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Speaker 2: This week on The Big League Podcast, Roger tuoy vasa

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Speaker 2: Schek reflects on a heartbreaking Golden point loss to the Bulldogs,

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Speaker 2: how he found switching to fullback, and what more we

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Speaker 2: can expect from promising debutante Leka Haalaesima. Nick Beauley comes

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Speaker 2: steaming off the interchange to analyze the injuries, refereeing in

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Speaker 2: a dire fifth tackle plays, Plus Mitch Barnett will play

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Speaker 2: in State of Origin Game three. My name is Nathan Limb.

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Speaker 2: Let's go b LB. Three words stand out to me

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Speaker 2: from a game for the Ages, Heart, pride, and yeah,

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Speaker 2: there was so much to unpack from this game. And

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Speaker 2: while it wasn't perfect, I really don't want to be negative.

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Speaker 2: You could feel the desperation both teams put into that

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Speaker 2: they were out on their feet.

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Speaker 3: Did the Warriors deserve to win that game? Yeah? They did.

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Speaker 3: Everyone was playing out of position.

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Speaker 2: They lost Charles Nikelcrookstar dlan Wa, tenez A, Lesnak and

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Speaker 2: Marcel and Montour to injury Freddy Lassik was playing as

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Speaker 2: a middle and my god, was he putting his body

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Speaker 2: on the line. He weighs eighty four kilos. He was

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Speaker 2: getting smashed up, but he never stopped. Leka Halasima. Where

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Speaker 2: did they find this kid? Play them every week? Give

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Speaker 2: him a knighthood, build him a statue to Mida Martin

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Speaker 2: smashed in the head late right out in front of

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Speaker 2: the posts. Blatant penalty, disgraceful officiating, probably no, definitely cost

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Speaker 2: the Warriors the game. I could go on and on,

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Speaker 2: and believe me, I will, But we can romanticize this

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Speaker 2: all we want. The cold, harsh reality is this will

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Speaker 2: ultimately go down as another loss and an other knife

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Speaker 2: in the Warriors NRL playoff hopes. Nick Bewley News Talk

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Speaker 2: said Bee's Voice of Sport and christ Church. We're going

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Speaker 2: to go through everything, but we'll start off with the

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Speaker 2: penalty that wasn't Salmon slapped with a two game band

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Speaker 2: for hitting to Marty Martin in the head, but the

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Speaker 2: bunker cleared it during the game. Are you even surprised

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Speaker 2: at this point?

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Speaker 4: Good a Nathan get to be jumping off the interchange? No,

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Speaker 4: I'm not frustrated.

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Speaker 5: I am frustrated. I'm not surprised at this point.

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Speaker 4: I've been on the Warriors bandwagon for quite some time

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Speaker 4: and you kind of become accustomed to this feeling of

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Speaker 4: being angry, disappointed, and disgruntled when the Warriors don't get

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Speaker 4: the rather the green, and it's made even more frustrating,

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Speaker 4: of course, yesterday Sunday afternoon, when the NRAL judiciary comes

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Speaker 4: too dangerous contact charge onto mighty Martin.

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Speaker 5: He'll face a two week band Not.

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Speaker 4: That that matters because there's jaws and about a million pieces.

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Speaker 4: But look, I do want to, I guess, preface and

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Speaker 4: I know we're going to get into it around some

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Speaker 4: fifth tackle plays as well, particularly in the second half

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Speaker 4: and Golden Point. I feel, you know, it's it's a

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Speaker 4: little simple for mine to completely apportion blame on the officials,

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Speaker 4: whether that be the onfield referee.

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Speaker 5: Chris Butler, who I thought for the.

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Speaker 4: For the majority of the game really controlled the game

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Speaker 4: He's got multiple camera angles to look at the incident.

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Speaker 4: But you know, yes, it's a it's a heartbreaker, but

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Speaker 4: we're always taught, well, I was taught.

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Speaker 5: Anyway growing up.

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Speaker 4: When you're playing, whether it's age group rugby or basketball,

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Speaker 4: you get to a point where it's not going to

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Speaker 4: the Chanelle Harris, Divita and Tamairi Martin partnership in the

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Speaker 4: first to admit that they didn't ice the game when

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Speaker 4: feel like to contextualize the situation. Yes, it's frustrating, and

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Speaker 5: But I just think before all your keyboard warriors.

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Speaker 4: Out there get too fired up, go back and have

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Speaker 4: a look at that second half, because it's just too

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Speaker 2: But you've got to think, nick, right. I was talking

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Speaker 2: He's Paris bound for the Olympics.

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Speaker 6: How good.

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Speaker 2: But I was talking to him over the phone yesterday

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Speaker 2: to think, what is the Bunker's process here? Because if

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Speaker 2: game that the Bunker had cleared that play, So what's

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Speaker 2: their process? Okay, was to Marti Martin hit in the head?

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Speaker 3: Yeah?

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Speaker 7: Yes?

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Speaker 3: Was it late, yes, was it high? Yes?

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Speaker 2: Was it deliberate? Yes, Okay, we'll clear it. Like, how

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Speaker 2: do they reach that conclusion?

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Speaker 5: I think that's the tough part.

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Speaker 4: And we don't hear the Bunker's explanation as part of

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Speaker 4: the broadcast as to why they've reached that conclusion that

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Speaker 4: the incident is cleared.

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Speaker 4: I'm struggling to get my head around exactly how they

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Speaker 4: charge on jam and Salmon. So it is tough and

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Speaker 4: it adds to I guess the fuel out there.

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Speaker 5: And obviously you guys, you.

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Speaker 4: And Burge went over this at great detail last year

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Speaker 4: after was it the Penrith game and Jason Poarris came

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Speaker 4: off the back fence and we started talking about subconscious bias.

