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Speaker 1: I'm happy. I'm happy eras man would still not a lot.

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Speaker 1: Congratulations on your Titans win the last round, mate.

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Speaker 3: Oh so good. You've got a tastier nights for putting

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Speaker 3: up one of the most pathetic performance I've ever seen.

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Speaker 1: You're being kind.

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Speaker 2: That wasn't pathetic?

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Speaker 1: Was it sixty six ten? It was in it. We're

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Speaker 2: To lose by sixty to or bottom eight side. That's

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Speaker 2: not that's not that pathetic.

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Speaker 1: Nah, you know it's hey, we're just we're just keen

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Speaker 2: It's member of these where you wish you had a

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Speaker 2: Well that's what most teams do in America.

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Speaker 2: There's only so much heartbreak you can do with between

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Speaker 1: As our man, Hammy says, Ammy Goodman. He's a Tigers fan.

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Speaker 2: It is what it is.

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Speaker 2: Know, just you don't want to know what you don't

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Speaker 1: You know I think you've expressed that well, yeah, but

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Speaker 2: A first game to look at Storm versus the Bulldogs

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Speaker 1: I reckon they'd be both similar. I think they both

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Speaker 2: Their second favorite. Now they've gone yet come in and

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Speaker 1: But at this moment it's not working and they're playing

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Speaker 1: I'd go tab Sexton to seven. I'd go lock on

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Speaker 2: swap Wishart and Pezzitt in that side as well, bringing

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Speaker 1: There's a whisper gun around that pezzle will start and

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Speaker 1: where the dogs will go. If Jonah's going to be

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and with the back roll as of Villi Army

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Speaker 2: whether whether Peasant starts or not, I think that's where

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Speaker 1: It's a big one. It's a big one as well.

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Speaker 2: Now let's talk about the key clash. Where do you

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Speaker 2: focus should be. There's nothing wrong with just getting just going,

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Speaker 2: like the big shifts and big players. The best stuff

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Speaker 2: happens when and Penrith is so good at the finals

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Speaker 2: And the best part about Melbourne is will Warbrick, Ellie Kattowa,

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Speaker 2: I think that's where you'll see a lot of Melbourne'.

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Speaker 1: Attack just quickly because the side has just come to you.

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Speaker 1: Just saying Monsters named at six months as at six Okay,

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Speaker 1: let's talk about X factor coop X factor for me

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Speaker 1: in this is what Melbourne do with their starting lineup

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Speaker 1: And if he can, if he can regularly do those

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Speaker 1: at the start of the year they were doing they'll

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Speaker 1: probably doing less with the football, but his long kicks

435
00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:48,840
Speaker 1: had him dominate in field position, so I think his

436
00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:51,880
Speaker 1: kicking game, the pressure Melbourne can put on him, how

437
00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,760
Speaker 1: Mini handles those high kicks, How will the Dogs chase

438
00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:58,600
Speaker 1: those long kicks. I think it's the biggest, the big

439
00:19:58,840 --> 00:19:59,600
Speaker 1: X factor.

440
00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:02,360
Speaker 2: And the X factor for Melbourne that I had down.

441
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Speaker 2: We just spoke about Harry Grant for a while. We

442
00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:06,280
Speaker 2: know why his X factors in, but I had the

443
00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:10,080
Speaker 2: same one for Bulldogs. I think Matt Burton has got

444
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Speaker 2: a weapon that he just does not use enough. And

445
00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:15,439
Speaker 2: I think if you're going to go down to Melbourne

446
00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,879
Speaker 2: and try to outgrind them, I don't think that's going

447
00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:22,160
Speaker 2: to be Bulldogs game. I don't think they can outgrind

448
00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,760
Speaker 2: the sides like Melbourne and Penrith. I think you've got

449
00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:27,639
Speaker 2: to use the weapons that you have. And I think

450
00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,000
Speaker 2: if Matt Burton's every time he gets past that fifty,

451
00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,760
Speaker 2: if he's not bringing out that torpye and trying to

452
00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:37,200
Speaker 2: force errors out of that back three of coach Meeni

453
00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,520
Speaker 2: and Will Wollbrig, I think it'll be a big mistake

454
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Speaker 2: for them not to.

455
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Speaker 1: Use it big time. If I'm Cameron Soeralda, I'm saying

456
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Speaker 1: Burder don't worry about placing the ball. I just want

457
00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:51,200
Speaker 1: you to hit the ball. Just bang it, mate, because

458
00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:54,600
Speaker 1: if you nail it, it's the fullbacks worst nightmare. So

459
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Speaker 1: who do you think?

460
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Speaker 2: I've got Melbourne? I've got Melbourne. I think they've just

461
00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:00,439
Speaker 2: got I think they'll get it done against What do

462
00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:00,800
Speaker 2: you reckon?

463
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Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm going to go Melbourne, but I think it's

464
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Speaker 1: going to be I think it will be so tight

465
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Speaker 1: and an upset would not surprise me. I'll go Melbourne.

466
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Speaker 1: I'll go Melbourne by two points. I think. I think

467
00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:16,359
Speaker 1: it's going to be really, really really tight. This will

468
00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:20,080
Speaker 1: this will be the I think, uh, the hardest fought

469
00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:23,160
Speaker 1: match of week one of the finals. What are you thinking?

470
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Speaker 3: Yeah, I've got Melbourne winning this one. Well, I think well,

471
00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:30,240
Speaker 3: I think.

472
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Speaker 2: Put a line through them.

473
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Speaker 3: The back to back losses for Melbourne coming into this

474
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Speaker 3: first week of finals. You're sorry that the worst time

475
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Speaker 3: to be versing the Melbourne storm.

476
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Speaker 1: Yeah, it's pretty It's going to be interesting that everyone.

477
00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:44,479
Speaker 2: Goes Melbourne don't lose too in a row, and then

478
00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,440
Speaker 2: they lose to They definitely don't lose three.

479
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Speaker 1: It's been an unusual season for Melbourne. They haven't played

480
00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:53,359
Speaker 1: their best in night football and so it's been an

481
00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:54,600
Speaker 1: unusual year. What's next?

482
00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:57,800
Speaker 2: Next game? Warrior is v pan juicy? What do you

483
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Speaker 2: think coaches? If you're the coaches, what do you think

484
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Speaker 2: they thinking about? How do they view these games? I

485
00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:07,119
Speaker 2: look at Penrith if I'm Penrith a part of that club,

486
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Speaker 2: I think if there's anyone in the top eight you

487
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Speaker 2: want to play Week one of finals, it's I think,

488
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Speaker 2: I hate to say it, but it's got to be

489
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Speaker 2: the wise I think there. You look at the injury

490
00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,520
Speaker 2: toll they've had through the year and then their form.

491
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Speaker 2: They just got beat by Manly at home at Brookvale

492
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Speaker 2: Oval last week. I think they'd be really maybe yeah

493
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Speaker 2: happy going to this game. I think Worries would be

494
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Speaker 2: quite worried to come in. Penrith are that unpredictable in

495
00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,640
Speaker 2: finals football? That I know they've been inconsistent all year,

496
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Speaker 2: But I think the team you don't want to play

497
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Speaker 2: outside that is Penrith, and then I think Penrith would

498
00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:42,399
Speaker 2: want to play Worries.

499
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Speaker 1: I think Penrith would be super confident no matter who

500
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Speaker 1: they played this week, and that's why to me, I

501
00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:52,440
Speaker 1: still I still have no winning the competition doesn't matter

502
00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:54,240
Speaker 1: who you played. Like if I ask you this week

503
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Speaker 1: Penrithal penrithal, you know, or Melbourne penrith If I ask

504
00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:03,520
Speaker 1: you penrith versus Raiders. You know what I mean. It's hard,

505
00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:07,600
Speaker 1: So think of it like this. Yeah, they'll look at

506
00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:11,360
Speaker 1: that and say, right, oh, that's the game. We're very

507
00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:14,480
Speaker 1: likely most nearly everyone will have us. Everyone probably have it.

508
00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:17,520
Speaker 1: We're going to win. But you know, this is a

509
00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:19,760
Speaker 1: final series and it's not just about winning this game.

510
00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:21,679
Speaker 1: So they've got to travel in New Zealand, got to

511
00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:23,480
Speaker 1: go over there. It's going to be it's going to

512
00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:25,280
Speaker 1: be cold, it's gonna be wet, it's gonna be slippery.

