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Speaker 3: This week on The Big League Podcast, What on Earth

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Speaker 3: does Andrew ReBs to do with the harves combination? After

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Speaker 3: a stellar performance from to Marty Martin and Chanelle Harris

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Speaker 3: the interchange for Michael Burgess to analyze their hiding of

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Speaker 3: the Cowboys and rate their chances of upsetting the Storm

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Speaker 3: at Mount Smart this weekend. My name is Nathan Limb.

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Speaker 3: Let's go b LB. The Warriors are faced with what

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Speaker 3: I'm calling the greatest selection headache in their history. Tomighty

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Speaker 3: Martin and Chanelle Harris Tavita tour that defensively deficient Cowboys

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Speaker 3: side to shreds in Townsville. Martin running the cutter, using

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Speaker 3: his strengths four triassists, three line break assists, his kicking

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Speaker 3: improving once again. A third straight win can be directly

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Speaker 3: correlated with another Martin masterpiece. But with Sean Johnson returning

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Speaker 3: this weekend against the Storm, what does Andrew Webster do

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Speaker 3: for mine. Regardless of how well Martin's performed. Johnson has

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Speaker 3: to go back into heartback and Martin to stand off.

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Speaker 3: But you change their roles. Instead of Johnson popping up

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Speaker 3: on the left side all the time to do the kicking,

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Speaker 3: take the workload off, allow Martin to run it his way.

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Speaker 3: It makes the Warrior's attack less predictable and means Johnson's

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Speaker 3: less likely to get injured. Chanelle Harris Tavita goes to

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Speaker 3: the interchange, is the reserve dummy half and Halve's option

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Speaker 3: alongside Dylan Walker, Maratai Acordia and either Tom Ale or

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Speaker 3: Bunti rfour Bick Beauley News Talk set b's voice of

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Speaker 3: me I'm on the money.

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Speaker 4: Great to be here, Nathan and filling in for the

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Speaker 5: Look, the Warriors were fantastic, weren't they.

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Speaker 4: A few numbers back after they're all back to the

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Speaker 4: war winds over Penrith and the Dolphins first time they

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Speaker 4: put on forty points all season and those numbers coming

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Speaker 4: back the likes of Fanua Blake and Cokirk cape Pelto,

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Speaker 4: who Harris didn't really miss a beat. So it's a

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Speaker 4: great headache, isn't it for Andrew Webster to have Sean

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Speaker 4: Johnson just had you know, one of his best seasons

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Speaker 4: ever last year and is still for mine, the best

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Speaker 4: half back at the club. But we've now seen how

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Speaker 4: good Tomri Martin can be in that role as well.

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Speaker 4: And for mine, it's pretty evident from here that if

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Speaker 4: Sewn Johnson isn't fit, he most certainly is the second

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Speaker 4: best halfback option. But it is an intriguing one. With

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Speaker 4: no Luke Metcalf of course, still into the latter point

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Speaker 4: I feel like they'll default back to Martin at six,

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Speaker 5: Interesting.

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Speaker 4: I've gone real deep into the stats around this, Nathan,

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Speaker 4: so just allow me if you may, just for it

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Speaker 4: for a little bit, thank you. Martin and Johnson have

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Speaker 4: combined eleven times in the halves at the Warriors through

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Speaker 4: last season. In this season a four win, one draw,

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Speaker 4: Sean has had five tries, eleven assists and around five

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Speaker 4: This is after he's coming off seven assists and a

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Speaker 4: So that just goes to show how dominant a half

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Speaker 4: That happens when Johnson combines with Metcalf. That has happened

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Speaker 3: to be like Sean Johnson. He's actually running the game

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Speaker 3: a look at the highlights of the Warriors forty two

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Speaker 3: to twelve. Hiding of the Cowboys in Townsville gets us

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Speaker 6: Here at Queensland, Egan no looker likewise there for Mudden

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Speaker 6: What a tricet for his He goes to Martins's All

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Speaker 6: He's away the three living up into port. He waited

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Speaker 6: He bats it back in and Nickles puts it down.

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Speaker 3: He takes no chances.

