1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,200 Speaker 1: Welcome back to part two of our twenty twenty five 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: best I hope you're having an excellent drive walk wherever you 3 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: are starting. 4 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 2: Off this one. 5 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: I mean, I think this is the highlight of my 6 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: podcasting career, being joined by Gary and Gail John's for 7 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: some family storytelling, three generations of John's and just an 8 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: all round good laugh. 9 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:23,279 Speaker 3: What about the day Joey got out of bed the 10 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:24,240 Speaker 3: shit under the tree? 11 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,479 Speaker 4: That was matt again. 12 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, tree kicked a bit of sand over poor al 13 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 3: Shane ferned across the road. Next day He's climbed up 14 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 3: the tree. When he jumped out, he jump straight in 15 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 3: the ships got it all through his stares and. 16 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 1: Oh my when you look back on you had obviously 17 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,160 Speaker 1: Kate as well. But I imagine Matthew and Joey would 18 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: have been the two hardest work or naughtiest. Who would 19 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: have been the hardest to race? Out of those two 20 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: joe Joey was. 21 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 3: He wasn't frightened. If anything he do anything? Would he? 22 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 5: Yeah, would do anything. 23 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 3: It was about a ten foot serfety one day and 24 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 3: all the other guys are out in the water the 25 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 3: time of the life. I had Kate and I'd taken 26 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 3: for a walk. I walked up the headley and have 27 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 3: a look, and he's Joe. He's about nine year old 28 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 3: on that green board. He's out the surf. So this 29 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 3: old guy was here, and I knew he must excuse me? 30 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 3: Would you take Cake back to the caravan, Garlice? So 31 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 3: I'm going to go out. My young black's out in 32 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 3: the water. Go I'll get him. So I swam all 33 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 3: the way out there's through the waves, got out of there, exhausted, 34 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 3: and he said, Dave, what are you doing out here? 35 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 3: I said, you know, on the beach, what are you 36 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:26,279 Speaker 3: doing out here? 37 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 5: With with mining up there? There was just an enormous 38 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 5: drinking culture. Uncle Herby Herding Pearson. 39 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 3: Herby Pearson, what all legs? You know they used to drink. 40 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 3: They used to go to Foster, all the miners and 41 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 3: says stock Curry Averer, main Western. They'd all going to 42 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 3: Foster holidays. So the culture was two o'clock they'd head 43 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 3: down the pub. They'd all come home for two seven. 44 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 3: So that had five hours of solid drinking. I'm talking 45 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 3: about drinking half a dozen of skewters an hour. You know. 46 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 3: One day Herbie drunk fifty four sconers went. He went 47 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 3: down there at two o'clock and there was a dance 48 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 3: on that night. Said all the other boys left to 49 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 3: about five, because they will come back to dance. And 50 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 3: Herbie said, now, I'll say just Selfie's wife get dressed 51 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 3: and come down. We'll go to the dance. So behind 52 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 3: the bar, the barman every day used to mark every 53 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 3: scoon of Herbie had. He had fifty four for the day. 54 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 2: And then went to the dance, to the dance, and 55 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 2: now they dance. I MEAs you would have been hard 56 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 2: to hold up. 57 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 3: You get a hold of God. Honestly, you wouldn't have 58 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 3: to think out to. 59 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 6: Drink, because isn't there a story of how he drank 60 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 6: the like a couple of blokes in there because. 61 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 2: He was renowned for how many schooners you could drink? 62 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 5: And that way. 63 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 3: Bloke put a challenge up to him. He was a 64 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 3: timber cutter from Kreua. He heard about Herbie's reputation as 65 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 3: a drinker, so he come up here to Foster waited 66 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 3: for Herbie come in and he said, I've got a 67 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:38,959 Speaker 3: challenge for you. And I heard you can drink. He said, 68 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 3: I bet you can't drink ten scooners in an hour. 69 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 3: Herbie said, well, I'm not going to try it now 70 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 3: because I'll go in here all day, he said, but I'll. 71 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 5: Come back tomorrow. 72 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 3: You be tomorrow will try it. Boys used to go 73 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 3: out too, So Herbie left the ten utlast twelve and 74 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,359 Speaker 3: he's coming passed out. He said that, man, I'm going 75 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 3: a bit early today. He says, oh jeez, I'm not 76 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 3: going early. He said. Now, I've got a couple of 77 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 3: things to do. So he set it out hour. So 78 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,919 Speaker 3: he went to the pub. He drank the ten scooters 79 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 3: are there, just to test himself, and he went up 80 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 3: and he said right over, said the blake right, I'll 81 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 3: take the chal and then knocked it out. The next 82 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 3: day he'd done another ten, so he went to the 83 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 3: pub first all just to see if you can do it. 84 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 7: Yeah, you tell him. 85 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: Gary followed up next with Scotty drink Water and Jason Ryles. 86 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: Have a listen to these two. This was This was 87 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: a real highlight. Scotty drink Water has one of the 88 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:31,399 Speaker 1: great laughing sagas in this episode, which you're about to hear, 89 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: and Jason Rowles gives us a good insight into Paramatta 90 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. 91 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 7: Another Grand Final story. 92 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 8: It was twenty twenty seventeen when they wanted we're drinking 93 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 8: that and then one of the brom Winches had vodka. Anyway, 94 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 8: I go to the toilet, Curtis is in there. Anyway, 95 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,119 Speaker 8: Curtis walks out, goes back to the room. Coper Cronk 96 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 8: walks in the toilet and I'm fox to beuled in 97 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 8: the toilet. 98 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 7: And he goes me drinking. 99 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 8: You've just spewed up all over the carpet. I was 100 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 8: that drug. I went out there and. 101 00:03:56,520 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 7: Picked it up. Now thought it was. Curtis was like, 102 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:18,119 Speaker 7: I was so rading from Coop Spaby. It was goe next, 103 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 7: what are you so cruel? 104 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 2: What it's going to make your m just. 105 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 7: Thinking about it? 106 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 5: What imagine you. 107 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 2: Don't spew on your jack? 108 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,119 Speaker 7: I was so rattled, rattle. 109 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 8: The Curtis w was here, and then I was like 110 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 8: when they went away on that, you. 111 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 2: Don't swinging your water just for the listeners didn't know that. 112 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 5: Just nearly vomited laughed. 113 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 7: Probably a minute. 