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Speaker 4: It really is tricky as a fan of this team

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Speaker 4: and as someone you know there's thousands of fans fans

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Speaker 4: out there, you know, when you put your time aside

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Speaker 4: in your weekend, you put your heart end to go

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Speaker 4: to this, go watch them play, and then things like

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Speaker 4: this happen. It is incredibly frustrating, and at such a

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Speaker 4: critical juncture of the season, it is so tight between

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Speaker 4: teams five to fourteen at the minute, the Warriors from

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Speaker 4: one basically or they pretty much have to win out

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Speaker 5: So yeah, it is heartbreaking.

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Speaker 4: But again I just want to stress the point, go back,

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Speaker 4: have a look at the second half and there's countless

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Speaker 4: opportunities there that the Warriors missed and for me, that

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Speaker 4: that needs to be the focal point of the frustration

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Speaker 4: rather than one refereeing decision.

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Speaker 2: Well, you mentioned subconscious bias there, and I just want

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Speaker 2: to put a line through that because I don't think

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Speaker 2: with that last call of non call, should I say

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Speaker 2: I actually did feel that the Warriors had the rubb

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Speaker 2: There are a few six again calls that didn't go

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Speaker 2: bizarre penalty the lifting leg one the penalty player did

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Speaker 2: it against Jackson Ford. I believe, I understand there's now

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Speaker 2: a rule about that, but I don't know. I thought

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Speaker 2: that was a bit bizarre. But we're going to go

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Speaker 2: through a few of these things. As I said, Michael

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Speaker 2: Burgess is pound bound four Paris.

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Speaker 3: The Olympics.

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Speaker 2: Be stopped in at Sydney first for the match and

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Speaker 2: got an exclusive interview with Roger Tuey Vasaschek, who we

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Speaker 2: will hear from in just a moment. But first, here

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Speaker 2: are the highlights of the most pulsating game of rugby

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Speaker 2: league we've seen in a long time. Bulldogs thirteen Warriors twelve.

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Speaker 3: Let's get it underway.

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Speaker 8: Chris Butler's referee, Game one of Super Saturday. Martin Ghost

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Speaker 8: Flatada said, now it's on Astal pictures.

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Speaker 9: Goton Pizza, gotcha Jelly Canterbury go ninety time tomorrow, Martin Nicol.

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Speaker 8: Klubster beautiful your Tenny's a lasia still on for the

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Speaker 8: Warriors short side, big bump hat score joined the Bonos

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Speaker 8: six ten in coming out to the right side, kicking.

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Speaker 8: Gotta a caa pray playing for Burton.

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Speaker 7: What said?

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Speaker 3: Burton's gotta what shine?

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Speaker 9: Punched again, hits the top again every.

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Speaker 8: Twenty away? What shut Harris Devada?

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Speaker 9: He strike, said, well just after the side at the distance,

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Speaker 9: not a good strike.

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Speaker 8: It's gonna come up across les. No fire, He's hit

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Speaker 8: the posts, He's got under the cross by these times.

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Speaker 6: Thirty minutes out.

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Speaker 9: He goes back to Harris Devada gets his shut again,

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Speaker 9: kind of hit Shutavada touched under way, Burton shuts down,

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Speaker 9: they come?

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Speaker 3: Only they will?

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Speaker 2: But I said one way the past absolutely ridiculous. Audio

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Speaker 5: The Big League Podcast.

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Speaker 2: Michael Burgess traveled to Sydney for the game as he's

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Speaker 2: en route to the Olympics in Paris. Burge got an

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Speaker 2: exclusive chat with Roger too I vasa chick after the game.

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Speaker 3: Let's take a listen.

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Speaker 6: It's first of all, Roger, how tough is How tough

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Speaker 6: is that to take?

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Speaker 7: You know? Yeah, that was a tough one.

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Speaker 10: You know, we had a really good week leading up

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Speaker 10: to it. We started really well as well. Boys had

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Speaker 10: real clear focus, a lot of effort, a lot of effort,

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Speaker 7: That's what's that's a tough part.

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Speaker 11: There'll be a more consolation with the guts that the

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Speaker 10: Yeah, yeah, for sure, Like again, like the boys of

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Speaker 10: the whole back. Three had Walks playing on wing, playing

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Speaker 7: So a lot of boys, you know, showed a.

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Speaker 10: Lot of resilience, just playing out of position, but again

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Speaker 6: Were you saying to each other at the start of Golden.

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Speaker 10: Point momentum is just get build momentum, build momentum. The

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Speaker 10: going to come through our momentum and which we brought.

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Speaker 10: We just kept as simple, you know, it kept as simple,

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Speaker 10: We just didn't finish well well enough to so if

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Speaker 7: Yeah, Liquor is a freak. You know, he's one of

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Speaker 7: I was just seeing him go and I was just

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Speaker 7: Know, had no fear out there, and it was.

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Speaker 11: I thought it was awesome.

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Speaker 10: You know, this is all part of the game, and

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Speaker 10: Trying to find a react, they're trying to find a reaction,

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Speaker 11: And when the dust settles and you get over this disappointment,

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Speaker 10: That's the crazy part of this game as a competition

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Speaker 7: Look at look at what we could produce with a bulldogs.

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Speaker 10: Where I asked, who were we? Weren't playing our best footy.

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Speaker 10: We had a lot of our boys down. Everyone was

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Speaker 7: Good message.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, this is the Big League Podcast.

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Speaker 12: This is our yea, the Big League Podcast on the

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Speaker 12: Warrior is bad Wagons.

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Speaker 5: It's day one.

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Speaker 2: Okay, now we're going to go through this game in

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Speaker 2: a little bit more detail. Firstly, just absolutely gutting for

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Speaker 2: Coach Andrew Webster is really disappointed that gallantry didn't earn

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Speaker 13: Started for the boys and took so much effort into

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Speaker 2: Nick, and I know you've gone through this game in

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Speaker 5: Yeah, it was an absorbing contest.

