1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Fits and Whipper podcast. 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 2: It's the magnificent Ash Party. 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 1: Okay, there was a delay then, Ash, and I thought. 4 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 3: I was like, I was like, where's he going with this? 5 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 3: Are they no? Right? 6 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 2: I mean, the obtous chief of inspiration is back. 7 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: How are you holding up? Ash? 8 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 3: Been good? 9 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: Yeah? 10 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 3: I been busy enough, but not too busy, so it's 11 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 3: it's been nice. 12 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 2: Congratulations Ash, You're going to become a mum. 13 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: That's the best news ever. 14 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, very very exciting, terrifying, but exciting. 15 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: Have you worked out what you're having yet? 16 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 3: Ash? No, no, not yet. 17 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 2: Going to keep it a surprise. 18 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 3: I think. I think we'll find out, just for my 19 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 3: brain to try and wrap my head around it. But yeah, 20 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 3: we'll see how we go. 21 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 2: Who's more nervous, you or Gary being a parent for 22 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 2: the first time. 23 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 3: I don't know. Maybe we don't want to talk about 24 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 3: it just yet. We'll see. 25 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm excited for you. If you worked out names, 26 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: if you're signed off, you're both on the same I. 27 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:03,959 Speaker 3: Have not started that conversation yet. 28 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, my god. 29 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: You know we were talking about on the show. Fascinating 30 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: that when you are pregnant you can play a song 31 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 1: that the baby would hear after ten weeks of being 32 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: in neutro. You can play a song then once the 33 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: baby's born, if you want to settle the baby, you 34 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: can put the same song on. 35 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 2: Like a Lady rang Our show, and said that there 36 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 2: was a period there where neighbors were so big over 37 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 2: in Britain that the mothers were using the neighbors theme 38 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 2: to settle their children down to get them to sleep 39 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 2: when the baby was born. 40 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 3: Ash, You're right, isn't it. 41 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: Have you got a favorite song, Ash, or something you've 42 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: been listening to recently. 43 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 2: It's not the Tigers theme song, Richmond's theme song or 44 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 2: anything like that. 45 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 3: App I'm not actually one to kind of use music 46 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 3: or listen to music much for I mean, if it's 47 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 3: on in the background, it's on in the background, So no, 48 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 3: something I might have to explore. 49 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: I mean, how amazing would it be it was the 50 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: national anthem and add just settle her baby would sit 51 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: at home and put the naw should have learned? 52 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 2: Or if it was Richmond's song and every night you 53 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 2: put your. 54 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 3: Child weekend to go by quickly? Wouldn't that? 55 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 2: Is it hard to watch the tennis for you? Now? 56 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:14,799 Speaker 2: Do you really get into it. Do you sit down 57 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 2: and watch every night or only select games? 58 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 3: No, very very few. I've only watched a little bit, 59 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,239 Speaker 3: watched watched a couple of girls that I was closer tour, 60 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 3: but I haven't hadn't watched much at all. Have it 61 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 3: on the background a little bit, but it's not really nice. 62 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 2: I love how the relationship you have. And Olivia Goodeki 63 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 2: spoke about this when she won her first round as well, 64 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 2: and she gets that text message from you. I mean me, 65 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 2: You could see how much it meant to her ash 66 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 2: mentoring some of these players must be very special to you. 67 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,519 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, it was. It's nice. Obviously I wanted to 68 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,959 Speaker 3: go out on site to watch live, to watch her live, 69 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 3: but I probably couldn't do that. That was maybe going 70 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 3: to cause more of a distraction than me just watching it. 71 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 3: So I just just watched it at home and it 72 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 3: was it was good. I was happy for it. And 73 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:00,679 Speaker 3: yeah she executed well or did it with a smile 74 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 3: on face. It's all you can really ask, right. 75 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 2: So I still see that the just the joy in 76 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,119 Speaker 2: those indigenous kids that got to go on to rod 77 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 2: Laver Arena there and you took them out there and 78 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 2: you're still working with a lot of kids around Australia 79 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 2: and doing that and that must be very important to you. Ash, Yeah, 80 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 2: I love it. 81 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 3: It's what lights me up. And I think you know 82 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 3: each each year you're genuinely reminded down here at the 83 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 3: Australias and when when those young kids from from all 84 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 3: around the country, those young first nations kids have the 85 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 3: opportunity to come out and experience something for the first time. 86 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 3: There are a few kids that were familiar faces. A 87 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 3: bunch of those kids, this was their first time ever 88 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 3: on a plane. This was their first time leaving out. 89 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 2: That's amazing. Your relationship with Optus has been great like that. 90 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 2: They must and when you have ideas like this, I 91 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 2: mean they must be on board just to help you 92 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 2: out in any way they can. Ash. 93 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 3: It's such an easy partnership just because if we do 94 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 3: have those open conversations, we have those honest conversations and 95 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 3: ultimately the values align in a sense of creating opportunities 96 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 3: for us is a massive part of my life and 97 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 3: for office to help out with that and to create 98 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 3: some really cool opportunities and experiences is really neat. 99 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 2: Here's your girlf swing going, Ash, It changes each swing. 100 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 2: Here's your cricket. Here's your cricket swing going. 101 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 3: Oh, I can't remember the last time I picked up 102 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 3: at that. Actually, no, I watch it. I mean I 103 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 3: watched plenty of cricket. 104 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 2: There's your lawn bowl roll going at the moment as. 105 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 3: Actually, I've played lawn bowls once once in my life 106 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 3: and it was for a girlfriend's birthday. We all went 107 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 3: down there and I was absolutely abysmal. 108 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 1: Don't worry about that. 109 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,719 Speaker 3: I opted to be the referee and just going end 110 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 3: to end and enjoy the beverages and then keep scoring well. 111 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 2: Starts are going well at the moment as well. I 112 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 2: see the World Championship darts as one of the biggest 113 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 2: sports in the world. You can. 114 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 3: I love darts. It's the environment and the atmosphere and 115 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 3: that you remember used to watching it four o'clock in 116 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 3: the morning and come home, get lagged, click on Italian 117 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 3: dances on. 118 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 1: And I'm just hilarious. 119 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 3: I can't believe I'm watching darts at four o'clock in 120 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 3: the morning. 121 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: That's your future, Ash right there? 122 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 2: Do you know that's that'll be the headline tomorrow? Ash 123 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 2: Party taking up darts one. 124 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 3: I'm not sure I've got the accuracy or the patience 125 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 3: for as you are you. 126 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 2: I know you're very, very humble in this sense, but 127 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 2: you have inspired so many and you know you're helping 128 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 2: out indigenous children all around Australia. You are opposite's chief 129 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 2: of inspiration. And we're very lucky to have a chat 130 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 2: to you, and we appreciate your time and we just 131 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 2: want to say good luck to you and Gary. It's 132 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 2: the greatest experiences of your life, Ash, so good luck 133 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 2: with the burst. 134 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 3: Thanks so much, looking forward to it. 135 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 1: On you, Ash, Bye bye. You're listening to the Fitz 136 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: and Whipper podcast.