WEBVTT - More changes at the Eels, Penrith aren't back, Blues' halves problem 0:00:00.040 --> 0:00:02.800 Guys, let's get going. What's your hot take? Read man, 0:00:02.840 --> 0:00:04.480 what do you got off the top? Turn? 0:00:04.519 --> 0:00:09.360 But good with an item today and Sport Confidential Dave 0:00:09.400 --> 0:00:12.719 about Paramatta and more change going on to Para Paramatter's 0:00:12.720 --> 0:00:16.040 a lot going on there this year under Jason Rolls. 0:00:16.079 --> 0:00:19.279 And then they've now given Ryan Madison permission to go 0:00:19.320 --> 0:00:21.360 out in the market and find a new club. He's 0:00:21.360 --> 0:00:23.600 got one year left on his deal. He's played think 0:00:23.600 --> 0:00:26.119 he's played one game first grade this year. He's languished 0:00:26.440 --> 0:00:28.600 in reserve grade all year and the club has now 0:00:28.680 --> 0:00:30.560 given him permission to go out and look around. So 0:00:30.920 --> 0:00:32.400 more change at the Ears. 0:00:32.479 --> 0:00:34.640 Well, it's been on the cards to be fair, hasn't 0:00:34.680 --> 0:00:37.880 it really? And we've seen a lot of those more 0:00:37.920 --> 0:00:40.320 experienced than our el players at the Eels under the 0:00:40.440 --> 0:00:46.440 Jason Ryle's way just now being put to the side. 0:00:46.440 --> 0:00:47.800 Almost Bryce cart Rides. 0:00:47.800 --> 0:00:51.800 Another example, Sawn Lane's now taking a break from the game. Obviously, 0:00:51.920 --> 0:00:55.240 Shawn's got his own issues to deal with. Shawn's now 0:00:55.280 --> 0:00:57.360 taking a break from the game, and the club's talking 0:00:57.400 --> 0:01:03.880 to him about I guess ending ending, finishing up, finishing up. 0:01:03.960 --> 0:01:05.759 So there's a lot of change going on there. 0:01:05.959 --> 0:01:09.800 Yep, what are you thinking, Tys, I've got for my 0:01:09.880 --> 0:01:10.280 hot take. 0:01:10.319 --> 0:01:12.440 I think pendis come back on the weekend was a 0:01:12.600 --> 0:01:13.320 one week thing. 0:01:13.560 --> 0:01:16.319 One week thing. Yeah, wow, this is big. It's just 0:01:16.400 --> 0:01:18.920 coming and dropping grenades. 0:01:19.680 --> 0:01:22.000 Look, I was there at the game, and I think 0:01:22.160 --> 0:01:24.480 at the start, you know, I thought they were playing 0:01:24.480 --> 0:01:26.680 horribly at the start, and the only reason why the 0:01:26.720 --> 0:01:29.319 score blew out to how big it did and the 0:01:29.360 --> 0:01:31.520 reason why they ended up fighting Form was because of 0:01:31.560 --> 0:01:32.560 how poor the Broncos were. 0:01:32.480 --> 0:01:34.400 There, pretty insipid. You and I, we were both there, 0:01:35.280 --> 0:01:36.240 had a big magic. 0:01:37.400 --> 0:01:42.360 He was on tour judgments. I'm surprised you can even 0:01:42.360 --> 0:01:43.240 remember the game. 0:01:44.640 --> 0:01:49.360 Making judgments on my hot take after after the week, okay, 0:01:49.400 --> 0:01:50.120 after the week. 0:01:50.280 --> 0:01:52.200 The Bronx did struggle early in that game. I had 0:01:52.240 --> 0:01:54.600 a lot of football and they just couldn't do anything 0:01:54.600 --> 0:01:57.920 with it. I never really threatened Penne. 0:01:57.480 --> 0:01:59.360 Your tip and the Cowboys to beat Penrith this week. 0:02:00.240 --> 0:02:02.920 I'm indecided on that. But I just think, no, no, no, 0:02:03.520 --> 0:02:06.680 I don't think. I don't think no. I don't think 0:02:06.720 --> 0:02:09.359 that everyone thinks that the Penates are back now. I 0:02:09.400 --> 0:02:11.720 think whether they win this week or not, they're not back. 0:02:11.800 --> 0:02:14.040 I think their performances still are still pretty poor. 0:02:14.040 --> 0:02:16.040 So you put a line through Penrothy. Now that's a 0:02:16.040 --> 0:02:17.919 hot