1 00:00:09,093 --> 00:00:12,853 Speaker 1: You're listening to a podcast from News TALKSTB. Follow this 2 00:00:13,053 --> 00:00:18,613 Speaker 1: and our Wide Ranger podcasts now on iHeartRadio The Big 3 00:00:18,733 --> 00:00:22,573 Speaker 1: League Podcast League podcast by News TALKSB. 4 00:00:23,093 --> 00:00:25,533 Speaker 2: This week on The Big League Podcast, one of the 5 00:00:25,533 --> 00:00:29,293 Speaker 2: Warriors originals, Willie Poaching reacts to the club's uncompressive into 6 00:00:29,333 --> 00:00:32,333 Speaker 2: dominance in their start to the NRL and how pending 7 00:00:32,413 --> 00:00:35,733 Speaker 2: selection headaches should be solved. Michael Burgess and I will 8 00:00:35,773 --> 00:00:39,333 Speaker 2: unpack another spectacular performance against the Knights and answer the 9 00:00:39,333 --> 00:00:43,253 Speaker 2: big question are the Warriors serious title contenders? 10 00:00:43,613 --> 00:00:47,173 Speaker 3: My name is Nathan Limb. Let's go God be healthy. 11 00:00:47,773 --> 00:00:50,813 Speaker 2: For only the fifth time in history, the Warriors are 12 00:00:50,933 --> 00:00:54,373 Speaker 2: top of the NRL Ladder at the end of a weekend. 13 00:00:54,493 --> 00:00:57,773 Speaker 2: It's incredible to think about. The other occasions were rounds 14 00:00:57,813 --> 00:01:00,373 Speaker 2: twenty three and twenty six in two thousand and two 15 00:01:00,453 --> 00:01:03,373 Speaker 2: when they clinched the Minor Premiership, Round two in two 16 00:01:03,413 --> 00:01:06,493 Speaker 2: thousand and nine, Round one in twenty nineteen, and now 17 00:01:06,613 --> 00:01:10,333 Speaker 2: Round three and twenty two twenty six. The Warriors are 18 00:01:10,333 --> 00:01:12,773 Speaker 2: three to zero and they've scored more points than any 19 00:01:12,853 --> 00:01:15,973 Speaker 2: other team. Their victories have shown you do not need 20 00:01:16,013 --> 00:01:18,773 Speaker 2: to light the world on fire to win games. When 21 00:01:18,813 --> 00:01:22,613 Speaker 2: you do the basics well and minimize eras teams will 22 00:01:22,653 --> 00:01:27,013 Speaker 2: crack and the floodgates will open for me. We won't 23 00:01:27,053 --> 00:01:31,173 Speaker 2: know whether the Warriors are truly NRL Premiership contenders until 24 00:01:31,173 --> 00:01:34,293 Speaker 2: they face the Storm in Melbourne on April eleven. That 25 00:01:34,893 --> 00:01:38,693 Speaker 2: is the benchmark game. Michael Burgess, Senior in New Zealand 26 00:01:38,693 --> 00:01:41,573 Speaker 2: Herald Ryder. I'll put it to you, are the Warriors 27 00:01:41,973 --> 00:01:43,933 Speaker 2: serious title contenders this year? 28 00:01:44,373 --> 00:01:46,573 Speaker 4: I do feel like my colleague here is getting quite 29 00:01:47,653 --> 00:01:50,893 Speaker 4: over excited. But that's good. Over excited is good pointing 30 00:01:50,893 --> 00:01:51,933 Speaker 4: out other reactions. 31 00:01:51,933 --> 00:01:52,933 Speaker 3: Should should you. 32 00:01:52,933 --> 00:01:56,093 Speaker 4: Have pointing out a being top of the table after 33 00:01:56,173 --> 00:01:58,533 Speaker 4: round one back in twenty nineteen. I mean that's I 34 00:01:58,573 --> 00:02:01,013 Speaker 4: mean we were, Yeah, we were round one. I mean 35 00:02:01,053 --> 00:02:03,253 Speaker 4: god no. But look to answer your question, which is 36 00:02:03,253 --> 00:02:05,733 Speaker 4: a good question because people will be wondering, they'll be thinking, 37 00:02:05,773 --> 00:02:09,373 Speaker 4: you know, how good is this team? I'll make two points. 