1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: Okay, welcome to Finals Preview Week two and joined by 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: Cooper John's Cooper John's Morning. Well, let's let's talk about 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: the rules of this fight. It's not just a straight 4 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: out preview. 5 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 2: It's not just a straight out of preview. We will 6 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 2: pick a card. Whoever gets the highest card, Matthew, they 7 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 2: will get to choose which team that they are going 8 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 2: to analyze and say why they're going to win. For example, 9 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 2: first game this Friday, Sharks versus the Cowboys. If I 10 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 2: picked the higher card, I get to pick which team 11 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 2: that I want to analyze and which team that I 12 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 2: think and argue we're going to win. Vice first view, 13 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: you're the lowest card, you get stuck with the other team. 14 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: Which I got stuck. I was. I had the losing team, 15 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: every single losing team, all for losing teams last week 16 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: because I picked the lower card, of course. 17 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,639 Speaker 2: And I every choice that I picked, I actually put 18 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,599 Speaker 2: a multi on with them and they and they all won, 19 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 2: every single winner. 20 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: I mean it only you are saying this is this 21 00:00:57,480 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: is the perfect means to have a punt too. 22 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, That's what I've and this is only part one 23 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 2: of it. 24 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: Part two is we have to go to a prep. 25 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: We did the press conference, the week one press conference. Well, 26 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: we have to go in there and be the winning 27 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: and the losing coach. Unfortunately last week I had to 28 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: go in four times as a losing coach, and I didn't. 29 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: I actually played it pretty straight. We get to do 30 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 1: it anyway we want. I sort of. I did the 31 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 1: autopsy and why we got beat yourself. My god, the 32 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: feedback I'm heading on your Anthony Sue Bold. You are 33 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: more Anthony Sue Bold than Anthony Sebold's like Charlie Chaplin 34 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:32,199 Speaker 1: once entered the Charlie Chaplin Look Like contest and come third. Yeah, 35 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: you could beat Sea Bold in a super Sue Bold 36 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 1: in person. 37 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 2: When you when you spend that much time every day 38 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 2: with a bloke for a year and he's always giving 39 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 2: you feedback about your poor performance from that week, you 40 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 2: get to you get to understand a lot of a 41 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 2: man's tendencies. Things he likes to say, his little Sea 42 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 2: bisms where he does little quirkiness. And he loves a computer. Yeah, 43 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 2: loves the computer, loves a clipboard and a folder. Seebee 44 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 2: boy does. I'm excited to see if he's heard it. 45 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 2: I'm still waiting to hear feedback. I would love to 46 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 2: get Sieves's feedback on my seaba. 47 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: Well, I'm waiting to hear back from Buzz because your 48 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: buzz that was my high that was my high point. 49 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, your buzz Rothfield was outstanding here right and 50 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 2: you yeah, I didn't even notice until you started doing it. 51 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,839 Speaker 2: That Buzz interrupts people all the time during what he says, 52 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 2: we're just right, yeah right. And your bulldog, Richie, where 53 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 2: you just sort of ramble and talk yourself into a 54 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 2: corner and not even ask a question, was very good 55 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 2: as well. 56 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: Love your bulldog. 57 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 2: He's good man. 58 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: Okay. Now this week we got Cowboys visits the Sharks, 59 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 1: and we have the Roosters up against Manly both at 60 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: ali Ant Stadium, which I love, I love. Okay, Coops, 61 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 1: he's going to draw first. 62 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 2: I'll draw first for this one. I've got a seven. 63 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 2: He dropped me to. 64 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: There we someone's luck's about to change. I've got six. 65 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 2: Well that's well, that's lower. 66 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 1: Than have you heard about the loan? 67 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 2: Some news? Good song? 68 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:03,519 Speaker 1: Hey love Little Room Band? 69 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 2: Okay, LB, yeah, keep bumping. I only listen to l ib. 70 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 2: I'm going to pick the Sharks, Okay, I've got the Cowboys, 71 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 2: so you get the Cowboys. 72 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: Okay, opening question, what did we learn last week? Okay, 73 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 1: what did you learn from the Sharks? Your side? 74 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 2: I think the first the first big thing I learned 75 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 2: from the Shark is and I think they are going 76 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 2: to take it out as well. Start to a big start. 77 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 2: The start is so important in big games, like when 78 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 2: you're in a system. It's all you ever hear every 79 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 2: week is we need to start fast. We need to 80 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,119 Speaker 2: learn to start fast, front load our energy. That's something 81 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 2: that people say all the time. It's an overused term. 82 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: Actually I can just ask you about that. In your 83 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: years playing under Craig Bellamy, would he say place play 84 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: fast or let's get into the grind like which one which? 85 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: Because I mean this Melbourne side in particular are capable 86 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: can do both. 87 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, starting fast is big. That's what Belly eight loves, 88 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 2: starting fast first. It's actually something that started Andrew John's 89 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 2: used to say it a lot. Your first five sets. 90 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 2: It's a very easy if you're a young half or anything, 91 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 2: going into a big game first five sets is a 92 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 2: really good way to narrow your focus and all you 93 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 2: don't really have to touch the footy in the first 94 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 2: size sets. All you're worrying about is where you turn 95 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 2: the full completing and turning the football over as far 96 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 2: as you can in their half belly out love starting fast. 97 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 2: I think that's the biggest thing. And I think you 98 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 2: can see sometimes when Storm are on, they score like 99 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 2: they score early and they put teams under pressure early, 100 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 2: which is I think Sharks will take a lot out 101 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 2: of that. The camera months are scored a minute and 102 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 2: fifty minutes into that first half, very easy try as well, 103 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 2: So I think Sharks need to have the mentality of 104 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,599 Speaker 2: this the first ten minutes. I think that's probably the 105 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 2: most important part of the Sharks game coming up against 106 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 2: the Cowboys, and I think that's something that they would 107 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 2: have liked to have had back. I mean, they dropped 108 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 2: the first kickoff, but they were under the pump straight away, 109 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 2: especially with score board pressure. 