114 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 5: There. One of the biggest we've ever had. What's the 115 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 5: biggest I've ever had? When they went and had tie 116 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 5: a tire meal. I had a box. 117 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 7: He's got the laughing bog. Did you just water? Just rent? 118 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 7: The wrong way goes? 119 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 5: I'm going to tell this story. I got to brace 120 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 5: myself because I could every time. Maybe I want to 121 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 5: got some some tie up in North Sydney, and I've 122 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 5: got it. You know, they get the tie in the box. 123 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 5: You the bosses takeaway and I've gone. It was the 124 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 5: chicken pad tie and I've gone. Next minute, I've gone. 125 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 5: You know something really chilly and I looked at it 126 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 5: was a bend d. 127 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 7: What the hell I want? 128 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 9: Two? Three four? 129 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 7: Honeyway calling me? 130 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 5: So, I don't know. 131 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 7: I guess it's kind of hot talk right now. 132 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 3: Well, my girls in the next room. 133 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 7: Something that this song? 134 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 5: After all. 135 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 7: The waste of knowledge facility? Do you remember the Addie 136 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 7: dasl story? And you don't know? 137 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 5: Mate? The chip is full twenty nasty things. Do you 138 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 5: sell me on the field? 139 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:38,160 Speaker 10: Uh? 140 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,280 Speaker 9: No, No, he was good. He's very encouraging because he 141 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 9: knew we needed our help where he got four If 142 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 9: we didn't, then yeah. 143 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 5: It was very encouraging. Did you room together in origin across. 144 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 9: From each other? So id room with bedsy? There are 145 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 9: a couple of times yeah, and then throw harness was 146 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 9: across from us. 147 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 7: Oh, your majesty welcomes. Yeah, he was good value. 148 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 5: Whatever he used to get there, and that time's up 149 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 5: in Origin camp. He's had your fund for a couple 150 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 5: of days now, no more boosts to the game. So 151 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 5: Joey would walk around with the teacup and it just 152 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 5: be full spirits. 153 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 7: Yeah, wasn't it. 154 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 2: Wasn't there a thing like come to my room for 155 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 2: a tea party. 156 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 9: Tea parties in Joey's room and everybody have robes on. Yeah, 157 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 9: Joey had a robe on. He had a notebook and pen, 158 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 9: but I'm not sure. 159 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 10: That was. 160 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: Is my favorite, my favorite every moment in a video session, 161 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:31,559 Speaker 1: I reckon. 162 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 11: So Belly's got this story about Brett White which he 163 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 11: loves to tell, loves to tell, and it's essentially the 164 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 11: messaging of it is He's got all these big stars 165 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 11: in the room, Cameron Smith, Cooper Krome, Billy Slater, and 166 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 11: they're trying to work out how to win this game 167 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 11: during this tough time where they've lost a few on 168 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 11: the trot and Brett White gets up and he goes, guys, 169 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 11: I don't know much about Rugbilly, but I know it 170 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 11: an easy game when everyone does their jobs. Now Belly 171 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 11: has simple game when everyone does their jobs. And he 172 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 11: has told this relentlessly, like every year you get up 173 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 11: and tell the same story to everyone. And Smithy one day, 174 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 11: I think it was cheese. Cameron goes cheez in this 175 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 11: meeting today, just because we had a bit of a 176 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 11: tough period in preseason. I think we're getting kind of 177 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 11: sledge for dropping a heap of ball. 178 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 2: And Brandon just Brandon gets up randomly in the middle. 179 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 11: Of the session and he goes Bill like, can I 180 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 11: just say something? And he goes yeah, Britton, and he 181 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 11: goes guys. I don't know much about rugby league, but 182 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 11: I but I know it's a simple game if everybody 183 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 11: does their job. 184 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 5: You know, if you're talking. He doesn't get mentioned who's 185 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 5: the best player in the game. A lot of times 186 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 5: he'll get a mention here and there. But know he 187 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 5: like Nathan, But to what made his He's going neck 188 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 5: and neck with Nathan this year. He's he's been fantastic. 189 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 9: Yeah, he's a competitor. Obviously got really high footy IQ 190 00:08:57,880 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 9: and I think there's still a little bit left in 191 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 9: his game in regards to like next year we want 192 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 9: to try and evolve our middle third of the field 193 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 9: in regards to our playing off nine and those combinations 194 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:10,079 Speaker 9: at the halves and the full back out through the 195 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 9: middle of the field. So you know, I think his 196 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 9: game will go to another little bit of a level 197 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 9: in regards to having that string to his bow. And 198 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 9: then I think as a kid, is a really natural 199 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 9: support player, but it kind of you kind of didn't 200 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 9: hasn't done that for a few years, and that's something 201 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 9: that we're trying to encourage him to do as well. 202 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 9: It's just that I think you've seen in the Nights 203 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 9: game early in that third try, I think it was 204 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:31,679 Speaker 9: the break was made on the left Mitchell come from 205 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 9: the right score to try, so we had We're just 206 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 9: trying to brand in that. I've been trying to encourage 207 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 9: him to do that. You're just like, we need to 208 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 9: score more ad lib tries in regards to instead of 209 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 9: just trying to manufacture everything. 210 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 5: So that's that's a hard things. Half that's most compartmentalizing 211 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 5: to gain, Right, I'm going to steer the side and 212 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 5: push around the part, but at the same time going 213 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 5: to play in the front foot. 214 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 9: Yeah, and just being really clear with if you get 215 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 9: tackled on play for we'll work it out. Yeah, you 216 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 9: know what I mean, Like there's times where you really 217 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 9: need to set up for you, but then there's other 218 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 9: times we're going you keep going. 