1 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: Three sixty Ruby League from every angle boards he by 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: it sell fast joining me again the great Gordon Tallis. 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: It's been the journal Australian Buzzer roth Field and Paul 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: Crowley and the big show is here Nas up against 5 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: j W h. This is set to be an absolute 6 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: ripper off, a battle between the big men. Gordian. 7 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, like these two guys. Both of them are enforces. 8 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 3: Jared's been doing it for a long time and Nelson 9 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 3: well what is he six foot six, six foot seven 10 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 3: and one hundred and thirty something kilos. So when the 11 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 3: two big boys claude, I believe this is where it'll 12 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 3: be one So I reckon they both of them give 13 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 3: both of their forward packs a lot of confidence, you know. 14 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 2: And they can change the momentum, you know, the pair. 15 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 4: Apart from the on field rivalry off the field, I 16 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,520 Speaker 4: don't think they've got a lot of time for each other. 17 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 4: And Mike carryanis from Brent Rueda got a story in 18 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 4: the Telegraph website now apparrently a couple of years ago 19 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 4: in the New Zealand camp they're both wearing the jersey 20 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 4: and they've had a flare up it training and it 21 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 4: got quite nasty and the two of them had to 22 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 4: be separated and Jared's apparently threatened him and Nelson doesn't 23 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 4: back down. 24 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:10,839 Speaker 5: You'll see it crawls and. 25 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 4: That it will shape that stadium. 26 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 6: Those two on each other, it's their job. 27 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 7: You know, they're the enforces of their team. It wouldn't 28 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 7: surprise you at all. The story apparently goes that that 29 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 7: they were running each other. Nelson raised his bumpers a 30 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,559 Speaker 7: couple of times. Jared warned him the first time, warned 31 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 7: him the second, and then they came together and had 32 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 7: to be pulled apart. You'd hate to be back and 33 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 7: who's going to win with you? 34 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: And if they love lost there and you see that 35 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: when they take each other on, like there is something 36 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: that means more to both Jared and Nelson when they 37 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: go head to head, they seem to rise to the occasion. 38 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 4: This is one game with these two on the field, 39 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 4: you'd expect the sin being something is going to happen 40 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 4: between those two plays. 41 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 5: It won't be pretty, mate, not necessarily. 42 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 7: The line for the Roosters, I said it the other 43 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 7: night and I'll say it again. The Roosters have to 44 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 7: be very careful that they don't cross the line because 45 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 7: they're disciplined. They can't afford to go down to Melbourne 46 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 7: and lose anyone for ten minutes. They can't afford to 47 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 7: go down to Melbourne and give unnecessary penalties away. But 48 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 7: in saying that, like you said, they have to be 49 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 7: ferocious and they have to take Melbourne on through the middle, 50 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 7: and it starts with it starts with Jared on Big Nelson, 51 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:30,079 Speaker 7: and you know, they just have to stay within the rule. 52 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: Right, The key is balance for the Roosters. Be tough, 53 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: be ferocious, but don't give penalties away and don't make 54 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: errors because that's been their achilles he all over the 55 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: past few seasons. 56 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 5: Now. 57 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: Roosters coach Trent Robinson had his game face on today 58 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: before the Rooster's jumped on the plane to Melbourne. 59 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 8: We need to hold that intensity about us and we 60 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 8: have the players that enjoy playing at that level and 61 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 8: that's important to our game. You set a tone over 62 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 8: many years about how to play that role, and he's 63 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 8: one of you that will play an intense game and 64 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 8: that's our vision for the game. Gets top Teddy, Yeah, 65 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 8: that's definitely there and it's in the past. That won't 66 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 8: make any difference tomorrow night. That won't make any difference 67 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 8: at all. The time's coming, and we need to make 68 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 8: sure that's tomorrow. We're a much better team this year. 69 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 8: I think we've proven that on performances. We're really steely 70 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 8: in our approach. That's why it's really key for us 71 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 8: to be really confident in what we're going to do 72 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:33,959 Speaker 8: tomorrow night. We're looking at as an opportunity and we 73 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 8: want to attack that. People underestimate ted does it so 74 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 8: consistently well when times get difficult, Teddy turns up always, 75 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 8: always not sometimes, always. 