110 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 1: What I learned from us, where I learned from the 111 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: Cowboys is that we just need to come out and 112 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: play with more control. And I'm not saying play conservative. 113 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: I'm like you, you want to start fast, particularly the Cowboys, 114 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: that's a natural game. But what I mean is, don't 115 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: be frivolous with the football to create you can move 116 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: the football around without taking risks, and that's the flicks 117 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: and the tricks and all that sort of stuff. And 118 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: what we need to understand as a team is although 119 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: we won the game, we've got to be honest with ourselves. 120 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: There was a couple of a couple of areas well, 121 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 1: a couple of moments in the game that we did 122 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 1: get lucky cole felt picking off that intercept where that 123 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: was they had a numerical Levana's Newcastle that was that 124 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 1: was a swing either way. There was two of the 125 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 1: moment there was. 126 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 2: Two of them off that scrum too where Caylan beat 127 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 2: that via Lea in the centers and then Felty intercept 128 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 2: of that as well. 129 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: And Newcastle they blew a couple of tries. So we 130 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: can't get away from the fact that that we were 131 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 1: all a long long way from our best. And what's 132 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: important for us is that in the first half we 133 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: don't beat ourselves in the first half, because last week 134 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: we nearly did that. What we need to do in 135 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: the first half we need to build our performance so 136 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: in the second half we go on with the victory 137 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: as opposed to chasing the win in the second half. 138 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: There's a big difference. What did you what did you 139 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 1: see in the Cowboys? 140 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 2: I mean, defensively, I think there was a lot of 141 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 2: There was a lot of lapses, particularly when Kaylen Ponger 142 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 2: gets out the back of those some of those shapes. 143 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 2: He made two clean line breaks do in the exact 144 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 2: same shapes. It was just a simple block shape. Caitlyn 145 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 2: was out the back, shows to the center, fens off 146 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 2: the fence, off the half mates. Two clean line breaks, 147 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 2: both one resulting a try. One resulted in gag guy 148 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 2: dropping it. But I think that's going to be a 149 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:48,679 Speaker 2: huge particularly coming up against a Sharks team that loves 150 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 2: to run that shape. Will Kennedy loves to get out 151 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 2: the back of those sweet shapes and do that. So 152 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 2: I think that's going to be an area they need 153 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 2: to improve on, and I think we spoke about it 154 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 2: a bit earlier. Their love to attack from long field 155 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 2: positions and that's where they look at their best. Where 156 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 2: they go use their big back rowers Nanai Luki, get 157 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 2: them early footy, they get a one on one with 158 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 2: the halves, get quick play the balls and then they 159 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 2: go zing zing zing find drinky on or it did 160 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 2: and on a fart shift. That's where they look very dangerous. 161 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 2: So I think defensively for the Sharks, that's where we're 162 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 2: going to have to do a lot of work during 163 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 2: the week. 164 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: I think you've nailed us spot on. I think particularly 165 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: the long shifts. I'm going to talk about a little 166 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: bit later Sharks with you blokes. What I picked up 167 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 1: is that I know all you young people call it, 168 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: you know, the noise, the outside noise whatever. Well, whether 169 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: it be outside noise or criticism, whatever, it is, right, 170 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: is that that has seeped into your performance. That as 171 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: in my opinion, it's affected confidence, is playing with a 172 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:52,559 Speaker 1: certain nervousness. And how that's manifested itself is I thought 173 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: the most basic part of your game, which is your 174 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: yardish game. You're very indecisive, you know, a little bit here, 175 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 1: a little bit there, And I found that you've found 176 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: it very very hard to knuckle down and play very 177 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: simple football. And the other thing I learned too, is 178 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: that how imperative it is for you, blokes, given the 179 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: nervousness and given the criticisms going on, that you must 180 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: have a great first twenty minute see can settle into 181 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: the game. Slow start last week He's were constantly off balance. 182 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: So what I'm going to try to I'm going to 183 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: try to press his and darors an error early to 184 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: put you straight away and your heels and affect your confidence. 185 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: Who's your game. 186 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 2: Breaker for the sharkis I'm going Nika Hines. I Look, 187 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 2: I think his criticism has been coming under He's been 188 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 2: criticized for ever since State of Origin. Really, I think 189 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,839 Speaker 2: people have been into him all year. And he come 190 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:50,679 Speaker 2: back from injury from that eight week sindismosis and all 191 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 2: reports come out of there where he was asked to 192 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 2: kind of because they were traveling all right when he 193 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 2: was out settle back into the system, take a bit 194 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 2: more of a back seat because the whole system since 195 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 2: he's been Sharks is all been built around Nico always 196 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 2: on the ball, does this? Does that? I think, And 197 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 2: that's hard for a bloke coming back. That's all you know, 198 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 2: to find the rhythm of your game and to get 199 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 2: confidence from your game when you're doing that, particularly when win, 200 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 2: lose or draw. He's the one on TV getting slammed. 201 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 2: So I think Niko's the game breaker, and I think 202 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 2: for Sharks to win the comp, I think the only 203 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 2: thing that they're going to be able to do is 204 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 2: let Niko be a little bit more free and let 205 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 2: him go. It's like having a Ferrari, Bigam, You're driving 206 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 2: it through a school zone, Like, what's the point of 207 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 2: putting that shackle on on Nicko Hunt? 208 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:42,079 Speaker 1: What a monalogy driving a Ferrari through the schools? You 209 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: can never see it. But if you're doing thirty, it's fine. 210 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 2: But to forty, don't worry about that. But that's what 211 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 2: I mean. You go to take him out of the 212 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 2: country rise, you going to let him fly. And I 213 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 2: think it's probably come the dynamic of human trindle. Trindle 214 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 2: likes to get out the back of shapes a lot more. 215 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:58,079 Speaker 2: He's a runner primarily, so he likes to get out 216 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:00,439 Speaker 2: the back of the shape. So Nico's kind of watching 217 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 2: the game of the week, and I was down there. 