1 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Through the history of rugby league, there is a type 2 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:11,319 Speaker 1: of player that separates himself from the herd, takes that 3 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: step forward into the light where he can be seen, 4 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 1: and then declares, I am the one. 5 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 2: But be aware and be ready, because I am coming 6 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 2: for all of you. These men are the gunslingers, the 7 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 2: old time side armed cowboys that walk the line. 8 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 3: Very few dare. 9 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 2: They are fearless, and they are feared. Jared worry A 10 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 2: Hargreaves is that man. In over three hundred games, he 11 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 2: has played with the same mentality and willingness to accept 12 00:00:50,720 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 2: his role in the teams. 13 00:00:58,920 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 4: Play a game. 14 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 2: He's a throwback, the one opposition players look over their 15 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 2: shoulder for the one. If they can help it, they 16 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 2: avoid the player that affords his teammate's confidence. The man 17 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 2: may line up behind and know they are protected. Jared 18 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 2: Warria Hargreaves has never asked a teammate to do something 19 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 2: he has. 20 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: Not done or not willing to do himself. 21 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 2: The gunslingers will their attributes through action. They are from bloody, emotional, 22 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 2: and they are always in the fight. History tells us 23 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 2: the teams that go on to greatness, that win titles 24 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 2: need a gunslinger. Jared Warria Hargreaves. 25 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 5: Gunslinger, that's the way to fire us up. 26 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 6: Welcome to an old three to sixty rup league from 27 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 6: every angle, brought to you by tell Fast joining me 28 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 6: again the great going tell Us that's bring the journal 29 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 6: Australian Poor and Dave Rickier. What a piece that was 30 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 6: from Maddy Nabel. 31 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 5: About j W H. The gun Slinger. 32 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 6: He loves going to war for his mighty Roosters and 33 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 6: we expect the same in Melbourne against Melbourne. 34 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 5: What a player he's been. 35 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 7: Oh, he's made a great player, like all those years. 36 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 7: And he takes the first run it's the hardest run 37 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 7: and every single run he takes on the field is 38 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 7: as hard as the last. He's just he's an absolute 39 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 7: modern day warrant. 40 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 4: That's a standard. 41 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 8: It doesn't he like no matter what game he plays, 42 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 8: he puts his body on the line. 43 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 4: He'd just be so hard to beat. 44 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 8: He always takes on the bully, always wants to put 45 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 8: his stamp on the game. 46 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 9: Brak Gordi. If we think back about premiership winning sites, 47 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 9: the overwhelming consistency is that there's a front row leader 48 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 9: and you need one. You need one to win a camp. 49 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 9: And he is the guy that can do it for 50 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 9: the Roosters. 51 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 4: He lists his team. 52 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 6: There's no doubt about that, the big j w H. 53 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 6: That's cross Live to Roosters five. Luke carey, Luke, you're 54 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 6: spiritual leader j w H. And last week, how good 55 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 6: was it to have the big fell back? 56 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 10: Yeah, it was awesome mate. Obviously he came back at 57 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 10: the start of the week. He was jumping out of 58 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 10: his skin. It was awesome. Like he gives us so 59 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 10: much energy at training and then on the field. You've 60 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 10: seen what his presence did for us. 61 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 8: Hey, Luke, I played with the cheeky little halfback for 62 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 8: me ipswich Ali Langer. Do you tease your front rowers 63 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 8: before big games and stay away from him? 64 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 11: No? 65 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 10: I don't, Gordy, No, I don't. I stay way away 66 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 10: from Jared, especially Jared at training. Jared and Spencer and 67 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 10: those boys do their own thing. I just me Semi 68 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 10: and sand and kind of just stared off to the side. 69 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,119 Speaker 10: But you can feel it with him, you can feel 70 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 10: when they're on. You'd know, Gordy when the pack has 71 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 10: that mentality and we missed that against Penrith. 72 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 12: And thought we had it there on the weekend. 73 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 6: You mentioned that against Penrith and you said the difference 74 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 6: was the pack. 75 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 5: Now, it was a tough loss. 76 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 6: They did blow you guys off the park to start 77 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 6: the game, but it was a significant improvement last week 78 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 6: against Manly. What was the biggest change and why were 79 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 6: you guys so much better on the weekend? 80 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 10: Yeah, Braith, we're really disappointed week one went down to Penrith. 81 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 10: We had a lot of confidence. We lost lost Sammi, 82 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 10: Rads and Brandon, but we had a lot of confidence 83 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 10: in what we've done all year and we just didn't 84 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 10: put on the park. We had a lot of errors 85 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 10: there at the start of the game. We gave a 86 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 10: lot of penalties away and when you give Penrith that 87 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 10: amount of possession, it is a very very difficult game 88 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 10: and they taught us a lesson down there and we're disappointed, 89 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 10: but we thought we got back to back to our 90 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 10: footy last week. Obviously the pack was really good for 91 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 10: us and scored some points. So we're confident going down 92 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 10: to Melbourne this week. 93 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 7: Luke Paul Crawley here, mate, I know you love talking 94 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 7: about your rooster's record down in Melbourne, but how do 95 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 7: you end that? 96 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 3: How do you shut that out of your mind. 97 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 12: I'm not sure cause you've got no ideas. You tell us. 98 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 5: No, mate. 99 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 10: Honestly, I've been asked a fair bit and it is 100 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 10: made its reality. We haven't beaten Penrith in a long time. 101 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 10: I think we've beaten Melbourne once. We went down there 102 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 10: last year in the Semis and we're very very close. 