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Speaker 3: Nick Bewley, let's go through this game in a little

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Speaker 3: bit more detail. They've rocket it out to a twenty

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Speaker 3: it's hard to say their performance dipped with any significance

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Speaker 3: in the second half. Worries coach Andrew Webster. Please they

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Speaker 7: I think coming off the buy, I think the boys

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Speaker 3: My worry going into this game was that because we

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Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a fair point. Charles Nickel Cookstar being another

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Speaker 5: And dominant display.

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Speaker 4: I think it's worth mentioning too though, Nathan, that the Cowboys,

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Speaker 4: While this was an ultra impressive win for the Warriors,

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Speaker 4: I thought the Cowboys were incredibly poor. Missed the jump

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Speaker 4: Almost, yeah, completely, and it's probably worth mentioning too as

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Speaker 4: it was, it was really I was really impressed to

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Speaker 4: Jackson Ford going in to the middle used just as

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Speaker 4: The Webster used Kirk cape Pole really effectively in a

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I must admit, Nathan, I'm probably probably in your

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Speaker 5: It's day one, Okay.

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Speaker 3: The Melbourne Storm at Mount Smart Saturday night. How good.

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Speaker 3: The Super Rugby semifinals just incidentally have been arranged so

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Speaker 4: hold firm. And of course the Warriors coming off one

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00:21:56,853 --> 00:21:59,973
Speaker 4: of their best defensive performances, I think it's fair to say,

436
00:22:00,373 --> 00:22:04,253
Speaker 4: conceding just the two tries that they'll take a great

437
00:22:04,293 --> 00:22:07,053
Speaker 4: deal of confidence from that. So huge game. In terms

438
00:22:07,093 --> 00:22:11,573
Speaker 4: of the context of the Warriors season, the Storm sitting

439
00:22:11,613 --> 00:22:15,333
Speaker 4: pretty there, maybe not as important to them, so perhaps

440
00:22:15,373 --> 00:22:17,253
Speaker 4: it bodes well for the wat.

441
00:22:17,293 --> 00:22:19,933
Speaker 3: Yeah, Warrior's sitting one point outside the eight at the

442
00:22:19,973 --> 00:22:23,413
Speaker 3: time of recording. In terms of the Warriors team, obviously,

443
00:22:23,453 --> 00:22:27,453
Speaker 3: as we mentioned, we're expecting Seawan Johnson back this weekend.

444
00:22:27,573 --> 00:22:29,893
Speaker 3: If he doesn't come back, honestly, I'm pretty happy with

445
00:22:29,933 --> 00:22:34,293
Speaker 3: Tomai and Chanell continuing to run as the has combination.

446
00:22:34,413 --> 00:22:37,173
Speaker 3: Roger ty Varsischek there was a question mark over him,

447
00:22:37,453 --> 00:22:40,293
Speaker 3: and Andrew Webster did hint that he could be ready

448
00:22:40,413 --> 00:22:43,293
Speaker 3: for this weekend. I think NRL casualty Ward has him

449
00:22:43,293 --> 00:22:45,893
Speaker 3: returning in round sixteen, which is one round earlier than

450
00:22:45,933 --> 00:22:50,613
Speaker 3: he was originally thought for around seventeen return, but otherwise

451
00:22:50,653 --> 00:22:53,733
Speaker 3: expecting a pretty similar team just quickly.

452
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Speaker 4: That's going to be That's probably going to be the

453
00:22:56,173 --> 00:22:59,053
Speaker 4: bigger headache I think, and I'm sure you and burd

454
00:22:59,133 --> 00:23:01,013
Speaker 4: will will rip in when it gets to the time

455
00:23:01,053 --> 00:23:05,013
Speaker 4: where RTS is fit. But Adam Pompey just quietly has

456
00:23:05,053 --> 00:23:09,133
Speaker 4: been very good in the last three weeks, and I

457
00:23:09,213 --> 00:23:11,533
Speaker 4: don't think RTS has sort of lived up to the

458
00:23:11,733 --> 00:23:13,493
Speaker 4: billing at left sensor. Yes, we all know what he's

459
00:23:13,533 --> 00:23:16,093
Speaker 4: capable of, but that's it. That's going to be a

460
00:23:16,093 --> 00:23:19,053
Speaker 4: tough call and I'm just going to throw it out there,

461
00:23:19,093 --> 00:23:22,253
Speaker 4: so that's on the record. I wouldn't be surprised if

462
00:23:22,253 --> 00:23:26,693
Speaker 4: it's RTS left wing Marcello Montoya left out going forward.

