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Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fine

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Speaker 1: from News Talks EDB, counting down to the inaugural Auckland

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Speaker 1: FC MAXXL.

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Speaker 2: From Mount Smart Stadium, Autland.

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Speaker 1: It's Weekend Sport with Jason Pine on your home of

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Speaker 1: sport newstorms MB.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, it's on a good afternoon and welcome into Weekend

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Speaker 3: Sport on News Talks ed B. October nineteen, Happy birthday

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Speaker 3: of vander Hollyfield. I'm Jason Pine, Andy McDonald his show producer.

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Speaker 3: We are here until three and we are coming to

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Speaker 3: your live today from Go Media Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland,

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Speaker 3: as we build towards the first ever game of a

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Speaker 3: league football for the competition's newest franchise, Auckland FC, at

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Speaker 3: five o'clock this afternoon. They will become the first professional

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Speaker 3: football team in our biggest city since the folding of

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Speaker 3: the New Zealand Nights all the way back in two

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Speaker 3: thousand and seven. Auckland FC start with the home game

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Speaker 3: against Brisbane Raw this afternoon, which all reports have headed

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Speaker 3: for a sellout. Plenty of football guests for you on

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Speaker 3: the show today. Auckland FC CEO Nick Beckert is right

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Speaker 3: here actually joining us shortly. Co owner and former All

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Speaker 3: Black Ali Williams. This our too, Director of Football Terry

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Speaker 3: mcflynn a little bit later on and we'll check in

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Speaker 3: with the team's active support as well. They're called the

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Speaker 3: port to find out what they've got planned for the

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Speaker 3: know by getting in touch other matters around today, the

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Speaker 3: White Ferns are into the final of the T twenty

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Speaker 3: Cricket World Cup. Is that a sentence you were expecting

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Speaker 3: two weeks ago? New Zealand have beaten the West Indies

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Speaker 3: by eight runs in their semi final this morning. They

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Speaker 3: will play South Africa in Monday morning's final. Former White

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Speaker 3: Fern and now commentator Katie Martin breaks it down for

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Speaker 3: us after one o'clock and the Black Caps are in

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Speaker 3: a strong position after three days of the first cricket

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Speaker 3: Test against India. Another sentence which felt unlikely a week

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Speaker 3: or so ago. Former New Zealand coach Mike Hessen on

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Speaker 3: New Zealand's chances of pushing for victory over the next

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Speaker 3: two days. He'll join us after one o'clock as well.

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Speaker 3: NPC semi finals today, Bay of plenty Canterbury and Wellington.

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Speaker 3: Whitecuttle will look at those for you and the world's

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Speaker 3: richest horse race with a prize pool of twenty million

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Speaker 3: Australian dollars, the Everest over twelve hundred meters. It goes

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Speaker 3: at six fifteen tonight, New Zealand time at Ramwerck and

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Speaker 3: along with his usual offerings from across the Tasman Live

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Speaker 3: Sport this afternoon Heartland Championship Rugby the Meads Cup final

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Speaker 3: mid Canterbury. Of course, having ended that long, long winning

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Speaker 3: run of South Canterbrick are into the finals. They take

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Speaker 3: on Thames Valley. That game is in t Ottaha this

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Speaker 1: Analyzing every view from every angle in the sporting world

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Speaker 2: They call eight hundred and eighties eighty News Talks.

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Speaker 3: EDB and so. Auckland FC, after nearly a year of planning,

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Speaker 3: will finally play their first professional football match this afternoon,

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Speaker 3: five o'clock kickoff against Brisbane Raw at Go Media Mount

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Speaker 3: Smart Stadium. Joined here now by Auckland FC CEO Nick Becker. Nick,

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Speaker 3: great to see you. The day has finally arrived. How

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Speaker 4: Hey, thanks for having me. I am very pumped.

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Speaker 5: It's looking like a salout. It's going to be a

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Speaker 5: great day, the sun shining. There's a couple of good

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Speaker 3: Absolutely right, we're at the start line. Are you where

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Speaker 5: Absolutely? It's been like, you know, it's been a pretty

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Speaker 5: Go Media is amazing.

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Speaker 4: It's amazing. We're really happy.

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Speaker 5: I think I think the kind of the way that

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Speaker 5: All these things are first and they happen, and you know,

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Speaker 4: Up a club in my boyhood home so exciting.

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Speaker 5: You know, we had to go out and convince people

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Speaker 5: what's going to happen there. But you sort of so

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Speaker 4: But to actually get sit in front of people and tell.

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Speaker 3: Tell us about that commercial side of it, because it

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Speaker 3: looking for marketing money from from corporates. How did you

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Speaker 5: I think for us, we were really clear about what

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Speaker 3: So we're now going to enter a time where the

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Speaker 3: You sort of crossed over there into the fan engagement

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Speaker 4: Definitely.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, have you gone about forging those community connections.

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Speaker 4: We've done from day one.

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Speaker 5: We said we want to be part of the football

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Speaker 5: And so we've done a couple of things. We've had

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Speaker 4: We helped out in that sense.

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Speaker 5: I think every player that we took from a local club,

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Speaker 5: we've paid the FIFA training conversation back to them and.

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Speaker 4: These little jest is a little moments, but it adds

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Speaker 5: You know, we've given one hundred and seventy k back

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Speaker 3: Hello Simon.

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Speaker 3: Really there and now there are two, Simon, Now there

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Speaker 3: interrupt that. I'm yeah, I don't know that the whole

433
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Speaker 3: stadium is sold out entirely. But I think for today, certainly,

434
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Speaker 3: if you were looking for for tickets in certain parts

435
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Speaker 3: of the stadium, you'd be out of luck, because yes,

436
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Speaker 3: it has. It has gone particularly well. So your sons

437
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Speaker 3: are heading along today, you said, yeah, yeah, we've.

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Speaker 11: Got a four set up, four seats for the season,

439
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Speaker 11: and I think it's going to do well. Mate. Even

440
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Speaker 11: a Bi's sold ten thousand seats for season tickets. That's

441
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Speaker 11: pretty damn good for a small stadium like Mount Smart.

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Speaker 3: Totally agree, Dean, I totally agree. That would be an

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Speaker 3: amazing I don't know the numbers of season tickets that

444
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Speaker 3: have been sold, but by the sounds of what you're

445
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Speaker 3: telling me, it's difficult to get tickets for today. And

446
00:21:58,467 --> 00:22:01,987
Speaker 3: I mean, obviously not every game is going to be

447
00:22:02,067 --> 00:22:05,067
Speaker 3: an opening game, but the enthusiasm is certainly there. Hope

448
00:22:05,067 --> 00:22:06,707
Speaker 3: you get along to watch with your sons. Well then,

449
00:22:06,667 --> 00:22:08,547
Speaker 3: I know you're a rugby man, but yeah, even the

450
00:22:08,587 --> 00:22:10,667
Speaker 3: curiosity factor, I think you'd enjoy it if you came

451
00:22:10,707 --> 00:22:13,387
Speaker 3: along just to just to watch the crowd and enjoy

452
00:22:13,427 --> 00:22:15,467
Speaker 3: their chanting and that sort of thing. Good to chat

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Speaker 3: to you, mate. Oh eight hundred and eighty ten, eighty

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Speaker 3: twelve to twenty nine. Cameron, please hold their mate with

455
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Speaker 3: you after this, there's a spear line if you want

456
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Speaker 3: to jump aboard. Before one o'clock. Elie William's going to

457
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Speaker 3: pop in for a chat as well. Here on News

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Speaker 3: Talks HEADB Johnny.

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Speaker 1: Down to walk the FC's inaugural A League Man on

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Speaker 1: your home of Sport Weekend Sport Live from Auton sut

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Speaker 1: Smart Citium with Jason Hyde and g Jcob Noves, New.

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Speaker 3: Zealand Sports Trusted home Builder, News Talk Sead B twenty

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Speaker 3: eight away from one broadcasting Life from Mount Smart Stadium,

464
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Speaker 3: A ticket update in just a moment for you. Let's

465
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Speaker 3: get back to the line. So thanks for holding Cameron.

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Speaker 3: Good afternoon, no good day finding how we go?

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Speaker 7: Good?

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Speaker 3: Thanks mate?

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Speaker 12: Yeah, I just wanted to say, look, how impressed on

470
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Speaker 12: him with the club. I mean a couple of things.

471
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Speaker 12: I think what impressed me most was when they originally launched.

472
00:23:03,707 --> 00:23:07,067
Speaker 12: Bill Foley came out and effectively said, you know, even

473
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Speaker 12: if he doesn't get sponsors and plays in front of

474
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Speaker 12: the stadiums, which obviously wasn't going to be the case,

475
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Speaker 12: but he could still afford to run that club. And

476
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Speaker 12: I think in Auckland we've been used to teams like

477
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Speaker 12: the Knights and the Warriors have had their financial struggles

478
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Speaker 12: as we've known in the past, and other clubs who

479
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Speaker 12: have sailed pretty close to the win financially from time

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Speaker 12: to time. And obviously, like you said, the Knights came

481
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Speaker 12: and go and the Kings came and went pretty quickly.

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Speaker 12: And so it's so nice to be able to get

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Speaker 12: him behind the club you know is going to be

484
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Speaker 12: here for the long term because they've got the financial backing.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely agree, Cameron. They's nothing worse than supporting a

486
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Speaker 3: team that has a tenuous future. And I know there

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Speaker 3: are there were Knights fans, of course, there were who

488
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Speaker 3: turned up and then all of a sudden the club

489
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Speaker 3: didn't exist anymore. But you're so right about Bill Foley.

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Speaker 3: He's not here for you know, first thing, he's not

491
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Speaker 3: here for a short time, and he's not here to

492
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Speaker 3: make up the numbers. He wants his teams to be successful.

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Speaker 3: But I think you're so right. It's a lot more

494
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Speaker 3: comfortable to jump on board a club's bandwagon of fans

495
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Speaker 3: if you know the club's going to be there for

496
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Speaker 3: a while.

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Speaker 13: And look.

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Speaker 12: And the other thing point is I heard him talk

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Speaker 12: about how they've been at junior clubs and like, that's

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Speaker 12: one thing that really really impressed me is because I

501
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Speaker 12: mean I'm involved in Bucklam's Beach, which is a fairly

502
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Speaker 12: big junior setup, and rayin Hale or Shine. There've been

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Speaker 12: members of that Auckland f C team there every week,

504
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Speaker 12: even out pamphlets you know, as you say, rebates the clubs,

505
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Speaker 12: like really selling the club. And whilst whilst their next

506
00:24:39,147 --> 00:24:42,867
Speaker 12: stars aren't coming probably anytime soon, out of those football clubs,

507
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Speaker 12: they've been engaging with the Aukland public. And I think

508
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Speaker 12: that to a guy like me, you know, who's who

509
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Speaker 12: is probably a couch couch person more than anything, I

510
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Speaker 12: think it's great engagement.

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Speaker 3: Yeah. And the other thing that's impressive about that camera

512
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Speaker 3: is they said from the start that that's what they

513
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Speaker 3: were going to do. It's so easy to say that

514
00:25:04,267 --> 00:25:05,627
Speaker 3: we're going to get out into the clubs and we're

515
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Speaker 3: going to engage. But the fact that you know, I'm

516
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Speaker 3: pretty sure yours isn't a unique experience. The fact they've

517
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Speaker 3: actually done it, put the leg work and got out

518
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Speaker 3: and about and tried to engage with the community inside

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Speaker 3: which they have to operate is really impressive to me.

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Speaker 3: That's great, great to hear. Yeah, thank you very much, No,

521
00:25:25,027 --> 00:25:27,347
Speaker 3: thank you, Cameron. Enjoy Enjoy the game. Hope you can

522
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Speaker 3: get along to it, and if you can't get there today,

523
00:25:30,267 --> 00:25:34,227
Speaker 3: a game in the future. Interesting. What sort of cut

524
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Speaker 3: through are you seeing and hearing? I know this is

525
00:25:36,627 --> 00:25:39,067
Speaker 3: likely there be more of our listeners in Auckland, but

526
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Speaker 3: are you sort of feeling that there is a buzz

527
00:25:43,907 --> 00:25:46,987
Speaker 3: around and if you are coming along this afternoon, actually

528
00:25:47,307 --> 00:25:49,187
Speaker 3: give us a buzz if you come into the game.

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Speaker 3: Let us know about the buzz around your family, your

530
00:25:51,667 --> 00:25:54,427
Speaker 3: group of friends, around this new team in town. If

531
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Speaker 3: you are coming along to the game at Mount Smart,

532
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Speaker 3: I would love to hear from you. There's talk obviously

533
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Speaker 3: that Mount Smart is the initial home of the team.

534
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Speaker 3: I know there's been chat about Western Springs being potentially redeveloped.

535
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Speaker 3: Obviously the speedway people will have something to say about that.

536
00:26:14,067 --> 00:26:17,027
Speaker 3: But moving down the track, that's just another example of

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Speaker 3: Bill Foley's ambition around this team. He wants a boutique stadium.

538
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Speaker 3: And when you say boutique, you're kind of looking in that.

539
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Speaker 3: I don't know maybe ten to fifteen thousand capacity bracket.

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Speaker 3: I mean, that's the kind of stadium that is perfect

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Speaker 3: for football in this country. That's the problem or the

542
00:26:36,227 --> 00:26:40,867
Speaker 3: problem with Wellington Phoenix and Wellington using Sky Stadium is

543
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Speaker 3: for starters, it's the wrong shape and secondly it's too

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Speaker 3: big for football. Yes, we had that magnificent semi final

545
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Speaker 3: last year when we packed it out with thirty five

546
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Speaker 3: thousand there, but the best place to watch a game

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Speaker 3: of football is in a rectangular stadium with a crowd

548
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Speaker 3: and ice and close. And when there are twelve thousand

549
00:27:01,747 --> 00:27:03,827
Speaker 3: or when there are eight thousand people there, it looks

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00:27:03,867 --> 00:27:06,027
Speaker 3: like it's kind of full. You put eight thousand people

551
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Speaker 3: at wee Pack Stadium sorry sky Stadium in Wellington and

552
00:27:10,387 --> 00:27:13,587
Speaker 3: there's still twenty seven thousand empty seats and they're yellow

553
00:27:13,987 --> 00:27:17,147
Speaker 3: so they're quite obvious. So yeah, Bill Foley has talked

554
00:27:17,187 --> 00:27:22,467
Speaker 3: about a purpose built boutique rectangular football stadium for Auckland

555
00:27:22,507 --> 00:27:26,747
Speaker 3: FC in the years ahead. I hope you can make

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00:27:26,787 --> 00:27:31,027
Speaker 3: it happen, just on tickets. The game is not completely

557
00:27:31,107 --> 00:27:34,827
Speaker 3: sold out, so if you are in the Auckland region

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00:27:34,907 --> 00:27:37,507
Speaker 3: or can get to Mount Smart Stadium, go media Mounts

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00:27:37,507 --> 00:27:40,067
Speaker 3: Smart stadium, we should call it by its correct name.

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Speaker 3: If you can get here for a five o'clock kick off,

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00:27:42,187 --> 00:27:47,387
Speaker 3: there are still tickets available. It's pretty easy to obviously

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Speaker 3: get them online these days. As I understand it, it's

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Speaker 3: I think it's one of those where you don't print

564
00:27:51,747 --> 00:27:53,307
Speaker 3: your ticket out, you just have it on your phone.

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00:27:53,667 --> 00:27:55,147
Speaker 3: I'm sure you could turn up at the gate here

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Speaker 3: as well and get a ticket from the box office,

567
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Speaker 3: but there are no printed tickets as I understand it,

568
00:28:01,947 --> 00:28:06,507
Speaker 3: They're completely electronic. But there are still some available. While

569
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Speaker 3: there's been a lot of talk of a sellout, things

570
00:28:08,467 --> 00:28:11,547
Speaker 3: have been tracking that way all week. It'll be pretty

571
00:28:11,587 --> 00:28:14,707
Speaker 3: chokers out here this afternoon. There are still tickets available

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00:28:14,747 --> 00:28:16,947
Speaker 3: if you want to jump aboard. Carlos says when and

573
00:28:16,987 --> 00:28:20,107
Speaker 3: where is the first local derby? Can tell you, Carlos,

574
00:28:20,147 --> 00:28:22,667
Speaker 3: you don't have to wait very long. The first Phoenix

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Speaker 3: Auckland FC derby is in a couple of weeks round three.

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Speaker 3: In fact, it's two weeks. I want to say two

577
00:28:31,867 --> 00:28:35,427
Speaker 3: weeks today. Pretty sure it's two weeks today, the second

578
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Speaker 3: of November. Does that sound right? Is two weeks today,

579
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Speaker 3: the second of November. I'm pretty sure that it is,

580
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Speaker 3: So that's the first derby and as far as the

581
00:28:43,347 --> 00:28:45,547
Speaker 3: first derby in Auckland is concerned, that as in round

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Speaker 3: seven in the early part of December. So that's when

583
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Speaker 3: you can watch these two teams go at one another,

584
00:28:51,667 --> 00:28:55,507
Speaker 3: the two New Zealand sides in Football's A League News

585
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Speaker 3: Talks at B. It is a twenty two away from one.

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Speaker 3: We're going to take a break and then joined here

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00:28:59,427 --> 00:29:02,867
Speaker 3: at Mount Smart Stadium by one of the owners none

588
00:29:02,867 --> 00:29:05,507
Speaker 3: more as a former All Black and Rugby World Cup winner,

589
00:29:05,547 --> 00:29:08,907
Speaker 3: but a co owned in this Auckland FC ownership group,

590
00:29:08,987 --> 00:29:11,107
Speaker 3: Ali Williams. Going to have a chat to us right

591
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Speaker 3: after this on Weekend Sport.

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Speaker 2: The pitch is ready.

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Speaker 1: Are you live from Auckland's Mount Smart Stadium, made of

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Speaker 1: Alton FC's first A League match. It's Weekend Sport with

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00:29:22,267 --> 00:29:26,227
Speaker 1: Jason Vine and GG Gunner homes New Zealand's most trusted

596
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Speaker 1: home Miller News TALKSB.

597
00:29:28,587 --> 00:29:30,867
Speaker 3: Eighteen to one on News Talks B, broadcasting live from

598
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Speaker 3: Go Media Mount smarthead of Auckland FC's first ever game

599
00:29:34,067 --> 00:29:36,747
Speaker 3: in the A League football competition. If you're coming to

600
00:29:36,787 --> 00:29:40,107
Speaker 3: the game, if you're on your way, perhaps from somewhere

601
00:29:40,107 --> 00:29:42,747
Speaker 3: a little bit further out and if you're not driving,

602
00:29:42,987 --> 00:29:45,227
Speaker 3: flick us a text. If you're coming from somewhere a

603
00:29:45,267 --> 00:29:47,547
Speaker 3: little bit outside of the Auckland region, we'd love to

604
00:29:47,587 --> 00:29:50,427
Speaker 3: know where we're all coming from. Twenty three to twenty

605
00:29:50,427 --> 00:29:53,387
Speaker 3: five thousand set to pack in this afternoon here at

606
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Speaker 3: the home of Auckland FC. Bill Foley, of course, is

607
00:29:57,387 --> 00:30:00,067
Speaker 3: the majority owner of the football club, but there is

608
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Speaker 3: an ownership group made up of a number of other

609
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Speaker 3: prominent investors, including former or bl and Rugby World Cup

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Speaker 3: winner Alie Williams, who was with us. Now, Ellie, thanks

611
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Speaker 3: for popping in for a bit of a chat. Take

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Speaker 3: us back to the start of all of this. How

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Speaker 3: did you get involved?

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Speaker 14: Look, it's a long it's a long story, but but

615
00:30:19,347 --> 00:30:22,027
Speaker 14: but Anna herself actually asked me why do we not

616
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Speaker 14: have a professional football team in Auckland And I said,

617
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Speaker 14: well we did, It's it's been a long time between

618
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Speaker 14: drinks and Anna, being the person that she is, proactive,

619
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Speaker 14: got straight up onto the A League and rang them

620
00:30:33,867 --> 00:30:38,467
Speaker 14: and said, mate, where's your expansion documents? Anyway, long story short,

621
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Speaker 14: they send them through and you know, we looked at

622
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Speaker 14: other people and other partners around the world, around that,

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Speaker 14: and you know, we've we've ended up in a partnership

624
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Speaker 14: with with Bill Foley, Winston Reed, Steve Adams, Noah Heicky

625
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Speaker 14: and Tim Brown and and we're having a lot of fun.

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Speaker 14: And the fruits are today right seeing seeing everyone together

627
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Speaker 14: and and feeling the excitement leading up to it and

628
00:31:01,707 --> 00:31:06,427
Speaker 14: also the it's almost an unknown you know, how how

629
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Speaker 14: is this all going to turn out?

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Speaker 3: Well, look, we're not going to go away.

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Speaker 14: We're going to have some fun. We're going to make

632
00:31:10,107 --> 00:31:13,307
Speaker 14: some mistakes, we can guarantee that, but we're going to have,

633
00:31:14,067 --> 00:31:17,667
Speaker 14: you know, one the people, the communities forefront of our

634
00:31:17,667 --> 00:31:21,107
Speaker 14: decision making in terms of making this fun, getting some excitement.

635
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Speaker 14: And then the player pathway, how do we give kids,

636
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Speaker 14: younger kids, both women, girls, boys and men an opportunity

637
00:31:30,747 --> 00:31:33,867
Speaker 14: to achieve their dreams and higher honors. And that's not

638
00:31:33,907 --> 00:31:37,427
Speaker 14: just playing for the all whites. That's that's playing for

639
00:31:37,467 --> 00:31:39,787
Speaker 14: bigger and better clubs than this one. And we're quite

640
00:31:39,787 --> 00:31:42,347
Speaker 14: happy to be a stepping stone two bigger things.

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Speaker 3: What is your day to day involvement in the football club.

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Speaker 14: I've just been at Pony Club with my daughter, so

643
00:31:50,587 --> 00:31:54,467
Speaker 14: basically first priority has been as being a dad and

644
00:31:54,747 --> 00:31:58,387
Speaker 14: a husband, and then you know, we'll turn up and

645
00:31:58,427 --> 00:31:59,787
Speaker 14: have some fun with everyone else.

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Speaker 3: You know, there's a.

647
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Speaker 14: Little bit of a bit of stuff that you've got

648
00:32:03,947 --> 00:32:06,787
Speaker 14: to do commercially to support the pe people that have

649
00:32:06,867 --> 00:32:09,867
Speaker 14: helped us right and believed in the vision, So a

650
00:32:09,987 --> 00:32:11,867
Speaker 14: bit of that. But then it's about excitement, like it's

651
00:32:11,867 --> 00:32:14,907
Speaker 14: about energy, and it's about enjoying enjoying something, because I

652
00:32:15,347 --> 00:32:17,587
Speaker 14: think it gets hard to motivate yourself day in and

653
00:32:17,667 --> 00:32:20,147
Speaker 14: day out to help out and to make change if

654
00:32:20,187 --> 00:32:23,707
Speaker 14: you're not seeing and appreciating the little successes that you get.

655
00:32:23,787 --> 00:32:26,387
Speaker 14: So today is one of those moments where we can

656
00:32:26,667 --> 00:32:29,707
Speaker 14: really sit back and have a bit of fun with everything.

657
00:32:29,747 --> 00:32:31,707
Speaker 14: And then obviously you go back to drawing book holds

658
00:32:31,907 --> 00:32:35,147
Speaker 14: and look at where we can get better. But today, yeah,

659
00:32:35,147 --> 00:32:36,707
Speaker 14: today is about having fun with everyone else.

660
00:32:37,107 --> 00:32:39,427
Speaker 3: How has Bill Foley been to deal with?

661
00:32:40,747 --> 00:32:44,667
Speaker 14: Pretty straight shooter? Jumping a room with Bill and Anna

662
00:32:44,707 --> 00:32:46,427
Speaker 14: and I tell you what, we're not mucking around and

663
00:32:46,427 --> 00:32:50,107
Speaker 14: when it comes to decision making or their drive to

664
00:32:50,507 --> 00:32:53,947
Speaker 14: be successful on all elements right, not only winning but

665
00:32:54,787 --> 00:32:58,027
Speaker 14: making this club a success all around the world, So

666
00:32:59,467 --> 00:33:03,387
Speaker 14: pretty pretty simple. I love I love working with with him.

667
00:33:03,427 --> 00:33:06,347
Speaker 14: He's a great human and you know, got some excitement

668
00:33:06,427 --> 00:33:09,667
Speaker 14: the guys, you know, almost pushing at and he's got

669
00:33:09,787 --> 00:33:12,347
Speaker 14: energy like a like a young fourteen year old. So yeah,

670
00:33:12,427 --> 00:33:14,987
Speaker 14: really really really great human on the grass.

671
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Speaker 3: Allie. On the football side of things, what are your

672
00:33:17,027 --> 00:33:20,627
Speaker 3: expectations for the side on the field in season one.

673
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Speaker 14: I don't think any sports person in the world goes

674
00:33:23,547 --> 00:33:27,467
Speaker 14: out to lose, right, so very clearly, every every game

675
00:33:27,467 --> 00:33:30,067
Speaker 14: they want to win, right, every game. As individuals, they

676
00:33:30,067 --> 00:33:33,827
Speaker 14: want to play their best. What does success look like

677
00:33:33,867 --> 00:33:36,827
Speaker 14: as a club? It's it's about fan engagement, it's about

678
00:33:36,867 --> 00:33:38,987
Speaker 14: getting a buy and it's about getting a belief that

679
00:33:39,427 --> 00:33:42,587
Speaker 14: we're not here for a short term. We're here for

680
00:33:42,627 --> 00:33:44,787
Speaker 14: a long term. We're here for a you know, we're

681
00:33:44,787 --> 00:33:47,387
Speaker 14: here to make a change in football in this country.

682
00:33:47,387 --> 00:33:52,387
Speaker 14: We're also here to propel and create youth passes, path pathways.

683
00:33:52,427 --> 00:33:55,267
Speaker 14: We're also here to tie in communities of Auckland, and

684
00:33:55,387 --> 00:33:59,307
Speaker 14: we're here to to turn turn football and sport into

685
00:33:59,507 --> 00:34:02,907
Speaker 14: into a fun and entertaining element. And that success, how

686
00:34:02,907 --> 00:34:04,587
Speaker 14: do you measure that? Well, a lot of people are

687
00:34:04,587 --> 00:34:05,867
Speaker 14: going to try and do it on the field with

688
00:34:05,907 --> 00:34:08,387
Speaker 14: the result for us it's not so much about that.

689
00:34:08,467 --> 00:34:09,827
Speaker 3: Hey, I'm not gonna lie.

690
00:34:09,867 --> 00:34:12,827
Speaker 14: We want to do well and you know, like anything,

691
00:34:12,907 --> 00:34:16,387
Speaker 14: we want to win cold hard, So that's where it's at.

692
00:34:16,547 --> 00:34:19,147
Speaker 3: It'll be easier though, want to engage with fans to

693
00:34:19,187 --> 00:34:21,587
Speaker 3: get some momentum behind this football club if the team

694
00:34:21,667 --> 00:34:22,787
Speaker 3: is winning football matches.

