1 00:00:06,707 --> 00:00:10,587 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,747 --> 00:00:11,787 Speaker 1: from Newstalks EDB. 3 00:00:13,067 --> 00:00:14,747 Speaker 2: One play left for the Warriors. 4 00:00:15,267 --> 00:00:17,627 Speaker 3: It's just that sort of season for them. 5 00:00:17,867 --> 00:00:21,227 Speaker 2: Another one goes astray for the Warriors, and the Camera 6 00:00:21,307 --> 00:00:25,387 Speaker 2: Raiders have snapped a losing streak which they. 7 00:00:25,507 --> 00:00:26,627 Speaker 4: Railed their season. 8 00:00:26,987 --> 00:00:28,987 Speaker 3: It's not joy, it's relief. 9 00:00:29,867 --> 00:00:34,547 Speaker 2: The Camera Raiders scored one less try but have held 10 00:00:34,587 --> 00:00:38,227 Speaker 2: of you never hit it in this game and they 11 00:00:38,267 --> 00:00:42,147 Speaker 2: have beat the Warriors twenty eight points to eighteen. 12 00:00:42,307 --> 00:00:44,827 Speaker 5: Yeah, the Warrior's path to the NERL playoffs has become 13 00:00:44,867 --> 00:00:47,107 Speaker 5: even tougher. Twenty eighteen. They lost to the Raiders in 14 00:00:47,147 --> 00:00:49,707 Speaker 5: the Australian capital last night. They called their way back 15 00:00:49,707 --> 00:00:53,187 Speaker 5: from an early fourteen NIEL deficit, but Warriors five to eighth. 16 00:00:53,307 --> 00:00:57,307 Speaker 5: Chanelle Harris Devita missed a game tying conversion from almost 17 00:00:57,347 --> 00:01:00,267 Speaker 5: in front with seven minutes to go. The Warriors actually 18 00:01:00,267 --> 00:01:03,107 Speaker 5: outscored the Raiders four tries to three, but just one 19 00:01:03,147 --> 00:01:06,507 Speaker 5: of those tries was converted by Adam Pompey before he 20 00:01:06,587 --> 00:01:09,387 Speaker 5: left the game with a knee injury, and Chanelle Harris 21 00:01:09,387 --> 00:01:11,787 Speaker 5: Tavita took over the kicking and couldn't find the Mark 22 00:01:11,867 --> 00:01:16,067 Speaker 5: with any of his three conversion attempts. The result leaves 23 00:01:16,067 --> 00:01:18,627 Speaker 5: the Warriors twelfth on the ladder. Six more matches to 24 00:01:18,627 --> 00:01:22,347 Speaker 5: come this weekend, seven rounds to play. Let's bring in 25 00:01:22,467 --> 00:01:28,507 Speaker 5: hugely respected, vastly experienced rugby league Jouno Phil Buzz Rothfield Phil. 26 00:01:28,587 --> 00:01:31,387 Speaker 5: Is it too simple to say better goalkicking would have 27 00:01:31,427 --> 00:01:32,627 Speaker 5: won the Warriors that game? 28 00:01:33,907 --> 00:01:37,187 Speaker 4: Look the scoreboard showed that, didn't it. You look the 29 00:01:37,387 --> 00:01:41,907 Speaker 4: statistics heare they went. He just didn't land that said 30 00:01:41,947 --> 00:01:45,107 Speaker 4: in near the end or any of the other opportunities 31 00:01:45,147 --> 00:01:48,387 Speaker 4: that he had. And goal kicking in a competition as 32 00:01:48,427 --> 00:01:52,787 Speaker 4: tired as this one is gold it's so crucial. And no, 33 00:01:53,787 --> 00:01:56,227 Speaker 4: you've got the non goal kick. You scored more trie 34 00:01:56,267 --> 00:02:00,347 Speaker 4: than the Raiders, so you know you're now stuck on 35 00:02:00,467 --> 00:02:04,027 Speaker 4: nineteen points. And I think sads is to say, I 36 00:02:04,067 --> 00:02:07,747 Speaker 4: think the Warriors can