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Speaker 4: I think in one group chat when it was fifth

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Speaker 5: It was just break neck physical.

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Speaker 5: But that was an absolute killer, wasn't it.

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Speaker 4: The to mighty Martin pass, Matt Burton with the intercept,

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Speaker 4: But really impressed with the comeback after that from the Warriors.

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Speaker 4: Obviously a really nice scrum play down the right hand

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Speaker 4: Alone the Warriors lose their entire back three in a game,

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Speaker 4: That was just nothing short of sensational. So many guys

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Speaker 2: Harris Tavita weren't particularly accurate with their kicking. However, I

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00:20:22,333 --> 00:20:24,773
Speaker 2: do think that this is something they can turn around

440
00:20:24,853 --> 00:20:28,053
Speaker 2: fairly quickly, because we have seen it work consistently in

441
00:20:28,253 --> 00:20:31,933
Speaker 2: weeks gone by. I also think that because everyone was

442
00:20:32,013 --> 00:20:35,973
Speaker 2: playing out of position, that would have drastically impacted I

443
00:20:36,013 --> 00:20:39,413
Speaker 2: guess their structures and players knowing their roles in those

444
00:20:39,533 --> 00:20:42,373
Speaker 2: fifth tackle plays. If you're out a position, you don't

445
00:20:42,413 --> 00:20:45,013
Speaker 2: know exactly where you're supposed to be. I mean, look

446
00:20:45,013 --> 00:20:46,973
Speaker 2: how the scene was playing in the centers. Freddy Lussick

447
00:20:47,053 --> 00:20:49,773
Speaker 2: was a middle As I mentioned, players knowing their roles

448
00:20:49,813 --> 00:20:52,653
Speaker 2: I guess in those situations is really important. However, the

449
00:20:52,733 --> 00:20:56,013
Speaker 2: accuracy from the two halves just wasn't there that game.

450
00:20:56,253 --> 00:20:58,173
Speaker 2: The structure is something for the coaches to think about,

451
00:20:58,213 --> 00:20:59,893
Speaker 2: but I do think that there's something that they can

452
00:20:59,973 --> 00:21:01,613
Speaker 2: turn around, especially with a buy next week.

453
00:21:02,533 --> 00:21:06,853
Speaker 5: Yeah, it'll be interesting when Sean does become available.

454
00:21:07,453 --> 00:21:08,813
Speaker 3: Again do they do.

455
00:21:09,413 --> 00:21:11,973
Speaker 5: I personally would love to see Chanelle and Sean be

456
00:21:12,093 --> 00:21:12,653
Speaker 5: the combination.

457
00:21:12,933 --> 00:21:15,053
Speaker 4: I know that would be pretty tough on to Mighty Martin,

458
00:21:15,093 --> 00:21:17,893
Speaker 4: who's been really good at the seven jersey, but I

459
00:21:17,933 --> 00:21:20,093
Speaker 4: think what you mentioned before around to Mighty and Sean

460
00:21:20,213 --> 00:21:23,053
Speaker 4: being the best halves, I think they're the best half backs,

461
00:21:23,413 --> 00:21:26,373
Speaker 4: but not necessarily a good six to seven compliments of

462
00:21:26,453 --> 00:21:29,733
Speaker 4: each other. They like to be sort of game controllers,

463
00:21:29,853 --> 00:21:31,693
Speaker 4: and you kind of need someone with a bit of spark.

464
00:21:31,733 --> 00:21:34,293
Speaker 4: Obviously we don't have Luke Metcalfin as far as we're aware.

465
00:21:34,493 --> 00:21:37,173
Speaker 4: I did hear last week saying he's doing some on

466
00:21:37,333 --> 00:21:40,453
Speaker 4: field running but certainly not training with the team. You

467
00:21:40,573 --> 00:21:43,533
Speaker 4: kind of need that foil at six for a seven.

468
00:21:43,693 --> 00:21:46,613
Speaker 4: So it will be interesting, Like I alluded to, Raiders,

469
00:21:46,693 --> 00:21:51,013
Speaker 4: Tigers Eels next, certainly winnable and that'll probably just add

470
00:21:51,133 --> 00:21:53,893
Speaker 4: the momentum back that we know the Warriors can make

471
00:21:53,973 --> 00:21:55,893
Speaker 4: a play for the eight, and then I guess beyond

472
00:21:56,013 --> 00:21:59,573
Speaker 4: that it will be interesting, a dilemma, no doubt, for

473
00:21:59,693 --> 00:22:02,213
Speaker 4: Andrew Webster to get in the midst of and then

474
00:22:02,253 --> 00:22:05,573
Speaker 4: I guess not Chanelle, Sorry, Charns Nickel, Klukstar as well,

475
00:22:05,613 --> 00:22:08,493
Speaker 4: look pretty banged up. We'll go for scans on on

476
00:22:08,613 --> 00:22:12,693
Speaker 4: a leg and that might cause another spine shuffle.

477
00:22:12,853 --> 00:22:13,213
Speaker 5: I thought.

478
00:22:13,653 --> 00:22:16,693
Speaker 4: Roger to Ivasi check looked pretty handy there at fullback.

479
00:22:16,733 --> 00:22:18,573
Speaker 4: Of of course, got Tame toy a picky as well.

480
00:22:18,733 --> 00:22:22,053
Speaker 4: So some decisions, but no doubt some rest on the

481
00:22:22,133 --> 00:22:23,493
Speaker 4: mind initially for the Warriors.

482
00:22:23,533 --> 00:22:26,013
Speaker 2: With the buy approaching, well, let's carry on talking about

483
00:22:26,053 --> 00:22:28,933
Speaker 2: these injuries because they were so crucial to this game.

