1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: Jason Pine Weekend sports host Piney Heather Rob Walter. What 2 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: do we know about him? 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 2: Well, a new black Caps coach looking forward to seeing 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 2: how he goes. I know you're yearning with him in 5 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:12,719 Speaker 2: just over an hour. A couple of things I reckon 6 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 2: he has to kind of do straight away. First one 7 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 2: is what does he need to change? And that might 8 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 2: be not a lot because this team isn't a shambles, 9 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 2: there's not a dumpster fire he comes in. But all 10 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 2: new coaches kind of want to stamp their mark, right, 11 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 2: They want to put their imprint on things. So what 12 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 2: does he change? What doesn't he The other one is 13 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 2: the ever changing international cricketing landscape where more and more 14 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 2: players are saying, you know what, I don't want a 15 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 2: central contract. Thanks for offering, but I'm not going to 16 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 2: take it. Instead, I'm going to free myself up to 17 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 2: play in the various T twenty leagues around the world 18 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 2: and line my pockets that way. And it's a sensible 19 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 2: decision for a lot of players, you know, likes of 20 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 2: Kin Williamson, Devin Conway, Tim Sifett and others are not 21 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 2: taking up the central contract there. They're being freelancers basically, 22 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 2: they're cricketing freelancers and if the scheduling fits, yes, they'd 23 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 2: love to play for New Zealand, but they're not going 24 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 2: to take up a central contract. So how does Rob 25 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 2: Walter deal with the two different types of player who 26 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 2: are going to be playing for news. 27 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: Somebody said to me today, the reason that we couldn't 28 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: possibly have had two coaches, one for the Red Bull 29 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: one for the White Ball is because we don't have 30 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: enough players, good players to go around and actually make 31 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: two different teams. Is it true? 32 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 2: I think yeah. And I heard John Bracewell, a former 33 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 2: player and coach, allude to that yesterday, saying there's too 34 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 2: much crossover and so you might get that battle between Okay, 35 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 2: hey he's my player and he's my player, whereas if 36 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 2: you're all format then there's just one voice. So yeah, 37 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 2: it's possible. I don't think it's one overriding reason not 38 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: to do it. I'm quite glad they haven't, but I 39 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 2: would have been curious to see what it would have 40 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 2: been like if they had done it. 41 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: Now, what do you make of the way that the 42 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: finals playoff is working? How it's working in Super Rugby? 43 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:49,559 Speaker 1: It seems a bit of a shambles. 44 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a bit hard to understand, and people when 45 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 2: they hear it go, what lucky lose or what do 46 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 2: you mean? What are you talking about. They've done it 47 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 2: so that they get three games this weekend. That is 48 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 2: the sole reason they have done it. Were the top six, 49 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 2: you know, the most logical thing is one and two 50 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: go through to the semis, get a buye in the 51 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 2: first week, three place six, four place five, the winner 52 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 2: is going to the semi finals. That's the most logical thing. 53 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 2: But that only gives you two games this weekend. They 54 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,799 Speaker 2: wanted three games this weekend to fans for broadcast the dollars. Basically. Yeah, 55 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 2: so they've come up with this idea where you know, 56 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 2: the lucky loser, the highest ranked loser goes through. Unfortunately, 57 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: the scheduling means that by the time the Brumbies play 58 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 2: the Hurricanes tomorrow night, they might both know that it 59 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 2: doesn't matter what the score rest they both go through. 60 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:32,079 Speaker 2: So that's the folly of the system. Also, the Chiefs 61 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 2: know if they were to lose to the Blues tomorrow, 62 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,119 Speaker 2: which I don't think they will, but if they do, 63 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 2: they're still going through because by being top of the table, 64 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 2: they will be the highest ranked loser, so there's a 65 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 2: few little vagaries about the system. 66 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: Either I see Hey Piney, thank you as always and 67 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,959 Speaker 1: congrats on your win. That's Jason pine We can sports, 68 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: want to we want to thing at the Radio Awards 69 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: last night or Piney. Of course he did. 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