1 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: He is the most understated player of his generation, an 2 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: amazing athlete who specializes in the gentle art of enhancing 3 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: his charm by not being aware of it. Alex Johnston 4 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: rabbit O, WHOA what a we on. 5 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:23,599 Speaker 2: Our hands here? 6 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 3: Johnston? 7 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 4: You know who picks coming to death the leaded tryst. 8 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: Every step a celebration. Yes, Alex Johnston's now just one 9 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:44,840 Speaker 1: try short of joining the legendary Ken Irvine as Australian 10 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,160 Speaker 1: rugby league's top tri score. 11 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 3: I don't think they've got. 12 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: Globe two tries and he's the all time record holder. 13 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 5: It's an incredible. 14 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: Story with no longer speeches, just play, hard work, humility 15 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: and a drive within to turn up every single day 16 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: of his existence, no shortcuts gone. Johnston had only just 17 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,960 Speaker 1: become a teenager when the NRL showed amazing foresight by 18 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: selecting him to morph into the great Greginglass and their 19 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: season opener for two thousand and Norah. He went on 20 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: to become the ducks of Endeavor Sports High, an Australian 21 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: schoolboy representative and for good measure, the. 22 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 6: Author of a couple of books. 23 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 4: I think I've read this book before, and his teammates 24 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 4: they love you, so make sure you stop to give Alex. 25 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: Johnston a cheer running out for his Rabbits against two 26 00:01:55,840 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: else a two Roosters this Friday night. 27 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 6: On Fox. 28 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 3: Go on General three sixty Rugby League from every angle, 29 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 3: joining in the Great Gordon Tallas. It's been the journals 30 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 3: in Brent Reed and Michaels and it is all the 31 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 3: scene is set. This could be a very special night 32 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 3: on Friday Night for this man, Alex Johnson, to overtake 33 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 3: Ken Irvine, the Great Ken Irvine for tri scoring record. 34 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 5: It's pretty excited, isn't it break? And it's an amazing record. 35 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 5: And to think Alex might get there against the Sydney Roosters. 36 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 5: You couldn't have picked a better stage for it. 37 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's the rivalry between the two clubs. 38 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 7: It's ongoing and Alex Johns would love nothing more than 39 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 7: to get it done against the Roosters. And he just 40 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 7: loved to get it done. We heard him after the 41 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 7: game last week going it's playing with my mind. I 42 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 7: just wanted over with So hopefully Friday. 43 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:47,519 Speaker 6: Night tell me this. What is the NRL spake? What's 44 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 6: what is going to happen? Can players rush? I mean, 45 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 6: can the fans rush the fields, so who's going to stop. 46 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 5: On security guards. I guess they'll be all around the ground. 47 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 2: Readers on the sideline. He might stop. 48 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 3: It's going to be an amazing night and possibly an 49 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:04,399 Speaker 3: amazing moment. The NL has urged everyone not to go 50 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 3: on the field, do not rush the field. So I've 51 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 3: got to make that known and clear. But this rivalry, 52 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 3: and we touched on it last night, we do every 53 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 3: time they meet. It is very special. It is real 54 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 3: and it's going. 55 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 6: To light up on Friday. 56 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 8: Well. 57 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 6: The couple of years when I was at South there 58 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 6: they are a different beast to a point where I 59 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 6: had to say, guys, every week you've got to pretend 60 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 6: that you're playing the Roosters. So they prepare tightly different 61 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 6: and probably think that it's the same for the Rooster's 62 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 6: plays some of the games when they went it was 63 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 6: one point end. It was a bit like the Cowboys 64 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 6: and the Broncos when they went through that period. But 65 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 6: this is one hundred year old rivalry. 66 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 5: It's a bit of stake too, and the Roosters is 67 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 5: obviously lost in round one, and it can imagine if 68 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 5: they go oh and two, the pressure will be on 69 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 5: that footage cup on everyone at that footag club, So 70 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 5: it's always played in the powder kick and it's going 71 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 5: to be no different. 72 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 3: Say, they've probably got more pressure on them heading into 73 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 3: this game, no. 74 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 2: Doubt for sure, just because of how poor they were. 75 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 7: I don't know the poorest side in round one, given 76 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 7: the expectations we had on on all of them. So yeah, 77 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 7: that they will really pour. So they need to perform. 78 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 7: They need to perform well against the South Sindia side 79 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 7: to a confidence, free spirited. They're going to throw plenty 80 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 7: at them and it's going to be a real test 81 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 7: for this Russ's defense. 82 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 3: Really, he thought that the Russes wouldn't make the eight 83 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 3: last year. 84 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:22,280 Speaker 6: He wanted to pretty close to close. 85 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 3: Correct is not good brought up close is not good enough. 86 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 6: I thought you'd learned from this anyway. 87 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 3: You think they're overrated? 