463
00:23:27,213 --> 00:23:29,533
Speaker 3: Well, that's that is a big call. But to be honest,

464
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Speaker 3: I have so much respect for Adam Pompey. He has

465
00:23:31,973 --> 00:23:33,573
Speaker 3: been one of the standing He's a little bit quieter

466
00:23:33,813 --> 00:23:35,773
Speaker 3: and the game just gone. But certainly in the in

467
00:23:35,773 --> 00:23:37,573
Speaker 3: the Dolphins game, in the Penrith game, he was one

468
00:23:37,573 --> 00:23:40,133
Speaker 3: of the standout players. And I do have so much

469
00:23:40,133 --> 00:23:42,533
Speaker 3: respect him just because of how much crap he cops

470
00:23:42,813 --> 00:23:46,373
Speaker 3: from the Warriors fan base, and he still goes out

471
00:23:46,373 --> 00:23:49,773
Speaker 3: there and performs and takes his opportunities and Handy.

472
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Speaker 4: Gold kick its Nate. If Sean's still a little bit troubled.

473
00:23:53,013 --> 00:23:55,093
Speaker 4: Obviously it's been the pick, but they had their Archilley's

474
00:23:55,133 --> 00:23:56,453
Speaker 4: issue as well. I think it was six from seven

475
00:23:56,453 --> 00:23:58,613
Speaker 4: off the t on the weekend Pompy. So a lot

476
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Speaker 4: of strings to the buck.

477
00:24:02,453 --> 00:24:06,773
Speaker 2: The Big League Pod on the Warriors Bad Wagons since

478
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Speaker 2: day one, The Big League Podcast for the biggest league fans.

479
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Speaker 3: Right neck, Let's go through quick fire predictions to finish

480
00:24:17,733 --> 00:24:20,373
Speaker 3: last round, Berg edged me five for WHU means he

481
00:24:20,413 --> 00:24:22,533
Speaker 3: has a two tip lead. We've still got the Bulldogs

482
00:24:22,533 --> 00:24:25,853
Speaker 3: and the Ears result to come tonight. You know, I'm

483
00:24:25,893 --> 00:24:29,333
Speaker 3: really starting to question Michael Burgess's commitment to this podcast, Pulls,

484
00:24:30,093 --> 00:24:32,453
Speaker 3: and we've been arguing over the last couple of weeks

485
00:24:32,453 --> 00:24:35,653
Speaker 3: because he didn't put in any tips when you came

486
00:24:35,693 --> 00:24:37,533
Speaker 3: on the podcast a few weeks ago. So I gave

487
00:24:37,653 --> 00:24:39,693
Speaker 3: him zero for that round and he's not happy because

488
00:24:39,693 --> 00:24:41,733
Speaker 3: it closed the gap right up. But if he doesn't

489
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Speaker 3: email me as tips this week, I've got it on

490
00:24:45,373 --> 00:24:48,333
Speaker 3: record right now. Bird, you're getting zero again because you

491
00:24:48,413 --> 00:24:49,573
Speaker 3: had so much warning.

492
00:24:49,893 --> 00:24:52,653
Speaker 4: So I'm not playing on Burger's behalf. I'm just shooting

493
00:24:52,693 --> 00:24:53,333
Speaker 4: from the hip here.

494
00:24:54,453 --> 00:24:55,133
Speaker 5: Yeah, a bit of fun.

495
00:24:55,253 --> 00:24:57,293
Speaker 3: You're not playing on Burger's behalf because you're actually pretty

496
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Speaker 3: good and I just don't want you to give him

497
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Speaker 3: any help.

498
00:25:00,413 --> 00:25:05,013
Speaker 4: Well, I think from memory, Nathan, I tipped Penrith and

499
00:25:05,053 --> 00:25:07,373
Speaker 4: you tipped Cronulla on that last time I was on

500
00:25:07,373 --> 00:25:09,773
Speaker 4: the podcast three weeks Penrith won forty two Nils.