218 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:06,439 Speaker 2: He finds himself mainly just ballplaying. But I think they 219 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 2: need what I liked about him and Moyland sometimes Moylan 220 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 2: was happy to get up and play out the back 221 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 2: to Nico a fair bit and it opens up Niko's 222 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 2: running game. 223 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: See cray Fitzgibbn is terrific coach. He has empathy, knows 224 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: the game, but also make cares about his players. Now, 225 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: these two ways are looking for Niko at I take 226 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 1: a step back and give a bit of more control 227 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: to Trindle. There's two ways looking at that one as 228 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 1: you can view it as oh, mate, that they're trying 229 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 1: to relinquish my role, or the way he should be 230 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: looking at it is that, Okay, he's trying to free 231 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 1: me up here. This is going to allow me to 232 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 1: play more, which is my natural game of running the football. 233 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 1: That's what you know, that's what fits. He's trying to do. 234 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 1: Fitzi's trying to let Niko, trying to simplify Nicko's role 235 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 1: to get him to run the football. My look, my 236 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: game breaker is you got guys like drink drink. He's 237 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: an obvious one, as is Tommy did. But it's my 238 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: two big athletic back roles. Heilum Luky, who you see 239 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: him now really really coming on and starting to really 240 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,959 Speaker 1: fulfill his potential and the raps he's been getting. And 241 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 1: Jeremie and then I Megie, excuse me. Then I easy 242 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: for me to say is close to the most talented, 243 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: big game big man in the game. But he's been 244 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 1: quite the last month he's been a little bit quiet, 245 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,599 Speaker 1: and if we can get now back to his best, 246 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:41,439 Speaker 1: then I think he and Luky we're going to be very, 247 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: very hard. We're going to have a big, big attacking threat. 248 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 2: Hel and Luky. He's a tough man to tackle. I played, 249 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 2: I think I played in It was his debut, actually 250 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 2: up it was either his deb by one of his 251 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 2: early ones. So hard to tackle, so athletic, and that 252 00:11:57,360 --> 00:11:59,079 Speaker 2: was three or four years ago. He's only come on 253 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 2: leaps and bounds is then he's put on a heap 254 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 2: of size too. 255 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 1: It's good he drink water. He's one of my key men. Yep, 256 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 1: you played with drinking a bit. Tell me about him? 257 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 1: What does he does? He have the like huge self 258 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 1: confidence that he projects. 259 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, drink is the kind of like a training 260 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 2: that would he'd go for the long pass probably seven 261 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 2: times and he could he could throw it over the 262 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 2: sideline six times, but he nail at once and he 263 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 2: continually do it like he just continually try it, try it, 264 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 2: try it, And that's what you want from your big 265 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 2: attacking players like to have. We spoke about it before, 266 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,200 Speaker 2: the old saying of playing without a concience, where you 267 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 2: can make an error, and you can move on from 268 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 2: it straight away and still go down that side of 269 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 2: the field again two minutes later and try the exact 270 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:51,199 Speaker 2: same thing. The good thing about drinking is as well, 271 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 2: which is unconventional in a lot of hearts or a 272 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 2: lot of ballplayers. Sorry, he's a left to right passer 273 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 2: and it's his favorite side. You see come all the 274 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 2: way down that right short side all the time. Throw 275 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 2: a long ball to Kyle Felt and he throws a bullet. 276 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 2: It's like Kaylen Ponger on the other side, like it's underrated. 277 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 2: How good he is at it drinking and that's his 278 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 2: favorite side to pass and it comes so easy for him. 279 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 2: So I think coming up against that shark's left edge 280 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 2: this week, I think that's something that the shark is 281 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 2: going to have to really be unnoticed because he's he 282 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 2: loves hugging that side. 283 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: What is difficult for you, guys, is you guys play 284 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: your best when you play really on the front. Momentum 285 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 1: based football. One of the major problems you've got at 286 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:40,199 Speaker 1: the moment And let's all take it back a step. 287 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: I think the criticism on the top of Nickel has 288 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:44,719 Speaker 1: been a little over the top because of the fact 289 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: his forwards aren't going forward. Now, I put some of 290 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: that blame on the forwards. Okay, but let's take another 291 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 1: Let's take it a step back further. What is the 292 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: strength of yardage with the shark side back five? Yep, 293 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: that's what it is. And particularly Katoa and Malatala, they're 294 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: the ones that really really get the Sharks on the 295 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:08,439 Speaker 1: front foot early. Those blokes to me, appear like they're 296 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: playing injured. Mulatalo's carrying a knee, Katoa got it injured 297 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: a couple of times, went down a couple of times 298 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:18,680 Speaker 1: in that game. Those two players, who are just those 299 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: powerhouse wingers who get you guys on the front foot, 300 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 1: appear to me to be playing hurt. 301 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, they really, and you could tell the storm really 302 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 2: went after them. I remember I was down there the 303 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 2: day before and I spoke to Belly about what's the 304 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 2: strength of this shark site and he said, their back five. 305 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 2: He said, if we do a good job on their 306 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 2: back five will win the game. He said, they just 307 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 2: do so much work and preserve. And what that work 308 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 2: does is it preserves the sharks forwards energy, Like it 309 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 2: just saves so much energy, which you need in the 310 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 2: back end of the game. 311 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: Well, what it allows is the forwards they don't have 312 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: to take one or two hit ups during the set. 313 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: But more than that, the Sharks forwards don't have to 314 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: run all the way back and get behind the ball. 315 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: You know, they can always wait for that back had 316 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: to bring the ball up. So you're right, all that 317 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: compounds and takes well when they're not getting forward, takes 318 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: a lot more juice out of the tank. How you 319 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 1: are going to be he gonna beat us? 320 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 2: I think the look, I think the writings. I think 321 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 2: the big weakness I see in the Cowboys if I'm 322 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 2: attacking against the Cowboys. You know, apart from like we 323 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 2: said before, they need to start faster Sharks, but they 324 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 2: need to really put the Cowboys right side under pressure. 