WEBVTT - 20 February 2025: Are the Warriors sabotaging NRL expansion teams in NZ?

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<v Speaker 2>Hello there, and welcome into today's episode of the Sports

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<v Speaker 2>Fixed podcast. It's great to be here, Thursday, February twenty.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Jason Pine.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh look who's back on, Darcy Walter Grave. It's okay.

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<v Speaker 3>I keep the seat warm when you're out of there, mate,

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<v Speaker 3>but I'm glad to have you back in the chaos again.

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<v Speaker 2>It's good to be in the chaos, and it's good

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<v Speaker 2>to be here on a day where we can celebrate

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<v Speaker 2>a black Caps win in the opening match of the

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<v Speaker 2>Champions Trophy and also kick around a couple of pretty

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<v Speaker 2>meaty issues. You've got one. David Moffett lined up to

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<v Speaker 2>chat to us today.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, of course. David Moffat dar CEO of how many

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<v Speaker 3>different sports teams and organizations I don't know, but currently

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<v Speaker 3>he's the South Island Kia bid for the NRL. He's

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<v Speaker 3>their CEO, and we'll talk to him about well, what

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<v Speaker 3>the worries are up to and whether there is actually

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<v Speaker 3>room for an other team and are they actively blocking

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<v Speaker 3>what's happening in the NRL. They seem to want to

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<v Speaker 3>look after their patch and not a lot will come

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<v Speaker 3>into it. So that interesting conversation with Dave Moffatt coming up.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, looking forward to that. I've some good questions to

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<v Speaker 2>ask him, some good answers from David Moffatt, no doubt.

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<v Speaker 2>So without any further ado, let's get into it. In

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<v Speaker 2>other news, let's get things underway with a look at

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<v Speaker 2>the big sports stories around today. The black Caps have

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<v Speaker 2>beaten Pakistan and the opening Champions Trophy one Day Cricket

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<v Speaker 2>International in Karachi.

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<v Speaker 4>That's it.

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<v Speaker 3>It's all over.

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<v Speaker 1>New Zealand win this match convincingly by sixty runs.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been a polished performance.

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<v Speaker 2>The New Zilla may three hundred and twenty for five,

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<v Speaker 2>Will Young and Tom Latham scoring centuries Pakistan and reply

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<v Speaker 2>all out for two hundred and sixty. Warrior's coach Andrew

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<v Speaker 2>Webster welcoming attempts to get American President Donald Trump to

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<v Speaker 2>attend the NRL's season opening double header in Las Vegas.

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<v Speaker 3>It's awesome to put our game on the map, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>particularly the State States is the biggest sporting location in

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<v Speaker 3>the world. Having those guys around can help promote it.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean Donald Trump did one of his amazing tweets

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<v Speaker 3>about there, and that'll be pretty cool.

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<v Speaker 2>In Manchester City have missed out on the Champions League

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<v Speaker 2>Round of sixteen for the first time in twelve seasons.

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<v Speaker 3>Row Madred imperious that there was no great challenge for

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<v Speaker 3>the Champions on.

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<v Speaker 1>The night for Pep Cardiol as Manchester City.

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<v Speaker 3>There's an end of empire feel about it.

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<v Speaker 1>Leading of Vix, We've got just the ticket. It's Sports

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<v Speaker 1>Fix how By News talks.

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<v Speaker 3>Ivy and it's a warm welcome to the Sports Vex podcast.

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<v Speaker 3>To David Moffatt. He is the South Island k CEO.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a bid to go into the n R. Ali

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<v Speaker 3>joins us now to talk about that and the Warriors.

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<v Speaker 3>Good day to you, David. I'm doing very well. Interesting

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<v Speaker 3>story today in the Herald. Trevan McKeown, former cel A

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<v Speaker 3>is again of the Warriors, writing this down about the Warriors,

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<v Speaker 3>about are the Key and other expansion teams coming through.

