1 00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: Welcome to n ROL three sixty year O League from 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: every angle, brought to you by NIB Joining me again 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: the Great Gordon Talas. That's been the Journal Australian Paul 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: Crawley and Dave Ricky O. 5 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 2: And Tonight's Telstra top story. 6 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: The Roosters have called in the cavalry after losing three 7 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:18,479 Speaker 1: of their biggest stars. Here's how they line up in 8 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: round twenty seven and the big inclusion Santon Smith has 9 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: come in for the injured Sam Walker, Connor Watson in 10 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: for Brandon Smith. White replaces Victor Radley who was injured 11 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: in that game, and doctor Clay comes onto the bench 12 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 1: in Jersey number fourteen. And although they have a lot 13 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: of injuries now, Gordy, it's still a fair team. 14 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 3: It's a great team. 15 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 4: If you look, you know they replaced Watson played Origin 16 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 4: this year. You's still got Kiri to desk going State 17 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 4: of Origin front row. So it's not a bad it's 18 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 4: not a bad pack there and you probably still expect 19 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 4: them to get the job done. 20 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 2: Cruel mate. 21 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 5: I think it's a real opportunity for Trent Robinson this 22 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 5: year in the final series to silence his critics, like 23 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 5: if there's been one criticism. 24 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 6: Of trend as a coach. 25 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 5: It's that he's always been gifted these star studded rosters. 26 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 5: And yes he's won three premierships, and yes he's proven 27 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 5: himself to be a champion coach. But I think if 28 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 5: you look at that roster that we just saw from 29 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 5: the Roosters and perhaps match it up against what the 30 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 5: Bulldogs are going into a final series, I still think 31 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 5: the Roosters have got the roster to win a competition. 32 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 2: They do. 33 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 5: I do when you well, you said the other night 34 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 5: you think the Bulldogs can, I think I think the 35 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 5: Roosters have got the cavalry to win a camp. They've 36 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 5: just got to go out there and play to their 37 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 5: potential and that's Robbo's job. 38 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 7: I think they'll latch onto what they did in last 39 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 7: year's final series. 40 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 8: Guys, in the back. 41 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 7: End of last year were you know, they had to 42 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 7: overcome some adversity with their lineup last year. They probably 43 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 7: pull belief from what they were able to achieve. 44 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 8: I thought it was a pretty big effort. 45 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 7: At the end of the day, Craus, they haven't won 46 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 7: a premiership since twenty nine eeen, guys, and as you said, 47 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 7: this is a club that doesn't muck around with their rosters. 48 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 7: They build rosters to win comps and it has been 49 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 7: since twenty nine eeen the surprise for me, guys, I 50 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 7: think it's a surprise. I look the fact that Joey 51 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 7: Marnhu wasn't named in the halves. I just felt as 52 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 7: that was the that just straightens everything up for takes 53 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 7: all the questions out for the young rookie sand and Smith. 54 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 7: He hasn't played since round three starting He hasn't played 55 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 7: as a starting half of the Trucks since round three. 56 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 7: Now mind you that was against sous and they pumped them, 57 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 7: absolutely smashed them back then, so there's probably some confidence 58 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 7: there for the kid and we know this is the 59 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 7: bat and change also for next season. Smith in for Kiri, 60 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 7: so clearly they have confidence in him. But for me, 61 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 7: I'm a little bit surprised I didn't go with Joey 62 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 7: Marnho in the halfs. 63 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 4: Brake, do you think there's a chance if they don't 64 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 4: get the job done or look impressive they can change? 65 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: For now, I think they've given san in the first 66 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: crack because I mean last year he was impressive at 67 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 1: the back end of the season and their intentions are 68 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: for him to play there next year so that he 69 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:56,119 Speaker 1: gets first cracked, which he deserves. Marno hasn't quite been 70 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: in the best of form of late or up to 71 00:02:58,320 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 1: he standard. 72 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 2: So but I really think that Marnu, Sali. 73 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: Tedesco, these guys are going to stand up, you know, 74 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: they've really got to stand up and help and help 75 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: the likes of sand and Smith out Kiri. 76 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 2: We all know what Kiri can do at his. 77 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: Best and what he's done in the past when he's 78 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: had to in big games. 79 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 2: Whether he's still. 80 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: Got that or not, that question marks hovers over his 81 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: head and this is an opportunity for him to say, 82 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: you know what, I still do have it and I 83 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: can give it one last shot before I head overseas. 84 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:28,519 Speaker 1: But because you think that this team, and you said 85 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: it before, if you look at the roster and you 86 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: look at the players they've got, are they better with 87 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: this team than a lot of the other teams in 88 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: the top eight. 89 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 5: Maybe not a lot of the others, But I think 90 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 5: it's an open premiership, you know, you take the injuries 91 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 5: into account. Melbourne looked to be the standout team, although 92 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 5: Munster's not. 93 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 6: At one hundred percent. 