1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,547 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport Podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,747 Speaker 1: from News Talk ZB. 3 00:00:12,667 --> 00:00:16,827 Speaker 2: It's time for James mcconey. Good afternoon, James, Oh. 4 00:00:16,747 --> 00:00:19,547 Speaker 3: Good afternoon, Piney. A pinch and a punch for the 5 00:00:19,547 --> 00:00:21,147 Speaker 3: first of the month and no returns. 6 00:00:21,267 --> 00:00:23,947 Speaker 2: Of course, yes, of course, the first of March. Did 7 00:00:23,987 --> 00:00:27,067 Speaker 2: you know that Sir Russell Coots and Sir Mark Todd 8 00:00:27,227 --> 00:00:29,027 Speaker 2: both celebrate their birthday today? 9 00:00:29,907 --> 00:00:31,347 Speaker 3: Oh? Really? What about Charisma? 10 00:00:32,507 --> 00:00:36,587 Speaker 2: I don't know Charisma's birthday. You've caught You've caught me 11 00:00:36,627 --> 00:00:39,867 Speaker 2: on the whole. Don't all horses have the same birthday? 12 00:00:39,907 --> 00:00:43,267 Speaker 3: Isn't that the way it works? Anyway? 13 00:00:43,547 --> 00:00:46,587 Speaker 2: We digress. Hey, every team in Super Rugby after three 14 00:00:46,707 --> 00:00:48,227 Speaker 2: rounds has won a game. 15 00:00:49,267 --> 00:00:52,627 Speaker 3: I know it's an incredible stat but for the Crusaders 16 00:00:52,627 --> 00:00:54,747 Speaker 3: to win that game last night, I mean, what a game. 17 00:00:54,827 --> 00:00:57,307 Speaker 3: I am a chief fan and look, yes, we need 18 00:00:57,347 --> 00:00:59,627 Speaker 3: to do something about the amount of Crusaders fans in 19 00:00:59,667 --> 00:01:01,627 Speaker 3: the media. There needs to be some kind of cul 20 00:01:02,827 --> 00:01:06,867 Speaker 3: starting with maybe Elliott. I'm not sure there's a lot 21 00:01:06,907 --> 00:01:09,227 Speaker 3: of them, Pony, but you can't argue with a game 22 00:01:09,347 --> 00:01:12,267 Speaker 3: like that, because when teams kind of don't like each other, 23 00:01:12,587 --> 00:01:16,747 Speaker 3: good things happen. You get scuffles, you get fewer kicks, 24 00:01:17,027 --> 00:01:19,147 Speaker 3: you get teams running it from their own goal line, 25 00:01:19,507 --> 00:01:23,227 Speaker 3: and locks running free like a that he you know, 26 00:01:23,347 --> 00:01:27,867 Speaker 3: brontosaurus and a giraffe, Old Josh Lord. And I mean 27 00:01:27,907 --> 00:01:29,427 Speaker 3: that is just something to behold. 28 00:01:29,427 --> 00:01:31,507 Speaker 2: You've got to love it, oh you do. And that 29 00:01:31,627 --> 00:01:34,427 Speaker 2: try the second Chiefs try. I mean we're only in 30 00:01:34,507 --> 00:01:36,747 Speaker 2: round three. That's you know, that's try of the season 31 00:01:36,867 --> 00:01:39,587 Speaker 2: contender stuff, isn't it. And Leroy, I mean the ball 32 00:01:39,707 --> 00:01:41,867 Speaker 2: bounced in their own in their own end goal. He's 33 00:01:41,907 --> 00:01:43,027 Speaker 2: picked it up and off he goes. 34 00:01:43,827 --> 00:01:46,707 Speaker 3: Yeah, I know. And I mean even though I think 35 00:01:46,747 --> 00:01:49,907 Speaker 3: the trigger for the Crusader is that I did hear 36 00:01:49,987 --> 00:01:52,227 Speaker 3: Christian Leo Willie, who what a game he had as 37 00:01:52,227 --> 00:01:55,867 Speaker 3: well the dentists, but he was saying that they look 38 00:01:55,867 --> 00:01:58,627 Speaker 3: at the man in the mirror and not one of 39 00:01:58,627 --> 00:02:02,827 Speaker 3: my favorite Michael Jackson songs. But okay, but they did, 40 00:02:02,867 --> 00:02:04,827 Speaker 3: and you could see they came out with a lot 41 00:02:04,867 --> 00:02:06,667 Speaker 3: more intent even when they were behind and they were 42 00:02:06,667 --> 00:02:11,427 Speaker 3: playing positive. But the ruckers that happened after Jared Prophet's 43 00:02:11,907 --> 00:02:17,187 Speaker 3: tiptackle on David Harvelly wasn't punished. That created that animosity 44 00:02:17,307 --> 00:02:21,387 Speaker 3: and that actually meant it was an incredible spectacle. I 45 00:02:21,427 --> 00:02:23,867 Speaker 3: was watching on TV and I was loving all of it. 46 00:02:24,387 --> 00:02:27,667 Speaker 2: Yeah, did you catch any of the Druer Hurricanes game, 47 00:02:27,747 --> 00:02:31,787 Speaker 2: in particular the state of Churchill Park Loutoka? 48 00:02:32,667 --> 00:02:32,867 Speaker 1: No. 49 00:02:33,027 --> 00:02:35,627 Speaker 3: I heard about the mud bath, and it's a shame 50 00:02:35,787 --> 00:02:38,267 Speaker 3: because when I was young, if you're playing in the mud, 51 00:02:38,267 --> 00:02:39,987 Speaker 3: you were kind of looking forward to it because it 52 00:02:40,027 --> 00:02:42,427 Speaker 3: was always one of those games where it didn't hurt 53 00:02:42,467 --> 00:02:45,867 Speaker 3: as much hitting the ground. But like, yeah, it's the 54 00:02:45,907 --> 00:02:48,627 Speaker 3: game that caught. The other one I thought was on 55 00:02:48,827 --> 00:02:51,507 Speaker 3: Friday Night. But the Highlanders still play good rugby, but 56 00:02:51,507 --> 00:02:54,947 Speaker 3: they were absolutely undone by the TMO. And I wonder 57 00:02:54,987 --> 00:02:57,947 Speaker 3: whether there has to be, to quote Jeff TV, an 58 00:02:57,987 --> 00:03:04,267 Speaker 3: investigation over the disallow disallowed try for TK Howden which 59 00:03:04,387 --> 00:03:06,667 Speaker 3: looked for all the world to try. And then another 60 00:03:06,707 --> 00:03:09,427 Speaker 3: one very similar down the other end saying yes, it's 61 00:03:09,467 --> 00:03:12,867 Speaker 3: all fine, So that's something that we need. I mean, 62 00:03:12,907 --> 00:03:15,867 Speaker 3: we complain about the bunker. Maybe it's time. Maybe they've 63 00:03:15,867 --> 00:03:18,547 Speaker 3: all moved to super rugby those tmos. And the other 64 00:03:18,587 --> 00:03:20,787 Speaker 3: one was the Blues versus Brumbies. Did you see the 65 00:03:20,787 --> 00:03:21,947 Speaker 3: way that one finished pining? 66 00:03:22,227 --> 00:03:24,747 Speaker 2: I did yes, I did. I did, Yeah, Verne Cotter, 67 00:03:24,867 --> 00:03:26,427 Speaker 2: So what they were there? One and two? Aren't They've 68 00:03:26,427 --> 00:03:30,227 Speaker 2: only won one game of their first three, the Blues exactly. 69 00:03:30,267 --> 00:03:32,427 Speaker 3: And the way that it finished is interesting because I 70 00:03:32,427 --> 00:03:35,707 Speaker 3: think Super Rugby in those type contests is getting a 71 00:03:35,747 --> 00:03:39,107 Speaker 3: little bit like the NFL, where you know, American football 72 00:03:39,107 --> 00:03:42,107 Speaker 3: teams can control the position. Obviously, the clock stops in 73 00:03:42,147 --> 00:03:44,547 Speaker 3: the NFL, but it's a similar thing. You get a 74 00:03:44,587 --> 00:03:48,627 Speaker 3: first down or you get a flag in your favor 75 00:03:48,867 --> 00:03:51,547 Speaker 3: in the NFL and Super Rugby it's