513
00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:26,679
Speaker 1: So it's going to be it's going to be a

514
00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,240
Speaker 1: tight game. You're gonna have a really hostile home crowd

515
00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:32,280
Speaker 1: and you're gonna have an energized opposition who are very

516
00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:35,760
Speaker 1: very physical and who go into it with no concerns

517
00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:37,840
Speaker 1: because what they're going to make. No one's given us

518
00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:40,920
Speaker 1: a chance, mate, And what you just what is symbolic

519
00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:44,240
Speaker 1: of the reception they're going to get is the fact

520
00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:46,400
Speaker 1: that what the fans are planning over there with the hotel,

521
00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:48,560
Speaker 1: it's going to be from the moment they get off

522
00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:51,560
Speaker 1: the plane, they're going to make the Warriors fans, all

523
00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:53,360
Speaker 1: the Kiwi are going to be indling. This is going

524
00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:57,080
Speaker 1: to be a really hard trip. And and the other

525
00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:59,760
Speaker 1: thing about Penrith is this in those slippery conditions, if

526
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Speaker 1: Penrith have any type of kryptonite, it is wet slippery conditions.

527
00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:08,600
Speaker 1: Because what happens sometimes they get their past selections slightly wrong,

528
00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:11,119
Speaker 1: or they become past centric and they start to just

529
00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,359
Speaker 1: push the ball a little bit two sideways. I go

530
00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:16,480
Speaker 1: back to the game World Club Chunnli's the lost against Wigan,

531
00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,280
Speaker 1: they lost one against St. Helen's, and games they've lost

532
00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:24,120
Speaker 1: through the year, oftentimes it's been wet fields at Combag

533
00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:27,080
Speaker 1: Stadium where they've just they just haven't been able to

534
00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:29,480
Speaker 1: get their game on because of the conditions. Well, it's

535
00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:32,760
Speaker 1: going to be like that New Zealand. So they've got

536
00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:34,720
Speaker 1: they've got the best player in the game with the

537
00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:37,840
Speaker 1: best kicking game, but nothing's a guarantee.

538
00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:40,280
Speaker 2: And his little brother's over there at the Warriors, so

539
00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:40,680
Speaker 2: he's fine.

540
00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:44,280
Speaker 1: I think I believe he's at training playing Nathan Cleary.

541
00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:48,320
Speaker 2: Yes, yeah, correct, Jet Cleary over there. He's showing them

542
00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:51,760
Speaker 2: an inside into Nathan's mind. I have no doubt they'd

543
00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:53,879
Speaker 2: be picking the shit out of his brain. I remember

544
00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:56,439
Speaker 2: when I was at Manly and we come up against Melbourne,

545
00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,480
Speaker 2: it was like tell us everything you know about everyone.

546
00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:03,000
Speaker 2: I can only imagine what Jet is copying this week

547
00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:05,359
Speaker 2: from the coaching staff and all the boys wanting a

548
00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:08,760
Speaker 2: bit of an inside Ivan and Nathan, what do you

549
00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:10,840
Speaker 2: think about the key class? Where do you think this

550
00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:11,320
Speaker 2: is going to be?

551
00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:13,680
Speaker 1: One couple of key classes? Coop, a couple of keick

552
00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:17,680
Speaker 1: the one that I'm looking forward to, of course, you

553
00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:23,400
Speaker 1: got Nathan against their creative players, and the one I'm

554
00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:26,080
Speaker 1: looking forward Moses Leota against James Fisher Harris, the two

555
00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:29,200
Speaker 1: big alphas going to each other, former teammates, great great

556
00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:32,600
Speaker 1: friends they will just if you're a if you love

557
00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:35,520
Speaker 1: your eighties rugby league where there was a good old

558
00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:40,720
Speaker 1: fashioned softening up period. So like ras Man Jack Coops,

559
00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:42,840
Speaker 1: what used to happen in the eighties and even in

560
00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:44,680
Speaker 1: the early nineties, There used to be a twenty minute

561
00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:47,439
Speaker 1: period called the softening up period, and it was basically

562
00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:49,960
Speaker 1: where the referee would put his whistle away and just

563
00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:51,680
Speaker 1: let the big blokes just tear the shit out of

564
00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:54,560
Speaker 1: each other. And like get after each other, headbutting, scrumps,

565
00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,119
Speaker 1: everything like that. This I reckon the first twenty minutes

566
00:25:57,119 --> 00:25:59,800
Speaker 1: between these two alphas, it'll be like the old softening

567
00:25:59,880 --> 00:26:03,359
Speaker 1: up period. And to win finals games, there's lots of

568
00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:05,920
Speaker 1: little battles to win the big war, right, and this

569
00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:07,960
Speaker 1: is going to be one of them. If James Fisher

570
00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:11,280
Speaker 1: har Harris gets out there and just starts tearing into

571
00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:15,760
Speaker 1: Moses and wins that battle, the battle of physicality, mate,

572
00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:19,520
Speaker 1: that's that's that'll give the Warriors an enormous lyft Yeah.

573
00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:20,960
Speaker 2: I agree, and I think it is going to be

574
00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:23,359
Speaker 2: a bit of a and the first time. This is

575
00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:27,280
Speaker 2: the first time the Warriors have really had an experienced

576
00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:30,399
Speaker 2: finals leader in their side in a long time, like

577
00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,119
Speaker 2: there hasn't been many of them that have gone into

578
00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:36,439
Speaker 2: finals footage. Jamesons Harris is probably more experienced than anyone

579
00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:39,399
Speaker 2: in the NRL with finals football, so it'd be interesting

580
00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:40,840
Speaker 2: to see how he gets them up for the game.

581
00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:44,040
Speaker 2: But it'll be a real forwards battle because even Hallasima

582
00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:46,320
Speaker 2: comes into the starting lineup, Kate Well has gone to

583
00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:49,840
Speaker 2: the centers and near Korra is the other back row,

584
00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,480
Speaker 2: so Wade Egan comes back into the side.

585
00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,640
Speaker 1: So it's a strong team mate Charms at the back.

586
00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,680
Speaker 1: It's just the big thing is the creative coup. The

587
00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:01,520
Speaker 1: creatives of the concern chances are Runner like you know,

588
00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:03,560
Speaker 1: he's a little bit like Dylan Edwards. You've got great

589
00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:07,040
Speaker 1: work ethic and you've got Wade Egan, who's he's going

590
00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:09,720
Speaker 1: to be their chief playmaker because you've got Chanelle, Harris

591
00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:13,040
Speaker 1: Taveta and Tanner Boyd. Neither of those blokes handy players.

592
00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,640
Speaker 1: Neither of them they were primary ball players. So that's

593
00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:18,600
Speaker 1: what puts enormous pressure on Egan and what heard him

594
00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:20,600
Speaker 1: last week, the fact that he was out. But if

595
00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:24,160
Speaker 1: you draw form, drawing formed through that for just wait

596
00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:27,359
Speaker 1: for a second here, like Manly. Manly beat him in

597
00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:30,840
Speaker 1: twenty seven to twenty six last week in Manly away

598
00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:34,719
Speaker 1: from home. They did that without They did that without

599
00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,959
Speaker 1: Wade Egan, their most important player with the football and

600
00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:40,399
Speaker 1: Manly play their very best football when there's no pressure

601
00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:42,600
Speaker 1: on Manley just got out there, threw the ball around

602
00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:45,399
Speaker 1: twenty seven to twenty six. Do you know when you

603
00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:49,040
Speaker 1: draw a line through that without their most important player,

604
00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:52,840
Speaker 1: it's not it's not a bad performance.

605
00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:55,679
Speaker 3: You also talk about Yeah, you talk about how important

606
00:27:55,720 --> 00:28:02,000
Speaker 3: Wade Egan is for Panoris. Mitch Kenney is out massive.

607
00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:04,160
Speaker 1: Well, he's their chief in defense. Is he out? Yeah,

608
00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:09,040
Speaker 1: he's out. Ye, look someone to come to his handy player.

609
00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:11,720
Speaker 1: But mate, Mitch Kennys is like a built of concrete.

610
00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:15,800
Speaker 1: He's just he's an old fashioned dog of war. Shit

611
00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:16,400
Speaker 1: he is too.