103 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,479 Speaker 10: Was disappointing, but I think I said it yesterday in 104 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 10: the media. We have to be at our very best. 105 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 10: We're not disillusioned here. We have to be at our best, 106 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 10: the best we've played all year to go down there 107 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 10: and beat Melbourne in a preliminary final. It's going to 108 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 10: be a steep challenge. But we're up for it. 109 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 5: We're ready. 110 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 12: We feel like we've been. 111 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 10: This is what we've We turned up in October last 112 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 10: year to get ready for games like this and this 113 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 10: group has been building for a couple of years now 114 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 10: and here it is. 115 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 12: We're going to walk straight into it on Friday. 116 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 9: Luke, Dave Ricky, you spoke about this group right then. 117 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 9: You spoke about this group. What is happening is that 118 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 9: this group will never play again, potentially for the last time, 119 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 9: hopefully not in your case. So has there been a discussion. 120 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 9: Has there been a definite motivation and can you use 121 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 9: it as your advantage to go and do something together 122 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 9: that you won't be able to achieve again given the 123 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 9: departure of so many quality plays. 124 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 4: Yeah. Mate. 125 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 10: To be honest, we actually haven't sat there as a 126 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 10: group and talked about, hey, this is Jared's last year 127 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,039 Speaker 10: and Luke and Joe and that. We haven't spoken about that, 128 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:09,720 Speaker 10: But we've spoken about in the locker room a fair 129 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 10: few times. And we had a good kind of departure 130 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:14,840 Speaker 10: our last home game of the year. 131 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 12: They gave us a little bit of farewell. But since 132 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 12: then it hasn't been brought. 133 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 10: Up once and I know for myself and Jared, we 134 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 10: don't really want it to be brought up. It's we 135 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 10: don't need that extra motivation. Like you said, we've had 136 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 10: this group now for three or four years, going off 137 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 10: the back of that probably twenty twenty, and we've had 138 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 10: some really disappointing seasons. We felt like we're built really 139 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 10: well in others, but we just haven't been able to 140 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 10: get the job done. So we as a group are 141 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 10: very hungry and this is what we've been waiting for 142 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 10: for a couple of years now an opportunity like. 143 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 4: This, Cas. 144 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 6: You said earlier the big improvement was not only the 145 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 6: forward packing your defense, but it was the ability to 146 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 6: score points against Manly and it was Sandon Smith who 147 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 6: has played a major role in that and your combination 148 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 6: with him. What advice have you given Sandon and what 149 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:00,479 Speaker 6: do you want out of both of you heading into 150 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 6: this week's game. 151 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:04,360 Speaker 12: Yeah, I was super impressed with him. 152 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:07,279 Speaker 10: Breath obviously probably didn't have the game he wanted against Pendrith. 153 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 10: Was his first really really big game. Didn't go the 154 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 10: way we wanted. There was a lot of us that 155 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 10: didn't play well that night. Sandon probably copped a little 156 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 10: bit more being the half back, but picked him straight 157 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 10: picked himself straight back up on Monday. He was disappointed, 158 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 10: took his lessons, you could see straight away. His attitude 159 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 10: was just right, let's get let's get straight back to this. 160 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 10: I'm going to compete. I'm going to get my defense 161 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 10: back on. And he was awesome on the weekend for us, 162 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 10: so it's really happy for him. But we had a 163 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 10: chat the other day. It goes up a couple levels 164 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 10: this week, and Sander knows that he's been down there 165 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 10: to Melbourne. He's played him a few times and he 166 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 10: knows he's going to have to be at his best 167 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 10: on Friday. 168 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 4: Hey, Luke, how do he beating the storm? Is it? 169 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 8: Is it hard nosed defense or is it troiling the 170 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 8: ball around and score on more points? 171 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 4: Yeah? 172 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 12: I don't think. 173 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 10: I don't think it's the second option good. I think 174 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 10: you have to get in the grind with Melbourne, like 175 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 10: they are a tough footy side, those Craig Bellamy coch 176 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 10: so they're not going to leak points to you, especially 177 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 10: in these semi finals. 178 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 12: We're going to match it with them physically. Firstly at 179 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 12: the start. 180 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 10: We're got to be disciplined, which we weren't against Penrith, 181 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 10: and we've got to hold the ball, especially coming out 182 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 10: of our own end. You give Penrith, you give Melbourne 183 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 10: these opportunities in your own they're going to hurt you. 184 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 10: I think the points will come at cert different stages 185 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 10: if we do the right things with our discipline and 186 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 10: ball control. 187 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 6: What about have you had any one on one sessions 188 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 6: with Trent Robinson about your French? Have you learned any 189 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 6: friendship and prepared for heading overseas? Over a glass of 190 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 6: shabbalis or anything like that. Cares or I've. 191 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 10: Had absolutely zero with you, Bady. 192 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 12: He's offered me, he said, you'll give me a couple 193 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 12: of lessons before I gave it. 194 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 5: You see, he's the right man to talk to. 195 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 6: Congratulations mate on not only your career with the Roosters, 196 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 6: your performance last week. Good luck this week and go 197 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 6: and get the Melbourne storm. 