219 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: And up next we had Jerome's Hughes and none other than. 220 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 2: Gal Paul Gallon. This was a really good little catch 221 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 2: up with these boys. 222 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 5: Take a listen, I'll ask both of you. Blake's what's 223 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:15,559 Speaker 5: the best pray you've ever copped off him? 224 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 10: Yeah? 225 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 12: The main one was probably into twenty eighteen. I went 226 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 12: on the Keys camp over to England, so I went 227 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 12: over there. I didn't play any games, aiding man pretty 228 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 12: much the whole whole trip and enjoyed the tripping. So 229 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:28,959 Speaker 12: I come back to pre season later that year a 230 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 12: little bit late and got my time off and then 231 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:35,319 Speaker 12: I come back underdone as ever, running shit times. My 232 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 12: weight was just like I was heavier than I normally am, 233 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 12: and skin folds her up and he just absolutely ripped 234 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 12: into like prop like calling me like fatsy. Like was 235 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 12: that privately, No, it was like we were actually like 236 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:50,559 Speaker 12: you know, you know, he pulls you aside when you're 237 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 12: out training if he's got something to tay. He's like, oh, 238 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 12: just come over here quickly, like you thought, Yeah, you know, 239 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 12: got a bit of experience under my belt, you know, 240 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 12: being picked in the keys or like, might have some 241 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 12: some choice words for me. But he just absolutely ripped 242 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 12: me one. And I've tried to come back after every 243 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 12: tour pretty decent now. 244 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 6: Because I remember that preseason because at the time we 245 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:15,319 Speaker 6: obviously had you drink Scotti, drink water and perhaps as 246 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 6: the fullbacks, and I don't think you got one rapper 247 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 6: as first choice fullback the whole preseason. 248 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 12: That's actually the funniest thing because I started Round one 249 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 12: only I was third string only because the other two 250 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 12: points were injured. Drinking did Yeah, he does pecking. Like 251 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 12: the last trial against Cowboys, I think I was pretty 252 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 12: sure Paps was injured and then yeah, I was, he 253 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 12: had to play me. I don't think he was very 254 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 12: happy that he had to play me either. After the 255 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 12: pre season, I just had. 256 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:43,839 Speaker 6: Do you remember also talking about a blast from the past, 257 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:47,439 Speaker 6: the only other bloke who probably was always on Bells's 258 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 6: bad side in preseason, and I think he always had 259 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 6: it he head, No, he's not going to play in 260 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 6: Round one. I'm not going to play in round one 261 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 6: always ends up playing round one. Back in the day, 262 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 6: Chase Blair. Chase Blair was the exact same. He would 263 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 6: always come back like twenty kilos overweight, and I think it. 264 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 12: Was because the way Chase was he was just so cruisy, 265 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 12: like just that was just his manner. He just cruised 266 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 12: through everything, like training, just life. 267 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 2: Was that your first ever Grand Final loss last year? 268 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 12: Yeah, it was tough, you know, getting so far and 269 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 12: end up losing, and we were confident we had the 270 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 12: team to do something special. The learnings is just the 271 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 12: way we play with you know, we probably try to 272 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 12: play their style of footy against them who were the 273 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 12: best at doing it. I felt like we sort of 274 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 12: fell into that trap a little bit. 275 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 5: And tricky week for you, Jerome. I was feeling for you. Firstly, 276 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 5: at the start of the week, you win the Dallym, 277 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,679 Speaker 5: so this enormous high and like one of the best 278 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 5: moments of your career you'll look back on. But then 279 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 5: the next day you've got to get up and you've 280 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 5: got to do breakfast radio, breakfast TV and everything while 281 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 5: you're still trying to prepare for the Grand Final. That 282 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 5: must have been at times a little difficult. 283 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 12: Yeah, that was pretty tough, and I kind of feel 284 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 12: like I probably didn't handle it very well, Like not 285 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 12: an excuse, but probably went into the game a little 286 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 12: bit drained from what happened during the week, and that's 287 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 12: my own fault. That was just the way I handled it. 288 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 12: I feel like, you know, I tried to go to 289 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 12: the Dalliams with no expectations. I didn't want to think 290 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 12: about it, like overthink it too much. But the time 291 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 12: I got it, when I was up there and ended 292 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:13,960 Speaker 12: up getting the Dallium, I was you know, obviously it 293 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 12: was a lot to take in and I was really 294 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 12: pretty proud that I won it. It's a pretty tough, 295 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 12: tough medal to win, and you know, a lot of 296 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 12: great players out there that wanted and a lot of 297 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 12: great players in our game they could have won it 298 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 12: that year. So and then I feel like I just 299 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 12: didn't handle the rest of it that well, Like, you know, 300 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 12: it kind of drained me that that night. I couldn't 301 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 12: sleep obviously, it was a lot of adrenaline going on, and 302 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 12: then had to be up early the next morning and 303 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 12: do a few different interviews, and subconsciously that just drained me. 304 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 12: That it was still a while away from the game, 305 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 12: so I can't make that an excuse, but I think 306 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 12: that just just took a little bit out of me, 307 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 12: especially earlier in that week. 308 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 5: Long time in the making this one. 309 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 4: Why so long, mate, I'll answer and see something. I 310 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:54,959 Speaker 4: have a different opinion, But I just don't think you 311 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 4: ever wanted to do it till probably twenty nineteen twenty, 312 00:13:57,720 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 4: when I started saying, look, this is going to happen. 313 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 4: Let's let's brand this up bit. So I'd often say 314 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 4: on TV, let's do it. I'd last Sonny Bill, let's 315 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:06,319 Speaker 4: do it, and he said, Mate. The first time I went, 316 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 4: when I stayed back in the square circle, he quarter, 317 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 4: you'll be the first person I ran. He fought for 318 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,079 Speaker 4: twenty twenty twenty one, twenty twenty two. He had three 319 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 4: fights on ever a single phone call. I started ringing Coder, 320 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 4: his manager. So I met with Coder a couple of occasions. 321 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 4: Last I met with him was at Brighton the Sands 322 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 4: and basically said, mate, we're not going to give fifty fifty. 323 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 4: I said, it's got to be fifty to fifty and 324 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 4: then he said, how much do you want? Do you 325 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 4: want of new Zealand. So what happens with boxing? Everything 326 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 4: goes into a pool, you get a percently split and 327 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 4: it goes out. He said how much one New Zealand said, well, 328 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 4: whatever the spliitze it is fifty to fifty. Heys, you're 329 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 4: not getting one cent in New Zealand. I said, mate, 330 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 4: you don't want to do this fight. He's a full 331 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 4: of shit. You don't want to do it. I'm out. 332 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 4: So Someny's going to wait till I retire. He's going 333 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 4: to wait till I finish up, and well pass my 334 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 4: best fri. He says he wants to fight me. And 335 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 4: sure enough, around the twentieth and May, I've got the emails. 