76 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: Storm up again. Sir Russ's life and I break free 77 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: right here on Fox League Friday, six point thirty PM. 78 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: A steely focus from coach Robinson. Right there, he looks 79 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: fired up and he looks ready to rock on. 80 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 2: Well that's what you want from your coach, don't you. 81 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 6: You know? 82 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 3: What is it one out of nine or twenty. So 83 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 3: he's gone down to Melbourne and we saw Teddy daughter 84 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 3: a couple of weeks ago. He got a bit prickly, 85 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 3: So you know, I think it's us Verst Sven. They 86 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 3: got their backs against the wall, and I like it 87 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 3: from you. 88 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 6: They have to give themselves a chance too. 89 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 7: Sorry, buzz They they went down there last year, wasn't 90 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 7: it in a finals game they got beaten on the bell. 91 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 7: I think that day they might have had four or 92 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 7: five out of their regular starters. Now admittedly Melbourne were missing. 93 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 7: I think I'm missing Pappenhausen and Hughes. But it came 94 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 7: down to the wire and you look through this rooster's 95 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 7: side and even without Brandon Smith and Sam Walker, Gordy 96 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 7: and I sat out the back before and years the 97 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 7: old Ron Massey theory where you sit down with the 98 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 7: two teams and you go through the and we picked 99 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 7: it as you would probably pick out of a combined side. 100 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 7: Seven of those roosters starting thirteen would probably still make 101 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 7: the combined side. 102 00:04:58,360 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 6: Like this is an even clash. 103 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 5: You know, at the back end of the year. 104 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 4: I haven't seen James Tedesco in this form, this fresh, 105 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 4: this fire up for a few years, and I've put 106 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 4: it down to the fact that he was brushed for 107 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 4: state of origin and the rest his body got over 108 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 4: that period of time where he's normally a worry. He 109 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 4: is normally captaining New South Wales and I looked at 110 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 4: some of his stats today. You know he's made one 111 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 4: hundred and sixty seven tackle busts this year. Now, that 112 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 4: is far more than any other player in the con 113 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 4: who is in you could nearly say career best for 114 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 4: and into this year. 115 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: He is an explosive player, but he's their most reliable 116 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: and most consistent. That's what these coach Trent Robinson just 117 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: alluded to before and in that interview, he gets surprised 118 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: with the criticisms or I suppose other teams or media 119 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 1: second guessing him because he just loves the way that 120 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: he produces every week. But if you look at the roosters, 121 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: forwards are great and they aimed up against last week 122 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 1: against mainly Joey marnh was a big difference. Now you've 123 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: been talking for weeks about Joey Marner and he stepped 124 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 1: up and he's been quiet the last couple of months. 125 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: He created more opportunities, took pressure off the creative players, 126 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: and Sandon Smith and Luke Kerey so also was brilliant. 127 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: So if they're pack aims up and those two guys 128 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: who are just big athletic outside backs with X factor, 129 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: then it gives time and space to Kiriy and sand 130 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 1: and Smith and those two probably need it right right 131 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:31,479 Speaker 1: now up against Melbourne. They're not the players that Melbourne 132 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:34,600 Speaker 1: have got the buying. Kiri's and are both great last 133 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: week because of their forwards and because of the likes 134 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: of Marno to Desco and Sulky. So if all goes 135 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: to plan and they produce what they did last week, 136 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: then it gives sand and Smith and Kiri an opportunity 137 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 1: to cause an upset. 138 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:48,919 Speaker 6: Goody. 139 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I reckon that. 140 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 3: The Rusters, it's just a running thread, you know, without Walker. 141 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 3: Obviously he's a passing threat, He's got a lot of 142 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 3: tricks in his bag. He's got a great little short 143 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 3: king game. But I just think the Rusters now simplifying 144 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 3: their game and they're just running and they're just like 145 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 3: Tedesco is probably one of the best board runners and 146 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:08,039 Speaker 3: like so as Marnu. 147 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 2: So I give them a real chance in Yeah, you. 148 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 4: Talk about those two roosters centers and playing each side, 149 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 4: I would suggest howth and even Nick Meeni have been 150 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 4: probably a little bit better, more consistent throughout the whole season, 151 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 4: been awesome. 152 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: And you know what, it's funny you mentioned that because 153 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: they have been awesome and they've probably exceeded expectation from everyone, 154 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: as all Melbourne players do. This is their biggest challenge. 155 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: This is where the roosters can gain an advantage. You 156 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: know that they cancel on Mini and. 157 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 7: How I was thinking Marno's up against Howeth and how 158 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 7: Earth has had a breakout season, but this is a 159 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 7: big test when Marnu is back in form and the threats. 160 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 7: I agree with your brain that become both both centers 161 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 7: are a big threat and especially the backfight for the rooster. 