WEBVTT - ROUND 20 PREVIEW: 'I'LL WEAR THAT BURDEN'. Why Luai's confession isn't the real story. 0:00:05.800 --> 0:00:07.280 Welcome to the Code NRL show. 0:00:07.360 --> 0:00:11.360 Dave Ricky he has always with Michael carrianas as always, 0:00:11.800 --> 0:00:15.600 and the other as always is not always here. No, 0:00:16.079 --> 0:00:20.040 because he's gone today. Brent Ferree read zone a great 0:00:20.079 --> 0:00:23.520 day for everyone. He's still recovering from Origin. Yeah, he's 0:00:23.520 --> 0:00:28.520 going to get therapy on how to better understand Origin. 0:00:28.560 --> 0:00:30.639 What about it? What about is he? 0:00:30.720 --> 0:00:34.200 Tigers are gone, Broncos are no good, Storm a struggling 0:00:34.720 --> 0:00:35.760 Manly have hit a wall. 0:00:36.240 --> 0:00:37.600 All his teams are gone. 0:00:37.760 --> 0:00:38.280 Sorry Brent. 0:00:39.200 --> 0:00:41.920 Oh Well, the show rolls on, Mickey. 0:00:42.240 --> 0:00:45.800 It's been an incredible week of news in rugby league, 0:00:45.800 --> 0:00:48.839 as it always is, but not havely The West Tigers. 0:00:49.080 --> 0:00:54.200 Jerome Lui the story that broke last I think it 0:00:54.240 --> 0:00:58.520 was last Thursday. It was last Thursday afternoon that the 0:00:58.640 --> 0:01:04.720 news of lou eyes impending departure from the Tigers unfolded, 0:01:05.319 --> 0:01:08.840 and he has just fronted the press today to discuss 0:01:08.880 --> 0:01:11.080 that departure. 0:01:11.760 --> 0:01:13.240 He speaks pretty well, doesn't he. 0:01:13.240 --> 0:01:16.839 He's great talent, Jerome, and he's pretty direct, pretty forthright. 0:01:18.280 --> 0:01:20.399 Takes ownership and there's a couple of interesting things that 0:01:20.440 --> 0:01:23.480 he said around you know, if I derailed the season 0:01:23.480 --> 0:01:27.560 because of my move to PNG, I'll wear that right, 0:01:27.600 --> 0:01:30.560 that's on me, right, And then you know, some conversations 0:01:30.600 --> 0:01:32.960 around his form and if he's not playing well, well, 0:01:33.160 --> 0:01:35.600 he's had a conversation with Benji to pick other players 0:01:35.600 --> 0:01:37.440 if he doesn't feel like you know, if he wants 0:01:37.480 --> 0:01:40.120 to make that change. And you know said he was 0:01:40.120 --> 0:01:42.680 shocked and surprised by the Tiger's decision, but after he 0:01:43.160 --> 0:01:46.240 wore it and came to terms with it, understood what 0:01:46.280 --> 0:01:49.400 they wanted to do. Yeah, Jerome is a great media talent, 0:01:49.440 --> 0:01:51.320 and you know, he's one of the he's one of 0:01:51.320 --> 0:01:52.320 the good interviews in the game. 0:01:53.440 --> 0:01:55.760 Interesting at that point that you made in relation to 0:01:56.880 --> 0:02:02.080 the exit from the Tigers and going to someone with 0:02:02.120 --> 0:02:05.279 P and G and he said, I if that moment 0:02:05.320 --> 0:02:07.480 in time derailed our season, that's on me. 0:02:08.000 --> 0:02:09.240 Yeah. 0:02:09.880 --> 0:02:12.760 How do you think Tigers fans and Tigers teammates feel? 0:02:13.320 --> 0:02:15.760 You know, what was he supposed to do, Dave? Because 0:02:15.760 --> 0:02:19.639 of the structure of that contract. You know, the Tigers 0:02:19.760 --> 0:02:22.200 are to blame in a way as well for putting 0:02:22.200 --> 0:02:24.440 the clauses and the time ins around those clauses in. 0:02:24.560 --> 0:02:25.920 But you can understand why they had to. 0:02:26.080 --> 0:02:29.400 I understand why they had to, but this was always 0:02:29.400 --> 0:02:31.400 the risk that when you did that, this was going 0:02:31.440 --> 0:02:35.840 to be the outcome. I understand all parties in this situation, right. 