612
00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:19,919
Speaker 2: Wow, Mitchell Kenny, he's out. You know what else is

613
00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:22,639
Speaker 2: a tough call. They've dropped Tommy Jenkins for paul A

614
00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:23,080
Speaker 2: la Motti.

615
00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:24,520
Speaker 1: Is really surprised one.

616
00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,000
Speaker 2: I thought, when you look at a side that's been

617
00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:30,240
Speaker 2: quite inconsistent and players that haven't played their best footy

618
00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:33,480
Speaker 2: at Pendre, Tommy Jenkins has been probably, if not their

619
00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:34,640
Speaker 2: most consistent all year.

620
00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:37,920
Speaker 1: It's one thing that does Ivan is not afraid. He's

621
00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:40,880
Speaker 1: pretty ruthless making tough decisions. Zach Hosking a couple of

622
00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:43,719
Speaker 1: years ago where Zach was one of their best forwards

623
00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:45,200
Speaker 1: all through the back end of the season and then

624
00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:48,840
Speaker 1: got changed for Luke Garana on Grand Final week. Yeah,

625
00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:52,280
Speaker 1: that's it's a big call. It's a it's a huge call.

626
00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:55,840
Speaker 2: Milky. They brought him into in the Bloody Blues camp

627
00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:56,440
Speaker 2: this year, Milk.

628
00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:59,200
Speaker 1: He was been a playing awesome X factor and he

629
00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:02,160
Speaker 1: McClain made a great combination out and the left.

630
00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:05,520
Speaker 2: My two X factors for this game. Obviously for Penrith

631
00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:08,920
Speaker 2: speaks for himself. Nathan Cleary, I think he's kind of

632
00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:11,640
Speaker 2: the key for bringing out their best football. He brings

633
00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:15,440
Speaker 2: out the best in Blaze to Lungey. Blaze's running games elite,

634
00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:18,840
Speaker 2: but when Nathan plays straight and opens the game up

635
00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,400
Speaker 2: for him, that's where you see Blaze really coming to

636
00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:24,160
Speaker 2: his own. Same with Dylan Edwards. So I think you

637
00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:26,239
Speaker 2: know Nathan Clear's kicking game is going to be so

638
00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:29,280
Speaker 2: important in finals and his X factor out there for

639
00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:34,520
Speaker 2: the Warriors. This is not a usual one, but I

640
00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:37,200
Speaker 2: think he is so important for the Warriors attack and

641
00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:41,200
Speaker 2: he disrupts teams so well. Aaron Clark, he's their lock.

642
00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:45,840
Speaker 2: He's a former Titan ras man. I'm aware, but sure

643
00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:49,800
Speaker 2: you are put your pants back on. But Aaron Clark,

644
00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:52,440
Speaker 2: Aaron Clark has played, He's been such a good bye

645
00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:55,360
Speaker 2: for him. He's similar to I would say what Brandon

646
00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,480
Speaker 2: Smith has been doing for the rabbit O's the last

647
00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:01,800
Speaker 2: few weeks. When he's out there, he brings such an energy.

648
00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:04,600
Speaker 2: He's the link man, particularly without Metcalf. Now he's the

649
00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:07,560
Speaker 2: link man between getting the ball out to the edges

650
00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:09,560
Speaker 2: and the halves. He's been really good at that. But

651
00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:12,800
Speaker 2: also his leg speed is so good and he's so

652
00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:15,360
Speaker 2: good at finding a quick playable through the middle. So

653
00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:18,280
Speaker 2: I think he's going to be such a big X

654
00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:19,240
Speaker 2: factor for their attack.

655
00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:21,080
Speaker 1: My X factor in this game, I only got one

656
00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:23,680
Speaker 1: X factor can go either way with the side is

657
00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:27,400
Speaker 1: Dylan Edwards. Dylan Edwards, I think in the last five

658
00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:30,760
Speaker 1: years has been consistently probably in the top five or

659
00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:34,560
Speaker 1: top ten players in the game. He's been that good.

660
00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:38,640
Speaker 1: But the last month I've just seen some unusual things

661
00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:43,160
Speaker 1: come into his game that aren't like Dylan errors at

662
00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:46,640
Speaker 1: really vital times. But the other one was the ball

663
00:30:46,920 --> 00:30:48,680
Speaker 1: is the ball in the air, the high ball. He's

664
00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:52,680
Speaker 1: looked really uncomfortable with it at times, like really uneasy

665
00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:55,160
Speaker 1: under it. And at first I put it down to fatigue.

666
00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:56,880
Speaker 1: I thought, you know, he's played a lot of football,

667
00:30:56,920 --> 00:30:58,960
Speaker 1: he's tied, that's the reason to come up with these errors.

668
00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:02,720
Speaker 1: But I think it's a dip in confidence. I think

669
00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:04,760
Speaker 1: he's had a little bit of a dip in confidence.

670
00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:07,920
Speaker 1: And so if I'm if I'm Andrew Webster, I'm telling

671
00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:11,600
Speaker 1: my halves again some of the Burton situation. Anything from

672
00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:14,160
Speaker 1: halfway on, mate, just put it high. We're going to test.

673
00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:16,480
Speaker 1: We're going to test Dylan's nerve. On the flip side

674
00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:19,360
Speaker 1: of that, Dylan could be the reason why Dylan could

675
00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:22,840
Speaker 1: actually just destroy him with his yardage game. He's just relentless.

676
00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:25,920
Speaker 1: So Dylan, Dylan Edwards and his performance is a big

677
00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:29,720
Speaker 1: X factory the way who wins. Look, I'm going to

678
00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:31,280
Speaker 1: go Penrith. I don't think they'll have it all their

679
00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:33,800
Speaker 1: own way. I think it was really hartful game. But

680
00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:37,640
Speaker 1: Penrith they will go into suffocation made. It'll be simplify

681
00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:41,920
Speaker 1: strong yardage. It'll be Dylan Edwards on one, one of

682
00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:44,960
Speaker 1: the outside backs onto Dylan Edwards on three one forward,

683
00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:49,240
Speaker 1: kick the ball along, chase like maniacs, defend like killers.

684
00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:50,960
Speaker 1: They just suffocate the opposition.

685
00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:55,520
Speaker 2: I'm I think they're so experienced in finals. They've got

686
00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:57,720
Speaker 2: the best player in the world out there to guide

687
00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:00,600
Speaker 2: him around. I've got Pendrith comfortably, but I hope I'm

688
00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:02,480
Speaker 2: wrong because I would love to see the Wise win.

689
00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:04,920
Speaker 2: I think it'd be so good for Rabby League RAS.

690
00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:08,680
Speaker 3: I also have Penrith, but I hope that Nathan Cleary

691
00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:10,760
Speaker 3: packs his noise canceling headphones because I can't wait to

692
00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:12,840
Speaker 3: see those those fireworks go off.

693
00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:15,120
Speaker 1: If you wonder then.

694
00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,040
Speaker 2: And if there's any noise canceling headphones that want to

695
00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:18,960
Speaker 2: send us some stuff phrases looking.

696
00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:22,720
Speaker 1: For freebie Yeah, yeah, well they call him the rasmn seriously.

697
00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:26,280
Speaker 2: Next game on the Saturday as well, Sharks first roosters.

698
00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:30,040
Speaker 1: Both coaches, both coaches will like the Well look at this,

699
00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:31,800
Speaker 1: I think, by the way, I think this is the

700
00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:36,440
Speaker 1: hardest game to pick. I think both coaches, they both

701
00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:38,800
Speaker 1: know each other very very well. In fact, all of

702
00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:42,800
Speaker 1: these games, it's unusual. Madge has been Ricky's assistant, know

703
00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:48,480
Speaker 1: each other well, Fitzi has been Robber's assistant, Andrew Webster

704
00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:51,480
Speaker 1: has been Ivan's assistant. And then the other game.

705
00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:53,960
Speaker 2: Siraldo and Belly ate nothing to do with it, nothing

706
00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:56,640
Speaker 2: to do with each other. Two excellent coaches, yeah, but

707
00:32:56,680 --> 00:32:57,680
Speaker 2: two terrific people.