start preparing for Madnes because I 37 00:02:07,787 --> 00:02:12,627 Speaker 4: can't see them being involved in finals football this year. Yeah. 38 00:02:12,667 --> 00:02:16,347 Speaker 5: Look, I think the rugby league public around New Zealand 39 00:02:16,387 --> 00:02:18,707 Speaker 5: are probably nodding their heads in agreement. But but what 40 00:02:18,747 --> 00:02:21,027 Speaker 5: else could the Warriors have done bill last night apart 41 00:02:21,067 --> 00:02:23,147 Speaker 5: from laying their shots on goal? 42 00:02:24,267 --> 00:02:26,067 Speaker 4: Oh? Well, they could have turned up at the start 43 00:02:26,107 --> 00:02:28,147 Speaker 4: of the game. You know, you don't give any side 44 00:02:28,147 --> 00:02:31,707 Speaker 4: in this competition even Look, Camebra's the middle of the 45 00:02:31,787 --> 00:02:34,827 Speaker 4: road side. They're not a lowly side. But you can't 46 00:02:34,827 --> 00:02:37,947 Speaker 4: give fourteen points start. Look, I know they've got to 47 00:02:37,987 --> 00:02:40,347 Speaker 4: come back in them and they've done it before this year. 48 00:02:40,467 --> 00:02:43,827 Speaker 4: But mc coole freezing night and the National capital there, 49 00:02:45,587 --> 00:02:48,187 Speaker 4: they just gave up, gave away too much start. They 50 00:02:48,267 --> 00:02:52,347 Speaker 4: lacked discipline early and yeah, sorry, note I've just got 51 00:02:52,387 --> 00:02:54,787 Speaker 4: to move my dog out of this route because he's 52 00:02:54,827 --> 00:02:55,747 Speaker 4: stuff in the bark. 53 00:02:55,867 --> 00:02:57,507 Speaker 3: But they wouldn't. 54 00:02:58,747 --> 00:03:03,267 Speaker 4: They just didn't turn up early and it's very, very 55 00:03:03,267 --> 00:03:06,867 Speaker 4: difficult to come back against the Cambra side. It was 56 00:03:06,907 --> 00:03:09,307 Speaker 4: as desperate as the Warriors to get the two points 57 00:03:09,347 --> 00:03:10,507 Speaker 4: to keep their season alive. 58 00:03:11,507 --> 00:03:13,987 Speaker 5: Not turning up early. Mitch Barnet's it afterwards. We're just 59 00:03:14,067 --> 00:03:18,187 Speaker 5: finding ways to hurt ourselves. How frustrating must that be 60 00:03:18,267 --> 00:03:19,947 Speaker 5: for Andrew Webster and the coaching staff. 61 00:03:20,947 --> 00:03:23,507 Speaker 4: Oh well it's hard to believe. You know, Andrew Webster. 62 00:03:23,827 --> 00:03:26,387 Speaker 4: You don't go from a Galliam coach for there or 63 00:03:26,387 --> 00:03:29,667 Speaker 4: an ordinary coach. So look, he knows what he's doing. 64 00:03:29,747 --> 00:03:34,147 Speaker 4: But you know you've got injuries Johnson, Sean Johnson, Tara Harris, 65 00:03:34,227 --> 00:03:37,987 Speaker 4: Luke Metcalf. Guys at rock O'deria are out and you know, 66 00:03:38,547 --> 00:03:42,147 Speaker 4: but every side's got injuries. And you had a couple 67 00:03:42,227 --> 00:03:45,147 Speaker 4: there in Origin which hasn't helped, which is unusual for 68 00:03:45,187 --> 00:03:48,307 Speaker 4: the Warriors to have two State of Origin players. They're 69 00:03:48,307 --> 00:03:51,987 Speaker 4: phenomenal athletes, these guys to back up from that colossal 70 00:03:53,027 --> 00:03:57,547 Speaker 4: game at sun Court the other night. Look, I don't 71 00:03:57,547 --> 00:04:00,307 Speaker 4: know where you go from here, and you know the 72 00:04:00,387 --> 00:04:03,347 Speaker 4: reasons for the fact that it just hasn't worked out 73 00:04:03,387 --> 00:04:07,107 Speaker 4: as you know, like you'd hoped. I thought you'd be 74 00:04:07,107 --> 00:04:11,027 Speaker 4: a stronger outfit this year and seriously challenge for the title. 