0:02:35.960 --> 0:02:37.959 I understand your own chasing the cash and going to 0:02:38.000 --> 0:02:40.400 P and G. I understand why the Tigers put those 0:02:40.400 --> 0:02:42.360 clauses in because they were you know, they signed a 0:02:42.360 --> 0:02:45.880 premiership winning player when they'll bottom of the competition, right, 0:02:46.040 --> 0:02:47.800 And I understand why the Tigers have said to him, 0:02:47.800 --> 0:02:49.320 all right, thank you mate, but you're going at the 0:02:49.400 --> 0:02:52.840 end of the season. So I understand it all. Whilst 0:02:52.840 --> 0:02:56.800 it's created headlines and you know, some strong storylines for 0:02:56.960 --> 0:02:59.560 us because it's big story. They're all big stories, right, 0:03:00.000 --> 0:03:03.160 But I get it, and I'm not critical of anyone 0:03:03.240 --> 0:03:06.120 in this situation. It's it's the circumstances which have led 0:03:06.360 --> 0:03:07.320 to these decisions. 0:03:07.360 --> 0:03:07.600 Yep. 0:03:07.880 --> 0:03:11.799 Yeah, the social media posts weren't brought up at the 0:03:11.840 --> 0:03:12.480 press contest. 0:03:12.639 --> 0:03:13.200 Found that weird. 0:03:13.200 --> 0:03:15.080 I would like to have known, because I'm not an 0:03:15.120 --> 0:03:18.560 anime expert. I don't understand what any of that means. 0:03:19.280 --> 0:03:19.920 You Dave. 0:03:21.240 --> 0:03:23.280 Probably not how crazy mate, Brent really do? I understand, 0:03:24.240 --> 0:03:26.400 To be honest, he would have some type of theory. 0:03:27.600 --> 0:03:31.160 I don't know that didn't come up interesting the club captains. 0:03:31.200 --> 0:03:32.200 He didn't come up either. 0:03:32.680 --> 0:03:34.960 That'll be interesting to see if he if he retains 0:03:35.000 --> 0:03:36.320 that for the remainder of the season. 0:03:36.400 --> 0:03:37.520 What's your thoughts there. 0:03:39.440 --> 0:03:41.360 Like, I think he should play. 0:03:41.440 --> 0:03:43.760 I've got no issues with him playing and captain in 0:03:43.760 --> 0:03:45.920 in the interim well for the rest of the year. 0:03:46.240 --> 0:03:47.680 Yeah yeah, Well he's only there for the rest of 0:03:47.680 --> 0:03:47.920 the year. 0:03:47.960 --> 0:03:51.360 I understand. But but what if it. 0:03:51.040 --> 0:03:53.200 Just goes a bit even further south for the West 0:03:53.200 --> 0:03:54.760 Tigers over the next three matches. 0:03:54.520 --> 0:03:57.520 Where they lose in they lose, depends on his performance, 0:03:57.640 --> 0:04:02.560 depends on injury situation. But they're you know, they still 0:04:02.600 --> 0:04:05.960 talk and Benji was quite defiant about playing finals footy 0:04:06.000 --> 0:04:07.800 or if there are any chance of playing finals footy, 0:04:07.800 --> 0:04:08.160 they need. 0:04:08.080 --> 0:04:09.320 Jerome to be playing near his best. 0:04:09.360 --> 0:04:10.040 YEP. Agree. 0:04:10.120 --> 0:04:13.480 So whilst they're in finals contention, whilst they feel like 0:04:13.560 --> 0:04:15.200 they can, they need your own playing there. 0:04:15.240 --> 0:04:19.279 So I don't. I wouldn't be banishing him, I just wouldn't. 0:04:19.360 --> 0:04:22.400 Does it set the West Tigers back next season? 0:04:22.920 --> 0:04:25.400 Well, they're not a better side with Jerome Luai out 0:04:25.400 --> 0:04:28.200 of it, all right, So that's that's the point. But 0:04:28.240 --> 0:04:30.360 I get what they did. I understand and they can, 0:04:30.640 --> 0:04:32.560 you know, spread the love a little bit. We heard 0:04:32.680 --> 0:04:34.680 Benji talk around their depth and their lack of depth 0:04:34.680 --> 0:04:36.360 this year, and that's hurt them because they've had injuries 0:04:37.200 --> 0:04:40.880 to keep players. And you know, it doesn't matter which 0:04:40.880 --> 0:04:42.880 club you are. If you lose your top five players, 0:04:42.880 --> 0:04:44.800 and they've probably lost their top five players at times 0:04:44.839 --> 0:04:46.960 throughout the season, you're going to struggle. 