38 00:02:09,413 --> 00:02:12,813 Speaker 4: The first point is I've seen a lot of Warriors seasons, 39 00:02:12,853 --> 00:02:14,733 Speaker 4: and I've seen a lot of Warriors teams win matches 40 00:02:14,773 --> 00:02:16,613 Speaker 4: in March and April. I haven't seen a lot of 41 00:02:16,653 --> 00:02:19,773 Speaker 4: Warriors things with matches in July and August, and that's 42 00:02:19,893 --> 00:02:22,533 Speaker 4: when it really counts, so we don't know yet, we 43 00:02:22,573 --> 00:02:25,733 Speaker 4: don't know how good they are. The season is a marathon, 44 00:02:26,093 --> 00:02:28,453 Speaker 4: you know, it actually is a marathon. It's the toughest. 45 00:02:29,013 --> 00:02:30,813 Speaker 4: It's a cliche, the toughest comprom the world, but it 46 00:02:30,853 --> 00:02:34,133 Speaker 4: actually is. It's a marathon. We are one sixth of 47 00:02:34,213 --> 00:02:37,173 Speaker 4: the way in, so what's that seven kilometers into a 48 00:02:37,213 --> 00:02:40,053 Speaker 4: marathon and the Warriors looking great, They're feeling great, They're 49 00:02:40,093 --> 00:02:42,973 Speaker 4: really going amazing. There's other teams who already gone for 50 00:02:43,013 --> 00:02:45,053 Speaker 4: a water break. There's another team having a dump. There's 51 00:02:45,053 --> 00:02:47,293 Speaker 4: another team that's pulled their calf, you know, so there's 52 00:02:47,293 --> 00:02:50,053 Speaker 4: teams with issues already. The Warriors are going great, but 53 00:02:50,133 --> 00:02:51,093 Speaker 4: there's a long way to go. 54 00:02:51,253 --> 00:02:53,293 Speaker 3: Mainly are having a dump. There you go. 55 00:02:53,573 --> 00:02:57,653 Speaker 4: But having said all that, what is exciting is the 56 00:02:57,733 --> 00:03:01,253 Speaker 4: foundations are there, the improvement that's still to come with 57 00:03:01,293 --> 00:03:04,853 Speaker 4: all these young players. So no, I wouldn't call them 58 00:03:04,853 --> 00:03:07,493 Speaker 4: title contenders yet. I need to see more, but I'll 59 00:03:07,493 --> 00:03:10,493 Speaker 4: call them top four contenders. And if they're top four 60 00:03:10,493 --> 00:03:13,613 Speaker 4: contenders that that is a big part of the way. 61 00:03:13,613 --> 00:03:15,973 Speaker 2: I feel pretty safe calling them top four contenders as well. 62 00:03:16,013 --> 00:03:19,213 Speaker 2: I like that analogy too about the marathon. Now, We're 63 00:03:19,253 --> 00:03:22,293 Speaker 2: gonna hear from one of the Warrior's originals, Willie poaching knicks. 64 00:03:22,333 --> 00:03:27,693 Speaker 2: But first, here are the highlights. Warriors thirty eight Nights twelve. 65 00:03:29,573 --> 00:03:33,853 Speaker 3: Liam Kennedy gets us underway. Kick out, Gagy puts. 66 00:03:33,573 --> 00:03:36,093 Speaker 5: The arm up. It's cat by that you hunt. He 67 00:03:36,253 --> 00:03:40,973 Speaker 5: comes from nowhere, the stand in full back and Newcastle 68 00:03:41,133 --> 00:03:43,933 Speaker 5: on the board first. Tanner Boy out the back. That's 69 00:03:44,013 --> 00:03:48,493 Speaker 5: too easy, Aaron Clark. That's his first try as a Warrior. 70 00:03:49,333 --> 00:03:52,653 Speaker 5: Vegan on the Barnet's barn at the short curt. 71 00:03:52,893 --> 00:03:57,813 Speaker 6: The front rowers combine and Jackson Ford gets a try 72 00:03:57,853 --> 00:04:02,573 Speaker 6: in his milestone game. Handsome handsOn double pumps the easier 73 00:04:02,613 --> 00:04:06,413 Speaker 6: is you light pass and Hala Sema gets a try 74 00:04:06,493 --> 00:04:09,453 Speaker 6: for the third straight week. Boy he decides to run 75 00:04:09,493 --> 00:04:11,813 Speaker 6: with it on the last go straight through Tanner Boy. 76 00:04:12,173 --> 00:04:14,253 Speaker 3: He looks left, he finds Fisher Harris. 