162 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 7: But yeah, a big job for this young man who's 163 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 7: had you know, he's had huge raps on him for 164 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 7: three or four years. He came into this season many thought, 165 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 7: well it's make or break. Melbourne had basically told him 166 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 7: that shape up will ship out, and he's shaped up 167 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 7: and he's proven himself to be one of the stars of. 168 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: He sure hasn't. We're touching that a little bit later 169 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: because he's had an incredible year. I think he played 170 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: in the back row coming through the grades and big 171 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: wraps on him, but he was quite for a few years. 172 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: But he's had a fantastic season now without Smith and 173 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: Walker for the final series, but also six months now, 174 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 1: it's going to be longer. Six months. In the next year, 175 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: the Roosters are going to be missing these two key playmakers, 176 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: two of their bigger marquee players. Do we know if 177 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:46,079 Speaker 1: the Roosters are trying to sign anyone else in there 178 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 1: to replace them, because it's going to be a significant 179 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:49,959 Speaker 1: amount of time where they're not going to have these 180 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: two next year. 181 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, we'll lived someone Chad Townsend, which I found and 182 00:08:54,160 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 4: we knew that buzz No, well sorry you asked me who. Well, no, 183 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 4: they're going to have to run with Sam and Smith 184 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 4: and kind of Watson. 185 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: What do you sorry? 186 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 5: Body, So there's long work steading you. 187 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:10,319 Speaker 6: I think it's getting to you. 188 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 1: Listen, I'm sorry, but this is my point, right. The 189 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: point is is that we know they've signed them, but 190 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 1: that's not usually how the Roosters operate. They usually they 191 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: won't sit back and set off for mediocrity, right. They 192 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: want to win premierships. 193 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 4: You can't overnight just bring in a half back replacement 194 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 4: for Sam Walker. 195 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 5: They don't exist unless they. 196 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 4: Can do a deal with s George And so they 197 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 4: give us ben Hunt for one year and we'll send 198 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 4: you a couple of you know, but there's no light 199 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 4: for like swap. 200 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 7: Course, what I think is I agree with both completely 201 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 7: when when the Roosters go into a season, they don't 202 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 7: go in there to wait for Sam to return in 203 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 7: May and Brandon Smith in July and think, well, we 204 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 7: can give them that big a start and still hope 205 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 7: to finish top four and the aim has to be 206 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 7: finished top four. And you mentioned Ben Hunt. I know 207 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 7: that this has been knocked down by the Roosters, but 208 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,959 Speaker 7: it kind of if it could happen, it would make 209 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 7: sense because Brandon Smith is off contract at the end 210 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 7: of next year and while Hunt could come in and 211 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 7: easily fill in for Sam Melmanninger Queensland. Everyone seems to 212 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 7: agree despite the fact that Ben Hunt spent his career 213 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 7: playing halfback. His best position is hook and he could 214 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 7: he could be an absolute. 215 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: He covers both positions. 216 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,199 Speaker 6: He would whether it happens, I don't know. 217 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 1: Nik polis and said that they're not looking for any 218 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: major signings. So he's saying that, so that's let's make 219 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:38,439 Speaker 1: that clear. 220 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 4: They'll have to get someone because Marno is going swalowing hard. 221 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 4: He's going, that's right, tear is going. You know, they're 222 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 4: going to have to bring in some new troops. But 223 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 4: who I think Marny will come back. He'll be back 224 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 4: in the comp by journ after his stint in Japanese rugby. 225 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 5: But I don't know. I can't answer your question. 226 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 4: I apologize down to but I just don't see what 227 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 4: the things. 228 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:04,679 Speaker 2: A lot of me through. 229 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 7: Sorry, they have a lot of blakes coming through that 230 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 7: will you know, up the top thirty. 231 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:12,839 Speaker 5: But yeah, I don't know if they're ready. 232 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 4: The thing I'll say about Smith is he showed me 233 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 4: last week behind a good pack those rolling middles that 234 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 4: he's just about up for it. 235 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: Well, let's move on. Thanks for the scoop there, buzzers 236 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: all right. Craig Bellamy was also tense as the stormating 237 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,599 Speaker 1: to make their first grade final in four years. 238 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 9: What did you take on the way the finals have 239 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 9: been refereed The Roosters can maybe use it to kind 240 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 9: of maybe win ugly? 241 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 10: Oh yeah, I'm not quite sure. Well, you could sort 242 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 10: of read into it. But you start trying to do that, 243 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 10: you know, you start taking you your mind away from 244 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 10: things that you should be concerned about. 