94 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 5: Nathan Cleary, we don't know where he's at, how strong 95 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 5: he's going to be when he comes back from injury. 96 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 5: Manly have got Tom now under an injury cloud. There's 97 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 5: opportunity there for this rooster squad to go out there 98 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 5: and do their job. I also think Brandon Sam and 99 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 5: spit sorry is a little bit of a like for like. 100 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 5: He's not Sam Walker, but it's a little bit more of. 101 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 2: A like for like. 102 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 5: If you remember last year when they tried marn who 103 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 5: at six with Kiriy it didn't work. It didn't work, 104 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 5: and so that would be just as big a gamble 105 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,480 Speaker 5: and Sam Smith is a guy that they've you know, 106 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 5: they're relying on next year to come in and be Sam's. 107 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 3: That's a Sam roster other than Penrith. 108 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 4: If they were fully fair and everybody was playing at 109 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 4: one hundred percent, that's probably that's equal to the Melbourne store. 110 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: It's strong and going back to the Bulldogs again, they 111 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: can beat any team on their day with this roster, 112 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: and so can the Bulldogs. The challenge for a team 113 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: like both of them and Manly is doing it for 114 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: three games in a row against the best teams in 115 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 1: the competition. You know, without their stars, that's going to 116 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: be the big challenge. 117 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 2: Now. 118 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 1: Talking of the Rooster's stars and one of them who 119 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: did his acl the other day, Sam Walker, Well, the 120 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:55,679 Speaker 1: Roosters re sign him and where does it leave him 121 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: with all of these contract talks and the Roosters offering 122 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: him him a million dollars but Sam apparently wanting more. 123 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 1: He's not in as strong as position now obviously Sam, 124 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 1: So what happens now? 125 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 7: Oh, clearly not Braith And look significant to this was 126 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 7: that only two weeks ago, Trent Robinson couldn't have been 127 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 7: more a matter of fact, clear and concise on the 128 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:19,119 Speaker 7: fact that the club were putting all negotiations on hold 129 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 7: until the end of this final series. 130 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 8: And that would have worked both ways. 131 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 7: It would have worked certainly for Sam if the Roosters 132 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 7: were going to go and win a comp but also 133 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 7: too if it was a bit of a so final 134 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 7: series the Roosters could pull on some bargaining power too. 135 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: We'd heard that Sam wanted one point four one point 136 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 1: five million a year and we'd reported it on an 137 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 1: L three sixty. But for the first time we read 138 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 1: it today that that was actually the asking price. 139 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 2: It's incredible that's incredible. 140 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 5: One point five some say one point six. It's it's 141 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 5: a lot of money. When you figure that into a 142 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:55,039 Speaker 5: salary cap, that's a seventh of a salary cap. 143 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 3: Huge. 144 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 5: And when you look at the Rooster's roster, I think 145 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 5: that you know, you've got to share the money around 146 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 5: otherwise it ain't going to work. I do think that 147 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 5: the talk is that the Roosters will still go forward 148 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,279 Speaker 5: with the offer that they've made, and that's probably around 149 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 5: the one million mark, and I think the asking price 150 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 5: is still a little bit higher, but I get the 151 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 5: feeling that they will meet halfway and something will be done. 152 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 3: One and a half. 153 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:22,559 Speaker 6: Well, if they do, they crucify their roster. 154 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 8: Well, let's just put it okay. 155 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 4: So to me, that's a State of Origin winning playmaker. 156 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 4: That's a Grand Final winning playmaker. That's a Nathan Cleary. 157 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 4: If Nathan Cleary come on the market, that's probably Nathan 158 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 4: Cleary money. 159 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 8: Let me put it into context. 160 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 7: This weekend, the Sunday Telegraph will be revealing the richest 161 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 7: players in the game, and one point five million would 162 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 7: make Sam Walker the highest paid player in the game. 163 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: I feel sorry for Sam because this was his real 164 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: opportunity to cement or prove himself in this final series 165 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: as the man you just spoke about, you know, as 166 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: a guy like Cleary who could go out there and 167 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: dominate a final series or try to, which then would 168 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: have put his price up, which then would have had 169 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: to make the Roosters move, and it would have had 170 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: other interests from clubs who would have maybe paid one 171 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: point three or four at the very least. Whereas now 172 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: he may have to sign that country. 173 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 6: But he's still a young man. 174 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 5: What is he twenty two years of age, He's still 175 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 5: got what fourteen. 176 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 6: Years left in the game. 177 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 5: Potentially, he's got a lifetime to sort all that out. 178 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 5: The money will come in time if his performances on 179 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 5: the field match it. I think the best thing he 180 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 5: could do now would be to strike a deal with 181 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 5: the Roosters. 182 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 6: Take that pressure away from him. 183 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 5: They've got a club that want to sign him, give 184 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:40,559 Speaker 5: him time to get back on the field, take away 185 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 5: that emotional stress, the worries there, and they move forward. 