708
00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:00,320
Speaker 1: Yeah. Both these coaches know each other very well, each

709
00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:02,640
Speaker 1: other's methods, they know what to expect. So I would

710
00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:05,880
Speaker 1: say both coaches, as far as this matchup that concerned,

711
00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:07,840
Speaker 1: wud be pretty comfortable. Yeah, both pretty confident.

712
00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:10,640
Speaker 2: I think talk about form for a sec. What do

713
00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:14,200
Speaker 2: you think, because I know Rooster's just slipped into the eight,

714
00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:18,120
Speaker 2: But I think with how they've been playing, particularly James Tedesco,

715
00:33:18,280 --> 00:33:22,560
Speaker 2: I think they're really dangerous in this. They remind they

716
00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:25,280
Speaker 2: actually remind me of that two thousand and nine paramount

717
00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:27,680
Speaker 2: at Eels Side where they had Jared Haynes coming in

718
00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:30,320
Speaker 2: and he was the best player in the world. I

719
00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:34,280
Speaker 2: see Tedesco back to that individual form and a lot

720
00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:36,680
Speaker 2: of people, probably like everyone saying is the favorite in

721
00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:38,880
Speaker 2: the Dali m and a lot of people probably the

722
00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:40,960
Speaker 2: focus hasn't been on him as much, probably because he

723
00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:43,480
Speaker 2: hasn't been the origin fullback state of origin fullbacks since

724
00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:45,560
Speaker 2: he lost that position. But he's playing as good as

725
00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:46,240
Speaker 2: he's ever played.

726
00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:49,040
Speaker 1: Yeah, I totally agree. It's the best he's ever played

727
00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:52,400
Speaker 1: in my opinion. He's passed selection. He's footwork, he's rapid

728
00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:56,560
Speaker 1: feet through the middle, he's leadership, he's been outstanding.

729
00:33:56,120 --> 00:33:59,240
Speaker 2: And I think the sharkis the last month. They're back

730
00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:02,800
Speaker 2: to playing that footy that they were playing in twenty

731
00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:06,600
Speaker 2: twenty one, where they were really playing fast and creating

732
00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:09,200
Speaker 2: so many good they were really creative with the football

733
00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:09,719
Speaker 2: to the bloke.

734
00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:12,160
Speaker 1: Who will talk about the bloke who's triggered that in

735
00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:17,759
Speaker 1: a second. But it's interesting, coop since these two have

736
00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:20,400
Speaker 1: had the buy. So round eighteen the Sharks have had

737
00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:24,160
Speaker 1: the buy. They've gone a run since then. They've won

738
00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:26,920
Speaker 1: seven of their last eight, including a thirty one eighteen

739
00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:31,279
Speaker 1: win over the Chuuks at home. At the same time,

740
00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:35,520
Speaker 1: the Roosters since round seventeen, they've won seven from ten,

741
00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:39,840
Speaker 1: but they've beaten some heavyweights, so both teams in good form.

742
00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:42,600
Speaker 1: It's all about timing. I reckon. At the moment, the

743
00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:47,439
Speaker 1: Sharks are playing I think the best football have all season. Hugemate.

744
00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:49,880
Speaker 1: We talked about great clashes in this game as a

745
00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:55,080
Speaker 1: few coup the yardage fight between two different sets of

746
00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:59,880
Speaker 1: people will be tremendous. The Roosters forwards are second to

747
00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:01,799
Speaker 1: nobody at the moment the way they're playing with their

748
00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:04,840
Speaker 1: physicality and they go forward, but they're up against the

749
00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:08,600
Speaker 1: Sharks who their yard is going to be led by

750
00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:14,000
Speaker 1: and Mulitalo. They're going to lead it for Jesse, Jeff Jesse,

751
00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:17,719
Speaker 1: Raymond Kaleiro will kick in, but they're back men. They

752
00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:20,440
Speaker 1: will lead. They will lead the yardist for the Sharks,

753
00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:23,799
Speaker 1: and I reckon when they play their best football is

754
00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:25,719
Speaker 1: when they when those four men do that.

755
00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:30,880
Speaker 2: Oh yeah, I think outside of Penrith, that's that that

756
00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:33,480
Speaker 2: back three, what they do for the side, they're the best,

757
00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:35,960
Speaker 2: they're the next best into it and they're so when

758
00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,800
Speaker 2: they're on. They're so good at doing it. Particularly Ronaldo

759
00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:42,440
Speaker 2: is such a handful out of that backfield. But then

760
00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:44,600
Speaker 2: you also look at that the back three of the

761
00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:47,080
Speaker 2: Chucks are very similar. Not in the sense of how

762
00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:49,120
Speaker 2: much work they do out of the backfield. Dangel Tubo

763
00:35:49,200 --> 00:35:50,600
Speaker 2: is very good at it, He's done it for a

764
00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:55,160
Speaker 2: long time, but how pivotal they are to their attack,

765
00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:58,359
Speaker 2: particularly with the kicking threats of Mark Namangan and Danna

766
00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:02,000
Speaker 2: Tuba man like, they they are so pivotal to the

767
00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:03,400
Speaker 2: Chooki's attack.

768
00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:06,480
Speaker 1: Cart like they'll target him a little bit of the

769
00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:08,399
Speaker 1: ball in the air. Ronaldo has got a great loop

770
00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:11,080
Speaker 1: he'll handle, but that's going to be it'll be huge. Yeah.

771
00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:15,120
Speaker 2: I think Tupo is on Katoa, so I think that's

772
00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:17,120
Speaker 2: that's probably the side that they will kick too, because

773
00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:20,040
Speaker 2: then I believe Ronaldo's on the left with Mark Nawang.

774
00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:24,600
Speaker 1: But Mark knowingen, I know someone I was just talking

775
00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:26,680
Speaker 1: to Joel Cane about he will he knows somebody who

776
00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:28,480
Speaker 1: backed him at started the year to be leading tri

777
00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:30,680
Speaker 1: scorer at one hundred and twenty five to one.

778
00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:33,640
Speaker 3: He won twenty four tries, twenty three appearances.

779
00:36:33,719 --> 00:36:36,440
Speaker 1: Yeah, wow, Stutman, Statman rabbit.

780
00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:39,920
Speaker 2: You know what Marky, Mark's also got in him. Jeez,

781
00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:42,080
Speaker 2: he's got an error in him when he when they

782
00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:43,799
Speaker 2: put the high ball. So I have no doubt as

783
00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:48,120
Speaker 2: well that Trindle on the left and Nietzsche and Nietzsche

784
00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:51,680
Speaker 2: Nicholas Hines will be They'll be bombing with with Ronaldo

785
00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:53,080
Speaker 2: coming through, put a lot of pressure on.

786
00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:58,200
Speaker 1: Geez good great clash of the spine. Will Kennedy Bred Trindle,

787
00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:02,880
Speaker 1: Nico and Blake Bray against Teddy, Sammy Walker, Hugo Savala

788
00:37:02,960 --> 00:37:05,360
Speaker 1: and Connor's coming off the bench there.

789
00:37:06,239 --> 00:37:07,520
Speaker 2: Connor's starting kind of starting.

790
00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:10,960
Speaker 1: Sorry to a big, big final series for Sammy. Sammy

791
00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:15,080
Speaker 1: Walker hasn't hasn't like coming off a knee reconstruction. Hasn't

792
00:37:15,080 --> 00:37:15,720
Speaker 1: he had a return?

793
00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:17,640
Speaker 2: Oh yeah, he's been unbelievable.

794
00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:19,200
Speaker 1: He's been one of the best players in the competition

795
00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:19,680
Speaker 1: back end.

796
00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:22,719
Speaker 2: I know, and I think it's big for him and

797
00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:26,800
Speaker 2: SVA because you look at and the rumors of Cherry

798
00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:31,480
Speaker 2: Evans going there next year. If like Savala and Sammy would,

799
00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:33,960
Speaker 2: if they put their best foot forward, like puts him

800
00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:38,400
Speaker 2: in good stead for next year. Because Savala, if he

801
00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:41,160
Speaker 2: has to move on, I have no doubt clubs will

802
00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:42,520
Speaker 2: be knocking on the door to try to get it.

803
00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:45,560
Speaker 1: Savala is a very very good player.

804
00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:48,040
Speaker 2: He's a very good, very solid.

805
00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:51,080
Speaker 1: Half, very very good mate, very He's got very strong fundamentals.