325 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 2: So bringing bringing the Sharks left side in, I think, 326 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 2: like we spoke about before, Kaylen Ponger tore that left side, 327 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 2: their right side to shreds a lot of times. But 328 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 2: Cole felt was the last line of defense that actually 329 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 2: saved it. Two intercepts, you know, which those two tries 330 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 2: go over which if you've got the pass away there 331 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 2: try Knights are into the semi final week too, so 332 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 2: I think that's a side that's going to see a 333 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 2: lot of attack this week. And I reckon if if 334 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 2: we see a lot more of Nikko Hines out the 335 00:15:56,160 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 2: back of shape playing that traditional running and most fullback 336 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 2: like ask that he can play which you start which 337 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 2: got him into the Annerel originally, I think we'll see 338 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 2: Sharky's put him under a lot of pressure. 339 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: We play our best football. We touched on it for 340 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: when we work the ball to the edge and really 341 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 1: open the field up. And now the reason why when 342 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: you work the ball to an edge, it actually just 343 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: naturally strings the defense out, makes the gaps bigger in 344 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: between the defenders. Now why that works for us is 345 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: we are as far as edge threat, We've got one 346 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: of the biggest head threats in the in the competition. 347 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 1: You look at our outside Mantil Lungey and vale Homes 348 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: and those guys. But then also mate, as I said before, Hillem, 349 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:43,479 Speaker 1: LOOKI and during MINNWN. Now, if your lines strung out 350 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: a little bit, that makes it easier for those blokes 351 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 1: to punch gaps. But also it makes it a lot 352 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 1: easier for the harves to isolate than one on one 353 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 1: with the defender with an edge defender. Now there's a 354 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: couple of things. What I don't want to do. I 355 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 1: don't want to just go hit up, hit up, hit 356 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: up to an edge and then go shift long. That 357 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: does nothing to shorten your defense line put you under pressure. 358 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 1: What we do we use McLean Cotter and Talmalalo to 359 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: pound the middle of the field to push your back. 360 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: And then the first thing we do is have a 361 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 1: little half field shot. Now I don't think we're great 362 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 1: at half field football. Half field shot looking to hit 363 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: a Looki or a Naneye or one of the centers 364 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 1: to create a big threat, you know, maybe even dent them. 365 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:29,120 Speaker 1: If something happens and we score, we'll make a line 366 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: break in that. Well, that's a bonus. That's a big 367 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: it's a setup for the long shift. So it's half 368 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: field shot quality shot to hit them on the edge 369 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:40,719 Speaker 1: that places us on the edge, but also gathers bees 370 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 1: to the honeypot, shortens the defense line, and then we 371 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:45,880 Speaker 1: zing the ball to the other side as quick as 372 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 1: we can, which will see you see the play straight 373 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: through your defense line with Luki and Nanei or play 374 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:56,400 Speaker 1: around you. We've got a drink water on the sweep. Defensively, 375 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: I'm going to look to just tighten up, particularly again 376 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:04,439 Speaker 1: Hue blokes, to protect our ruck. But also I'm going 377 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 1: to try to encourage you blokes to push the ball 378 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 1: to the edge early, because what we saw last week 379 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: is Cronulla started pushing the ball towards the edge and 380 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:18,400 Speaker 1: first and second receiver play before you got forward and 381 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: just fell into that trap of going sideways to sideways 382 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: east west without enough punch. So that's it. That's the 383 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 1: tail of the tape. Who wins Jack, You've got a 384 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 1: prediction from who wins Shark's Cowboys. 385 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 2: And there he is the oracle Cowboys to win. Tom 386 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 2: didn't Man of the match, he said. 387 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 1: Okay, Game two Alliance Stadium. It's Sydney Sydney Derby, Sydney Derby. 388 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: Sure Battle of the Beaches. Well that is usually mainly 389 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: against Cnel Yeatt Bondi up against Manley Beach mainly versus 390 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: East the roosters. Right here, let me pick a card. 391 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 1: Surely I can't lose five in a row. Probably could 392 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: ten ten of diamonds. 393 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 2: Oh that's not a guarantee. That ship actually is four four. 394 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: They got ten four, big buddy, who are you. 395 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 2: Picking tough games? 396 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:22,880 Speaker 1: I did Roosters last week with no luck. Manly, I'll 397 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: go the manly ring of seagulls, the. 398 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 2: Luga gust the seagulls. Yes, okay, well thanks, I'm gonna 399 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:29,920 Speaker 2: have to reveal all of their secrets. 400 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 1: What I learned about my side about Manley last week. 401 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 1: We are a tougher, more resilient side than almost everyone 402 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 1: thought we were to be under the pump like we 403 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 1: were against the Bulldogs, against a big home crowd of 404 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: the Dogies, still find a way to win. I reckon 405 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,439 Speaker 1: this is going to sound strange. I reckon, we actually 406 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: almost surprised ourself how deep we're able to dig to 407 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 1: get that win for that particular playgroup, that particular playing squad. 408 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 1: I think that's the best win I have ever had, 409 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 1: and it's the sort of win that can send you 410 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:04,199 Speaker 1: on a run through the finals. 411 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 2: I reckon it's nearly the best win of any team 412 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:10,920 Speaker 2: this whole season. I've never seen everyone I spoke to, 413 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:12,120 Speaker 2: I've never seen. 414 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:14,159 Speaker 1: You say hang on best your gutsiest. 415 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 2: I would go as far as say best in general. 416 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 2: I don't think I've ever seen a team get more 417 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 2: bullied and dominated for eighty minutes and then somehow still win. 418 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 2: I don't think. I like, from the first first half, 419 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 2: it was, what was it like, they're only down by 420 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:34,399 Speaker 2: six points, it's a going to halftime. But if you 421 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,639 Speaker 2: were watching the game, you just go wow, mainly is 422 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 2: so out, Like they're just being so physically dominated right now, 423 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 2: which is their biggest strength, And it was like, oh, 424 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 2: but I put a line through them at half time. 425 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 2: I don't know how the boys rallied and somehow pulled 426 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 2: the rabbit out of the hat. I mean, you know 427 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 2: why they do it like that. Some of the individual 428 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:57,679 Speaker 2: talented players they've got, that's what got them out of 429 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 2: that hole. But I couldn't believe that they dug so deep. 430 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 1: Executing under pressure, like Brooks in his first final game 431 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:09,159 Speaker 1: Finals game, that scrum play, the no look pass. They 432 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 1: came up with an error there, boy or boy like 433 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:13,360 Speaker 1: that that. I don't know if they're going to win 434 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 1: that that try. I know the later one was the 435 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 1: Coler try. 436 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 2: That was a turning point. 