484
00:22:28,973 --> 00:22:31,493
Speaker 2: Everyone playing out a position. Charlesicle Cooks goes off with

485
00:22:31,533 --> 00:22:34,893
Speaker 2: a calf injury, Dulham tis a lesniak, and Hia Masalim

486
00:22:34,933 --> 00:22:37,293
Speaker 2: Montoya a lower leg issue. So no wonder they were

487
00:22:37,293 --> 00:22:39,453
Speaker 2: struggling under the high ball when you lose your back three.

488
00:22:40,213 --> 00:22:43,293
Speaker 2: Wade Egan was also carrying an elbow injury. Everyone was

489
00:22:43,333 --> 00:22:45,373
Speaker 2: dealing with something from the sounds of it. From what

490
00:22:45,453 --> 00:22:48,933
Speaker 2: Andrew Webster said in the press conference, thank goodness for

491
00:22:49,133 --> 00:22:51,533
Speaker 2: the bye. Webster's hopeful he'll get one of the back

492
00:22:51,813 --> 00:22:53,613
Speaker 2: three back afterwards.

493
00:22:53,693 --> 00:22:54,533
Speaker 7: We'll putch yourselves up.

494
00:22:54,573 --> 00:22:57,293
Speaker 13: I think Dall's they said he couldn't come back on

495
00:22:57,973 --> 00:22:59,813
Speaker 13: so well, the buy said he should be available for

496
00:22:59,933 --> 00:23:01,013
Speaker 13: selection going.

497
00:23:00,933 --> 00:23:02,493
Speaker 6: Chance and Mars will player at the next game.

498
00:23:02,613 --> 00:23:05,413
Speaker 2: But we'll see Nick, how should they manage this, because

499
00:23:05,413 --> 00:23:08,173
Speaker 2: you'd imagine taine to a peak, he goes to full

500
00:23:08,213 --> 00:23:10,933
Speaker 2: back in coursely onto the wing and hopefully they get

501
00:23:11,013 --> 00:23:15,093
Speaker 2: downen back from the HIA by the next game. After

502
00:23:15,213 --> 00:23:17,933
Speaker 2: the buye, I can't see Roger Gomett to fellback. We've

503
00:23:17,973 --> 00:23:20,333
Speaker 2: just pretty much put a line through that. Plus Rocker

504
00:23:20,373 --> 00:23:22,053
Speaker 2: Berry is also out sit they need him in the

505
00:23:22,093 --> 00:23:23,653
Speaker 2: centers anyways, that how are you look at it?

506
00:23:24,173 --> 00:23:28,893
Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it'll be tain topicky fullback again.

507
00:23:29,133 --> 00:23:31,253
Speaker 5: I mean, there's just so much up in the air.

508
00:23:31,333 --> 00:23:34,053
Speaker 5: There isn't there, but yeah, you'd think Dollan.

509
00:23:34,173 --> 00:23:36,493
Speaker 4: And I thought that was one of Marcello Montoya's best

510
00:23:36,573 --> 00:23:39,053
Speaker 4: games for some time, Like the physicality showed and that

511
00:23:39,173 --> 00:23:41,853
Speaker 4: contact shaking off Jacob Kraz the score was really impressive.

512
00:23:41,893 --> 00:23:44,813
Speaker 4: He's just he was just all effort, really getting in

513
00:23:44,893 --> 00:23:47,653
Speaker 4: and amongst the actions. So you know, he holds his

514
00:23:47,693 --> 00:23:51,053
Speaker 4: place for mine SODA's Dollan. And then I suppose we

515
00:23:51,173 --> 00:23:53,533
Speaker 4: just see who else is kind of floating around. If

516
00:23:53,613 --> 00:23:57,053
Speaker 4: rock o'berry is nearing a return, he could be someone

517
00:23:57,093 --> 00:23:59,493
Speaker 4: to come back into the calculations as well.

518
00:23:59,533 --> 00:24:02,973
Speaker 5: Of course, we haven't even touched on Toohu Harris.

519
00:24:03,853 --> 00:24:06,093
Speaker 4: That news I think of coming out about twenty four

520
00:24:06,133 --> 00:24:08,973
Speaker 4: hours prior to kick off against the board and the

521
00:24:09,053 --> 00:24:12,493
Speaker 4: line was sidelined indefinitely with the wrist issue that he's

522
00:24:12,493 --> 00:24:17,213
Speaker 4: been managing for quite some time. Dylan Walker has been very,

523
00:24:17,373 --> 00:24:21,333
Speaker 4: very good at Locke, and you do wonder with all

524
00:24:21,333 --> 00:24:23,933
Speaker 4: the miles on the clock fits or how they treat

525
00:24:24,013 --> 00:24:26,253
Speaker 4: it going forward. He was coming off the interchange and

526
00:24:26,293 --> 00:24:28,093
Speaker 4: I think in that last game only played about twenty

527
00:24:28,173 --> 00:24:30,653
Speaker 4: five minutes, so obviously you want him there for his

528
00:24:30,773 --> 00:24:34,133
Speaker 4: leadership and at full tilt to you want Taho Harrison

529
00:24:34,173 --> 00:24:35,773
Speaker 4: your team. He's up there with some of the best

530
00:24:35,813 --> 00:24:39,013
Speaker 4: middle forwards in the competition. So that's one to watch

531
00:24:39,053 --> 00:24:40,333
Speaker 4: as well. From a fitness standpoint.

532
00:24:40,533 --> 00:24:43,413
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, let's put an asterisk next to that indefinitely,

533
00:24:43,453 --> 00:24:45,933
Speaker 2: because I'm pretty sure that they do that sometimes when

534
00:24:45,973 --> 00:24:48,933
Speaker 2: they just don't know yet how long the injury is

535
00:24:48,973 --> 00:24:53,133
Speaker 2: going to take. Hopefully it is not for a sustained

536
00:24:53,173 --> 00:24:55,293
Speaker 2: period of time. But he's the fun but nick Leka

537
00:24:55,373 --> 00:24:59,253
Speaker 2: halla Seema debut on outstanding Halo Seeman nearly scored in

538
00:24:59,373 --> 00:25:01,693
Speaker 2: the second half after making a break from the forty

539
00:25:01,813 --> 00:25:03,693
Speaker 2: meter line only to be held up over the line

540
00:25:03,733 --> 00:25:05,093
Speaker 2: the left foot, right foot step.