198 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:52,079 Speaker 12: Thanks Bray, thanks boys, thanks for having. 199 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 6: Me's been any time. Lukeiri there. 200 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 4: He is. 201 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 6: What a player he has been for a long period 202 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 6: of time in the NRL, and he stepped up last 203 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 6: week when he had to be spoke about set and Smith, 204 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 6: which is he's a selfless player, Luke. 205 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 5: He always has been, but he gave him this week. 206 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 9: Massive and you know me personally, I've always had concerns 207 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 9: about the leadership void that was left in the post 208 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:18,079 Speaker 9: Cooper chrome board, Cordner, Mitch Aubison ear of the Roosters, 209 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 9: but it's Luke Keary. It's been a constant and obviously 210 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:24,079 Speaker 9: we saw the influence of the great James Tedesco last 211 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 9: weekend as well, but Kiriy has been a mainstay and 212 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 9: without you know, pushing too far beyond this weekend he'll 213 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 9: be a massive loss. Like it's a real changing of 214 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:36,439 Speaker 9: the guard at the Tucks next year. 215 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 7: Lukekerey has proven that he's a big game player. Like 216 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 7: he's a three time premiership winner, he won a Clive 217 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 7: Churchill Medals. He's done it all and he knows how 218 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 7: to stand up in these big games. You know, the 219 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 7: Roosters go down there. Everyone by rights, Melbourne deserve to 220 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 7: be the favorites, but the Roosters are better than a 221 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 7: puncher's chance because they've got these big names like the 222 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 7: hard Graves and Radley and Luke Kerey and James Tedesco 223 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 7: and Joey marn Like they can go down there and 224 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 7: cause an upset. You get the feeling that they believe 225 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 7: in themselves too. 226 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 8: It looks really settled, just just the way you handle 227 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 8: that interview. If I'm playing with him, he knows what 228 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 8: he has to do and knows what we've got to 229 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 8: do as a team, and like he's right. If they 230 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 8: go there and they get their defense right, the Rusters 231 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 8: have so many points in them. 232 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 4: They've got so many power players. It's just defensive. 233 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 9: You've got to remember to guys, the Roosters have to 234 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 9: go down to Melbourne and believe that they won't produce 235 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 9: a statistical performance of what the Sharks did against Melbourne, 236 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 9: which it was a landslide. Well, the Sharks were terrible 237 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 9: dropping the kick off from the opening set. The Roosters 238 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:35,959 Speaker 9: have to have belief that they have enough quality and 239 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 9: class to go set for set with the Melbourne Storm 240 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 9: and you would have to believe they do. They do 241 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:46,199 Speaker 9: and the lessons they learned from that what was a 242 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:50,959 Speaker 9: Group one class match against the Panthers, they took learnings 243 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 9: from it and bounced out of it. I think there 244 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 9: were a massive chance. 245 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 6: Too, and their aggression is really picked up to last 246 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 6: week's performance against me. 247 00:10:57,800 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 5: That's how they need to approach it. 248 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 6: They've got probably a little bit of an advantage if anything, 249 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 6: in the pack. 250 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 5: And that's where they've got to gain that advantage and take. 251 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,439 Speaker 7: Fine line though, isn't it with the Roosters, because if 252 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 7: they cross it, they can blow their stack. We've seen 253 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:13,839 Speaker 7: some of those end of season games against final round 254 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,319 Speaker 7: games against South Sydney over the years where the emotion 255 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:17,719 Speaker 7: has got the better of them and it gets the 256 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 7: better of their discipline. They've just got to keep it 257 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 7: in check. 258 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 5: I think they really need a rattle Melbourne. If there 259 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 5: are any chance this week or else, Melbourne will be two. 260 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 5: Now let's move on. 261 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 6: Kaylen Ponger has made himself unavailable for the Kangaroos. Breaking 262 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 6: news this afternoon in the Daily Telegraph. 263 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 5: This one's a little bit. 264 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 6: Of a strange one. I haven't got my head around it. 265 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 6: Can you, guys, explain how it took place? 266 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 9: It certainly came as a surprise, not only in the 267 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 9: announcement but certainly internally at the Newcastle Knights as well. 268 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 4: Guys. 269 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 9: I can tell you that Andre Ponger, Cayln's father and 270 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:53,680 Speaker 9: acting manager, met with Phil Gardner, the Newcastle Knights CEO, 271 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 9: this afternoon and from that meeting it emerged that Kaylan 272 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 9: wanted to stand down from selection process of being picked 273 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 9: for Australia, of which Phil Gardner, the CEO, relayed to 274 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:11,079 Speaker 9: the Football Department and said two words of the effect 275 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 9: of we need to put a media statement out in 276 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 9: relation to Ponga wanting out of Test selection or Klein 277 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:24,439 Speaker 9: will himself now one, you find that a surprising process. Secondly, 278 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 9: the big one here, guys, is it sits outside the 279 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 9: jurisdiction and expectation of a professional rugby league player. Within 280 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:38,319 Speaker 9: the NRL rules, you aren't allowed to deem yourself ineligible 281 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 9: for test selection. It sits outside to the parameters aunt 282 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 9: as permission, though you can ask for permission, and that 283 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:51,199 Speaker 9: process didn't issue. And so the NRL now are looking 284 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 9: through the process, looking at the rules, seeing what parameters 285 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 9: they can put around this. Because to say they're disappointed 286 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:00,200 Speaker 9: that one of the star players in the game him 287 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 9: has decided to pull himself out of consideration for the 288 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 9: Green and Gold is an understatement. 