437 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, but that one was the turning point because because 438 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: they blind passed for people tonight, that is that's the 439 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:27,199 Speaker 1: toughest pass you can do. 440 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, but they they'd been attacking. They didn't even look 441 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 2: like scoring at all. Like their attack was really bad. 442 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 2: They were kind of just going side. He's trying to 443 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:36,439 Speaker 2: get it to Turbo, and Turbo would be you know, 444 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:38,679 Speaker 2: he's playing a bit busted and he kind of just 445 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 2: take a tackle. A couple of times you run behind 446 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 2: someone just had to go down. It looks like they're disrupted. 447 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:45,919 Speaker 2: They're so their attacks so out of sync. And then 448 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 2: that one try just pull the rabbit out of the 449 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:49,200 Speaker 2: hat for him. 450 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 1: Turbot plays his best football catch and square at first receiver. Yeah, 451 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:54,160 Speaker 1: I don't like him on sweeps. 452 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:56,400 Speaker 2: I don't think it. I don't think it sweeps too. 453 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 2: I think he just needs to be on the ad 454 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,160 Speaker 2: line and then everybody runs off him. A couple will 455 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 2: drop under and people hitting holes. So did you learn 456 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:03,959 Speaker 2: about your side, mate? 457 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 1: I learned that. 458 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 2: Similar thing to the Sharks. Actually starting starting fast is 459 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 2: probably the biggest thing. I think Rea Hargave's come back 460 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 2: to the side this week, which is going to be 461 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 2: really big for them. But I think their pack is 462 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:20,680 Speaker 2: where they where they need to dominate, particularly that first 463 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 2: twenty minutes, Like not having Lenu on the field last 464 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 2: time really actually hurt them, the leg speed, the quick play, 465 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:29,720 Speaker 2: the balls. They're just completely outdominated. And I think the 466 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 2: biggest thing for the Roosters, which they'll probably take from 467 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 2: that Penrith game and from the Storm game if you 468 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:40,360 Speaker 2: watch that fifth tackles in finals are so important. It's 469 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 2: less about finals games are actually less about the specific 470 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 2: shape that you run with, the footy of the attack, 471 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 2: the shapes you throw, and it's so much more about 472 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:51,879 Speaker 2: just being simple, getting upfield, putting a big kick in 473 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,639 Speaker 2: turning him over there. But also which you saw in 474 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 2: the Penruth they scored like four tries off kicks, just 475 00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 2: putting it up and people going through and competing on it. 476 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:01,360 Speaker 2: Didn't see any of it from the Roosters. 477 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 1: That's it with finals football. If finals football, if you're 478 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:07,119 Speaker 1: out there and it's funny. We talked back just quickly 479 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 1: on the Sharks for a little bit. I would say 480 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,359 Speaker 1: to the halves, if you're out there in the game, 481 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 1: you're thinking yourself, jeez, we're playing boring perfect. 482 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, playing simple is good. Like even Harry Harry Grant's 483 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 2: two back end two tries come off, Joame Hughes just 484 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,679 Speaker 2: kicking up Eli Katawa and Will Warbrick getting through catching 485 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,919 Speaker 2: it and just passing to like that stuff isn't stuff 486 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 2: that you can you can practice it a training But 487 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 2: who's ringing here? 488 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 1: Who was it especially made? It's a cray fitz Gibbon 489 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:41,639 Speaker 1: ringing to say he heard us saying, made good point? 490 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 2: Does Anthony sewell? Mate? 491 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: What's Cooper doing? Mate? Thanks for that? 492 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,120 Speaker 2: I can't remember what I was saying. Now, that's well, 493 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 2: I til it. 494 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: I learned from the Roosters. I thought that last week, 495 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 1: and only the Roosters players know this themselves, but as 496 00:23:56,560 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: an outside observing the way the way they start against 497 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 1: Penrith gave me, I went away think to myself, I 498 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:06,199 Speaker 1: think they went into the game with a lack of 499 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: belief that they could beat Penrith. I saw that at 500 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: the start of that game, well, the first half in particular, 501 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 1: I thought the Roosters defended really passively. I thought they 502 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: needed the injection of Lenu earlier to give them emotional lyft. 503 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 1: But I also know But I also know that with 504 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:30,120 Speaker 1: Jared coming back into the side possibly well, and Jared's 505 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:34,879 Speaker 1: last game as a rooster, possibly probably possibly marn Who's 506 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:37,440 Speaker 1: last game as a rooster, and I'm saying this assuming 507 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:39,359 Speaker 1: that they will be talking about this because if they 508 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:42,920 Speaker 1: get beat that is the case marn Who's last game 509 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: and Tubernua as well. So I know for a fact 510 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: that you blokes are going to be sky high for this. 511 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: But I also the other thing about the Roosters the 512 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 1: other night it shows is that once they did get 513 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: field position and I'll score in points on Penrith. You 514 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:59,239 Speaker 1: know that's a tough team to score against, and they 515 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:01,199 Speaker 1: were able to do it. So I'm fully aware that 516 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:03,399 Speaker 1: I can't give you Blake's field position. I need to 517 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: respect you blokes with the ball. Here's your game breaker. 518 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 2: There's a few in there. I think the biggest game 519 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 2: breaker for Roosters this week is going to be Angus Crichton. 520 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:16,120 Speaker 2: I think he's got a big job in terms of 521 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 2: he's out on that he's on their left side, I believe, 522 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:24,120 Speaker 2: but going after the harp whatever side he's on, he's 523 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 2: going after either Luke Brooks or Cherry Evans. I think 524 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 2: with Turbo a little bit off, they're relying extra heavily on. 525 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 2: You know, they're six and seven to be more of 526 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 2: the creative players. So I think Angus Crichton's got a 527 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 2: big job in terms of just absolutely trying to terrorize 528 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 2: them because the clinic that Cherry Evans Cherry Evans kicking 529 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:46,440 Speaker 2: game and his game management was the only thing that 530 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 2: kept him in that game on the weekend for mainly so, 531 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:52,160 Speaker 2: I think Angus Crichton, his aggression and how good he's 532 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:55,679 Speaker 2: playing at the moment is unbelievable. Like he's a half's 533 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:57,880 Speaker 2: worst nightmare. I can think of nothing worse than being 534 00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 2: one on one in a room with Angus Crichton running 535 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 2: at me, oh man, Like he's just impossible to tak the. 536 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: Best football of his best football of his career easily easily. 