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Speaker 2: producer Andy McDonald. Here is your Saturday night sporting rap.

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Speaker 2: We know who the Super Rugby favorites are now Rome.

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Speaker 4: Gets at the touch and the chicks come to christ

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Speaker 4: Church and make a real statement of tents and the

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Speaker 4: Super Rugby competition. From sixteen points down, they win by

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Speaker 4: sixteen thirty five nineteen.

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Speaker 2: We know the Warriors are the real deal.

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Speaker 4: They go back to Leyton Lua turn out ball lockdown

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Speaker 5: The Warriors.

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Speaker 6: We again there fourth on the.

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Speaker 2: Trots and we know who Auckland FC will play in

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Speaker 2: the A League Semis.

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Speaker 4: As victory foot best spots in the semifinals for the

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Speaker 4: second year running, they will now face Auckland's in the

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Speaker 2: So Rugby, rugby, Leagan football. We're going to cover it

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Speaker 2: all off for you next couple of hours. Stacy Jones

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Speaker 2: in a moment out of the Warriors camp Quiner part

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Speaker 2: from the Chiefs and your thoughts on some or all

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Speaker 2: mood strikes. Other matters around today are Trans Tasman basketball

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Speaker 2: double ahead of this afternoon in Hamilton, our Tall Blacks

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Speaker 2: John Flavel's on the show. There's a new face in

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Speaker 2: Neples Amsed Premiership. The defending champion Northern Mystics have recruited

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Speaker 2: Australian shooter to now Wallam. She's in studio with us

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Speaker 2: this afternoon and we're going to rap American sport, including

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Speaker 2: the NBA Semis which are ongoing. Leon Busby along before

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Speaker 2: three James mcconey with his regular weekend thoughts as well

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Speaker 2: Live Sport while we're on the the NBA Semi Finals,

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Speaker 2: as I say, continue in the West, Game three between

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Speaker 2: the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves underway at twelve

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Speaker 2: thirty in San Francisco, that series locked up at one apiece,

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Speaker 2: whole host of Round one matches and football's Chatham Cup

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Speaker 2: The Warriors have beaten the Dragons fifteen fourteen to secure

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Speaker 7: Metcalf he is digging one pointer and he's got it.

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Speaker 4: It stays inside the right, up right they go early.

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Speaker 2: Metcalf takes them one. So the Warriors led fourteen nil

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Speaker 2: Luke metcalf field goal proved decisive and gave the Warriors

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Speaker 2: You fly home station second place. Four straight wins, a

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Speaker 2: tight one last night, though, how do you reflect on it?

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Speaker 8: But yeah, it was a really really tough as cool

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Speaker 2: As far as the clinical nature of the first half

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Speaker 8: Yeah, Look, you know it was a really good how

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Speaker 8: You know, we won that battle the momentum and there

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Speaker 2: So they bring it back to fourteen, all, there's still

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Speaker 2: so when do you start thinking about a drop goal

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Speaker 8: and then I think it was Kurt Caple that when

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Speaker 8: think it was Mark twelve thirty minutes to go when

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Speaker 8: when Luke did it, And I think Luke probably thought

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Speaker 2: You're a very good judge of blokes aware the Seven Jersey.

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Speaker 2: How have you assessed the growth and development of of

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Speaker 8: Yeah, Look, he's getting a lot of confidence what he's

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Speaker 8: they've got a really good good connection with how they're

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Speaker 9: And look, you know there's there's.

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Speaker 8: But yeah, Luke's just I think these games has gone

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Speaker 6: Of being our main ball player has been really good

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Speaker 2: Stace, you've won four games this season now by four

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Speaker 2: points or less. I know it's probably not great for

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Speaker 8: Yeah, I guess that's that's been a real pleasing part

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Speaker 8: it that we know that there's a lot of improvement

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Speaker 8: So yeah, like I said, it'd be nice to be

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Speaker 2: And obviously, before last night, the drag Dragons had lost

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Speaker 8: I think you know this was anything Jason wanting Breed's

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Speaker 8: regardless of what happened to them previously where they'd had

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Speaker 8: good games this year. They beat Melbourne, beat Manly Away.

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Speaker 8: You know they're a tough, tough unit to beat you

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Speaker 8: it's getting confidence with with what we're doing and we

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Speaker 8: by the way, we need to get better.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, and and as you as you said on

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Speaker 2: where do you see the growth theory is on the side.

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Speaker 8: I think you know, we spoke about the start, you know,

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Speaker 8: I think, you know, it's just trying to help stop momentum,

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Speaker 8: now to turn things. And you know, like I don't

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Speaker 8: but then all of a sudden, these other teams they

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Speaker 6: And it's the tough thing about it.

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Speaker 2: Last time you won four straight was the back end

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Speaker 2: of twenty twenty three, when you won seven on the trump.

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Speaker 2: We know what a great season twenty twenty three was.

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Speaker 2: Does this feel a bit like twenty twenty three to.

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Speaker 8: You, Oh, look, certainly the support that the team, the

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Speaker 8: But you know, obviously we're a new group of players

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Speaker 8: and I think they're you know, they're getting some really

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Speaker 8: good confidence what they're doing. But yeah, there's a long

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Speaker 8: long way to go, Jason, and you know, you can

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Speaker 8: lose a couple then you know you can find yourself,

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Speaker 8: you know, outside the top eight. But you know, for us,

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Speaker 8: it's just keeping on you taking each game as it comes.

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Speaker 8: You know, Origin is coming up, and I think we'll

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Speaker 8: probably lose definitely Mitch and made him KG to there,

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Speaker 8: So there'll be a couple of losses for us, and

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Speaker 8: you know that will be a testing period to see

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Speaker 8: where're at when it comes comes around.

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Speaker 2: Have a relaxing flight home, Stace, thanks as always for

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Speaker 2: the chat mate.

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Speaker 8: I appreciate Jason Norris, but thank.

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Speaker 2: See that's some very level I think from Andrew Webster,

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Speaker 2: No It's interesting you're talking about about the defending of

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Speaker 6: Yeah, and I think all sports at the moment, all

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Speaker 2: It's chaos. Mark, you're right now about the I mean

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Speaker 2: Yep, it certainly as Mark I'm look, I'm loving so

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Speaker 12: Greg, Hi, afternoon, Quannie. I think you need to get

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Speaker 2: The rarah on the little screen. I'll remember that, Greg.

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Speaker 12: Three words defense, yes, composure.

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Speaker 12: I think another good game from the Warriors, but not,

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Speaker 2: But yeah, did you know, greg the defensive side of it.

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Speaker 2: opportunity has I think it was only your second game

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Speaker 2: off the interchange bench last night. He came on against

430
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Speaker 2: the Broncos as well, so obviously helped to close out

431
00:22:24,747 --> 00:22:27,467
Speaker 2: two tight games. Yeah. Look, it's funny, isn't it. And

432
00:22:27,507 --> 00:22:29,307
Speaker 2: this is this is the beauty of it. You know,

433
00:22:30,027 --> 00:22:32,787
Speaker 2: different people see different things in players. I've really enjoyed

434
00:22:32,787 --> 00:22:33,707
Speaker 2: watching Luke Metcalf.

435
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Speaker 12: Greg.

436
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Speaker 2: You probably watch it with a far more educated eye

437
00:22:36,347 --> 00:22:37,707
Speaker 2: than I do. In fact, I know that you do.

438
00:22:38,387 --> 00:22:41,267
Speaker 2: So let's continue to chat about it, mate, defense, depth, composure,

439
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Speaker 2: love those words. Good to chat to you has always

440
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Speaker 2: made half past twelve back in the moment. With more

441
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Speaker 2: of your calls, I eight hundred and eighty ten eighty.

442
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Speaker 1: You'd be the TMO. Have your say on eight hundred

443
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Speaker 1: and eighty ten eighty Weekends for It with Jason Hin

444
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Speaker 1: and GJ. Garvnerholmes, New Zealand's most trusted home builder, News

445
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Speaker 1: Talks NB.

446
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Speaker 2: Twelve thirty two on News talks 'b I eight hundred

447
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Speaker 2: and eighty ten eighty Talking Warriors, kuday lyle YEA.

448
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Speaker 13: Look, Grant Fox, that are saying back in his stay

449
00:23:10,227 --> 00:23:13,667
Speaker 13: the top level of sport, Well, the higher echelon of

450
00:23:13,707 --> 00:23:16,267
Speaker 13: sport is won by the top two inches. And I

451
00:23:16,267 --> 00:23:18,507
Speaker 13: think it's your previous callers have alluded to.

452
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Speaker 6: Well, I'll call it.

453
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Speaker 13: Their mental fortitude is far better than it has been

454
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Speaker 13: in the past, and obviously as they keep getting these

455
00:23:25,187 --> 00:23:29,027
Speaker 13: clutch games, it's only going to improve. There was obviously

456
00:23:29,027 --> 00:23:32,707
Speaker 13: going to very good team spirit. I expected them actually

457
00:23:32,747 --> 00:23:36,187
Speaker 13: to lose last night because last week, the last fifteen

458
00:23:36,227 --> 00:23:39,587
Speaker 13: minutes was so physically and emotionally draining. But they got

459
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Speaker 13: it done. But I'll tell you a little story. I

460
00:23:41,747 --> 00:23:44,267
Speaker 13: went down the pub to put me usual bets on

461
00:23:44,267 --> 00:23:48,147
Speaker 13: on each side exactly one point seven point thirteen and

462
00:23:48,267 --> 00:23:50,867
Speaker 13: the drawer. Anyway, I got them all on bar one

463
00:23:50,947 --> 00:23:53,907
Speaker 13: that was the Warriors by one point, went to the

464
00:23:53,947 --> 00:23:56,227
Speaker 13: bird when when they know hold on gets better. Went

465
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Speaker 13: to the bird behind the bar and she says, oh,

466
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Speaker 13: I know how to dig out horse races, but I

467
00:24:00,867 --> 00:24:03,067
Speaker 13: don't know anything about footy teb. Anyway, I left and

468
00:24:03,067 --> 00:24:05,107
Speaker 13: I've got I'm going a funny feeling here. I went

469
00:24:05,187 --> 00:24:07,707
Speaker 13: to the next pub, same thing, not on the screen

470
00:24:07,747 --> 00:24:11,147
Speaker 13: option look just wasn't there. So I went to the

471
00:24:11,227 --> 00:24:15,067
Speaker 13: young lady love a young peace behind the put and

472
00:24:15,107 --> 00:24:16,667
Speaker 13: I said, I want to do this, and she says

473
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Speaker 13: it's not here, and I said, can you manually put

474
00:24:18,867 --> 00:24:20,987
Speaker 13: it on for me? She said I should be able to.

475
00:24:21,347 --> 00:24:23,747
Speaker 13: After a couple of minutes she dug it out. I

476
00:24:23,827 --> 00:24:27,227
Speaker 13: had I was only put me usual five dollars down,

477
00:24:27,267 --> 00:24:30,587
Speaker 13: but I put ten dollars down. The Warriors win by

478
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Speaker 13: accept me a point. So for a ten dollars and

479
00:24:33,547 --> 00:24:36,187
Speaker 13: ten dollar investment, I got four hundred and ten.

480
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Speaker 2: Back your little beauty. Oh that's magnet and it's a

481
00:24:40,387 --> 00:24:43,667
Speaker 2: it's a triumph of persistence, Lile. Imagine if you hadn't

482
00:24:43,827 --> 00:24:45,667
Speaker 2: if you hadn't gone, you know it's not okay. Well,

483
00:24:45,747 --> 00:24:46,827
Speaker 2: clearly I'm not going to be in a place the

484
00:24:46,987 --> 00:24:49,867
Speaker 2: bet the universes against me. Imagine if you'd given up

485
00:24:49,867 --> 00:24:50,867
Speaker 2: and not placed that bit.

486
00:24:52,187 --> 00:24:53,467
Speaker 13: Actually I wrung a maide of mine.

487
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Speaker 9: Here.

488
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Speaker 13: Koopy's like he's he's been a punk all his life.

489
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Speaker 13: I said, have you ever seen this? He says, I

490
00:24:58,347 --> 00:25:02,147
Speaker 13: don't bets the man way you do. Easy takes the

491
00:25:02,227 --> 00:25:06,227
Speaker 13: points advantage. But I said, Tom, you'll hear me scream

492
00:25:06,467 --> 00:25:08,307
Speaker 13: one end of the Gold Coast to the other if

493
00:25:08,347 --> 00:25:10,027
Speaker 13: they get up by a point. I haven't got it

494
00:25:10,067 --> 00:25:12,627
Speaker 13: on anyway. I didn't bother say anything to them that

495
00:25:12,867 --> 00:25:15,427
Speaker 13: I got it on. I've got to text two minutes

496
00:25:15,507 --> 00:25:18,827
Speaker 13: or minute after all, Dawn saying I can hear you screaming,

497
00:25:18,907 --> 00:25:22,667
Speaker 13: I say, I replied, no, the tears and screams of joy.

498
00:25:23,787 --> 00:25:27,427
Speaker 13: But look they've got the Dolts, They've got the dolphins

499
00:25:27,507 --> 00:25:30,187
Speaker 13: up here next week at sun Corp. They've had two

500
00:25:30,627 --> 00:25:35,467
Speaker 13: very demanding, demanding games physically and mentally. I would have

501
00:25:35,547 --> 00:25:38,187
Speaker 13: mentioned the trainers. It'll be an easy week for a

502
00:25:38,307 --> 00:25:40,907
Speaker 13: recovery this week, but it'll be like a home game.

503
00:25:41,307 --> 00:25:44,507
Speaker 13: I mean Upper Coomber Logan, Labrador and parts of the

504
00:25:44,507 --> 00:25:46,387
Speaker 13: Gold Coast will be empty because they're going to be

505
00:25:46,827 --> 00:25:50,027
Speaker 13: obviously at sun Corp. There's plenty of New Zealanders that

506
00:25:50,147 --> 00:25:51,907
Speaker 13: live here anyway that'll.

507
00:25:51,587 --> 00:25:52,587
Speaker 8: Go on and have a looking.

508
00:25:53,187 --> 00:25:57,227
Speaker 13: But yeah, look, you can't win a championship this early on,

509
00:25:57,347 --> 00:26:01,067
Speaker 13: but you can lose one metcalf. He floats in and

510
00:26:01,147 --> 00:26:04,667
Speaker 13: out of games, you know, and one or two others

511
00:26:04,707 --> 00:26:06,787
Speaker 13: are a bit of a concern. But they're thanking the

512
00:26:06,827 --> 00:26:10,907
Speaker 13: two points and it's a marathon. Lean, are you want

513
00:26:10,907 --> 00:26:14,387
Speaker 13: to be peaking in October? They've still got players to

514
00:26:14,467 --> 00:26:21,427
Speaker 13: come back. But yeah, yeah, is it the year? I'd say, yeah, possibly,

515
00:26:21,747 --> 00:26:25,667
Speaker 13: But they're doing everything all right so far. So belong

516
00:26:25,747 --> 00:26:31,347
Speaker 13: suffering Warriors, fans, relatives and mine the match. How did

517
00:26:31,387 --> 00:26:33,867
Speaker 13: an He said, you know the wrong side at ninety.

518
00:26:34,427 --> 00:26:37,067
Speaker 13: Hopefully I'll do it before they pass.

519
00:26:38,267 --> 00:26:41,307
Speaker 2: It's so well, spend your money wisely, mate, don't reinvest.

520
00:26:41,787 --> 00:26:44,427
Speaker 2: Spend it wisely. I know you'll probably reinvest. Do you

521
00:26:44,467 --> 00:26:47,947
Speaker 2: know what my multi was last night? Warrior is overs,

522
00:26:48,547 --> 00:26:51,907
Speaker 2: chiefs Unders. If only I'd gone the other way, Lyle,

523
00:26:52,627 --> 00:26:55,467
Speaker 2: thanks for your call, mate, Can I frank?

524
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Speaker 14: Oh?

525
00:26:55,707 --> 00:26:56,067
Speaker 15: Perny?

526
00:26:57,627 --> 00:27:01,827
Speaker 16: The flag is flying at the tennis for the last

527
00:27:01,867 --> 00:27:02,587
Speaker 16: four weeks.

528
00:27:02,947 --> 00:27:05,667
Speaker 2: Yes, you can just leave it up there. You can

529
00:27:05,747 --> 00:27:06,307
Speaker 2: paint it up.

530
00:27:07,707 --> 00:27:11,307
Speaker 16: No, no, no, no, no, we don't want to. What

531
00:27:11,427 --> 00:27:17,547
Speaker 16: I'm seeing in this team is passion, a determination, and

532
00:27:17,747 --> 00:27:21,067
Speaker 16: the character. I'll give you two instances which I saw

533
00:27:21,187 --> 00:27:24,387
Speaker 16: last night, which I think is is the kind of

534
00:27:24,427 --> 00:27:30,347
Speaker 16: the shread that's running through this team. Nicol Crockstack. He

535
00:27:30,427 --> 00:27:33,747
Speaker 16: got up from a heavy tackle and he looked like

536
00:27:33,987 --> 00:27:37,067
Speaker 16: he just didn't know where he was. He was staggering.

537
00:27:37,907 --> 00:27:39,467
Speaker 16: It was a bit if it had been a box

538
00:27:39,507 --> 00:27:41,427
Speaker 16: that he would have been out before the counter ten

539
00:27:41,667 --> 00:27:44,907
Speaker 16: and I thought, he's not going to carry on. He

540
00:27:44,947 --> 00:27:47,347
Speaker 16: had a drink of this magic juice or whatever they

541
00:27:47,387 --> 00:27:51,827
Speaker 16: give him, and he paid the ball and next and

542
00:27:51,587 --> 00:27:55,187
Speaker 16: then he was stayed on until the end of the game,

543
00:27:55,227 --> 00:27:58,187
Speaker 16: and he had a couple of very good runs. He

544
00:27:58,267 --> 00:28:02,547
Speaker 16: tackled hard and I thought, God, this guy. And then

545
00:28:02,587 --> 00:28:05,307
Speaker 16: and then the other one was Egan. He got smashed

546
00:28:05,307 --> 00:28:08,147
Speaker 16: around the ribs, look very sore in the rebelia and

547
00:28:08,187 --> 00:28:10,987
Speaker 16: I thought, well, he should come off, but he stayed

548
00:28:11,027 --> 00:28:15,027
Speaker 16: on and played like it. So that tells me that

549
00:28:15,187 --> 00:28:18,187
Speaker 16: they are there is a there is a there's something

550
00:28:18,227 --> 00:28:22,267
Speaker 16: about this team this year that there is there is

551
00:28:22,347 --> 00:28:25,907
Speaker 16: just that determination they want to play for the Warriors.

552
00:28:26,667 --> 00:28:29,707
Speaker 16: And I mean, we're twenty six minutes to go. Let's

553
00:28:29,867 --> 00:28:33,147
Speaker 16: I mean, I'm not a high roller, but I do

554
00:28:33,267 --> 00:28:36,867
Speaker 16: have a bet. And I thought, well, this week, my

555
00:28:36,947 --> 00:28:40,347
Speaker 16: BET's gone and the flag is down. At the tennis

556
00:28:40,387 --> 00:28:44,147
Speaker 16: twenty six minutes to go, the Dragons were on a roll,

557
00:28:45,547 --> 00:28:49,627
Speaker 16: and you know they had the momentum twenty six minutes,

558
00:28:49,707 --> 00:28:53,387
Speaker 16: are surely going to score again. They didn't score a

559
00:28:53,427 --> 00:28:57,347
Speaker 16: single point. We scored one and we won it. So

560
00:28:57,507 --> 00:29:01,227
Speaker 16: I'm telling you this team has got this year. It's

561
00:29:01,307 --> 00:29:03,587
Speaker 16: going to go a long way. I don't I don't

562
00:29:03,627 --> 00:29:06,107
Speaker 16: know where he's going to win the championship, but by god,

563
00:29:06,507 --> 00:29:07,787
Speaker 16: they're going to give it a great go.

564
00:29:08,787 --> 00:29:12,147
Speaker 2: Wonderful stuff. Frank, good on you mate, keep that flag flying.

565
00:29:12,227 --> 00:29:14,027
Speaker 2: I know you will always good to chat to you

566
00:29:14,427 --> 00:29:15,227
Speaker 2: as it is to you.

567
00:29:15,267 --> 00:29:15,547
Speaker 17: Paul.

568
00:29:15,587 --> 00:29:18,467
Speaker 2: What stood out for you most last night? Mate?

569
00:29:18,867 --> 00:29:18,987
Speaker 10: Hi?

570
00:29:19,147 --> 00:29:24,027
Speaker 14: Finally Yeah, got a few callers back talking Luke Metcalf

571
00:29:24,107 --> 00:29:27,227
Speaker 14: not being the game manager. It's probably a fair call,

572
00:29:27,347 --> 00:29:32,867
Speaker 14: but it's so early into his career, you know, especially

573
00:29:32,987 --> 00:29:35,947
Speaker 14: number seven being the game manager. I think Andrew John's mentioned,

574
00:29:35,947 --> 00:29:38,347
Speaker 14: you know, it takes takes a while, takes three to

575
00:29:38,427 --> 00:29:41,187
Speaker 14: five years for a really good half to find his

576
00:29:41,267 --> 00:29:43,427
Speaker 14: feet as a game manager. And I think the beauty

577
00:29:43,427 --> 00:29:47,707
Speaker 14: about Chanel and Luke working together is it to compliment

578
00:29:47,947 --> 00:29:50,187
Speaker 14: compliment each other? Well, you know they're both they're both

579
00:29:50,267 --> 00:29:54,387
Speaker 14: kick so and Luke's getting better and better better each day.

580
00:29:54,427 --> 00:29:56,707
Speaker 14: Probably his defense here for enough he needs to work on.

581
00:29:56,827 --> 00:29:59,547
Speaker 14: But this the game last night.

582
00:29:59,467 --> 00:30:02,107
Speaker 9: Was it was it was.

583
00:30:02,067 --> 00:30:03,907
Speaker 14: Just it was just a fantastic win, you know for

584
00:30:04,227 --> 00:30:08,067
Speaker 14: the guys, and you know, to win it that stadium again,

585
00:30:08,147 --> 00:30:10,627
Speaker 14: you know, you know, it reminded me when they won

586
00:30:10,747 --> 00:30:15,827
Speaker 14: against the Tigers at lech Hard, you know, against it Yeah, yeah,

587
00:30:15,867 --> 00:30:17,747
Speaker 14: I mean when you look at the injuries that we

588
00:30:18,307 --> 00:30:20,467
Speaker 14: you know, we got some injuries last week they went off.

589
00:30:20,547 --> 00:30:23,547
Speaker 14: We had to reshuffle old paper line kept some forward

590
00:30:23,627 --> 00:30:25,787
Speaker 14: went off last night and did so we had the reshuffle.

591
00:30:25,827 --> 00:30:28,187
Speaker 14: But the guys just they just get on with it

592
00:30:28,267 --> 00:30:31,627
Speaker 14: and just listening to Mitch Barnett in the aftermatch talking,

593
00:30:31,627 --> 00:30:34,387
Speaker 14: you know, they just did a bit like the Bulldogs

594
00:30:34,427 --> 00:30:37,587
Speaker 14: in terms of their their synergy, the harmony they playing

595
00:30:37,667 --> 00:30:39,747
Speaker 14: for each other. They are really really getting on well

596
00:30:39,787 --> 00:30:43,107
Speaker 14: with each other. And long, mate, continue, mate.

597
00:30:43,547 --> 00:30:45,707
Speaker 2: How do you watch tight games? Paula? Not that I

598
00:30:45,747 --> 00:30:48,027
Speaker 2: want to sort of delve into your into your lounge

599
00:30:48,067 --> 00:30:50,307
Speaker 2: too much, but do you do? You do you pace around?

600
00:30:50,627 --> 00:30:56,507
Speaker 2: How do you how do you negotiate type Warriors games?

601
00:30:57,227 --> 00:31:03,227
Speaker 14: If I had any fingers, fingernails, I'll tell you, especially

602
00:31:03,307 --> 00:31:07,187
Speaker 14: last week at the Magic Round, you know, it's nerve wrecking.

603
00:31:07,227 --> 00:31:10,987
Speaker 14: You know, I've been a long suffering worries. Then you

604
00:31:10,987 --> 00:31:12,987
Speaker 14: know they caught the roller coaster, because that's exactly what

605
00:31:13,027 --> 00:31:14,467
Speaker 14: it is. You go up and you go down. But

606
00:31:15,387 --> 00:31:17,347
Speaker 14: I'm just so glad we're the clubs at the moment,

607
00:31:17,467 --> 00:31:19,787
Speaker 14: you know, because you know with what's coming through with

608
00:31:19,907 --> 00:31:22,387
Speaker 14: the depths below and when you look back to where

609
00:31:22,427 --> 00:31:25,387
Speaker 14: we got to the both Grand finals. We had those

610
00:31:25,427 --> 00:31:28,427
Speaker 14: teams underneath us, you know, doing really well, so that's

611
00:31:28,467 --> 00:31:30,667
Speaker 14: a good sign. But in terms of watching the game, yeah,

612
00:31:30,707 --> 00:31:33,987
Speaker 14: it's very, very stressful at times. I tell you, I

613
00:31:34,027 --> 00:31:36,587
Speaker 14: can just imagine what it's like for the coaches. And

614
00:31:36,627 --> 00:31:38,107
Speaker 14: I just want to give a shout out to Charans

615
00:31:38,147 --> 00:31:40,747
Speaker 14: nic or clocks Dead. You know, I questioned him being

616
00:31:40,787 --> 00:31:42,587
Speaker 14: in the side. I thought Rogers should be at full back.

617
00:31:42,627 --> 00:31:44,947
Speaker 14: But I'm happy to eat dumble Pie because that guy

618
00:31:45,027 --> 00:31:48,147
Speaker 14: has just got ticker beyond belief, mate, he really is.

619
00:31:48,187 --> 00:31:49,667
Speaker 2: Will you be at the Raiders game in a couple of.

620
00:31:49,587 --> 00:31:52,987
Speaker 14: Weeks, Yeah, we'll be there, absolutely, We'll be there all day.

621
00:31:53,027 --> 00:31:56,067
Speaker 14: And I tell you, I think it's about thousand seats left,

622
00:31:56,067 --> 00:31:59,027
Speaker 14: so it'll be sold out. And yeah, there's going to

623
00:31:59,027 --> 00:32:00,787
Speaker 14: be a tough game, a real, real tough game.

624
00:32:00,827 --> 00:32:00,947
Speaker 9: You know.

625
00:32:00,987 --> 00:32:05,067
Speaker 14: The Raiders didn't go well the other night, so so yeah,

626
00:32:05,067 --> 00:32:06,147
Speaker 14: and now looking forward to that game.

627
00:32:06,387 --> 00:32:09,667
Speaker 2: Fantastic mate, good man Paul always enjoyed chatting to him, Mate,

628
00:32:09,707 --> 00:32:11,427
Speaker 2: every thing. It's long, rest of your day, and we'll

629
00:32:11,427 --> 00:32:13,387
Speaker 2: talk to you again soon. We're got to get to

630
00:32:13,467 --> 00:32:16,067
Speaker 2: Quintupai out of the chief shortly. But I think we

631
00:32:16,067 --> 00:32:16,627
Speaker 2: can get to Ellen.