take. What you got, Dave? 0:02:18.760 --> 0:02:21.160 Oh look, I'm just excited about the w A w 0:02:21.280 --> 0:02:25.679 A w W W A double Bear. Then the w 0:02:25.720 --> 0:02:28.080 A Bears still still don't have a name, but it 0:02:28.120 --> 0:02:30.639 is official. They're in the comp and I've got to 0:02:30.680 --> 0:02:34.359 say I've had my mates asking general general questions about 0:02:34.720 --> 0:02:37.760 how happy they are that the Bears are back, and 0:02:37.880 --> 0:02:39.440 I think it's a great move for the game. The 0:02:40.440 --> 0:02:44.240 next big step will be the talent pool and the 0:02:44.280 --> 0:02:47.320 impact on the game, and there'll be a stack of 0:02:47.360 --> 0:02:51.919 debate on whether the game can carry another team and 0:02:52.080 --> 0:02:54.480 not including P and G just at this point in time, 0:02:54.560 --> 0:02:58.600 but whether we have the talent to cover w A. 0:02:58.880 --> 0:03:01.160 You know, I worry for I know they're talking about 0:03:01.200 --> 0:03:03.760 going to rugby Union in South Africa and Argentina. I worry. 0:03:03.840 --> 0:03:05.959 I worry for Super League because you can get a 0:03:05.960 --> 0:03:08.520 direct flight from Perth to England. So if you're an 0:03:08.680 --> 0:03:13.760 English player that and you get homesick, you worried about 0:03:13.760 --> 0:03:17.680 coming to Stralia. Stralia because of homesickness, that direct flight 0:03:17.840 --> 0:03:21.079 makes it more attractive on reckon. So I think we've 0:03:21.080 --> 0:03:23.880 got to be really careful with Super League because it's 0:03:23.919 --> 0:03:29.080 struggling now and w A has the potential to completely eviscerate. 0:03:29.639 --> 0:03:32.000 So that's my concern. But I love that they're in. 0:03:32.440 --> 0:03:34.079 I love that they're back. I mean ty Swiss saw 0:03:34.120 --> 0:03:36.720 Bears jerseys up and at the weekend. 0:03:36.440 --> 0:03:38.720 Everywhere it's more Bears jerseys than Dragons. 0:03:39.320 --> 0:03:41.760 Can start, But how you playing? What's your form like 0:03:41.760 --> 0:03:42.240 at the moment. 0:03:42.400 --> 0:03:44.400 I'd say my form's pretty good, But I don't think 0:03:44.440 --> 0:03:46.000 I have to start with the Bears. 0:03:46.320 --> 0:03:50.040 Just really quickly, I reckon the NRL. It's time. We 0:03:50.160 --> 0:03:53.280 have heard so much talk about this over the years, 0:03:53.600 --> 0:03:57.480 about pilfering rugby union, and it's time now to try 0:03:58.200 --> 0:04:01.520 and find a way to give club sealarycap exemptions and 0:04:01.600 --> 0:04:05.560 dispensation to go and pill for rugby union, go and 0:04:05.560 --> 0:04:10.720 get Wallabies players now for the Perth franchise, and that knowing, 0:04:10.960 --> 0:04:13.640 knowing that rugby union had a foothold in the WA 0:04:15.200 --> 0:04:20.360 with a Perth team, it's perfect timing to take a stand. 0:04:20.600 --> 0:04:22.480 We saw it that there was some talk that Mark 0:04:22.520 --> 0:04:25.599 Nawanakato easy would the Roosters would get some dispensation that 0:04:25.640 --> 0:04:29.040 didn't come through. But it's time now to start eating 0:04:29.040 --> 0:04:29.840 into rugby union. 0:04:30.240 --> 0:04:32.360 We've got only the column, Dave. When Tommy Wright, who 0:04:32.360 --> 0:04:35.280 plays for the Wallabies and the NRL are looking at 0:04:35.279 --> 0:04:37.599 some NRAL clubs looking at him. At the moment, my 0:04:37.680 --> 0:04:40.400 only concern is you've got to protect the integrity of 0:04:40.400 --> 0:04:43.960 the salary cap. So Perth go and sign five rugby 0:04:44.000 --> 0:04:45.960 union players. It needs to be to get a fifty 0:04:46.000 --> 0:04:48.720 percent discount. I think Brandy call for fifty percent discounts 0:04:48.720 --> 0:04:51.719 this morning. Rugby players, What does that do to your 0:04:51.760 --> 0:04:55.520 salary cap If one club's getting five exemptions, I think 0:04:55.520 --> 0:05:00.360 it it createspet to create an uneven. 