77 00:04:14,373 --> 00:04:17,133 Speaker 6: Does he have the legs to get there? Yes he does. 78 00:04:17,813 --> 00:04:21,213 Speaker 6: James Fisher Harris got over the line twice in the 79 00:04:21,253 --> 00:04:25,053 Speaker 6: first half. This time he's awarded the points. 80 00:04:25,413 --> 00:04:27,013 Speaker 3: We play the ball point again. 81 00:04:27,293 --> 00:04:32,693 Speaker 5: The running game deceptive puts them in half space to 82 00:04:32,813 --> 00:04:34,453 Speaker 5: Mars running in the line. 83 00:04:34,533 --> 00:04:34,973 Speaker 4: You will not. 84 00:04:35,093 --> 00:04:37,013 Speaker 3: Stop Greg Margy from there. 85 00:04:38,533 --> 00:04:42,333 Speaker 5: And here we go fourteen to playing Watini's a Lesniak 86 00:04:42,413 --> 00:04:44,213 Speaker 5: picks it up, croise the off. 87 00:04:44,093 --> 00:04:47,133 Speaker 6: Light to tain to a picky and he will score. 88 00:04:48,293 --> 00:04:51,933 Speaker 6: He'll give it no to hits it on gaboo. What 89 00:04:52,093 --> 00:04:54,813 Speaker 6: a great moment. A little Warriors and the boys from 90 00:04:54,853 --> 00:04:58,613 Speaker 6: across the Ditch are building something special in season twenty 91 00:04:58,653 --> 00:04:59,293 Speaker 6: twenty six. 92 00:04:59,653 --> 00:05:01,253 Speaker 3: Audio courtesy of Fox. 93 00:05:01,013 --> 00:05:04,733 Speaker 7: Sports The Big League Podcast podcast. 94 00:05:05,893 --> 00:05:08,173 Speaker 2: We're very lucky to be joined on the Big League 95 00:05:08,373 --> 00:05:11,853 Speaker 2: Podcast now by one of the Warriors originals, Willy Poaching, 96 00:05:11,893 --> 00:05:14,733 Speaker 2: who's obviously part of the Sky coverage as well. Willie, 97 00:05:14,773 --> 00:05:17,213 Speaker 2: thank you so much for your time in joining the 98 00:05:17,213 --> 00:05:18,253 Speaker 2: Big League Podcast. 99 00:05:18,293 --> 00:05:19,733 Speaker 3: How are you morning mate? 100 00:05:19,733 --> 00:05:22,853 Speaker 8: Thanks for having us? Yeah, good, good for another fantastic 101 00:05:22,893 --> 00:05:27,973 Speaker 8: weekend of NRL that has produced some more twists and turns. 102 00:05:28,573 --> 00:05:32,253 Speaker 8: Even though it's around three. There's some pressure on some coaches, 103 00:05:32,293 --> 00:05:36,133 Speaker 8: some pressure on some players already, so he was excited 104 00:05:36,173 --> 00:05:38,373 Speaker 8: to see it all unfolded and how it builds up 105 00:05:38,413 --> 00:05:38,973 Speaker 8: for next week. 106 00:05:39,053 --> 00:05:42,413 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's been fascinating opening three rounds and obviously very 107 00:05:42,533 --> 00:05:46,893 Speaker 2: very engaging from a Warriors perspective. Getting up over the nights, 108 00:05:46,893 --> 00:05:49,613 Speaker 2: they've scored more points than anyone else in the NRL 109 00:05:49,733 --> 00:05:51,893 Speaker 2: so far the season. Will you just overall, what have 110 00:05:51,973 --> 00:05:54,853 Speaker 2: you made of the Warriors through these opening three rounds. 111 00:05:55,653 --> 00:05:58,413 Speaker 8: Oh? Well, there's so much to like about him. Talk 112 00:05:58,453 --> 00:06:02,373 Speaker 8: about them scoring points and their ability to pile it 113 00:06:02,413 --> 00:06:07,253 Speaker 8: on against oppositions and the rooster's Week one was a 114 00:06:07,293 --> 00:06:09,933 Speaker 8: real big surprise. You can see what they've worked on 115 00:06:10,293 --> 00:06:13,413 Speaker 8: throughout the course of preseason and to do it with 116 00:06:13,533 --> 00:06:17,733 Speaker 8: some players missing has probably been a real highlight to everybody. 117 00:06:18,413 --> 00:06:20,853 Speaker 8: But the key to it, I've said this a couple 118 00:06:20,893 --> 00:06:24,093 Speaker 8: of times now, is just how hard they work defensively. 