0:04:47.120 --> 0:04:49.719 Right So, but their depth levels aren't there. 0:04:49.720 --> 0:04:51.680 They've had blokes out are trained and trials play first 0:04:51.680 --> 0:04:55.560 grade and stuff this year, right so, but the market's 0:04:55.600 --> 0:04:59.200 pretty bare. So if you sat there and go, well, 0:04:59.200 --> 0:05:02.800 their squad's going to be improved next year, don't see 0:05:02.839 --> 0:05:06.680 it because they've signed Jaca Varello and that's really it 0:05:06.760 --> 0:05:08.280 at the moment. So unless they get a few more 0:05:08.279 --> 0:05:11.799 signs between now and next season, they're a weaker squad 0:05:11.839 --> 0:05:13.040 without Jerome LAWA next year. 0:05:13.120 --> 0:05:14.279 Yeah, I think so too. 0:05:15.680 --> 0:05:19.080 Paramatta great good, not a great signing. Good signing for Paramatter, 0:05:19.279 --> 0:05:22.800 good signing for Paramatter. Look, the reason everyone's been so 0:05:22.880 --> 0:05:25.159 critical is the mixed results of the Jonah Pezzant deal 0:05:25.240 --> 0:05:29.120 this year. Right, Jonah Pezzert and Jerome Law are completely different, 0:05:29.680 --> 0:05:33.040 completely different in terms of stylistic right, Jerome Lawa is 0:05:33.040 --> 0:05:35.320 a five eighthjon isn't on the ball half in terms 0:05:35.360 --> 0:05:36.880 of what they've achieved in the game, in terms of 0:05:36.960 --> 0:05:41.279 the relationship already with Mitch Moses, and the fact that 0:05:41.720 --> 0:05:44.000 you know, Paramatta have these two young hars that they 0:05:44.000 --> 0:05:46.800 believe will be first grade ready by twenty twenty eight, 0:05:47.240 --> 0:05:49.400 not next year. Okay, So this buys them some time, 0:05:49.800 --> 0:05:52.279 and it also allows you look at Talon of Silver 0:05:52.720 --> 0:05:57.040 and Aziyongi in another twelve months time, they're going to 0:05:57.080 --> 0:06:00.640 be eighty plus gamers into their career. They might by 0:06:00.680 --> 0:06:04.680 that stage they can have a rookie five eighth in 0:06:04.720 --> 0:06:06.880 that spine you throw them in next year. These guys 0:06:06.920 --> 0:06:10.039 are still learning, but three four years into first grade 0:06:10.080 --> 0:06:11.640 now they should be able to take that next step 0:06:11.680 --> 0:06:12.520 by twenty twenty eight. 0:06:12.640 --> 0:06:13.159 Yeah. 0:06:13.760 --> 0:06:16.840 Interesting point you make, Dear Mick about Jonah with comparisons 0:06:16.880 --> 0:06:20.600 with Jonah Peazant and maybe Paraffins are a little bit 0:06:20.600 --> 0:06:21.960 nervous about picking up another. 0:06:21.800 --> 0:06:22.760 Twelve month player. 0:06:23.520 --> 0:06:27.200 I just don't think Jerome's been Jerome like the elite 0:06:27.320 --> 0:06:31.279 level Jerome. Yeah, on a consistent basis at the West Tigers, 0:06:31.320 --> 0:06:31.960 I think that's. 0:06:31.760 --> 0:06:34.640 A level of concern. Of course, of course all paraffins. 0:06:34.800 --> 0:06:38.640 But who if you sat down and said, who's one 0:06:38.720 --> 0:06:41.080 of the closest players to Nathan Cleary. 0:06:40.839 --> 0:06:44.359 In the competition, closest players to Nathan Cleary. 0:06:44.440 --> 0:06:46.600 Yeah, in terms of half backs, well, Mitch and Moses. 0:06:47.360 --> 0:06:50.400 Yeah, So you feel that that combination from Penrith can 0:06:50.440 --> 0:06:51.480 be replicated. 