0:05:00.200 --> 0:05:01.839 You can cap it, read you'll have to cap it. Yeah, 0:05:01.920 --> 0:05:03.920 let's keep an eye on it. Fellow's big breaking story 0:05:04.000 --> 0:05:06.840 yesterday from Michael Carrianis and yourself read men in relation 0:05:07.040 --> 0:05:10.479 to this contract saga that his de's Hasler revelation that 0:05:10.520 --> 0:05:13.320 there's now clauses in the contract Titans can get out 0:05:13.800 --> 0:05:17.320 should he not make the eighth this year. It's a 0:05:17.360 --> 0:05:22.000 big story because we're now analyzing every single weekend's result 0:05:23.200 --> 0:05:25.479 as we get closer to the finals to determine whether 0:05:25.480 --> 0:05:26.839 the des is going to be at the club next. 0:05:26.880 --> 0:05:29.080 This big because we're talking about Dez Hasler. This guy's 0:05:29.080 --> 0:05:31.080 coach five I think it's five hundred and ninety games 0:05:31.120 --> 0:05:34.760 in the Premiership, won a couple of comps, and his 0:05:34.920 --> 0:05:38.159 last two clubs he sued after leaving them. So I 0:05:38.160 --> 0:05:40.120 think it's really smart by the Titans to put some 0:05:40.160 --> 0:05:43.760 protection mechanisms in the deal with Dez because when they 0:05:43.800 --> 0:05:46.520 gave him the job, clubs weren't exactly beating a path 0:05:46.520 --> 0:05:48.839 to Deser's door. The Titans had the whip hand and 0:05:48.880 --> 0:05:51.760 they've used it smartly. So you know, you're right, Dave. 0:05:51.800 --> 0:05:54.160 We're going to be wanted to bring them every week 0:05:54.200 --> 0:05:56.720 now for the rest of the season until it mathematically 0:05:56.760 --> 0:05:59.320 out of contingent for the eight, which as you could 0:05:59.360 --> 0:06:02.400 be soon why they're going, So we'll be keeping an. 0:06:02.320 --> 0:06:03.960 Eye what's going on at the Titans. 0:06:04.240 --> 0:06:07.320 Look, it's the same problem every year with that club. 0:06:07.360 --> 0:06:09.400 You can't blame des Hazler because you look at every 0:06:09.440 --> 0:06:11.719 single coach that's there and they've all done the same thing. 0:06:12.120 --> 0:06:14.440 It's hard to get up and play footy at the Titans. 0:06:14.440 --> 0:06:16.839 I've I've known people that have gone there and played 0:06:16.839 --> 0:06:19.440 and they've told me that it's more a party town there. 0:06:19.520 --> 0:06:22.159 They're not they're not as focused on footy. And you 0:06:22.200 --> 0:06:24.120 see you see some of the pictures on their Instagram 0:06:24.120 --> 0:06:26.880 of their training and you see the water in the background, 0:06:26.880 --> 0:06:29.279 you see the bright sunlight. I'm telling you for a player, 0:06:29.360 --> 0:06:34.760 it's hard to get up and does it's not It's 0:06:34.800 --> 0:06:36.720 not the Gold Coast. It's not the Gold Coast, and 0:06:36.760 --> 0:06:38.440 that that is the problem there. I promise you that 0:06:38.480 --> 0:06:40.240 you look at the talent that team has right now. 0:06:40.279 --> 0:06:42.920 You look at the talent that they've had in the past. 0:06:43.160 --> 0:06:46.360 Every player that's gone there has not succeeded the way 0:06:46.400 --> 0:06:49.160 they did before or pushed on the way everyone was expected. 0:06:49.320 --> 0:06:52.640 Salary kept completely I've said it consistently. Their salary keps 0:06:52.680 --> 0:06:55.960 completely out of whack. The way they have invested so 0:06:56.120 --> 0:06:58.920 much money in their forward pack is I find it extraordinary. 