1 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: At thirty sixty reb from Every Angle brought to you 2 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: by NIB joining me James Graham. It's been the Journal Australian, 3 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 1: James Hooper and Dean Richie. Is going to be another 4 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: massive show tonight for Big News out of the Dragons camp. 5 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: They have a set to sign their main man, Ben Hunt, 6 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 1: on an extension. 7 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 2: Boro. You broke the story today. 8 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, a remarkable story when you think it was only 9 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 3: last year he sought very publicly an immediate release, was denied. 10 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 2: At the time Bono's come in. 11 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 3: He's under contract till the end of twenty five. It 12 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 3: will now be a one year extension which will take 13 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 3: him to twenty twenty six. It does mean though after 14 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 3: twenty sixties thirty. 15 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 2: Six years old. 16 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 4: But he seemed to defy father time. 17 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 5: It's a remarkable effort from Ben and also the Dragons 18 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 5: to be able to convince him. That was one of 19 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 5: the biggest stories of last year's State of Origin camp 20 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 5: and all of a sudden, Ben Hunt demands an immediate 21 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 5: release and I think at the time there certainly plenty 22 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 5: of us were of the view that it was going 23 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 5: to be all over and that the Dragons management had 24 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 5: heard they'd failed to deliver on promises and Ben was 25 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 5: going to be needed to let go. But to Shane 26 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 5: Flanagan's credit, he's convinced him to stay held firm and 27 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,319 Speaker 5: now the Dragons are getting much improved results. 28 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 4: Hoops, you're exactly right there. 29 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 6: I think reading between the lines, Ben felt let down 30 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 6: to and misled by the club on some promises he 31 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,839 Speaker 6: was assured of about signings and where the club was going. 32 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 6: But you look at the instant impact of coach Shane 33 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 6: Flanagan Publicly, publicly he comes out and says we're not 34 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 6: getting the wooden spoon. It's proven to be true, so 35 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 6: you can only imagine those conversations in private. He delivers 36 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 6: on his word about where the club is going. He 37 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:42,960 Speaker 6: starts to believe in the vision, and now Ben. 38 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 4: Hunt trusts his coach. 39 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 6: He's built that trust in what six seven eight months time, 40 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 6: so he's starting to believe already. When he comes to 41 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 6: crunch time on this extension when Flanno says this is 42 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 6: where we're going, he believes in him. 43 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, Shane flanng is doing a magnificent job there at 44 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: the Dragons. The Dragon City in ninth position, as you mentioned, 45 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: Jimmy to start the A lot of people had them 46 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: probably getting the wooden spoon or close to it. So 47 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: he's done great. How did he convince Ben to stay? 48 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: And once he done, it's changed things so significantly because 49 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: as you just mentioned that both of you did that 50 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:15,359 Speaker 1: he wanted to leave. 51 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 2: He wanted out all of a sudden. 52 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: Now he's playing great, team's going great, and he's got 53 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: an extension. 54 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 2: Absolutely. 55 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 3: I didn't think there's any way back for Ben Hunt 56 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 3: last year when he was so public and so forceful 57 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 3: in one of that release, I thought there's no way 58 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:28,639 Speaker 3: he can stay at this club, and there's no way 59 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 3: he can continue to be captain because he drawn a 60 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 3: line in the sand. 61 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 4: He did not want to be there. 62 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 3: Flannel, to your point, Jimmy has come in and I 63 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 3: spoke to Shane Flanning about this. There's a trust factor 64 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 3: there now they trust each other and Shane was quite 65 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 3: open and saying Ben as a winner, he wants to. 66 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 2: Win games, and they are now doing that. 67 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 4: Suddenly he stays again. 68 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 5: He's one of the best players in the competition at 69 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 5: the moment. If you look at the triasis, he's leading 70 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 5: that category by a fair degree. At this point in time, 71 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 5: then you look at what he does in the representative arena. 72 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 5: He's developed into a magnificent leader. You can go back 73 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 5: to when he first signed at Saint George Laura and 74 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 5: it was a long term deal and it was repeatedly 75 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 5: questioned for the first three or four seasons because the 76 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 5: Dragons weren't making the finals and they were struggling at 77 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 5: stages and Ben was often the punching bag. But to 78 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 5: be able to steady himself the way that he has, 79 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 5: it's a credit to him and his leadership. 80 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 2: It says a little about Hunt. 81 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 1: He's not easily distracted, I mean, and you can see 82 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: that with his form in Origin. It doesn't matter what 83 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 1: sort of form he goes into an Origin game with. 84 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: He delivers and he turns up and he's so consistent. 85 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: He's the leader of that Dragon's team. And Jimmy, what 86 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: about the turnaround of both Hunt n Lomax, Like both 87 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: of these guys wanted out. Both of these guys were 88 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: halfway out the door, and now they're both the two 89 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: best players in the side. 90 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 6: Well, again, it goes back to Flanagan and the environment 91 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 6: that he shaped there. They've both been outstanding and I 92 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 6: think when I look at it and I think back 93 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 6: to my time as a player, how you coach can 94 00:03:55,680 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 6: frame things. So currently they're winning ninth seven wins. They're 95 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 6: on the same number of wins as the Dolphins who 96 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 6: sit forth. Now you can guarantee internally in that dressing room, 97 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 6: they're saying to themselves, we're better. 