WEBVTT - GUEST | Adelaide Thunderbirds' Tippah Dwan Meets Her Number One Fan

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<v Speaker 1>I think you know what's happening here.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I know. So this is not how I

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<v Speaker 2>pictured it in my head.

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<v Speaker 3>I pictured it in my head tipped one from the

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<v Speaker 3>Thunderbirds was going to come in coming off the back

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<v Speaker 3>of another massive victory.

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<v Speaker 2>However, here we are, Chipper welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>So good morning, oh dear.

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<v Speaker 2>Just a bit of a nightmare and it's Collingwood on

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<v Speaker 2>the weekend. What happened?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it was a bit of a battle out there.

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<v Speaker 4>They're pretty physical, so we probably didn't come as prepared

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<v Speaker 4>we'd like to. And they had nothing to lose this weekend.

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<v Speaker 4>That's on us.

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<v Speaker 3>That's how I justified it to Hazy when I said, oh, well, calling,

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<v Speaker 3>what are about fold? Basically as a club, so they've

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<v Speaker 3>come out with absolutely nothing to lose.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, and I really feel for the girls. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>they were really emotional after the game, so it was

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<v Speaker 4>kind of a happy ending for them.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. And so what happens to those girls now?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know?

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<v Speaker 2>Do they just all split up and go to separate clubs?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>Pretty much. I think they'll be scrounging around right now

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<v Speaker 4>trying to find and see what they're doing. But most

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<v Speaker 4>of us girls don't really know what's happening next year either,

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<v Speaker 4>So it's pretty stressful for everyone so to be.

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<v Speaker 1>You know when you guys come together at the end

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<v Speaker 1>and you will lock arms and you all sort of

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<v Speaker 1>get around each other.

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<v Speaker 2>Where are you going with this?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it always? Is it always like amicable? Or is

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<v Speaker 1>there sometimes? Because you guys are so physical on the court,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'd imagine you guys are such competitive beasts, you

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<v Speaker 1>come together arm and arm towards the end. Yeah, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of I'm kind of surprised that there hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>been some sort of fight at some stage, like because

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<v Speaker 1>you're all so competitive, do you know what I'm saying?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, that's true.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like you put up a good front for

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<v Speaker 1>the cameras sometimes.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, maybe I think when we go back to the

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<v Speaker 4>chain rooms were a bit more sad. But nah, all

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<v Speaker 4>the girls all leave it out on court, which is good.

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<v Speaker 4>We're all pretty good friends.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's real. Nice vibes about NETBA, wasn't it. Can

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<v Speaker 3>we talk about Shimia Stirling? I've got a massive girl

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<v Speaker 3>crush on her.

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<v Speaker 2>Want me too?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>Is she as cool in real life as she appears

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<v Speaker 2>to be?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, she's pretty cool. She's just got that Jamaican vibe

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<v Speaker 4>about her, really relaxed but has a good time too,

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<v Speaker 4>and she knows.

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<v Speaker 1>How to dance.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, she can dance, I was saying to Hazey.

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<v Speaker 3>I went to a game a couple of weeks ago

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<v Speaker 3>and she was the last one left on court, signing

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<v Speaker 3>every single last little girl's autograph, and I just thought

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<v Speaker 3>that was the colest I know.

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<v Speaker 4>She's so humble too, so she's always going to do

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<v Speaker 4>that for her fans. And she loves being in Adelaide too,

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<v Speaker 4>so it's pretty nice to see.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, to be serio, you're reasonably new, but I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>there were some really tough times a couple of seasons ago,

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<v Speaker 1>and you guys are going so well, it must be

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<v Speaker 1>really nice to see just this huge amount of support,

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<v Speaker 1>because not just right now when you guys are up

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<v Speaker 1>and about, but all those fans, they were there through

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<v Speaker 1>the tough times as well.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, especially, and you can just see that through Hunter Petty.

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<v Speaker 4>She's been there for pretty much all of it. And

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<v Speaker 4>ten years later we're in finals. Like, how amazing is that?

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<v Speaker 4>It's pretty good for Adelaide and the Thunderbirds.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to ask you this question, and I mean

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<v Speaker 3>your reaction, I'll either cry or I'll laugh.

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<v Speaker 2>Is a joy? Can you win it?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>For sure?