336 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 4: I've got an offer from Stand to Fight's Only Bill 337 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 4: twenty May twenty twenty three, and still I said, seven 338 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 4: months after I retired, and still I said, look, I'll 339 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 4: fight him if I get a guaranteed figure. I want 340 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 4: to guaranteed figure. Sony can have every dollar up until 341 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 4: I guaranteed for and then we go fifty to fifty 342 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 4: from there. So it's going to be a fifty to 343 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 4: fifty fight, but I want one guarantee. They said, no, 344 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 4: that's not fair. On something I said, Sonny, I said, 345 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 4: maybe he's waited this all this time. I told you, Zackly, 346 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 4: what would happen. I told you back in twenty twenty one, 347 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 4: he'd wait for this for me to retire. If you 348 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 4: guarantee me the figure, I'll do it. If you're not, 349 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 4: I'm retired. They said, we can't guarantee the figure. It's 350 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 4: fifty fifty all the way. That's the way we're doing. 351 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 4: I said, well, I'm retired. Two and twenty four odd 352 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 4: around watched Mike Tyson fight Jake Paul. Jake put don't 353 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 4: getting near Mike Tyson when they're doing it properly. 354 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 5: We all know that. 355 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 4: And I was that way Graham's house and I thought, 356 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 4: you know what, tomorrow, who's going to remember this thought? 357 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 4: You know, if I give me forty three years old 358 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 4: and make a dollar, I'm going to do it. So 359 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 4: I rang stand. I said, it's this fight stile possibility. 360 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 4: And they said we'll ring Sonny. We'll let you know. 361 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 4: So they rang Sonny. 362 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 5: He said, yes. 363 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 4: This this was in November last year, got Texas starting 364 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 4: about negotiation. So I actually wanted to have to fight 365 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 4: over in Vegas for the NURL. Oh yeah, and he said, no, 366 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 4: I'm not going to be ready, so I wouldn't do it. Obviously, 367 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 4: here we are in July. 368 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 5: He's a good negotiator, coder, good negotiator for his fighter. 369 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 4: And that's what frustrates me that, like you know, when 370 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 4: two blocks are telling a different story, that the stories 371 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 4: are similar, and then you know the truth summer, they 372 00:15:58,080 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 4: really got to work it out. I mean, we are 373 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 4: so far APay in what we say, like he like, 374 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 4: so far apart. We're not even on the same page, 375 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 4: like he says. We were just about to sign a 376 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 4: contract in twenty twenty two. I've said to him, I've 377 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 4: said publicly, I said, show me one bit of correspondence 378 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 4: from me to you or to your manager or to 379 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 4: stand or whoever from from twenty twenty two. Just one email. 380 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 4: I've got seven months of emails for this fight, seven 381 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 4: months worth of emails in Texas. I said, just produce 382 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 4: one email about me you fighting you in twenty twenty two. 383 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 5: Yeah, so generally sign for Manly. 384 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 4: At one point, yeah, I was very close into two 385 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 4: thousand and seven, got the dial from Many, which was 386 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 4: significantly more than we had at Cronulla. I was all 387 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 4: but done. I was I was pretty much. I hadn't 388 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 4: signed the contract obviously, but I was all but done. 389 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 4: Me and my wife now it was my part of 390 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 4: the time. We come over here for the weekend, to 391 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 4: spend some time over here for the weekend, just check 392 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 4: it all out. We went back home and she goes, 393 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 4: you know what, I really don't like people to own 394 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 4: and I was like, oh, okay, So I listened to her. 395 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 7: Was that enough? 396 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 5: Well, that was enough? Fair enough to so. 397 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 4: We didn't sign then, mainly with the comic two thousand 398 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 4: and eight, I'm kicking me so but I was trying 399 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 4: to get me yeah. 400 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 3: Yeah. 401 00:16:57,520 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 4: And the funny thing was Boso had a fair bit 402 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 4: to pull out mis bars in origin. And when I 403 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 4: met Ricky Stewart it was a Crenel occasion at the time. 404 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 4: He said, mate, if you leave the club, I'll be filthy, 405 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 4: And he goes, what do you want to about red footy? 406 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 4: And I said, what do you What. 407 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 7: Do you mean? 408 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 4: I want to play red foot He games, but if 409 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 4: you leave, you plan any brit footy And I was 410 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 4: sort of believe him at the time, and I thought, well, 411 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 4: now I realized Boo was the one to try to 412 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 4: get me probably looked after me anyway. But then then 413 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:23,120 Speaker 4: I had to get out cause in my contract, if 414 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 4: the coach left the club, I could leave the club. 415 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 4: So Ricky Steell gets sacked in twenty ten, mainly popped 416 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:29,919 Speaker 4: back up again. Now the money was no different at 417 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:32,679 Speaker 4: this stage I've been money wise was okay Cronel at 418 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:34,119 Speaker 4: the time, Like back in two thousand and seven, it 419 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 4: was a lot double but significantly different. Twenty and ten 420 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 4: it wasn't pretty much a saying. But my missus said again, no, 421 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:40,919 Speaker 4: I don't want to go. 422 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 5: People to Rae who won the compic twenty eleven. 423 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 4: Yeah, mate, And then all of a sudden two thousand, 424 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 4: everything happens at and I'm just sitting there, Missus surely 425 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:52,639 Speaker 4: could have people would have run two comps with me 426 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 4: going for all this crap. 427 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:57,400 Speaker 5: And it was just like, given the fact that when 428 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 5: you won the cop at twenty sixteen, to even think 429 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 5: for a second that you might have missed that would 430 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 5: have absolutely killed me. 431 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:05,000 Speaker 4: I'm so happy I stayed And I think I was 432 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:06,880 Speaker 4: just true to myself too, like I like to think 433 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 4: I'm a little guy, and I stayed true to the club. 434 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 4: And I remember when I signed that contract that that 435 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 4: contract twenty ten. I promised myself, so I promise myself, 436 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 4: IM going to beat this club when we win. To calm, 437 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 4: I promise myself and from a strapp I'm going to 438 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 4: beat this club. We turn it around and we got 439 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:22,159 Speaker 4: the job on in two thous and sixteen, which may 440 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:24,880 Speaker 4: have absolutely made it all worth it. So glad to stay. 441 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,679 Speaker 1: Now the next two guests, you're going to be joined 442 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: by none other than Alex Twile ral Dahl. He joined 443 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: us the Prince of Lebanon. He come over for a 444 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 1: bit of a chat and so did my biological father, 445 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: Kurt Gidley. 