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Speaker 3: Hello there, CUNTI good afternoon. Welcome into Weekend Sport on

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Speaker 3: News Talks V for the first day of June twenty

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Speaker 3: twenty five. Happy birthday, World Cup winning former All Black

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Speaker 3: Ben Smith. I hope your long weekend's going well. I'm

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Speaker 3: Jason Pine Show producer Andy McDonald. We're here to talk

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Speaker 3: sport until three. The Super Rugby Pacific regular season is

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Speaker 3: all done, the top six are locked in and our

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Speaker 3: week one finals matchups are confirmed. Friday night seven o'clock

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Speaker 3: Crusaders v. Reds in christ Church, Saturday night seven o'clock

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Speaker 3: Chiefs the Blues and Hamilton Saturday night nine thirty five

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Speaker 3: Brumbes the Hurricanes in Canberra. The three winners and the

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Speaker 3: highest ranked loser go through to the semi finals. Three

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Speaker 3: of the four New Zealand based head coaches who are

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Speaker 3: still involved are with us this hour. Clayton McMillan standing

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Speaker 3: by Rob Penny. After that, Clark laidlaw a bit later on.

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Speaker 3: Blues assistant coach Paul Tettel is also on the show.

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Speaker 3: You'll feedback to this hour who wins it, or rather

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Speaker 3: who other than the Chiefs wins it? Other matters around

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Speaker 3: today Warriors rabbit Os four o'clock this afternoon, as the

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Speaker 3: Raiders a week ago. Half back Luke metcalf is with

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Speaker 3: us after one o'clock head of their match against rabbit Os.

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Speaker 3: William Lawson thirteenth in qualifying for Formula one's Spanish Grand Prix,

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Speaker 3: broadcaster Chris Medland out of Barcelona. The big names all

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Speaker 3: safely through to the last sixteen of the French Tennis Open.

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Speaker 3: Our Man in Paris. Craig gave updates on that. James

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Speaker 3: mcconey as usual on a Sunday, and a wrap of

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Speaker 3: US sport the NHL and NBA at the business ends

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Speaker 3: of their respective seasons. Our American sports expertly on Buzzby

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Speaker 3: before we knock the show on the head at three

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Speaker 3: o'clock live sport this afternoon. Speaking of US sport, Game

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Speaker 3: six in the NBA's Eastern Conference Finals is just underway

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Speaker 3: in Indianapolis, Indiana Paces versus New York Knicks. The Pacers

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Speaker 3: NBA Finals if they win this game. The Knicks need

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Speaker 1: Breaking down the Hail Mary's and the epic fails weekends

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Speaker 3: So we have our Super Rugby Top six and at

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Speaker 3: the top of that pile, as they were two years ago,

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Speaker 3: we find the Chiefs.

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Speaker 4: Strikes it down the middle, it goes Mackenzie's been good

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Speaker 4: tonight and it is all over here at four side

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Speaker 3: The Chiefs finishing with victory in Dunedin to finish top.

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Speaker 3: Chiefs head coaches Clayton McMillan, who joins US now Clayton

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Speaker 3: top of the table. Ten wins, three losses, five wins

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Speaker 3: in your last six. How do you evaluate the base

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Speaker 5: Pretty happy, actually pointy. No, we haven't played perfect rugby,

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Speaker 5: but it's about playing your perfect rugby in the round robin.

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Speaker 5: It's about accumulating an understanding we want your game to

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Speaker 3: So you've scored the most points and conceded the fewest.

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Speaker 3: Which of those two things makes you happier?

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Speaker 3: He said to me earlier this season when we spoke

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Speaker 3: off the bench. How have you framed those conversations with

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Speaker 5: Pretty easy? Really, it's always tim first mentality, so they

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Speaker 5: understand that, you know, we're making decisions around selection and

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Speaker 5: the best interest of the team, and often those also

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Speaker 5: as would all like to see them out there playing

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Speaker 5: eighty minutes, of every game. It's pretty unrealistic, I think,

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Speaker 5: rotate pretty well, he runs, you know how to fair

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Speaker 5: shake it, and from this point forward would love to

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Speaker 3: Just on that quinter pire, is he going to be

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Speaker 5: I'm sure at the stage he pulled up pretty well

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Speaker 5: and you know, we wouldn't want to put him under

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Speaker 5: any unnecessary pressure around getting out the death. He's not

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Speaker 5: one hundred percent, so he's pasted all of us at

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Speaker 5: hiatus but passing that and then actually been physically and

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Speaker 5: I've got a week under our bouts, so we'll give

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Speaker 3: You've beaten the Blues twice this season, but that seems

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Speaker 3: like an awfully long time ago. I think rounds one

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Speaker 9: Not really?

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Speaker 5: No, you get the finals rugby and everyone the seer

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Speaker 5: many surprises, and now BRUEs have built the game nicely

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Speaker 3: The new finals format means that by finishing type effectively,

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Speaker 3: you get a second life. If you happen to lose

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Speaker 3: Can you still treat this like a knockout game?

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Speaker 9: Yeah?

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Speaker 5: Yeah, he'll playing the Blues at home, so it's a

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Speaker 5: what it does do, is it sort of I wouldn't

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Speaker 3: This feels a lot like twenty twenty three. I don't

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Speaker 3: regular season, you're host of the final that year lost

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Speaker 3: to the Crusaders. I mean that could happen again, you

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Speaker 5: Oh really, it's a long time ago now. Yeah, you're

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Speaker 5: learning lessons every week every year. You know, there's something

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Speaker 5: we've been here at the business end a number of

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Speaker 5: times now and we understand the presses that come with it.

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Speaker 5: We understand the expectation. I also understand that you've just

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Speaker 5: night news. So every team, there's no team in this

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Speaker 5: and there'll be last man standing the best menyments.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, you're arriving good for that, aren't you. You must

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Speaker 3: be and you said it right at the start. You

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Speaker 3: sit here today, with you know, with finals football over

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Speaker 3: the next three weekends.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, you're always searching for opportunity for growth. It's not

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Speaker 5: you've got it all sorted. But you know, we've played

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Speaker 5: some good rugby over the last two or three weeks.

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Speaker 5: so you know, we haven't need everything our own way.

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Speaker 5: Each team challenges you in different ways and mentioned that

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Speaker 5: Blues are going to be exactly the same.

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Speaker 3: Spoke to Roger Randall a couple of weeks ago and

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Speaker 3: he said that if you didn't know, you wouldn't know

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Speaker 3: that you were leaving at the end of this season.

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Speaker 3: How have you kept that off to one side?

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Speaker 7: Pretty easy?

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Speaker 5: know we're has said before, we just put the team first.

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Speaker 5: In any one's individual journey is you know, a long

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Speaker 5: day and we get really true to our sort of

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Speaker 5: premise of just focusing on the game that's directly in

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Speaker 5: if we do that, then we give ourselves a fighting

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Speaker 10: The change, and there'll be other people that will.

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Speaker 5: Move on and go into different roles and what not postseason,

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Speaker 5: but or worry about that when when that arives.

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Speaker 3: Congrats on a terrific regular season, Clayton ors appreciate the chat.

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Speaker 3: All the best for the week ahead.

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Speaker 5: Mate, andrama's piny thanks mate.

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Speaker 3: No, thank you, Clayton. Clayton McMillan there, head coach of

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Speaker 3: the table topping Chiefs who will welcome the Blues on

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Speaker 3: Saturday night seven o five for commentary Gold Sport and

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Speaker 3: iHeartRadio of that one, Minte meat. I know we'll be

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Speaker 3: getting as vocal cords ready already for that one. Surely

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Speaker 3: it's the Chiefs here, isn't it. Surely is I know

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Speaker 3: Clayton mclin would ever say it, but they arrive in

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Speaker 3: really good form. It just feels as though it's their time,

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Speaker 3: doesn't it will. There be a few teams with a

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Speaker 3: bit to say about that, including the Crusaders, who locked

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Speaker 3: up second place on Friday night with a hard fought

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Speaker 3: thirty three thirty one win over the Brumbies and Canberra it's.

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Speaker 11: Kick did's it's a thriller in the tiller and camera,

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Speaker 3: Yes, and by doing so, hosting rights against the Reds

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Speaker 3: Friday Nights in christ Church. Full commentary of that game

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Speaker 3: Rob sort of occurs to me that that was a

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Speaker 3: Yeah, well it's seven wins in your last eight. Do

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Speaker 3: And David heavily didn't play against the Brombies. That was

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Speaker 3: And can I just ask you about the bloke who

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Speaker 3: When we did this feature last year, Robin and spoke

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Speaker 3: Congrats on the bounce you've overseen in twenty twenty five. Rob,

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Speaker 3: Maybe maybe so, Rob, Maybe so, you're in yourself another

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Speaker 3: Thanks indeed, Rob Penny, head coach of the Crusaders. So

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Speaker 3: Look, Chiefs and Crusaders have been the best two sides,

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Speaker 3: weekend or anything you want to predict for next weekend Chiefs, Blues, Crusaders, Reds,

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Speaker 3: Brumbi's Hurricanes. This is Weekend Sport twelve twenty nine. Back

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Speaker 3: after this, It's more than just a game.

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Speaker 1: Garnomes, New Zealand's most trusted home builder News Dogs'd be.

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Speaker 3: Twelve thirty one. Malcolm on text one could say the

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Speaker 3: Bullish from you, Bullish from you? Hello?

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Speaker 8: Will?

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Speaker 10: Yeah you get it mate?

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Speaker 3: How we doing very good? Will, very good.

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Speaker 12: That's a story.

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Speaker 7: That's sorry.

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Speaker 13: I love it.

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Speaker 14: I love Super Rugby this year. I just want to say, like,

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Speaker 14: the I'm thirty and we've all got into the Super

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Speaker 3: the Force against the Waratars ordinarily. I've got to be honest,

435
00:23:11,307 --> 00:23:14,627
Speaker 3: you know, I'll watch I mean even even to be fair,

436
00:23:14,707 --> 00:23:17,307
Speaker 3: even last year. Normally you watch your team whoever they

437
00:23:17,307 --> 00:23:19,627
Speaker 3: are playing, and I'd watch New Zealand Derby's. But you're

438
00:23:19,667 --> 00:23:21,347
Speaker 3: right on the same wall. How are you going to fantasy?

439
00:23:21,427 --> 00:23:22,427
Speaker 3: Are you kicking us or not?

440
00:23:24,067 --> 00:23:24,227
Speaker 5: Oh?

441
00:23:24,427 --> 00:23:26,787
Speaker 14: I finished up third because it's all done now it's

442
00:23:26,787 --> 00:23:28,227
Speaker 14: the regular season. So we had a bit of a

443
00:23:28,267 --> 00:23:30,947
Speaker 14: money pop. We've split that out and I missed the cut.

444
00:23:31,107 --> 00:23:35,627
Speaker 14: So the gutters, But no, it's I've got mates that

445
00:23:35,787 --> 00:23:39,627
Speaker 14: don't really even follow rugby, or historically haven't, but this

446
00:23:39,787 --> 00:23:42,827
Speaker 14: year like they're on there and there they're messaging around

447
00:23:42,827 --> 00:23:45,027
Speaker 14: and go make sure your teams and these the guys

448
00:23:45,027 --> 00:23:47,707
Speaker 14: that have played like soccer growing up. So no, it's

449
00:23:47,787 --> 00:23:49,667
Speaker 14: been awesome. What are you it's the best year since

450
00:23:49,747 --> 00:23:52,747
Speaker 14: twenty and fifteen? Or the hind as an all black cool?

451
00:23:52,787 --> 00:23:52,987
Speaker 2: Yeah?

452
00:23:53,027 --> 00:23:55,867
Speaker 3: Oh look, yeah I agree. So so where are you

453
00:23:55,867 --> 00:23:57,027
Speaker 3: calling from? Who's your team?

454
00:23:58,787 --> 00:24:02,227
Speaker 14: Oh? Highland As, Yeah mate, I'm down near Wonica Queensberry.

455
00:24:02,267 --> 00:24:03,187
Speaker 3: Oh rightyo radio.

456
00:24:03,467 --> 00:24:03,627
Speaker 6: Yeah.

457
00:24:03,827 --> 00:24:05,867
Speaker 3: I thought at the start of the year and you

458
00:24:05,867 --> 00:24:07,867
Speaker 3: probably feel the same. I thought the Holland was going

459
00:24:07,907 --> 00:24:09,347
Speaker 3: to be quite good, you know, they had a couple

460
00:24:09,387 --> 00:24:11,947
Speaker 3: of wins in their first three games, they beat the Blues,

461
00:24:12,027 --> 00:24:14,427
Speaker 3: beat Mo Wanna, and then then what happened.

462
00:24:16,347 --> 00:24:19,307
Speaker 14: I mean for me, I still really enjoyed their games

463
00:24:19,307 --> 00:24:21,427
Speaker 14: because they showed so much heart and they're not a

464
00:24:21,427 --> 00:24:24,107
Speaker 14: team with big names. You know, these guys are trying

465
00:24:24,107 --> 00:24:25,907
Speaker 14: to make a name for themselves, and that's sort of

466
00:24:25,947 --> 00:24:30,067
Speaker 14: been the monkey on the back for the Hoinders, you know,

467
00:24:30,227 --> 00:24:33,147
Speaker 14: since forever. I believe that they've been guys who have

468
00:24:33,227 --> 00:24:36,347
Speaker 14: come down, you know, the cold South and they're trying

469
00:24:36,387 --> 00:24:39,787
Speaker 14: to prove themselves and guys that perhaps didn't get an opportunity,

470
00:24:40,187 --> 00:24:42,067
Speaker 14: you know, up in the in the big Smoker and

471
00:24:42,107 --> 00:24:44,267
Speaker 14: in the bigger cities have come down and made a

472
00:24:44,267 --> 00:24:44,827
Speaker 14: real impact.

473
00:24:44,867 --> 00:24:45,027
Speaker 6: You know.

474
00:24:45,347 --> 00:24:48,267
Speaker 12: I always think of the twenty fifteen team, some of those.

475
00:24:48,187 --> 00:24:50,787
Speaker 14: Names that came out of that and the All Blacks

476
00:24:50,787 --> 00:24:54,547
Speaker 14: that emerged, what you know, ended up being great, leave

477
00:24:54,627 --> 00:24:58,947
Speaker 14: us so longer and yeah may leam squire, Yeah.

478
00:24:59,427 --> 00:25:01,267
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean you might, I mean you may well

479
00:25:01,307 --> 00:25:02,867
Speaker 3: be right. Well, you know you well, a guy likes

480
00:25:02,867 --> 00:25:04,347
Speaker 3: they've been Holland. I mean it's going to be in

481
00:25:04,347 --> 00:25:06,587
Speaker 3: All Black this year with almost you know, no out

482
00:25:06,627 --> 00:25:09,267
Speaker 3: that others. You're right, Caleb datl I was so guzzed

483
00:25:09,307 --> 00:25:11,267
Speaker 3: we lost fin Hurley so early on. He seems like

484
00:25:11,307 --> 00:25:14,107
Speaker 3: a real talent, you know you, I think you you

485
00:25:14,147 --> 00:25:15,827
Speaker 3: could be right if if you can have a bit

486
00:25:15,867 --> 00:25:17,467
Speaker 3: of patience, and I know down south you've got a

487
00:25:17,467 --> 00:25:20,387
Speaker 3: lot of that. You know, who knows what might happen

488
00:25:20,387 --> 00:25:21,827
Speaker 3: with his team in the next little while.

489
00:25:21,867 --> 00:25:26,987
Speaker 14: Mate, Yeah, no, that's a that's an I like, yep,

490
00:25:27,147 --> 00:25:30,107
Speaker 14: that guy is. He is a monster. I'm not burg

491
00:25:30,147 --> 00:25:32,147
Speaker 14: I'm sick foot, and he's he's shorter than me. You know,

492
00:25:32,187 --> 00:25:33,747
Speaker 14: he went out, been on the field winter a couple

493
00:25:33,747 --> 00:25:34,787
Speaker 14: of Hinders games this year.

494
00:25:35,027 --> 00:25:36,787
Speaker 10: But that man is just a breack.

495
00:25:37,187 --> 00:25:39,787
Speaker 14: Like good luck to anyone trying to tackle him. And

496
00:25:39,827 --> 00:25:41,667
Speaker 14: no wonder he gets so many tearing overs getting over

497
00:25:41,707 --> 00:25:44,027
Speaker 14: that ball because he is just a monster. And I

498
00:25:44,067 --> 00:25:45,947
Speaker 14: really hope that he gets his chance on the on

499
00:25:45,987 --> 00:25:48,427
Speaker 14: the big stage at some point, because yeah, he's been

500
00:25:48,507 --> 00:25:49,827
Speaker 14: unbelievable for us this year.

501
00:25:50,227 --> 00:25:52,507
Speaker 3: I do too. Hey, thanks for calling, We'll call back anytime.

502
00:25:52,587 --> 00:25:53,187
Speaker 3: Made all the best.

503
00:25:54,107 --> 00:25:56,787
Speaker 14: Oh it's cheers, mate, love it, I'm listening good.

504
00:25:56,787 --> 00:25:59,027
Speaker 3: I take it easy. So you're like eight one hundred

505
00:25:59,027 --> 00:26:01,627
Speaker 3: and eighty ten eighties our number as always good to

506
00:26:01,667 --> 00:26:03,347
Speaker 3: hear from a Highlanders fan, and y I think you

507
00:26:03,387 --> 00:26:05,947
Speaker 3: know as disappointed as I'm sure they are with the

508
00:26:06,027 --> 00:26:08,747
Speaker 3: finished position. Yeah, a little bit of a little bit

509
00:26:08,747 --> 00:26:12,147
Speaker 3: of patients. There's some green shoots there. Who knows, who

510
00:26:12,147 --> 00:26:15,147
Speaker 3: knows what the future might look like. The Hurricanes locked

511
00:26:15,227 --> 00:26:16,827
Speaker 3: up fourth spot last night full.

512
00:26:16,707 --> 00:26:23,027
Speaker 15: Time at Sky Stadium at ten try demolition job by

513
00:26:23,067 --> 00:26:29,147
Speaker 15: the Hurricanes over Malwana pacifica as they storm into finals

514
00:26:29,187 --> 00:26:33,947
Speaker 15: football with an emphatic display tonight here and we'll face

515
00:26:33,987 --> 00:26:36,787
Speaker 15: the Brumbies and Canberra on Saturday night.

516
00:26:36,907 --> 00:26:39,267
Speaker 3: Hurricanes coach Clark laid Law is with us. How place

517
00:26:39,307 --> 00:26:42,427
Speaker 3: were you, Clark, with last night as your springboard into

518
00:26:42,427 --> 00:26:43,427
Speaker 3: the finals?

519
00:26:43,747 --> 00:26:48,587
Speaker 7: Yeah, you know, we were happy to play as well

520
00:26:48,587 --> 00:26:49,027
Speaker 7: as we did.

521
00:26:49,307 --> 00:26:52,707
Speaker 16: You know, I thought we showed good composure and sort

522
00:26:52,707 --> 00:26:55,427
Speaker 16: of patients in the first half where Moana defended well,

523
00:26:57,507 --> 00:26:59,867
Speaker 16: but you know, we we managed to keep that sort

524
00:26:59,867 --> 00:27:01,707
Speaker 16: of pressure on and get repeat sets, got a couple

525
00:27:01,747 --> 00:27:04,827
Speaker 16: of trieses before half time which probably give us the

526
00:27:04,867 --> 00:27:05,267
Speaker 16: reward for.

527
00:27:05,347 --> 00:27:06,507
Speaker 7: As much ball as would have had.

528
00:27:06,547 --> 00:27:09,867
Speaker 16: And then yeah, I guess that last twenty minutes, you know,

529
00:27:09,947 --> 00:27:12,787
Speaker 16: the sort of what we put into them paid off

530
00:27:12,827 --> 00:27:14,827
Speaker 16: and and you know, a bit more space opened up.

531
00:27:14,947 --> 00:27:19,347
Speaker 16: So so yeah, pretty happy to yeah, to get through

532
00:27:19,347 --> 00:27:22,987
Speaker 16: the game and no real you know, serious injuries, which

533
00:27:23,027 --> 00:27:24,867
Speaker 16: is always a nice little bonus at.

534
00:27:24,827 --> 00:27:25,427
Speaker 7: This time of the year.

535
00:27:26,027 --> 00:27:28,027
Speaker 3: There was a lot of aboution wrap around this game,

536
00:27:28,227 --> 00:27:30,987
Speaker 3: with a number of former Hurricanes returning as mwan applies

537
00:27:31,027 --> 00:27:34,107
Speaker 3: and coaching staff too. Did you have to manage that

538
00:27:34,347 --> 00:27:35,587
Speaker 3: in any why across the wake?

539
00:27:37,987 --> 00:27:41,427
Speaker 16: No, not really, No, be honest, we didn't. No, we

540
00:27:41,467 --> 00:27:44,787
Speaker 16: didn't talk about it too much, you know, well aware

541
00:27:44,827 --> 00:27:47,547
Speaker 16: of you know, the quality of players, certainly with Hardy

542
00:27:48,267 --> 00:27:52,067
Speaker 16: playing the way he has been, and yeah, probably they

543
00:27:52,107 --> 00:27:54,147
Speaker 16: had a bit more emotion maybe than us coming down

544
00:27:54,187 --> 00:27:56,187
Speaker 16: and returning, as as you say, with a few boys

545
00:27:56,187 --> 00:27:57,947
Speaker 16: I've been here in the past. I've played for Walton

546
00:27:57,947 --> 00:28:01,867
Speaker 16: and NPC. So we were just really focused on what

547
00:28:01,867 --> 00:28:03,987
Speaker 16: we thought with important things for the week and the

548
00:28:03,987 --> 00:28:07,427
Speaker 16: big rocks and you know, so tried to narrow focus

549
00:28:07,467 --> 00:28:09,987
Speaker 16: really into our game, the little things that bring that

550
00:28:10,067 --> 00:28:12,387
Speaker 16: alive and and help.

551
00:28:12,267 --> 00:28:12,867
Speaker 7: Us play well.

552
00:28:12,987 --> 00:28:16,067
Speaker 16: So that was the focus for the week, and I thought,

553
00:28:16,067 --> 00:28:17,947
Speaker 16: you know, for the large parts of the game, we've

554
00:28:17,987 --> 00:28:19,747
Speaker 16: sort of seen that, so.

555
00:28:19,667 --> 00:28:21,987
Speaker 3: You'll fights the Brombis on Saturday, not in camera. You

556
00:28:21,987 --> 00:28:24,627
Speaker 3: weren't there that long ago. You beat them over there

557
00:28:25,027 --> 00:28:29,267
Speaker 3: just over a month ago. Is is that recency helpful

558
00:28:29,307 --> 00:28:31,107
Speaker 3: as you head back there and Troy and win a game.

559
00:28:33,267 --> 00:28:33,867
Speaker 7: Yeah, I think so.

560
00:28:33,947 --> 00:28:37,267
Speaker 16: I mean I think, yeah, it's become like a little

561
00:28:37,267 --> 00:28:39,267
Speaker 16: bit when I've been missed at the Hurricanes cameon camera,

562
00:28:39,267 --> 00:28:41,827
Speaker 16: isn't I was? It seemed to be a tough place

563
00:28:41,827 --> 00:28:46,707
Speaker 16: for us to go and play and win. But yeah,

564
00:28:46,707 --> 00:28:49,147
Speaker 16: I thought we played particularly well that night. You know,

565
00:28:49,147 --> 00:28:51,667
Speaker 16: we're coming from the force, we were on the road

566
00:28:51,707 --> 00:28:55,147
Speaker 16: and spending time together, so we were really clear that

567
00:28:55,227 --> 00:28:57,107
Speaker 16: night how how we thought we wanted to play.

568
00:28:57,787 --> 00:28:58,667
Speaker 6: You know, we had a good look.

569
00:28:58,507 --> 00:29:01,627
Speaker 16: At the Brumbies as a coaching group the last few

570
00:29:01,707 --> 00:29:05,907
Speaker 16: days and you know, I think quarterfinals are always different,

571
00:29:05,947 --> 00:29:06,187
Speaker 16: you know.

572
00:29:06,107 --> 00:29:06,627
Speaker 7: Play offs.

573
00:29:08,507 --> 00:29:10,427
Speaker 16: I went off game, you know, the competition starts again.

574
00:29:10,507 --> 00:29:12,587
Speaker 16: We're all, you know, of all the three games to

575
00:29:12,587 --> 00:29:15,227
Speaker 16: try and win it. So yeah, we just take a

576
00:29:15,267 --> 00:29:18,387
Speaker 16: breath and last night sort of flash that today and

577
00:29:18,427 --> 00:29:21,827
Speaker 16: have a couple of catch ups as coaches and and

578
00:29:21,867 --> 00:29:23,787
Speaker 16: when we come back to what just really prepared well

579
00:29:23,827 --> 00:29:25,827
Speaker 16: for the Brumbies over there, and I think the way

580
00:29:25,987 --> 00:29:27,987
Speaker 16: they get their game finished is probably going to fuel

581
00:29:28,027 --> 00:29:29,667
Speaker 16: their their energy.

582
00:29:29,747 --> 00:29:29,867
Speaker 9: You know.

583
00:29:29,867 --> 00:29:31,427
Speaker 16: I'm sure they're feeling a little bit hard done by

584
00:29:31,467 --> 00:29:33,867
Speaker 16: around what happened at the back end of that game,

585
00:29:33,907 --> 00:29:36,827
Speaker 16: and we just got to match that when we get

586
00:29:36,867 --> 00:29:39,027
Speaker 16: there and look forward to an excite week.

587
00:29:39,347 --> 00:29:40,987
Speaker 3: I look at that one and it came off the

588
00:29:41,027 --> 00:29:44,027
Speaker 3: back of a couple of losses to Blows and Cruse

589
00:29:44,027 --> 00:29:47,107
Speaker 3: Eiders and that drawer against the Force, but it was

590
00:29:47,147 --> 00:29:49,787
Speaker 3: the first of five wins in a row leading up

591
00:29:49,827 --> 00:29:53,147
Speaker 3: to last night. So was that victory over the Brandies

592
00:29:53,187 --> 00:29:55,827
Speaker 3: in some ways a bit of a kickstart for the

593
00:29:55,827 --> 00:29:56,787
Speaker 3: back end of view season.

594
00:29:58,187 --> 00:29:58,787
Speaker 7: Yeah, I think so.

595
00:29:58,827 --> 00:30:02,507
Speaker 16: I think I think last night to somebody, I think

596
00:30:02,507 --> 00:30:04,827
Speaker 16: the time in Australia was the kickstart we were. We

597
00:30:04,827 --> 00:30:09,587
Speaker 16: were definitely scratching around for for form. We played poorly

598
00:30:09,627 --> 00:30:12,427
Speaker 16: against the Blues, we started well against Crusaders, then they

599
00:30:12,467 --> 00:30:13,827
Speaker 16: got really on top in the middle part of the

600
00:30:13,867 --> 00:30:15,747
Speaker 16: game and then we.

601
00:30:15,707 --> 00:30:16,627
Speaker 7: Came back strong.

602
00:30:16,707 --> 00:30:19,147
Speaker 16: But there was signs against the Force that we were

603
00:30:19,147 --> 00:30:23,987
Speaker 16: slightly better. Sad we fell on golden point or we

604
00:30:24,107 --> 00:30:25,467
Speaker 16: could have got a win or got a panety to

605
00:30:25,467 --> 00:30:27,907
Speaker 16: get the win. So we had a bit of confidence

606
00:30:27,947 --> 00:30:29,307
Speaker 16: a wee a bit from that week and then we

607
00:30:30,147 --> 00:30:32,067
Speaker 16: as usually rugby team spending time together and.

608
00:30:32,147 --> 00:30:34,627
Speaker 7: Working hard, we got.

609
00:30:34,827 --> 00:30:37,067
Speaker 16: Yeah, we we got the rewards against the Brumbies and

610
00:30:37,067 --> 00:30:39,227
Speaker 16: and probably ironically it's often the end point for us

611
00:30:39,227 --> 00:30:42,307
Speaker 16: as a as a team, maybe it was a standpoint

612
00:30:42,387 --> 00:30:45,427
Speaker 16: this year to as you say, springboard from that performance.

613
00:30:47,387 --> 00:30:49,987
Speaker 7: So, yeah, it was. It was a timely time on

614
00:30:50,027 --> 00:30:52,147
Speaker 7: the road going to Australia. I think you.

615
00:30:52,147 --> 00:30:54,347
Speaker 3: Said just before that there's no serious injuries. We did

616
00:30:54,387 --> 00:30:56,787
Speaker 3: say pet Umanga, Jenson and Rubin Love lead the field

617
00:30:56,867 --> 00:30:59,467
Speaker 3: last night with what looked to be sort of little niggles.

618
00:30:59,467 --> 00:31:00,427
Speaker 3: They're both going to be.

619
00:31:00,427 --> 00:31:02,467
Speaker 7: A kai, Yeah, I think so.

620
00:31:02,547 --> 00:31:05,307
Speaker 16: I mean there's a heap of guys with niggles at

621
00:31:05,307 --> 00:31:07,027
Speaker 16: this time of the year when he played voting games,

622
00:31:07,027 --> 00:31:11,067
Speaker 16: you know, so yeah, we'll just I'm pretty sure they'll

623
00:31:11,107 --> 00:31:12,907
Speaker 16: be they'll be ready to play come saturly.

624
00:31:13,427 --> 00:31:16,227
Speaker 3: Just on Peter, you know, he he played, you know,

625
00:31:16,387 --> 00:31:19,427
Speaker 3: I think pretty much every game until Riley Higgins became

626
00:31:19,427 --> 00:31:21,987
Speaker 3: available again, then had to drop out of the side,

627
00:31:22,027 --> 00:31:24,067
Speaker 3: came back in against the Raids and I thought was

628
00:31:24,667 --> 00:31:26,827
Speaker 3: terrific last night. Well, what have you Saiyn from Peter

629
00:31:26,907 --> 00:31:28,107
Speaker 3: Umanga Jinson this season.