98 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 4: Than them, We're better than the team that currently sits 99 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 4: in the top four. 100 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 6: Yes, they played them early on in the season, and 101 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 6: that was when the Dragons we're still finding their feet 102 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 6: a little bit. That level of consistency wasn't quite there. 103 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 6: But I've been so impressed with Zachlomax, in particular how 104 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 6: he's adapted to the new position, Shane Flanagan's new philosophy, 105 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 6: and despite the fact that he has secured a release, 106 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 6: he's still putting in one hundred percent effort and going 107 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 6: above and beyond. 108 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 4: So credit to him. 109 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 6: What that comes down to, who you do that, for 110 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 6: what you do for your teammates and for your coach. 111 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:40,840 Speaker 3: If you had to pick a delim coach of the 112 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,679 Speaker 3: year right now, I would go Shane Flanagan. From where 113 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 3: they were where they are, I think it's been a 114 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 3: remarkable turnaround. 115 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 1: And looking at the Dragons. Do we have them making 116 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: the finals this year? How close are they to either 117 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: finals or even better in the coming year or two. 118 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 5: I think the nge for them is they have had 119 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 5: some scores put on them, so the difference between their 120 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 5: best and their worst has still been a fair degree. 121 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 5: But they have shown really positive signs of the course 122 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 5: last two and three weeks, and if they can continue 123 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 5: to build that momentum, then absolutely I think they can 124 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 5: nip around the bottom of making the aid and then 125 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 5: if they need to go into the market and make 126 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 5: some really strategic buyers to then. 127 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: Further what what position do they need the most? 128 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 2: Where is it they need help in what position? 129 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 5: I'd say they need a hooker. I'd say they need 130 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 5: a quality number nine. They've very signed Tyrrel Sloane recently, 131 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 5: so he's another player who Shane Flanagan has been able 132 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 5: to turn around and improve his football. You can literally 133 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 5: see the improvement in his game defensively, which is where 134 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 5: he did have some errors. I would think that would 135 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 5: be the main position they. 136 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 6: Need to think in terms of recruitment now it's an 137 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 6: easier sell. The Dragons are the easier sell now after 138 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 6: a year of you know, cast yourself back twelve months ago, 139 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 6: players would be you know, have a level of hesitation 140 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 6: about even entering into the conversation. In fact, when David Fafita, 141 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:12,919 Speaker 6: you know, was looking like he was going to come 142 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 6: to Sydney, he. 143 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 4: Just said no to the Dragons. 144 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 6: I think as Shane Fanagan gets his hands and he 145 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,359 Speaker 6: keeps on improving this team, we'll see players now to 146 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 6: start to look at the Dragons with interest and hoops. 147 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 6: You spoke about the week to week the best in 148 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 6: the West that's happening in games, so they've got so 149 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 6: much improvement in them as well. So they've not peaked 150 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 6: by any stretch of the imagination. 151 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 1: The good news for the Red v they are definitely 152 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: on the improved. The Tigers are in a fight to 153 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: retain rookie half Lockie Galvin and his teammates were forced 154 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:44,280 Speaker 1: to confront the news this morning. 155 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 7: Lock he's a positive kid and this week's been a 156 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 7: different So, you know, I can't expeculate too much on 157 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 7: what's happening behind the scenes. I guess I'm sure he's 158 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 7: had them conversations with people who respects and for us 159 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 7: and that as a team and myself I'm just focused 160 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 7: on the task at this week. 161 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 4: I love playing with. 162 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 8: Him and loved him in the club, but that's that's 163 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 8: out of my ends. 164 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 2: I'm focusing on what I can do during the week. 165 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 2: And he's a good kid. 166 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 7: He's trained tart, he gets about his work every day 167 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 7: and PSI does his own thing. 168 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, very hard for the players to comment on this. 169 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: He's a teammate of theirs and we've spoken about this 170 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: at length the last couple of nights hoops, but it's 171 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: time for a bit of a truth session. 172 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 2: What's actually going on there. 173 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 5: I feel for young Lachland Galvin. He's an eighteen year 174 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 5: old teenager. He's played ten NRL games. I think he's 175 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 5: been disgracefully advised by his agent, Isaac Moses. That's the 176 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 5: reason for this continued agitation and manipulation of West Tigers. 177 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 5: It started over the course of the off season when 178 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 5: the West Tigers had signed other halves. The West Tigers 179 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 5: then clearly outlined that Lockey Galvin was going to have 180 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 5: a very good direct pathway into playing first grade and 181 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 5: most likely wearing the number six jumper, which is what 182 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 5: he's done all season now. In the background, I don't 183 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 5: know they've had a blue over, but for some reason, Isaac, 184 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 5: who is a very good hater, doesn't like Benji Marshall. 