1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: Three sixty other league from every angle. What's you by 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: an IV joining me again? 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 2: James Graham, it's been the Journal Australian, James Hooper and 4 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 2: Dean Richie. We're only two days away Magic Round. 5 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: How good is it going to be? 6 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 2: Your blokes must be pumping your heading up there or not? 7 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 3: You can't wait, can't wait, breath. 8 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 4: It's one of the best weekends on the calendar. Caxas 9 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,439 Speaker 4: Street will be absolutely pumping. Look, it's a little hard 10 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 4: to say that. All the Coinslanders I know are genuinely 11 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 4: very good people and they know how to party. 12 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 3: They know how to have a good time. 13 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 5: Magic Round rocks three sellouts too announced today fifty two 14 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 5: thousand each and every day. It's the most special weekend 15 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 5: on the calendar you can. 16 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 1: Get a start, not this year break. I thought you 17 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: does want to been teaming up. 18 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 3: He's taking those taking the freshen. 19 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 1: Up, imagine on each other. I'm having a rest alright, 20 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 1: let's get to it. 21 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 2: Big news today, Huge news with David for Feed deciding 22 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 2: to stay at the Titans and backflipping on the Roosters. 23 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: Jimmy Graham triple. 24 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 2: Pike, front flip, back flipping. Name it he did it? 25 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 2: Could you believe it? And what are your thoughts on? No, 26 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 2: I couldn't believe it, Breeth. 27 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 6: I think like a lot of people at home, woke 28 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 6: up a group what's up message and notification pops up. 29 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 6: You look at the image and you go that's been photoshopped, 30 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 6: and then it comes in another group and you're like, 31 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 6: hang on, I better check this is for real and wow, 32 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 6: it actually happened like all happened overnight, which again adds 33 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 6: to the mystery around this night time. 34 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 3: Backflip and Rooster's pulling the offer. 35 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 6: I'm really looking forward to getting into the nuts and 36 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 6: bolts of it and finally exactly what has gone on. 37 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 3: I think we're all confused. 38 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 1: Let's find out. 39 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 2: Jimmy, you obviously did some research today hoops on it 40 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 2: and you found out exactly how it all went down. 41 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: Can you talk this through? 42 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 3: Yeah? 43 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,199 Speaker 4: So, I was a late night phone call from David 44 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 4: for Feeder's management to Sydney Rooster's kingpin, Nick Politis, came 45 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 4: through about ten o'clock last night. I'm sure in the 46 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 4: aftermath of it, Uncle Nick Neeley dropped the phone when 47 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 4: he heard the news that David for Frieda had been 48 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 4: wavering a little bit, Gold Coast, drop the weights on, 49 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 4: and we're beginning to apply pressure. Des Hasler had been 50 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 4: at his negotiating finest and ugle Nick said, okay, all right, 51 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 4: I'll go to bed. 52 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 3: Let me sleep on it. Didn't have a lot of 53 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 3: sleep last night. 54 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 4: On tipping Nick Politis and the type of business person 55 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 4: that he is, he doesn't want to player at his 56 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 4: club who isn't one hundred percent committed and doesn't want 57 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 4: to be a rooster. So he picked the phone up 58 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 4: at five point thirty this morning and said, pull the 59 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 4: Deal's it. 60 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 3: Off. 61 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 2: Had a meeting with the feeder and he's tried to 62 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 2: save it right, which he's had success with for Feeder's 63 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:37,399 Speaker 2: manager has then called last night Nick Politis and said 64 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 2: that he's having reservations about it. Nick sleeps on it, 65 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 2: or doesn't sleep on it, wakes up and says, you 66 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 2: know what, we don't want this bloke. 67 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: Is that what's happening? 68 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:45,119 Speaker 3: Or Nick? Jump the gun? 69 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 4: Nick just decided, you know what, if this guy's having 70 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 4: second thoughts, now, what's going to happen next year when 71 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 4: he comes down and he's our start signing. And then 72 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 4: after a couple of games, he decides he's homesick and 73 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 4: he wants to get back up closer to Queensland and 74 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 4: closer to family. 75 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 3: So he's called his bluff and pulled the deal. 76 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 2: You Dares very well, have you spoken of DZ and 77 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 2: what do we think or do you know of what 78 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 2: went on in that meeting that saved David for Feeda 79 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 2: to the Titans. 80 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:11,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, this started about four days ago. Break. 81 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 5: You'll find that des and for Feeda spoke. It grew 82 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 5: legs from there they went to an off site cafe. 83 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 5: DearS then brought Steve mitchellin the CEO of the Titans, 84 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 5: and it rolled on from there until where you've just 85 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 5: taken us to that, Jimmy, Remember though, Break last week, 86 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 5: Dars was very coy in that press conference memory front 87 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 5: of the cameras, and he was very cordial toward David Deafeeda. 