88 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,159 Speaker 5: What thing break is the side they're running out on 89 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,359 Speaker 5: Friday night, when you take out Reese Robson, when you 90 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 5: take out Victor Rawdy, when you take out Spencer and you. 91 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 5: I think a lot of people are talking about this 92 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 5: side of the premissure contenders potentially winning a title. I 93 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 5: don't think that at the same level as. 94 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 6: They're still a star start of line up. They're very good. 95 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 5: I'm not I'm not saying they're going to miss the 96 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 5: ape break, not say that, but I'm just saying if 97 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 5: you take those guys out and you look at the 98 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 5: side they're running out on Friday night, there's some question marks, 99 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 5: particularly after last week. I saw thee the places les 100 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 5: question marks over obviously the daily experiment that didn't go 101 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 5: well last week. He's got sew Wong outside in this week. 102 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 5: I mean, I think you know, guys like Sew Wong 103 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 5: and Egan Butcher, they're good footballers. 104 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: But. 105 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 5: They're not in the elite status yet. And I think 106 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 5: everyone's looking at this team going this is a star 107 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 5: study of the league football team. But it's got some potential, 108 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 5: some areas where they've got to prove that they're at 109 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 5: that level. And I think that's the question mark over them. 110 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 6: Broke. 111 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,679 Speaker 7: Really you have a named three or two starting players 112 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 7: and the full pack, plus Spencer Leonar who's a representative player. 113 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 7: Sometimes starts sometimes come off the bench. So you take 114 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 7: three out of any sot forward mark and there's going 115 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 7: to be some deficiencies there. I still think it's a 116 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 7: star started side. I think they're super poor against the Warriors, 117 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 7: but I still think they're a top four outfit. 118 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 6: Yeah, absolutely they are a great Crichton's on the edge. 119 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 6: You got Mark the one I need a say DC. Probably, 120 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,479 Speaker 6: I reckon he'll be kicking himself. I reckon he'll be 121 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 6: really hard on himself. 122 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 5: Well, he better be harding himself, Gordy, because he's got 123 00:05:56,839 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 5: Latrell and Dave for Feeda coming out in this way. 124 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 6: Yeah, he's gonna have a lot of pathlet Yeah. I mean. 125 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 3: You get a fresh littrill too because the troll and 126 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 3: it doesn't mean it fit. 127 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 2: Cody Walker. 128 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I've seen round Cookie, he's looking really fit. Now 129 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 3: we saw Teddy go up to the referees. Has been 130 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 3: a lot said about that. Now the NRL has warned 131 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 3: against this. 132 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 7: Yes, they've sent an email out to all the coaches 133 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 7: today after their Round one review and one of the 134 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 7: key takeaways was warning against players, any players going up 135 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 7: to the referee and speaking to him. I guess in 136 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 7: this manner and WHYTT Raymond copped a barrage from the 137 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 7: Roosters and Teddy wasn't alone. There was lots of Roosters 138 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 7: players in the face there. We can see it here. 139 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 7: So what they've said is not only the captain and 140 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 7: only the captain at three elements right after the try 141 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 7: has been scored, after a try has been awarded, halftime, 142 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 7: or if there's an injured player, that's the only time challenge. 143 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 6: What about the ruck as well? A lot spoken about 144 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 6: that and you've got. 145 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:55,719 Speaker 3: Some news on that. 146 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, this is a big one. 147 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 7: So last week we saw eight set restarts, which was 148 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 7: double per game, double what we saw last year, and 149 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 7: you can equate that to the twenty meter mark being 150 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 7: in play. But the penalties were the same compared to 151 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 7: the average for the last two years. Okay, so we 152 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 7: saw more set restarts but the same amount of penalties. 153 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 7: So in essence, we saw more infringements in round one 154 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 7: than we sent the last two years. 155 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 3: Saying that because people are worried about that, yes, six 156 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 3: six agains, there was only thirty odd round one last year. 157 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 6: You're having to be more. 158 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 2: Well, this is what they've said to the coaches today, Braith. 159 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 7: The referees have reviewed several slow rucks in Round one that, 160 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 7: upon reflection, should have been a penalty or set restart, 161 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 7: depending on field posession. You can expect a high focus. 162 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 7: So they've stressed it a high focus on this area. 163 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 7: So for me, it means we're going to see more. 164 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 2: We're going to see no coaches. 165 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 6: Just trying to do because they want to, because they 166 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 6: want to, they want to control the fatigue in their 167 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 6: side brak, so they've got to slow it down. It's 168 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 6: early in the season. I'm just going to warn more 169 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 6: this week, but an email is not going to work. 170 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 6: I'll tell you what happens Thursday night. I just sent 171 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 6: them to the bin. I'm sorry, you're going like there's 172 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 6: been five and then that'll be But then that'll be 173 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 6: the standard for the rest of the week. 174 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 7: But that's the frustration. We have a crackdown. They're not 175 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 7: calling it a crackdown. 176 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 6: It's not a crackdown. They're police and the rules aren't 177 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 6: they But if. 178 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 7: They go if we see four or five symbins in 179 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 7: one game compared to what we saw last week, well 180 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 7: that's a crackdown essentially, right. And so that's the concern 181 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 7: is that they've said it, we saw more set restarts. 