75 00:04:11,067 --> 00:04:13,547 Speaker 4: But it just hasn't, you know, hasn't worked out. You 76 00:04:13,547 --> 00:04:15,347 Speaker 4: look at your draw and the run home. You've got 77 00:04:16,067 --> 00:04:20,307 Speaker 4: West Tiger's Power, Dolphins, Manly Bulldog Sharks. You know, you 78 00:04:20,387 --> 00:04:25,627 Speaker 4: win all those games, you'll you'll make it. But I 79 00:04:25,667 --> 00:04:28,987 Speaker 4: can't see you beating Manly away or the Sharks away, 80 00:04:29,067 --> 00:04:31,907 Speaker 4: and you know that the Bulldogs are very hard to 81 00:04:31,947 --> 00:04:35,427 Speaker 4: beat these days. Look, I just think it's too tough 82 00:04:35,467 --> 00:04:36,507 Speaker 4: for assignment from here. 83 00:04:37,147 --> 00:04:39,267 Speaker 5: But we all thought exactly what you said before that 84 00:04:39,347 --> 00:04:41,867 Speaker 5: this would be a team that would not only make 85 00:04:41,907 --> 00:04:43,787 Speaker 5: the eight, but we were looking at you know, is 86 00:04:43,787 --> 00:04:45,347 Speaker 5: this a top four side? Is this a team that 87 00:04:45,387 --> 00:04:49,067 Speaker 5: could finally, you know, really challenge for an NRL premiership 88 00:04:49,147 --> 00:04:50,067 Speaker 5: or a championship. 89 00:04:50,267 --> 00:04:51,787 Speaker 3: Have you seen this sort of thing happen before? 90 00:04:51,827 --> 00:04:54,267 Speaker 5: The teams that are that are highly touted at the 91 00:04:54,267 --> 00:04:56,107 Speaker 5: start of a season just somehow find a way to 92 00:04:56,507 --> 00:04:57,867 Speaker 5: you know, to disappoint their fans. 93 00:04:58,827 --> 00:05:02,147 Speaker 4: Well, yeah, it does happen. You look at the paramatter Rails. 94 00:05:02,267 --> 00:05:04,467 Speaker 4: You know, they I know they got rid of Brad 95 00:05:04,587 --> 00:05:07,507 Speaker 4: Arpa not so long ago, but they start Most people 96 00:05:07,547 --> 00:05:09,267 Speaker 4: would have had them in the top eight at the 97 00:05:09,267 --> 00:05:14,187 Speaker 4: beginning of the year. But you know, these are years 98 00:05:14,227 --> 00:05:18,587 Speaker 4: you just have the losses. I can't explain. How can 99 00:05:18,627 --> 00:05:23,387 Speaker 4: you get rolled sixty six six against the Titans, you know, 100 00:05:24,907 --> 00:05:27,787 Speaker 4: and I think the week after around that time they 101 00:05:27,907 --> 00:05:30,907 Speaker 4: storm put thirty eight points on them. So that's more 102 00:05:30,947 --> 00:05:33,347 Speaker 4: than that. That's an average of fifty points in two 103 00:05:33,467 --> 00:05:37,187 Speaker 4: games in a row. And that's just not the Warriors 104 00:05:37,267 --> 00:05:41,147 Speaker 4: football and the metal and the you know, the grit 105 00:05:41,227 --> 00:05:46,467 Speaker 4: that this football society showed last year. Look, I'm not 106 00:05:46,587 --> 00:05:49,587 Speaker 4: blamed because I thought Adam Fanua Blake went all right, 107 00:05:50,107 --> 00:05:54,107 Speaker 4: but their decline