632
00:32:16,667 --> 00:32:20,947
Speaker 15: Hello Ellen, Yeah, gooday, Jason. Look, I just talking the

633
00:32:20,987 --> 00:32:24,347
Speaker 15: Warriors last night. I just thought that the effort in

634
00:32:24,427 --> 00:32:27,467
Speaker 15: the last quarter was just magnificent. I can't think of

635
00:32:27,507 --> 00:32:32,107
Speaker 15: another word. And Mitch Barnett was enormous in that whole game.

636
00:32:32,827 --> 00:32:37,747
Speaker 15: He was just unbelievable at times, and although his position

637
00:32:37,907 --> 00:32:40,307
Speaker 15: is the middle of the paddock, he was quite often

638
00:32:40,387 --> 00:32:42,987
Speaker 15: getting close to the edges of the ruck to make

639
00:32:43,027 --> 00:32:45,227
Speaker 15: a tackle and it just went on and on and on.

640
00:32:46,467 --> 00:32:49,467
Speaker 15: I totally agree with that previous call about Nikol Klodstadt.

641
00:32:50,947 --> 00:32:55,987
Speaker 15: He's the right fullback with his method of play, if

642
00:32:56,027 --> 00:32:59,507
Speaker 15: you like. He's completely different from Roger tuvarz a Scheck,

643
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Speaker 15: but his play suits the Warriors team at the moment.

644
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Speaker 15: And since he's come back, he's been bloody good. There's

645
00:33:08,467 --> 00:33:11,827
Speaker 15: no other way to say it. But everybody had to go.

646
00:33:11,867 --> 00:33:14,827
Speaker 15: When you think of the the four youngsters that were

647
00:33:14,867 --> 00:33:19,987
Speaker 15: in there last night, none of them disgraced themselves, and

648
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Speaker 15: in fact, two or three of them I think are

649
00:33:23,027 --> 00:33:25,427
Speaker 15: pushing hard to be on the you know, when everybody

650
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Speaker 15: gets back, they're pushing hard to be in the run

651
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Speaker 15: on side. I just think that the four that we've

652
00:33:31,467 --> 00:33:35,787
Speaker 15: managed to keep from the earlier team's Warriors teams. I

653
00:33:35,827 --> 00:33:39,667
Speaker 15: think they've chosen very well because clearly these guys they've

654
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Speaker 15: got it to make it in the league. The big issue,

655
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Speaker 15: of course, is that when their contracts come up, they're

656
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Speaker 15: going to be hunted by other clubs, and that's an

657
00:33:49,907 --> 00:33:52,427
Speaker 15: issue that the Warriors will always have to face because

658
00:33:52,507 --> 00:33:57,627
Speaker 15: our base for the team is very, very big when

659
00:33:57,627 --> 00:33:59,827
Speaker 15: you when you think about the base in New Zealand

660
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Speaker 15: to one club. But yeah, I just think another another

661
00:34:05,667 --> 00:34:09,867
Speaker 15: wonderful effort on defense and how many games this year

662
00:34:09,867 --> 00:34:13,107
Speaker 15: have we won because we've got sufficient points and we've

663
00:34:13,187 --> 00:34:16,267
Speaker 15: kept the opposition. Now, it's really a great season so

664
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Speaker 15: far and long that at last.

665
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Speaker 2: Yeah, love it Allen bang On too on Mitch Barnett

666
00:34:20,747 --> 00:34:22,547
Speaker 2: man and we had to play a few more minutes

667
00:34:22,547 --> 00:34:25,627
Speaker 2: than he probably would have ordinarily with Jackson Forge injury

668
00:34:25,667 --> 00:34:27,827
Speaker 2: as well, he really had to stand up. And of

669
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Speaker 2: the youngsters, lec Ahella Seima, he just impresses me so much.

670
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Speaker 2: And this is just a small thing and maybe it's

671
00:34:33,227 --> 00:34:35,427
Speaker 2: nothing at all, but when he was stripped in the

672
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Speaker 2: tackle last night and he immediately went to his captain

673
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Speaker 2: and said, look, captain's challenged that he could and it's not.

674
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Speaker 2: I mean, I'm sure in the tackle, you know, because

675
00:34:46,507 --> 00:34:48,187
Speaker 2: it was called a knock on, But he knew he'd

676
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Speaker 2: been stripped in the tackle. And maybe that's if you've

677
00:34:50,787 --> 00:34:53,187
Speaker 2: played rugby league long enough, you just have an instinct

678
00:34:53,227 --> 00:34:55,547
Speaker 2: that you have been But for him to have full

679
00:34:55,587 --> 00:34:58,547
Speaker 2: confidence in himself to say, use up a captain's challenge

680
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Speaker 2: because I've been stripped there, it's not a knock on.

681
00:35:01,027 --> 00:35:04,427
Speaker 2: I thought that was a just a small little feature

682
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Speaker 2: of his game. And man, what a player. You're, right, Ellen,

683
00:35:08,747 --> 00:35:11,787
Speaker 2: you know, young and old, playing well. And I endorsed

684
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Speaker 2: your thoughts on chance as well. I think he's having

685
00:35:13,747 --> 00:35:15,907
Speaker 2: a terrific season. Accord it to one. Let's take a break,

686
00:35:15,907 --> 00:35:18,467
Speaker 2: come back, get inside Chief's territory, Quint to Pyre after.

687
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Speaker 1: This it's more than just a game. Weekend Sport with

688
00:35:22,747 --> 00:35:26,827
Speaker 1: Jason Pyne and GJ. Gunnomes, New Zealand's most trusted home

689
00:35:26,867 --> 00:35:29,227
Speaker 1: builder news dogs they'd be twelve to one.

690
00:35:29,267 --> 00:35:30,827
Speaker 2: The Chiefs, who opened a four point gap at the

691
00:35:30,827 --> 00:35:33,227
Speaker 2: top of the Super Rugby table after a stunning thirty

692
00:35:33,267 --> 00:35:36,027
Speaker 2: five nineteen went over the Crusaders in christ Church last

693
00:35:36,107 --> 00:35:38,467
Speaker 2: night they were down nineteen to three, but then scored

694
00:35:38,787 --> 00:35:41,987
Speaker 2: thirty two unanswered points to pot themselves and the driver's

695
00:35:41,987 --> 00:35:44,707
Speaker 2: seat the home advantage during the playoffs. Chiefs and all

696
00:35:44,707 --> 00:35:47,027
Speaker 2: Blacksmithfield of Quint to Piers with us on weekend Sport.

697
00:35:47,027 --> 00:35:49,587
Speaker 2: Thanks for your time, Quinn. You're pretty happy Chiefs camp

698
00:35:49,587 --> 00:35:52,347
Speaker 2: as you flew home this morning. What stands out most

699
00:35:52,387 --> 00:35:53,947
Speaker 2: about the performance last night for you?

700
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Speaker 18: Yeah? Thanks for having me on. You're pretty heavy camp,

701
00:35:59,307 --> 00:36:02,147
Speaker 18: get me on the flight this morning. And I guess

702
00:36:02,147 --> 00:36:04,587
Speaker 18: in that second half we won some big moments compared

703
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Speaker 18: to the first half where they controlled a lot of

704
00:36:07,107 --> 00:36:08,867
Speaker 18: the game, a lot of territory and a lot of positions,

705
00:36:08,867 --> 00:36:11,507
Speaker 18: so it was good to flip their second half on

706
00:36:11,547 --> 00:36:13,347
Speaker 18: its head and come away with a good victory.

707
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Speaker 2: What sort of conversations were you're having at nineteen three down?

708
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Speaker 18: Yeah, I guess we just needed to break them down

709
00:36:21,827 --> 00:36:24,947
Speaker 18: a bit. We weren't finding too much go forward on

710
00:36:24,947 --> 00:36:27,627
Speaker 18: the edges. So they're a team that saw the silver

711
00:36:27,667 --> 00:36:31,307
Speaker 18: pretty well and can defend for long sets, so we

712
00:36:31,387 --> 00:36:33,907
Speaker 18: decided to have a crack to go through them, and

713
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Speaker 18: I guess we got some good power to that and

714
00:36:37,387 --> 00:36:39,827
Speaker 18: we were pretty stoked to get their triges before half

715
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Speaker 18: time and you know, put a bit of window our

716
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Speaker 18: sALS going into half time.

717
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Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I was going to ask you about that.

718
00:36:45,467 --> 00:36:47,587
Speaker 2: Pretty important to close it up to nineteen ten. What

719
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Speaker 2: was Seawan Stevenson doing though? I thought he was going

720
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Speaker 2: to go himself.

721
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Speaker 18: Yeah, the old leagues assured couldn't get they couldn't get

722
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Speaker 18: past no hope them, So I was. I was surprised

723
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Speaker 18: as well. I thought he was going to slide on

724
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Speaker 18: in and get the guns out, but luckily got the

725
00:37:03,587 --> 00:37:06,707
Speaker 18: ball away and the money dotted over, So yeah, that

726
00:37:06,747 --> 00:37:07,387
Speaker 18: was quite lucky.

727
00:37:07,587 --> 00:37:10,107
Speaker 2: Now, what about Leroy Carter's try? What was your view

728
00:37:10,147 --> 00:37:10,347
Speaker 2: of that?

729
00:37:11,507 --> 00:37:14,507
Speaker 18: Yeah, that was a massive moment for the game. I guess.

730
00:37:15,067 --> 00:37:16,987
Speaker 18: I was caught up on the far side of the field,

731
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Speaker 18: so I was sort of whipping him home from seventy

732
00:37:20,227 --> 00:37:22,827
Speaker 18: meters away and didn't sort of move. I knew he

733
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Speaker 18: had it once he got into space and we'll giving

734
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Speaker 18: him stick this morning actually because he nearly got run

735
00:37:27,787 --> 00:37:31,547
Speaker 18: down by Fletcher Neil, which would have been embarrassing for

736
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Speaker 18: a speed sell like himself. But yeah, it was a

737
00:37:34,507 --> 00:37:38,547
Speaker 18: massive moment for us, and I guess yeah, it hurt

738
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Speaker 18: them a lot once.

739
00:37:39,867 --> 00:37:42,307
Speaker 2: You went ahead. What was that twenty two to nineteen?

740
00:37:42,347 --> 00:37:45,867
Speaker 2: Once Damien had converted that try. I mean, you're in

741
00:37:45,947 --> 00:37:49,187
Speaker 2: christ you're right against the Crusaders. But when you wore ahead,

742
00:37:49,227 --> 00:37:50,987
Speaker 2: did you feel in control of the game?

743
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Speaker 6: You know?

744
00:37:52,547 --> 00:37:54,747
Speaker 18: I felt like that second half we played how we

745
00:37:54,787 --> 00:37:57,947
Speaker 18: wanted to and we did feel in control. But we

746
00:37:58,027 --> 00:38:00,627
Speaker 18: know from history we haven't won too many games down

747
00:38:00,667 --> 00:38:05,107
Speaker 18: there and not and other teams haven't either, So being

748
00:38:05,147 --> 00:38:07,187
Speaker 18: up three points you can't say give foot off the throats,

749
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Speaker 18: and we knew we needed a lot more points to

750
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Speaker 18: secure the win, and they threw everything at us and

751
00:38:14,067 --> 00:38:17,147
Speaker 18: defended their hearts out. So pretty proud of that effort.

752
00:38:17,387 --> 00:38:19,587
Speaker 2: How good having Wallace to t t back off the

753
00:38:19,587 --> 00:38:21,667
Speaker 2: bench last couple of games, this first start last night

754
00:38:21,667 --> 00:38:23,347
Speaker 2: I got a try. How good having him back for

755
00:38:23,387 --> 00:38:25,027
Speaker 2: the for the push to watch the finals.

756
00:38:25,507 --> 00:38:29,187
Speaker 18: Yeah, it's been massive. So he can play footy, that kid.

757
00:38:30,867 --> 00:38:32,787
Speaker 18: He just brings the extra punch to that forward pack

758
00:38:32,827 --> 00:38:35,067
Speaker 18: that we need. And it's a great battle in our

759
00:38:35,067 --> 00:38:38,627
Speaker 18: loose four trios with Penny and Simon playing well. Luke

760
00:38:38,667 --> 00:38:42,987
Speaker 18: our skipper, so it's a battle to start. But again

761
00:38:43,187 --> 00:38:45,627
Speaker 18: I guess Penny and those guys that come off the

762
00:38:45,667 --> 00:38:47,747
Speaker 18: bench also bring the extra punch that we also need.

763
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Speaker 2: How much did last weekend against the Hurricane sting?

764
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Speaker 18: H Yeah, we we had a pretty tough review and

765
00:38:57,387 --> 00:38:59,547
Speaker 18: we sat in the change rooms after the Hurricanes game

766
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Speaker 18: and listen to them, listen to them sing their song

767
00:39:02,067 --> 00:39:06,547
Speaker 18: next Door, which Donk turned our speaker off, and we

768
00:39:06,547 --> 00:39:08,147
Speaker 18: all sat there and listen to it, and it sort

769
00:39:08,147 --> 00:39:10,947
Speaker 18: of filled us. And we had a tough review on

770
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Speaker 18: Monday and two tough trainings on Tuesday Thursday, which I

771
00:39:14,987 --> 00:39:18,427
Speaker 18: guess prepared us well for this weekend. And yeah, it's

772
00:39:18,427 --> 00:39:19,307
Speaker 18: definitely showed out there.

773
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Speaker 2: Yeah, well, you've got the chance to sing last night.

774
00:39:21,027 --> 00:39:23,707
Speaker 2: You've got to buy now before the final push. How

775
00:39:23,707 --> 00:39:25,387
Speaker 2: do you spend the next couple of weeks.

776
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Speaker 18: Yeah, it's been it's been a big six week block

777
00:39:28,867 --> 00:39:32,907
Speaker 18: for us since our last by so it's about refreshing

778
00:39:32,907 --> 00:39:36,027
Speaker 18: for us. A lot of our guys. I've played big

779
00:39:36,067 --> 00:39:39,587
Speaker 18: minutes and the week will look like look different for everyone,

780
00:39:39,627 --> 00:39:42,787
Speaker 18: but it'll it'll contain a little bit of training, but

781
00:39:43,547 --> 00:39:46,747
Speaker 18: just mainly mentally refreshing and getting our bodies right for

782
00:39:46,787 --> 00:39:50,467
Speaker 18: the last two games and then our finals push here.

783
00:39:50,867 --> 00:39:52,947
Speaker 2: You've beaten the Crusaders in christ Church. I think most

784
00:39:52,947 --> 00:39:55,547
Speaker 2: people would say the Chiefs are now Super Rugby favorites.

785
00:39:55,907 --> 00:39:57,467
Speaker 2: Is that a tag that's okay with you?

786
00:39:59,067 --> 00:39:59,267
Speaker 15: Yeah?

787
00:39:59,267 --> 00:39:59,467
Speaker 19: It is.

788
00:39:59,587 --> 00:40:00,787
Speaker 18: I guess there's a lot of water to go on

789
00:40:00,827 --> 00:40:05,027
Speaker 18: the bridge until we get to the finals. But yeah,

790
00:40:05,067 --> 00:40:07,747
Speaker 18: it's a game we different it targeted and we knew

791
00:40:07,787 --> 00:40:09,787
Speaker 18: if we could do a drive down and christ it

792
00:40:09,787 --> 00:40:11,787
Speaker 18: should put us in good stead for the finals run.

793
00:40:11,907 --> 00:40:14,627
Speaker 18: So we know how important is to have home field

794
00:40:14,627 --> 00:40:17,227
Speaker 18: advantage in the finals and we don't have it yet.

795
00:40:17,267 --> 00:40:20,827
Speaker 18: But yeah, it's a massive goal for us to get

796
00:40:20,867 --> 00:40:22,507
Speaker 18: there those games there from j Stadium.

797
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Speaker 2: Yeah, well you went a long way to achieve in

798
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Speaker 2: that last night. I congratch on the win. Quinn, thanks

799
00:40:25,827 --> 00:40:27,587
Speaker 2: for the chat this afternoon. Enjoyed bye week and all

800
00:40:27,587 --> 00:40:28,747
Speaker 2: the best for the finals.

801
00:40:28,387 --> 00:40:29,827
Speaker 18: Mate, Beauty, thank you very much.

802
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Speaker 2: Thanks having me on No thanks for joining us quin

803
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Speaker 2: Quinna Pie there on weekend Sports seven to.

804
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Speaker 1: One breaking down the Hail Mary's and the epic fails

805
00:40:39,147 --> 00:40:42,587
Speaker 1: weekends for it with Jason Pine New Salk z Envy.

806
00:40:43,427 --> 00:40:46,827
Speaker 2: I absolutely love that from Clayton McMillan making his Chief

807
00:40:46,867 --> 00:40:49,067
Speaker 2: side sit there in silence and listen to the Hurricane

808
00:40:49,107 --> 00:40:52,627
Speaker 2: sing their victory song last week. I love that from

809
00:40:52,707 --> 00:40:55,427
Speaker 2: brilliant Piney says this text my local pub and christ

810
00:40:55,547 --> 00:40:57,787
Speaker 2: Church is a rare Warriors pub when they're winning its

811
00:40:57,787 --> 00:41:00,347
Speaker 2: half priced drinks. I've got to find out where that is.

812
00:41:01,427 --> 00:41:04,107
Speaker 2: Thanks very much, indeed for the text. After the one

813
00:41:04,147 --> 00:41:06,747
Speaker 2: o'clock news, we'll talk some football. We know at the

814
00:41:06,827 --> 00:41:09,067
Speaker 2: f C are playing Melbourne victory and we go to

815
00:41:09,107 --> 00:41:11,227
Speaker 2: Go Media where it's been amazing this season.

816
00:41:12,747 --> 00:41:15,667
Speaker 1: It's the only place to discuss the biggest Fours issues

817
00:41:15,747 --> 00:41:19,467
Speaker 1: on and after fields. It's all on WI James Ford

818
00:41:19,547 --> 00:41:24,427
Speaker 1: with Jason Vade on your Home of Sport new Talks.

819
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Speaker 2: Well on the show one o seven, I'm Jason Fine,

820
00:41:28,907 --> 00:41:31,267
Speaker 2: this is Weekend Sport and a McDonald's show producer. We're

821
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Speaker 2: n till three after two. We're going to talk some basketball.

822
00:41:34,747 --> 00:41:37,267
Speaker 2: The Tall Blacks and the Tall Ferns in a Trans

823
00:41:37,347 --> 00:41:40,347
Speaker 2: Tasman double head of this afternoon in Hamilton. They take

824
00:41:40,387 --> 00:41:43,827
Speaker 2: on their Australian counterparts. The Boomers love that name and

825
00:41:43,867 --> 00:41:47,507
Speaker 2: the Opals Chard Flavel on the show after two, speaking

826
00:41:47,547 --> 00:41:52,987
Speaker 2: of basketball, Game three between Minnesota and Golden State in

827
00:41:53,027 --> 00:41:57,027
Speaker 2: the Western Conference NBA Semi Finals is underway in San Francisco.

828
00:41:57,107 --> 00:42:01,427
Speaker 2: Then the first quarter Timberwolves twenty one sixteen ahead. The

829
00:42:01,587 --> 00:42:03,867
Speaker 2: series is tied at one apiece. We'll wrap all of

830
00:42:03,907 --> 00:42:07,107
Speaker 2: the NBA Semi Final series a bit of ice hockey

831
00:42:07,147 --> 00:42:09,947
Speaker 2: as well after two with Leon Busby when we go

832
00:42:09,987 --> 00:42:13,867
Speaker 2: stateside this hour, though football kicks us off shortly a

833
00:42:13,947 --> 00:42:16,347
Speaker 2: league football we know who walk from the f C

834
00:42:16,467 --> 00:42:19,987
Speaker 2: will face in their semi final series Melbourne victory after

835
00:42:20,027 --> 00:42:22,667
Speaker 2: they bet the Wanderers last night. We'll break that down

836
00:42:22,667 --> 00:42:24,907
Speaker 2: for you and also go to go Media Stadium where

837
00:42:25,587 --> 00:42:31,067
Speaker 2: you have to say it has become just brilliant for

838
00:42:31,187 --> 00:42:33,387
Speaker 2: Match Days four, not only the Warriors and it's been

839
00:42:33,387 --> 00:42:35,027
Speaker 2: great there for a while for the Warriors, but also

840
00:42:35,067 --> 00:42:37,547
Speaker 2: for Auckland FC. So what's going on there and how

841
00:42:38,627 --> 00:42:41,267
Speaker 2: cool is that they have two anchor tenants now the

842
00:42:41,307 --> 00:42:43,467
Speaker 2: Warriors and Auckland the f C, which pretty much covers

843
00:42:43,467 --> 00:42:47,667
Speaker 2: the entire calendar year. James mcconey this hour as well,

844
00:42:47,707 --> 00:42:49,387
Speaker 2: just mopping up a couple of texts on the Warriors

845
00:42:49,387 --> 00:42:51,507
Speaker 2: from Joe. Perhaps the reason why the Warriors are in

846
00:42:51,547 --> 00:42:54,387
Speaker 2: the position they are in the latter is consistency of

847
00:42:54,467 --> 00:42:57,107
Speaker 2: selection of the forwards as a unit. They've been doing

848
00:42:57,187 --> 00:42:59,547
Speaker 2: the business where each week brings a new challenge and

849
00:42:59,587 --> 00:43:01,787
Speaker 2: they're up for it. Apart from the outside backs, where

850
00:43:01,787 --> 00:43:05,427
Speaker 2: injuries etc. Are happening, Generally Webster is picking a regular

851
00:43:05,467 --> 00:43:09,307
Speaker 2: side when Roger, James, Rocco and Ali are all fit again.

852
00:43:10,107 --> 00:43:13,067
Speaker 2: Andrew Webster and his cohorts have some big selection headaches,

853
00:43:13,107 --> 00:43:17,787
Speaker 2: but very welcome ones. I would say, thanks, Joe agree

854
00:43:17,827 --> 00:43:20,867
Speaker 2: and Richard's his Ponty Warrior success this season. Self belief

855
00:43:21,667 --> 00:43:23,747
Speaker 2: and that starts with the coaching team. The ability to

856
00:43:23,787 --> 00:43:25,947
Speaker 2: hang tough at the end of a close game when

857
00:43:25,947 --> 00:43:28,867
Speaker 2: the team is starting to grasp requires that self belief

858
00:43:29,187 --> 00:43:32,707
Speaker 2: and I have watched this develop under Andrew Webster. Thanks indeed,

859
00:43:32,787 --> 00:43:35,987
Speaker 2: Richard really appreciate your text and all of your texts

860
00:43:36,027 --> 00:43:40,027
Speaker 2: as well. Ten past one, Auckland FC will face Melbourne

861
00:43:40,107 --> 00:43:44,187
Speaker 2: Victory in their two legged semi final in Football's a League.

862
00:43:44,707 --> 00:43:47,627
Speaker 2: How they look for Arsony it's against claire Ie.

863
00:43:47,667 --> 00:43:50,027
Speaker 13: If it stands a double up that Arzani's tricked his way,

864
00:43:50,067 --> 00:43:50,827
Speaker 13: plass both of them.

865
00:43:50,867 --> 00:43:52,987
Speaker 2: Here's a victors. It's two to one.

866
00:43:53,667 --> 00:43:58,507
Speaker 4: Now the victory Sena Deva Shafts with the finish.

867
00:43:57,747 --> 00:44:00,787
Speaker 2: And that's how it finished. Victory confirming their spot in

868
00:44:00,827 --> 00:44:03,747
Speaker 2: the Final four with a two to one elimination final

869
00:44:03,787 --> 00:44:07,107
Speaker 2: win over the Western Sydney Wanderers last night. So Auckland

870
00:44:07,187 --> 00:44:10,267
Speaker 2: FC will travel to Melbourne for the first leg of

871
00:44:10,307 --> 00:44:14,827
Speaker 2: the semifinal next Saturday night nine thirty five, before hosting

872
00:44:14,907 --> 00:44:18,267
Speaker 2: legue two at go Media Stadium a week later. That'll

873
00:44:18,307 --> 00:44:21,627
Speaker 2: be a six o'clock kickoff on the night of Saturday

874
00:44:21,867 --> 00:44:24,867
Speaker 2: May twenty four. The other semifinal will feature home and

875
00:44:24,867 --> 00:44:29,387
Speaker 2: away matches between Melbourne City and Western United. Let's bring

876
00:44:29,427 --> 00:44:32,667
Speaker 2: in former A League champion, a League Golden Boot winner

877
00:44:32,707 --> 00:44:35,307
Speaker 2: and the Joe Marston medallist for Man of the Match

878
00:44:35,307 --> 00:44:38,387
Speaker 2: in the twenty twelve thirteen Grand Final. Now A Leagues

879
00:44:38,427 --> 00:44:41,387
Speaker 2: commentator Daniel mcbreen, who was on the call with Simon

880
00:44:41,427 --> 00:44:44,267
Speaker 2: Hill last night, Macca, thanks for your time. Did Victory

881
00:44:44,307 --> 00:44:47,147
Speaker 2: deserve their win last night over the Wanderers and their

882
00:44:47,187 --> 00:44:49,787
Speaker 2: progress through to the semifinals?

883
00:44:50,267 --> 00:44:50,467
Speaker 6: Yeah?

884
00:44:50,467 --> 00:44:52,027
Speaker 20: I think they did. I thought they were a better

885
00:44:52,027 --> 00:44:53,867
Speaker 20: team last night and it goes to show with finals

886
00:44:53,867 --> 00:44:57,987
Speaker 20: footballs about Wanderers were the favorites and at one stage.

887
00:44:57,987 --> 00:45:00,507
Speaker 20: I think after twenty minutes when Victory were doing really well,

888
00:45:01,067 --> 00:45:03,307
Speaker 20: the tight start of the turn and go to Western

889
00:45:03,307 --> 00:45:05,707
Speaker 20: Sydney and you thought, here we go, they've done this before.

890
00:45:06,547 --> 00:45:09,227
Speaker 20: But Zinady Mashafts put paid to that with a goal

891
00:45:09,267 --> 00:45:14,027
Speaker 20: which really just flattened Western Sydney Wanderers and they were

892
00:45:14,587 --> 00:45:17,187
Speaker 20: very unconvincing in the second half, really couldn't find their

893
00:45:17,187 --> 00:45:20,507
Speaker 20: mojo and that was all for Melbourne Victory. The way

894
00:45:20,507 --> 00:45:24,507
Speaker 20: they played, they defended as a great group and obviously

895
00:45:24,827 --> 00:45:27,267
Speaker 20: they've got players like Daniel Larzani who can step up

896
00:45:27,307 --> 00:45:29,307
Speaker 20: and create something out of nothing and he did that

897
00:45:29,427 --> 00:45:29,907
Speaker 20: last night.