0:06:51.680 --> 0:06:54.760 Jerome's at his best when he's carefree, ad lib stepping 0:06:54.800 --> 0:06:57.600 on the inside, playing off the cuff, and Mitch's at 0:06:57.640 --> 0:06:59.080 his best when he's run on the side and getting 0:06:59.080 --> 0:07:02.280 players to into the field. Right, So it will work. 0:07:02.320 --> 0:07:05.159 That combination will work. But I feel like that freedom 0:07:05.200 --> 0:07:08.080 hens mark too well. I wouldn't go that far with 0:07:09.400 --> 0:07:13.600 well for Paramatta, I just caught playing finals. But yeah, 0:07:13.640 --> 0:07:16.040 I feel like that combination will work, and not going 0:07:16.600 --> 0:07:19.720 with the expectation of being the man in the halves 0:07:19.960 --> 0:07:21.560 and this will be his challenge of the Chiefs because 0:07:21.600 --> 0:07:23.600 it might have to be the main man in the hearts. 0:07:23.640 --> 0:07:26.960 It goes to Paramatta. It's Mitch's team, it's not Jerome's team. 0:07:27.000 --> 0:07:29.320 Paramattera still need a front railer as far as I'm concerned, 0:07:29.320 --> 0:07:30.640 they still need an outside back. 0:07:30.680 --> 0:07:32.480 Yeah, they're desperate for those two positions. 0:07:33.520 --> 0:07:35.320 I'm just wonder whether they go. 0:07:35.800 --> 0:07:39.600 I wonder if the influence of what we saw of Jerome, 0:07:39.640 --> 0:07:42.200 because I firmly believe he did shift the dialog of 0:07:42.240 --> 0:07:46.520 the West Tigers of being a more attractive club now 0:07:46.600 --> 0:07:48.600 makes it Paramatta. 0:07:48.040 --> 0:07:51.720 More more of an attractive club. And Spencer lenu but 0:07:51.800 --> 0:07:52.280 that's high. 0:07:52.400 --> 0:07:57.000 They are tight, and Spencer lives in and around Paramata's 0:07:57.000 --> 0:08:01.400 training facility. But yeah, I thought that would have moved 0:08:01.400 --> 0:08:04.680 by now, but it hasn't. That Spencer deal, you know. 0:08:04.880 --> 0:08:08.960 Jerome was asked, was your time at the West Tigers success? 0:08:09.000 --> 0:08:11.200 And he thought, back on the journey, I think from 0:08:11.200 --> 0:08:11.920 the gun, but. 0:08:12.000 --> 0:08:12.600 What do you think? 0:08:12.720 --> 0:08:15.880 Yeah, yeah, yeah, and it's hard to measure success, but 0:08:16.880 --> 0:08:18.040 it's easy to measure success. 0:08:18.400 --> 0:08:20.840 Jerome was saying, what do you think? Of course I 0:08:20.920 --> 0:08:26.040 have partly partly, but he and I know I don't 0:08:26.120 --> 0:08:27.800 dare as I said, he shifted the doll. 0:08:28.040 --> 0:08:30.960 Well, I don't sign. They don't sign to RuvA. They're 0:08:30.960 --> 0:08:33.679 not They're not in. They're in a much better situation 0:08:34.200 --> 0:08:37.680 because they signed you are. No doubt, wins and losses 0:08:37.840 --> 0:08:39.679 haven't equated to that. But the club is in a 0:08:39.760 --> 0:08:41.480 much better spot. 0:08:41.800 --> 0:08:45.840 I said, we're not playing for wooden spoons anymore, which 0:08:45.880 --> 0:08:47.800 is it wasn't. 0:08:47.600 --> 0:08:49.640 The same lofty expectations that he set when he went. 0:08:50.280 --> 0:08:52.560 But they're not playing for spoons anymore. They're in a 0:08:52.559 --> 0:08:55.000 better spot. It was a good signing, and I think 0:08:55.040 --> 0:08:59.079 the Tigers in a way because Jerome's Drame's interesting, right, 0:08:59.120 --> 0:09:02.080 Like is one point two Salary's he a one point 0:09:02.120 --> 0:09:04.720 two me and all the play right? Yeah, but they've 0:09:04.760 --> 0:09:08.200 got the best out of him in terms of what 0:09:08.280 --> 0:09:10.400 he's been able to deliver off the field on the field, 0:09:10.400 --> 0:09:12.199 in terms of players that have been able to recruit. 0:09:12.280 --> 0:09:14.480 So I think, and I understand this is not a 0:09:14.520 --> 0:09:17.000 criticism on Tigers. We're putting those clauses in No, I 0:09:17.080 --> 0:09:20.640 get it right, But I think he hasn't done his 0:09:20.720 --> 0:09:22.880 job at the West Tigers. Our job would have been 0:09:22.880 --> 0:09:25.280 playing finals. But they're in a better spot than when 0:09:25.280 --> 0:09:25.679 he got there. 