501
00:25:09,773 --> 00:25:11,413
Speaker 5: I'm just just going to leave that there.

502
00:25:11,693 --> 00:25:12,013
Speaker 8: All right.

503
00:25:12,013 --> 00:25:13,893
Speaker 3: Well, let's not talk about that. I don't need to

504
00:25:13,933 --> 00:25:15,813
Speaker 3: get into a fight with you as well. First game,

505
00:25:16,413 --> 00:25:20,653
Speaker 3: Nick Quick five predictions Sharks Dolphins should be a pretty

506
00:25:20,653 --> 00:25:21,453
Speaker 3: interesting game.

507
00:25:22,213 --> 00:25:24,813
Speaker 5: Yeah, Dolphins are coming off of buye again.

508
00:25:24,973 --> 00:25:27,133
Speaker 4: Always interesting to see how teams come off the by

509
00:25:27,213 --> 00:25:30,213
Speaker 4: Warriors of course, super impressive off the buye. But I

510
00:25:30,213 --> 00:25:34,293
Speaker 4: thought the Sharks it was a real real performance. They'll

511
00:25:34,333 --> 00:25:38,773
Speaker 4: be proud of. Craig Fitzgibbon was super happy after they went.

512
00:25:38,813 --> 00:25:41,213
Speaker 4: They were down early against the Broncos at Suncourt no

513
00:25:41,293 --> 00:25:43,893
Speaker 4: Nico Hines, of course, and they rarely took that game

514
00:25:43,933 --> 00:25:46,693
Speaker 4: by the scruff of the neck early in the second half.

515
00:25:47,333 --> 00:25:51,293
Speaker 4: And look, I think back at Shark Park, they'll get

516
00:25:51,293 --> 00:25:54,493
Speaker 4: the job done over the Dolphins, who have been impressive.

517
00:25:54,533 --> 00:25:56,173
Speaker 4: But I just wonder but like last year in their

518
00:25:56,173 --> 00:25:58,853
Speaker 4: foundation year, where you know, they rocketed out of the

519
00:25:58,853 --> 00:26:01,053
Speaker 4: gates and then you know the worm turned to touch.

520
00:26:01,133 --> 00:26:02,733
Speaker 5: So I'm going to go Cranullah.

521
00:26:03,573 --> 00:26:06,613
Speaker 3: Yeah, I picked the Broncos last week obviously, the Sharks

522
00:26:06,653 --> 00:26:09,813
Speaker 3: getting up twenty to twelve, and I just felt the Broncos,

523
00:26:09,853 --> 00:26:13,013
Speaker 3: even with Origin, had the momentum, but the Sharks turning

524
00:26:13,053 --> 00:26:16,853
Speaker 3: it around. Raiders versus the Cowboys in camera.

525
00:26:17,493 --> 00:26:20,933
Speaker 4: Yeah, Raiders another team coming off the buy. But I

526
00:26:20,973 --> 00:26:25,933
Speaker 4: think it's some pretty big concerns again for Todd Payton

527
00:26:26,453 --> 00:26:30,613
Speaker 4: and the Cowboys. Defensively, they're a bit of a rabbel

528
00:26:30,613 --> 00:26:33,133
Speaker 4: and it wasn't for the first time. They've leaked a

529
00:26:33,133 --> 00:26:36,293
Speaker 4: ton of points obviously coming off that loss to the Warriors.

530
00:26:36,333 --> 00:26:38,893
Speaker 5: So Raiders, you know they've been sharp. I thought when

531
00:26:38,893 --> 00:26:39,733
Speaker 5: they lost Jamal.

532
00:26:39,533 --> 00:26:42,053
Speaker 4: Fogerdy at half back they were going to struggle, but

533
00:26:42,133 --> 00:26:44,413
Speaker 4: Ko Weeks has been a real fine for them, so

534
00:26:44,453 --> 00:26:46,813
Speaker 4: I'm going to Yeah, the Green Machine going.

535
00:26:46,813 --> 00:26:47,173
Speaker 5: To roll on.

