With the AFL finale currently ongoing, and the NRL finale close by, discussion about what is known as ‘clutch players’ – players who excel under pressure – will likely appear in the media and be debated amongst fans. But what does ‘clutch’ really mean and is it truly possible for athletes to be ‘clutch’?

Ger Post, Lecturer of Neuroscience at University of Melbourne and author of Nerves of Steel joins Jack on the Thursday Daily to talk about this phenomenon.

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So-called ‘clutch’ athletes might be more hype than nerveless match-winners