I'm pretty sure it was a combo of Coast and Suns, rather than Coast and Hunt.
"Either way, it’s taken off around the world as a classic blooper that I'm sure will be seen for a few years to come.
"The mobile phone has been going into overdrive with so many texts from family and friends from all over the country, Bali, the USA and UK letting me know they've seen it and people are laughing at this Aussie commentator who called one of their teams, the Gold C..s.
"The good news is it's given Gold Coast plenty of exposure. The bad news is I'm doing another Suns game in a couple of weeks which is already making me nervous.
"Bucks is On The Couch tonight. Hopefully I don't get his name wrong."
Don't forget to catch Gerard, along with Paul Roos and Mike Sheehan on Fox Footy's On The Couch, from 8.30pm (EST) tonight.
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