245 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 4: My players, the senior players who may be at the 246 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:51,080 Speaker 4: pub next year, and I guess a lot of. 247 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 10: Them's been a lot about them you know, like I'm 248 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 10: not in there, so I don't know. 249 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:57,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, obviously it's yeah. 250 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:01,559 Speaker 10: You know, Jerry's been a wonderful play for that club 251 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 10: for a long time, so they're going to miss it. 252 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 10: Will next year, but they're not going to miss it 253 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 10: mom or not because he's going to do these. 254 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: Storm Rus's classes are always pretty intense. 255 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 8: As a coach, how do you sort of feel about 256 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:13,719 Speaker 8: those matchups? 257 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 10: Just concern ourself with what we need to concern ourself with. 258 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: That's all. 259 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 5: Proud noises glancing through the speakers. 260 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:25,080 Speaker 1: I guess it's that a tactic for tomorrow. It's going 261 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: to be thirty thousand here. 262 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 10: I don't be a tactic, but they're going to be 263 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:31,559 Speaker 10: for your people, they're going to be fairly noisy, so 264 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 10: you know, we need to adapt to those conditions or 265 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 10: that situation. 266 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 2: There would be a lot to describe. 267 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: It, Like Trent Robertson. Craig Bellamy also very focused there 268 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 1: in that pre match interview. I don't know why, but 269 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: it just feels like this sets up to be a 270 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: pretty pretty big game. Not only the players but the 271 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: coaches are really focused. They're ready to go, and we 272 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:59,559 Speaker 1: all know how much this is writing on this game, 273 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 1: but you can see it, can't. 274 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think there's a fair bit of pressure on them. 275 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,319 Speaker 3: You know, they've been sitting there, They've been one of 276 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 3: the better sides all year, They've had a week off, 277 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 3: they're fresh and they should win their game. 278 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 2: So I think that adds to the pressure. 279 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 3: When you've got the Roosters who had a great win 280 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:15,839 Speaker 3: last week, They've got the momentum. They've been sitting there 281 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 3: weight and you don't know whether you can just turn 282 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 3: it back on are that momentum? 283 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 2: You know? I think they'll be up for the challenge. 284 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 2: But Craig. Craig did look a little bit nervous there 285 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 2: a gently. 286 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 4: We see him all night and we talk about the 287 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 4: enforcer on enforce from the halves on the halves, you know, 288 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 4: the coaching box and the tactics and the game of 289 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 4: chess they play and what it's going to be very important. 290 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 5: I looked at their records early in the year. Bellyate's 291 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:41,719 Speaker 5: got a. 292 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 4: Sixty nine point seven percent win record, which is nearly 293 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:45,839 Speaker 4: unheard of from a. 294 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 5: Man of his experience. 295 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 4: Robbo has got sixty three point five. They've both won 296 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 4: three premierships. What about head to head head to head, 297 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 4: I think belly ache as well. In front, particularly in 298 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 4: recent times our crawls. 299 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 1: You were big on the Storm, not relying on marquee 300 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:04,319 Speaker 1: signings and just developing from within. 301 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 7: It's an amazing statistic when you go back and look 302 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 7: over the course of Craig Bellamy's career at the Storm 303 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 7: and from the greatness that he built out of the 304 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 7: early years to the Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, Coop and 305 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 7: Kronk and again this year I wade a few weeks ago. 306 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 7: If you go through that Storm side at the moment, 307 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 7: the only marquee player, well not even marquee but top 308 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 7: top line player that he signed with Zada Coats and 309 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 7: the rest of them they've even got as kids all 310 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 7: they've got them off the scrap hoop from other clubs. 311 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 7: And we're not just talking about the wish Arts and 312 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 7: the Anderson and those sort of players. Jerome Hughes is 313 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 7: the best example of Craig Bellamy's magnificent coaching. Where he 314 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 7: was I think he played one game at the Titans 315 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 7: and won at the Cowboys, and if he stayed at 316 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 7: those clubs, who knows what may have been. But he 317 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 7: goes to Melbourne and he was basically the third string 318 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 7: fullback and after four or five years of Craig Bellamy coaching, 319 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 7: he turns into a Dally Hem Medal favorite for the 320 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 7: half back position, and honest to God, you put him 321 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 7: up there with Nathan Cleary is the best half back 322 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 7: in the game. 323 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 6: And that's Craig Bellamy. That's what he does. 324 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 7: He coaches the best out of every player that walks over. 325 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 3: They've