185 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 5: He's thrown the toys out of the cot with his 186 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 5: relationship with ben Actually I don't know, I'm tipping it's 187 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 5: over negotiations with other players and previous history, whatever that 188 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 5: may be. And as a result, it means that Locky 189 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 5: Galvin is now face to front all these unnecessary headlines, 190 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 5: all the talk that he's demanded an immediate release in 191 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 5: the dressing rooms after that loss on Friday evening. That's 192 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 5: terrible for a kid of that age. So I just 193 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 5: feel as though he's been poorly advised and he needs 194 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 5: to start listening to people closer to him in terms 195 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 5: of his immediate family as opposed to others who are 196 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 5: in his year. 197 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 3: I don't know who's behind it, whether it's Isaac Moses, 198 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 3: Locki Galvin or his family, but the bottom line is 199 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 3: I can't believe our cocky the young kid is to 200 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:57,679 Speaker 3: have played ten games at eighteen years old and to 201 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 3: walk in and say I want out with two half 202 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 3: years remaining, that just makes him. 203 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 2: Damage good to me. 204 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 6: But then the club are ex behaving in exactly the 205 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 6: same way. 206 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 4: What do you mean, well, they're taking Sullivan. 207 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 6: Over to England with four after six months into a 208 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 6: four year deal. 209 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 4: Goes both ways, It does go both ways. 210 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 5: It goes both ways. 211 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:23,439 Speaker 3: But I think these kids played ten games. Okay, when 212 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:25,079 Speaker 3: when you were playing there was a yank in the 213 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:26,959 Speaker 3: dress game, you probably sat in the corner and said, yes, 214 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 3: please and thank you. 215 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 4: Not ten games, I'm ready. 216 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 6: But when I came through, I was playing at Saint Helen's, 217 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 6: like the premiere club in England, and had a pathway 218 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 6: to success. 219 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 4: I could. I could see how they were going to 220 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 4: develop my game. 221 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 6: Unfortunately, you know, I don't know exactly what's going on 222 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 6: at the Tigers, but this isn't anything new. With teams 223 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 6: that are in the bottom of the table or near 224 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 6: the bottom of the table table each and every year 225 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 6: they're going to get. 226 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 4: The eyes picked out. Happened with Tedesco. 227 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 2: But Loock, he knew this when he resigned. 228 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 4: This he did. But the situation changes. 229 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 5: Jimmy, only a couple of months ago, as recently as 230 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 5: a couple of months ago. I found an article that 231 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:08,319 Speaker 5: was in the Daily Telegraph today right was published two 232 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 5: months ago and Locke's quoted saying I love the West Tigers, 233 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 5: I love playing under Benji. I'd love to be here 234 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 5: long term. He won a premiership with West Magpies as 235 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 5: a junior and there's a number of other players that 236 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 5: are still in their system that are part of that club. 237 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 5: He even spoke about the fact that he'd love to 238 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 5: try and retain the nucleus of that group. Reference Penrith 239 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 5: and what a powerhouse they've become because of their junior development. 240 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 5: So I find it it's a drastic change of position 241 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:38,959 Speaker 5: given that only two months ago that was his perspective 242 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 5: and now all of a sudden we get the needs. 243 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 6: Players lie when they get interviewed, like when the coach 244 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 6: is under pressure at the club and the players from 245 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 6: the medium get asked they're going to support their coach 246 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 6: and he's going to support the club. 247 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 5: There's also people in his years. That's the why I'm 248 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 5: reading this, and he's eighteen years of age. 249 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 6: It probably isn't a great look for the individual, but 250 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 6: maybe he's the assessed it and looked at what's happened 251 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 6: to Sullivan that came under Marshal full of promise, four 252 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 6: year deal and then going well has his game progressed. 253 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,839 Speaker 3: This is clearly a poor reflection on Benji. If this 254 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 3: kid is eighteen years old, still got stars in his eyes, 255 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 3: If he doesn't think he can develop to a certain 256 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 3: level over the next two years, that takes him to 257 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:20,560 Speaker 3: all of twenty years old. 258 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 4: Look at the convent. 259 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 3: There's troubles inside that camp. 260 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 5: Reflection on what does he want out there? 261 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 2: I don't know. 262 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 5: I think, well, he's clearly as I've said before, I 263 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 5: think because he's got bad advice. He's got bad advice 264 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 5: in his ear. Isaac's got form in relation to wanting 265 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 5: to try and make big decisions agitate for releases. There's 266 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 5: a reason why Ni Politis phil gold Ricky Stewart won't 267 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 5: deal with him because he can destroy clubs. 268 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 4: Okay, in this instance, it's a classic example. 269 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 5: This kid. They want to try and make him the 270 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 5: face of the club and a key component. They're trying 271 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 5: to build works at the time, and guess who to 272 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 5: them away from the joint. 273 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 6: I'm looking at it as you compare the Dragons and 274 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 6: the Tigers at the start of the season. Now, I 275 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 6: would have predicted the Tigers would have gone better than 276 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 6: the Dragons based off what the you know that the 277 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 6: hype around this new. 278 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 4: Look at the club in the first cabin and the 279 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 4: first couple of games. 