0:06:58.960 --> 0:07:02.080 And they're in this situation of having a rotation of 0:07:02.120 --> 0:07:06.240 halves and relying on the champion Kieran Forum getting back 0:07:06.279 --> 0:07:09.520 on the field at full back again. It's like a 0:07:09.120 --> 0:07:11.800 it's a carousel of fullbacks. 0:07:11.960 --> 0:07:15.040 They'll been unlucky there today. Though. Can he town be 0:07:15.040 --> 0:07:17.240 in their fullback all year, but he's done his neck. 0:07:17.760 --> 0:07:20.040 I don't look, I don't buy this idea that players 0:07:20.080 --> 0:07:24.600 don't handle can't handle the sun and the and the 0:07:24.800 --> 0:07:27.000 the glue strip because you look at Blake like Tina 0:07:27.080 --> 0:07:31.320 for we never impacts him. He's Britain every week. That's personal. 0:07:31.560 --> 0:07:35.640 It's a game. But that's personal responsibility and accountability. That's 0:07:35.640 --> 0:07:38.280 not on the club. That's on the players. For me, 0:07:38.720 --> 0:07:43.360 So you know, I think I think it's a weak excuse. No, 0:07:43.440 --> 0:07:45.120 I'm not having a go you here, Tyson, sure, but 0:07:45.200 --> 0:07:47.880 I think it's a weak excuse to say players can't 0:07:47.880 --> 0:07:50.800 play there it's too distracting. Well that's well, that's the 0:07:51.080 --> 0:07:52.640 getting the wrong player. But that's okay. 0:07:52.720 --> 0:07:56.239 But that's the reason they bought and that's the reason 0:07:56.240 --> 0:07:56.800 they brought in a. 0:07:57.080 --> 0:07:59.840 I worry it does, is Dave Iry worry whether the 0:08:00.000 --> 0:08:02.560 aim has passed him by those he. 0:08:02.520 --> 0:08:05.240 Pulls a press the game passed him by. 0:08:05.400 --> 0:08:06.360 I mean so boring. 0:08:06.440 --> 0:08:08.440 Now, deaths come on, man, I agree with that. 0:08:09.440 --> 0:08:11.280 You know what I mean? They the coach is going 0:08:11.320 --> 0:08:13.880 to promote them. The coach is going to end his 0:08:13.960 --> 0:08:17.400 own press conferences after three minutes. It's insane. 0:08:17.680 --> 0:08:20.080 Just quickly the Chicks a lot of movement now going on. 0:08:20.400 --> 0:08:25.840 They've tapped Dom Young, was surprised, and Brandon Smith is 0:08:25.880 --> 0:08:27.120 on his way to the Rabbits. 0:08:27.240 --> 0:08:28.600 Yeah, and I think. 0:08:28.520 --> 0:08:30.480 I expect this to be finalized over the weekend. 0:08:30.600 --> 0:08:33.000 Yeah, and I'm not surprised. I mean, Dom Young's really 0:08:33.040 --> 0:08:36.240 struggled on the wing defensively, and I'm told he hasn't 0:08:36.280 --> 0:08:39.640 really settled in in the Eastern suburbs. And Brandon, look, 0:08:40.080 --> 0:08:42.720 the minute he signed for Souse, he was always going 0:08:42.760 --> 0:08:45.240 to be gone before the years because those clubs hate 0:08:45.280 --> 0:08:48.920 each other and they've obviously had their feel of Brandon. 0:08:49.040 --> 0:08:51.680 So I'm not surprised. They just need to negotiate the 0:08:51.720 --> 0:08:53.400 deals and I'm sure you as you said, David, it 0:08:53.440 --> 0:08:55.719 can be done over the weekend. Great sign. I think 0:08:55.760 --> 0:08:58.200 brand is a great signing for Souse. They're battling. I 0:08:58.240 --> 0:08:59.040 know he's out for a war. 0:08:59.440 --> 0:09:01.640 How can he be such a poor signing for the 0:09:01.720 --> 0:09:03.800 Roosters and such a great signing for Sale. 0:09:03.880 --> 0:09:06.199 I don't know you said it some people sometimes I 0:09:06.200 --> 0:09:08.559 think it's a football I think he fits what's South 0:09:08.559 --> 0:09:09.800 Snead Well, I don't. 0:09:09.800 --> 0:09:11.160 I don't know about that, but some people just don't 0:09:11.200 --> 0:09:13.199 fit into systems right, and I think that's the thing 0:09:13.200 --> 0:09:15.240 with Brandon Smith. I think it's probably also the thing 0:09:15.240 --> 0:09:18.720 with Dominic Young. Dominic Young at the Knights was the finisher. 