695
00:34:22,867 --> 00:34:26,867
Speaker 14: Right, Okay, we've got two options. Right, you can go

696
00:34:26,907 --> 00:34:29,267
Speaker 14: down the success path, which is all about what's on

697
00:34:29,307 --> 00:34:31,707
Speaker 14: the field, or you can go down what happens between

698
00:34:32,027 --> 00:34:36,667
Speaker 14: Sunday and Saturday. Right, and for us just looking success

699
00:34:36,707 --> 00:34:39,467
Speaker 14: on the field, then do we even need fans? Well,

700
00:34:39,747 --> 00:34:42,347
Speaker 14: that's not success for us. Right, So success for us

701
00:34:42,427 --> 00:34:44,827
Speaker 14: is buying in the whole community, buying in the people,

702
00:34:44,907 --> 00:34:47,307
Speaker 14: getting them excited, talking about it week to week, getting

703
00:34:47,427 --> 00:34:48,347
Speaker 14: energy around it.

704
00:34:48,587 --> 00:34:51,107
Speaker 3: And you can create energy.

705
00:34:51,107 --> 00:34:54,187
Speaker 14: You can succeed and I know that's going to sound weird,

706
00:34:54,187 --> 00:34:57,067
Speaker 14: but you can succeed by failing, right. You can succeed

707
00:34:57,107 --> 00:34:59,707
Speaker 14: because you learn from your mistakes and you move forward.

708
00:34:59,787 --> 00:35:00,027
Speaker 2: Right.

709
00:35:00,187 --> 00:35:02,867
Speaker 14: What is if we finish last and we get four

710
00:35:02,907 --> 00:35:05,427
Speaker 14: people into the English Premiership? Is that a failed season?

711
00:35:05,707 --> 00:35:09,227
Speaker 14: Or in my eyes wouldn't be right that we finished first,

712
00:35:10,107 --> 00:35:12,587
Speaker 14: win the champion our first year and then next year

713
00:35:12,587 --> 00:35:16,187
Speaker 14: we finished fourth. Is that failure to win or not?

714
00:35:16,467 --> 00:35:17,827
Speaker 14: So you know what I mean. So it's not in

715
00:35:18,147 --> 00:35:20,627
Speaker 14: our in our eyes, it's very much it can't be

716
00:35:20,667 --> 00:35:25,427
Speaker 14: about results. We give that responsibility and that privilege to

717
00:35:25,467 --> 00:35:27,907
Speaker 14: the players and they take that how they want to

718
00:35:28,347 --> 00:35:30,827
Speaker 14: and you know the coaches.

719
00:35:30,787 --> 00:35:32,667
Speaker 3: Those guys, they don't want to lose.

720
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Speaker 14: So it's really, really, in my eyes, a silly question

721
00:35:36,507 --> 00:35:38,347
Speaker 14: to ask what does it look like and is it

722
00:35:38,427 --> 00:35:41,107
Speaker 14: just based around results from our point of view? No,

723
00:35:41,147 --> 00:35:43,907
Speaker 14: it's not just based around results from the players point

724
00:35:43,907 --> 00:35:46,427
Speaker 14: of view. Yes, it's based around results.

725
00:35:46,507 --> 00:35:48,947
Speaker 3: Very good, very good, good approach on and off the field.

726
00:35:49,027 --> 00:35:53,027
Speaker 3: So this afternoon, any of your high profile former rugby

727
00:35:53,067 --> 00:35:54,467
Speaker 3: teammates coming along to game one?

728
00:35:55,547 --> 00:35:58,627
Speaker 14: Yep, yeah, no, if you know, put some invitations long

729
00:35:58,667 --> 00:36:02,427
Speaker 14: and wide. You know, typical rugby guys. They want everything

730
00:36:02,467 --> 00:36:03,987
Speaker 14: for free, and they want a car park and they

731
00:36:03,987 --> 00:36:06,747
Speaker 14: want me to almost carry them in there. But we've

732
00:36:06,747 --> 00:36:08,467
Speaker 14: got a few of the lads upstairs and you know,

733
00:36:08,827 --> 00:36:10,387
Speaker 14: like anything, they just want to have fun. They want

734
00:36:10,427 --> 00:36:14,547
Speaker 14: to see people succeed. I think generally most of us

735
00:36:14,627 --> 00:36:17,627
Speaker 14: Kiwis we want to see success and we want to

736
00:36:17,627 --> 00:36:21,027
Speaker 14: see people having fun and excitement around things, because you

737
00:36:21,027 --> 00:36:22,387
Speaker 14: know it's not easy out there at the moment. We

738
00:36:22,427 --> 00:36:24,227
Speaker 14: will feel for everyone, right and we've we've got to

739
00:36:24,227 --> 00:36:27,027
Speaker 14: stick in and moments like this to get some excitement

740
00:36:28,347 --> 00:36:31,387
Speaker 14: is just really really special for everyone. So good to

741
00:36:31,387 --> 00:36:33,347
Speaker 14: have them all here and good to see the smiles

742
00:36:33,347 --> 00:36:36,267
Speaker 14: and good to see a whole wide range of sports

743
00:36:36,307 --> 00:36:38,067
Speaker 14: men and women come out to watch.

744
00:36:38,187 --> 00:36:40,547
Speaker 3: And I know we're game by game with Brisbane this afternoon,

745
00:36:40,587 --> 00:36:43,227
Speaker 3: but a couple of weeks down the track, your first

746
00:36:43,307 --> 00:36:46,467
Speaker 3: visit to Wellington for the derby. Then early December it'll

747
00:36:46,467 --> 00:36:48,587
Speaker 3: be Phoenix coming the other way for the first derby

748
00:36:48,627 --> 00:36:50,467
Speaker 3: at Mount Smart. How much you're looking forward to those

749
00:36:50,467 --> 00:36:51,907
Speaker 3: games against Wellington Phoenix.

750
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Speaker 14: The rivalry between the Phoenix and Auckland f C is

751
00:36:57,027 --> 00:37:00,827
Speaker 14: going to be huge. They are a great supporter club,

752
00:37:00,907 --> 00:37:02,907
Speaker 14: you know what I mean that they've been in this

753
00:37:02,987 --> 00:37:05,467
Speaker 14: league for a long long time and we just want

754
00:37:05,467 --> 00:37:08,027
Speaker 14: to see a great old rivalry. But you know it's

755
00:37:08,067 --> 00:37:10,907
Speaker 14: slightly different, right You've got you've got the Phoenix there

756
00:37:10,947 --> 00:37:13,307
Speaker 14: in Wellington, but then you've got Auckland FC. But it's

757
00:37:13,307 --> 00:37:16,227
Speaker 14: not really Auckland f C. It's more the Nations team.

758
00:37:16,427 --> 00:37:19,587
Speaker 14: So you've got people from Dunedin, people from christ Church,

759
00:37:20,307 --> 00:37:24,747
Speaker 14: people from all over New Zealand supporting Auckland against the Phoenix.

760
00:37:24,787 --> 00:37:26,827
Speaker 14: So you know that Derby is going to be really,

761
00:37:26,867 --> 00:37:29,707
Speaker 14: really good. And I promote everyone from all over the

762
00:37:29,747 --> 00:37:32,707
Speaker 14: country to where blue and Black against the fans.

763
00:37:32,987 --> 00:37:36,027
Speaker 3: It's the way to stoke the embers. You must expect though,

764
00:37:36,067 --> 00:37:39,707
Speaker 3: that there are some Aucklanders who have supported Wellington Phoenix

765
00:37:39,707 --> 00:37:42,227
Speaker 3: for what close to twenty years now who are going

766
00:37:42,267 --> 00:37:44,667
Speaker 3: to stick with them. They're going to remain Phoenix fans

767
00:37:44,707 --> 00:37:46,387
Speaker 3: and not jump across.

768
00:37:46,987 --> 00:37:49,507
Speaker 14: They'll be jumping over and supporting the blue and black

769
00:37:49,667 --> 00:37:50,987
Speaker 14: of the Black Knights.

770
00:37:50,987 --> 00:37:51,227
Speaker 4: Mate.

771
00:37:51,667 --> 00:37:53,787
Speaker 14: That's that simple. I don't think they've really got a choice,

772
00:37:53,827 --> 00:37:57,427
Speaker 14: to be honest. But here's the best part about life.

773
00:37:57,547 --> 00:37:59,667
Speaker 14: You make your own choices, eh And at the end

774
00:37:59,707 --> 00:38:01,787
Speaker 14: of the day, that's what we want. We want people

775
00:38:01,787 --> 00:38:04,707
Speaker 14: to be fully engaged in this football team for the

776
00:38:04,787 --> 00:38:09,227
Speaker 14: right reason. If you're in it throughout thick and thin,

777
00:38:09,587 --> 00:38:12,907
Speaker 14: that's who we want, right And you know, I'm not

778
00:38:12,987 --> 00:38:16,027
Speaker 14: here to persuade anyone who they want to support. I'm

779
00:38:16,027 --> 00:38:19,547
Speaker 14: just here to make, you know, encourage people to have

780
00:38:19,667 --> 00:38:22,307
Speaker 14: some fun on who they support, but I don't see

781
00:38:22,307 --> 00:38:23,347
Speaker 14: why you wouldn't support us.

782
00:38:23,827 --> 00:38:27,067
Speaker 3: Wonderful, A great day ahead, an exciting day, Alli, congrats

783
00:38:27,067 --> 00:38:29,307
Speaker 3: on everything you've done to bring this to fruition, you

784
00:38:29,387 --> 00:38:31,387
Speaker 3: and the other members of the ownership group. I hope

785
00:38:31,427 --> 00:38:33,307
Speaker 3: it's a fantastic day for you. Thanks for having a chat.

786
00:38:33,467 --> 00:38:36,307
Speaker 14: Cheers, buddy and everyone have fun today. Stay safe, Yeah,

787
00:38:36,347 --> 00:38:38,187
Speaker 14: you stay safe. To Ellie, I know you will.

788
00:38:38,587 --> 00:38:43,067
Speaker 3: Ellie Williams there stoking the embers. I'm interested actually in

789
00:38:43,547 --> 00:38:47,387
Speaker 3: what Auckland based fans will do. Auckland based Phoenix fans,

790
00:38:47,427 --> 00:38:50,587
Speaker 3: that is what they will do because up until now,

791
00:38:50,707 --> 00:38:55,147
Speaker 3: up until today, they've only had Wellington Phoenix as their

792
00:38:55,187 --> 00:38:57,827
Speaker 3: professional club, and whenever the Phoenix have brought games to Auckland,

793
00:38:57,987 --> 00:39:01,947
Speaker 3: which they have regularly over the period of their life,

794
00:39:01,947 --> 00:39:04,507
Speaker 3: which is now eighteen years, they've always been really well

795
00:39:04,507 --> 00:39:08,987
Speaker 3: supported up here. Always been big crowds to Phoenix games

796
00:39:09,507 --> 00:39:13,067
Speaker 3: at Mount Smart or Eden Park. I think they might

797
00:39:13,067 --> 00:39:15,307
Speaker 3: have played to the play game in Albany. I'm going

798
00:39:15,347 --> 00:39:17,227
Speaker 3: back a little bit. I think they might have. There

799
00:39:17,227 --> 00:39:20,987
Speaker 3: were always a lot of big crowds, big crowds, and

800
00:39:21,027 --> 00:39:24,307
Speaker 3: so there were Phoenix fans in Auckland. What are those

801
00:39:24,347 --> 00:39:26,547
Speaker 3: fans going to do when the derby's here? They might

802
00:39:26,587 --> 00:39:28,787
Speaker 3: come along what Chalukland f C every you know, because

803
00:39:29,027 --> 00:39:32,627
Speaker 3: geographically they're here, right, But what are they going to

804
00:39:32,667 --> 00:39:35,307
Speaker 3: do in the derby? Hey, Chris, how are.

805
00:39:35,267 --> 00:39:36,787
Speaker 2: You you know?

806
00:39:37,947 --> 00:39:41,427
Speaker 13: I heard what the previous gentleman was just saying, people

807
00:39:41,547 --> 00:39:47,747
Speaker 13: from christ Church to needed Wellington, Parmerston North, maybe we

808
00:39:47,787 --> 00:39:52,907
Speaker 13: are not going to change allegiance from the Phoenix to

809
00:39:53,027 --> 00:39:58,507
Speaker 13: an Auckland based side. You know, no way, Like you

810
00:39:58,587 --> 00:40:01,747
Speaker 13: are the enemy of the nation and you just have

811
00:40:01,867 --> 00:40:05,627
Speaker 13: to look at it. In the rugby and in the cricket.

812
00:40:06,387 --> 00:40:10,027
Speaker 13: Long as Auckland losers, the rest of the country is happy.

813
00:40:11,667 --> 00:40:14,507
Speaker 13: So I mean, this guy's got a great attitude and

814
00:40:14,907 --> 00:40:18,667
Speaker 13: God blessed him. What a positive human being. But seriously,

815
00:40:20,107 --> 00:40:22,227
Speaker 13: if I found a bloke in christ Church, born and

816
00:40:22,307 --> 00:40:25,067
Speaker 13: bred who said he goes for the Auckland team over

817
00:40:25,107 --> 00:40:29,747
Speaker 13: the Phoenix, I'll be like, you might need a bit

818
00:40:29,747 --> 00:40:30,267
Speaker 13: of a slap.

819
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Speaker 4: Chris.

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Speaker 3: I love you, love your chat mate, love your chat yeah,

821
00:40:36,067 --> 00:40:38,787
Speaker 3: and I love Ali Williams chat too. Why the stoke

822
00:40:38,827 --> 00:40:41,987
Speaker 3: at the embers of a rivalry? Absolutely love it. Seven

823
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Speaker 3: away from One News talks.

824
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Speaker 1: From the drag field and the court on Your Home

825
00:40:48,547 --> 00:40:52,347
Speaker 1: of Sport, Weekend Sport with Jason Vine News Talks.

826
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Speaker 3: Four to one, News Talks EDB text for how I'm

827
00:40:55,587 --> 00:40:59,347
Speaker 3: a Todonger based now X Phoenix supporter who's now an

828
00:40:59,387 --> 00:41:02,787
Speaker 3: Auckland the FC supporter. I changed because they're pretty much

829
00:41:02,827 --> 00:41:05,467
Speaker 3: our local professional side. Come on the Black Knights. Good

830
00:41:05,467 --> 00:41:07,907
Speaker 3: on your Phil, Good on you. I wonder where that

831
00:41:07,947 --> 00:41:11,387
Speaker 3: geographical thing stops. Does it stop at topor does it

832
00:41:11,427 --> 00:41:16,107
Speaker 3: stop north of Wellington? Even I don't know, I'm sure

833
00:41:16,107 --> 00:41:18,547
Speaker 3: there'll be Auckland FC fans all over the country as

834
00:41:18,547 --> 00:41:21,907
Speaker 3: there are Wellington Phoenix fans all over the country. Shifting

835
00:41:21,907 --> 00:41:25,267
Speaker 3: our attention to cricket after one o'clock, celebrating our White

836
00:41:25,267 --> 00:41:27,547
Speaker 3: ferns into the T twenty World Cup Final.

837
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Speaker 1: Your Home of Sport play from Auckland's Found Smarts Stadium.

838
00:41:32,667 --> 00:41:36,627
Speaker 1: It's Weekend Sport with Jason Hines, News Talks ev.

839
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Speaker 3: One. Welcome into the show. As the man just said,

840
00:41:41,627 --> 00:41:43,107
Speaker 3: I don't know who that guy is, but he's got

841
00:41:43,107 --> 00:41:46,907
Speaker 3: a great voice. One are. We're broadcasting live from go

842
00:41:47,027 --> 00:41:50,347
Speaker 3: Media Mount Sparts Stadium as we head towards kickoff in

843
00:41:50,467 --> 00:41:54,227
Speaker 3: Auckland f C first ever game of professional football. We're

844
00:41:54,227 --> 00:41:56,587
Speaker 3: going to return to Auckland f C after two o'clock.

845
00:41:56,667 --> 00:41:58,707
Speaker 3: Got other matters to attend to this hour. But if

846
00:41:58,707 --> 00:42:01,747
Speaker 3: you are coming to the game, and you're listening in

847
00:42:01,827 --> 00:42:04,107
Speaker 3: on your way, perhaps from somewhere a bit further out,

848
00:42:04,427 --> 00:42:06,187
Speaker 3: let us know where you're coming from. Be interesting to

849
00:42:06,227 --> 00:42:11,627
Speaker 3: know who is coming the furthest nine two nine two

850
00:42:11,707 --> 00:42:14,747
Speaker 3: is our text number. I mentioned before about what or

851
00:42:14,787 --> 00:42:19,907
Speaker 3: before one o'clock, about what Phoenix fans will do, particularly

852
00:42:19,907 --> 00:42:22,347
Speaker 3: those who are based in and around the Auckland region.

853
00:42:23,067 --> 00:42:25,747
Speaker 3: Because one thing about fandom is that you are supposed

854
00:42:25,747 --> 00:42:28,267
Speaker 3: to pick a team and stick with it, pick and stick,

855
00:42:28,507 --> 00:42:32,227
Speaker 3: as they say, through thick and thin. You're not supposed

856
00:42:32,227 --> 00:42:35,107
Speaker 3: to jump off one team and onto another one. This

857
00:42:35,267 --> 00:42:39,427
Speaker 3: is slightly different, granted, because up until now there hasn't

858
00:42:39,467 --> 00:42:42,307
Speaker 3: been a team in Auckland to support. The Phoenix are

859
00:42:42,307 --> 00:42:45,427
Speaker 3: the only, or have been the only professional football team

860
00:42:45,627 --> 00:42:47,787
Speaker 3: in this country. So if you wanted to support a

861
00:42:47,787 --> 00:42:51,107
Speaker 3: professional team, you supported the Phoenix. Now there is an

862
00:42:51,107 --> 00:42:54,147
Speaker 3: option for those based in Auckland. However, I'm sure, in

863
00:42:54,187 --> 00:42:56,547
Speaker 3: fact I know this to be true. There are some

864
00:42:56,747 --> 00:42:59,587
Speaker 3: fans of the Phoenix based in Auckland who won't jump,

865
00:43:00,267 --> 00:43:02,747
Speaker 3: they will continue to be Phoenix fans. And when the

866
00:43:02,867 --> 00:43:05,467
Speaker 3: Darbies are on up here in Auckland, I am so

867
00:43:05,707 --> 00:43:11,027
Speaker 3: curious to see how many Phoenix fans there are at

868
00:43:11,067 --> 00:43:13,387
Speaker 3: the home game for Auckland f C. When they first

869
00:43:13,467 --> 00:43:15,867
Speaker 3: been in a derby. It's in Wellington, so we know

870
00:43:15,907 --> 00:43:18,507
Speaker 3: that's going to be the majority of Phoenix fans, but

871
00:43:18,547 --> 00:43:20,827
Speaker 3: I hear there are a good bunch of Auckland f

872
00:43:20,867 --> 00:43:23,067
Speaker 3: C fans going down as well. I just think creates

873
00:43:23,107 --> 00:43:27,147
Speaker 3: a great dynamic, doesn't it a terrific dynamic. We had

874
00:43:27,187 --> 00:43:30,107
Speaker 3: Phil from Todonga before one o'clock who said, look, I'm

875
00:43:30,187 --> 00:43:32,147
Speaker 3: jumping off the Phoenix. I'm on at Auckland f C.

876
00:43:32,467 --> 00:43:35,187
Speaker 3: Text here Phil, Phil can jog on, see you later,

877
00:43:35,227 --> 00:43:38,907
Speaker 3: power your turncoat. They're not my words, Phil, They're not

878
00:43:38,947 --> 00:43:42,067
Speaker 3: my words. They're the words of an anonymous texter. Finally,

879
00:43:42,067 --> 00:43:44,267
Speaker 3: I'm looking forward to the rivalry between Auckland f C

880
00:43:44,347 --> 00:43:47,427
Speaker 3: and the Nick, says Simon, particularly looking forward to seeing

881
00:43:47,467 --> 00:43:52,947
Speaker 3: how Phoenix fans receive Alex Paulson. Yeah, that's going to

882
00:43:52,987 --> 00:43:56,747
Speaker 3: be very interesting. The backstory to this very quickly as

883
00:43:56,787 --> 00:43:59,427
Speaker 3: Alex Paulson used to play for Wellington earned a had

884
00:43:59,427 --> 00:44:01,067
Speaker 3: a great season last season, earned a move to the

885
00:44:01,067 --> 00:44:03,947
Speaker 3: Premier League with Bournemouth. Bournemouth are owned by the same people,

886
00:44:03,987 --> 00:44:06,747
Speaker 3: Bill Foley and Co. Who owned Auckland f C. Alex

887
00:44:06,787 --> 00:44:09,507
Speaker 3: Paulson is loaned back to Auckland FC and will now

888
00:44:09,507 --> 00:44:13,547
Speaker 3: play against the Phoenix. So that's a very interesting storyline.

889
00:44:13,707 --> 00:44:16,747
Speaker 3: Nothing to do with him, I'm sure he's just it's

890
00:44:16,867 --> 00:44:20,307
Speaker 3: just happened around him. No choice that he's made. However,

891
00:44:20,347 --> 00:44:23,467
Speaker 3: when Alex Paulson turns up at the Sky Stadium in

892
00:44:23,507 --> 00:44:26,347
Speaker 3: a couple of weeks, that will be very instructive. What

893
00:44:26,427 --> 00:44:30,187
Speaker 3: I hope happens is that if there's good natured ribbing

894
00:44:30,707 --> 00:44:33,187
Speaker 3: given to Alex Paulson during the game, that when he

895
00:44:33,307 --> 00:44:35,787
Speaker 3: leaves the ground he has given the reception that he

896
00:44:35,827 --> 00:44:39,987
Speaker 3: deserves because he was utterly stupendous for the Phoenix Alex

897
00:44:39,987 --> 00:44:43,587
Speaker 3: Paulson and deserves a reception after the game. During a

898
00:44:43,587 --> 00:44:47,987
Speaker 3: game though, all's fair in love and war, as they say,

899
00:44:48,507 --> 00:44:51,547
Speaker 3: and if we're honest, the only people who are truly

900
00:44:51,587 --> 00:44:54,827
Speaker 3: loyal to a football club or any sporting team are

901
00:44:54,827 --> 00:44:58,107
Speaker 3: its fans. Players come and go. Coaches come and go.

902
00:44:58,507 --> 00:45:01,867
Speaker 3: The fans are the ones who pick and stick, well

903
00:45:01,907 --> 00:45:05,427
Speaker 3: most of them do. Anyway, back to the football after

904
00:45:05,547 --> 00:45:08,227
Speaker 3: two with Terry mcflynn. He's the director of football. But

905
00:45:08,307 --> 00:45:12,387
Speaker 3: let's go to cricket. We woke up this morning, or

906
00:45:12,427 --> 00:45:14,427
Speaker 3: you might have stayed up to watch or got up

907
00:45:14,467 --> 00:45:16,387
Speaker 3: to watch. We woke up, though many of us, to

908
00:45:16,467 --> 00:45:19,387
Speaker 3: the news that the White Ferns are through to the

909
00:45:19,427 --> 00:45:23,027
Speaker 3: final of the T twenty Cricket World Cup in the UAE.

910
00:45:23,667 --> 00:45:29,827
Speaker 15: Not enough and New Zealand legends Susie Biggs, Sophie Divine

911
00:45:30,187 --> 00:45:33,067
Speaker 15: here to who who have turned the tables on the

912
00:45:33,107 --> 00:45:37,107
Speaker 15: West Indies And finally they have exercised the gorse of

913
00:45:37,267 --> 00:45:42,867
Speaker 15: twenty sixteen and they are into the final of the

914
00:45:42,947 --> 00:45:47,147
Speaker 15: AICC Women's T twenty Walk up twenty twenty.

915
00:45:46,787 --> 00:45:50,067
Speaker 3: Four Outstanding New Zealand beating the West Indies by eight

916
00:45:50,227 --> 00:45:52,987
Speaker 3: runs in Shahjah this morning. In their semi final. They

917
00:45:53,027 --> 00:45:55,787
Speaker 3: scored one hundred and twenty eight for nine and then

918
00:45:55,867 --> 00:45:59,147
Speaker 3: restricted the Windys to one hundred and twenty for eight

919
00:45:59,547 --> 00:46:03,187
Speaker 3: from their twenty overs. Former Whitefern and now commentator Katie

920
00:46:03,267 --> 00:46:06,587
Speaker 3: martin As joined us. She watched on and comment did

921
00:46:06,627 --> 00:46:08,907
Speaker 3: this game this morning as she has been for the

922
00:46:09,067 --> 00:46:12,347
Speaker 3: entire tournament. The White Ferns in a World Cup final.

923
00:46:12,467 --> 00:46:13,707
Speaker 3: Katie Martin, how good is this?

924
00:46:14,947 --> 00:46:15,107
Speaker 5: Oh?

925
00:46:15,267 --> 00:46:17,027
Speaker 16: I don't think I would have believed this about in

926
00:46:17,067 --> 00:46:19,987
Speaker 16: the last eighteen months or so, but these haven't. They

927
00:46:20,107 --> 00:46:22,987
Speaker 16: performed like what key We've performed like They've just showed

928
00:46:23,027 --> 00:46:26,427
Speaker 16: so much heart and determination. And I saw the girls

929
00:46:26,427 --> 00:46:28,107
Speaker 16: at the end of the game and they're all just

930
00:46:28,147 --> 00:46:31,227
Speaker 16: in disbelief. They sort of can't quite believe what's happened.

931
00:46:31,307 --> 00:46:34,067
Speaker 16: So it's a pretty special moment. It's been a long

932
00:46:34,067 --> 00:46:36,787
Speaker 16: time between drinks for the women's team to make a final,

933
00:46:36,867 --> 00:46:40,067
Speaker 16: so hopefully make him knock the top off. It's probably yeah,

934
00:46:40,107 --> 00:46:42,027
Speaker 16: Everest the teach when he woke up between the men

935
00:46:42,027 --> 00:46:44,587
Speaker 16: and the women, So yeah, they've got an opportunity to

936
00:46:44,627 --> 00:46:45,787
Speaker 16: do it on Sunday.

937
00:46:45,667 --> 00:46:48,147
Speaker 3: At the innings break, did one hundred and twenty eight

938
00:46:48,547 --> 00:46:49,387
Speaker 3: feel like enough?

939
00:46:51,507 --> 00:46:55,307
Speaker 16: Not really? Because of the West Indies and you would

940
00:46:55,307 --> 00:46:57,147
Speaker 16: have seen a lot of Western these scenes throughout the years.