186 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: A bit of security for him too with that ACL injury. Now, 187 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: we had a bit of fun last night with this read. 188 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: He got pretty fired up. Or come to you guys 189 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: on this now. Thoughts on the Robbo Whitehead incidents. 190 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 5: I agreed with Gordon last night in that I can 191 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 5: see both sides of this. 192 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 6: I can see that. 193 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 5: It looked like an accidental hip dropped. To me, it 194 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 5: didn't look like an intentional one. I can understand Elliott 195 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 5: going to Robbo and you trying to say sorry, or 196 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 5: how's Brandon going. I can understand in the heat of 197 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 5: the moment, Robbo's reaction, but I still don't agree with it. 198 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 5: I think that a coach has to try and hold 199 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 5: hold his emotions in that situation. If it was I 200 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 5: really used the term if he put one on his chin. 201 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 5: But there's a chance a reaction like that on the 202 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 5: field it could escalate. Imagine if Spencer l Enu had 203 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 5: walked up to Ricky and said the same thing, you 204 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 5: know what I mean like it could become very volatile. 205 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 5: And that's why I'm surprised that the NRL didn't step 206 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:49,959 Speaker 5: in and hit him with a fine. 207 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 2: Yeah. 208 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: I think most hip drops are accents. I don't think 209 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 1: I've ever seen one that's intentional, you know. And there's 210 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: no doubt that white Haead did not mean to hr Smith. 211 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 2: Let's get that clear. 212 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: You know, but at the end of the day's hip 213 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: drop and he's been suspended and Smith got the aheld. 214 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 1: But just on the coaches again, if you think he 215 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 1: over reacted or shouldn't have done what he did, there's 216 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:16,080 Speaker 1: a lot of coaches in our game that would have. 217 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 5: One hundred perte Look, if it was Ricky Well, I'm 218 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 5: pretty sure he would have said the same thing. But 219 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 5: it wasn't Ricky on this occasion. It was Trent Robinson 220 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 5: and the comment that he made further to what you 221 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 5: just said, I don't think it was an intentional act, 222 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 5: and yet the comment Trent made it sound like it's intentional. 223 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 6: And Elliott Whitehead, Look, I've watched. 224 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 5: Enough of his football to know he doesn't come across 225 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 5: as a dirty player. 226 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 3: To me. 227 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 6: He comes across as a warrior, a bloke that's played. 228 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 2: By the rules for a long long time. 229 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 5: He's a four hundred game player, and I think it 230 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,680 Speaker 5: just leads a tarnish on his reputation at the end 231 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 5: of his career. And for Robo to say that, when 232 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 5: he's got a few under his own own. 233 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 6: Roof flow, Jared will be a hard Grays. 234 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:04,959 Speaker 5: Victor Radley, Spencer, Len you you know, there's a few 235 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 5: blakes there that sailed close to the wind. 236 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 2: I understand that. 237 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: I actually think that if all of us were in 238 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: Elliott's position, we would have done the same thing, And 239 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: if all of us were in Robbo's position, we would 240 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: have done the same thing. So it's kind of it's 241 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 1: kind of a situation there where everyone stuck up for themselves. 242 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 6: In their own players, and it was heated the. 243 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 1: Unfortunately sort of got played out in the media. But 244 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: you get an opinion on it. 245 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 7: To your point, there's just so many layers of emotion 246 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 7: to this game. 247 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 8: It's Elliott's final game. 248 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 7: The Rusters have just got beaten by the Raiders, two 249 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 7: weeks out from the semi finals. Robo has just lost 250 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 7: three players to injury. We see a player approach a coach, 251 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 7: which is very rare. I will say, there have been 252 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:49,199 Speaker 7: other coaches that have bitten their tongue. 253 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 8: Okay, so it's not always said. 254 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,319 Speaker 2: That the coach approached the player. 255 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 7: No, sorry, play player, apologies, player approached the coach. But look, 256 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 7: just so much emotion around the game, and. 257 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 3: Smith had a problem with it. Has anybody hurt? Apparently not? 258 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 5: Apparently he contacted Jordan Rapner and basically said, tell Elliott, 259 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 5: everything's cool. 260 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 2: So that's what I heard, So coolbernanas all right? 261 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: Has he ennerol cleed Latrell to serve his suspension in 262 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 1: round twenty seven. We've spoken about this for quite a 263 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: while too. Latrell has that one match suspension apparently was 264 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 1: ruled out for all the year, but not anymore. 265 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 2: Is that right? Well? 266 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 7: Breaks the documentation must be arriving by fax machine because 267 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 7: this is taking so long to determine. 268 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 8: Look, it's in the hands of the NRL at the moment. 269 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 7: They've got a number of other issues on their plate 270 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 7: that they're also working on. 271 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:47,719 Speaker 8: Oh look, I. 272 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 7: Anticipate this will go through South Sydney have been they've 273 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 7: exhausted as far. 274 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 3: As he's any chance of playing. 275 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 8: No, no, no idea. 276 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 3: He would have been anything. 277 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 8: They'll be they'll be able to use the match. 