a penalty advantage 76 00:03:51,787 --> 00:03:54,187 Speaker 3: and suddenly you can keep on putting pressure on, pressure on, 77 00:03:54,227 --> 00:03:57,987 Speaker 3: pressure on, And it felt inevitable that the Brumbies were 78 00:03:57,987 --> 00:04:00,667 Speaker 3: going to win that one. But I did like the 79 00:04:00,667 --> 00:04:03,107 Speaker 3: look of Cody Vai, former sevens player, coming off the 80 00:04:03,107 --> 00:04:06,307 Speaker 3: bench and sparking something. He's a lightweight player, but he's 81 00:04:06,467 --> 00:04:09,107 Speaker 3: just to move so quick, and I think every team 82 00:04:09,147 --> 00:04:11,907 Speaker 3: you can see has a player like that in their 83 00:04:12,947 --> 00:04:14,667 Speaker 3: in their team, you know, in their arsenal they can 84 00:04:14,747 --> 00:04:17,347 Speaker 3: unleash someone who's just a quicksilver. 85 00:04:17,867 --> 00:04:19,787 Speaker 2: Yeah. I love seeing the players you haven't heard of 86 00:04:20,267 --> 00:04:22,587 Speaker 2: in the first few weeks of Super Rugby. So yeah, 87 00:04:22,627 --> 00:04:25,227 Speaker 2: now looking forward, to what happens next weekend. Are the 88 00:04:25,267 --> 00:04:27,347 Speaker 2: matters around a league or from the FC are back 89 00:04:27,427 --> 00:04:29,387 Speaker 2: by the looks of things, James. 90 00:04:29,707 --> 00:04:32,547 Speaker 3: Yeah, and you know they don't need a genuine number 91 00:04:32,627 --> 00:04:36,107 Speaker 3: nine striker up front. They started with Gmo. My logan 92 00:04:36,227 --> 00:04:39,587 Speaker 3: Rogerson was that I think he needs to start because 93 00:04:39,587 --> 00:04:42,667 Speaker 3: he kind of fits in and will play as an 94 00:04:42,707 --> 00:04:48,027 Speaker 3: auxiliary striker. If you remember those great Melbourne I mean 95 00:04:48,067 --> 00:04:51,947 Speaker 3: sorry Manchester City teams in the past decade and they 96 00:04:51,987 --> 00:04:54,467 Speaker 3: played without a proper number nine and this is what 97 00:04:54,507 --> 00:04:56,227 Speaker 3: you get. You get a team where you can kind 98 00:04:56,267 --> 00:04:59,787 Speaker 3: of shift in and Jesse Randalls suddenly up front at 99 00:04:59,827 --> 00:05:03,027 Speaker 3: the point the end of the triangle. And you know 100 00:05:03,107 --> 00:05:06,347 Speaker 3: it works for Auckland their sea on a lower level. 101 00:05:06,787 --> 00:05:10,187 Speaker 3: But my question to you, Piney is Chris Greenacre. You 102 00:05:10,307 --> 00:05:13,427 Speaker 3: know him pretty well. How good is it that he's 103 00:05:13,507 --> 00:05:14,467 Speaker 3: finally got the top job. 104 00:05:14,907 --> 00:05:16,867 Speaker 2: Yeah? Very good? Yeah, very good. And I just hope 105 00:05:16,867 --> 00:05:18,907 Speaker 2: they do make it permanent. I hope that it's not 106 00:05:19,107 --> 00:05:23,027 Speaker 2: just another case of an interim coaching gig for Greenie 107 00:05:23,107 --> 00:05:24,787 Speaker 2: until the end of the season and then we're going 108 00:05:24,867 --> 00:05:28,547 Speaker 2: to open up a global search for the new head coach. 109 00:05:28,667 --> 00:05:30,427 Speaker 2: I think as long as as long as it's not 110 00:05:30,507 --> 00:05:32,187 Speaker 2: a catastrophic end of the season, which I don't think 111 00:05:32,227 --> 00:05:34,827 Speaker 2: it will be. He should get the gig beyond this season, 112 00:05:34,947 --> 00:05:39,427 Speaker 2: and I certainly hope that he does. Yeah, how are 113 00:05:39,467 --> 00:05:40,627 Speaker 2: you feeling about the Warriors? 