88 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 5: We wish him all the best. He's not leaving a 89 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 5: sinking ship. He's been a great player for us. Looking 90 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 5: back now, DearS hadn't given up hope. He was still 91 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 5: convinced he could keep him. And you know Dares better 92 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 5: than anyone, Jimmy, You know how persuasive he can be. 93 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, I sure do. 94 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 6: But I think in terms of that press conference, he's 95 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 6: always going to paint the picture. If there's nothing to 96 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 6: see here that the Titans are going in the right direction. 97 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 3: Don't you worry. I've got control. 98 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 6: But that's still it does still still seem strange that 99 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 6: just the fact that he's left the Roosters again. I 100 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 6: think that adds to it because of the enormous and 101 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 6: just how big up football club is. They always seem 102 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 6: to larn their man. They never seem to lose in 103 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 6: the funerals. 104 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: We'll get to that. 105 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 2: Let's steal a little deeper here though with David. So 106 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 2: David's ring Nick up and said I'm coming to the 107 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 2: Roosters and then he's backflipped. 108 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 1: What are our thoughts on that? Though, we're kind of 109 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 1: skipped over that here. 110 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 4: I find it highly disrespectful that last week David Fafeeda 111 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 4: picks up the phone and starts speaking in Greek with 112 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 4: Nick Politis. He's ingratiating himself, he's virtually playing foots. He's 113 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 4: under the table with him. Right then he goes and 114 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 4: has forty five minutes on the phone with Robbo about 115 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 4: how we would utilize you. Yes, you'd be playing on 116 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 4: the left edge, you'd be paired with this half, and 117 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 4: they go over a variety of other positions and how 118 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 4: everything would place together in terms of the Roosters attacking 119 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:59,919 Speaker 4: and defensive puzzle. Then he rings Uncle Nick the next 120 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 4: and when he sees David four to come up on 121 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 4: his telephone. When he answers, he says, I'm yours. I 122 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 4: want to be a rooster. Now Here we are five 123 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:13,359 Speaker 4: days later and we've got the pirouette, the backflip, the 124 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 4: triple pike and everything else. 125 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 3: I mean, it's no way. 126 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 4: I don't think it's any way to conduct yourself as 127 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,280 Speaker 4: a football, elite football player with one of the most 128 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 4: respected figures in the game. 129 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 2: He's got history, though, Dave, when he's deal last when 130 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 2: he went to the Titans from the Broncos, that went 131 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 2: on forever, and that was a bit of a doing 132 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 2: in frowing as well. 133 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:33,479 Speaker 1: Do you remember it was. 134 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 3: Drama back then as well. 135 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 5: I mean, no one treats the Roosters nor Nick Polatus 136 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 5: with such disdain. 137 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 3: Let's be honest. This is tandamount to a slap in 138 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 3: the face for the roosters. 139 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:44,479 Speaker 5: That's very very few do it to Nick Polatus. Given 140 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 5: the esteem he is held in this game. He's talking 141 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 5: about family. I want to stay up near my family. 142 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 5: He's reconnected with his dad, his mum and grandmother are close. 143 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 3: He lives with his girlfriend. 144 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 5: But at the same time he agreed to go last 145 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 5: week and his family still lived on the Gold Coast. 146 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 3: It's very confusing. 147 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 6: Not only did he agree to come to the Sydney 148 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 6: Roosters last week, he decided he was going to leave 149 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 6: the Titans to come down and play in Sydney. He 150 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 6: said no to the Dragons because he wants to go 151 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 6: and win a premiership. That's why it was only a 152 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 6: two horse race between the Penrith Panthers and the Sydney Roosters. 153 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 6: Most of us had hedged dog bets and put probably 154 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 6: sixty forty percent he would choose the Panthers over the Roosters. 155 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 3: He's gone with the Roosters. 156 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 6: And again it just seems strange, like what new information 157 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 6: has been presented to David Forfita to have him change 158 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 6: his mind, because he would. 159 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 3: Have known he would have leaving family. 160 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 6: When you make that call to your parents or your 161 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 6: loved ones, your friends, I've done that from England. I've 162 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 6: made the call I'm leaving this country. I'm leaving this 163 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 6: area to move and now what new information comes to light? 164 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 4: I think on that, Jimmy, I think the biggest issue 165 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 4: Dave has is whoever, the most recent person that he 166 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 4: had a conversation with, has the most influential and layoudest voice. 167 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 3: So when he was. 168 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 2: Dealing with it, seems like it was out the whole 169 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 2: way along whoever he was going to. 170 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 4: When he was dealing with Uncle Nick and the Roosters 171 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 4: last week, he was all in at the Roosters. I 172 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 4: never thought the same thing, to the point where Ivan 173 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,559 Speaker 4: Cleary was still sending text messages to him even after 174 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 4: he had agreed that he was going to go. I 175 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 4: think it was the night before or other that he 176 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 4: was going to go and join the Roosters. I think 177 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 4: David for food of the way he's conducted himself. He's 178 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 4: taking the piss. You can't carry on like that in 179 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 4: the modern world. You know, elite football is serious businesses 180 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 4: these days. It's a billion dollar game, and I just 181 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 4: think he's done himself a real disserve the way that 182 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 4: he's handled it. 183 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 2: I mean, because he didn't need to take he didn't 184 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 2: even need to put the Titans through this. He didn't 185 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 2: need to put their fans through He didn't put anyone 186 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 2: through it. Like he's gone around the circle and as good. 187 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 2: He sat here and said, they've done a lot for 188 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 2: him up there. They've paid him a lot of money 189 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 2: because probably shouldn't have been in there, but it was. 190 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 2: And then all of a sudden, we've landed back there. 