278 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 7: They'll be able to prove that he have been selected, 279 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,680 Speaker 7: he's fit enough to play, and therefore they'll be able. 280 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 4: To prove normally you've got to train for a couple 281 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 4: of weeks normally like he's. 282 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 8: Doing some big, big circle work on the bike. 283 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 5: There just makes a mockery of it, like he's sitting 284 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 5: on the bike, laugh and looking at having a great time. 285 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 6: Where's the where's the lesson? Where's the where's the rightness? 286 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 3: Like I said it. 287 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 5: Last week, it just it's a g up. It's an 288 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 5: absolute g up that this was allowed to happen, that 289 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 5: the NRL allowed it, that Souse wanted to do it. 290 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 5: Like they at what stage do they? You know, they 291 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 5: keep threatening what was it? One hundred and twenty thousand dollars? 292 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 3: Fine? 293 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 5: But how much suspended? Eighty thousand of it suspended or 294 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 5: whatever it was, you know, like it's like you just 295 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:44,559 Speaker 5: want the kids all the time. I'm going to take 296 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 5: the mobile phone. I'm going to take the mobile phone. 297 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 6: But they never do. 298 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 3: I thought our game was for man and I'll watch it. 299 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 3: I got young kids. 300 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 4: You go to the park and the parents always think 301 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 4: that their kids do the right thing. This is the 302 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 4: perfect scenario with sous I stick enough for their kid 303 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 4: and he hasn't learned a lesson. It's going to be 304 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 4: so small. One match, one match, all this and they've 305 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 4: coming in. They've made an excuse when he's not sick, 306 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 4: and they wrote a sick note and said my son sick. 307 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 3: He doesn't want to go. 308 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 4: That's what they've done. 309 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 5: They have, they have and you know, look at the 310 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:19,439 Speaker 5: end of the day, Latrell's going to face the music 311 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:23,199 Speaker 5: this summer, isn't he When Wayne Bennett arrives. Bennett's proven 312 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 5: in the past if he doesn't think he can win 313 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 5: with you, you won't be staying. And while Latrell looks 314 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 5: to have got off lightly here, the challenge for Wayne 315 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 5: this summer is to come in there and change this 316 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 5: bloke's attitude. And if you look at the football that 317 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 5: so how Sydney have played over all this year, you 318 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 5: probably take two or three players out of that, out 319 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:49,079 Speaker 5: of that team, and most of them need an attitude adjustment. 320 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 6: And I think it's a big. 321 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:50,439 Speaker 2: Job for him. 322 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: Have you got a theory on what could help this 323 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 1: situation is a player payments per game much much payments? 324 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:03,319 Speaker 7: Now what Latrell Mitchell's the wards playing for South Sydney ALTA. 325 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 8: And I'm not only just picking on Latrell here. 326 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 7: There's a stack of other players in scenarios where they 327 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 7: miss matches where if we went back to a match 328 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:18,359 Speaker 7: payment scheme, the lure or the character play is certainly incentivized. 329 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 7: Where let's use Latrell as the example. He absolutely has 330 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 7: a base salary of seven hundred and fifty thousand, but 331 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 7: he has the opportunity to earn close to that nine 332 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 7: hundred and fifty thousand of what he sits around at 333 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 7: the moment via match payments. Now, I would argue that 334 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 7: he's probably not missing this match if you can earn 335 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 7: another fifteen to twenty grand. There's a reason Tom Travoyvitch 336 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 7: went knocking on Anthony Seubold's door. 337 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 8: He felt as though he owed the club some money back. 338 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 8: I don't think, come on, you've got head. 339 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 7: Too reportedly reportedly, but the match payment, the match payment scheme, 340 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 7: the match payment scheme. 341 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 9: To play so okay, but yelling dreaming, you need every 342 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 9: club on the same page because the house will go okay, 343 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 9: litroal he's five hundred, But if you hit X, Y 344 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 9: and zad you get the nine hundred. 345 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 2: And then the opposition team. 346 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 7: What's the difference between a salary cap and everyone on 347 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 7: the same page. 348 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: The other team comes in and says, you know what, 349 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: Latrol will just give you eight hundred. 350 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 6: Yeah, it has to be a rule around it, right, 351 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 6: beautiful idea. 352 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 3: It's a beautiful idea. 353 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 5: And it worked in the eighties and maybe maybe the nineties. 354 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 5: It ain't going to work today because the player manage 355 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 5: has got to happen. 356 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 4: Salary wonderful guys, because when I went there from the 357 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 4: Dragons and all those guys were on huge money. They 358 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 4: got paid the winners. You should have seen them on 359 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 4: Monday morning when the little when the little yellow envelope 360 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 4: came up and they put it in there. 361 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 5: All the winds the same though, or yeah, some players 362 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 5: money it. 363 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 4: Was like nine hundred and seventy bucks or whatever, and 364 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 4: it was cash, and yeah, you know exactly what I want. 365 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 4: I didn't get it because that was the new one 366 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 4: that come in. So there were some things that were 367 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 4: happening before I got there. 368 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 5: But I actually do I think it's a great idea 369 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 5: if you could ever get to that. But I can't 370 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 5: see it happening because at once upon a time it 371 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 5: was the way it was, but it won't change. 