0:09:18.800 --> 0:09:19.480 He was that guy. 0:09:19.840 --> 0:09:20.240 You see. 0:09:20.280 --> 0:09:23.680 He's had some troubles doing the hard yards out of 0:09:23.960 --> 0:09:26.960 out of red zone and trying to get that ball 0:09:27.000 --> 0:09:30.480 back into back into attacking shape, because it almost looks 0:09:30.480 --> 0:09:32.680 like he freezes up as soon as the defenses is 0:09:32.679 --> 0:09:34.400 within two or three steps from him. And I think 0:09:34.400 --> 0:09:37.320 that's where he struggled, and that's hindered his ability to 0:09:37.320 --> 0:09:39.280 be that awesome finisher that we all got to know 0:09:39.360 --> 0:09:40.320 and love from the Knights. 0:09:40.679 --> 0:09:44.360 Dom Young, it seems a fighter completely your heads back 0:09:44.400 --> 0:09:49.800 to the Knights again, another another recruitment the Rooster's made 0:09:49.880 --> 0:09:53.880 that I don't it'll go down as a loss, A flop, 0:09:54.040 --> 0:09:58.480 a flop, A little bit worried about the Knights, like 0:09:58.520 --> 0:10:01.200 they seemed to be replenishing areas that they I don't 0:10:01.200 --> 0:10:03.920 think they need. Which is in the pack the packs 0:10:03.920 --> 0:10:04.760 they're concerned for me? 0:10:04.960 --> 0:10:07.079 Yeah, yeah, but I think they're in the mark. I 0:10:07.120 --> 0:10:09.320 think they're out there in the marketplace. I assume they are. 0:10:09.600 --> 0:10:11.720 I don't know how much money look to be fair. 0:10:12.040 --> 0:10:14.160 When a player of dom young is knocking on your 0:10:14.160 --> 0:10:15.520 door to come back, you're probably taking it. 0:10:16.080 --> 0:10:19.080 How good he was up there, he was outstanding in Newcastle. 0:10:19.360 --> 0:10:21.480 The money they're getting him for as well is insane. 0:10:21.520 --> 0:10:25.120 You're getting an international player for just over two hundred 0:10:25.160 --> 0:10:25.680 thousand dollars. 0:10:25.760 --> 0:10:29.000 Yeah, that's too good to resist, Tys. 0:10:29.040 --> 0:10:30.080 How's your Viking clap? 0:10:30.400 --> 0:10:33.280 So you will never see me do a Viking clap? 0:10:33.360 --> 0:10:36.440 Well, you could on Saturday. 0:10:36.160 --> 0:10:38.839 Cost himself the chance learning a contract with the Raider. 0:10:41.880 --> 0:10:43.439 I think if every you're going to buy into the 0:10:43.520 --> 0:10:47.000 Viking clap, it's sold out Goo Stadium. This is a sellout. 0:10:47.040 --> 0:10:50.880 It's official three o'clock Saturday afternoon camera versus the Dogs 0:10:50.920 --> 0:10:53.640 one v two. It's like the glory days again of 0:10:53.640 --> 0:10:57.720 the nineties, all over again. Who wins and why? Tys? 0:10:58.040 --> 0:10:59.040 I think the Raiders. 0:10:59.160 --> 0:11:01.800 The Raiders have it, and I've tipped against the Raiders 0:11:01.800 --> 0:11:03.600 the last couple of weeks. I'm saying to Learne, but 0:11:03.840 --> 0:11:06.240 they've just got this grit and never say die attitude, 0:11:06.240 --> 0:11:08.120 which you keep saying it's going to go, it's going 0:11:08.160 --> 0:11:10.200 to go, it's going to go. But I can't see 0:11:10.200 --> 0:11:12.800 it going I really like. We had an article this 0:11:12.920 --> 0:11:16.040 morning about Ricky coming out and telling his players, you know, 0:11:16.080 --> 0:11:17.719 at the end of that game, don't don't let the 0:11:17.760 --> 0:11:21.200 hype get to you, and don't listen to your best 0:11:21.240 --> 0:11:24.160 mates and how good you're going. I think that that's 0:11:24.200 --> 0:11:27.160 perfect for them because last year they started pretty strong, 0:11:27.440 --> 0:11:29.480 not as strong as this year, but they fell off 0:11:29.480 --> 0:11:32.080 towards the end of the year. I think Ricky has learned. 