appears to have coincided, you know, with 108 00:05:54,387 --> 00:05:58,347 Speaker 4: problems in the sheds with him his decision to walk 109 00:05:58,387 --> 00:06:01,987 Speaker 4: out in the last year of his contract. I don't 110 00:06:02,027 --> 00:06:04,627 Speaker 4: know that there was some sort of internal issue to 111 00:06:04,627 --> 00:06:08,507 Speaker 4: make Andrew Webster or for him to stand him down. 112 00:06:10,027 --> 00:06:14,547 Speaker 4: But you know, they not only had a top four 113 00:06:14,707 --> 00:06:18,667 Speaker 4: football side, I thought, but they had that massive, massive 114 00:06:18,747 --> 00:06:25,507 Speaker 4: support and you know, they became nearly everyone's second team 115 00:06:26,027 --> 00:06:32,267 Speaker 4: even in Australia because of what they've achieved since COVID. Look, 116 00:06:32,467 --> 00:06:34,187 Speaker 4: I think they're going to have a look at a roster, 117 00:06:34,467 --> 00:06:37,347 Speaker 4: the roster because there's a few people in that football 118 00:06:37,387 --> 00:06:39,787 Speaker 4: side and look, I don't really want to single them out, 119 00:06:39,867 --> 00:06:43,867 Speaker 4: but they haven't turned up, they haven't justified their pay 120 00:06:43,947 --> 00:06:48,347 Speaker 4: packets this year and you know you're not going to 121 00:06:48,387 --> 00:06:51,227 Speaker 4: make the finals. So it's going to be a really 122 00:06:51,307 --> 00:06:54,427 Speaker 4: interesting post mortem come October. 123 00:06:54,427 --> 00:06:56,667 Speaker 5: Just on that if there is an acceptance, and there 124 00:06:56,707 --> 00:06:59,587 Speaker 5: won't be because it's still a mathematical possibility. But if 125 00:06:59,627 --> 00:07:02,907 Speaker 5: there's an acceptance even privately, that the top eight now 126 00:07:02,947 --> 00:07:06,107 Speaker 5: looks unlikely, what should they be doing as a coaching stuff? 127 00:07:06,107 --> 00:07:09,387 Speaker 5: Should they be handing younger players, those who are contracted 128 00:07:09,427 --> 00:07:11,587 Speaker 5: beyond the end of the season game time. 129 00:07:12,427 --> 00:07:14,827 Speaker 4: Yeah, look, it's a really good point, you mate. You're 130 00:07:14,867 --> 00:07:17,507 Speaker 4: on nineteen points. You've got to buy twenty one six 131 00:07:17,587 --> 00:07:20,667 Speaker 4: games to go. You win everything, you'll get thirty three points. 132 00:07:20,707 --> 00:07:23,747 Speaker 4: You'll make it, Okay. I reckon thirty two points is 133 00:07:23,787 --> 00:07:27,067 Speaker 4: the cutoff. As I explained early when I went through 134 00:07:27,067 --> 00:07:30,507 Speaker 4: the schedule, that will not happen. And plus you've got 135 00:07:30,507 --> 00:07:36,147 Speaker 4: a negative for and against. Look, I will give it 136 00:07:36,147 --> 00:07:40,387 Speaker 4: another couple of weeks and see what. You've got a 137 00:07:40,467 --> 00:07:43,027 Speaker 4: nice draw for a Fortnite You've got the West Tigers 138 00:07:43,027 --> 00:07:45,787 Speaker 4: and Paramatta. So I'd stick with my A grade side, 139 00:07:46,347 --> 00:07:50,107 Speaker 4: no question. Though, in a few weeks time, when it 140 00:07:50,147 --> 00:07:53,547 Speaker 4: becomes mathematically impossible to make the eight, it is time. 141 00:07:53,627 --> 00:07:57,387 Speaker 4: It is