191 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 2: So how are the Titans feeling today? It was just like, oh, well, 192 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 2: you know, he's bouncing around, he's ready to go, but 193 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 2: surely this is a bit of something there. 194 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 5: I was told, also, Hoops and you made back me 195 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 5: up here that his management team wanted to send him 196 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 5: to the Roosters. They deal they wanted to honor that 197 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 5: commitment to Nick Politis because Nick is held so highly. 198 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 5: But David went against that and basically said, no, I'm 199 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 5: now staying. 200 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, you spot on bulldog like you started the waiver, 201 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 4: and then that's how we've landed where we've landed. 202 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 5: But that's bigger loss for the Roosters when you peel 203 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 5: it back, I don't think it is. Isn't that big 204 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 5: a loss. We're making a lot of it because it's 205 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 5: an enormous story. But when you peel it back. It's 206 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 5: just to me, it's more the way it's going down. 207 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 5: The Rusters will power on. They've still got a lot 208 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 5: of money on their cap. 209 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 2: They've got they can resign Crichton now and probably refocusing. 210 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 6: But it has had ramifications for them in terms of 211 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 6: how much this is publicly upset Angus Creighton, like he's 212 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 6: come out and said, well, hang on, I'm not going 213 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 6: to play second people to anyone had the rooster's not 214 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 6: pursued this, this contract, this player. 215 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 3: I don't think Creighton's in that boat. 216 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 6: It's now they've got there in Yeah, they've got to 217 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:58,200 Speaker 6: manage those relationships back to get them on side, and 218 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 6: you know they wouldn't want to be in that situation. 219 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: All right. 220 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 2: Titan CEO Steve Mitchell is celebrating the decision, despite for 221 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 2: Fee to tell him the club he was leaving less 222 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 2: than a week ago. 223 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 7: He's an opportunity obviously think through what what his greed 224 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 7: looks like over the coming years. Good conversations internally and 225 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 7: then had a chat with him like yesterday afternoon and 226 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 7: we had a light of the day for Feed has 227 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 7: decided to take up the option with us. 228 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 3: In twenty five and twenty six. What did you let 229 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 3: him take up the option of living. 230 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:28,599 Speaker 7: It was basically sitting there. It was an opportunity for 231 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 7: him to actually stay with us. So there's an opportunity for. 232 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 3: Him to take it up negotiating. 233 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 1: Now. 234 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 7: We didn't want to change the construct. We want to 235 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 7: get about to get back to work. 236 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 6: Great story to tell what was and you're talking twice 237 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:40,679 Speaker 6: as well. 238 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 7: Players day off today and it's a significant decision in 239 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 7: his mind on his own personal life. 240 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: So there's none of the playgroups here today. It's a 241 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: day out. 242 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 3: We'll hear him days. 243 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: I think I just said it. 244 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 7: Maybe the playgroup's not here today, so you will hear 245 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,959 Speaker 7: from day he'll you'll hearing him in the coming. 246 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:02,319 Speaker 3: Rook This is the end of player options. Players. What happens? Yeah, 247 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 3: it's not. 248 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 7: It's a distraction and it's something that we from a 249 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:07,959 Speaker 7: best practice point of view, you want to move out 250 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 7: of this. 251 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: That's fair enough. 252 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 2: It was a day off for the players, so David 253 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 2: fit it didn't have to front the media and that 254 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 2: as I said, that's fair enough. 255 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,320 Speaker 1: It was. It was a day off, but it wasn't. 256 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 2: I mean, he's acting on it was all sunshine and 257 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 2: rainbows up there, Steven, I'm not so sure it would be. 258 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 2: Although you've got to say it is a big signing 259 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 2: and it's great news for them hoops. But I don't 260 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 2: think it's all as rosy as what he made out. 261 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 4: No. But I think the positive for the game and 262 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 4: certainly for the Gold Coast is this is a win 263 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 4: for the little guy. This is a win for the 264 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 4: battling clubs who so often get cherry picked and run 265 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 4: over the top of by the likes of the Roosters, Penrith, 266 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 4: the power organizations as much as it's a hard card 267 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 4: to swallow for the Sydney Roosters, and I think David 268 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 4: Fafeedo was taking the piss away that he conducted business 269 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 4: with them and also Penrith to now remain at the 270 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 4: Gold Coast. I do think it's a win for the 271 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 4: struggle in clubs in the in a salary cap era, 272 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 4: it isn't always dominated by the superpowers, you. 273 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 3: Think, Jimmy, Yeah, no doubt. It is, no doubted, is it. 274 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 6: It does give those clubs a little bit of hope 275 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 6: that they won't be dominated. But again, the set of 276 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 6: circumstances that haven't folded. You know, it's been a long 277 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 6: time since we've seen a backflip. Yes, they used to happen. 