898
00:45:30,147 --> 00:45:32,987
Speaker 2: So Melbourne Victory, as we know, have real finals pedigree.

899
00:45:33,107 --> 00:45:35,907
Speaker 2: Auckland can't have it because they were in their first season.

900
00:45:35,907 --> 00:45:40,907
Speaker 2: But how much will finals experience help Melbourne Victory in

901
00:45:40,947 --> 00:45:42,547
Speaker 2: a two legged semi against Auckland.

902
00:45:43,387 --> 00:45:46,947
Speaker 20: Look, yeah, you're right, they've got the experience. They were,

903
00:45:47,227 --> 00:45:49,947
Speaker 20: you know, about a minute away from holding the championship

904
00:45:49,947 --> 00:45:53,107
Speaker 20: trophy last year until the Mariners found something. So they've

905
00:45:53,107 --> 00:45:55,387
Speaker 20: got that heartache as well that they can draw on

906
00:45:55,747 --> 00:45:57,867
Speaker 20: to say, right, that's not going to happen again. I

907
00:45:57,867 --> 00:46:02,027
Speaker 20: think the advantage lays with Auckland. Yes their premiers and

908
00:46:02,107 --> 00:46:04,707
Speaker 20: yes they're the favorites, but I think the advantage lays

909
00:46:04,747 --> 00:46:06,907
Speaker 20: with two games. They've shown over the course of the

910
00:46:07,027 --> 00:46:10,067
Speaker 20: year that they are forced to be reckoned. With that

911
00:46:10,627 --> 00:46:13,987
Speaker 20: that they've lifted the premier's play and I think if

912
00:46:13,987 --> 00:46:16,307
Speaker 20: at one off game, anyone in the top six can

913
00:46:16,347 --> 00:46:19,507
Speaker 20: beat anyone. But I think over two legs may so

914
00:46:20,187 --> 00:46:23,267
Speaker 20: you know, Auckland's quality might shign through and they get

915
00:46:23,347 --> 00:46:26,507
Speaker 20: past that first game in Melbourne and they can come

916
00:46:26,547 --> 00:46:28,347
Speaker 20: away there with a good result. I think when they

917
00:46:28,347 --> 00:46:30,227
Speaker 20: get home and they have that huge crowd behind them,

918
00:46:30,267 --> 00:46:31,827
Speaker 20: that might give them the lift to get them through.

919
00:46:32,067 --> 00:46:34,347
Speaker 2: How much motivation will there be for Steve Carriker and

920
00:46:34,427 --> 00:46:37,587
Speaker 2: Auckland FC too, I don't know, be a little bit

921
00:46:37,627 --> 00:46:40,027
Speaker 2: conservative and leg one, as you say, Macer, it's across

922
00:46:40,027 --> 00:46:42,587
Speaker 2: two leagues. Once the first game has done, we're only

923
00:46:42,627 --> 00:46:45,827
Speaker 2: at halftime and the tie. Do you expect them to

924
00:46:45,987 --> 00:46:47,987
Speaker 2: sit back a bit in League one?

925
00:46:48,987 --> 00:46:50,827
Speaker 20: Look, yeah, I don't think it's going to be Kamikazi

926
00:46:50,907 --> 00:46:52,667
Speaker 20: all out, let's go and just smash them off the

927
00:46:52,667 --> 00:46:54,427
Speaker 20: park in the first game. It might be a bit

928
00:46:54,467 --> 00:46:58,027
Speaker 20: of a feeling out process. First finals series for the club.

929
00:46:58,027 --> 00:47:00,627
Speaker 20: As you mentioned, so I think when you're going away

930
00:47:00,627 --> 00:47:03,947
Speaker 20: from home generally you are a little bit more pragmatic.

931
00:47:04,067 --> 00:47:08,067
Speaker 20: But look, they've got the best defense in the league

932
00:47:08,067 --> 00:47:09,827
Speaker 20: for a reason. They know they can rely on that.

933
00:47:10,387 --> 00:47:12,747
Speaker 20: They've probably i would say the best goalcreeper in here

934
00:47:12,787 --> 00:47:16,947
Speaker 20: again in the league. Again that they can rely on

935
00:47:16,987 --> 00:47:19,267
Speaker 20: that as well. So well, I think all the things

936
00:47:19,307 --> 00:47:21,867
Speaker 20: that they've done this year show that they're a quality team.

937
00:47:22,427 --> 00:47:24,547
Speaker 20: As I say, I think going away from home, if

938
00:47:24,547 --> 00:47:26,107
Speaker 20: they can come away with at least a draw, I

939
00:47:26,147 --> 00:47:28,627
Speaker 20: think they'll be very confident at home that they can

940
00:47:28,667 --> 00:47:30,467
Speaker 20: get the job done. But in saying that, I don't

941
00:47:30,467 --> 00:47:31,787
Speaker 20: think they're going to sit there and play for it.

942
00:47:32,187 --> 00:47:33,667
Speaker 20: If they can go and win the game, of course

943
00:47:33,707 --> 00:47:34,547
Speaker 20: they will go and do it.

944
00:47:35,227 --> 00:47:38,947
Speaker 2: You mentioned Melbourne Victory's Soolkreho's attack of Daniel Lasani best

945
00:47:38,947 --> 00:47:40,747
Speaker 2: player out there last night? Wasn't he how big a

946
00:47:40,787 --> 00:47:43,707
Speaker 2: part of Victory's championship hopes? Do you think he is?

947
00:47:45,107 --> 00:47:45,747
Speaker 6: Well? Huge?

948
00:47:46,947 --> 00:47:48,947
Speaker 20: We all know that when we see when he's at

949
00:47:48,947 --> 00:47:52,627
Speaker 20: his best, he is extremely good. But when he has

950
00:47:52,627 --> 00:47:54,507
Speaker 20: an off day he can be very quiet, and that's

951
00:47:54,507 --> 00:47:56,947
Speaker 20: the probably the big thing that everyone spoke about Daniel

952
00:47:56,987 --> 00:47:59,667
Speaker 20: Larsani over the past few years is we know he's

953
00:47:59,707 --> 00:48:03,747
Speaker 20: got outstanding talent, but it's just that consistency of delivering

954
00:48:03,787 --> 00:48:06,107
Speaker 20: time and time again and that's not easy. But he

955
00:48:06,227 --> 00:48:07,987
Speaker 20: just seems to be in very confident mood at the

956
00:48:08,027 --> 00:48:11,987
Speaker 20: moment since himself and Missa Volupla went into the Soccaro's

957
00:48:12,027 --> 00:48:15,187
Speaker 20: camps and Tony Popovich gave him a little bit of

958
00:48:15,187 --> 00:48:17,467
Speaker 20: a serve when he first went in. He seems to

959
00:48:17,467 --> 00:48:19,667
Speaker 20: have taken that and put the bit between the teeth

960
00:48:19,707 --> 00:48:21,387
Speaker 20: and said, right, well, I'm going to be better than

961
00:48:21,547 --> 00:48:24,427
Speaker 20: and the confidence is great and when he gets in

962
00:48:24,507 --> 00:48:27,147
Speaker 20: one v one situations at the moment, there's not too

963
00:48:27,187 --> 00:48:29,987
Speaker 20: many defenders that can stop him because he's electric, he's quick,

964
00:48:30,027 --> 00:48:32,067
Speaker 20: he's talented, and he's also very very.

965
00:48:31,867 --> 00:48:35,707
Speaker 2: Strong aside from him Mecca. You know, for Auckland FC

966
00:48:35,907 --> 00:48:38,787
Speaker 2: fans looking to try and match these two teams up,

967
00:48:39,187 --> 00:48:41,707
Speaker 2: how do you think Auckland FC match up in general

968
00:48:41,827 --> 00:48:43,627
Speaker 2: terms against Melbourne victory.

969
00:48:44,227 --> 00:48:47,747
Speaker 20: Yeah, I think they're very good. Look, Auckland's defensive setup

970
00:48:47,827 --> 00:48:50,307
Speaker 20: is absolutely fantastic when you look at the back four.

971
00:48:50,947 --> 00:48:53,147
Speaker 20: As I said Alex Paulson in goals and the two

972
00:48:53,227 --> 00:48:57,467
Speaker 20: midfielders of Australia sitting in front of the back four.

973
00:48:57,627 --> 00:48:59,707
Speaker 20: That's the reason they're the best defense in the league

974
00:48:59,747 --> 00:49:03,507
Speaker 20: because they are strong, aggressive, experienced and I think if

975
00:49:03,507 --> 00:49:06,907
Speaker 20: anyone's going to keep Missal volupl and Daniel Larzani quiet,

976
00:49:07,027 --> 00:49:10,107
Speaker 20: well it's Sacki and Debrize. And when you've got the

977
00:49:10,147 --> 00:49:13,427
Speaker 20: Strata and Dan Hall there as well, it's a very

978
00:49:13,507 --> 00:49:16,107
Speaker 20: very solid unit. And you've got in at the mashas

979
00:49:16,587 --> 00:49:18,547
Speaker 20: straight up against the Strata. For me, that is an

980
00:49:18,547 --> 00:49:22,827
Speaker 20: epic battle. They're two big, strong players who don't let

981
00:49:22,827 --> 00:49:25,707
Speaker 20: anything go without a fight. It's going to be an

982
00:49:25,747 --> 00:49:28,307
Speaker 20: exceptional battle and honestly, I can't wait to see it.

983
00:49:28,307 --> 00:49:29,107
Speaker 6: I'm really excited.

984
00:49:29,227 --> 00:49:31,387
Speaker 2: Yeah, we all are too. I mean, I don't know

985
00:49:31,427 --> 00:49:34,027
Speaker 2: that anybody expected Auckland FC to do what they've done

986
00:49:34,027 --> 00:49:36,547
Speaker 2: in their debut season. At what point during the season

987
00:49:36,867 --> 00:49:38,547
Speaker 2: did you start to think to yourself, hey, this is

988
00:49:38,627 --> 00:49:40,907
Speaker 2: actually a team that could go quite deep.

989
00:49:42,107 --> 00:49:43,667
Speaker 20: Well, I think when they went the first was it

990
00:49:43,747 --> 00:49:46,547
Speaker 20: the first nine games or eight games without conceding a

991
00:49:46,627 --> 00:49:48,107
Speaker 20: goal and didn't lose a game.

992
00:49:48,147 --> 00:49:50,187
Speaker 5: I think everyone was very early.

993
00:49:50,027 --> 00:49:51,747
Speaker 6: In the season. They're like hang on.

994
00:49:51,907 --> 00:49:53,787
Speaker 20: I think Stevie coach has put a very good team

995
00:49:53,827 --> 00:49:57,627
Speaker 20: together here. I must admit I thought goal scoring would

996
00:49:57,667 --> 00:49:59,107
Speaker 20: be a bit of a problem early on in the

997
00:49:59,187 --> 00:50:02,467
Speaker 20: season because it was they didn't seem to have anyone

998
00:50:02,467 --> 00:50:05,667
Speaker 20: who was a standout, prolific goalscorer. But as the seasons

999
00:50:05,707 --> 00:50:08,347
Speaker 20: rolled on, that has hasn't proved to be a problem either.

1000
00:50:08,387 --> 00:50:11,747
Speaker 20: And I just think they've just got more confident better

1001
00:50:11,787 --> 00:50:14,027
Speaker 20: as the season going on. And I think then that

1002
00:50:14,067 --> 00:50:16,627
Speaker 20: little aura starts to build around them as the season

1003
00:50:16,667 --> 00:50:19,867
Speaker 20: goes on and teams that are coming up against them realize, hey,

1004
00:50:19,867 --> 00:50:21,747
Speaker 20: this is a difficult task we've got here. So I

1005
00:50:21,747 --> 00:50:23,867
Speaker 20: think it's just been a steady build. They started off

1006
00:50:23,867 --> 00:50:26,987
Speaker 20: fantastically once they sort of started at storing the goals

1007
00:50:27,267 --> 00:50:29,707
Speaker 20: from everywhere as well. They can score from set pieces,

1008
00:50:29,707 --> 00:50:33,427
Speaker 20: they could score from outside the box. Yeah, as it

1009
00:50:33,467 --> 00:50:35,427
Speaker 20: went on, I probably say about halfway through the season,

1010
00:50:35,467 --> 00:50:37,507
Speaker 20: you're thinking these guys are the real deal.

1011
00:50:38,027 --> 00:50:40,867
Speaker 2: And we saw some interesting scenes just after the final's

1012
00:50:41,067 --> 00:50:43,827
Speaker 2: last night, the two head coaches coming together with some

1013
00:50:44,667 --> 00:50:46,787
Speaker 2: heated words. By the looks. Have you managed to find

1014
00:50:46,787 --> 00:50:47,667
Speaker 2: out what went on there?

1015
00:50:48,547 --> 00:50:49,987
Speaker 20: I'm going to be honest, I was up in the

1016
00:50:49,987 --> 00:50:52,307
Speaker 20: commentary box, so we couldn't quite work out what was

1017
00:50:52,347 --> 00:50:54,747
Speaker 20: going on. But it did continue with some of the

1018
00:50:54,787 --> 00:50:58,587
Speaker 20: backroom staff of Victory and Alan Stagies for quite some

1019
00:50:58,787 --> 00:51:01,227
Speaker 20: time after. And I did get someone send me a

1020
00:51:01,267 --> 00:51:03,547
Speaker 20: message to say that the last time they met they

1021
00:51:03,587 --> 00:51:07,067
Speaker 20: believed that Arthur Dillis didn't shake hands Stags when he

1022
00:51:07,147 --> 00:51:09,547
Speaker 20: shook when they got beat. Now I'm not sure if

1023
00:51:09,587 --> 00:51:11,507
Speaker 20: that's true or not. I haven't had chance to go

1024
00:51:11,547 --> 00:51:13,907
Speaker 20: back and check that out, but there was some definite

1025
00:51:13,907 --> 00:51:16,267
Speaker 20: feeling there and it continued for quite some time.

1026
00:51:16,507 --> 00:51:18,907
Speaker 2: Interesting stuff for Weston, And suddenly you're right Backer. You know,

1027
00:51:19,187 --> 00:51:21,347
Speaker 2: I had them as favorites going in last night, you did?

1028
00:51:21,387 --> 00:51:24,467
Speaker 2: They were at home? A bit of a meek end

1029
00:51:24,787 --> 00:51:25,907
Speaker 2: to the season, was it?

1030
00:51:26,587 --> 00:51:26,787
Speaker 15: Yeah?

1031
00:51:26,867 --> 00:51:29,107
Speaker 20: It was. Look, you've got to give credit to Melbourne

1032
00:51:29,147 --> 00:51:32,867
Speaker 20: Victory because they defend it fantastically. We've spoke about Ryan

1033
00:51:32,947 --> 00:51:36,507
Speaker 20: Teigue at nauseum this year, but Jordy Valadon's performance as

1034
00:51:36,507 --> 00:51:40,467
Speaker 20: well in the midfield, his energy and his ambition to

1035
00:51:40,467 --> 00:51:44,547
Speaker 20: close down any Western Sydney attack was therefore all to see.

1036
00:51:44,747 --> 00:51:47,787
Speaker 20: Nicholas Milanovitch, who we all thought would set the game

1037
00:51:47,827 --> 00:51:50,987
Speaker 20: on fire was very quiet and subdued and they just

1038
00:51:51,027 --> 00:51:53,347
Speaker 20: couldn't seem to find their rhythm going forward. There was

1039
00:51:53,627 --> 00:51:55,627
Speaker 20: probably a ten to fifteen minute period in the first

1040
00:51:55,627 --> 00:51:57,707
Speaker 20: half where you thought, here we go, they're going to

1041
00:51:57,747 --> 00:52:01,227
Speaker 20: turn it around. But credit to Melbourne Victory, they snuffed

1042
00:52:01,227 --> 00:52:04,107
Speaker 20: that out and they couldn't really get a shot in

1043
00:52:04,147 --> 00:52:06,747
Speaker 20: and on target in the second half. That really trouble

1044
00:52:06,827 --> 00:52:08,467
Speaker 20: Jack at duncan Well in.

1045
00:52:08,467 --> 00:52:11,147
Speaker 2: Melbourn's obviously the power base of a league football. Because

1046
00:52:11,147 --> 00:52:14,107
Speaker 2: the other two Melbourne teams, Melbourne City and Western United

1047
00:52:14,107 --> 00:52:16,587
Speaker 2: are in the other semi final, who do you expect

1048
00:52:16,587 --> 00:52:19,027
Speaker 2: to come through to the Grand final from those two?

1049
00:52:20,427 --> 00:52:22,507
Speaker 20: Well, it's a good question, fining you put me on

1050
00:52:22,547 --> 00:52:26,947
Speaker 20: the spot there. Look, Western United were fantastic in their

1051
00:52:27,547 --> 00:52:30,707
Speaker 20: game against Adelaide. But saying that, Adelaide, I think we've

1052
00:52:30,707 --> 00:52:33,387
Speaker 20: seen the second after the season have been a bit

1053
00:52:33,427 --> 00:52:35,227
Speaker 20: of a shadow of their former selves from the first

1054
00:52:35,227 --> 00:52:38,627
Speaker 20: half of the season. If I was Stevie Courrie to

1055
00:52:38,667 --> 00:52:40,467
Speaker 20: the one team and I know you've got to beat

1056
00:52:40,467 --> 00:52:41,987
Speaker 20: the best to be the best, but I think the

1057
00:52:41,987 --> 00:52:44,187
Speaker 20: one team that he'd be looking at with a little

1058
00:52:44,187 --> 00:52:47,947
Speaker 20: bit of trepidation would be Western United. Obviously, Auckland lost

1059
00:52:47,947 --> 00:52:51,307
Speaker 20: three games this year incredibly. One of them was against Perth.

1060
00:52:51,347 --> 00:52:53,747
Speaker 20: I don't know how that happened. The other two losses

1061
00:52:54,187 --> 00:52:56,867
Speaker 20: came against Western United and it was done in pretty

1062
00:52:57,147 --> 00:52:59,227
Speaker 20: emphatic fashion as well. I think it was four niel

1063
00:52:59,267 --> 00:53:01,827
Speaker 20: and four to two. So I think if you're looking

1064
00:53:01,827 --> 00:53:04,427
Speaker 20: from an Auckland perspective, I think they might be sitting

1065
00:53:04,427 --> 00:53:07,027
Speaker 20: there saying, and I know this sound strange, Melbourne City

1066
00:53:07,027 --> 00:53:08,547
Speaker 20: of so good as well, that they might be looking

1067
00:53:08,547 --> 00:53:11,107
Speaker 20: at Melbourne City same please get through because Western United

1068
00:53:11,147 --> 00:53:12,187
Speaker 20: seemed to have the wood on us.

1069
00:53:12,667 --> 00:53:15,867
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's an interesting, intriguing final series ahead or semi

1070
00:53:15,867 --> 00:53:18,747
Speaker 2: final series ahead home and away Melbourne City, Western United

1071
00:53:18,787 --> 00:53:21,467
Speaker 2: home and away, Auckland FC and Melbourne Victory. Macw I

1072
00:53:21,467 --> 00:53:23,227
Speaker 2: love to call last night as always, thanks for joining

1073
00:53:23,307 --> 00:53:23,707
Speaker 2: us today.

1074
00:53:24,267 --> 00:53:25,787
Speaker 20: Thanks Pani always a pleasure mate.

1075
00:53:25,627 --> 00:53:28,467
Speaker 2: Good on you mate, and Daniel mcbreen there joining us

1076
00:53:28,747 --> 00:53:32,907
Speaker 2: out of Australia. So our semi finals are set. Auckland

1077
00:53:32,947 --> 00:53:36,387
Speaker 2: f C will take on Melbourne victory and just another reminder,

1078
00:53:36,427 --> 00:53:40,107
Speaker 2: these are home and away matches. It is the winner

1079
00:53:40,387 --> 00:53:44,307
Speaker 2: across the two legs that will progress to the final.

1080
00:53:44,467 --> 00:53:47,587
Speaker 2: So Aukland FC, by virtue of finishing top of the table,

1081
00:53:47,707 --> 00:53:51,507
Speaker 2: have elected to have the home leg second, So the

1082
00:53:51,547 --> 00:53:55,347
Speaker 2: first leg Melbourne Victory Auckland FC will take place on

1083
00:53:55,587 --> 00:54:00,227
Speaker 2: Saturday Night, Saturday Night, the seventeenth of May, a nine

1084
00:54:00,427 --> 00:54:03,427
Speaker 2: thirty five kickoff New Zealand time, nine thirty five New

1085
00:54:03,507 --> 00:54:07,187
Speaker 2: Zealand Time, Western United Melbourne City in the first of

1086
00:54:07,267 --> 00:54:11,067
Speaker 2: the semis. That's Friday night, and then the second legs

1087
00:54:11,107 --> 00:54:15,267
Speaker 2: are the following weekends and the twenty fourth of May. Saturday,

1088
00:54:15,267 --> 00:54:17,627
Speaker 2: the twenty fourth of May at Go Media Stadium, Auckland

1089
00:54:17,667 --> 00:54:20,747
Speaker 2: FC will host Melbourne Victory. That is a six o'clock

1090
00:54:21,147 --> 00:54:24,027
Speaker 2: New Zealand time kickoff. Now I've just got some new

1091
00:54:24,107 --> 00:54:28,707
Speaker 2: three here from Auckland FC. They are hosting semi final

1092
00:54:28,827 --> 00:54:33,347
Speaker 2: watch parties next Saturday, and they've got them in three

1093
00:54:33,387 --> 00:54:38,707
Speaker 2: different places. Takutai Square, Tyler Street, Sport and the brit

1094
00:54:39,587 --> 00:54:44,187
Speaker 2: are all hosting watch parties. Now Takutai Square is going

1095
00:54:44,267 --> 00:54:47,467
Speaker 2: to put up a big thirty square meter big screen

1096
00:54:48,067 --> 00:54:51,107
Speaker 2: and going to have other entertainment cage football which isn't

1097
00:54:51,147 --> 00:54:54,707
Speaker 2: as daunting as it sounds, are DJ games and other things,

1098
00:54:54,747 --> 00:54:58,547
Speaker 2: making it ideal for families, Tyler Street Sports and the

1099
00:54:58,587 --> 00:55:02,787
Speaker 2: Brits for obviously over eighteen's only because they're licensed premises.

1100
00:55:02,827 --> 00:55:07,027
Speaker 2: They're all free events now from Auckland f c's release here.

1101
00:55:07,427 --> 00:55:12,067
Speaker 2: Tyler Street Sport best suited to port members and fans

1102
00:55:12,067 --> 00:55:15,187
Speaker 2: who are keen to sing, cheer and stand right throughout

1103
00:55:15,187 --> 00:55:18,467
Speaker 2: the game. The brit will provide a more relaxed atmosphere,

1104
00:55:18,987 --> 00:55:22,107
Speaker 2: more suited to I guess you know, I guess you're

1105
00:55:22,107 --> 00:55:25,707
Speaker 2: more civilized members, but still those who get excited and

1106
00:55:25,747 --> 00:55:29,307
Speaker 2: Takutai Square ideal for families, with the build up starting

1107
00:55:29,307 --> 00:55:30,987
Speaker 2: early for those who won't make it to the nine

1108
00:55:31,067 --> 00:55:33,667
Speaker 2: thirty five kickoff time. So again you have to hand

1109
00:55:33,707 --> 00:55:38,987
Speaker 2: it to Auckland FC. They're innovating around this. And as

1110
00:55:39,027 --> 00:55:42,387
Speaker 2: far as the tickets to the home semi are concerns,

1111
00:55:43,067 --> 00:55:45,427
Speaker 2: let me just bring up this. So this is the

1112
00:55:45,427 --> 00:55:47,667
Speaker 2: home legue on the twenty fourth of May. Tickets for

1113
00:55:47,667 --> 00:55:49,707
Speaker 2: Auckland FC members on sale now. So if you're an

1114
00:55:49,707 --> 00:55:52,547
Speaker 2: Auckland f C member, I'm sure you've already got your ticket.

1115
00:55:53,067 --> 00:55:59,067
Speaker 2: Tickets for away fans ten o'clock on Monday. That's ten

1116
00:55:59,107 --> 00:56:03,227
Speaker 2: o'clock tomorrow, and I think that's also when the general

1117
00:56:03,307 --> 00:56:08,347
Speaker 2: sale for Auckland FC goes on sale, so tomorrow morning

1118
00:56:08,387 --> 00:56:10,187
Speaker 2: at around ten o'clock. Anyway, if you go to the

1119
00:56:10,227 --> 00:56:12,147
Speaker 2: Auckland FC website, I'm sure you can follow your nose

1120
00:56:12,187 --> 00:56:15,267
Speaker 2: to find your tickets. It's gonna sell out that game.

1121
00:56:15,307 --> 00:56:17,467
Speaker 2: On the twenty fourth. They're putting an extra seats at

1122
00:56:17,467 --> 00:56:21,147
Speaker 2: go Media Stadium, twenty seven hundred extra seats. That'll take

1123
00:56:21,187 --> 00:56:24,187
Speaker 2: the attendance up to close to thirty thousand. They'll add

1124
00:56:24,227 --> 00:56:26,547
Speaker 2: eight hundred more should they make it through to the

1125
00:56:26,547 --> 00:56:30,547
Speaker 2: Grand Final. So yes, set to be some occasion, some occasion,

1126
00:56:31,587 --> 00:56:35,787
Speaker 2: I think Melbourne victory. I think Auckland f C will

1127
00:56:35,827 --> 00:56:38,147
Speaker 2: be okay with that, not that they get to choose

1128
00:56:38,267 --> 00:56:42,227
Speaker 2: necessarily at all, but I think they'll be okay facing

1129
00:56:42,307 --> 00:56:45,267
Speaker 2: Melbourne Victory home and away. It wasn't that long ago,

1130
00:56:45,347 --> 00:56:47,227
Speaker 2: Only two or three weeks ago they went to Melbourne

1131
00:56:47,267 --> 00:56:49,107
Speaker 2: Victory and played one of their best games of the season.

1132
00:56:49,467 --> 00:56:51,907
Speaker 2: They won two nil over there. Look, if they can

1133
00:56:51,907 --> 00:56:53,627
Speaker 2: get a two nil winning the first league over there

1134
00:56:53,627 --> 00:56:56,667
Speaker 2: and bring that back home, they'll be absolutely laughing. I

1135
00:56:56,707 --> 00:56:59,147
Speaker 2: would suggest that if you offered Steve Corriker and the

1136
00:56:59,147 --> 00:57:02,507
Speaker 2: players a drawer away they would take it, bring it

1137
00:57:02,547 --> 00:57:05,867
Speaker 2: back home and win at home. There's no away goals,

1138
00:57:05,947 --> 00:57:10,227
Speaker 2: nothing like that, nothing to confuse you. Sometimes in these competitions,

1139
00:57:10,227 --> 00:57:13,187
Speaker 2: if you score away from home, those goals are worth more.