536
00:26:47,813 --> 00:26:50,733
Speaker 3: Yeah. I mean the Cowboys defense was really the thing

537
00:26:50,773 --> 00:26:53,853
Speaker 3: that stood out from that Warriors game, and let's let's

538
00:26:53,893 --> 00:26:57,133
Speaker 3: be really the Raiders haven't had fantastic defense either. I'm

539
00:26:57,133 --> 00:26:59,933
Speaker 3: expecting a very high scoring contest, but off the by

540
00:27:00,293 --> 00:27:02,053
Speaker 3: given what we saw from the Cowboys and off the

541
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Speaker 3: buy for the Raiders ole back camera at home Rabbit

542
00:27:04,773 --> 00:27:06,653
Speaker 3: O's Broncos Nick.

543
00:27:07,333 --> 00:27:09,773
Speaker 4: Yeah, this is bit of a wild prediction given their

544
00:27:09,853 --> 00:27:12,173
Speaker 4: ladder positioning, but I'm going the Bunnies here. I think

545
00:27:12,173 --> 00:27:16,413
Speaker 4: they've found something in the last week or two. I

546
00:27:16,413 --> 00:27:20,293
Speaker 4: think Latrell Mitchell is playing with a real purpose and energy.

547
00:27:20,733 --> 00:27:24,333
Speaker 4: Jack White and finally moving into the five eighth position

548
00:27:24,373 --> 00:27:27,853
Speaker 4: having been largely used at center. Cody Walker at seven

549
00:27:28,293 --> 00:27:31,653
Speaker 4: Damien Cook. That's arguably one of the best spines in

550
00:27:31,693 --> 00:27:34,613
Speaker 4: the competition actually in terms of name value. And the

551
00:27:34,613 --> 00:27:38,253
Speaker 4: Broncos of course, no Ree Welsh still because it's an

552
00:27:38,293 --> 00:27:42,693
Speaker 4: eleven day stand down from that after getting nailed by

553
00:27:42,773 --> 00:27:45,813
Speaker 4: Joseph Siletti in Origin one, and I thought they looked

554
00:27:45,853 --> 00:27:49,493
Speaker 4: a little bit lacking with no Welsh so I am

555
00:27:49,533 --> 00:27:51,133
Speaker 4: going to go the Rabbits.

556
00:27:52,653 --> 00:27:56,013
Speaker 3: Yeah, I know it's Origin period, but I'm looking at

557
00:27:56,013 --> 00:27:56,573
Speaker 3: the results.

558
00:27:56,613 --> 00:27:56,773
Speaker 2: Right.

559
00:27:56,813 --> 00:28:00,133
Speaker 3: The Broncos obviously beaten by the Sharks, probably expected to

560
00:28:00,133 --> 00:28:02,613
Speaker 3: win that game given that the dip in Sharks form

561
00:28:02,653 --> 00:28:05,973
Speaker 3: losing to the Eels. But the week before that the

562
00:28:06,013 --> 00:28:09,093
Speaker 3: Broncos had to buy they lost to the ty The

563
00:28:09,133 --> 00:28:11,693
Speaker 3: Broncos are in a little bit of a They scraped

564
00:28:11,733 --> 00:28:15,533
Speaker 3: past the Seagulls and then before that they beat the Eels.

565
00:28:15,533 --> 00:28:17,573
Speaker 3: But I feel like the Broncos are in a bit

566
00:28:17,613 --> 00:28:19,493
Speaker 3: of a hole. And now we're in this week where

567
00:28:19,493 --> 00:28:21,773
Speaker 3: it's just a decent amount of time in between each

568
00:28:21,813 --> 00:28:24,853
Speaker 3: Origin game, and I feel like Kevin Waldas might put

569
00:28:24,853 --> 00:28:26,573
Speaker 3: a rocket up their asses because they really need to

570
00:28:26,573 --> 00:28:28,213
Speaker 3: get into gear if they're going to stay in this

571
00:28:28,973 --> 00:28:31,773
Speaker 3: sort of Top four conversation because slipping a little bit.

572
00:28:31,773 --> 00:28:35,573
Speaker 3: So I'll back them to come back Tiger's Titans in

573
00:28:35,613 --> 00:28:36,613
Speaker 3: the game of the Round.