541
00:25:05,373 --> 00:25:06,333
Speaker 3: It was brilliant.

542
00:25:06,413 --> 00:25:08,693
Speaker 2: Was first run smashed one of the Bulldog players out

543
00:25:08,693 --> 00:25:09,853
Speaker 2: the way. Did that a couple of times. He was

544
00:25:09,893 --> 00:25:12,013
Speaker 2: good on defense as well. Webster is so proud of

545
00:25:12,053 --> 00:25:13,053
Speaker 2: the teenager's performance.

546
00:25:13,173 --> 00:25:15,453
Speaker 13: He scored one of the most amazing tries and debut

547
00:25:15,773 --> 00:25:16,453
Speaker 13: and what a tackle.

548
00:25:17,093 --> 00:25:17,613
Speaker 2: What I run?

549
00:25:18,133 --> 00:25:20,293
Speaker 13: I thought he was amazing his first run through the middle.

550
00:25:20,493 --> 00:25:22,773
Speaker 13: We knew he's capable of that. He just comes up

551
00:25:22,813 --> 00:25:24,093
Speaker 13: with those type of players now.

552
00:25:24,813 --> 00:25:28,653
Speaker 2: Aleka Halasima has just been upgraded before that game to

553
00:25:28,813 --> 00:25:31,253
Speaker 2: a top thirty contracts is definitely going to be there

554
00:25:31,773 --> 00:25:34,293
Speaker 2: next year. Nick, where do they find this kid? What

555
00:25:34,373 --> 00:25:36,773
Speaker 2: did you think of his performance his debut?

556
00:25:36,893 --> 00:25:37,493
Speaker 3: It was so good.

557
00:25:37,933 --> 00:25:41,893
Speaker 4: Ah, he is outstanding and yeah he's been someone there's

558
00:25:41,893 --> 00:25:44,213
Speaker 4: a bit of a Warriors Online community that has had

559
00:25:44,253 --> 00:25:46,373
Speaker 4: big wraps on this kid for some time. SG Ball

560
00:25:46,413 --> 00:25:49,573
Speaker 4: Player of the Year last year, New South Wales Cup

561
00:25:49,653 --> 00:25:52,413
Speaker 4: debut at seventeen. Do yourself a favored it's type in

562
00:25:52,653 --> 00:25:55,253
Speaker 4: Lecqua Halasima into twitter x or whatever you call it,

563
00:25:55,973 --> 00:25:58,733
Speaker 4: and some of the Warriors Online sleuths have cut up

564
00:25:58,773 --> 00:26:01,093
Speaker 4: all his reserve grade highlights and tries.

565
00:26:01,133 --> 00:26:02,173
Speaker 5: He is an absolute beast.

566
00:26:02,533 --> 00:26:06,093
Speaker 4: Mainly plays as a second row edge for the reserve

567
00:26:06,173 --> 00:26:10,973
Speaker 4: grade team, scores tries for off fifth tackle kicks or

568
00:26:11,093 --> 00:26:14,173
Speaker 4: just running over the top of people. Eighteen years of age,

569
00:26:15,173 --> 00:26:18,373
Speaker 4: you know, nineteen and September just a massive future. There's

570
00:26:18,373 --> 00:26:21,493
Speaker 4: a lot of young guns coming through the system, but

571
00:26:21,773 --> 00:26:25,053
Speaker 4: I think it's fair to say Halasima might be top

572
00:26:25,093 --> 00:26:28,613
Speaker 4: of the list in terms of the highest ceiling he

573
00:26:28,733 --> 00:26:29,293
Speaker 4: signed through to.

574
00:26:29,413 --> 00:26:32,173
Speaker 5: I think it's twenty twenty seven. And yeah, you wonder

575
00:26:32,293 --> 00:26:33,973
Speaker 5: given the position that the Warriors are in.

576
00:26:34,013 --> 00:26:35,973
Speaker 4: They won't take their foot off the gas because they're

577
00:26:35,973 --> 00:26:36,933
Speaker 4: still close to the eighth.

578
00:26:37,013 --> 00:26:37,813
Speaker 5: But there's an.

579
00:26:37,813 --> 00:26:40,613
Speaker 4: Argument to be made there, Nathan, that he makes their

580
00:26:40,653 --> 00:26:43,853
Speaker 4: best seventeen going forward in terms of impact and versatility.

581
00:26:44,013 --> 00:26:45,853
Speaker 4: Started in the middle, then went out the second row,

582
00:26:45,933 --> 00:26:48,573
Speaker 4: then went out to center because of injuries. So I

583
00:26:48,733 --> 00:26:51,133
Speaker 4: know there's guys like Jacob Laban floating around as well,

584
00:26:51,413 --> 00:26:55,133
Speaker 4: Dimetric Sefa cooler, but yeah, he was something else, and

585
00:26:55,213 --> 00:26:57,733
Speaker 4: as Webster alluded to, that would have gone down as

586
00:26:58,373 --> 00:27:01,973
Speaker 4: I reckon the greatest tribe on nrldbuton fair Plater Bronson

587
00:27:02,053 --> 00:27:05,813
Speaker 4: Cherry who Lequer initially skinned to come back, and that

588
00:27:05,973 --> 00:27:07,093
Speaker 4: was a trice over for sure.