941
00:46:57,147 --> 00:47:00,267
Speaker 16: They are probably the most unpredictable side. And when we

942
00:47:00,347 --> 00:47:02,547
Speaker 16: kept dropping to Andrew Dodd and I thought, oh goodness,

943
00:47:02,547 --> 00:47:04,947
Speaker 16: gracious me, you know one said he didn't look like

944
00:47:04,987 --> 00:47:07,267
Speaker 16: a big enough score. But you sort of just get

945
00:47:07,267 --> 00:47:10,427
Speaker 16: a sense that their bowling side of it has really

946
00:47:10,467 --> 00:47:13,627
Speaker 16: clicked right. Social Vines mainly used their five key bowlers

947
00:47:13,667 --> 00:47:16,867
Speaker 16: and obviously a few youngsters in that bowling line up

948
00:47:16,907 --> 00:47:19,747
Speaker 16: as well, and there's just so much clarity in how

949
00:47:19,787 --> 00:47:22,267
Speaker 16: they go about it, and they've had so much belief

950
00:47:22,307 --> 00:47:25,747
Speaker 16: walking out onto the park. And I think the results, well,

951
00:47:25,827 --> 00:47:29,347
Speaker 16: maybe we haven't performed. I guess that our very very best.

952
00:47:29,427 --> 00:47:31,267
Speaker 16: We've scrapped our way and we've found a way to win.

953
00:47:31,307 --> 00:47:33,867
Speaker 16: And I think that's in tournament play that's the most

954
00:47:33,867 --> 00:47:36,947
Speaker 16: crucial thing. And in the end and ended up being

955
00:47:37,027 --> 00:47:37,747
Speaker 16: enough runs.

956
00:47:38,267 --> 00:47:41,027
Speaker 3: Were there some key moments Katie in the West Indies

957
00:47:41,107 --> 00:47:45,267
Speaker 3: innings where things really turned Where were there were pivotal

958
00:47:45,347 --> 00:47:48,147
Speaker 3: times key wicket or something similar where you thought, okay,

959
00:47:48,387 --> 00:47:50,547
Speaker 3: this is swinging back in New Zealand's favor now.

960
00:47:52,547 --> 00:47:53,107
Speaker 11: I thought the.

961
00:47:53,027 --> 00:47:55,147
Speaker 16: Way that we bowled in the power play, especially the

962
00:47:55,187 --> 00:47:57,667
Speaker 16: Hailey Matthews is one of the most dangerous batters in

963
00:47:57,707 --> 00:47:59,667
Speaker 16: the world. You sort of felt if she was there

964
00:47:59,707 --> 00:48:01,707
Speaker 16: near the end, it gave the West Indy the very

965
00:48:01,707 --> 00:48:04,267
Speaker 16: best chance. I thought the way that we bowled to

966
00:48:04,427 --> 00:48:08,987
Speaker 16: her and Joseph who was so dangerous against England. I

967
00:48:09,027 --> 00:48:11,867
Speaker 16: thought our planning was outstanding. You saw that they executed it.

968
00:48:12,147 --> 00:48:13,947
Speaker 16: You saw the pressure they built, and I thought, okay,

969
00:48:14,027 --> 00:48:16,827
Speaker 16: we've put the western there's a little bit behind the

970
00:48:16,867 --> 00:48:19,707
Speaker 16: game here early and you just felt that if Deandrew

971
00:48:19,747 --> 00:48:21,707
Speaker 16: Dondon was there at the end and we saw the

972
00:48:21,827 --> 00:48:24,867
Speaker 16: massive over against Tajohu, that they could win that. So

973
00:48:24,907 --> 00:48:27,107
Speaker 16: I think the power play was so crucial for us,

974
00:48:27,187 --> 00:48:29,827
Speaker 16: and we created opportunities and in the end the way

975
00:48:29,867 --> 00:48:32,147
Speaker 16: that that if we're taking those it would have been

976
00:48:32,187 --> 00:48:34,787
Speaker 16: a far more comfortable win as well. But yeah, I'd

977
00:48:34,787 --> 00:48:36,547
Speaker 16: just send the clarity that the girls were bowling with

978
00:48:36,707 --> 00:48:38,867
Speaker 16: and the planning that the team had put in really

979
00:48:38,907 --> 00:48:39,667
Speaker 16: paid divid.

980
00:48:39,387 --> 00:48:42,787
Speaker 3: And start Eden Carson three for twenty nine gees. She's

981
00:48:42,827 --> 00:48:45,627
Speaker 3: having some sort of tournament. What have you seen in

982
00:48:45,667 --> 00:48:47,027
Speaker 3: the development of her bowling?

983
00:48:48,627 --> 00:48:50,787
Speaker 16: Fine, wouldn't you love to interview after a game?

984
00:48:51,147 --> 00:48:54,907
Speaker 3: Absolutely, there's no.

985
00:48:54,827 --> 00:48:58,467
Speaker 16: Word need it isn't I think the interview says at all. Yeah.

986
00:48:58,747 --> 00:49:01,267
Speaker 16: I've had such a privilege to be able to play

987
00:49:01,267 --> 00:49:04,187
Speaker 16: with eating at the sparks for a number of years.

988
00:49:04,427 --> 00:49:07,227
Speaker 16: But the one thing that people probably outside of the

989
00:49:07,267 --> 00:49:11,267
Speaker 16: team hadn't seen. As the last eighteen months the team

990
00:49:11,307 --> 00:49:15,827
Speaker 16: has been overloaded on skill development, tactical development. I've seen

991
00:49:15,947 --> 00:49:18,227
Speaker 16: Eden Castle walk at her nets in tears because she's

992
00:49:18,227 --> 00:49:21,227
Speaker 16: made so much change to her bowling action. And I

993
00:49:21,227 --> 00:49:23,867
Speaker 16: think you think about a country girl from rand Fairly.

994
00:49:24,027 --> 00:49:26,507
Speaker 16: You know, she used to be on the farm before

995
00:49:26,587 --> 00:49:29,267
Speaker 16: driving to then Eden to get to Sparks training, and

996
00:49:29,667 --> 00:49:34,307
Speaker 16: now she's had the benefit of that contracting period and

997
00:49:33,627 --> 00:49:36,467
Speaker 16: she's had a tough couple of years. She's really had

998
00:49:36,507 --> 00:49:40,027
Speaker 16: to push herself way beyond her comfort zone. And there's

999
00:49:40,107 --> 00:49:44,667
Speaker 16: just this heart, this massive heart in Eden, and this

1000
00:49:44,867 --> 00:49:48,147
Speaker 16: massive caring factor that nobody sees. He's a real little

1001
00:49:48,147 --> 00:49:50,627
Speaker 16: sensitive soul. She's a bit of a She's part of

1002
00:49:50,627 --> 00:49:52,427
Speaker 16: the cool crew of the White Firms, which are the

1003
00:49:52,467 --> 00:49:55,387
Speaker 16: younger group, although Foodie would probably say she was part

1004
00:49:55,387 --> 00:49:59,587
Speaker 16: of that group as well, but she just epitomizes that humble, loyal,

1005
00:50:00,947 --> 00:50:03,467
Speaker 16: you know, do it for the team sort of attitude.

1006
00:50:03,507 --> 00:50:06,827
Speaker 16: And it's just been so pleasing her development and and

1007
00:50:06,907 --> 00:50:09,707
Speaker 16: to see the success and the work probably that she's

1008
00:50:09,707 --> 00:50:11,507
Speaker 16: done in the background that no one will ever see,

1009
00:50:11,547 --> 00:50:13,387
Speaker 16: but her walking out in that field and then walking

1010
00:50:13,427 --> 00:50:16,027
Speaker 16: back off. She knows deep down what she's been thready

1011
00:50:16,147 --> 00:50:18,907
Speaker 16: to put herself in the best position possible. So it's

1012
00:50:18,907 --> 00:50:21,267
Speaker 16: just so pleasing and so cool to see as a

1013
00:50:21,307 --> 00:50:23,347
Speaker 16: former teammate and now someone that gets to watch them

1014
00:50:23,347 --> 00:50:26,627
Speaker 16: pretty close up, just see how much she's sort of

1015
00:50:26,667 --> 00:50:29,947
Speaker 16: realized her own skill and her own I guess telling

1016
00:50:30,027 --> 00:50:30,747
Speaker 16: that she's got.

1017
00:50:30,707 --> 00:50:33,787
Speaker 3: That's amazing insight. Another of the youngsters, Georgia Plumber, she's

1018
00:50:33,827 --> 00:50:37,227
Speaker 3: been entrusted with the responsibility of opening the batting. It's

1019
00:50:37,267 --> 00:50:38,907
Speaker 3: been a rocky road too, hasn't it. What have you

1020
00:50:38,947 --> 00:50:41,267
Speaker 3: made though of that move to move Georgia up to

1021
00:50:41,307 --> 00:50:43,787
Speaker 3: open and drop Sophie Devine down to four for ten twenties.

1022
00:50:45,387 --> 00:50:47,947
Speaker 16: I think it's probably the most spoken about most questions

1023
00:50:48,067 --> 00:50:50,107
Speaker 16: that you get asks around who should open the batting

1024
00:50:50,107 --> 00:50:54,827
Speaker 16: for New Zealand. And she's had something like thirty plus

1025
00:50:54,867 --> 00:50:57,427
Speaker 16: games for New Zealand, really really struggled at the top.

1026
00:50:57,467 --> 00:51:00,587
Speaker 16: And again she's someone that has been overloaded with that

1027
00:51:00,667 --> 00:51:03,267
Speaker 16: development of his skill set. I mean, she struggled to

1028
00:51:03,667 --> 00:51:06,187
Speaker 16: bat more than ten fifteen balls and domestic cricket over

1029
00:51:06,187 --> 00:51:08,747
Speaker 16: the last few years. And I think I was just

1030
00:51:08,747 --> 00:51:11,187
Speaker 16: saying this to someone before. I feel like there's three

1031
00:51:11,227 --> 00:51:13,907
Speaker 16: warm up games against Australia, I shouldn't say them warm

1032
00:51:13,987 --> 00:51:16,027
Speaker 16: up games. So the three games leading in has put

1033
00:51:16,067 --> 00:51:18,827
Speaker 16: that team and especially her in such good stead that

1034
00:51:18,947 --> 00:51:22,627
Speaker 16: fifty she saw it scored against Australia. You just saw

1035
00:51:22,667 --> 00:51:26,107
Speaker 16: her after ten overs just relax and just we've always

1036
00:51:26,147 --> 00:51:28,547
Speaker 16: known that she's had the talent. She's always looked really

1037
00:51:28,587 --> 00:51:31,307
Speaker 16: great and it was just around finding a tempo in

1038
00:51:31,307 --> 00:51:33,187
Speaker 16: a way to that and maybe tonight she's lost a

1039
00:51:33,187 --> 00:51:35,907
Speaker 16: little bit of that composure, but she was still able

1040
00:51:35,947 --> 00:51:39,347
Speaker 16: to scrap and fight, and anybody else Piney, I think

1041
00:51:39,627 --> 00:51:41,987
Speaker 16: that doesn't have that same heart and resilience sort of

1042
00:51:42,067 --> 00:51:46,427
Speaker 16: really fallen over at international cricket. There's so much external noises,

1043
00:51:46,547 --> 00:51:49,187
Speaker 16: so many discussions about why she shouldn't be there and

1044
00:51:49,187 --> 00:51:51,547
Speaker 16: why Sophie should be in that position and to be

1045
00:51:51,587 --> 00:51:54,267
Speaker 16: able to continue that and actually, you know, she's stood

1046
00:51:54,307 --> 00:51:56,627
Speaker 16: up in the opening partnership Bates. He's probably struggled a

1047
00:51:56,627 --> 00:51:59,387
Speaker 16: bit more around strike crade and George has been that

1048
00:51:59,467 --> 00:52:02,787
Speaker 16: senior pro in terms of that. Well a police support

1049
00:52:02,787 --> 00:52:04,747
Speaker 16: her from a leadership perspective. At the other end, from

1050
00:52:04,747 --> 00:52:07,827
Speaker 16: Susie Bates. So it's it's so cool to see her

1051
00:52:07,867 --> 00:52:11,507
Speaker 16: smile and thrive and after being under such enormous pressure.

1052
00:52:11,787 --> 00:52:14,867
Speaker 3: Amazing. Well, they breed them tough in Tawa, as you know, Katie,

1053
00:52:14,867 --> 00:52:15,667
Speaker 3: there's a few there.

1054
00:52:15,747 --> 00:52:19,907
Speaker 16: Yeah, well you know, yes, Sophiels say that she baby

1055
00:52:19,907 --> 00:52:22,467
Speaker 16: said all of them and she developed them their cricket skills.

1056
00:52:22,467 --> 00:52:26,267
Speaker 16: But it's a weird place tower, isn't it.

1057
00:52:27,227 --> 00:52:29,587
Speaker 3: All Right? So South Africa, South Africa in the final.

1058
00:52:29,827 --> 00:52:32,027
Speaker 3: That's three o'clock in the morning over here Monday mornings.

1059
00:52:32,027 --> 00:52:33,387
Speaker 3: A lot of people will be getting up to watch

1060
00:52:33,547 --> 00:52:36,027
Speaker 3: someday for you. They've had a good tournament and knocked

1061
00:52:36,027 --> 00:52:37,747
Speaker 3: the Australians off on the Seami's how do we stack

1062
00:52:37,827 --> 00:52:39,867
Speaker 3: up against South Africa?

1063
00:52:40,547 --> 00:52:43,427
Speaker 16: Isn't it Another chapter in New Zealand's sporting history with

1064
00:52:43,547 --> 00:52:47,147
Speaker 16: the proces, but whether it's in cricket or rugby. And

1065
00:52:47,227 --> 00:52:49,987
Speaker 16: I'll be talking about that twenty fifteen men semi final

1066
00:52:50,027 --> 00:52:53,707
Speaker 16: for the next two days and just made me say

1067
00:52:53,707 --> 00:52:55,787
Speaker 16: in the word choke a couple of times, not too many,

1068
00:52:55,907 --> 00:52:59,347
Speaker 16: but no, they're they're really well led by Laura Wolf

1069
00:53:00,387 --> 00:53:02,747
Speaker 16: and I think they've had different players step up up

1070
00:53:02,747 --> 00:53:05,507
Speaker 16: at different times. There a side that wears their hat

1071
00:53:05,507 --> 00:53:09,067
Speaker 16: on their sleeve, passionate, but they're a really skillful side.

1072
00:53:09,067 --> 00:53:11,227
Speaker 16: I think it's probably going to be our bowl has

1073
00:53:11,267 --> 00:53:14,587
Speaker 16: come up against their batches, and I think whoever wins

1074
00:53:14,627 --> 00:53:17,387
Speaker 16: that battle is a team that's really going to get

1075
00:53:17,427 --> 00:53:20,627
Speaker 16: up on top. So I think, yeah, Marizon Cat, we

1076
00:53:20,627 --> 00:53:22,627
Speaker 16: haven't seen too much of our and Chloe trying either,

1077
00:53:22,747 --> 00:53:26,267
Speaker 16: so there are two really destructive players. And I think again,

1078
00:53:26,307 --> 00:53:28,947
Speaker 16: it just comes down to those key, little crucial moments.

1079
00:53:28,947 --> 00:53:31,307
Speaker 16: Which way does it swing and whoever it takes that

1080
00:53:31,387 --> 00:53:34,827
Speaker 16: and whoever hopefully catches a few more catches at the

1081
00:53:34,907 --> 00:53:37,627
Speaker 16: outfit I think will be the winning side. But there's

1082
00:53:37,747 --> 00:53:39,187
Speaker 16: no doubt going to be a lot of passion in

1083
00:53:39,187 --> 00:53:39,547
Speaker 16: that game.

1084
00:53:39,907 --> 00:53:42,387
Speaker 3: It's just one we can't wait for. I don't think anybody,

1085
00:53:42,427 --> 00:53:43,987
Speaker 3: well not too many anyway, at the start of the

1086
00:53:43,987 --> 00:53:46,307
Speaker 3: tournament expected New Zealand to be there right at the

1087
00:53:46,347 --> 00:53:48,227
Speaker 3: end of the Grand Final, but here we are, South Africa,

1088
00:53:48,267 --> 00:53:50,867
Speaker 3: New Zealand. Three o'clock Monday morning, Katie, great to chat.

1089
00:53:50,867 --> 00:53:52,987
Speaker 3: Thanks for staying up late for us. Really appreciate your time.

1090
00:53:53,267 --> 00:53:54,347
Speaker 16: Thanks Funny, appreciate it.

1091
00:53:54,587 --> 00:53:57,747
Speaker 3: No, thank you, Katie, Katie Martin there from the UAE

1092
00:53:57,907 --> 00:53:59,707
Speaker 3: where I don't know what time it is, but she

1093
00:53:59,827 --> 00:54:02,587
Speaker 3: stayed up for us. Can we just celebrate The White

1094
00:54:02,587 --> 00:54:07,467
Speaker 3: Ferns into a World Cup final Monday morning at three o'clock.

1095
00:54:07,547 --> 00:54:11,867
Speaker 3: They will play for silverware. They'll play South africaut Oh

1096
00:54:11,867 --> 00:54:17,147
Speaker 3: eight hundred eighty ten eighty. Did anyone, anyone at all

1097
00:54:17,467 --> 00:54:20,267
Speaker 3: see this coming? Jump on the phone. If you did,

1098
00:54:21,107 --> 00:54:23,107
Speaker 3: you don't have to prove it to me. I'll believe you.

1099
00:54:24,067 --> 00:54:27,547
Speaker 3: Jump on the phone if you didn't, Oh, eight hundred

1100
00:54:27,667 --> 00:54:30,667
Speaker 3: eighty ten eighty. Let's celebrate what this team has achieved.

1101
00:54:30,707 --> 00:54:32,587
Speaker 3: And yes there's still one game to go, but they

1102
00:54:32,667 --> 00:54:38,067
Speaker 3: are a very good chance of winning it. Australia aren't

1103
00:54:38,067 --> 00:54:41,347
Speaker 3: there anymore, England aren't there anymore, both knocked out. South

1104
00:54:41,387 --> 00:54:44,787
Speaker 3: Africa are a good team. They've been probably the standout

1105
00:54:44,827 --> 00:54:47,467
Speaker 3: team at this tournament, which stands to reason they're three

1106
00:54:47,547 --> 00:54:52,227
Speaker 3: to the final. But New Zealand have beaten some good

1107
00:54:52,267 --> 00:54:54,867
Speaker 3: teams at this tournament and here they are in the final.

1108
00:54:55,107 --> 00:54:58,827
Speaker 3: Australia can't win it, England can't win it, the West

1109
00:54:58,867 --> 00:55:02,267
Speaker 3: Indies can't win it. New Zealand can win it. Can

1110
00:55:02,307 --> 00:55:04,347
Speaker 3: I just give a shout out to a couple of players.

1111
00:55:04,987 --> 00:55:08,907
Speaker 3: Georgia Plummer. As Katie said, she has been the target

1112
00:55:09,027 --> 00:55:11,987
Speaker 3: of a heck of a lot of criticism as she

1113
00:55:12,027 --> 00:55:15,067
Speaker 3: tries to find her way as an international opener. She

1114
00:55:15,227 --> 00:55:19,547
Speaker 3: is our top run scorer at this tournament. Are very important.

1115
00:55:19,587 --> 00:55:22,547
Speaker 3: Thirty three or thirty one balls this morning. Great to

1116
00:55:22,587 --> 00:55:26,707
Speaker 3: see her produce consistently, and she's terrific in the field

1117
00:55:26,747 --> 00:55:29,187
Speaker 3: as well, which is just another string to her bow

1118
00:55:29,987 --> 00:55:34,107
Speaker 3: and mealy Kerr, which rarely should stop being surprised, I

1119
00:55:34,147 --> 00:55:39,747
Speaker 3: think by her brilliance. But what about mealy Kerr's bowling

1120
00:55:39,787 --> 00:55:42,867
Speaker 3: at this tournament. Here are her figures across the five matches.

1121
00:55:43,267 --> 00:55:47,307
Speaker 3: One for nineteen, four for twenty six, two for thirteen,

1122
00:55:47,867 --> 00:55:52,347
Speaker 3: three for fourteen, two for fourteen. That is twelve wickets

1123
00:55:52,787 --> 00:55:57,307
Speaker 3: at an average of seven point one seven and less

1124
00:55:57,347 --> 00:56:00,387
Speaker 3: than four point seven runs and over. Those are t

1125
00:56:00,387 --> 00:56:03,907
Speaker 3: twenty figures right out of the top drawer. There are others,

1126
00:56:03,907 --> 00:56:06,867
Speaker 3: of course, and it's always a team effort sport, but

1127
00:56:07,467 --> 00:56:11,387
Speaker 3: those two, in a sport where numbers can tell you

1128
00:56:11,467 --> 00:56:16,787
Speaker 3: a lot, have been exceptional, really really good. Oh eight

1129
00:56:16,907 --> 00:56:20,067
Speaker 3: hundred and d being hi, matey.

1130
00:56:22,507 --> 00:56:24,907
Speaker 10: If you're not getting behind wom with sports at general,

1131
00:56:26,107 --> 00:56:29,467
Speaker 10: roll with your bed. H it was a World Cup

1132
00:56:29,547 --> 00:56:34,347
Speaker 10: the changer for me. Eggland played wet food that Eden

1133
00:56:34,427 --> 00:56:38,267
Speaker 10: Park and yeah, that just changed evening for me. Since then,

1134
00:56:38,307 --> 00:56:42,547
Speaker 10: I've been home and hose and getting behind it because

1135
00:56:43,587 --> 00:56:48,627
Speaker 10: what I see with right in a cricket also, it's

1136
00:56:48,667 --> 00:56:53,867
Speaker 10: just some just awesome, awesome stuff, you know, yeah, stuff

1137
00:56:53,867 --> 00:56:57,507
Speaker 10: you'd never see, you'd never see and and it goes

1138
00:56:57,547 --> 00:57:00,387
Speaker 10: back to the roots, you know, of the true the

1139
00:57:00,387 --> 00:57:06,347
Speaker 10: true renatas or the meaning of sport. You know, we're

1140
00:57:06,587 --> 00:57:09,787
Speaker 10: I think we're trouble the means as we've got too

1141
00:57:09,907 --> 00:57:13,347
Speaker 10: much and there's too much money on the line maybe

1142
00:57:13,467 --> 00:57:15,347
Speaker 10: or there's too much there's too much of something on

1143
00:57:15,387 --> 00:57:17,787
Speaker 10: the line. You just see these people playing with without

1144
00:57:18,227 --> 00:57:21,187
Speaker 10: any secret thought. These these these guilds, these women playing

1145
00:57:21,227 --> 00:57:25,707
Speaker 10: without any second thought. Yeah, the I'll be tuning in

1146
00:57:25,747 --> 00:57:27,067
Speaker 10: because that's that's messive.

1147
00:57:28,307 --> 00:57:31,787
Speaker 3: I'll be the same, mate. Yeah, I didn't know. No,

1148
00:57:31,907 --> 00:57:33,707
Speaker 3: I don't think, no, Ben, And you shouldn't feel bad

1149
00:57:33,707 --> 00:57:38,067
Speaker 3: about not seeing it coming, mate, saw this coming, no one.

1150
00:57:38,187 --> 00:57:42,387
Speaker 10: But but what South Africa has been doing to us?

1151
00:57:42,507 --> 00:57:49,147
Speaker 10: Oh yeah, yeahs And as the last year as well, look,

1152
00:57:49,987 --> 00:57:51,627
Speaker 10: if it has to be that way, then you know

1153
00:57:51,667 --> 00:57:54,147
Speaker 10: what'll be the country. We will be the country then

1154
00:57:53,987 --> 00:57:57,667
Speaker 10: they handed to but I'll be geting behind out and

1155
00:57:57,867 --> 00:58:01,027
Speaker 10: that's for sure. And good luck to the good luck

1156
00:58:01,027 --> 00:58:01,307
Speaker 10: to them.

1157
00:58:01,307 --> 00:58:05,427
Speaker 3: And yeah awesome, top member, Yeah top man. But I

1158
00:58:05,467 --> 00:58:07,267
Speaker 3: love I love the way you see for the words, mate,

1159
00:58:07,307 --> 00:58:09,387
Speaker 3: which is the same as me. You know, we didn't

1160
00:58:09,387 --> 00:58:12,467
Speaker 3: expect this, but it's so cool. And you're right. The

1161
00:58:12,507 --> 00:58:16,227
Speaker 3: other thing about about the our women's teams as well,

1162
00:58:16,267 --> 00:58:17,507
Speaker 3: and we want to play. I'm going to play you.

1163
00:58:17,627 --> 00:58:20,267
Speaker 3: Eden Carson's postmatch interview in a Moment is they are

1164
00:58:20,427 --> 00:58:27,387
Speaker 3: so real. The athletes who represent us are so authentic.

1165
00:58:28,787 --> 00:58:31,147
Speaker 3: Greater chatty, you Ben, thanks for calling in mate, Get

1166
00:58:31,147 --> 00:58:34,787
Speaker 3: the Get the alarm set for three o'clock on Monday morning, Paul,

1167
00:58:34,827 --> 00:58:35,827
Speaker 3: did you watch it this morning?

1168
00:58:36,667 --> 00:58:37,867
Speaker 9: Oh well, yes, yes, and no.

1169
00:58:38,027 --> 00:58:41,067
Speaker 17: I set my alarm for about quarters to three. The

1170
00:58:41,107 --> 00:58:43,707
Speaker 17: alarm went off and I thought I'm too tired. But

1171
00:58:44,227 --> 00:58:46,067
Speaker 17: I woke up at five and I'll put it on

1172
00:58:46,147 --> 00:58:48,867
Speaker 17: and watched the last and half two hours, yep.

1173
00:58:48,947 --> 00:58:52,307
Speaker 10: And it was just body terrific, you know.

1174
00:58:52,387 --> 00:58:55,947
Speaker 17: I mean, there was a few wobbles when they missed

1175
00:58:55,947 --> 00:58:58,227
Speaker 17: a couple of catches, two or three catches really which

1176
00:58:58,267 --> 00:59:01,547
Speaker 17: weren't which by international standards. I didn't think they'd have

1177
00:59:01,627 --> 00:59:04,507
Speaker 17: been disappointed, and they knew. And then one of the

1178
00:59:04,547 --> 00:59:06,587
Speaker 17: girls they missed, I think one or two catches off

1179
00:59:06,627 --> 00:59:10,227
Speaker 17: was that DeAndre, who then smacked three sixes. And when

1180
00:59:10,267 --> 00:59:13,347
Speaker 17: she smacked those three sixes, it was almost like we've

1181
00:59:13,347 --> 00:59:16,467
Speaker 17: seen this before. You know, we snatched defeat from the

1182
00:59:17,307 --> 00:59:19,347
Speaker 17: clause of victory, but then we got her out in

1183
00:59:19,387 --> 00:59:23,067
Speaker 17: the next over and that was just no great performance.

1184
00:59:23,107 --> 00:59:23,307
Speaker 11: Good.

1185
00:59:23,307 --> 00:59:24,467
Speaker 10: Good on your girls and looking.

1186
00:59:24,307 --> 00:59:24,947
Speaker 2: Forward to Monday.

1187
00:59:25,267 --> 00:59:27,107
Speaker 3: Yeah, I am too, Paul. Good on your mate, and

1188
00:59:27,507 --> 00:59:29,067
Speaker 3: good on your phone. Like when you're alarm went off

1189
00:59:29,067 --> 00:59:30,547
Speaker 3: at quarter to three, if you like me, you're like,

1190
00:59:30,587 --> 00:59:32,667
Speaker 3: why is my alarm going off at quarter to three?