372 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 7: Interestingly, the RLPA worked on a plan with the NRL 373 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 7: last CBAW negotiations to try and talk about match payments 374 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:28,400 Speaker 7: and incentivizing payments. Didn't get off the table. Obviously, Let's 375 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 7: see how they go next time around. 376 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 2: Beautiful fairy. 377 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:34,400 Speaker 3: Are if you have any more than. 378 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 2: All Right, the Dolphins are fighting to make finals, but 379 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 2: they're full of confidence after the demolishing the Broncos at 380 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 2: sun Court Stadium gives us a lot of confidence. 381 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 10: I think that's how we're playing at the start of 382 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 10: the season, and we sort of haven't been playing our 383 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 10: second half, so it was good to get a complete performance. 384 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 10: Its either we win, we win and stay in play finals, 385 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 10: or we lose in our seasons over. 386 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 3: So it's pretty simple when you look at it like that. 387 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 7: As long as the big key Tonight limit his. 388 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 2: Act, Yeah, just take down his time and space. It's 389 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:04,159 Speaker 2: pretty simple. 390 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:06,679 Speaker 10: He's obviously going to make a few good plays here 391 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 10: and am, but we just got a limit's touches like that. 392 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 1: Clint Eastwood verse Kalen and I's latest scrub grudge mash. Now, 393 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,400 Speaker 1: we spoke about this last week and Crause you said 394 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: he'd love nothing more than to beat the Broncos, and 395 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 1: boy did he beat the Broncos. And now it's the 396 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 1: next step, which is making the finals for the first 397 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: time with the Dolphins up against Newcastle, big game and 398 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 1: Wayne another point to prove. 399 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 5: Yeah, well, I also think Newcastle will have a point 400 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:37,359 Speaker 5: to prove on this one, because look, I don't agree 401 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 5: with it, but there's still a lot of animosity in 402 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 5: Newcastle over Wayne's time at the club. If you look 403 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 5: back on what he actually achieved, he made a prelim 404 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:50,919 Speaker 5: final and in twenty fourteen we had the Alex injury. 405 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 5: I think Russell Packer went to jail at the start 406 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 5: of that season, Nathan Tinker stopped paying his bills and 407 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:58,400 Speaker 5: it all fell apart. 408 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 6: But further to that was Wayne's meeting with Caylen. 409 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 5: When he was trying to recruit him to the Dolphins 410 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,119 Speaker 5: in twenty twenty two and they went to Terry Or 411 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 5: I think it was at the Star of the Sea 412 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 5: resort and he met Caylen. He basically gave him a 413 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 5: few home truths with his Clan Eastwood impersonation. Basically well, 414 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 5: he said, do you want to be a rock star 415 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:18,919 Speaker 5: and keep walking around like you're a cool dude, or 416 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:22,159 Speaker 5: do you want to be a footballer. And my understanding 417 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,199 Speaker 5: is Kaylen and his father took offense to that and 418 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 5: basically thought, well, you don't know the Newcastle we know 419 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 5: and he went back re signed with the Knights, decided 420 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 5: to stay last year he had that brilliant season and 421 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:38,880 Speaker 5: he'll be motivated to go out and prove Wayne wrong. 422 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 6: But don't worry, Wayne will be too. 423 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 5: He'll be out there to try and stop him, because 424 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 5: you have to stop him to beat the Knights. 425 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 2: Absolutely, it's a big game, isn't it. I mean that's 426 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 2: massive and just quick before we move on. 427 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: Caffusi is at the judiciary now fighting that suspension. 428 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 7: That's right brave and looked so significant to that Dolphins 429 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 7: lineup for Loice Caffusi. He's seeking it downgrade to try 430 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:01,920 Speaker 7: and playing this match and that would be a huge 431 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:06,479 Speaker 7: in As you said, it's just a monstrous game, absolute sellout, 432 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 7: no doubt about it. Newcastle have done well in my 433 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 7: opinion to be in this position. Dolphins, what second season terrific? 434 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: Should we go into that? Canfirsi hit on Reynolds all? 435 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: Let it go, let him get off, let him play, 436 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 1: let him play, let him he should play. 437 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 2: But anyway, Rico Night shake up with their roster, what's 438 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 2: going on there? 439 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 7: This is the constant news space around the Newcastle Knights 440 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:33,679 Speaker 7: at this point in time, and that's their roster. We 441 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,680 Speaker 7: know that Jade and Braley Daniel Siffidi have both been 442 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 7: told that they are free to look around and find 443 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:40,120 Speaker 7: another club next year. 444 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 8: The latest one is Adam Elliott. 445 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 7: Guys, his name is doing the rounds at rival clubs 446 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:48,239 Speaker 7: and this is going to be the balancing act the 447 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 7: delicate coaching of Adam O'Brien on how he continues to 448 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:55,880 Speaker 7: keep this squad together and fighting if they can advance 449 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 7: to the finals. Now, as I said, they've done a 450 00:19:57,760 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 7: good job to be in this point in time, so 451 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 7: he's he's doing an aka job so far. But whenever 452 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 7: there's players being told they can move on, it's very 453 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,440 Speaker 7: tough to keep a harmonious group. 454 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: It sure is now the Broncos, it's a danger game 455 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:13,680 Speaker 1: for them up against the Melbourne Storm, not because of 456 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 1: the result they can't make the finals, but just to 457 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 1: see if the players turn up for Kevy after last 458 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 1: week's demoralizing loss to the Broncos. 