lost a lot of players and when they first 326 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 3: come together, I thought Chris Anderson did a great job 327 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 3: because they got pulled him from everywhere. But I think 328 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 3: Craig Bellamy, when he leaves, that will be the biggest 329 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 3: loss that they've ever had. And they've lost some amazing shows, 330 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 3: like they've lost Cameron Smith. I think he's an immortal, 331 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 3: like they've lost Billy Slater, They've lost Glen Lass, like 332 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 3: Greg English, but he will be the biggest loss of 333 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 3: that life. 334 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: I think the Jack Howard situation of Pitt of Mine 335 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 1: is a Melbourne storm. He was a young kid who 336 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: had big wraps on him and didn't quite make the 337 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 1: imprint that they thought he would and have developed as 338 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 1: quick as they would have liked. Played in the Brisbane 339 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: Queensland Cup. I think even played maybe in the back row, 340 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: and a lot of other teams would have threw him 341 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 1: on the scrap. People just said, you know what, I 342 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: don't think he's going to reach the potential. You know, 343 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 1: go somewhere else. They put time and effort into him. 344 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: They trusted him, and they've put him in the centers 345 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 1: and they put belief in him. And look at the 346 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: look at what he's given back. And the players in 347 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 1: Melbourne just love being in Melbourne. They love playing for 348 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 1: the Melbourne Storm. They love playing for Craig Bellamy and 349 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: they and he can see that and they give back 350 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: and they give back through their performances, well all of them. 351 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 4: Sure, we all struggled a bit at the West Tigers. 352 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 4: He didn't do anything special. Nick Mooney was a good football, 353 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 4: not as good as he is now. The only sign 354 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 4: that surprised me, and they've spent for a big name 355 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 4: was Stefan you toy commander because the Bulldogs were off 356 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 4: for him, really big brush. They sort of broke a 357 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 4: rule about budget signings with that. So you must understand 358 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 4: the opinion. 359 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 2: Bell's got on all right. 360 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: Six pm Saturday, Carnella face their biggest test in years 361 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 1: when they take on the Panthers for a spot in 362 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: the Grand Final. The stage is set. Let's go. 363 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:08,159 Speaker 9: Saturday Night Live from six o'clock the second NRL Grand 364 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:13,919 Speaker 9: Final qualifier. Who goes through these battle hardened Panthers? They 365 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 9: had dead ways to score, These Panthers or the pride 366 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 9: of the Shire the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks. Both clubs came 367 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 9: into the Big League in nineteen sixty seven and the 368 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 9: Panthers are out to be the first Cistant George in 369 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 9: the nineteen sixties to win four Premierships in a row. 370 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 5: The Sharks. 371 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: The Sharks have won just. 372 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 9: The one, but what a one it was. Today it's 373 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:51,640 Speaker 9: this little fellow doing the business night of his career, 374 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 9: Brayden Tricky Trindle. 375 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:55,880 Speaker 1: In just a few weeks he's. 376 00:17:55,680 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 9: Gone from renegade to rugby league royalty, from purgatory to pinner, 377 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 9: turning not just his life but the whole joint around 378 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 9: three hundred and sixty degrees or thereabouts. 379 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:10,480 Speaker 5: For Penrith, it's the. 380 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 9: Usual suspects bordering greatness. Nathan Cleary is only one Nathan Cleary, 381 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 9: Jyllan Edwards, their is trouble here playing his one hundred 382 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 9: and fiftieth first grade game and Isaiah. 383 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 1: Yo way Yo Yo Yo. 384 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 9: The Panthers and the Sharks live Saturday night, straight after 385 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:41,880 Speaker 9: the Mattie John Show, right here on Fox League. 386 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: Panther's up against the Sharks Life and I Break Free 387 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:47,920 Speaker 1: right here Saturday, six pm on Fox League. It sets 388 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: up to be a massive game buzz. But late last 389 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: night we had some breaking news that Raymon and Iro 390 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: were in doubt. Can you give us some updates on that? 391 00:18:56,480 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 4: Well, I think Raymian's highly highly unlikely and as a chance, 392 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:04,680 Speaker 4: but Tallerkai and Atkinson are on standby. They've been pulled 393 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 4: out of the lower grades and ready to slide in 394 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 4: with You know, Cronulla are very lucky to have two 395 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 4: experience plays Owill Atkinson certainly filled in strong last time, 396 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,879 Speaker 4: but it would be a massive blow to lose both 397 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 4: of them. Raymond has been has been really good. Look 398 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 4: he was in contention of for origin for a little 399 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 4: while earlier. 400 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 5: In the year. 401 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 4: And yeah, look, I hope he. I think he's highly unlikely. 