1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,427 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport Podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:14,827 Speaker 1: from News Talk zedb job done for the Northern Brave. 3 00:00:18,787 --> 00:00:22,467 Speaker 2: There's the fist pumps and it's a job well done 4 00:00:22,507 --> 00:00:23,387 Speaker 2: to the Northern side. 5 00:00:23,507 --> 00:00:26,027 Speaker 3: Indeed it was. They've beaten Canterbury by five wickets in 6 00:00:26,067 --> 00:00:28,147 Speaker 3: the final, chasing down the target of one hundred and 7 00:00:28,227 --> 00:00:31,507 Speaker 3: seventy two with over two overs to spare. Brave captain 8 00:00:31,587 --> 00:00:36,187 Speaker 3: Robbie O'Donnell is with us. Congrats Robbie, a really comprehensive one. Really. 9 00:00:36,227 --> 00:00:37,307 Speaker 3: How are the celebrations? 10 00:00:37,667 --> 00:00:41,667 Speaker 2: Yeah, look, oh, just wonderful end to a great campaign 11 00:00:41,667 --> 00:00:45,107 Speaker 2: for the boys. So celebrations we definitely had a couple 12 00:00:45,467 --> 00:00:49,147 Speaker 2: quote ones in the sheds, but yeah, look the boys 13 00:00:49,187 --> 00:00:52,227 Speaker 2: as have burnt won the right in the spot in 14 00:00:52,267 --> 00:00:54,747 Speaker 2: the final, but two to put out a clinical performance 15 00:00:54,827 --> 00:00:57,387 Speaker 2: like that, yeah, just let their head down a little 16 00:00:57,387 --> 00:01:00,787 Speaker 2: bit and sort of reflect nicely on the things we've 17 00:01:00,787 --> 00:01:03,307 Speaker 2: done well and some of the key performances we had 18 00:01:03,347 --> 00:01:03,707 Speaker 2: this year. 19 00:01:04,027 --> 00:01:07,587 Speaker 3: Yeah, rightly so, because it was an excellent campaign, well 20 00:01:07,587 --> 00:01:08,787 Speaker 3: though I do want to talk about the start of 21 00:01:08,827 --> 00:01:10,587 Speaker 3: it in a moment, but an excellent campaign to finish 22 00:01:10,707 --> 00:01:13,027 Speaker 3: top and then and then to finish the job as 23 00:01:13,027 --> 00:01:16,147 Speaker 3: TOP qualifies. That must I guess make things doubly satisfying 24 00:01:16,147 --> 00:01:19,987 Speaker 3: that you were able to so comprehensively complete the job 25 00:01:20,067 --> 00:01:22,747 Speaker 3: yesterday you get. 26 00:01:22,787 --> 00:01:23,467 Speaker 4: One hundred percent. 27 00:01:23,587 --> 00:01:26,547 Speaker 2: I think, Yeah, we definitely wanted to take all the 28 00:01:26,707 --> 00:01:29,427 Speaker 2: variables out the equation by finishing Top and just knowing 29 00:01:29,467 --> 00:01:32,507 Speaker 2: you're going to be in that you know, big dance 30 00:01:32,547 --> 00:01:34,987 Speaker 2: come finals day. And then once we got there, it 31 00:01:35,027 --> 00:01:38,747 Speaker 2: was pretty much just the same week. Our prep looked 32 00:01:38,747 --> 00:01:41,187 Speaker 2: pretty pretty similar, and we knew it was just one 33 00:01:41,187 --> 00:01:43,387 Speaker 2: more solid performance and we wanted to keep playing the 34 00:01:43,387 --> 00:01:46,947 Speaker 2: way we've been playing. So but yeah, look, they're not 35 00:01:47,027 --> 00:01:49,267 Speaker 2: easy to beat at the best of times, and in 36 00:01:49,267 --> 00:01:50,227 Speaker 2: their own backyard. 37 00:01:50,267 --> 00:01:52,707 Speaker 4: It's it's nice that we managed to take that off. 38 00:01:53,107 --> 00:01:54,387 Speaker 3: It was a bit of a sort of a I 39 00:01:54,547 --> 00:01:56,347 Speaker 3: don't want to say, a slower start to the T 40 00:01:56,507 --> 00:01:58,587 Speaker 3: twenty campaign, a bit up and down like Gause, you'd say, 41 00:01:58,627 --> 00:02:00,067 Speaker 3: you sort of came home with a wet sale to 42 00:02:00,107 --> 00:02:04,347 Speaker 3: finish Top. Any particular reason why why it was a 43 00:02:04,347 --> 00:02:07,227 Speaker 3: bit inconsistent to start the T twenty season. 