280 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:18,839 Speaker 6: So I guarantee if the Tigers are looking sitting at 281 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 6: seven wins at this point in time, Galvin isn't a 282 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 6: aggravating for a release. So so because obviously with the 283 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 6: Dragon situation they've kept hunt Lomax probably has regrets about 284 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 6: moving on now. 285 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 4: So it's all. 286 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:35,839 Speaker 6: About the performance of the club and players when when 287 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,560 Speaker 6: they're not winning game your games. You're a young player 288 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:41,320 Speaker 6: with full potential. Yeah, people, you will get affected, and 289 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 6: it's careful whose advice you buy. It's very dangerous to 290 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 6: take the advice of an agent that may have ulterior motives. 291 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 6: But that said, the situation that the Tigers still isn't 292 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:52,599 Speaker 6: looking great should. 293 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:54,559 Speaker 3: Be a card to spit the dammy because you're on 294 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 3: the bottom of the competition type you can ask some questions. 295 00:12:57,720 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 2: Though you can ask questions. 296 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 3: I'd have to hear Lockie Galvin actually say I want out. 297 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 3: But then conversely he hasn't come out and said I 298 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:09,199 Speaker 3: deny the speculation and it's wrong. So clearly this but 299 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:10,559 Speaker 3: there's smoke, there's fire. 300 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 2: All right. 301 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,960 Speaker 1: Ll CEO Andrew Abdo has issued a stern warning to 302 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:17,319 Speaker 1: anyone encouraging the eighteen year old to break his contract. 303 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 2: Take a look. 304 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 9: The clubs and the players and the agents are all 305 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 9: aware of what the rules are and if they break 306 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:25,320 Speaker 9: the rules, they'll be serious consequences. We've done that in 307 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 9: the past and hopefully that acts as a deterrent. And 308 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 9: once again if there's information before us where someone who's 309 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 9: bridged the rules, will take strong and decisive action. 310 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 1: Andrew Abdo there, what's he getting out here? Obviously saying 311 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 1: that he's going to come down hard on clubs that 312 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 1: approach him. 313 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 2: Because he's not of contract. 314 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's right, He's got two and a half years 315 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 5: to run. So let's use Ben Hunt right, who bulldog's breaking? 316 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 5: Then earlier today about how Ben Hunt is remaining at 317 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 5: Saint George Lawara going to extend for another year. Well 318 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 5: last year, when that story blew up in State of Origin, 319 00:13:57,240 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 5: the NRL ended up doing a full blown investigation because 320 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 5: because they felt as though other clubs, specifically some of 321 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 5: the Queensland clubs, had clearly been in either Ben's agent. 322 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 9: Right. 323 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 5: Nothing came of it, Brave, but we have seen agents 324 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 5: previously suspended. Okay, mister minors, Lizac's been suspended. There's numerous 325 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 5: over there. 326 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 6: Surely now that clubs wouldn't be stupid enough to not 327 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 6: cover their tracks. Of course, this is the thing, right, 328 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 6: it goes on, right, we're all keeping encrypted messaging. 329 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 4: Disappear. That's going to be. 330 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 2: Going on for a reason. 331 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: And if they were onto it already, they would know 332 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 1: that this kid's probably been approached to all the agents 333 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 1: approached someone or else. They wouldn't be acting the way 334 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 1: that they are with such confidence and such I would 335 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: say arrogance and with a knee jerk reaction of where 336 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: going we want to go? 337 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 2: If there was an interest from elsewhere. 338 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: It's hard to police this, right, it's all it's great 339 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 1: that Andrew Abdo comes out, and I respect him a lot. 340 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: I thinks he does a great job for the game, 341 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 1: and it's great that he comes out. 342 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 2: And says that. But what does it mean? I mean, 343 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 2: like this has happened for a one week. 344 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 3: Clubs haven't approached of course, the minute emerge that he 345 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 3: wanted to release, they were certainly with intent. 346 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 5: The phones would be running hot. But I think it's 347 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 5: also important rules are still rules, right, and they've got 348 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 5: to have proof. But at the same time they can't 349 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 5: stand for nothing the NRL. So if and what it'll 350 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 5: do in this instance, right is because he's got two 351 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 5: and a half years to run on his contract, the 352 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 5: Tigers aren't going to give Locky galvinor release. Well, that's 353 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 5: going to mean that they can't keep agitating and they 354 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 5: can't keep trying to cut in and pill for him away. 355 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 6: It's a big test for the Tigers and Banji here 356 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 6: and Sham, but I believe they've got to stay strong. Similarly, 357 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 6: when Ben Hunt aggregated for the release last year, I said, 358 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 6: the club's got to win. So if the Tigers are 359 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 6: going to entertain this, they've got to be in a. 360 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 2: Position where they win. 361 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 4: Now how that. 362 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 6: Looks, I don't know, but they can't just allow him 363 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 6: to go out, because then you know, wins. 364 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 3: If the player agitates consistently, he's sulky, but he doesn't 365 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 3: want to be in the end of. 366 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 2: The club. 367 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 4: When the clubs won't play sullivan graduate. 368 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 2: Standards. 369 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: I totally agree, but in this instance that they could 370 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: stick solid here and not let him go. And I'll 371 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: say this without any disrespect to Lockie Gavin. He is 372 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: not proven at the highest level for a long period 373 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 1: of time. This kid, he's played first grade for the 374 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: West Tigers a couple of games. It is strange behavior, 375 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: I believe for a kid like him, who I think 376 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: has the world at his feet and will be a 377 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: ten year first grader, but that is not proven yet. 378 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 2: So he's got to be careful, like you know. 379 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: If they if he does stay there and you know, 380 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: and it doesn't go his way and they stick solid, 381 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 1: you know, he's still got to prove himself to him, 382 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 1: to himself and to the team of the West Tigers. 383 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 2: I wouldn't say that he's a definite standard. 384 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 6: We're probably gonna have to be patient with his development 385 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:05,440 Speaker 6: as well. Like he's been thrust into this post boy 386 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 6: the tape. Look what happened to Sam Walker. He had 387 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 6: to get removed down to New South Wales Croup last 388 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:12,679 Speaker 6: year and look at him now, like this pathway to 389 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 6: success isn't linear, it's not the esculator or an individual. 390 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 3: It's respectful in many ways to Benji. He gave him 391 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 3: a start in round two. I agree, he bought him 392 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 3: in and now he's saying he was I'm gone all right. 393 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 1: Round fifteen is the final audition ahead of Origin selections, 394 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:31,199 Speaker 1: and Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon is hoping Nicohins gets a 395 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 1: second chance. 396 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 10: Everyone wants to see certain players, everyone wants to see others, 397 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 10: so it's always hotly debated and if you want to 398 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 10: walk and play in those that environment. It's all part 399 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 10: of the deal, I think, and it's actually good for 400 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:45,199 Speaker 10: him to go through it. It's only going to make 401 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:46,880 Speaker 10: it stronger. You've got to deal with it. I think 402 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 10: nik has done a good job with that so far. 403 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 3: Do you think it would be unfair to drop him 404 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 3: after one go? 405 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:54,959 Speaker 10: I don't know. Yeah, I don't, of course have to 406 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,160 Speaker 10: be painful not to be there. We've won as many 407 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 10: players in there as you can get, so I'd love 408 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 10: him to play as strong as he can and obviously 409 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:03,120 Speaker 10: learned the frame again though. 410 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:05,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, this is an interesting one. 411 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,399 Speaker 1: A lot of people have Nico Hines not in the 412 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:09,679 Speaker 1: team four game two for New South Wales. We had 413 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 1: Dave Riko on last night who hinted that he's still 414 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 1: a fair chance of being selected. Have we heard otherwise? 415 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 1: What's the mail here on Nico for going to in Origin? 416 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 3: Personally, I couldn't pick Nicker. I think he's had a chance. 417 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 3: I know it's difficult. It's back to the wall for Madge. 418 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 3: He can't afford to be emotional or sentimental. Nico didn't perform. 419 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 3: It's as simple as that. There were circumstances. Yes, we 420 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 3: know that, the twelve men, etc. But it's got to be. 421 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:35,680 Speaker 1: There's no a chance of him sticking solid Madge. He's 422 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: that type of guy. Is there a chance of him 423 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: sticking with Nicko over again? 424 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 5: He keeps his cards tight, Braath. You'd hate to be 425 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 5: playing poker against Madge, and I think all the disruptions 426 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 5: leading into the team that he picked for State of 427 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 5: Origin one and then also losing Dylan Edwards mid camp 428 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 5: means that he literally doesn't want to guarantee any position 429 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 5: is a lock until he sits down everyone's finished playing 430 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 5: that round of football, and then he can roll the 431 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 5: There is obviously a big push on for Mitchell Moses 432 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:06,679 Speaker 5: and his kicking game. It is far superior all round 433 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:08,920 Speaker 5: to that of Nicko and what we've seen from Niko 434 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,919 Speaker 5: for the Kroneal Sharks and also for the Blues. But 435 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 5: there are other options as well. Does he go with 436 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 5: Matt Burton at five eight and shift Jerome Leui to 437 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 5: the right. Does Cody Walker come back into things? Because 438 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 5: South's and are coming back in the form Latrell's a 439 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 5: good chance of making the team, and possibly Cameron Murray 440 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 5: as well. So there's still a lot on the drawing 441 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 5: board at the moment for the Blues. 442 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:29,640 Speaker 2: How do you see, Jimmy look? 443 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 6: I would if I was McGuire, I'd go back to 444 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:36,120 Speaker 6: the week before Origin one and say, okay, who would 445 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 6: be fit if I could, if everybody's fit. Obviously there's 446 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 6: no Cleary and a couple of others, Toubovich, no Ham. 447 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 6: I'd go back to the team he would have liked 448 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:46,120 Speaker 6: to have picked for Game one had everybody been fit. 449 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 6: I don't know how much you can take from that 450 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 6: first Origin game. I don't know if that's enough of 451 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 6: a judgment, of fair enough judgment to be on nikol 452 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 6: Hinines's level of performance in that game. I would go 453 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 6: back and go, well, if this was a team that 454 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 6: you're going to pick for Origin one, would I think? 455 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 6: If I was him, I would bring Edwards back. I 456 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:06,639 Speaker 6: would bring Murray back in, and if he was going 457 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 6: to go with Moses originally he should go with Moses. 458 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 2: What about Reese Walsh? 459 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: No footy for him before Origin two, after that vicious 460 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:19,360 Speaker 1: knockout in Game one? Is that a concern at all 461 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,359 Speaker 1: to you guys, that he's just going from one origin 462 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: to the other? 463 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 4: Is he gun shoy no? 464 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 2: Look? 465 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,639 Speaker 5: Is a superstartule. I don't think he's give me. 466 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:29,400 Speaker 3: He's been targeted a couple of times, quite publicly, quite openly, 467 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 3: and quite physically and viciously. 