time to experiment because and you know what, 142 00:07:57,507 --> 00:07:59,267 Speaker 4: the guys who are going to miss out in selection 143 00:07:59,467 --> 00:08:01,867 Speaker 4: won't have reason to go to Andrew Webs and say 144 00:08:01,867 --> 00:08:05,467 Speaker 4: this isn't fair. You know why, because they haven't aimed up. 145 00:08:05,587 --> 00:08:09,547 Speaker 4: And yeah, it's been a really disappointing year. Because I said, 146 00:08:09,547 --> 00:08:10,867 Speaker 4: you've got a lot of it. There's a lot of 147 00:08:10,867 --> 00:08:14,827 Speaker 4: fans here in Australia who just admires so much what 148 00:08:14,947 --> 00:08:17,947 Speaker 4: they achieved last year and it was good for rugby league. 149 00:08:17,947 --> 00:08:21,427 Speaker 4: It really was raiding well on television for that game 150 00:08:21,507 --> 00:08:25,147 Speaker 4: last night, I think showed both those football clubs, the 151 00:08:25,227 --> 00:08:29,187 Speaker 4: Raiders and the Warriors aren't really top eight sides this year. 152 00:08:29,307 --> 00:08:32,547 Speaker 4: You know, it was a pretty messy game and Ricky 153 00:08:32,627 --> 00:08:36,707 Speaker 4: Stewart was very quick to concede and his press conference 154 00:08:36,747 --> 00:08:39,507 Speaker 4: afterwards that the Raiders were lucky to win on the 155 00:08:39,547 --> 00:08:43,867 Speaker 4: back of your Paul goalkicking taine two opick. 156 00:08:43,907 --> 00:08:46,187 Speaker 5: He started at fullback last night, I had to leave 157 00:08:46,267 --> 00:08:48,707 Speaker 5: and failed an Hia. Roger to Avasa Chik moved from 158 00:08:48,747 --> 00:08:51,067 Speaker 5: the wing, which is where he started, back to full back. 159 00:08:51,227 --> 00:08:53,547 Speaker 3: Would you be playing Roger to Ivarsaschik at fullback? 160 00:08:55,147 --> 00:08:58,347 Speaker 4: Definitely. I think it's time to make that change. I 161 00:08:58,387 --> 00:09:02,107 Speaker 4: think he's a waste on the wing and he's still 162 00:09:02,107 --> 00:09:06,827 Speaker 4: a superstar player. Hasn't reproduced anything like the form this 163 00:09:07,027 --> 00:09:09,947 Speaker 4: year that when he won the Dally m Award prior 164 00:09:09,987 --> 00:09:14,427 Speaker 4: to him moving to rugby union. But you want Roger's 165 00:09:14,547 --> 00:09:18,067 Speaker 4: hands on the football at every opportunity. You want him 166 00:09:18,107 --> 00:09:21,107 Speaker 4: poking into the back line left or right, side, just 167 00:09:21,187 --> 00:09:26,507 Speaker 4: those sweeping movements, that massive step speed he's gotten. Yeah, 168 00:09:26,587 --> 00:09:29,067 Speaker 4: I would not be wasting a play of his ability 169 00:09:29,707 --> 00:09:31,427 Speaker 4: on the wing. But you know what, I said the 170 00:09:31,467 --> 00:09:33,787 Speaker 4: same about sack clack Backs at the start of the year, 171 00:09:35,307 --> 00:09:38,667 Speaker 4: when you know a regular center and change planning and 172 00:09:38,667 --> 00:09:41,387 Speaker 4: put him under the wing, and he became the best 173 00:09:41,427 --> 00:09:45,147 Speaker 4: winger in the NRL this year. But till Barsa checks 174 00:09:45,147 --> 00:09:48,387 Speaker 4: the fullback, Will said the fullback, You've got to give 175 00:09:48,507 --> 00:09:52,667 Speaker 4: him the opportunity to poke