1140
00:57:13,467 --> 00:57:16,507
Speaker 2: They've got rid of all of that. So after the

1141
00:57:16,707 --> 00:57:19,707
Speaker 2: one hundred and eighty minutes ninety minutes in Melbourne ninety

1142
00:57:19,747 --> 00:57:22,987
Speaker 2: minutes in Auckland, whoever is ahead on aggregate will advance

1143
00:57:23,067 --> 00:57:26,027
Speaker 2: the Grand Final. If it's level, they'll go to thirty

1144
00:57:26,027 --> 00:57:29,827
Speaker 2: minutes of extra time. If it's still level, the penalty shootout.

1145
00:57:30,667 --> 00:57:33,947
Speaker 2: I don't know whether people's hearts will stand it. Let's

1146
00:57:33,987 --> 00:57:36,507
Speaker 2: take a break. When we come back, we'll get inside

1147
00:57:36,667 --> 00:57:39,187
Speaker 2: the venue that has played host to Aukland FC this season,

1148
00:57:39,227 --> 00:57:43,267
Speaker 2: Go Media Stadium. It's become this incredible place to be

1149
00:57:43,747 --> 00:57:47,827
Speaker 2: on Auckland FC match days. We'll go to the director

1150
00:57:47,867 --> 00:57:52,307
Speaker 2: of Auckland Stadiums for Tartuki Auckland Unlimited, James Parkinson. He's

1151
00:57:52,307 --> 00:57:54,987
Speaker 2: going to join us after this with how they've done

1152
00:57:55,027 --> 00:57:57,427
Speaker 2: it and how it is to have a new tenant

1153
00:57:57,787 --> 00:58:00,987
Speaker 2: at go Media Stadium. Back in a second on Weekend Sport, the.

1154
00:58:01,027 --> 00:58:04,947
Speaker 1: Tough Questions off the Turf. Weekend Sport with Jason Tyne

1155
00:58:04,987 --> 00:58:08,827
Speaker 1: and GJ. Guvnerho new Zealand's most trusted home builder.

1156
00:58:11,547 --> 00:58:18,347
Speaker 4: Path take him fum Stallman brilliant gave a football six

1157
00:58:18,707 --> 00:58:19,547
Speaker 4: on the bounce.

1158
00:58:20,347 --> 00:58:25,507
Speaker 2: The Auckland FC Alex Paulson's goal finally breached, but it

1159
00:58:25,667 --> 00:58:29,067
Speaker 2: wasn't enough to silence the port and it was not

1160
00:58:29,347 --> 00:58:35,067
Speaker 2: enough to lower the blue and black colors of the

1161
00:58:35,107 --> 00:58:37,747
Speaker 2: A Leagues New Boys says. While Auckland f C have

1162
00:58:37,867 --> 00:58:40,507
Speaker 2: been making history on the pitch in their debut A

1163
00:58:40,587 --> 00:58:44,547
Speaker 2: League men's season, nearly quarter of a million fans have

1164
00:58:44,667 --> 00:58:47,227
Speaker 2: flooded the stands at Go Media Stadium to watch on

1165
00:58:47,347 --> 00:58:50,947
Speaker 2: The Black Knights have attracted the highest average home attendance

1166
00:58:51,347 --> 00:58:55,187
Speaker 2: across the entire A League, with over eighteen thousand fans

1167
00:58:55,547 --> 00:59:00,067
Speaker 2: per home match coming through the turnstiles. TARTUCKI Auckland Unlimited

1168
00:59:00,387 --> 00:59:05,627
Speaker 2: Unlimited Director of Auckland Stadiums is James Parkinson, who joins

1169
00:59:05,667 --> 00:59:08,827
Speaker 2: US now. James new tenants at Go Media have made

1170
00:59:08,907 --> 00:59:11,947
Speaker 2: quite the splash. How much have you enjoyed partnering with

1171
00:59:12,267 --> 00:59:14,027
Speaker 2: Auckland f C in their debut season.

1172
00:59:15,267 --> 00:59:18,787
Speaker 5: Yeah, thanks, Jason, No, it's been been a real blast

1173
00:59:19,147 --> 00:59:19,827
Speaker 5: for our team.

1174
00:59:20,507 --> 00:59:21,107
Speaker 15: I mean Our.

1175
00:59:20,947 --> 00:59:26,187
Speaker 5: Whole, whole focus in operating go Media Stadium is to

1176
00:59:26,267 --> 00:59:30,507
Speaker 5: partner with our tenants, whether that's the Warriors or now

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00:59:30,587 --> 00:59:34,427
Speaker 5: Auckland f C. And we're really there to provide the

1178
00:59:34,547 --> 00:59:37,747
Speaker 5: platform for our tenants to succeed and it's been great

1179
00:59:37,787 --> 00:59:40,867
Speaker 5: to see Auckland FC do exactly that in their first year.

1180
00:59:41,547 --> 00:59:44,187
Speaker 2: Did you expect attendances this big.

1181
00:59:45,867 --> 00:59:51,347
Speaker 5: Is a real tough question. We're working with Mick Becker

1182
00:59:51,427 --> 00:59:53,547
Speaker 5: and his team and we're both asking each other what

1183
00:59:53,627 --> 00:59:56,507
Speaker 5: we thought the crowds might be first year. I think

1184
00:59:56,547 --> 01:00:00,227
Speaker 5: it's fair to say that we've both been flying away

1185
01:00:00,307 --> 01:00:03,867
Speaker 5: with exactly where that attendance has landed. I mean, with

1186
01:00:03,987 --> 01:00:07,507
Speaker 5: an average crowd over eighteen thousand, more than double the

1187
01:00:08,507 --> 01:00:12,347
Speaker 5: A League average, So you're very very happy with where

1188
01:00:12,387 --> 01:00:13,227
Speaker 5: that's turned out.

1189
01:00:13,867 --> 01:00:17,467
Speaker 2: How different has it been accommodating an active supporters group

1190
01:00:17,507 --> 01:00:20,747
Speaker 2: the port of course who stand during matches, they bring

1191
01:00:20,787 --> 01:00:24,307
Speaker 2: their own unique style of football support. How different has

1192
01:00:24,307 --> 01:00:26,107
Speaker 2: that been to manage?

1193
01:00:26,707 --> 01:00:30,947
Speaker 5: Yeah, it's definitely different, but it's a real feature of

1194
01:00:31,227 --> 01:00:35,187
Speaker 5: football and a feature of successful football teams, so it's

1195
01:00:35,227 --> 01:00:38,267
Speaker 5: something that we've been keen to embrace. We've certainly worked

1196
01:00:38,387 --> 01:00:43,467
Speaker 5: very closely with both Auckland FC and APL themselves, and

1197
01:00:44,027 --> 01:00:47,627
Speaker 5: I think the trick there is we want everyone to

1198
01:00:47,667 --> 01:00:49,867
Speaker 5: have fun. We want the active fans to have fun,

1199
01:00:49,987 --> 01:00:52,907
Speaker 5: we want the families that turn up to have fun.

1200
01:00:53,107 --> 01:00:56,347
Speaker 5: So it's just ensuring that all of that can happen

1201
01:00:56,467 --> 01:00:59,747
Speaker 5: without things getting out of hand, and I think by

1202
01:00:59,787 --> 01:01:01,907
Speaker 5: and large we've all managed that very well.

1203
01:01:01,907 --> 01:01:02,267
Speaker 18: As here.

1204
01:01:02,987 --> 01:01:06,067
Speaker 2: Hawkin FC have also been very innovative in creating their

1205
01:01:06,067 --> 01:01:09,267
Speaker 2: match the experience as a giant slide a fairest well.

1206
01:01:09,427 --> 01:01:12,667
Speaker 2: They shipped in over one hundred tons of sand to

1207
01:01:12,707 --> 01:01:15,787
Speaker 2: make a temporary beach over the holiday period. When Nick

1208
01:01:15,827 --> 01:01:18,147
Speaker 2: Becker's name came up on your phone, did you start

1209
01:01:18,147 --> 01:01:19,787
Speaker 2: thinking of yourself, what did you come up with? Now?

1210
01:01:20,867 --> 01:01:24,147
Speaker 5: Yeah, But it's the great thing with Auckland f C.

1211
01:01:24,547 --> 01:01:27,427
Speaker 5: And it's a great thing about go Media Stadium that

1212
01:01:27,587 --> 01:01:32,867
Speaker 5: it provides a platform where that kind of creativity can happen.

1213
01:01:33,067 --> 01:01:38,867
Speaker 5: So it's been a joy to see it. In fact,

1214
01:01:38,907 --> 01:01:42,147
Speaker 5: the giant slide has been something we've been keen to

1215
01:01:42,467 --> 01:01:44,547
Speaker 5: see there for some time, so it was great to

1216
01:01:44,547 --> 01:01:46,707
Speaker 5: see Auckland f C embrace it and it's become a

1217
01:01:46,747 --> 01:01:48,267
Speaker 5: real feature of their game day.

1218
01:01:49,107 --> 01:01:52,267
Speaker 2: So the seasons are overlapping now because the NRL season's underway,

1219
01:01:52,347 --> 01:01:55,387
Speaker 2: well underway, actually Auckland f C Is still going. How

1220
01:01:55,467 --> 01:01:57,467
Speaker 2: much of a logistical challenge does that present to you

1221
01:01:57,587 --> 01:02:00,827
Speaker 2: and your team, James, having matches at go Media for

1222
01:02:00,907 --> 01:02:02,707
Speaker 2: two sides, sometimes on the same weekend.

1223
01:02:03,547 --> 01:02:07,347
Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, there is a challenge and amongst all of that,

1224
01:02:07,467 --> 01:02:12,667
Speaker 5: but it is really inherent in running a successful stadium

1225
01:02:12,667 --> 01:02:14,587
Speaker 5: that you need to be able to do that. And

1226
01:02:15,627 --> 01:02:19,347
Speaker 5: our team has become very experienced over the years of

1227
01:02:19,867 --> 01:02:24,347
Speaker 5: turning the venue around, and I think we're certainly very

1228
01:02:24,387 --> 01:02:27,427
Speaker 5: proud of the way that from our turf team and

1229
01:02:27,467 --> 01:02:31,867
Speaker 5: the way that that pitch is presented each weekend through

1230
01:02:31,987 --> 01:02:36,427
Speaker 5: to all members of our operational team, marketing team commercial,

1231
01:02:37,267 --> 01:02:40,467
Speaker 5: they all play a vital part and turning it around

1232
01:02:40,547 --> 01:02:44,507
Speaker 5: and providing that the opportunity for the fans to come

1233
01:02:44,547 --> 01:02:46,147
Speaker 5: along and enjoy themselves.

1234
01:02:46,587 --> 01:02:49,427
Speaker 2: The A League season starts in October and runs through

1235
01:02:49,467 --> 01:02:51,827
Speaker 2: to the end of May, and the NRL season goes

1236
01:02:51,827 --> 01:02:54,427
Speaker 2: from March to September, which means basically, now you have

1237
01:02:54,467 --> 01:02:57,627
Speaker 2: an anchor tenant at go Media Stadium for the entire

1238
01:02:58,187 --> 01:03:01,347
Speaker 2: calendar year. How significant is that for you?

1239
01:03:02,907 --> 01:03:06,507
Speaker 5: It's hugely significant. I mean Go Media Stadium is now

1240
01:03:06,947 --> 01:03:11,347
Speaker 5: the busiest sports stadium in terms of attendees to sports events,

1241
01:03:11,347 --> 01:03:15,347
Speaker 5: and that very much is down to having sports content

1242
01:03:15,467 --> 01:03:19,547
Speaker 5: throughout the year. It's obviously based on having two very

1243
01:03:19,587 --> 01:03:25,227
Speaker 5: successful tenants and both the Warriors and Auckland FC. And

1244
01:03:25,747 --> 01:03:29,747
Speaker 5: I know that really is a reflection that we've got

1245
01:03:30,067 --> 01:03:33,227
Speaker 5: a stadium there with a capacity at twenty five thousand

1246
01:03:33,307 --> 01:03:36,827
Speaker 5: that works really well for the vast majority of sport

1247
01:03:36,907 --> 01:03:41,187
Speaker 5: content in the city. You heard Nick Bettor talk yesterday

1248
01:03:41,187 --> 01:03:45,387
Speaker 5: about the fact that every seats has a great view

1249
01:03:46,507 --> 01:03:50,667
Speaker 5: and there's just the flexibility around the activation, so people

1250
01:03:50,667 --> 01:03:52,587
Speaker 5: come along knowing they're going to have a great time.

1251
01:03:53,107 --> 01:03:55,227
Speaker 2: How much do you think as well, James, the fact

1252
01:03:55,267 --> 01:03:57,467
Speaker 2: that the shape of the playing service at go Media

1253
01:03:58,067 --> 01:04:02,147
Speaker 2: is rectangular improves the atmosphere, with the crowd basically right

1254
01:04:02,227 --> 01:04:04,947
Speaker 2: on top of the players regardless of where they are.

1255
01:04:04,987 --> 01:04:11,387
Speaker 5: Really no, it's key the combination of the capacity, so

1256
01:04:12,507 --> 01:04:16,107
Speaker 5: the Warriors and Auckland f C can go out there

1257
01:04:16,147 --> 01:04:19,267
Speaker 5: confident that they've got the ability to sell the place out.

1258
01:04:19,347 --> 01:04:21,267
Speaker 5: The fans know they need to get them early and

1259
01:04:21,307 --> 01:04:24,267
Speaker 5: buy their tickets to ensure they're there, and then the

1260
01:04:24,307 --> 01:04:27,147
Speaker 5: fans themselves become a big part of the experience with

1261
01:04:27,227 --> 01:04:31,747
Speaker 5: the atmosphere that they create, so it shifts the dynamic.

1262
01:04:31,787 --> 01:04:34,147
Speaker 5: People no longer want to just be at home watching

1263
01:04:34,187 --> 01:04:35,747
Speaker 5: their game, They actually want to be there and be

1264
01:04:35,827 --> 01:04:37,267
Speaker 5: part of it absolutely.

1265
01:04:37,347 --> 01:04:40,187
Speaker 2: Now, of course, there was a school of thought that APL,

1266
01:04:40,227 --> 01:04:42,947
Speaker 2: who run the a League, might take the Grand Final

1267
01:04:42,987 --> 01:04:45,907
Speaker 2: if Auckland FC were to make it to Eden Park,

1268
01:04:45,947 --> 01:04:48,027
Speaker 2: which of course has a bigger capacity, in order to

1269
01:04:49,027 --> 01:04:52,667
Speaker 2: get more ticket revenue. Now, thankfully sanity has prevailed and

1270
01:04:52,747 --> 01:04:54,627
Speaker 2: the Grand Final of Auckland f C make it will

1271
01:04:54,627 --> 01:04:57,707
Speaker 2: be at go Media. What was your part in those discussions.

1272
01:04:59,267 --> 01:05:02,387
Speaker 5: I think it comes back yet again. Our whole philosophy

1273
01:05:02,467 --> 01:05:06,067
Speaker 5: is around partnering. We knew how important having that home

1274
01:05:06,147 --> 01:05:11,067
Speaker 5: game was to Auckland FC. We took the time and

1275
01:05:11,467 --> 01:05:14,747
Speaker 5: our discussions with the APL to understand what was important

1276
01:05:14,747 --> 01:05:16,787
Speaker 5: to them and the route he is. It's more than

1277
01:05:16,947 --> 01:05:20,187
Speaker 5: just the ticket revenue. There are other ways for them

1278
01:05:20,267 --> 01:05:23,427
Speaker 5: to get commercial returns out of their events, and so

1279
01:05:24,067 --> 01:05:27,267
Speaker 5: we found ways to deliver that for them and I

1280
01:05:27,307 --> 01:05:32,067
Speaker 5: think it's a great, great outcome for the APL, for

1281
01:05:32,587 --> 01:05:34,787
Speaker 5: Auckland FC, and certainly for their fans.

1282
01:05:35,067 --> 01:05:37,027
Speaker 2: So you're putting in twenty seven hundred extra seats for

1283
01:05:37,027 --> 01:05:39,827
Speaker 2: the semi then eight hundred more off Auckland FC make

1284
01:05:39,867 --> 01:05:42,107
Speaker 2: it through to the Grand Final. How about a logistical

1285
01:05:42,147 --> 01:05:43,467
Speaker 2: exercises that for your team?

1286
01:05:44,387 --> 01:05:48,227
Speaker 5: Well, yeah, we've been fortunate. We've had plenty of opportunities

1287
01:05:48,227 --> 01:05:53,467
Speaker 5: to get temporary seats and over the years. The last

1288
01:05:53,467 --> 01:05:57,107
Speaker 5: time was for the or Black South Africa game at

1289
01:05:57,867 --> 01:06:02,147
Speaker 5: Media Stadium, so again it's something we're used to. This

1290
01:06:02,267 --> 01:06:04,947
Speaker 5: time it's a little bit different doing is than two tranches,

1291
01:06:06,707 --> 01:06:10,787
Speaker 5: but yeah, every confidence that that will go very smoothly.

1292
01:06:11,427 --> 01:06:14,027
Speaker 2: And that weekend of the semi final. I know you

1293
01:06:14,067 --> 01:06:16,987
Speaker 2: know this because it's a new calendar, but just to clarify,

1294
01:06:17,027 --> 01:06:19,347
Speaker 2: of course, there's the semi final of the A League

1295
01:06:19,347 --> 01:06:21,827
Speaker 2: on the Saturday and then Lease or actually in fact

1296
01:06:21,867 --> 01:06:25,867
Speaker 2: almost exactly twenty four hours later, the Warriors host Canberra.

1297
01:06:25,947 --> 01:06:28,107
Speaker 2: So will you leave those twenty seven hundred extra septs

1298
01:06:28,107 --> 01:06:29,347
Speaker 2: there for sale for the Warriors?

1299
01:06:30,507 --> 01:06:35,107
Speaker 5: Well, certainly the seats will be there. Ultimately, that decision

1300
01:06:35,427 --> 01:06:38,107
Speaker 5: around how they used is up to the Warriors and

1301
01:06:38,427 --> 01:06:42,027
Speaker 5: obsidly leave that to them to make any announcements around that,

1302
01:06:42,547 --> 01:06:47,307
Speaker 5: but it is no question it's a big weekends. In

1303
01:06:47,307 --> 01:06:50,427
Speaker 5: addition to those two games at go Media, our team

1304
01:06:50,467 --> 01:06:53,067
Speaker 5: have also got the Black Fans game up at North

1305
01:06:53,107 --> 01:06:55,147
Speaker 5: Harbor on the Saturday as well, So.

1306
01:06:55,027 --> 01:06:59,147
Speaker 2: I big weekend to sport in absolutely, and of course

1307
01:06:59,387 --> 01:07:01,787
Speaker 2: you've welcomed to Mona Pacifica to Albany on a full

1308
01:07:01,787 --> 01:07:03,987
Speaker 2: time basis the Super Rugby season as well. How's that

1309
01:07:04,027 --> 01:07:04,787
Speaker 2: relationship going.

1310
01:07:05,507 --> 01:07:10,307
Speaker 5: Yeah, no, we've enjoyed the relationship with MYNA. It's one

1311
01:07:10,387 --> 01:07:14,627
Speaker 5: that formed before they played the first game on the

1312
01:07:14,667 --> 01:07:19,427
Speaker 5: field and it's been great to see how that presence

1313
01:07:19,507 --> 01:07:22,667
Speaker 5: up at North Harbor has already worked for them, having

1314
01:07:22,667 --> 01:07:25,907
Speaker 5: both their training base and game venue up there, and

1315
01:07:26,347 --> 01:07:29,107
Speaker 5: the fans seem to have really taken to it. I

1316
01:07:29,147 --> 01:07:33,867
Speaker 5: think the game against the Blues next weekend will be

1317
01:07:33,907 --> 01:07:35,547
Speaker 5: a magical experience up.

1318
01:07:35,507 --> 01:07:38,107
Speaker 2: There, and of course two hundred and thirty five thousand

1319
01:07:38,147 --> 01:07:40,827
Speaker 2: plus fans need to be fed and watered, so your

1320
01:07:40,827 --> 01:07:43,307
Speaker 2: team has sent me some stats here. Two hundred and

1321
01:07:43,387 --> 01:07:47,147
Speaker 2: fifteen thousand beverages served across the A League season, one

1322
01:07:47,227 --> 01:07:50,347
Speaker 2: hundred and ten thousand portions of hot food. That doesn't

1323
01:07:50,387 --> 01:07:52,947
Speaker 2: include the corporate spaces and we know what they're like

1324
01:07:52,947 --> 01:07:55,667
Speaker 2: with food and drink. Your cater is a working over

1325
01:07:55,747 --> 01:07:56,867
Speaker 2: time too, by the sounds of it.

1326
01:07:56,947 --> 01:08:01,987
Speaker 5: James, Yes, yet, and we've enjoyed We've got a new

1327
01:08:02,107 --> 01:08:07,307
Speaker 5: catering partner on board ovation. We've only recently into New

1328
01:08:07,387 --> 01:08:11,187
Speaker 5: Zealand and so it's been great to welcome them and

1329
01:08:11,427 --> 01:08:15,907
Speaker 5: them in with the stadium going so well well, I

1330
01:08:15,907 --> 01:08:18,307
Speaker 5: think we've we've done a great job with our food

1331
01:08:18,347 --> 01:08:22,267
Speaker 5: and beverage this year, but it's certainly an area that

1332
01:08:22,387 --> 01:08:25,347
Speaker 5: we can see plenty of opportunity to improve as well,

1333
01:08:25,387 --> 01:08:28,347
Speaker 5: and that's what we'll be looking forward to doing for

1334
01:08:28,467 --> 01:08:30,587
Speaker 5: our fans over the coming months.

1335
01:08:30,907 --> 01:08:32,747
Speaker 2: How do you spend next days? You you don't get

1336
01:08:32,747 --> 01:08:34,347
Speaker 2: out in the active support. I'm not going to see

1337
01:08:34,347 --> 01:08:36,707
Speaker 2: you jumping up and down in the port come SEEMI

1338
01:08:36,747 --> 01:08:38,307
Speaker 2: final day, James.

1339
01:08:39,307 --> 01:08:43,267
Speaker 5: Probably probably not in a mixed support, but I'll certainly

1340
01:08:43,387 --> 01:08:48,107
Speaker 5: be there. And yeah, I mean it's it is a

1341
01:08:48,147 --> 01:08:51,827
Speaker 5: great experience. I man now our team in terms of

1342
01:08:51,907 --> 01:08:56,467
Speaker 5: venue operators, we get our satisfaction out of delivering these

1343
01:08:56,507 --> 01:08:59,467
Speaker 5: events and just seeing the people have a great time,

1344
01:09:00,987 --> 01:09:03,827
Speaker 5: and we've been seeing that in abundance throughout the season.

1345
01:09:04,347 --> 01:09:04,587
Speaker 10: Yeah.

1346
01:09:04,587 --> 01:09:07,427
Speaker 2: Well, I've had the very fortunate honor of being there

1347
01:09:07,467 --> 01:09:10,227
Speaker 2: for every single Auckland FC home game and I hadn't

1348
01:09:10,267 --> 01:09:11,867
Speaker 2: had the chance really to spend much time at go

1349
01:09:11,947 --> 01:09:14,747
Speaker 2: Media Stalium in the past, James. But I can only

1350
01:09:14,747 --> 01:09:17,067
Speaker 2: congratulate you and your team on the match the experience

1351
01:09:17,147 --> 01:09:19,827
Speaker 2: that you allow to happen there. Clearly it's taken some

1352
01:09:20,067 --> 01:09:23,227
Speaker 2: flexibility on your part as well. So look, I hope

1353
01:09:23,227 --> 01:09:25,547
Speaker 2: we get another couple of really big nights there at

1354
01:09:25,547 --> 01:09:28,187
Speaker 2: go Media and of course the Warriors as well on

1355
01:09:28,467 --> 01:09:31,307
Speaker 2: towards there are very successful NRL season so far too.

1356
01:09:31,347 --> 01:09:33,707
Speaker 2: Thanks for joining us this afternoon, James has been great

1357
01:09:33,747 --> 01:09:34,267
Speaker 2: chatting to you.

1358
01:09:34,787 --> 01:09:36,827
Speaker 5: Ye, thank you, Jason, much appreciated.

1359
01:09:37,267 --> 01:09:40,867
Speaker 2: All the best, mate, James Parkinson, Director of Auckland Stadiums

1360
01:09:40,907 --> 01:09:44,267
Speaker 2: overseeing go Media also North Harbor Stadium and Western Springs

1361
01:09:44,307 --> 01:09:47,427
Speaker 2: as well. You know, it's just been look at. Anyone

1362
01:09:47,467 --> 01:09:50,427
Speaker 2: who's been to an Auckland FC home game will tell

1363
01:09:50,467 --> 01:09:55,547
Speaker 2: you nothing compares in terms of the experience. You can't

1364
01:09:55,587 --> 01:09:57,667
Speaker 2: just sit on the couch and watch the game. You'll

1365
01:09:57,667 --> 01:10:01,467
Speaker 2: miss out. You'll miss out. What about that weekend twenty

1366
01:10:01,507 --> 01:10:04,747
Speaker 2: four to twenty five May twenty fourth to May the

1367
01:10:04,827 --> 01:10:08,507
Speaker 2: Saturday night six o'clock Auckland FC against Melbourne victory in

1368
01:10:08,507 --> 01:10:11,107
Speaker 2: the second leg of the semi with a place in

1369
01:10:11,147 --> 01:10:12,907
Speaker 2: the Grand Final on the line at the end of it.

1370
01:10:12,947 --> 01:10:17,027
Speaker 2: And then twenty four hours later Warriors v. Canberra Raiders,

1371
01:10:17,467 --> 01:10:19,907
Speaker 2: the team that gave them a bit of a hiding

1372
01:10:20,627 --> 01:10:23,987
Speaker 2: in Vegas and round one of the NRL season. I

1373
01:10:23,987 --> 01:10:26,027
Speaker 2: said to Francesca when we ch had to just before midday,

1374
01:10:26,067 --> 01:10:28,467
Speaker 2: think I might just roll out of bed, might just

1375
01:10:28,507 --> 01:10:32,347
Speaker 2: stay there for the whole weekend. Just on twenty one

1376
01:10:32,347 --> 01:10:34,947
Speaker 2: away from two. We'll take a break when we come back.

1377
01:10:34,987 --> 01:10:37,267
Speaker 2: James mcconey in his regular Sunday slot.

1378
01:10:37,587 --> 01:10:41,067
Speaker 1: The biggest teams in the sport are on Weekendsports with

1379
01:10:41,307 --> 01:10:45,387
Speaker 1: Jason Paine and GJ. Gubnohlmes, New Zealand's most trusted home

1380
01:10:45,467 --> 01:10:46,427
Speaker 1: builder News Talks.

1381
01:10:46,467 --> 01:10:49,427
Speaker 2: There'd be one forty two Sunday afternoon. Let's bring in

1382
01:10:49,547 --> 01:10:53,147
Speaker 2: James mcconey, alternative commentary, collective, crowd goes Wild and various

1383
01:10:53,147 --> 01:10:57,987
Speaker 2: other pursuits. Do you believe in third time? Lucky the Chiefs? James?