630
00:31:29,627 --> 00:31:31,987
Speaker 16: Yeah, but of all that, you know, he actually you know,

631
00:31:32,187 --> 00:31:34,107
Speaker 16: he did get can cast against the Force and had

632
00:31:34,107 --> 00:31:36,747
Speaker 16: he showed us, so that was the reason he dropped

633
00:31:36,787 --> 00:31:37,267
Speaker 16: out of the team.

634
00:31:37,467 --> 00:31:39,427
Speaker 7: You know, we were really happy the way he was playing.

635
00:31:41,587 --> 00:31:43,307
Speaker 16: You know, I said again last night he showed it

636
00:31:43,387 --> 00:31:45,467
Speaker 16: a lot of the work the early part of the

637
00:31:45,547 --> 00:31:50,587
Speaker 16: year without Riley and obviously Jordy overseas, so you know,

638
00:31:50,627 --> 00:31:53,187
Speaker 16: we were we were really happy with the way he

639
00:31:53,267 --> 00:31:55,107
Speaker 16: was playing. You know, he's seen last night. When he's

640
00:31:55,107 --> 00:31:58,947
Speaker 16: decisive and he he makes any decisions to carry or

641
00:31:59,027 --> 00:32:00,947
Speaker 16: move the ball on then he's a real threat, you

642
00:32:00,947 --> 00:32:04,027
Speaker 16: know with with the bone hand or his passing game.

643
00:32:04,467 --> 00:32:07,627
Speaker 16: He's got a nice shot passing game. So so yeah,

644
00:32:07,707 --> 00:32:10,707
Speaker 16: Righty's you know injury was you know, it's unfortunate to

645
00:32:10,707 --> 00:32:11,947
Speaker 16: have them both in the squad.

646
00:32:11,747 --> 00:32:15,387
Speaker 7: Would you know, would have that real depth. But I

647
00:32:15,427 --> 00:32:17,827
Speaker 7: think he got performance last night that showed how good

648
00:32:17,867 --> 00:32:18,547
Speaker 7: rugby player.

649
00:32:18,467 --> 00:32:20,387
Speaker 3: Is and we seem to talk him out to ma

650
00:32:20,467 --> 00:32:23,027
Speaker 3: very white, but I think it is worth mentioning Duplessy

651
00:32:23,027 --> 00:32:25,347
Speaker 3: copy again. He finished last night with the blood all

652
00:32:25,387 --> 00:32:27,147
Speaker 3: down the shoot not that's that the note that that's

653
00:32:27,147 --> 00:32:29,427
Speaker 3: an indication of a good game or not. But what

654
00:32:29,427 --> 00:32:31,107
Speaker 3: have you saying from him in terms of his growth

655
00:32:31,107 --> 00:32:31,627
Speaker 3: this season?

656
00:32:33,707 --> 00:32:35,467
Speaker 7: Yeah, it's just the maturity, isn't it.

657
00:32:35,467 --> 00:32:38,827
Speaker 16: The consistency He's always for as long as I've watched

658
00:32:38,867 --> 00:32:41,907
Speaker 16: Duke's player rugby can have impact in the game. But

659
00:32:41,987 --> 00:32:47,027
Speaker 16: he's having continual impacts. His work off the balls improved.

660
00:32:47,187 --> 00:32:48,587
Speaker 16: You know, I thought a couple of times last night

661
00:32:48,587 --> 00:32:50,547
Speaker 16: you see his ball carrying, but also you know it's

662
00:32:50,547 --> 00:32:52,227
Speaker 16: some real link play where he moved the ball and

663
00:32:52,267 --> 00:32:53,787
Speaker 16: a couple of times and got the ball to the

664
00:32:53,907 --> 00:32:58,067
Speaker 16: edge and the men really respond well to them. He's

665
00:32:58,067 --> 00:33:00,987
Speaker 16: got a real sort of yeah, which again is a

666
00:33:01,067 --> 00:33:04,467
Speaker 16: mature and a more calm leadership approach at the minute.

667
00:33:04,467 --> 00:33:07,347
Speaker 16: You know, he can still where he's heart on the

668
00:33:07,387 --> 00:33:09,787
Speaker 16: sleeve and still have massive impacts in the game, but

669
00:33:10,387 --> 00:33:11,987
Speaker 16: can also stay really calm.

670
00:33:11,747 --> 00:33:14,227
Speaker 7: And and help others.

671
00:33:14,427 --> 00:33:17,067
Speaker 16: You know, he's always had to say that the ability

672
00:33:17,107 --> 00:33:18,907
Speaker 16: to do his own stuff, but now he's also got

673
00:33:18,947 --> 00:33:20,747
Speaker 16: the ability to bring other people with them.

674
00:33:21,387 --> 00:33:23,587
Speaker 3: Will you get a supple a mo back this week?

675
00:33:24,627 --> 00:33:24,827
Speaker 9: Yeah?

676
00:33:24,827 --> 00:33:27,307
Speaker 7: I think so. He's back training.

677
00:33:27,387 --> 00:33:29,907
Speaker 16: So he was just a twelve day standdown from the concussion.

678
00:33:32,387 --> 00:33:33,907
Speaker 16: So yeah, he was back training at the back end

679
00:33:33,907 --> 00:33:36,707
Speaker 16: of the week. So we'll just continue with those protocols.

680
00:33:36,707 --> 00:33:40,187
Speaker 16: But all signs would be that that he's available, and

681
00:33:40,507 --> 00:33:42,987
Speaker 16: you know, maybe one or two others that have been out.

682
00:33:42,907 --> 00:33:45,267
Speaker 16: I say we'll we convene tomorrow and getting up there

683
00:33:45,307 --> 00:33:47,427
Speaker 16: and where all the buddies are all based.

684
00:33:47,467 --> 00:33:49,347
Speaker 3: As you are playing your wike, Clark, hope you can

685
00:33:49,387 --> 00:33:51,867
Speaker 3: earn yourself another manday. Thanks for taking the time this afternoon.

686
00:33:51,907 --> 00:33:54,387
Speaker 7: As always, all good.

687
00:33:54,227 --> 00:33:57,307
Speaker 3: Now, thank you Clark, Clark liedlow there, Hurricanes head coach

688
00:33:57,387 --> 00:34:01,227
Speaker 3: Bromby's Saturday Night nine thirty five Gold Sport and iHeart

689
00:34:01,267 --> 00:34:05,987
Speaker 3: Radio for your commentary seventeen to one. So what's that Chiefs, Crusiders, Hurricanes,

690
00:34:06,507 --> 00:34:09,347
Speaker 3: Blues next Paul Title on the show right after.

691
00:34:09,187 --> 00:34:13,267
Speaker 1: This, the Tough Questions Off the Turf Weekend Sport with

692
00:34:13,467 --> 00:34:18,067
Speaker 1: Jason Tyne and GJ. Gunnerholmes, New Zealand's most Trusted home Builder.

693
00:34:17,827 --> 00:34:22,067
Speaker 3: News coming up thirteen to one. The defending champion Blues

694
00:34:22,267 --> 00:34:24,507
Speaker 3: going to travel down the motorway play the Chiefs and

695
00:34:24,547 --> 00:34:27,387
Speaker 3: Hamilton on Saturday Night, and we'll do so with some

696
00:34:27,467 --> 00:34:31,747
Speaker 3: confidence after yesterday's outing against the war Atars at Eden Park.

697
00:34:32,467 --> 00:34:33,667
Speaker 13: Over it goes.

698
00:34:34,827 --> 00:34:38,987
Speaker 17: That is full time, the Blues do their bets, but

699
00:34:39,147 --> 00:34:43,627
Speaker 17: will it be enough? Forty six six a bonus point

700
00:34:43,667 --> 00:34:47,827
Speaker 17: When seven tries to none the Blues out class the war.

701
00:34:47,827 --> 00:34:51,067
Speaker 3: Tarze it was enough, Blues assistant coach Paul Tittle is

702
00:34:51,107 --> 00:34:53,147
Speaker 3: with us. Paul, that one over the war Tars forty

703
00:34:53,187 --> 00:34:55,387
Speaker 3: six to six a good result. How happy were you

704
00:34:55,467 --> 00:34:58,427
Speaker 3: to finish the regular season with such an emphatic win.

705
00:34:59,107 --> 00:35:01,907
Speaker 18: Yeah, hey, you know, we knew we had to get

706
00:35:01,947 --> 00:35:03,827
Speaker 18: the job done. I think, first and foremost where to

707
00:35:03,867 --> 00:35:06,107
Speaker 18: win the game, and then they worry about that bonus

708
00:35:06,107 --> 00:35:10,387
Speaker 18: point secondary, So you know, it was pleasing to score

709
00:35:10,427 --> 00:35:14,307
Speaker 18: those couple of tries just for half time, which potentially

710
00:35:14,307 --> 00:35:17,987
Speaker 18: took the windowut of the sales for the Warratas. But

711
00:35:18,387 --> 00:35:21,587
Speaker 18: on your question, you know, pleasing to get the result

712
00:35:21,787 --> 00:35:23,507
Speaker 18: and we earn the right to go on a Monday,

713
00:35:23,587 --> 00:35:26,707
Speaker 18: and you know we're all day to day to make sure.

714
00:35:26,627 --> 00:35:28,107
Speaker 6: We're ready to go down the highway.

715
00:35:28,147 --> 00:35:30,267
Speaker 3: Like you said, of course you knew that I want to.

716
00:35:30,307 --> 00:35:32,267
Speaker 3: Pacifica could jump back over the top of you if

717
00:35:32,347 --> 00:35:34,747
Speaker 3: they beat the Hurricanes with a bonus point, which obviously

718
00:35:34,747 --> 00:35:37,667
Speaker 3: didn't happen any any nervous moments. They went up early,

719
00:35:37,707 --> 00:35:40,027
Speaker 3: but after that you always felt confident Hurricanes would do

720
00:35:40,027 --> 00:35:40,547
Speaker 3: you a favor.

721
00:35:41,907 --> 00:35:44,347
Speaker 6: Well, I definitely thought Moana on the day could win

722
00:35:44,427 --> 00:35:45,867
Speaker 6: that game. But you know, I mean to.

723
00:35:45,827 --> 00:35:48,667
Speaker 18: Beat the Hurricanes by three tries I felt was always

724
00:35:48,667 --> 00:35:52,307
Speaker 18: a big ask for them. But you know, I think

725
00:35:52,427 --> 00:35:56,107
Speaker 18: you know everyone's touched on it. They've had an outstanding season.

726
00:35:56,187 --> 00:35:58,267
Speaker 18: You know, they miss out, but they'll be better for that,

727
00:35:58,387 --> 00:36:01,307
Speaker 18: and you know next year they'll they'll grow another league.

728
00:36:01,427 --> 00:36:04,387
Speaker 3: Absolutely right. Funny our regular season for you guys, six wins,

729
00:36:04,747 --> 00:36:08,107
Speaker 3: eight losses. What are the most valuable reflections she can

730
00:36:08,147 --> 00:36:10,747
Speaker 3: take from the regular season heading into the finals.

731
00:36:12,027 --> 00:36:13,547
Speaker 6: Well, I think we just look at the Chiefs.

732
00:36:13,547 --> 00:36:15,947
Speaker 18: You know, we played them first round and then first

733
00:36:15,987 --> 00:36:19,147
Speaker 18: round around after the buy. You know that first round

734
00:36:20,787 --> 00:36:22,787
Speaker 18: we've met a lot of boys that were undercooked and

735
00:36:25,267 --> 00:36:27,707
Speaker 18: the Chiefs were in a similar position and they backed

736
00:36:27,707 --> 00:36:29,947
Speaker 18: their squad. So you know, that's most really learning for

737
00:36:30,027 --> 00:36:32,067
Speaker 18: us moving forward. But in that last game, we went

738
00:36:32,107 --> 00:36:34,787
Speaker 18: Hamilton and we were competitive, there.

739
00:36:34,667 --> 00:36:37,307
Speaker 6: Wasn't much in it. We know we have to be

740
00:36:37,467 --> 00:36:40,707
Speaker 6: at our best to compete with the Chiefs.

741
00:36:40,427 --> 00:36:42,347
Speaker 18: At the moment, I think, especially the last couple of weeks,

742
00:36:42,387 --> 00:36:44,907
Speaker 18: I've really gone up a level. So you know that

743
00:36:44,907 --> 00:36:49,747
Speaker 18: they're starting while they're starting fast, so we know we're hunting.

744
00:36:49,787 --> 00:36:51,507
Speaker 18: No illusion how tough it will be to go to

745
00:36:51,547 --> 00:36:55,507
Speaker 18: Hamilton to win. But also on this on the flip side,

746
00:36:55,587 --> 00:36:58,307
Speaker 18: is actually taking some confidence that we have gone down

747
00:36:58,147 --> 00:37:02,667
Speaker 18: and they're informed. So no, we looked as a coaching

748
00:37:02,707 --> 00:37:04,427
Speaker 18: group to set up a week to make sure we

749
00:37:04,467 --> 00:37:07,907
Speaker 18: get things right and head down the road with confidence.

750
00:37:08,587 --> 00:37:11,587
Speaker 3: In terms of personnel, you lost off the Fussy Fair

751
00:37:11,627 --> 00:37:14,667
Speaker 3: early on. Sam Dowry hasn't played at all this season

752
00:37:14,747 --> 00:37:17,947
Speaker 3: after being a big influence for you last season. How

753
00:37:17,987 --> 00:37:21,467
Speaker 3: significant has the loss of those two players in particular being.

754
00:37:23,667 --> 00:37:25,627
Speaker 6: I think what they bring to the team is huge.

755
00:37:26,107 --> 00:37:29,467
Speaker 18: Obviously different parts of the game, but really own their

756
00:37:29,507 --> 00:37:32,107
Speaker 18: own space and we've definitely missed him.

757
00:37:32,147 --> 00:37:32,707
Speaker 6: But you know.

758
00:37:32,707 --> 00:37:35,867
Speaker 18: That's rugby and all teams are like this, so you

759
00:37:35,907 --> 00:37:39,147
Speaker 18: know we can't really look back. They're still they still

760
00:37:39,187 --> 00:37:40,267
Speaker 18: have influence in our group.

761
00:37:40,307 --> 00:37:40,867
Speaker 6: The top men.

762
00:37:40,907 --> 00:37:43,387
Speaker 18: They care about the Blues and they'll be in this

763
00:37:43,467 --> 00:37:45,587
Speaker 18: week fear the boys, so they're ready.

764
00:37:45,347 --> 00:37:46,627
Speaker 6: To go on did they not.

765
00:37:47,107 --> 00:37:50,387
Speaker 3: I guess with Offer dropping out, it's opened the door

766
00:37:50,467 --> 00:37:53,907
Speaker 3: for Josh for Stur to play a much more significant role.

767
00:37:53,947 --> 00:37:56,947
Speaker 3: In fact, he's played every game for you, Paul. You reckon,

768
00:37:56,987 --> 00:37:59,227
Speaker 3: he's look chet around about him, You reckon, he's ready

769
00:37:59,267 --> 00:38:00,787
Speaker 3: for the next step up.

770
00:38:02,787 --> 00:38:06,187
Speaker 18: Yeah, he's a great human, Josh one of the hardest

771
00:38:06,547 --> 00:38:08,587
Speaker 18: guys in our team, always here on a day off,

772
00:38:08,667 --> 00:38:11,987
Speaker 18: preparing himself to go on the weekend. You know, you

773
00:38:12,027 --> 00:38:15,147
Speaker 18: look at his b stats, He's he's right up there

774
00:38:15,187 --> 00:38:19,387
Speaker 18: as we're great huge. So yeah, I think he's taking

775
00:38:19,387 --> 00:38:23,627
Speaker 18: his opportunities this year with Opper out, Like you said, Yeah,

776
00:38:23,787 --> 00:38:25,347
Speaker 18: I think he's there or thereabouts.

777
00:38:25,827 --> 00:38:27,547
Speaker 6: And you know, in these big games.

778
00:38:27,227 --> 00:38:28,827
Speaker 18: That's where you can really put your hand up and

779
00:38:29,587 --> 00:38:31,667
Speaker 18: cement your spot on that in that dat Jersey. But

780
00:38:31,827 --> 00:38:34,787
Speaker 18: you know, I think Josh him South will just known him.

781
00:38:34,827 --> 00:38:37,027
Speaker 18: He'll just begin his head down on making sure he's

782
00:38:37,307 --> 00:38:38,227
Speaker 18: ready to go for said date.

783
00:38:38,507 --> 00:38:39,907
Speaker 3: I look at the team you put out yesterday, I

784
00:38:39,947 --> 00:38:41,587
Speaker 3: think is the first time at about six games you've

785
00:38:41,587 --> 00:38:43,827
Speaker 3: had Caleb, Clark and Mike to lay a start together.

786
00:38:44,107 --> 00:38:46,867
Speaker 3: He got other guys coming back, and you actually arrived,

787
00:38:46,867 --> 00:38:50,187
Speaker 3: do you, Paul, at finals time with pretty much your

788
00:38:50,187 --> 00:38:51,507
Speaker 3: first choice side available.

789
00:38:52,827 --> 00:38:54,667
Speaker 18: Yeah, I think apart from those two that you mentioned

790
00:38:54,667 --> 00:38:57,307
Speaker 18: that we're season long in injuries, I think we're there

791
00:38:57,347 --> 00:39:00,507
Speaker 18: or thereabouts. So I mean, I was a nice see

792
00:39:00,507 --> 00:39:02,667
Speaker 18: the Backs last night playing was a bit more confidence

793
00:39:02,747 --> 00:39:04,587
Speaker 18: and then getting the ball to Wit, then getting the

794
00:39:04,587 --> 00:39:08,227
Speaker 18: ball to those guys like you've just mentioned, you know,

795
00:39:08,347 --> 00:39:12,307
Speaker 18: massive influence in the game and you know went on one.

796
00:39:12,507 --> 00:39:16,427
Speaker 18: They're pretty good themselves, so you know, it's it's exciting

797
00:39:16,427 --> 00:39:18,787
Speaker 18: week and we've got to nailed as.

798
00:39:18,667 --> 00:39:20,227
Speaker 6: A coaching group to make sure we set them up

799
00:39:20,227 --> 00:39:20,747
Speaker 6: for the weekend.

800
00:39:21,307 --> 00:39:23,947
Speaker 3: Is this niggle between the Blues and Mawana pacifica real

801
00:39:24,027 --> 00:39:26,787
Speaker 3: or is this just about a social media banter going on?

802
00:39:28,027 --> 00:39:29,627
Speaker 6: Well, I'm not really on social media.

803
00:39:29,827 --> 00:39:31,027
Speaker 3: You're probably the wrong guy to ask.

804
00:39:34,467 --> 00:39:36,267
Speaker 18: The first thing I walked in this morning and one

805
00:39:36,267 --> 00:39:38,067
Speaker 18: of the boys said, jeez, is getting out of hand.

806
00:39:38,107 --> 00:39:41,507
Speaker 18: But you know, I mean, I think that it's all

807
00:39:41,547 --> 00:39:43,947
Speaker 18: about likes and thumbs up and stuff like this is

808
00:39:43,947 --> 00:39:44,787
Speaker 18: what I understand.

809
00:39:44,867 --> 00:39:47,907
Speaker 6: So mard enough that's good for the game or bad

810
00:39:47,947 --> 00:39:48,427
Speaker 6: for the game.

811
00:39:48,467 --> 00:39:51,507
Speaker 18: But you know, I mean, all all I say is,

812
00:39:52,307 --> 00:39:54,347
Speaker 18: you know, let's get on with it and you know,

813
00:39:54,347 --> 00:39:56,187
Speaker 18: I mean tip your hat to Mowana. They've had a

814
00:39:56,227 --> 00:39:59,827
Speaker 18: good year and we've made it and we've got a

815
00:39:59,827 --> 00:40:00,787
Speaker 18: big game on set that.

816
00:40:00,827 --> 00:40:01,427
Speaker 19: Yeah you're doing.

817
00:40:01,667 --> 00:40:03,267
Speaker 3: Hey, thanks, Paul, got to leave it there. I appreciate

818
00:40:03,307 --> 00:40:05,907
Speaker 3: your time though. Paul Tittle, assistant coach of the Blues.

819
00:40:05,947 --> 00:40:09,907
Speaker 3: They all the Chiefs Saturday night at FMG Stadium in

820
00:40:10,027 --> 00:40:12,947
Speaker 3: Hamilton for a place in the semi final, seven and

821
00:40:13,027 --> 00:40:15,627
Speaker 3: a half away from one New stalks By when.

822
00:40:15,467 --> 00:40:17,507
Speaker 1: It's down to the line and you made a call

823
00:40:17,667 --> 00:40:20,947
Speaker 1: on eight hundred and eighty ten eighty Weekend Sports with

824
00:40:21,107 --> 00:40:23,627
Speaker 1: Jason Pine News Talk Zibby, I.

825
00:40:23,547 --> 00:40:25,547
Speaker 3: Just want to finish the Super Rugby where the comment

826
00:40:25,587 --> 00:40:28,267
Speaker 3: clark Lydlaw might after the game last night Hurricanes coach

827
00:40:28,387 --> 00:40:31,427
Speaker 3: clarke Ldlaw about the return of Ardie and Julian Savilla

828
00:40:31,907 --> 00:40:34,107
Speaker 3: to Wellington in mo Wanna Colors.

829
00:40:34,427 --> 00:40:37,947
Speaker 16: Hardie did play ten years for the Hurricanes, Julian ten years.

830
00:40:37,987 --> 00:40:40,747
Speaker 16: They've played close to three hundred games between them and

831
00:40:40,787 --> 00:40:42,947
Speaker 16: other the Hurricanes legends.

832
00:40:43,067 --> 00:40:44,667
Speaker 7: You know, so yeah they're playing from Juana now.

833
00:40:44,707 --> 00:40:47,907
Speaker 16: But we were really proud of Ardi the way he's played,

834
00:40:47,947 --> 00:40:50,747
Speaker 16: and you know, maybe it was the right thing for

835
00:40:50,787 --> 00:40:54,067
Speaker 16: everybody already going up to Moana. They've been successful. He's

836
00:40:54,067 --> 00:40:57,107
Speaker 16: played probably his best Super rugby season in a long time,

837
00:40:57,147 --> 00:41:02,147
Speaker 16: and we've got duplec Criefy and Bryan Yosse and Devin

838
00:41:02,187 --> 00:41:04,067
Speaker 16: Flanders and so on, and we might have had to

839
00:41:04,107 --> 00:41:07,827
Speaker 16: lose a couple of those players. So yeah, maybe it's

840
00:41:07,827 --> 00:41:09,627
Speaker 16: just I went on around and you know, we get

841
00:41:09,627 --> 00:41:12,107
Speaker 16: twenty thousand here and we make some money off the

842
00:41:12,147 --> 00:41:15,667
Speaker 16: gate and so on, so we're happy. Asked to keep

843
00:41:15,707 --> 00:41:17,707
Speaker 16: your heads down. Maybe flying under the radars the way

844
00:41:17,867 --> 00:41:18,947
Speaker 16: the way it needs to be this year.

845
00:41:19,147 --> 00:41:21,187
Speaker 3: Yep, maybe it was the best thing all around for

846
00:41:21,307 --> 00:41:23,107
Speaker 3: Ardi to go to Mauana Pacifica. You might get an

847
00:41:23,147 --> 00:41:26,067
Speaker 3: argument from me, wouldn't affect his head on them? Look

848
00:41:26,147 --> 00:41:27,507
Speaker 3: Metcalff after one o'clock.

849
00:41:29,027 --> 00:41:31,947
Speaker 1: It's the only place to discuss the biggest Fours issues

850
00:41:32,027 --> 00:41:33,787
Speaker 1: on and after fields.

851
00:41:34,267 --> 00:41:35,307
Speaker 6: It's all on week.

852
00:41:35,147 --> 00:41:38,707
Speaker 2: James Sport with Jason Hyde on your home of Sport

853
00:41:40,147 --> 00:41:40,587
Speaker 2: US Talk.

854
00:41:40,667 --> 00:41:44,747
Speaker 3: Sibby, Hello there, welcome into Weekend Sport on News Talks.

855
00:41:44,747 --> 00:41:47,467
Speaker 3: He'd be for June one. I'm Jason Pine with any

856
00:41:47,507 --> 00:41:51,347
Speaker 3: McDonald alongside. We're hit till three. Luke Metcalfe out of

857
00:41:51,387 --> 00:41:55,827
Speaker 3: the Warriors standing by for a chat rabbidos there opposition

858
00:41:55,947 --> 00:41:59,627
Speaker 3: four o'clock this afternoon, New Zealand time. That game's in Sydney.

859
00:42:00,267 --> 00:42:04,267
Speaker 3: The Warriors winning streak came to an end last Sunday,

860
00:42:04,387 --> 00:42:09,187
Speaker 3: going down sixteen ten to the Raiders at Go Media.

861
00:42:10,107 --> 00:42:12,987
Speaker 3: Just a couple of residual text messages from last hour.

862
00:42:13,067 --> 00:42:13,227
Speaker 7: Though.

863
00:42:13,267 --> 00:42:17,107
Speaker 3: Regarding the rugby, Balen Sullivan must be in the All

864
00:42:17,107 --> 00:42:19,947
Speaker 3: Black says this one he's intimidating. Can play twelve thirteen

865
00:42:20,027 --> 00:42:24,307
Speaker 3: or on both wings to Mothy Tavatava Nahwai as well

866
00:42:24,347 --> 00:42:29,067
Speaker 3: at twelve thirteen or fourteen. This All Black selection, as

867
00:42:29,107 --> 00:42:32,147
Speaker 3: they always are, the first All Black selection of the year,

868
00:42:32,587 --> 00:42:36,347
Speaker 3: will be fascinating for a couple of reasons. Look, I

869
00:42:36,347 --> 00:42:39,947
Speaker 3: think to Mothy Tava Tava Nahway is absolutely in the conversation,

870
00:42:40,107 --> 00:42:43,387
Speaker 3: isn't he? His utility value has just outlined on that

871
00:42:43,507 --> 00:42:47,627
Speaker 3: text puts him in the conversation. He's played most of

872
00:42:47,627 --> 00:42:51,307
Speaker 3: his rugby this year at twelve. There's a lot of

873
00:42:51,307 --> 00:42:55,987
Speaker 3: competition for those midfield spots, but you kind of feel

874
00:42:55,987 --> 00:42:59,107
Speaker 3: like if you know you can only do what to

875
00:42:59,227 --> 00:43:03,387
Speaker 3: Mothy Tavatava nah, why has done what others in the

876
00:43:03,427 --> 00:43:07,587
Speaker 3: all Blacks frame can do and have done. I go

877
00:43:07,627 --> 00:43:10,747
Speaker 3: back to DUPLASKARDTHI look what else can he do to

878
00:43:10,827 --> 00:43:14,427
Speaker 3: turn the head or heads rather of the All Black selectors.

879
00:43:15,467 --> 00:43:18,027
Speaker 3: All you can do is play brilliantly at Super rugby level.

880
00:43:18,987 --> 00:43:23,067
Speaker 3: Tava Tavanah White's done that. Duplasikarithi has done that. Others

881
00:43:23,107 --> 00:43:28,347
Speaker 3: have done that, They've turned heads. The All Black squad, incidentally,

882
00:43:28,427 --> 00:43:32,947
Speaker 3: for the French Tests is named on the Monday after

883
00:43:32,987 --> 00:43:36,387
Speaker 3: the Super Rugby Final, so that's what three weeks tomorrow.

884
00:43:38,027 --> 00:43:40,947
Speaker 3: It's being named in New Plymouth, as I understand it,

885
00:43:41,227 --> 00:43:45,427
Speaker 3: around lunchtime on that Monday, So that's when we'll find

886
00:43:45,467 --> 00:43:49,067
Speaker 3: out the thirty five I think thirty five. Did I

887
00:43:49,107 --> 00:43:52,507
Speaker 3: hear Elliott Smith say on the Rugby Direct podcast last week?

888
00:43:52,547 --> 00:43:55,347
Speaker 3: Thirty five players for those three tests. It seems like

889
00:43:55,387 --> 00:43:58,107
Speaker 3: a lot. It seems like a lot of players, doesn't it. Anyway,

890
00:43:58,427 --> 00:44:02,387
Speaker 3: that's all ahead of us, Gunna says Piney. You've given

891
00:44:02,427 --> 00:44:05,867
Speaker 3: my chiefs the kiss of death. Gunna. You and I

892
00:44:05,907 --> 00:44:08,027
Speaker 3: both know I don't have that power, but I hear

893
00:44:08,067 --> 00:44:10,907
Speaker 3: what you're saying. You've given them because of death, says Gonna,

894
00:44:10,907 --> 00:44:14,227
Speaker 3: by saying, surely it's their year by leading the round

895
00:44:14,307 --> 00:44:19,907
Speaker 3: robin and being beaten finalists in the last two seasons.

896
00:44:20,587 --> 00:44:23,467
Speaker 3: It's finals footy, says Gonna. It doesn't matter who plays,

897
00:44:23,507 --> 00:44:28,587
Speaker 3: who forms irrelevant. I'm picking it'll be eighty minutes of knockdown, brutal,

898
00:44:28,707 --> 00:44:30,507
Speaker 3: last man standing.

899
00:44:31,587 --> 00:44:32,067
Speaker 2: Football.