446 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 2: Take a listen, David. 447 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 7: Play Long Time Together Us. 448 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 6: Yeah, still over there playing not for is one of 449 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:53,439 Speaker 6: the strangest blokes. But he was such a breath of 450 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 6: fresh air from like the people that Melbourne usually recruited. 451 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 6: Let me just tell people, nothing wouldn't have been the 452 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 6: normal bloke that Craig Bellamy with a sign, but noer. 453 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 6: He was so different to everyone that he like kind 454 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:06,919 Speaker 6: of it was refreshing to the group and he fit 455 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 6: in really well. He is so he's so like, he's 456 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:13,119 Speaker 6: not he's not arrogant, but he would just say the 457 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 6: funniest ship to belly Ache and that Bella could go, no, 458 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:18,400 Speaker 6: fa mate, great work on those plus one carry mate, 459 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 6: we need more of it from that, and he'd be 460 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:21,439 Speaker 6: sitting at the back of room video session. You go, 461 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 6: belly A, come on, I'm the office. He goes, I'm 462 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 6: opening three hundred and sixty five days a year, no 463 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 6: public holidays. 464 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 13: I remember one year twenty I think you got Winger 465 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 13: of the Year and come here, come in a full time. 466 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 5: I said, you killed it. He goes, It's just another. 467 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 13: Day in an office, bro. It just just do some okay. 468 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:46,120 Speaker 13: And then there was another game. This is another story. 469 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:46,440 Speaker 5: I don't know. 470 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 13: We we verst rabbit O's and we got pumped and 471 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:52,239 Speaker 13: then a social media did its thing and whatever and 472 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 13: come after him. 473 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 7: And then it come out on Twitter and said it 474 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 7: wasn't my fault. It was the forwards had. 475 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 13: Long said, because he's because he's such a good bloke, 476 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 13: like we just we just it. 477 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 7: Just goes down. 478 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 5: I was in the middle of that day. I just 479 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:09,360 Speaker 5: let it go in my head. Were you coached by 480 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:10,360 Speaker 5: Michael Checker as well? 481 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 7: Nah? 482 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 5: So the last World Cup I missed, But yeah, checks 483 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 5: a good blog. I have a really good. Lad should 484 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:15,880 Speaker 5: with the image tremendous. 485 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 3: Yeah. 486 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:17,200 Speaker 5: Fellow Maronite. 487 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 7: Yeah, he's a fellow Manonite. 488 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:21,880 Speaker 13: Yeah, and people people get surprised on to people he's Lebanes. 489 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:24,679 Speaker 5: But the other thing checked and Son's highly like. I 490 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 5: think he actually coach on the NRL these days as 491 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,200 Speaker 5: far as assistant to a lot of work the head 492 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 5: coaches like the real figurehead. He's a great presence. I 493 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:35,159 Speaker 5: think he could. I think that check where he made 494 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 5: his money the clothing industry in fashion really. 495 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:41,200 Speaker 7: For bloke, the dresses so poor, he's made some money. 496 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:41,679 Speaker 5: I'll tell you that. 497 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 13: One time he invited us to his house and I 498 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 13: was thinking, maybe fellow Lebo will be in greenacher erily 499 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 13: and something like. 500 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:49,439 Speaker 7: That sent me that I could you. I was like, oh, 501 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 7: go up there. 502 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 6: They mentioned Tony twenty one man. I probably I would 503 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,159 Speaker 6: have played maybe four first grade games. I get a 504 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 6: call from a random number and it was Michael Checker 505 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 6: and he was Japanese rugby at the time over Bantus Anyone. 506 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 6: And we're staying up in Noosa and he was like, mate, 507 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 6: what's doing And I said, oh, no, not much and 508 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:09,479 Speaker 6: he's like, mate, I'm over coaching in Japanese rugby. I'm 509 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 6: thinking about getting I need a new fly half or 510 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:13,679 Speaker 6: seeking about maybe bringing a legie over if you're interested. 511 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 6: And I was like, oh mate, check, and I didn't 512 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 6: get the message clearly. He thought like, oh mate, my 513 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 6: time in the interl was done. And I was going, oh, 514 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 6: you know, check, I'm still quite young. I'd love to 515 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 6: chance my hand still here in the nner round and 516 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 6: he goes, oh, really, is that funny? 517 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:30,880 Speaker 5: Is that? 518 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:34,399 Speaker 2: I appreciate you not laughing twily? 519 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 6: And one start like he's known for saying ship before 520 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 6: he even thinks about it, and he always wants to 521 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:42,199 Speaker 6: have the last word in, like right before warm up, 522 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 6: and always I always. 523 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 2: Don't know why he wanted to. 524 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 6: The boy's going right, take him into a grind, will 525 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 6: beat him in the back end of the game. They 526 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 6: want to do the flashy stuff, let's do it, and 527 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 6: monster right before he goes bloody oath boys, he goes 528 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:57,719 Speaker 6: and guess what, it's too bloody hot for him up here. 529 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:00,080 Speaker 6: They can't handle the heat. And everyone just went and 530 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 6: so they've come down from Townsville. 531 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:06,919 Speaker 5: We're a bloke outside. I'm not going to say who 532 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 5: he is because it highly embarrassing for him. We're playing 533 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 5: one day, the coaches left two minute warning, ready to go, 534 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:15,919 Speaker 5: and everyone and the chief Paul Harry and the captain 535 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:18,440 Speaker 5: goes right, anyone got your final words? Who's got something 536 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 5: to say? And this blake So yeah, I have. I 537 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 5: don't know about you, blokes. I have a really bad 538 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 5: feeling about today. Kurt Goodley here, Kurt, I brought you 539 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:31,879 Speaker 5: down here for the DNA test mate nervous a. 540 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 6: Couple of days for me, and we actually do have 541 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 6: a swab test that Jack has brought in that we're 542 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 6: going to get. You can go mouth or nose or 543 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 6: if you're as it doesn't matter, and then we're Jack's 544 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:45,360 Speaker 6: going to fire this off and then at the end 545 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:47,359 Speaker 6: of the potty you're going to have the results for us. 546 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 5: Jack. 547 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:48,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, perfect. 