402 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 4: I hope he gets for He saw. 403 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 7: The difference that Rainyan made last week because he missed 404 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 7: the previous week, hadn't he and Euro has been one 405 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:38,160 Speaker 7: of the most improved players in the competition this year. 406 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 6: To be a huge, huge loss for Kronulla to lose 407 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 6: those two starting centers. 408 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 4: Do you know why they're not playing bus Just the injuries? 409 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:47,880 Speaker 4: Forty You know that, you know they're carrying injuries from 410 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:50,679 Speaker 4: last week. Raymond's been crooked for two or three weeks. 411 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:53,120 Speaker 4: He came back last week and you know. 412 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:54,240 Speaker 5: Look that they'll do it. 413 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 4: They're not needle injuries like Turbo or Cooper Kronk did 414 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 4: you know their strains and they're had one. 415 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 6: Some ankle in a bicep. I think it is all right. 416 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 1: We had James who've been the lab last week while 417 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 1: carry onas was in the Fox League Lab last night. Crawls, 418 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: you've been in there today. 419 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 7: I was crumbing the numbers yesterday actually Broth, Yeah, yeah, yeah. 420 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 7: I was talking to Aaron Wallace and I asked him 421 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 7: about Braden Trindle's stats and basically his try involvements and 422 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 7: what we discovered. It was quite exceptional really because people 423 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 7: we talk about that game last week being his breakout moment, 424 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:32,159 Speaker 7: but what these stats show is throughout the season, in 425 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 7: his nineteen games, Braiden Trindle actually has the best average 426 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 7: for try involvements of any player in the competition. Now 427 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 7: James Tedesco actually has the most, but on an average 428 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 7: of his nine en games, he's the best. Nathan Cleary's 429 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 7: second best. It's marginally behind, and of course Nathan's had 430 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 7: his injuries this year. But it shows that this guy 431 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 7: has now become the number one man at Cronulla. 432 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 1: That's sure. 433 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 9: It does. 434 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,959 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about that. So you think there's going 435 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 1: to be a bit of a bidding water, then. 436 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 2: I really do. 437 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: And I know I agree of the result. 438 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 7: I get what you're saying, and I agree with what 439 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:10,119 Speaker 7: you're saying that you know, to offer someone of his 440 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 7: experience and what he's done so far outrageous money would 441 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:17,919 Speaker 7: be ridiculous. But we work in a world where the 442 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 7: salary cap comes down to supply and demand, and clubs 443 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:24,880 Speaker 7: we've seen it in the past, are prepared to gamble, 444 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:29,199 Speaker 7: gamble on talent and you have to pay over the 445 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 7: odds to get a bloke at your club line. 446 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:34,439 Speaker 1: I think he's worth minimum six or seven, that's worst case, right, 447 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: He's on thround and now, so he's worth at least 448 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 1: double there. I've got no doubt about that. The only 449 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 1: difference I would say, you know, when you look at 450 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: those stats and numbers, is it doesn't have big moments 451 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 1: in there. You know, it doesn't have clutch plays, and 452 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 1: it doesn't have premierships, you know, and that's that adds 453 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:50,959 Speaker 1: a lot of value to a contract, you know. That 454 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,359 Speaker 1: takes the halves to you know, an extra two or 455 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: three hundred thousand and maybe four you know. So that's 456 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 1: the only thing. And I think it's a good opportunity 457 00:21:57,840 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: for him this week. As I said, he's had a 458 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 1: magnific year. He'd be great for a lot of clubs. 459 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 1: But just on this, if he's an main man now, 460 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 1: if he's a superseded Nico, they can't lose him, right 461 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 1: you wouldn't they have to sign him? You wouldn't think so, 462 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: because like can they can they sign him if he 463 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: if he goes up, if he's worth nine hundred. 464 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 7: Sight buzz, you would have a better idea for me. 465 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:21,439 Speaker 7: What I'm saying is I reckon there will be clubs 466 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:24,120 Speaker 7: out there that maybe not go nine hundred, But look 467 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 7: at Jackson Hastings for instant what Newcastle paid a Ridge. 468 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:32,200 Speaker 5: And this bloke's worth more. Look, there's talking about Yeah, 469 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 5: there's did it. He's talked. 470 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 4: The Broncos are interested as well. The Coronolla problem is 471 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 4: Fana Blake a rise next to you on a million, 472 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 4: Nicko's on a million and not playing like a million 473 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 4: dollar player. Atkinson's off contract, Trendle's off contract, five other 474 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 4: players are so that they do have an absolute squeeze 475 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 4: like all clubs, and I think the CAP's going to break. 