himself into the game wherever 176 00:09:52,747 --> 00:09:56,667 Speaker 4: he sees fit. He's so experienced out the back. At fullback, 177 00:09:56,707 --> 00:09:59,387 Speaker 4: you can see opportunities in a game. You can decide 178 00:09:59,427 --> 00:10:02,707 Speaker 4: when you're going to inject yourself and I think that's 179 00:10:02,747 --> 00:10:04,507 Speaker 4: one thing I'd be doing asap. 180 00:10:06,427 --> 00:10:09,267 Speaker 5: The interesting part you mentioned Adan vanua Blake before. The 181 00:10:09,307 --> 00:10:11,107 Speaker 5: interesting thing about the NRL is that you can sign 182 00:10:11,147 --> 00:10:13,187 Speaker 5: for another team but still have a whole season to 183 00:10:13,227 --> 00:10:16,787 Speaker 5: play with the team you're currently at. That's an odd rule, 184 00:10:16,867 --> 00:10:19,307 Speaker 5: isn't it, Because there's always going to be question marks 185 00:10:19,307 --> 00:10:22,067 Speaker 5: over guys you know, they know they're leaving after the season. 186 00:10:22,907 --> 00:10:24,947 Speaker 4: Yeah, can I just forget about him for a minute. 187 00:10:24,947 --> 00:10:29,187 Speaker 4: I've been banging on about well last week with Jason Rose. 188 00:10:29,267 --> 00:10:32,907 Speaker 4: Now he was still employed at Melbourne Storm after he'd 189 00:10:32,947 --> 00:10:35,587 Speaker 4: signed with Paramatta and he's a young coach about the 190 00:10:35,667 --> 00:10:38,547 Speaker 4: start and he needs to Paramatta again like Bustards, and 191 00:10:38,587 --> 00:10:41,787 Speaker 4: he needed to prepare for next year. Same with Wayne Bennett. 192 00:10:41,787 --> 00:10:45,067 Speaker 4: Wayne's coaching two sides over here sion with South bringing 193 00:10:45,067 --> 00:10:48,467 Speaker 4: their players involved in recruitment, still trying to steer the 194 00:10:48,547 --> 00:10:51,307 Speaker 4: Dolphins into the side. Footballers were a little bit different. 195 00:10:52,027 --> 00:10:57,827 Speaker 4: I you know, it's it's really tough. You know, players 196 00:10:58,347 --> 00:11:03,907 Speaker 4: and fans you know, want to support and shair players 197 00:11:03,947 --> 00:11:07,787 Speaker 4: who are committed long term to their football club to 198 00:11:07,827 --> 00:11:10,987 Speaker 4: win the premiership. And he made it clear personal reasons 199 00:11:11,347 --> 00:11:13,387 Speaker 4: that he wanted out, mind you, at the club and 200 00:11:13,827 --> 00:11:15,907 Speaker 4: Camra George had done a great job to pick up 201 00:11:15,947 --> 00:11:20,027 Speaker 4: Fisher Harris. But it is odd. I don't like it whatsoever, 202 00:11:20,147 --> 00:11:22,147 Speaker 4: but there are rules in place that are allow it 203 00:11:22,147 --> 00:11:25,507 Speaker 4: to happen and it's crazy as far as I'm concerned. 204 00:11:25,507 --> 00:11:28,907 Speaker 4: And look, I reckon it's detected. He's for He was 205 00:11:28,947 --> 00:11:32,747 Speaker 4: the number one prop in the competition last year in 206 00:11:32,787 --> 00:11:36,867 Speaker 4: my view, magnificent legs be power and he's not this year. 207 00:11:37,707 --> 00:11:40,667 Speaker 4: And it's been unsettling. You know, if he's coming home 208 00:11:40,707 --> 00:11:42,907 Speaker 4: for personal reasons, I don't know what they are, but 209 00:11:43,867 --> 00:11:46,347 Speaker 4: I wish him well. But I don't like the way 210 00:11:46,387 --> 00:11:48,947 Speaker 4: the NRL allows this sort of thing to happen. But 211 00:11:49,067 --> 00:11:53,187 Speaker 4: you know what, sadly it happens across the competition, and yeah, 212 00:11:53,347 --> 00:11:55,627 Speaker 4: I'd like to see a rule that prevents it from happening. 