589
00:27:07,373 --> 00:27:09,333
Speaker 2: Well, it gives you so much confidence for the future

590
00:27:09,333 --> 00:27:10,773
Speaker 2: because you mentioned a couple of the names there, like

591
00:27:10,893 --> 00:27:13,653
Speaker 2: Jacob Laban obviously, Halo Sema. We've got Zion mo who

592
00:27:13,733 --> 00:27:15,933
Speaker 2: there as well, who's sort of on the cusp. So

593
00:27:15,973 --> 00:27:17,053
Speaker 2: it does give you a hell of a lot of

594
00:27:17,093 --> 00:27:21,573
Speaker 2: confidence that the pathways are producing outstanding players. You can

595
00:27:21,733 --> 00:27:24,493
Speaker 2: foot it at NRL level, and the pace of Hallo

596
00:27:24,573 --> 00:27:26,853
Speaker 2: Seema is what impressed me in that run as well,

597
00:27:26,933 --> 00:27:29,893
Speaker 2: not only his physicality and smashing players out the way,

598
00:27:29,933 --> 00:27:31,413
Speaker 2: but the pace he was able to almost burnt the

599
00:27:31,453 --> 00:27:34,493
Speaker 2: full back. You know, Warriors, if we look ahead now

600
00:27:34,653 --> 00:27:38,453
Speaker 2: just overall quickly fourteenth on the ladder, three points outside

601
00:27:38,573 --> 00:27:38,973
Speaker 2: the eight.

602
00:27:40,253 --> 00:27:43,173
Speaker 3: They're still in it and there's still a lot of

603
00:27:43,253 --> 00:27:43,733
Speaker 3: games to go.

604
00:27:43,933 --> 00:27:46,253
Speaker 2: I hate the fact that we're getting towards the point

605
00:27:46,293 --> 00:27:47,573
Speaker 2: in the season where we're going, oh well, if this

606
00:27:47,653 --> 00:27:50,093
Speaker 2: team loses and the Warriors when these games are there,

607
00:27:50,493 --> 00:27:52,813
Speaker 2: but with the by next week and then the Raiders,

608
00:27:52,933 --> 00:27:56,013
Speaker 2: Tigers and Eels, those are all winnable games. Eight points

609
00:27:56,053 --> 00:27:58,733
Speaker 2: in the next four weeks, and the Warriors are suddenly,

610
00:27:58,973 --> 00:28:00,493
Speaker 2: oh yeah, we could win the whole thing.

611
00:28:03,013 --> 00:28:04,893
Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm not so sure about when the whole thing,

612
00:28:04,973 --> 00:28:07,693
Speaker 4: but certainly back in the picture. As I alluded to earlier,

613
00:28:07,733 --> 00:28:10,333
Speaker 4: it's just how tight it is and how much of

614
00:28:10,373 --> 00:28:15,053
Speaker 4: a log jam it is between basically positions five to fourteen.

615
00:28:15,293 --> 00:28:17,733
Speaker 5: So the Bulldogs with that win go to twenty two,

616
00:28:17,813 --> 00:28:18,533
Speaker 5: they're in fifth.

617
00:28:19,013 --> 00:28:21,813
Speaker 4: You got the Dolphins on twenty two, Manly on twenty one,

618
00:28:21,933 --> 00:28:26,653
Speaker 4: Cowboys twenty Nights twenty, Dragons twenty, Broncos eighteen and eleventh,

619
00:28:26,853 --> 00:28:31,773
Speaker 4: Raiders eighteen, Rabbit O's eighteen. They've won five straight, and

620
00:28:31,853 --> 00:28:35,133
Speaker 4: then the Warrior is seventeen. But you mentioned this next three.

621
00:28:35,453 --> 00:28:38,253
Speaker 4: It's critical. If they don't win all these three, I

622
00:28:38,333 --> 00:28:42,053
Speaker 4: think it's terminal. And then they look ahead to what

623
00:28:42,253 --> 00:28:45,573
Speaker 4: is a trickier run home, Dolphins away, Manly at home,

624
00:28:46,133 --> 00:28:49,413
Speaker 4: Bulldogs again at home, and then Sharks away. They're all,

625
00:28:49,573 --> 00:28:52,373
Speaker 4: you know, four teams that are in those positions five

626
00:28:52,453 --> 00:28:56,253
Speaker 4: to fourteen basically, so coin flip games. Yeah, I'm not

627
00:28:56,333 --> 00:28:59,213
Speaker 4: even gonna bother getting the calculator out. How are you feeling,

628
00:28:59,293 --> 00:29:01,053
Speaker 4: Nathan in terms of confidence if he had to call

629
00:29:01,133 --> 00:29:03,173
Speaker 4: it right now? Are they just missing out? Are they

630
00:29:03,213 --> 00:29:03,653
Speaker 4: sneaking in?

631
00:29:05,013 --> 00:29:07,373
Speaker 2: It's so difficult because they have these run of three

632
00:29:07,453 --> 00:29:11,013
Speaker 2: games that you think would be easier winnable games. If

633
00:29:11,053 --> 00:29:13,453
Speaker 2: they can get through those three games with three wins,

634
00:29:13,533 --> 00:29:15,813
Speaker 2: you think by then they have all the key players

635
00:29:15,933 --> 00:29:18,213
Speaker 2: back from injury. They do have Johnson, who you know,

636
00:29:18,333 --> 00:29:22,373
Speaker 2: despite whatever anyone has said, Johnson will almost certainly go

637
00:29:22,493 --> 00:29:25,013
Speaker 2: straight back into halfback. So I think I think we

638
00:29:25,093 --> 00:29:27,253
Speaker 2: do have to just reevaluate after those games.

639
00:29:27,413 --> 00:29:31,653
Speaker 5: Yeah, next the next three is going to be critical.