289 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:08,559 Speaker 5: So the end all didn't know was malaware? 290 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 9: Malmninger My understanding is he didn't know. Now Mao's yet 291 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 9: to confirm that publicly, but again all conversations with Mao 292 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 9: have been quite short and sharp with with journalists, and 293 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 9: the belief is that Mao wasn't aware. 294 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 3: So which which one? 295 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 9: Which won't go down well? 296 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 5: You mentioned amongst the journalists. 297 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 6: Does that mean that you guys get the impression that 298 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 6: Mal's not happy about it? 299 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 9: Absolutely and nor shitty. Be like again, what Mailmninger has 300 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 9: done to turn this Green and Gold jumper around six 301 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 9: seven years ago to elevate the status and the class 302 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 9: of pulling on the Green and Gold has been enormous, 303 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:57,959 Speaker 9: which is why he still retains. 304 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 8: The Newcastle Knights being questions say, well, he's only played 305 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 8: sixteen games for US this year. 306 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 4: We need him fully fit for next year. What do 307 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 4: you think of that? 308 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 8: Again, Australia comes first, un as you're injured unless you 309 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 8: haven't surgery, absolutely, what do you think of it? I 310 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 8: think I think unless you're injured, you've got to go play. 311 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 8: But last year I recalled did he do it at 312 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 8: State of Origin as well? 313 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 3: He did? 314 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 4: He did. He's pulled out. 315 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 8: And he come back and there was a bit of 316 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 8: talk between him and he might have only had three 317 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 8: games or two games, so and I understood that one 318 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 8: pull himself out of the whole series. 319 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 4: Well he's done it again. 320 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 9: The major sticking point here, guys, is the process, or 321 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 9: the lack of process that's been followed. 322 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 4: So a phone called a mal phone called to. 323 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 9: The NRB phone called a mail to say listen, this 324 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 9: is what I'm thinking and would you be okay with this? 325 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 9: And this would be a far different story. But the 326 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 9: fact that a media statement came out to the complete 327 00:14:56,400 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 9: surprise to the NRL, to Melvin Inger is what's going 328 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 9: to create a biggest story here, Well, it's unprofessional. 329 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 5: Going forward, it's professional. 330 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 7: Well, there's ways to do things brave, Like when I 331 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 7: initially heard that Ponger had pulled out, and I looked 332 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 7: at his statement and the reason that he pulled out, 333 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 7: that he wanted to put his focus on newcast, you. 334 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 3: Kind of go, well, that's fair enough. 335 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 7: But when you start pulling apart the parts to this 336 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 7: process that have been neglected, And if it turns out 337 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 7: that he hadn't made the call to mal because as 338 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 7: I understand it, the Knights and Caylen had been informed 339 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 7: that he would be in the squad. So if it 340 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 7: turns out that he didn't put in a call to 341 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 7: the NRL and he didn't put in a call, especially 342 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 7: to malmon Inger, that's just an absolute show of disrespect 343 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 7: and a slap in the face. And the NRL have 344 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 7: to take a stand on this because in the past, 345 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 7: in eras gone by, it was always up to the 346 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 7: representative doctor to make the decision if a player was 347 00:15:57,080 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 7: available or not. That seems to have, you know, disappeared 348 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 7: in years where clubs have taken on more professionalism than that. 349 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 3: He hasn't said no, there's no talk of injury. 350 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 7: But but I think there is an opportunity for other 351 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 7: clubs if this is left without you know, the NRL 352 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 7: taking a tough stairs to open a loophole for other 353 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 7: clubs in the future to say, well, we don't want 354 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 7: our players playing for Tonga or Samoa or Australia or 355 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 7: New Zealand and the season tests. Potentially that could infiltrate 356 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 7: into state of origin. I think the NRL, I know 357 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 7: you disagree, we spoke about this out the back, but 358 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 7: I almost think it's almost like it's. 359 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 3: A show of disrespect to the NRL. 360 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 7: You'd almost slap him with a fine or suspension, like 361 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 7: for bringing the game into distribute and you wouldn't let 362 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 7: him play Origin next year, Like if you don't want 363 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,359 Speaker 7: to play this, well, Origin is a selection troll for 364 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 7: for the Australian team, so next. 365 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 3: Year you wouldn't let him. 366 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 5: Is it severe though? 367 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 3: Is it because you have to do something strong. 368 00:16:58,280 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 4: Point? 369 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 6: I think it's this whole process what Kaalen's and his dad. 370 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 6: It's just don't necessary right, Like there's a way to 371 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 6: go about things. 372 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 5: Again, I thought it was commendable when I heard. 373 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 6: He wasn't going to play and he was going to 374 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,360 Speaker 6: focus on the nights, and only a few weeks ago 375 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 6: I said he was the best player in. 376 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 5: The world after the semi final. 377 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 6: You know, but there is due process for everything in 378 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:22,680 Speaker 6: our game, and there's respect to those above us and 379 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 6: to each other. So it could if you're handled it 380 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 6: like this, and it's happened a few times, right with 381 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 6: Kaylen's camp. If you just handle things the right way, 382 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 6: it gets you a long way. People understand, you know, 383 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 6: other players, who knows what he's going through. We don't know, 384 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 6: right it could be anything. We don't really know. But 385 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:43,399 Speaker 6: if you ring the coach, you ring the NRL, and 386 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:45,640 Speaker 6: you tell them those reasons, they will say, okay, Mal 387 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:46,880 Speaker 6: will go, no worries. 