900
00:44:32,107 --> 00:44:34,707
Speaker 3: Just look at Auckland FC. At least is gone. The

901
00:44:34,787 --> 00:44:36,587
Speaker 3: Chiefs do have a bonus of losing next week to

902
00:44:36,587 --> 00:44:40,307
Speaker 3: have another crack. I love that rule, says Gonna. I've

903
00:44:40,387 --> 00:44:42,787
Speaker 3: more concerned about the Chiefs midfield, especially at twelve. I'll

904
00:44:42,827 --> 00:44:45,507
Speaker 3: be surprised if Quinn plays, and I'm not sure if

905
00:44:45,587 --> 00:44:48,547
Speaker 3: or when Anton Lennart Brown will be back. The Chiefs

906
00:44:48,547 --> 00:44:50,707
Speaker 3: forward pack and their reserve forwards, to me, should give

907
00:44:50,747 --> 00:44:53,267
Speaker 3: them the edge. I'm quietly confident for a win because

908
00:44:53,267 --> 00:44:55,507
Speaker 3: we are a humble lost. You are Gonna and I

909
00:44:55,507 --> 00:44:58,267
Speaker 3: always enjoy your text. Matt says. The whole final series

910
00:44:58,307 --> 00:45:00,827
Speaker 3: is are face now. After the gifted win to the

911
00:45:00,827 --> 00:45:03,987
Speaker 3: Crusaders over the Brumbies, which has lot sid of the

912
00:45:04,027 --> 00:45:06,547
Speaker 3: event for our New Zealand teams, I would love for

913
00:45:06,587 --> 00:45:09,347
Speaker 3: the Brumbis to get a home playoff game well, they

914
00:45:09,387 --> 00:45:10,707
Speaker 3: do get a home playoff game map, but I think

915
00:45:10,747 --> 00:45:12,467
Speaker 3: you've made a home playoff semi, don't you if they win,

916
00:45:12,827 --> 00:45:16,467
Speaker 3: which would have rarely thrown a cat amongst the pigeons. Yeah,

917
00:45:16,467 --> 00:45:17,867
Speaker 3: I think the Brumbies are a bit dirty on what

918
00:45:17,867 --> 00:45:19,427
Speaker 3: happened the other night. They thought there was a knock

919
00:45:19,467 --> 00:45:21,947
Speaker 3: on and the lead up to George Bell's try which

920
00:45:21,947 --> 00:45:27,467
Speaker 3: won the Crusaders the game. Can't relitigate it now, but yeah,

921
00:45:27,467 --> 00:45:31,467
Speaker 3: that would certainly have changed the dynamic of the finals

922
00:45:32,147 --> 00:45:35,787
Speaker 3: if the Brumbies had been second. Just to explain the

923
00:45:35,827 --> 00:45:38,907
Speaker 3: finals to you and you might still be catching up

924
00:45:38,907 --> 00:45:41,667
Speaker 3: with this. I was having conversations as recently as yesterday

925
00:45:41,707 --> 00:45:44,267
Speaker 3: with people who I thought would know the finals format

926
00:45:44,507 --> 00:45:47,867
Speaker 3: and didn't know the finals format. So here's what we

927
00:45:47,947 --> 00:45:51,867
Speaker 3: are looking at. The top six go through one play

928
00:45:51,987 --> 00:45:57,627
Speaker 3: six that's Chiefs Blues. Two plays five that's Crusaders, Reds.

929
00:45:58,347 --> 00:46:03,227
Speaker 3: Three plays four that is Brumby's Hurricanes. The winners of

930
00:46:03,267 --> 00:46:06,827
Speaker 3: those three games go through to the semifinals, and also

931
00:46:07,027 --> 00:46:11,827
Speaker 3: going through the highest ranked loser. Are you with me?

932
00:46:12,787 --> 00:46:15,507
Speaker 3: So you look at the losers of those three games

933
00:46:15,507 --> 00:46:18,787
Speaker 3: and you say, right, who finished highest of those three

934
00:46:19,747 --> 00:46:23,427
Speaker 3: on the regular season ladder. So for the Chiefs, that's

935
00:46:23,467 --> 00:46:26,187
Speaker 3: why is going to point it out, they have effectively

936
00:46:26,307 --> 00:46:29,307
Speaker 3: another life, because if the Chiefs were to lose to

937
00:46:29,347 --> 00:46:32,267
Speaker 3: the Blues, they would, by virtue of being top of

938
00:46:32,267 --> 00:46:37,907
Speaker 3: the table, be the highest ranked loser and would go through. Now,

939
00:46:37,947 --> 00:46:41,547
Speaker 3: the other interesting part of this is that if these

940
00:46:41,627 --> 00:46:47,187
Speaker 3: games go to form, and on Friday night the Crusaders

941
00:46:47,227 --> 00:46:50,787
Speaker 3: beat the Reds and on Saturday night the Chiefs beat

942
00:46:50,827 --> 00:46:56,187
Speaker 3: the Blues, the Brumbies and the Hurricanes know that regardless

943
00:46:56,227 --> 00:46:58,507
Speaker 3: of the result in their game, they're both going through.

944
00:47:00,427 --> 00:47:02,627
Speaker 3: I'm not sure that'll change the dynamic of the way

945
00:47:02,667 --> 00:47:06,107
Speaker 3: they play, but it's an interesting little layer. By the

946
00:47:06,107 --> 00:47:10,827
Speaker 3: time they kick off in Canberra on Saturday night, they

947
00:47:10,867 --> 00:47:14,227
Speaker 3: will know if there's actually anything on the line as

948
00:47:14,267 --> 00:47:16,747
Speaker 3: far as elimination is concerned, because it may well be.

949
00:47:17,467 --> 00:47:19,947
Speaker 3: It may well be that the Chiefs and the Crusaders

950
00:47:19,987 --> 00:47:22,667
Speaker 3: both win their games, right, that'd be favor that'd be

951
00:47:22,667 --> 00:47:26,107
Speaker 3: the favored way of thinking about it. So then the

952
00:47:26,147 --> 00:47:29,587
Speaker 3: winner of the Brumby's Hurricanes go through, and by virtue

953
00:47:29,627 --> 00:47:31,467
Speaker 3: of the fact that whoever losers would be the highest

954
00:47:31,507 --> 00:47:36,787
Speaker 3: ranked loser, they also go through. It's all ahead of us.

955
00:47:37,027 --> 00:47:39,587
Speaker 3: That is all ahead of us. We will wrap it

956
00:47:39,627 --> 00:47:43,027
Speaker 3: all up for you during our shows next weekend. I'm

957
00:47:43,067 --> 00:47:46,067
Speaker 3: picking the Hurricanes to win this comp Now, there are

958
00:47:46,067 --> 00:47:48,187
Speaker 3: some brilliant players in this team. That's not my words.

959
00:47:48,267 --> 00:47:51,867
Speaker 3: That's a text, by the way, that's not me saying that.

960
00:47:52,587 --> 00:47:54,267
Speaker 3: It's a text. I would love to say, Hurricanes, one

961
00:47:54,267 --> 00:47:56,467
Speaker 3: of my Hurricanes are fan of course. Updating you on

962
00:47:56,507 --> 00:48:00,427
Speaker 3: the NBA. It's Game six in the in the East

963
00:48:00,587 --> 00:48:05,307
Speaker 3: between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks. The Paces,

964
00:48:05,387 --> 00:48:07,787
Speaker 3: if they win this, were secure their place in the

965
00:48:07,787 --> 00:48:12,867
Speaker 3: final or the NBA Finals against OKC Oklahoma City Thunder.

966
00:48:13,067 --> 00:48:14,507
Speaker 3: The Knicks have to win it to take it back

967
00:48:14,547 --> 00:48:17,387
Speaker 3: to New York for a Game seven halftime. The Pacers

968
00:48:17,427 --> 00:48:21,067
Speaker 3: leave fifty eight to fifty four. Pretty tight, Game fifty four.

969
00:48:21,227 --> 00:48:23,587
Speaker 3: Matthew asks, if the Chiefs lose, do they still have

970
00:48:23,627 --> 00:48:25,787
Speaker 3: a home semi Yeah. So that's the other part of

971
00:48:25,827 --> 00:48:29,627
Speaker 3: this is that the lucky loser, if you want to

972
00:48:29,667 --> 00:48:34,187
Speaker 3: call them, that, drops down a position. Stay with me

973
00:48:34,227 --> 00:48:36,587
Speaker 3: on this drops down a position in the second week.

974
00:48:36,907 --> 00:48:39,907
Speaker 3: So yes, the Chiefs would still host a home semi final.

975
00:48:40,267 --> 00:48:43,187
Speaker 3: But if they were to make the final, they might

976
00:48:43,267 --> 00:48:47,787
Speaker 3: not host that. So let's just say the Chiefs lose.

977
00:48:47,867 --> 00:48:50,867
Speaker 3: Let's take that hypothetical situation. Let's say the Chiefs lose,

978
00:48:51,707 --> 00:48:55,067
Speaker 3: they would in the semi finals drop down below the

979
00:48:55,067 --> 00:49:01,787
Speaker 3: Crusaders in the rankings. So yeah, winning that first game

980
00:49:01,947 --> 00:49:03,787
Speaker 3: for the Chiefs, I mean, the Chiefs can They've got

981
00:49:03,827 --> 00:49:07,187
Speaker 3: their destiny in their own hands if they win their

982
00:49:07,787 --> 00:49:10,947
Speaker 3: first round finals match and when their semi final they

983
00:49:10,947 --> 00:49:15,707
Speaker 3: host the final. If they lose next weekend, they run

984
00:49:15,707 --> 00:49:18,467
Speaker 3: the risk of not having a home final if they

985
00:49:18,507 --> 00:49:21,667
Speaker 3: make it that far, all right, So yeah, it's interesting,

986
00:49:22,667 --> 00:49:26,427
Speaker 3: Bob says, heys my prediction. The Blues beat the Chiefs

987
00:49:26,467 --> 00:49:29,147
Speaker 3: next week and beat them in the final. Go on, Bob,

988
00:49:29,667 --> 00:49:33,107
Speaker 3: that's the kind of bullish support that teams need. I've

989
00:49:33,107 --> 00:49:36,507
Speaker 3: got to say the Blues they're getting guys back at

990
00:49:36,547 --> 00:49:39,707
Speaker 3: the right time. They were good yesterday against an albeit

991
00:49:40,307 --> 00:49:43,307
Speaker 3: rather woeful war a Task team. The war Tasks just

992
00:49:43,347 --> 00:49:46,987
Speaker 3: weren't great yesterday the Eden Park were they They were

993
00:49:47,067 --> 00:49:51,227
Speaker 3: not great. But the Blues, like Paul Tekto was saying,

994
00:49:51,227 --> 00:49:53,787
Speaker 3: they're getting guys back at the right time. First time

995
00:49:53,827 --> 00:49:56,187
Speaker 3: in five or six games they've had Mark Delayer and

996
00:49:56,227 --> 00:49:59,787
Speaker 3: Caleb Clark both starting on the wings, their first choice wingers.

997
00:50:01,227 --> 00:50:03,307
Speaker 3: So you know, Boden Barrett was out for but some

998
00:50:03,387 --> 00:50:06,107
Speaker 3: pieces of that of the season, so were others. But

999
00:50:06,387 --> 00:50:07,867
Speaker 3: look at the team they put out yesterday and it's

1000
00:50:07,867 --> 00:50:12,147
Speaker 3: pretty close to what they would probably say as their

1001
00:50:12,187 --> 00:50:16,067
Speaker 3: best team. Sorry, Piney, says Brendan Brumby's winging as a joke.

1002
00:50:16,827 --> 00:50:19,427
Speaker 3: They had another seventy five minutes in that game, plus

1003
00:50:19,907 --> 00:50:23,187
Speaker 3: thirteen other games to control their final placing to blame

1004
00:50:23,227 --> 00:50:25,827
Speaker 3: that on one decision as a joke. Every team has

1005
00:50:25,827 --> 00:50:30,787
Speaker 3: some rough calls, well said, Well said, Will says, why

1006
00:50:31,027 --> 00:50:35,867
Speaker 3: why don't one and two go through to the Semis

1007
00:50:36,827 --> 00:50:40,067
Speaker 3: and the rest playoff? Will? That is a very good question,

1008
00:50:40,867 --> 00:50:43,747
Speaker 3: because if you've got a top six, you'd think, okay,

1009
00:50:44,307 --> 00:50:46,627
Speaker 3: one and two go through. By virtue of finishing the

1010
00:50:46,667 --> 00:50:49,427
Speaker 3: top two, you earn yourself direct entry into the Semis.

1011
00:50:49,667 --> 00:50:52,627
Speaker 3: Then three plays six, four plays five, and those winners

1012
00:50:52,707 --> 00:50:54,947
Speaker 3: go through to the Semis. That would be more logical

1013
00:50:55,067 --> 00:50:58,147
Speaker 3: and much easier to explain. The reason. Well, as I

1014
00:50:58,227 --> 00:51:02,227
Speaker 3: understand it is that they wanted an extra game in

1015
00:51:02,307 --> 00:51:06,187
Speaker 3: Week one of the finals. They have three games under

1016
00:51:06,227 --> 00:51:08,067
Speaker 3: this format, they would have only had two under what

1017
00:51:08,107 --> 00:51:12,267
Speaker 3: you're suggesting. So for the for the sake of one

1018
00:51:12,307 --> 00:51:15,667
Speaker 3: extra game for broadcasters, for fans, that sort of thing.

1019
00:51:16,107 --> 00:51:18,947
Speaker 3: That's why they've come up with this format. But you're right,

1020
00:51:19,467 --> 00:51:23,307
Speaker 3: a top six the most logical and easiest to understand

1021
00:51:23,387 --> 00:51:27,827
Speaker 3: is exactly what you've outlined. One and two, go straight

1022
00:51:27,867 --> 00:51:31,347
Speaker 3: through to the semis three v six, four v five knockout,

1023
00:51:31,867 --> 00:51:32,907
Speaker 3: and then you have your semage in.

1024
00:51:32,907 --> 00:51:33,587
Speaker 13: Your final.

1025
00:51:35,147 --> 00:51:37,107
Speaker 3: Must says, are you going to talk about the Warrior's party?

1026
00:51:37,547 --> 00:51:38,507
Speaker 13: I'm pretty sure they've.

1027
00:51:38,347 --> 00:51:40,707
Speaker 3: Played today, Yes, I am musk. Let's do that now.

1028
00:51:40,747 --> 00:51:43,107
Speaker 3: They're back at action this afternoon. They play the Rabbit

1029
00:51:43,147 --> 00:51:45,907
Speaker 3: O's in Sydney from four o'clock. Warriors half back Luke

1030
00:51:46,027 --> 00:51:48,187
Speaker 3: Metcalf turning a lot of heads this season.

1031
00:51:48,787 --> 00:51:49,907
Speaker 13: So NETCLF to the game.

1032
00:51:51,987 --> 00:51:55,267
Speaker 2: Distance is good?

1033
00:51:54,827 --> 00:52:02,467
Speaker 13: It does these legs go out from? Yes they do. Yes,

1034
00:52:02,667 --> 00:52:05,867
Speaker 13: surprise favor from medtalth. It's a beauty medtime.

1035
00:52:06,347 --> 00:52:08,947
Speaker 11: He is thinking one pointer and he's got it.

1036
00:52:09,867 --> 00:52:13,027
Speaker 3: It stays inside the right up right they go early.

1037
00:52:13,787 --> 00:52:15,267
Speaker 3: Metcalf takes them one.

1038
00:52:15,827 --> 00:52:19,827
Speaker 11: A try saving tackle from Metcalf on tw Luggy has

1039
00:52:19,947 --> 00:52:23,707
Speaker 11: proven to be the difference and may those tense.

1040
00:52:23,427 --> 00:52:26,307
Speaker 3: Celebrate here some of his many highlights this season. Luke

1041
00:52:26,387 --> 00:52:29,107
Speaker 3: metcalf as willis, thanks for joining us on game day. Luke,

1042
00:52:29,147 --> 00:52:32,107
Speaker 3: your five game winning streak came to an end last

1043
00:52:32,107 --> 00:52:35,627
Speaker 3: weekend against Canberra. As you've reviewed that, what sort of

1044
00:52:35,707 --> 00:52:38,507
Speaker 3: things has the review of that game thrown up ahead

1045
00:52:38,507 --> 00:52:41,027
Speaker 3: of this next game this afternoon against the rabbit Os.

1046
00:52:42,187 --> 00:52:44,067
Speaker 20: Yeah, obviously it was good to we went on we'll

1047
00:52:44,107 --> 00:52:46,387
Speaker 20: run there to gets and wins. But yeah, no, just

1048
00:52:47,707 --> 00:52:49,787
Speaker 20: sort of like we'll have you like with our defense

1049
00:52:49,827 --> 00:52:53,067
Speaker 20: against the Raiders, But yeah, just sort of want to

1050
00:52:53,107 --> 00:52:55,267
Speaker 20: get back to what wins us games and on amandas

1051
00:52:55,307 --> 00:52:57,627
Speaker 20: like all that hard sort of effort stuff that we've

1052
00:52:57,667 --> 00:52:59,547
Speaker 20: been priding ourselves signed in attack and defense.

1053
00:52:59,587 --> 00:53:01,507
Speaker 21: Get back to that and hopefully get back in the

1054
00:53:01,547 --> 00:53:02,147
Speaker 21: winner circle.

1055
00:53:02,427 --> 00:53:04,787
Speaker 3: Each time you've lost this season, which hasn't been very often,

1056
00:53:05,027 --> 00:53:06,907
Speaker 3: you've bounced back with an oppressive and you beat the

1057
00:53:06,907 --> 00:53:09,067
Speaker 3: Sea Eagles after losing to the Raiders in Vegas, you

1058
00:53:09,067 --> 00:53:11,787
Speaker 3: beat the Broncos after losing to the Storm. How much

1059
00:53:11,867 --> 00:53:14,787
Speaker 3: do defeats fuel you as a team to quickly put

1060
00:53:14,827 --> 00:53:15,907
Speaker 3: things right the next week?

1061
00:53:17,107 --> 00:53:17,307
Speaker 2: Yeah?

1062
00:53:17,347 --> 00:53:19,707
Speaker 20: Yeah, you're right, it's pretty easy to sort of recreate

1063
00:53:19,747 --> 00:53:23,587
Speaker 20: a bit of hunger after you do have a loss, Yes,

1064
00:53:23,627 --> 00:53:24,987
Speaker 20: because you always what you want to go there and

1065
00:53:25,067 --> 00:53:27,827
Speaker 20: right you're wrong. So yeah, it's never nice to lose.

1066
00:53:27,867 --> 00:53:30,667
Speaker 20: But yeah, that's sort of a positive comes out of it,

1067
00:53:30,707 --> 00:53:32,707
Speaker 20: is that you're pretty hungry to get stuck in for

1068
00:53:32,747 --> 00:53:33,347
Speaker 20: your next game.

1069
00:53:34,147 --> 00:53:37,827
Speaker 3: So, looking at the season as a whole, you've partnered

1070
00:53:37,987 --> 00:53:40,747
Speaker 3: Chanelle Harris Tavita in the halves every game this season.

1071
00:53:41,067 --> 00:53:43,467
Speaker 3: How much has that partnership developed between the two of

1072
00:53:43,507 --> 00:53:45,667
Speaker 3: you over the last eleven or twelve games.

1073
00:53:46,707 --> 00:53:49,707
Speaker 21: Yes, it's been cool. I've long been playing with Chanel.

1074
00:53:49,827 --> 00:53:53,107
Speaker 20: It's been cool to sort of like training together in

1075
00:53:53,107 --> 00:53:55,027
Speaker 20: the preseason and then come out into these games and

1076
00:53:55,027 --> 00:53:56,667
Speaker 20: sort of nearly halfway through the season now I feel

1077
00:53:56,667 --> 00:54:00,467
Speaker 20: like it's a combination that's getting better every week. And yeah,

1078
00:54:00,467 --> 00:54:02,187
Speaker 20: I'm loving sort of playing with him and then got

1079
00:54:02,467 --> 00:54:03,587
Speaker 20: weighed and a dummy half.

1080
00:54:03,427 --> 00:54:06,707
Speaker 21: As well who helps helps us out there. So yeah,

1081
00:54:06,787 --> 00:54:07,387
Speaker 21: I'm loving it.

1082
00:54:07,707 --> 00:54:09,467
Speaker 3: Look back to last year and even the year before,

1083
00:54:09,507 --> 00:54:11,267
Speaker 3: and all of your starts for the Warriors were at

1084
00:54:11,307 --> 00:54:13,987
Speaker 3: five eighth. This year they've all been at half back.

1085
00:54:14,427 --> 00:54:16,587
Speaker 3: How big an adjustment? Does that look come to wear

1086
00:54:16,627 --> 00:54:18,027
Speaker 3: seven compared to wearing six.

1087
00:54:19,547 --> 00:54:21,867
Speaker 20: Yeah, so yeah, it's a lot different obviously in terms

1088
00:54:21,867 --> 00:54:23,947
Speaker 20: of a lot more organizing and you're sort of the

1089
00:54:23,987 --> 00:54:25,587
Speaker 20: main the main voice of the team.

1090
00:54:26,307 --> 00:54:27,547
Speaker 21: But yeah, no, I've been I've been loving.

1091
00:54:27,547 --> 00:54:29,627
Speaker 20: It's something that I did when I was younger, has

1092
00:54:29,667 --> 00:54:31,907
Speaker 20: come up through the grades, and something I always wanted

1093
00:54:31,947 --> 00:54:34,347
Speaker 20: to get back to once I got the chance. So yeah,

1094
00:54:34,347 --> 00:54:37,027
Speaker 20: I'm just happy I've been able to get that chance,

1095
00:54:37,067 --> 00:54:39,547
Speaker 20: and yeah, I've been loving doing that. And yeah, so

1096
00:54:39,547 --> 00:54:42,107
Speaker 20: it's pretty it's pretty different, it is, but yeah, yeah,

1097
00:54:42,107 --> 00:54:43,907
Speaker 20: I like I feel like the more responsibility I have,

1098
00:54:44,027 --> 00:54:44,627
Speaker 20: the better.

1099
00:54:44,507 --> 00:54:46,147
Speaker 3: So you're always keen to do it. I mean, did

1100
00:54:46,147 --> 00:54:47,467
Speaker 3: you did you feel as though there might be a

1101
00:54:47,467 --> 00:54:50,547
Speaker 3: possibility you'd you'd wear six again, someone like tomto Martin

1102
00:54:50,627 --> 00:54:54,147
Speaker 3: might might wear seven, or you know, we've alerted fairly

1103
00:54:54,187 --> 00:54:56,107
Speaker 3: early on that you'd be the man and the seven jumper.

1104
00:54:57,507 --> 00:54:57,867
Speaker 21: I was sure.

1105
00:54:57,947 --> 00:55:00,867
Speaker 20: I was pretty vocal, like like we're ready that I

1106
00:55:00,907 --> 00:55:03,427
Speaker 20: wanted to do it, and then yeah, I just sort

1107
00:55:03,427 --> 00:55:06,147
Speaker 20: of had to go out this preseason and just just

1108
00:55:06,187 --> 00:55:08,827
Speaker 20: do of the things that I knew that that I

1109
00:55:08,907 --> 00:55:10,547
Speaker 20: sort of needed to show to be able to do that,

1110
00:55:10,587 --> 00:55:12,547
Speaker 20: and yeah, I felt like I did that, and yeah,

1111
00:55:12,667 --> 00:55:14,507
Speaker 20: try trusted in me to give me, give me a crack,

1112
00:55:14,587 --> 00:55:17,267
Speaker 20: and yeah it's been going good so far.

1113
00:55:17,587 --> 00:55:20,227
Speaker 3: Just speaking of Andrew Webster, whenever he gets asked about you,

1114
00:55:20,307 --> 00:55:22,027
Speaker 3: he always talks, you know, he's obviously happy with the

1115
00:55:22,027 --> 00:55:24,747
Speaker 3: way you're going, but talks about the potential for growth

1116
00:55:25,187 --> 00:55:27,107
Speaker 3: in your game or where do you think you can

1117
00:55:27,107 --> 00:55:27,827
Speaker 3: still get better?

1118
00:55:29,387 --> 00:55:31,747
Speaker 20: Yeah, I just sort of want to just keep going.

1119
00:55:31,787 --> 00:55:35,147
Speaker 20: Like I said, you're like I say, sort of the

1120
00:55:35,187 --> 00:55:36,827
Speaker 20: people will now as my questions, they're always going to

1121
00:55:36,867 --> 00:55:38,627
Speaker 20: chaste perfection, you know what I mean, Like you want it,

1122
00:55:38,667 --> 00:55:39,827
Speaker 20: You want to be the best player you can be,

1123
00:55:39,947 --> 00:55:42,387
Speaker 20: So just sort of molding all the fastest of my

1124
00:55:42,427 --> 00:55:44,907
Speaker 20: game together words, whether it's I run my running game,

1125
00:55:44,907 --> 00:55:47,147
Speaker 20: my passing and my kicking, just sort of being the

1126
00:55:47,227 --> 00:55:49,787
Speaker 20: complete player, like the complete half back back and do

1127
00:55:49,827 --> 00:55:50,747
Speaker 20: all those sort of things.

1128
00:55:50,747 --> 00:55:53,627
Speaker 21: So that's probably the thing that I just want to

1129
00:55:53,667 --> 00:55:54,667
Speaker 21: have a game keep bothing on.

1130
00:55:55,307 --> 00:55:57,627
Speaker 3: Is there a way of responsibility that comes with that

1131
00:55:57,907 --> 00:56:01,307
Speaker 3: Warriors number seven jersey? Given some of the iconic players

1132
00:56:01,307 --> 00:56:02,987
Speaker 3: who have worn it in the past.

1133
00:56:05,067 --> 00:56:06,907
Speaker 20: You could you could say that, but no, I don't

1134
00:56:06,907 --> 00:56:08,587
Speaker 20: really look at it that way, Like it's obviously it's

1135
00:56:08,587 --> 00:56:11,987
Speaker 20: a privilege to be able to where the jersey they said,

1136
00:56:12,027 --> 00:56:15,987
Speaker 20: like Greg Alexander, Brandy was here and then you Stacy

1137
00:56:16,067 --> 00:56:18,347
Speaker 20: Jones stepped in and after that you got Sean Johnson. Like,

1138
00:56:18,627 --> 00:56:21,867
Speaker 20: so you've had some great number seven's come play over

1139
00:56:21,867 --> 00:56:22,707
Speaker 20: here so far.

1140
00:56:22,787 --> 00:56:25,987
Speaker 21: Find there's a privilege to sort of be another person

1141
00:56:25,987 --> 00:56:26,827
Speaker 21: to wear that jersey.

1142
00:56:26,827 --> 00:56:30,147
Speaker 20: And just like those guys I mentioned it, like some

1143
00:56:30,187 --> 00:56:32,627
Speaker 20: of the greatest players ever played the game. So to

1144
00:56:32,667 --> 00:56:34,867
Speaker 20: be able to sort of look at them and strive

1145
00:56:34,947 --> 00:56:38,187
Speaker 20: to be as good as amy some I fine, that's yeah,

1146
00:56:38,187 --> 00:56:39,387
Speaker 20: it's on not to be able to do it.

1147
00:56:39,427 --> 00:56:41,707
Speaker 3: And Stacy Jones obviously part of the coaching staff. Now,

1148
00:56:41,747 --> 00:56:44,467
Speaker 3: how how much help has he been to you as

1149
00:56:44,507 --> 00:56:46,787
Speaker 3: you look to develop your craft in that position?

1150
00:56:47,587 --> 00:56:49,867
Speaker 21: Yeah, he's been massive. So yeah, he's really big.

1151
00:56:49,907 --> 00:56:53,027
Speaker 20: He's so good at just like on the field and

1152
00:56:53,067 --> 00:56:55,507
Speaker 20: off the field just helping your watching video or staying

1153
00:56:55,507 --> 00:56:58,267
Speaker 20: out with you doing your kicking and it's all the

1154
00:56:58,267 --> 00:57:00,187
Speaker 20: pointers around the kick kick game and stuff like that.

1155
00:57:00,227 --> 00:57:01,587
Speaker 21: It's it's it's awesome.

1156
00:57:01,827 --> 00:57:05,627
Speaker 20: I love talking footy with Stace like he's someone obviously

1157
00:57:06,427 --> 00:57:09,027
Speaker 20: one of the best halfacks to ever play the game.

1158
00:57:09,107 --> 00:57:10,587
Speaker 21: So yeah, it's so cool. I'm lucky.

1159
00:57:10,747 --> 00:57:13,147
Speaker 20: It's really lucky that I've got him in my corner

1160
00:57:13,147 --> 00:57:14,827
Speaker 20: to sort of lean on and ask some questions.

1161
00:57:15,027 --> 00:57:16,507
Speaker 3: So over the next month or so, Luke, you've got

1162
00:57:16,547 --> 00:57:19,827
Speaker 3: the rabbit Os today, then the Sharks and Broncos, and

1163
00:57:19,907 --> 00:57:21,387
Speaker 3: they're both in the top eight at the moment. The

1164
00:57:21,427 --> 00:57:23,667
Speaker 3: Panther's in there as well, having a tough season but

1165
00:57:23,827 --> 00:57:26,707
Speaker 3: still four time defending champions. Does it feel like this

1166
00:57:26,747 --> 00:57:28,547
Speaker 3: little period over the next month or so could be

1167
00:57:28,627 --> 00:57:32,227
Speaker 3: quite important in the context of your top four aspirations?

1168
00:57:33,867 --> 00:57:37,027
Speaker 20: Yeah, I suppose so yeah, Like obviously sort of every

1169
00:57:37,027 --> 00:57:38,787
Speaker 20: week in then and are always sort of looking like

1170
00:57:39,587 --> 00:57:41,387
Speaker 20: it's never going to be easy, so yeah, sort of

1171
00:57:41,387 --> 00:57:43,627
Speaker 20: taking it each week as it comes. Like, I know,

1172
00:57:43,667 --> 00:57:46,067
Speaker 20: we've got two games and a buy, so you can

1173
00:57:46,067 --> 00:57:47,987
Speaker 20: sort of package and then we have the same thing

1174
00:57:47,987 --> 00:57:49,587
Speaker 20: after buy two games, another one, so you can sort

1175
00:57:49,587 --> 00:57:51,827
Speaker 20: of package him in two and I suppose like look

1176
00:57:51,827 --> 00:57:54,627
Speaker 20: at this week and then trying to win there next week.

1177
00:57:54,667 --> 00:57:56,347
Speaker 21: You know, then you get the old four point weekend

1178
00:57:56,387 --> 00:57:56,867
Speaker 21: with the buyers.