806
00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:53,880
Speaker 1: He's catch, he's pass, he's straight and he's kick. In

807
00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:57,000
Speaker 1: those vital areas he is. He's eight out of ten

808
00:37:57,120 --> 00:38:00,400
Speaker 1: or better. The key man in here in both is

809
00:38:00,440 --> 00:38:05,120
Speaker 1: Blake Brailey. Blake Brayley has been arguably the best player

810
00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:08,040
Speaker 1: in the competition. I think in the last about six weeks.

811
00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:10,880
Speaker 1: You contest that with Tenesco a little bit probably, but

812
00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:13,759
Speaker 1: he will he's the best. He's played by a mile.

813
00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:17,200
Speaker 1: He's really fulfilled that potential people have been talking about.

814
00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:21,040
Speaker 1: And Coop. The big thing here is the fact that

815
00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:23,880
Speaker 1: like Nicko's playing great football as well. Because of the

816
00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:27,760
Speaker 1: fact that Brayley he's running the ball. The Shark's attack

817
00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:31,120
Speaker 1: comes to life when Brayley scoops and goes, don't just

818
00:38:31,160 --> 00:38:34,400
Speaker 1: feed off the ground, be a moving dummy half. Very similar.

819
00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:38,320
Speaker 1: He and Nicko are operating in combination, very similar the

820
00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:40,920
Speaker 1: way Damian Cook and Cody Walkey used to in the

821
00:38:40,920 --> 00:38:43,680
Speaker 1: fact that the best stuff from Cody come about when Blake,

822
00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:47,960
Speaker 1: when Cookie would scoop the ball and go, and Cody

823
00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:50,080
Speaker 1: straight away would be on the front foot, right, and

824
00:38:50,120 --> 00:38:52,280
Speaker 1: when you're a high alert, when you've got a dummy half,

825
00:38:52,640 --> 00:38:54,480
Speaker 1: that the moment there's a bit of momentum, he might

826
00:38:54,600 --> 00:38:57,560
Speaker 1: just take off. You can't sit back. You need to

827
00:38:57,560 --> 00:38:59,799
Speaker 1: get on the front foot and play forwards. And that's

828
00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:00,960
Speaker 1: what suits nick That's.

829
00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:02,600
Speaker 2: What's been good. Yeah, well I had Nicko was my

830
00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:06,200
Speaker 2: keif as my ex factor for the game given what

831
00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:09,480
Speaker 2: him and Brayley have started to cook up. Because Niko's

832
00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:12,400
Speaker 2: at this year seven tries twenty try sists I believe,

833
00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:14,600
Speaker 2: but majority of those have been in the second half

834
00:39:14,680 --> 00:39:17,120
Speaker 2: of the year. He started the year as more of

835
00:39:17,160 --> 00:39:19,640
Speaker 2: the controller of the team, and then they sort of

836
00:39:19,640 --> 00:39:22,560
Speaker 2: shifted and now you see Niko getting back to his

837
00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:25,919
Speaker 2: good footy because Blake Bayle is running, which then brings

838
00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:28,799
Speaker 2: Nicko's running gaming because when Hooker takes off, you've got

839
00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:31,240
Speaker 2: to punch holes and you've got to be your running threat.

840
00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:33,160
Speaker 2: And when Nicko's are running threat, you see how much

841
00:39:33,160 --> 00:39:35,960
Speaker 2: he's creating for other people twenty Triasis throughout the years,

842
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,560
Speaker 2: which have all come in this back end of the year.

843
00:39:37,600 --> 00:39:39,680
Speaker 2: So I think he's the X factor for the Sharks

844
00:39:39,719 --> 00:39:43,280
Speaker 2: and then obviously for the Chuckies speech for himself. James Tedesco,

845
00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:45,239
Speaker 2: They've got they've got such a big job, particularly in

846
00:39:45,239 --> 00:39:48,160
Speaker 2: the middle to try to contain. Yeah, James Tedesco huge.

847
00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:51,120
Speaker 1: It isn't funny with Nico and Sam Walker to the

848
00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:56,120
Speaker 1: vital playmakers. Like with Niko, whatever Niko's thinking and feeling,

849
00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:57,759
Speaker 1: you can see that clear on his face. We know

850
00:39:58,280 --> 00:40:01,400
Speaker 1: sensitive dude, and he's been down. Sam Walker would make

851
00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:05,600
Speaker 1: an incredible poker player because he's just almost stonefaced. You

852
00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:08,840
Speaker 1: don't know what he's thinking, like, he's just okay, my

853
00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:12,680
Speaker 1: X factor. Adam Vanila Blake. This is why they bought

854
00:40:12,719 --> 00:40:17,520
Speaker 1: Adam and Adam vanil Blake. Sometimes he well not, sometimes

855
00:40:17,560 --> 00:40:26,239
Speaker 1: he is. He's probably a victim of his own standards

856
00:40:26,239 --> 00:40:29,360
Speaker 1: and expectations people have on because if you ask mate,

857
00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:32,160
Speaker 1: has he been a good side Adam Vanil Blake. People

858
00:40:32,280 --> 00:40:35,319
Speaker 1: do this basically go yeah, yeah, yep, he has been.

859
00:40:35,640 --> 00:40:38,880
Speaker 1: But if Adam Vanilla Blake his last his name was,

860
00:40:39,239 --> 00:40:43,000
Speaker 1: you know, Charlie Jones. How's Charlie Jones gone this year?

861
00:40:43,040 --> 00:40:47,239
Speaker 1: You would say, mate, he is unbelievable because it's just

862
00:40:47,239 --> 00:40:49,920
Speaker 1: what you expect from Adam Vaniel Blake. Mate, here's the

863
00:40:49,960 --> 00:40:52,440
Speaker 1: big dog in this game, here's the alpha. This is

864
00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:54,560
Speaker 1: what the Sharks are bought him for. I forget what's

865
00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:56,799
Speaker 1: happened in all the other rounds. This is why they've

866
00:40:56,800 --> 00:40:59,160
Speaker 1: bought him. They have brought him to the club to

867
00:40:59,200 --> 00:41:01,920
Speaker 1: win these games. He's my X factor who wins.

868
00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:04,919
Speaker 2: Okay, you wanted me to go first, go for I've

869
00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:07,319
Speaker 2: got the chucks. Now. This was hard to pick, but

870
00:41:07,920 --> 00:41:09,920
Speaker 2: most of my decisions have come off the back of

871
00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:13,560
Speaker 2: kicking game and who I think is gonna sort of

872
00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:16,280
Speaker 2: dominate that area. You know, obviously Penrith and then Melbourne

873
00:41:16,280 --> 00:41:18,880
Speaker 2: with their kick threats. I think Roosters kick threats are

874
00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:21,839
Speaker 2: so good in finals. When you play simple, the most

875
00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:25,080
Speaker 2: important thing is where you turn opposition over and then

876
00:41:25,239 --> 00:41:26,799
Speaker 2: the people who have the ability to get you the

877
00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:28,879
Speaker 2: ball back or score tries off kicks. So I think

878
00:41:29,200 --> 00:41:31,279
Speaker 2: now I'm going need to say and Daniel Tupau and

879
00:41:31,320 --> 00:41:35,080
Speaker 2: even when they kick shorter for Angus Crichton and Billy Smith,

880
00:41:35,719 --> 00:41:37,720
Speaker 2: I think they're going to be really hard to contain

881
00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:39,080
Speaker 2: in that sense. I got chookies.

882
00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:42,239
Speaker 1: Even in the finals game, Shark Parks a very hard

883
00:41:42,239 --> 00:41:44,960
Speaker 1: place to win. I'm just going on, guat Phil, I

884
00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:48,320
Speaker 1: think the Sharks win by eight. Well, Ram rasmund.

885
00:41:48,480 --> 00:41:52,000
Speaker 3: I was pretty bullish on the Roosters before this conversation,

886
00:41:52,080 --> 00:41:54,600
Speaker 3: but now I'm starting to turn yes for Asmah I

887
00:41:54,640 --> 00:41:56,959
Speaker 3: reckon I could see Mola Tala given it to him. Yeah,

888
00:41:57,280 --> 00:41:58,759
Speaker 3: all the Roosters fans giving him a finger.