1191
00:59:32,707 --> 00:59:35,427
Speaker 3: I normally sit my alarm for sporting events, as you

1192
00:59:35,507 --> 00:59:38,187
Speaker 3: may do as well, Paul, And that there's that split

1193
00:59:38,227 --> 00:59:40,427
Speaker 3: second of why am I waking up at this time? Oh,

1194
00:59:40,427 --> 00:59:43,467
Speaker 3: that's right, the White Ferns are playing. I think there'll

1195
00:59:43,507 --> 00:59:47,227
Speaker 3: be a lot of alarms sit for three o'clock Monday morning.

1196
00:59:47,267 --> 00:59:48,667
Speaker 3: Mine will be Brendan High.

1197
00:59:49,467 --> 00:59:51,147
Speaker 13: Yeah, Hi, what a great match.

1198
00:59:53,147 --> 00:59:57,067
Speaker 3: Well summarized Brendan, well summerized it was a great match.

1199
00:59:57,067 --> 01:00:00,027
Speaker 3: Did you did you catch much or any of it?

1200
01:00:00,787 --> 01:00:01,747
Speaker 10: Get the highlights of it?

1201
01:00:01,867 --> 01:00:02,507
Speaker 1: But yeah.

1202
01:00:04,267 --> 01:00:08,507
Speaker 13: TV, so I haven't got the slides. I have tried

1203
01:00:08,627 --> 01:00:13,907
Speaker 13: crack time, but that's not exactly blot so yeah, well

1204
01:00:13,947 --> 01:00:16,187
Speaker 13: I'm not able to get the sky TV feed.

1205
01:00:17,227 --> 01:00:21,747
Speaker 3: Well I can tell you it was yeah, yeah, Sorry, Brendan,

1206
01:00:21,747 --> 01:00:24,227
Speaker 3: you're right. Congratulations to the mate. Sorry I didn't meanterrupt, interrupt.

1207
01:00:24,267 --> 01:00:25,787
Speaker 3: You know it's a great achievement, isn't it.

1208
01:00:26,747 --> 01:00:27,787
Speaker 13: Yeah, there's a great achievement.

1209
01:00:27,907 --> 01:00:31,467
Speaker 18: Yeah, and Led along with Ryan Fox and the Black

1210
01:00:31,467 --> 01:00:34,627
Speaker 18: fans were putting the flag out there in America's Cup

1211
01:00:34,667 --> 01:00:36,587
Speaker 18: is doing well as well, so we're doing well.

1212
01:00:36,947 --> 01:00:39,947
Speaker 3: There's plenty on Brendan, there is plenty on America's Cup. Actually,

1213
01:00:39,987 --> 01:00:41,707
Speaker 3: a couple of people have texted the show and said, hey,

1214
01:00:41,867 --> 01:00:46,707
Speaker 3: are we talking America's Cup today? There's so much on there.

1215
01:00:46,747 --> 01:00:49,267
Speaker 3: At six to ahead now Team New Zealand so one

1216
01:00:49,307 --> 01:00:53,747
Speaker 3: went away from winning the whole thing or retaining the Cup.

1217
01:00:54,307 --> 01:00:57,427
Speaker 3: We are going to give it a decent nudge tomorrow.

1218
01:00:57,787 --> 01:01:00,387
Speaker 3: What we're hoping is that overnight tonight they win one

1219
01:01:00,427 --> 01:01:03,587
Speaker 3: of the two races and retain it. So don't worry.

1220
01:01:03,627 --> 01:01:06,627
Speaker 3: We haven't forgotten about Team New Zealand. Were trying to

1221
01:01:06,627 --> 01:01:09,427
Speaker 3: fit everything in today one twenty six Jef hold there

1222
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Speaker 3: if you would mate, We're with you right after this

1223
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Speaker 3: Thirty talking the White Ferns.

1247
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Speaker 19: Hi, Jeff, Yeah, Hi mate.

1248
01:02:31,827 --> 01:02:32,067
Speaker 7: Yeah.

1249
01:02:32,227 --> 01:02:36,547
Speaker 19: The first thing I'm going to say is congratulations to

1250
01:02:37,067 --> 01:02:40,347
Speaker 19: the New Zealand cricket team, Ladies cricket team, for such

1251
01:02:40,347 --> 01:02:46,867
Speaker 19: an achievement that is unbelievable. I certainly will be getting

1252
01:02:46,947 --> 01:02:50,427
Speaker 19: up to what's the game. I have watched several games

1253
01:02:50,427 --> 01:02:54,387
Speaker 19: of the Loadies cricket To me, whether they win or

1254
01:02:54,427 --> 01:02:58,867
Speaker 19: they lose, they're still a great team and New Zealanders

1255
01:02:58,867 --> 01:03:03,387
Speaker 19: should be right behind them. I think it's fabulous. It's

1256
01:03:03,507 --> 01:03:07,827
Speaker 19: unbelievable that have come such a long way and such

1257
01:03:07,827 --> 01:03:11,987
Speaker 19: a I've had their disappointments They've had their ups and downs.

1258
01:03:12,787 --> 01:03:17,507
Speaker 19: But I've heard about something about someone listening a few catchers,

1259
01:03:18,107 --> 01:03:22,587
Speaker 19: but who doesn't you know every cricket team would have

1260
01:03:22,667 --> 01:03:25,587
Speaker 19: a team member that would fail to catch a ball.

1261
01:03:26,467 --> 01:03:31,867
Speaker 19: So congratulations to the ladies to get to the Grand Final.

1262
01:03:33,067 --> 01:03:36,867
Speaker 3: Very well said Jeff. Very Well said, you've encapsulated. I

1263
01:03:36,907 --> 01:03:38,987
Speaker 3: think what a lot of people are thinking. And for

1264
01:03:39,027 --> 01:03:41,467
Speaker 3: a long time it was it was hard to imagine

1265
01:03:41,467 --> 01:03:45,467
Speaker 3: this up until recently. What did they lose? Was it

1266
01:03:45,587 --> 01:03:48,947
Speaker 3: ten twelve games in a row? That is not championship

1267
01:03:48,987 --> 01:03:52,707
Speaker 3: winning form. But something's happened within this team and it

1268
01:03:52,747 --> 01:03:54,867
Speaker 3: is just so good to see. Matt says, I watched

1269
01:03:54,867 --> 01:03:56,747
Speaker 3: the last couple of o's this morning on my phone

1270
01:03:56,867 --> 01:03:59,867
Speaker 3: in my tractor. It's moments like these that make me

1271
01:03:59,907 --> 01:04:01,467
Speaker 3: realize how proud I am to be a key. With

1272
01:04:01,507 --> 01:04:05,547
Speaker 3: the look on those players faces, especially Susie Bates after

1273
01:04:05,547 --> 01:04:07,907
Speaker 3: the final ball was awesome. I might have even had

1274
01:04:07,947 --> 01:04:11,507
Speaker 3: a wee tear, says Matt. Love it, Matt good Man.

1275
01:04:11,907 --> 01:04:15,227
Speaker 3: We spoke about Eden Carson before Katie Martin mentioned her.

1276
01:04:15,267 --> 01:04:17,507
Speaker 3: I just wanted to play her brief post match interview.

1277
01:04:17,507 --> 01:04:20,427
Speaker 3: It's only about ninety seconds, but just to give you

1278
01:04:20,467 --> 01:04:23,187
Speaker 3: an idea of the emotion that she was feeling. She

1279
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Speaker 3: was awarded Player of the match for her three wickets,

1280
01:04:26,387 --> 01:04:29,747
Speaker 3: which were pretty integral to making sure the westend. He's

1281
01:04:29,787 --> 01:04:32,547
Speaker 3: never got anywhere close to the target or close. They

1282
01:04:32,667 --> 01:04:36,107
Speaker 3: got close, but not close enough. Laura McGoldrick spoke to

1283
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Speaker 3: Eden Carson immediately after the game had finished.

1284
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Speaker 20: Oh no, haws, and you and I have got to

1285
01:04:42,587 --> 01:04:45,507
Speaker 20: stop meeting like this. Three for twenty nine and a

1286
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Speaker 20: semi final to help propel your team to a final. Congratulations,

1287
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Speaker 20: thank you.

1288
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Speaker 21: Emotional, No, you're right girl.

1289
01:04:53,187 --> 01:04:55,107
Speaker 22: How are you feeling as she can see it, but

1290
01:04:55,147 --> 01:05:00,387
Speaker 22: emotional but really proud of the girl some yeah, yeah.

1291
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Speaker 20: It's a big moment and this team has been working

1292
01:05:01,747 --> 01:05:04,507
Speaker 20: really hard for a long time. Talk us through the

1293
01:05:04,587 --> 01:05:06,067
Speaker 20: last couple of overs out there.

1294
01:05:06,467 --> 01:05:10,467
Speaker 22: Oh honestly, you know when DeAndre Johnan was absolutely home

1295
01:05:10,547 --> 01:05:12,027
Speaker 22: and I was like, oh no, but if the girls

1296
01:05:12,027 --> 01:05:14,067
Speaker 22: really stuck around each other in supporting and we knew

1297
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Speaker 22: that we could get it done. And you know, we

1298
01:05:16,107 --> 01:05:17,947
Speaker 22: got over the line and the end so happilyp out

1299
01:05:17,947 --> 01:05:18,427
Speaker 22: of the girls.

1300
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Speaker 23: Great start and.

1301
01:05:19,507 --> 01:05:21,427
Speaker 20: You knew that was what you needed with that total

1302
01:05:21,427 --> 01:05:23,387
Speaker 20: on the board, talk us through your wickets and what

1303
01:05:23,467 --> 01:05:25,027
Speaker 20: was going through your mind, because it felt like you

1304
01:05:25,107 --> 01:05:26,907
Speaker 20: just once you started, you really got going.

1305
01:05:27,227 --> 01:05:30,427
Speaker 22: Yeah, I think you know, we really had to defend

1306
01:05:30,427 --> 01:05:32,667
Speaker 22: another bit of a low total below his part, but

1307
01:05:33,027 --> 01:05:35,347
Speaker 22: you know, trying to get early wickets against westdays, we

1308
01:05:35,387 --> 01:05:37,747
Speaker 22: know that dangerous side as we saw against England.

1309
01:05:37,827 --> 01:05:38,667
Speaker 3: So to be able to get.

1310
01:05:38,587 --> 01:05:41,467
Speaker 22: Early wickets and stop more pushure and really helped us

1311
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Speaker 22: get the way.

1312
01:05:41,907 --> 01:05:44,307
Speaker 20: You were able to use the surface to your advantage.

1313
01:05:44,347 --> 01:05:45,667
Speaker 20: Did you see that when you're batting? Did you have

1314
01:05:45,667 --> 01:05:47,227
Speaker 20: a feeling it was going to work in your face?

1315
01:05:47,947 --> 01:05:48,147
Speaker 2: Yeah?

1316
01:05:48,507 --> 01:05:51,227
Speaker 22: We saw how the Westdny's bold they bold a bit

1317
01:05:51,227 --> 01:05:52,547
Speaker 22: more back of the length, and we saw that that

1318
01:05:52,707 --> 01:05:54,307
Speaker 22: was working, and personally I think I was boling a

1319
01:05:54,307 --> 01:05:55,707
Speaker 22: little bit full, but it's all right.

1320
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Speaker 20: So you're officially a finalist in the ICC Women's T

1321
01:06:00,067 --> 01:06:07,587
Speaker 20: twenty World Nice eating cars and three for twenty nine

1322
01:06:07,627 --> 01:06:11,067
Speaker 20: in a semi final. Congratulations and good luck for the final.

1323
01:06:11,187 --> 01:06:16,307
Speaker 3: Thank you, absolute authenticity, absolute realness there, Eden Carson, can

1324
01:06:16,347 --> 01:06:18,107
Speaker 3: I Chris he go Pine?

1325
01:06:18,107 --> 01:06:20,587
Speaker 24: Look, I don't mean to ring your three SAT days

1326
01:06:20,587 --> 01:06:21,867
Speaker 24: in a row. Give you a break, but.

1327
01:06:22,187 --> 01:06:23,787
Speaker 3: Chris, you know you've got the number, and you've got

1328
01:06:23,827 --> 01:06:25,907
Speaker 3: the number on your phone mate, you ring as often as.

1329
01:06:25,827 --> 01:06:30,507
Speaker 24: You like anyway, Move over Rugby. The Craig of season

1330
01:06:30,667 --> 01:06:34,787
Speaker 24: well and truly here two great efforts. I'll tell you

1331
01:06:34,787 --> 01:06:37,827
Speaker 24: the big thing about the White fans because I remember

1332
01:06:37,867 --> 01:06:39,987
Speaker 24: ringing you and being quite critical in a few months

1333
01:06:40,027 --> 01:06:42,787
Speaker 24: ago because I couldn't understand why they couldn't perform better

1334
01:06:42,867 --> 01:06:45,027
Speaker 24: with the players they had. But the big key for

1335
01:06:45,107 --> 01:06:47,707
Speaker 24: the final Pinty, in my opinion, will be the experience

1336
01:06:47,707 --> 01:06:49,587
Speaker 24: of Craig McMillan. He knows the pain of being the

1337
01:06:49,587 --> 01:06:50,987
Speaker 24: batting coach at Lord, doesn't he?

1338
01:06:51,707 --> 01:06:53,987
Speaker 3: Yes, yes, yes, no, it's a good point you make.

1339
01:06:54,027 --> 01:06:57,187
Speaker 3: I want I mean, I don't. We're very quick to criticize,

1340
01:06:57,187 --> 01:06:59,427
Speaker 3: aren't we when things aren't going well. But you're right,

1341
01:06:59,587 --> 01:07:01,987
Speaker 3: Craig's joined that team as a batting coach. He may

1342
01:07:02,027 --> 01:07:04,627
Speaker 3: well have had something quite significant to do with the

1343
01:07:04,627 --> 01:07:05,227
Speaker 3: way they're going.

1344
01:07:06,027 --> 01:07:09,147
Speaker 24: We've got the experience there. They're only concerned, what I mean,

1345
01:07:09,867 --> 01:07:12,707
Speaker 24: without wanting to be too critical. They took two or

1346
01:07:12,787 --> 01:07:15,547
Speaker 24: three brilliant catchers, but they dropped a couple, you know,

1347
01:07:16,147 --> 01:07:18,227
Speaker 24: And I was Susie Bates, you too, got a cricket

1348
01:07:18,227 --> 01:07:21,067
Speaker 24: at a sweet balls that close to the off stump.

1349
01:07:22,187 --> 01:07:23,707
Speaker 3: Did you watch the black Caps at or what are

1350
01:07:23,747 --> 01:07:24,787
Speaker 3: you thinking about the black Caps?

1351
01:07:24,787 --> 01:07:28,947
Speaker 24: I don't want to look they've got that team going

1352
01:07:28,987 --> 01:07:35,027
Speaker 24: sow he's a different man. I think I think they

1353
01:07:35,027 --> 01:07:38,427
Speaker 24: wouldn't want to chase more than one fifty. I think

1354
01:07:38,467 --> 01:07:41,547
Speaker 24: they've got to not leave guys over for say, no

1355
01:07:41,667 --> 01:07:42,907
Speaker 24: more than a leader of one hundred.

1356
01:07:43,387 --> 01:07:48,227
Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, I agree. I agree. Getting getting Coolie last

1357
01:07:48,227 --> 01:07:52,387
Speaker 3: ball last night was crucial. Yeah, messive, So I would

1358
01:07:52,387 --> 01:07:53,907
Speaker 3: have looked a heck of a lot different if they've

1359
01:07:53,947 --> 01:07:56,307
Speaker 3: been coming back and at seventy odd not out. But

1360
01:07:56,347 --> 01:07:58,387
Speaker 3: you're getting him on the last ball of the day Extuallychross,

1361
01:07:58,387 --> 01:08:00,067
Speaker 3: I've got Mike Hessen standing by the chat to us

1362
01:08:00,067 --> 01:08:01,987
Speaker 3: on that, mate. So not saying you're not an expert,

1363
01:08:01,987 --> 01:08:04,147
Speaker 3: because you are, but let's get the thoughts of Mike

1364
01:08:04,187 --> 01:08:06,107
Speaker 3: Hesson in just a moment. I appreciate your call though,

1365
01:08:06,347 --> 01:08:08,067
Speaker 3: and I know wal chat again and you see that

1366
01:08:08,267 --> 01:08:10,667
Speaker 3: you've been critical of the white films. That's okay. We're

1367
01:08:10,707 --> 01:08:12,867
Speaker 3: allowed to be. We're allowed to look at a team

1368
01:08:12,907 --> 01:08:15,147
Speaker 3: that we as representing us and say, you know what,

1369
01:08:15,427 --> 01:08:17,547
Speaker 3: I wish they were doing better than they are. Why

1370
01:08:17,547 --> 01:08:19,067
Speaker 3: aren't they doing this once there than that? But then

1371
01:08:19,147 --> 01:08:21,667
Speaker 3: by the same token, we then have to celebrate when

1372
01:08:21,707 --> 01:08:24,467
Speaker 3: they do do the right things, which they did this morning.

1373
01:08:24,827 --> 01:08:28,227
Speaker 3: It's wonderful to see. Let's getting behind this team as

1374
01:08:28,267 --> 01:08:30,907
Speaker 3: they look to win the silver out to the men.

1375
01:08:31,347 --> 01:08:33,907
Speaker 3: A century by rightch and Ravender has put in New

1376
01:08:33,987 --> 01:08:36,267
Speaker 3: Zealand in a strong position after three days of the

1377
01:08:36,267 --> 01:08:39,907
Speaker 3: first cricket Test against India. In being Galaru, New Zealand

1378
01:08:39,947 --> 01:08:42,667
Speaker 3: four hundred and two in their first innings, India two

1379
01:08:42,787 --> 01:08:45,867
Speaker 3: hundred and thirty one for three in their second innings.

1380
01:08:45,867 --> 01:08:47,867
Speaker 3: It stumps on day three and as I just mentioned,

1381
01:08:48,027 --> 01:08:55,387
Speaker 3: a wicket on the very last ball of the day.

1382
01:08:53,347 --> 01:08:54,387
Speaker 25: Hey's darn edge.

1383
01:08:54,707 --> 01:08:55,587
Speaker 3: It's darns.

1384
01:08:55,627 --> 01:08:57,827
Speaker 23: They're all celebrating. The fingers gone up.

1385
01:08:58,867 --> 01:09:01,267
Speaker 25: Can you imagine you've thought you'd set.

1386
01:09:01,187 --> 01:09:02,387
Speaker 4: It all in a Test.

1387
01:09:02,227 --> 01:09:03,147
Speaker 2: Test match cricket?

1388
01:09:03,707 --> 01:09:07,147
Speaker 19: Who writes the scripts for Test match cricket it's ended

1389
01:09:07,427 --> 01:09:09,027
Speaker 19: in the tragedy for India.

1390
01:09:09,427 --> 01:09:11,707
Speaker 3: Former Black Caps coach Mike Keesson joins us to unpack

1391
01:09:11,747 --> 01:09:13,747
Speaker 3: this here. It feels like New Zealand are ahead in

1392
01:09:13,747 --> 01:09:16,827
Speaker 3: this Test match. How do you assess their ability to

1393
01:09:16,947 --> 01:09:18,187
Speaker 3: go on and win it.

1394
01:09:19,307 --> 01:09:21,467
Speaker 26: Oh, look, there's certainly well ahead in the Test match.

1395
01:09:21,827 --> 01:09:24,307
Speaker 26: I mean an outstanding first couple of days, to be fair,

1396
01:09:24,347 --> 01:09:27,827
Speaker 26: but we've also seen how the last sort of two

1397
01:09:27,907 --> 01:09:29,947
Speaker 26: or three hours, how the game can change so quickly.

1398
01:09:30,027 --> 01:09:33,667
Speaker 26: So even though they're ahead, probably takes you know, one

1399
01:09:33,707 --> 01:09:36,187
Speaker 26: innings of good batting from India.

1400
01:09:36,747 --> 01:09:38,347
Speaker 21: You know, you can potentially score one hundred.

1401
01:09:38,107 --> 01:09:41,027
Speaker 26: And fifty hundred and sixty runs in a session and

1402
01:09:41,067 --> 01:09:42,747
Speaker 26: then you're going to have to bat the fourth innings.

1403
01:09:42,787 --> 01:09:47,467
Speaker 26: So yeah, New Zealand has been excellent so far. But yeah,

1404
01:09:47,507 --> 01:09:49,707
Speaker 26: there's certainly there'll be no complacency, that's for sure.

1405
01:09:49,827 --> 01:09:51,827
Speaker 3: What do you think their bowling plan will be on

1406
01:09:51,947 --> 01:09:52,387
Speaker 3: day four?

1407
01:09:53,507 --> 01:09:55,027
Speaker 21: Well, I think it's going to have to be denial.

1408
01:09:55,667 --> 01:09:57,667
Speaker 26: And I think that's the way you take wickets in

1409
01:09:57,667 --> 01:09:59,187
Speaker 26: India is when it's flat.

1410
01:09:58,947 --> 01:10:00,987
Speaker 21: And they're scoring at a rate you know, close to

1411
01:10:00,987 --> 01:10:01,627
Speaker 21: a runner ball.

1412
01:10:01,787 --> 01:10:04,787
Speaker 26: You know they are feeding off the I guess the

1413
01:10:04,827 --> 01:10:08,147
Speaker 26: ego of you know, basically taking the game away from you.

1414
01:10:08,267 --> 01:10:10,267
Speaker 26: So and then hopefully you get a little bit fearful

1415
01:10:10,307 --> 01:10:12,507
Speaker 26: and then you go searching, and that's kind of what

1416
01:10:12,587 --> 01:10:14,187
Speaker 26: an end of you are praying on. So I think

1417
01:10:14,187 --> 01:10:16,307
Speaker 26: from a New Zealand perspective, you've got to be really disciplined.

1418
01:10:16,347 --> 01:10:18,907
Speaker 26: You've got to make India take tough options and if

1419
01:10:18,947 --> 01:10:21,987
Speaker 26: you do that then you will create opportunities. Certainly not

1420
01:10:22,027 --> 01:10:23,827
Speaker 26: as quickly as they did in the first innings because

1421
01:10:23,907 --> 01:10:26,667
Speaker 26: you know conditions won't allow that. But it's going to

1422
01:10:26,707 --> 01:10:29,987
Speaker 26: be a real perseverance day for New Zealand today.

1423
01:10:30,147 --> 01:10:31,627
Speaker 3: Will it be a mix do you think, Mike of

1424
01:10:31,707 --> 01:10:34,747
Speaker 3: seam and spin or will it be mainly spin? What's

1425
01:10:34,787 --> 01:10:35,387
Speaker 3: your take on that?

1426
01:10:36,307 --> 01:10:37,947
Speaker 26: Oh, I think you've you've probably got to lock in

1427
01:10:37,987 --> 01:10:40,827
Speaker 26: a spinner at one end. I think you know they

1428
01:10:40,867 --> 01:10:44,227
Speaker 26: took Paatel down, especially Sarfrez yesterday, so you know he

1429
01:10:44,267 --> 01:10:45,987
Speaker 26: didn't bowl as much as he wanted. But I think

1430
01:10:45,987 --> 01:10:48,147
Speaker 26: between him and Phillip's at one end and then rotate

1431
01:10:48,187 --> 01:10:49,947
Speaker 26: your three seamers from the other with there's a little

1432
01:10:49,947 --> 01:10:51,027
Speaker 26: bit more variable bounce.

1433
01:10:51,147 --> 01:10:53,067
Speaker 21: So yeah, they're going to have to.

1434
01:10:53,107 --> 01:10:56,707
Speaker 26: Use those resources carefully and probably rotate pretty quickly. I

1435
01:10:56,707 --> 01:10:59,307
Speaker 26: would think from the SEMA's just sort of short two

1436
01:10:59,427 --> 01:11:00,267
Speaker 26: three over spells.

1437
01:11:00,347 --> 01:11:03,587
Speaker 3: What did you make of that crazy first day?

1438
01:11:05,307 --> 01:11:08,187
Speaker 21: Oh, it was a bit of a he was a

1439
01:11:08,267 --> 01:11:09,387
Speaker 21: collection of events really.

1440
01:11:09,387 --> 01:11:12,467
Speaker 26: I mean, obviously, you know when they did the review

1441
01:11:12,507 --> 01:11:15,507
Speaker 26: they talked about how or the pitch review they talked

1442
01:11:15,507 --> 01:11:17,587
Speaker 26: about how dry it was underneath. It was a little

1443
01:11:17,587 --> 01:11:20,747
Speaker 26: bit tacky, but you know, both captains were going to bat,

1444
01:11:20,867 --> 01:11:23,347
Speaker 26: so you know we'd be certainly having a different conversation

1445
01:11:23,467 --> 01:11:26,947
Speaker 26: if Tom Lasmand won the toss and and.

1446
01:11:26,907 --> 01:11:28,387
Speaker 21: The Test match was over pretty much.

1447
01:11:28,427 --> 01:11:32,427
Speaker 26: So in the end, I think both sides probably misunderstood

1448
01:11:32,427 --> 01:11:33,747
Speaker 26: the conditions, the fact it was a bit of a

1449
01:11:33,747 --> 01:11:36,307
Speaker 26: perfect storm because it stayed overcast and it rained again

1450
01:11:36,667 --> 01:11:39,507
Speaker 26: so went back under covers sort of allowed that whole

1451
01:11:39,547 --> 01:11:42,067
Speaker 26: scene movement for about three hours, and the New Zealand

1452
01:11:42,107 --> 01:11:43,467
Speaker 26: seem was certainly capitalized on it.

1453
01:11:43,987 --> 01:11:46,187
Speaker 3: Ruch and Ravendra he scored the first century by a

1454
01:11:46,267 --> 01:11:49,667
Speaker 3: key week in India since twenty twelve. How good could

1455
01:11:49,747 --> 01:11:52,307
Speaker 3: he go on to be for New Zealand?

1456
01:11:53,467 --> 01:11:55,987
Speaker 26: Well, only his ninth Test match and you know we've

1457
01:11:55,987 --> 01:11:57,627
Speaker 26: already got so many highlights already.

1458
01:11:58,787 --> 01:12:00,747
Speaker 21: For me, it was you know, sure we talked about

1459
01:12:00,787 --> 01:12:01,707
Speaker 21: his technique.

1460
01:12:01,307 --> 01:12:03,387
Speaker 26: And his class and his ability to time the ball,

1461
01:12:03,427 --> 01:12:06,587
Speaker 26: but for me, it was his decision making and that's

1462
01:12:06,587 --> 01:12:08,387
Speaker 26: what's going to hold him apart.

1463
01:12:08,467 --> 01:12:09,787
Speaker 21: You know, for years to come.

1464
01:12:09,947 --> 01:12:11,707
Speaker 26: You know, if he can keep that decision making nice

1465
01:12:11,707 --> 01:12:13,707
Speaker 26: and clear and decisive, then he's going to have plenty

1466
01:12:13,747 --> 01:12:16,267
Speaker 26: more good days. And you know, you don't want to

1467
01:12:16,267 --> 01:12:18,107
Speaker 26: say how good he's going to because hey, who knows.