388 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 8: And they could have overlooked him. And then we went, 389 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 8: oh that's a bit strange. But they've got Dylan, Dylan 390 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 8: got Tedesco. They could have pulled in respolsh or whatever. 391 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 8: They could have pulled in another format. 392 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 3: Ricky did that years ago with Jamie Lyon. 393 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:00,239 Speaker 7: Jamie Lyon didn't want to play red football, and more 394 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,399 Speaker 7: than any an he took time out to ring Ricky 395 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 7: and I spoke to Ricky after that and I remember 396 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,439 Speaker 7: him saying, you know like I admire his honesty, you know, 397 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 7: because of the way he went about it, just to 398 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:10,399 Speaker 7: coach accepted it. 399 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 9: The mean fact that the Newcastle Knights football department were 400 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 9: surprised by this speaks to the breakdown in the process 401 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 9: where crass was coming from. As far as standing down 402 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 9: from state of origin, it has look it has merit 403 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 9: on the basis that in the NRL contract system, if 404 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 9: you will choose, if you asked to stand down from 405 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 9: rep football, you are then asked to stand down from 406 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 9: an NRL match that you are next due to play 407 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:40,159 Speaker 9: in the season. That's talking about in season. Given that 408 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 9: this is the Pacific Championships. Out of season, there's no 409 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 9: games for Po'm going to sit out for for Newcastle, 410 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:50,119 Speaker 9: which is why if the international game, I believe it's 411 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 9: is at its highest point, it's because the star players 412 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 9: are playing just on that so. 413 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 5: All everything aside. 414 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 6: Malmanning has worked really hard to put pride in this 415 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,160 Speaker 6: Astralian jersey right and I know I would never give 416 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 6: up an Australia jersey, that's for sure. But you've captain Australia, 417 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:09,680 Speaker 6: You've played a lot of tests for Australia, Gordy, what 418 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:11,919 Speaker 6: do you think about when a player just knocks a 419 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 6: jersey back like. 420 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,640 Speaker 8: This is it, Well, that's what you dreamt of doing. 421 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 8: I mean, so not going to back seat. So we look, 422 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 8: we've got to know the reasons. But if he's not injured, 423 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 8: I believe you go and you represent your country. I 424 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 8: think it's it's a slap in the face for those 425 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 8: guys that have done it before you and that shot, 426 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:30,680 Speaker 8: you know, I mean, then you're caught a Test player. 427 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,400 Speaker 8: You know, there's a Kangaroo reunion on Monday, the day 428 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:35,119 Speaker 8: for the Grand Final when we're all going to go 429 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 8: there and the Test side gets named and that's a 430 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 8: great day. Like you sit there and they go around 431 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:42,680 Speaker 8: to all the tables. That's as a kid, I got 432 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 8: up to watch the Kangaroo tours and that's the jersey 433 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 8: that you want to wear again. 434 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 6: We don't know the reasoning for all we've been told 435 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:53,440 Speaker 6: by his camp or Newcastle right, is that he wanted 436 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:55,439 Speaker 6: to focus on Newcastle. We don't know where there's no 437 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 6: mention of injury, no mension of anything going on in 438 00:19:57,880 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 6: the family. 439 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 7: Wants to win a premiership, which you can get. You know, 440 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 7: you understand that it's the process of lack of respect. 441 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 5: Will pick him again after this? 442 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:11,719 Speaker 9: I think I think he'd be questioning, absolutely questioning it. 443 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 9: The priorities again, what melman Ninger has done to create 444 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 9: an incredible belief and desire and culture for players to 445 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:26,360 Speaker 9: want to pull on the greend and goals. 446 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 4: Astray got beaten by thirty points in their last game. 447 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 9: That's right, right, and so he wants a response, doesn't 448 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:34,679 Speaker 9: he wants he wants players to want to wear that 449 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 9: greend and goal to have a response. 450 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:41,200 Speaker 7: And there will be Dylan Edwards if he's fit, James Tedesco. 451 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 7: They're pretty too heavy options. 452 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:44,800 Speaker 5: Who plays out of them? 453 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 4: Two? 454 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 3: Look. 455 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,119 Speaker 7: I think prior to this I would have said Ponger 456 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 7: was the guy. Dylan Edwards was outstanding for New south 457 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:56,439 Speaker 7: Wales this year. He's got two more games potentially to 458 00:20:56,520 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 7: prove himself. Teddy was wonderful last weekend. I think because 459 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 7: Dylan Edwards stood out for New South Wales in a 460 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 7: winning series this year, he's in the box seat. 461 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 9: Yeah, I would agree. He does have some injury concerns Dylan. 462 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 9: We know that he just hasn't been one hundred percent 463 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 9: through this final series and if he decides due to 464 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 9: injury to withdraw from selection and we'll see I think Tedesco. 465 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:21,159 Speaker 4: Hope the Grand final. 466 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:24,360 Speaker 5: Yeah, everyone's jf Well. 467 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 4: Just went to going there too, Yeah, maybe just went in. 468 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:30,640 Speaker 8: If the rus is going to run and yeah plays, 469 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 8: it'd be hard to leave him man, all. 470 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 6: Right, Craig Belly, He's put the pressure on his playing 471 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:38,199 Speaker 6: group to create their own legacy while they still can. 472 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 11: As this group, we're probably not going to be together 473 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 11: a whole hit. Maybe I'm beyond this year. Some guys 474 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 11: are leave and some guys aren't. Some guys is probably 475 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:48,479 Speaker 11: still resigned. But Bella kind of just mentioned it to us. 476 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 11: I know he's been very fortunate to be in finals 477 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 11: every year he's coached. But as a group, this could 478 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 11: be our last opportunity to give this competition right out cracking. 