1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,427 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,747 Speaker 1: from Newstalks EDB. 3 00:00:12,707 --> 00:00:15,187 Speaker 2: The Log of Wood is back in White Cuttle's hands 4 00:00:15,187 --> 00:00:18,307 Speaker 2: for the first time since twenty eighteen. Beck it comes, 5 00:00:18,787 --> 00:00:19,627 Speaker 2: It comes, favoring. 6 00:00:19,707 --> 00:00:23,067 Speaker 1: He keeps him at a touch maybe says it's all over. 7 00:00:23,787 --> 00:00:29,427 Speaker 2: Why hello, have one the red fairly Chilled twenty three, 8 00:00:30,107 --> 00:00:34,267 Speaker 2: twenty two and a heart stopper, heart stopper. All right, 9 00:00:34,587 --> 00:00:37,187 Speaker 2: White Kato fans happy to hear from you. Actually, oh 10 00:00:37,227 --> 00:00:39,827 Speaker 2: eight one hundred and eighty ten eighty luxuriating this. What's 11 00:00:39,827 --> 00:00:42,507 Speaker 2: it like to have the log back in your possession? 12 00:00:42,667 --> 00:00:45,547 Speaker 2: After the game yesterday, I had the chat sketch up 13 00:00:45,547 --> 00:00:47,987 Speaker 2: with Limasapawanga asking him how good that was. 14 00:00:49,147 --> 00:00:52,627 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's amazing to be honest, you know, come up 15 00:00:52,627 --> 00:00:55,787 Speaker 3: here and play for where my wife's from and represent 16 00:00:56,667 --> 00:00:59,027 Speaker 3: where she's from and her family, and you know, this 17 00:00:59,187 --> 00:01:01,347 Speaker 3: is where our kids are going to live, and just 18 00:01:02,227 --> 00:01:04,987 Speaker 3: to get amongst the region and you know, I know 19 00:01:05,067 --> 00:01:07,107 Speaker 3: there's a lot of proud people in the Couple region 20 00:01:07,187 --> 00:01:10,747 Speaker 3: and Soshre suburbs, and you know, hopefully we're able to 21 00:01:10,747 --> 00:01:14,107 Speaker 3: put us a few smiles on people's faces tonight and 22 00:01:14,267 --> 00:01:16,627 Speaker 3: this afternoon and we get to see their short home 23 00:01:16,667 --> 00:01:20,587 Speaker 3: back to the White couple and yes, it's amazing. It 24 00:01:20,627 --> 00:01:23,467 Speaker 3: really is cool, and I'm just so happy, just not 25 00:01:23,547 --> 00:01:25,827 Speaker 3: only for myself at the group and there's a lot 26 00:01:25,827 --> 00:01:28,267 Speaker 3: of good people here work in the union and they 27 00:01:28,267 --> 00:01:30,467 Speaker 3: work hard, and just it's so good to be able 28 00:01:30,547 --> 00:01:34,747 Speaker 3: to give back to everybody who's putting work behind the scenes. 29 00:01:35,027 --> 00:01:38,227 Speaker 2: What are you and Aaron Cruden looking to bring to 30 00:01:38,267 --> 00:01:41,467 Speaker 2: this White couple side as real veterans of rugby? 31 00:01:42,067 --> 00:01:45,867 Speaker 3: Yeah, I guess for us, but there's always pressure, but 32 00:01:45,947 --> 00:01:48,587 Speaker 3: it probably doesn't fluster us as much anymore. You know, 33 00:01:48,627 --> 00:01:53,547 Speaker 3: we're both fathers now, we have other commitments and rugby's 34 00:01:53,667 --> 00:01:56,347 Speaker 3: just a small part of our lives. It's what we 35 00:01:56,467 --> 00:01:58,787 Speaker 3: do and it's not who we are. And I guess 36 00:01:58,787 --> 00:02:02,307 Speaker 3: for us, try to get these young boys who look 37 00:02:02,347 --> 00:02:04,867 Speaker 3: at rugby as a bill and then or and sometimes 38 00:02:04,907 --> 00:02:07,147 Speaker 3: that pressure can get to them, and just to realize 39 00:02:07,187 --> 00:02:08,747 Speaker 3: it really is just a game at the end of 40 00:02:08,787 --> 00:02:11,267 Speaker 3: the day, and to really enjoy it, because these moments 41 00:02:11,347 --> 00:02:14,307 Speaker 3: come a few and far between, you know, Like I've 42 00:02:14,307 --> 00:02:16,267 Speaker 3: been able to play rugby for sixteen years as a 43 00:02:16,347 --> 00:02:20,427 Speaker 3: pro and this is my second challenge at it, and 44 00:02:20,747 --> 00:02:24,467 Speaker 3: so to get it this time around on the second 45 00:02:24,507 --> 00:02:27,627 Speaker 3: on the second go is pretty amazing. And you know, 46 00:02:27,707 --> 00:02:29,747 Speaker 3: I'm really going to savor this moment and enjoy. 