278 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 6: The NRL came in and brought sort of brought in 279 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 6: that ten day cooling off period, but we haven't seen 280 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:31,959 Speaker 6: a signing like this backflip and very long. 281 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 4: Probably daily Chair Evans is the biggest in recent memory. 282 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 3: It would be the biggest since then, Jimmy. 283 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 4: But just on the back flip, you know, Billdog mentioned 284 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 4: the fact that Des Hasler had busily gone away and 285 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:47,319 Speaker 4: taken Dave to cafes and started to have some quiet 286 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:48,680 Speaker 4: chats about remaining on. 287 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 3: The gold Coase. 288 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 4: Now you've had a bit of personal experience it, because 289 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 4: memory serves me correctly. When you're at Canterbury, Des convinced 290 00:11:56,920 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 4: you to stay, but then I think you ended up going. 291 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:07,960 Speaker 6: Ah, yes, he I was part of a conversation that 292 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 6: I was going to be staying my position was safe, 293 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 6: and then that turned out I didn't. 294 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 4: So would you have any warning for David for Furder 295 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 4: in this situation. 296 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 6: That's a tough question because I've got to be very 297 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 6: careful what to say. But yes, it was put to 298 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 6: me that nothing to see here, Everything's okay. The Bulldogs 299 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 6: at the time had signed Aaron Woods for season twoenty eighteen. 300 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 3: I was captain and told I. 301 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 6: Was going to stay and we're going to make this 302 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 6: work with you and Woods and Tolman and Klamor and 303 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 6: Eastwood and Cassiana, and I believed him and it didn't pan. 304 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 1: Out, okay. 305 00:12:56,440 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 2: So it's in concerns with He's always saying are we 306 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 2: getting to his Absolutely, But I mean, at the end 307 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 2: of the day, like David had his opportunity, so he 308 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 2: can't blay many on but himself. 309 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 3: That happens. 310 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 2: I mean, it's a bit of a different situation in 311 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 2: terms of that he had opportunities to go to two 312 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 2: of the most powerful clubs in the game for big money. 313 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 2: Let's get back to the Roosters. So what are the 314 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 2: Rusters doing now? Who are their targets? 315 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:23,319 Speaker 1: We spoke about Crichton entrepreneur. 316 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 2: Have we had any information or spoken to any anyone 317 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 2: at the club as what's the next steps for them? 318 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 5: Wells Criton would have been a logical choice. It's a 319 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 5: funny situation though with Crichton right now. He was most 320 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 5: upset last week. We saw his media conference earlier this week, 321 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 5: rather and you could see it in his face that 322 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 5: he was disappointed that he wasn't told about the feeder's arrival. 323 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 5: What does he do now, Does he now say you 324 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 5: can jam it, I'm going Does he swallow his pride 325 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 5: and say, okay, come to me now, increase my offer 326 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:52,959 Speaker 5: by a couple hundred thousand, or did you say see 327 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 5: you later. 328 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 3: I think the option two. 329 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 4: Would be one if he gets picked in the new 330 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 4: south Wal's origin side, which is every chance. 331 00:13:58,240 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 3: I think you'll line up and make sure. 332 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: That he's in. 333 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 3: With Creighton. 334 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 6: Didn't He initially suggest he was the one to want 335 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 6: to go and pursue a career in overseas rugby, so 336 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:13,079 Speaker 6: that was his position at the beginning of the season. 337 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 3: Correct. 338 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 4: I think it's complicated with Angus. I think you can 339 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 4: go back to the beginning of last year. He's spoken 340 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 4: about it publicly that you know, he made some decisions 341 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 4: when he was overseas that led to him having a 342 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 4: challenging year last season. So there's a bit more to it. 343 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 4: There's an element that he needs to repay. 344 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 2: The There's a lot one that's gone on behind the 345 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 2: scenes and a lot that now about that the russ 346 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 2: have put into angus. Yes, that there is a bit 347 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 2: of that too, so it's not just like he owes them. 348 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 2: It will growing. But you know, yeah, I think I 349 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 2: think that's probably fair to say. Now, an interesting one 350 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 2: who's a few weeks back, the Ruster has made a 351 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 2: play the big name half. 352 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, can you talk us through that? Yeah, well, Sean Johnson. 353 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 4: It's been reported. But what hasn't been reported, and this 354 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 4: surprised me when I confirmed it today is the ount 355 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 4: of money that the Roosters were prepared to pay Seawan Johnson. 