1179
00:57:56,947 --> 00:58:00,347
Speaker 20: So yeah, no, it's sort of says take each game

1180
00:58:01,227 --> 00:58:03,547
Speaker 20: as it comes, and yeah, we'll be fine.

1181
00:58:03,747 --> 00:58:06,387
Speaker 3: And you're leading the delim voting after twelve rounds. I

1182
00:58:06,427 --> 00:58:08,667
Speaker 3: know you probably look at these things but aren't driven

1183
00:58:08,707 --> 00:58:10,907
Speaker 3: by by things like that. But is it something you

1184
00:58:10,947 --> 00:58:12,507
Speaker 3: take pride in the fact that you've obviously been playing

1185
00:58:12,547 --> 00:58:13,827
Speaker 3: well in the first dozen games or so.

1186
00:58:15,307 --> 00:58:17,347
Speaker 21: Yeah, it's pretty as cool. Obviously, like would be lying

1187
00:58:17,387 --> 00:58:18,867
Speaker 21: if I said like it wasn't cool.

1188
00:58:18,867 --> 00:58:20,347
Speaker 20: But I mean I just got to go out there

1189
00:58:20,387 --> 00:58:23,867
Speaker 20: and just just say how I've been playing and just like, yeah,

1190
00:58:23,947 --> 00:58:26,467
Speaker 20: keep keep striving to get better, and yeah that that

1191
00:58:26,587 --> 00:58:29,667
Speaker 20: sort of stuff comes that, that's that's pretty cool. Yeah,

1192
00:58:29,667 --> 00:58:32,907
Speaker 20: it'd be It's an honor to sort of be mentioned

1193
00:58:33,067 --> 00:58:34,947
Speaker 20: amongst like those sort of guys that are at the

1194
00:58:34,987 --> 00:58:37,267
Speaker 20: top there. So yeah, I just got to hopefully keep

1195
00:58:37,267 --> 00:58:39,067
Speaker 20: playing good footing and yeah to see what happens.

1196
00:58:39,147 --> 00:58:41,147
Speaker 3: And you welcome you to co Captains back this week.

1197
00:58:41,267 --> 00:58:44,547
Speaker 3: Mitch Barnett's come through origin. Okay has he Yeah?

1198
00:58:44,627 --> 00:58:45,027
Speaker 16: Yeah, yeah.

1199
00:58:45,027 --> 00:58:47,147
Speaker 20: I spoke to him the morning after the game. He

1200
00:58:47,147 --> 00:58:48,787
Speaker 20: said he was all good, He said he was fine.

1201
00:58:49,307 --> 00:58:51,627
Speaker 3: And James Fisher Harris too. Can you talk a bit

1202
00:58:51,667 --> 00:58:53,387
Speaker 3: about his influence in the in the playing group.

1203
00:58:54,547 --> 00:58:58,147
Speaker 20: Yeah, he's awesome fishing and how he's brought us like

1204
00:58:58,187 --> 00:59:01,587
Speaker 20: a massive experience to us, and just his leadership off

1205
00:59:01,587 --> 00:59:04,267
Speaker 20: the field has been awesome. Man on the field, but yeah,

1206
00:59:04,387 --> 00:59:07,147
Speaker 20: just the sort of impact he's had I feel like

1207
00:59:07,147 --> 00:59:09,227
Speaker 20: on a lot of our younger boys just in terms

1208
00:59:09,267 --> 00:59:13,067
Speaker 20: of like taking the next step in their leadership skills

1209
00:59:13,667 --> 00:59:14,587
Speaker 20: amongst the group has been.

1210
00:59:14,667 --> 00:59:15,427
Speaker 21: Yeah, it's been awesome.

1211
00:59:15,427 --> 00:59:17,427
Speaker 20: You can tell just see with his intent and stuff

1212
00:59:17,427 --> 00:59:20,467
Speaker 20: like that is he's just someone that have around the

1213
00:59:20,507 --> 00:59:22,987
Speaker 20: Group's been been awesome and you can just notice the

1214
00:59:22,987 --> 00:59:24,587
Speaker 20: difference this year compared to last year.

1215
00:59:25,027 --> 00:59:27,667
Speaker 3: And just to finish, like, does this feel about like

1216
00:59:27,707 --> 00:59:30,187
Speaker 3: twenty twenty three we all know the Rider took us

1217
00:59:30,187 --> 00:59:32,347
Speaker 3: on a couple of years ago. Does it feel like

1218
00:59:32,347 --> 00:59:36,027
Speaker 3: like a similar kind of feeling, you know, eleven or

1219
00:59:36,027 --> 00:59:38,347
Speaker 3: twelve games into twenty twenty five.

1220
00:59:40,787 --> 00:59:42,947
Speaker 20: I feel like, yeah, that's a little bit different that

1221
00:59:42,987 --> 00:59:45,227
Speaker 20: twenty twenty three was like that was the Warrior's first

1222
00:59:45,307 --> 00:59:47,947
Speaker 20: year back home and it was Yeah, it was sort

1223
00:59:47,947 --> 00:59:50,667
Speaker 20: of that. There's like a bit of a different sort

1224
00:59:50,707 --> 00:59:52,187
Speaker 20: of feel. Yeah, I feel like this year was, yeah,

1225
00:59:52,307 --> 00:59:55,147
Speaker 20: just just taking it as it comes, and yeah, a

1226
00:59:55,227 --> 00:59:58,027
Speaker 20: couple a couple of years later. Yeah, probably has a

1227
00:59:58,307 --> 01:00:01,147
Speaker 20: little bit of a different feel, but yeah, it's a

1228
01:00:01,147 --> 01:00:03,307
Speaker 20: bit early in the season to sort of sort of

1229
01:00:03,347 --> 01:00:05,987
Speaker 20: put your finger on yeah, if it is or not.

1230
01:00:06,907 --> 01:00:09,107
Speaker 3: Well, congrats on an impressive season so far for you,

1231
01:00:09,187 --> 01:00:10,907
Speaker 3: Luke personally and for the team as well. All the

1232
01:00:10,907 --> 01:00:12,547
Speaker 3: best against the Rabbit o's. Thanks for taking the time

1233
01:00:12,547 --> 01:00:13,147
Speaker 3: for a chat.

1234
01:00:12,947 --> 01:00:15,307
Speaker 21: Mate, sweet thanks mate, No worries, thank you.

1235
01:00:15,187 --> 01:00:17,627
Speaker 3: No, thank you, Luke. Luke Metcalf there ahead of the

1236
01:00:18,067 --> 01:00:22,067
Speaker 3: Warriors against the Rabbit o's this afternoon four o'clock Warrior's

1237
01:00:22,347 --> 01:00:26,107
Speaker 3: favorites dollar sixty eight at our tab Rabbit os two twenty.

1238
01:00:26,187 --> 01:00:29,107
Speaker 3: Can you give us your assessment of Luke Metcalf. I

1239
01:00:29,187 --> 01:00:33,307
Speaker 3: think he's been tremendous. The dai M panel obviously agree,

1240
01:00:33,587 --> 01:00:36,787
Speaker 3: but I think there may be divided opinion on this

1241
01:00:38,147 --> 01:00:40,587
Speaker 3: means a hard jump at a step into isn't it the seven?

1242
01:00:42,147 --> 01:00:44,147
Speaker 3: I forgot? What when you look back at seven? I

1243
01:00:44,187 --> 01:00:45,827
Speaker 3: hain't forgotten them. But you think I obviously you think

1244
01:00:45,827 --> 01:00:47,827
Speaker 3: of Stacy Jones. You think it's on Johnson, but yeah,

1245
01:00:47,907 --> 01:00:51,307
Speaker 3: Brandy Greg Alexander was in that jumper as well. The

1246
01:00:51,347 --> 01:00:57,107
Speaker 3: weight of it on your shoulders must be significant. But

1247
01:00:57,227 --> 01:01:02,627
Speaker 3: Luke Metcalf, well, he's he's been good for me. How

1248
01:01:02,667 --> 01:01:07,467
Speaker 3: do you assess his growth? Where are his area of improvement?

1249
01:01:08,307 --> 01:01:11,987
Speaker 3: And could he be the man to guide this warrior's

1250
01:01:12,027 --> 01:01:15,627
Speaker 3: side deep deep into twenty twenty five oh eight hundred

1251
01:01:15,587 --> 01:01:17,667
Speaker 3: and eighty ten eighty is our number.

1252
01:01:17,947 --> 01:01:24,147
Speaker 19: Hello, Frank, good a, honey, my flag didn't fly last week?

1253
01:01:24,387 --> 01:01:27,027
Speaker 3: No, Frank, no, I thought of you. What do you

1254
01:01:27,067 --> 01:01:28,667
Speaker 3: do with it when it's not flying? I mean, yeah,

1255
01:01:28,787 --> 01:01:29,987
Speaker 3: better practice last year?

1256
01:01:30,027 --> 01:01:32,027
Speaker 19: Of course, Now it stays in the bag.

1257
01:01:32,467 --> 01:01:34,387
Speaker 13: Okay, it nearly did.

1258
01:01:34,707 --> 01:01:40,067
Speaker 19: Anyway, this week though, we're going bunny hunting. Hey, and

1259
01:01:40,107 --> 01:01:43,307
Speaker 19: we've got some good guns in our in our camp.

1260
01:01:44,747 --> 01:01:48,587
Speaker 19: Having we got the two the two power in the

1261
01:01:48,667 --> 01:01:51,347
Speaker 19: power in the engine room. We've got the two powerhouses back.

1262
01:01:51,427 --> 01:01:55,107
Speaker 19: We've got James Fisher Harris. We've got Mitch bern and Back,

1263
01:01:56,107 --> 01:01:58,947
Speaker 19: I mean, along with Clark and Egan. God, what a

1264
01:01:58,987 --> 01:02:03,307
Speaker 19: combination that is. We got the speedy try getters of Roger.

1265
01:02:04,787 --> 01:02:07,227
Speaker 19: Two of ours is Shak and Zellen. It's on the act.

1266
01:02:07,227 --> 01:02:10,387
Speaker 19: Come in there. They're due for a few tries. Roger's

1267
01:02:10,387 --> 01:02:14,547
Speaker 19: already scored one. Anyway, all that interchange, we've got a

1268
01:02:14,587 --> 01:02:19,787
Speaker 19: couple of sharp shooters there with with Tyra Martin and Halosimo.

1269
01:02:20,027 --> 01:02:24,027
Speaker 19: I like Halosimo coming off the bench. He was bloody

1270
01:02:24,067 --> 01:02:26,347
Speaker 19: good for eighty I'm sorry, was he was very good

1271
01:02:26,387 --> 01:02:28,867
Speaker 19: for eighty minutes, but I mean coming off the bench,

1272
01:02:28,907 --> 01:02:31,267
Speaker 19: he's going to be an absolute sharp shooter.

1273
01:02:31,947 --> 01:02:32,587
Speaker 3: Yeah, I like him.

1274
01:02:33,627 --> 01:02:35,787
Speaker 19: I mean the backs, we've got nickel clocks there there.

1275
01:02:35,827 --> 01:02:38,147
Speaker 19: I mean, he's a cast iron guy. He always gets something,

1276
01:02:38,187 --> 01:02:42,627
Speaker 19: shakes himself and goes again. We've got Pompeii, Rocco berries back.

1277
01:02:42,787 --> 01:02:45,827
Speaker 19: Oh god on it's it's just Harrison, I mean Harris

1278
01:02:45,907 --> 01:02:50,387
Speaker 19: of Ea and and Luke. I mean they're a great combination.

1279
01:02:51,507 --> 01:02:55,387
Speaker 19: I say, how can we lose? But Wayne Bennett he's

1280
01:02:55,467 --> 01:02:58,147
Speaker 19: the He's the he's the master of the rabbit hutch.

1281
01:02:58,267 --> 01:03:01,027
Speaker 19: So you can't write them off. But I just got

1282
01:03:01,027 --> 01:03:03,387
Speaker 19: a feeling about this team today. I've just got a

1283
01:03:03,427 --> 01:03:06,907
Speaker 19: feeling that they you know, they've got that, They've got boys,

1284
01:03:07,067 --> 01:03:12,947
Speaker 19: bag Roger. I mean, they've just got so much depth. Poney,

1285
01:03:14,267 --> 01:03:15,827
Speaker 19: I think it's going to be a great game.

1286
01:03:17,427 --> 01:03:18,987
Speaker 3: Frank, I agree. And I love the way you've got

1287
01:03:19,067 --> 01:03:22,467
Speaker 3: You've basically named everybody. I love that there's no favoritism,

1288
01:03:22,627 --> 01:03:25,467
Speaker 3: but what it does describe as a very good team.

1289
01:03:25,507 --> 01:03:27,827
Speaker 3: Even as you were saying the names, I was sort

1290
01:03:27,867 --> 01:03:30,907
Speaker 3: of thinking to myself, this is a very very good

1291
01:03:30,947 --> 01:03:33,067
Speaker 3: rugby league team, and I agree with you. I think

1292
01:03:33,667 --> 01:03:35,587
Speaker 3: I think there is something about this team. I think

1293
01:03:35,627 --> 01:03:37,427
Speaker 3: we'll learn a lot about them over the next sort

1294
01:03:37,507 --> 01:03:41,227
Speaker 3: of while starting today, and as outlined during the chat

1295
01:03:41,227 --> 01:03:45,227
Speaker 3: with Luke, it's the Sharks next weekend, then the bye,

1296
01:03:45,547 --> 01:03:48,387
Speaker 3: then the Panthers at home, then the Broncos away, and

1297
01:03:48,427 --> 01:03:50,707
Speaker 3: then another bye. So I kind of feel it as

1298
01:03:50,707 --> 01:03:54,627
Speaker 3: like June might almost be season, not season defining, but

1299
01:03:55,027 --> 01:03:57,627
Speaker 3: certainly very significant for the Warriors.

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01:03:57,947 --> 01:04:01,307
Speaker 19: Anyway, Pineer, the flag will hopefully be flying at the

1301
01:04:01,347 --> 01:04:02,667
Speaker 19: tennis next Friday.

1302
01:04:03,107 --> 01:04:04,227
Speaker 3: I'm gonna have to come and have a look at

1303
01:04:04,227 --> 01:04:06,827
Speaker 3: it for myself one day, Frank, take them with my

1304
01:04:06,867 --> 01:04:08,667
Speaker 3: own eyes. I've heard so much about it for you

1305
01:04:08,707 --> 01:04:10,347
Speaker 3: on the phone, I'm going to have to get out

1306
01:04:10,387 --> 01:04:13,027
Speaker 3: there and and have a look for myself. Good to

1307
01:04:13,107 --> 01:04:14,827
Speaker 3: Chet to you as always, mate, Enjoy the game. One

1308
01:04:14,987 --> 01:04:16,947
Speaker 3: thirty News Talk, sa'd be I eight hundred and eighty

1309
01:04:16,987 --> 01:04:20,347
Speaker 3: ten eighty got a time talk Warriors. James mcconi before too.

1310
01:04:20,347 --> 01:04:21,787
Speaker 3: But if you want to give us your assessment of

1311
01:04:21,867 --> 01:04:25,147
Speaker 3: Luke Metcalf, that would be good. Your thoughts for today's game,

1312
01:04:25,227 --> 01:04:28,467
Speaker 3: that'd be good. And as I said to Luke as well,

1313
01:04:28,947 --> 01:04:31,867
Speaker 3: the Warriors have only lost three times this season. On

1314
01:04:31,907 --> 01:04:35,067
Speaker 3: the other two occasions they have bounced back very well

1315
01:04:35,387 --> 01:04:37,547
Speaker 3: with wins. When they lost to the Raiders first up,

1316
01:04:37,827 --> 01:04:41,787
Speaker 3: they beat the Sea Eagles back home thirty six sixteen.

1317
01:04:41,827 --> 01:04:44,787
Speaker 3: When they lost to the Storm, it was the Broncos

1318
01:04:44,787 --> 01:04:47,827
Speaker 3: who they beat the following week by twenty points to eighteen.

1319
01:04:48,187 --> 01:04:51,427
Speaker 3: So the trenders after a loss this season, the Warriors

1320
01:04:51,467 --> 01:04:54,947
Speaker 3: have shown their bounce back ability. Will that be the

1321
01:04:54,987 --> 01:04:56,947
Speaker 3: case this afternoon? I weight on hundred and eighty ten

1322
01:04:57,027 --> 01:04:59,027
Speaker 3: eighty nine two nine to two one texts one thirty

1323
01:04:59,027 --> 01:04:59,947
Speaker 3: back after this.

1324
01:05:00,187 --> 01:05:03,467
Speaker 2: The biggest seams and spores are on Weekend.

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01:05:03,147 --> 01:05:07,467
Speaker 1: Spores with Jason Pain and GJ Gunno, New Zealand's most

1326
01:05:07,467 --> 01:05:09,347
Speaker 1: trusted home builder, News Talks.

1327
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Speaker 3: The News Talks They Be and Weekend Sport twenty seven

1328
01:05:11,827 --> 01:05:14,467
Speaker 3: away from two talking Warriors. Jackie says on text, I

1329
01:05:14,467 --> 01:05:16,667
Speaker 3: think we need to remember Luke is still learning his

1330
01:05:16,787 --> 01:05:20,987
Speaker 3: craft at number seven. He's only played thirty seven NRL

1331
01:05:21,067 --> 01:05:24,147
Speaker 3: games in total. The coaching team have faith in him,

1332
01:05:24,187 --> 01:05:26,147
Speaker 3: and I think he's doing great up the wise. Yeah,

1333
01:05:26,147 --> 01:05:28,667
Speaker 3: I agree, Jackie, I agree, and you do forget. I

1334
01:05:28,667 --> 01:05:32,467
Speaker 3: mean a guy you know who looks so assured there.

1335
01:05:32,627 --> 01:05:35,347
Speaker 3: You're right, he's still pretty early on in his career

1336
01:05:35,387 --> 01:05:37,867
Speaker 3: with as you say, just the thirty seven games under

1337
01:05:37,907 --> 01:05:39,787
Speaker 3: his belt. May there be many more? Can I mark?

1338
01:05:41,627 --> 01:05:43,947
Speaker 12: Hey pony? Yeah, I'm a big fan. I don't think

1339
01:05:43,987 --> 01:05:46,587
Speaker 12: it's feed us to compare him with other players. I mean,

1340
01:05:46,627 --> 01:05:48,827
Speaker 12: he's his own person, really, and I think he's developing

1341
01:05:48,907 --> 01:05:51,067
Speaker 12: quite well this year. I mean top of the WMS.

1342
01:05:51,107 --> 01:05:53,707
Speaker 12: You can't get any better than that. I think you'll score.

1343
01:05:53,827 --> 01:05:54,307
Speaker 10: Try today.

1344
01:05:54,347 --> 01:05:55,267
Speaker 12: There's my tip for you.

1345
01:05:55,907 --> 01:05:58,107
Speaker 3: Right, I've written that down. I've written that down. I'll go,

1346
01:05:58,307 --> 01:06:01,027
Speaker 3: I'll shall I take, shall I shall I invest? Shall

1347
01:06:01,027 --> 01:06:03,947
Speaker 3: I invest some of my some of my meager salary

1348
01:06:03,987 --> 01:06:04,507
Speaker 3: in that or not?

1349
01:06:05,707 --> 01:06:05,947
Speaker 17: Yeah?

1350
01:06:06,427 --> 01:06:08,627
Speaker 12: Your Kiwi saver out and catching them and put it

1351
01:06:08,667 --> 01:06:11,187
Speaker 12: all on store and try by.

1352
01:06:10,507 --> 01:06:13,827
Speaker 3: You that's allowed. I don't know. I don't know if

1353
01:06:13,867 --> 01:06:16,307
Speaker 3: it's allowed, but you know I know, Oh, all right,

1354
01:06:16,387 --> 01:06:18,827
Speaker 3: that's that's it's all the faith I which are seven

1355
01:06:18,867 --> 01:06:20,667
Speaker 3: already this season. I think he might be the leading

1356
01:06:20,947 --> 01:06:23,147
Speaker 3: is it a leading Warriors tri score. I think he

1357
01:06:23,227 --> 01:06:26,067
Speaker 3: is here, so he's he's shouldering that load as well.

1358
01:06:26,147 --> 01:06:30,187
Speaker 12: Yeah, oh you know, I just I just can't say

1359
01:06:30,267 --> 01:06:31,707
Speaker 12: enough a bit of the guy. I mean, you know,

1360
01:06:31,787 --> 01:06:33,547
Speaker 12: the pressure has been on him, I mean, taking over

1361
01:06:33,627 --> 01:06:36,507
Speaker 12: from Seawn Johnson. He's a club legend. But I just

1362
01:06:36,507 --> 01:06:38,107
Speaker 12: think he's done a fairlous job.

1363
01:06:39,067 --> 01:06:39,947
Speaker 10: On today's game.

1364
01:06:39,987 --> 01:06:42,787
Speaker 12: I think Barnett, to me, is quite a key. I

1365
01:06:42,827 --> 01:06:44,987
Speaker 12: think he has a real influence on the game. And

1366
01:06:45,147 --> 01:06:46,747
Speaker 12: I think it's quite good that he said sort of

1367
01:06:46,787 --> 01:06:49,427
Speaker 12: an extra day or two to get over the state

1368
01:06:49,427 --> 01:06:52,747
Speaker 12: of origin. Professher Harris would be great to have him back.

1369
01:06:52,787 --> 01:06:55,107
Speaker 12: But I mean every game is difficult at the moment,

1370
01:06:55,107 --> 01:06:57,427
Speaker 12: and the Rabbits can be a bit of a tricky team.

1371
01:06:57,507 --> 01:07:00,227
Speaker 12: To me, it's sort of it's a very important game

1372
01:07:00,227 --> 01:07:02,507
Speaker 12: for them to win because I mean, you've got to

1373
01:07:02,627 --> 01:07:04,627
Speaker 12: you've got to finish in that top four. And to me,

1374
01:07:04,707 --> 01:07:06,907
Speaker 12: I think it's a worrys want to make the final.

1375
01:07:06,947 --> 01:07:08,627
Speaker 12: I think they've got to be in the top two really,

1376
01:07:09,227 --> 01:07:11,227
Speaker 12: and I know what happened with Auckland. If C we

1377
01:07:11,267 --> 01:07:14,227
Speaker 12: all thought the home advantage was going to be in

1378
01:07:14,227 --> 01:07:16,667
Speaker 12: their favor last week. But I mean, I think you're warriors.

1379
01:07:16,707 --> 01:07:19,307
Speaker 12: If they got a home STEMI final, I think there

1380
01:07:19,347 --> 01:07:22,267
Speaker 12: would be a huge advantage for them to make it go.

1381
01:07:22,427 --> 01:07:25,147
Speaker 12: I know I'm looking ahead into the maybe into the

1382
01:07:25,147 --> 01:07:27,267
Speaker 12: fad distant future, but I think, you know, getting in

1383
01:07:27,307 --> 01:07:30,827
Speaker 12: that top two would be good. So definitely the top four.

1384
01:07:30,827 --> 01:07:32,067
Speaker 12: You've got to be in the top four to win

1385
01:07:32,107 --> 01:07:33,947
Speaker 12: the competition or have any chance, don't you.

1386
01:07:34,387 --> 01:07:36,827
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah it is. I mean history would tell you

1387
01:07:36,867 --> 01:07:38,787
Speaker 3: it's hard to come from anywhere outside the top four

1388
01:07:38,827 --> 01:07:41,467
Speaker 3: and and go deep. It's funny you meet the Rabbinus

1389
01:07:41,507 --> 01:07:44,147
Speaker 3: because I kind of find myself, like you know, at

1390
01:07:44,147 --> 01:07:45,747
Speaker 3: the startup, because I go, Okay, the Warriors are playing

1391
01:07:45,787 --> 01:07:47,707
Speaker 3: the ravenue. I couldn't tell you how the how the

1392
01:07:47,747 --> 01:07:50,187
Speaker 3: Rabbin revenues are going. Most of the time, you know,

1393
01:07:50,227 --> 01:07:51,907
Speaker 3: I don't. I don't want you a very close eye

1394
01:07:51,907 --> 01:07:53,827
Speaker 3: on them. I think, are they good? Are they not good?

1395
01:07:53,867 --> 01:07:56,347
Speaker 3: Are they okay? They're what they're ninth I'm not sure

1396
01:07:56,347 --> 01:07:57,227
Speaker 3: whether they're good or not.

1397
01:07:58,507 --> 01:08:00,827
Speaker 12: You said it would be a bit like lead. Do

1398
01:08:00,827 --> 01:08:02,587
Speaker 12: you know that if you said the pents were going

1399
01:08:02,587 --> 01:08:05,107
Speaker 12: to be like maybe fighting from Wooden Spoon. This year,

1400
01:08:05,667 --> 01:08:11,147
Speaker 12: someone would just take you after the looney bits. Yeah,

1401
01:08:11,227 --> 01:08:14,427
Speaker 12: I mean, it's it has been a crazy season in

1402
01:08:14,467 --> 01:08:17,267
Speaker 12: the NRAL and you cannot take any team rightly. I mean,

1403
01:08:17,307 --> 01:08:19,387
Speaker 12: I know they're going to this as slight favorites, but

1404
01:08:19,867 --> 01:08:22,907
Speaker 12: I mean, yeah, over there, rabbit Os, I mean, it's

1405
01:08:22,987 --> 01:08:25,787
Speaker 12: just yeah, there's just too many factors and too much

1406
01:08:25,867 --> 01:08:29,347
Speaker 12: unpredictability in the NRAL this year. Anyone could beat anyone.

1407
01:08:29,507 --> 01:08:32,267
Speaker 12: And Broncos are looking terrible as well. Last night they

1408
01:08:32,307 --> 01:08:33,707
Speaker 12: got smashed and they.

1409
01:08:33,667 --> 01:08:36,027
Speaker 3: They did, they did. I saw that and the other

1410
01:08:36,067 --> 01:08:38,387
Speaker 3: thing that you. I know, the table only tells you

1411
01:08:38,467 --> 01:08:40,547
Speaker 3: so much, but well, it does tell the tale of

1412
01:08:40,587 --> 01:08:43,027
Speaker 3: an inconsistent season for the rabbit Os. Six wins and

1413
01:08:43,467 --> 01:08:48,507
Speaker 3: five defeats, but their pointstiff is minus fifty two. You know,

1414
01:08:48,547 --> 01:08:50,667
Speaker 3: a couple of the teams below them, the Dolphins and

1415
01:08:50,707 --> 01:08:55,107
Speaker 3: the Broncos, still have a positive points differential. The Roosters

1416
01:08:55,147 --> 01:08:57,187
Speaker 3: have got a better point stuff. So I guess that

1417
01:08:57,267 --> 01:08:58,947
Speaker 3: suggests that some of their losses have been quite heavy.

1418
01:08:58,987 --> 01:09:01,347
Speaker 3: I know they had quite a heavy defeat by the Bulldogs.

1419
01:09:01,587 --> 01:09:03,587
Speaker 3: I think there was thirty two nil to the Bulldogs

1420
01:09:03,947 --> 01:09:08,067
Speaker 3: middle of last month. So yeah, look, we're Warriors fans,

1421
01:09:08,147 --> 01:09:10,107
Speaker 3: right Mark, we think that our team will win, and

1422
01:09:10,147 --> 01:09:11,587
Speaker 3: I look at that team on paper, I think, you know,

1423
01:09:11,747 --> 01:09:14,347
Speaker 3: it's certainly the way they're played, and the bounce back

1424
01:09:14,387 --> 01:09:18,187
Speaker 3: from the last two defeats does give me confidence. Up

1425
01:09:18,227 --> 01:09:21,467
Speaker 3: there was up the wis Mark always good to chat mate.

1426
01:09:21,987 --> 01:09:25,267
Speaker 3: I maybe I'll put five bucks on Luke Metcalff to

1427
01:09:25,267 --> 01:09:28,387
Speaker 3: score a try. He said, Yeah, like I said, seven

1428
01:09:28,427 --> 01:09:31,507
Speaker 3: this season eighty nine points. He might bring up his

1429
01:09:31,627 --> 01:09:35,987
Speaker 3: hundred points for the season this afternoon. Luke Metcalf, what

1430
01:09:36,067 --> 01:09:41,347
Speaker 3: are we twenty two away from? Two? Max says Metca

1431
01:09:41,427 --> 01:09:43,267
Speaker 3: has been good, he still needs to take a bit

1432
01:09:43,307 --> 01:09:47,387
Speaker 3: more control. I'd like to see to Mighty Martin given

1433
01:09:47,467 --> 01:09:50,707
Speaker 3: some time alongside and thanks Mack. Yeah, they seem to

1434
01:09:50,707 --> 01:09:52,547
Speaker 3: be all in, don't they. They are all in on

1435
01:09:53,027 --> 01:09:56,867
Speaker 3: the Harris Ta Vita Metcalf combo. That's been the situation

1436
01:09:57,147 --> 01:10:00,347
Speaker 3: right across the season. Those two have started in the

1437
01:10:00,387 --> 01:10:03,587
Speaker 3: six and seven jumpers and will again this afternoon for

1438
01:10:03,627 --> 01:10:06,347
Speaker 3: the entirety of the season. To Mighty Martin has come

1439
01:10:06,427 --> 01:10:09,387
Speaker 3: off the interchange in the last three games. You would

1440
01:10:09,387 --> 01:10:12,067
Speaker 3: expect that he would do that again this afternoon. He's

1441
01:10:12,067 --> 01:10:13,947
Speaker 3: certainly been named in that position. I know that can

1442
01:10:13,987 --> 01:10:17,787
Speaker 3: sometimes change things close to kick off, etc. But yeah,

1443
01:10:17,787 --> 01:10:21,867
Speaker 3: Tomighty Martin's role to play in this Warriors season is interesting.