0:09:25.840 --> 0:09:29.199 Mixed significant story broke yesterday Zach Lomax in talks with 0:09:29.240 --> 0:09:30.320 the P and G chiefs. 0:09:31.520 --> 0:09:34.240 What's happening here? Will he end up signing. 0:09:34.080 --> 0:09:36.920 The story's twofold right. Firstly, Brendered had the story that 0:09:38.559 --> 0:09:41.240 Melbourne had approached Zach Lomax about playing for the club 0:09:41.320 --> 0:09:44.240 next season. Paramatt had given their blessing because Paramad owned 0:09:44.559 --> 0:09:47.800 the rights to Zach for twenty six twenty seven, but 0:09:48.440 --> 0:09:51.400 and they wanted Jack Howarth in return. Zack said no, right, 0:09:51.440 --> 0:09:53.720 which let's rewind a little bit. This is what kills me. 0:09:54.000 --> 0:09:56.760 Six months ago told Zach Lomax Stager could have been 0:09:56.760 --> 0:09:59.600 done and dusted if Melbourne agreed to release Jack Hawth 0:10:00.000 --> 0:10:02.400 to sign Zach Lomax, because that would have been done 0:10:02.480 --> 0:10:04.319 in the preseason because that's who PARAMOUNTA won it. 0:10:04.400 --> 0:10:07.720 Anyway, Zach said, no, not happening. And why is that 0:10:07.800 --> 0:10:09.719 not happening? Right? Because you know. 0:10:09.640 --> 0:10:12.920 He's got contracted to Australian rugby at Western Force for 0:10:13.400 --> 0:10:16.040 next season, so you can understand that. And then here 0:10:16.120 --> 0:10:20.000 come the Chiefs made a pitch for Zach Lomas. I 0:10:20.040 --> 0:10:23.840 think it's a three year offer on the table for Zach, 0:10:24.800 --> 0:10:28.480 and I think it's probably more likely than not that 0:10:28.600 --> 0:10:30.520 he ends up as a Chief in twenty twenty eight. 0:10:31.280 --> 0:10:33.439 He's heading up to to have a look around. 0:10:33.480 --> 0:10:35.400 He will at some point, yeah he will, at some point. 0:10:35.400 --> 0:10:39.680 He's been there before for some PMS games, but yeah, 0:10:39.760 --> 0:10:41.720 he will. He will head there. And I think if 0:10:41.760 --> 0:10:44.440 everything's okay. He will sign with the Chiefs, and I 0:10:44.440 --> 0:10:47.400 think it's a it's a really good sign. Like there's 0:10:47.400 --> 0:10:50.640 been some criticism of Zak as a gun player. He's 0:10:50.640 --> 0:10:53.120 a gun player at the top of his like I 0:10:53.280 --> 0:10:55.760 have not like when he was playing on the wing. Right, 0:10:55.880 --> 0:10:59.480 There's been better wingers, okay, but in terms of the 0:10:59.520 --> 0:11:02.559 outcome an influencing results for their team, I'm not sure 0:11:02.600 --> 0:11:04.760 if I've seen that too often of the influence that 0:11:04.800 --> 0:11:07.480 a winger had on results, and Zach did that in 0:11:07.520 --> 0:11:10.600 his last year at the Dragons and paramatter we'd have. 0:11:10.520 --> 0:11:13.120 Got Na Barney with Paul Crawley on three sixty about this, 0:11:14.040 --> 0:11:20.200 about how Paramatta have desperately missed Zach Lomax this season. 0:11:20.760 --> 0:11:24.480 He led them meters. He made the most amount of 0:11:24.520 --> 0:11:30.400 meters at Paramatta tackle bus. He's a goal kicker. He 0:11:30.480 --> 0:11:33.520 shifted the game of which at times this season Paramatta 0:11:33.840 --> 0:11:36.480 have desperately needed that that circuit breaker. 0:11:36.200 --> 0:11:36.760 Of a player. 0:11:38.720 --> 0:11:41.400 And yes, he was a winger, but he was able 0:11:41.440 --> 0:11:44.960 to You'd seen him move infield and change games. 0:11:45.120 --> 0:11:46.000 He's an elite player. 