119 00:06:24,413 --> 00:06:27,213 Speaker 8: And they've scored thirty eight points, yes, but it's the 120 00:06:27,253 --> 00:06:30,533 Speaker 8: twelve points they conceded that Andrew Webster I think will 121 00:06:30,573 --> 00:06:32,053 Speaker 8: be happy with, and some of their goal line d 122 00:06:32,253 --> 00:06:35,453 Speaker 8: and the desperation to work for each other has been 123 00:06:35,493 --> 00:06:37,973 Speaker 8: a real highlight for me over the course of the 124 00:06:38,013 --> 00:06:38,653 Speaker 8: last three. 125 00:06:38,493 --> 00:06:40,533 Speaker 9: Games and hopefully that continues on Friday. 126 00:06:40,813 --> 00:06:43,413 Speaker 2: All the talk i suppose have been about Tanner Boyd, 127 00:06:43,453 --> 00:06:46,493 Speaker 2: given he's not the Warriors' first choice half back, he 128 00:06:46,573 --> 00:06:49,053 Speaker 2: might not even be the second choice halfback given to 129 00:06:49,133 --> 00:06:51,453 Speaker 2: Midy Martin, and we know what he brings and obviously 130 00:06:51,533 --> 00:06:53,573 Speaker 2: he's got a broken league at the moment, but he's 131 00:06:53,653 --> 00:06:56,213 Speaker 2: just looked so composed. He's done all the basics so 132 00:06:56,293 --> 00:06:59,093 Speaker 2: well as kicking games being pinpoint, what do you think 133 00:06:59,453 --> 00:07:02,213 Speaker 2: has worked for Tanner in these opening games and steering 134 00:07:02,213 --> 00:07:05,653 Speaker 2: this warrior's side around. What's he doing so well? 135 00:07:05,853 --> 00:07:07,813 Speaker 8: He's just taking control and doing what he has to do. 136 00:07:08,533 --> 00:07:11,253 Speaker 8: One big thing, and I'm talking about the team working 137 00:07:11,293 --> 00:07:14,533 Speaker 8: hard defensively, He's looked like he's done a lot of 138 00:07:14,533 --> 00:07:18,733 Speaker 8: defensive work on himself in pre season. He's muscled up, 139 00:07:18,773 --> 00:07:22,573 Speaker 8: he's funding up making his tackles. And when you're a 140 00:07:22,613 --> 00:07:26,413 Speaker 8: halfback and you've got back rollers steaming at you, if 141 00:07:26,453 --> 00:07:28,853 Speaker 8: their opposition halfback starts to see some joy and you 142 00:07:28,893 --> 00:07:31,613 Speaker 8: miss the first tackle or two, you're just going to 143 00:07:31,693 --> 00:07:34,253 Speaker 8: keep getting traffic coming throughout the course of the game. 144 00:07:34,933 --> 00:07:37,973 Speaker 8: What he's doing is he's making those first couple of tackles, 145 00:07:38,453 --> 00:07:42,493 Speaker 8: making them count, and they're stopping from their attack getting 146 00:07:42,493 --> 00:07:45,453 Speaker 8: any fluency. So I think that's a big one for him. 147 00:07:45,493 --> 00:07:47,973 Speaker 8: But I really love the fact that he's running with 148 00:07:48,173 --> 00:07:50,213 Speaker 8: the ball in hand. Scored a couple of tries in 149 00:07:50,253 --> 00:07:53,773 Speaker 8: the last couple of weeks and he's not doing anything flash. 150 00:07:54,133 --> 00:07:56,533 Speaker 8: But he's just doing his job for the team and 151 00:07:56,573 --> 00:07:59,653 Speaker 8: he's giving Andrew Webster a real headache for when Luke 152 00:07:59,693 --> 00:08:00,893 Speaker 8: metcalf comes back. 153 00:08:00,853 --> 00:08:02,933 Speaker 3: Well, I'm going to give you that headache. Will he poachy? 154 00:08:02,933 --> 00:08:04,813 Speaker 2: Because Andrew Riffs has been asked about it a few 155 00:08:04,853 --> 00:08:07,533 Speaker 2: times and he does very well too. I just deflect 156 00:08:07,573 --> 00:08:10,213 Speaker 2: the question kick down the road of what will happen, 157 00:08:10,253 --> 00:08:13,813 Speaker 2: But say, Luke metcalfe is fit for this week. You 158 00:08:13,893 --> 00:08:15,493 Speaker 2: can't trop Tanner board, can you. 159 00:08:16,653 --> 00:08:19,373 Speaker 8: I think it's an easy one this week, especially if 160 00:08:19,413 --> 00:08:23,173 Speaker 8: Chanelle's not ready to come back. I think he partners 161 00:08:23,253 --> 00:08:27,653 Speaker 8: Luke mccalfe and Tanner Boyd somehow in the halves. But yeah, 162 00:08:27,813 --> 00:08:29,853 Speaker 8: it's a tough one. You know, ten of boys men 163 00:08:30,173 --> 00:08:32,293 Speaker 8: been up there as one of their best along with 164 00:08:32,373 --> 00:08:35,093 Speaker 8: Jackson Ford, and at the start of the season, it'd 165 00:08:35,173 --> 00:08:38,733 Speaker 8: be very, very tough one. It depends on the conversations 166 00:08:38,733 --> 00:08:41,253 Speaker 8: that Andrew webs has had with him, and some of 167 00:08:41,253 --> 00:08:45,053 Speaker 8: those conversations are built around how you give us your 168 00:08:45,053 --> 00:08:48,253 Speaker 8: best performances and you hold onto the jersey, and then 169 00:08:48,293 --> 00:08:49,413 Speaker 8: he's got to keep his word to that. 170 00:08:50,213 --> 00:08:52,493 Speaker 2: Yeah, I suppose he's got a few weeks too. There's 171 00:08:52,493 --> 00:08:54,493 Speaker 2: still a few weeks before Metcalf comes back, so it's 172 00:08:54,493 --> 00:08:57,573 Speaker 2: a conversation for a little bit down the road as well. 173 00:08:58,133 --> 00:09:01,333 Speaker 2: Mitch Barnett obviously comes back and puts on a really 174 00:09:01,373 --> 00:09:04,613 Speaker 2: big display coming on early after Walking Gannon went off injured. 175 00:09:04,893 --> 00:09:06,853 Speaker 2: But if you look at the stocks of Warriors having 176 00:09:06,853 --> 00:09:09,773 Speaker 2: the front row, given how well Jackson Ford is playing, 177 00:09:09,813 --> 00:09:11,853 Speaker 2: he's been just about the best player in the competition 178 00:09:11,973 --> 00:09:15,253 Speaker 2: through these opening three weeks. How do you fit Mitch Barnett, 179 00:09:15,293 --> 00:09:18,093 Speaker 2: James Fisher, Harris and Jackson Ford and like, are you 180 00:09:18,253 --> 00:09:21,013 Speaker 2: dropping Dames ry Manga from the interchange? How would you 181 00:09:21,013 --> 00:09:21,933 Speaker 2: go about that dynamic? 182 00:09:23,013 --> 00:09:26,133 Speaker 8: I really love the way Mitch Barnett came on and 183 00:09:26,213 --> 00:09:29,173 Speaker 8: had his first carry off that kickoff, there was no 184 00:09:29,373 --> 00:09:31,853 Speaker 8: dip in his toe in. He just went four balls 185 00:09:31,853 --> 00:09:35,653 Speaker 8: straight into it and which as the coach would have expected. 186 00:09:35,853 --> 00:09:37,693 Speaker 8: You know, if you put your hand up, you're ready. 187 00:09:37,453 --> 00:09:38,413 Speaker 3: To go, you're ready to go. 188 00:09:38,493 --> 00:09:40,013 Speaker 9: And he showed. 189 00:09:39,773 --> 00:09:41,533 Speaker 8: The comp that he's ready to go and he's putting 190 00:09:41,533 --> 00:09:44,893 Speaker 8: some pressure on Jackson Ford. As you say, he's been 191 00:09:45,293 --> 00:09:47,573 Speaker 8: the standout player for the league, not just the standout 192 00:09:47,613 --> 00:09:50,733 Speaker 8: front rower, but again he's top of the stats and 193 00:09:50,973 --> 00:09:55,613 Speaker 8: so many metrics, the carries, tackles, He's playing eighty minutes 194 00:09:56,133 --> 00:09:59,173 Speaker 8: and just full of quality. He's not just getting by 195 00:09:59,253 --> 00:10:02,773 Speaker 8: for those eighty minutes, and scored himself a try as well, 196 00:10:02,853 --> 00:10:05,733 Speaker 8: so he's put some pressure on the coach for that selection. 