1468
01:12:18,147 --> 01:12:21,347
Speaker 21: He could be better than we even think. But he

1469
01:12:21,467 --> 01:12:22,107
Speaker 21: is exceptional.

1470
01:12:22,147 --> 01:12:24,787
Speaker 26: He's got a fantastic technique and all round game and

1471
01:12:25,107 --> 01:12:29,107
Speaker 26: as I said, just his clarity a thought yesterday was outstanding.

1472
01:12:29,387 --> 01:12:31,587
Speaker 3: What did you make of the captaincy change after the

1473
01:12:31,587 --> 01:12:32,747
Speaker 3: SriLankan Test matches?

1474
01:12:34,747 --> 01:12:36,867
Speaker 26: Oh, look, you know I've spoken about it. I was

1475
01:12:36,907 --> 01:12:39,467
Speaker 26: a bit frustrated that Tim was put in that position.

1476
01:12:40,267 --> 01:12:42,147
Speaker 26: I think when you when you're already told that you're

1477
01:12:42,187 --> 01:12:44,147
Speaker 26: not a guaranteed to be in the eleven, I can't

1478
01:12:44,187 --> 01:12:47,187
Speaker 26: see how you can then be named captain. And that

1479
01:12:47,227 --> 01:12:49,427
Speaker 26: put Tim in a difficult situation, you know, sitting in

1480
01:12:49,427 --> 01:12:52,227
Speaker 26: those selection meetings knowing that potentially he's not going to

1481
01:12:52,267 --> 01:12:54,867
Speaker 26: play those games. So look, I think he did the

1482
01:12:55,227 --> 01:12:58,467
Speaker 26: right thing, and yeah, I think it'll work well. I mean,

1483
01:12:58,507 --> 01:13:00,547
Speaker 26: Tom's a very good captain. Between the two of them,

1484
01:13:00,547 --> 01:13:03,547
Speaker 26: they'll still be big leaders in the group and it

1485
01:13:03,627 --> 01:13:04,867
Speaker 26: just takes that pressure off to him.

1486
01:13:05,507 --> 01:13:07,867
Speaker 3: Watching Matt Henry on that first day, which actually was

1487
01:13:07,867 --> 01:13:09,987
Speaker 3: the second day after the first day wash out, it

1488
01:13:10,107 --> 01:13:12,827
Speaker 3: just seemed incredible to me like that, you know, he

1489
01:13:12,907 --> 01:13:15,147
Speaker 3: sat on the sidelines for two Test matches in Sri Lanka.

1490
01:13:15,187 --> 01:13:17,267
Speaker 3: I know we can't go back and rewrite the past,

1491
01:13:17,307 --> 01:13:19,907
Speaker 3: but it kind of brought home in stark reality that

1492
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Speaker 3: our best seam bowler at the moment is Matt Henry

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01:13:22,267 --> 01:13:23,907
Speaker 3: and he couldn't get a game in Sri Lanka.

1494
01:13:24,587 --> 01:13:26,787
Speaker 26: Yeah, but in Sri Lanka it never seemed at all,

1495
01:13:26,907 --> 01:13:30,387
Speaker 26: So you don't really want seam bowlers in India. Sorry,

1496
01:13:30,467 --> 01:13:34,947
Speaker 26: in Sri Lanka, I mean, Benglaru was very odd in

1497
01:13:35,027 --> 01:13:36,707
Speaker 26: terms of the fact that it seemed. And I think

1498
01:13:36,707 --> 01:13:38,947
Speaker 26: the second innings is probably a fairer reflection of what

1499
01:13:38,987 --> 01:13:41,947
Speaker 26: you would have got in Sri Lanka. So you know,

1500
01:13:42,027 --> 01:13:44,747
Speaker 26: the swing bowling is probably more effective. I think what

1501
01:13:44,787 --> 01:13:46,787
Speaker 26: we saw from Tim Saudi is very much down on

1502
01:13:46,867 --> 01:13:49,427
Speaker 26: pace in Sri Lanka, and now we see sort of

1503
01:13:49,547 --> 01:13:52,827
Speaker 26: up to early one thirties, mid one thirties. You know,

1504
01:13:52,867 --> 01:13:56,347
Speaker 26: Matt Henry is a very fine bowler and probably deserved

1505
01:13:56,347 --> 01:13:59,867
Speaker 26: to play at least one of those tests. But I

1506
01:13:59,907 --> 01:14:02,027
Speaker 26: don't think we could have expected Matt Henry to do

1507
01:14:02,147 --> 01:14:04,187
Speaker 26: what he did the other day in Sri Lanka. I

1508
01:14:04,187 --> 01:14:07,747
Speaker 26: think that's probably a bridge too far. Even those conditions and.

1509
01:14:07,707 --> 01:14:10,107
Speaker 3: The White Ferns into the T twenty World Cup final.

1510
01:14:09,827 --> 01:14:13,787
Speaker 26: Hats outstanding, absolutely outstanding. It's been a heck of a

1511
01:14:13,827 --> 01:14:16,307
Speaker 26: tough run for the White Ferns. I think thirteen losses

1512
01:14:16,707 --> 01:14:17,987
Speaker 26: on the bounce heading into.

1513
01:14:17,907 --> 01:14:20,707
Speaker 21: The World Cup. You know, no one is really you know,

1514
01:14:20,787 --> 01:14:21,187
Speaker 21: looking at.

1515
01:14:21,147 --> 01:14:25,227
Speaker 26: Them as a potential finalist, and you know, it's been

1516
01:14:25,267 --> 01:14:27,387
Speaker 26: outstanding from the very first game against India.

1517
01:14:27,147 --> 01:14:28,867
Speaker 13: Where they played they played beautifully.

1518
01:14:28,707 --> 01:14:32,867
Speaker 26: They got humbled in Sri lank and Shaja against Australia,

1519
01:14:32,867 --> 01:14:35,187
Speaker 26: which I think was a great thing because they sort

1520
01:14:35,187 --> 01:14:38,147
Speaker 26: of changed their method and they the way they bought

1521
01:14:38,147 --> 01:14:40,867
Speaker 26: it out yesterday against the Western He's from a batting perspective,

1522
01:14:40,907 --> 01:14:43,587
Speaker 26: they looked like they understood the conditions really well. And

1523
01:14:43,907 --> 01:14:46,187
Speaker 26: you know, absolutely delighted for those older players that have

1524
01:14:46,227 --> 01:14:48,867
Speaker 26: been to so many World Cups and haven't come this far.

1525
01:14:49,027 --> 01:14:52,187
Speaker 26: So great opportunity against South Africa, We're going to have

1526
01:14:52,147 --> 01:14:53,067
Speaker 26: a new winner.

1527
01:14:53,227 --> 01:14:55,307
Speaker 3: Indeed, plenty good cricket to watch with red and white

1528
01:14:55,347 --> 01:14:57,587
Speaker 3: ball over the next few days. Always appreciate your time, Mike.

1529
01:14:57,627 --> 01:15:00,627
Speaker 3: Thanks indeed, pleasure. Thanks Funny, No, thanks Mike, Mike Essen there,

1530
01:15:00,627 --> 01:15:03,947
Speaker 3: former Black Caps coach. They'll resume at around four forty

1531
01:15:03,987 --> 01:15:07,387
Speaker 3: five this afternoon with India two third, one for three.

1532
01:15:07,627 --> 01:15:09,787
Speaker 3: They trail by one hundred and twenty five runs with

1533
01:15:09,827 --> 01:15:12,627
Speaker 3: seven second innings wickets in hand. Back in a second

1534
01:15:12,627 --> 01:15:15,827
Speaker 3: across the Tasman with Adam Peacock, Johnny.

1535
01:15:15,547 --> 01:15:18,227
Speaker 1: Down to walk to the FC's inaugural A League Man

1536
01:15:18,387 --> 01:15:21,827
Speaker 1: on your home of sport Weekend Sport Live from autun

1537
01:15:21,907 --> 01:15:26,067
Speaker 1: Smells Smart Stadium with Jason Hyde and g Jcob Noves,

1538
01:15:26,147 --> 01:15:28,547
Speaker 1: New Zealand's first trusted home builder, News Talk.

1539
01:15:28,627 --> 01:15:32,027
Speaker 3: Sa'd be thirteen to two. Let's get here across the Tasman.

1540
01:15:32,107 --> 01:15:34,507
Speaker 3: Dam Peacock joins us in a regular slot, Adam, Let's

1541
01:15:34,507 --> 01:15:37,107
Speaker 3: go straight to the TEA twenty Cricket World Cup. Australia

1542
01:15:37,187 --> 01:15:40,467
Speaker 3: knocked out in the semi finals. Did anyone see this coming?

1543
01:15:40,667 --> 01:15:40,747
Speaker 26: In?

1544
01:15:40,787 --> 01:15:41,947
Speaker 3: Good afternoon, by the way.

1545
01:15:42,547 --> 01:15:45,867
Speaker 27: Good afternoon, piney. Yet not over here, certainly not over here.

1546
01:15:46,387 --> 01:15:49,667
Speaker 27: A wild result for the Australian women who were wasn't

1547
01:15:49,667 --> 01:15:52,107
Speaker 27: as if it was like out of nowhere and someone

1548
01:15:52,147 --> 01:15:56,227
Speaker 27: played an unbelievable lone hand and it was yeah, they

1549
01:15:56,307 --> 01:15:59,947
Speaker 27: run a mammoth run chase that they they attained. No,

1550
01:16:00,107 --> 01:16:03,387
Speaker 27: it was just they partly applied, they restricted with the

1551
01:16:03,467 --> 01:16:07,387
Speaker 27: bat and South Africa just nearly three hovers to spare.

1552
01:16:07,467 --> 01:16:09,707
Speaker 27: So yeah, it was a weird one from Australia because

1553
01:16:09,707 --> 01:16:12,107
Speaker 27: they don't have many bad days, especially in games like that,

1554
01:16:12,227 --> 01:16:16,227
Speaker 27: and everything was tracking along perfectly. Everyone got the sense that, oh, yeah,

1555
01:16:16,267 --> 01:16:18,227
Speaker 27: well they're just building and they're going to get even

1556
01:16:18,267 --> 01:16:20,907
Speaker 27: better when the knockout stages come. Didn't happen. Unleissa really

1557
01:16:20,947 --> 01:16:23,227
Speaker 27: missed out. She had a foot injury, so.

1558
01:16:23,227 --> 01:16:23,707
Speaker 28: Maybe that.

1559
01:16:25,427 --> 01:16:28,507
Speaker 27: Might explain something because it's changing the leadership out the

1560
01:16:28,547 --> 01:16:32,347
Speaker 27: field and everything like that. But overall, yeah, Southareca totally

1561
01:16:32,387 --> 01:16:33,947
Speaker 27: deserved to get through, and by the sounds of it,

1562
01:16:34,027 --> 01:16:37,627
Speaker 27: New Zealand too, And like after the try series that

1563
01:16:37,667 --> 01:16:41,147
Speaker 27: they played over here before Australia's played New Zealand into

1564
01:16:41,187 --> 01:16:41,547
Speaker 27: the form.

1565
01:16:41,627 --> 01:16:45,867
Speaker 3: Yes, yes, that suggestion has been put forward, I must say.

1566
01:16:45,907 --> 01:16:47,827
Speaker 3: So we need to need to give thanks to our

1567
01:16:47,867 --> 01:16:50,227
Speaker 3: big sisters from across the taskman for getting us into form.

1568
01:16:50,427 --> 01:16:52,747
Speaker 3: It's t twenty though, isn't it. Although having said that,

1569
01:16:52,987 --> 01:16:56,027
Speaker 3: Australia have been very consistent in the women's game at

1570
01:16:56,027 --> 01:16:57,747
Speaker 3: T twenty, haven't they. You can't just say well, it's

1571
01:16:57,747 --> 01:17:01,267
Speaker 3: a you know, it's a game which swings on small margins.

1572
01:17:01,987 --> 01:17:04,867
Speaker 3: Australia have been very consistent, what won the last three

1573
01:17:04,907 --> 01:17:05,787
Speaker 3: of these World Cups.

1574
01:17:06,467 --> 01:17:09,427
Speaker 27: Yeah, yeah, this is actually you look at it from

1575
01:17:09,827 --> 01:17:11,747
Speaker 27: in a wider sense, and I'm sure I've spoken ablest

1576
01:17:11,787 --> 01:17:13,347
Speaker 27: the early about it. I'll do a podcast with her

1577
01:17:13,347 --> 01:17:16,907
Speaker 27: other here. She's wanting the women's game to expand and

1578
01:17:16,907 --> 01:17:18,387
Speaker 27: get bigger, and how do you do that where you

1579
01:17:18,387 --> 01:17:20,347
Speaker 27: don't have the same winner six out of seven or

1580
01:17:20,387 --> 01:17:23,107
Speaker 27: whatever it is for Australia. You mix it up a bit.

1581
01:17:23,147 --> 01:17:26,667
Speaker 27: And it's not just Australia India dancing between the two.

1582
01:17:26,787 --> 01:17:28,987
Speaker 27: India didn't even make the knockout stages of course, and

1583
01:17:28,987 --> 01:17:31,507
Speaker 27: we've got two totally new teams in there. So hopefully

1584
01:17:31,547 --> 01:17:34,067
Speaker 27: this helps women's cricket over in New Zealand if they

1585
01:17:34,067 --> 01:17:35,907
Speaker 27: get it done. Hopefully it helps it over in South

1586
01:17:35,947 --> 01:17:38,867
Speaker 27: Africa if they get it done, and two markets where

1587
01:17:39,227 --> 01:17:42,027
Speaker 27: let's face it, especially you look at the men's side,

1588
01:17:42,187 --> 01:17:44,387
Speaker 27: they're doing everything they can to try and make sure

1589
01:17:44,387 --> 01:17:47,507
Speaker 27: that their best players don't just fall into the franchise

1590
01:17:47,547 --> 01:17:52,187
Speaker 27: cricket world, which is a difficult thing to do because

1591
01:17:52,427 --> 01:17:55,227
Speaker 27: of sheer weighted money. So I hopefully this kicks along

1592
01:17:55,267 --> 01:17:57,867
Speaker 27: the sport in those respective countries as well and helps

1593
01:17:57,867 --> 01:17:59,907
Speaker 27: those homeboards get a bit more funding.

1594
01:18:00,107 --> 01:18:01,987
Speaker 3: All right, big off field story this week. I have

1595
01:18:02,067 --> 01:18:04,427
Speaker 3: you all sawt of the Ditch was Greater Wastern Sydney.

1596
01:18:04,987 --> 01:18:07,747
Speaker 3: I was going to say, man, Monday, the thing's wacky Wednesday.

1597
01:18:08,027 --> 01:18:10,027
Speaker 3: I think the principles are still the same. What's gone

1598
01:18:10,027 --> 01:18:10,387
Speaker 3: on here?

1599
01:18:11,107 --> 01:18:15,187
Speaker 27: Idiot Wednesday? But yeah, so they've come up with this

1600
01:18:15,307 --> 01:18:19,227
Speaker 27: idea and I can't quite I'm racking my brain trying

1601
01:18:19,227 --> 01:18:23,867
Speaker 27: to work at what didn't someone go hold up? This

1602
01:18:23,987 --> 01:18:26,867
Speaker 27: Maybe ain't a great idea what they've done. They've come

1603
01:18:26,947 --> 01:18:31,067
Speaker 27: up with a theme called controversial couples and then done

1604
01:18:31,227 --> 01:18:35,147
Speaker 27: skits based on those couples. Now, someone went dressed as

1605
01:18:35,227 --> 01:18:41,267
Speaker 27: Jared Hayne and an identity and an unidentified woman, so

1606
01:18:41,347 --> 01:18:44,187
Speaker 27: obviously entertaining to what he's been through in his life.

1607
01:18:44,467 --> 01:18:47,707
Speaker 27: He's been acquitted after about three or four trials. But

1608
01:18:47,827 --> 01:18:52,307
Speaker 27: still someone went dressed as the Twin Towers. There was

1609
01:18:52,347 --> 01:18:54,867
Speaker 27: another one that they didn't release who it was, but

1610
01:18:54,947 --> 01:18:58,547
Speaker 27: it was a well known sportsman and a female. So

1611
01:18:58,827 --> 01:19:02,947
Speaker 27: what they've done, they've basically just gone and decided to

1612
01:19:03,267 --> 01:19:08,907
Speaker 27: make obviously dark humor. But it hasn't gone down too

1613
01:19:08,947 --> 01:19:11,307
Speaker 27: well over here. Once it's come to light, now I

1614
01:19:11,347 --> 01:19:13,067
Speaker 27: can't work it. There was there was another one there.

1615
01:19:13,747 --> 01:19:18,107
Speaker 27: The player went crossed as Django Django Unchained Quentin Tarantino

1616
01:19:18,187 --> 01:19:21,587
Speaker 27: movie where a slave gets kind of freed and goes

1617
01:19:21,627 --> 01:19:24,027
Speaker 27: out into the world and everything like that. That player

1618
01:19:24,147 --> 01:19:27,227
Speaker 27: actually asked staff members and everything if it was okay

1619
01:19:27,307 --> 01:19:30,507
Speaker 27: if he went like this, because he is of I

1620
01:19:30,547 --> 01:19:34,947
Speaker 27: think African, he's got African blood, he's got African. How

1621
01:19:34,947 --> 01:19:36,987
Speaker 27: it did, so, he was okay with it, but he

1622
01:19:37,027 --> 01:19:39,467
Speaker 27: wanted to check with everyone else in the club. I

1623
01:19:39,467 --> 01:19:41,307
Speaker 27: would have thought at that point someone in the club

1624
01:19:41,307 --> 01:19:43,387
Speaker 27: would have gone, yeah, but why are you doing this

1625
01:19:43,507 --> 01:19:45,027
Speaker 27: and then got to the bottom of it before it

1626
01:19:45,067 --> 01:19:49,267
Speaker 27: even happens. So a few players of Cops so Samptons

1627
01:19:49,507 --> 01:19:53,027
Speaker 27: like rubbed out for four games, some of Copps significant

1628
01:19:53,067 --> 01:19:55,867
Speaker 27: fines and the club has just copped a full stop

1629
01:19:56,027 --> 01:20:00,787
Speaker 27: all week for having You know, everyone talks about culture, Well,

1630
01:20:01,147 --> 01:20:03,987
Speaker 27: I don't think so many people are thinking that culture

1631
01:20:04,027 --> 01:20:06,307
Speaker 27: is fly at the moment. Something like this went down

1632
01:20:06,467 --> 01:20:07,107
Speaker 27: at the end of.

1633
01:20:07,027 --> 01:20:09,787
Speaker 3: Season gathering incredible all right, and the A League is

1634
01:20:09,827 --> 01:20:13,467
Speaker 3: underways bringing the show today from Mount Smart Stadium where

1635
01:20:13,707 --> 01:20:15,627
Speaker 3: in a few hours Auckland f C will play their

1636
01:20:15,747 --> 01:20:18,387
Speaker 3: very first A League men's football game. We had a

1637
01:20:18,467 --> 01:20:21,267
Speaker 3: draw last night and they'll all drawer in the opening game,

1638
01:20:21,547 --> 01:20:23,707
Speaker 3: which after all the build up, we're hoping like a

1639
01:20:23,747 --> 01:20:26,547
Speaker 3: for a five four or something. But how's the A

1640
01:20:26,627 --> 01:20:29,267
Speaker 3: League sort of cutting through on your side of the

1641
01:20:29,307 --> 01:20:31,467
Speaker 3: Tasman No massive cut through.

1642
01:20:31,547 --> 01:20:33,987
Speaker 27: But in the football community, I've just noticed a bit

1643
01:20:34,027 --> 01:20:35,827
Speaker 27: of a change that people are actually looking forward to

1644
01:20:35,827 --> 01:20:38,707
Speaker 27: watching it as opposed to just sitting now winging about

1645
01:20:38,707 --> 01:20:41,027
Speaker 27: everything that's going on. It's like, oh, let's just watch

1646
01:20:41,027 --> 01:20:43,187
Speaker 27: the football. Look, it's not perfect. We know that on

1647
01:20:43,307 --> 01:20:46,187
Speaker 27: an Ames Poetian it was it was last season. All

1648
01:20:46,307 --> 01:20:48,187
Speaker 27: that all of the off field is years that Bill

1649
01:20:48,227 --> 01:20:50,347
Speaker 27: Foley actually spoke about this week in the Sinning Morning

1650
01:20:50,347 --> 01:20:53,267
Speaker 27: Herald over here the Aukland f C owner or majority

1651
01:20:53,347 --> 01:20:57,747
Speaker 27: owner about the funding band cut that they go in

1652
01:20:57,907 --> 01:20:59,587
Speaker 27: thinking they get too million a year. They get five

1653
01:20:59,667 --> 01:21:02,787
Speaker 27: hundred and thirty years that translates over there to the

1654
01:21:02,867 --> 01:21:06,107
Speaker 27: Kiwi dollar. But still it's now about the football and

1655
01:21:06,347 --> 01:21:08,427
Speaker 27: walk on sc on the face of it, you'll talk

1656
01:21:08,427 --> 01:21:11,147
Speaker 27: about it a lot, say this afternoon, they have recruited

1657
01:21:11,187 --> 01:21:15,547
Speaker 27: so well, they've got a couple of Japanese players, internationals,

1658
01:21:15,827 --> 01:21:19,547
Speaker 27: top players, they've got some top kiwis coming back. You know,

1659
01:21:19,707 --> 01:21:23,347
Speaker 27: it's like a not a no expense spared, but it

1660
01:21:23,427 --> 01:21:25,547
Speaker 27: hasn't been a problem to stick curacter to build a squad.

1661
01:21:25,627 --> 01:21:27,787
Speaker 27: So a lot of excitement over there obviously about it,

1662
01:21:27,827 --> 01:21:31,147
Speaker 27: and intrigue over here. So yeah, on the whole we're

1663
01:21:31,187 --> 01:21:33,147
Speaker 27: looking for I'm going to the Sydney Derby later tonight

1664
01:21:33,227 --> 01:21:35,547
Speaker 27: as well, so with my boys, so looking forward to

1665
01:21:35,667 --> 01:21:37,267
Speaker 27: watching that. It's going to be a wide hot atmosphere

1666
01:21:37,267 --> 01:21:39,507
Speaker 27: in thirty thousand people, so they can't be going to

1667
01:21:39,787 --> 01:21:43,267
Speaker 27: if there's anticipation about it in the football community and

1668
01:21:43,307 --> 01:21:44,507
Speaker 27: this crowds like we're.

1669
01:21:44,387 --> 01:21:47,747
Speaker 3: Going to see today, absolutely right, yep, absolutely right, thanks Adam.

1670
01:21:47,747 --> 01:21:49,347
Speaker 3: We'll enjoy the Sydney Derby to not to see it

1671
01:21:49,427 --> 01:21:50,907
Speaker 3: to sell out, so you'll be in amongst a big

1672
01:21:50,987 --> 01:21:53,467
Speaker 3: crowd sold out here at Mount Smart this afternoon as well.

1673
01:21:53,467 --> 01:21:55,027
Speaker 3: So that's a pretty gooday to Yeah, pretty good way

1674
01:21:55,027 --> 01:21:56,627
Speaker 3: to kick off the season. Hey, great to chat as

1675
01:21:56,627 --> 01:21:59,107
Speaker 3: always mate. We'll do it again next Saturday. Yeah good

1676
01:21:59,427 --> 01:22:02,107
Speaker 3: thanks mate. That's Adam Peacock from Australia. At this time

1677
01:22:02,147 --> 01:22:04,107
Speaker 3: every Saturday seven to two News Talk sad.

1678
01:22:03,987 --> 01:22:06,147
Speaker 2: Be when it's down to the line.

1679
01:22:06,507 --> 01:22:09,987
Speaker 1: You made a call on eight hundred ten eighty Weekend

1680
01:22:10,067 --> 01:22:12,587
Speaker 1: Sport with Jason Hine, News Talks.

1681
01:22:12,347 --> 01:22:15,827
Speaker 3: MB four to two. I finally come into the game

1682
01:22:15,827 --> 01:22:18,947
Speaker 3: from Havelock North and Hawks Bay. The boys are combining

1683
01:22:18,947 --> 01:22:21,267
Speaker 3: the match ahead of playing in the Auckland United Under

1684
01:22:21,307 --> 01:22:24,427
Speaker 3: twelve tournament tomorrow. Good stuff Phoenix till I die, it

1685
01:22:24,467 --> 01:22:27,947
Speaker 3: says here though, okay, Son'll be a few Phoenix fans

1686
01:22:27,987 --> 01:22:31,147
Speaker 3: here this afternoon. Director of Football with Auckland FC is

1687
01:22:31,307 --> 01:22:34,307
Speaker 3: Terry mcflynn. He's been in charge of putting together the team.

1688
01:22:34,867 --> 01:22:37,267
Speaker 3: How happy is he with it? He joins us. After

1689
01:22:37,307 --> 01:22:40,987
Speaker 3: two we'll also talk about the Everest, the richest horse

1690
01:22:41,067 --> 01:22:43,387
Speaker 3: race on the globe.

1691
01:22:45,947 --> 01:22:51,267
Speaker 1: Counting down to the inaugural Auckland FC match live from

1692
01:22:51,267 --> 01:22:55,427
Speaker 1: Mount Smart Stadium, Alton. It's Weekend Sport with Jason Pine

1693
01:22:55,707 --> 01:22:58,427
Speaker 1: on your home of Sport News Storms.

1694
01:22:58,147 --> 01:23:02,467
Speaker 3: MB seven past two. Welcome into the show. Welcome back

1695
01:23:02,507 --> 01:23:04,307
Speaker 3: to the show. As the case may be another hour

1696
01:23:04,347 --> 01:23:05,987
Speaker 3: of Weekend Sport, then we'll hand it over to the

1697
01:23:05,987 --> 01:23:09,987
Speaker 3: Weekend and Collective. We're about three hours away from kickoff

1698
01:23:09,987 --> 01:23:13,787
Speaker 3: in Auckland FC's inaugural game of professional football in the

1699
01:23:13,827 --> 01:23:16,867
Speaker 3: A League Men's Competition. They take on Brisbane Raw five

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Speaker 3: o'clock this afternoon. Go Media Mount Smart, which is where

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Speaker 3: we are broadcasting Weekend Sport from. Terry mcflynn is the

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01:23:24,147 --> 01:23:27,507
Speaker 3: Director of Football at Auckland FC, basically in charge of

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01:23:27,547 --> 01:23:33,707
Speaker 3: all footballing matters, including hiring coaches and recruiting players. He's

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01:23:34,387 --> 01:23:36,587
Speaker 3: just arrived actually ready to have a chat to us

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01:23:36,627 --> 01:23:39,667
Speaker 3: about how he's put the squad together and what has hopes,

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01:23:39,827 --> 01:23:43,147
Speaker 3: dreams and expectations are for them over the next twenty

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01:23:43,187 --> 01:23:46,467
Speaker 3: six or twenty seven games. Terry mcflynn. Shortly we'll get

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01:23:46,507 --> 01:23:49,547
Speaker 3: you inside the Port as well, which is the active

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01:23:49,667 --> 01:23:53,267
Speaker 3: support for this team. If you think yellow fever for

1710
01:23:53,307 --> 01:23:56,827
Speaker 3: Wellington Phoenix, the Port are the equivalent for Auckland FC.