0:11:32.160 --> 0:11:34.160 Ricky's been there for a while, he knows this pack, 0:11:34.400 --> 0:11:38.480 He's developed this side. I really think we're in for 0:11:38.480 --> 0:11:41.080 a special Raiders side, probably better than the mom we 0:11:41.080 --> 0:11:41.920 got in twenty nineteen. 0:11:41.960 --> 0:11:43.720 I think the Dogs are hurting a little bit now 0:11:43.760 --> 0:11:47.480 with Tilly Chrepreneur out, Josh Current out, and now obviously 0:11:47.559 --> 0:11:50.319 Jacob pressed in the suspension he being out. I think 0:11:50.320 --> 0:11:54.640 that hurts them. It's a huge test for them. They 0:11:54.679 --> 0:11:56.520 were good against the Titans, but I was just worried 0:11:56.520 --> 0:11:58.600 about the Titans offering too much. I don't know if 0:11:58.600 --> 0:12:02.400 they did. I'm learning towards the Green Machine here. 0:12:02.480 --> 0:12:04.080 Yeah, I'm with you. I think they're just flying at 0:12:04.080 --> 0:12:07.240 the moment, the Raiders, and you're right, they've got some 0:12:07.240 --> 0:12:08.959 some big names out at the moment of the dogs. 0:12:08.960 --> 0:12:10.280 I was at that you do is you hearing on? 0:12:11.240 --> 0:12:11.400 Wow? 0:12:11.679 --> 0:12:12.320 Very interesting? 0:12:12.440 --> 0:12:14.240 What happens there? Do you get free pizza and stuff 0:12:14.240 --> 0:12:14.480 like that? 0:12:14.520 --> 0:12:17.480 I had so they used to have a coffee machine. 0:12:17.520 --> 0:12:21.240 It's not there anymore. Very disappointing, and I've run out 0:12:21.240 --> 0:12:24.280 of money. I think they had some sandwiches for memory, 0:12:23.800 --> 0:12:26.240 spring rolls. Bread had spring rolls. 0:12:26.280 --> 0:12:29.640 Last time you go through these little periods of going 0:12:29.640 --> 0:12:30.160 off bread? 0:12:30.320 --> 0:12:31.480 Yeah, bread and carbs? 0:12:33.000 --> 0:12:33.839 How long was that last? 0:12:34.520 --> 0:12:37.400 It was three days in planning, Dave. 0:12:38.160 --> 0:12:40.400 You know we're going to Andrew Webster's fiftieth on Saturday. 0:12:40.640 --> 0:12:41.679 I might eat some bread there. 0:12:43.000 --> 0:12:43.920 Four days wonderful? 0:12:43.920 --> 0:12:47.520 Can I say we're going to brush over that hearing? 0:12:47.760 --> 0:12:50.839 But it was really interesting afterwards because the lawyer for 0:12:51.080 --> 0:12:53.280 Jacob Preston come out and said, I'm not having to 0:12:53.280 --> 0:12:55.960 go with tinot for but we're really need to stop 0:12:56.040 --> 0:12:56.800 diving in the game. 0:12:56.880 --> 0:12:59.880 Yeah, yeah, yeah, it was a good drive by, wasn't it. 0:13:00.880 --> 0:13:04.040 I agree with him. Diving, Yeah, I hope you don't 0:13:04.040 --> 0:13:06.040 take a dive. Do you never take a door down 0:13:06.080 --> 0:13:06.720 hold in your neck? 0:13:06.840 --> 0:13:06.960 No? 0:13:07.040 --> 0:13:08.760 Because if you if you do that these days, you 0:13:08.760 --> 0:13:11.839 get taken off the field. Yes, it's silly. Yeah, it's 0:13:11.880 --> 0:13:12.880 not in the spirit of the game. 0:13:14.040 --> 0:13:17.439 A fella's origin is around the corner. Just two weekends 0:13:17.440 --> 0:13:21.480 of matches, So this weekend's matches and next week's weekends matches. 0:13:21.600 --> 0:13:24.400 That's it, Laurie Daily, Billy Slater. They picked their teams. 0:13:24.440 --> 0:13:27.680 Now let's have a real quick crack at it. For me, 0:13:28.440 --> 0:13:32.440 I'm a Mitch Moses Nathan Cleary combination. I think Jerome Leway, 0:13:33.880 --> 0:13:38.400 while decent, isn't isn't ripping the door down at the 0:13:38.400 --> 0:13:40.280 West Tigers. I think there's been a couple of games 0:13:40.280 --> 0:13:42.960 where he's gone a bit quiet. I'm going to use 0:13:43.000 --> 0:13:45.760 the Golden Point Sharks match as an example. I don't 0:13:45.760 --> 0:13:49.640 think he really stood up in those moments. How do 0:13:49.720 --> 0:13:52.000 you see it? Title, I'll start with you. Who's in 0:13:52.000 --> 0:13:53.000 the half for the Blues. 