1444
01:10:21,907 --> 01:10:24,227
Speaker 3: I saw Andrew Webster during the week saying he's just

1445
01:10:24,267 --> 01:10:26,427
Speaker 3: got to be patient. He just has to be a

1446
01:10:26,467 --> 01:10:29,227
Speaker 3: little bit patient. I'm sure Tomighty Martin thought after last

1447
01:10:29,227 --> 01:10:31,947
Speaker 3: season with Shawn Johnson going that he might get a

1448
01:10:31,947 --> 01:10:35,347
Speaker 3: crack at that seven jumper. Hasn't yet. Luke Metcalf's your

1449
01:10:35,387 --> 01:10:39,187
Speaker 3: man at the moment, but as we know, you know,

1450
01:10:40,147 --> 01:10:43,787
Speaker 3: injuries happen often, and I know I certainly don't want

1451
01:10:43,787 --> 01:10:46,027
Speaker 3: to put the jinks on Luke Metcalf, but you know,

1452
01:10:46,667 --> 01:10:51,267
Speaker 3: physical game, Luke Metcalf, you know at some point may

1453
01:10:51,307 --> 01:10:53,987
Speaker 3: well succumb to an injury. To Mighty Martin just has

1454
01:10:54,027 --> 01:10:56,347
Speaker 3: to be patient. And it's good that he's back in

1455
01:10:56,467 --> 01:10:59,547
Speaker 3: the in the seventeen now because he wasn't for a

1456
01:10:59,587 --> 01:11:01,627
Speaker 3: long time. It took him a long time to get

1457
01:11:01,667 --> 01:11:03,627
Speaker 3: a game. Even trying to remember his first game, I

1458
01:11:03,627 --> 01:11:06,187
Speaker 3: think it was against the Broncos after they lost to

1459
01:11:06,187 --> 01:11:08,667
Speaker 3: the Storm and then won. That was his first game,

1460
01:11:08,867 --> 01:11:11,347
Speaker 3: and then a couple more he missed and then as

1461
01:11:11,347 --> 01:11:13,427
Speaker 3: I say, he's been involved the last three weeks, so

1462
01:11:13,427 --> 01:11:15,987
Speaker 3: maybe he you know, his influence in this playing group

1463
01:11:16,027 --> 01:11:18,787
Speaker 3: is starting to grow. You'dhaps so, because he's very, very

1464
01:11:18,827 --> 01:11:21,947
Speaker 3: handy player to have around twenty to two. Let's get

1465
01:11:21,987 --> 01:11:25,027
Speaker 3: a breakaway, James mcconey after this on News Talks NB.

1466
01:11:25,467 --> 01:11:29,627
Speaker 1: Don't get caught off side eighty eight Weekend Sport US

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1469
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Speaker 3: News Talks, NB, News TALKSB and Weekend Sport. Just updating

1470
01:11:38,547 --> 01:11:42,627
Speaker 3: you from Game six in the Eastern Conference NBA Finals.

1471
01:11:42,627 --> 01:11:46,587
Speaker 3: The Indiana Pacers can sow this series up with victory.

1472
01:11:47,027 --> 01:11:48,507
Speaker 3: They're in the middle of the third quarter at the moment.

1473
01:11:48,547 --> 01:11:51,147
Speaker 3: They lead seventy eight sixty three, so a handy lead

1474
01:11:51,187 --> 01:11:52,987
Speaker 3: over the New York next but still plenty of time

1475
01:11:53,027 --> 01:11:56,027
Speaker 3: to go. The Pacers seventy eight sixty three ahead of

1476
01:11:56,027 --> 01:11:59,387
Speaker 3: the New York Knicks in Game six of the Eastern

1477
01:11:59,467 --> 01:12:02,067
Speaker 3: Conference Finals. James mcconey is here.

1478
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Speaker 10: Hello, mateka pony, how I own I'm live? Come to

1479
01:12:06,547 --> 01:12:08,587
Speaker 10: you like from aucands via that basin?

1480
01:12:09,707 --> 01:12:12,307
Speaker 3: Are you what's the occasion, just.

1481
01:12:12,227 --> 01:12:14,827
Speaker 10: Having lunch with an American friend of mine is over here,

1482
01:12:14,907 --> 01:12:19,947
Speaker 10: a rugby guy. Yeah, he's from La Rugby and he's

1483
01:12:20,027 --> 01:12:22,467
Speaker 10: just you know, he's taking an interest in what's going

1484
01:12:22,467 --> 01:12:23,307
Speaker 10: on in New Zealand.

1485
01:12:23,827 --> 01:12:26,107
Speaker 3: Good stuff. Well, thank you for stepping away and joining

1486
01:12:26,187 --> 01:12:27,787
Speaker 3: us in your regular slot. I won't hold you up

1487
01:12:27,787 --> 01:12:30,827
Speaker 3: for too long from your from your lunch. Should we

1488
01:12:30,867 --> 01:12:32,827
Speaker 3: just give Should we just give the Chiefs the Super

1489
01:12:32,907 --> 01:12:33,747
Speaker 3: Rugby Trophy?

1490
01:12:33,827 --> 01:12:34,027
Speaker 22: Now?

1491
01:12:34,027 --> 01:12:34,667
Speaker 3: Should we do that?

1492
01:12:35,747 --> 01:12:36,507
Speaker 9: Come on, pony.

1493
01:12:36,627 --> 01:12:39,267
Speaker 10: You know what I've been telling you that you can't

1494
01:12:39,347 --> 01:12:42,587
Speaker 10: count your chickens, all your cows or whatever you've got,

1495
01:12:42,627 --> 01:12:46,467
Speaker 10: whatever livestock you've got, They have to hatch first. At

1496
01:12:46,507 --> 01:12:48,387
Speaker 10: the moment, the Chiefs are looking fine, but I mean,

1497
01:12:48,587 --> 01:12:51,427
Speaker 10: nobody wants to play the Hurricanes. You know, I've said

1498
01:12:51,427 --> 01:12:54,387
Speaker 10: that they look like, you know, a good French team.

1499
01:12:54,467 --> 01:12:56,867
Speaker 10: They slept, they still seem to score points at well.

1500
01:12:58,147 --> 01:13:00,667
Speaker 10: I think they'll probably win in Canberra and come back

1501
01:13:00,667 --> 01:13:03,867
Speaker 10: and terrorize whoever they've got nats. So no, I'm not

1502
01:13:03,947 --> 01:13:06,467
Speaker 10: gaving the Chiefs yourself ah lo.

1503
01:13:06,667 --> 01:13:08,907
Speaker 3: I mean I was just trying to jinx them more

1504
01:13:08,947 --> 01:13:12,627
Speaker 3: than anything, not that I have the power, of course

1505
01:13:12,667 --> 01:13:15,387
Speaker 3: to do such things. But yeah, I enjoyed the Hurricanes

1506
01:13:15,467 --> 01:13:19,067
Speaker 3: last night. You know, look, Moe and Pacific I have

1507
01:13:19,147 --> 01:13:21,707
Speaker 3: had an absolutely tremendous season, but you look at the

1508
01:13:21,787 --> 01:13:23,547
Speaker 3: last couple of games. They just kind of ran out

1509
01:13:23,587 --> 01:13:26,267
Speaker 3: of gas, didn't they. And that's probably understandable. But you know,

1510
01:13:26,547 --> 01:13:29,467
Speaker 3: what a season they have produced. It'll be one I'm

1511
01:13:29,507 --> 01:13:30,787
Speaker 3: sure they look back on as a bit of a

1512
01:13:31,787 --> 01:13:34,187
Speaker 3: turning point for that whole franchise.

1513
01:13:34,267 --> 01:13:38,787
Speaker 10: Really exactly, I think what they've done and just you know,

1514
01:13:38,947 --> 01:13:44,707
Speaker 10: captured the imagination of fans and provided some fac rugby

1515
01:13:44,987 --> 01:13:50,707
Speaker 10: highlight reels. Ardie Savier, miracle fire Lungny. Even I look

1516
01:13:50,707 --> 01:13:53,027
Speaker 10: at CALLEGREENI and to say, well, was he one of

1517
01:13:53,067 --> 01:13:57,347
Speaker 10: the best newcomers really in Super rugby along with their

1518
01:13:57,427 --> 01:14:01,507
Speaker 10: number eight to MISSI Tupo a law and in fact,

1519
01:14:01,707 --> 01:14:04,307
Speaker 10: I mean I was going to do something Promptu Rugby would,

1520
01:14:04,307 --> 01:14:07,747
Speaker 10: so I would say in terms of newcomers, you know

1521
01:14:07,867 --> 01:14:13,587
Speaker 10: Callum Harkin, Finana Norful for the Hurricanes and then even

1522
01:14:13,587 --> 01:14:15,787
Speaker 10: the likes of Cam Presty for the for the Blues.

1523
01:14:16,027 --> 01:14:18,307
Speaker 10: There's been some really cool things that have that have

1524
01:14:18,387 --> 01:14:20,227
Speaker 10: happened throughout Silver Rugby with new.

1525
01:14:20,187 --> 01:14:23,547
Speaker 3: Faces Leroy Carter. Would you call them a new face?

1526
01:14:23,667 --> 01:14:26,107
Speaker 3: Leroy Carter. I know he's been around the seven circu

1527
01:14:26,147 --> 01:14:27,107
Speaker 3: but he'sn't that the one, isn't he?

1528
01:14:27,827 --> 01:14:31,467
Speaker 10: Yeah, Leroy exactly. I mean there are even Carl Preston

1529
01:14:31,507 --> 01:14:35,787
Speaker 10: for the Crusaders, right like finally getting his chance. So look,

1530
01:14:35,787 --> 01:14:38,827
Speaker 10: that's the other thing is. And then there's You've got

1531
01:14:38,867 --> 01:14:42,467
Speaker 10: your boulterers, and I think I've now my bolters to

1532
01:14:42,747 --> 01:14:45,347
Speaker 10: your master. Is that the right terminology party? I'm not

1533
01:14:45,387 --> 01:14:46,747
Speaker 10: quite sure, but let's use it.

1534
01:14:47,627 --> 01:14:48,267
Speaker 6: Let's use it.

1535
01:14:48,707 --> 01:14:51,867
Speaker 10: I've gone with Simon Parker, Brody McAllister both from the

1536
01:14:51,907 --> 01:14:55,107
Speaker 10: Chiefs that's Blindside and the Hooker Baby and Holland can

1537
01:14:55,107 --> 01:14:56,707
Speaker 10: you call him a bolter? He's going to get picked

1538
01:14:56,707 --> 01:14:58,187
Speaker 10: the Big Landers lock.

1539
01:15:00,947 --> 01:15:01,267
Speaker 9: Again.

1540
01:15:01,587 --> 01:15:04,867
Speaker 10: He's just an all black and waiting. And Caleb Taneytowel.

1541
01:15:04,907 --> 01:15:07,427
Speaker 10: I think they might just go to some averick out wide.

1542
01:15:08,147 --> 01:15:10,147
Speaker 9: Those are my bolters, all right.

1543
01:15:10,187 --> 01:15:12,707
Speaker 3: I'm going to add Josh Fussitur to that, although I'm

1544
01:15:12,707 --> 01:15:15,227
Speaker 3: not sure he's a bolter either. He is in the

1545
01:15:15,267 --> 01:15:16,907
Speaker 3: fact that he's never been an all black before. But

1546
01:15:17,387 --> 01:15:19,067
Speaker 3: he looks every inch and all black, doesn't he? This

1547
01:15:19,107 --> 01:15:21,307
Speaker 3: time last year it was Xavier Numa, who I think

1548
01:15:21,347 --> 01:15:23,987
Speaker 3: everybody was picking until he picked up that calf injury.

1549
01:15:24,227 --> 01:15:26,787
Speaker 3: I really like Josh for tour, and Paul Tito an

1550
01:15:26,787 --> 01:15:28,867
Speaker 3: hour or so ago said he's one of the hardest

1551
01:15:28,867 --> 01:15:32,107
Speaker 3: workers in the Blues changing room. You know, he's always

1552
01:15:32,187 --> 01:15:34,147
Speaker 3: doing the extra, is always there on days off. I

1553
01:15:34,187 --> 01:15:36,507
Speaker 3: think he deserves a crack agreed.

1554
01:15:36,627 --> 01:15:39,267
Speaker 10: And I think Josh has probably shown just in terms

1555
01:15:39,267 --> 01:15:42,667
Speaker 10: of being that workhorse, the unsung hero, he still he

1556
01:15:42,787 --> 01:15:46,387
Speaker 10: actually shows up on the stats and surprises you. I

1557
01:15:46,387 --> 01:15:48,387
Speaker 10: think it was twenty three tackles the other day in

1558
01:15:48,427 --> 01:15:52,027
Speaker 10: that epic Artie Savier game against Wana. And by the way,

1559
01:15:52,107 --> 01:15:55,787
Speaker 10: how about the spicy banter between those two franchises that

1560
01:15:55,867 --> 01:15:59,867
Speaker 10: we're going to touch on that. Yes, please the Instagram

1561
01:15:59,907 --> 01:16:03,667
Speaker 10: post where a while ago onea Pacifica when they beat

1562
01:16:03,707 --> 01:16:06,827
Speaker 10: the Blue Seat keep on doubting us. We're just the

1563
01:16:06,907 --> 01:16:11,067
Speaker 10: right time. Don't care whose side you're on. There's only

1564
01:16:11,787 --> 01:16:15,147
Speaker 10: one team in Auckland that represents all the PACIFICA. And

1565
01:16:15,187 --> 01:16:19,987
Speaker 10: then the Blues replied last night with the same post

1566
01:16:20,067 --> 01:16:23,027
Speaker 10: that the last sentence was there's only one team in

1567
01:16:23,067 --> 01:16:26,507
Speaker 10: Auckland in the playoffs and suddenly art is piling in

1568
01:16:26,747 --> 01:16:30,907
Speaker 10: talking about lions, don't listen to sheep or don't follow sheep,

1569
01:16:31,027 --> 01:16:36,027
Speaker 10: and then the band I just posted the popcorn guests

1570
01:16:36,427 --> 01:16:40,547
Speaker 10: the popcorn me because they're all in there, Hoskins of two,

1571
01:16:40,627 --> 01:16:44,747
Speaker 10: who Rico Yojuani. So I'm not sure if I'm recommending

1572
01:16:44,827 --> 01:16:47,587
Speaker 10: Instagram to the wrong audience, but it's it's kicking off

1573
01:16:47,667 --> 01:16:48,027
Speaker 10: right now.

1574
01:16:48,267 --> 01:16:49,987
Speaker 3: Absolutely no, you're not at all. There's a lot of

1575
01:16:50,067 --> 01:16:52,747
Speaker 3: Instagram users in our audience and they'll be having a

1576
01:16:52,747 --> 01:16:55,787
Speaker 3: look once they're finished listening to you. Can we just

1577
01:16:57,027 --> 01:16:59,747
Speaker 3: touch on another couple of topics. Costa Barbarusis is leaving

1578
01:16:59,787 --> 01:17:03,827
Speaker 3: Wellington Phoenix. Was this a surprise when you heard this news?

1579
01:17:04,907 --> 01:17:09,267
Speaker 10: Well, I mean he is. He's very much a Wellington lad.

1580
01:17:09,387 --> 01:17:11,947
Speaker 10: He's you know, he's love being back there with his

1581
01:17:12,067 --> 01:17:15,587
Speaker 10: daughters and reconnecting with the family and going to the

1582
01:17:15,587 --> 01:17:19,507
Speaker 10: many Greek restaurants around Wellington. But this is the thing

1583
01:17:19,507 --> 01:17:23,387
Speaker 10: that's cutting for the Phoenix. I actually think they were

1584
01:17:23,587 --> 01:17:26,227
Speaker 10: brilliant last year, easily as good as awkwad they see

1585
01:17:26,227 --> 01:17:29,187
Speaker 10: where this year and now you just watch it crumbling.

1586
01:17:29,627 --> 01:17:32,667
Speaker 10: And what's even sadder for them is there's players who

1587
01:17:32,747 --> 01:17:37,427
Speaker 10: you'd say, young players who will take another couple of

1588
01:17:37,467 --> 01:17:39,907
Speaker 10: years to develop, but they're going to lead as soon

1589
01:17:39,947 --> 01:17:42,747
Speaker 10: as there is any interest from Europe. So they're in

1590
01:17:42,787 --> 01:17:45,707
Speaker 10: a really bad cycle right now. You lose your best

1591
01:17:46,427 --> 01:17:48,427
Speaker 10: senior pro which is kind of what the A League

1592
01:17:48,467 --> 01:17:51,067
Speaker 10: has built on that. You know, the final last night

1593
01:17:51,627 --> 01:17:53,747
Speaker 10: was won by Melbourne City with the guy wholled as

1594
01:17:53,787 --> 01:17:55,867
Speaker 10: he's Beheitch or you might remember from the World Cup,

1595
01:17:55,907 --> 01:17:59,747
Speaker 10: had a run like Maradona. He's Argentina didn't score. But

1596
01:18:00,307 --> 01:18:02,587
Speaker 10: these guys that come back and bolster teams that you

1597
01:18:02,707 --> 01:18:04,547
Speaker 10: need them to win in the A League, and that

1598
01:18:04,747 --> 01:18:08,547
Speaker 10: is pretty bad for the Phoenix, wouldn't you say?

1599
01:18:08,907 --> 01:18:11,907
Speaker 3: Yep, let's hope they can use the salary they'll save

1600
01:18:12,467 --> 01:18:14,387
Speaker 3: in an effective way. That is the upside of this.

1601
01:18:14,507 --> 01:18:17,187
Speaker 3: I've got some money freed up from cost a salary,

1602
01:18:17,187 --> 01:18:19,027
Speaker 3: but now they have to spend it wisely. Hey, on

1603
01:18:19,067 --> 01:18:22,067
Speaker 3: your show notes today, I've got here being great without winning.

1604
01:18:22,267 --> 01:18:24,707
Speaker 3: What was that aimed at me in any way?

1605
01:18:26,227 --> 01:18:26,707
Speaker 7: Of course?

1606
01:18:26,747 --> 01:18:29,067
Speaker 10: Party, Yeah, it's right. I'm sure you'll pick up a

1607
01:18:29,067 --> 01:18:31,187
Speaker 10: goal that the radio would so you'll finally be great

1608
01:18:31,187 --> 01:18:33,987
Speaker 10: And when makes you are the raigning champion, so you

1609
01:18:34,027 --> 01:18:36,627
Speaker 10: can just stand down. This isn't about you, pony. There's

1610
01:18:36,627 --> 01:18:38,587
Speaker 10: a more about teams that I just sort of think

1611
01:18:38,907 --> 01:18:41,787
Speaker 10: you have to give them recognition. And this I think

1612
01:18:41,867 --> 01:18:43,787
Speaker 10: Aukan the f C sort of remind me of that.

1613
01:18:44,107 --> 01:18:47,187
Speaker 10: One of Pacifica reminded me that for all the amazing

1614
01:18:47,227 --> 01:18:49,547
Speaker 10: things that they did, you have to remember that you

1615
01:18:49,627 --> 01:18:52,667
Speaker 10: can be great without winning. We've got, obviously the ultimate example,

1616
01:18:52,707 --> 01:18:55,867
Speaker 10: which is the the All Whites of twenty ten. They

1617
01:18:55,867 --> 01:18:58,747
Speaker 10: didn't they didn't win, but they didn't lose. And I

1618
01:18:58,787 --> 01:19:01,387
Speaker 10: think there's a couple of silver feans netball teams where

1619
01:19:01,427 --> 01:19:03,987
Speaker 10: you know, one dollar lof Hagen goal would have turned

1620
01:19:03,987 --> 01:19:06,147
Speaker 10: them into all time greats and they just missed out.

1621
01:19:06,187 --> 01:19:09,107
Speaker 10: But it doesn't change the fact that that team was great.

1622
01:19:09,147 --> 01:19:11,267
Speaker 10: The nineteen ninety five All Blacks that made the World

1623
01:19:11,307 --> 01:19:14,907
Speaker 10: Cup final, we're a great side. So I know we love.

1624
01:19:15,307 --> 01:19:17,707
Speaker 10: You want the w and the column, you want the win,

1625
01:19:17,867 --> 01:19:20,947
Speaker 10: you want the trophy to be lifted. But I'm staying

1626
01:19:21,027 --> 01:19:22,867
Speaker 10: here and now you can still be great without winning.

1627
01:19:23,227 --> 01:19:25,187
Speaker 3: Yeah, I love that. I love that, And actually ninety

1628
01:19:25,187 --> 01:19:29,627
Speaker 3: five that's where my mind went automatically. Man, that was

1629
01:19:29,747 --> 01:19:33,467
Speaker 3: Yes's thirty years ago. Now that Jonah ran over the

1630
01:19:33,467 --> 01:19:36,507
Speaker 3: top of Mike care that's mental, isn't it thirty years ago?

1631
01:19:37,147 --> 01:19:40,147
Speaker 10: It's crazy And that team changed All Black rugby and

1632
01:19:40,227 --> 01:19:43,187
Speaker 10: so you know all those guys. Actually, I think Sky's

1633
01:19:43,227 --> 01:19:46,587
Speaker 10: working on a documentary right now that'll be really worth

1634
01:19:46,587 --> 01:19:49,427
Speaker 10: a watch where they talk about, you know, the loss

1635
01:19:49,427 --> 01:19:52,907
Speaker 10: of ninety four in France, how it sort of triggered

1636
01:19:52,907 --> 01:19:55,787
Speaker 10: everything that tried from the end of the year that

1637
01:19:55,827 --> 01:19:57,787
Speaker 10: France scored the last time the All Blacks lost to

1638
01:19:57,947 --> 01:20:00,987
Speaker 10: Eden Park and since then it triggered many things, including

1639
01:20:00,987 --> 01:20:04,267
Speaker 10: a change in style and being more adventurous. And yeah,

1640
01:20:04,267 --> 01:20:07,347
Speaker 10: that ninety five team was epic, but hey, they didn't win.

1641
01:20:07,987 --> 01:20:10,987
Speaker 10: It gave one of the actually provided because theously one

1642
01:20:10,987 --> 01:20:14,747
Speaker 10: of the greatest moments terrible movie though in Victis Zero

1643
01:20:14,827 --> 01:20:19,347
Speaker 10: Stars one of the greatest moments in sport with Nelson

1644
01:20:19,387 --> 01:20:25,227
Speaker 10: Mandela and Francois Pina enjoying the William Mudballence Trophy being lifted.

1645
01:20:25,667 --> 01:20:28,307
Speaker 3: Yep, it was iconic stuff. I feel like I've kept

1646
01:20:28,307 --> 01:20:31,307
Speaker 3: you from your American friend for far too long, James,

1647
01:20:31,347 --> 01:20:33,147
Speaker 3: I feel like I've released you back.

1648
01:20:34,187 --> 01:20:37,427
Speaker 10: Thank you very much. Yeah, tag and release that's fine, Piney,

1649
01:20:37,867 --> 01:20:39,787
Speaker 10: I'll be back swimming back to you next week. Like

1650
01:20:39,947 --> 01:20:40,747
Speaker 10: salmon upstream.

1651
01:20:41,307 --> 01:20:44,267
Speaker 3: All right, mate, We'll go and enjoy some smoke salmon

1652
01:20:44,347 --> 01:20:46,547
Speaker 3: and the viaduct or whatever it is your fancy for

1653
01:20:46,627 --> 01:20:49,427
Speaker 3: lunch and we'll chat next week. James mccony huge part

1654
01:20:49,427 --> 01:20:51,867
Speaker 3: of our Sundays here on News Talks head be catch

1655
01:20:51,907 --> 01:20:54,347
Speaker 3: him on the Craig Goes Wild Alternative commentary collective and

1656
01:20:54,387 --> 01:20:58,427
Speaker 3: across your social media as well. The Pacers eighty two

1657
01:20:58,667 --> 01:21:00,667
Speaker 3: seventy one ahead of the New York next with three

1658
01:21:00,667 --> 01:21:02,307
Speaker 3: and a half minutes left in the third quarter. This

1659
01:21:02,347 --> 01:21:06,707
Speaker 3: is Game six in the Eastern Conference Finals for the NBA.

1660
01:21:06,987 --> 01:21:09,947
Speaker 3: More American sport actually for you after two o'clock in

1661
01:21:10,027 --> 01:21:12,587
Speaker 3: about forty five minutes from now, we'll go stateside with

1662
01:21:12,627 --> 01:21:14,507
Speaker 3: our man Leon Buzsby. It's eight to.

1663
01:21:14,387 --> 01:21:18,827
Speaker 1: Two SUO from the trag Fields and the course on

1664
01:21:18,987 --> 01:21:22,507
Speaker 1: your homeo Lord, the weekend sport with Jason Vine the

1665
01:21:22,667 --> 01:21:23,347
Speaker 1: US Talks.

1666
01:21:23,187 --> 01:21:28,187
Speaker 3: eNB coming up one fifty six, Tony says on text, Jason,

1667
01:21:28,227 --> 01:21:32,627
Speaker 3: lots of similarities between the current Hurricanes and those champions

1668
01:21:32,627 --> 01:21:36,027
Speaker 3: from twenty sixteen. Fingers crossed. They can go all the way,

1669
01:21:36,027 --> 01:21:38,107
Speaker 3: great atmosphere at the stadium last night. Just a shame

1670
01:21:38,107 --> 01:21:42,547
Speaker 3: we won't have our home playoff. There is a scenario

1671
01:21:42,707 --> 01:21:46,107
Speaker 3: under which the Hurricanes could have a home playoff. In fact, look,

1672
01:21:46,147 --> 01:21:49,747
Speaker 3: this isn't likely, but if the Reds beat the Crusaders

1673
01:21:50,907 --> 01:21:53,267
Speaker 3: and the Hurricanes beat the Brumbies, then the Hurricanes would

1674
01:21:53,267 --> 01:21:56,307
Speaker 3: host a semi final. Like I say, it doesn't seem

1675
01:21:56,347 --> 01:22:00,987
Speaker 3: the most likely scenario. I think the Crusaders will comfortably

1676
01:22:01,067 --> 01:22:03,827
Speaker 3: account for the Reds in christ Chatch on Friday night,

1677
01:22:03,907 --> 01:22:08,747
Speaker 3: but it can happen. So yeah, I hadn't compared the

1678
01:22:08,787 --> 01:22:11,827
Speaker 3: current Canes to those in twenty sixteen, but yeah, well,

1679
01:22:12,027 --> 01:22:13,907
Speaker 3: if it ends up the same way, Tony, you and

1680
01:22:13,907 --> 01:22:17,067
Speaker 3: I will both be very happy Hurricanes fans. After two o'clock,

1681
01:22:17,067 --> 01:22:19,667
Speaker 3: we're going to get you to the Spanish Grand Prix,

1682
01:22:19,867 --> 01:22:23,187
Speaker 3: where Liam Lawson has qualified thirteenth for tomorrow morning's race.

1683
01:22:23,427 --> 01:22:27,147
Speaker 3: Chris Medland, highly respected Formula one journo on that, Craig

1684
01:22:27,187 --> 01:22:30,187
Speaker 3: Gabriel while we're in Europe, will also stopping from the

1685
01:22:30,187 --> 01:22:33,547
Speaker 3: French Tennis Open, and we'll take your state site covering

1686
01:22:33,587 --> 01:22:36,867
Speaker 3: off the Stanley Cup playoffs and the NBA playoffs with

1687
01:22:36,947 --> 01:22:37,587
Speaker 3: our man le On.

1688
01:22:37,627 --> 01:22:42,227
Speaker 1: Busby the only place to discuss the biggest sports issues

1689
01:22:42,307 --> 01:22:43,947
Speaker 1: on and afterfield.

1690
01:22:44,507 --> 01:22:47,827
Speaker 2: It's all on WI James Ford with Jason Vane on

1691
01:22:47,987 --> 01:22:50,827
Speaker 2: your home of Sport US talk.

1692
01:22:52,427 --> 01:22:55,267
Speaker 3: Hello then and welcome into Weekend Sport. Welcome back to

1693
01:22:55,267 --> 01:22:56,947
Speaker 3: Weekend Sport. It's good to have you with a seven

1694
01:22:56,987 --> 01:23:00,467
Speaker 3: past two. I'm Jason Pine Show produced by Andy McDonald.

1695
01:23:00,467 --> 01:23:03,627
Speaker 3: We're here till three. Then Tim Beveridge in the chair

1696
01:23:05,027 --> 01:23:10,427
Speaker 3: for the Weekend Collective Sunday edition June one. Skipping an

1697
01:23:10,427 --> 01:23:15,227
Speaker 3: eye on the NBA Finals Eastern Conference Indiana Pacers, New

1698
01:23:15,267 --> 01:23:20,187
Speaker 3: York Knicks. This game is in Indianapolis. Pacers can secure

1699
01:23:20,187 --> 01:23:22,787
Speaker 3: their spot in the NBA Finals with victory. The Knicks

1700
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Speaker 3: consented back to New York for a deciding game seven

1701
01:23:25,947 --> 01:23:28,747
Speaker 3: ninety two to eighty one. The Pacers lead early in

1702
01:23:28,747 --> 01:23:33,427
Speaker 3: the fourth quarter. Leon Busby, this out our US sports

1703
01:23:33,507 --> 01:23:37,427
Speaker 3: expert not only on the NBA, but the NHL Ice

1704
01:23:37,427 --> 01:23:41,667
Speaker 3: Hockey Stanley Cup. We've got our participants in that as well.

1705
01:23:41,707 --> 01:23:44,827
Speaker 3: We can talk about also this out but of tennis

1706
01:23:44,827 --> 01:23:48,947
Speaker 3: for you, Craig Gabriel out of Paris where at Roland Garros.

1707
01:23:48,947 --> 01:23:51,187
Speaker 3: It's pretty much been to script hasn't it In the

1708
01:23:51,187 --> 01:23:53,827
Speaker 3: first week of the French Tennis Open men's and women's singles.