182 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 6: But then we're not happy with the penalties and all 183 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 6: the restarts, So what do we do? 184 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 7: Yeah, but I think everyone was critical of well, a 185 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 7: lot of people were critical of the amount of infringements 186 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 7: in week one, and they're essentially said, well, not enough. 187 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 7: We're given for the ruck, So potentially we're going to 188 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 7: see more that. 189 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 3: It's such a great area because we don't most of 190 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 3: the time, we don't even know what happens quickly, we 191 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 3: don't even know it goes. And when we've seen that, 192 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 3: the scores blow out. That's what concerns me. I don't 193 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 3: want a season where you know, we're changing the rules 194 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 3: to make the game better, but then we haven't blowout 195 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 3: score lines where the games are over before we're twenty 196 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 3: minutes to get. 197 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 5: Outside the wrestle momentum back when you loser, isn't It 198 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 5: becomes even harder with the six agains the way that 199 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 5: we're in around. 200 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 3: One pold but braveheart, I said Gibson's and there. 201 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 7: Was one more that they're going to look at as 202 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 7: well as after the half passes the ball contact as well. 203 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 2: So that's the other one. 204 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:18,599 Speaker 3: That's the other one, please break because you know what 205 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 3: it's actually if I'm a half now, I'm going all 206 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 3: the way into the line and I'm taking advantage of 207 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 3: that rule because you know you had. We've got Craig 208 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 3: Gower coming on. He was one of the best at 209 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 3: Joey and all those guys. They went deep into the 210 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 3: line back then when they got taken out and got 211 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 3: back up and kept playing. Now you've got ample time 212 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 3: and space and the defenders are worried about what's going 213 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 3: to happen after they hit the half anyway, Broncos coach 214 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 3: Michael Guys hit back at critics as he sides it 215 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:48,079 Speaker 3: gets set to play the Eels tomorrow. It's been a 216 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 3: bit of criticism there. How have you handled it? 217 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 6: I don't pay too much attention. 218 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 3: As coaches. 219 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 9: Yeah, everyone wears that at some stage, but my role 220 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:00,680 Speaker 9: is to look after the players and the staff the organization. 221 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 6: If we do that well, then you look at the 222 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 6: heir comes. 223 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 9: Has it been too I don't aim because I don't 224 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,439 Speaker 9: pay too much attention to it. So you could probably 225 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:11,079 Speaker 9: tell me a bit more about that. 226 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 8: Gordon Tallis said that, yeah, there's absolutely drama behind the 227 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 8: scenes at bred Hill. He said there was one training 228 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 8: session into them that kind of divide the caves ruffle feathers. 229 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:23,559 Speaker 2: What did you make of those remarks that if you 230 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 2: heard them from Gordon's. 231 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 6: Come to try and have a look. All right, Gordy, 232 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 6: you go to the journalists, got it wrong, to whoever 233 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 6: that was. I didn't say that there was one training camp. 234 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:38,719 Speaker 6: But no, I'll stay away from Madge's team if he 235 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 6: stays away from mine. The title West Panther's Under seven 236 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 6: made us the happiest little squad off scene. They go 237 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 6: to train and have a good time. 238 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 3: He wasn't. He wasn't. 239 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:50,959 Speaker 6: I tell you he wasn't buying it. I'll tell you what, Madge. 240 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 6: You do hear it because you ring everybody did and 241 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 6: get up them. That's a bit of. 242 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 5: Because he rings everybody that his manager brings people up 243 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:03,439 Speaker 5: and that what's been he's they're fully aware up there 244 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:07,199 Speaker 5: what's been said the media and behind the scenes about that. 245 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:10,719 Speaker 3: It's unavoidable for him and I and I know you're 246 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:13,319 Speaker 3: next to me, Gordon. I respect your decision and taking 247 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 3: all of it. I feel sorry for him. I continue 248 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 3: to say it like it's one game. I've lost one game. 249 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 3: I can understand it after three or four weeks. 250 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 5: It's not one game. Everything else that's gone with it. 251 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 5: That's what's contributed to this. Everything else, the rumblings I 252 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 5: understand why the one game is the culmination of everything 253 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 5: leading up to the one game, but it's the. 254 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 3: World judged on. I understand the noise around and the 255 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 3: playing hears and this. 256 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:46,199 Speaker 6: Question break then from when when Kevy was there and 257 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 6: they got to the Grand Final and that year the 258 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 6: last year, was there much difference between the fully side 259 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 6: in terms of quality of player? Know that the great 260 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 6: a great squad as well. Yeah, yeah, there's not much, 261 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 6: not much. It comes with the territory, of course. 