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01:23:57,627 --> 01:23:59,667
Speaker 3: It's all of a chat to a member of the Port.

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01:23:59,987 --> 01:24:04,587
Speaker 3: We'll also get you across to Brandwick in Sydney because

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01:24:05,027 --> 01:24:08,587
Speaker 3: the Everest is on today. It is the world's richest

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01:24:08,907 --> 01:24:12,227
Speaker 3: horse race, a prize pool of twenty million Australian dollars.

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01:24:12,227 --> 01:24:14,987
Speaker 3: Would you believe jumps at six fifteen tonight, New Zealand

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01:24:15,027 --> 01:24:17,467
Speaker 3: Time at Ramwick. McK geran going to talk to us

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01:24:17,467 --> 01:24:20,747
Speaker 3: about that and about the Mega Millions. The tav Mega Millions.

1718
01:24:20,907 --> 01:24:24,067
Speaker 3: You can win ten million bucks just by correctly predicting

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01:24:25,027 --> 01:24:28,067
Speaker 3: the finishing order of all twelve runners. That might sound difficult,

1720
01:24:28,107 --> 01:24:29,987
Speaker 3: but somebody did it last year in one ten mili.

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01:24:31,587 --> 01:24:33,427
Speaker 3: We'll keep an eye on Live sport as well. They're

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01:24:33,467 --> 01:24:35,627
Speaker 3: just about to kick off if they haven't already in

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01:24:35,707 --> 01:24:40,467
Speaker 3: Tiaraha the Meads Cup Final in the Heartland Championship Rugby competition.

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01:24:40,547 --> 01:24:43,667
Speaker 3: Thames Valley the favorites at home against Mid Canterbury, the

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01:24:43,907 --> 01:24:47,107
Speaker 3: team that knocked off South Canterbury a week ago in

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01:24:47,147 --> 01:24:50,387
Speaker 3: the semifinals. Your causing correspondents continue to be welcomed on

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Speaker 3: the show. Oh eight hundred eighty ten eighty nine two

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Speaker 3: ninety two if you would prefer to correspond with us

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01:24:56,347 --> 01:25:00,227
Speaker 3: by text, but with a time ticking towards nine past two,

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01:25:00,507 --> 01:25:02,947
Speaker 3: as we always do it around about this time on

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01:25:02,987 --> 01:25:06,027
Speaker 3: weekend sport. We'd like to make sure that nothing has

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01:25:06,507 --> 01:25:09,187
Speaker 3: escaped your attention, that you're brought up to date with

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01:25:09,227 --> 01:25:11,427
Speaker 3: everything that's going on in the sporting world. We call

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01:25:11,467 --> 01:25:14,747
Speaker 3: it in Casha missed it and we start in Rugby

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01:25:14,827 --> 01:25:18,787
Speaker 3: League's Pacific Nations Cup where it was a solid start

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01:25:18,907 --> 01:25:19,947
Speaker 3: for the Kangaroos.

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Speaker 2: Didn't dead it on.

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Speaker 15: His own up den it fools that at Stars of

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01:25:26,027 --> 01:25:29,267
Speaker 15: Day New Top Dinner a wonderful moment.

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01:25:30,707 --> 01:25:32,627
Speaker 2: They're boozling the tongue.

1741
01:25:32,387 --> 01:25:36,867
Speaker 3: In defense that try securing Australia in eighteen nil went

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01:25:36,907 --> 01:25:40,707
Speaker 3: over tonguap for the Jill Rouse though the Australian women's

1743
01:25:40,747 --> 01:25:43,027
Speaker 3: team it was a bit more comprehensive.

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Speaker 2: We play the ball.

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01:25:44,147 --> 01:25:46,067
Speaker 3: Though they flooded the short side.

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Speaker 25: Higgins now acin his Isabel Telly and she goes in

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01:25:52,987 --> 01:25:57,307
Speaker 25: what they did in the last World Cup they better.

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Speaker 3: In Crisbine eighty four nil, the Jill Arrouse winners over

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Speaker 3: pap on New Guinea to cricket Test cricket Pakistan have

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01:26:04,907 --> 01:26:08,467
Speaker 3: responded in sound fashion to their loss in the first

1751
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Speaker 3: Test in Maltaane.

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Speaker 2: Has that been taken? Pakistan record their.

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Speaker 29: Victory after going winless at homes for eleven games and

1754
01:26:19,427 --> 01:26:22,827
Speaker 29: it's been done in some dramatic fashion and shine us

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01:26:22,867 --> 01:26:24,947
Speaker 29: with an all of Pakistan can celebrate.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, Pakistan winning that one by one hundred and fifty

1757
01:26:27,947 --> 01:26:32,947
Speaker 3: two runs. Ellie Wollaston continues her great year with another

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01:26:33,027 --> 01:26:36,347
Speaker 3: gold at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

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Speaker 18: Wallaston fights back on the inside. She doesn't need the

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Speaker 18: points now, but she might as well. Volentee Big brushed

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Speaker 18: from behind as well Stenberg.

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Speaker 12: Trying to hold on, but.

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Speaker 18: It's Wallaston that will win the points race in the end.

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Speaker 18: You'll win the omnium here at the World Championships. What

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01:26:51,307 --> 01:26:55,947
Speaker 18: a sensationally smart and strong ride once again.

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Speaker 3: From Alie Wallaston to playing goal. Yeah. Congratulations to Ellie

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01:26:59,507 --> 01:27:03,787
Speaker 3: Walliston and to the America's Cup where the old Mug

1768
01:27:04,307 --> 01:27:08,227
Speaker 3: is just one race away. For Team New Zealand, it

1769
01:27:08,267 --> 01:27:08,827
Speaker 3: has been.

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Speaker 16: Full head over the volt pecking your way through such

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01:27:12,147 --> 01:27:13,787
Speaker 16: a complicated racetrack.

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Speaker 3: It has been a masterclass from.

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Speaker 26: The kiwis is going to prove at this point to

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01:27:18,947 --> 01:27:21,787
Speaker 26: be a monumental day for the defender.

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Speaker 18: Emwritt's Team New Zealand have moved to match points in

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01:27:27,907 --> 01:27:33,107
Speaker 18: the match and leads six to two.

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Speaker 1: The sup from the track field and the court on

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Speaker 1: your home of Sport Weekend Sport with Jason Vine Talks.

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Speaker 3: B It's twelve minutes past two as the show comes

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Speaker 3: to you live from go Media Mount Smart Stadium in

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01:27:45,987 --> 01:27:48,307
Speaker 3: the Auckland suburb of Penrose. It's the home of the

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Speaker 3: Warriors during the NRL season, but will be the home

1783
01:27:51,467 --> 01:27:54,947
Speaker 3: of Auckland FC during the A League football season. Their

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01:27:54,987 --> 01:27:58,067
Speaker 3: first ever professional game kicks off at five o'clock this

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01:27:58,107 --> 01:28:02,787
Speaker 3: afternoon against Brisbane Raw. Auckland FC director of Football is

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01:28:02,907 --> 01:28:06,187
Speaker 3: Terry mcflynn, himself the veteran of one hundred and seventy

1787
01:28:06,187 --> 01:28:09,707
Speaker 3: eight matches across the first nine seasons of the A

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01:28:09,827 --> 01:28:13,227
Speaker 3: League and the winner of two championships with Sydney FC.

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01:28:13,787 --> 01:28:16,827
Speaker 3: He's popped into our mobile studio for a check. Good

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Speaker 3: to see you, Terry. How are you feeling.

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Speaker 6: Yeah, I'm good, Jesson.

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Speaker 30: You know, it's been eleven months in the making, a

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01:28:22,627 --> 01:28:24,067
Speaker 30: lot of hard work behind the scenes. We've got a

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01:28:24,067 --> 01:28:27,427
Speaker 30: fantastic staff, both falling off the pitch. So yeah, we've

1795
01:28:27,467 --> 01:28:28,987
Speaker 30: been building up for this day for a long time.

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Speaker 3: So already let's talk about the roster ye have assembled.

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01:28:31,507 --> 01:28:34,627
Speaker 3: How do you assess it. Yeah, we're really happy where

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01:28:34,627 --> 01:28:35,107
Speaker 3: we've got to.

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Speaker 30: You know, we had a real clear strategy from day

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01:28:38,147 --> 01:28:40,707
Speaker 30: one to build a team for the community from the community.

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Speaker 30: We had a real key focus on getting as many

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Speaker 30: Kiwi players back inter professional football as we possibly could,

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01:28:46,667 --> 01:28:49,787
Speaker 30: and I think we've learned in a very very positive space.

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01:28:50,387 --> 01:28:52,467
Speaker 6: You know, the eighteen Kiwi Boys.

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01:28:52,707 --> 01:28:55,987
Speaker 30: Three Aussies and five foreigners, so the blend of youth

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01:28:56,467 --> 01:28:58,907
Speaker 30: which is great for the club sustainability and long term

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01:28:59,387 --> 01:29:03,547
Speaker 30: future proofing and succession plannings there. But we've got enough

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01:29:03,627 --> 01:29:05,987
Speaker 30: quality to be a challenger for the team for the

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Speaker 30: title season.

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Speaker 3: I want to talk about the imports of the moment,

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01:29:08,947 --> 01:29:11,227
Speaker 3: but the Kiwi Boys, how did you go about identifying

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01:29:11,267 --> 01:29:13,707
Speaker 3: the ones that would fit what you were after?

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Speaker 6: Look, there's a real.

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Speaker 30: Blend really of how we fitted well, how we find

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01:29:19,707 --> 01:29:21,787
Speaker 30: the ones that we wanted. Obviously we went to the

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01:29:21,867 --> 01:29:24,667
Speaker 30: very top. We tried to get as many all whites

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Speaker 30: back as possible. You know, as well publicized that Steve

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01:29:28,267 --> 01:29:30,747
Speaker 30: and myself went to Egypt in the March fift a

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01:29:30,827 --> 01:29:34,587
Speaker 30: window and met with all the players and discussions whether

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01:29:34,587 --> 01:29:36,907
Speaker 30: it was right for them now this season, whether it's

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Speaker 30: next season, whether it's a season after just to let

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Speaker 30: them know that what we want to do as a

1823
01:29:40,867 --> 01:29:43,227
Speaker 30: football club and build a football club for New Zealand.

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Speaker 30: So yeah, look we got the boys back from the

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01:29:46,827 --> 01:29:49,347
Speaker 30: very top and then the younger ones. We were watching

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Speaker 30: three four games football every week here in the local

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01:29:52,107 --> 01:29:55,627
Speaker 30: league school football. There's a lot of talent in the

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01:29:55,667 --> 01:29:58,227
Speaker 30: Northern Region Football League. There's a lot of talent in

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01:29:58,267 --> 01:30:01,187
Speaker 30: the school football here and these kids just need an opportunity.

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01:30:01,787 --> 01:30:05,507
Speaker 3: You could have if you wanted to stacked it with Australias,

1831
01:30:05,547 --> 01:30:08,067
Speaker 3: you could have done that. You've got three good ones.

1832
01:30:08,227 --> 01:30:11,267
Speaker 3: Galloway hall Bringer in particular, I think will be a

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01:30:11,307 --> 01:30:15,427
Speaker 3: real big player for you. Was there was it? Did

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Speaker 3: you ever at any time think I could use a

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01:30:17,707 --> 01:30:19,707
Speaker 3: couple more Rossies or were you always quite keen on

1836
01:30:19,747 --> 01:30:20,787
Speaker 3: that key Wee strategy?

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Speaker 30: Now, look, we're always very very keen. I say King,

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Speaker 30: King's not the right way. We're always focused on having

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Speaker 30: a KeyWe strategy.

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Speaker 6: You know. For us, it's it's about building a football

1841
01:30:31,467 --> 01:30:33,667
Speaker 6: club that this city wants to get behind, that this

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01:30:33,747 --> 01:30:34,907
Speaker 6: region wants to get behind.

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Speaker 30: And I think having players from the community for the community,

1844
01:30:39,947 --> 01:30:40,627
Speaker 30: one of your own.

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01:30:41,027 --> 01:30:43,307
Speaker 6: It's easy to back, it's easy to get behind.

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Speaker 30: And so for us, it was very, very clear. And

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01:30:45,907 --> 01:30:48,427
Speaker 30: what made it even easier, Jason, to be honest, was

1848
01:30:48,787 --> 01:30:51,227
Speaker 30: when we saw the talented here and not having a

1849
01:30:51,227 --> 01:30:54,067
Speaker 30: professional club in this city, in this region for seventeen

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01:30:54,147 --> 01:30:57,747
Speaker 30: eighteen years. This city's crying out for a football team,

1851
01:30:57,827 --> 01:31:01,027
Speaker 30: a professional team, and these kids that want to be

1852
01:31:01,067 --> 01:31:02,907
Speaker 30: professional footballers need somewhere to play.

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Speaker 3: When you identify a player, I think that guy looks

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01:31:07,107 --> 01:31:10,947
Speaker 3: good on the grass, then what, Terry, how much due

1855
01:31:10,987 --> 01:31:13,067
Speaker 3: diligence if that's the right word do you do on

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Speaker 3: the person?

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01:31:15,027 --> 01:31:15,867
Speaker 6: Yeah, we do loads.

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01:31:16,187 --> 01:31:20,307
Speaker 30: You know, We've got a clear recruitment strategy built on

1859
01:31:20,427 --> 01:31:22,987
Speaker 30: character and competence. So the competents said of it, We've

1860
01:31:22,987 --> 01:31:25,867
Speaker 30: got our the way we want to play. What Auckland

1861
01:31:25,947 --> 01:31:31,267
Speaker 30: FC footballer looks like from a player profile point of view, technical, tactical, physical, mental.

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01:31:32,147 --> 01:31:34,707
Speaker 30: We do a lot of due diligence in terms of

1863
01:31:34,827 --> 01:31:37,707
Speaker 30: the character of the person. We were building a really

1864
01:31:37,827 --> 01:31:41,307
Speaker 30: strong culture here of togetherness, a really strong culture of family.

1865
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Speaker 6: We all do this together. We're all here.

1866
01:31:43,867 --> 01:31:46,067
Speaker 30: We work hard for each other every single day, and

1867
01:31:46,307 --> 01:31:48,587
Speaker 30: every single person that we've brought into the football club,

1868
01:31:48,667 --> 01:31:51,467
Speaker 30: beard staff member or player is here for the right reasons.

1869
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Speaker 3: Let's talk about the imports, because there are I'm sure

1870
01:31:54,267 --> 01:31:58,547
Speaker 3: literally thousands who get pitched to you, you get sent there,

1871
01:31:58,827 --> 01:32:01,387
Speaker 3: show real or whatever they're called these days. What is

1872
01:32:01,427 --> 01:32:04,307
Speaker 3: your process around recruiting you your five imports?

1873
01:32:05,027 --> 01:32:08,507
Speaker 30: Look, the imports is very very important first and foremost. Again,

1874
01:32:08,547 --> 01:32:10,667
Speaker 30: if we go back to what we want to do

1875
01:32:10,747 --> 01:32:13,627
Speaker 30: long term and the sustainability and succession planning of the club,

1876
01:32:14,227 --> 01:32:16,427
Speaker 30: we wanted players that have played at good levels. We

1877
01:32:16,507 --> 01:32:18,467
Speaker 30: want a players that have been professionals for a long

1878
01:32:18,507 --> 01:32:23,027
Speaker 30: period of time, had that durability at the top level,

1879
01:32:23,347 --> 01:32:25,667
Speaker 30: which can educate the younger players in our group what

1880
01:32:25,667 --> 01:32:27,507
Speaker 30: it means to be a professional both on and off

1881
01:32:27,547 --> 01:32:31,827
Speaker 30: the park. So the five that we've landed on again

1882
01:32:31,907 --> 01:32:36,107
Speaker 30: at good ages. You know, Louis Faustraates twenty six, twenty seven,

1883
01:32:36,467 --> 01:32:40,667
Speaker 30: you share more Mays twenty seven. Felipe Gallegos brings a

1884
01:32:40,707 --> 01:32:43,907
Speaker 30: little bit more experience. Obviously, Hiroki's very experienced at thirty

1885
01:32:43,907 --> 01:32:48,187
Speaker 30: four three World Cups. So for us it was about, yes,

1886
01:32:48,227 --> 01:32:51,027
Speaker 30: can they perform on the park weekend week out, which

1887
01:32:51,067 --> 01:32:53,787
Speaker 30: we know they can bring success to the city brings

1888
01:32:53,787 --> 01:32:56,067
Speaker 30: success to the football club, but longer term, can they

1889
01:32:56,067 --> 01:32:57,947
Speaker 30: actually educate the younger players and what it means to

1890
01:32:57,947 --> 01:32:58,107
Speaker 30: be a.

1891
01:32:58,107 --> 01:33:01,587
Speaker 3: Professional Hiaiki Saka has a great kid asny What a

1892
01:33:01,667 --> 01:33:03,787
Speaker 3: what a player? What a career? How did that happen?

1893
01:33:06,427 --> 01:33:08,587
Speaker 30: Ball in in life, sometimes you just get a bit

1894
01:33:08,627 --> 01:33:13,627
Speaker 30: of luck. We were very fortunate with Hiroki. You know,

1895
01:33:13,827 --> 01:33:17,667
Speaker 30: he's a wonderful man, first and foremost, such a humble

1896
01:33:17,787 --> 01:33:20,307
Speaker 30: human being to have done what he's done in the

1897
01:33:20,307 --> 01:33:23,467
Speaker 30: game and in life, and to come in every day

1898
01:33:23,507 --> 01:33:25,747
Speaker 30: and see the big smile on his face and how

1899
01:33:25,747 --> 01:33:28,787
Speaker 30: he welcomes the younger players in. And it was a

1900
01:33:28,827 --> 01:33:34,267
Speaker 30: conversation with an agent, Lustika based in Australia, who who

1901
01:33:34,307 --> 01:33:35,347
Speaker 30: brought Shin Giano to the.

1902
01:33:35,347 --> 01:33:36,347
Speaker 6: A League many years ago.

1903
01:33:37,307 --> 01:33:40,347
Speaker 30: He's obviously got a lot of contacts and business partners

1904
01:33:40,347 --> 01:33:43,467
Speaker 30: in Japan, and we had a conversation one night and

1905
01:33:43,507 --> 01:33:44,787
Speaker 30: it just sort of developed from there.

1906
01:33:44,827 --> 01:33:46,947
Speaker 6: We spoke to Hiroki. He was very open to the project.

1907
01:33:47,307 --> 01:33:49,467
Speaker 30: He wanted to be part of something new, something you

1908
01:33:49,547 --> 01:33:52,787
Speaker 30: want to help build something, So that for us was.

1909
01:33:54,307 --> 01:33:55,027
Speaker 6: Music to our ears.

1910
01:33:55,067 --> 01:33:57,667
Speaker 30: To be honest that we had someone of that ilk

1911
01:33:57,947 --> 01:34:00,227
Speaker 30: in world football, that wanted to come and help us

1912
01:34:00,227 --> 01:34:03,907
Speaker 30: build a football club here, and even just the conversations

1913
01:34:03,947 --> 01:34:06,307
Speaker 30: beyond that with other players that we had Hiroki Soaka

1914
01:34:06,387 --> 01:34:07,947
Speaker 30: as part of the roster was a.

1915
01:34:07,907 --> 01:34:09,987
Speaker 6: Big, big help in the recruitment for other players.

1916
01:34:10,587 --> 01:34:14,267
Speaker 3: I be Steve Corker head coach, a guy you know, well,

1917
01:34:15,267 --> 01:34:18,467
Speaker 3: what are the nature of your most common conversations with

1918
01:34:18,507 --> 01:34:19,227
Speaker 3: Steve Corriker.

1919
01:34:20,867 --> 01:34:23,947
Speaker 30: Look at the very start, obviously we went Nick Becker,

1920
01:34:24,027 --> 01:34:27,427
Speaker 30: the CEO, myself started the club, and obviously the next

1921
01:34:27,467 --> 01:34:31,307
Speaker 30: appointment was going to be the head coach. We had

1922
01:34:31,347 --> 01:34:35,587
Speaker 30: a really clear remit from the owner, mister Bill Foley,

1923
01:34:35,627 --> 01:34:38,907
Speaker 30: that he wanted someone who knew the A League, someone

1924
01:34:38,907 --> 01:34:40,907
Speaker 30: who knew the salary cap, who knew the players, who

1925
01:34:40,947 --> 01:34:45,427
Speaker 30: understood what it what it was here in a cap system,

1926
01:34:45,507 --> 01:34:48,587
Speaker 30: in a roster system, cap roster as well, but someone

1927
01:34:48,587 --> 01:34:50,267
Speaker 30: who had also win won the A League.

1928
01:34:50,307 --> 01:34:51,867
Speaker 6: So there was only two coaches available at.

1929
01:34:51,747 --> 01:34:55,467
Speaker 30: That time and who had won the A League and

1930
01:34:55,627 --> 01:34:58,147
Speaker 30: understanding of what the A League was. And we interviewed

1931
01:34:58,147 --> 01:35:03,267
Speaker 30: eleven coaches in the process, and Steve obviously, she said, Jason,

1932
01:35:03,307 --> 01:35:06,387
Speaker 30: we've we've worked together for many many years and we

1933
01:35:06,347 --> 01:35:09,827
Speaker 30: we know each other inside out, so the working relationship

1934
01:35:09,947 --> 01:35:13,587
Speaker 30: was already there. We've got the same thinking and methodology

1935
01:35:13,587 --> 01:35:15,107
Speaker 30: in terms of football and how we want to play

1936
01:35:15,107 --> 01:35:17,907
Speaker 30: and how we want to do things, but also culturally

1937
01:35:18,147 --> 01:35:20,667
Speaker 30: the way we want the team to function, the club

1938
01:35:20,707 --> 01:35:23,987
Speaker 30: to function, the culture to evolve. So yeah, look, the

1939
01:35:24,187 --> 01:35:27,027
Speaker 30: conversations in the early days was I think he sort

1940
01:35:27,027 --> 01:35:29,587
Speaker 30: of felt a little bit he's a coach, so he

1941
01:35:29,907 --> 01:35:31,307
Speaker 30: wants to be on the grass and he wants to

1942
01:35:31,307 --> 01:35:33,707
Speaker 30: be coaching. And when we didn't have any players, he

1943
01:35:33,747 --> 01:35:36,547
Speaker 30: didn't know players to coach, and we didn't have any balls,

1944
01:35:36,547 --> 01:35:38,587
Speaker 30: we didn't have any cones, we didn't have any hurdles,

1945
01:35:38,587 --> 01:35:39,467
Speaker 30: we had nothing.

1946
01:35:39,627 --> 01:35:42,027
Speaker 6: So you know, we were going around watching.

1947
01:35:41,747 --> 01:35:46,107
Speaker 30: Games and many many conversations, watching videos, watching highlight reels,

1948
01:35:46,307 --> 01:35:50,427
Speaker 30: cutting up clips, doing data, and then slowly we started

1949
01:35:50,427 --> 01:35:53,827
Speaker 30: building player by player by player, and I think July

1950
01:35:53,907 --> 01:35:57,227
Speaker 30: one we started with nine players at North Harbor Stadium

1951
01:35:56,147 --> 01:35:59,707
Speaker 30: and then we just built from there. But now, look,

1952
01:35:59,747 --> 01:36:03,147
Speaker 30: Steve's he's a winner and he's come here to win,

1953
01:36:03,667 --> 01:36:05,947
Speaker 30: as I have, as Nick has, as.

1954
01:36:05,547 --> 01:36:08,707
Speaker 6: Everyone who's here, and we've got a really really clear.

1955
01:36:08,947 --> 01:36:10,707
Speaker 30: Vision as a football club to be the first News

1956
01:36:10,707 --> 01:36:12,227
Speaker 30: Gelling team to win the Arnague.

1957
01:36:12,787 --> 01:36:14,707
Speaker 3: So how are you spend your day? You've come down

1958
01:36:14,907 --> 01:36:17,307
Speaker 3: to chat to me in amongst a very busy schedule

1959
01:36:17,347 --> 01:36:19,947
Speaker 3: for you. I'm sure what the afternoon look like for

1960
01:36:20,027 --> 01:36:21,467
Speaker 3: you up to kick off and during the game.

1961
01:36:22,347 --> 01:36:25,507
Speaker 30: Look, you know a lot of work that gets done

1962
01:36:25,507 --> 01:36:30,027
Speaker 30: by the staff is unseen. So I just come down

1963
01:36:30,067 --> 01:36:32,667
Speaker 30: to check on how everything was at the citium today

1964
01:36:32,707 --> 01:36:33,347
Speaker 30: and catch.

1965
01:36:33,147 --> 01:36:37,867
Speaker 6: Up with Nick this morning and make sure there's a

1966
01:36:37,907 --> 01:36:40,347
Speaker 6: lot of hype around today.

1967
01:36:40,987 --> 01:36:43,787
Speaker 30: You know, there's been a hasn't been a professional club

1968
01:36:43,787 --> 01:36:46,067
Speaker 30: in this city for seventeen or eighteen years, and you know,

1969
01:36:46,107 --> 01:36:49,787
Speaker 30: we've got a fantastic staff, beautiful beautiful people. So you're

1970
01:36:49,827 --> 01:36:52,027
Speaker 30: just checking in with them, making sure that everything's going

1971
01:36:52,107 --> 01:36:53,027
Speaker 30: to run smooth.

1972
01:36:52,707 --> 01:36:55,427
Speaker 6: For them today and they enjoy the moment. I think it's.

1973
01:36:55,307 --> 01:36:58,187
Speaker 30: Important that they sit back at some point today and

1974
01:36:58,227 --> 01:37:01,107
Speaker 30: reflect on everything they've done to get it to this point.

1975
01:37:01,587 --> 01:37:03,467
Speaker 30: You know, as a football club, we started as a

1976
01:37:04,147 --> 01:37:06,347
Speaker 30: phone call or an email or what's up message back

1977
01:37:06,467 --> 01:37:09,307
Speaker 30: November twenty twenty three, and to be sitting here today

1978
01:37:09,307 --> 01:37:12,307
Speaker 30: with a sell out crowd, a team on the park

1979
01:37:12,427 --> 01:37:15,507
Speaker 30: is going to be competitive and a real buzz around

1980
01:37:15,547 --> 01:37:18,267
Speaker 30: the city. It's something that every every member of staff

1981
01:37:18,267 --> 01:37:19,747
Speaker 30: at up on the should be really proud of.

1982
01:37:19,867 --> 01:37:21,547
Speaker 3: Will you get the chance to do that? Will you

1983
01:37:21,587 --> 01:37:22,187
Speaker 3: take a moment?

1984
01:37:22,427 --> 01:37:24,547
Speaker 6: Yeah, look, therell be there'll be a moment today. Obviously

1985
01:37:24,547 --> 01:37:28,587
Speaker 6: we've got to focus on winning, which is why while

1986
01:37:28,627 --> 01:37:29,547
Speaker 6: we're here and what we're doing.