1709
01:23:54,067 --> 01:23:56,147
Speaker 3: I think caspell Loud is the only one who's really

1710
01:23:56,227 --> 01:23:59,107
Speaker 3: dropped out as far as the you know, the top

1711
01:23:59,147 --> 01:24:04,587
Speaker 3: top seeds are concerned. Carlos Alcarez looks like he's living

1712
01:24:04,667 --> 01:24:07,387
Speaker 3: up to his favoritism. He's not even top seed Youanick Cinereas,

1713
01:24:07,427 --> 01:24:11,387
Speaker 3: but Alcarez is the defending champion. I see Alexanders Verev

1714
01:24:11,387 --> 01:24:15,027
Speaker 3: this morning said after his win that he expects Carlos

1715
01:24:15,027 --> 01:24:17,347
Speaker 3: Alcarez to make the final. We're only in the fourth round,

1716
01:24:17,387 --> 01:24:20,947
Speaker 3: so there's still sixteen players left, but he said, I

1717
01:24:20,947 --> 01:24:23,627
Speaker 3: he'll be that. No one on his side's going to stop him.

1718
01:24:23,947 --> 01:24:26,547
Speaker 3: Zvere would know. He lost to Elcarez in the final

1719
01:24:26,627 --> 01:24:30,707
Speaker 3: last year, of course, very shortly where in Barcelona with

1720
01:24:30,827 --> 01:24:34,227
Speaker 3: Chris Medland Formula one journalists as we look back at

1721
01:24:34,347 --> 01:24:36,507
Speaker 3: qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, which goes in the

1722
01:24:36,507 --> 01:24:39,987
Speaker 3: early hours of tomorrow morning, New Zealand time. After being

1723
01:24:40,027 --> 01:24:42,267
Speaker 3: really good in practice, Liam Lawson couldn't back it up

1724
01:24:42,267 --> 01:24:44,987
Speaker 3: and qualifying he did go quite fast. In fact, I

1725
01:24:45,027 --> 01:24:48,267
Speaker 3: think his last qualifying lap was the fastest had been

1726
01:24:48,507 --> 01:24:50,787
Speaker 3: all weekends, but it wasn't enough to get him any

1727
01:24:50,867 --> 01:24:54,867
Speaker 3: higher than thirteenth on the grid. So Chris Medland shortly

1728
01:24:55,427 --> 01:24:57,707
Speaker 3: talking formula one. You can call through it anytime, oh

1729
01:24:57,747 --> 01:25:00,147
Speaker 3: eight hundred and eighty ten eighty, send your thoughts via

1730
01:25:00,187 --> 01:25:02,747
Speaker 3: text to nineteen nine and two or emails to Jason

1731
01:25:03,027 --> 01:25:06,307
Speaker 3: at NEWSTALKHADB dot co dot enz. But as we tack

1732
01:25:06,467 --> 01:25:10,667
Speaker 3: towards nine past two, let's get you across some of

1733
01:25:10,707 --> 01:25:13,067
Speaker 3: the stuff that's happened in the last twenty four hours

1734
01:25:13,187 --> 01:25:15,587
Speaker 3: or so which you may not have caught up with

1735
01:25:16,507 --> 01:25:18,947
Speaker 3: in case you missed it. And a dead robber finished

1736
01:25:19,547 --> 01:25:23,667
Speaker 3: to Super Rugby's regular season. The Reds, who were already

1737
01:25:23,707 --> 01:25:27,147
Speaker 3: confirmed in fifth place, dished out one last bit of

1738
01:25:27,227 --> 01:25:31,667
Speaker 3: misery to the Fiji and drewer, it's really scrapping out

1739
01:25:31,707 --> 01:25:32,467
Speaker 3: for down Yunu.

1740
01:25:33,147 --> 01:25:35,427
Speaker 13: He almost gets through, in fact.

1741
01:25:35,147 --> 01:25:36,907
Speaker 10: He does, but he can't get it.

1742
01:25:37,067 --> 01:25:41,627
Speaker 11: Down telling four years hey chat.

1743
01:25:41,707 --> 01:25:48,307
Speaker 15: He's all musclefullyfo and there is the expirmation point.

1744
01:25:48,107 --> 01:25:51,187
Speaker 3: Fifty two points to seven. Fifty two to seven, the

1745
01:25:51,187 --> 01:25:54,027
Speaker 3: Reds beating the drawer. That is a very ordinary season

1746
01:25:54,067 --> 01:25:57,147
Speaker 3: for the Fijian drawer, particularly given the fact they've made

1747
01:25:57,147 --> 01:25:59,667
Speaker 3: the quarter finals in the last two seasons, so a

1748
01:25:59,707 --> 01:26:03,507
Speaker 3: step back was unfortunately for them. It's so they reset,

1749
01:26:03,627 --> 01:26:06,907
Speaker 3: refresh and come again. In twenty twenty six the NRL,

1750
01:26:06,947 --> 01:26:09,987
Speaker 3: the Melbourne Storm showed their class against the Gold Coast Titans.

1751
01:26:10,587 --> 01:26:14,107
Speaker 15: Last tackle Adam Tummingha Munster kicks it's a.

1752
01:26:14,107 --> 01:26:16,427
Speaker 23: Good one and coming through.

1753
01:26:16,707 --> 01:26:20,507
Speaker 3: Brant Anderson is there. Just to mphasize the.

1754
01:26:20,507 --> 01:26:23,147
Speaker 13: Point versatility for the Melbourne Storm.

1755
01:26:23,147 --> 01:26:24,307
Speaker 2: We can play anywhere.

1756
01:26:24,427 --> 01:26:27,787
Speaker 3: The Backlove winners twenty eight to sixteen on the Gold Coast.

1757
01:26:27,787 --> 01:26:31,947
Speaker 3: The Cowboys, meantime, after leading thirty two six with less

1758
01:26:31,987 --> 01:26:34,467
Speaker 3: than twenty minutes to go, had to withstand an epic

1759
01:26:34,547 --> 01:26:35,667
Speaker 3: comeback from the Tigers.

1760
01:26:36,267 --> 01:26:41,307
Speaker 11: Love shit kick Rason coming through taken drink Water cuts

1761
01:26:41,347 --> 01:26:43,707
Speaker 11: it off and the Cowboys are gonna hold on.

1762
01:26:44,347 --> 01:26:48,347
Speaker 3: Masons going on through drink Water points up. It's the border.

1763
01:26:48,427 --> 01:26:49,707
Speaker 11: It's a braze comeback.

1764
01:26:49,787 --> 01:26:52,467
Speaker 2: But in the end that's it's.

1765
01:26:52,347 --> 01:26:54,587
Speaker 11: Joy from the North points Land Cowboys.

1766
01:26:54,667 --> 01:26:57,027
Speaker 3: Here the Cowboys eventually winning at thirty two to twenty

1767
01:26:57,027 --> 01:27:01,587
Speaker 3: eight and manly thrashing the Broncos at Brookvale sigillating point.

1768
01:27:01,707 --> 01:27:05,227
Speaker 4: Last tackle, big shift, big shift Cherry.

1769
01:27:04,947 --> 01:27:10,427
Speaker 17: Evans kicks for the pau the four.

1770
01:27:13,107 --> 01:27:14,987
Speaker 3: On a fifty one game.

1771
01:27:15,027 --> 01:27:16,267
Speaker 2: Ride rough scores.

1772
01:27:16,667 --> 01:27:18,747
Speaker 5: The profile for Shutter is.

1773
01:27:18,747 --> 01:27:21,747
Speaker 3: Over thirty four six the final scots of the Sea Eagles.

1774
01:27:21,747 --> 01:27:23,587
Speaker 3: They're there on the top eight. The Broncos are down

1775
01:27:23,627 --> 01:27:27,027
Speaker 3: in eleventh. And in football, a couple of champions to

1776
01:27:27,147 --> 01:27:30,147
Speaker 3: crown and the A League Melbourne City might just be

1777
01:27:30,267 --> 01:27:34,147
Speaker 3: time to vict you to get the board how the acts,

1778
01:27:34,227 --> 01:27:36,067
Speaker 3: but no, the whistle goes.

1779
01:27:36,907 --> 01:27:39,027
Speaker 2: And now that cities after.

1780
01:27:38,867 --> 01:27:43,427
Speaker 17: The Bridesmans are not tonights as they shut off.

1781
01:27:44,027 --> 01:27:48,947
Speaker 3: They're many maintain and with their first Garthy in seven

1782
01:27:49,107 --> 01:27:53,707
Speaker 3: hundred and eighty seven days and winnings the championship Chimphy.

1783
01:27:53,947 --> 01:27:55,867
Speaker 3: And there is also the last time and sident you

1784
01:27:55,907 --> 01:27:58,067
Speaker 3: will hear that voice in the A League. That's Simon

1785
01:27:58,187 --> 01:28:01,867
Speaker 3: Hill who after twenty two years in Australia is departing

1786
01:28:01,907 --> 01:28:04,547
Speaker 3: back to England. So we won't hear him calling A

1787
01:28:04,627 --> 01:28:08,747
Speaker 3: league matches anymore. That is unfortunate. The best of the

1788
01:28:08,787 --> 01:28:11,827
Speaker 3: best as far as that is concerned. And Paris Germain

1789
01:28:12,387 --> 01:28:15,507
Speaker 3: are champions of Europe. On the Gabba coll.

1790
01:28:15,387 --> 01:28:20,547
Speaker 8: Up, that's five and it's been a five star show.

1791
01:28:22,707 --> 01:28:24,947
Speaker 5: And the role will tell you that Parasanjeran.

1792
01:28:25,747 --> 01:28:30,747
Speaker 24: Are you afer champions League winners are twenty twenty five.

1793
01:28:31,107 --> 01:28:33,347
Speaker 1: When it's down to the line, you made a call

1794
01:28:33,547 --> 01:28:38,307
Speaker 1: on ten eighty Weekend Sports with Jason Pine News.

1795
01:28:38,147 --> 01:28:39,867
Speaker 2: Talk zeb the coming up.

1796
01:28:39,947 --> 01:28:44,307
Speaker 3: Thirteen minutes past two. Liam Lawson has qualified thirteenth for

1797
01:28:44,547 --> 01:28:48,347
Speaker 3: the Spanish Formula one Grand Prix. He was eliminated in

1798
01:28:48,427 --> 01:28:52,107
Speaker 3: the second qualifying session. See where Larson can do down well.

1799
01:28:52,067 --> 01:28:54,027
Speaker 25: Losses on a decent lap here This could be two

1800
01:28:54,147 --> 01:28:56,187
Speaker 25: racing balls in the top ten as he crosses the

1801
01:28:56,227 --> 01:28:58,547
Speaker 25: line though lost a bit of time in that final

1802
01:28:58,667 --> 01:29:00,787
Speaker 25: sector only p thirteen.

1803
01:29:01,387 --> 01:29:05,627
Speaker 3: So McLaren's Oscar Piastre grabbing pole position, his fourth pole

1804
01:29:05,827 --> 01:29:08,507
Speaker 3: of the Sea season, ahead of his teammate Lando Norris

1805
01:29:08,587 --> 01:29:10,947
Speaker 3: de finning champion Red Bull driver Mets for step and

1806
01:29:11,267 --> 01:29:14,547
Speaker 3: we'll start from third on the grid Mercedes George Russell

1807
01:29:14,867 --> 01:29:18,467
Speaker 3: qualifying fourth. Let's get you to Spain with highly respected

1808
01:29:18,507 --> 01:29:22,387
Speaker 3: Formula one journalist in broadcaster Chris Midland. Chris can be

1809
01:29:22,427 --> 01:29:24,947
Speaker 3: start with Liam laws and it was very fast and practice.

1810
01:29:25,067 --> 01:29:27,107
Speaker 3: So what happened to them and qualifying?

1811
01:29:28,107 --> 01:29:29,427
Speaker 13: Yeah, it just didn't quite come together.

1812
01:29:29,467 --> 01:29:31,867
Speaker 25: And it's always tricky when you're watching practice about whether

1813
01:29:32,387 --> 01:29:35,267
Speaker 25: you're seeing everything from every driver, every team, and certain

1814
01:29:35,307 --> 01:29:36,987
Speaker 25: teams do turn the wick up a little bit more

1815
01:29:37,027 --> 01:29:38,387
Speaker 25: when we get into qualifying.

1816
01:29:38,747 --> 01:29:40,987
Speaker 13: With Liam, I think he just didn't quite put the

1817
01:29:41,067 --> 01:29:41,547
Speaker 13: lap together.

1818
01:29:41,907 --> 01:29:44,787
Speaker 25: There's some very sensitive tires we have here in Barcelona,

1819
01:29:44,827 --> 01:29:47,827
Speaker 25: and it's been very, very hot, so it's so hot

1820
01:29:47,907 --> 01:29:50,907
Speaker 25: that the tires you're using over just one qualifying lap

1821
01:29:51,187 --> 01:29:53,507
Speaker 25: start to overheat and you lose grip and performance towards

1822
01:29:53,507 --> 01:29:55,067
Speaker 25: the end of that lap. So if you can't manage

1823
01:29:55,107 --> 01:29:57,707
Speaker 25: the temperadge is well enough, you just lose lap time

1824
01:29:57,947 --> 01:29:58,707
Speaker 25: very very easily.

1825
01:29:58,787 --> 01:30:00,227
Speaker 13: And it just got away from me in a little bit.

1826
01:30:00,267 --> 01:30:03,787
Speaker 25: But it was also a massively competitive session and if

1827
01:30:03,827 --> 01:30:05,427
Speaker 25: you didn't hook it up at all times, you didn't

1828
01:30:05,427 --> 01:30:07,667
Speaker 25: get all the way through. But as you say, he'd

1829
01:30:07,707 --> 01:30:10,067
Speaker 25: shown he had the pace in the practice session, so

1830
01:30:10,187 --> 01:30:11,747
Speaker 25: he was a little bit disappointed not to make it

1831
01:30:11,827 --> 01:30:12,467
Speaker 25: through the Q three.

1832
01:30:12,907 --> 01:30:17,147
Speaker 3: He also, I see, registered his fastest lap and his

1833
01:30:17,347 --> 01:30:21,507
Speaker 3: final qualifying lip, so he's going fast enough. Is that

1834
01:30:21,667 --> 01:30:25,987
Speaker 3: something that will encourage him ahead of the race itself. Yeah.

1835
01:30:26,027 --> 01:30:29,347
Speaker 25: I think one thing that's been quite encouraging, even as

1836
01:30:29,387 --> 01:30:31,227
Speaker 25: someone watching Lim has been the fact he says his

1837
01:30:31,307 --> 01:30:33,027
Speaker 25: confidence has not taken a hit from the year he's

1838
01:30:33,067 --> 01:30:35,187
Speaker 25: had yet, and he's just not always had the results

1839
01:30:35,227 --> 01:30:37,827
Speaker 25: he thought he's capable of getting. But he's had the

1840
01:30:37,867 --> 01:30:40,227
Speaker 25: pace in there, and he's had the confidence in the car. Well,

1841
01:30:40,267 --> 01:30:41,787
Speaker 25: we saw it in Monaco. He put it all together

1842
01:30:41,827 --> 01:30:43,867
Speaker 25: on the track last weekend where you have to put

1843
01:30:43,907 --> 01:30:46,027
Speaker 25: it together, where you have to be confident, where you

1844
01:30:46,067 --> 01:30:49,307
Speaker 25: can't afford any mistakes, and that really, I think convinced

1845
01:30:49,307 --> 01:30:50,827
Speaker 25: a lot of people that yep, that's all in there,

1846
01:30:51,147 --> 01:30:53,547
Speaker 25: just needs to bring it out consistently, and he had

1847
01:30:53,667 --> 01:30:56,947
Speaker 25: continued to do that going through this weekend up until qualifying.

1848
01:30:57,067 --> 01:30:58,707
Speaker 25: So that's why I think he's actually going to be

1849
01:30:58,747 --> 01:31:01,907
Speaker 25: more frustrated that when it really mattered, when he really

1850
01:31:01,947 --> 01:31:03,547
Speaker 25: wanted to get through the Q three, he didn't quite

1851
01:31:03,587 --> 01:31:06,187
Speaker 25: get the same nap time as his teammate Isaac Hadja

1852
01:31:06,347 --> 01:31:08,907
Speaker 25: got out the car. But it still was encouraging that

1853
01:31:09,267 --> 01:31:11,547
Speaker 25: that potential was there for him. So he will know

1854
01:31:11,747 --> 01:31:13,907
Speaker 25: that he's able to move forward in the race as

1855
01:31:13,947 --> 01:31:16,987
Speaker 25: well because the Racing Bulls car has been competitive all season.

1856
01:31:16,827 --> 01:31:19,547
Speaker 3: Yeah, and promisingly as well. It's not like Monico is

1857
01:31:19,547 --> 01:31:22,227
Speaker 3: that there are places to pass in Barcelona there are

1858
01:31:22,267 --> 01:31:26,067
Speaker 3: two drag reduction system zones as well. How do you

1859
01:31:26,267 --> 01:31:29,787
Speaker 3: a seious evaluate Liam's ability to move up from thirteenth

1860
01:31:29,907 --> 01:31:30,467
Speaker 3: during the rice.

1861
01:31:31,467 --> 01:31:32,747
Speaker 13: Yeah, I think he's got every chance.

1862
01:31:32,787 --> 01:31:34,427
Speaker 25: I mean, you know, we've talked about it before where

1863
01:31:34,507 --> 01:31:36,547
Speaker 25: Liam is more than happy to get his elbows out

1864
01:31:36,547 --> 01:31:38,427
Speaker 25: if he's feeling confident and there's a past to be made,

1865
01:31:38,467 --> 01:31:40,187
Speaker 25: and he will need to do that around here. But

1866
01:31:40,787 --> 01:31:42,267
Speaker 25: you can make a lot of positions at the start.

1867
01:31:42,307 --> 01:31:43,907
Speaker 25: You can also get caught up in incidence there. So

1868
01:31:44,067 --> 01:31:46,307
Speaker 25: the main thing there is getting through it cleanly. But

1869
01:31:46,507 --> 01:31:48,227
Speaker 25: it looks like strategically it might be a bit of

1870
01:31:48,267 --> 01:31:50,947
Speaker 25: a tricky race as well, some of the more boring races.

1871
01:31:51,027 --> 01:31:52,867
Speaker 25: If anyone's been watching and thought there hasn't been a

1872
01:31:52,867 --> 01:31:54,667
Speaker 25: lot of action in any Grand Prix at certain times

1873
01:31:54,707 --> 01:31:57,347
Speaker 25: this year have been just one pit stop. Well, it

1874
01:31:57,387 --> 01:31:59,467
Speaker 25: looks like there'll be at least two tomorrow with different

1875
01:31:59,507 --> 01:32:02,107
Speaker 25: strategies playing out because as I said, the tires have

1876
01:32:02,147 --> 01:32:04,907
Speaker 25: been overheating, it's been very hot. That gives you more

1877
01:32:04,947 --> 01:32:07,027
Speaker 25: potential as well to move forward, not only by making

1878
01:32:07,107 --> 01:32:09,427
Speaker 25: moves on track, but strategically with the timing of your

1879
01:32:09,467 --> 01:32:12,107
Speaker 25: pit stops, the tires you're running on, and the pace

1880
01:32:12,147 --> 01:32:13,787
Speaker 25: you can be doing at different points in the race.

1881
01:32:14,027 --> 01:32:16,267
Speaker 25: So I think there's a lot of opportunities for him

1882
01:32:16,667 --> 01:32:18,547
Speaker 25: and if he keeps it clean, gets a good solid

1883
01:32:18,587 --> 01:32:20,827
Speaker 25: start and the team as well get the strategy right.

1884
01:32:21,107 --> 01:32:22,827
Speaker 25: He's got every chance is still picking up a point or.

1885
01:32:22,787 --> 01:32:24,907
Speaker 3: Two on the front of the grid. Oskar Pstree and

1886
01:32:24,987 --> 01:32:28,587
Speaker 3: Lando Norris one two for McLaren. How much faster Chris

1887
01:32:28,667 --> 01:32:31,627
Speaker 3: and your assessment are McLaren than anybody else in terms

1888
01:32:31,667 --> 01:32:32,347
Speaker 3: of their cars.

1889
01:32:33,667 --> 01:32:35,947
Speaker 25: It's a tricky once to answer that, I will admit,

1890
01:32:36,067 --> 01:32:40,027
Speaker 25: because over one lap we see it in every qualifying

1891
01:32:40,067 --> 01:32:42,587
Speaker 25: session essentially, and it's no more than a quarter of

1892
01:32:42,627 --> 01:32:45,347
Speaker 25: a second at at the tracks that they are best

1893
01:32:45,387 --> 01:32:46,107
Speaker 25: at and others.

1894
01:32:45,947 --> 01:32:46,787
Speaker 13: Are not so good at.

1895
01:32:47,147 --> 01:32:51,067
Speaker 25: But the average qualifying margin between first and second before

1896
01:32:51,147 --> 01:32:54,027
Speaker 25: today was less than a tenth of a second. Today

1897
01:32:54,107 --> 01:32:56,227
Speaker 25: PS three was two tenths quick than the Norris. But

1898
01:32:56,307 --> 01:32:58,307
Speaker 25: it's not always been between the two McLaren drivers either.

1899
01:32:58,307 --> 01:33:00,427
Speaker 25: We've had George Russell up there, Max of Staffan has

1900
01:33:00,467 --> 01:33:03,467
Speaker 25: three poles. It's very close on raw pace over one lap.

1901
01:33:03,547 --> 01:33:05,947
Speaker 25: The McLaren strength is being able to go close to

1902
01:33:05,987 --> 01:33:09,307
Speaker 25: that role over a race distance and not ruin their tires,

1903
01:33:09,387 --> 01:33:11,747
Speaker 25: not burn them up, not wear them out too quickly,

1904
01:33:11,867 --> 01:33:14,427
Speaker 25: so they keep that pace for longer, and that advantage

1905
01:33:14,427 --> 01:33:16,787
Speaker 25: opens up over Grand Prix distance, and I think when

1906
01:33:16,827 --> 01:33:19,667
Speaker 25: they're somewhere that they're really comfortable and confident, that's like

1907
01:33:19,747 --> 01:33:22,867
Speaker 25: a half a second advantage that they've got. So it

1908
01:33:22,987 --> 01:33:26,027
Speaker 25: fluctuates trac to track depending on the characteristics of the circuit,

1909
01:33:26,147 --> 01:33:28,307
Speaker 25: whether it suits the car they have or suits some

1910
01:33:28,387 --> 01:33:30,427
Speaker 25: of their rivals. But the one thing we have seen

1911
01:33:30,547 --> 01:33:33,027
Speaker 25: is that everywhere we go they have a car capable

1912
01:33:33,027 --> 01:33:35,467
Speaker 25: of winning races. For every other team they're much more

1913
01:33:35,507 --> 01:33:35,987
Speaker 25: up and down.

1914
01:33:36,547 --> 01:33:38,987
Speaker 3: And I'll say twenty four of thirty four a Spanish

1915
01:33:39,027 --> 01:33:42,427
Speaker 3: Grand Priise at this trek have been won by the Pulse,

1916
01:33:42,707 --> 01:33:45,867
Speaker 3: So I guess that gives Pstree an historical advantage. Anyway,

1917
01:33:46,187 --> 01:33:48,987
Speaker 3: how do you avalue added ability to win it from

1918
01:33:48,987 --> 01:33:49,867
Speaker 3: the front of the grid.

1919
01:33:50,707 --> 01:33:53,187
Speaker 25: Well, certainly he's got the ability, and he does have

1920
01:33:53,827 --> 01:33:55,747
Speaker 25: the quickest car on the grid right now, so starting

1921
01:33:55,787 --> 01:33:58,267
Speaker 25: from P one, it's everything you'd ask for. But at

1922
01:33:58,307 --> 01:33:59,947
Speaker 25: the same time, this is a track where as you

1923
01:34:00,107 --> 01:34:03,467
Speaker 25: mentioned earlier, you can overtake, certainly a lot easier than Monaco.

1924
01:34:03,947 --> 01:34:06,107
Speaker 25: But the start is crucial because we've seen it a

1925
01:34:06,147 --> 01:34:08,667
Speaker 25: couple times and we actually saw it last year. Cars

1926
01:34:08,747 --> 01:34:11,027
Speaker 25: starting on the second row have a good chance of

1927
01:34:11,067 --> 01:34:12,307
Speaker 25: getting into the lead at the start.

1928
01:34:12,827 --> 01:34:14,427
Speaker 13: You get a long run to turn one.

1929
01:34:14,467 --> 01:34:17,347
Speaker 25: Here there's a long period of accelerating up to fall

1930
01:34:17,387 --> 01:34:19,147
Speaker 25: through Otto before hating the breaks through the first corner,

1931
01:34:19,387 --> 01:34:21,627
Speaker 25: so you get a big slipstream effect and the cars

1932
01:34:21,667 --> 01:34:24,467
Speaker 25: in third and fourth directly behind the front row get

1933
01:34:24,547 --> 01:34:26,027
Speaker 25: a good toe and that can give them a sling

1934
01:34:26,107 --> 01:34:27,747
Speaker 25: shot to try and make a move. And George Russell

1935
01:34:27,787 --> 01:34:29,947
Speaker 25: went from fourth to first at the start last year

1936
01:34:30,307 --> 01:34:33,427
Speaker 25: and George Russell is starting fourth again tomorrow, so that's

1937
01:34:33,467 --> 01:34:35,507
Speaker 25: going to be exciting. Max Forstappen in third as well,

1938
01:34:35,747 --> 01:34:37,787
Speaker 25: always a threat. If he gets a sniff at the start,

1939
01:34:37,867 --> 01:34:39,747
Speaker 25: he'll go for it. We saw it in Immler where

1940
01:34:39,787 --> 01:34:41,827
Speaker 25: the Stafton was in a position where really he shouldn't

1941
01:34:41,827 --> 01:34:43,707
Speaker 25: have been challenging for the lead at turn one and

1942
01:34:43,827 --> 01:34:45,627
Speaker 25: he found a way to overtake Oscar and take the

1943
01:34:45,707 --> 01:34:47,507
Speaker 25: lead and he won that race. So I don't think

1944
01:34:47,547 --> 01:34:51,147
Speaker 25: it's a foregone conclusion, but you're right, statistically and historically

1945
01:34:51,227 --> 01:34:52,947
Speaker 25: he's in the best place. I just don't think this

1946
01:34:53,027 --> 01:34:54,987
Speaker 25: is quite the certainty it used to be around here.

1947
01:34:54,987 --> 01:34:57,587
Speaker 3: All right, and they're only being nineteen cars and the

1948
01:34:57,707 --> 01:34:59,347
Speaker 3: race as I understand it, you'll be able to film

1949
01:34:59,387 --> 01:35:03,787
Speaker 3: me in here. Lance stroll Eston, Madden's driver won't compete.

1950
01:35:03,867 --> 01:35:04,747
Speaker 3: What's the story here?

1951
01:35:05,787 --> 01:35:07,987
Speaker 13: Yeah, he was a big shock actually, and it's quite

1952
01:35:07,987 --> 01:35:08,427
Speaker 13: a funny one.

1953
01:35:08,587 --> 01:35:10,547
Speaker 25: Just before I've spoken to you that the news dropped

1954
01:35:10,587 --> 01:35:12,787
Speaker 25: and you might be able to hear in the background.

1955
01:35:12,827 --> 01:35:15,067
Speaker 25: I'm out grabbing a late bite to eat in the

1956
01:35:15,067 --> 01:35:17,267
Speaker 25: middle of Barcelona, and sudden everyone's on their mobile phones

1957
01:35:17,427 --> 01:35:18,227
Speaker 25: filing stories.

1958
01:35:18,307 --> 01:35:20,627
Speaker 13: Because Lance took part in qualifying.

1959
01:35:20,707 --> 01:35:22,387
Speaker 25: He got up the cart and didn't get weighed, so

1960
01:35:22,467 --> 01:35:24,747
Speaker 25: he was in trouble for not going to the waybridge

1961
01:35:24,827 --> 01:35:26,187
Speaker 25: to do all of the checks that you have to

1962
01:35:26,227 --> 01:35:28,147
Speaker 25: do with the governing body. And he'd been summoned to

1963
01:35:28,187 --> 01:35:30,947
Speaker 25: the stewards and I saw that that hearing got delayed

1964
01:35:31,467 --> 01:35:33,987
Speaker 25: and the stewards said it was due to unforeseen circumstances.

1965
01:35:34,067 --> 01:35:35,587
Speaker 25: So something was going on, but we didn't know what.

1966
01:35:36,307 --> 01:35:37,867
Speaker 25: And then it turned out it was because he's been

1967
01:35:37,907 --> 01:35:40,707
Speaker 25: in discomfort with his hands and his wrist, and he's

1968
01:35:40,747 --> 01:35:42,227
Speaker 25: been in pain over the last six weeks.

1969
01:35:42,627 --> 01:35:42,787
Speaker 19: Now.

1970
01:35:42,867 --> 01:35:45,107
Speaker 25: For anyone who doesn't know, and you do well to

1971
01:35:45,147 --> 01:35:48,387
Speaker 25: remember this, but Lancerell had a cycling accident two years

1972
01:35:48,387 --> 01:35:51,147
Speaker 25: ago in pre season, broke both of his wrists. He

1973
01:35:51,267 --> 01:35:52,987
Speaker 25: had to have surgery on them. He also broke a

1974
01:35:53,067 --> 01:35:55,987
Speaker 25: toe in that, but he came back and raced very quickly,

1975
01:35:56,427 --> 01:35:58,947
Speaker 25: and he had some very good surgery. But the team

1976
01:35:58,987 --> 01:36:01,187
Speaker 25: seemed to think the pain he now has is related

1977
01:36:01,227 --> 01:36:03,107
Speaker 25: to the procedures that were done in twenty twenty three,

1978
01:36:03,547 --> 01:36:05,507
Speaker 25: so he's going to go to another prostidure to try

1979
01:36:05,547 --> 01:36:07,947
Speaker 25: and rectify it as soon as possible. So they've pulled

1980
01:36:07,987 --> 01:36:10,307
Speaker 25: him out of this race on medical grounds. I assume

1981
01:36:10,347 --> 01:36:12,387
Speaker 25: that means tomorrow or Monday he'll be going through some

1982
01:36:12,507 --> 01:36:14,987
Speaker 25: sort of surgery or medical procedure to try and get

1983
01:36:15,067 --> 01:36:17,347
Speaker 25: him fit as quickly as possible. The challenge there is

1984
01:36:17,387 --> 01:36:18,827
Speaker 25: the next race is in two weeks time, and it's

1985
01:36:18,827 --> 01:36:21,147
Speaker 25: his home Grand Prix in Montreal, so I don't know

1986
01:36:21,307 --> 01:36:23,787
Speaker 25: at this point total speculation, whether he'll be fit for that.