262 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 3: And you know they asked the Queen's there, media are 263 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:08,959 Speaker 3: asking questions from our show. But they're the ones that 264 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 3: fire the bullets, and they're the ones that on the 265 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 3: back page of the Sunday Curier Courier were calling them 266 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 3: worst ever. Yeah, you know, so that their own they 267 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,599 Speaker 3: eat their own up there, you know, and that that, 268 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:21,680 Speaker 3: unfortunately for Magie, is something he would have known stepping 269 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 3: into the gate. 270 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 6: Said they sacked Wayne Bennett and he's made six or 271 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 6: he'd won that club six. 272 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:29,440 Speaker 5: I'm got to say that the matags under a lot 273 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 5: of pressure last year. I thought he handled really well 274 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 5: when you look at it the way it came out. 275 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 6: Has he handled it now? Well? 276 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 3: Do you think it's getting in the pressure that he's 277 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 3: doing all right. 278 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 5: I think after last year it's probably not. I wouldn't 279 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:42,439 Speaker 5: have thought it's affecting at the moment that much. I 280 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 5: mean you'd say by that press conference is obviously not 281 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:47,839 Speaker 5: only happy about it, as you wouldn't be. But I 282 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:49,599 Speaker 5: don't think at the moment it doesn't seem to be 283 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 5: really impacting him that much. 284 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 2: I thought his demeanor was fine in the press, like, 285 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 2: that's not the worst thing that Gordon. 286 00:12:57,920 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 5: How can you please go to training when the Titans 287 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 5: happened to times? 288 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 6: You know what, I'll go there when we're playing. You 289 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:10,679 Speaker 6: should do that. We'll go that week. You know what. 290 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 6: You can call it unfair. If Paine has didn't leave, 291 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:15,840 Speaker 6: there'd be no noise. 292 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:19,680 Speaker 5: I reckord one and week one there'd be no noise, 293 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:21,719 Speaker 5: wouldn't be locky. And that's the way they played. It's 294 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 5: not just that they lost because Pends a good footy team. 295 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 5: But Pendths weren't out of this world, right. Penrith weren't 296 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 5: dynamite in that game. They were just clinical and Brisbane 297 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 5: was so poor and that's why, I mean, it's not just. 298 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 6: The way they. 299 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 5: And Ezra Man starting on the bench. 300 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 6: All that sort of. 301 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 3: Has also given a cryptic answer on why Ezra Men 302 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 3: was bench last week as as a staff five eight 303 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 3: returns to the starting side this week. 304 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:52,679 Speaker 8: One tact why it was played off the bench just 305 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 8: because of the cod injuries. 306 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 6: Is that right, Look, we don't come up with excuses. 307 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:59,679 Speaker 9: The seventeen players went out there to get the job 308 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 9: done and weren't able to do that. 309 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 3: And then we're moving in around. 310 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 6: Too, so you know, we've got all different reasons. 311 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 9: And I talked from the players around why we do things, 312 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 9: but we keep that in the house. 313 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,679 Speaker 8: Michael Brave and us have said he thought it was 314 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 8: strange that as a member was plaid off the bench. 315 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:14,840 Speaker 3: Your response to that comment. 316 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 9: Everyone's got an opinion and they all have their commentary, 317 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 9: but I don't tend to pay too much attention. But look, 318 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 9: that's that's what that's the job to talk about what 319 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 9: the teams are aren't and we chose to go with 320 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 9: what we did last week. 321 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 6: So looking forward around two now, yeah, Brak, what do 322 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 6: you think of that? 323 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 3: Did those journals do any work? They just cut and 324 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 3: pay from the show? 325 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 5: Should feel a lot episode? 326 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 6: Was that? Boy, I had no idea it's questions we are. 327 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 3: I'm not the only one questioning that decision. By the way, 328 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 3: off we spoke about last night, and yeah, he's having 329 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 3: a laugh mag He doesn't care. 330 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 6: We said a lot worse last year on the show. 331 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 3: Now, the cord injury that Dave Rick reported yesterday, we 332 00:14:57,680 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 3: laughed it off. I thought it was rubbish, you know, 333 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 3: And and the answer there confirmed to me that it 334 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 3: wasn't the court injury, because if it was, he would 335 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 3: have said, well, Break probably doesn't know, but he had 336 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 3: a court injury instead, he said, we'll worked in the 337 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 3: greend final last year. 338 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 7: He's pretty he's pretty cage you imagine when it comes 339 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 7: to injuries, breath like that's he doesn't usually give full disclosure, right, 340 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 7: So but why. 341 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 6: Bring up the grand finally? 342 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 2: Well, because they won the comp with that combination. 343 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 6: Yeah, but if it was a cord injury, wouldn't it. 344 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 7: Be because correct, correct, it's an easier smother to go. 345 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 7: He's got an injury, which maybe he's not well, Madge 346 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 7: can get a little bit parano Maybe he's not one 347 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 7: hundred percent fit going into this weekend either, and he 348 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 7: doesn't want to be a targeted player or things like that. 349 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 7: But yeah, going back to the reason he said, you 350 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 7: know last year worked was because they won the Grand 351 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 7: did work, but it was a completely different different reasons, right, 352 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 7: And you know you've got Ben harn and Adam Reynolds weren' 353 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 7: getting any faster or dynamic, and we know how good 354 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 7: Ezra can be, so he needs to play in It's 355 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 7: eighty minutes and here's that lightning rod for him. 356 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 2: Sometimes we're in attack with Reese Walsh. 