548 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 14: I mean a lot of people pull me up on 549 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:51,880 Speaker 14: the street around this story. I mean, since you went 550 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,120 Speaker 14: live on air with that phone called the Very Honest 551 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:55,440 Speaker 14: Phone call Mate that you had to make. 552 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's those people that haven't seen it. 553 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,240 Speaker 6: Did a prank call on Matthew about probably four five 554 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 6: years ago, pretending because I was getting a lot of 555 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 6: people mess like commenting on my photos on Instagram with 556 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 6: that being like, you look like a giddling. 557 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 2: So I was like, well, Lisa is starting to catch legs. 558 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:12,159 Speaker 6: I'll run with this, and then prank Dad saying that 559 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 6: it was starting to get to me, and then I 560 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 6: genuinely was starting to believe it. Yeah, I was manifesting 561 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:18,400 Speaker 6: ever since that, mate, even when I go to games 562 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 6: still do particularly up a Newcastle, people sledging me, just 563 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 6: going you're a giddy. 564 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 2: You're a kiddy. 565 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:26,440 Speaker 14: Similar playing skills in like engine endurance too. 566 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:27,239 Speaker 4: Didn't we pick me up? 567 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 2: If you think I'm wrong here Matthew. 568 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 7: But us Giddley's we're all hard. 569 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 2: Last word to you. You've got the test results. 570 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:35,120 Speaker 7: Yeah, test results here. 571 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 4: So they do a cross check with the system that 572 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 4: has people's DNA. 573 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 5: A lot of the people are people that have been 574 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 5: locked up before. Here we go, Oh, who's Matt hoy 575 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:50,400 Speaker 5: That form of drug taking surf. 576 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 7: I was talking about the surfing. 577 00:23:56,440 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 6: Belly puts you to the bench, but you you stayed 578 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 6: as captain. And I remember at the time it was 579 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 6: it was quite a big thing going. So they've put 580 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 6: Kurt on the bench, but his skipper what were the 581 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 6: conversations Joan, Yeah, fell out around. 582 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 14: I remember pretty clearly, really, I mean the captain from 583 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 14: the bench. It was it was a scene next to 584 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:15,280 Speaker 14: my name on the team shoet when I was on 585 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 14: the bench. Hainesy was on fire that year and like 586 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 14: he was, he was unbelievable. So I was fullback for 587 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:22,880 Speaker 14: game one. We were bringing Hainsey off the wing because 588 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 14: we want to get him involved, and Joey said we 589 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 14: need more involvement from Hainesy. But it never I knew 590 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,679 Speaker 14: and Belly knew, and the pressure from the outside was 591 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 14: probably Haines it needs to play fullback, and I was all, 592 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:33,959 Speaker 14: we want to win the game, we need the best 593 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 14: player and the best position. So Belly come and spoke 594 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:38,160 Speaker 14: to me about pushing me to the bench and bringing 595 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 14: Haines to the full back and I'm like, yeah, sweet, 596 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 14: let's let's get the best team out there. And he said, well, 597 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:43,479 Speaker 14: I still want you as captain because you're only going 598 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 14: to start fifteen twenty minutes on the bench, then you're 599 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:47,400 Speaker 14: coming on for the rest of the game. And I'm like, yeah, 600 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:48,679 Speaker 14: I don't know. Is it going to bring a bit 601 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 14: of pressure and just be another headline? But he was 602 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:53,239 Speaker 14: pretty firm and didn't want to take the captaincy off 603 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 14: me and wanted my leadership, you know, in two meetings 604 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 14: and training sessions and during the game for that sixty minutes. 605 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 14: So it become more of a headline than probably what 606 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 14: we what we needed at that stage. Yeah, it just 607 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 14: it just become a distraction, I guess. But again, I'm 608 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 14: not going to challenge one of the best coaches in 609 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:12,639 Speaker 14: the game. Again, I'm very honored to be captain and 610 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,040 Speaker 14: for Craig to keep me as captain. 611 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 5: And he's right, you're on there after fifteen minutes. It's 612 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 5: just the nature of state of origin. Yeah, is that 613 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 5: anything that happens that could happen at club level? Your 614 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 5: nice captain begin to start from the bench. It might 615 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:29,120 Speaker 5: be a byline. Yeah, but when you're new Southwest state 616 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 5: of origin captain is staff from the bench just explode. 617 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:33,679 Speaker 6: It's almost one of the things similar to Aaron Woods 618 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 6: come out and calling Billy Saya a group. You give, 619 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 6: you give the Queensland to something that they can kind 620 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 6: of run with as motivate. You know what it's like 621 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:42,920 Speaker 6: inside a team. You can sit there and camera smith, 622 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 6: you get up and go right. They've dropped their captain 623 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 6: to the bench like. 624 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 2: You know, they're they're scared of us. Yeah, they're scared. 625 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 2: They're turning on each other. 626 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 6: What I've taken from that is, and I've just written 627 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 6: it down, is Craig Bellamy. He's got no idea. 628 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 5: It's not going to work. You will never be in 629 00:25:58,600 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 5: an elite coach. 630 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 14: He went around the back of the winger, flicked it. 631 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 5: Now we just pinned them. They got named number one 632 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 5: game of the nineties. 633 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:08,639 Speaker 14: We were different players, like Matt was. Matt was a 634 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 14: five eight to start with, then pushed the center, and 635 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:12,920 Speaker 14: I was a different player to Matt. Matt was more 636 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 14: naturally skillful for sure than me. Like his footwork and 637 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:19,119 Speaker 14: that that flick passy. He had a great combination with 638 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 14: all his winning, his carneeus. 639 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 5: You know you've had an impact when they named something 640 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:27,160 Speaker 5: after Still to this day, if someone does that reverse flick, 641 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:28,440 Speaker 5: they always go to Gidley. 642 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:31,119 Speaker 14: Mat He just he had the wingers being boozled. You know, 643 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 14: they either stay out and you go himself or they 644 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 14: bid in, and he just flickered. Had great wingers that 645 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 14: could just finish the one whe we played, we beat 646 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 14: some George, George that's out at the moment, that footage 647 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:42,919 Speaker 14: off the scrum. You threw the ball off the str 648 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:46,159 Speaker 14: Darren Albert. But he went, he went, He done me. 649 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:47,919 Speaker 14: He went around the back of the winger, flicked it. 650 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:48,879 Speaker 14: Now we just pinned them. 651 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:51,680 Speaker 5: They got named number one game of the nineties. That's 652 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:54,160 Speaker 5: a Fox Sports did it and last Play the Game, 653 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:55,160 Speaker 5: Last Player of the Game. 654 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 1: Rounding out part two of our twenty twenty five Best 655 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:02,120 Speaker 1: of we were joined by none other than Destroyevich, Jake 656 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:06,200 Speaker 1: Tarroyevic and Connor Willie Watson. Take a listen. 