1987
01:36:24,587 --> 01:36:26,747
Speaker 25: Aston Martin can replace him in the future, but they

1988
01:36:26,787 --> 01:36:29,027
Speaker 25: can't do that this weekend because you have to qualify

1989
01:36:29,107 --> 01:36:31,987
Speaker 25: the car in order to race it. So because Lance

1990
01:36:32,027 --> 01:36:35,027
Speaker 25: took part in qualifying, therefore only he can race. If

1991
01:36:35,067 --> 01:36:36,547
Speaker 25: he's withdrawn, they can't put anyone else in.

1992
01:36:36,747 --> 01:36:39,947
Speaker 3: All right, nice and warm and Barcelona as a christ

1993
01:36:39,987 --> 01:36:41,587
Speaker 3: You've got the shorts on, mate, no need for a

1994
01:36:41,667 --> 01:36:43,027
Speaker 3: jacket tonight.

1995
01:36:42,907 --> 01:36:45,627
Speaker 13: You're no need for a jacket. But I'm always trousers.

1996
01:36:45,627 --> 01:36:47,587
Speaker 25: I'm all professional when I've been working, so it's always

1997
01:36:47,627 --> 01:36:48,627
Speaker 25: the long trousers are out.

1998
01:36:48,987 --> 01:36:49,667
Speaker 13: But no, you're right.

1999
01:36:49,707 --> 01:36:52,307
Speaker 25: It's a thin polo and nothing else and still pretty

2000
01:36:52,307 --> 01:36:54,387
Speaker 25: toasty for a brit abroad. So it's been it's been

2001
01:36:54,507 --> 01:36:56,947
Speaker 25: nice in that sense. But yeah it'll be it'll be

2002
01:36:56,987 --> 01:36:58,227
Speaker 25: a hot one tomorrow and that'd be a challenge for

2003
01:36:58,267 --> 01:36:59,347
Speaker 25: the drivers but fun for us.

2004
01:36:59,547 --> 01:36:59,747
Speaker 9: Chris.

2005
01:36:59,827 --> 01:37:03,107
Speaker 3: He expertise and analysis greatly appreciated. Mate. Thanks for tacking

2006
01:37:03,107 --> 01:37:03,787
Speaker 3: the time to join.

2007
01:37:03,747 --> 01:37:06,067
Speaker 13: Us across New Zealand, no worries, Thanks for having me on.

2008
01:37:06,187 --> 01:37:08,627
Speaker 3: No thanks for joining us, Chris. Chris medland there from Barcelona,

2009
01:37:08,987 --> 01:37:12,827
Speaker 3: where Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. The McLaren drivers will

2010
01:37:12,827 --> 01:37:16,027
Speaker 3: start on the front two positions on the starting grid.

2011
01:37:16,107 --> 01:37:20,987
Speaker 3: Liam Lawson in thirteenth position, his teammate at Racing Balls,

2012
01:37:21,067 --> 01:37:24,787
Speaker 3: Isaac Hadja ninth on the grid, Max Forstappan his third,

2013
01:37:24,867 --> 01:37:27,827
Speaker 3: George Russell fourth, Yuki Sonoda, the second of the Red

2014
01:37:27,867 --> 01:37:31,547
Speaker 3: Bull drivers, was twentieth and last in qualifying. But it'll

2015
01:37:31,587 --> 01:37:34,747
Speaker 3: move up a place due to the withdrawal of Lance Stroll.

2016
01:37:34,827 --> 01:37:38,627
Speaker 3: As you just heard Chris Medland outlined, there a troubled

2017
01:37:39,067 --> 01:37:41,747
Speaker 3: wrist or hand injury for Lance Stroll, so he will

2018
01:37:41,787 --> 01:37:43,587
Speaker 3: not be on the grid and they can't bring anybody

2019
01:37:43,627 --> 01:37:47,147
Speaker 3: else in Aston Martin because you have to be in

2020
01:37:47,307 --> 01:37:50,947
Speaker 3: qualifying in order to race the race itself. He can

2021
01:37:51,027 --> 01:37:54,547
Speaker 3: be replaced for the next race if that's what is required,

2022
01:37:54,587 --> 01:37:57,427
Speaker 3: but not for this one. So Fernando Alonso will be

2023
01:37:57,467 --> 01:38:00,307
Speaker 3: the only Aston Martin driver on the grid when that

2024
01:38:00,467 --> 01:38:04,347
Speaker 3: race is underway around one o'clock tomorrow morning. From memory,

2025
01:38:04,387 --> 01:38:07,747
Speaker 3: I think that's the start. Let me just check exactly

2026
01:38:07,827 --> 01:38:11,227
Speaker 3: here one o'clock tomorrow morning, the Spanish Grand Prix and Barcelona.

2027
01:38:11,587 --> 01:38:14,667
Speaker 3: Plenty of places to pass on this racetrack compared to Monico,

2028
01:38:14,667 --> 01:38:18,187
Speaker 3: where there's basically nowhere to pass. So have Liam Lawson,

2029
01:38:18,267 --> 01:38:22,067
Speaker 3: Canon and the racing terminology get his elbows out and

2030
01:38:22,147 --> 01:38:23,787
Speaker 3: who knows maybe he can move up the field a

2031
01:38:23,827 --> 01:38:27,667
Speaker 3: little bit. At the Spanish Grand Prix one eight ninety four,

2032
01:38:28,187 --> 01:38:31,347
Speaker 3: Indiana lead New York. So what's that? A fourteen point

2033
01:38:31,547 --> 01:38:34,867
Speaker 3: lead with only five and a bit minutes left in

2034
01:38:35,267 --> 01:38:38,907
Speaker 3: game six at the Eastern Conference NBA Finals, and New

2035
01:38:38,987 --> 01:38:40,107
Speaker 3: York is going to have to get a move on

2036
01:38:40,387 --> 01:38:44,267
Speaker 3: if they're going to peg back that lead. Otherwise, Indiana

2037
01:38:44,507 --> 01:38:47,547
Speaker 3: are going to the NBA Finals. When we come back,

2038
01:38:47,747 --> 01:38:50,427
Speaker 3: we'll stay in Europe, actually to France. We go to

2039
01:38:50,547 --> 01:38:53,547
Speaker 3: Paris for Roland Garross and the French Tennis Opened. Craig

2040
01:38:53,627 --> 01:38:55,187
Speaker 3: Gabriel on the show after.

2041
01:38:55,067 --> 01:38:58,907
Speaker 1: This The Voice of Sport on your Home of Sport

2042
01:38:59,307 --> 01:39:03,747
Speaker 1: Weekend Sport with Jason Vain and GJ. Gunnomes New Zealand's

2043
01:39:03,747 --> 01:39:05,307
Speaker 1: most trusted home builder news.

2044
01:39:05,227 --> 01:39:09,267
Speaker 3: DOGSV coming up to twenty six on King's Birthday Sunday,

2045
01:39:09,347 --> 01:39:11,987
Speaker 3: the big names have all safely advanced to the last

2046
01:39:12,027 --> 01:39:15,867
Speaker 3: sixteen that the French Tennis Open, including the men's top seed.

2047
01:39:15,787 --> 01:39:16,827
Speaker 2: Too much points.

2048
01:39:20,387 --> 01:39:26,427
Speaker 3: That is imperious. Beast roll Gas is the world number one,

2049
01:39:26,987 --> 01:39:30,667
Speaker 3: looking sharp that see wents for the loss of just

2050
01:39:30,747 --> 01:39:34,267
Speaker 3: three games. Our man in Paris is Craig Gabriel. Who

2051
01:39:34,347 --> 01:39:35,867
Speaker 3: joins us. Now, before we talk about any of the

2052
01:39:35,947 --> 01:39:39,667
Speaker 3: matchups overnight, Craig, can we start with the conditions as

2053
01:39:39,707 --> 01:39:42,547
Speaker 3: I understand it quite hot, quite humid today.

2054
01:39:43,307 --> 01:39:46,467
Speaker 8: Yeah, pretty warm and humid. A lot of the players

2055
01:39:46,467 --> 01:39:49,587
Speaker 8: who are feeling it. The temperature was in the high

2056
01:39:49,667 --> 01:39:52,907
Speaker 8: twenties yesterday, I think it was yesterday day before it

2057
01:39:53,027 --> 01:39:56,147
Speaker 8: went up to thirty, so a lot of them were

2058
01:39:56,227 --> 01:40:00,427
Speaker 8: using ice packs around their necks, under their arms. So

2059
01:40:01,307 --> 01:40:03,707
Speaker 8: you know, most of them have made a comment on

2060
01:40:03,867 --> 01:40:07,707
Speaker 8: the conditions being very humid and not the easiest to

2061
01:40:07,787 --> 01:40:08,267
Speaker 8: get through.

2062
01:40:08,667 --> 01:40:10,267
Speaker 3: All right, Well, I guess the idea is to stay

2063
01:40:10,307 --> 01:40:12,307
Speaker 3: out there for as short a time as possible. Which

2064
01:40:12,627 --> 01:40:15,547
Speaker 3: top seed Yannick Sinner did throw and strike see its

2065
01:40:15,547 --> 01:40:16,147
Speaker 3: how's he looking?

2066
01:40:17,747 --> 01:40:17,987
Speaker 7: Yeah?

2067
01:40:18,467 --> 01:40:22,787
Speaker 8: Well, I mean I'm thinking that he should have gone

2068
01:40:22,827 --> 01:40:25,667
Speaker 8: for the triple bagel gone for love, love and love,

2069
01:40:25,747 --> 01:40:29,107
Speaker 8: and it was love one in two, so very impressive.

2070
01:40:29,227 --> 01:40:33,627
Speaker 8: But he did warn don't think that that's what's going

2071
01:40:33,707 --> 01:40:37,187
Speaker 8: to happen every match, and he used the comparison to Rome.

2072
01:40:37,667 --> 01:40:41,067
Speaker 8: He absolutely wiped the court with Caspar Rude over there.

2073
01:40:41,107 --> 01:40:43,627
Speaker 8: I think that was like sixty one six Love and

2074
01:40:43,787 --> 01:40:46,827
Speaker 8: Casper's top ten and then the next match he played

2075
01:40:47,347 --> 01:40:50,587
Speaker 8: got tight. So he says, you know, that is very

2076
01:40:50,747 --> 01:40:54,147
Speaker 8: very likely and quite possible and you know, could very

2077
01:40:54,187 --> 01:40:57,027
Speaker 8: well happen. So while he was pretty pleased with this

2078
01:40:57,187 --> 01:40:59,347
Speaker 8: because it's given him less time on court, so it

2079
01:40:59,467 --> 01:41:02,867
Speaker 8: keeps fresh. If there's you know, he made it clear

2080
01:41:03,467 --> 01:41:05,347
Speaker 8: this is not what's going to happen every match.

2081
01:41:05,627 --> 01:41:09,587
Speaker 3: Alexander's reap the third seed and beaten finalists last year

2082
01:41:09,787 --> 01:41:12,627
Speaker 3: also through. How did he look in his straight seats one?

2083
01:41:13,827 --> 01:41:18,747
Speaker 8: Yeah, relatively good, because Sasha there has been very up

2084
01:41:18,787 --> 01:41:20,867
Speaker 8: and down this year since reaching the final of the

2085
01:41:20,907 --> 01:41:24,307
Speaker 8: Australian Open. He's won one title. Yeah, all well and good,

2086
01:41:24,627 --> 01:41:27,907
Speaker 8: but most of the other tournaments he's played, he's gone

2087
01:41:27,947 --> 01:41:31,947
Speaker 8: out very early and he's admitted that it's really been

2088
01:41:32,027 --> 01:41:35,067
Speaker 8: it had really been bothering him and he was concerned

2089
01:41:35,107 --> 01:41:39,627
Speaker 8: about it. But today no such issues for him and

2090
01:41:40,427 --> 01:41:43,827
Speaker 8: he was through six two seven, six six one against

2091
01:41:44,067 --> 01:41:44,987
Speaker 8: Flavia Kobali.

2092
01:41:45,667 --> 01:41:49,787
Speaker 3: He said afterwards, I note that he expects Carlos al Karez,

2093
01:41:49,827 --> 01:41:51,667
Speaker 3: who beat him, of course in the final last year,

2094
01:41:51,747 --> 01:41:53,547
Speaker 3: to be in the final again. Is it there's no

2095
01:41:53,627 --> 01:41:55,587
Speaker 3: one on that side who can stop him? Is he right?

2096
01:41:57,067 --> 01:41:57,227
Speaker 9: Well?

2097
01:41:57,347 --> 01:41:59,947
Speaker 8: Pretty much. Yeah, but you never know what can happen.

2098
01:42:00,187 --> 01:42:04,747
Speaker 8: And seriously, so this is these are these majors, anything

2099
01:42:04,907 --> 01:42:10,187
Speaker 8: is possible. So yeah, he's absolutely right in that Alcaraz

2100
01:42:10,267 --> 01:42:14,147
Speaker 8: is the defending champion, is the favorite for the title.

2101
01:42:14,307 --> 01:42:17,187
Speaker 8: But you know, you don't discount anybody.

2102
01:42:17,587 --> 01:42:19,827
Speaker 3: How has Alcarez looked to you in the first week.

2103
01:42:21,547 --> 01:42:24,827
Speaker 8: Solid? I mean he's dropped one set, that was last night,

2104
01:42:25,027 --> 01:42:29,507
Speaker 8: my time, and he was down a break in the

2105
01:42:29,747 --> 01:42:31,987
Speaker 8: fourth as well. I thought match was going to go

2106
01:42:32,227 --> 01:42:36,707
Speaker 8: five sets against Damiel Zuma, but he certainly recovered very

2107
01:42:36,867 --> 01:42:40,907
Speaker 8: very smartly to close it out in force. So overall,

2108
01:42:41,067 --> 01:42:43,907
Speaker 8: I'd say Alcirez is looking very solid, all right.

2109
01:42:43,987 --> 01:42:47,907
Speaker 3: The others who advanced safely, Jack Draper Is through cam

2110
01:42:48,027 --> 01:42:50,667
Speaker 3: Norius through It's been very few upsets and the means

2111
01:42:51,027 --> 01:42:52,027
Speaker 3: singles Craig.

2112
01:42:53,067 --> 01:42:55,827
Speaker 8: Yeah, oh but remember Casper Rud's gone out and he's

2113
01:42:55,867 --> 01:42:58,227
Speaker 8: been a finalist here on two occasions. So that was

2114
01:42:58,267 --> 01:43:01,267
Speaker 8: a couple of days ago, so there had been the upsets,

2115
01:43:01,347 --> 01:43:04,467
Speaker 8: but you know, off the ultimate big guns, no, things

2116
01:43:04,507 --> 01:43:07,907
Speaker 8: have been relatively smooth. Saying about Jack Draper, he beat

2117
01:43:07,947 --> 01:43:11,507
Speaker 8: this young Brazilian, this eighteen year old Jean Fonseca, who's

2118
01:43:11,627 --> 01:43:15,027
Speaker 8: just a marvelous player, but so much to learn and

2119
01:43:15,147 --> 01:43:19,107
Speaker 8: that's what's exciting. And to see him develop even from

2120
01:43:19,187 --> 01:43:22,507
Speaker 8: the Australian Open to now, he's come on gangbusters and

2121
01:43:22,587 --> 01:43:24,747
Speaker 8: has already won a title in the in the in

2122
01:43:24,867 --> 01:43:28,267
Speaker 8: that period and the way he was talking, you could

2123
01:43:28,307 --> 01:43:30,787
Speaker 8: see how excited he is to keep on learning and

2124
01:43:31,187 --> 01:43:34,987
Speaker 8: seeing new things and developing new things. But Draper pretty solid.

2125
01:43:35,667 --> 01:43:36,507
Speaker 8: Two four and two.

2126
01:43:37,067 --> 01:43:39,627
Speaker 3: Can we go to the women's singles. I see the

2127
01:43:39,707 --> 01:43:42,147
Speaker 3: battle of the former Australian Open champions, in fact the

2128
01:43:42,187 --> 01:43:45,387
Speaker 3: current champion Medicine case Sofia Cannon. They went the distance

2129
01:43:46,107 --> 01:43:48,707
Speaker 3: Madison case, where did she have the advantage?

2130
01:43:50,187 --> 01:43:52,667
Speaker 8: Well, I mean she was down to break in the

2131
01:43:52,787 --> 01:43:55,107
Speaker 8: third set, so she really had to battle to come

2132
01:43:55,227 --> 01:44:00,987
Speaker 8: back and four six six, three seven five against Sophia Kennan,

2133
01:44:01,747 --> 01:44:04,267
Speaker 8: who's not one of my favorites by any means. So

2134
01:44:04,347 --> 01:44:06,547
Speaker 8: I was very happy that Maddy got through that one.

2135
01:44:06,907 --> 01:44:09,587
Speaker 8: But that's a good test for her and we'll see

2136
01:44:09,627 --> 01:44:13,467
Speaker 8: what happens in the next round. But ye, yes, so

2137
01:44:13,747 --> 01:44:15,467
Speaker 8: I think it's gonna be pretty pleased with it, you know,

2138
01:44:15,547 --> 01:44:20,307
Speaker 8: and the people around her, the other players like Jessica Bogula,

2139
01:44:20,307 --> 01:44:23,227
Speaker 8: who's one of her close friends, Cocoa Golf another friend.

2140
01:44:23,827 --> 01:44:24,627
Speaker 8: All got through.

2141
01:44:25,067 --> 01:44:27,867
Speaker 3: Coco Goff remembered her rackets this time, did she?

2142
01:44:28,827 --> 01:44:31,787
Speaker 8: Yes, she's been doing that. Now he's been doing that.

2143
01:44:32,147 --> 01:44:35,827
Speaker 8: He's been remembering the rackets. He's probably not gonna live

2144
01:44:35,867 --> 01:44:38,987
Speaker 8: it down. I'm sure that I remember Francis Tiaff were

2145
01:44:39,067 --> 01:44:41,787
Speaker 8: doing the same thing at a tournament. Whether it was

2146
01:44:41,827 --> 01:44:44,347
Speaker 8: that the US Open last year or earlier this year,

2147
01:44:44,347 --> 01:44:48,427
Speaker 8: I can't remember that. But yeah, there's Pony's situation when

2148
01:44:48,467 --> 01:44:53,107
Speaker 8: it happens. I remember many years ago Paul McNamee was

2149
01:44:53,547 --> 01:44:56,587
Speaker 8: was due to play John McEnroe in the first round

2150
01:44:56,627 --> 01:44:59,347
Speaker 8: of Wimbledon, and ye know with how strict they are

2151
01:44:59,547 --> 01:45:04,307
Speaker 8: with the dress rules, and McNamee had noticed this, and

2152
01:45:05,387 --> 01:45:09,347
Speaker 8: Johnny mack had put blue shorts on instead of all white,

2153
01:45:10,187 --> 01:45:12,867
Speaker 8: and he walked on court, took out his trucksuit pants

2154
01:45:12,907 --> 01:45:15,787
Speaker 8: and the referee said, off the court, you go and

2155
01:45:15,947 --> 01:45:16,747
Speaker 8: change your shorts.

2156
01:45:18,307 --> 01:45:20,787
Speaker 3: It's not Coca Goffer forgetting her records the sort of thing,

2157
01:45:20,867 --> 01:45:22,667
Speaker 3: as you say, you only do once. I've just been

2158
01:45:22,787 --> 01:45:27,507
Speaker 3: noting Arena Sabalinka's performances in the first week Craig Man.

2159
01:45:27,627 --> 01:45:31,027
Speaker 3: She has been imperious, straight to it's ones, right the

2160
01:45:31,067 --> 01:45:34,947
Speaker 3: way through, seemingly untroubled. Is she the woman's favorite?

2161
01:45:37,867 --> 01:45:41,027
Speaker 8: I think there are a couple. Obviously she has to

2162
01:45:41,107 --> 01:45:43,627
Speaker 8: be one of the favorites. She is the world number one.

2163
01:45:43,987 --> 01:45:47,067
Speaker 8: She's run a couple of tournaments like this, a couple

2164
01:45:47,107 --> 01:45:51,227
Speaker 8: of majors, the US Open and the Australian Open. And

2165
01:45:52,307 --> 01:45:54,947
Speaker 8: you know you'd also throw an Egoshontek as a four

2166
01:45:55,027 --> 01:45:57,707
Speaker 8: time champion over here, so you know, don't forget her,

2167
01:45:58,267 --> 01:46:03,827
Speaker 8: and also trying to think I just mean Paulini another one,

2168
01:46:04,187 --> 01:46:09,827
Speaker 8: but Saberlenka. Tomorrow we'll be playing a Manda and a Samova.

2169
01:46:09,987 --> 01:46:12,227
Speaker 8: And when I was just doing some resurch this afternoon

2170
01:46:12,347 --> 01:46:15,267
Speaker 8: looking ahead to that match, I was actually taken aback

2171
01:46:15,307 --> 01:46:19,427
Speaker 8: by the head to head. They've played seven times and

2172
01:46:19,547 --> 01:46:24,827
Speaker 8: Saberlenka's only won twice. So you know, we'll see how

2173
01:46:24,907 --> 01:46:28,747
Speaker 8: that one panther. I'd still go with Sablenka, but that

2174
01:46:28,907 --> 01:46:29,827
Speaker 8: could be a tight one.

2175
01:46:30,467 --> 01:46:33,107
Speaker 3: Just to finish, Craig always like to get you know,

2176
01:46:33,147 --> 01:46:36,467
Speaker 3: your assessment. You've been to all the Grand Slams many many, many,

2177
01:46:36,507 --> 01:46:38,547
Speaker 3: many times. How do you enjoy the French Open.

2178
01:46:40,107 --> 01:46:44,027
Speaker 8: It's it's it's a terrific event. It it really is

2179
01:46:44,187 --> 01:46:47,147
Speaker 8: so stylish. It's I think it's just class I think

2180
01:46:47,267 --> 01:46:51,227
Speaker 8: this tournament probably has the best looking merchandise of any

2181
01:46:51,307 --> 01:46:55,787
Speaker 8: of the events. And it's just the whole layout. It's

2182
01:46:55,907 --> 01:47:00,427
Speaker 8: just chic, you know, to use a French word, it's

2183
01:47:00,547 --> 01:47:04,747
Speaker 8: just classy. And and you know the way the tournament

2184
01:47:04,867 --> 01:47:10,107
Speaker 8: staff are retired a tired, not retired, and you know,

2185
01:47:10,787 --> 01:47:13,907
Speaker 8: all the teams will have a certain type of uniform

2186
01:47:13,987 --> 01:47:15,747
Speaker 8: and then the next team will have another type of

2187
01:47:15,867 --> 01:47:19,747
Speaker 8: uniform and then they'll you know, they'll change colors on

2188
01:47:20,267 --> 01:47:26,387
Speaker 8: days and stuff. So it's just it is really glassy, seriously.

2189
01:47:26,507 --> 01:47:29,747
Speaker 8: So I mean Wimbledon is all tradition and there, and

2190
01:47:30,387 --> 01:47:35,667
Speaker 8: you know their their merchandise as well English, whereas this

2191
01:47:35,867 --> 01:47:36,347
Speaker 8: is French.

2192
01:47:37,147 --> 01:47:39,067
Speaker 3: Very chic. As they say, Craig, thank you so much

2193
01:47:39,107 --> 01:47:41,627
Speaker 3: for your time, as always, really appreciate it. No worries

2194
01:47:42,187 --> 01:47:46,347
Speaker 3: Craig Gabriel from Roland Garros. Where As Craig mentioned, most

2195
01:47:46,747 --> 01:47:48,867
Speaker 3: of the top players are through cast about the only

2196
01:47:48,947 --> 01:47:51,387
Speaker 3: one we've lost in the first week just on cam Norri,

2197
01:47:51,547 --> 01:47:55,947
Speaker 3: the Kiwi born brit He got past Jacob Fernley, his

2198
01:47:56,107 --> 01:48:00,467
Speaker 3: fellow British player in straight seats. But there was a

2199
01:48:00,547 --> 01:48:03,427
Speaker 3: bit of disruption to the game in terms of fireworks

2200
01:48:03,947 --> 01:48:06,707
Speaker 3: because only a couple of streets over from Roland Garros

2201
01:48:07,307 --> 01:48:11,267
Speaker 3: there was a street party with fans watching parisint Cherman

2202
01:48:11,867 --> 01:48:14,747
Speaker 3: in the Champions League final and they were letting off

2203
01:48:14,747 --> 01:48:17,947
Speaker 3: all sorts of fireworks and that head, as Cam Norri

2204
01:48:18,267 --> 01:48:20,787
Speaker 3: describes here, a bit of an impact on the game.

2205
01:48:20,907 --> 01:48:23,107
Speaker 22: I haven't and actually I was putting my back down

2206
01:48:23,747 --> 01:48:26,067
Speaker 22: and the umpire, so yeah, there's is just a couple

2207
01:48:26,067 --> 01:48:30,627
Speaker 22: of fireworks. Yeah, it would just play on, not no worries,

2208
01:48:31,147 --> 01:48:32,547
Speaker 22: and I was thinking it was just going to be

2209
01:48:32,667 --> 01:48:34,307
Speaker 22: like a few of them in the warm up and

2210
01:48:34,347 --> 01:48:38,747
Speaker 22: then but it was the most random times, you know,

2211
01:48:39,067 --> 01:48:41,707
Speaker 22: it would go away. It would go away for kind

2212
01:48:41,747 --> 01:48:45,467
Speaker 22: of fifteen to twenty minutes and then come back. And

2213
01:48:45,547 --> 01:48:49,627
Speaker 22: then I think I was six' five serving and about

2214
01:48:49,667 --> 01:48:51,907
Speaker 22: to hit a second serve and then suddenly one literally

2215
01:48:51,987 --> 01:48:54,267
Speaker 22: felt like it was right next to me went.

2216
01:48:54,307 --> 01:48:56,507
Speaker 21: OFF i had to, stop.

2217
01:48:57,827 --> 01:48:58,227
Speaker 9: But, yeah it.

2218
01:48:58,307 --> 01:49:00,947
Speaker 22: Was it was another fact that pretty difficult for both

2219
01:49:00,987 --> 01:49:03,987
Speaker 22: of us to be playing with with that going. On

2220
01:49:04,187 --> 01:49:06,987
Speaker 22: it felt like it was happening within the the. Stadium

2221
01:49:08,347 --> 01:49:11,027
Speaker 22: it was a different, factor but, No i've not had

2222
01:49:11,067 --> 01:49:11,307
Speaker 22: that one.

2223
01:49:11,387 --> 01:49:13,907
Speaker 3: Before So Cam nori into the fourth. Round he's now

2224
01:49:13,987 --> 01:49:16,307
Speaker 3: made the fourth round at all four. Majors.

2225
01:49:16,507 --> 01:49:18,427
Speaker 22: Yeah nice to make the fourth round here in a

2226
01:49:19,347 --> 01:49:21,907
Speaker 22: match With daniel was was so so. Tough it was

2227
01:49:21,947 --> 01:49:24,387
Speaker 22: such a big test for, me and to get through,

2228
01:49:24,467 --> 01:49:27,627
Speaker 22: THAT i FELT i can take a lot of confidence from,

2229
01:49:27,667 --> 01:49:30,147
Speaker 22: that and to make the second week for the first

2230
01:49:30,187 --> 01:49:32,267
Speaker 22: time so so, good you, know and at a time

2231
01:49:32,347 --> 01:49:35,147
Speaker 22: WHERE i was not not really stringing a lot of

2232
01:49:35,187 --> 01:49:37,627
Speaker 22: matches and a lot of wins, together so we came

2233
01:49:37,707 --> 01:49:40,307
Speaker 22: at a at a pretty different time AND i was

2234
01:49:40,347 --> 01:49:42,947
Speaker 22: able to build it from the momentum That i've really

2235
01:49:42,947 --> 01:49:47,587
Speaker 22: struggled to get the end of from the last year

2236
01:49:48,107 --> 01:49:50,027
Speaker 22: and a, half you, know not being able to get

2237
01:49:50,107 --> 01:49:54,067
Speaker 22: momentum with for different. Reasons SO i, Think, yeah it

2238
01:49:54,187 --> 01:49:57,947
Speaker 22: was really fun and really good week so, far and

2239
01:49:58,067 --> 01:50:00,427
Speaker 22: there's still plenty of tennis to be, played Which i'm excited.

2240
01:50:00,467 --> 01:50:02,867
Speaker 3: For that is the voice Of Cam. Norrie let's got

2241
01:50:02,867 --> 01:50:06,067
Speaker 3: To Yannick center the top seed in The means, single

2242
01:50:06,187 --> 01:50:09,907
Speaker 3: so we had absolutely no issues getting past the check.

2243
01:50:09,947 --> 01:50:14,547
Speaker 3: Player Yuri lehshka in the third round Sex love six

2244
01:50:14,667 --> 01:50:17,427
Speaker 3: one six. Two As craig, mentioned he could have gone

2245
01:50:17,507 --> 01:50:21,307
Speaker 3: for the the the triple, bagel the Sex love Six

2246
01:50:21,387 --> 01:50:23,947
Speaker 3: love six. Love maybe east off a little bit in

2247
01:50:24,107 --> 01:50:25,347
Speaker 3: seats two and three Onix.

2248
01:50:25,427 --> 01:50:29,067
Speaker 24: Center, yes it was a very great match from my.

2249
01:50:29,227 --> 01:50:32,427
Speaker 24: SIDE i think that the start of each, set you,

2250
01:50:32,507 --> 01:50:37,187
Speaker 24: know with dirly, break gave me then the confidence to keep.

2251
01:50:37,267 --> 01:50:39,027
Speaker 24: Going And i'm very happy about today's.

2252
01:50:39,067 --> 01:50:41,347
Speaker 3: Match but he did go on to, Say Youick, center

2253
01:50:41,387 --> 01:50:44,587
Speaker 3: that just because he won easily, here it doesn't mean

2254
01:50:44,627 --> 01:50:47,427
Speaker 3: that his next match Against Andrei rublev will be the.

2255
01:50:47,507 --> 01:50:49,987
Speaker 24: Same things can change so quickly from one day to the.

2256
01:50:50,027 --> 01:50:54,307
Speaker 24: Other we saw this In. Rome nobody believed, me but

2257
01:50:54,507 --> 01:50:56,467
Speaker 24: you know it's IT'S i was in half an. HOUR

2258
01:50:56,627 --> 01:51:00,027
Speaker 24: i lost the first set six to, one SO i

2259
01:51:00,147 --> 01:51:03,547
Speaker 24: have to be very. Careful andre is an incredible.

2260
01:51:03,587 --> 01:51:05,027
Speaker 6: PLAYER i have to be.

2261
01:51:05,147 --> 01:51:08,107
Speaker 24: Focused he's, rested so let's see what's what's.

2262
01:51:08,147 --> 01:51:11,787
Speaker 3: Coming that is the voice Of Yarnick, sinner who's doing

2263
01:51:11,827 --> 01:51:13,867
Speaker 3: all the right. Things early, on it seems as though

2264
01:51:13,907 --> 01:51:17,907
Speaker 3: he's on a collision course With Carlos alcaraz for a,

2265
01:51:18,187 --> 01:51:21,667
Speaker 3: place or rather to meet in the. Final elkaz the second,

2266
01:51:21,747 --> 01:51:24,707
Speaker 3: Seed ciner is the top. Seed wouldn't be at all

2267
01:51:24,787 --> 01:51:26,867
Speaker 3: surprising if a week from now we're talking about a

2268
01:51:26,987 --> 01:51:31,267
Speaker 3: Sinner El coraz. Final The Indiana pacers have beaten The

2269
01:51:31,347 --> 01:51:35,187
Speaker 3: New York knicks In game six of THE Nba Eastern

2270
01:51:35,387 --> 01:51:40,147
Speaker 3: Conference finals and therefore advanced to THE Nba, finals where

2271
01:51:40,147 --> 01:51:43,227
Speaker 3: they will take on The Oklahoma City thunder and a

2272
01:51:43,307 --> 01:51:47,507
Speaker 3: best of seven series to crown OUR nba. Champion they

2273
01:51:47,547 --> 01:51:49,827
Speaker 3: did it fairly comfortably in the, end Winning game six

2274
01:51:50,387 --> 01:51:53,387
Speaker 3: on their home court one hundred and twenty five to

2275
01:51:53,627 --> 01:51:57,747
Speaker 3: one hundred and, Eight No game seven. Required it'll be

2276
01:51:57,827 --> 01:52:02,587
Speaker 3: The paces against The thunder FOR nba supremacy in twenty twenty,

2277
01:52:02,707 --> 01:52:06,067
Speaker 3: four twenty. Five and on that, note we'll take a,

2278
01:52:06,107 --> 01:52:08,307
Speaker 3: break can come back and unpack it a bit more for,

2279
01:52:08,467 --> 01:52:11,307
Speaker 3: you as well as The Stanley cup the ice hockey

2280
01:52:11,587 --> 01:52:14,107
Speaker 3: finals which are about to begin as. Well we go

2281
01:52:14,267 --> 01:52:16,307
Speaker 3: stateside With Leon. Busby after, this.

2282
01:52:17,867 --> 01:52:21,307
Speaker 1: The big issues on and After Fields call oh eight

2283
01:52:21,387 --> 01:52:25,147
Speaker 1: hundred and eighty ten Eighty Weekend sport With Jason fain AND. Gj,

2284
01:52:25,307 --> 01:52:28,867
Speaker 1: Gunderholmes New zealand's most trusted Home Miilder news talks a.

2285
01:52:28,947 --> 01:52:33,187
Speaker 3: Bb News talks A b and Weekend, sport closing out

2286
01:52:33,187 --> 01:52:35,867
Speaker 3: the show today with Some american. Sport eighteen to three

2287
01:52:36,387 --> 01:52:40,667
Speaker 3: in THE. Nhl Our Stanley cup matchup has confirmed a

2288
01:52:40,787 --> 01:52:45,027
Speaker 3: repeat of last, season the defending Champion Florida panthers against

2289
01:52:45,067 --> 01:52:48,947
Speaker 3: five time, winners but not since nineteen ninety The Edmonton,

2290
01:52:49,147 --> 01:52:52,947
Speaker 3: oilers best of seven games starting On. Thursday our, Time

2291
01:52:53,027 --> 01:52:56,827
Speaker 3: let's bring in Our american sport Expert Leon. Busby, hey

2292
01:52:56,827 --> 01:52:58,827
Speaker 3: you doing lyon good.

2293
01:52:58,747 --> 01:53:01,707
Speaker 23: Afternoon, Jason i'm, Well mate's great to be back after short.

2294
01:53:01,787 --> 01:53:04,227
Speaker 23: Hiatus got lots to. Covis so let's get straight into.

2295
01:53:04,227 --> 01:53:07,107
Speaker 3: Today why not the conference final which led us to

2296
01:53:07,147 --> 01:53:10,387
Speaker 3: The Stanley cup in The, east The Florida panthers four

2297
01:53:10,427 --> 01:53:14,267
Speaker 3: to one over The Carolina. Hurricanes that sounds. Convincing talk

2298
01:53:14,347 --> 01:53:15,987
Speaker 3: us through The Eastern. Conference first of, all.

2299
01:53:16,747 --> 01:53:19,307
Speaker 23: Yes as you alluded, to The Stanley cup's going to

2300
01:53:19,347 --> 01:53:20,267
Speaker 23: be repeated last.

2301
01:53:20,347 --> 01:53:21,427
Speaker 3: Year so at The.

2302
01:53:21,427 --> 01:53:26,307
Speaker 23: Eastern, conference the REIGNING nhl Champion panthers easily dispatched The

2303
01:53:26,387 --> 01:53:29,507
Speaker 23: Carolina hurricanes and what they call a gentleman's sweep four

2304
01:53:29,587 --> 01:53:32,347
Speaker 23: games to. One so over this, Series florida won by

2305
01:53:32,387 --> 01:53:35,027
Speaker 23: an average of four goals to two And i'm looking

2306
01:53:35,107 --> 01:53:37,867
Speaker 23: quite ominous to repeat peeking at the right. Time The

2307
01:53:37,987 --> 01:53:40,507
Speaker 23: panthers will be leaning on Their All stars Center Sam,

2308
01:53:40,587 --> 01:53:43,547
Speaker 23: bennett who is also the league's leading goal scorer in the.

2309
01:53:43,627 --> 01:53:47,267
Speaker 23: Postseason The canadian native and Former Calgary flame has really

2310
01:53:47,347 --> 01:53:51,307
Speaker 23: Transformed florida's attack and it's no Coincidence i've now punched

2311
01:53:51,347 --> 01:53:54,387
Speaker 23: their ticket to a third straight finals appearance since he

2312
01:53:54,547 --> 01:53:55,587
Speaker 23: arrived in The Sunshine.

2313
01:53:55,627 --> 01:53:59,467
Speaker 3: State let's go to The Western. Conference The Edmonton oilers

2314
01:53:59,547 --> 01:54:03,067
Speaker 3: another gentleman's sweep air for one over The Dallas stars

2315
01:54:04,387 --> 01:54:05,547
Speaker 3: in The Western. Conference.

2316
01:54:05,747 --> 01:54:08,747
Speaker 23: Leon, yeah there seems to be a pattern of developing

2317
01:54:08,827 --> 01:54:11,467
Speaker 23: into The Winston. Conference we see The oilers back for

2318
01:54:11,547 --> 01:54:14,947
Speaker 23: another crack at top in The champs after falling short last,

2319
01:54:15,067 --> 01:54:17,467
Speaker 23: year and one of the most compelling series In Stanley

2320
01:54:17,507 --> 01:54:20,427
Speaker 23: cupp history go to a seventh and deciding. Game Now

2321
01:54:20,627 --> 01:54:24,067
Speaker 23: edmonton also defeated The Dallas stars and a gentleman's sweep

2322
01:54:24,107 --> 01:54:26,667
Speaker 23: four games so onnth so over the, series the oil

2323
01:54:26,787 --> 01:54:29,587
Speaker 23: is much like The Florida, panthers won by an average

2324
01:54:29,627 --> 01:54:33,427
Speaker 23: of four goals to two in dominant. Fashion edmonton will

2325
01:54:33,427 --> 01:54:35,867
Speaker 23: again be led from the front by the NHL's best,

2326
01:54:35,907 --> 01:54:39,067
Speaker 23: Player colin, McDavid who has pretty much won every single

2327
01:54:39,107 --> 01:54:41,107
Speaker 23: award except the one that he hungers for the, most

2328
01:54:41,227 --> 01:54:44,147
Speaker 23: The Stanley. Cup it's also important to, Note poney that

2329
01:54:44,227 --> 01:54:47,307
Speaker 23: The oilers captain is seeming to enter free agency and

2330
01:54:47,387 --> 01:54:50,707
Speaker 23: the outcome of this final series could well dictate whether

2331
01:54:50,787 --> 01:54:53,707
Speaker 23: he stays In edmonton or moves, on as most teams

2332
01:54:53,947 --> 01:54:56,947
Speaker 23: would pay a kings ransom for McDavid's. Services, now in

2333
01:54:57,067 --> 01:55:00,387
Speaker 23: terms of which side will lift The Stanley, cupp, Well

2334
01:55:00,507 --> 01:55:03,027
Speaker 23: i'm gonna side with The oilers this, time taking this

2335
01:55:03,147 --> 01:55:06,227
Speaker 23: series in six maybe seven games to finally break the

2336
01:55:06,427 --> 01:55:09,907
Speaker 23: thirty five year got For canadian, teams a champion championship

2337
01:55:09,947 --> 01:55:11,947
Speaker 23: long over, due where ice hockey is their national.

2338
01:55:12,027 --> 01:55:15,027
Speaker 3: Sport absolutely, WELL i think, YEAH i think most people

2339
01:55:15,067 --> 01:55:16,707
Speaker 3: would think that was a good idea if it went

2340
01:55:16,787 --> 01:55:18,947
Speaker 3: back To. Canada we'll keep an eye on The Stanley

2341
01:55:19,027 --> 01:55:22,467
Speaker 3: cup best of seven starting in the week. Ahead can

2342
01:55:22,507 --> 01:55:24,267
Speaker 3: we go to THE Nba? Finals want to get to

2343
01:55:24,867 --> 01:55:28,667
Speaker 3: The EASTERN a moment where The Indiana pacers have just

2344
01:55:28,907 --> 01:55:31,467
Speaker 3: won The Eastern conference and qualified for the, finals but

2345
01:55:31,587 --> 01:55:35,787
Speaker 3: Out West Oklahoma City thunder securing their place after The

2346
01:55:35,867 --> 01:55:40,107
Speaker 3: Western Conference. Finals speaking of gentlemen, sweeps leon is another.

2347
01:55:40,187 --> 01:55:42,107
Speaker 3: One they made pretty sure work of The Minnesota.

2348
01:55:42,147 --> 01:55:45,907
Speaker 23: Timberwolves, Yes angel, listeners a week of. Plony The Western

2349
01:55:45,907 --> 01:55:50,387
Speaker 23: conference champions ARE okac and they Dismantled minnesota and a gentleman's,

2350
01:55:50,387 --> 01:55:53,347
Speaker 23: sweep and now they take on The Eastern conference Champion.

2351
01:55:53,427 --> 01:55:57,307
Speaker 23: Indiana Paces now The thunder after a dominant performance against The,

2352
01:55:57,347 --> 01:56:01,227
Speaker 23: timberwolves the second youngest team with an average age of

2353
01:56:01,307 --> 01:56:03,827
Speaker 23: only twenty five point five, YEARS i had to put

2354
01:56:03,867 --> 01:56:06,267
Speaker 23: in the twenty five point five to reach THE Nba

2355
01:56:06,547 --> 01:56:11,267
Speaker 23: finals since nineteen seventy. Seven LEAGUE mvp Shaped Gildis alexander

2356
01:56:11,747 --> 01:56:14,507
Speaker 23: Led oklahoma to only their second year Of finals appearance

2357
01:56:14,547 --> 01:56:17,387
Speaker 23: in thirteen, years on the back of AN nba regular

2358
01:56:17,467 --> 01:56:19,147
Speaker 23: season best sixty eight twelve.

2359
01:56:19,267 --> 01:56:20,227
Speaker 7: Record now The.

2360
01:56:20,267 --> 01:56:24,067
Speaker 23: Thunder have the best defensive team all. Season even more impressive,

2361
01:56:24,147 --> 01:56:27,267
Speaker 23: though in the current, playoffs that their average margin of

2362
01:56:27,347 --> 01:56:30,147
Speaker 23: victory at home has been a whopping twenty four point

2363
01:56:30,227 --> 01:56:34,227
Speaker 23: six points despite their. Inexperience so whoever actually comes out

2364
01:56:34,267 --> 01:56:36,227
Speaker 23: of The east as we know It's indiana now will

2365
01:56:36,267 --> 01:56:36,747
Speaker 23: be huge.

2366
01:56:36,827 --> 01:56:42,067
Speaker 3: Underdogs, ABSOLUTELY i actually THOUGHT i was Watching Oklahoma City.

2367
01:56:42,147 --> 01:56:45,147
Speaker 3: Thunder they took seven games to get Past, denver didn't

2368
01:56:45,147 --> 01:56:47,467
Speaker 3: they in the semi? Finals were they just kind of

2369
01:56:47,547 --> 01:56:50,227
Speaker 3: warming up against The nuggets and getting ready for the

2370
01:56:50,747 --> 01:56:51,307
Speaker 3: real point?

2371
01:56:51,467 --> 01:56:54,827
Speaker 23: End, yeah The nugget series was actually surprising, because as you,

2372
01:56:54,947 --> 01:56:57,667
Speaker 23: know or your listeners would, know The nuggets were in

2373
01:56:57,707 --> 01:56:59,667
Speaker 23: a bit of. Turmoil would they fired their coach IN

2374
01:56:59,787 --> 01:57:02,627
Speaker 23: Gm and there was a lot of murmurs between the

2375
01:57:02,667 --> 01:57:04,627
Speaker 23: players about what was going to happen and a lot

2376
01:57:04,667 --> 01:57:07,227
Speaker 23: of disruption. There but that it was actually the best

2377
01:57:07,307 --> 01:57:10,827
Speaker 23: series Of winter seven games and as we, Know oklahoma

2378
01:57:10,907 --> 01:57:13,067
Speaker 23: got it, done and you, know and they deserve. IT i,

2379
01:57:13,107 --> 01:57:15,347
Speaker 23: mean they're a young, team BUT i think they're building

2380
01:57:15,387 --> 01:57:17,547
Speaker 23: something here which could be generational for many years to.

2381
01:57:17,627 --> 01:57:20,267
Speaker 3: Come let's go out, east where in the last few

2382
01:57:20,347 --> 01:57:23,267
Speaker 3: moments it has been The Indiana pacers confirming their Place

2383
01:57:23,587 --> 01:57:26,627
Speaker 3: Eastern conference winners by four games to two over The

2384
01:57:26,707 --> 01:57:30,867
Speaker 3: New York. Knicks you, know a closely fought, series but

2385
01:57:30,987 --> 01:57:34,987
Speaker 3: as the best team going through In. Indiana, yes so The.

2386
01:57:34,987 --> 01:57:37,667
Speaker 23: Eastern conference Champion Indiana. PACERS i, mean they got their

2387
01:57:37,707 --> 01:57:39,907
Speaker 23: blowout win today AND i think it says the let

2388
01:57:39,947 --> 01:57:42,067
Speaker 23: it lie a lot about them because before this series

2389
01:57:42,107 --> 01:57:44,707
Speaker 23: actually BEGAN i was Picking New york to win in

2390
01:57:44,827 --> 01:57:47,667
Speaker 23: six maybe, seven but it certainly The pacers who have

2391
01:57:47,787 --> 01:57:50,627
Speaker 23: really lifted their game to another, level led By All

2392
01:57:50,707 --> 01:57:53,987
Speaker 23: Star Tyres, tallibritton who earlier in the year was voted

2393
01:57:54,027 --> 01:57:56,467
Speaker 23: the NBA's most overhetted. PLAYER i don't Think i'd be

2394
01:57:56,467 --> 01:57:59,747
Speaker 23: happy being voted that. Anyway he's played with a tip

2395
01:57:59,827 --> 01:58:02,187
Speaker 23: on a shoulder in this, series and In game four

2396
01:58:02,627 --> 01:58:06,267
Speaker 23: he CREATED nba. History he recorded a triple double which

2397
01:58:06,347 --> 01:58:10,627
Speaker 23: included thirty two, points fifteen, rebounds and travelers sists put

2398
01:58:10,707 --> 01:58:13,987
Speaker 23: four steals to round up a historic performance only ever

2399
01:58:14,107 --> 01:58:17,507
Speaker 23: matched By hall Of Famer Oscar robertson and Future hall

2400
01:58:17,547 --> 01:58:21,227
Speaker 23: Of Famer jokis from The. Nuggets, However halliburton set himself

2401
01:58:21,267 --> 01:58:24,027
Speaker 23: apart with no turnovers in the, game which had never

2402
01:58:24,147 --> 01:58:27,707
Speaker 23: been done in playoff history. Before he's apolarizing player at,

2403
01:58:27,787 --> 01:58:29,907
Speaker 23: times but is absolutely balling right now And i'm not

2404
01:58:29,987 --> 01:58:33,547
Speaker 23: surprised The pacers. Advanced now another stat to get your head, Around,

2405
01:58:33,627 --> 01:58:36,427
Speaker 23: pony AND i know you love, stats. Yep this, season

2406
01:58:36,507 --> 01:58:38,947
Speaker 23: When indiana have scored one hundred and twenty points or,

2407
01:58:39,067 --> 01:58:42,747
Speaker 23: more they are thirty two and two either. Way if

2408
01:58:42,787 --> 01:58:45,107
Speaker 23: the thunder had pass do meet in THE nba, Finals

2409
01:58:45,147 --> 01:58:48,107
Speaker 23: as we, know we'll see a first time. Champion both

2410
01:58:48,187 --> 01:58:52,187
Speaker 23: franchises have never lifted The larry O'Brien trophy, before so

2411
01:58:52,307 --> 01:58:55,507
Speaker 23: in terms of a, Winner i'm leaning slightly Towards, Okay.

2412
01:58:55,587 --> 01:58:58,107
Speaker 23: Sears they've got home court advantage if the series does

2413
01:58:58,307 --> 01:58:59,667
Speaker 23: go through a deciding game.

2414
01:58:59,787 --> 01:59:03,307
Speaker 3: Seven all, Right, okay, SEE i hope it goes to.

2415
01:59:03,387 --> 01:59:06,267
Speaker 3: SEVEN i hope these two going have a seven. Game

2416
01:59:06,387 --> 01:59:09,547
Speaker 3: wouldn't that be? Great? Hey a couple of other piece running? Series, yeah, yeah,

2417
01:59:09,827 --> 01:59:11,587
Speaker 3: yeah a couple of other pieces of. NEWS i wanted

2418
01:59:11,627 --> 01:59:14,947
Speaker 3: to get your views. On speaking Of Indiana Indiana, fever

2419
01:59:15,067 --> 01:59:18,507
Speaker 3: this is The WOMEN'S nba Side Caitlin, clarke of, course

2420
01:59:18,547 --> 01:59:22,147
Speaker 3: who has, just you, know just been this, huge enormous

2421
01:59:22,227 --> 01:59:24,747
Speaker 3: star in The WOMEN'S. NBA i say she's out with an.

2422
01:59:24,787 --> 01:59:28,347
Speaker 3: Injury this might not just affect the. Fever this might

2423
01:59:28,587 --> 01:59:31,027
Speaker 3: affect the Whole WOMAN'S, nba mightn't.

2424
01:59:31,067 --> 01:59:34,907
Speaker 23: It, yes they're sticking with the Hardcourt. Piineyer earlier this,

2425
01:59:34,987 --> 01:59:38,667
Speaker 23: week defense of THE Wnba Indiana fever Star Caitlin clark

2426
01:59:38,987 --> 01:59:43,067
Speaker 23: suffered a lead condrastps, injury sidelining her for at least two.

2427
01:59:43,107 --> 01:59:45,947
Speaker 23: Weeks the injury occurred during a practice session and a

2428
01:59:46,027 --> 01:59:49,987
Speaker 23: return date is. Unclear Thats clark will be reevaluated at

2429
01:59:50,027 --> 01:59:53,867
Speaker 23: the two week mark to further understand injury. Timeline, now

2430
01:59:53,947 --> 01:59:55,747
Speaker 23: this is a big blow for the league in terms

2431
01:59:55,747 --> 01:59:58,707
Speaker 23: of THE tv viewing audience and The fever's next two,

2432
01:59:58,787 --> 02:00:02,307
Speaker 23: games As arenas normally sell out when she's. Playing clark

2433
02:00:02,387 --> 02:00:04,947
Speaker 23: will be reevaluated after the first week Of, june but

2434
02:00:05,067 --> 02:00:07,747
Speaker 23: that doesn't Mean sheilbert, too and at that point The

2435
02:00:07,827 --> 02:00:10,547
Speaker 23: fever medical staff will determine whether she can return to

2436
02:00:10,587 --> 02:00:13,947
Speaker 23: action immediately or whether she'll need more time to rehab or.

2437
02:00:13,987 --> 02:00:17,907
Speaker 23: Recover plus return date will be determined by the severity

2438
02:00:17,947 --> 02:00:20,787
Speaker 23: of her quad, injury which The fever have not made public.

2439
02:00:20,907 --> 02:00:24,147
Speaker 23: YET A grade one quad injury typically takes a couple

2440
02:00:24,187 --> 02:00:27,107
Speaker 23: of weeks to, recover while A grade two injury means

2441
02:00:27,187 --> 02:00:30,027
Speaker 23: the player would miss closer to a month of. Recovery so,

2442
02:00:30,187 --> 02:00:32,587
Speaker 23: thankfully this will only be a short term regression for

2443
02:00:32,667 --> 02:00:36,747
Speaker 23: both The fever and THE. Wnba, economically this unforeseen injury

2444
02:00:36,827 --> 02:00:40,627
Speaker 23: only reinforces her star power and the so Called Capelin clark.

2445
02:00:40,707 --> 02:00:46,187
Speaker 3: Effect and, Finally Aaron rodgers and The Pittsburgh. Steelers what

2446
02:00:46,467 --> 02:00:48,387
Speaker 3: is going on? Here can you explain this to?

2447
02:00:48,507 --> 02:00:48,627
Speaker 9: Us?

2448
02:00:49,427 --> 02:00:51,907
Speaker 23: Oh, yeah, well The finnish. Shop in THE, nfl we

2449
02:00:52,027 --> 02:00:55,147
Speaker 23: have the Ongoing Aaron rodgers. Staga one of the most

2450
02:00:55,227 --> 02:00:59,787
Speaker 23: storied football, organizations The Pittsburgh steelers have made headlines, pony

2451
02:00:59,827 --> 02:01:03,787
Speaker 23: but unfortunately for all the wrong. Reasons while the expectation

2452
02:01:03,947 --> 02:01:06,707
Speaker 23: is that full TIME Mvp Aaron rodgers will signed With

2453
02:01:06,787 --> 02:01:11,067
Speaker 23: pittsburgh solely based on a verbal agreement and, handshake there's

2454
02:01:11,107 --> 02:01:14,507
Speaker 23: still a lot of. Uncertainty rogers are still mully over his,

2455
02:01:14,587 --> 02:01:17,267
Speaker 23: future and one of the options includes retirement.

2456
02:01:17,107 --> 02:01:17,587
Speaker 3: If he does.

2457
02:01:17,747 --> 02:01:21,027
Speaker 23: Play The steelers figured to be the last option available

2458
02:01:21,267 --> 02:01:23,587
Speaker 23: to the Future hall Of fame, quarterback at least in

2459
02:01:23,707 --> 02:01:26,267
Speaker 23: terms of teams he'd have interest in playing. For a

2460
02:01:26,347 --> 02:01:28,947
Speaker 23: lot of people are very upset with The pittsburgh ownership

2461
02:01:29,227 --> 02:01:31,467
Speaker 23: and front office who have dragged this out to seemingly

2462
02:01:31,547 --> 02:01:34,307
Speaker 23: no end and an indictment really on their proud. History

2463
02:01:34,947 --> 02:01:37,067
Speaker 23: it almost feels Like rogers is holding The steelers to

2464
02:01:37,147 --> 02:01:39,867
Speaker 23: ransom as he decided on his playing career. Now just

2465
02:01:39,947 --> 02:01:44,747
Speaker 23: to complicate, matters pointing during the RECENT nfl, Draft pittsburgh

2466
02:01:44,827 --> 02:01:47,587
Speaker 23: had no less than seven picks and baffled their fan

2467
02:01:47,707 --> 02:01:51,107
Speaker 23: base when they chose to pass On Colorado buffalo staff

2468
02:01:51,187 --> 02:01:54,827
Speaker 23: quarterback should do a standards three times when they had

2469
02:01:54,867 --> 02:01:57,347
Speaker 23: the opportunity to sign them to their weak quarterback room.

2470
02:01:57,907 --> 02:02:00,827
Speaker 23: Standards late drafting was the headline of THE Nfl, draft

2471
02:02:00,907 --> 02:02:04,387
Speaker 23: and even more surprising we That pittsburgh eventually signed a

2472
02:02:04,467 --> 02:02:07,707
Speaker 23: quarterback for their fifth, pick number one eighty. Five it

2473
02:02:07,787 --> 02:02:10,147
Speaker 23: can't make sense of. That so this confumed in a

2474
02:02:10,227 --> 02:02:13,187
Speaker 23: way that The stealers are risking all of their hopes

2475
02:02:13,227 --> 02:02:16,387
Speaker 23: On Aaron rodgers being their starting quarterback for the upcoming,

2476
02:02:16,427 --> 02:02:19,187
Speaker 23: season which is troubling for the, franchise and THE nfl

2477
02:02:19,307 --> 02:02:22,267
Speaker 23: teams have already started assembling and. Training i've made to

2478
02:02:22,307 --> 02:02:25,787
Speaker 23: state you, obvious but Wherever rogers, goes drama seems to

2479
02:02:25,827 --> 02:02:26,307
Speaker 23: follow him.

2480
02:02:26,307 --> 02:02:26,587
Speaker 7: Around.

2481
02:02:26,867 --> 02:02:29,067
Speaker 23: Now in another related, Note, pony BEFORE i wrap this,

2482
02:02:29,227 --> 02:02:31,947
Speaker 23: up it's now less than one hundred days until THE

2483
02:02:32,107 --> 02:02:34,987
Speaker 23: nfl and college football seasons, kickoff WHICH i know your

2484
02:02:35,027 --> 02:02:37,787
Speaker 23: son will be excited about being a Huge Minnesota wakings.

2485
02:02:37,867 --> 02:02:40,507
Speaker 23: Fan So i'm assuming you've already paid for the spiritual game.

2486
02:02:40,587 --> 02:02:41,387
Speaker 10: Pass can't we.

2487
02:02:43,107 --> 02:02:47,107
Speaker 3: Ly on you assume? Correctly you assume, CORRECTLY i have

2488
02:02:47,307 --> 02:02:49,907
Speaker 3: forked out for that and quite happy to do. So

2489
02:02:50,347 --> 02:02:53,227
Speaker 3: lovely chatting to you is Always Leon busby stateside a

2490
02:02:53,267 --> 02:02:55,907
Speaker 3: big part of our show here On Weekend sports seven

2491
02:02:56,027 --> 02:02:56,547
Speaker 3: and a half to.

2492
02:02:56,587 --> 02:03:00,787
Speaker 1: Three analyzing every view from every angle in the sporting.

2493
02:03:00,867 --> 02:03:04,627
Speaker 1: World Weekend sport With Jason. Hie they call eight hundred

2494
02:03:04,627 --> 02:03:06,387
Speaker 1: and eighty Eight Us talks.

2495
02:03:07,067 --> 02:03:10,387
Speaker 3: And that is us for another show another wee can

2496
02:03:10,627 --> 02:03:13,267
Speaker 3: now No Sports talk tomorrow. Night It's king's, birthday so

2497
02:03:13,307 --> 02:03:15,507
Speaker 3: they've given us the night, off which is a bit

2498
02:03:15,547 --> 02:03:16,947
Speaker 3: of a shame actual because there would have been quite

2499
02:03:16,947 --> 02:03:18,747
Speaker 3: a bit to talk. About, however we have to follow

2500
02:03:18,787 --> 02:03:20,667
Speaker 3: the roster and we have to do what we're. Told

2501
02:03:20,747 --> 02:03:24,307
Speaker 3: we're back On Weekend sport next weekend As Super Rugby

2502
02:03:24,427 --> 02:03:27,707
Speaker 3: finals get. Underway thanks for, listening And Tim beverage after

2503
02:03:27,747 --> 02:03:30,507
Speaker 3: three huge things To anna McDonald for producing the. Show

2504
02:03:30,547 --> 02:03:32,147
Speaker 3: you enjoy an extra day off as, well. MATE i

2505
02:03:32,147 --> 02:03:35,547
Speaker 3: hope it's a relaxing one for you taking us out. Today,

2506
02:03:36,107 --> 02:03:37,747
Speaker 3: well the worries in about an hour or so are

2507
02:03:37,787 --> 02:03:41,987
Speaker 3: taking on the rabbit. Os so this Is Eddie rabbit

2508
02:03:43,907 --> 02:03:47,387
Speaker 3: AND i love for rainy. Nights goodbye.

2509
02:04:23,627 --> 02:04:25,667
Speaker 2: For more From Weekends sport With Jason.

2510
02:04:25,747 --> 02:04:28,947
Speaker 1: Fine listen live To News talks IT b weekends from,

2511
02:04:29,027 --> 02:04:31,827
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