44 00:02:08,827 --> 00:02:10,867 Speaker 4: Yeah, look, it was. I think it was. There's a 45 00:02:10,907 --> 00:02:13,667 Speaker 4: bit bit of you know, the scheduling was a little bit. 46 00:02:15,027 --> 00:02:17,547 Speaker 2: Slower at the start for us, and then we actually 47 00:02:17,627 --> 00:02:21,867 Speaker 2: didn't really take much momentum from our one day campaign unfortunately. 48 00:02:22,027 --> 00:02:24,827 Speaker 2: So yeah, we kind of started with a rain, now 49 00:02:25,387 --> 00:02:28,747 Speaker 2: a loss, and then a tie which kind of actually 50 00:02:28,827 --> 00:02:32,427 Speaker 2: started to get us going. That tie was extremely important. 51 00:02:32,427 --> 00:02:35,627 Speaker 2: There was a few you know, crazy things that did 52 00:02:35,667 --> 00:02:38,067 Speaker 2: happen to get us there, but it sort of showed 53 00:02:38,147 --> 00:02:40,307 Speaker 2: us that, you know, we can play that brand of 54 00:02:40,347 --> 00:02:42,747 Speaker 2: cricket and it gave us a bit of a leg 55 00:02:42,827 --> 00:02:43,947 Speaker 2: up on how we wanted to play. 56 00:02:44,187 --> 00:02:45,467 Speaker 3: So, I guess you get to a final and it 57 00:02:45,507 --> 00:02:47,667 Speaker 3: doesn't mean anything, does that. It's just one game. But 58 00:02:48,147 --> 00:02:51,387 Speaker 3: you kept them to one seventy one. Were you pretty 59 00:02:51,387 --> 00:02:52,347 Speaker 3: comfortable chasing that? 60 00:02:53,907 --> 00:02:55,667 Speaker 4: Yeah, we thought it was probably just below par. 61 00:02:56,267 --> 00:02:58,987 Speaker 2: Look those those two at the end there, Leo Cartera 62 00:02:59,067 --> 00:03:01,267 Speaker 2: and Mitch hated extremely well to sort of put the 63 00:03:01,267 --> 00:03:03,667 Speaker 2: acid back on us, and we would have hoped to 64 00:03:03,707 --> 00:03:06,227 Speaker 2: sort of get them down to that sort of one fifth, 65 00:03:06,867 --> 00:03:10,227 Speaker 2: but look, it's it's the nature of the game, like, 66 00:03:10,387 --> 00:03:12,827 Speaker 2: you know, anyone can come out and have a great day, 67 00:03:12,867 --> 00:03:15,427 Speaker 2: and those two batter beautifully and we probably just missed 68 00:03:15,467 --> 00:03:16,587 Speaker 2: a little bit with the ball. 69 00:03:17,307 --> 00:03:19,187 Speaker 4: And then yeah, look to chase it off. 70 00:03:19,227 --> 00:03:21,107 Speaker 2: We knew we're going to need a good start, and 71 00:03:21,307 --> 00:03:22,867 Speaker 2: those two boys at the top of the order have 72 00:03:22,987 --> 00:03:27,467 Speaker 2: just been outstanding. So without them, yeah, there's just no 73 00:03:27,547 --> 00:03:29,867 Speaker 2: chance that we could even be competing. 74 00:03:30,347 --> 00:03:32,067 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, and how good have they been. I mean, 75 00:03:32,147 --> 00:03:35,747 Speaker 3: Carteny Clark and Brett Hampton. I think Cartoony's the top 76 00:03:35,827 --> 00:03:39,707 Speaker 3: run scorer in the comp Brett is fourth. You know 77 00:03:39,987 --> 00:03:42,867 Speaker 3: how crucial and integral have those guys been at the 78 00:03:42,907 --> 00:03:45,667 Speaker 3: top of your order across the Supersmash season. 79 00:03:47,227 --> 00:03:52,347 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's money coming by them literally. 80 00:03:52,827 --> 00:03:54,467 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's kind of been infectious. 