468 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 5: He's on the Gold Coast around the melon future. 469 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:39,120 Speaker 4: Jimmy, you've been clad around the melon. 470 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 2: You know what it's like. 471 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:43,119 Speaker 3: Do you go out there with thoughts next game thinking? 472 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 3: You know what, I'm just a little bit shy here today. 473 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 4: Sometimes the Demon's. 474 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 6: Dance at different points in my career. 475 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, fortunate to. 476 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 5: Sing for the Marines their flush with options. 477 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: I don't think it's an issue myself. I don't think 478 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 1: it's an issue the kids. Here's a start, And you know, 479 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: I remember game was a game one or two last 480 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: year where they targeted him and he absolutely embarrassed us. 481 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: And we said on this show they need to target 482 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 1: Reese Walsh because he could be a weakness. And we 483 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:17,199 Speaker 1: saw the response then the kids all class and that 484 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 1: if you have you seen a more confident player in 485 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 1: your life. 486 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 3: I was not playing this week though, bro, that's two 487 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 3: weeks the second week though. 488 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 4: What is going on there. 489 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:27,680 Speaker 5: Is just there and on the side of caution, bulldog. 490 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 5: But I think given everything that we've seen him ative 491 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:33,399 Speaker 5: in his short career, he's a big game player. I 492 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:35,360 Speaker 5: think he'll handle it. And if he doesn't, well, they're 493 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 5: flushed with options because you've got the Hammer, Sell and 494 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 5: Cobos in great form. They've got a myriad number of options. 495 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:41,919 Speaker 4: It would be interesting. 496 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:44,639 Speaker 6: Obviously, it was a devastating he was unconscious for a 497 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 6: long time. I think the only words I would say 498 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 6: to him is just be honest to yourself. If he's 499 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 6: ready to go, he's ready to go. But you know 500 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:54,480 Speaker 6: we had that he passed this concussion test immediately after 501 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:56,639 Speaker 6: the knockout. But he just needs to be honest with 502 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 6: himself and if he is, if he's fine, he'll love 503 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 6: no drama. The Dove hearing the worst for their number 504 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 6: one en force of Tom Fleggler, but Wayne Bennett says 505 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 6: new recruit to Vita Peen Guy will fill the void 506 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 6: in no time. 507 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 4: Much thought signed to be back. 508 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 8: Well, obviously good It wouldn't be here if we didn't 509 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 8: want him here, so that's all positive for us. He's 510 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,360 Speaker 8: here and we're here when he wants to be here, 511 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 8: so he'll be right to go next week. He's been 512 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:27,120 Speaker 8: playing for Southset in the situation we don't know whether 513 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 8: we'll play again, or when he'll play, or so many 514 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 8: unanswered questions out there right now. 515 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:32,879 Speaker 2: That's where it is. 516 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:36,439 Speaker 8: It's but it's improving. It's very slow, but it's nowhere 517 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 8: near being able to play, and nowhere near number of two. 518 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:39,159 Speaker 2: More. 519 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 1: His future looks like terrible news for the Dolphins, and 520 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:46,879 Speaker 1: more so Thomas Fleggler himself, Wayne Bennett saying there that 521 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: I'm not sure when he's going to be back or 522 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 1: if you'll ever play again, and I've heard that. I'd 523 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,960 Speaker 1: heard that before the interview with the with the super coach, 524 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 1: and now we've heard from the horse's mouth. This is 525 00:22:57,520 --> 00:23:00,920 Speaker 1: big news and a major concern for flaglah Well. 526 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 5: He was a huge signing for the Dolphins. You've got 527 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 5: a feel for Tom Flegler. He's played in the Grand Final, 528 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 5: he's played for Coinsland, he's played for Australia, but it 529 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:12,199 Speaker 5: is still relatively early in his career. That he's sustained 530 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 5: this injury. He's obviously going to have to continue to 531 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:17,680 Speaker 5: undergo further testing. But the early marle Is broth that yeah, 532 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 5: he is going to be pushing it to try and 533 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 5: get back to being able to play rugby league again. 534 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 3: In a suggests today I run the Dolphins, and they 535 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 3: did say that, look, it may heal naturally. The other 536 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:30,680 Speaker 3: option is surgery now, which rules him out for the 537 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 3: rest of the year, or do they wait and then 538 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 3: have surgery at the end of the season hope he 539 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 3: will be back next year. 540 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:37,879 Speaker 2: They didn't seem to. 541 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:40,640 Speaker 3: Have any concerns up there today that he would never 542 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:41,160 Speaker 3: play again. 543 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 6: That's great to hear because you just you can't imagine 544 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:51,199 Speaker 6: the what's going on with him in his head, like 545 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 6: the amount of times he would search around nerves surgery, 546 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 6: like he would just be all over the shop. There's 547 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 6: no worse human position to be in the the unknown, 548 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 6: and that's the position that he's in at the moment. 549 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 4: And almost you'd almost prefer it. 550 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:07,919 Speaker 6: Well, you want a time frame and he doesn't have that, 551 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:10,880 Speaker 6: which would be so frustrating for this young man who's 552 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 6: one of the premiere props of our competition. 553 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 4: But take that away. You've got to feel for the 554 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 4: person at the moment. 555 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 2: You not could use it all for Flegler. 556 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: With Flegler being out, they've called in Tavita Pinguy Junior. 