459 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 5: It's a really significant game, I think for Kevy because 460 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:32,159 Speaker 5: if you look back on this season, in my eyes, 461 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:35,920 Speaker 5: the two defining matches for the Broncos was the big 462 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 5: loss to the Bulldogs and the big loss to the 463 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 5: Dolphins last week, and the last thing with all the 464 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:46,159 Speaker 5: noise and talk going on it around him at the 465 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:49,159 Speaker 5: moment is to go out and get lapped by the 466 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 5: Storm in the final round. And we all know that 467 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 5: Craig Bellamy takes pride in trying to beat the Broncos. 468 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 5: I wouldn't be surprised if that's the reason he rested 469 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 5: his players last week and not this week, so they'd 470 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 5: be up for the Broncos and it's a big. 471 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 4: Match absolutely and Storm give them nothing. Melbourne Storm versus 472 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 4: the Broncos last twenty years, I think it was twenty 473 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 4: odd games and Brisbane beat him last year, remember when 474 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 4: I think they both rested and they beat them I 475 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 4: think in this round last year. So it's a big 476 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:21,480 Speaker 4: challenge for the players to get up for it because 477 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 4: Melbourn Storm will be up for him, no doubt. 478 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 3: Yeah. 479 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 7: Look, I've got concerns about all the discussion point around 480 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 7: Kevy's future, guys, and this is something I've spoken about 481 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 7: previously about when clubs make decisions to move on a 482 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:39,359 Speaker 7: coach and the fact that we're talking about Kevy in 483 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:41,400 Speaker 7: this space of oh, yeah he's going to get he'll 484 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 7: get to start next season and we'll get to see 485 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 7: how many weeks yeah, first twelve rounds. It's always a 486 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 7: concern for me because we've already seen it. We saw 487 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 7: it with Anthony Griffini's and George Illa Waris and Georgilla 488 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 7: wore a board failed to make a decision in the 489 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 7: preseason of the year that they eventually sacked him and 490 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 7: it was a wasted year for Saints. We're seeing it 491 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 7: currently with Paramatter who are in a spoon bowl with 492 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:09,159 Speaker 7: the West Tigers moving on brad Arthur with this season 493 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 7: still underway. 494 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 8: If the Broncos get. 495 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:13,959 Speaker 7: Into this situation of making a decision on Kevin Walters 496 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 7: next year is a complete right off. There's no point 497 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 7: whatsoever in going forward with Kevy next year if they 498 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:25,360 Speaker 7: don't believe he's the man for the job beyond next 499 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:26,160 Speaker 7: seasons point. 500 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: So this weekend's game for them usually it would mean 501 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: nothing because they can't make the finals. But will this 502 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: tell us, Gordy if Kevy has a support of a 503 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: playing group or not. 504 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 4: Well, I think he does have support of the playing group, 505 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:43,639 Speaker 4: and the people that I talked to above said that 506 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 4: he is there next year, so there's no talk of 507 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 4: them not wanting him as coach. They know that there 508 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:51,440 Speaker 4: was injuries. They know that they didn't manage expectations and 509 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 4: there was a few injuries this year. 510 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 3: So to me, it comes out like and. 511 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 8: Just to happen. 512 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 7: And I appreciate your legacy and your role within that 513 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,399 Speaker 7: the role you play within that club. Yet we have 514 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 7: not heard from anyone that, as you said, the higher 515 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 7: ups coming out and declaring that Kevin Walters is at 516 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:12,680 Speaker 7: the Broncos for the remainder. 517 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 8: Of next season. 518 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 3: No one. 519 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:18,439 Speaker 7: We haven't heard a single word of CEO chair declaring 520 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 7: that Kevin Walters will be the coach and until that happens. 521 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:23,639 Speaker 7: Until that happens, we are going to be in the 522 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 7: scenario of what I've just spoken about of determiningcret When. 523 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 4: They appointed him, he had to go by his own 524 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 4: shirt and do his own press conference. So there's been 525 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 4: no support there from day one from up above him. 526 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:38,440 Speaker 4: So he's always been there on his own. 527 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 6: That has to because what you just said is right. 528 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 6: You guys said. 529 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:47,919 Speaker 3: Trust Kevy the dig amount of But my point here. 530 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 5: Is goody you guys spoke last night. Why hasn't Adam 531 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:55,119 Speaker 5: Reynolds came out and supported Kenny and then and then 532 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 5: Adam said, Adam Reynolds. I never said when I was 533 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 5: on radio, I said some was last night it related 534 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 5: to Adam Reynolds. My question, hasn't Dave Donnae come out? 535 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 5: Why hasn't Carl Morris come out like they're the bosses 536 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 5: of the club. Buzz sat he last night and said, 537 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:13,160 Speaker 5: I think Kevy should get until round twelve next year. 538 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:16,200 Speaker 5: To your point, why round twelve, Like, if there's a 539 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 5: tough decision to be made, you make it now, or 540 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 5: you come out and back him and put your word 541 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:25,400 Speaker 5: to it that he's going to be there. Don't crucify 542 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:29,680 Speaker 5: next season because that's what will happen, because Gordy. 543 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 6: Because they rounds into next. 544 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 4: Year sixteen other clubs finals. Wayne Benner hasn't won a 545 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 4: Grand final in fifteen years. 