0:11:46.040 --> 0:11:48.080 And if you throw him in and you know, you 0:11:48.120 --> 0:11:50.560 look at the Chiefs and if you go before before 0:11:50.640 --> 0:11:53.760 November one. So November one is when they're really you know, 0:11:53.760 --> 0:11:55.959 they've been able to have a double on the open market, 0:11:56.040 --> 0:11:57.800 but November one is when they hit the ground running 0:11:57.840 --> 0:12:00.800 in terms of you know, they've already got Jerome, They've 0:12:00.800 --> 0:12:04.559 got Connor Watson, Alix Johnson, maybe Zach Lomax, Maddie Lee's 0:12:04.559 --> 0:12:09.679 from the Super League. That's a pretty impressive call. Five 0:12:10.240 --> 0:12:14.360 before before their real trade window opens in November. So 0:12:14.520 --> 0:12:17.480 they've done a great job and they've got this opportunity 0:12:17.600 --> 0:12:20.640 to now when it gets to November one, if Nathan 0:12:20.640 --> 0:12:23.520 Clear is on the market, if Sam Walker's on the mark, 0:12:23.600 --> 0:12:26.400 whatever marquee, you go, well, yeah, we want you, we 0:12:26.520 --> 0:12:29.040 need you, and but you're not taking a leap of 0:12:29.080 --> 0:12:31.960 faith because we've already got this surrounding you. Usually for 0:12:32.080 --> 0:12:34.760 new clubs, and it's been the same with Perth and 0:12:34.800 --> 0:12:37.720 the Dolphins were similar case. They've been waiting for something 0:12:37.760 --> 0:12:42.400 like they needed a marquee to set the tone. Well Perth, 0:12:43.200 --> 0:12:46.600 so PG I've already set the tone. 0:12:47.120 --> 0:12:49.599 My question is how and how the heck have have 0:12:49.760 --> 0:12:55.560 the Perth Bears. He's playing with Western falls over the 0:12:55.559 --> 0:12:58.760 back fence of the Bears and. 0:13:00.480 --> 0:13:02.280 Well, not a play. 0:13:03.080 --> 0:13:05.160 I don't understand. I don't know how he's not. 0:13:05.480 --> 0:13:07.640 Like if you sat down if the news break yesterday 0:13:07.679 --> 0:13:09.520 that he's signed with Perth, I'd be like, yeah, awesome, 0:13:09.679 --> 0:13:12.040 get it right. The fact that p G have slipped 0:13:12.080 --> 0:13:14.280 under their guard and it look like they're going to 0:13:14.280 --> 0:13:17.120 get the deal done just shows things that are happening 0:13:17.160 --> 0:13:19.120 with Perth, and I don't know how slow things are. 0:13:19.160 --> 0:13:23.199 And they start training this November, you might be playing 0:13:23.240 --> 0:13:23.520 for him. 0:13:24.080 --> 0:13:25.839 Oh I've got a little bit of speed out of 0:13:25.920 --> 0:13:26.439 dummy ars. 0:13:26.960 --> 0:13:30.440 Crafty, crafty, extraordinary. 0:13:30.600 --> 0:13:33.800 Anyway, Zach Climax, I reckon he'll be there. Yeah. 0:13:33.920 --> 0:13:35.559 Good to have him back in the game too. And 0:13:35.720 --> 0:13:38.280 you know there's obviously the rhetoric around his contracts and 0:13:38.320 --> 0:13:41.280 things and stuff. But I think if Zach Climax is 0:13:41.320 --> 0:13:43.800 available and your PNG, you have to get him. 0:13:43.800 --> 0:13:46.080 And they're doing a great job. 0:13:46.480 --> 0:13:50.440 Make a huge game at Ocean Protects Stadium, Sharks Verse 0:13:50.800 --> 0:13:54.439 newcast all the Shark's coming off an extraordinary sixty six 0:13:54.600 --> 0:13:58.320 niel thrashing of the Dolphins. I just couldn't believe my 0:13:58.320 --> 0:14:01.240 eyes when I saw that performer. We'll stop more so 0:14:01.320 --> 0:14:05.920 to score on yeap. Huge game bit of breaking news 0:14:06.400 --> 0:14:09.080 in the Telly yesterday Toby Rudolph set to stay at 0:14:09.120 --> 0:14:09.440 the club. 0:14:09.559 --> 0:14:09.719 Yeah. 0:14:09.720 --> 0:14:11.600 I had a long term three year off on the 0:14:11.600 --> 0:14:14.559 table from Catalan's Dragons, but has opted to take a 0:14:14.600 --> 0:14:17.960 twelve month extension at the Sharks. Look, it's all but done. Yeah, 0:14:18.760 --> 0:14:21.320 they've agreed to Look, it will happen. He hasn't put 0:14:21.360 --> 0:14:23.320 pens of paper yet, but it will happen. Toby Rudolff 0:14:23.320 --> 0:14:26.160 will remain at the Sharks for another twelve months. And 0:14:26.920 --> 0:14:29.680 it's interesting because the've probably offered similar deals to other 0:14:29.680 --> 0:14:32.600 players in terms of twelve month contracts, but they've gone 0:14:32.600 --> 0:14:35.560 and chased longer term deals, which is their prerogative. But 0:14:36.040 --> 0:14:38.160 Toby Rudolph to stay there, and I think he's been 0:14:38.200 --> 0:14:39.520 really good and really important. 