0:13:53.640 --> 0:13:56.440 I think it will be Nathan Cleary and Mitchell Moses. However, 0:13:56.520 --> 0:13:58.680 that's not how I would pick. I would go Jerome 0:13:58.760 --> 0:14:02.319 Loway and Nathan Cleary or Jerome Mitchell Moses. I think. 0:14:04.200 --> 0:14:09.839 That's it. Hey, justifying, Let me justify. I said I 0:14:10.120 --> 0:14:11.120 would go either of those. 0:14:11.280 --> 0:14:14.679 You can't have too dominant playmakers both trying to be 0:14:14.720 --> 0:14:16.360 in the same team. It does not work. 0:14:16.679 --> 0:14:17.559 It does not work. 0:14:17.920 --> 0:14:20.280 You need one of You need someone like Nathan or 0:14:20.360 --> 0:14:22.560 like Mitchell Moses to the majority of the kicking control 0:14:22.640 --> 0:14:24.840 that team. You need someone like Jerome Lai who's going 0:14:24.880 --> 0:14:27.600 to play that good second fiddle who can do the 0:14:27.640 --> 0:14:29.280 stuff on the other side of field. You see how 0:14:29.320 --> 0:14:33.280 it's affected Penrith without having Jerome there this year. Jerome 0:14:33.360 --> 0:14:36.240 did so much last year in Origin and he compliments 0:14:36.320 --> 0:14:37.240 Nathan perfectly. 0:14:38.440 --> 0:14:41.200 I'm just sure to think on your point, didn't cronk 0:14:41.280 --> 0:14:45.240 him first? And there's a couple of good plays, pretty dominant. 0:14:48.120 --> 0:14:51.720 Not go no doubt for me, it's Cleary Moses. It's 0:14:51.760 --> 0:14:53.520 a lay down Massia lockerty and it's done. 0:14:53.960 --> 0:14:55.400 That's what Because you love the kicking game. 0:14:56.480 --> 0:14:59.520 Well, I just think Mitch is a better player than Jerome. Yeah, 0:14:59.720 --> 0:15:01.680 just was pick to Drame, who's a really good footballer. 0:15:01.680 --> 0:15:05.280 But I'm sure Mitchell subverb is up the right word 0:15:05.320 --> 0:15:08.400 his ego to allow Nathan to run the team and 0:15:08.400 --> 0:15:10.000 Mitchell just trying on his house. He's got a great 0:15:10.080 --> 0:15:12.880 running game Mitch as well, So I think it can work. 0:15:13.240 --> 0:15:15.640 Fullbacks boys Dylan Edwards or Tedesco. 0:15:16.240 --> 0:15:18.760 Again, done and dusted. Edwards will be the fullback. I 0:15:18.800 --> 0:15:21.360 know Tedy's playing out of his skin, but I mean 0:15:21.440 --> 0:15:25.080 Dylan Edwards was there last year they won the series. 0:15:25.160 --> 0:15:27.680 You've got to show loyalty, yeah, Dylan Edwards. 0:15:27.840 --> 0:15:32.960 I'm a huge fan of James Tedesco and it really 0:15:33.040 --> 0:15:34.920 hurts me to say this because I just love watching 0:15:34.920 --> 0:15:38.040 Teddy play. His longevity and ability to play at such 0:15:38.040 --> 0:15:41.760 a high stands is incredible. But you're right, Reedy Edwards 0:15:42.160 --> 0:15:45.600 doesn't deserve to be dropped. And I think combinations count 0:15:45.640 --> 0:15:50.120 in Origin and all those Penrith connections will will will 0:15:50.160 --> 0:15:52.520 help Dylan Edwards's case to get him into. 0:15:52.360 --> 0:15:54.680 The I thinks thinks he should be dropped. Well, I 0:15:54.720 --> 0:15:57.040 don't think Tessca should have been dropped last year. He's 0:15:57.080 --> 0:15:59.280 playing too good footy. He's playing too good footy to 0:15:59.360 --> 0:16:00.920 leave out of that side. If we want to win 0:16:01.000 --> 0:16:07.320 Set of Origin, Major, James Sisko has to be there. 