357 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, what would I know anyway, I'm no catch. But 358 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 3: he's back in this starting side. 359 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 2: This week, which is which is good, which he should 360 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 2: be he should be. 361 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 6: I think it's the right call. 362 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 3: If anyone asked that question tomorrow, anyone, what do you 363 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 3: I mean? 364 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 5: I was surprised he wasn't in the starting so last 365 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 5: week obviously we've got that mail that there was a 366 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 5: quade injury involved in that breath I mean Madge's dodge 367 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 5: and duct and weave and avoided answering that question. But 368 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 5: I'm glad to see him back in the starting side, 369 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 5: and I think they're a better team when there's a 370 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 5: man placed. 371 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 6: I'm a big believer you're best thirty in running because 372 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 6: you can always get off to a good start. You 373 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 6: can lose it in the first team, all right. 374 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 3: Kaylen Ponger has changed his allegiance to New Zealand. 375 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 6: Meek, what's the latest? 376 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 7: Yeah, breaking news out of the International Rugby League Meeting 377 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 7: which is in the midst of happening at the moment. 378 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 7: But Kayln pong has been given the green light to 379 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 7: represent the Kiwi's at the end of the year, So 380 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 7: he's changed his allegiance. Will played for Queensland and played 381 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 7: for New Zealand in the one year and it sets 382 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 7: up a blockbuster World Cup opener because Australia take on 383 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 7: New Zealand to kick start the tournament at the end 384 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 7: of the year. 385 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 2: But Kaalum Ponger officially. 386 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 6: Went straight in there with Ny and you know, I love. 387 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 2: Absolute superstar he walks in. 388 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 6: But that's I can put him anyway. 389 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:11,120 Speaker 2: Whatever he's in the team, he's definitely in the starting side. 390 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:12,959 Speaker 5: And they've been chasing him for years, so I mean 391 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 5: they've been very keen to get him in the system 392 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 5: and I'm happy for him because this is what he's 393 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 5: wanted to do. That's this is why he didn't play 394 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:20,639 Speaker 5: for Australia year or two ago. Because he wanted to 395 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 5: play for New Zealand. If you know that family, I 396 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 5: mean last year his sister went back to New Zealand, 397 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 5: his younger sisters to go to school in New Zealand, 398 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,880 Speaker 5: social could connect with the Mary heritage. So there's deep 399 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:35,520 Speaker 5: links from that family in New Zealand and the Marie culture. 400 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 5: And I think Carln's society wants to represent his family. 401 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 3: Luck to you know, you can play for whoever he 402 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 3: wants to play for. Your close mate, mental Andre. 403 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 5: I'm able to get ahold of andres. 404 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 3: What have you been given to that we didn't know 405 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:57,919 Speaker 3: from the field break sud At some point you want 406 00:17:58,000 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 3: to play. 407 00:17:58,240 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 5: I've got to catch up with Ongon. 408 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 2: Have to try that soon. 409 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 7: We all when he pulled out of the OSSes a 410 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:05,719 Speaker 7: couple of years ago, we all knew he didn't want 411 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:06,639 Speaker 7: to play against New Zealand. 412 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:07,880 Speaker 2: He'd liked it privately. 413 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:09,439 Speaker 7: He didn't say it publicly because you don't know how 414 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 7: things were going to transpire. But in Klen's defense, he 415 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 7: held his nerves. Had he played for Australia, it almost 416 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 7: would have been impossible for him to switch that allegiance 417 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 7: now and play for the Kiwis. 418 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 3: All right, what about the origin eligibility we talked about 419 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 3: last night and now he's more of a topic of 420 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 3: conversation given this situation with Klen and his choice to 421 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 3: play for New Zealand. 422 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 5: I'm a support of what they did both because I 423 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 5: think you've already got guys playing for Samorro and Tono 424 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,360 Speaker 5: who play Origin. Right, Calen has deep connections, as I said, 425 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 5: in New Zealand, but he's also got very deep connections 426 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 5: with Queensland. Part of the reason he didn't pledge his 427 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 5: allegiance to New Zealand was he wanted to play for 428 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:45,160 Speaker 5: queens and that's how much the Queens and Jersey means 429 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 5: to him. So I know I heard you guys discussing 430 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 5: it last night, but I think you can have a 431 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 5: deep love for Queensland, aus Wealth and a deep love 432 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 5: for a country other than Australia, and I think he 433 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 5: has that, so I think he should be able to 434 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 5: do both. I know you don't agree, Gordon, I don't. 435 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:01,160 Speaker 6: Know, only you're gonna have to agree. 436 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:04,479 Speaker 7: I'm with you body like I can, so you can 437 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 7: you can. I'm not going to tell anyone who they 438 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 7: think they should play for, right, like you're just trying 439 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 7: to I'm not telling anyone who to play for. Ready, 440 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:14,399 Speaker 7: that's not my business who to play for, right, But 441 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 7: for so long Origin has been built up. What has 442 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 7: been wrong with the Origin product over the last couple 443 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 7: of years. 