1384
01:10:58,467 --> 01:11:01,507
Speaker 2: You know, Grand Final last year, Grand Final the year before,

1385
01:11:01,747 --> 01:11:05,507
Speaker 2: weren't able to win it? Third time lucky for the Chiefs.

1386
01:11:06,707 --> 01:11:09,227
Speaker 9: I've been too burnt by the other times to even

1387
01:11:09,267 --> 01:11:14,307
Speaker 9: think about it. Now. Something I lost something that night

1388
01:11:14,427 --> 01:11:19,827
Speaker 9: in Hamilton, watching Razor breakdance on the turf white at

1389
01:11:19,947 --> 01:11:22,987
Speaker 9: the stadium. It just it took something from me. I

1390
01:11:23,027 --> 01:11:27,147
Speaker 9: guess an innocence or whatever. It is, just belief. It

1391
01:11:27,227 --> 01:11:31,627
Speaker 9: all just evaporated that night, and now whatever happens just happens.

1392
01:11:31,987 --> 01:11:34,147
Speaker 9: I'm numb to it. But at least we look good.

1393
01:11:34,827 --> 01:11:38,587
Speaker 2: We did look good, Well you did. I texted our

1394
01:11:38,707 --> 01:11:41,867
Speaker 2: media colleague Olie Ritchie last night, who, as you know,

1395
01:11:42,027 --> 01:11:45,227
Speaker 2: is a big Crusaders man out of christ Church. This

1396
01:11:45,347 --> 01:11:48,067
Speaker 2: was when the Crusaders went nineteen to three ahead, and

1397
01:11:48,107 --> 01:11:50,667
Speaker 2: I said to him, what even was twenty twenty four

1398
01:11:51,067 --> 01:11:54,307
Speaker 2: for the Crusaders? Was that a parallel universe or something?

1399
01:11:54,307 --> 01:11:56,267
Speaker 2: He came back saying, was certainly a time we choose

1400
01:11:56,307 --> 01:11:58,307
Speaker 2: to forget. Well, he might want to forget what happened

1401
01:11:58,347 --> 01:12:02,067
Speaker 2: after that as well. What happened after that, Well, after.

1402
01:12:01,867 --> 01:12:05,307
Speaker 9: That, the Crusaders didn't score any points, so they didn't

1403
01:12:05,307 --> 01:12:07,947
Speaker 9: score any points in the second half. It stayed at nineteen.

1404
01:12:08,467 --> 01:12:11,187
Speaker 9: The Chiefs, though, got their act together. They were a

1405
01:12:11,227 --> 01:12:13,747
Speaker 9: bit clunky, So we can talk about the obvious, which

1406
01:12:13,787 --> 01:12:16,867
Speaker 9: is having Damien McKenzie back really helps. But he did

1407
01:12:16,907 --> 01:12:19,307
Speaker 9: look to have what looked like a cast on his

1408
01:12:19,347 --> 01:12:22,147
Speaker 9: hand because he broke his hand a few weeks ago

1409
01:12:22,267 --> 01:12:25,507
Speaker 9: to come back quite early, and it did I think

1410
01:12:25,547 --> 01:12:29,267
Speaker 9: affected his passing and just confidence in that first half

1411
01:12:29,827 --> 01:12:33,107
Speaker 9: a couple of intercepts in their intercepts if you like.

1412
01:12:33,267 --> 01:12:36,827
Speaker 9: But then that third quarter has been incredible for the

1413
01:12:36,907 --> 01:12:41,347
Speaker 9: Chiefs for most of the season except for last week

1414
01:12:41,387 --> 01:12:43,387
Speaker 9: against the Hurricanes, so we can get to that. But

1415
01:12:43,627 --> 01:12:46,947
Speaker 9: just one last night, I think there were three players

1416
01:12:46,947 --> 01:12:50,027
Speaker 9: that I thought really spit out apart from dmac and

1417
01:12:50,067 --> 01:12:55,387
Speaker 9: they were Quintupire, Luke Jacobson t happening at open side

1418
01:12:55,387 --> 01:12:57,467
Speaker 9: Flanka just all the dirty works. But Wallace a T

1419
01:12:57,587 --> 01:13:00,347
Speaker 9: T twenty two hit ups, coming back and playing a

1420
01:13:00,347 --> 01:13:03,827
Speaker 9: full game after that neat reconstruction. He is a machine.

1421
01:13:03,827 --> 01:13:06,107
Speaker 9: And I mean, look, he is the breakthrough world rugby

1422
01:13:06,107 --> 01:13:08,387
Speaker 9: player of the year, so he.

1423
01:13:08,387 --> 01:13:13,187
Speaker 2: Was world class, just absolutely, can I add emoni Nullawa,

1424
01:13:14,027 --> 01:13:17,587
Speaker 2: you know, not as not as eye catching a game

1425
01:13:17,667 --> 01:13:20,307
Speaker 2: last night, but across the season, his body of work

1426
01:13:20,587 --> 01:13:23,867
Speaker 2: for the Chiefs, he's the form right winger in the competition,

1427
01:13:23,987 --> 01:13:25,307
Speaker 2: isn't he he is?

1428
01:13:25,387 --> 01:13:27,147
Speaker 9: I think he's a Player of the Year candidate for

1429
01:13:27,187 --> 01:13:29,267
Speaker 9: the Chiefs as well. You think about the minutes he's

1430
01:13:29,267 --> 01:13:32,867
Speaker 9: played and how influential he's been a real deadlock breaker

1431
01:13:32,907 --> 01:13:35,067
Speaker 9: as well. So he's one of those guys who if

1432
01:13:35,107 --> 01:13:37,547
Speaker 9: you look back at the Chiefs and when the momentum

1433
01:13:37,587 --> 01:13:40,507
Speaker 9: swimming starts, he's one of those wingers that also likes

1434
01:13:40,507 --> 01:13:42,347
Speaker 9: to pick and go. So he's right there at the

1435
01:13:42,347 --> 01:13:45,387
Speaker 9: base of the rack trying to get amongst it and

1436
01:13:46,227 --> 01:13:48,747
Speaker 9: the good on Clayton McMillan just says, Yeah, why not

1437
01:13:48,947 --> 01:13:50,707
Speaker 9: do what you've got to do if that's your game,

1438
01:13:50,787 --> 01:13:53,147
Speaker 9: and go and do it. I've felt sorry for the

1439
01:13:53,747 --> 01:13:56,867
Speaker 9: Crusaders because Will Jordan's so influential. As soon as he

1440
01:13:56,947 --> 01:14:00,627
Speaker 9: went off, their game sort of went to pieces a bit,

1441
01:14:00,707 --> 01:14:03,987
Speaker 9: and that just shows those really those top class superstars

1442
01:14:04,027 --> 01:14:06,947
Speaker 9: make such a big difference. That's almost we might have

1443
01:14:07,027 --> 01:14:11,947
Speaker 9: to decide the playoffs piny because maybe without dmac the

1444
01:14:12,027 --> 01:14:13,787
Speaker 9: Chiefs aren't going to be able to get up and

1445
01:14:13,827 --> 01:14:16,787
Speaker 9: beat some of the top teams. And are the Hurricanes,

1446
01:14:16,827 --> 01:14:19,627
Speaker 9: given that the Chiefs lost last week, are they the

1447
01:14:19,707 --> 01:14:22,707
Speaker 9: form new Zealand side. Are they the best hes onside?

1448
01:14:23,027 --> 01:14:24,387
Speaker 2: Well, I guess we're going to find out. I'm you

1449
01:14:24,387 --> 01:14:26,387
Speaker 2: probably didn't hear Quinta Pie with us on the radio

1450
01:14:26,427 --> 01:14:28,227
Speaker 2: about an hour ago, but he said that after they

1451
01:14:28,307 --> 01:14:30,987
Speaker 2: lost to the Hurricanes last week and in the process

1452
01:14:31,987 --> 01:14:35,147
Speaker 2: leaked twenty six unanswered points in the second half, Clayton

1453
01:14:35,187 --> 01:14:38,347
Speaker 2: McMillan afterwards in the changing room turned their speaker off

1454
01:14:38,747 --> 01:14:42,547
Speaker 2: and made them sit silently and listen to the Hurricanes

1455
01:14:43,027 --> 01:14:46,267
Speaker 2: singing their victory song in the changing room next door.

1456
01:14:46,347 --> 01:14:50,427
Speaker 2: That is masterful stuff from Clayton.

1457
01:14:51,267 --> 01:14:55,467
Speaker 9: It when the Crusaders went up ninety nineteen points to

1458
01:14:55,467 --> 01:14:58,267
Speaker 9: three and you were texting early Ritchie, I was thinking,

1459
01:14:58,267 --> 01:15:00,507
Speaker 9: I was in the alternative commentary thinking can we go

1460
01:15:00,627 --> 01:15:03,587
Speaker 9: over to the Warriors? And also if there's ever been

1461
01:15:03,587 --> 01:15:06,947
Speaker 9: a time in rugby where a team needed time out,

1462
01:15:07,427 --> 01:15:09,907
Speaker 9: that would have been you know, they just looked all

1463
01:15:09,907 --> 01:15:12,467
Speaker 9: at sea, but then it came right and probably Clayton

1464
01:15:12,787 --> 01:15:15,467
Speaker 9: had a really good half time with you know, turning

1465
01:15:15,467 --> 01:15:17,107
Speaker 9: speakers off and doing what he does.

1466
01:15:18,187 --> 01:15:20,707
Speaker 2: Indeed, well, while you were watching the rugby, the Warriors

1467
01:15:20,707 --> 01:15:24,107
Speaker 2: were playing and you, I'm presumed caught the end of it.

1468
01:15:24,147 --> 01:15:26,467
Speaker 2: Which was probably the most exciting, but once the rugby

1469
01:15:26,467 --> 01:15:29,907
Speaker 2: had finished, that just got an ability this season to

1470
01:15:29,987 --> 01:15:31,787
Speaker 2: close out the the tighte ones.

1471
01:15:31,867 --> 01:15:34,747
Speaker 9: James, Yes, and I like the technical of taking an

1472
01:15:34,747 --> 01:15:37,787
Speaker 9: early droppy. There's nothing like when you try and see

1473
01:15:37,827 --> 01:15:41,227
Speaker 9: it happen in the seventy ninth minute or whatever. It's

1474
01:15:41,307 --> 01:15:43,627
Speaker 9: just all or nothing. You can see the pressure pile

1475
01:15:43,667 --> 01:15:46,787
Speaker 9: on the on the kicker, although there is the safety

1476
01:15:46,787 --> 01:15:48,907
Speaker 9: net if you like of gotten point extra time, but

1477
01:15:50,547 --> 01:15:52,507
Speaker 9: it was it was a good call from Luke Metcalf,

1478
01:15:52,547 --> 01:15:54,867
Speaker 9: you know, just bossing it the way he has so far.

1479
01:15:55,147 --> 01:15:57,707
Speaker 9: You can see him growing with every game and winning

1480
01:15:57,707 --> 01:15:59,867
Speaker 9: those tough ones is something that the Warriors that the

1481
01:15:59,947 --> 01:16:03,827
Speaker 9: need is part of their repertoire because they're always going

1482
01:16:03,867 --> 01:16:07,307
Speaker 9: to get those sorts of games over in Australia. So yeah,

1483
01:16:07,347 --> 01:16:10,187
Speaker 9: there was just from looking at some of the highlights

1484
01:16:10,187 --> 01:16:12,427
Speaker 9: and I watched a bit of the second half, I

1485
01:16:12,427 --> 01:16:17,907
Speaker 9: do like the fact that they they're more uncompromising this year,

1486
01:16:18,067 --> 01:16:21,147
Speaker 9: and even defensive highlights, you see the worrier is really

1487
01:16:21,587 --> 01:16:24,467
Speaker 9: standing up there. So imagine when we get James Swisher

1488
01:16:24,507 --> 01:16:27,587
Speaker 9: Harris back, it's going to be even more formidable.

1489
01:16:28,307 --> 01:16:30,347
Speaker 2: And Roger two of us. The Sheky's not back yet.

1490
01:16:30,347 --> 01:16:32,867
Speaker 2: We saw Dellan come back last night, so that the

1491
01:16:32,907 --> 01:16:35,907
Speaker 2: cavalry is starting to arrive. Think about att Raga League, Thay,

1492
01:16:36,067 --> 01:16:38,667
Speaker 2: it must just I guess they just accept that injuries

1493
01:16:38,667 --> 01:16:41,867
Speaker 2: happened jackson Ford last night. Buntie Alfo I think went off.

1494
01:16:41,907 --> 01:16:44,907
Speaker 2: They just must accept that the attrition rate in this

1495
01:16:45,027 --> 01:16:47,227
Speaker 2: game is going to be quite high.

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Speaker 9: Yeah, and also shout out to Tomighty Marsin who's from

1497
01:16:50,227 --> 01:16:53,187
Speaker 9: just south of Kafia Harbor, Tahadora. It's near my neck

1498
01:16:53,227 --> 01:16:56,267
Speaker 9: of the woods. They are having someone like him come

1499
01:16:56,307 --> 01:16:59,267
Speaker 9: on and be a mister fixer is really what you need.

1500
01:16:59,387 --> 01:17:02,507
Speaker 9: And that's what you know. The bench has become in

1501
01:17:03,667 --> 01:17:06,067
Speaker 9: regular league. You just have to decide really carefully because

1502
01:17:06,067 --> 01:17:09,867
Speaker 9: you've got your forward rotation. We guys like Bunty you

1503
01:17:09,907 --> 01:17:11,987
Speaker 9: have always been stars. But then who do you have

1504
01:17:12,067 --> 01:17:15,347
Speaker 9: who can plug gaps? And he's done that incredibly well.

1505
01:17:15,747 --> 01:17:17,427
Speaker 9: I think a lot of people are thinking his career

1506
01:17:17,547 --> 01:17:19,707
Speaker 9: was over with the harps Coomb but they've got now.

1507
01:17:19,787 --> 01:17:22,427
Speaker 9: But he put in played a nice hand.

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01:17:23,507 --> 01:17:25,507
Speaker 2: A couple of other matters around Today. Auckland f C

1509
01:17:25,667 --> 01:17:28,867
Speaker 2: will face Melbourne victory home and away for a place

1510
01:17:28,867 --> 01:17:31,347
Speaker 2: in the A League Means Football Grand Final. You're happy

1511
01:17:31,427 --> 01:17:32,227
Speaker 2: enough with that outcome?

1512
01:17:33,187 --> 01:17:37,307
Speaker 9: No, I'm not, pony, I'm not happy about it. I

1513
01:17:37,347 --> 01:17:41,547
Speaker 9: think Melbourne victory really sneakingly good. Is my feeling about

1514
01:17:41,547 --> 01:17:43,667
Speaker 9: the Melbourne victory. And you know the players better than me.

1515
01:17:43,827 --> 01:17:48,067
Speaker 9: But you know Nisha Vlukla, the Sri Lankan star, Ossiebourne

1516
01:17:48,067 --> 01:17:50,867
Speaker 9: Sri Lankan. I mean there's all these players who they

1517
01:17:50,987 --> 01:17:54,627
Speaker 9: just have for a team that's I guess, you know,

1518
01:17:56,427 --> 01:17:59,867
Speaker 9: not really had a dynasty era. They do feel like

1519
01:17:59,867 --> 01:18:03,627
Speaker 9: they're consistently very very good and they've got more X

1520
01:18:03,627 --> 01:18:05,227
Speaker 9: factor than most your thoughts.

1521
01:18:05,667 --> 01:18:07,907
Speaker 2: No, I agree totally. I think if you and I

1522
01:18:07,947 --> 01:18:10,947
Speaker 2: actually thought Western Sydney had as much X factor as

1523
01:18:11,347 --> 01:18:14,227
Speaker 2: Melbourne victory. But last night it was the It was

1524
01:18:14,267 --> 01:18:17,067
Speaker 2: the Victory players who showed that Daniel Larzani he best

1525
01:18:17,067 --> 01:18:19,627
Speaker 2: player out there last night. All I'll say though, is

1526
01:18:20,147 --> 01:18:22,587
Speaker 2: that a couple of things. Auckland FC went over there

1527
01:18:22,667 --> 01:18:25,507
Speaker 2: and one two knill not that long ago. And Auckland

1528
01:18:25,547 --> 01:18:29,227
Speaker 2: FC have the best defense in the competition. So look,

1529
01:18:29,307 --> 01:18:31,827
Speaker 2: when you're talking about NULLA foring threats, I think the

1530
01:18:31,907 --> 01:18:36,347
Speaker 2: likes of Hiroki Sakai, Dan Hallmander, Pinaker, Francis Devreze, Alex

1531
01:18:36,387 --> 01:18:38,507
Speaker 2: Paulson and goalie of Strata in front of them. I

1532
01:18:38,507 --> 01:18:42,667
Speaker 2: think we're pretty well equipped to repel victories.

1533
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Speaker 9: But the one issue is I think, look, there's a

1534
01:18:45,507 --> 01:18:47,947
Speaker 9: chance we'll lose in Melbourne, right, So if that happens,

1535
01:18:47,987 --> 01:18:51,867
Speaker 9: then we come back to go media. And as your

1536
01:18:51,867 --> 01:18:54,307
Speaker 9: previous James on the show was saying, you know, there's

1537
01:18:54,467 --> 01:18:57,587
Speaker 9: extra seats in the atmosphere has been electric, so it

1538
01:18:57,627 --> 01:19:01,187
Speaker 9: will be a cauldron as you put a piney. So

1539
01:19:01,227 --> 01:19:04,547
Speaker 9: the thing is they need to finish their chances. I

1540
01:19:04,627 --> 01:19:08,147
Speaker 9: don't think you can rely on Francis of Reece winning,

1541
01:19:08,187 --> 01:19:10,027
Speaker 9: you know, winning corners for him on the on the

1542
01:19:10,027 --> 01:19:12,067
Speaker 9: preferred right side of the field, so it's left foot

1543
01:19:12,067 --> 01:19:14,587
Speaker 9: can work its magic. I think they really need to

1544
01:19:14,627 --> 01:19:18,307
Speaker 9: say to m and my and Max Martin, so the

1545
01:19:18,307 --> 01:19:21,387
Speaker 9: guys they start up front, they've got to be way

1546
01:19:21,427 --> 01:19:23,067
Speaker 9: more deadly in front of the gold That's.

1547
01:19:22,827 --> 01:19:26,547
Speaker 2: It, all right, just to finish. NBA Semi Finals are

1548
01:19:26,547 --> 01:19:27,867
Speaker 2: on at the moment. In fact, there's a game on

1549
01:19:27,947 --> 01:19:30,867
Speaker 2: as we speak halftime, Golden State Warriors forty two, forty

1550
01:19:30,907 --> 01:19:33,187
Speaker 2: ahead of the Timberwolves. This one's locked up at one all.

1551
01:19:33,347 --> 01:19:35,427
Speaker 2: It seems like it's been very difficult for teams to

1552
01:19:35,467 --> 01:19:38,027
Speaker 2: win at home during these NBA playoffs.

1553
01:19:38,987 --> 01:19:42,027
Speaker 9: It's been totally topsy turvy, and the Boston Celtics have

1554
01:19:42,107 --> 01:19:44,547
Speaker 9: been given a massive wake up call from the New

1555
01:19:44,627 --> 01:19:46,867
Speaker 9: York Mix. But today, one of the cool stories is

1556
01:19:46,867 --> 01:19:49,987
Speaker 9: that for the what Golden State Warriors, because Steph Curry

1557
01:19:50,027 --> 01:19:52,987
Speaker 9: isn't playing, there's a guy called Pat Spencer who looks

1558
01:19:53,027 --> 01:19:55,307
Speaker 9: like he pretty much belongs in you, you know, r

1559
01:19:55,427 --> 01:19:59,947
Speaker 9: YMC a league, playing out there with a T shirt

1560
01:19:59,987 --> 01:20:03,667
Speaker 9: on and just you know, looking like someone's geography teacher.

1561
01:20:04,107 --> 01:20:07,827
Speaker 9: And he's just been magic for them, just filling gaps.

1562
01:20:07,827 --> 01:20:10,467
Speaker 9: He's not been lighting up the school board completely, but

1563
01:20:10,987 --> 01:20:15,307
Speaker 9: he's suddenly effective because they've got no stuff. They've traded

1564
01:20:15,307 --> 01:20:19,747
Speaker 9: lots of players away, and he's getting to play a

1565
01:20:19,827 --> 01:20:24,067
Speaker 9: really important role for a depleted Warrior's side. And you

1566
01:20:24,147 --> 01:20:26,147
Speaker 9: probably got the TV. I've just gone to an ad.

1567
01:20:26,187 --> 01:20:28,227
Speaker 9: I was going to give you a score update. But

1568
01:20:28,867 --> 01:20:32,147
Speaker 9: that's good on them. Good old Pat Spencer a lacrosse

1569
01:20:32,187 --> 01:20:34,467
Speaker 9: star in his youth. He was the number one for

1570
01:20:34,707 --> 01:20:38,747
Speaker 9: lacrosse player in America. But he just preferred basketball and said,

1571
01:20:38,787 --> 01:20:40,307
Speaker 9: this is what I'm going to do with my life.

1572
01:20:40,707 --> 01:20:42,947
Speaker 2: You don't get a lot of pets anymore. Do you

1573
01:20:43,227 --> 01:20:44,827
Speaker 2: get a lot of people called Pat?

1574
01:20:46,547 --> 01:20:50,267
Speaker 9: And not only is playing NBA's brother plays at Memphis Grizzly.

1575
01:20:50,427 --> 01:20:53,827
Speaker 9: So it's kind of crazy how I have Suddenly everyone's

1576
01:20:53,867 --> 01:20:57,107
Speaker 9: wanting to write stories about good old Pat the postman.

1577
01:20:57,187 --> 01:21:04,067
Speaker 9: Pat always delivers.

1578
01:20:59,747 --> 01:21:04,027
Speaker 2: Good Thanks as all those James mccony, big part of

1579
01:21:04,027 --> 01:21:06,147
Speaker 2: our Sunday is very popular part of our Sundays. Catch

1580
01:21:06,187 --> 01:21:08,587
Speaker 2: them on the Alternative Commentary Collective, on the Craig Goes World,

1581
01:21:08,787 --> 01:21:11,147
Speaker 2: and across your social media platforms as well. Forty two

1582
01:21:11,147 --> 01:21:14,147
Speaker 2: to forty The Warriors lead the Timberwolves at halftime in

1583
01:21:14,227 --> 01:21:16,267
Speaker 2: Game three of their semi final series. It's all locked

1584
01:21:16,347 --> 01:21:19,507
Speaker 2: up at one game apiece. Leon Busby Actually after two o'clock,

1585
01:21:19,547 --> 01:21:22,267
Speaker 2: our American sports expert going to break down all of

1586
01:21:22,307 --> 01:21:24,747
Speaker 2: the NBA Semi Finals for us back in a moment

1587
01:21:24,787 --> 01:21:25,427
Speaker 2: on Weekend.

1588
01:21:25,187 --> 01:21:29,387
Speaker 1: Sports, analyzing every view from every angle in the sporting

1589
01:21:29,427 --> 01:21:32,867
Speaker 1: world Weekends for it with Jason pie They call eight

1590
01:21:32,947 --> 01:21:35,147
Speaker 1: hundred and eighties and eighty News Talks MB.

1591
01:21:35,787 --> 01:21:37,587
Speaker 2: Four to two just a correction on tickets for the

1592
01:21:37,627 --> 01:21:39,987
Speaker 2: Auckland FC game. I mentioned before they might be available

1593
01:21:39,987 --> 01:21:42,987
Speaker 2: tomorrow for general sale. No Tuesday. Tuesday is when they

1594
01:21:43,027 --> 01:21:45,427
Speaker 2: go on general sale. This is the home leg of

1595
01:21:45,467 --> 01:21:48,467
Speaker 2: the semi on the night of May twenty four, three

1596
01:21:48,467 --> 01:21:51,787
Speaker 2: o'clock Tuesday afternoon through Ticketmaster as we can get your

1597
01:21:51,787 --> 01:21:55,467
Speaker 2: tickets for the semi final home leg. Members of course

1598
01:21:55,667 --> 01:21:58,947
Speaker 2: already have the opportunity to buy theirs right now. After

1599
01:21:59,027 --> 01:22:01,987
Speaker 2: two o'clock. Judd flavel on the show, coach of the

1600
01:22:02,067 --> 01:22:06,107
Speaker 2: Tall Blacks, a Trans Tasman doubleheader in Hamilton with both

1601
01:22:06,107 --> 01:22:07,867
Speaker 2: of their Tall Backs and Tall Ferns. Tacking on the

1602
01:22:07,867 --> 01:22:11,867
Speaker 2: Australian counterparts and speaking of Australian's Donald Wallam new to

1603
01:22:11,947 --> 01:22:14,507
Speaker 2: the mystics this year in the am Z Premiership. She's

1604
01:22:14,507 --> 01:22:14,827
Speaker 2: with us.

1605
01:22:14,787 --> 01:22:19,347
Speaker 1: Too, the only place to discuss the biggest fours issues

1606
01:22:19,427 --> 01:22:23,267
Speaker 1: on and after fields. It's all on Weekend Sport with

1607
01:22:23,507 --> 01:22:28,107
Speaker 1: Jason Paine on your Home of Sport. We used talks.

1608
01:22:29,467 --> 01:22:32,067
Speaker 2: Hello there and welcome into the show. Welcome back. It

1609
01:22:32,187 --> 01:22:35,667
Speaker 2: is seven past two. I'm Jason Pine. This is Weekend Sport,

1610
01:22:35,667 --> 01:22:38,707
Speaker 2: Ada McDonald producing the show. Only here until three o'clock

1611
01:22:38,707 --> 01:22:44,027
Speaker 2: when Tim Beveridge takes over or the weekend collective Mother's

1612
01:22:44,107 --> 01:22:47,787
Speaker 2: Day edition before we can hand the mic over. Quite

1613
01:22:47,787 --> 01:22:51,507
Speaker 2: a bit to talk about, actually, hoop sports, including netball.

1614
01:22:52,227 --> 01:22:55,947
Speaker 2: The A and Z Premiership is underway, with the Central

1615
01:22:55,987 --> 01:23:00,107
Speaker 2: Pulse victorious yesterday fifty seven forty four against the whitecutt

1616
01:23:00,147 --> 01:23:03,067
Speaker 2: Or Bay of Plenty, Magic and Parmeerston North four o'clock

1617
01:23:03,107 --> 01:23:06,867
Speaker 2: This afternoon Auckland Derby Northern Mystics Northern Stars event find

1618
01:23:06,867 --> 01:23:10,467
Speaker 2: a Stadium in Auckland. Danell Wallom has taken the place

1619
01:23:10,507 --> 01:23:14,467
Speaker 2: of Grace Weki in the Northern Mystics lineup. The Mystics,

1620
01:23:14,467 --> 01:23:18,747
Speaker 2: of course, are defending champions. Danell Wallom is an Australian

1621
01:23:18,787 --> 01:23:23,107
Speaker 2: diamonds shooter. How she feeling ahead of her first season

1622
01:23:23,147 --> 01:23:25,347
Speaker 2: with the Mystics, we'll find out when she joins us.