0:16:07.440 --> 0:16:12.280 Boys, Jake Chabovich doesn't make my team again. It's a 0:16:12.320 --> 0:16:15.800 tough call. This is discussing. Is a typical Queensland point 0:16:15.920 --> 0:16:19.560 coming here. Tough call. I get it. Captain champion, Blake 0:16:19.680 --> 0:16:23.240 champion player, but not with the with the current forward pack. 0:16:23.920 --> 0:16:27.560 So you're going to acts the captain of the team 0:16:27.600 --> 0:16:30.560 that won the series last year. This would never happen 0:16:30.600 --> 0:16:35.520 in Queensland. Never you. Blake's just the Spenser Blake who's 0:16:35.560 --> 0:16:38.880 been loyal, drives the culture, led the team to a 0:16:38.880 --> 0:16:41.320 series with last year. You're just kicking to the curb. 0:16:42.360 --> 0:16:45.160 See sometimes I can take everything you say seriously. And 0:16:45.200 --> 0:16:46.800 then on this account it would. 0:16:46.680 --> 0:16:53.040 Not happened north of the border. More stirring to come. 0:16:54.080 --> 0:16:58.120 There's a dilemma too for your your team on the 0:16:58.200 --> 0:17:00.320 utility factor. I think did And gets the we don't 0:17:00.400 --> 0:17:01.960 jump and hunt missus out. 0:17:02.040 --> 0:17:04.919 Yeah, I wouldn't argue with that if that happened. We 0:17:05.000 --> 0:17:11.119 lost last year. We lost last year. When you lose 0:17:11.240 --> 0:17:12.240 loyalty goes. 0:17:12.280 --> 0:17:16.160 Do you remember his runaway? Try to win this series? Man, 0:17:17.119 --> 0:17:19.360 who's your champion? You've thrown him out? 0:17:20.040 --> 0:17:22.840 Didon was there last year as well? Very good footballer, 0:17:23.080 --> 0:17:25.359 in better touch than than Ben Hunt the moment of 0:17:25.400 --> 0:17:28.879 the bet. Ben's fall has been a bit inconsistent and 0:17:28.960 --> 0:17:31.680 Monster and Daily will be the halves. So I don't 0:17:31.720 --> 0:17:32.760 think it's room for Ben Hunt. 0:17:32.880 --> 0:17:35.040 Well, I don't think Tom didn't provides the same utility 0:17:35.119 --> 0:17:37.320 level that Ben Hunt does, like if you're playing him 0:17:37.320 --> 0:17:39.440 at fourteen. If you're looking at Ben Hunt Tom didden 0:17:39.480 --> 0:17:42.119 As at fourteen, you'd have to go with Ben Hunt. 0:17:43.000 --> 0:17:47.320 Where would you play Tom Diddon If you know DC 0:17:47.680 --> 0:17:50.000 and Monster are healthy the whole time, you know you. 0:17:50.040 --> 0:17:54.360 Could play Queenstinence is a tradition of using making up 0:17:54.359 --> 0:17:57.719 story out us outside backs in the middle of the 0:17:57.720 --> 0:18:00.680 field all halves. Cooper Krong played them the fields when 0:18:00.680 --> 0:18:03.399 he first played Origin, Calum pong I first played Origin 0:18:03.400 --> 0:18:05.159 in the middle of the field. They came on sorry 0:18:06.040 --> 0:18:08.800 in the middle of the field at stages during the game. 0:18:08.840 --> 0:18:10.320 Tommy didn't could do that, He's tough. 0:18:10.440 --> 0:18:12.280 Would you not rather Ben Hunt do that? He's done 0:18:12.320 --> 0:18:14.240 it before, he's been there and he's current form. 0:18:14.320 --> 0:18:17.520 No, I think Tommy didn's got Tommy didn't has his 0:18:17.560 --> 0:18:19.639 nose in front of bed but current you're. 0:18:19.480 --> 0:18:21.320 Talking on current form. But you just told me before 0:18:21.359 --> 0:18:23.200 that we can't drop Dylan Edwards Jameson. 0:18:23.200 --> 0:18:27.200 That's cald You why they because when you win, you 0:18:27.359 --> 0:18:31.520 reward loyalty. We didn't win last year, we lost, right, 0:18:31.560 --> 0:18:33.479 you won, and you're about to get rid of your captain, 0:18:33.720 --> 0:18:34.959 which is outrageous. 0:18:35.000 --> 0:18:38.760 I'll give you a tip. Stop listening to this, all right. 0:18:38.760 --> 0:18:42.600 Welcome to this week's edition of Mailbag. 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