444 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 5: Well, there's nothing wrong with it, but Kaylin's playing in it. 445 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 7: Yeah, but even if can Kaitlin is not going to 446 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 7: start for Queensland this year for his washes fit and fine, Okay, 447 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:31,439 Speaker 7: if there's a thousand players that. 448 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:36,160 Speaker 6: We can make it, we can make anyway, that's yeah. 449 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:36,439 Speaker 9: I just. 450 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 7: I feel like we I feel like the rise of 451 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 7: international foota has been going so well right, and I 452 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 7: feel like we've probably missed the mark a little bit 453 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 7: here because we should have got to a point, and 454 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 7: I've banged on about this for a while now, we 455 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 7: should have got to a point that in Origin we 456 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 7: should have been playing a three test series between New 457 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 7: Zealand and some old New Zealand or Tonga and built 458 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 7: that to have the same similar rivalry as Origin. 459 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:02,959 Speaker 5: You bill, so, at the moment clubs getting on their 460 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 5: high horse about losing thirty players forty players during the 461 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 5: Origin series, you want to take another forty players out 462 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 5: in the middle of the season. So you've got now 463 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 5: eighty players rep footy in the middle of the second. 464 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,119 Speaker 6: Because they come back better players. 465 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 5: If they're not injured or miss them for the next month. 466 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 6: They get injured in the preseason. 467 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 5: And you want to talk about international footy and how 468 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 5: the rise of international footy has happened. Part of it 469 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 5: has happened because players rather to play for NEWS at 470 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 5: Wales or Queensland and tomorrow Tonga. If you if you 471 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 5: force them to make a choice when there's ninety grand 472 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 5: at stake and guys have allegiance they play for US 473 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 5: for money and they've got an allege as Steve Crichton 474 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:44,919 Speaker 5: as Jeri and lew as Brian to do. They've got 475 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 5: a connection News wells as well. If you force them 476 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:49,679 Speaker 5: to make a decision, a choice, there's every chance they 477 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 5: don't play for samorrow to what they played for NEWS 478 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 5: was and the rise of international regularly what you're talking about, 479 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 5: gets decimated. 480 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 2: How do we know? 481 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:58,119 Speaker 7: How do we know that if we gave it some 482 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 7: time in a three match series that they couldn't earn 483 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 7: and eventually the equivalent of what Origin generates by having 484 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 7: a three match international series on the same weekend that 485 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 7: is built up like Origin, that is built up to 486 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 7: have that similar context, So why are we downplaying that? 487 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 5: But Nick, they probably want to but the Origin is 488 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:16,920 Speaker 5: the pinnacle of our game, right, they probably want to 489 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:19,159 Speaker 5: play Origin because it's the pinnacle of the game. That's 490 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 5: the way it's been built up. 491 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 2: I don't think they all would choose. 492 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:22,200 Speaker 6: I want to get back to the money. 493 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 3: Somebody to get back to the money, to the money 494 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,919 Speaker 3: thirty grand a game is going to Does this change 495 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 3: players decisions whether they want to play for coins in 496 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 3: their New South Wales or not? And they're international and 497 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 3: all this because what would a Gordy old and a 498 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:38,159 Speaker 3: lot of the ex players who played Origin, is you 499 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:38,919 Speaker 3: actually pay. 500 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 6: To play Origin. 501 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 3: You can give your salary, you know, you often wouldn't 502 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 3: earn a cent because you give all your tickets away 503 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 3: in your jerseys, and you wouldn't even get. 504 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:46,959 Speaker 2: A paid check. 505 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:48,680 Speaker 6: The money out of the equation, but you don't think 506 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 6: has any impact. 507 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 5: It has an impact, breath, because it's a lot of money. 508 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,679 Speaker 3: But if that has only an impact, right, So if 509 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 3: players are making the decision because of the money, then 510 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:02,440 Speaker 3: that's already not really the right thing for OG. 511 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:03,880 Speaker 6: I'm sure. 512 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 5: Ninety percent of the decisions based on All Stars and 513 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 5: their connection to New South Wales. 514 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 6: Yeah, so we were just turning into an all star. 515 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 6: For example, Victor ray Love playing Tonga right and I 516 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:20,400 Speaker 6: will tune in to watch that. And when they played 517 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 6: England and all those plays. 518 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:25,200 Speaker 5: That's because all are playing Gordy, and they might play 519 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 5: if they're forced to make a call. As I said, Brian, 520 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:29,160 Speaker 5: Tage your own lord. 521 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 6: What's going to happen? Those are island teams, the Pacifics. 522 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 6: They're going to get money to poach the Aussie boys. Gordy. 523 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 6: We just had a team went to reach no no, 524 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:47,200 Speaker 6: hear me out. It's so it's six grand to play 525 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 6: for for your country, which is fair because that's what 526 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 6: Clint Newton and the Players Association did so then everybody 527 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 6: was equal. Right now players has shopping themselves around to 528 00:22:57,320 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 6: see who they're going to play for for the most. 529 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:02,239 Speaker 5: You're on this you're on this train coaching stuff, right. 