1987
01:37:29,547 --> 01:37:32,827
Speaker 30: But the boys are ready, you know, they've a trend.

1988
01:37:32,867 --> 01:37:36,787
Speaker 30: I think yesterday was session sixty one since we started,

1989
01:37:36,787 --> 01:37:40,107
Speaker 30: so we've we're ready to go. But I think it's

1990
01:37:40,107 --> 01:37:44,227
Speaker 30: important that the staff, the players, the families actually recognized, well,

1991
01:37:45,147 --> 01:37:47,067
Speaker 30: this is real now you know we're here, and it's

1992
01:37:47,667 --> 01:37:50,307
Speaker 30: it's for the long term. It's not a flash in

1993
01:37:50,347 --> 01:37:52,147
Speaker 30: the pan. It's not something that's going to come and go.

1994
01:37:52,227 --> 01:37:54,307
Speaker 30: It's it's it's something that the city has been.

1995
01:37:54,227 --> 01:37:54,827
Speaker 6: Crying out for.

1996
01:37:54,907 --> 01:37:57,347
Speaker 30: And yeah, look during the game, you know, I'll be

1997
01:37:58,067 --> 01:38:00,667
Speaker 30: what an only do game today is? I mean the

1998
01:38:00,787 --> 01:38:03,107
Speaker 30: changing with the boys beforehand, just making sure they're relaxed,

1999
01:38:03,107 --> 01:38:05,307
Speaker 30: making sure the coaches are relaxed, everything's in place.

2000
01:38:07,267 --> 01:38:08,187
Speaker 6: Obviously you get through.

2001
01:38:08,027 --> 01:38:11,947
Speaker 30: The first half, halftime again, just reassess, keep the emotional

2002
01:38:12,027 --> 01:38:17,867
Speaker 30: levels level, keep everything sort of in check, and then yeah,

2003
01:38:17,907 --> 01:38:19,747
Speaker 30: what's the second half and then we go again. And

2004
01:38:19,947 --> 01:38:22,387
Speaker 30: but I think that the most important thing really for

2005
01:38:22,507 --> 01:38:24,387
Speaker 30: us is it's it's a journey, you know, it's a

2006
01:38:25,027 --> 01:38:26,947
Speaker 30: a We're going to get everything right day one. Now,

2007
01:38:27,467 --> 01:38:29,347
Speaker 30: we'll definitely know we're going to make mistakes and we're

2008
01:38:29,347 --> 01:38:31,387
Speaker 30: going to learn from them. We're going to grow as

2009
01:38:31,387 --> 01:38:34,187
Speaker 30: a football club and as a as a staff. And

2010
01:38:34,387 --> 01:38:36,387
Speaker 30: but yeah, it's all about working together. And as I

2011
01:38:36,387 --> 01:38:38,307
Speaker 30: said before that the people we've brought in, there's a

2012
01:38:38,307 --> 01:38:40,747
Speaker 30: real togetherness, there's a real unity behind what we want

2013
01:38:40,787 --> 01:38:42,707
Speaker 30: to achieve and they said that vision is clear to

2014
01:38:42,707 --> 01:38:44,267
Speaker 30: be the first new gilant into win the Earleague.

2015
01:38:44,747 --> 01:38:48,267
Speaker 3: Congrets on getting Oaklands to the start line, Terry, It's

2016
01:38:48,267 --> 01:38:50,067
Speaker 3: an exciting day for you, for your fan base, for

2017
01:38:50,107 --> 01:38:52,947
Speaker 3: the owners, everybody connected to the club. Great to see right,

2018
01:38:52,947 --> 01:38:55,667
Speaker 3: Thanks for stopping again, problem, Thank you, Thank you, Terry.

2019
01:38:55,707 --> 01:38:59,227
Speaker 3: Terry mcflunn, they director of football here at Oakland FC.

2020
01:38:59,347 --> 01:39:02,467
Speaker 3: We're broadcasting from Mount Smart today until three o'clock five

2021
01:39:02,467 --> 01:39:06,027
Speaker 3: o'clock kickoff or just after for Oorkland FC's first game

2022
01:39:06,187 --> 01:39:10,067
Speaker 3: in this competition against Brisbane Raw two twenty three. Updating

2023
01:39:10,067 --> 01:39:11,987
Speaker 3: you on some live sport which is happening right now.

2024
01:39:12,067 --> 01:39:17,107
Speaker 3: Heartland Championship Meads Cup Final in te Otaha at Boyd

2025
01:39:17,227 --> 01:39:20,387
Speaker 3: Park in t Odaha to be precise fifteen minutes gone

2026
01:39:20,507 --> 01:39:22,707
Speaker 3: and Mid Canterbury out to a five to three lead

2027
01:39:22,747 --> 01:39:25,707
Speaker 3: over Thames Valley early days though, but Mid Canterbury five

2028
01:39:26,107 --> 01:39:29,067
Speaker 3: Thames Valley three in the Meads Cup Final in the

2029
01:39:29,067 --> 01:39:33,507
Speaker 3: Heartland Championship two twenty three. It'll be jam packed at

2030
01:39:33,627 --> 01:39:38,187
Speaker 3: Randwick in Sydney this afternoon and into the evening because

2031
01:39:38,387 --> 01:39:41,827
Speaker 3: it's a huge race day. But the everest is set

2032
01:39:41,867 --> 01:39:45,867
Speaker 3: to jump at six fifteen tonight the world's richest horse

2033
01:39:45,947 --> 01:39:51,667
Speaker 3: race meant to be an event to showcase Australian sprinting prowess,

2034
01:39:51,667 --> 01:39:54,147
Speaker 3: but a couple of Kiwi horses, as I understand it,

2035
01:39:54,227 --> 01:39:56,147
Speaker 3: are the favorites for this. We'll find out more about

2036
01:39:56,147 --> 01:39:59,187
Speaker 3: it and about the Mega Millions, the Ta B Mega

2037
01:39:59,227 --> 01:40:02,147
Speaker 3: Millions as well. Mcgerron going to join us from Sydney

2038
01:40:02,147 --> 01:40:04,707
Speaker 3: when we come back here at News Talks EDB. It

2039
01:40:04,787 --> 01:40:07,387
Speaker 3: is two twenty four on Weekend Sport.

2040
01:40:07,947 --> 01:40:09,147
Speaker 2: The pitch is ready.

2041
01:40:09,547 --> 01:40:13,227
Speaker 1: Are you live from Alvan's Mount Smart Stadium made of

2042
01:40:13,267 --> 01:40:15,427
Speaker 1: Alton FC's first A League match.

2043
01:40:15,547 --> 01:40:18,787
Speaker 2: It's Weekend Sport with Jason Vine and GJ.

2044
01:40:18,947 --> 01:40:23,347
Speaker 1: Gung homes New Zealand's most trusted home Miller News Talk ZB.

2045
01:40:23,347 --> 01:40:25,747
Speaker 3: Two twenty seven. Yes and d we are at Mount Smart.

2046
01:40:25,787 --> 01:40:27,627
Speaker 3: But there is a lot of other sport going on,

2047
01:40:27,747 --> 01:40:31,267
Speaker 3: including the world's richest horse race, a prize pool of

2048
01:40:31,307 --> 01:40:35,667
Speaker 3: twenty million Australian dollars. The Everest over twelve hundred meters

2049
01:40:35,747 --> 01:40:38,867
Speaker 3: jumps at six fifteen This evening New Zealand time at

2050
01:40:38,947 --> 01:40:43,027
Speaker 3: Randwick in Sydney. New Zealand Herald Racing editor mcgarren joins

2051
01:40:43,107 --> 01:40:45,627
Speaker 3: us from Ramwick. MC, thanks for your time as always.

2052
01:40:45,787 --> 01:40:47,747
Speaker 3: First of all, this is a slot race. Can you

2053
01:40:47,787 --> 01:40:50,387
Speaker 3: just explain that concept to us?

2054
01:40:50,507 --> 01:40:52,747
Speaker 8: Yeah, High Piney, big hide at all your listeners and

2055
01:40:53,067 --> 01:40:55,427
Speaker 8: good luck to awk from their sea with estus game today.

2056
01:40:55,627 --> 01:40:57,987
Speaker 8: It's the great thing for the city, in great for

2057
01:40:57,987 --> 01:41:02,187
Speaker 8: forty in the country. The slot race means that basically

2058
01:41:02,267 --> 01:41:04,907
Speaker 8: people can buy a slot, that is the right to

2059
01:41:05,107 --> 01:41:08,347
Speaker 8: race a horse. A human could buy it often at

2060
01:41:08,387 --> 01:41:11,347
Speaker 8: the corporation because these slots are very expensive, are six

2061
01:41:11,547 --> 01:41:14,907
Speaker 8: hundred thousand dollars and there's only twelve of them, so

2062
01:41:15,427 --> 01:41:17,707
Speaker 8: anybody can go out and buy one. And then you

2063
01:41:17,827 --> 01:41:20,307
Speaker 8: say I have a slot, so I need to find

2064
01:41:20,347 --> 01:41:22,747
Speaker 8: a horse. Now you may have your own horse, in

2065
01:41:22,747 --> 01:41:25,987
Speaker 8: which case you race, or for example, you and I

2066
01:41:26,027 --> 01:41:28,507
Speaker 8: buy a slot together, and then we think we want

2067
01:41:28,667 --> 01:41:32,707
Speaker 8: to get Jolie Star. So we negotiate with the owners

2068
01:41:32,747 --> 01:41:36,187
Speaker 8: of Jolie Star and say the top prize the first

2069
01:41:36,187 --> 01:41:40,027
Speaker 8: price today seven million if because we paid for the slot,

2070
01:41:40,587 --> 01:41:43,267
Speaker 8: because obviously it hasn't cost the owners of the horse anything.

2071
01:41:43,627 --> 01:41:45,307
Speaker 8: You say, we might go fifty to fifty, or if

2072
01:41:45,307 --> 01:41:47,507
Speaker 8: you've got a really good horse, you might go sixty forty.

2073
01:41:47,787 --> 01:41:50,907
Speaker 8: So that's seven million dollars, which is the first prize.

2074
01:41:51,667 --> 01:41:54,427
Speaker 8: The trainers and jockey's percentage comes out, so takes it

2075
01:41:54,467 --> 01:41:57,187
Speaker 8: down to six. If we're fifty to fifty, you get

2076
01:41:57,187 --> 01:41:59,587
Speaker 8: three million, as and we do as a slot holders,

2077
01:41:59,627 --> 01:42:02,907
Speaker 8: and they get three million. Now, most of the big

2078
01:42:02,907 --> 01:42:05,187
Speaker 8: corporations that are involved and this can actually use it

2079
01:42:05,227 --> 01:42:08,467
Speaker 8: as tax deductibility as marketing expense, so the actual six

2080
01:42:08,547 --> 01:42:12,587
Speaker 8: hundred won't cost them six hundred much my marketing expenses.

2081
01:42:12,907 --> 01:42:15,027
Speaker 8: But they're still negotiations to be done, and you're still

2082
01:42:15,027 --> 01:42:16,787
Speaker 8: got to find a horse. And if you find a

2083
01:42:16,787 --> 01:42:20,347
Speaker 8: horse three months ago and it loses form, you might

2084
01:42:20,347 --> 01:42:22,627
Speaker 8: have to go point another horse. So there's a whole

2085
01:42:22,707 --> 01:42:26,947
Speaker 8: array of politics and interesting machinations around the entire thing,

2086
01:42:27,507 --> 01:42:29,227
Speaker 8: and people who want to work with each other and

2087
01:42:29,267 --> 01:42:31,107
Speaker 8: don't want to work with each other, and how it

2088
01:42:31,227 --> 01:42:35,507
Speaker 8: aligns with their brand. It's really fascinating. It's part election,

2089
01:42:36,267 --> 01:42:41,227
Speaker 8: part nrl AFL draft type thing and part horse race.

2090
01:42:41,387 --> 01:42:44,347
Speaker 8: And then want all of that's happened, pointy, Then we

2091
01:42:44,427 --> 01:42:47,027
Speaker 8: get to quarter past six to night. The horses don't hear,

2092
01:42:47,347 --> 01:42:51,427
Speaker 8: they get in the barriers and inside sixty eight seconds

2093
01:42:51,987 --> 01:42:55,147
Speaker 8: they did the up twenty million dollars. So it's one

2094
01:42:55,187 --> 01:42:58,227
Speaker 8: of the world's richest sporting events but also one of

2095
01:42:58,267 --> 01:42:59,227
Speaker 8: the world's quickest.

2096
01:42:59,787 --> 01:43:02,947
Speaker 3: Indeed so quick. Now. I read your piece this morning

2097
01:43:02,987 --> 01:43:05,147
Speaker 3: in the Herald and you pointed out that the Everest

2098
01:43:05,627 --> 01:43:09,307
Speaker 3: was set up to show Australian sprinting prowess. But there

2099
01:43:09,307 --> 01:43:12,267
Speaker 3: are a couple of Kiwi horses who are probably favorite.

2100
01:43:12,347 --> 01:43:15,427
Speaker 8: Mack, Yeah, they are the favorite. So there's two New

2101
01:43:15,507 --> 01:43:18,387
Speaker 8: Zealand owned horses in the race I Wish I win,

2102
01:43:18,827 --> 01:43:21,347
Speaker 8: which races in the tab slot and they have an

2103
01:43:21,507 --> 01:43:25,747
Speaker 8: enormous array of promotions around him. And then there's a

2104
01:43:25,747 --> 01:43:29,707
Speaker 8: horse called Jolie Starr, who's owned by Cambridge stud Brendan

2105
01:43:29,747 --> 01:43:32,747
Speaker 8: and Joe Lindsey, who didn't race that many horses ten

2106
01:43:32,827 --> 01:43:35,907
Speaker 8: years ago. Brendan Lindsay, famous for setting up and then

2107
01:43:36,027 --> 01:43:40,227
Speaker 8: selling Systeamer the Plastic found business for six hundred and

2108
01:43:40,267 --> 01:43:43,027
Speaker 8: six million dollars. He bought Cambridge start off for now

2109
01:43:43,107 --> 01:43:46,227
Speaker 8: late Sir Patrick Hogan, and has tipped an enormous amount

2110
01:43:46,227 --> 01:43:47,827
Speaker 8: of money into rebuilding it.

2111
01:43:48,307 --> 01:43:48,547
Speaker 9: Now.

2112
01:43:49,067 --> 01:43:51,507
Speaker 8: This will be a huge coupe for the New Zealand

2113
01:43:51,547 --> 01:43:54,627
Speaker 8: industry because if I wish I win, wins his father

2114
01:43:55,027 --> 01:44:00,187
Speaker 8: Sababiel the stallion stands in my cutock. If Jolie Star winds,

2115
01:44:00,307 --> 01:44:02,867
Speaker 8: she'll return home to New Zealand to become a broud

2116
01:44:02,907 --> 01:44:05,067
Speaker 8: me as one of the most valuable horses on Earth.

2117
01:44:05,427 --> 01:44:09,707
Speaker 8: Female horses in anyway. So New Zealand horses are basically

2118
01:44:09,827 --> 01:44:13,867
Speaker 8: breed more to win sixteen hundred to twenty four hundred

2119
01:44:13,987 --> 01:44:16,747
Speaker 8: or thirty two hundred that be in the Meltourne Cup distances.

2120
01:44:17,147 --> 01:44:20,107
Speaker 8: The European horses are bred for twenty four to thirty two,

2121
01:44:20,387 --> 01:44:24,387
Speaker 8: but the Australians are speed mad. They love fast, quick

2122
01:44:24,467 --> 01:44:27,027
Speaker 8: horses who run up two and three. So for us

2123
01:44:27,027 --> 01:44:31,467
Speaker 8: to be first and second favorites to win a race.

2124
01:44:31,627 --> 01:44:34,947
Speaker 8: Set up for Australian horses would almost be a little

2125
01:44:34,987 --> 01:44:39,747
Speaker 8: bit like I've mentioned the NRL World Cup soccer for league,

2126
01:44:39,747 --> 01:44:42,987
Speaker 8: so the League World Cup, it'd be like the Kiwis

2127
01:44:43,307 --> 01:44:46,827
Speaker 8: playing Tonga in the final and all the Australians and

2128
01:44:46,867 --> 01:44:49,227
Speaker 8: the Kangaroo supporters having to watch. That's what it will

2129
01:44:49,307 --> 01:44:51,747
Speaker 8: be like if we manage to pull this off today

2130
01:44:52,347 --> 01:44:52,987
Speaker 8: at Randwick.

2131
01:44:53,587 --> 01:44:56,987
Speaker 3: How strong is the competition maker? Who are the big

2132
01:44:57,187 --> 01:44:59,307
Speaker 3: threats to our two Kiwi horses?

2133
01:44:59,907 --> 01:45:03,307
Speaker 8: Well, you're talking about big boys here, but the people

2134
01:45:03,347 --> 01:45:05,387
Speaker 8: involved in this stuff make the people who run the

2135
01:45:05,387 --> 01:45:06,147
Speaker 8: America's Cup.

2136
01:45:06,667 --> 01:45:07,507
Speaker 10: They work in a store.

2137
01:45:08,467 --> 01:45:11,467
Speaker 8: Like You've got Godolphin, who are the Arabs who not

2138
01:45:11,587 --> 01:45:13,747
Speaker 8: only owned most of the oil wells and Dubai but

2139
01:45:13,787 --> 01:45:16,987
Speaker 8: also Emirates. They on the airline, so they're serious people.

2140
01:45:17,227 --> 01:45:19,707
Speaker 8: Then you've got cor War, who are the world leaders

2141
01:45:19,747 --> 01:45:22,027
Speaker 8: and horse racing who were set up on the back

2142
01:45:22,067 --> 01:45:25,307
Speaker 8: of Magna's breweries. And again they're talking you're getting involved

2143
01:45:25,307 --> 01:45:27,547
Speaker 8: with the billionaires. And then you've got a guy called

2144
01:45:27,587 --> 01:45:32,187
Speaker 8: mister Jiang from China who owns you Long and he

2145
01:45:32,347 --> 01:45:35,467
Speaker 8: has been buying horses like imperators. The New Zealand horse

2146
01:45:35,507 --> 01:45:37,987
Speaker 8: he paid six point six million dollars for this year.

2147
01:45:38,267 --> 01:45:40,227
Speaker 8: He'll buy horses for a million dollars on a win.

2148
01:45:41,067 --> 01:45:44,707
Speaker 8: It is. These are serious, serious players and the money

2149
01:45:44,747 --> 01:45:48,947
Speaker 8: involved is astronomical. So not only I know some people think, well,

2150
01:45:48,947 --> 01:45:51,547
Speaker 8: that doesn't affect me. It's not just about them. There's

2151
01:45:51,587 --> 01:45:54,067
Speaker 8: other horses in the race who are owned by syndicates.

2152
01:45:54,107 --> 01:45:56,067
Speaker 8: One of the horses is owned by a syndicate which

2153
01:45:56,107 --> 01:46:00,347
Speaker 8: has a childcare worker involved. Just some normal lady who's

2154
01:46:00,427 --> 01:46:02,587
Speaker 8: enjoying her life, had a couple percentage points on a

2155
01:46:02,627 --> 01:46:05,707
Speaker 8: horse and now she's going head to head with Shaik Muhammed,

2156
01:46:05,747 --> 01:46:08,147
Speaker 8: who owns good Dolphin, and they're all in the only

2157
01:46:08,187 --> 01:46:10,907
Speaker 8: their boxes today. Each horse and slot gets a box

2158
01:46:11,627 --> 01:46:13,867
Speaker 8: and the horses don't know who owned them. That's the

2159
01:46:14,027 --> 01:46:17,467
Speaker 8: majesty of racing is once you've got the horse, no

2160
01:46:17,467 --> 01:46:20,667
Speaker 8: matter how much money you've spent on it, they don't know.

2161
01:46:21,227 --> 01:46:23,227
Speaker 8: This race could be won by a horse who costs

2162
01:46:23,307 --> 01:46:25,227
Speaker 8: ten million, It could be one by a horse who

2163
01:46:25,307 --> 01:46:28,267
Speaker 8: cost one hundred thousand dollars. So the horses the Kei

2164
01:46:28,307 --> 01:46:31,227
Speaker 8: Weis have to beat. I think the three year olds

2165
01:46:31,427 --> 01:46:34,667
Speaker 8: are the big Danger and they are owned by the Superpowers,

2166
01:46:34,907 --> 01:46:39,867
Speaker 8: Stormboy owned by Coolmore, Traffic Warden owned by Godolphin, and

2167
01:46:39,947 --> 01:46:42,587
Speaker 8: the horse I like each way in the race, Growing

2168
01:46:42,867 --> 01:46:46,267
Speaker 8: Empire owned by you Long, which is out of China.

2169
01:46:46,747 --> 01:46:49,067
Speaker 8: So the New Zealanders are up against it. But at

2170
01:46:49,067 --> 01:46:51,347
Speaker 8: this stage, about five hours out from the race or

2171
01:46:51,347 --> 01:46:54,187
Speaker 8: four hours out from the race, they are the favorites.

2172
01:46:54,547 --> 01:46:56,707
Speaker 8: The weather is good in Sydney and the track is

2173
01:46:56,707 --> 01:46:59,947
Speaker 8: a soft five piney, so that means it's pretty much perfect.

2174
01:47:00,067 --> 01:47:02,667
Speaker 8: No one will be disadvantaged or advantage to either way.

2175
01:47:03,267 --> 01:47:08,587
Speaker 3: Now the taba resortso giving punters here a chance to

2176
01:47:08,627 --> 01:47:12,027
Speaker 3: win ten million dollars if we can pick the correct

2177
01:47:12,027 --> 01:47:14,947
Speaker 3: finishing order of all twelve runners. Now that sounds difficult

2178
01:47:15,027 --> 01:47:17,347
Speaker 3: mat but I think last year somebody did.

2179
01:47:18,187 --> 01:47:20,907
Speaker 8: Yeah, I do it to Morgan got it remarkable. So

2180
01:47:20,987 --> 01:47:24,747
Speaker 8: it's free. Basically, if you're a TAB customer, it's free.

2181
01:47:24,787 --> 01:47:27,027
Speaker 8: If you're a TV customer, you can log on to

2182
01:47:27,147 --> 01:47:29,907
Speaker 8: your website, you don't have to put any money, and

2183
01:47:29,907 --> 01:47:32,387
Speaker 8: you can you can open the TIV account with two dollars.

2184
01:47:32,427 --> 01:47:34,667
Speaker 8: This is not just about gambling, and if you don't

2185
01:47:34,667 --> 01:47:37,347
Speaker 8: feel a gambling don't get but you can enter this

2186
01:47:37,387 --> 01:47:39,987
Speaker 8: competition for free. It's like a free lotto ticket, and

2187
01:47:40,027 --> 01:47:43,187
Speaker 8: you probably won't win, but it's good fun. I entered

2188
01:47:43,667 --> 01:47:46,467
Speaker 8: and I can win. I do some work for the tab,

2189
01:47:46,627 --> 01:47:48,907
Speaker 8: but Piney you can eat. Anybody listening is can need

2190
01:47:48,947 --> 01:47:52,387
Speaker 8: to just go to tab dot co, dot MZ and

2191
01:47:52,467 --> 01:47:54,507
Speaker 8: you've got to pick all twelve horses in the correct

2192
01:47:54,507 --> 01:47:57,347
Speaker 8: finishing audit. If you don't know anything, look go and

2193
01:47:57,467 --> 01:48:00,547
Speaker 8: favoritism or to go in your favorite colors. It really

2194
01:48:00,587 --> 01:48:03,507
Speaker 8: doesn't matter. It's a free lotto ticket. As I said,

2195
01:48:03,707 --> 01:48:06,187
Speaker 8: somebody pulled it off last year in an Auckland mang

2196
01:48:06,187 --> 01:48:11,867
Speaker 8: Go ten million tax free Piney, so ironically he won

2197
01:48:11,947 --> 01:48:14,827
Speaker 8: more money than all those people were talking about who

2198
01:48:14,867 --> 01:48:15,907
Speaker 8: actually had a horse in the race.

2199
01:48:16,547 --> 01:48:19,867
Speaker 3: Incredible. If I was going to do it, then Mac

2200
01:48:19,907 --> 01:48:21,787
Speaker 3: I'd go. I wish I went and Jolly Star one

2201
01:48:21,827 --> 01:48:24,227
Speaker 3: and two, so I'd have that for starters. Would I

2202
01:48:24,227 --> 01:48:25,147
Speaker 3: be on the right track?

2203
01:48:26,107 --> 01:48:28,947
Speaker 8: Look the market that that's the dividends of the horse's

2204
01:48:28,947 --> 01:48:32,427
Speaker 8: suggestion would be I like growing empire off back to him.

2205
01:48:32,787 --> 01:48:35,587
Speaker 8: It's one of those things with gambling. Not everybody should

2206
01:48:35,587 --> 01:48:37,787
Speaker 8: gamble if you have no disposable income and you and

2207
01:48:37,827 --> 01:48:40,427
Speaker 8: the family are doing things stuff, then don't you. But

2208
01:48:40,507 --> 01:48:42,347
Speaker 8: if you have got twenty dollars, which is what it

2209
01:48:42,347 --> 01:48:44,467
Speaker 8: cost you to go to the movies, and you want

2210
01:48:44,467 --> 01:48:46,307
Speaker 8: to have a bit of fund this afternoon, what would

2211
01:48:46,307 --> 01:48:49,347
Speaker 8: I do. Well, you're already going to be riding the

2212
01:48:49,427 --> 01:48:51,547
Speaker 8: kiwis I wish I win and Jolie Stark because you're

2213
01:48:51,587 --> 01:48:53,707
Speaker 8: a New Zealander and you want them to win because

2214
01:48:53,707 --> 01:48:56,507
Speaker 8: it's a big deal. So what I'd do is back

2215
01:48:56,587 --> 01:48:59,947
Speaker 8: growing empire. He's eight dollars, did your ten dollars each

2216
01:48:59,987 --> 01:49:02,347
Speaker 8: way on it and again bit responsibly. But if you've

2217
01:49:02,347 --> 01:49:03,947
Speaker 8: got that sort of coin in your pocket, it's not

2218
01:49:03,987 --> 01:49:07,187
Speaker 8: a disaster. It rolls home the wins. You turn twenty

2219
01:49:07,387 --> 01:49:09,547
Speaker 8: into one hundred and all of a sudden you're not

2220
01:49:09,587 --> 01:49:11,707
Speaker 8: going to the movies tonight. Maybe you're going out for dinner.

2221
01:49:11,867 --> 01:49:12,627
Speaker 8: That's what I would do.

2222
01:49:12,707 --> 01:49:13,107
Speaker 9: Piney.