0:14:39.160 --> 0:14:42.400 For super consistent. He's a really really important member of 0:14:42.440 --> 0:14:43.920 that that forward pack. 0:14:44.240 --> 0:14:47.320 And while we're talking about the Sharks beating it at Dolphins, 0:14:47.320 --> 0:14:49.240 it must be said that Toby's not part of that 0:14:49.280 --> 0:14:51.640 and he has been a mainstay of that pack. So 0:14:51.800 --> 0:14:55.720 too Brandon Jesse Calhoun didn't play. Britain Niker It didn't play. 0:14:56.400 --> 0:14:59.720 So here they are up against the Knights and there's 0:14:59.760 --> 0:15:02.160 a real sense within this Shark's team for everything we 0:15:02.280 --> 0:15:05.120 just spoke about me that this is it, this is 0:15:05.160 --> 0:15:07.560 the window, this is the chance they have to go 0:15:08.160 --> 0:15:14.920 for the throat with Jesse Raymian, Cameron mcinness, talks for 0:15:15.040 --> 0:15:18.560 Talakai all moving on at the end of this season. 0:15:18.640 --> 0:15:22.480 And these these that's been the core group of Craig 0:15:22.520 --> 0:15:26.720 fitzgibbons past four years that have made problems and certainly 0:15:26.760 --> 0:15:29.040 internally at the Sharks that's been spoken about brought by 0:15:29.040 --> 0:15:31.800 these players. They've only got this chance. And it's an 0:15:31.880 --> 0:15:37.280 interesting thing that Sam Stonestree had played a long block 0:15:37.280 --> 0:15:43.720 of games for Kanulla with injured now was given the 0:15:43.840 --> 0:15:46.360 chance to come back into this team out of the 0:15:46.400 --> 0:15:50.040 words of Craig Fitzgibbon, because he earned he had earned 0:15:50.080 --> 0:15:55.600 the right to finish, to finish his career with the 0:15:55.640 --> 0:15:59.120 goal that he's attempting to achieve and that he's a 0:15:59.120 --> 0:16:01.800 premiership and I reckon you can see it in their 0:16:01.800 --> 0:16:03.880 performance is we and tomorrow? 0:16:03.960 --> 0:16:07.400 No, it's huge, huge game, Yeah, huge game and the 0:16:07.480 --> 0:16:10.200 form of Braidon Triple bro I think Blake Bradley is 0:16:10.200 --> 0:16:15.080 their most important playoff but Bradon Trindle is just if 0:16:15.120 --> 0:16:18.240 he can We've spoken about this before. If he can 0:16:18.320 --> 0:16:20.760 mirror Will Kennedy in a way and bridge the gap 0:16:20.760 --> 0:16:22.920 between his best and worst performance, which has been will 0:16:22.960 --> 0:16:25.240 strength over the last two seasons, I think we will right. 0:16:25.720 --> 0:16:28.320 If Braiden can just bridge that gap, like his ceilings 0:16:28.320 --> 0:16:30.320 bigger than wheels, obviously, if he can bridge that gap 0:16:30.320 --> 0:16:32.680 between his best and his worst, they can do damage. 0:16:32.680 --> 0:16:35.520 I know everyone focuses on Nico, but Brandon Trindle is 0:16:35.520 --> 0:16:38.200 the chief playmaker there, and it's Nico's the past two 0:16:38.280 --> 0:16:41.240 performances that being the best for the past season and 0:16:41.320 --> 0:16:43.880 a bit. Yeah, right, so, but I think that comes 0:16:43.920 --> 0:16:46.200 with what where Braiden's ad and Braiden's game For mine, 0:16:46.200 --> 0:16:50.280 Braiden's the most important half. But Nico's running game is 0:16:50.320 --> 0:16:52.120 his strength and he's shown it the last week. So 0:16:52.160 --> 0:16:52.920 they've been impressive. 