537 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:11,959 Speaker 2: He's been He's probably easily easily easily. I think it's 538 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,120 Speaker 2: probably going to go down as one of the best 539 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 2: years for a back row ever he's got. You got 540 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 2: Wally Lewis Medal. You got the brad Fitler Medal in Origin. 541 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 2: I can't when was the last time back Roll wanted 542 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 2: it instead of Origin He. 543 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 1: Had been a while. Bradley Clyde might have won one 544 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 1: back in the day. I don't know. Probably gets some 545 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 1: I'm guessing Yea throwing things out there, boy Cordon, thank 546 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 1: you Jack voice from the bleachers. Yeah, my game breaker, 547 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:41,200 Speaker 1: well the obvious ones DCE, Tommy Travoivich, Luke Brooks chipping 548 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 1: in there, but I'm gonna Gomole kawau a water clash 549 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,400 Speaker 1: Hamole and Angus Crichton. 550 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 2: Oh my god. 551 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:55,480 Speaker 1: Was he was fantastic last week? In fact, I thought 552 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:58,719 Speaker 1: in the second half he was every bit as bigger 553 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: reason they came back and one as d C. 554 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:07,879 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, yeah. I think the match that particularly the 555 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:09,639 Speaker 2: back and if anyone watched in the back end of 556 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:14,120 Speaker 2: the first half, I believe it was where now mid 557 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 2: getting dominated a couple of times Chez just threw it 558 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 2: to him and he just bumped off kick Our and 559 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 2: Burton and made a couple half line breaks, which was 560 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:24,359 Speaker 2: the only go for that they had the first half 561 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 2: at all. 562 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:26,640 Speaker 1: Is he a big talker in the sheds before the game. 563 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:29,400 Speaker 2: He actually is. He kind of does yearn a little bit. 564 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:32,480 Speaker 2: He just says a couple of little things. He's more 565 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:37,359 Speaker 2: of a actions man I suppose then speaker, but he does. 566 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:40,879 Speaker 2: He does like coming up, slapping hands and just giving 567 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:43,120 Speaker 2: a couple of little things that he likes. He likes. 568 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 2: I mean, it's it's no secret he loves getting the 569 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 2: ball early and just getting his fend and skip out 570 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 2: like cross plays. Loves to drop off, loves the drop 571 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:54,119 Speaker 2: off play. And I don't think I've seen a better 572 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 2: combination on the drop off play than when Chez gets 573 00:27:57,080 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 2: across field. He hides it really well, Cherry. It's actually 574 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 2: it's a really hard skill to hide the drop off 575 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:05,679 Speaker 2: like acts like you're playing to the outside, but then 576 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 2: it happens really late. And Homolo and him do it 577 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:11,720 Speaker 2: really well. They deceive the defensive line really well. 578 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 1: I've got a good technique on that how to disguise 579 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 1: it right for young playmakers out there. You catch the ball, 580 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:21,120 Speaker 1: and as you catch the balls, you dummy on the inside, 581 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 1: like you're going to give an inside ball, you know, 582 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 1: like bush when I'm on an inside, not a drop 583 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:28,399 Speaker 1: off inside as indirectly on the inside. And what you 584 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 1: do is when you look inside, the defenders look inside. 585 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:35,480 Speaker 1: And as you do that, almost simultaneously, you take off 586 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: now because you you've sort of caught them off balance 587 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 1: a little bit. They're looking on the inside, and all 588 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:43,640 Speaker 1: of a sudden you run. They'll actually start to chase you. Now, 589 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 1: if you don't look on the inside and you just 590 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 1: drift across, you can see Homoli there and you start 591 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: to make that decision, you make them make another decision 592 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:52,719 Speaker 1: on the inside. Is he going to give an inside 593 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 1: ball there? Now he's taken off, chase him, hmole back underneath. 594 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 1: That's one. That's one great way of disguising little drop 595 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:04,040 Speaker 1: off plays. Yeah, he was very good. A question I 596 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:06,840 Speaker 1: want to ask about too for a second, because he 597 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 1: appears like he's a quiet guy. He's fairly quite reservesful guy. Okay, 598 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 1: he on the field in the sheds. Is he as 599 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 1: big a talker as a d C? 600 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:22,320 Speaker 2: Nah? No, not necessarily. He always has he puts. He 601 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:25,240 Speaker 2: has a lot to say because Turbo is really intelligent, 602 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 2: so he's most of what he says is football analysis. 603 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 2: What you need, what we need, what he needs from 604 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 2: the team that day, what's going to help him do 605 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 2: his job. Some weaknesses and things he might he might 606 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 2: have seen during the week, just reminding the edges. But 607 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 2: he'll grab like his center and winger and tell him. 608 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 2: You know, he might say, oh, he might seen something 609 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:47,400 Speaker 2: in the warm up. He might have looked across and 610 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 2: seen a shape that they were running. He might have said, hey, 611 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 2: let's do this today. Make sure I seen Talakai doing 612 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:54,960 Speaker 2: this in the centers. Let's run a bit of this 613 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 2: at him, like he's very clever with variations because everyone 614 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 2: runs the same shapes. It's how you how you deceive that? 615 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:05,239 Speaker 2: How do you how do you hide what shape you're 616 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:07,560 Speaker 2: about to run to the defense, because if people know 617 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 2: what shape, that's that's what all defense. Edge defense is 618 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:13,200 Speaker 2: is getting up square, looking at what's coming and then 619 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 2: trying to identify and relay it to your outside men 620 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:17,640 Speaker 2: so they know what shape's coming. 621 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 1: I just had one more question to ask you on 622 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:22,560 Speaker 1: Homol to go back there. I'm just really curious and 623 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:26,080 Speaker 1: I think listeners and viewers be curious on this. How 624 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 1: strong is he in the gym? How much would Homole like, well, 625 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:33,640 Speaker 1: how much would he bench press? How much would he squat? 626 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:35,000 Speaker 2: Spend a lot of time in there, and. 627 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: Well, I knew it looks like you've spent a lot 628 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: of time watching. 