557 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 1: Now before we start this, I need to clarify something yourself, 558 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: Me and you, James, you and I. When this happened 559 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:32,160 Speaker 1: over a year ago, we said, didn't we that he'd 560 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:34,160 Speaker 1: be back playing rugby league within a year and he'd 561 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: be most likely at the Dolphins. So we have called 562 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:41,680 Speaker 1: this and sure enough the boxing career has gone and he's. 563 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 2: Back at the Dolphins. What's our thoughts on this? 564 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 5: Look, you gotta love Taverta. He's one of the eclectic 565 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:49,639 Speaker 5: characters of the game. But I do remember when he 566 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 5: was talking up that he wanted to be the heavyweight 567 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 5: champion of the world. I remember thinking, gee, at your 568 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 5: age to be going into a completely foreign sport. Yeah, 569 00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:59,120 Speaker 5: he'd had a little bit of experience in the ring, 570 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 5: but it was a big, big call. Look, he came 571 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 5: out off the back of that and said he hated Sydney, 572 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:06,680 Speaker 5: never wanted to return to Sydney. But he did say 573 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 5: at the time one hundred percent right that he would 574 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 5: never be returning to rugby league. But look, one door closes, 575 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:16,399 Speaker 5: another one opens. He obviously his boxing career didn't go 576 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 5: the way that he wanted. 577 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 2: It to do. On hoops, how much is he on 578 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 2: I think it's. 579 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 5: Two hundred thousand dollars for the rest. 580 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,360 Speaker 2: Of this Is it worth it? Is it a good 581 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 2: decision to be like it? 582 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:26,879 Speaker 5: I think given that they're going to be missing Flegler 583 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 5: now for the rest of the season, and absolutely it's 584 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:31,920 Speaker 5: a good decision. They need middle forwards. Jesse Bromwich is 585 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 5: retiring at the end of this season as well, so 586 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 5: he might if he plays well and the Dolphins power 587 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 5: into the finals, then he could earn a new contract. 588 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 4: It's a bit of an audition. It's a bit of 589 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 4: an audition for him. 590 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:44,680 Speaker 3: I wouldn't want to put faith well, what about his 591 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 3: track record, but if he sees the man to take 592 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:50,200 Speaker 3: you to the semi finals. 593 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:54,640 Speaker 6: About the whole situation, He's only got six months, so 594 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 6: he's the type of player that in this situation generally 595 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 6: brings out the best. Probably you're never going to want 596 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,199 Speaker 6: to give to via Panga junior long term deal, a 597 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:06,359 Speaker 6: four or five year deal, but with six months on 598 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,920 Speaker 6: the line, as an audition to get a new contract. 599 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:10,680 Speaker 6: This will bring out the best of him. We saw 600 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 6: what he did when he went to Penmouth that year. 601 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:15,880 Speaker 6: He was fantastic before he got injured in that Premi 602 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:18,119 Speaker 6: League semi all, the qualifying semi final to get to 603 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:18,919 Speaker 6: the grand final. 604 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 2: He was so good. 605 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 6: Direct short term deal, you brought up the best this 606 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 6: this situation is great for to be. 607 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: With all due respect to TPJ, he needs to prove it. 608 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 2: It's as simple as that. 609 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:31,360 Speaker 1: Words we know it really mean nothing anymore and it's 610 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 1: got to be actions. 611 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 2: And he's got the potential. 612 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:36,360 Speaker 1: We said it forever on this show that the potential 613 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:40,639 Speaker 1: this guy's got as a rugby league player is just unbelievable, 614 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,160 Speaker 1: but he just hasn't reached it yet. Doesn't work? Last 615 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:45,399 Speaker 1: is it doesn't work? Do we think this works? This 616 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:47,440 Speaker 1: experiment tp J coming back? 617 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:48,159 Speaker 2: Oh, he'll do it? 618 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:49,200 Speaker 4: Kay won hoops. 619 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:51,399 Speaker 3: He's a clearly good player. I mean does he want 620 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:52,399 Speaker 3: to play rugby league? 621 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 4: I mean what does. 622 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:55,680 Speaker 5: Clearly want to do in a life? Clearly he does. 623 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:56,879 Speaker 4: Now he's all over the shop. 624 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 2: Will it work? 625 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 5: I think probably the only coach that can get it 626 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 5: is a bloke who's still in charge calling the shots 627 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 5: at the Dolphins at the moment. He's also got a 628 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 5: history with Christian Wolf as well from his time playing 629 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 5: for Tonga. I would think if ever it's going to 630 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:13,159 Speaker 5: fly for Ta Vada and he's not going to be 631 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,119 Speaker 5: remembered as being somewhat of an enigma, then it's at 632 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 5: the Dolphins. 633 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 6: I wonder if he'll change his mind on Sydney if 634 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 6: Wayne Bennett. 635 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 1: Already, Jimmy, you've got an interesting take on the Brandon 636 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 1: Smith punishment. You see this a little differently, do or Look? 637 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:40,440 Speaker 6: You know, the Roosters are well within their rights to 638 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 6: punish Brandon as they see fit for not meeting team standards. 639 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:48,160 Speaker 4: It's been well publicized. 640 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:51,679 Speaker 6: About how the Bulldogs punished one of their players or 641 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 6: disciplined one of their players for being late to a. 642 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:55,480 Speaker 4: Particular training session. 643 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:58,879 Speaker 6: Obviously that was well, just in my eyes, just purely 644 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 6: extra training. They wrestling or extra training, basically a drill 645 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:07,440 Speaker 6: that he's done most weeks and all throughout the preseason. 646 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 4: You just got to do more of it. I know, 647 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 4: for me, missing a game would hurt. 648 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:17,399 Speaker 6: I'd rather wrestle everyone in the team all day than 649 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:17,920 Speaker 6: miss again. 