81 00:03:54,547 --> 00:03:57,067 Speaker 2: The way sort of Hammer got the opportunity was through 82 00:03:57,067 --> 00:04:00,147 Speaker 2: an injury for Joe Carter sort of out the blue, 83 00:04:00,187 --> 00:04:02,827 Speaker 2: and then you know, he's just gone out there and 84 00:04:02,867 --> 00:04:05,467 Speaker 2: fully committed. And we've always known that he could hit 85 00:04:05,507 --> 00:04:09,107 Speaker 2: the biggest sixers in the country, but to go out 86 00:04:09,107 --> 00:04:12,387 Speaker 2: and sort of do it consistently and then Carton a 87 00:04:12,587 --> 00:04:15,027 Speaker 2: to back up, you know, a solid season last year 88 00:04:15,067 --> 00:04:18,547 Speaker 2: with this season this year just batting. You know, he 89 00:04:18,627 --> 00:04:20,387 Speaker 2: managed to strike at about one hundred and seventy for 90 00:04:20,427 --> 00:04:23,107 Speaker 2: the whole campaign and and it didn't really look like 91 00:04:23,187 --> 00:04:26,027 Speaker 2: he took a risk so yeah, when you when you 92 00:04:26,107 --> 00:04:27,947 Speaker 2: got those guys out there doing it and they managed 93 00:04:27,987 --> 00:04:31,747 Speaker 2: to put together five or six fifty partnerships, I can 94 00:04:31,747 --> 00:04:33,307 Speaker 2: tell you one thing for free, when you're sitting there 95 00:04:33,467 --> 00:04:35,387 Speaker 2: at three and four, certainly gives you a bit more 96 00:04:35,387 --> 00:04:36,947 Speaker 2: confidence to head out there and give it a whack. 97 00:04:37,667 --> 00:04:39,947 Speaker 3: I bet it does. I've bet you must feel for 98 00:04:39,947 --> 00:04:41,387 Speaker 3: Canterbury a little bit. I mean, you go out there 99 00:04:41,427 --> 00:04:44,187 Speaker 3: to win the game. What's that their sixth straight final? 100 00:04:44,227 --> 00:04:47,067 Speaker 3: Haven't won any of them? I guess you know Tide turn, 101 00:04:47,147 --> 00:04:49,067 Speaker 3: don't they and T twenty can be very fickle. But 102 00:04:49,107 --> 00:04:50,907 Speaker 3: do you kind of feel a little bit for your 103 00:04:51,187 --> 00:04:53,147 Speaker 3: you know, for your opposite Comaconki and his team? 104 00:04:54,507 --> 00:04:57,227 Speaker 2: Yep, no, look mate, it's it's obviously not the shed 105 00:04:57,227 --> 00:05:01,787 Speaker 2: you want to be in. Look, they've they've they've always 106 00:05:01,827 --> 00:05:05,147 Speaker 2: been massive competitive and they've shown that by getting to 107 00:05:05,227 --> 00:05:08,387 Speaker 2: six finals. Like it's it's not easy in this competition. 108 00:05:08,467 --> 00:05:13,107 Speaker 2: There's some serious quality cricket and they've managed to do 109 00:05:13,147 --> 00:05:15,067 Speaker 2: it and they had it in their own backyard, which 110 00:05:15,107 --> 00:05:16,347 Speaker 2: was always going to be a little bit of a 111 00:05:16,947 --> 00:05:19,347 Speaker 2: challenge once we saw them sneak into that third spot. 112 00:05:20,707 --> 00:05:24,067 Speaker 2: But yeah, look for us it's just, yeah, we're pretty 113 00:05:24,067 --> 00:05:25,627 Speaker 2: happy to be on the right side of the ledger 114 00:05:25,707 --> 00:05:28,027 Speaker 2: because we know that, you know, we've had times when 115 00:05:28,067 --> 00:05:29,987 Speaker 2: it's it's very tough to beat its side like that. 116 00:05:31,027 --> 00:05:33,467 Speaker 2: And for Cole, I mean, look, he's he's just actually 117 00:05:33,467 --> 00:05:36,347 Speaker 2: been their rock mate, Like he just does so much 118 00:05:36,347 --> 00:05:37,627 Speaker 2: for them with the bat of the ball and in 119 00:05:37,667 --> 00:05:39,987 Speaker 2: the field and as a leader. I've got no doubt 120 00:05:39,987 --> 00:05:41,947 Speaker 2: that you know, they'll get there at some stage. 