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<v Speaker 3>Suggestion here is that the Warriors are probably more interested

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<v Speaker 3>in looking after their patch than they are for the

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<v Speaker 3>good of rugby league in this country. Is that a

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<v Speaker 3>fierce statement? Do you think David.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it absolutely is. You know that, what have

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<v Speaker 4>they done in the last twenty five, twenty seven years,

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<v Speaker 4>whatever it is, they've by any measure, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 4>think they managed to get to a Grand Final once.

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<v Speaker 4>But outside of that, you know, and it's still happening.

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<v Speaker 4>They just don't perform on the field. For them to

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<v Speaker 4>suggest that there shouldn't be another team in New Zealand

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<v Speaker 4>shows that they don't have any knowledge about the game

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<v Speaker 4>in this country and they actually don't have much knowledge

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<v Speaker 4>of our sport because all they need to do is

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<v Speaker 4>look next door at what's happening with the with the AFC,

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<v Speaker 4>the Auckland Football Club and the amount of interest there

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<v Speaker 4>is because of this rivalry they have built in with

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<v Speaker 4>with Wellington Phoenix and it would be even more than

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<v Speaker 4>that with rugby league. You know what, do we enjoy

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<v Speaker 4>our rivalries here in New Zealand and there's no bigger

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<v Speaker 4>rivalry between Auckland and christ Church.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not with the Warriors though it looks like actively

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<v Speaker 3>blocking or being heard to be blocking this. Do you

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<v Speaker 3>understand from their point of view that they are looking

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<v Speaker 3>after their patch and they see that as being something

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<v Speaker 3>that is rightly theirs if you're a CE, are you

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<v Speaker 3>be doing the same thing, wouldn't you, David, I.

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<v Speaker 4>Don't think so, mate, because I can understand that if

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<v Speaker 4>you've got another team, it'll actually make you perform better.

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<v Speaker 4>But then again, I think, I think this guy who's

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<v Speaker 4>running the Warriors comes out of a racing background, which

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<v Speaker 4>actually is a monopoly. Racing is a monopoly, both in

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<v Speaker 4>Australia and in this country, and he's now trying to

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<v Speaker 4>actually maintain a monopoly that I said, he's done nothing.

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<v Speaker 4>They've done nothing thing with for twenty five years. They

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<v Speaker 4>started coming down here and playing an odd game down here,

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<v Speaker 4>but that's all. You know. My view is that, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>we would most likely show them up if we got

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<v Speaker 4>a license, and you know, I have no doubt that

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<v Speaker 4>we would certainly get them to improve their own organization

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<v Speaker 4>because let's face it, it's hardly fit for purpose. We

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<v Speaker 4>actually want, fervently want the Warriors to be successful because

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<v Speaker 4>whilst ever they're unsuccessful, the NRL says, oh, well, look

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<v Speaker 4>New Zealand, you know hasn't got enough talent, even though

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<v Speaker 4>fifty percent of the players playing in the NRL come

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<v Speaker 4>from this part of the world and the Islands I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, so we want them to be successful, but

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<v Speaker 4>they're not.

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<v Speaker 3>There's a number of consortiums looking to climb into this

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<v Speaker 3>and have this second franchise, but there's been nothing from

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<v Speaker 3>the Arl. Has there come a time when something like

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<v Speaker 3>the lights of the care and so and so forth go.

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<v Speaker 3>We've gone as far as we can. We're besting a

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<v Speaker 3>heating against a brick wall. They don't want us know more,

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<v Speaker 3>because you've been very insistent, but there's nothing come back

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<v Speaker 3>that almost suggests like you're wasting it time.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, yeah, we could be, but we're not a group

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<v Speaker 4>of people that are going to give in. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>we are doing this for one reason only and that

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<v Speaker 4>is for christ Church. You know, we are a city

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<v Speaker 4>that has come through some horrific times, you know, with

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<v Speaker 4>the earthquakes, and the city is being rebuilt and it's

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<v Speaker 4>it's going to be a great city and the council

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<v Speaker 4>are doing a phenomenal job and so therefore we're doing

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<v Speaker 4>this for christ Church, the city and also Rugby League

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<v Speaker 4>fans in the South Island. I mean, we've got we've

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<v Speaker 4>got access to two covered stadiums in the South Island

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<v Speaker 4>because we'd take a game or two down to Dunedin

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<v Speaker 4>and what sort of stadiums are they playing up there

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<v Speaker 4>in Auckland will be it'll be twenty years before they

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<v Speaker 4>get a decent stadium up there the way they're going,

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<v Speaker 4>and you know, we're already, we're ready to go, We're

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<v Speaker 4>fit and ready to go does and yeah, we're not

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<v Speaker 4>going to give it. What I've said is, look, we

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<v Speaker 4>understand where you're at, but if you want to reopen

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<v Speaker 4>negotiations and discussions, then we're here, we're real and we're

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<v Speaker 4>ready to go at a moment's notice.

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<v Speaker 3>I think they should be able to have to reapply

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<v Speaker 3>for their license. So it's actually a battleground you can

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<v Speaker 3>both engage in because to the man of Born, they

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<v Speaker 3>do have this license and it looks like they're not

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<v Speaker 3>going to let it go. Is there a thought process

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<v Speaker 3>here that maybe they shouldn't hang on to it forever?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I actually suggested the other day in the media

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<v Speaker 4>that perhaps it's about time they were asked to reapply

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<v Speaker 4>for their license and to see how they do under

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<v Speaker 4>those conditions, and then put conditions upon keeping a license,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, I asked myself, I thought was an interesting question.

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<v Speaker 4>Is there any sunset clause? On any licenses for any

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<v Speaker 4>of the clubs or are they there in perpetuity or

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<v Speaker 4>until one of them might go broke or whatever. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean I think that's a very valid question. But anybody,

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<v Speaker 4>I think who is taking the view that the Warriors

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<v Speaker 4>owners and management are taking at the moment that they

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<v Speaker 4>don't want any other team in New Zealand. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>I don't give us stuff about or They can look

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<v Speaker 4>after Auckland, they can look after the whole of the

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<v Speaker 4>North Island. But we are a very proud rugby league

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<v Speaker 4>community down here and it's growing.

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<v Speaker 3>Sorry, the growth of the game obviously is important from

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<v Speaker 3>a New Zealand perspective as well as opposed to just

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<v Speaker 3>the growth of one club. Do you propose to help

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<v Speaker 3>with the growth of the game as opposed to maybe

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<v Speaker 3>just looking after your own interests.

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<v Speaker 4>Well absolutely, We've already made contact with numerous of the

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<v Speaker 4>islands and you know, if we were to get a

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<v Speaker 4>get a license, we would immediately get involved with the

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<v Speaker 4>other islands, Stonga, the Cook Islands, you know, to get

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<v Speaker 4>that stuff going. We want to become like Penrith, We

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<v Speaker 4>want to become a net exporter of talent into the NRL.

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<v Speaker 4>And that's something that we've been very clear on. But

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<v Speaker 4>I think you know, it's all about people looking after

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<v Speaker 4>their own interests. And let me make this point as well.

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<v Speaker 4>Rugby in New Zealand is a little bit on its

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<v Speaker 4>knees at the moment. And if ever rugby League the

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<v Speaker 4>NRL wanted to take on rugby in this country, they

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<v Speaker 4>shouldn't be waiting another five years because rugby will get

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<v Speaker 4>it back together eventually. We're starting to see a little

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<v Speaker 4>bit of a change in the way the game is played,

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<v Speaker 4>certainly in the Northern hemisphere, and I don't think that

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<v Speaker 4>bodes well for us. But they are starting to move

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<v Speaker 4>the ball about a bit more than we've been seeing

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<v Speaker 4>in the last twenty years.

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<v Speaker 3>Have you had any contact with the Warriors? Does it

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<v Speaker 3>even come into the equation at all? Does it matter?

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<v Speaker 4>I know it doesn't matter. I'd actually don't want to

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<v Speaker 4>talk to them. I just want to be, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>a bur under their saddle cloths. I want to develop

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<v Speaker 4>up a real strong rivalry from day one, because that's

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<v Speaker 4>what I mean. And the NRL should be bending over

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<v Speaker 4>backwards to develop this rivalry between Auckland and christ Church.

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<v Speaker 4>Where where is the natural rivalry between P and G

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<v Speaker 4>and anybody or the Western you know, they'll say, oh,

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<v Speaker 4>the Bears, but you know they haven't got anywhere near

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<v Speaker 4>the following that they claim. But then the biggest natural rivalry,

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<v Speaker 4>it's almost and its sort of state of origin like

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<v Speaker 4>would be between the North Island and the South Island.

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<v Speaker 4>And it's a bit frustrating when you can't seem to

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<v Speaker 4>get that message through.

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<v Speaker 3>David Moffatt, Thanks very much for joining the program. I

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<v Speaker 3>get the feeling this story isn't going to end for

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<v Speaker 3>some time. But overarching, we just want to seek a

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<v Speaker 3>team in the NRL. That's what it comes down to.

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<v Speaker 4>Thanks mate.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is Sports Fix, your daily dose of sports

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<v Speaker 3>Last night, the black Heads hit the ground running with

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<v Speaker 3>the flame at their feet by beating Pakistan in the

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<v Speaker 3>first a game of the Champions Trophy. So much to

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<v Speaker 3>like about that performance, and as I touched on last

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<v Speaker 3>night on Sports Talk, primarily it wasn't how well the

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<v Speaker 3>black Caps went, it was how poorly the Pakistanis dealt

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<v Speaker 3>with the pressure. What pressure well, playing a major tournament

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<v Speaker 3>at home for the first time in decades, they couldn't

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<v Speaker 3>deal with the pressure applied to them by the crowd,

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<v Speaker 3>by the black Caps, and more importantly by themselves. Watching

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<v Speaker 3>them unravel in the last ten overs, watching them pointing,

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<v Speaker 3>watching them grimacing, watching them blame storming, while a very

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<v Speaker 3>amused to Tom Latham and Glenn Phillips watched on was

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<v Speaker 3>really quite something else. It was then you knew that

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<v Speaker 3>the Pakistani simply didn't have enough to chase down that

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<v Speaker 3>massive score. We also saw the return to form of

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<v Speaker 3>Tom Latham. He touched on it with a sketchy fifty

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<v Speaker 3>last time around against Pakistan, but when it really counts,

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<v Speaker 3>he counted a beautiful century, a well paced sentry, peppered

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<v Speaker 3>with the majestic stroke play, especially in the sweeping region

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<v Speaker 3>that we know he possesses well Young he's the Matt

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<v Speaker 3>Henry of the batting attack. He's always there to fill

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<v Speaker 3>a gap when required, and when he gets his role

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<v Speaker 3>full time, not unlike Matt Henry, he will provide. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>absolutely certain of that what happens next time he plays.

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<v Speaker 3>If he plays, it's a case of Devon Conway versus

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<v Speaker 3>Will Young. So I'm very interested in what the decision

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<v Speaker 3>is there and what they base that on. And then

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<v Speaker 3>of course you look at the bowling. We didn't see

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<v Speaker 3>much of Nathan Smith, but Kyle Jamison is over there

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<v Speaker 3>and i'd expect had come in as a replacement. This

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<v Speaker 3>is a great way to start this tournament. It is confident,

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<v Speaker 3>it is assured and from times it was absolutely brutal.

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<v Speaker 3>Get up, watch it and stay awake as long as

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<v Speaker 3>you can. It's worth it.

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<v Speaker 1>The Chamber is now in session on Sportsfax.

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<v Speaker 2>Into the Chamber we go to kick around the main

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<v Speaker 2>sporting issues of today, one of which is what you've

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<v Speaker 2>just been speaking to David Moffat about what we you

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<v Speaker 2>main takeaways from your conversation with him.

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<v Speaker 3>It sounds terrible, but I really get the feeling that

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<v Speaker 3>the narl just aren't interested. Regardless that they pay lip service,

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<v Speaker 3>but they don't seem to want to connect or contact

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<v Speaker 3>or talk. They're more interested in Western Australia or Papua

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<v Speaker 3>New Guinea and Chinese money. I think they're bashing their

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<v Speaker 3>head against the brick wall. But as David said, well,

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<v Speaker 3>we're pretty bloody minded. We're going to get we want.

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<v Speaker 3>We're not going to give up. And as far as

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<v Speaker 3>the Warriors are consented, you understand that, don't you. Piney

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<v Speaker 3>around looking after your own patch, why would you give

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<v Speaker 3>it to somebody else? Or, as Moffatt pointed out, having

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<v Speaker 3>a competition like with the AKFC in the Phoenix is

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<v Speaker 3>actually going to be better for the Warriors, going to

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<v Speaker 3>be better for everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeh see. I fall on the second side of that,

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<v Speaker 2>the latter of those two things only, I guess because

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<v Speaker 2>to us, I've seen what rivalry and a derby has

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<v Speaker 2>done to the A League in very quick time. It's

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<v Speaker 2>become the hottest ticket in town and on Saturday, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>be there at Mount Smart along with twenty seven thousand

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<v Speaker 2>others to watch a game of football between two New

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<v Speaker 2>Zealand sides. Look, I get both sides of the argument,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think competition in any industry, and particularly in

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<v Speaker 2>sports is a good thing. I can understand why the

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<v Speaker 2>Warriors would rather be kings of the New Zealand Castle

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to the NRL. I'm sure the Phoenix

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<v Speaker 2>thought exactly the same way. They would probably in their

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<v Speaker 2>private moments, prefer that it was still just them. But

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<v Speaker 2>you cannot deny what competition has done to the A League.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, notwithstanding what you've said about the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that it might never happen anyway. I think a second

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<v Speaker 2>New Zealand team would be very good for rugby league

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<v Speaker 2>in this country.

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<v Speaker 3>Now I'll be all over it. And as for the derby,

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<v Speaker 3>you have to be there because you're calling it. You're

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<v Speaker 3>not really part of a sellout because you didn't pay

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<v Speaker 3>for your ticket, did you, piney?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I did not pay for the ticket. I was.

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<v Speaker 2>I was handed a pass which gets me in, gets

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<v Speaker 2>me in a back corridor of go media and up

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<v Speaker 2>to the box. I can't wait, look I I In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>in many ways I wish I was sitting out with

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<v Speaker 2>the port or standing with the port.

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<v Speaker 3>Just a quick word on that again, another huge derby.

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<v Speaker 3>It just underlines how good this is for the sport

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<v Speaker 3>and whether you like it or not, I'm still watching,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm watching both teams. I can't help myself now.

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<v Speaker 3>I never thought i'd ever say that it's not stopped.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm gripped, mate, gripped.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep, it's It's been a real boon all right now,

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<v Speaker 2>you and I. I'm sure I had similar sleeping patterns

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<v Speaker 2>last night. I tried to watch as much of New

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<v Speaker 2>Zealand dinings as I could last night, got through to

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<v Speaker 2>about one o'clock in the morning, at which point Tom

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<v Speaker 2>Latham was merely going on his way towards the century.

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<v Speaker 2>Then I wake up every sort of forty five minutes

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<v Speaker 2>to check the Pakistan and ths what a start for

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<v Speaker 2>the Black Caps at the Champions Trophy.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I stayed away till two o'clock. I was going

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<v Speaker 3>to go about one the last ten overs Kirby interesting

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<v Speaker 3>the way they've set their store out and wha was

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<v Speaker 3>it interesting? That was an absolute assault. It really was

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<v Speaker 3>on Pakistan. And as I've mentioned, I think the pressure

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<v Speaker 3>on Pakistan to perform at home in this big tournament

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<v Speaker 3>in their backyard, the pressure from the fans are from themselves.