640
00:29:31,693 --> 00:29:35,333
Speaker 2: As mentioned, let's finish on another positive Nick Bailey, this little,

641
00:29:35,453 --> 00:29:39,453
Speaker 2: uh rather big analysis segment. Mitch Barnett, as we mentioned before,

642
00:29:39,533 --> 00:29:42,693
Speaker 2: two d and twenty six meters fifty something, tackles five

643
00:29:42,773 --> 00:29:45,493
Speaker 2: off loads and he's named in the new South Wales

644
00:29:45,533 --> 00:29:48,053
Speaker 2: state of origin number sixteen jersey, so he will be

645
00:29:48,133 --> 00:29:50,373
Speaker 2: on the interchange, he will play, We will see him

646
00:29:50,413 --> 00:29:52,413
Speaker 2: in state of origin at this at the time of recording,

647
00:29:52,453 --> 00:29:55,173
Speaker 2: the Queensland team has not been named yet, but hopefully

648
00:29:55,253 --> 00:29:57,653
Speaker 2: we'll have Kirk Capewell as well in there.

649
00:29:58,453 --> 00:29:58,893
Speaker 3: How good?

650
00:29:59,213 --> 00:29:59,893
Speaker 5: Oh, how good?

651
00:30:00,133 --> 00:30:00,333
Speaker 6: Yeah?

652
00:30:00,493 --> 00:30:02,813
Speaker 4: And I think Michael Maguire, the new South Wales coach,

653
00:30:02,853 --> 00:30:05,253
Speaker 4: would have taken one lock at that performance on Saturday

654
00:30:05,573 --> 00:30:07,573
Speaker 4: eighty three minutes as well. Like I know, there were

655
00:30:07,573 --> 00:30:09,733
Speaker 4: players obviously all the back three out so he had

656
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Speaker 4: to step up, but he.

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Speaker 5: Was playing in the middle. He's playing in the edge.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, two hundred and what is it, twenty six meters

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Speaker 4: fifty plus tackles, just like a ridiculous work rate. He's

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Speaker 4: made for the Origin Arena, like he just will not

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Speaker 4: take a backward step, and yeah, it's it's so well deserved.

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Speaker 4: He's obviously been in and around the camp for the

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Speaker 4: last two weeks and the extended bench getting a feel

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Speaker 4: for it. He'll come off the interchange and they won't

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Speaker 4: lose a thing.

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Speaker 2: Okay, Nick Burley. Just to finish off, quick fire predictions

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Speaker 2: for a shortened Round nineteen with numerous teams off with

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Speaker 2: the buy just five games. We're going to kick things

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Speaker 2: off with the Dolphins and the high flying Rabbitos who've

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Speaker 2: won five in a row.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, five in a row.

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Speaker 4: But big new with Latrell Mitchell the foot injury ruling

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Speaker 4: him out of New South Wales calculations for that state

676
00:31:14,853 --> 00:31:19,213
Speaker 4: of origin decide a Wednesday week. He's been pivotal really

677
00:31:19,413 --> 00:31:22,133
Speaker 4: for the run that South Sydney have made. Some more

678
00:31:22,173 --> 00:31:26,733
Speaker 4: responsibility goes on the likes of Cody Walker. Cam Murray

679
00:31:26,733 --> 00:31:29,653
Speaker 4: will miss this one because he'll be in Origin and

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Speaker 4: the Dolphin's been really good at Redcliffe, so I'm gonna

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Speaker 4: give it to the Dolphins.

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Speaker 5: But yeah, really really good game to open things up.

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Speaker 2: I'm going to back the Rabbitos simply because you know,

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Speaker 2: as you mentioned, I must seen those key players Latron

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Speaker 2: Mitchalls taismanic for them. But I think momentum will play

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00:31:46,533 --> 00:31:48,493
Speaker 2: a big part here and the rabbit Os will get

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Speaker 2: the job done.

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Speaker 4: Tiger Sharks, Yeah, what's happened to the Sharks all of

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Speaker 4: a sudden losing to the Titans. Nico Hines looks really

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00:31:54,973 --> 00:31:57,653
Speaker 4: short of confidence obviously the Tigers. You know a lot

691
00:31:57,693 --> 00:32:00,573
Speaker 4: of better teams have also got tied up by the

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Speaker 4: Melbourne Storm. Yeah, big upset for me. I'm going to

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Speaker 4: go the Tigers with no real confidence. But speaking of

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Speaker 4: no confidence, that's the Sharks at the minute. They look

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Speaker 4: after the start they've had, the wheels are falling off.

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Speaker 4: So I'll go Tigers will you.

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Speaker 2: Talk about the Sharks, the wheels falling off the last

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Speaker 2: few weeks, lost to the Dolphins, then they lost to

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Speaker 2: the Bulldogs, then they lost to the Titans and now

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Speaker 2: obviously visit the Tigers. I will back them to turn

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Speaker 2: it around against the Tigers, Titans Eels.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, the Titans have found something, haven't they And the

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Speaker 5: same can't be said for Parramatta. So talking about momentum

704
00:32:40,093 --> 00:32:44,613
Speaker 5: and confidence and players, you know, excitement machines like Keanu

705
00:32:44,773 --> 00:32:48,733
Speaker 5: Kenney there at fullback. Yeah, they get to go back.

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Speaker 4: Home to the Gold Coast fresh off the impressive win

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Speaker 4: over Cronullas. So I'm just going to keep backing a

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Speaker 4: team in form, even given their position on the ladder.

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Speaker 4: Of course, the Eels are right down near the bottom

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Speaker 4: as well, but Gold Coast for one.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, Eels very long on confidence.

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Speaker 2: But they have just signed Melbourne assistant Jason Ryles I believe,

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Speaker 2: as their head coach for Necks season on a four

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Speaker 2: year deal.

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Speaker 3: So that's a good get for them.