546 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 5: I'm not saying sack Kevy. I'm saying, if there is 547 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:42,679 Speaker 5: the Trusteeam, we've. 548 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 6: Got to come out and say it so. 549 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:47,400 Speaker 4: The best coach has not won in fifteen years. Coaches 550 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:50,199 Speaker 4: don't win unless you've got the best rosters. Who's got 551 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 4: the best. 552 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:52,439 Speaker 6: Roster there is roosters. 553 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 5: There is great support and understandable passion and loyalty from you, Gordy. 554 00:24:56,920 --> 00:24:59,239 Speaker 5: But what I'm asking is why haven't the club come 555 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 5: out and said the same thing you said when he 556 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 5: turned up for the press conference. He needs the support. 557 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:09,160 Speaker 5: If he really has the support of that club, they've 558 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:10,680 Speaker 5: got to come out publicly say it. 559 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 4: Well that's a question for them, not for me. The 560 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:14,399 Speaker 4: true but I'll always stick up for a mate and 561 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:15,439 Speaker 4: that's what Australians do. 562 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:16,639 Speaker 5: And that's what we love you. 563 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 2: There you go, beautiful all Read. 564 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: Marney says the last few rounds has taken its toll 565 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: on the playing group as the Bulldogs look to lock in. 566 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:24,679 Speaker 2: A home final. 567 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,880 Speaker 11: Probably just didn't turn up physically. They're a big pack, 568 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 11: and yeah, we just didn't turn up the right art, 569 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:35,159 Speaker 11: you don't think, but something that we haven't had to 570 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 11: really do all year. 571 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:37,880 Speaker 6: And there's no excuses, but we had. 572 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 11: A long few weeks away and all them sort of things. 573 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 11: But off the back of how hard we've worked since 574 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 11: last November, Yeah, it's not easy to come around finals 575 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 11: and it's hard to get there and you've got a 576 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,120 Speaker 11: great opportunity to secure at a home final, which would 577 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 11: be awesome. 578 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 1: Read Marney, speaking there on behalf of the Bulldogs, he 579 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: said it's been a tough run they've worked hard to 580 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:55,879 Speaker 1: get to the finals, which they have. 581 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 2: They've had a great season. 582 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: A lot of people are thinking they've hit a flat 583 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:03,240 Speaker 1: spot one loss against me only I'm not sure. 584 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 2: But what do you think. 585 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:08,160 Speaker 8: I'm with you. I want to see the response. 586 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 7: There's no doubt they got They got rammed straight through 587 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 7: the middle by the manly seagulls, and there's probably some 588 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 7: fair questions being asked. Is this the forward pack that 589 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:19,399 Speaker 7: we had concerns about at the start of the year 590 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 7: being very much rookies, you know, first time first graders. 591 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:28,119 Speaker 7: I'm talking about Sam Hughes, Harry Harry, Harry. 592 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:29,320 Speaker 8: Kurt Moron. 593 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 7: There's a it's a young, up and coming pack, of 594 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 7: which the reason why they went and bought satility to 595 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 7: Beernila to try and stiffen them up. 596 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 8: So I want to see the response. I'm not writing 597 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 8: them off no where in the world, of course. 598 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:47,400 Speaker 5: Oh look, I think it probably came at the right time. 599 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 5: I think often players can be guilty of getting carried 600 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:54,120 Speaker 5: away with the hype reading their own press. I thought 601 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 5: to myself, when when they scored this first try, we're 602 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,440 Speaker 5: at a car, set it up and read back down 603 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 5: the middle. Scored the try and as he did, he's 604 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:05,400 Speaker 5: raised his fist in the air and pumped, and I'm 605 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 5: thinking to myself at that moment, I thought, I wonder 606 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 5: if they're getting ahead of themselves. And then I think 607 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 5: the performance showed it. And then when he scored the 608 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:15,440 Speaker 5: last try of the game, there was no celebration there. 609 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:19,400 Speaker 5: I think by then the reality had sunk in. And yeah, 610 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:21,480 Speaker 5: I agree with you. I don't think it's the end 611 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 5: for the Bulldogs. I think it's a timely reminder. 612 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 7: They've been on the road a long time prior to 613 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 7: this game, a lot of a lot of travel, and 614 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 7: they had the flu ripped through the joint and that 615 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:34,399 Speaker 7: flat I thought they were just flat. 616 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 8: And as I said, for me, it's about the response Now. 617 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 7: Then we'll get to get a better gauge on where 618 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 7: they actually. 619 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:40,560 Speaker 3: I reckon, I know where the bar is now. 620 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:43,200 Speaker 4: You're like, they were going around and they were playing, 621 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:45,959 Speaker 4: and they had they had all the momentum, and they 622 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 4: were probably surprising a few sides. 623 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 3: Now they know. 624 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:51,399 Speaker 1: I think Stephen Kricht makes a big difference, not just 625 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 1: because he's one of the best players in the game, 626 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 1: but he lifts them entirely. So I think we'll see 627 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 1: a different team this weekend now. Dave Heine's return thoughts. 628 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 7: On that, Yeah, look, I just thought it was an 629 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:05,120 Speaker 7: ease yourself back into it up eight weeks out. Guys, 630 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 7: he's he played five eighth in that right in that game, 631 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:11,960 Speaker 7: he may have had number twenty two on his back, 632 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:15,959 Speaker 7: but certainly Brandon Trindle was the organizing half back against 633 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:16,880 Speaker 7: the Warriors. 634 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:17,200 Speaker 8: For the Sharks. 