629 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:42,320 Speaker 2: That's the reason I'm asking he's not the strongest. I 630 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 2: think it's hard for a tall guy as well, who's 631 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 2: a big fella to also lift weight like you often 632 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,160 Speaker 2: see the short stock you ones are the ones who 633 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:54,240 Speaker 2: just like throw weight around. 634 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 1: Who's the strongest, who's the strongest in the gym at 635 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:59,000 Speaker 1: Manly who did you look at wow? 636 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:01,840 Speaker 2: Pound for pound? I was there. Kyle Weeks. 637 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 1: Wow. 638 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, he won the like the baddest mother f for 639 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:08,880 Speaker 2: award that we had like a wrestling belt and like 640 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 2: they did like based on your weight and how much 641 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 2: weight you would lift. So Kyle Weeks was the strongest 642 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 2: in the gym. He would squat and bench ridiculous weight 643 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 2: like I'd never seen and in compared to the Storm 644 00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 2: the mainly like pound for pound across the whole team 645 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:27,680 Speaker 2: mainly would have blown the Storm guys out of the 646 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:30,920 Speaker 2: gym like they were ridiculous in the middle weight. But 647 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:34,280 Speaker 2: Melbourne don't focus on weight down there. They're very much 648 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:37,440 Speaker 2: just technique and they keep it very interesting caters of 649 00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:40,040 Speaker 2: keeping the body healthy rather than throwing a heap of 650 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:42,680 Speaker 2: weight on a bar, whereas mainly were all power and 651 00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 2: wanting to just lift as much weight. 652 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 1: I don't know if they do this anymore. The NFL, 653 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 1: you don't have their combine. All the college players go 654 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 1: and they do a series of tests strength, explosiveness, sprint, 655 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 1: agility for quarterbacks, past catch, all those things. They do 656 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,520 Speaker 1: a test, well, they used to do one, maybe they 657 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:04,640 Speaker 1: do still one hundred kulo on the bench press bar? 658 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:07,400 Speaker 1: How much you can bench press? How many times you 659 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:11,520 Speaker 1: can bench press one hundred kulos? And the record holder 660 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 1: last time I checked, was the wrestler ken Is it Shamrock. 661 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 1: What's his name? 662 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:19,960 Speaker 2: Hey, brock Lesner. 663 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 1: I don't know, brock Lessner was a brock Lesner. It 664 00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 1: was brock Lesner, I said. She said, sham Wow, No, Shmrock, 665 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 1: Shamrock and Shamrock, Now, okay, it was It was was 666 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:35,360 Speaker 1: brock Lesner. I think he fifty five times. 667 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 2: Wow, brock Lessner. 668 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 1: Thanks Jack. What's the voice from the bleachers from what 669 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:41,400 Speaker 1: I got to do it? 670 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:42,440 Speaker 2: What's that got to do with. 671 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:45,240 Speaker 1: When you said putting the amount of weight on it? 672 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:46,880 Speaker 1: So many times you could lift your own body weight 673 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:47,400 Speaker 1: and things like. 674 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 2: That that it would be interesting to do. You know, 675 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:51,520 Speaker 2: they talk about one hundred meter race of the Grand Final. 676 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 2: It'll be interesting to do like a combine to try 677 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:55,920 Speaker 2: to find the best athlete in rugby league. 678 00:32:56,240 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 1: Yeah. Remember the time they had the had the Rex 679 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 1: ownA greatest athlete. 680 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:04,720 Speaker 2: Billy won it two years and a Bally Slater won it. Yeah, yeah, 681 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:07,760 Speaker 2: that was I think Billy organized it. Yeah, but that 682 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 2: wasn't Ragby League. That was like he played up. He 683 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 2: was against AFL b a man like iron Man. 684 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:16,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, AFL players, yeah, iron Man, Olympians or Steve Hooker. 685 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:18,800 Speaker 2: I mean the AFL players never had a chance. You're 686 00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:21,760 Speaker 2: going to start lean you, I would start lend you, 687 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:24,320 Speaker 2: I would start land you. I think, particularly up against 688 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 2: the pack of Manly, who were big and quite bullyish. 689 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:32,480 Speaker 2: I think I think when you see Manly playing well, 690 00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:35,440 Speaker 2: this is the weakness. It's the strength and weakness of Manly. 691 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:39,160 Speaker 2: Their pack is rolling and completely dominating. If you get 692 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:42,760 Speaker 2: a bit more of a mobile pack who like the Bulldogs. 693 00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:44,720 Speaker 2: Bulldogs had the perfect blueprint on how to win. They 694 00:33:44,840 --> 00:33:48,560 Speaker 2: absolutely dominate him in terms of field position. They went 695 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:51,520 Speaker 2: after and from marker. They're big boys, got into their legs, 696 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:53,720 Speaker 2: really cut off all of their time. They didn't look 697 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 2: like going anywhere a lot of that first half. I 698 00:33:56,320 --> 00:33:59,160 Speaker 2: think if you started someone like Spencer Lanu against these 699 00:33:59,160 --> 00:34:02,520 Speaker 2: big boys who str laterally you'll see him have a 700 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:03,400 Speaker 2: bit of a field day. 701 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:07,360 Speaker 1: J w H Lanu in the middle, Angus Crichton, you 702 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:09,359 Speaker 1: know that that would you put land You into there 703 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:11,800 Speaker 1: and bring j w H back that really starts to 704 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:14,600 Speaker 1: stiffen up her blokes. Lindsay Collins as well. Confre Lindsay 705 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:18,360 Speaker 1: Victor Radley's been named this week. Is he on the bench? 706 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:22,439 Speaker 1: I think an extended bench. I'm not exactly sure. So mate, 707 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:27,040 Speaker 1: it's it's and you look, if those guys get forward, 708 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 1: then that brings really starts to bring Teddy into play 709 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:32,719 Speaker 1: through the middle. How we're going to how we're going 710 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:33,920 Speaker 1: to win this game? How were going to beat you? 711 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:39,120 Speaker 1: Blakes mainly very good at starting fast and very often 712 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:42,920 Speaker 1: I see mainly when they start fast, they look very 713 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:45,000 Speaker 1: good when they move the ball from coast to coast, 714 00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:48,200 Speaker 1: sideline to sideline, and a lot of times in that 715 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 1: they you're watching when they're playing that lily football, they 716 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:53,719 Speaker 1: don't engage the middle lot. They'll push the ball to 717 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:56,839 Speaker 1: an edge, roll one forward, shift the ball to an edge, 718 00:34:56,960 --> 00:35:00,200 Speaker 1: roll one forward. Not to get involved in right in 719 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:02,759 Speaker 1: the grind of that right in the center of the 720 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:06,560 Speaker 1: of the field. So I start that way. Now, what 721 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:09,160 Speaker 1: that's going to do to your outside men that he 722 00:35:09,239 --> 00:35:11,719 Speaker 1: is going to really test them and what I'm going 723 00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:15,279 Speaker 1: to test their defensive discipline, and that's not sliding to 724 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:18,239 Speaker 1: protect the edge of Tom on sweeps and Cola and 725 00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:21,279 Speaker 1: the thread out wide. Then as the game goes on, 726 00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 1: we play out which I believe still as good as 727 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:27,879 Speaker 1: they are playing coast to coast. I think Manly look 728 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:30,279 Speaker 1: great when they're going through the middle. Brooks he running 729 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:34,759 Speaker 1: the football, DCU running the football, but primarily Tom Travoivich 730 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:40,320 Speaker 1: at first receiver taking the line on tacking through that middle. 