356 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 4: So Luke Kerey obviously announced his retirement prior to Luke 357 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 4: announcing that the Rooster's being the smart club that they are, 358 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 4: they knew that was coming. So they went and tapped 359 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 4: Sewn on the shoulder, had a conversation and they've thronated 360 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 4: fifty thousand dollars a year at him, which would make 361 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 4: your turn your head. 362 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 3: Now fifty out. 363 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 4: Sean's thirty three, now he's thirty four in September. Look, 364 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 4: he's playing outstanding football. Certainly he was when they offered 365 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 4: him the money. He was and he had a outstanding 366 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 4: here last huge. 367 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 1: Part of it, but that was because he was back 368 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: home too. 369 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 2: He didn't have a good year before he before he 370 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 2: went back to New Zealand, so that was a risk 371 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 2: he played by the chicks. So I reckon they've dodged 372 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 2: nearly two bullets here. They've definitely dodged a bullet with 373 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 2: Sewan Johnson. I disrespect that Sewan, love him, great player, 374 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 2: but at the back end of his career, and you 375 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 2: can see he's form the past month. David may not 376 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 2: be the best fit for him either. That was a 377 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 2: little bit of a roll to die. So I don't 378 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 2: think it's the end of the world. But that's huge 379 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 2: eight fifty for Sewan Johnson at his age to bring 380 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:02,359 Speaker 2: him back from New Zealand. 381 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: For one year. 382 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was actually a two years. It's going to 383 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 3: be a two year deal to back. 384 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 1: Yep, he must be going. 385 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 5: They don't get it wrong too often either, do they 386 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 5: bro The Roosters generally nail it when it comes to 387 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 5: contracts and values of contracts. 388 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: Yeah. 389 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 4: Absolutely, Look, they've been one of the kingpins of the 390 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 4: art of the deal for many years now. All of 391 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 4: that is led by Nik Polatis at the top of 392 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 4: the club. But I do get the feeling as if 393 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 4: I'm the rest of the NRL. I'm a little bit 394 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 4: rattled at the moment because you know Nick's are going 395 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 4: to miss too many. Now, okay, they've missed out on Johnson, 396 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 4: They've now had the for fee to circus unfold Gaguy 397 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 4: last week. I'm thinking the next target they'll be making 398 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 4: sure that they. 399 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 2: Wasn't there someone last night a bit unhappy on this show. 400 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 2: It was his dad was making a bit of noise, 401 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 2: Andre Andre. 402 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 4: No. 403 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 3: I was just going to say, looking at the rooster's roster. 404 00:16:57,920 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 6: Areas that you'd think they were going to improve in 405 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 6: the back row, wasn't. That's why it was such a 406 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 6: surprise for me. I think an experienced half. That's why 407 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 6: the Johnson deal doesn't surprise me. Also, outside backs book, 408 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 6: if you're an experienced half and you're off contract anytime soon, 409 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:14,880 Speaker 6: the roosters have been knocking. 410 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: There's some big news today as well. 411 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:20,879 Speaker 2: Supposedly the deal with Wayne Bennett to the Sausiny Rabbitos 412 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 2: has been done. 413 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 1: Is this true or not? 414 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 3: It's spot Look, it was done a month ago. 415 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:28,679 Speaker 4: Brace we've been talking about it on the show for 416 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 4: however long it is now, I think it's four weeks. 417 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:32,359 Speaker 3: Russell Crowe did. 418 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 4: The deal with Wayne when he first arrived back in 419 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 4: Australia from his most recent overseas movie set. But what's 420 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:41,680 Speaker 4: happened over the course of the last forty eight hours Blake, 421 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:45,440 Speaker 4: Sally and Mark Ellison Blake's CEO, Mark's ahead of football. 422 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 4: They've flown up to Coensland. They've gone out to Wayne's 423 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 4: mery Vale farm and they've sat around and talked terms. 424 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 4: They've struck the price, they've stuck struck the three year 425 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:59,159 Speaker 4: length of term and now we all move forward. 426 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 3: Fifty was told originally is off the mark. 427 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: And then. 428 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,360 Speaker 5: On the standard's under one point two to one point three, 429 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:12,640 Speaker 5: throwing some capes. 430 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 4: And it's worth everything for what for? Where that club 431 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 4: is now they anchored the seventieth. 432 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:19,680 Speaker 3: Position on the ladder. 433 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 4: You get back to this storm last year see beat 434 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:25,399 Speaker 4: Melbourne in Magic and we're. 435 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,399 Speaker 6: On top of the comp We'll also hopes if you 436 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 6: if you go back even further and look at where 437 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 6: self Sydney where when Wayne first took over. So in 438 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:37,640 Speaker 6: twenty eighteen they finished third and reached a prelim under 439 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 6: Anthony Sea Bowl. 440 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 3: Sea Bowl took the gig at Brisbane. 441 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 6: Bennett comes back, so he takes over that squad in 442 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 6: nineteen very strong, you know, just needed a bit of 443 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 6: Wayne's polish on to get to Grand Finals and compete. 