213 00:11:55,907 --> 00:11:57,827 Speaker 5: Yeah, I don't think you're the only one just to finish. 214 00:11:57,827 --> 00:12:02,187 Speaker 5: If we zoom out, Penrith, the Roosters, the Storm, anyone 215 00:12:02,187 --> 00:12:05,187 Speaker 5: from outside of that three going to challenge to win 216 00:12:05,227 --> 00:12:05,987 Speaker 5: this whole thing this year? 217 00:12:05,987 --> 00:12:10,627 Speaker 4: Buz, Well, you've got the traffecta down there. Pen refers 218 00:12:10,707 --> 00:12:15,067 Speaker 4: to Storm. Look, I think the Roosters could even you know, 219 00:12:15,107 --> 00:12:17,467 Speaker 4: it might be their year. You get Joey Mahnhu back 220 00:12:17,507 --> 00:12:21,187 Speaker 4: onto the field with Swali in the Sanders. Their meddles 221 00:12:21,187 --> 00:12:24,507 Speaker 4: are just extrawdinary. You know, there's one team I do 222 00:12:24,827 --> 00:12:28,707 Speaker 4: like if they can ever get some consistency into the game, 223 00:12:28,827 --> 00:12:31,267 Speaker 4: and if they could take book fall over with them 224 00:12:31,307 --> 00:12:35,507 Speaker 4: wherever they went. I'm really really impressed with that manly roster. 225 00:12:38,067 --> 00:12:40,187 Speaker 4: You know that they're a really good footy side, and 226 00:12:40,507 --> 00:12:44,027 Speaker 4: you know they've got Turbo at the back again, Tommy 227 00:12:44,107 --> 00:12:46,627 Speaker 4: to Allow I Reckon in the Sanders has been one 228 00:12:46,667 --> 00:12:49,427 Speaker 4: of the buyers of the year. Cherry Evans back from origin, 229 00:12:49,627 --> 00:12:54,627 Speaker 4: great middle, Jake Turbo, Ola Colatu on the edges. You know, 230 00:12:54,747 --> 00:12:58,067 Speaker 4: Josh Alloy they're a good side. And I'll tell you 231 00:12:58,067 --> 00:13:01,227 Speaker 4: the other by the is Nellie that Nathan Brown in 232 00:13:01,307 --> 00:13:05,307 Speaker 4: the front row. So I think Manly could creep up, 233 00:13:05,427 --> 00:13:07,827 Speaker 4: take force by and give it a shake. 234 00:13:09,267 --> 00:13:11,867 Speaker 5: Great to chat you, Phil, love talking rugby league with you, 235 00:13:11,907 --> 00:13:13,867 Speaker 5: getting your expertise. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and 236 00:13:13,867 --> 00:13:15,827 Speaker 5: hope you hope your dog's okay. Can let them bark now, 237 00:13:17,787 --> 00:13:22,507 Speaker 5: Thank you you too, mate, Phil Buzz Rothfield there one 238 00:13:22,507 --> 00:13:25,707 Speaker 5: of the most experienced rugby league journalists going around over 239 00:13:25,747 --> 00:13:27,067 Speaker 5: four decades of experience. 240 00:13:27,107 --> 00:13:28,787 Speaker 3: Great to have them on Weekend Sport. 241 00:13:29,387 --> 00:13:32,547 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 242 00:13:32,667 --> 00:13:35,947 Speaker 1: to News Talk zed B weekends from midday or follow 243 00:13:35,987 --> 00:13:37,547 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.