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Speaker 1: Rugby league's worst kept secret is Outstate of Origin is

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Speaker 1: coming to Auckland. One of the Origin Games in twenty

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Speaker 1: twenty seven is going to be held at Eden Park

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Speaker 1: and the politicians reckon about ten thousand dozzies are going

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Speaker 1: to fly over it to attend it. And Auckland's Mayor

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Speaker 1: Wayne Brown's real excited.

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Speaker 2: Another great weekend, you know, like we just had. We

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Speaker 2: want a whole string of these to come through, which

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Speaker 2: is why I've been pushing the Midnight leaving for so long.

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Speaker 3: Now.

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Speaker 1: Kevin Campion is a former warrior. He played for the

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Speaker 1: Queensland Maroons and he's with us now.

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Speaker 3: Hi, Kevin, good afternoon. How are you.

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Speaker 1: I'm very well, thank you. How the OSSI is feeling

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Speaker 1: about this?

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Speaker 3: I think it's great news. I think it's long over

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Speaker 3: due to the truth, you know, just the Origins show

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Speaker 3: piece of our game and to take it over to

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Speaker 3: New New Zealand, I think it was just the next

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Speaker 3: step and then yeah, in the process.

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Speaker 1: Well that's what you think, Kevin, But what do the

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Speaker 1: OSSes think? Are they keen on it?

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Speaker 3: Look? I think every Possy, especially Queen's in New South

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Speaker 3: of As, would be right for it. I can't see

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Speaker 3: any objections at all. I just think it's a great

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Speaker 3: move by the NRL and a great move by sport

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Speaker 3: in New Zealand in general.

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Speaker 1: I mean, do you reckon many of them will fly

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Speaker 1: over here for it? And also aren't we isn't New

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Speaker 1: Zealand basically just going to snap up the tickets as

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Speaker 1: soon as they're available, meaning none will be available for Australians.

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Speaker 3: Well quite possibly. I think. Look, there's a lot of

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Speaker 3: support for especially Origin in Auckland. I found out that

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Speaker 3: first time and when I played over there, so most

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Speaker 3: Auckland does go for Queensland. And look, I think it's

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Speaker 3: I think it's just a wonderful decision by the NROL.

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Speaker 3: And yeah, it's a great coop of New Zealand RGOR league.

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Speaker 1: Okay, so when it comes over here next year and

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Speaker 1: the stadium is full of people absolutely fizzing for it,

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Speaker 1: do you think it's going to make New Zealand's case

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Speaker 1: for needing a second squad in the competition.

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Speaker 3: I don't know about that, but look, I love the

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Speaker 3: Warriors and I love seeing them as the only team

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Speaker 3: and Gill at the moment, so they've got great support

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Speaker 3: and I'll continue to get great support, but you know

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Speaker 3: it'll be a showcase whether or not they can you know,

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Speaker 3: can control two teams over there and will support two

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Speaker 3: teams over there. Yeah. Look, any any new team to

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Speaker 3: rugby league is a good thing. I don't Yeah, I'm

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Speaker 3: not a big fan of the PMNG decision, but you

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Speaker 3: know that's just rugby league at the moment.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, you're right, Kevin. Thank you very much, mate, Enjoy

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Speaker 1: the rest of your day. That's Kevin Campian, former Maroon

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Speaker 1: and former Warrior. For more from Hither Duplessye Allan Drive,

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