1623
01:23:25,347 --> 01:23:28,747
Speaker 2: The Mainland Tactics later on tonight hosts the Southern Steel

1624
01:23:28,987 --> 01:23:33,587
Speaker 2: in christ Church. Full commentary of that game incidentally via

1625
01:23:33,667 --> 01:23:39,467
Speaker 2: Gold Sport and iHeartRadio Basketball as well. A Trans Tasman

1626
01:23:39,787 --> 01:23:45,307
Speaker 2: double header at Globox Arena in Cordland's Hamilton about to

1627
01:23:45,307 --> 01:23:49,747
Speaker 2: get underway, the toll Blacks against the Australian Boomers, and

1628
01:23:49,787 --> 01:23:53,707
Speaker 2: then following that it's our tall Ferns against the Australian Opals.

1629
01:23:54,107 --> 01:23:55,747
Speaker 2: Judd Flavel, coach of the toll Blacks. I spoke to

1630
01:23:55,827 --> 01:23:57,707
Speaker 2: him yesterday because we knew who wouldn't be able to

1631
01:23:57,707 --> 01:23:59,667
Speaker 2: get him on while the game was getting under way.

1632
01:23:59,667 --> 01:24:02,147
Speaker 2: It's a Judg Flavel coming up and we'll wrap American

1633
01:24:02,187 --> 01:24:06,027
Speaker 2: sport for you, including the NBA Basketball semi finals and

1634
01:24:06,627 --> 01:24:12,107
Speaker 2: NHL Ice hockey playoff action for you as well. Please

1635
01:24:12,627 --> 01:24:14,667
Speaker 2: continue to get in touch if you would like to

1636
01:24:15,067 --> 01:24:18,427
Speaker 2: via any of the means available to you Text nine

1637
01:24:18,507 --> 01:24:21,787
Speaker 2: two nine to two, email Jason at NEWSTALKZB dot co

1638
01:24:21,867 --> 01:24:24,467
Speaker 2: dot nz or on the phone, oh eight hundred and

1639
01:24:24,547 --> 01:24:28,067
Speaker 2: eighty ten eighty. But before we get into any of that,

1640
01:24:28,147 --> 01:24:29,987
Speaker 2: as we always do it around about this time on

1641
01:24:30,067 --> 01:24:33,387
Speaker 2: weekend sport, let's get you up today, shall we with

1642
01:24:33,467 --> 01:24:35,267
Speaker 2: some of the things that might have escaped your attention

1643
01:24:36,587 --> 01:24:38,627
Speaker 2: in case you missed it from the last twenty four

1644
01:24:38,667 --> 01:24:41,387
Speaker 2: hours or so. Starting in the Premier League, aston Villa

1645
01:24:42,027 --> 01:24:44,987
Speaker 2: picking up a win over Bournemouth to stay in the

1646
01:24:45,067 --> 01:24:52,427
Speaker 2: hunt for Champions League football next season. Rogers and Watkins

1647
01:24:52,667 --> 01:24:55,107
Speaker 2: and Hay halftime lead.

1648
01:24:57,387 --> 01:25:01,707
Speaker 4: The joy evidence of the face of Olie Watkins and

1649
01:25:01,827 --> 01:25:04,667
Speaker 4: in the sixth minutes of additional time.

1650
01:25:05,187 --> 01:25:09,387
Speaker 2: Aston Villa o'bannoses in front and stayed in front, winning

1651
01:25:09,427 --> 01:25:12,427
Speaker 2: its one knell to Super Rugby. The Brumbies up to

1652
01:25:12,547 --> 01:25:15,707
Speaker 2: second on the table with an impressive win away at

1653
01:25:15,747 --> 01:25:20,347
Speaker 2: the Western Force. There for lotting it wider, sob right

1654
01:25:21,027 --> 01:25:23,587
Speaker 2: holds it up the till to accelerate to get through

1655
01:25:23,587 --> 01:25:24,067
Speaker 2: the way.

1656
01:25:24,107 --> 01:25:27,627
Speaker 7: To sup It is Dicky who have the Brunbies?

1657
01:25:28,187 --> 01:25:29,467
Speaker 3: Oh is it?

1658
01:25:29,627 --> 01:25:33,427
Speaker 2: Thirty three point fourteen? The Brumbies running out winners in

1659
01:25:33,467 --> 01:25:38,027
Speaker 2: Western Australia. In the NRL, the comebacks continued, the Bulldogs

1660
01:25:38,187 --> 01:25:42,867
Speaker 2: overcoming a twenty point deficit. Siren is nearly upon us.

1661
01:25:43,227 --> 01:25:43,827
Speaker 10: Some of them are.

1662
01:25:43,787 --> 01:25:45,667
Speaker 8: Jumping for joy on the sideline.

1663
01:25:45,707 --> 01:25:48,467
Speaker 7: This is one of the great reds, the eight twin

1664
01:25:48,547 --> 01:25:53,387
Speaker 7: of the season for a character cards. For the first

1665
01:25:53,427 --> 01:25:57,267
Speaker 7: time in twenty four years, Canterbury have overcome a twenty point.

1666
01:25:57,027 --> 01:26:01,587
Speaker 2: Deficit, indeed winning it thirty two points to twenty. And

1667
01:26:01,667 --> 01:26:04,427
Speaker 2: the Cowboys had to come back from a double digit

1668
01:26:04,507 --> 01:26:07,907
Speaker 2: deficit twice to seen their game against the Panthers at

1669
01:26:07,947 --> 01:26:11,707
Speaker 2: a golden point. And then this happened No Clarie quick

1670
01:26:11,787 --> 01:26:15,667
Speaker 2: hands filled dot jackins tie with the car, chuggles it

1671
01:26:15,747 --> 01:26:20,307
Speaker 2: at the time, kicks it back t con seconds off

1672
01:26:20,387 --> 01:26:22,467
Speaker 2: the clock. There won't be time for a scrub.

1673
01:26:23,427 --> 01:26:26,587
Speaker 4: We've got ninety minutes, folks, and we'll have to.

1674
01:26:26,627 --> 01:26:27,387
Speaker 5: Call it a drawer.

1675
01:26:27,707 --> 01:26:32,667
Speaker 2: Indeed, we will thirty thirty between the Cowboys and the Panthers,

1676
01:26:32,747 --> 01:26:36,827
Speaker 2: nothing splitting the two and a barn storming performance from

1677
01:26:36,947 --> 01:26:40,867
Speaker 2: rookie fall back Braxton Sorenson McGhee has got on the

1678
01:26:40,867 --> 01:26:42,947
Speaker 2: Blackfern's year off to a winning start.

1679
01:26:43,627 --> 01:26:46,267
Speaker 7: There's no one there counts us to Sarance McGee five

1680
01:26:46,347 --> 01:26:49,027
Speaker 7: the time in the corner brex at Sorrence McGee with

1681
01:26:49,067 --> 01:26:51,587
Speaker 7: a trial on day Boo the eighteen year old the

1682
01:26:51,667 --> 01:26:56,107
Speaker 7: full back in the right egg corner by selling yourself

1683
01:26:56,187 --> 01:27:00,267
Speaker 7: to the rexton. Sir McGhee with two tries on tapoo

1684
01:27:00,627 --> 01:27:04,627
Speaker 7: scores it underneath the sticks.

1685
01:27:03,267 --> 01:27:08,347
Speaker 1: Breaking down the hail Mary's and the epic fields weekends

1686
01:27:08,427 --> 01:27:11,547
Speaker 1: for it with Jason Vine News Talk ZENV.

1687
01:27:11,987 --> 01:27:16,187
Speaker 2: Eleven minutes past two basketball doubleheader at Globox Arena, Clawton's,

1688
01:27:16,187 --> 01:27:20,547
Speaker 2: Hamilton today to conclude the Trans Tasman throwdown, the Australian

1689
01:27:20,547 --> 01:27:23,707
Speaker 2: Boomers and the Tall Blacks have just tipped off at

1690
01:27:23,747 --> 01:27:26,787
Speaker 2: ten past four as the Australian Opals and the Tall

1691
01:27:26,867 --> 01:27:31,067
Speaker 2: Ferns now. Both Australian teams were victorious in the opening

1692
01:27:31,147 --> 01:27:34,907
Speaker 2: two matches and Adelaide on Wednesday night the Opals beat

1693
01:27:34,947 --> 01:27:37,667
Speaker 2: our Tall Ferns eighty eight to seventy and the Boomers

1694
01:27:37,667 --> 01:27:40,947
Speaker 2: beat the Tall Blacks eighty points to sixty eight. And

1695
01:27:40,987 --> 01:27:43,387
Speaker 2: then on Friday night in the Sunshine Coast it was

1696
01:27:43,427 --> 01:27:47,027
Speaker 2: the women's ninety two to sixty seven to Australia and

1697
01:27:47,067 --> 01:27:49,947
Speaker 2: in the men ninety eight sorry, ninety two sixty seven

1698
01:27:49,947 --> 01:27:53,067
Speaker 2: and the men ninety eight to fifty seven in the women.

1699
01:27:53,227 --> 01:27:56,507
Speaker 2: So some pride to play for this afternoon in the

1700
01:27:56,507 --> 01:28:00,187
Speaker 2: third and final games of this Trans Tasman series, the

1701
01:28:00,227 --> 01:28:03,547
Speaker 2: Trans Tasman throw Down as they're calling it. I spoke

1702
01:28:03,627 --> 01:28:06,947
Speaker 2: yesterday with Tall Black's coach jud flavel Staffter he got

1703
01:28:06,987 --> 01:28:09,107
Speaker 2: off the plane on the flight home and asked him

1704
01:28:09,107 --> 01:28:11,987
Speaker 2: what had taken up most of his thinking time on

1705
01:28:12,027 --> 01:28:14,507
Speaker 2: the flight back to New Zealand ahead of Game three

1706
01:28:14,667 --> 01:28:15,467
Speaker 2: this afternoon.

1707
01:28:16,907 --> 01:28:18,867
Speaker 21: Yeah, it was an early start for us this morning,

1708
01:28:18,947 --> 01:28:21,427
Speaker 21: travel day and all, but we had had some time

1709
01:28:21,467 --> 01:28:25,667
Speaker 21: to look across get across the film, and I guess,

1710
01:28:25,787 --> 01:28:27,827
Speaker 21: you know, there's a lot to light there in terms

1711
01:28:27,867 --> 01:28:29,627
Speaker 21: of what we wanted to achieve.

1712
01:28:30,107 --> 01:28:31,947
Speaker 10: We wanted to tidy up some of the things on

1713
01:28:32,027 --> 01:28:32,987
Speaker 10: the offensive.

1714
01:28:32,667 --> 01:28:36,707
Speaker 21: End, and you know, we we we were able to

1715
01:28:36,747 --> 01:28:39,907
Speaker 21: do that, and we just I guess trying to put

1716
01:28:39,907 --> 01:28:43,867
Speaker 21: it together consistently is the is the mission the objective.

1717
01:28:43,907 --> 01:28:47,107
Speaker 21: And at times when we did do that and converted,

1718
01:28:47,187 --> 01:28:50,587
Speaker 21: you know, we we were good. We haven't shot the

1719
01:28:50,587 --> 01:28:53,787
Speaker 21: ball well, we've shot it, I guess across both games,

1720
01:28:53,827 --> 01:28:55,947
Speaker 21: you know, twenty three percent from a three point line,

1721
01:28:55,947 --> 01:28:58,547
Speaker 21: and so it's hard to win ball games, you know.

1722
01:28:58,627 --> 01:29:05,107
Speaker 21: And when I guess you are unable to convert, I

1723
01:29:05,107 --> 01:29:09,867
Speaker 21: guess what you're trying to do. I thought, defensively, we've

1724
01:29:09,867 --> 01:29:15,427
Speaker 21: been very solid across the board, little things that we

1725
01:29:15,547 --> 01:29:18,707
Speaker 21: can you know, as as you get into these these

1726
01:29:18,747 --> 01:29:22,307
Speaker 21: games and and you know your your opponents throw them

1727
01:29:22,307 --> 01:29:24,787
Speaker 21: different things at you. But for the most part, in

1728
01:29:24,827 --> 01:29:26,707
Speaker 21: the core of our defense, I've been really happy with it.

1729
01:29:27,147 --> 01:29:30,067
Speaker 2: So when you're looking for offensive consistency, Jardin and those

1730
01:29:30,067 --> 01:29:33,987
Speaker 2: three pointers aren't dropping the way you are hoping they will,

1731
01:29:34,027 --> 01:29:36,787
Speaker 2: are you encouraging your guys to keep on shooting from

1732
01:29:37,027 --> 01:29:39,067
Speaker 2: from free point land or are you looking for other

1733
01:29:39,107 --> 01:29:40,107
Speaker 2: options to that point.

1734
01:29:41,747 --> 01:29:45,627
Speaker 21: Yeah, Look, traditionally tall blacks, we we have to be

1735
01:29:45,627 --> 01:29:47,907
Speaker 21: out of space the floor, and so the shots that

1736
01:29:47,947 --> 01:29:49,347
Speaker 21: we you know, some of the shots that we get

1737
01:29:49,347 --> 01:29:52,707
Speaker 21: in and they're not falling, we're happy with that. That's

1738
01:29:53,067 --> 01:29:56,347
Speaker 21: that's you're playing the numbers game as far as as

1739
01:29:56,387 --> 01:30:01,227
Speaker 21: far as that's concerned and numbers. Yeah, like shooters have

1740
01:30:01,307 --> 01:30:04,067
Speaker 21: got to shoot, and if we turn down those shots,

1741
01:30:04,107 --> 01:30:07,827
Speaker 21: then you know, we live. I guess I'll give ourselves

1742
01:30:08,147 --> 01:30:10,307
Speaker 21: less time on the on the shop clock and to

1743
01:30:10,387 --> 01:30:13,627
Speaker 21: try to generate more or another advantage, which is really

1744
01:30:13,667 --> 01:30:15,827
Speaker 21: just going to come back to getting the same shot.

1745
01:30:15,947 --> 01:30:22,387
Speaker 21: So I guess we don't have a lot of margin

1746
01:30:22,467 --> 01:30:24,507
Speaker 21: for error, I guess at that end. And so we

1747
01:30:24,547 --> 01:30:26,547
Speaker 21: have to be very precise and be on top of

1748
01:30:26,587 --> 01:30:29,587
Speaker 21: things as far as the execution is concerned. And yeah,

1749
01:30:29,747 --> 01:30:31,507
Speaker 21: given a short time frame and the way that we

1750
01:30:31,547 --> 01:30:34,147
Speaker 21: came into this window, you know, if we had a

1751
01:30:34,147 --> 01:30:37,027
Speaker 21: longer prep time, then maybe maybe some things we would

1752
01:30:37,027 --> 01:30:37,827
Speaker 21: have done differently.

1753
01:30:37,827 --> 01:30:40,227
Speaker 10: But yeah, it's a good it's a good process for

1754
01:30:40,307 --> 01:30:40,947
Speaker 10: us to go through.

1755
01:30:40,987 --> 01:30:44,067
Speaker 21: And what leads into the Asia Cupain in a couple

1756
01:30:44,107 --> 01:30:44,627
Speaker 21: of months time.

1757
01:30:44,867 --> 01:30:49,347
Speaker 2: So you alluded to your defensive performance before Judd across

1758
01:30:49,387 --> 01:30:53,107
Speaker 2: the two matches, how do you evaluate your your your

1759
01:30:53,147 --> 01:30:54,307
Speaker 2: defensive performance.

1760
01:30:54,947 --> 01:30:59,427
Speaker 21: Yeah, as I say, just I think pretty solid across

1761
01:30:59,467 --> 01:31:01,867
Speaker 21: the board. That the two areas that it really stood

1762
01:31:01,907 --> 01:31:04,987
Speaker 21: out last night obviously was points that we gave up

1763
01:31:05,027 --> 01:31:08,267
Speaker 21: in transition and that really I guess a flowing effect

1764
01:31:08,307 --> 01:31:10,507
Speaker 21: from what you're doing and the half caught offensively, like

1765
01:31:10,627 --> 01:31:13,107
Speaker 21: if you're executing well and you're giving good shots, you

1766
01:31:13,147 --> 01:31:17,227
Speaker 21: can be predictable and getting to your defensive transition structures.

1767
01:31:17,227 --> 01:31:21,347
Speaker 21: But we you know, we had a lot of turnovers.

1768
01:31:21,387 --> 01:31:23,827
Speaker 21: We had I think it was sixteen or eighteen turnovers

1769
01:31:23,907 --> 01:31:26,907
Speaker 21: that led to a lot of points for them, and

1770
01:31:26,987 --> 01:31:30,787
Speaker 21: we also gave up I guess the offensive rebound count.

1771
01:31:30,787 --> 01:31:33,987
Speaker 10: We've lost that both games. And I guess that's those

1772
01:31:33,987 --> 01:31:36,427
Speaker 10: are the sides that the sides of.

1773
01:31:36,387 --> 01:31:38,987
Speaker 21: The game that you know, if you've got to be

1774
01:31:39,067 --> 01:31:41,827
Speaker 21: solid across those areas and that gives you a fighting charts.

1775
01:31:41,907 --> 01:31:45,227
Speaker 21: And you know Xavier Cooks who had six off into

1776
01:31:45,267 --> 01:31:48,307
Speaker 21: rebounds last last night, as you know, someone like that

1777
01:31:48,387 --> 01:31:50,707
Speaker 21: has to be you know, we have to make it

1778
01:31:50,747 --> 01:31:52,907
Speaker 21: more difficult for them, and sometimes it's an effort thing.

1779
01:31:53,027 --> 01:31:55,227
Speaker 21: Sometimes it's just the way our structures are on the

1780
01:31:55,307 --> 01:31:59,387
Speaker 21: defensive end. So yeah, those are the two areas for

1781
01:31:59,467 --> 01:32:01,507
Speaker 21: us that we will be looking to improve. And but

1782
01:32:02,387 --> 01:32:04,907
Speaker 21: you know, overall, for the defense and for the short

1783
01:32:04,907 --> 01:32:08,427
Speaker 21: time span and the connection that we that we have,

1784
01:32:10,947 --> 01:32:12,787
Speaker 21: you know, things that there's been some good science.

1785
01:32:13,267 --> 01:32:17,267
Speaker 2: You're welcomed Fin Delaney back into your camp after his

1786
01:32:17,827 --> 01:32:20,147
Speaker 2: club season in Japan. Was all done good to have

1787
01:32:20,227 --> 01:32:22,027
Speaker 2: him back in the Black Singler. How much of a

1788
01:32:22,027 --> 01:32:23,307
Speaker 2: boost does Findalaney give you?

1789
01:32:24,427 --> 01:32:28,547
Speaker 21: Yeah, just a leader, another veteran that has a wealth

1790
01:32:28,547 --> 01:32:31,627
Speaker 21: of experience and knowledge and you know it just it's

1791
01:32:31,627 --> 01:32:33,707
Speaker 21: been great obviously a guy that can play at a

1792
01:32:33,787 --> 01:32:35,907
Speaker 21: high level and has been playing at a high level

1793
01:32:36,507 --> 01:32:39,187
Speaker 21: for a number of years. And yeah, I know the

1794
01:32:39,227 --> 01:32:41,867
Speaker 21: toll box means a lot for him and him coming

1795
01:32:41,907 --> 01:32:45,347
Speaker 21: back and such as short notice and you know, straight

1796
01:32:45,387 --> 01:32:48,187
Speaker 21: after the conclusion of his season in Japan just speaks

1797
01:32:48,267 --> 01:32:51,267
Speaker 21: volumes of him and what the tour backs means to

1798
01:32:51,347 --> 01:32:54,547
Speaker 21: him and what he means to the tow backs as well.

1799
01:32:55,347 --> 01:32:57,267
Speaker 10: So the great influence to have.

1800
01:32:57,307 --> 01:32:58,987
Speaker 21: We've got a young group, we got like three or

1801
01:32:58,987 --> 01:33:02,507
Speaker 21: fourteen agers here, some early some guys in the early

1802
01:33:02,547 --> 01:33:06,787
Speaker 21: twenties and having a role model and a a leader.

1803
01:33:06,867 --> 01:33:09,787
Speaker 21: LA is Yeah, with its weight in gold.

1804
01:33:10,027 --> 01:33:11,707
Speaker 2: So you mentioned, I mean there's a couple of players

1805
01:33:11,707 --> 01:33:14,667
Speaker 2: who aren't available. Maybe you can just drill down to

1806
01:33:14,747 --> 01:33:17,227
Speaker 2: that a little bit for us, Judd, how close is

1807
01:33:17,267 --> 01:33:20,547
Speaker 2: this tall Blacks roster to the best possible side you

1808
01:33:20,587 --> 01:33:23,147
Speaker 2: could put out of everybody was available.

1809
01:33:24,467 --> 01:33:27,347
Speaker 21: Yeah, look, it's good, as I said, a lot of

1810
01:33:27,347 --> 01:33:29,427
Speaker 21: youngsters that are going to be you know, tall Blacks

1811
01:33:29,427 --> 01:33:33,347
Speaker 21: for years to come. And I guess tama Isaac an

1812
01:33:33,387 --> 01:33:36,947
Speaker 21: eighteen year old who will be eating off to college soon.

1813
01:33:36,987 --> 01:33:42,267
Speaker 21: And same with Julius Ala who is apparently over in Georgetown.

1814
01:33:42,387 --> 01:33:45,307
Speaker 21: You know, both to eighteen year old's Jackson boy who

1815
01:33:45,627 --> 01:33:49,027
Speaker 21: got on the court again last night, and a seventeen

1816
01:33:49,107 --> 01:33:51,747
Speaker 21: year old is still at school and you know at

1817
01:33:51,827 --> 01:33:55,867
Speaker 21: high school nape your boys. So yeah, we also had

1818
01:33:55,867 --> 01:33:59,187
Speaker 21: Oscar Goodman as well, another eighteen year old that was

1819
01:33:59,427 --> 01:34:03,667
Speaker 21: at the Adelaide game. These guys are the future of

1820
01:34:03,747 --> 01:34:07,627
Speaker 21: New zeal basketball, and you know they're got their way

1821
01:34:07,667 --> 01:34:10,987
Speaker 21: into the squad because of I guess you just timing

1822
01:34:11,227 --> 01:34:16,387
Speaker 21: of the when this this series has played. You know,

1823
01:34:16,507 --> 01:34:19,667
Speaker 21: there's a there's a lot of international basketball that's still

1824
01:34:19,667 --> 01:34:23,707
Speaker 21: going in terms of the professional league. So there's a

1825
01:34:23,747 --> 01:34:25,747
Speaker 21: lot of a large number of guys that are currently

1826
01:34:25,827 --> 01:34:29,707
Speaker 21: away and unavailable, you know, Thy Webster zone in Europe

1827
01:34:29,707 --> 01:34:32,987
Speaker 21: and along with Jordan Natai and Yanni Witzel and then

1828
01:34:33,027 --> 01:34:35,067
Speaker 21: we have about three or four guys over in Puerto

1829
01:34:35,147 --> 01:34:40,907
Speaker 21: Rico as well, so as well as Japan, and so yeah,

1830
01:34:41,067 --> 01:34:43,507
Speaker 21: there's a number of guys that I would say is

1831
01:34:44,147 --> 01:34:44,667
Speaker 21: are missing.

1832
01:34:45,147 --> 01:34:47,107
Speaker 10: And you know we had named some guys.

1833
01:34:47,107 --> 01:34:49,827
Speaker 21: You have Flynn Cameron who was part of this initial

1834
01:34:49,827 --> 01:34:53,867
Speaker 21: group and Corey Webster, but injuries, you know that they

1835
01:34:53,907 --> 01:34:55,267
Speaker 21: come around, but you know.

1836
01:34:55,907 --> 01:34:57,587
Speaker 10: Bad timing for them and for us.

1837
01:34:57,627 --> 01:35:00,427
Speaker 21: But look what it has given us as an opportunity

1838
01:35:00,467 --> 01:35:01,947
Speaker 21: to build our future and.

1839
01:35:02,507 --> 01:35:03,787
Speaker 10: You know, and that looks promising.

1840
01:35:04,067 --> 01:35:05,907
Speaker 2: So back home now and we don't get the chance

1841
01:35:05,907 --> 01:35:08,947
Speaker 2: to watch the All Blacks play Australia on home courts

1842
01:35:09,227 --> 01:35:11,187
Speaker 2: very often. How motivated are you to pull up a

1843
01:35:11,187 --> 01:35:13,347
Speaker 2: game back and to put on a real show for

1844
01:35:13,427 --> 01:35:14,867
Speaker 2: your home fans in Game three?

1845
01:35:15,587 --> 01:35:15,987
Speaker 10: Oh?

1846
01:35:16,027 --> 01:35:21,507
Speaker 21: Absolutely, you know we relished the opportunity to play against

1847
01:35:22,867 --> 01:35:27,307
Speaker 21: I guess our rivals and two in this series has

1848
01:35:27,387 --> 01:35:30,907
Speaker 21: really stretched us and we've learned a lot about ourselves

1849
01:35:30,907 --> 01:35:36,987
Speaker 21: and a great preparation for what we're great opportunities for

1850
01:35:37,107 --> 01:35:40,107
Speaker 21: us to really stretch ourselves and this, Yeah, this game

1851
01:35:40,307 --> 01:35:44,147
Speaker 21: in Hamilton tomorrow is going to be nothing short of

1852
01:35:44,427 --> 01:35:47,107
Speaker 21: what we've seen so far. Two countries playing hard and

1853
01:35:48,307 --> 01:35:50,907
Speaker 21: playing the game the right way, and I think it's going.

1854
01:35:50,867 --> 01:35:51,827
Speaker 10: To be a great spectacle.

1855
01:35:52,067 --> 01:35:55,507
Speaker 21: Of course, you know, we are going to compete as

1856
01:35:55,547 --> 01:35:57,547
Speaker 21: hard as we can and do the best that we

1857
01:35:57,587 --> 01:36:00,307
Speaker 21: can and try to put on I guess a performance

1858
01:36:00,347 --> 01:36:03,707
Speaker 21: that we can be very proud of and putting together

1859
01:36:03,747 --> 01:36:06,387
Speaker 21: forty minutes. There's something that we'll be striving for and

1860
01:36:06,787 --> 01:36:09,347
Speaker 21: you know as we as we close out the series.

1861
01:36:09,547 --> 01:36:12,667
Speaker 2: And speaking of young up and coming players, your daughter

1862
01:36:12,947 --> 01:36:15,307
Speaker 2: Bailey is in the Tall Ferns side that's been playing

1863
01:36:15,787 --> 01:36:17,987
Speaker 2: the Opals, the Australian women's side at the same time

1864
01:36:18,027 --> 01:36:20,067
Speaker 2: you've been facing the Boomers. So have you been able

1865
01:36:20,107 --> 01:36:22,707
Speaker 2: to take a break from being Tall Black's coach to

1866
01:36:22,747 --> 01:36:24,107
Speaker 2: be a proud dad?