0:16:53.000 --> 0:16:53.400 The Sharks. 0:16:53.760 --> 0:16:58.080 You're right about Trindle because there are there's nine out 0:16:58.120 --> 0:17:01.640 of ten games and then there's the Sixers, and if 0:17:01.640 --> 0:17:04.520 he can get the Sixers up to a seven and 0:17:04.600 --> 0:17:07.600 eight and sit at seven and eight, then the Sharks 0:17:07.600 --> 0:17:08.840 are serious, serious threat. 0:17:08.840 --> 0:17:09.920 And that's what Will Kennedy's done. 0:17:10.160 --> 0:17:12.200 Will Kennedy has been an eight every week. 0:17:12.280 --> 0:17:15.080 That's it right, like there's not much fluctuation between his 0:17:15.119 --> 0:17:17.520 performances where they used to be right, but now I 0:17:17.520 --> 0:17:20.199 think he's just found that level of consistency and he's 0:17:20.240 --> 0:17:21.399 doing a great job for him. 0:17:21.920 --> 0:17:24.639 Credit to Fitzi there, because he's copped a lot of 0:17:24.640 --> 0:17:27.119 crap over the over the past four years about not 0:17:27.240 --> 0:17:31.320 shifting this roster, and he's a coach that that backs. 0:17:31.359 --> 0:17:35.000 He's well backs, he's judgment, back's what he's seeing and 0:17:35.240 --> 0:17:39.399 if you actually assess it, he has slowly drip fed 0:17:39.480 --> 0:17:44.280 a player or two out of his his roster over 0:17:44.280 --> 0:17:47.639 the past four years. And with the greatest respect to 0:17:48.320 --> 0:17:50.800 each of those drip fed players that have left the roster, 0:17:51.359 --> 0:17:56.399 they haven't gone on and been household successes. When he 0:17:56.480 --> 0:17:59.159 makes the call, he makes the call. But when he 0:17:59.280 --> 0:18:02.040 sticks by the player, he has every reason to do that. 0:18:02.080 --> 0:18:05.200 And I think they're repaying him. Will Kennedy is an example, 0:18:05.640 --> 0:18:07.800 Brandon Trindle another example. 0:18:08.840 --> 0:18:10.280 They got to repay him in the business end, they 0:18:10.400 --> 0:18:14.640 Dave's got to get this has been the look. I 0:18:14.680 --> 0:18:20.200 think there's three elite teams in this competition, Penrith, Warriors, Roosters, 0:18:20.880 --> 0:18:22.960 and I think Sharks said that that's fair that that 0:18:23.040 --> 0:18:26.159 next year yep, and the question still remains can they 0:18:26.240 --> 0:18:27.359 mix it with the big boys? 0:18:27.440 --> 0:18:27.960 Yeah? 0:18:28.240 --> 0:18:30.200 I put them on part with the Warriors to be honest. 0:18:31.160 --> 0:18:34.479 I just think this year because they've beat them. 0:18:34.520 --> 0:18:39.560 But Newcastle, Yeah, that performance on the weekend has been 0:18:39.560 --> 0:18:41.400 coming for a few weeks like that. 0:18:41.680 --> 0:18:42.879 Like, I know they probably should have. 0:18:42.840 --> 0:18:44.840 Scored earlier, but they got blown away and you know, 0:18:45.040 --> 0:18:47.600 did world of salvage the game? Really But I feel 0:18:47.600 --> 0:18:49.600 like that's been building, Like they've got away with some 0:18:50.119 --> 0:18:53.000 oh yeah we got against Saints and Ty like they 0:18:53.000 --> 0:18:56.680 were ugly, Like credit to them, they still winning. That's 0:18:56.720 --> 0:18:58.720 that they found a way to win, which is so important. 0:18:58.760 --> 0:19:02.920 But like that performance has been coming and I'm very 0:19:02.960 --> 0:19:06.000 concerned around their middles when the Jacob Seffidi now a 0:19:06.040 --> 0:19:09.280 few other injuries have now crept into their forward pack 0:19:09.359 --> 0:19:11.760 and that's a concern for Gran. McEwan has been a 0:19:11.760 --> 0:19:14.960 good player, we've got a hop, we've got a shot 0:19:15.480 --> 0:19:18.520 and then he's out now, so there's a few of 0:19:19.200 --> 0:19:20.439 they don't have the depth in the middle of the 0:19:20.440 --> 0:19:23.119