121 00:05:42,067 --> 00:05:46,467 Speaker 3: Absolutely in the Northern District's production line seems to be going. Okay. 122 00:05:46,507 --> 00:05:49,707 Speaker 3: I've enjoyed watching Xavier Bell. He wouldn't be twenty yet. 123 00:05:49,707 --> 00:05:50,907 Speaker 3: I think you had a couple of guys in the 124 00:05:50,907 --> 00:05:53,267 Speaker 3: New Zealand Under nine teams at the moment. So the 125 00:05:53,667 --> 00:05:55,227 Speaker 3: production line going okay. 126 00:05:56,147 --> 00:05:58,307 Speaker 4: Yeah it is, mate, Yeah, it certainly is. 127 00:05:58,787 --> 00:06:02,747 Speaker 2: The boys, Yeah, coming in and expressing themselves from the 128 00:06:02,747 --> 00:06:06,267 Speaker 2: get go, which is down to I guess the culture 129 00:06:06,267 --> 00:06:08,707 Speaker 2: that it's been created with this group of guys over 130 00:06:08,747 --> 00:06:12,667 Speaker 2: the last however many seasons. And yeah, that one game 131 00:06:12,707 --> 00:06:15,747 Speaker 2: in Hamilton for him, I was actually injured and sitting 132 00:06:15,827 --> 00:06:17,987 Speaker 2: on the couch and found myself sort of clapping and 133 00:06:18,067 --> 00:06:23,347 Speaker 2: chairing like a. 134 00:06:20,987 --> 00:06:21,667 Speaker 4: A bit of a kid. 135 00:06:21,707 --> 00:06:25,067 Speaker 2: As well, so, you know, great to have guys like 136 00:06:25,107 --> 00:06:28,067 Speaker 2: that achieved something like this in their first season. I 137 00:06:28,107 --> 00:06:29,787 Speaker 2: was actually having a good chat to him last night. 138 00:06:30,907 --> 00:06:32,507 Speaker 2: It's nice to know what do you have to do 139 00:06:32,627 --> 00:06:37,187 Speaker 2: to win and win things, you know, the whole way through. 140 00:06:37,267 --> 00:06:39,507 Speaker 2: So he's managed to do that in his first season. 141 00:06:39,547 --> 00:06:41,867 Speaker 2: And Benning for Mardes also you know, come in and 142 00:06:42,147 --> 00:06:44,347 Speaker 2: skip it a few games and early in his career 143 00:06:44,387 --> 00:06:45,787 Speaker 2: picked up a good you. 144 00:06:45,707 --> 00:06:46,947 Speaker 4: Know, Super Smash title. 145 00:06:47,067 --> 00:06:49,867 Speaker 2: So for all these guys, hopefully it's just that that 146 00:06:49,947 --> 00:06:52,787 Speaker 2: building block to keep trying to do it in white 147 00:06:52,827 --> 00:06:53,867 Speaker 2: ball cricket moving forward. 148 00:06:54,227 --> 00:06:57,467 Speaker 3: Tremendous Hey, congratulations Robbie on picking up the Super Smash title. 149 00:06:57,827 --> 00:06:59,707 Speaker 3: Back to Ford Trophy then planket Chield. I guess so 150 00:06:59,707 --> 00:07:01,147 Speaker 3: all the best for the rest of the summer and 151 00:07:01,187 --> 00:07:03,467 Speaker 3: thanks for taking the time for a chat mate. 152 00:07:03,347 --> 00:07:05,227 Speaker 4: No stress at all. Thanks guys, appreciate it. 153 00:07:05,267 --> 00:07:07,907 Speaker 3: No, I appreciate you. Joining usbby Robbi o'donald, their victorious 154 00:07:07,907 --> 00:07:12,307 Speaker 3: captain for the Northern Brave. They have earned Super Smash 155 00:07:12,427 --> 00:07:16,227 Speaker 3: Championship credentials for the summer of twenty five twenty six. 156 00:07:17,187 --> 00:07:20,347 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 157 00:07:20,467 --> 00:07:23,747 Speaker 1: to News Talk set B weekends from midday, or follow 158 00:07:23,787 --> 00:07:25,427 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio