1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: After being a Friday morning, of course, but we've got 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: to Super Rugby Finals time. The Chiefs roll up the 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: road to Eden Park to take on the Blues that 4 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: has sold out Eden Parker Chiefs coach Clinton McMillan is 5 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: with us on all of us. Clayton, very good morning 6 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: to you. 7 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 2: Good morning Mike. 8 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: Tell us about your season. How do you feel that's 9 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: gone for you, given there's been so much hype and 10 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: noise around, how you've come right at just the right time. 11 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:24,799 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'll look, we got off to a bit of 12 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 2: a flyer at the stand of the season, sort of 13 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 2: lost our way a little bit in the middle, probably 14 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: a affection of us acknowledging that we needed to make 15 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 2: some shifts in our game and at times made us 16 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 2: a little bit clunky, but still managed to talk up 17 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:42,520 Speaker 2: enough ones to guarantee you guarantee yourselves a quarter fine 18 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 2: home quarterfinal with a couple of rounds of spear, and 19 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 2: that allowed us to fish in a few bodies up 20 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 2: and then it was sort of got our game going 21 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 2: at the right end of the season, actually, and go 22 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 2: one more? 23 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: Would you I know I haven't said that was what 24 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: you did last week? Would you be disappointed if you 25 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: couldn't finish it properly. 26 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 2: Oh, every game is different, you know, Like we've we've 27 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 2: managed to get up two weeks in a row. Last 28 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 2: week obviously took our physical toll on the side, losing 29 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 2: a couple of key starters, but you know, we've freshened 30 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 2: up well and we just respect what the Blues have 31 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 2: done this year. They've been, you know, really probably theformed 32 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 2: team in terms of their consistency right throughout the season. 33 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 2: Haven't waivered too far from the game. It's week for them, 34 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 2: very direct. We're powerful, great set piece, so we go 35 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 2: up there confident in our own ability. But now that 36 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 2: we're going to have to go and and everything that. 37 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: We get exactly, have you got a plan specifically to 38 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: them for that game. 39 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's one of the benefits of only haven't played 40 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 2: them sort of three weeks ago, get a bit of 41 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 2: a feel for you know, we can make some shifts 42 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 2: in your game, and we're the margins. We're in the 43 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 2: loss for us, so I feel like we've taken on 44 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 2: some good lessons and obviously we've performed a lot better 45 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 2: in the last couple of weeks. It will put them 46 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 2: under just as much pressure as they'll put us under. 47 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: Good some of the newer players, do you have to 48 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: have a word with them about the occasion and the 49 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 1: psychology of it all, or you're all on board together 50 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: and set the go. 51 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 2: And some of our experienced guys and coaches get around 52 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 2: some of the younger guys who it will be the 53 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 2: first time they're played in front of a significant crowded 54 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 2: in the final, particularly a few that have probably grabbed 55 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 2: the headlines in the media of the last few weeks 56 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 2: through their performances. They're the ones that we probably get 57 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 2: around and just make sure that I understand that this 58 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 2: is not about, you know, a big play making a 59 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 2: big play. It's about just being consistent in the things 60 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 2: that have probably put them in the headlines. And if 61 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 2: the team does well, individuals will prosper. 62 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: How many at the park do you reckon they're going 63 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: to be Chiefs fans? 64 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 2: I'm hoping about twenty five thousand, Yeah, not a big 65 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 2: not a big drive out to even part from to 66 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 2: these days. And there's a link that went out earlier 67 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 2: in the week for members, and I think they got 68 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 2: distributed amongst their rugby fraternity pretty quickly, so a lot 69 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: of people jumped on board and got tickets and yeah, 70 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 2: there's a bit of history of white offs of fans, 71 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 2: Chiefs fans heading up the road and am enjoying some success, 72 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 2: so I hoping that that continues. 73 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 1: Good stuff. Good to talk to you and go well 74 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: this weekend. Clayton McMillan, who is the Chiefs coach of course. 75 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 76 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: news talks. 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