1867
01:36:26,307 --> 01:36:29,227
Speaker 21: Well, I actually asked the game yesterday, did stick around

1868
01:36:29,267 --> 01:36:32,907
Speaker 21: and watch their game? And so yeah, he had had

1869
01:36:32,907 --> 01:36:34,787
Speaker 21: a moment there to sort of watch her and.

1870
01:36:36,627 --> 01:36:37,507
Speaker 10: Yeah, it's been fun.

1871
01:36:37,547 --> 01:36:39,867
Speaker 21: Look, you know, just been on tour with this, I

1872
01:36:39,907 --> 01:36:42,227
Speaker 21: think with the Tall Ferns group and the Tall.

1873
01:36:42,027 --> 01:36:42,787
Speaker 10: Back's been together.

1874
01:36:42,827 --> 01:36:46,907
Speaker 21: It's it's great for the two teams to be playing

1875
01:36:46,987 --> 01:36:49,907
Speaker 21: and traveling around together and and sort of really build

1876
01:36:49,947 --> 01:36:53,667
Speaker 21: that connection there. And obviously having Bailey there. You know,

1877
01:36:53,747 --> 01:36:55,787
Speaker 21: sometimes I do catch myself going on that's right. Yeah,

1878
01:36:55,787 --> 01:36:59,187
Speaker 21: Bailly's playing and Bailey's here, so I see her, you know,

1879
01:36:59,347 --> 01:37:01,227
Speaker 21: having a good time and enjoying the experience.

1880
01:37:01,267 --> 01:37:03,387
Speaker 10: But yeah, that's that's what it's all about at the

1881
01:37:03,467 --> 01:37:03,987
Speaker 10: end of the day.

1882
01:37:04,067 --> 01:37:07,507
Speaker 21: It's it's basketball, it's it's sport, and you know, it's

1883
01:37:07,507 --> 01:37:10,627
Speaker 21: fun and yeah, we're lucky to do this.

1884
01:37:10,827 --> 01:37:13,547
Speaker 2: That is the voice of Judd Flavel, Tall Blacks coach,

1885
01:37:13,587 --> 01:37:15,827
Speaker 2: who I spoke to once they jumped off the plane

1886
01:37:15,867 --> 01:37:19,747
Speaker 2: yesterday ahead of Game three today, which is underway at

1887
01:37:19,787 --> 01:37:24,747
Speaker 2: Globbox Arena in Claudland's near Hamilton. They're in the first

1888
01:37:24,827 --> 01:37:27,347
Speaker 2: quarter and the Boomers with a seven to six lead.

1889
01:37:28,147 --> 01:37:31,027
Speaker 2: The game the other night on the Sunshine Coast was

1890
01:37:31,187 --> 01:37:34,587
Speaker 2: very even early too. It was I think only eighteen

1891
01:37:34,707 --> 01:37:38,707
Speaker 2: ten at quarter times, so pretty tough defensively in the

1892
01:37:38,747 --> 01:37:41,827
Speaker 2: first quarter, and so it's proving here seven to six.

1893
01:37:41,867 --> 01:37:45,747
Speaker 2: The Boomers lead the Toall Blacks with about four minutes

1894
01:37:45,787 --> 01:37:47,747
Speaker 2: gone or sorry, five and a half minutes to go

1895
01:37:48,307 --> 01:37:51,587
Speaker 2: in the first quarter, to be followed by the women's game.

1896
01:37:51,627 --> 01:37:54,307
Speaker 2: Now from the NBA, where it's Game three between the

1897
01:37:54,307 --> 01:37:58,747
Speaker 2: Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Vikings in San Francisco,

1898
01:37:58,947 --> 01:38:00,267
Speaker 2: all locked up at one apiece.

1899
01:38:00,707 --> 01:38:01,147
Speaker 18: What was that?

1900
01:38:01,147 --> 01:38:02,747
Speaker 15: Sorry?

1901
01:38:03,387 --> 01:38:05,987
Speaker 2: What did I say? The Vikings? The Minnesota Vikings. Sorry,

1902
01:38:05,787 --> 01:38:10,987
Speaker 2: and that's the NFLT. You're well out of season there, mate,

1903
01:38:11,147 --> 01:38:13,667
Speaker 2: I am I'm so used to say in the Minnesota

1904
01:38:13,747 --> 01:38:18,107
Speaker 2: Vikings because that's my soun's team, Minnesota Tempolves. What a

1905
01:38:18,187 --> 01:38:22,587
Speaker 2: dick against the one New Zella Warriors is at the

1906
01:38:21,787 --> 01:38:25,787
Speaker 2: Warriors going back to back they lead by one two

1907
01:38:25,907 --> 01:38:31,747
Speaker 2: the Warriors fifty six fifty five, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves.

1908
01:38:31,787 --> 01:38:34,507
Speaker 2: Good to have you alongside, Andy. I'm glad that you're

1909
01:38:34,587 --> 01:38:37,987
Speaker 2: here to twenty two. It's like a break come back

1910
01:38:38,027 --> 01:38:38,747
Speaker 2: with some nipple.

1911
01:38:39,627 --> 01:38:45,627
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1912
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1913
01:38:50,387 --> 01:38:54,027
Speaker 2: Two twenty five. Gary texts throw and says piney, Yesterday

1914
01:38:54,187 --> 01:38:56,867
Speaker 2: I saw one of the best occasions ever at a

1915
01:38:56,867 --> 01:38:59,827
Speaker 2: sports game and Upper Hut Senior rug but your Tawa,

1916
01:38:59,947 --> 01:39:03,067
Speaker 2: says Gary. Against Upper Hut, all the Upper Hut Senior

1917
01:39:03,107 --> 01:39:05,947
Speaker 2: team members walked out with their mum to the center

1918
01:39:05,987 --> 01:39:09,227
Speaker 2: of the ground and presented flowers to each of them

1919
01:39:09,307 --> 01:39:12,347
Speaker 2: as a thank you and wishing them happy Mother's Day.

1920
01:39:12,827 --> 01:39:16,307
Speaker 2: Unbelievable and touched everyone present. Let's hope it continues. Gary,

1921
01:39:16,347 --> 01:39:19,027
Speaker 2: thank you for texting that. Through brilliant idea by the

1922
01:39:19,147 --> 01:39:24,587
Speaker 2: Upper Hut rugby club. Now confusion reigns over this basketball game,

1923
01:39:24,627 --> 01:39:26,707
Speaker 2: not just in me calling the team the wrong name.

1924
01:39:26,747 --> 01:39:28,907
Speaker 2: I'm talking about the Tall Blacks Australia game.

1925
01:39:28,907 --> 01:39:29,107
Speaker 10: Now.

1926
01:39:30,187 --> 01:39:31,707
Speaker 2: They must have had the score wrong on the screen

1927
01:39:31,707 --> 01:39:34,307
Speaker 2: because the score actually is with three minutes twenty to

1928
01:39:34,347 --> 01:39:38,867
Speaker 2: go in the first quarter Tall Blacks sixteen Boomers four.

1929
01:39:39,587 --> 01:39:42,267
Speaker 2: So the Toll Blacks have absolutely come out firing in

1930
01:39:42,307 --> 01:39:45,547
Speaker 2: this third game in front of their home crowd in Hamilton,

1931
01:39:45,667 --> 01:39:49,627
Speaker 2: a really really good start sixteen to four. New Zealand

1932
01:39:49,707 --> 01:39:53,227
Speaker 2: lead Australia with three and a bit minutes left in

1933
01:39:53,267 --> 01:39:56,107
Speaker 2: the first quarter. So long may that continue. The new

1934
01:39:56,107 --> 01:39:59,147
Speaker 2: A and Z Premiership Netball season is upon us and

1935
01:39:59,187 --> 01:40:01,907
Speaker 2: there's a new face and the defending champion Northern Mystics

1936
01:40:01,947 --> 01:40:05,707
Speaker 2: lineup this season. This is quite the coup. The Mystics

1937
01:40:05,707 --> 01:40:10,587
Speaker 2: have acquired this services of Australian shooter Danell Wallom. It's

1938
01:40:10,587 --> 01:40:13,427
Speaker 2: the first to go ahead by two. After that Walem,

1939
01:40:13,747 --> 01:40:17,707
Speaker 2: I couldn't get the ball to Doji. Now back to

1940
01:40:17,787 --> 01:40:19,107
Speaker 2: Australia Weston.

1941
01:40:19,627 --> 01:40:23,987
Speaker 3: She finds proud Walem to Australia.

1942
01:40:24,587 --> 01:40:29,467
Speaker 2: But you have written that if you tried, Danel Wallem. Yes,

1943
01:40:29,507 --> 01:40:31,987
Speaker 2: so Dannell Wallam is now a Northern Mystics player and

1944
01:40:32,027 --> 01:40:34,627
Speaker 2: she is with us in studio. Denell, thank you for

1945
01:40:34,747 --> 01:40:37,787
Speaker 2: joining us, Congratulations on the move, Welcome to New Zealand.

1946
01:40:37,867 --> 01:40:39,147
Speaker 2: How did this all come about?

1947
01:40:40,147 --> 01:40:41,347
Speaker 17: Thank you so much for having me.

1948
01:40:41,907 --> 01:40:45,707
Speaker 19: Yeah, so Mystics reached out to my management at the

1949
01:40:45,787 --> 01:40:48,547
Speaker 19: end of last year and I was obviously looking for

1950
01:40:48,587 --> 01:40:51,427
Speaker 19: a contract and you know I was tossing up between

1951
01:40:51,467 --> 01:40:54,227
Speaker 19: the UK and New Zealand. But after speaking to Tia

1952
01:40:54,827 --> 01:40:57,427
Speaker 19: at the Mystics here, I knew that Mystics was a

1953
01:40:57,467 --> 01:40:58,387
Speaker 19: team I wanted to come to.

1954
01:40:59,187 --> 01:41:02,307
Speaker 2: How easy has the Mystics environment been to fit into.

1955
01:41:03,107 --> 01:41:04,067
Speaker 17: Oh so easy.

1956
01:41:04,827 --> 01:41:07,387
Speaker 19: It's just you know, everyone has been so welcoming and

1957
01:41:07,787 --> 01:41:11,347
Speaker 19: just probably the biggest barrier is like just the difference

1958
01:41:11,387 --> 01:41:15,627
Speaker 19: in language that we use for netball. It's just so

1959
01:41:15,747 --> 01:41:19,307
Speaker 19: interesting how so many people can interpret the game so differently.

1960
01:41:19,387 --> 01:41:22,107
Speaker 19: But now I felt like a smooth transition over here,

1961
01:41:22,107 --> 01:41:22,947
Speaker 19: and it's just been great.

1962
01:41:23,467 --> 01:41:24,907
Speaker 2: So what are some of the examples that do we

1963
01:41:24,947 --> 01:41:27,307
Speaker 2: just use different words over here for different things on

1964
01:41:27,387 --> 01:41:28,267
Speaker 2: court and things like that?

1965
01:41:28,467 --> 01:41:30,587
Speaker 19: Yeah, that's all right, just using different words. And then

1966
01:41:30,627 --> 01:41:32,387
Speaker 19: I'm like, I don't really know what that means until

1967
01:41:32,427 --> 01:41:34,787
Speaker 19: we start getting into it, and I'm like, oh, okay, yep.

1968
01:41:35,787 --> 01:41:37,947
Speaker 2: Fair enough. Well, I'm glad you've got up to speed

1969
01:41:37,987 --> 01:41:39,667
Speaker 2: with the season now here. Now this is the question

1970
01:41:39,707 --> 01:41:41,467
Speaker 2: I'm sure you've been asked more than any other question.

1971
01:41:41,707 --> 01:41:44,787
Speaker 2: Do you feel any pressure at all replacing Grace Wiki

1972
01:41:44,947 --> 01:41:46,387
Speaker 2: in the Mystics lineup?

1973
01:41:46,827 --> 01:41:49,387
Speaker 17: Yeah, I did feel at a little bit of pressure.

1974
01:41:49,387 --> 01:41:51,587
Speaker 19: You know, she's got she's an amazing shooter, and there's

1975
01:41:51,627 --> 01:41:54,787
Speaker 19: big shoes to feel there. But something that Tears said

1976
01:41:54,827 --> 01:41:58,707
Speaker 19: to me in our initial meeting was that they just

1977
01:41:58,747 --> 01:42:01,067
Speaker 19: wanted me for me and to come over and be

1978
01:42:01,227 --> 01:42:05,147
Speaker 19: myself and bring the skills that I bring. And so

1979
01:42:05,227 --> 01:42:06,947
Speaker 19: that kind of took the pressure and I knew that

1980
01:42:07,067 --> 01:42:10,427
Speaker 19: ly I didn't have to live up to anybody else's expectations.

1981
01:42:10,427 --> 01:42:11,227
Speaker 17: I've just got to come.

1982
01:42:11,107 --> 01:42:13,787
Speaker 2: And be mere fantastic. So here we are on the

1983
01:42:13,827 --> 01:42:15,907
Speaker 2: eve of the first game. How are you feeling as

1984
01:42:15,947 --> 01:42:18,827
Speaker 2: a team heading into weekend one of the A and

1985
01:42:18,907 --> 01:42:19,627
Speaker 2: Z Premiership.

1986
01:42:19,907 --> 01:42:21,067
Speaker 17: Yeah, I'm really excited.

1987
01:42:21,107 --> 01:42:22,387
Speaker 19: As you said, it's a bit of a new look

1988
01:42:22,427 --> 01:42:24,947
Speaker 19: team as well, so I'm excited to see what we

1989
01:42:25,027 --> 01:42:27,347
Speaker 19: can do out on court, you know, in that game,

1990
01:42:27,427 --> 01:42:28,387
Speaker 19: real game scenario.

1991
01:42:28,507 --> 01:42:30,907
Speaker 17: So I'm looking forward to it. I can't wait.

1992
01:42:30,947 --> 01:42:34,387
Speaker 19: It's the Auckland Derby between Mystics and Stars, so that's

1993
01:42:34,387 --> 01:42:35,067
Speaker 19: really exciting.

1994
01:42:35,707 --> 01:42:39,347
Speaker 2: So did you play basketball to quite a high level

1995
01:42:39,427 --> 01:42:39,947
Speaker 2: growing up?

1996
01:42:40,587 --> 01:42:43,347
Speaker 17: I did play basketball too. I think they call it

1997
01:42:43,467 --> 01:42:44,387
Speaker 17: NBL one now.

1998
01:42:45,747 --> 01:42:48,907
Speaker 19: Yeah, so, but I've just basketball was probably the sport

1999
01:42:48,947 --> 01:42:50,627
Speaker 19: I've played my whole childhood. But I've played a bit

2000
01:42:50,667 --> 01:42:54,827
Speaker 19: of netball as well socially for my hometown. And yeah,

2001
01:42:54,907 --> 01:42:57,067
Speaker 19: so I think there's a lot of similarities in the

2002
01:42:57,107 --> 01:42:57,667
Speaker 19: two sports.

2003
01:42:57,867 --> 01:42:59,587
Speaker 2: Well, the reason I asked, of course, is the two

2004
01:42:59,587 --> 01:43:03,267
Speaker 2: point shot, which is a new innovation we're all looking

2005
01:43:03,307 --> 01:43:05,707
Speaker 2: forward to seeing in the A and Z Premiership this year.

2006
01:43:05,707 --> 01:43:09,587
Speaker 2: Does that excite you as a as a former basketball Yeah,

2007
01:43:09,627 --> 01:43:10,187
Speaker 2: I love.

2008
01:43:09,987 --> 01:43:11,827
Speaker 19: It, and you know, the SSN have been playing with

2009
01:43:11,867 --> 01:43:14,107
Speaker 19: it for a few years, so I know how much

2010
01:43:14,147 --> 01:43:15,907
Speaker 19: it excites the crowd as well, and how much it

2011
01:43:15,907 --> 01:43:17,827
Speaker 19: can bring the crowd into the game, which is just

2012
01:43:17,947 --> 01:43:21,067
Speaker 19: so good for Natbelle. I think it just can change

2013
01:43:21,107 --> 01:43:23,267
Speaker 19: the way a game goes as well. So I'm a

2014
01:43:23,267 --> 01:43:24,467
Speaker 19: big fan of the super shot.

2015
01:43:25,147 --> 01:43:28,227
Speaker 2: So can you tell us how the evolution of it

2016
01:43:28,267 --> 01:43:32,787
Speaker 2: has worked, because it's new to us obviously, and talking

2017
01:43:32,827 --> 01:43:34,587
Speaker 2: to a couple of the other teams, they're all sort

2018
01:43:34,627 --> 01:43:36,747
Speaker 2: of in a little bit of an experimental phase as

2019
01:43:36,747 --> 01:43:39,107
Speaker 2: to how beast to use it both to shoot as

2020
01:43:39,147 --> 01:43:42,587
Speaker 2: shooters and in the defensive circle as well. Are you

2021
01:43:42,827 --> 01:43:45,747
Speaker 2: trying to score as many two pointers as possible and

2022
01:43:45,867 --> 01:43:47,627
Speaker 2: that in those segments of the game, or are you

2023
01:43:47,707 --> 01:43:50,147
Speaker 2: still relying on the you know, under the hoop one

2024
01:43:50,187 --> 01:43:51,187
Speaker 2: pointers as well.

2025
01:43:51,747 --> 01:43:54,147
Speaker 19: Yeah, So I guess it depends where we're at in

2026
01:43:54,187 --> 01:43:56,267
Speaker 19: the game. You know, if we've got a big lead,

2027
01:43:56,347 --> 01:43:58,347
Speaker 19: then I guess we can afford to just take the

2028
01:43:58,387 --> 01:44:01,267
Speaker 19: ones and keep ticking the scoreboard over. But if you're

2029
01:44:01,347 --> 01:44:05,267
Speaker 19: chasing the lead, then you kind of have to back

2030
01:44:05,307 --> 01:44:06,987
Speaker 19: yourself and go for those two pointers.

2031
01:44:07,027 --> 01:44:08,667
Speaker 17: It's high risk but high.

2032
01:44:08,587 --> 01:44:11,427
Speaker 2: Reward, absolutely. And so what I mean, I know you

2033
01:44:11,507 --> 01:44:14,387
Speaker 2: obviously do you know, you operate at the at the

2034
01:44:14,427 --> 01:44:17,027
Speaker 2: offensive end of the court, But have you noticed the

2035
01:44:17,547 --> 01:44:20,587
Speaker 2: defenders and the team coming up with their strategies. Obviously

2036
01:44:20,627 --> 01:44:23,387
Speaker 2: they've got to defend further out if people aren't taking

2037
01:44:23,387 --> 01:44:24,187
Speaker 2: two point shots.

2038
01:44:24,427 --> 01:44:27,027
Speaker 19: Yeah, I think it's tricky for the defenders because you know,

2039
01:44:27,067 --> 01:44:29,907
Speaker 19: they've been told any other time to push the defenders,

2040
01:44:30,187 --> 01:44:32,507
Speaker 19: push the attackers out and make them shoot from you know,

2041
01:44:32,627 --> 01:44:35,267
Speaker 19: long range. But as soon as that supershot buzzer goes off,

2042
01:44:35,267 --> 01:44:38,227
Speaker 19: they've got to do the complete opposite. So I think, yeah,

2043
01:44:38,427 --> 01:44:41,187
Speaker 19: I'm in awe of the defenders when you know they've

2044
01:44:41,187 --> 01:44:43,827
Speaker 19: got to try and switch their game plan around.

2045
01:44:43,907 --> 01:44:48,907
Speaker 2: So, yeah, coming into a new environment, Danelle, how hard

2046
01:44:48,947 --> 01:44:51,627
Speaker 2: have you worked on establishing connections with you know, with

2047
01:44:51,667 --> 01:44:53,627
Speaker 2: your fellow shooters, but also the mid quarters who are

2048
01:44:53,627 --> 01:44:55,947
Speaker 2: going to be feeding you most off and across the season.

2049
01:44:56,267 --> 01:44:58,747
Speaker 19: Yeah, that's been really important to me to try and

2050
01:44:59,027 --> 01:45:01,107
Speaker 19: you know, we had a shorter pre season, so I

2051
01:45:01,147 --> 01:45:05,387
Speaker 19: had to kind of work on those connections really fast.

2052
01:45:05,427 --> 01:45:08,347
Speaker 19: But thankfully we've had a few preseason games, so we've

2053
01:45:08,387 --> 01:45:10,947
Speaker 19: got to figure each other out on the court and

2054
01:45:11,147 --> 01:45:12,947
Speaker 19: also figure each other out off the court. I think

2055
01:45:12,947 --> 01:45:16,467
Speaker 19: that's just as important as well. So we feel very

2056
01:45:16,467 --> 01:45:19,387
Speaker 19: connected and I'm excited for us to have a crack

2057
01:45:19,427 --> 01:45:20,027
Speaker 19: this weekend.

2058
01:45:20,947 --> 01:45:23,227
Speaker 2: And you've been part of the Australian Diamond set up

2059
01:45:23,227 --> 01:45:25,147
Speaker 2: for the last few years. Is that still a focus

2060
01:45:25,187 --> 01:45:26,587
Speaker 2: for you to represent Australia.

2061
01:45:26,907 --> 01:45:29,907
Speaker 19: Yeah, definitely, Like I'm just taking this season as it comes,

2062
01:45:29,907 --> 01:45:32,267
Speaker 19: game by game, but you know, the ultimate goal is

2063
01:45:32,307 --> 01:45:34,747
Speaker 19: to hopefully pull on the green and gold dress again.

2064
01:45:34,907 --> 01:45:37,947
Speaker 19: So for me, I'm just coming over learning as much

2065
01:45:37,947 --> 01:45:41,347
Speaker 19: as I can playing over here, and yeah, whatever will

2066
01:45:41,387 --> 01:45:41,787
Speaker 19: be will be.

2067
01:45:42,307 --> 01:45:44,667
Speaker 2: What's the situation with because I'm sure you've picked up

2068
01:45:44,707 --> 01:45:46,867
Speaker 2: on this that there's a bit of an eligibility discussion

2069
01:45:46,947 --> 01:45:49,947
Speaker 2: going on over here around mainly around Grace actually and

2070
01:45:50,107 --> 01:45:52,467
Speaker 2: the fact that she's playing in Australia, which prevents her

2071
01:45:52,827 --> 01:45:55,227
Speaker 2: currently from playing for the Silver Ferns. Is that the

2072
01:45:55,227 --> 01:45:58,267
Speaker 2: same rule that applies for Australia, Like can you represent

2073
01:45:58,307 --> 01:45:59,947
Speaker 2: Australia while playing for the Mystics.

2074
01:46:00,347 --> 01:46:03,147
Speaker 19: Yeah, no, that's we don't have that rule in Australia.

2075
01:46:03,187 --> 01:46:07,067
Speaker 19: And I spoke to Stacey Marinkovich, the Australian coach. She

2076
01:46:07,187 --> 01:46:10,027
Speaker 19: reassured me that, you know, she'd rather be playing that

2077
01:46:10,107 --> 01:46:13,627
Speaker 19: ball than staying home in OZ to get a training

2078
01:46:13,667 --> 01:46:16,427
Speaker 19: partner contract if that was the case, But she said

2079
01:46:16,427 --> 01:46:19,507
Speaker 19: that over here, I'm still eligible for selection.

2080
01:46:20,227 --> 01:46:20,387
Speaker 10: Now.

2081
01:46:20,427 --> 01:46:22,347
Speaker 2: I feel like playing that ball is the main thing,

2082
01:46:22,507 --> 01:46:24,387
Speaker 2: isn't it isn't you know, playing are going to be

2083
01:46:24,387 --> 01:46:26,827
Speaker 2: a lot more beneficial than, as you say, being a

2084
01:46:26,867 --> 01:46:27,507
Speaker 2: training partner.

2085
01:46:27,667 --> 01:46:28,747
Speaker 17: Yeah, absolutely so.

2086
01:46:29,307 --> 01:46:31,427
Speaker 19: Yeah that, like I said, it just reassured me that

2087
01:46:31,547 --> 01:46:34,827
Speaker 19: coming over here was the right choice for me as well.

2088
01:46:35,227 --> 01:46:35,347
Speaker 13: Well.

2089
01:46:35,347 --> 01:46:36,747
Speaker 2: Hopefully the powers will be on the side of the

2090
01:46:36,787 --> 01:46:40,387
Speaker 2: Tasman will have a similar epiphany and engineers the rules

2091
01:46:40,387 --> 01:46:42,147
Speaker 2: over here. But I know that's got nothing to do

2092
01:46:42,227 --> 01:46:45,147
Speaker 2: with you, Denell. All your focusing on is the Mystics

2093
01:46:45,187 --> 01:46:47,147
Speaker 2: at the moment. Look really appreciate your stepping into the

2094
01:46:47,147 --> 01:46:48,987
Speaker 2: studio and having a chat to us. All the best

2095
01:46:49,227 --> 01:46:51,467
Speaker 2: for the season ahead as the Mystics look to go

2096
01:46:51,547 --> 01:46:53,627
Speaker 2: back to back. Thank you so much, No, thank you

2097
01:46:53,707 --> 01:46:56,187
Speaker 2: for stopping in, Denel Dannell while I'm there a new

2098
01:46:56,267 --> 01:47:00,147
Speaker 2: recruit for the Northern Mystics, the defending champion Northern Mystics,

2099
01:47:00,187 --> 01:47:02,987
Speaker 2: of course, who opened their campaign in a couple of

2100
01:47:03,027 --> 01:47:06,667
Speaker 2: hours four o'clock center Pass against the Northern Stars at

2101
01:47:06,707 --> 01:47:10,227
Speaker 2: event find A Stadium in Auckland. The Mainland Tactics hosting

2102
01:47:10,267 --> 01:47:13,507
Speaker 2: the Southern Steel from seven o'clock this evening at Wolfbrook

2103
01:47:13,587 --> 01:47:18,027
Speaker 2: Arena in christ Church. The season underway yesterday in Palmerston North,

2104
01:47:18,027 --> 01:47:21,187
Speaker 2: where the Central Pulse were very impressive in beating the

2105
01:47:21,227 --> 01:47:24,947
Speaker 2: Whitecutal Bay of plenty Magic fifty seven forty four. It

2106
01:47:24,987 --> 01:47:27,307
Speaker 2: was the first chance to see the two point shot clearly.