444 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 6: So legs of Adam Reynolds was in that squad. Sam 445 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:55,879 Speaker 6: Bage's Greg Englans I think retired towards the end of that. 446 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 6: Halfway through that season, you had Alex Johnson in fine form, 447 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 6: a younger Damian Cook, a younger Cody Walker, Tom Burgers 448 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 6: in fine form, a strong roster. You compare that to 449 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 6: the situation that Saltzer in. Now, Wayne's got a lot 450 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 6: of work to do with this roster. We normally see 451 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 6: Wayne come in and put that little bit of sprinkle 452 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:18,200 Speaker 6: and turn that almost into the most definite. 453 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:18,639 Speaker 3: Big job on it. 454 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:20,320 Speaker 2: I think they've got a decent I think they've got 455 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 2: a good enough roster for him to come in and 456 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:24,160 Speaker 2: take them from the bottom to the to the eight. 457 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 2: You know, they've definitely got that roster, there's no doubt 458 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 2: about that. But do they have the roster for him 459 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 2: to come in and actually challenge for a premiership. 460 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 1: I don't think so. I think they're a couple short. 461 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 3: So why on he goes to a place where we 462 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 3: thinks he can win it? 463 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 5: Of course he's looked at that roster and thought, I 464 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,399 Speaker 5: see some good Stuff's amorous add to it. 465 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 4: Though it's our time, Bruce. The best coaches are also 466 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 4: the best recruiters. So even though the off contract market 467 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 4: at the moment might not be flushed with big dames, 468 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:54,639 Speaker 4: you watch like he's got Sam sitting over in England. 469 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 4: There's still one of his great mates and somebody. 470 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 3: Who speaks to regularly. 471 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,199 Speaker 4: He might get a couple of young English four so 472 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 4: he might go and get to Vooda Pango and decide 473 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:04,119 Speaker 4: that he thinks he. 474 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: Can that's the answer. 475 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 3: Well, well, they need middles, as. 476 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:09,400 Speaker 4: Jimmy's pointing out numerous times on this show, they need 477 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:10,879 Speaker 4: depth in their middle forward. 478 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 1: So that's around. 479 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:12,640 Speaker 3: That's my point. 480 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:13,880 Speaker 1: There's no I'm the. 481 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 2: First to say that he will make him a significant difference, 482 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 2: and there's and he can get them from last or 483 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 2: even top four, that's how good he is. But I 484 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 2: don't know if he can win a camp with with 485 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 2: the squad they've got. They are a couple of forward 486 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 2: short and who do you go for to commanding could 487 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:33,919 Speaker 2: be a potential with with his you know the clause 488 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:34,360 Speaker 2: how good? 489 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 3: How good is putting? The clause in your deal if 490 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:37,640 Speaker 3: you're struggling football club. 491 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 6: By the way, so obviously he could potentially be available 492 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 6: for next season. Yep, you know the Sharks may have 493 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 6: a regional They've got obviously Blake coming in. They've got 494 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:50,000 Speaker 6: some really strong medals. They can't keep all of those 495 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 6: that are currently playing happy, so he'll have to do some. 496 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:53,959 Speaker 3: Some work there. 497 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 5: We click it around who do they get rid of 498 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 5: rather than saying who's going to saus is there or 499 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 5: are they some of those big because they're a big 500 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:05,879 Speaker 5: top heavy sow Sydney question. Damian Cook would be the 501 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 5: first one you'd think that could be moved on, given 502 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:11,359 Speaker 5: his age, given the price. I mean, he's alleged he's 503 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 5: a great player, yeah, any great. 504 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 2: Guy, But it's the price that a few of those 505 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 2: big names are on it. No one's mentioning Cody, but 506 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 2: Cody's on eight hundred plus and he's. 507 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:23,160 Speaker 3: Just that much. 508 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 4: I think it's only about six fifty on the book. Really, 509 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 4: I think it's only about six fifty on. 510 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm shocked by that. 511 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, okay, well, and he was their best player and 512 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:33,879 Speaker 4: he was their best places getting. 513 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:34,120 Speaker 1: Rid of him. 514 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 2: I'm not saying getting rid of him. I'm just saying 515 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:39,159 Speaker 2: there's there's not just Cook. A few guys here on 516 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 2: some decent coin. 517 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:42,919 Speaker 4: Wayne's style of coach, and we've seen it previously. He 518 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,120 Speaker 4: can sprinkle the magic dust and get the best out 519 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 4: of the likes of Cody, a superstar who's getting towards 520 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 4: the end of his career. You watch him regenerate him 521 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:53,120 Speaker 4: to Tyler will be back. He will get more out 522 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:53,400 Speaker 4: of him. 523 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 6: Hello my tangy. Yeah, Camel Graham coming back. J gets 524 00:21:56,800 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 6: a Showlder fix you know you can. They need a 525 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,159 Speaker 6: little bit of addition inside. 526 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 4: The name I keep hearing is Jeremy Marshall King. That's 527 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:08,439 Speaker 4: where it'll get interesting because if Cookie does move on, 528 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:10,120 Speaker 4: and I think if Cookie is to move on, there's 529 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 4: no question there would be at least five other clubs 530 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 4: in the NAL that would love to have if somebody 531 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 4: like Damien Cook. So it just goes and does the 532 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:20,680 Speaker 4: twelvemonth cameo there and ends up coming back to South 533 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 4: and work in the football department, play. 534 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: On without doubt AKA. 535 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:27,400 Speaker 2: After extending his contract with the Raiders until twenty twenty nine, 536 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 2: Ricky Stewart is more focused than ever on breaking the 537 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:32,119 Speaker 2: club's premiership drought. 