889
00:41:58,800 --> 00:42:01,640
Speaker 2: So I'll go the SHARKI nice, Rasman, what kind of

890
00:42:01,640 --> 00:42:05,240
Speaker 2: thing like the finger cord?

891
00:42:06,320 --> 00:42:06,920
Speaker 3: Any of them?

892
00:42:07,080 --> 00:42:10,560
Speaker 2: Okay, Now we go into the last game, and probably

893
00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:14,279
Speaker 2: my favorite one for the round, Sunday Afternoon Raiders versus

894
00:42:14,280 --> 00:42:15,719
Speaker 2: Broncos one v.

895
00:42:15,840 --> 00:42:18,440
Speaker 3: Four. I mean, it's the game of the round.

896
00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:19,720
Speaker 1: I think it's a great game.

897
00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:21,440
Speaker 2: It's got to be the game of the round. Both

898
00:42:21,600 --> 00:42:25,279
Speaker 2: they're both the sides that I think coming into this

899
00:42:25,320 --> 00:42:28,000
Speaker 2: time of the year, they're probably the most inform sides.

900
00:42:27,800 --> 00:42:30,719
Speaker 1: Two of the super clubs in the nineties that unfortunately

901
00:42:30,760 --> 00:42:32,360
Speaker 1: never had the opportunity to play each other in a

902
00:42:32,360 --> 00:42:35,880
Speaker 1: Grand Final due to various injuries. These two sides played

903
00:42:35,880 --> 00:42:37,920
Speaker 1: each other in the first week of the Finals in

904
00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:41,600
Speaker 1: ninety ninety five, when both had iconic lineups. It was

905
00:42:41,600 --> 00:42:43,560
Speaker 1: one of the best finals games of all time. It

906
00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:46,840
Speaker 1: was played in Brisbane Raiders beat on twelve eight and

907
00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:49,239
Speaker 1: it was such a fierce game that both sides never

908
00:42:49,280 --> 00:42:52,239
Speaker 1: made the Grand Final. Both sides basically fell apart from

909
00:42:52,239 --> 00:42:54,439
Speaker 1: injuries for the rest of the final series. This will

910
00:42:54,440 --> 00:42:59,640
Speaker 1: be a beauty. I think both coaches were like the matchup.

911
00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:02,719
Speaker 1: I think Magicle like the matchup because he's going to

912
00:43:02,760 --> 00:43:06,439
Speaker 1: play a team will who wants to play the type

913
00:43:06,480 --> 00:43:08,759
Speaker 1: of game the Brisbane want to play. They want to

914
00:43:08,800 --> 00:43:13,239
Speaker 1: open the field up the Raiders, so to the Broncos,

915
00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:14,719
Speaker 1: they want to do this. It's just going to be

916
00:43:14,719 --> 00:43:19,960
Speaker 1: a matter of who executes the best. Some great match.

917
00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:22,319
Speaker 2: I'll tell you what. This game has the ability as

918
00:43:22,360 --> 00:43:25,040
Speaker 2: well to because I actually really like the Broncos to

919
00:43:25,040 --> 00:43:27,800
Speaker 2: win the camp I think if they can get through

920
00:43:28,320 --> 00:43:32,000
Speaker 2: this round, I think whoever gets through this game is

921
00:43:32,040 --> 00:43:35,000
Speaker 2: going to make it to the Grand Final because we

922
00:43:35,040 --> 00:43:37,279
Speaker 2: don't talk about how important the week off is at

923
00:43:37,280 --> 00:43:39,840
Speaker 2: this time of the year as if and you wouldn't,

924
00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:43,319
Speaker 2: you wouldn't probably notice as much. But sixty percent of

925
00:43:43,360 --> 00:43:46,200
Speaker 2: the boys out on that field are playing busted. They've

926
00:43:46,239 --> 00:43:48,800
Speaker 2: got a shoulder that they're needling up, they've got something

927
00:43:48,840 --> 00:43:51,080
Speaker 2: that is just a body part that's just that sore.

928
00:43:51,560 --> 00:43:55,160
Speaker 2: That week off becomes so pivotal. And I think this

929
00:43:55,239 --> 00:43:58,520
Speaker 2: game is going to be such a high intensity game

930
00:43:58,640 --> 00:44:02,200
Speaker 2: and physical that whoever doesn't win it is going to

931
00:44:02,200 --> 00:44:04,440
Speaker 2: have a really hard pick. Yeah, they're going to be

932
00:44:04,440 --> 00:44:06,200
Speaker 2: hard to pick themselves up and get up for the

933
00:44:06,520 --> 00:44:07,040
Speaker 2: next week.

934
00:44:07,560 --> 00:44:10,480
Speaker 1: Do they does the loser of this game? Do they

935
00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:12,719
Speaker 1: play the winner of Sharks and Roosters? I think they do.

936
00:44:13,160 --> 00:44:16,880
Speaker 1: I think it's outside of the draw. I think pen yeah, okay.

937
00:44:16,680 --> 00:44:17,200
Speaker 2: Yeah, there it is.

938
00:44:17,280 --> 00:44:22,040
Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah. Far as big matchups right across the park,

939
00:44:22,920 --> 00:44:26,560
Speaker 1: you've got you know, Kyle Weeks up against Roos, but they,

940
00:44:26,719 --> 00:44:28,000
Speaker 1: of course you make go head to hear. But they

941
00:44:28,040 --> 00:44:31,839
Speaker 1: play this identical style of the game. Mate, it's it's

942
00:44:31,880 --> 00:44:35,440
Speaker 1: the forward battle, mate, Joe Tarpani and big part of

943
00:44:35,520 --> 00:44:40,239
Speaker 1: Josh pab paying hass and Patty Carrigan. That's going to

944
00:44:40,280 --> 00:44:44,760
Speaker 1: be that's going to be Fierce's.

945
00:44:43,000 --> 00:44:45,600
Speaker 2: And you know what another the Battle of the Center's

946
00:44:45,680 --> 00:44:49,000
Speaker 2: Catoni Staggs and Gami ship Asaki has come back into

947
00:44:49,040 --> 00:44:52,040
Speaker 2: the side up against Matt Tomoko and Sebastian Chris, who

948
00:44:52,239 --> 00:44:55,520
Speaker 2: very They've been very underrated this year. They're both strong

949
00:44:55,920 --> 00:44:59,759
Speaker 2: individual centers coming up against the powerhouses of Shibasaki and

950
00:45:00,239 --> 00:45:03,240
Speaker 2: as well. I think there's so many good individual matchups

951
00:45:03,239 --> 00:45:06,040
Speaker 2: in this game that it's it's just shaping up to

952
00:45:06,080 --> 00:45:07,000
Speaker 2: be such a blockbas Star.

953
00:45:07,120 --> 00:45:08,600
Speaker 1: Do you know what my X factor is coop in

954
00:45:08,640 --> 00:45:11,720
Speaker 1: this game? My X factor player, I'll give you three guesses.

955
00:45:13,920 --> 00:45:17,279
Speaker 2: I would say, what side of the is this X

956
00:45:17,280 --> 00:45:18,279
Speaker 2: factor for the whole game?

957
00:45:18,560 --> 00:45:19,799
Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm going to get one man.

958
00:45:20,719 --> 00:45:26,480
Speaker 2: I'm going to say Ethan Strange incorrect, Taire Weeks incorrect.

959
00:45:26,760 --> 00:45:29,200
Speaker 2: So now I'm thinking Hudson incorrect.

960
00:45:29,280 --> 00:45:32,560
Speaker 1: Tom Starling? Is it the Stalin Starling? Because in the

961
00:45:32,600 --> 00:45:35,520
Speaker 1: middle of the field, mate, it's the land of the Giants, right,

962
00:45:36,120 --> 00:45:40,279
Speaker 1: and that there's great opportunity through the middle of the

963
00:45:40,320 --> 00:45:44,400
Speaker 1: field with those big guys for a small, fast, creative

964
00:45:45,040 --> 00:45:47,960
Speaker 1: dummy half and starlo Is certainly one of those. I

965
00:45:48,040 --> 00:45:50,400
Speaker 1: watched him through the year. At times he causes problems

966
00:45:50,400 --> 00:45:53,799
Speaker 1: to those those bigger sides. Broncos can be a little

967
00:45:53,800 --> 00:45:56,719
Speaker 1: bit vulnerable through the middle of the field. And if

968
00:45:57,760 --> 00:46:00,239
Speaker 1: if Raiders start to get the ascendancy are going to role,

969
00:46:00,280 --> 00:46:02,560
Speaker 1: you'll see Staralo really start to cut him up. Oh

970
00:46:02,560 --> 00:46:04,239
Speaker 1: and Paddy will come on late in the game. But

971
00:46:04,520 --> 00:46:08,080
Speaker 1: I think Stalow Tommy Starling is my X factor in

972
00:46:08,080 --> 00:46:08,479
Speaker 1: this game.