197 00:10:06,773 --> 00:10:09,053 Speaker 8: But Mitch Varnett, there's no doubt in what he brings 198 00:10:09,493 --> 00:10:12,053 Speaker 8: and it could work as a good thing for Andrew 199 00:10:12,053 --> 00:10:15,093 Speaker 8: Webster to have the ability to bring someone like Mitch 200 00:10:15,133 --> 00:10:18,213 Speaker 8: Barnette off the bench for a couple of weeks and 201 00:10:18,333 --> 00:10:20,573 Speaker 8: just to add that punch and sort of ease them 202 00:10:20,573 --> 00:10:22,693 Speaker 8: back and to building up as minutes. 203 00:10:23,133 --> 00:10:25,973 Speaker 2: I suppose a lot of Warriors skeptics would be looking 204 00:10:26,013 --> 00:10:28,133 Speaker 2: at the way the season has gone and going Look, 205 00:10:28,173 --> 00:10:30,533 Speaker 2: the Warriors often give us hope early in the season. 206 00:10:30,573 --> 00:10:32,813 Speaker 2: They had a great start last year, injuries sort of 207 00:10:32,853 --> 00:10:37,973 Speaker 2: derailed things. Are the Warriors serious title contenders this year? 208 00:10:38,093 --> 00:10:38,933 Speaker 3: Do you think. 209 00:10:40,533 --> 00:10:44,813 Speaker 8: I'm not talking about any titles or Grand finalists? It's 210 00:10:44,933 --> 00:10:48,133 Speaker 8: round three. There's so many twisting turns to come and 211 00:10:48,813 --> 00:10:51,373 Speaker 8: over the course of the season. And the Warriors were 212 00:10:51,373 --> 00:10:54,413 Speaker 8: flying last year and they lost their starting half back 213 00:10:54,413 --> 00:10:57,853 Speaker 8: and their starting front rower, their co captain and the 214 00:10:57,933 --> 00:11:01,133 Speaker 8: demise of their season started. Their slide started there. So 215 00:11:01,173 --> 00:11:03,493 Speaker 8: I'm not going to get too carried away right now 216 00:11:03,573 --> 00:11:06,093 Speaker 8: with how they are. One thing I am impressed with 217 00:11:06,253 --> 00:11:10,213 Speaker 8: is especially last week against the they kept their feet 218 00:11:10,293 --> 00:11:12,933 Speaker 8: under them and there was no complacency at all. They've 219 00:11:12,933 --> 00:11:14,853 Speaker 8: got to wake up call early when the night scored, 220 00:11:15,293 --> 00:11:17,813 Speaker 8: but they just went about their business and they don't 221 00:11:17,813 --> 00:11:20,613 Speaker 8: look like a team it's getting ahead of themselves or 222 00:11:20,653 --> 00:11:22,973 Speaker 8: reading any of the hype, and I don't. I think 223 00:11:23,013 --> 00:11:26,213 Speaker 8: the fans should either just be content with them. They've 224 00:11:26,253 --> 00:11:29,973 Speaker 8: got a Tiger's side that is stinging that they're missing 225 00:11:30,213 --> 00:11:34,133 Speaker 8: their important halves as well this week. But I think 226 00:11:34,173 --> 00:11:37,293 Speaker 8: Andrew Webster has done a really good job and keeping 227 00:11:37,293 --> 00:11:39,733 Speaker 8: them steady, keeping their focus on the job right here 228 00:11:39,813 --> 00:11:43,533 Speaker 8: right now. But what they're doing, what they're showing is 229 00:11:43,853 --> 00:11:46,653 Speaker 8: they are capable of beating some good sides and it 230 00:11:46,693 --> 00:11:50,413 Speaker 8: will be about consistency and staying throughout this year. Jez 231 00:11:50,453 --> 00:11:52,893 Speaker 8: the making everyone confident. 