476 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 4: Atkinson or Trendall will have to go. 477 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 1: They'll lose Atkinson, surely they're going to have to buzz. 478 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 7: Can they afford to lose Drindle? Like if Trindle's Tringle's 479 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:07,400 Speaker 7: got that, he's got that. I know he's only played 480 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 7: what is it about sixty or seventy first grade games, 481 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:12,920 Speaker 7: but he's got that Cody Walker's style about him where 482 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 7: you get the feeling he's such a silky player and 483 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:19,640 Speaker 7: he's just a natural footballer and he will improve with age. 484 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:22,359 Speaker 7: And because of the struggles we've seen with Nicol in 485 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 7: recent times and the talk that maybe down the track 486 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 7: he might not be the seven anymore, can the club 487 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 7: afford to get rid of this squad or let this 488 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 7: guy go? 489 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,679 Speaker 5: Yeah? What impressed me most about those stats? 490 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:37,880 Speaker 4: You put up was that Cleary plays in an international 491 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 4: team basically with champions all alongside him. We saw the 492 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 4: Kangaroo squad today not one Cranolla player in it. So 493 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 4: he's done it with inferior players to what clearly plays 494 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 4: alongside every week. 495 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 5: He's very special. 496 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:58,199 Speaker 1: Just back on that. So ready between the lines and 497 00:23:58,240 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 1: the male from the journeys this week is that Nick 498 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:03,400 Speaker 1: is not a seven and he's six or one, which 499 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: means they cannot lose Trindle even more so like they can't. 500 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: So it sounds like Cornella I have identified Trindle as 501 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 1: their seven. So you build your team around the seven. 502 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: So Niko goes to six or one, which means that 503 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 1: they're going to keep him. They have to keep him. Really, 504 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 1: that's that's just from the week we've had and every 505 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: journal that's been. 506 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 4: There's other players they've got to keep two breaks, you know, 507 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 4: Camen McGinnis has got to stay, Blake Brawley's got to stay, 508 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:33,920 Speaker 4: you know, Britain Necora needs to stay, Ronaldo needs to stay. 509 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 4: Raiment you know, mate, some caps just don't work. There's 510 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:41,919 Speaker 4: no you know, you can't treat the cat. It's just 511 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:45,359 Speaker 4: a fact. And if they do invest all their money 512 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 4: in him and phanel Blake and Hind. 513 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,440 Speaker 5: It's kind of weak do that. 514 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 6: Clubs do do that. 515 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:53,879 Speaker 7: You look at Melbourne's spine, you know the money that 516 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 7: they spend on Pappenhouse and Munster, Hughes and Grant and 517 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:01,439 Speaker 7: then they build against months. 518 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:02,679 Speaker 6: So that's what it comes. 519 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 7: Down to, how much faith they have in Trindle and 520 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:06,920 Speaker 7: whether they back him to be that man. 521 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:11,200 Speaker 4: Having I spoke to him last Saturday after that blockbuster 522 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:14,439 Speaker 4: game he had. He wants to stay. He was genuinely 523 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,640 Speaker 4: wanting to stay. The club stood by him. He's an 524 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 4: loyal Indigenous boy, he really is. He will do everything 525 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:24,359 Speaker 4: possible to stay, but he's got to check what the market. 526 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:26,119 Speaker 1: He must take a little bit less to stay. You 527 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:28,400 Speaker 1: think I think he want to keep the team now 528 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,160 Speaker 1: buzz Shark Park upgrade. What's going on here? 529 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 4: Oh well, nothing's going on their break and it's really disappointing. 530 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 4: We hear every year there's a threat to take the 531 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 4: Grand Final out of Sydney from the Independent Commission unless 532 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 4: money goes to suburban grounds and we just do a year. 533 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 5: By year deal. Cronulla, that ground down there is useless. 534 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 4: It cannot hold even nurl and holds thirteen thousand crawls. 535 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 4: We're up against Paramatta and thirty Towns More thirty so 536 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:59,919 Speaker 4: et cetera. What Penrith did was give their ground to 537 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,920 Speaker 4: Venues New South Wales. It's not theirs and they came 538 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 4: in and built a three hundred million they're doing it now. 539 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:09,560 Speaker 4: Cronulla have to give that stadium to Venues New South 540 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:13,719 Speaker 4: Wales say it's yours to run, will lease to one 541 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:16,640 Speaker 4: hundred years peppercorn lease and we'll play out of there. 542 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 4: That is the only way they're going to get government 543 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:24,199 Speaker 4: money because they're a privately owned organization. A chance of 544 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 4: oh look that that that's one of the ideas they're 545 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 4: looking at. 546 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:29,400 Speaker 2: What's the perfect size for out there? 547 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 5: You only need doing twenty thousand. 548 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:33,920 Speaker 1: You want to get finals there? 549 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 5: Yeah you can. Yeah, and we can host an rl 550 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 5: W games in decent sheds. 551 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: And he's part of the deal that you get a 552 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 1: good seat or a special suite or something. 553 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 4: It's not part of the deal, no, Brath. I pay 554 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 4: for my membership every year. I don't go to the 555 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 4: sweet regular I'm still make Chad Townsend. 556 00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:01,879 Speaker 2: All right, don't catch up. 557 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:04,680 Speaker 1: And Cleary has enjoyed the free flowing footy the finals 558 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 1: has produced. Take a look. 559 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:07,960 Speaker 5: I've heard the ref say it before. 