114 00:05:42,027 --> 00:05:44,507 Speaker 3: Look, I'm feeling pretty bullish and happy about the Warriors. 115 00:05:44,547 --> 00:05:47,347 Speaker 3: I know everybody, every Australian seems to be leaving on 116 00:05:47,507 --> 00:05:51,947 Speaker 3: compassionate grounds. And someone named it a compassionate grounds Their 117 00:05:52,027 --> 00:05:54,947 Speaker 3: team quite a strong side, I might ad, But look, 118 00:05:54,987 --> 00:05:57,907 Speaker 3: I think the wars really are shaping up quite well. 119 00:05:57,947 --> 00:06:00,987 Speaker 3: And the one thing that's in their favor is this 120 00:06:01,227 --> 00:06:04,467 Speaker 3: new interchange bench where you can name six players and 121 00:06:04,627 --> 00:06:07,387 Speaker 3: you decide on the day which for you use. I 122 00:06:07,507 --> 00:06:10,067 Speaker 3: think that's great news for the Warriors because a player 123 00:06:10,187 --> 00:06:14,027 Speaker 3: like Tane Turpicky for me, should always be involved in 124 00:06:14,147 --> 00:06:17,787 Speaker 3: your match day somehow. But every now and then the 125 00:06:18,267 --> 00:06:20,787 Speaker 3: interchange will be dominated by forwards. But if you look 126 00:06:20,787 --> 00:06:23,987 Speaker 3: at players who can beat a man one on one, 127 00:06:24,467 --> 00:06:26,747 Speaker 3: it's really Tane and Lecqua. You know, there's lots of 128 00:06:26,787 --> 00:06:30,227 Speaker 3: people who run a good line and then can dive 129 00:06:30,387 --> 00:06:32,907 Speaker 3: high for the corner, like Dallen, all those sorts of things, 130 00:06:32,987 --> 00:06:36,147 Speaker 3: but it's really him. Lequa and Roger are the ones 131 00:06:36,187 --> 00:06:39,907 Speaker 3: who are really tackle betters and they can't find a 132 00:06:40,107 --> 00:06:43,307 Speaker 3: genuine place for Tane always. But the six man bench 133 00:06:43,547 --> 00:06:46,107 Speaker 3: is great for the wild, so I'm feeling good about them. 134 00:06:46,227 --> 00:06:46,907 Speaker 3: It is our year. 135 00:06:48,107 --> 00:06:51,787 Speaker 2: Charisma was born on the thirtieth of October nineteen seventy two. 136 00:06:52,787 --> 00:06:57,747 Speaker 3: Great. Yeah, that's the excellent, excellent research. Bony, that's ad 137 00:06:58,387 --> 00:07:03,147 Speaker 3: not me, oh Andy, Yeah, what a horse and buried 138 00:07:03,227 --> 00:07:05,827 Speaker 3: somewhere special. I'm trying to think where Charisma is buried. 139 00:07:05,867 --> 00:07:09,147 Speaker 3: But you and go and visit Forsma. I think they've 140 00:07:09,187 --> 00:07:13,587 Speaker 3: got rip. Yeah, Mark's the first one a day. I'm 141 00:07:13,587 --> 00:07:14,947 Speaker 3: glad that we've discovered it. 142 00:07:15,507 --> 00:07:18,147 Speaker 2: Indeed. Good on you, James. Great to chat as always. 143 00:07:18,187 --> 00:07:21,107 Speaker 2: We'll do it again next Sunday. James mcconey Craig goes Wild, 144 00:07:21,187 --> 00:07:24,507 Speaker 2: alternative commentary collector across your socials and a big part 145 00:07:24,547 --> 00:07:26,947 Speaker 2: of our Sundays here on News Talks EDB Web for. 146 00:07:27,067 --> 00:07:30,187 Speaker 1: More from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine. Listen live to 147 00:07:30,347 --> 00:07:34,107 Speaker 1: News Talks EDB weekends from midday, or follow the podcast 148 00:07:34,187 --> 00:07:35,067 Speaker 1: on iHeartRadio.