2223
01:49:13,427 --> 01:49:15,507
Speaker 8: It's a very even race and by no means an

2224
01:49:15,507 --> 01:49:19,627
Speaker 8: easy race to pick. But I can't overestimate to you

2225
01:49:19,827 --> 01:49:23,147
Speaker 8: how difficult it is to get a horse into this race,

2226
01:49:23,267 --> 01:49:26,787
Speaker 8: like you are really playing with the world leaders. So

2227
01:49:26,987 --> 01:49:29,627
Speaker 8: to have two New Zealand horses not only in the race,

2228
01:49:30,187 --> 01:49:33,347
Speaker 8: but to be favored and knowing that could have future

2229
01:49:33,427 --> 01:49:36,827
Speaker 8: impact on our breeding. As I said to explain it

2230
01:49:36,867 --> 01:49:38,627
Speaker 8: to people who are listening to this who don't care

2231
01:49:38,667 --> 01:49:41,627
Speaker 8: about racing, it's a little bit like if we had

2232
01:49:41,707 --> 01:49:43,787
Speaker 8: two guys who played in the EPL, we'll kick a

2233
01:49:43,867 --> 01:49:46,547
Speaker 8: soccer thing for today. If we had two kids from

2234
01:49:46,547 --> 01:49:50,347
Speaker 8: New Zealand who ended up playing in the EPL and

2235
01:49:50,387 --> 01:49:52,747
Speaker 8: then they ended up in the Champions League, you're up

2236
01:49:52,787 --> 01:49:54,987
Speaker 8: against the best in the world. I realized soccer is

2237
01:49:55,027 --> 01:49:58,467
Speaker 8: by far bigger things than horse racing, but the chances

2238
01:49:58,507 --> 01:50:01,107
Speaker 8: of doing it are that difficult because there are so

2239
01:50:01,307 --> 01:50:04,267
Speaker 8: many horses bred and any horse in the world is

2240
01:50:04,307 --> 01:50:06,947
Speaker 8: eligible for this race. Horses have come from overseas for

2241
01:50:07,067 --> 01:50:11,227
Speaker 8: it before, so that's how hard there is to get here. Then, Piney,

2242
01:50:11,947 --> 01:50:12,547
Speaker 8: you've got to win.

2243
01:50:13,907 --> 01:50:16,467
Speaker 3: You've planted a brilliant picture for us. What's the What

2244
01:50:16,587 --> 01:50:18,347
Speaker 3: sort of crowd will they get at ram with today?

2245
01:50:19,267 --> 01:50:23,347
Speaker 8: Sold out forty six thousand people. That's all they are

2246
01:50:23,507 --> 01:50:26,347
Speaker 8: actually allowed to have because of the logistics of the

2247
01:50:26,387 --> 01:50:28,307
Speaker 8: place and how many bathrooms they need and how many

2248
01:50:28,307 --> 01:50:32,427
Speaker 8: security stuff and all that needs sold out three days before. Now,

2249
01:50:32,427 --> 01:50:35,947
Speaker 8: when you think about sport in Australia, there's only about

2250
01:50:36,027 --> 01:50:38,907
Speaker 8: three sports that ever sell out. Rugby no longer sells out,

2251
01:50:38,987 --> 01:50:41,827
Speaker 8: not really. Maybe the Albrick Keise might, but only if

2252
01:50:41,827 --> 01:50:45,667
Speaker 8: the Eulbricks are playing the worse. Obviously NRL can sell

2253
01:50:45,707 --> 01:50:47,787
Speaker 8: out a final, they didn't sell out their recent final

2254
01:50:47,867 --> 01:50:49,667
Speaker 8: because of the makeup of the two teams not being

2255
01:50:49,667 --> 01:50:54,467
Speaker 8: Sydney based teams. Soccer can sell out clearly, particularly when

2256
01:50:54,507 --> 01:50:56,507
Speaker 8: you play in Melbourne or Sydney. You see they can

2257
01:50:56,547 --> 01:51:00,347
Speaker 8: sell out a bigger event, and obviously AFL can sell

2258
01:51:00,387 --> 01:51:02,987
Speaker 8: out something, but obviously as you play their biggest games

2259
01:51:02,987 --> 01:51:05,347
Speaker 8: at the G it's incredibly hard in Australia to sell

2260
01:51:05,387 --> 01:51:08,347
Speaker 8: out a sporting event. There's so much sport on here,

2261
01:51:08,987 --> 01:51:12,907
Speaker 8: so in Sydney to sell out three days beforehand for

2262
01:51:12,907 --> 01:51:15,667
Speaker 8: forty six thousand tickets. And racing is a vastly different

2263
01:51:15,667 --> 01:51:18,467
Speaker 8: animal from other race from other days. You can go

2264
01:51:18,547 --> 01:51:21,547
Speaker 8: to any NRL final when your jeans and your boots,

2265
01:51:21,787 --> 01:51:23,707
Speaker 8: you don't need to prepare takes it. It's a lot

2266
01:51:23,787 --> 01:51:26,707
Speaker 8: goes into racing today. The amount of money this day

2267
01:51:26,707 --> 01:51:29,907
Speaker 8: would pour into the Sydney economy is staggering, just through

2268
01:51:29,947 --> 01:51:33,747
Speaker 8: people who buying suits and buying stuff and going out

2269
01:51:33,787 --> 01:51:37,427
Speaker 8: for dinners and breakfast and staying in hotels. Every economic

2270
01:51:37,507 --> 01:51:39,787
Speaker 8: study you see about major raceming engin, We're about to

2271
01:51:39,827 --> 01:51:41,987
Speaker 8: have one in christ Church for the carnival down there.

2272
01:51:42,307 --> 01:51:46,507
Speaker 8: They have significantly more impact on the city economically than

2273
01:51:46,547 --> 01:51:49,667
Speaker 8: an Ordex test because not only do more people travel

2274
01:51:49,707 --> 01:51:52,027
Speaker 8: for it behind it, but they stay for longer and

2275
01:51:52,067 --> 01:51:54,907
Speaker 8: they spend more money when they're there. And that's why

2276
01:51:55,027 --> 01:51:58,587
Speaker 8: these huge cities like Melbourne and Sydney had these huge carnivals,

2277
01:51:58,867 --> 01:52:01,307
Speaker 8: because the money goes back into them and that's one

2278
01:52:01,307 --> 01:52:03,467
Speaker 8: of the key things. Anybody who works in christ Rich's

2279
01:52:03,467 --> 01:52:06,747
Speaker 8: hospitality will tell you the biggest week of the year

2280
01:52:07,467 --> 01:52:09,427
Speaker 8: is cut week in christ Which and that's the same

2281
01:52:09,507 --> 01:52:13,067
Speaker 8: for many many towns and cities around New Zealand and Australia.

2282
01:52:13,147 --> 01:52:16,027
Speaker 8: So hawks racing is not everybody's cup of teeth on it.

2283
01:52:16,107 --> 01:52:18,707
Speaker 8: I absolutely get that and respect it, but it is

2284
01:52:18,947 --> 01:52:24,547
Speaker 8: undeniably a huge economic driver for that type of stuff,

2285
01:52:24,907 --> 01:52:27,227
Speaker 8: even in a place as big as Sydney.

2286
01:52:28,147 --> 01:52:29,587
Speaker 3: Nick. Great to get the chance to chat to you.

2287
01:52:29,707 --> 01:52:31,827
Speaker 3: Thanks for painting such a good picture for us. All

2288
01:52:31,827 --> 01:52:33,787
Speaker 3: the best this afternoon catch up again, So no thanks

2289
01:52:33,787 --> 01:52:35,667
Speaker 3: for taking a cale Binnie.

2290
01:52:35,747 --> 01:52:38,267
Speaker 8: We appreciate the chet made and asualty. Congratulations to open

2291
01:52:38,347 --> 01:52:41,227
Speaker 8: their seed. Everybody involved. It is no small undertaking. I

2292
01:52:41,227 --> 01:52:42,867
Speaker 8: hope everybody enjoys listens.

2293
01:52:42,587 --> 01:52:45,627
Speaker 3: Game Tom Man mc thanks And that's New Zealand Herald

2294
01:52:45,667 --> 01:52:49,067
Speaker 3: Racing editor mcgarren absolute authority on horse racing with some

2295
01:52:49,187 --> 01:52:53,507
Speaker 3: very sensible messaging there as well. Yeah the everest it

2296
01:52:53,627 --> 01:52:57,307
Speaker 3: jumps at six fifteen this evening, New Zealand time at

2297
01:52:57,387 --> 01:53:02,187
Speaker 3: Ramwick and Sydney. I wish I win one of the favorites,

2298
01:53:02,427 --> 01:53:06,147
Speaker 3: the other Kiwi horse Jolly Starr. A couple of keiw

2299
01:53:06,747 --> 01:53:10,627
Speaker 3: horses up against up against some of the fastest in Australia.

2300
01:53:11,107 --> 01:53:15,507
Speaker 3: What makes a sixty eight seconds incredible? Incredible stuff. Let

2301
01:53:15,507 --> 01:53:18,227
Speaker 3: me just check the Meads Cup score for you before

2302
01:53:18,267 --> 01:53:21,587
Speaker 3: we take a break and move on in the show.

2303
01:53:22,867 --> 01:53:24,627
Speaker 3: I'll be able to tell you the score if it refreshed.

2304
01:53:24,627 --> 01:53:28,067
Speaker 3: Here we go. Thames Valley now ten, eight ahead of

2305
01:53:28,147 --> 01:53:31,187
Speaker 3: Mid Canterbury after half an hour in t Uaha. This

2306
01:53:31,307 --> 01:53:34,027
Speaker 3: is the Heartland Championship Meads Cup Final. Thames Valley ten,

2307
01:53:34,587 --> 01:53:37,987
Speaker 3: Mid Canterbury eight, half an hour gone in to Utaha.

2308
01:53:38,387 --> 01:53:39,987
Speaker 3: It has been on twenty to three. We're back in

2309
01:53:40,027 --> 01:53:43,467
Speaker 3: a second. We'll get you inside. The most fanatical Auckland

2310
01:53:43,547 --> 01:53:47,787
Speaker 3: FC fans. They're called the Port. Today is their first

2311
01:53:47,867 --> 01:53:50,507
Speaker 3: chance to get along and support the team in a

2312
01:53:50,587 --> 01:53:53,467
Speaker 3: proper professional game. How they're feeling. We'll get you inside

2313
01:53:53,467 --> 01:53:54,467
Speaker 3: the Port right after this.

2314
01:53:56,707 --> 01:53:59,947
Speaker 1: And Penrose from Mount Smart Stadium on your home of

2315
01:54:00,187 --> 01:54:04,467
Speaker 1: Force Weekends for us with Jason Pine and GJ. Gunnhomes

2316
01:54:04,547 --> 01:54:06,947
Speaker 1: New Zealand's most trusted home builder US.

2317
01:54:06,827 --> 01:54:10,547
Speaker 3: Talk coming up sixteen away from three on the day

2318
01:54:10,707 --> 01:54:13,747
Speaker 3: of Auckland FC's first ever professional football match in the

2319
01:54:13,787 --> 01:54:15,827
Speaker 3: A League. We're coming to your life from Go Media,

2320
01:54:15,907 --> 01:54:20,347
Speaker 3: Mount Smart Stadium. Let's get you inside the Port, which

2321
01:54:20,387 --> 01:54:23,467
Speaker 3: is the active support for Auckland f C. The most

2322
01:54:23,507 --> 01:54:26,827
Speaker 3: fanatical fans, those who are I guess looking to emulate

2323
01:54:27,147 --> 01:54:31,227
Speaker 3: what the Yellow Fever have done with Wellington Phoenix. Let's

2324
01:54:31,267 --> 01:54:34,867
Speaker 3: see if they can can blaze a similar trail. John o'

2325
01:54:35,027 --> 01:54:37,747
Speaker 3: ross is a member of the Port and he joins

2326
01:54:37,827 --> 01:54:40,187
Speaker 3: us now on weekends Sport. John, thanks for taking the time.

2327
01:54:40,707 --> 01:54:42,867
Speaker 3: Take us back to the origins of all of this.

2328
01:54:43,027 --> 01:54:44,707
Speaker 3: How was the Port formed?

2329
01:54:46,067 --> 01:54:50,227
Speaker 28: The Port formed quite early on, as soon as a

2330
01:54:50,307 --> 01:54:53,627
Speaker 28: team that announced you know, are we giving an a

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01:54:53,707 --> 01:54:57,747
Speaker 28: league team in Auckland? Are made of mine? Set up

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Speaker 28: the Facebook group just the followers group, expected like thirty

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Speaker 28: to fifty people. He just wanted, you know, fifty people

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Speaker 28: to come along to a game day to support, like

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Speaker 28: in a small group kind of thing. And then the

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Speaker 28: page kind of just exploded. It was the first one

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Speaker 28: on the scene. And that's what everyone kind of just magnetized.

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Speaker 28: Is that a word?

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Speaker 3: I think?

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Speaker 7: So?

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01:55:22,307 --> 01:55:24,387
Speaker 3: I think so, yeah, we'll go with it.

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Speaker 28: Yeah everyone, yeah, everyone was drawn to it. And then

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01:55:29,947 --> 01:55:33,467
Speaker 28: the same guy who made that page, he came up

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Speaker 28: with the supporters group called the Port and he wanted

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01:55:38,587 --> 01:55:42,627
Speaker 28: he wanted that to be the members of that group

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01:55:42,747 --> 01:55:47,707
Speaker 28: to be the main guys behind the goal, supporting through

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01:55:47,747 --> 01:55:51,507
Speaker 28: thick and thin, just real, real hard out active support.

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Speaker 28: And that's just completely blown up now and we've got

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Speaker 28: merely well we've sold out the stand already and it's

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Speaker 28: quite unbelievable how it's happened.

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01:56:01,827 --> 01:56:05,707
Speaker 3: Fantastic. So how many how many sort of hardcore uh

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01:56:05,787 --> 01:56:08,987
Speaker 3: you know, medical port fans do you think they are?

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01:56:09,027 --> 01:56:10,907
Speaker 3: I mean, how many seats? How many were not Saints?

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01:56:10,907 --> 01:56:12,507
Speaker 3: But how many did you have to sell in the

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01:56:12,507 --> 01:56:17,347
Speaker 3: port section of Mount Smith to sell it out.

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01:56:17,747 --> 01:56:19,187
Speaker 9: I should know that.

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01:56:20,627 --> 01:56:25,427
Speaker 28: I think it was. I think there's four hundred and

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01:56:25,507 --> 01:56:28,587
Speaker 28: something in each base. So we started off with baye

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01:56:28,587 --> 01:56:31,507
Speaker 28: twenty two, but then the amount of people we were

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01:56:31,547 --> 01:56:35,387
Speaker 28: getting on the on the port page was acceiving that number,

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01:56:35,547 --> 01:56:38,987
Speaker 28: so we asked the cub if we could have more

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01:56:39,027 --> 01:56:41,867
Speaker 28: spaces and they gave us days twenty one, two and

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Speaker 28: twenty three. So both that's that's the port fiction and

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01:56:47,667 --> 01:56:52,147
Speaker 28: basically Bay twenty two is where you're going to be

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01:56:52,147 --> 01:56:54,507
Speaker 28: standing up for the whole ninety minute. You're going to

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01:56:54,507 --> 01:56:58,107
Speaker 28: be singing for the whole ninety minutes, chanting, drummed, everything flagged,

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01:56:58,187 --> 01:56:59,067
Speaker 28: everything going off to.

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01:56:59,147 --> 01:57:02,307
Speaker 3: Be great, outstanding. And so you're directly behind one of

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01:57:02,307 --> 01:57:02,987
Speaker 3: the goals.

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01:57:04,547 --> 01:57:07,707
Speaker 28: Yeah, straight behind, So we're not the bank end. We're

2371
01:57:07,747 --> 01:57:11,187
Speaker 28: on the complete opposite side in the south standt gotcha

2372
01:57:11,507 --> 01:57:12,787
Speaker 28: directly behind?

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01:57:12,907 --> 01:57:13,067
Speaker 2: Yeah.

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01:57:13,387 --> 01:57:16,667
Speaker 3: What about getting to the game, because if you, like

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01:57:16,827 --> 01:57:20,187
Speaker 3: many football fans around the world, you'll meet somewhere beforehand,

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01:57:21,027 --> 01:57:23,347
Speaker 3: have something to eat, something to drink perhaps, and then

2377
01:57:23,387 --> 01:57:25,267
Speaker 3: get to the game. You've got anything planning for getting

2378
01:57:25,267 --> 01:57:26,387
Speaker 3: to the game this afternoon?

2379
01:57:28,227 --> 01:57:32,227
Speaker 28: Yep, So there is two meeting spots. I believe there's

2380
01:57:33,187 --> 01:57:37,467
Speaker 28: so for the away days, Tyler Street Sports Bar in

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01:57:37,587 --> 01:57:40,027
Speaker 28: town just by Breda Mart That's that's going to be

2382
01:57:40,067 --> 01:57:42,627
Speaker 28: the go to place on the way day to watch

2383
01:57:42,987 --> 01:57:45,827
Speaker 28: Auten play, so that there's a bunch of people meeting

2384
01:57:45,907 --> 01:57:49,147
Speaker 28: up there and then they're going to take a train

2385
01:57:49,347 --> 01:57:55,267
Speaker 28: to Non Smart. Otherwise, big meet up at Liddle World,

2386
01:57:55,627 --> 01:58:00,867
Speaker 28: which is right well part of the stadium just outside

2387
01:58:00,947 --> 01:58:06,227
Speaker 28: on Morris Morris Road I think, or Morris av And yeah,

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01:58:06,467 --> 01:58:10,507
Speaker 28: we're all meeting up here at Lilywild's the majority of people.

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Speaker 3: I'd say, you've got a few chants sorted of you

2390
01:58:13,987 --> 01:58:16,587
Speaker 3: because I guess you know this is game one, so

2391
01:58:16,667 --> 01:58:18,947
Speaker 3: if you had the chance to, I don't know. Do

2392
01:58:18,987 --> 01:58:21,507
Speaker 3: you practice these things or do they just happen organically?

2393
01:58:21,587 --> 01:58:23,267
Speaker 3: How does how do you expect it all to work

2394
01:58:23,307 --> 01:58:24,387
Speaker 3: with your chanting.

2395
01:58:25,587 --> 01:58:31,707
Speaker 28: In the In our main organizers group, there's about there's

2396
01:58:31,707 --> 01:58:36,307
Speaker 28: about ten of us, and we've come up with chance.

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01:58:37,147 --> 01:58:40,427
Speaker 28: We've been to the two pre season friendly that got

2398
01:58:40,427 --> 01:58:44,467
Speaker 28: played here against Auckland United and East Coast Bays and

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01:58:45,467 --> 01:58:48,107
Speaker 28: the songs kind of just came naturally at those two games,

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01:58:48,747 --> 01:58:51,747
Speaker 28: and then we've just come up with heaps of ideas,

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01:58:52,067 --> 01:58:55,387
Speaker 28: brainstorm stuff, and there's a whole bunch that have come

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01:58:55,427 --> 01:58:58,867
Speaker 28: together that are just absolute bangers. So you'll hear them today.

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01:59:00,027 --> 01:59:02,547
Speaker 28: You'll hear them, You'll hear them pre match at Lilywild,

2404
01:59:02,547 --> 01:59:03,027
Speaker 28: at the pub.

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01:59:03,947 --> 01:59:06,907
Speaker 3: Just it's going to be a literate outstanding. How much

2406
01:59:06,907 --> 01:59:08,267
Speaker 3: are you looking forward to the derbies?

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01:59:12,227 --> 01:59:15,347
Speaker 28: I'm looking forward to them. I wouldn't like, I wouldn't

2408
01:59:15,347 --> 01:59:17,787
Speaker 28: say the derbies yet, you know, we're either let that

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01:59:17,907 --> 01:59:22,347
Speaker 28: happen naturally, yeah, yep. But you know, it's kind of

2410
01:59:22,387 --> 01:59:26,747
Speaker 28: like the It's kind of like, you know, I don't

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01:59:26,747 --> 01:59:28,347
Speaker 28: want to talk about rugby, but you know, it's like

2412
01:59:28,627 --> 01:59:33,707
Speaker 28: Blues with Hurricanes, you know, or Blues Myths Crusaders, each team.

2413
01:59:33,867 --> 01:59:36,227
Speaker 28: You know, both team, both teams they want to win,

2414
01:59:36,347 --> 01:59:38,667
Speaker 28: you know, so just for bragging, right, And I think

2415
01:59:38,707 --> 01:59:41,667
Speaker 28: after the first game, boom, it's going to be a

2416
01:59:41,747 --> 01:59:45,747
Speaker 28: rivalry straight away. Whoever gets the result or draw, whatever,

2417
01:59:46,267 --> 01:59:48,947
Speaker 28: the ribrary will just start after the first game.

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01:59:48,987 --> 01:59:52,747
Speaker 3: I think, what are your hopes and your expectations for

2419
01:59:52,827 --> 01:59:55,507
Speaker 3: the team on the field, John O, when it's first season,

2420
01:59:55,547 --> 01:59:56,387
Speaker 3: how do you reckon they'll go?

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02:00:00,587 --> 02:00:04,947
Speaker 28: Truthfully, in my own opinion, I think they haven't played

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02:00:05,067 --> 02:00:09,747
Speaker 28: much together obviously, and new teams, some new players just

2423
02:00:10,027 --> 02:00:13,387
Speaker 28: have been brought in. They haven't had time to jelly.

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02:00:13,667 --> 02:00:17,067
Speaker 28: I'm guessing so it might take a few games to

2425
02:00:17,867 --> 02:00:21,827
Speaker 28: heat up. But I'm feeling with the players that we

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02:00:21,867 --> 02:00:25,267
Speaker 28: do have. After we heat up a little bit, I

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02:00:25,267 --> 02:00:29,147
Speaker 28: think we only click together really well. I think we'll

2428
02:00:29,187 --> 02:00:34,587
Speaker 28: make finals footy in our first season, which is probably

2429
02:00:34,667 --> 02:00:38,947
Speaker 28: about expectations, but yeah, we're not here just to take part.

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02:00:38,947 --> 02:00:44,467
Speaker 28: We're here to compete and here to win, so expectations.

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02:00:43,827 --> 02:00:44,627
Speaker 4: Are high now.

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Speaker 3: It's good to hear. Got to leave it there, John

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02:00:46,427 --> 02:00:48,507
Speaker 3: and I. We've got lots more to do as kick

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Speaker 3: off fast approaches. Thanks for taking the time to join us.

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02:00:50,787 --> 02:00:53,867
Speaker 3: John O Ross there who is a member of the

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02:00:54,227 --> 02:00:57,627
Speaker 3: of the Port the Act of support for Auckland FC.

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02:00:58,347 --> 02:01:02,027
Speaker 3: Just checking on the Meats Cup approaching halftime in to

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Speaker 3: Otawha and the final teams fairly seventeen to eight ahead

2439
02:01:05,987 --> 02:01:08,507
Speaker 3: of Mid Canterbury. As we approach halftime just on nine

2440
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Speaker 3: and a half to three. New stalk'sbro breaking down the

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Speaker 3: Hail Mary's and the epic fails.

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Speaker 2: Weekend Sport with Jason Hin new Stalk ZENB.

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Speaker 3: Two fifty three. That's just about us for the Saturday

2444
02:01:25,747 --> 02:01:28,147
Speaker 3: edition of Weekend Sport tomorrow. There is a heck of

2445
02:01:28,187 --> 02:01:31,107
Speaker 3: a lot going on. The America's Cup. We could retain

2446
02:01:31,227 --> 02:01:34,547
Speaker 3: that tomorrow morning with just one more race win off

2447
02:01:34,587 --> 02:01:37,107
Speaker 3: the coast of Barcelona. The White Ferns, of course, we

2448
02:01:37,187 --> 02:01:39,347
Speaker 3: know they're into the final of the T twenty Cricket

2449
02:01:39,347 --> 02:01:42,467
Speaker 3: World Cup, so we will try and get inside their

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02:01:42,507 --> 02:01:45,507
Speaker 3: camp and get a bit of an insight into how

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Speaker 3: they've managed to make their way all the way to

2452
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Speaker 3: the final of the T twenty Cricket World Cup. The

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02:01:51,227 --> 02:01:55,067
Speaker 3: Phoenix play tomorrow. Of course, We've got some rugby league

2454
02:01:55,107 --> 02:01:58,867
Speaker 3: to look forward to. The Silver Ferns play Australia tomorrow

2455
02:01:58,987 --> 02:02:02,027
Speaker 3: night and the NPC semi finals. Of course, by this

2456
02:02:02,107 --> 02:02:05,267
Speaker 3: time tomorrow we'll have our finalists and the NPC. So look,

2457
02:02:05,427 --> 02:02:07,507
Speaker 3: we're going to make tomorrow bit of a moving feast.

2458
02:02:07,787 --> 02:02:09,747
Speaker 3: In fact, when I say we, Andy is going to

2459
02:02:09,787 --> 02:02:11,387
Speaker 3: make it a bit of a moving feast. He's in

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Speaker 3: charge of the content. So good luck mate. I get

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Speaker 3: everything in.

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02:02:15,027 --> 02:02:17,747
Speaker 31: Thank you fantastic hospital pass you've left me with there,

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02:02:17,787 --> 02:02:20,187
Speaker 31: But no, no, we'll be able to I'm body excited

2464
02:02:20,187 --> 02:02:20,947
Speaker 31: about the white fence.

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Speaker 2: Did you pick that?

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Speaker 3: I absolutely, Actually, I think I think.

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Speaker 31: You said that an hour ago that you didn't pick that,

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02:02:26,507 --> 02:02:28,427
Speaker 31: but neither did I. Actually they got a lot of criticism,

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02:02:28,467 --> 02:02:32,387
Speaker 31: and rightfully so. But now they deserve all the praise

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02:02:32,427 --> 02:02:34,627
Speaker 31: we can give them. To be honest, I reckon indeed.

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02:02:34,707 --> 02:02:36,867
Speaker 3: Indeed, all right, hey, well as you start to plan

2472
02:02:36,907 --> 02:02:39,667
Speaker 3: for tomorrow, what is your choice of exit song for

2473
02:02:39,747 --> 02:02:40,147
Speaker 3: us today?

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02:02:40,187 --> 02:02:41,987
Speaker 31: Well, I'm a bit guilty of going back to some

2475
02:02:42,187 --> 02:02:44,387
Speaker 31: of my past favorites. Obviously you know that I play

2476
02:02:44,387 --> 02:02:46,507
Speaker 31: a bit of elementop. I'm not doing Almenop today. But

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02:02:46,787 --> 02:02:49,627
Speaker 31: there's great song because we talked about horses today, Darryl

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02:02:49,667 --> 02:02:54,187
Speaker 31: Braithwait's absolutely fantastic hit The Horses will play us out?

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02:02:54,467 --> 02:02:56,907
Speaker 3: Yes, like it, Like it a lot. Thanks for listening

2480
02:02:56,907 --> 02:02:59,427
Speaker 3: and Tim Beverage after three with the Weekend Collective. We're

2481
02:02:59,467 --> 02:03:02,027
Speaker 3: back tomorrow from midday, covering off whatever it is that

2482
02:03:02,147 --> 02:03:06,067
Speaker 3: drops into our content bin shall we call it? It's

2483
02:03:06,107 --> 02:03:08,707
Speaker 3: been a pleasure broadcasting from Mount Smart that I will

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Speaker 3: see it.

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02:03:09,107 --> 02:04:15,347
Speaker 23: Dam Thank you.

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