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Speaker 1: After another awesome weekend of success. Speaking of support, the

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Speaker 1: Warrior is we are to believe might well be opening

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Speaker 1: the season next year in Las Vegas as part of

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Speaker 1: the NL's multi year push into the States. To worry.

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Speaker 1: CEO Cameron George is with us. Cameron, morning to you,

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Speaker 1: Good morning, Mike. How good was Saturday night though? Over

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Speaker 1: the Cowboys?

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Speaker 2: Mate? It was a really, really good effort. That's a

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Speaker 2: tough road trip and we just want to tuck that

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Speaker 2: one away and get home and just focus on Melbourne. Now.

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Speaker 2: It's going to be a big week.

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Speaker 1: Ahead, and once upon a time Melbourne would be an impediment.

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Speaker 1: But I don't think anymore. I think that we stand

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Speaker 1: as good a chance as any side of beating them,

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Speaker 1: don't we.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, mate, But the boys have got a lot

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Speaker 2: of belief back now. They just need there's a bit

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Speaker 2: of luck. We've got players coming back, but it's just

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Speaker 2: a strong underbelly of you know, we can do this

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Speaker 2: and we're going after everything we can in the last

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Speaker 2: part of the season.

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Speaker 1: Good talk to me about Vegas. Where are we at

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Speaker 1: and what are the chances we're there at the beginning

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Speaker 1: of next year.

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Speaker 2: There's a big chance, but middlely, we're We're not confirmed.

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Speaker 2: I have got some paperwork I'm working through with the NRL.

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Speaker 2: Catch up again later this week, but we are a chance.

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Speaker 2: We're away team, so it doesn't impact on our home

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Speaker 2: home game schedule and that's absolutely non negotiable. So if

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Speaker 2: the NRL agrees to that, you know we're a chance

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Speaker 2: of being there.

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Speaker 1: Is there a big pitch going on? Is that what happens?

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Speaker 1: You pitch to the NRL and say we should be

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Speaker 1: there because of X Y Z Oh.

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Speaker 2: They do ask what you can bring to the table,

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Speaker 2: But look, I think it could be a bit of

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Speaker 2: a last man standing. Every club has to go over

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Speaker 2: the next few years. And my view is, look, it's

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Speaker 2: a chance to grow our brand. It's a great experience

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Speaker 2: for our footy club, our fans and everyone. As long

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Speaker 2: as you know we looked after and the terms are

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Speaker 2: right and we get what we need out of it,

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Speaker 2: I think it's not a bad opportunity for our footy club.

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Speaker 1: What's your assessment of how it went in the in

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Speaker 1: the opening part of the season. Is it seen within

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Speaker 1: the NRL as being successful?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, Look, I think they learn a lot, a real lot,

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Speaker 2: and I've spoken to a lot of the clubs it went,

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Speaker 2: and you know, they've given us a lot of advice

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Speaker 2: us and so on, and the NR a lot taking

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Speaker 2: that on board. And this year is it looks like

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Speaker 2: it's a much better opportunity for the clubs. But overall

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Speaker 2: the game, you know, I got a lot out of it,

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Speaker 2: and we're all part of trying to grow the game

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Speaker 2: and this is just our chance to be a part

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Speaker 2: of it, sooner rather or later.

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Speaker 1: Fantastic. Where are we going to know one way or

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Speaker 1: the other?

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Speaker 2: Well, mate, I'm hoping in the next week or two

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Speaker 2: for sure, but look we're certainly looking through the paperwork now.

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Speaker 1: Fantastic. Go well mate, appreciate it very much. Cameron George

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