47 00:02:29,547 --> 00:02:31,587 Speaker 2: It my bit. So the young guys and the team, 48 00:02:31,627 --> 00:02:35,027 Speaker 2: I mean, they're you know, they're just full noise, aren't they. 49 00:02:35,027 --> 00:02:37,027 Speaker 2: Where do these young guys get their energy from? 50 00:02:37,307 --> 00:02:40,187 Speaker 3: Oh my, I wish I had the energy. I've only 51 00:02:40,227 --> 00:02:43,187 Speaker 3: got a certain amount of dancing to think most games. 52 00:02:43,227 --> 00:02:45,907 Speaker 3: But you know, like I know how to get to 53 00:02:45,947 --> 00:02:50,147 Speaker 3: the spot quickly and can read the play and understand 54 00:02:50,147 --> 00:02:52,387 Speaker 3: where the ball is going to go. So I think 55 00:02:52,387 --> 00:02:55,067 Speaker 3: that just comes with experience. But yeah, they they really 56 00:02:55,067 --> 00:02:58,467 Speaker 3: do give us a bit of life, and they they 57 00:02:58,587 --> 00:03:02,547 Speaker 3: challenge us to keep being better as older players and 58 00:03:02,867 --> 00:03:06,427 Speaker 3: to not slack off and rest on the laurels, and 59 00:03:06,427 --> 00:03:08,987 Speaker 3: and they really challenge us. So to me, like every 60 00:03:09,027 --> 00:03:11,827 Speaker 3: day I'm coming and knowing that I've got to get further, 61 00:03:11,907 --> 00:03:14,227 Speaker 3: get fast, to get stronger, and just to keep up 62 00:03:14,267 --> 00:03:15,947 Speaker 3: and go ahead of the game. 63 00:03:16,067 --> 00:03:18,187 Speaker 2: So you've been around for a long time, Lima, So 64 00:03:18,227 --> 00:03:20,747 Speaker 2: this is the first time you ever had the ring 65 00:03:20,827 --> 00:03:21,467 Speaker 2: Philly Shield. 66 00:03:21,987 --> 00:03:23,827 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, you've got to get lucky to even 67 00:03:23,827 --> 00:03:26,107 Speaker 3: get a challenge, you know, like I know some players 68 00:03:27,267 --> 00:03:29,467 Speaker 3: who has never got a challenge, you know, like the 69 00:03:29,467 --> 00:03:31,827 Speaker 3: great Tony Brown, who's one of my favorite coaches. He 70 00:03:31,907 --> 00:03:34,187 Speaker 3: never had a challenge of a player. You know, Like 71 00:03:34,787 --> 00:03:38,147 Speaker 3: that's those kind of You've got to get pretty lucky 72 00:03:38,227 --> 00:03:40,227 Speaker 3: to even you know, get a cracketter. And if you 73 00:03:40,227 --> 00:03:42,427 Speaker 3: get a crack at it, so the kitchen think it 74 00:03:42,467 --> 00:03:45,467 Speaker 3: and hopefully you can come worth the chocolates. And today 75 00:03:45,467 --> 00:03:45,747 Speaker 3: we did. 76 00:03:45,947 --> 00:03:48,627 Speaker 2: And you were behind for much of the second half, 77 00:03:50,707 --> 00:03:52,427 Speaker 2: behind for much of the second half, did you always 78 00:03:52,427 --> 00:03:54,507 Speaker 2: feel as though you were still in the game. 79 00:03:54,867 --> 00:03:56,507 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think the way we've been playing, we've just 80 00:03:56,507 --> 00:03:58,787 Speaker 3: been hanging in games, hanging in games and knowing that 81 00:03:59,107 --> 00:04:01,427 Speaker 3: we've got the we've got the athletes to do it, 82 00:04:01,467 --> 00:04:03,547 Speaker 3: we've got the game plan to do it. We just 83 00:04:03,587 --> 00:04:06,707 Speaker 3: have to trust in each other and back each other, 84 00:04:06,827 --> 00:04:11,027 Speaker 3: and when when the moments come to strike or to score, 85 00:04:10,787 --> 00:04:13,507 Speaker 3: we've got to nail them. And I think today we 86 00:04:14,107 --> 00:04:17,067 Speaker 3: stayed and stayed in the fight. And you know, it 87 00:04:17,147 --> 00:04:21,707 Speaker 3: took an eighty minute penalty to get over the line 88 00:04:21,707 --> 00:04:25,627 Speaker 3: by one. And yeah, this team's pretty special. There's some 89 00:04:25,667 --> 00:04:29,307 Speaker 3: guested athletes here and makes a bit of experience with 90 00:04:29,667 --> 00:04:33,227 Speaker 3: me and Tucker and Crubs, and you know, hopefully there's 91 00:04:33,227 --> 00:04:35,907 Speaker 3: some magic to help them come the back back into 92 00:04:35,907 --> 00:04:36,347 Speaker 3: the season. 93 00:04:36,427 --> 00:04:38,947 Speaker 2: That is Limasopolonga, who I caught up with after the 94 00:04:39,027 --> 00:04:39,867 Speaker 2: game yesterday. 95 00:04:40,507 --> 00:04:43,667 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 96 00:04:43,787 --> 00:04:47,067 Speaker 1: to News Talk z B weekends from midday, or follow 97 00:04:47,107 --> 00:04:48,747 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.