973
00:46:08,719 --> 00:46:10,719
Speaker 2: Well, I look at the two spines. It's as good

974
00:46:10,760 --> 00:46:13,920
Speaker 2: as a spine match up as as you get in

975
00:46:13,960 --> 00:46:17,480
Speaker 2: this final series. You know, Kyle Weeks, Ethan Strange, Jamal Foggerty,

976
00:46:17,600 --> 00:46:21,040
Speaker 2: Tommy Starling up against Reese Wash, Billy Walter's, Ben Hunt,

977
00:46:21,040 --> 00:46:24,680
Speaker 2: Corey Pakes. Yeah, still missing obviously Adam Reynolds and Ezra Man.

978
00:46:24,760 --> 00:46:29,360
Speaker 2: But my X factors, I've got my Raiders as Ethan Strange.

979
00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:30,360
Speaker 2: I think he's got.

980
00:46:30,200 --> 00:46:32,279
Speaker 1: The ability to you know what you did that You

981
00:46:32,320 --> 00:46:34,520
Speaker 1: just went to your left foot then left as soon

982
00:46:34,520 --> 00:46:36,359
Speaker 1: as I think left hand carry left foot.

983
00:46:36,520 --> 00:46:38,680
Speaker 2: Oh, he's so he's so good to watch. He's he

984
00:46:38,840 --> 00:46:42,920
Speaker 2: he's literally Jack Whiteon like the way he's sort of

985
00:46:42,960 --> 00:46:45,400
Speaker 2: come into that six and owned it. He's this the

986
00:46:45,480 --> 00:46:47,640
Speaker 2: exact sort of player that Jack Whiton was at the

987
00:46:47,719 --> 00:46:50,080
Speaker 2: Raiders when he was got that Clive Church and metal.

988
00:46:50,360 --> 00:46:54,319
Speaker 2: He's left hand, he's that strong, and he's just a

989
00:46:54,400 --> 00:46:55,880
Speaker 2: running threat to have.

990
00:46:55,920 --> 00:46:58,440
Speaker 1: A massive game. Coops was that two weeks ago? That

991
00:46:58,600 --> 00:47:02,560
Speaker 1: game the two week got to wrap up the Tigers? Tigers,

992
00:47:03,360 --> 00:47:04,960
Speaker 1: I reckon he would have been dirty on himself with

993
00:47:04,960 --> 00:47:08,560
Speaker 1: that performance. He wasn't quite himself. They played good, but

994
00:47:08,600 --> 00:47:10,440
Speaker 1: come up with a couple of Vera's and I just

995
00:47:10,480 --> 00:47:13,080
Speaker 1: watched him at full time and I went, oh, man,

996
00:47:13,200 --> 00:47:15,080
Speaker 1: I could just tell he was filthy on himself. And

997
00:47:15,120 --> 00:47:17,040
Speaker 1: for that reason, I thought, I wonder if Ricky well

998
00:47:17,040 --> 00:47:19,839
Speaker 1: play him next week. But Ricky's just held him back. Mate,

999
00:47:19,880 --> 00:47:23,280
Speaker 1: he'd be stilling on that performance for two weeks. He'll

1000
00:47:23,320 --> 00:47:24,239
Speaker 1: explode out of the ship.

1001
00:47:24,320 --> 00:47:26,080
Speaker 2: And then my other X factor for the Broncos is

1002
00:47:26,120 --> 00:47:28,960
Speaker 2: Reese Walsh. I think Reese is going to be the

1003
00:47:28,960 --> 00:47:32,200
Speaker 2: most him. I think he's going to be the most

1004
00:47:32,320 --> 00:47:35,839
Speaker 2: important player on the score line of this game. I

1005
00:47:35,920 --> 00:47:39,359
Speaker 2: think with the people that are out of this Broncos side,

1006
00:47:39,600 --> 00:47:42,600
Speaker 2: they've we saw it last week against Melbourne. They reverted

1007
00:47:42,640 --> 00:47:45,279
Speaker 2: back to a really simple style of football. Stay through

1008
00:47:45,320 --> 00:47:48,200
Speaker 2: the middle. When Billy or Benny Hunt get it, they

1009
00:47:48,239 --> 00:47:50,319
Speaker 2: just dropped their back rollers off. Make them work, make

1010
00:47:50,360 --> 00:47:53,040
Speaker 2: them work, and then they find Reese Walsh tackle three,

1011
00:47:53,080 --> 00:47:55,560
Speaker 2: tackle four to use his speed on an edge. I

1012
00:47:55,600 --> 00:48:00,000
Speaker 2: think if he's on that, it brings the whole Broncos

1013
00:48:00,080 --> 00:48:03,840
Speaker 2: side alive. If he's struggles with consistency sometimes there's a

1014
00:48:03,840 --> 00:48:05,640
Speaker 2: little bit rocks and diamonds people say, But if he

1015
00:48:06,040 --> 00:48:08,480
Speaker 2: creates more diamonds than rocks, I think he's going to

1016
00:48:08,480 --> 00:48:09,680
Speaker 2: be the most important player on the field.

1017
00:48:09,760 --> 00:48:11,960
Speaker 1: Two blowsin have a lot of pressure on him because

1018
00:48:12,000 --> 00:48:14,560
Speaker 1: of Kyle Weeks and Reese Walsh is going to be

1019
00:48:14,640 --> 00:48:17,520
Speaker 1: Jamal Foggety and Bennie Hunt. What both sides will do

1020
00:48:17,600 --> 00:48:20,120
Speaker 1: is they'll work, in my opinion, they'll work past the

1021
00:48:20,120 --> 00:48:22,279
Speaker 1: scrumb line to an edge to open the field up,

1022
00:48:22,480 --> 00:48:25,600
Speaker 1: and they'll try to isolate these two players on Benny

1023
00:48:25,680 --> 00:48:28,120
Speaker 1: Hunt and Jamal and if they get a little bit

1024
00:48:28,160 --> 00:48:29,960
Speaker 1: of space, they won't be able to put it with them.

1025
00:48:30,200 --> 00:48:33,920
Speaker 1: And I think I and would not surprise me if

1026
00:48:33,960 --> 00:48:36,200
Speaker 1: in the second half, if they can regularly do that,

1027
00:48:36,239 --> 00:48:39,560
Speaker 1: you might actually see both sides change their defensive technique

1028
00:48:39,600 --> 00:48:40,920
Speaker 1: and start defending outside in.

1029
00:48:40,920 --> 00:48:43,359
Speaker 2: Well, that's the only way to stop those they're so quick.

1030
00:48:43,400 --> 00:48:44,040
Speaker 1: Got to cramp them.

1031
00:48:44,480 --> 00:48:48,200
Speaker 2: And then it brings it. When that happens, it brings

1032
00:48:48,239 --> 00:48:51,480
Speaker 2: in their back rollers, blokes like Jordan Ricky and Hudson Young.

1033
00:48:51,560 --> 00:48:54,000
Speaker 2: You'll see them start to change their line. When the

1034
00:48:54,040 --> 00:48:56,120
Speaker 2: Senate goes out to jam the fullback, they kick out

1035
00:48:56,120 --> 00:48:57,160
Speaker 2: and that little over his line.

1036
00:48:57,239 --> 00:48:59,120
Speaker 1: It was, you know, funny, It's funny. Ke're just saying that.