232 00:11:52,933 --> 00:11:55,373 Speaker 2: You're just bringing us all back down there, back down 233 00:11:55,373 --> 00:11:58,973 Speaker 2: to earth there, Willie, which I appreciate. At the start 234 00:11:59,013 --> 00:12:00,973 Speaker 2: of this chat, you talked about, you know, the wider 235 00:12:01,093 --> 00:12:03,693 Speaker 2: NR rals and coaches under precious and really interesting sort 236 00:12:03,733 --> 00:12:06,093 Speaker 2: of storylines around the competition as a whole. 237 00:12:06,133 --> 00:12:08,053 Speaker 3: What has stood out to you? Where are you? 238 00:12:08,333 --> 00:12:11,453 Speaker 2: Where is your attention outside of I suppose just the 239 00:12:11,453 --> 00:12:12,493 Speaker 2: Warriors games. 240 00:12:13,693 --> 00:12:16,733 Speaker 8: Penrith is a big one for me, just how they're 241 00:12:16,773 --> 00:12:19,133 Speaker 8: almost back to what we know of Penrith and what 242 00:12:19,173 --> 00:12:23,373 Speaker 8: they can be Underive and Cleary. I thought their dominant 243 00:12:23,413 --> 00:12:27,773 Speaker 8: performance against the Roosters on Friday night, after their performances 244 00:12:27,813 --> 00:12:30,773 Speaker 8: already haven't made everyone stand up. I think that one 245 00:12:30,933 --> 00:12:34,213 Speaker 8: was a big one, you know, going to Aliens and 246 00:12:34,773 --> 00:12:40,053 Speaker 8: putting forty on the Roosters. Tom Jenkins been outstanding, but 247 00:12:41,013 --> 00:12:45,653 Speaker 8: they just do what they do, Nasan Cleary and Isaiah Joe. 248 00:12:46,493 --> 00:12:50,373 Speaker 8: It's such fantastic leaders. And I think whilst the Warriors 249 00:12:50,373 --> 00:12:53,173 Speaker 8: are sitting top on points for and against, I just 250 00:12:53,333 --> 00:12:58,533 Speaker 8: feel like they're setting the tone for where the league 251 00:12:58,573 --> 00:12:59,733 Speaker 8: is going to be. If you're going to stay at 252 00:12:59,773 --> 00:13:03,493 Speaker 8: the top, the Dogs are going to be there or thereabouts, 253 00:13:03,493 --> 00:13:06,733 Speaker 8: and the Broncos, just when you thought they were falling off, 254 00:13:07,333 --> 00:13:10,453 Speaker 8: go to Melbourne and get a win. So for mine 255 00:13:10,573 --> 00:13:12,973 Speaker 8: looking at it, the narrative for me is everyone's going 256 00:13:13,013 --> 00:13:16,773 Speaker 8: to be chasing the Panthers this year. And the Warriors 257 00:13:16,813 --> 00:13:19,333 Speaker 8: will be there or thereabouts, and hopefully it's the other 258 00:13:19,373 --> 00:13:22,573 Speaker 8: way around. The Panthers are chasing the Warriors, but there's 259 00:13:22,613 --> 00:13:24,333 Speaker 8: other teams who are going to be fighting out. There's 260 00:13:24,333 --> 00:13:27,733 Speaker 8: already a couple of teams at the bottom who are 261 00:13:27,773 --> 00:13:29,533 Speaker 8: starting to struggle a little bit, and as we said, 262 00:13:29,573 --> 00:13:32,453 Speaker 8: as I said earlier, putting some pressure on some coaches. 263 00:13:33,333 --> 00:13:37,773 Speaker 8: Todd Payton dodged the bullet yesterday getting that win against 264 00:13:37,773 --> 00:13:41,053 Speaker 8: the Titans, and a good win it was. And there's 265 00:13:41,053 --> 00:13:44,173 Speaker 8: some pressure on Anthony Sebold. Obviously they had to buy 266 00:13:44,293 --> 00:13:47,533 Speaker 8: so he got away with one this weekend, But some 267 00:13:47,573 --> 00:13:50,133 Speaker 8: big pressure on some of those people coming up in 268 00:13:50,173 --> 00:13:51,053 Speaker 8: the next couple of weeks. 269 00:13:52,093 --> 00:13:55,733 Speaker 10: Big League Podcast Why this is No Year? 270 00:13:56,373 --> 00:13:59,653 Speaker 7: The Big League podcast on the Warriors band wagon since 271 00:13:59,733 --> 00:14:00,253 Speaker 7: day one. 272 00:14:03,173 --> 00:14:06,573 Speaker 2: Great to hear from Willie Poaching there. Bird thinks the 273 00:14:06,613 --> 00:14:09,173 Speaker 2: Panthers really are the ones who are sitting the benchmark. 