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<v Speaker 4>I think you know. When we have our strong team

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<v Speaker 4>of ten in there. You see it saw last week

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<v Speaker 4>against Fever and we can beat the top teams of

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<v Speaker 4>Premiers last year, we can do anything, which is pretty cool.

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<v Speaker 3>And don't you think there's a belief now about this

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<v Speaker 3>side because those games against the Fever you've beaten them

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<v Speaker 3>twice in clutch games.

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<v Speaker 2>Those games in the past you would have lost. It's

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<v Speaker 2>like you know how to win now.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, even last year, I think Eleanor Carbo has been

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<v Speaker 4>really big for us. She knows how to win. She's

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<v Speaker 4>come from a team last year that her team won

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<v Speaker 4>in England, so she's really brought that over and she

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<v Speaker 4>knows how to win. So she's given that to us

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<v Speaker 4>as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't want to pile a pressure on you,

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<v Speaker 1>tip up, but look, so Joy's very important in these

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<v Speaker 1>parts in terms of over and what she brings to

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<v Speaker 1>the table and just how up and about she is.

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<v Speaker 1>I can one hundred percent tell you that if the

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<v Speaker 1>Thunderbirds don't do well or they lose, then there is

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<v Speaker 1>a chance that the vibe for the whole week changes

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<v Speaker 1>based on the Thunderbirds performance. But that's not a pressure situation,

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<v Speaker 1>just just sort.

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<v Speaker 3>Of put tragic about the whole thing. To be honest

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<v Speaker 3>with you, the biggest support. Yeah, now you've held off

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<v Speaker 3>this long, you can ask about football now, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>So your part of this is an unbelievably professional sporting partnership.

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<v Speaker 1>Your partner Josh Donugley, of course, players for the Brisbane

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<v Speaker 1>lines and there was a time where he was some

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<v Speaker 1>in Port adelaid we're in the mix to potentially sign him.

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<v Speaker 1>So he came down there, had a bit of a

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<v Speaker 1>look and caught up with a few people and as

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<v Speaker 1>we do in the news room at Channel seven and everyone,

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<v Speaker 1>we were trying to get hold of Josh and he

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<v Speaker 1>was as elusive off the field out. We couldn't get

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<v Speaker 1>hold of him anywhere. And then one morning we saw

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<v Speaker 1>Travis Bok at the airport who told us go home, guys.

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<v Speaker 1>He's already come through nice and early gone. He's been

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<v Speaker 1>and gone, which was fine, was good for us. We've

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<v Speaker 1>got to go back to the office and then I

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<v Speaker 1>recommended two weeks later, I've gone to my local coffee shop,

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<v Speaker 1>which is in West Croydon on Queen Street and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going Josh doing here, And this was after he'd signed

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<v Speaker 1>with Brisbon. It was all signed and seal, so I Buggert,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to go and speak to him. So I

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<v Speaker 1>just tapped him on the shoulder and so, Josh, you

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<v Speaker 1>have no idea how hard we were trying to find

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<v Speaker 1>you over the lasted a few weeks, and he just

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<v Speaker 1>had a bit of a giggle lot it and sort

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<v Speaker 1>of moved on. But yeah, different world.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I don't know how he slipped in and out.

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<v Speaker 4>I think we came from Kansas something, so that was

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<v Speaker 4>probably a bit random.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh okay, well that would have been good to know, Tip,

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<v Speaker 2>that's a kid.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think it was early too. It was definitely

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<v Speaker 1>early when he left.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I think so. I think he went to Melbourne

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<v Speaker 4>or something really early.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you go with the long distance you two?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it's pretty hard sometimes, but we both get it,

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<v Speaker 4>I think, both being professional athletes, like we get when

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<v Speaker 4>we need time. That's our jobs. So but we see

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<v Speaker 4>each other quite a bit, probably every two weeks, so

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<v Speaker 4>it's not too bad.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, beautiful, nice Tip, appreciate you coming in here as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't worry about the weekend's looking really really good.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, we've already moved on, haven't we, Tipper. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>we're looking forward out, No point looking in the rear

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<v Speaker 3>vision mirror.

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<v Speaker 1>We've just got one foot in front of the other.

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<v Speaker 2>All of that.

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<v Speaker 1>TI, Thanks you, Tom, Thanks

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<v Speaker 3>So much to you.