1037
00:48:59,440 --> 00:49:01,880
Speaker 1: If playing against the Broncos and they work past the

1038
00:49:01,880 --> 00:49:04,440
Speaker 1: scrumline to that far roots, I'd actually tell my blace

1039
00:49:04,520 --> 00:49:06,960
Speaker 1: to compress the line a little bit and go up

1040
00:49:07,080 --> 00:49:09,040
Speaker 1: and just move like that, you know what I mean, Like,

1041
00:49:09,160 --> 00:49:13,040
Speaker 1: don't present, don't present white holes like you know, if you,

1042
00:49:13,120 --> 00:49:14,960
Speaker 1: if you, if you're a little bit tighter than with

1043
00:49:15,040 --> 00:49:18,799
Speaker 1: Bennie Hunt. It's a very fine line for Rus to

1044
00:49:18,880 --> 00:49:20,759
Speaker 1: try to do a show and go and get through

1045
00:49:20,800 --> 00:49:24,160
Speaker 1: that line as opposed to really isolating him. But I'll

1046
00:49:24,160 --> 00:49:26,120
Speaker 1: ask you this question, Coop, he's something for you, right

1047
00:49:27,000 --> 00:49:30,319
Speaker 1: if Adam Reynolds would have been available and he come

1048
00:49:30,360 --> 00:49:33,080
Speaker 1: into the side and do you pick him? Yeah, and

1049
00:49:33,680 --> 00:49:36,719
Speaker 1: you pick him right? He goes in Who do you

1050
00:49:36,719 --> 00:49:39,120
Speaker 1: play six? Who do you play nine? I'd be tempted

1051
00:49:39,160 --> 00:49:41,359
Speaker 1: to keep Billy Wallers at six and play Benny Hunt

1052
00:49:41,360 --> 00:49:44,080
Speaker 1: at nine because I think I think Billy has been

1053
00:49:44,120 --> 00:49:48,080
Speaker 1: fantastic in six. He's not trying to finesse the football around,

1054
00:49:48,280 --> 00:49:50,440
Speaker 1: he just runs the ball, and he's a strong defender

1055
00:49:50,480 --> 00:49:53,319
Speaker 1: on the edge. I would have I would have I

1056
00:49:53,400 --> 00:49:54,200
Speaker 1: considered that.

1057
00:49:54,120 --> 00:49:56,479
Speaker 2: I would like that either I would do I would

1058
00:49:56,560 --> 00:50:00,680
Speaker 2: I would keep Reynolds and Billy, but I would either

1059
00:50:00,680 --> 00:50:03,520
Speaker 2: put I reckon. I'd rather put Benny Hunt at fourteen,

1060
00:50:03,800 --> 00:50:06,520
Speaker 2: let Corey Paks take the first twenty minutes out because

1061
00:50:06,560 --> 00:50:10,040
Speaker 2: Benny Hunt. Benny Hunt offers way more in attack when

1062
00:50:10,040 --> 00:50:12,000
Speaker 2: there's fatigue out in the field. So that's what I do.

1063
00:50:12,239 --> 00:50:15,000
Speaker 2: But to be fair, and this is a hot take,

1064
00:50:15,080 --> 00:50:19,040
Speaker 2: but I like the combination of Hunt and Billy together

1065
00:50:19,480 --> 00:50:24,239
Speaker 2: rather than Reno with those guys because I think they

1066
00:50:24,680 --> 00:50:27,440
Speaker 2: are forced to play so much more simple because they

1067
00:50:27,440 --> 00:50:30,960
Speaker 2: don't have Renaut's brain out there, so it actually helps,

1068
00:50:31,320 --> 00:50:33,520
Speaker 2: not helps. Similar when Jerome Hughes went down, they were

1069
00:50:33,520 --> 00:50:36,399
Speaker 2: forced to play a different style that actually has made

1070
00:50:36,400 --> 00:50:38,960
Speaker 2: them way more as a team because they rely so

1071
00:50:39,080 --> 00:50:42,040
Speaker 2: much on Reno and his creativity isn't funny.

1072
00:50:42,120 --> 00:50:46,400
Speaker 1: Sometimes you just aside does not look as strong on paper,

1073
00:50:46,719 --> 00:50:50,160
Speaker 1: but the change of formula just works. Interesting one coops

1074
00:50:50,520 --> 00:50:53,640
Speaker 1: who wins? I'm going to get Look, I'm going to

1075
00:50:53,640 --> 00:50:58,600
Speaker 1: gather raiders, going to gather raiders down there. It's gonna mate,

1076
00:50:58,800 --> 00:51:02,520
Speaker 1: but I'll go the Raiders. I'll go the Raiders by

1077
00:51:02,719 --> 00:51:05,560
Speaker 1: four points. There you go, and letting people know too,

1078
00:51:06,000 --> 00:51:09,040
Speaker 1: we're doing our Sunday Night with Maddie John Show live

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00:51:09,200 --> 00:51:10,600
Speaker 1: from Canberra with the ground.

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00:51:10,640 --> 00:51:12,359
Speaker 2: We've got a lot of Camebra listeners, so if you're

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00:51:12,440 --> 00:51:14,640
Speaker 2: heading down to the game, free.

1082
00:51:14,520 --> 00:51:16,640
Speaker 1: Come and say, hey, y'all, what do you think I

1083
00:51:16,680 --> 00:51:17,400
Speaker 1: got Broncos.

1084
00:51:18,239 --> 00:51:21,080
Speaker 2: I think Broncos. I think they're going to get it done.

1085
00:51:21,200 --> 00:51:24,480
Speaker 2: I think with how how good they played against Melbourne

1086
00:51:24,520 --> 00:51:27,120
Speaker 2: last week, I think they finally found their blueprint and

1087
00:51:27,160 --> 00:51:29,880
Speaker 2: I'd be surprised if they sort of try to venture

1088
00:51:29,880 --> 00:51:32,280
Speaker 2: outside that just quickly.

1089
00:51:32,280 --> 00:51:35,080
Speaker 1: Who's the player of Week one of the finals? Who

1090
00:51:35,120 --> 00:51:37,240
Speaker 1: do you think will be the player?

1091
00:51:38,640 --> 00:51:40,080
Speaker 2: That is a great question, that's great.

1092
00:51:40,480 --> 00:51:42,120
Speaker 1: I'm going to go Harry g Oh your dog.

1093
00:51:43,560 --> 00:51:46,480
Speaker 2: I'm going to go Reese Walsh. I think while she plays,

1094
00:51:46,800 --> 00:51:48,120
Speaker 2: I reckon. He plays his best game of the.

1095
00:51:48,120 --> 00:51:52,480
Speaker 1: Year, wins. Who wins? Turned up there? Turned the ras

1096
00:51:52,600 --> 00:52:00,319
Speaker 1: Men up? Ras Man who wins? Camber and Jesus hit

1097
00:52:00,360 --> 00:52:00,600
Speaker 1: the wall.

1098
00:52:00,680 --> 00:52:03,560
Speaker 2: That's an idiot. Broncos Verus Raiders. Who wins? And who's

1099
00:52:03,560 --> 00:52:06,320
Speaker 2: your player the round? Broncos win.

1100
00:52:07,640 --> 00:52:11,439
Speaker 3: Ten in a good game there, but the player round

1101
00:52:11,480 --> 00:52:12,840
Speaker 3: is going to be our mate, Zach Cosking.

1102
00:52:13,040 --> 00:52:16,360
Speaker 2: So oh, the Mule, he's met me all, he's he

1103
00:52:16,719 --> 00:52:18,839
Speaker 2: come to the Remember last year the race we went

1104
00:52:18,880 --> 00:52:20,799
Speaker 2: to the races and we brought the ras Man. I'll

1105
00:52:20,800 --> 00:52:23,680
Speaker 2: tell you right now. Mule loves the ras Man and

1106
00:52:23,680 --> 00:52:24,880
Speaker 2: then ras Man loves the mules.

1107
00:52:24,920 --> 00:52:25,960
Speaker 3: So yeah, let's get it going.

1108
00:52:26,040 --> 00:52:30,160
Speaker 2: And he's ranger. Remember Jack, he's been ringing us all

1109
00:52:30,160 --> 00:52:32,200
Speaker 2: the time. You're saying, we have to have another day

1110
00:52:32,200 --> 00:52:34,799
Speaker 2: at the racers with the ras Man because he just

1111
00:52:35,000 --> 00:52:38,440
Speaker 2: you were on that day though all were you were on.

1112
00:52:38,480 --> 00:52:40,319
Speaker 2: You had that much energy. You're that fun ras

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00:52:41,000 --> 00:52:48,720
Speaker 1: Ras Man loves the rare Razzie Jack cheers, boys,