731 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:43,560 Speaker 1: So we start wide down about twenty five minutes in, 732 00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 1: we hit the brakes just a little bit and we 733 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:48,120 Speaker 1: start drilling through the middle. What about you? What about 734 00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:49,000 Speaker 1: you to do an attack? 735 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:51,440 Speaker 2: I just sort of touched on it in terms of 736 00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:55,520 Speaker 2: not specifics in terms of attack, but I just think 737 00:35:56,640 --> 00:36:00,720 Speaker 2: you beat Manly one way, and it's by completely dominating 738 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:03,160 Speaker 2: their middle. I think they rely on their middle and 739 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:06,120 Speaker 2: their big back rollers for so much rock speed and 740 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:09,400 Speaker 2: go forward that if the Roosters can do that to 741 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:12,920 Speaker 2: like the Bulldogs did to them, I think the Roosters 742 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:16,000 Speaker 2: have got enough flare and attack to probably put them 743 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:18,759 Speaker 2: to the sword earlier than the Bulldogs did. So I 744 00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:21,440 Speaker 2: think that's they've got the blueprint there. They've got the mold. 745 00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:24,000 Speaker 2: Now if they can go out there and do it 746 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:26,960 Speaker 2: and be dominant on their forwards, which comes from starting 747 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:29,839 Speaker 2: blokes like Spencer Land you jwh who get out there 748 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:32,240 Speaker 2: and can really bully them early on kickchase and plus 749 00:36:32,239 --> 00:36:35,960 Speaker 2: one and plus two, those first two tackles after, I 750 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:37,799 Speaker 2: think that's where you'll see the roosters win. 751 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:41,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, So I'm telling them to just we need to 752 00:36:41,080 --> 00:36:43,000 Speaker 1: defend a little bit more aggressive. We've got to get 753 00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:45,759 Speaker 1: up a little bit more outside in. We're going to 754 00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:49,719 Speaker 1: even think about, you know, either defend inside outside in 755 00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:54,200 Speaker 1: and start to constantina push the ball in or vice versa. 756 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:56,160 Speaker 1: What you can do is you can just compress up 757 00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:57,839 Speaker 1: a little bit. We just need to protect the middle 758 00:36:57,840 --> 00:36:59,759 Speaker 1: of the field a little bit our ruck here. We're 759 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:02,279 Speaker 1: big peck of forwards. It can be vulnerable to a 760 00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:06,000 Speaker 1: bit of footwork and that's when you'll see Teddy go 761 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:08,560 Speaker 1: through the middle to get Manu that will just wandering 762 00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:10,360 Speaker 1: in and start taking us on. So we need to 763 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:11,799 Speaker 1: just protect that middle a little bit. 764 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:15,319 Speaker 2: Mainly, are at their best when they think when they 765 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:18,600 Speaker 2: rely on their footy instincts as opposed to trying to 766 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:22,840 Speaker 2: stay in the defensive system all the time. Chess is 767 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:25,840 Speaker 2: a really good knack of jamming out the back of 768 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:28,279 Speaker 2: shape when he knows big Rockies are going to play 769 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:30,480 Speaker 2: out the back to their halves and oftentimes he intercepts 770 00:37:30,480 --> 00:37:33,239 Speaker 2: it and things like that. I think I reckon you'll 771 00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:35,200 Speaker 2: see them doing a lot of that this week. I 772 00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:37,719 Speaker 2: think the best the teams, the best ever manly teams 773 00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:40,000 Speaker 2: are ones that did that where they would just kind 774 00:37:40,040 --> 00:37:43,680 Speaker 2: of go outside of the system when they had educated 775 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:46,240 Speaker 2: guesses on what they think would come. Welltve Maddeye, George 776 00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:48,400 Speaker 2: dafooies to come out and fly to the line and 777 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:51,960 Speaker 2: really disrupt teams. That stuff can really affect teams confidence. 778 00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:55,040 Speaker 1: I love that when coaches do that, When coaches give 779 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:59,280 Speaker 1: license to wingers to make their own decisions, it drives 780 00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:02,920 Speaker 1: me crazy watching games when wingers and centers just jam 781 00:38:03,080 --> 00:38:04,799 Speaker 1: for the sake of it. Yeah, because what that does 782 00:38:04,840 --> 00:38:08,799 Speaker 1: against Cody Walkers no really good playmakers. They they make 783 00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:11,399 Speaker 1: their decision off tape. They'll look and go these plays 784 00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:13,800 Speaker 1: are just jam and blindly I'm just gonna I'll preempt 785 00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:14,920 Speaker 1: and just throw the ball over the top. 786 00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:17,440 Speaker 2: Well, that's what a lot of defensive coaches can fall 787 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:20,440 Speaker 2: into that trap where they have a checklist for people listening. 788 00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:22,520 Speaker 2: If they don't if they haven't been in a system 789 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:27,000 Speaker 2: where if you're defending on your own tryline, sometimes they'll say, right, oh, 790 00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:30,160 Speaker 2: if you're If you're on the tryline and the playaballs 791 00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:32,920 Speaker 2: inside the ten meter and they run this shape where 792 00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:36,000 Speaker 2: they run a block inside the center. Winger, you jam 793 00:38:36,040 --> 00:38:39,040 Speaker 2: and everyone else cover, and they will pre empt that, 794 00:38:39,080 --> 00:38:41,600 Speaker 2: and they'll give that to the winger and say, anytime 795 00:38:41,640 --> 00:38:44,719 Speaker 2: this shape comes inside the ten meter, you jam, and 796 00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:46,920 Speaker 2: your center and halfback will cover to the corner to 797 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:48,480 Speaker 2: try to stop the winger scoring in the corner. 798 00:38:48,640 --> 00:38:52,480 Speaker 1: More experienced ones, well, actually, well, there's a time to 799 00:38:52,760 --> 00:38:54,920 Speaker 1: stay in the system, time to break it. Let's let 800 00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:57,120 Speaker 1: the old saying in life, you know, there's a time 801 00:38:57,120 --> 00:38:58,920 Speaker 1: to follow the rules and the other time, and there's 802 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:01,160 Speaker 1: other occasions. You've got to rate the rules the best 803 00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:01,839 Speaker 1: what the best do? 804 00:39:01,960 --> 00:39:04,560 Speaker 2: The best wingers have that footy IQ of knowing rather 805 00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:07,839 Speaker 2: he's playing earlier, I don't need to jam, or he's 806 00:39:07,880 --> 00:39:12,439 Speaker 2: going deep. My center's completely like collapsing in on the line. 807 00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:14,239 Speaker 2: I need to go on jam to try to stop this. 808 00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:18,600 Speaker 2: Like there's there's there comes a knack of some wingers 809 00:39:18,600 --> 00:39:21,560 Speaker 2: and centers become so robotic in the defensive systems that 810 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:23,680 Speaker 2: they don't even think when they're doing it. It's just 811 00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:26,600 Speaker 2: kind of all muscle memory go in, stay out. But 812 00:39:26,719 --> 00:39:28,880 Speaker 2: the best ones who have been playing Raby League the 813 00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:30,759 Speaker 2: whole life and they understand the game. They've got a 814 00:39:30,760 --> 00:39:33,200 Speaker 2: bit of They might have played fullback or half before, 815 00:39:33,239 --> 00:39:36,240 Speaker 2: so they understand how those positions think a little. 816 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,960 Speaker 1: Bit and where the threats come and where the threat's 817 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:40,640 Speaker 1: going to end up, all those little focal points. Yeah, right, 818 00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:42,840 Speaker 1: should we go to the bleachers and ask your wins? 819 00:39:43,160 --> 00:39:46,840 Speaker 2: Jack tell us? Wow, okay, I don't know if you 820 00:39:46,840 --> 00:39:50,000 Speaker 2: heard that. Manly thirteen plus Jacks just said, So you're 821 00:39:50,040 --> 00:39:52,000 Speaker 2: tipping Dad to win both. 822 00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:53,719 Speaker 1: To do both? Well, look forward to that. I look 823 00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:56,280 Speaker 1: forward to walking the press conference as a winning coach'd 824 00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:59,160 Speaker 1: in us the looser Rod Coops. Good on your man. 825 00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:01,879 Speaker 1: We will we'll sit people, We're going to watch the game, 826 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:05,320 Speaker 1: and we will be back next week for the press conferences. 827 00:40:05,680 --> 00:40:07,600 Speaker 2: Love you guys, Keep listening.