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Speaker 4: Broncos, Dragons, you know, and yeah, I was just about

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Speaker 4: to say teams in terms of the wheels falling off

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Speaker 4: for touch and again, look they played Penrith better teams

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Speaker 4: have lost to Penrith and those sort of circumstances. But

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Speaker 4: I think they're really starting to feel the pinch of

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Speaker 4: having no Adam Reynolds for such a significant amount of

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Speaker 4: the season. He's their facilitator. Then you couple that it

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Speaker 4: was good to see Reese Walsh I think find a

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Speaker 4: bit of form. But of course the Broncos Round nineteen

725
00:33:39,493 --> 00:33:42,253
Speaker 4: severely impacted by state of origin, so they'll have no Walsh,

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Speaker 4: no Hass, no Pat Carrigan. The Dragons too, they'll have

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Speaker 4: no Ben Hunts. So yeah, a really tough game to

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Speaker 4: pick when so many key cogs are out. I'll just

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Speaker 4: go hometown team factor and in back Brisbane to try

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Speaker 4: and find something.

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Speaker 2: I'm going to go for the Dragons today. Broncos have

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00:34:02,933 --> 00:34:05,373
Speaker 2: lost five in a row. They lost five in a row.

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Speaker 2: They haven't had a win. There's a buy in there

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Speaker 2: as well, so they haven't had a win for six weeks.

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Speaker 2: The last one was the Magic round. I think it

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Speaker 2: was Mate thirteen.

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Speaker 3: Twelve went over Manly. Was that magic round?

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Speaker 9: Yeah?

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Speaker 5: Magic? Yeah, that's a long time.

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Speaker 2: And speaking of Manly, they can conclude Round nineteen against

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Speaker 2: the Knights in Manly.

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Speaker 4: They are a couple of teams there who had you know,

743
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Speaker 4: grinded out, hard fought wins on the weekend.

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Speaker 5: Towns was a really hard place to win.

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Speaker 4: I know the Worries have made a habit of it recently,

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Speaker 4: but credit to Manly for getting the job done there

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Speaker 4: and I think they'll again. It's it's so tough these rounds,

748
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Speaker 4: these origin impacted rounds. No daily Terry Evans of course

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Speaker 4: for Manly and Trevoivich is he in the mix? I

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00:34:48,133 --> 00:34:53,253
Speaker 4: don't think he got picked Jake Trevoivich. Yeah, yeah, Tom

751
00:34:53,293 --> 00:34:56,533
Speaker 4: Travoivitch obviously just coming back from injury injury and interestingly

752
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Speaker 4: picked in the centers for Manly at the weekend Newcastle.

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Speaker 4: As we mentioned earlier, at the time of recording, we

754
00:35:01,653 --> 00:35:04,173
Speaker 4: don't have the Queensland team. But do they go to

755
00:35:04,253 --> 00:35:08,653
Speaker 4: Kaylen Ponger for some spark off off the interchange for

756
00:35:08,733 --> 00:35:12,213
Speaker 4: the game three decided Yeah, I have no idea put

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00:35:12,253 --> 00:35:14,253
Speaker 4: the coin up their lands on Manly.

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00:35:15,693 --> 00:35:17,613
Speaker 3: I don't think we've agreed on one. I'm going to

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00:35:17,653 --> 00:35:18,333
Speaker 3: go for the Knights.

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Speaker 4: It's that going around. It is these round nineteen and

761
00:35:23,213 --> 00:35:25,693
Speaker 4: thirteen and sixteen were the same. When they're impacted by

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00:35:25,733 --> 00:35:28,693
Speaker 4: origin and we'll have it again next week too, where

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Speaker 4: the players back up. Probably an argument for another podcast

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Speaker 4: around whether we just have a complete blackout and it's

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Speaker 4: just representative football and I don't know the Kiwis play

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00:35:37,893 --> 00:35:39,933
Speaker 4: some or something rather than you know, I'm sure there's

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00:35:39,933 --> 00:35:43,413
Speaker 4: some NRAL coaches out there might prefer that rather than this.

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Speaker 4: But yeah, intriguing rounds nonetheless, and just quickly Queensland and

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Speaker 4: New south Wales Game three.

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Speaker 2: What are you thinking, Oh, you can't go past I

771
00:35:53,013 --> 00:35:56,653
Speaker 2: mean Latrell Metell's a really big loss for New South Wales.

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Speaker 2: But I'm going to back them to do it at

773
00:35:58,653 --> 00:36:01,493
Speaker 2: sun Corp, just purely based on the confidence that last

774
00:36:02,053 --> 00:36:04,133
Speaker 2: game would have given them. I mean that first half

775
00:36:04,533 --> 00:36:07,493
Speaker 2: was just absolutely one ray traffic, so they know how

776
00:36:07,533 --> 00:36:08,653
Speaker 2: to do it. Yeah.

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00:36:08,773 --> 00:36:11,173
Speaker 4: Look, I'm going to disagree with you, which is consistent

778
00:36:11,293 --> 00:36:13,813
Speaker 4: right the way through. I think the sun Court factor

779
00:36:13,853 --> 00:36:16,493
Speaker 4: is pretty significant. I do agree that that New South

780
00:36:16,533 --> 00:36:21,773
Speaker 4: Wales certainly found something there in game two, but tough

781
00:36:21,813 --> 00:36:23,453
Speaker 4: place to win, and think New south Wales are only

782
00:36:23,693 --> 00:36:27,453
Speaker 4: one series deciders that sun Court twice in their history

783
00:36:27,693 --> 00:36:30,093
Speaker 4: sort of going back to two thousand and five and

784
00:36:30,133 --> 00:36:32,733
Speaker 4: the last time so it's all set up.

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Speaker 5: Beautifully for what should be a cracker Wednesday.

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Speaker 3: Well I can't wait.

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Speaker 2: Thank you so much, Nick Beauty for your time you

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Speaker 2: listen to your Insight. Thank you for taking the time

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Speaker 2: three games.

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