2107
01:47:27,307 --> 01:47:30,067
Speaker 2: Amelioranic Andasio has been working on it. I was watching

2108
01:47:30,107 --> 01:47:32,467
Speaker 2: it yesterday and she was hitting two or three from

2109
01:47:33,147 --> 01:47:36,347
Speaker 2: out in the two point area. If you've only just

2110
01:47:36,427 --> 01:47:38,507
Speaker 2: caught up with us. Basically you think of the shooting

2111
01:47:38,587 --> 01:47:43,067
Speaker 2: circle in netball, and the outer reaches of the shooting

2112
01:47:43,147 --> 01:47:46,787
Speaker 2: circle that is now shaded on the court, and so

2113
01:47:46,867 --> 01:47:48,387
Speaker 2: if you take a shot, it's only in the last

2114
01:47:48,387 --> 01:47:50,307
Speaker 2: two minutes of each quarter. But if you take a

2115
01:47:50,307 --> 01:47:54,547
Speaker 2: shot from in that shaded area, so the outside part

2116
01:47:55,147 --> 01:47:57,867
Speaker 2: of the shooting circle and you land it you get

2117
01:47:57,867 --> 01:48:00,467
Speaker 2: two points. It's a new innovation this year, so'm be

2118
01:48:00,507 --> 01:48:03,787
Speaker 2: interesting to see how it plays out and how teams

2119
01:48:03,827 --> 01:48:07,547
Speaker 2: will cope with, certainly having to defend it, but also

2120
01:48:07,627 --> 01:48:10,707
Speaker 2: how they strategize about using it. I guess gives teams

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Speaker 2: a chance as well. Who might feel like there's a

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01:48:13,707 --> 01:48:15,787
Speaker 2: big deficit to pull back, you know, eight to ten

2123
01:48:15,827 --> 01:48:18,507
Speaker 2: points in the past, that might seem like, you know,

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01:48:18,947 --> 01:48:20,627
Speaker 2: a few too many, but when you got two point

2125
01:48:20,627 --> 01:48:23,427
Speaker 2: shots to rely on, maybe it's not quite so big

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01:48:23,427 --> 01:48:26,427
Speaker 2: a deficit to pull back. Twenty five to three is

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Speaker 2: the time updating you from the NBA where Golden State

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01:48:30,747 --> 01:48:34,227
Speaker 2: lead Minnesota seventy sixty four with a minute to go

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Speaker 2: in the third quarter. This is a pretty crucial game

2130
01:48:37,427 --> 01:48:39,947
Speaker 2: in the Western Conference semifinals with the series tied at

2131
01:48:39,947 --> 01:48:42,667
Speaker 2: one apiece. We'll update you on all of these NBA

2132
01:48:42,947 --> 01:48:45,827
Speaker 2: semi final series, four of them shortly, two in the

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01:48:45,827 --> 01:48:48,267
Speaker 2: East and two in the West, and also the National

2134
01:48:48,267 --> 01:48:52,747
Speaker 2: Hockey League Stanley Cup playoffs which are ongoing as well

2135
01:48:52,787 --> 01:48:55,947
Speaker 2: as they as they head towards the big dance in

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Speaker 2: the Stanley Cup ice hockey. Leon Busby is our American

2137
01:48:59,267 --> 01:49:03,107
Speaker 2: sports expert on weekend Sport. He is with us as

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01:49:03,147 --> 01:49:05,307
Speaker 2: we go stateside right after this.

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Speaker 1: Voice of Sport on your Home of Sport Weekend Sport

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01:49:10,427 --> 01:49:13,987
Speaker 1: with Jason Vain and GJ. Gunner Holmes, New Zealand's most

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01:49:14,027 --> 01:49:15,507
Speaker 1: trusted oh Builder, News.

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Speaker 2: Talks, News Talks. It be just a word on Major

2143
01:49:18,707 --> 01:49:21,667
Speaker 2: League Soccer before we actually get to our American sports

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Speaker 2: segment proper this morning, Michael Boxell all whites defender who

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01:49:27,547 --> 01:49:31,827
Speaker 2: plays for Minnesota United in Major League Soccer, came up

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01:49:31,867 --> 01:49:35,107
Speaker 2: against into Miami and do you know who is marking

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01:49:35,347 --> 01:49:41,227
Speaker 2: Michael Boxall Lionel Messi. Michael Boxel against Leonel Messi and

2148
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Speaker 2: Michael Boxwell's Minnesota United won that game four one tremendous.

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Speaker 2: Let's talk some more American sport. Get your state site

2150
01:49:49,267 --> 01:49:52,627
Speaker 2: for our regular catch up on what's happening in American sports.

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01:49:52,667 --> 01:49:54,667
Speaker 2: Lee on Buzz Lee on Buzzby is with us. Haw's

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01:49:54,667 --> 01:49:55,987
Speaker 2: your weekend been so farly on?

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01:49:57,187 --> 01:50:00,467
Speaker 22: You're pretty good? Jason, Yeah, happy, mother's at all. The

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01:50:00,507 --> 01:50:01,747
Speaker 22: mother's out there to listening.

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01:50:02,347 --> 01:50:05,987
Speaker 2: Absolutely right. I endorsed that one hundred percent. Okay, want

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01:50:05,987 --> 01:50:07,867
Speaker 2: to get to the basketball, but first, can we start

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01:50:07,907 --> 01:50:12,347
Speaker 2: with the NHL the National ice Hockey League playoff time there.

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01:50:12,947 --> 01:50:15,227
Speaker 2: How do the playoffs work in the in the Stanley

2159
01:50:15,267 --> 01:50:17,307
Speaker 2: Cup In the NHL, what's the situation.

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01:50:19,147 --> 01:50:21,947
Speaker 22: Yeah, so pretty much like the NBA, it's broken down

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01:50:21,947 --> 01:50:25,307
Speaker 22: into the Western and the Eastern Conference. So we'll start

2162
01:50:25,307 --> 01:50:28,147
Speaker 22: off with the Eastern Conference. So we've got four series

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01:50:28,187 --> 01:50:32,067
Speaker 22: going on at the moment. The Carolina Hurricanes versus Washington

2164
01:50:32,107 --> 01:50:35,587
Speaker 22: Capital so they played earlier today with Carolina winning and

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Speaker 22: dominant fashion four mill say they've taking a vital two

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Speaker 22: leeed in that series. Then you've got the defending champion

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01:50:42,227 --> 01:50:46,547
Speaker 22: Florida Panthers versus the Toronto Maple Leagues. Toronto leads that

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Speaker 22: series too well, with game four schedule for tomorrow. Now,

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Speaker 22: next to the Eastern Conference, we've got the Edmonton Oilers

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01:50:53,707 --> 01:50:56,747
Speaker 22: versus the Las Vegas Golden Knight. Now Edmonton leads that

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01:50:56,947 --> 01:50:59,747
Speaker 22: series to nil and Game three is played out as

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01:50:59,747 --> 01:51:01,467
Speaker 22: we speak in a Class one of that. But some

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01:51:01,507 --> 01:51:04,187
Speaker 22: of your usteners party will be aware that the Golden

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01:51:04,227 --> 01:51:07,867
Speaker 22: Knight's actually owned by Texan born billing Bill Fowley, who

2175
01:51:07,907 --> 01:51:10,867
Speaker 22: also owns AFC Bournemouth and the EPL and our own

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Speaker 22: Orphan FC in the A League. So that's pretty interesting.

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Speaker 22: And finally the Dallas Stars versus the Winnipeg Jets. That

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01:51:18,227 --> 01:51:20,107
Speaker 22: series that tart up with one all, with game three

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Speaker 22: tomorrow as well.

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Speaker 2: All right, so the winners three to the Stanley Cup Final.

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Speaker 2: I asked Andy to find out for me when the

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Speaker 2: last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup was.

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01:51:31,667 --> 01:51:34,867
Speaker 2: He tells me it was in nineteen ninety three when

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Speaker 2: the Montreal Canadians won it. So what chance we have

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01:51:38,147 --> 01:51:39,507
Speaker 2: a Canadian winner this year?

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Speaker 10: Yeah?

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01:51:41,467 --> 01:51:44,427
Speaker 22: Well, good on any for dounans homework. But if we

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01:51:44,507 --> 01:51:46,667
Speaker 22: look at the fourth series, three of them are between

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Speaker 22: Canadian and American teams. They out of the eighth the

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01:51:49,667 --> 01:51:52,747
Speaker 22: maining contenders left. There are three Canadian teams but five

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01:51:52,827 --> 01:51:56,347
Speaker 22: American teams still left on the ice. Most brity websites

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Speaker 22: currently have the following nines and I'll give them to

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Speaker 22: you now to win it all. They start with the

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Speaker 22: favorite Edmonton orders. They're at plus two ninety, so they're

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Speaker 22: living up to that favoritism, having won the opening two

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Speaker 22: games on the road, with the series now moving to

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Speaker 22: their own arena. They also happen to have the best

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Speaker 22: player in the league, Conor McDavid. His odds on to

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Speaker 22: win the cons Mico Trophy for regular season MVP, but

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01:52:18,627 --> 01:52:21,067
Speaker 22: unfortunately from there the odds are stacked against the other

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Speaker 22: two Canadian teams, the Maple Leased and yet To are

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01:52:24,347 --> 01:52:28,587
Speaker 22: at plus six fifty and plus one thousand, respectively. Said

2203
01:52:28,627 --> 01:52:31,707
Speaker 22: answer you a question, pony, I guess most hopes were

2204
01:52:31,747 --> 01:52:34,547
Speaker 22: a long overdue win by Canadian teams have finally lift

2205
01:52:34,547 --> 01:52:37,507
Speaker 22: the coveted Stanley Cup. Wrest on the shoulders of the

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01:52:37,547 --> 01:52:41,547
Speaker 22: oilers and as Andy looked up where he's doing his homework.

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01:52:41,587 --> 01:52:44,187
Speaker 22: It's been thirty two years since the Canadian team wunner

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01:52:44,267 --> 01:52:47,787
Speaker 22: all way back in nineteen ninety three with the Canadians.

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Speaker 22: Since then, there have been seven Canadian teams in the

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01:52:50,707 --> 01:52:53,907
Speaker 22: NHL finals, but have all come up short. So when

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01:52:53,947 --> 01:52:57,427
Speaker 22: I Talkie has considered Canada's national sports, they're almost the

2212
01:52:57,507 --> 01:52:59,147
Speaker 22: kind of the all black solution that led us Though

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01:52:59,227 --> 01:53:03,507
Speaker 22: Cup to Australia year and year out. An indictment, really and.

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01:53:05,427 --> 01:53:07,747
Speaker 2: Yet carry on, Sorry, No, I was going to say

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01:53:07,787 --> 01:53:09,507
Speaker 2: it's actually gone the other way, hasn't it? In fact,

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Speaker 2: I think I think, I think the drought between Canadian

2217
01:53:13,067 --> 01:53:16,827
Speaker 2: teams winning the national a National Hockey League, the Stanley

2218
01:53:16,867 --> 01:53:20,867
Speaker 2: Cup goes back further than the All Blacks winning streak

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Speaker 2: at Eden Park by the sounds of things nineteen ninety three.

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Speaker 22: Yeah, I think it's been twenty odd years, but I'm

2221
01:53:26,867 --> 01:53:28,067
Speaker 22: just the prituci of the segment.

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Speaker 18: Pony.

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01:53:28,787 --> 01:53:33,067
Speaker 22: Just another NHR headline of significance. About a month or

2224
01:53:33,067 --> 01:53:37,427
Speaker 22: so ago, Washington Capital star Alex Richkin broke Wayne Gritzky's

2225
01:53:37,467 --> 01:53:40,267
Speaker 22: all time career goal scoring record when he scored his

2226
01:53:40,467 --> 01:53:43,307
Speaker 22: eight hundred and ninety fifth goal. The thirty nine year

2227
01:53:43,347 --> 01:53:45,307
Speaker 22: old Russian and twenty year Britain in the league was

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Speaker 22: congratulated by Gritzky himself, who wasn't a tennis to see

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Speaker 22: history made, as his record stood for thirty one years

2230
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Speaker 22: and many four.

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Speaker 8: Would never be broken.

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Speaker 2: All right, well done to him. Let's go to the

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Speaker 2: NBA with the semi finals on at the moment, again

2234
01:53:58,667 --> 01:54:01,747
Speaker 2: split into Eastern and Western conferences. I want to go

2235
01:54:01,827 --> 01:54:04,307
Speaker 2: through these with you. The Eastern Conference, and it's actually

2236
01:54:04,307 --> 01:54:06,707
Speaker 2: been what feature of the of the semi five has

2237
01:54:06,747 --> 01:54:11,067
Speaker 2: been road teams dominating early on Eastern Conference. Here's an example,

2238
01:54:11,227 --> 01:54:16,307
Speaker 2: the Boston Celtics twice blowing twenty point leads at home

2239
01:54:16,707 --> 01:54:18,547
Speaker 2: to go down too nil to the new York next.

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Speaker 2: Then they go to New York and they win Game

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Speaker 2: three one fifteen ninety three at Madison Square Garden. So

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01:54:23,827 --> 01:54:25,747
Speaker 2: I'm not quite sure what's happening on home courts. Game

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01:54:25,787 --> 01:54:28,947
Speaker 2: four is back in New York on Tuesday. Celtics Knicks.

2244
01:54:29,507 --> 01:54:30,827
Speaker 2: How do you see this playing out?

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01:54:33,107 --> 01:54:33,307
Speaker 9: Yes?

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01:54:33,387 --> 01:54:39,067
Speaker 22: So yeah, if we figure about these two teams, excuse me, Boston.

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01:54:39,147 --> 01:54:41,347
Speaker 22: The Celtics are the number two seed and the defending

2248
01:54:41,587 --> 01:54:44,987
Speaker 22: NBA champions against the number three seed nixt So against

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Speaker 22: the Eyes that you alluded to. New York won the

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Speaker 22: opening two games on the road, which no one picked,

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01:54:50,307 --> 01:54:53,587
Speaker 22: and as you also said, Boston blew twenty point leads

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01:54:53,587 --> 01:54:56,227
Speaker 22: in both of those games, but New York were able

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01:54:56,267 --> 01:54:59,427
Speaker 22: to hold their composer rally and winning dramatic fashion cur

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01:54:59,507 --> 01:55:01,107
Speaker 22: to Sye at the NBA Clutch Player of the Year

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Speaker 22: Jen and Brunson. Now, in game one alone, get this,

2256
01:55:04,867 --> 01:55:07,827
Speaker 22: the Celtics shot and abysmal twenty five percent beyond the

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01:55:07,947 --> 01:55:12,187
Speaker 22: arc and made only fifteen to three pointers from sixty attenths. Now,

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01:55:12,187 --> 01:55:14,747
Speaker 22: that's an NBA record. Unfortunately, not to be proud of

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01:55:15,427 --> 01:55:17,307
Speaker 22: bos Dinner. A team that live and die by the

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Speaker 22: three and They're waves continued in game two as well,

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Speaker 22: but thankfully for them yesterday and games two, they're able

2262
01:55:22,907 --> 01:55:25,747
Speaker 22: to make the necessary adjustments and pull one back with

2263
01:55:25,787 --> 01:55:28,827
Speaker 22: a comfortable Winniper Garden. The Tanka duo of Tatum and

2264
01:55:28,867 --> 01:55:30,827
Speaker 22: Brown showed up this game and lead from the front,

2265
01:55:31,067 --> 01:55:33,107
Speaker 22: but the Knicks still hold the series advantage to on

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01:55:33,187 --> 01:55:34,987
Speaker 22: with the pivotal Game four on Tuesday.

2267
01:55:36,147 --> 01:55:38,787
Speaker 2: All right, let's stay in the East and the Cleveland

2268
01:55:38,827 --> 01:55:44,067
Speaker 2: Cavaliers pulling a game back on the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis. Yesterday,

2269
01:55:43,907 --> 01:55:48,107
Speaker 2: the Pacers lead to one in this series with Game

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Speaker 2: four tomorrow. Who do you see advancing between Cleveland and Indiana?

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01:55:55,067 --> 01:55:55,627
Speaker 15: Yes, they're here.

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01:55:55,667 --> 01:55:58,027
Speaker 22: We had the number one seed Cleveland versus the number

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01:55:58,107 --> 01:56:01,467
Speaker 22: four seed Indiana and pretty much a mirror owners of

2274
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Speaker 22: the Celtics Knicks series.

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01:56:02,787 --> 01:56:02,947
Speaker 8: Right.

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01:56:02,987 --> 01:56:05,627
Speaker 22: The Pacers shocked the Kevalians, winning the opening two games

2277
01:56:05,627 --> 01:56:08,827
Speaker 22: in Cleveland, but much like the Boston New York series

2278
01:56:08,867 --> 01:56:11,187
Speaker 22: earlier today, the Cavaliers won on the road. Tony trailed

2279
01:56:11,227 --> 01:56:14,107
Speaker 22: Indiana two to one. As you said, Game four takes

2280
01:56:14,147 --> 01:56:16,987
Speaker 22: place Tuesday and is a must win for the Cavaliers.

2281
01:56:17,267 --> 01:56:20,027
Speaker 22: The key players to watch here are Donovan Mitchell for

2282
01:56:20,107 --> 01:56:23,427
Speaker 22: the Cavaliers than Tyrre Saliburton for Indie. Now, I wanted

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01:56:23,467 --> 01:56:25,467
Speaker 22: to ask you a question, Pony, are you a stats

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01:56:25,547 --> 01:56:27,427
Speaker 22: get a stats Geeglock?

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01:56:27,507 --> 01:56:30,387
Speaker 2: I am, absolutely, I am. You'll get a big fan

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01:56:30,427 --> 01:56:32,867
Speaker 2: in me if you've got some stats and facts there, Leon.

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01:56:33,627 --> 01:56:36,667
Speaker 22: Hey, Jason, here's a statistic to get your listener's heads around.

2288
01:56:37,867 --> 01:56:40,747
Speaker 22: NBA teams that are down seven or more points in

2289
01:56:40,787 --> 01:56:44,507
Speaker 22: the fourth quarter or in overtime in the final minute

2290
01:56:45,067 --> 01:56:49,147
Speaker 22: all time are wait for it, three and one thousand,

2291
01:56:49,267 --> 01:56:52,467
Speaker 22: six hundred and forty one. The Indiana Painters have now

2292
01:56:52,507 --> 01:56:55,387
Speaker 22: accomplished that rare feet twice in this postseason a lane.

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01:56:55,587 --> 01:56:57,147
Speaker 22: How crazy is that, Pony.

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01:56:57,467 --> 01:57:01,787
Speaker 2: Well crazy? A partners whost counted them all? It's the

2295
01:57:01,947 --> 01:57:04,467
Speaker 2: guy rold girl who's gone back to count them all.

2296
01:57:04,507 --> 01:57:06,307
Speaker 2: That's incredible, incredible.

2297
01:57:06,347 --> 01:57:07,907
Speaker 22: I want to do that.

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01:57:08,067 --> 01:57:10,587
Speaker 2: I know, I know. All right, Let's get to the

2299
01:57:10,627 --> 01:57:13,747
Speaker 2: west where in the semis there Golden State Minnesota. Now,

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01:57:13,827 --> 01:57:16,907
Speaker 2: Game Game three is on right at the moment, and

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01:57:16,987 --> 01:57:18,947
Speaker 2: I can update it from the screen. I'm looking at

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01:57:18,987 --> 01:57:23,227
Speaker 2: Golden State seventy five, now seventy seven, seventy to ahead

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01:57:23,627 --> 01:57:26,267
Speaker 2: with nine and a half minutes to go in the contest,

2304
01:57:26,747 --> 01:57:29,667
Speaker 2: Warriors have lost Steph Curry to injury. How big is

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01:57:29,707 --> 01:57:33,427
Speaker 2: Steph Curry's absence as far as the Golden State Warriors

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01:57:33,467 --> 01:57:34,147
Speaker 2: are concerned.

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01:57:35,427 --> 01:57:37,627
Speaker 22: Yet in this series we've got the number six seed

2308
01:57:37,627 --> 01:57:41,987
Speaker 22: against the number seventy, So you know, we think about

2309
01:57:42,027 --> 01:57:45,027
Speaker 22: Steph Curry. He's a future first Ballop Wall of Famer

2310
01:57:45,667 --> 01:57:48,467
Speaker 22: and the point guard. Unfortunately to stand a hamstring injury

2311
01:57:48,507 --> 01:57:51,747
Speaker 22: early in game month. Now, the latest injury prognosis had

2312
01:57:51,787 --> 01:57:54,547
Speaker 22: him out until at least Game five, which would be

2313
01:57:54,707 --> 01:57:57,627
Speaker 22: huge blow for the Warrior's chances to regret. I think

2314
01:57:57,627 --> 01:58:01,667
Speaker 22: it's better say that the Timberwolves, not the Vikings. Pony, thanks,

2315
01:58:01,907 --> 01:58:06,467
Speaker 22: I should visit series, maybe even before Steph returned. So

2316
01:58:06,507 --> 01:58:09,147
Speaker 22: are same really because this series is highly anticipated, But

2317
01:58:09,187 --> 01:58:11,907
Speaker 22: when you've got a market player such as Curry out,

2318
01:58:12,027 --> 01:58:15,027
Speaker 22: it almost seems inevitable what the final outcome will be

2319
01:58:15,067 --> 01:58:17,147
Speaker 22: on the back of say the young t Wolves start

2320
01:58:17,187 --> 01:58:20,747
Speaker 22: Anthony Edwards. However, today Golden said a certainly defying those

2321
01:58:20,787 --> 01:58:22,227
Speaker 22: eyes and playing it close.

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01:58:23,347 --> 01:58:25,587
Speaker 2: All right, yeah, I mean they look at for them

2323
01:58:25,627 --> 01:58:27,467
Speaker 2: as you say, Golden SAG just want to keep the

2324
01:58:27,507 --> 01:58:29,107
Speaker 2: series alive as long as they can. So they get

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01:58:29,147 --> 01:58:32,267
Speaker 2: Steph Curry back hopefully in game five. Yeah, seventy seven,

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01:58:32,387 --> 01:58:34,547
Speaker 2: seventy five now and there's still nine minutes to go,

2327
01:58:34,627 --> 01:58:37,147
Speaker 2: so many of time, clear time. You will be well

2328
01:58:37,147 --> 01:58:38,707
Speaker 2: done with a segment, so you can catch the inn

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01:58:38,747 --> 01:58:41,107
Speaker 2: of it. Leeon. But before I let you go, Denver,

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Speaker 2: Okay see Denver, Oklahoma City Thunder. The Nuggets won Game

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Speaker 2: three of this series to take a two to one lead.

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Speaker 2: Game four is in Denver tomorrow morning. So break this

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Speaker 2: one down for us.

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Speaker 22: Yes, they're here in this series. We've got the number

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Speaker 22: one seed Oklahoma City Riots is the number four seed

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Speaker 22: Denver the currently the Nuggets surprisingly had the series lead

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Speaker 22: to one after winning an overtime yesterday gets to Thunder.

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Speaker 22: Game four is tomorrow and could go either way. Now,

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Speaker 22: the biggest take from this series is there have been

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Speaker 22: lingering doubts as to whether the much younger Okasey can

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Speaker 22: lift their game to another level against a much more

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Speaker 22: experienced Denver. It's a pivotal game for tomorrow for the

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Speaker 22: Thunder because if they lose, they basically have to win

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Speaker 22: the three remaining games in order to advance to the

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Speaker 22: Western Conference Finals. Now that's a huge hurdle to overcome

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Speaker 22: for Shy Gilgis Alexander, the predicted league MVP and a

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Speaker 22: young upstart cohorts against the finals veterans Jokich, Murray and Gordon.

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Speaker 22: And if I can't excuse me, Fay, if I can

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Speaker 22: just the first off today, I've got one final headline

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Speaker 22: of note from the assasiation earlier, the three legendary NBA

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Speaker 22: head coach Greek Popovitch, affictionately known as Coach Pop, retired

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Speaker 22: from coaching due to prolonged health issues after stellar twenty

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Speaker 22: nine year career in the league. Now widely recognized as

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Speaker 22: one of the greatest basketball coaches of his generation, the

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Speaker 22: three time NBA Coach of the Year led the Stan

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Speaker 22: Antonio's firs to five championship and a record four hundred

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Speaker 22: and twenty two wins, leaving the lasting legacity so a

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Speaker 22: true legend of the game.

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Speaker 2: Indeed, indeed, he is a great way to wrap the

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Speaker 2: latest edition of State sidely on, Thanks as always for

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Speaker 2: your time and your expertise. Get back in front of

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Speaker 2: that TV for Game three between Golden State and Minnesota

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Speaker 2: and all at Florida. We'll look forward to chatting American

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Speaker 2: sport with you again sometime soon.

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Speaker 22: Thanks faving me are today Pine much appreciate it. We'll

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Speaker 22: do it again with seeing cheers mate.

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Speaker 2: Good on you, Lee On Leon Busby that our American

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Speaker 2: sports expert on Weekend Sport Bang on ten.

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Speaker 1: To three when it's down to the line. You made

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Speaker 1: a call on eight eighty Weekend Sports with Jason Hine

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Speaker 1: News Talk.

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Speaker 2: ZEB seven away from three updating you from Globbox Arena

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Speaker 2: in Hamilton where the first league of the double header,

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Speaker 2: the Trans Tasman Basketball double header, is approaching halftime as

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Speaker 2: the toll Blacks against the Boomers, to be followed by

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Speaker 2: the women's game. Tall Ferns Opals. Toll Blacks have lost

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Speaker 2: the first two games quite convincingly, you might say, Bart.

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Speaker 2: They've come out in this third game and really taking

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Speaker 2: it to the Australians forty nine thirty five. They lead

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Speaker 2: with two and a half minutes to go in the

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Speaker 2: first half. So extremely promising first half for jud Flawell's

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Speaker 2: meant that's hope it continues into the second period. That

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Speaker 2: is us pretty much on Weekend Sport for today and

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Speaker 2: for the weekend and beverage in with the Mother's Day

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Speaker 2: edition of the Weekend collective after three o'clock. Hope it's

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Speaker 2: been a good Mother's day for you. If you fall

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Speaker 2: into that category, we appreciate you very much. Indeed, I

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Speaker 2: appreciate you Andy McDonald. Thanks for producing the show across

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Speaker 2: the last couple of days, jacking up all the guests

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Speaker 2: and making sure everything ran smoothly. And thanks to you

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Speaker 2: for listening as well. We know you're busy. We appreciate

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Speaker 2: any time that you spend with us. As far as

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Speaker 2: an exit song is concerned, today, well, Andy and I

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Speaker 2: have been embracing New Zealand Music Month, which it is

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Speaker 2: during the month of May. So I've gone back thirty years,

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Speaker 2: well before Andy was even thought of, and come up

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Speaker 2: with this number. Not that young, mate, eighties. I thought

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Speaker 2: you were about twenty four. I'll take that all right. Well,

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Speaker 2: I'm only going from your your antics.

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Speaker 10: Really.

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Speaker 2: In fact, twenty four might be mentally about fifteen mate. Yes,

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Speaker 2: we all know this, as I was saying nineteen eighty five,

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Speaker 2: this song went to number three the amazing lyrical talents

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Speaker 2: of Any Krummer as part of the nether World Dancing Toys.

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Speaker 2: And for today, you enjoy the rest of today. We'll

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Speaker 2: see it tomorrow. Night on Sports Talk five.

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Speaker 3: Now Want to Day how SnO what Today Want to

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Speaker 3: Day had many snap.

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Speaker 16: Want to.

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Speaker 14: Go to Day.

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Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine. Listen live

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