479 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:58,200 Speaker 11: You don't want to be having what IF's at the 480 00:21:58,240 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 11: back end of the of the year and a bit 481 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 11: like that with twenty twenty one, like I feel like 482 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:04,400 Speaker 11: years still. Hauns me best I had of a year 483 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 11: fell over the last hurdle and prelm against the Panthers. 484 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 11: So I'm sure a lot of the boys took a 485 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 11: lot of learnings out of last year's prelim against Panthers 486 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 11: as well. So it's exciting times and I'm pretty confident 487 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 11: with this group of boys that we can have something special. 488 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 6: At the end of the year, the Melbourne Storm with 489 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:22,960 Speaker 6: a big opportunity to create their own legacy crawls. 490 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 5: They haven't made the GF since the Big three left? 491 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 5: Is that right? 492 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 3: Since Cameron Smith twenty twenty? Was it? 493 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:28,120 Speaker 4: So? 494 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:28,920 Speaker 3: Cameron's won? 495 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:32,199 Speaker 7: Cameron Munster has won two Premierships, But to do it 496 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:35,680 Speaker 7: without all Melbourne's success When you look back, it was Slater, 497 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 7: Kronk and Smith that led the charge for all those years. 498 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:41,679 Speaker 3: Now we've got the new. 499 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:44,400 Speaker 7: Big three, all the Big four if you put Pappenhausen 500 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:48,120 Speaker 7: in there too. But they haven't they haven't done what 501 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 7: they need to do in the big end of season games. 502 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 7: You know, Munster just spoke last year how they fell 503 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:54,360 Speaker 7: over in the finals. 504 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 3: They really did. 505 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 7: I thought he had a disappointing final series last year, 506 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 7: and so there's a chance there for these guys to 507 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 7: create their own destiny. 508 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 4: I think. 509 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 8: I think if Cameron wins, and if he's ten years 510 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 8: down the track and be his favorite Grand Final because 511 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 8: he had the reins, he's the senior player, he's the 512 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 8: one guiding them around you and you feel like you've 513 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 8: won more of the parmentership. I know when Alfree tired, 514 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:19,239 Speaker 8: I felt like that Premiership was more ours than it 515 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 8: was because I was on the cat tails. 516 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 4: Of all Langer and Kevy Walder. 517 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:25,359 Speaker 8: But when they both left, you know, you feel like 518 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 8: as a senior player that it's your Grand Final. So 519 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 8: that's the pressure on the Melbourne Storm and this current 520 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 8: group of senior players. 521 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:34,119 Speaker 9: This game is close to a sellout guys, I can 522 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:40,399 Speaker 9: tell you which is extraordinary. Amy Park Friday night, theg 523 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:43,959 Speaker 9: correct Well on the eve of the AFL Grand Final, 524 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 9: this will be sold out. 525 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:45,480 Speaker 4: Guys. 526 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 9: I'm getting male from the NRL, so huge, huge occasion. 527 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 9: But you're spot on. This is their opportunity to create 528 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 9: their own slice of history. Crawls, as you said, they've 529 00:23:57,840 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 9: been together for so long but never been able to 530 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:03,639 Speaker 9: reach the pinnacle and this is this is their opportunity. 531 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 9: I mean that was extremely dominanting against Cronulla. I just 532 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:08,639 Speaker 9: think they'll get a bit tougher opposition this. 533 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 4: You talk him as the pressure. Does Cameron feel the 534 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 4: pressure to win a camp No. 535 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 5: I don't think so. 536 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:19,199 Speaker 6: He's pretty he's pretty kill calm and collected, to be honest, Like, 537 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:21,120 Speaker 6: I don't think he thinks of it that way. He's 538 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 6: the most competitive blog I know. So he wants to 539 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 6: win every game, you know, Like that's just the way 540 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 6: he wants to win training, and he wants to win anything, 541 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:33,879 Speaker 6: playing cards, playing golf. He's so competitive. So, you know, 542 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 6: I'm sure in the back of his own mind, you know, 543 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 6: he'd want to create his own legacy there, you know everything. 544 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:40,159 Speaker 6: We just spoke about it spot on, and this is 545 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:41,360 Speaker 6: a great opportunity for them. 546 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 4: Really. 547 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 7: It's one of those guys too, though Cameron Munster has 548 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 7: been in the past in the biggest matches he was 549 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 7: often the best player, Like how many origins do you 550 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 7: look back and you think, well, Munster owned that he 551 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 7: was the difference between the teams and the fact that 552 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 7: he then conceded he wasn't up to scratch in that 553 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 7: in that game last year, he'll be up for this one. 554 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:03,959 Speaker 7: And at the back end of the season, all their 555 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 7: big name players have really been playing out of his game. 556 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:09,879 Speaker 9: Yeah, what's more extraordinary is he's halfway through the season. 557 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 9: We thought his season was over with the groin injury. 558 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:13,200 Speaker 5: I thought it was over. 559 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 6: He was struggling for the whole year, Like I thought 560 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 6: he was gone, and he did as well, and at 561 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 6: one point looked like he wasn't even going to play 562 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 6: a game for the rest. 563 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 5: Of the year. 564 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,439 Speaker 6: So the fact that he's back playing the way that 565 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 6: he is, but his body's actually responded. 566 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 5: He's worked hard on it. 567 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,439 Speaker 7: You said a few weeks ago, you thought at his 568 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 7: best he would only get to eighty percent. 569 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:33,639 Speaker 3: Has he gone beyond beyond that? 570 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 5: He's gone beyond that. I think he's even surprised himself. 571 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 5: He's gone past eighty So that's dangerous, right. 