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<v Speaker 3>It was too much. They really started unraveling in that

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<v Speaker 3>last ten overs and it didn't obviously get much better.

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<v Speaker 3>But this is a perfect launching pad. It's huge for

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<v Speaker 3>this team.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely right. And in such a short tournament format where

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<v Speaker 2>you've got three Paul games and then only the top

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<v Speaker 2>two go through, winning the first game is such a boost.

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<v Speaker 2>And while Bangladesh do have the potential to chuck a

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<v Speaker 2>banana skin under the feet of the Black Apps, I

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<v Speaker 2>think they will well and truly back themselves to beat

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<v Speaker 2>Bangladesh and then go into that final group game against

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<v Speaker 2>India knowing that even defeat there might not matter, they

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<v Speaker 2>might still be through. But this seems like a team

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<v Speaker 2>full of confidence starts and look, isn't it amazing what

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<v Speaker 2>a few warm up games can do?

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<v Speaker 3>Ah, I know exacly what you're referencing. Good on you, elbow.

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<v Speaker 3>And the thing for me is what comes up next.

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<v Speaker 3>As far as the opening bat, I mean, Devin Conway

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<v Speaker 3>scored some runs in a week or so ago. Will

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<v Speaker 3>Young is incredible with the way he keeps on coming

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<v Speaker 3>in as a replacement, saving the day, not unlike Matt

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<v Speaker 3>Henry in a bowling front and now Matt's got his

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<v Speaker 3>front and center and gets that role. But when Rutchin

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<v Speaker 3>comes back again, does Devin Conway move to one side?

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<v Speaker 3>Does Will Young move to one side? This is a debate.

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<v Speaker 3>And of course I've got Jamison as well, who's gone

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<v Speaker 3>over there? Does he come in? Does Nathan Smith make way?

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<v Speaker 3>It's a good problem to have.

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<v Speaker 2>It is at the top of the order. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>see how he can drop well Young, you can't drop

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<v Speaker 2>a focus just got one hundred. I get that he

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<v Speaker 2>has often in his career been the guy who makes Way.

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<v Speaker 2>But I kind of feel as that might be revenge

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<v Speaker 2>and for Conway if he is fit for Bangladesh on

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<v Speaker 2>Monday night, New Zealand time. I guess, as you say,

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<v Speaker 2>it is a nice problem to have as the sleepless

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<v Speaker 2>nights ahead for the likes of you and I, the

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<v Speaker 2>cricketing public of New Zealand, and anyone who supports our

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<v Speaker 2>boys hitting a red or white ball around the around

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<v Speaker 2>the globe.

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<v Speaker 3>Good Hey. Dylan Cleave, the ex colleague of mine, writes

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<v Speaker 3>a fantastic blog and a newsletter. He wrote something really

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<v Speaker 3>cool today. In his newsletter. He wrote that it looked

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<v Speaker 3>like Will Young was batting on another surface. Hard to

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<v Speaker 3>disagree with what the bouncers said.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I read that too, and I totally agree. In

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<v Speaker 2>the early stages of that innings, everybody else seemed to

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<v Speaker 2>be all at sea, but it was calm, smooth waters

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<v Speaker 2>underneath the kayak of Will Young.

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<v Speaker 3>And how matters snot as Glenn Phillips got on his hands.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean he's got he's got hands like a chameleon's tongue.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I wondered where you would going, but now I

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<v Speaker 2>understand the one handed cats. That's become a trademark of

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<v Speaker 2>Glenn Phillips. Much more of that to come, we hope

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<v Speaker 2>as well as this tournament progresses. That is us send

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<v Speaker 2>the chamber today.

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