530 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 5: It's incumbent on you and keV and Willy. If Willy's 531 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 5: there again, someone the Jersey they want to play. You 532 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 5: don't beg someone I'm not. You make an environment where 533 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:15,680 Speaker 5: they want to play for you. 534 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:16,920 Speaker 2: Over what other. 535 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:18,679 Speaker 6: Environment do you want to go to where you've got 536 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 6: the best players in the nicest hotel and run out 537 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 6: at Wembley. Tell me what else we've got to do that. 538 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:27,199 Speaker 5: You don't have to worry Gordy, because that's what they 539 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,400 Speaker 5: want to do. They want to plan that environment. That's 540 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 5: the guy's eligible for. 541 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 6: I want to be when there's a third party at 542 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 6: one other at some of the other countries about money. No, 543 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:39,960 Speaker 6: because that's what's happening. Because I've heard it. 544 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,879 Speaker 5: You should be a journalist name I've heard the same story. 545 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 6: Do we need to change this tear system? Yes, because 546 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:52,360 Speaker 6: everybody is equal. Yes, because you cannot put some Moere 547 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:53,199 Speaker 6: and Tonga down here. 548 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 7: Seriously, Yeah, I'm comfortable that, but we just got to 549 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 7: be clear the fact that the tear system hasn't changed, right, 550 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:00,160 Speaker 7: So all that changes then NR old decision to aim 551 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 7: state of origin the way international footy works and eligibi 552 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 7: ability is exactly the same. So you can't play for 553 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 7: New Zealand and Australia like. 554 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 3: Which clarifies what I said last night because I wasn't 555 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 3: sure about it. You can't found out today, so that's 556 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:16,639 Speaker 3: actually good. Keeps it in line. That's that's why this is. 557 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:18,120 Speaker 7: But if you get rid of them, do you want 558 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 7: to have likes playing for New Zealand one year and 559 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 7: Australia the next, because that's what will happen if you 560 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 7: get rid of the tiers. 561 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 6: You don't want guys leaving tomorrow and tong to go 562 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:27,120 Speaker 6: play for News. 563 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 2: It should be okay. 564 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:31,520 Speaker 5: What they should do now is Tier one Nations along 565 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 5: with Australia England. 566 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 6: Yes, absolutely so. 567 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 2: If back to your point, if they don't make Australia, 568 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:37,439 Speaker 2: can they play They can't play for. 569 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:41,640 Speaker 5: Well, if they've missed the Australian team or if they've 570 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 5: already played for Australia probably not know not of a 571 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 5: problem with that. But they should be able to play Origin. 572 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 5: You can't tell me. 573 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:49,920 Speaker 2: You can't tell me. 574 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:51,399 Speaker 6: If you can't tell me that. 575 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:53,879 Speaker 5: Victor Radley, if we're going back to Origin shouldn't be 576 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 5: a state of origin. I'm going back there. He's he's 577 00:24:56,880 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 5: the perfect example. Victor Radley should be eligible for Yeah, 578 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:02,639 Speaker 5: under the rules you want and you want. 579 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:06,120 Speaker 2: And you're not you'd be comfortable him while playing for Australia. 580 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:09,120 Speaker 5: No, I'm saying they're all on one tea you can't 581 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:11,920 Speaker 5: switch between teas, so you pick and that's it. Pick 582 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 5: and stick baby. 583 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 2: Okay. 584 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:14,159 Speaker 7: So then we're not going to see a lot of 585 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 7: play for potentially somerow And because now they've got the. 586 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 5: Chance to play for New Zealand the other planet for 587 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:20,440 Speaker 5: smaller Tonga. 588 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:22,400 Speaker 7: Yeah, all play for Australia, but they've got to get 589 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 7: out of jail free car that they can swap. 590 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 5: I didn't see Steve Krechten or Jo Bryan Tyre actually 591 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 5: ever talking about playing for Australia. They got as far 592 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 5: as on they've got no interest. 593 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 2: In Mamaso, potentially Tino and there's a long list of. 594 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:38,440 Speaker 5: The should and they should just stay with Australia. 595 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 6: I think telling them that they stay there, it's not 596 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 6: going to happen. 597 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 3: It happened, but we're going to have more of a 598 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:44,920 Speaker 3: mess moving forward. 599 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:47,199 Speaker 6: The race. Mitch Barnett, where's it at? 600 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 7: Yeah, it's really interesting why Mitch Barnett hottest commodity on 601 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 7: the open market at the moment. At the moment there's 602 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:55,879 Speaker 7: three clubs with offers in that's Brisbane Manly Paramount of 603 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 7: the Dragons have spoken to Mitch Barnett and Indicator that 604 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 7: they can, but I haven't put anything formal to him, 605 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 7: So I think we'll see, you know, in the next 606 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 7: couple of days, maybe after seventy two hours. He might 607 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,200 Speaker 7: see a decision for Mitch Barnett, but he won't be 608 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,399 Speaker 7: able to Warriors next year, leaving for family reasons, so 609 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 7: he's you know, we've seen a lot of movement in 610 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 7: the in the middle stocks with kel and Klum, the 611 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:19,200 Speaker 7: tonguey Tino re signing, paying Haas leaving the Broncos, and 612 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 7: Mitch Barnett's arguably in that. 613 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 6: Top of the best deal for the Warriors out of 614 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 6: those clubs with the players that they've got on offer. 615 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:27,639 Speaker 2: I think it's tough for the Warriors. 