657 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:08,120 Speaker 2: How do you as a leader to push a lot 658 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:10,159 Speaker 2: of the off field distraction aside to just get on 659 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:10,640 Speaker 2: with your job. 660 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 5: I don't know. 661 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:12,760 Speaker 15: I stress out of it, if I'm being honest. 662 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:13,479 Speaker 7: Does it? 663 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 5: That's what captains do, don't they all leaders of the team. Yeah, 664 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:17,399 Speaker 5: I don't know. 665 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:18,920 Speaker 15: It's hard when it's not going well. I'd like to 666 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:20,360 Speaker 15: say I've got better at it. I thought I had, 667 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 15: but then this year, I don't know. Times is quite 668 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:23,120 Speaker 15: tough because. 669 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 2: You wear losses quite like, they affect you quite happy. 670 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 15: Yeah, well, like I want merely to go well, you 671 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 15: know what I mean with I'm out there, anyone's out there. 672 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:30,679 Speaker 15: I want the club to go, well, I've been there 673 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 15: since I was fourteen fifteen, you know, so it is tough. 674 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:35,400 Speaker 5: It's amazing in a team, isn't And I think you're 675 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:38,159 Speaker 5: the best example of Jake. People just some people on 676 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:40,760 Speaker 5: the side, and everyone should just care so much, you know. 677 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 5: And I've seen you sometimes being in tears after a loss, 678 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 5: so disappointed and deflated by it. I don't want you 679 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 5: to comment on this, but there's always one or two, 680 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 5: sometimes two or three blokes in the team which, and 681 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 5: I'm not exaggerating, just don't care. Right for them, It's 682 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:57,360 Speaker 5: just a game and they get paid for it. 683 00:27:57,440 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 7: And in the. 684 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 5: Really good sides, those players don't so much get don't hide. 685 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 5: They get converted, you know that. You know they get 686 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 5: converted by the strong leadership in the bad clubs, you 687 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 5: know what, you their attitudes just you know, spreads like 688 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 5: covid through the team. And so we were in lockdown 689 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 5: with the manly boys. 690 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:19,480 Speaker 7: How did you guys find it living alongside the coach 691 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 7: every day? 692 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 15: I'll tell you a funny story. So I've been out 693 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:23,360 Speaker 15: for a month. I told my loop believe it, I'm 694 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:24,200 Speaker 15: not power athletes. 695 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 2: How have you ever done a soft tissue in. 696 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:30,120 Speaker 15: Power athlete come back, right, and we played the Tigers 697 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 15: and we won. We actually won quite convincingly, but I 698 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:34,879 Speaker 15: defended very poorly, right, and just like I'm talking on 699 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 15: the ground that sort of stuff, right, anyway, I was. 700 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 15: I was literally I went through mile I'm going to 701 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 15: retire stages, right, And I went up to Deser's bungalow. 702 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 15: He was on his own. Christine hadn't moved up there yet, 703 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 15: and we went through every tackle, watched every tackle with men. 704 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 15: At one stage, you have me on the floor in 705 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 15: his bungalow showing me the wrestling move and how to sprawl. 706 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 7: Like I'm literally on his floor and he's sprawling on me, 707 00:28:57,680 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 7: like teaching your hands on me and him in his room. 708 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 7: It was like. 709 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 5: Walked in OUs just it. 710 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:07,120 Speaker 7: Jake, sit down here, Jake, and they go, do you 711 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:08,600 Speaker 7: like red Wine? I hate red. 712 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 2: Have you with the Big Three? 713 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 5: Then? 714 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:11,520 Speaker 10: Yeah? 715 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 15: I played one game against Scotland that tour, as I 716 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 15: started the whole time. Funny story, right, I got caught 717 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 15: in late to the camp, played in Perths. I got 718 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,160 Speaker 15: there for game day and then we went out that night. 719 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 15: I like lost everyone, right, I didn't really know anyone. 720 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:24,680 Speaker 15: I felt out of my depth right, and like I 721 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 15: was just like very awkward. I'm like, I'm doney right 722 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:28,600 Speaker 15: as in like I sort of went back to the 723 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 15: hotel as I do back door. 724 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 2: One of the greatest smoke bombs of all fell out. 725 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 7: Of the depth. 726 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 15: I'm a great smoke woman, but this time I just 727 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 15: didn't feel any I walked back and sitting in the 728 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 15: four our Mountain Inger Camerin Smith, Matt Scott, Sam Thiday 729 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 15: and Craig Cadderick from the night and I was just 730 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 15: going home to go to bed, right, and they were 731 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 15: going to Jake, sit down here, Jake, and they go, 732 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:48,880 Speaker 15: do you like red wine? 733 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 7: I hate reder? I hate I said, I love it right, 734 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:54,240 Speaker 7: red wine. 735 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 15: Anyway, they drank red wine the whole night. They just 736 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:01,959 Speaker 15: played a test in there. I'm getting that like pretending 737 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 15: I liked it. I started liking it by the end. 738 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 15: My cat reckons by five point thirty. Whenever my teeth 739 00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 15: are all red, I've never. 740 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:12,200 Speaker 7: Been so hung over the next day. And I mean 741 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:12,840 Speaker 7: me and cat. 742 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:14,680 Speaker 15: Every time I see a cat up at Newcastle. 743 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:16,160 Speaker 7: If you ask me like. 744 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,240 Speaker 10: Two years after going back to the Roosters, I would 745 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:20,440 Speaker 10: have been like, why did I come back here, yeah, 746 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:23,360 Speaker 10: because that was when I had that first year. Didn't 747 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 10: realize that one of my last games at the Nights, 748 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:27,960 Speaker 10: I'd done like a little tear in my pateel attendant. 749 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 10: And then so that next year at the Roosters kept 750 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 10: just hurting this ptel attendant, and then that next preseason 751 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:35,280 Speaker 10: then I ruptured it. And then I've missed the whole 752 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:37,959 Speaker 10: year at the Roosters because like after that year when 753 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 10: I had the knee, like it almost looked at one 754 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 10: point that I was going to have to go to 755 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:44,240 Speaker 10: the Super League too to keep playing, because it was honestly, 756 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 10: like I remember one day, so the Roosters are essentially 757 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 10: said to me, you know, like there's not we don't 758 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:53,080 Speaker 10: really have space for you here. Next year, Sandon was 759 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:54,840 Speaker 10: going really good, so I sort of thought he was 760 00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:57,280 Speaker 10: going to be in that utility role with Luke still 761 00:30:57,280 --> 00:31:00,719 Speaker 10: being there in the halves. And then I remember was like, god, 762 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 10: an off from a Super League club by financial advisors, Like, mate, 763 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 10: you got to take it, You've got to. 764 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:08,680 Speaker 7: Wid this sort of stuff. I was like losing my mind. 765 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 10: And then so I've rang Chimesy. I'm like, mate, like 766 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:14,960 Speaker 10: surely there's an NRL club out there, who's willing to 767 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,000 Speaker 10: take a chance on me? I remember he texted me 768 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:19,400 Speaker 10: and he would just like send me screenshots of the 769 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:20,720 Speaker 10: text messages. 