560 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 11: The it gets like this in finals because the teams 561 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 11: are a little bit more disciplined than so, yeah, you know, 562 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:16,680 Speaker 11: I think that's it can only be a good thing. 563 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 11: But obviously there needs to be penalties or sixty games 564 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 11: then they'll call it. So it's definitely better. Players like 565 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:23,919 Speaker 11: to play that way, fans like to watch it. You know, 566 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 11: the team sort out, sort out the result. I think 567 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 11: that's what everyone wants. 568 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 2: A bit of ruin around Ivan. 569 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 1: Is it hard to execute Panthers style footy if we 570 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 1: get this kind of weather on Saturday? 571 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 11: No, I don't think so. I think it's a bit 572 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:38,120 Speaker 11: of a challenge for everyone. I think our style sort 573 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:40,639 Speaker 11: of suits any topper conditions. That's what you'd like to 574 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,640 Speaker 11: think anywhere and be both same for both teams. 575 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:47,040 Speaker 1: Can the Penrith Panthers be stopped? 576 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:53,199 Speaker 4: My heart says yes, and I'm chipping Carnala for the 577 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:56,920 Speaker 4: only reason I have is that Penrith are not as 578 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:58,400 Speaker 4: good as they worked. 579 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 5: For the last three years. 580 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 4: Take out Crichton, kick our Burton, corus our lane capable 581 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 4: may hop. 582 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:08,880 Speaker 1: Good maybe the rain one helped Carona as well. 583 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:09,680 Speaker 5: It will if it. 584 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 4: Becomes a slog and you know, you take out this 585 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 4: little epid extra skill that Penrith have got the need. 586 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 5: I do know that. And davery cow. 587 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 4: Talk about Fitsy's coach and the other day, I think 588 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 4: he will have them at peak performance, and they'll need 589 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 4: to be at peak performance, and they'll need to catch 590 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 4: Penris slightly off and Penris that's been desperately weakened. 591 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:36,919 Speaker 6: Cross ge whiz did you watch the semifinals first. 592 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 7: Just see a couple of weeks, Liam Martin, I know, mate, 593 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 7: I know what you're saying. They did look lethargic coming 594 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:49,600 Speaker 7: into the finals, but when the blow torch was applied 595 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 7: to them in that game against the Roosters, that I 596 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 7: think Liam Martin summed it up for me, the way 597 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 7: that all the talk that week was about Crichton and 598 00:28:57,840 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 7: he went out and said, well, we'll see who's the 599 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 7: man to know. And Nathan Cleary, the way that he 600 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 7: just has an ability to stand up in any moment 601 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 7: of the game, and even Ivan as a coach when 602 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 7: you think about it, and this is a conversation we've 603 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 7: had too people look at Nathan clear and they say, well, 604 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:16,360 Speaker 7: if Nathan Cleary was at Melbourne or if he was 605 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:21,120 Speaker 7: at Brisbane, you know they'd win several competitions in a row. 606 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 6: No they wouldn't, No, they wouldn't. 607 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 7: What Ivan's done out there is quite incredible, because even 608 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 7: when you look back at Craig Bellamy and having the 609 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:31,880 Speaker 7: champions that he had previously, he didn't win the camp 610 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 7: every year. This guy's won three in a row and 611 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 7: going for four. It's an incredible achievement. 612 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:39,040 Speaker 3: The big challenge for Kernula as whether they believe that 613 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 3: they can win. If they believe that. 614 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:48,480 Speaker 12: Believe to win, of course, yeah, but every side goes 615 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 12: out there, but then when push comes to shove, when 616 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:53,760 Speaker 12: they're there and if they're behind by ten, do they 617 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 12: have the belief that what they've been training. 618 00:29:56,880 --> 00:30:02,120 Speaker 4: For across For the life of me, Yeah, I couldn't 619 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 4: for the life of me. 620 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 5: Melbourne and Melbourne this year we know. 621 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:07,640 Speaker 1: Them pretty different story. 622 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 7: I couldn't for the life seeing the Raiders beat the 623 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 7: Roosters like in a game of football, Like Gordy said, 624 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:18,800 Speaker 7: if they turn up with that belief and mentality that 625 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 7: they can do it and they and they truly believe 626 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:24,000 Speaker 7: anything in the game of rugby league. 627 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 1: Is possible dream. 628 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 4: They led the Cowboys twenty four Neil last and then 629 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 4: I think switched to next week and let them back. 630 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:34,040 Speaker 1: Would you like to have a wager? 631 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:35,960 Speaker 4: But I do not want to have a wage. I 632 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,760 Speaker 4: thank you very much, Brace, but I appreciate the offer. 633 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 2: It's not even a succulent Chinese meal. 634 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 5: Now you talk, You talking all right? 635 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 1: Plenty want to come and Saturday at five pm, don't 636 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 1: miss the Fox League Awards for Rugby League excellence. We 637 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 1: flet Tiny and Cooper John's brought to you by the 638 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:54,920 Speaker 1: Monopoly game at Mackins