650 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 2: Isn't that the point if it hurts him, that's what 651 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:20,400 Speaker 2: they will. 652 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 4: Well, this is it, this is what they've done. 653 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:26,880 Speaker 6: It's one of the star players of Star Recruit and yeah, 654 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 6: I spoke to him on Monday evening and. 655 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 4: He was disappointed in himself. 656 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 6: He feels like he's let his team and the club down, 657 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:37,640 Speaker 6: but now he misses a game that will really drive 658 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 6: him inside. 659 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:40,720 Speaker 5: I will say, Jimmy, I think all roads lead to 660 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:43,360 Speaker 5: the Facale sign going up on Brandon Smith at the 661 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:46,600 Speaker 5: Roosters by the end of this season. So he's obviously 662 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:50,040 Speaker 5: been dropped for this week. They've clearly had a number 663 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 5: of ongoing issues that they're not happy about. We've seen 664 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 5: previously with players like Matt Lodge Carl Flanagan. If they're 665 00:28:57,080 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 5: not happy with the signing, it doesn't matter how much 666 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 5: money are on, they will make a roofless decision. And 667 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:04,520 Speaker 5: I would be thinking that I'll be surprised if Brandon's 668 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 5: still at the rist. 669 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 1: Watched his space regarding Brennan Smith. Now, I Reagan Campbell 670 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 1: Gillard has been quizzed about paramatter search for a new coach, 671 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 1: urging the board to make a decision. 672 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:19,040 Speaker 11: I thought we had a cage a few weeks ago. 673 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 11: So look, it's one of those of those things that 674 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 11: it's an industry that things aren't going, you know, their way, 675 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 11: then obviously change is needed. And I can't make the 676 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:33,200 Speaker 11: call of what the coaches and what we need. But yeah, 677 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 11: they just sort of sort of need to make a 678 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:37,480 Speaker 11: decision and they ain't the decision that we can get 679 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 11: on with it. 680 00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 4: So yeah, soon the. 681 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:42,640 Speaker 11: Better and we'll see what happens in the next few weeks. 682 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:44,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, CG. 683 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 1: They're looking a little frustrated to me, just looked like 684 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 1: he was over it, over talking about it and just 685 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 1: wanted to move on. What's going on here with paramatter 686 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:54,000 Speaker 1: and what's our take on this? 687 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 3: Oh the male I'm getting hoops is that Trent Barrett 688 00:29:57,440 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 3: is now equal front runner. I don't think he's ahead 689 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 3: of the field, which includes Ryle's Wholebrook and Josh Hannah, 690 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 3: but I don't think he's behind it either. I think 691 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 3: it's a dead set four way bob of the head 692 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 3: at the moment. 693 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:11,480 Speaker 5: The thing with everything that they do at the eels. 694 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 1: The horse racing, they're all just going, they're all just 695 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 1: next to each other on the head. No one's one 696 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 1: out the horse who wins. 697 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 5: The thing with the banker and the bean counter is 698 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 5: everything moves at glacial speed. At Paramatta, nothing happens fast. 699 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 5: So look, you could hear the frustration from Reagan, Campbell 700 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 5: Gill out there. They've got to make a decision. Forget 701 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:36,560 Speaker 5: the sub committees and interviews and all of that. Just 702 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:38,640 Speaker 5: make a call and then get on with tell who 703 00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:42,360 Speaker 5: does have support of the players right there? That man 704 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 5: right there has the support of the key players. 705 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 6: Tramp is an interesting one for me. Not nothing against him, 706 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:51,960 Speaker 6: but look at his previous record. Obviously coach first grader 707 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 6: at Manley and at the Bulldogs. The only thing he's 708 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:57,200 Speaker 6: got going for him is the fact that he's there, 709 00:30:57,680 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 6: Like if he's the assistant coachwhere else. I don't think 710 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 6: he's in the conversation. 711 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 5: I think I think he would have learned from his mistakes. 712 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:08,479 Speaker 6: How many other coaches that have had one or two 713 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:12,240 Speaker 6: chances would be in a similar position. 714 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 5: I've got to gig at me and probably at the 715 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:18,120 Speaker 5: beginning of the last season, yeah and Spoon, But I 716 00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 5: think Barrett's in the conversation because he's there, so maybe 717 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:23,520 Speaker 5: that maybe maybe that will that's what he him. 718 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:25,600 Speaker 4: He's in a right advantage. 719 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:28,880 Speaker 1: How many players don't like the assistant coach like at 720 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:33,479 Speaker 1: a club true, like I mean, I'm not crediting because 721 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 1: he's got potential to be a great coach. He's had 722 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 1: a few opportunities which haven't worked out. 723 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 4: And also the players loved Brad Arthur. They loved it. 724 00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: I think if they make a decision based on that, 725 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:47,080 Speaker 1: it would be I don't know, you're can pick your 726 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,680 Speaker 1: head coach because you've got the support of the players. 727 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 2: Of course it helps, but you. 728 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:55,240 Speaker 5: Know it will take their time. 729 00:31:56,520 --> 00:32:00,000 Speaker 1: A four horse race and they're all having after our Bundy. 730 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 2: You played it watch bought to you by Bunderberg. Round boys, 731 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:03,000 Speaker 2: who have you got this weekend? 732 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:05,600 Speaker 5: I'm on camera Murray big in for the South Sydney 733 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:07,920 Speaker 5: Rabbit as they play the Broncos. Can they make it 734 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:09,160 Speaker 5: three on the bounce? 735 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:11,880 Speaker 4: I'll go Mitch Moses big game this week. 736 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 3: I think he's in origin. 737 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 2: Are you boys outstanding once again? Up next, the Legends 738 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,440 Speaker 2: are in Billy Moore and Marks BARDA Carroll