574
00:28:39,053 --> 00:28:43,813
Speaker 4: Oh dear, oh, it's not going well for Benji Marsha

575
00:28:44,533 --> 00:28:49,933
Speaker 4: and Tiger Town. And I see they're halfback Lockey Galvin,

576
00:28:49,933 --> 00:28:53,213
Speaker 4: who's been a bit of a fine debuting this year,

577
00:28:53,293 --> 00:28:56,053
Speaker 4: is just angling for a release as well, so it's

578
00:28:56,053 --> 00:29:00,693
Speaker 4: not getting any better. The Titans were pretty ordinary against

579
00:29:00,733 --> 00:29:04,653
Speaker 4: South Sydney coin flip game here, but I'll go David

580
00:29:04,653 --> 00:29:06,533
Speaker 4: Fathea to prove a point try and get back back

581
00:29:06,573 --> 00:29:09,013
Speaker 4: into the Queensland side and or a double and the

582
00:29:09,053 --> 00:29:09,573
Speaker 4: Titans win.

583
00:29:10,813 --> 00:29:13,093
Speaker 3: I don't care, but yeah, Titans Warriors Storm.

584
00:29:13,133 --> 00:29:15,373
Speaker 4: Let's move on our game of the round. This is

585
00:29:15,653 --> 00:29:17,373
Speaker 4: this is the game of the round. This is where

586
00:29:17,373 --> 00:29:22,413
Speaker 4: all my attention will be on Saturday nights. Warriors off

587
00:29:22,533 --> 00:29:27,373
Speaker 4: off three just brilliant performances and wins again of course

588
00:29:27,573 --> 00:29:31,373
Speaker 4: a sellout at Mount Smart butts and I'm going head

589
00:29:31,373 --> 00:29:36,213
Speaker 4: over heart here reluctantly, Nathan, the Storm, just.

590
00:29:38,213 --> 00:29:41,813
Speaker 3: Get off this podcast. Look if I look at the

591
00:29:41,813 --> 00:29:44,573
Speaker 3: Storm results, the number of close games they've had, the

592
00:29:45,453 --> 00:29:48,333
Speaker 3: last minute try, last game, and the amount of confidence

593
00:29:48,373 --> 00:29:51,573
Speaker 3: the Warriors had regardless, this game will be tight. Obviously

594
00:29:51,613 --> 00:29:53,213
Speaker 3: you're going with the Storm to get over and that

595
00:29:53,493 --> 00:29:55,573
Speaker 3: would not be unusual at all. That is exactly what

596
00:29:55,693 --> 00:29:58,173
Speaker 3: is expected. But I think given the confidence that the

597
00:29:58,213 --> 00:30:02,093
Speaker 3: Warriors will have Sean Johnson coming back, the Mount Smart factor,

598
00:30:02,253 --> 00:30:04,773
Speaker 3: I'm going to back the Warriors to beat the table

599
00:30:04,813 --> 00:30:08,573
Speaker 3: topping Storm. On Saturday Night at Mount Smart Eels Man

600
00:30:08,733 --> 00:30:10,493
Speaker 3: versus the Roosters.

601
00:30:10,453 --> 00:30:11,333
Speaker 5: I roosters.

602
00:30:12,293 --> 00:30:15,893
Speaker 4: Yeah, I think the Roosters that that buy probably came

603
00:30:15,933 --> 00:30:19,813
Speaker 4: at a at a pretty good time for them, and

604
00:30:19,853 --> 00:30:22,573
Speaker 4: they won't be they will be without Joseph Suali, but

605
00:30:22,613 --> 00:30:25,053
Speaker 4: I still think they've got a lot of a lot

606
00:30:25,093 --> 00:30:28,573
Speaker 4: of class out wide. You're Joey Martin, who's James Tedesco.

607
00:30:28,853 --> 00:30:31,853
Speaker 4: We'll come back after the week or the call up

608
00:30:31,853 --> 00:30:36,253
Speaker 4: to New South Wales. So yeah, I'm pretty confident around

609
00:30:36,253 --> 00:30:37,853
Speaker 4: this one with the Roosters.

610
00:30:39,013 --> 00:30:41,453
Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't need to think too hard about that.