538 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 8: I'm very grateful to be in this position. 539 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 3: I'm on it. 540 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 1: You know. 541 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 8: I often say how privilegious and none that I am 542 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 8: to be the head coach of this club. It is 543 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 8: a bright future and it gives me a great satisfaction 544 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 8: that I'm going to have more time with a lot 545 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:49,200 Speaker 8: of the younger players that are coming through our squad. 546 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 8: There's not a coach out there that doesn't want to 547 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:52,679 Speaker 8: win a premiership. I just don't know will say it 548 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 8: because I puts too much pressure on them. I'm happy 549 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 8: to put pressure on myself. I want to win a 550 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 8: competition and I want to win at this club. 551 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 2: Great news for the camera is in great news for 552 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:03,119 Speaker 2: Ricky Stewart. Big extension, Dave. 553 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 3: Ricky. 554 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 2: I broke it last night on the show. Thoughts on 555 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 2: this news. 556 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 5: I found out today and I spoke to rick He 557 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:12,879 Speaker 5: was reluctant to admit all details, but he didn't approach 558 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 5: the club. 559 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:15,360 Speaker 3: They actually as a. 560 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:18,879 Speaker 5: Board spoke behind the scenes and approached Ricky, which is 561 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:21,159 Speaker 5: very rare. Normally a coach and his manager will go 562 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 5: in and so we want an extension. This was in 563 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 5: the reverse. 564 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:25,959 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm not surprised. 565 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 4: And if you look at the best coaches in the 566 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 4: game at the moment, a lot of them are starting 567 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 4: to get into their fifty sixties and seventies. So you've 568 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:36,439 Speaker 4: got Ricky, you got Bellier. We just discussed Wayne, and 569 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:40,199 Speaker 4: I think given how uncertain and how quickly clubs can 570 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 4: all of a sudden turn on a coach, we saw 571 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:45,160 Speaker 4: five sacked last season, I reckon the Raiders have gone 572 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 4: in know what, it wouldn't stun if somebody did come 573 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:50,160 Speaker 4: and bump Ricky. And for the critics out there who 574 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 4: say Ricky gets an easy ride and Ricky's never asked 575 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:56,160 Speaker 4: hard questions and the media look after him, I disagree. 576 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:58,439 Speaker 4: He's made the finals the last couple of seasons. It 577 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 4: wasn't that long ago that the Raiders were in a 578 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 4: Grand Final. Nobody really gave them a hope of making 579 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 4: the six again. Controversy was obviously a big talking point 580 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 4: after the game. And they are in the game up 581 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:12,399 Speaker 4: to their eyeballs. So he's got this younger squad now 582 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:15,439 Speaker 4: he's bringing through the next generation. You can see the 583 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 4: trajectory and the journey that he's trying to take the 584 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 4: club on. 585 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 3: And I've got to say a like where he's where 586 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 3: they're headed. 587 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 1: The board are. 588 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 6: Probably looking for looking at those young players and thinking 589 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 6: about what they need, and it's stability. They probably want 590 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:30,919 Speaker 6: stability and assurance is that this is their man and 591 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 6: they're not going to have their headstand. So I think 592 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:34,160 Speaker 6: it's a great move. 593 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 3: It was a camera's location. Sorry Braith there. 594 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 5: It's very difficult for them when it comes to recruitment. 595 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,639 Speaker 5: They just can't play with the big boys. They've got 596 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 5: to pay overs to get people down there. So next 597 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:47,680 Speaker 5: best thing is to go through the development system. And 598 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 5: all those players coming through right now are all players 599 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 5: that the Raiders have developed. When was the last time 600 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:54,720 Speaker 5: made a big kill. 601 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:56,400 Speaker 3: It's been a while, Yeah, it has been a while. 602 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 3: Probably you probably got to go back to Johnny. 603 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:01,399 Speaker 4: Bateman or George Williams from the UK super Lague. But 604 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:03,640 Speaker 4: you look at the likes of younger and Ethan Strains 605 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 4: that you talk about. Shervy Stewart won't play this weekend, 606 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:07,919 Speaker 4: but he's going to be a huge element of the 607 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 4: future of that club. I like the way that they're 608 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 4: now tracking in that direction. 609 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 2: Well, they're sitting in seventh of the moment. I don't 610 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 2: think anything. Anyone had given them a chance this year. 611 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 2: I thought they'd make the top eight. So they're traveling 612 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 2: pretty well considering the roster they've got down there in Camber. 613 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:25,639 Speaker 2: Now it's time for Origin watch. What is going on 614 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 2: with the Blues halves? 615 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 1: Are they fit? Are they going to be ready? And 616 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: who's going to get picked. 