572 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:40,800 Speaker 4: That's good. 573 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:43,120 Speaker 5: He's in good form and looking forward to this weekend. 574 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 6: Now the Sharks, FITZI, you think he's achieved a pretty 575 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 6: special thing considering the circumstances. 576 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 9: Break for I think given. So, let's have a look 577 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 9: at the Shark's roster. They have two Origin players, of 578 00:25:56,720 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 9: which have played a combine three Origins, which was Nico 579 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 9: Hines off the bench and playing at center, Cameron mckinness 580 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:07,200 Speaker 9: off the bench and playing around thirty minutes. And history 581 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 9: shows you need origin players to win comps. At the 582 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 9: start of this season, he lost Dale Fanukin. He's influential 583 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:18,159 Speaker 9: captain and dressing room leader, absolute spiritual leader within that 584 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 9: camp the year only in the preseason prior he lost 585 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 9: Wade Graham, the club captain. He has continually had to 586 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 9: reset this football team at the leadership level, then appointing 587 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 9: camer Mcinness at the start of this year without a 588 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:36,679 Speaker 9: star started roster that we've seen, the injuries to Nico Hines, 589 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 9: we've seen a rotation in the half, we've seen break 590 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:43,199 Speaker 9: Blake Brayley play five eighth at times, and to be 591 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:47,399 Speaker 9: standing in a prelim final, I believe with a with 592 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 9: a hard working roster that that isn't massively. 593 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:59,360 Speaker 6: Loaded with rep players, he gets the best. I don't 594 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 6: think any this year. A few points we think and 595 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:05,360 Speaker 6: you know they're not really traveling that well, but they 596 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 6: just they're just there every week and he gets them 597 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,639 Speaker 6: to the finals of these every year top four, the 598 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:11,680 Speaker 6: top four, top four. 599 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 5: I wouldn't have thought that at times this year. 600 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:16,960 Speaker 7: Know that you can't say their roster's not good though, 601 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:19,680 Speaker 7: like they've got an outstanding back line. But what he's done, 602 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:23,119 Speaker 7: even with Nicko's injury, to bring young Atkinson in and 603 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 7: then you know Trindle through the dramas he's had throughout 604 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 7: the season to get them playing as well as they 605 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:32,199 Speaker 7: were before Nicko came back. And yeah, he's done a 606 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:36,200 Speaker 7: fantastic job. But what happened last week against the Cowboys 607 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,119 Speaker 7: and taking on the Panthers, that's next level. 608 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 8: Oh yeah, absolutely minutes, don't they And I know they 609 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 8: have origin players, but they've got a lot of rep players. 610 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:46,000 Speaker 8: You know, you'd say there'd be a lot of other 611 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:48,879 Speaker 8: internationals there. Like their back three are as good as 612 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 8: any like when they're on, they're powerful. But yeah, I 613 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:54,200 Speaker 8: think the Sharks when they get it right, they played 614 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 8: patches and they played great forty minutes. They played fifteen minutes, 615 00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 8: but if they don't put in eighty. 616 00:27:58,440 --> 00:27:59,400 Speaker 3: They did that last week. 617 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:02,119 Speaker 7: It was at twenty four Niel for any stup twenty 618 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 7: six eighteen, you know, and the Cowboys were way off 619 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 7: their game and they still got reasonably close. 620 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 9: They've got to be prepared to go for ninety minutes. 621 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:14,120 Speaker 9: That has to be the mindset. 622 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:15,919 Speaker 5: Cruels Trindle's value. 623 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 7: You think skyrockets, Oh certainly, I heard Ready say last night. 624 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 7: He's on three hundred at the moment, potentially a six 625 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:25,160 Speaker 7: hundred thousand dollars play no way if he goes out 626 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:28,440 Speaker 7: and plays anywhere near what he did on the weekend. 627 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 7: He wasn't a six hundred thousand dollars football on the weekend. 628 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 7: He was a nine hundred thousand. 629 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 3: Dollars after one game. No, no, it's not after one 630 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 3: game Dave. 631 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:39,120 Speaker 7: In Nicko's absence, Trindle has been holding the rains most 632 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 7: of the back end of the season and he's proven 633 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 7: himself he's a class act. And there's going to be 634 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 7: a death of bloke's leaving the game within the next 635 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:51,520 Speaker 7: twelve months because we're not talking about the twenty five season. 636 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:54,320 Speaker 7: We're talking about twenty six and you'll have the likes 637 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 7: of Cherry Evans at the end of his career, Ben Hunt, 638 00:28:57,080 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 7: Adam Reynolds, Townsend's gone. 639 00:28:59,400 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 3: There's a lot of. 640 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,360 Speaker 7: Clubs that need a good half back and if the 641 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 7: Sharks can't pain that, I'm sure he'll get it earsewhere 642 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 7: you look at a club like the Dragons tossing up 643 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:11,520 Speaker 7: whether Ben Hunt stays their Newcastle, you know they've spoken 644 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 7: about the fact they need someone up there to take 645 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:16,400 Speaker 7: the pressure of Poonda. The Broncos will be without an 646 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:18,600 Speaker 7: experienced half back the Titans the Bulldogs. 647 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 9: The key is though Crulse, you said it, he has 648 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 9: to back it up. And Brandon Trindle is he's on 649 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:29,960 Speaker 9: a trajectory, but he that's his that's that's his game, right, 650 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:34,720 Speaker 9: that's his moment. We want you need to see consistent moments. 651 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 4: Half. 652 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:39,720 Speaker 7: I think he's shown that he's a very gifted footballer, 653 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 7: no doubt, and he's learning to play consistent. The guy 654 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 7: that really has to lift their game there, Dave is 655 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:50,400 Speaker 7: nic Ohinz like he sat there in yesterday's show and 656 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 7: he spoke about the fact that he's been happy to 657 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 7: step back and let Trindle take the reins. Well, oh, 658 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 7: use this analogy when when Nathan Cleary came back and 659 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 7: Jerome Luwo was absolutely killing it in Cleary's absence, did 660 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 7: Nathan step back in and just take a back seat 661 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 7: and let Jerome take the reins or did he step 662 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 7: up and help take that team to the next level, 663 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:14,720 Speaker 7: which is what he did in his first game back 664 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:18,360 Speaker 7: against the Dolphins. He led him to that golden point victory, 665 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 7: and week after week he went to another level. 