611
00:30:41,853 --> 00:30:45,853
Speaker 3: Just quickly Joseph Sali head on Reese Welsh scending off

612
00:30:45,893 --> 00:30:46,093
Speaker 3: on the.

613
00:30:48,693 --> 00:30:49,133
Speaker 5: Quickly.

614
00:30:49,933 --> 00:30:54,013
Speaker 4: No, I would have given it a yellow card really,

615
00:30:54,613 --> 00:30:57,013
Speaker 4: that was it was direct shoulder the head.

616
00:30:57,053 --> 00:30:58,013
Speaker 3: He wasn't slipping out.

617
00:30:58,653 --> 00:31:03,053
Speaker 4: Yeah, I don't like Yeah, we might need another podcast

618
00:31:03,053 --> 00:31:05,413
Speaker 4: for that one, but I don't like it so early

619
00:31:05,453 --> 00:31:07,893
Speaker 4: in a contest that was so much on the line

620
00:31:07,893 --> 00:31:10,533
Speaker 4: that a team to be down to twelve unless it's

621
00:31:10,573 --> 00:31:11,413
Speaker 4: absolute thuggery.

622
00:31:11,493 --> 00:31:13,533
Speaker 5: So I thought there was enough mitigation there for it

623
00:31:13,613 --> 00:31:14,173
Speaker 5: just to be ten.

624
00:31:14,213 --> 00:31:18,013
Speaker 4: But no, I'm neither here nor there to be perfectly.

625
00:31:17,733 --> 00:31:20,093
Speaker 3: Frank No, I think it was a sending off Joseph Swali.

626
00:31:20,133 --> 00:31:23,733
Speaker 3: He could have been way lower. Seagules, Dragons.

627
00:31:24,813 --> 00:31:28,173
Speaker 4: I thought the Seagulls, even though they were tipped up

628
00:31:28,173 --> 00:31:32,053
Speaker 4: by Penrith at the weekend, still looking pretty sharp. And

629
00:31:32,093 --> 00:31:35,093
Speaker 4: I know the Dragons just put fifty on the Tigers

630
00:31:35,933 --> 00:31:39,693
Speaker 4: Zach Lomax with a hat trick. But I think on

631
00:31:39,853 --> 00:31:42,173
Speaker 4: paper manly of a little bit more about them. So

632
00:31:42,253 --> 00:31:44,213
Speaker 4: I'm going to go manly bounce back.

633
00:31:46,293 --> 00:31:55,293
Speaker 3: Oh ah, drags. Yeah, I'm going to go with the

634
00:31:55,373 --> 00:31:57,333
Speaker 3: dragons here, just on a whim. And I realized I

635
00:31:57,373 --> 00:32:00,293
Speaker 3: didn't tip the Eels Roosters. I'm backing the roosters, just

636
00:32:00,293 --> 00:32:03,333
Speaker 3: to be clear. Finally, Nights versus the Panthers.

637
00:32:03,653 --> 00:32:09,453
Speaker 4: Yeah, the Panthers just roll on another system team, isn't it. No, No,

638
00:32:09,573 --> 00:32:12,093
Speaker 4: Nathan Cleary, No no, Dylan Edwards at the weekend and

639
00:32:12,733 --> 00:32:15,053
Speaker 4: still getting the job done. So no, don't even have

640
00:32:15,093 --> 00:32:17,013
Speaker 4: to think to us about this one. Panthers all the way.

641
00:32:17,413 --> 00:32:18,453
Speaker 4: Panthers to win it.

642
00:32:18,493 --> 00:32:20,373
Speaker 3: Thank you so much in the community for your time,

643
00:32:20,613 --> 00:32:23,813
Speaker 3: your wisdom, your insight. In the absence of a lazy

644
00:32:23,853 --> 00:32:27,213
Speaker 3: Michael Purgas, please follow and rate the podcast. We'll be

645
00:32:27,213 --> 00:32:30,053
Speaker 3: back next Monday to digest the Warriors and the Storm

646
00:32:30,173 --> 00:32:32,693
Speaker 3: and Mound Smart can't wait. My name is Nathan Limb.

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Speaker 3: Have a great wait.

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