617 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:33,639 Speaker 5: I had a chap to Madge this afternoon and he 618 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 5: is confident, but a little bit confused as well, because 619 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 5: he doesn't know where to go in terms of he 620 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,400 Speaker 5: doesn't know who's going to play on the weekend. He's 621 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 5: not even sure nick O Hinz will play this weekend. 622 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 5: Mitch Moses is not going to play this weekend. 623 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:47,199 Speaker 3: Where does he go. 624 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 5: It's very hard to write a team down in penn 625 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 5: when it should be in pencil, because every week we're 626 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:52,679 Speaker 5: losing a player. 627 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 4: I've heard he likes Mitchell Moses to be in the 628 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:59,200 Speaker 4: side even if he doesn't come back and get a game, 629 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:04,160 Speaker 4: in which I've got to say, surprises but magical base 630 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:10,880 Speaker 4: we didn't game without a game. That he likes Mitchell 631 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 4: and that he sees Mitchell as the next best seven 632 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:15,399 Speaker 4: given the clear he is unavailable. 633 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:17,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, but I don't think I don't think there's a 634 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 2: lot that would agree that he's the next best seven, 635 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 2: but there's a lot that would disagree that, you know, 636 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 2: with no games under your belt heading into an origin, 637 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 2: and the significant amount of time he's had out and 638 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:28,400 Speaker 2: the injury he had, any injury. 639 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 3: I'm sure Magic has spoken to Mitchell it doesn't matter. 640 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,119 Speaker 4: And I wouldn't be surprised if he's even said, I 641 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:36,159 Speaker 4: don't mind if you don't have a club game. And 642 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 4: I think Paramatta are in two minds because they've now 643 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 4: been missing Mitchell for a couple of months, have only 644 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 4: managed to win a limited number of games of only 645 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 4: one three all season, right, so they're torn. 646 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 3: They're like, we want to play. 647 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:53,159 Speaker 2: With an injury like that, you don't really know until 648 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:55,399 Speaker 2: he's not his kid to get out Left doesn't like 649 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 2: I'm just saying, with an injury like that, you don't 650 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 2: know until you get out there and you put under 651 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 2: first grade speed, intensity, physicality, you do not know it takes, 652 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 2: and it normally takes a few weeks those return to 653 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 2: play protocols and tests that the physios and the medical 654 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:12,200 Speaker 2: stuff will put you onder. 655 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:16,359 Speaker 6: It's a box sticking exercise, but you know that first set, 656 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:19,479 Speaker 6: when you're out there and you know if the medical 657 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:21,480 Speaker 6: stuff have missed something, or you know, if you're sweet 658 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:23,399 Speaker 6: as well, and it's a fine imagine it's Origin. 659 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 3: That's a really valid point. You got, Hoops. 660 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 5: If you were a paramatta, would you be saying, hang on, 661 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:32,200 Speaker 5: we've just missed you for seven weeks. We're three from nine, 662 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 5: we're down the bottom. You're going to go to play Origin, 663 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 5: which means you've got weeks off. You come back from 664 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 5: Origin physically and emotionally wrecked. In the meantime, MEA's career 665 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 5: is slipping balance. 666 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:45,959 Speaker 3: We're taking it in the balance. He's at the crossroads. 667 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:48,160 Speaker 3: He needs his playmaker. There was big mile. 668 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 4: At the Yels against the Broncos game last Friday night 669 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 4: that Mitchell was one hundred percent returning. Then he's gone 670 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:56,119 Speaker 4: and run on the Saturday morning and got through a 671 00:27:56,119 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 4: pretty rigorous fitness testing regime, and whatever happened, carterburn overly positive. 672 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 4: Because off the back of that, then the narrative switched 673 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:06,119 Speaker 4: to hold on, Actually, now he might not be playing, 674 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 4: and now he might not be playing against South's the 675 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 4: week after either. 676 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 2: But also for me, it's like if he goes out 677 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:15,400 Speaker 2: there and doesn't perform. We all know how critical everybody 678 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:18,200 Speaker 2: is on the Origin. No one's going to even you know. 679 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 3: What about he's tough Ribs in Origin. 680 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:24,400 Speaker 2: I'm just saying that the fans the fans, and they 681 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 2: don't care if you don't want you better than any. 682 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 1: Eat have been there. You've got to win the game. 683 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:29,959 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter. 684 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:32,880 Speaker 2: Right, Let's get to our Bundy player to watch, brought 685 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 2: to you by Bundanberg. 686 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 4: Run boys, who've you got this week? I'm saying Matt Burton. 687 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:37,920 Speaker 4: They're up against the Raiders. It's the first game of 688 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 4: Magic Ground and look he's got an opportunity to try 689 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 4: and state his case to where the new South Wales 690 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 4: number six jumper. 691 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:46,680 Speaker 5: I'll go Luke Keary for something a little bit the 692 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:50,360 Speaker 5: same Hoops. It doesn't mean discussed yet for Blues, but 693 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 5: would have to be in the discussion somewhere. 694 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 3: He's tough, he's been there before. 695 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 5: He has a big game against the Sharks, biggest game 696 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 5: in Magic Round. 697 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:57,880 Speaker 3: Keeping on Lukerey. 698 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 2: Looking forward to watching both those players. Thanks Bordo him, 699 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 2: Thank you Hoops. You being right up next to legends 700 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 2: are n Steve Rochin, Billy Baum,