770 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:21,480 Speaker 5: From the club, from the club. 771 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:24,880 Speaker 7: That's I said. 772 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 10: It was like kicking a man while he was down. 773 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 10: I kept getting like, no. 774 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 7: We're all good. Thanks, No, we're all good. Thanks, No, 775 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 7: we're all good. 776 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 10: Thanks. 777 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:32,720 Speaker 7: We're supposed to protect. 778 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:33,080 Speaker 3: Yeah. 779 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 10: Well he was just like, I guess this is this 780 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:36,880 Speaker 10: is the reality, Like this is where you're at. 781 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:38,240 Speaker 7: It's honest. Yeah, yeah, it. 782 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 10: Was only really that dust Good was like I went 783 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 10: and sort of had a chat with him, and then 784 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:44,120 Speaker 10: the dogs were like looking at bringing me over there. 785 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:47,600 Speaker 10: And then from there the Russes did manage to find this. 786 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:54,160 Speaker 10: We'll sitting outside it started pouring rain. Then this group 787 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 10: of girls just come out. They're just sitting there like 788 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:57,880 Speaker 10: waiting for anu. But we didn't pay too much attention 789 00:31:57,920 --> 00:31:59,440 Speaker 10: to it. And then turned around, I was like one 790 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 10: of the girls almost died. She's like passed out in 791 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 10: the in the gutter. 792 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 6: Told me yees kissing down on her like the rain 793 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 6: was she was nearly drowning in the rank. 794 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:10,240 Speaker 10: Yeah, so then we're trying to move her under the cover. 795 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:11,480 Speaker 10: There's a few of us that have gone over to 796 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:14,280 Speaker 10: grab her, but because she's full passed out, she was heavy, dead, 797 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 10: like dead way yeah. Yeah, We've moved onto the seat 798 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:20,920 Speaker 10: and she wakes up and Cooper's there like helping her. 799 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:23,160 Speaker 10: First thing she like looks up and she goes, is 800 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:24,520 Speaker 10: that Cooper John's. 801 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:28,400 Speaker 6: Her uber rocks up and me and Connor put her 802 00:32:28,520 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 6: arms over each of us like we're carrying off our 803 00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:32,000 Speaker 6: bloke who just hurt his knee off the field, like 804 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 6: two yellow shirts. And remember she was like she must 805 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:37,040 Speaker 6: have been a massive footy fan. She kept saying to Connor. 806 00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:39,960 Speaker 2: She kept going like, Connor like been loving and loving. 807 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 6: What you're doing this Seasonind's like, yeah, good on, you're 808 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 6: good on your buddy. 809 00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 2: Trying to push her in and she's going, do you 810 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:45,080 Speaker 2: see yourself as a nine? 811 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:52,520 Speaker 6: Or coming into Game three Decider Sydney, big occasion, it's. 812 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:53,280 Speaker 5: Been a big builder. 813 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:55,400 Speaker 2: What do you learn from game two? How do you 814 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 2: say it? 815 00:32:55,800 --> 00:32:57,440 Speaker 10: I just think, you know, like we just got to 816 00:32:57,480 --> 00:32:59,320 Speaker 10: be disciplined, Yeah, not give them, not give him a 817 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:01,680 Speaker 10: chance because or in that second half when we got 818 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:02,520 Speaker 10: into the sort of. 819 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 7: More of the live war style of footy. 820 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:06,120 Speaker 10: You know, we were able to come up with a 821 00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:08,239 Speaker 10: lot of points there and almost win the game. But 822 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 10: as disappointing as it is to lose there, like we 823 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:12,320 Speaker 10: would have loved to wrap up the series, and it 824 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 10: was like a chance for us to be maybe the 825 00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:16,360 Speaker 10: fourth or fifth team to win four games in a 826 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 10: row in like an Origin series, and there's a big chance, 827 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:20,560 Speaker 10: like big chance for us to go back to back 828 00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:21,840 Speaker 10: and then to be able to actually do it in 829 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 10: New South Wales in front of all of our home 830 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 10: fans and to have a lot of mates and family 831 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 10: and all that stuff there, Like it's pretty exciting. So 832 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 10: take the lessons out of that game, be hungry because 833 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:33,640 Speaker 10: we did lose it like from the start, be a 834 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:36,719 Speaker 10: better team, but also to be really excited about this 835 00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:39,800 Speaker 10: opportunity to go to a core and essentially win a 836 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:41,760 Speaker 10: decider in front of all our friends and family, Like 837 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:42,480 Speaker 10: it's pretty happy. 838 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:45,560 Speaker 5: Just questioned the game two in that last trainee Sesson, 839 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:48,320 Speaker 5: when Nathan is practicing his kicking and just twiks he 840 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:51,240 Speaker 5: growing a little bit? Did that such an important player 841 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:53,400 Speaker 5: in so many aspects, the fact that you know he 842 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:55,400 Speaker 5: wasn't one hundred percent fit, did that did have any 843 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:57,160 Speaker 5: impact on the group before the game, you think. 844 00:33:57,040 --> 00:33:59,400 Speaker 10: We sort of spoke about it and come up with 845 00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:02,360 Speaker 10: a plan, you know, around our yardage kicking and all 846 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:05,680 Speaker 10: that sort of stuff. But it's yeah, it's hard to 847 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:07,800 Speaker 10: sort of because nath one of the best parts of 848 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:09,360 Speaker 10: his game is his kicking game, and then you go 849 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:09,880 Speaker 10: and lose that. 850 00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 5: So how does he talk? How does he organize? 851 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:15,680 Speaker 10: Yeah, he's so detailed with everything. Been one of the 852 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:17,840 Speaker 10: cool things to be part of this Origin team is 853 00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:20,080 Speaker 10: just to come in and see how other guys work. 854 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:22,560 Speaker 10: Just remember from like my first camp, the way, Yeah, 855 00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:24,799 Speaker 10: you can take so much out of different people's way 856 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:27,439 Speaker 10: they approach games, and you know, like all that whole 857 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:29,719 Speaker 10: Penrith crew, the way that all Americans and they all 858 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:31,319 Speaker 10: just take the piss the whole time. But then as 859 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:34,040 Speaker 10: soon as they train, it's like high expectations, you know, 860 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:37,360 Speaker 10: now everything Once we train, we train hard and we're focused, 861 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:39,480 Speaker 10: and as soon as we're off it, it's just back 862 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:41,720 Speaker 10: to take and everything again.