666 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 3: And that's where Nico has to be. 667 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 7: It's no use saying, mate, you've just had ball foot 668 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:27,560 Speaker 7: four games of bills. 669 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 9: You've just compared two halves that have played over one 670 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 9: hundred and seventy first grade games compared to two halves 671 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 9: that have played about forty fifty first grade games. Second 672 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 9: of that is that there's no doubt. And Matthew Johns 673 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 9: declared it the other day that Nico Heines should move 674 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:46,960 Speaker 9: to a one or six position. It's happening. It's happening, 675 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:50,880 Speaker 9: and it's happening because Braden Trindles are half back, always 676 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 9: has been under twenties, won the New South Wales Quite 677 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:57,280 Speaker 9: Grand Final with Newtown half back. He won the Dali 678 00:30:57,360 --> 00:30:59,560 Speaker 9: m Nico Heines because he was playing with a five 679 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:02,240 Speaker 9: eighth Matt Moylan. He would have kicked it. You could 680 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 9: count on your hand how many times he kicked the ball. 681 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 4: Matt Moylon. 682 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 3: He had to play half back. 683 00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:09,120 Speaker 5: So you're telling me half back anymore. 684 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 9: Well, with Bradon Trindle his best position playing second. 685 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 5: Obviously are thinking that too, right, So he's a six 686 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:15,280 Speaker 5: or one. 687 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:18,520 Speaker 9: Well that's why the coach sees it. Well, is it 688 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 9: not working that it's sitting. 689 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:20,160 Speaker 4: In a final. 690 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:23,440 Speaker 6: I'm not I'm just getting getting the facts out of them. 691 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:31,440 Speaker 9: Are they still sitting in a prelim final. Yeahs, I'm 692 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:33,200 Speaker 9: just it must be very ordinary. 693 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 3: What do you think I think that you know when 694 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 3: you when you look at it. 695 00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 7: I'll keep going back to the fact. It's it's not 696 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:43,200 Speaker 7: picking on Niko. It's it's that he's a professional footballer. 697 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 7: And when he spoke about it last night, Dave, he 698 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:49,280 Speaker 7: spoke about the fact that football doesn't define him, but 699 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:51,240 Speaker 7: but it pays the bills. 700 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:51,520 Speaker 3: Mate. 701 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:53,880 Speaker 7: It's like if you get a tradesman around your home 702 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 7: and you pay top dollar for a good tradesman because 703 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:58,520 Speaker 7: you want a good job. But then you go out 704 00:31:58,520 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 7: and have a look at the tiles and you think 705 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 7: there a big dodgy, there's a bit missing here, a 706 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:02,800 Speaker 7: bit missing here. 707 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:03,480 Speaker 3: There's a gap here. 708 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:06,720 Speaker 7: And he says, well, you know what, tiling doesn't define 709 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:09,880 Speaker 7: me at the moment, So I'm sorry, mate, it defines 710 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 7: the job you do. 711 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 9: So when when you when you snap your ankle and 712 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:16,560 Speaker 9: you tear your sindusmosis and they tell you you're going 713 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:19,680 Speaker 9: to be back in eight weeks, Nikohines gets back in six. 714 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:22,080 Speaker 9: He wanted to come back in five, but the Phusias 715 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:22,840 Speaker 9: wouldn't let him. 716 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:27,320 Speaker 7: That's a cop out, Dave. He was struggling before he 717 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 7: breaks his ankle. 718 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:30,960 Speaker 9: He was, well, I'm saying this is a bloke that's 719 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:35,640 Speaker 9: invested in rugby league and committed to the NRL and 720 00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 9: the Sharks and his contract. He's doing everything possible to 721 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:39,520 Speaker 9: get back on the footy field. 722 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 3: I think he needs to step up. 723 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 5: I think we all agree with that. 724 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:45,680 Speaker 9: But yeah, I've got just there's no doubt he can 725 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,520 Speaker 9: have more influence on the team, but he's playing a difference. 726 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:52,040 Speaker 6: Took a lot from what you said then, So because 727 00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:55,160 Speaker 6: we're all thinking that this weekend, Niko is going to 728 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:56,520 Speaker 6: go in there and step it up and he needs 729 00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:57,600 Speaker 6: to be the dominant half And. 730 00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:01,640 Speaker 9: How is that, brath You're the heart us champion, how 731 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:04,240 Speaker 9: is that? How is that going to happen when you've 732 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:06,080 Speaker 9: got well, then. 733 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:07,560 Speaker 4: That means that they've ever paid for him there. 734 00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:09,440 Speaker 8: If he's going to play the second fiddle and you've 735 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:11,600 Speaker 8: got to get a good half back, right, that means 736 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 8: that they paid too much. 737 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 9: What was that They're still sitting in a prem. 738 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:17,840 Speaker 3: Hundred green going forward. David like. 739 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:22,920 Speaker 9: The spoke about the Melbourne Storm halves the highest paid 740 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:24,560 Speaker 9: spine in the game and have you watched both of 741 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:27,080 Speaker 9: them playing, yeah, exactly again, but they've played two hundred 742 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:27,719 Speaker 9: first grade game. 743 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:29,960 Speaker 4: Have you watched both of them in big moments? They've 744 00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:32,800 Speaker 4: played a lot more games. All right, great? 745 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:33,320 Speaker 5: Right, boys? 746 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 6: I enjoyed that going a bit feisty there at the end. 747 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:37,880 Speaker 6: Thing you came up next to the players, respecting with 748 00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:40,360 Speaker 6: Aaron Woods and James Graham, and the countdowns of the 749 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:44,000 Speaker 6: President's Cup has begun. Ozzie's Adam Scott and Minwu Lee 750 00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:47,200 Speaker 6: lead the international team against the Mighty Americans. The first 751 00:33:47,280 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 6: round kicks off Friday morning on Channel five O three