616 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:29,320 Speaker 7: He goody because they've come out and said that he's 617 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:31,639 Speaker 7: going to leave for compassionate family reasons. 618 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 2: I don't think like it's. 619 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:34,880 Speaker 7: Definitely not a Zachlo that situation, right, so we saw 620 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 7: how hard that paramat is still dead ground. I don't 621 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:39,400 Speaker 7: think the Warriors, and I think the Warriors are probably 622 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 7: privately conceded that they're not going to get anything the 623 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:43,160 Speaker 7: equivalent of Mitch Barnett. 624 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:46,960 Speaker 3: They're just not We're hearing monster nine hundred thousand or 625 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:49,639 Speaker 3: close to from para offer, is that right? 626 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's what. It's a while, it's a lot, it's 627 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:55,120 Speaker 2: a lot of money. Breath. 628 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,640 Speaker 7: But if you look at the prop market, right, Keon 629 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 7: went for what one point one one point two paying 630 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,359 Speaker 7: hals Is on big money, Tinos on big money there 631 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 7: do you have him near them? Well, then they're the 632 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 7: top middles in the game. So if you're giving someone 633 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:10,400 Speaker 7: like Mitch Barnett for three hundred three hundred, well three 634 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 7: hundred thousand. 635 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 3: Honestly, it is crazy, like when you peel it back 636 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 3: to where it's come now, you know, like each Barne, 637 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 3: it's a very good player, you know, very good, but 638 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 3: he's not easy. You know, you would never have thought 639 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 3: that sort of seven. Yeah, that's an. 640 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:30,399 Speaker 5: Audio coming off an ear reko too, right, Yeah, So 641 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 5: I mean the length of the contracts. The issue for me, 642 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 5: i'd been you know, three years when what is the Warriors? 643 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 5: I imagine it's on that seventh seven. 644 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,719 Speaker 3: Normally see and this is no disrespect to the Warriors, 645 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 3: but the teams like the Warriors and Raiders have to 646 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 3: pay overs because. 647 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 6: You've got to move away away the climb. It's not 648 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 6: so good. 649 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 3: You travel every week so they typically, which is unfortunate 650 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 3: for clubs like that have to pay overs. He's moving 651 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,160 Speaker 3: back for compassionate reasons. Still going at nine hundred thousand dollars. 652 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,119 Speaker 7: That's I just think if you look at the prop market, 653 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:00,720 Speaker 7: that's like if you're if all the tea ones and 654 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 7: the other thewise that I mentioned at T one are 655 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:03,399 Speaker 7: getting one point two plus. 656 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 2: He sits in tier two for one fair cool. 657 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 3: It just seems like a lot of money after having 658 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:10,400 Speaker 3: the bar in round one. Benji Marshall and he Tigers 659 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:13,199 Speaker 3: are ready to kick off Super Saturday, and boy are 660 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:13,920 Speaker 3: we excited. 661 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 6: Yo yo yo on the house, boys on the house, 662 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 6: let's go, let's go, let's go. 663 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 3: Now when the game, get the whole work. 664 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:29,480 Speaker 4: Talk the list. 665 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,480 Speaker 2: When it came, get. 666 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 10: The whole work, the hen when it cut the list. O, 667 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 10: Fox League, this is the life many. 668 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 3: Exact Charlie Maddie and the Fox saying, you know that's 669 00:28:57,560 --> 00:28:58,600 Speaker 3: that is creative and. 670 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:00,120 Speaker 6: He moves like good. 671 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 5: That was in Vegas. 672 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 6: That is so good. It's great, that's so good. 673 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 3: Ready, Europe, you've been a believer, you are believing, you've 674 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:11,640 Speaker 3: been a long term the kool aid before break. 675 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:14,160 Speaker 6: Actually well, we're there. Let's have a look, because we'll 676 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 6: take a look at the arm. 677 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 9: Look at it. 678 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 3: Twenty twenty three, two of the tigers and took a 679 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 3: sleek of the kool aid. Watch them train for an hour. 680 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 3: Look at that picture. I'm buying what they're selling, baby 681 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:31,040 Speaker 3: wooden spoon. And then twenty twenty five, this columnist is 682 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 3: ready to indulge in the kool aid again, ready to 683 00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:37,480 Speaker 3: take a long, hard swing off the stuff. 684 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:40,960 Speaker 5: I've got my column Saturday to drink it again. 685 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:43,959 Speaker 6: Baby, cool of them. 686 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:47,040 Speaker 5: I'm sorry, Benjie, what what are you doing there? It's 687 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:47,600 Speaker 5: an old photo? 688 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 6: Break that really? 689 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 5: Can you get a fresh one? It's a very old one. 690 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 2: Can you get out of those? 691 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 3: Now? You are already? 692 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:56,560 Speaker 6: Give them break? 693 00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:58,840 Speaker 5: I think I think they've been on the gradual incline, 694 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 5: and I think the. 695 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 3: Last year people, anyone take you serious? Heart at this, Like, honestly, 696 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 3: they're getting better break Actually why. 697 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:12,400 Speaker 6: They're going to go? Well, but I think they'd be 698 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 6: hating the fact that that they would. 699 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, but no, I had him in my head. I'm 700 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 5: going to I think this is the year they break. 701 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 5: The draft will go off. 702 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 2: Quickly before you go, I have in my but I 703 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 2: got him competing for it. 704 00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 6: On the right track. Thanks you