635 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:19,440 Speaker 7: As I said, I just thought Nico eased himself back 636 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:21,680 Speaker 7: into that match second half. 637 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm pretty easy on him. 638 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 7: Well, I do disagree with what Cooper Kronk said, like, 639 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 7: and what Cooper said was that nick Ohen should have 640 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:32,480 Speaker 7: found a kick to get them back out of trouble 641 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 7: Sharks out of thirty percent possession, they were like losing 642 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:38,360 Speaker 7: the penalty count in that second half, and I just didn't. 643 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 3: I don't think that was But that's sometimes a half 644 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 3: back's job to wrestle. 645 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 7: Trendle was the running half, running half back of that time. 646 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 2: I get that half. 647 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 4: But while he Lewis played five eight or Laurie Dalley, like, 648 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 4: you can wrestle it back. 649 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:51,240 Speaker 2: Coops has won six comes. 650 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 7: Yeah, he's got a fair record. 651 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:58,800 Speaker 5: You can't hide from the reality is that they were 652 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 5: flying Nico. Nico has had his struggles. He's had a 653 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 5: couple of opportunities. 654 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:04,960 Speaker 2: I know that. 655 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:10,040 Speaker 5: But what you can't ignore, Dave, is that Nico has 656 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 5: had some crisis of confidence in recent times. 657 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:16,920 Speaker 6: When it comes to origin. It didn't work out for him. 658 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 6: Some of it his fault, some of it not. 659 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 12: No. 660 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 5: Prior to that, there was a couple of games I 661 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:23,800 Speaker 5: remember against the Panthers and that in the lead up 662 00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 5: to his selection it didn't work out when he was 663 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 5: under pressure. Now we go into a final series on 664 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 5: the back of that, right, it's his moment. He's twenty 665 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 5: eight years of age, he's a million dollar plus playmaker, 666 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:39,040 Speaker 5: chief playmaker. The Sharks haven't got a great record in 667 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 5: recent years in finals history. Nico has to go out 668 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 5: this final series. I think it's a real telling moment 669 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 5: in his career and the whole game. 670 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 8: Hope, don't disagree, don't disagree. 671 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 1: Big final series for Nico, heines and our's time for 672 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 1: our beef of the week to kick itself. Here is 673 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 1: Graham Ansley addressing the crackdown yesterday. 674 00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:01,200 Speaker 12: You know there's certainly been no direction given to the 675 00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:04,920 Speaker 12: referees about going harder on any of this stuff at 676 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:08,240 Speaker 12: this point of the season. There hasn't been throughout the season. 677 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 12: We're just trying to get consistency, as everyone calls for 678 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 12: by making sure that they're applying an equal standard week 679 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 12: in and week out. 680 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:20,320 Speaker 6: Carals, I don't believe that comment. 681 00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 5: I truly don't, and I'll tell you why, because there 682 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:27,360 Speaker 5: has been a crackdown ever since Wayne Bennett came out 683 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 5: and launched into the referees. I'm telling you now they 684 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:37,040 Speaker 5: have started. They have started penalizing head contact all the time. 685 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 5: So that's why there's more penalties. 686 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 2: This is ridiculous. 687 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:41,960 Speaker 6: But what got me on the weekend this one. He 688 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 6: slipped into that tackle cod How does he pull out 689 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 6: of that? How is that a penalty? You know, I 690 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 6: actually looked at the referee when this was awarded. I 691 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:53,240 Speaker 6: seriously thought the. 692 00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 5: Referee looked embarrassed. And that's why, again I go back 693 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 5: to the fact that the referees in the middle of this. 694 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 5: But I don't think it's their fault. They're playing to instructions. 695 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 1: This is zero common sense, like absolutely zero common sense. 696 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:11,960 Speaker 2: And this one was zero common sense as well. 697 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 5: This is nearly the worst penalty you've ever seen in 698 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 5: your life. Jordan Rapana is standing flat footed on the ground. 699 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 5: Teddy's come launching over the top. He's hitting that hard 700 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 5: on the way down. He's cracked his cheekbone. He's landed 701 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 5: on top of Rapana. Rapanna got penalized by the bunker 702 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:31,640 Speaker 5: for tackling him in the air. 703 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 8: What's he supposed to do? 704 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:36,000 Speaker 6: Pin his arms to the ground. Light you talk about. 705 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 5: Graham's there and he's saying, you know, there's no more 706 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 5: head contact. We're not making any changes there like everyone 707 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 5: else is wrong, and you're right. He's got his head 708 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:47,480 Speaker 5: in the sand. He's not listening to the coaches. He's 709 00:31:47,520 --> 00:31:49,520 Speaker 5: not listening to the players, he's not listening to fans. 710 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:52,160 Speaker 5: He's not listening to the former players and the experts. 711 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 5: There's so much frustration at the moment COVID the standard 712 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:59,320 Speaker 5: of refereeing, and they continue to tell us that they're 713 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 5: doing the right thing. They really have to open their 714 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:03,320 Speaker 5: eyes and listen to what people are saying. 715 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:06,200 Speaker 2: Cruls spot on, Well said, and thank you very much. 716 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:07,280 Speaker 2: Thank you Dave as well. 717 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:09,160 Speaker 1: Up next, It is The Place Perspective with Aaron Woods 718 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:12,480 Speaker 1: and James Graham in October eighteen International FOOTA returns to 719 00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:15,360 Speaker 1: Fox League with the Pacific Championships. The only place to 720 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:18,960 Speaker 1: watch live and at breakthree is right here on Fox 721 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:19,360 Speaker 1: League