274 00:14:09,213 --> 00:14:11,933 Speaker 2: I suppose in the NRAL twenty twenty six just quickly, 275 00:14:11,973 --> 00:14:13,493 Speaker 2: because we'll get to the other teams I suppose at 276 00:14:13,533 --> 00:14:16,773 Speaker 2: the end around quickfire predictions. But do you agree, do 277 00:14:16,813 --> 00:14:18,693 Speaker 2: you think the Panthers really are the team to watch 278 00:14:18,693 --> 00:14:19,293 Speaker 2: at this point? 279 00:14:19,333 --> 00:14:19,853 Speaker 3: Completely. 280 00:14:19,893 --> 00:14:22,253 Speaker 4: I mean they what happened last season really hurt them, 281 00:14:22,333 --> 00:14:25,093 Speaker 4: you know, the way they didn't get to defend their crown, 282 00:14:26,053 --> 00:14:28,533 Speaker 4: didn't make the Grand Final, so you knew that bounce back. 283 00:14:28,533 --> 00:14:31,213 Speaker 4: And just what's standing up for me about Penrith is 284 00:14:31,253 --> 00:14:34,253 Speaker 4: the defensive war That defensive wall is back, and once 285 00:14:34,253 --> 00:14:36,173 Speaker 4: they've got that, they are so hard to beat. 286 00:14:36,253 --> 00:14:36,573 Speaker 3: So you. 287 00:14:38,213 --> 00:14:40,813 Speaker 4: Have that, and then you have the desire and the appetite. 288 00:14:41,053 --> 00:14:42,453 Speaker 4: They're the favorites of the moment. 289 00:14:42,933 --> 00:14:45,733 Speaker 2: Well, now, Warriors thirty eight Nights twelve, let's go through 290 00:14:45,733 --> 00:14:48,533 Speaker 2: this game in a little bit more detail, starting off 291 00:14:48,813 --> 00:14:51,413 Speaker 2: with Andrew Ribs's overall assessment of the contest. 292 00:14:52,013 --> 00:14:52,853 Speaker 10: It was hard work. 293 00:14:52,893 --> 00:14:55,053 Speaker 11: You could see how humid it was and how hot 294 00:14:55,093 --> 00:14:57,333 Speaker 11: it was out there, and I felt like we come 295 00:14:57,373 --> 00:14:58,933 Speaker 11: out the other side of those moments really well. 296 00:14:58,933 --> 00:15:00,893 Speaker 10: I thought we screamled really well. We made it. 297 00:15:00,853 --> 00:15:03,613 Speaker 11: Harder because we weren't probably a fishing or pull discipline 298 00:15:03,613 --> 00:15:06,813 Speaker 11: at times, but I thought we're really patient with our 299 00:15:06,933 --> 00:15:08,053 Speaker 11: tack put working to them. 300 00:15:08,053 --> 00:15:10,373 Speaker 10: And then I thought we executed really well at times. 301 00:15:10,613 --> 00:15:12,573 Speaker 2: Yeah, the Warrior's doing the basics really well. We'll start 302 00:15:12,573 --> 00:15:14,693 Speaker 2: with the man of the moment, char We Birge ball handling. 303 00:15:15,373 --> 00:15:18,613 Speaker 2: Tanner Boyd his kicking game is ball handling. He's not 304 00:15:18,733 --> 00:15:21,733 Speaker 2: afraid to take the ball to the line back himself, 305 00:15:21,773 --> 00:15:23,653 Speaker 2: something Webster spoke about as well. 306 00:15:24,173 --> 00:15:25,933 Speaker 10: He's really in charge of his team at the moment. 307 00:15:25,973 --> 00:15:28,533 Speaker 11: He's clear of his comms and then when you're clear, 308 00:15:28,613 --> 00:15:29,453 Speaker 11: you run the ball more. 309 00:15:29,533 --> 00:15:31,053 Speaker 10: And we want him to run. 310 00:15:32,253 --> 00:15:36,693 Speaker 4: I mean, he's been great. Like I just wrote down 311 00:15:36,773 --> 00:15:40,093 Speaker 4: his stats from Saturday. You know, I try two line breaks, 312 00:15:40,093 --> 00:15:43,573 Speaker 4: two triassists, thirteen runs for one hundred and twenty five meters. 313 00:15:44,093 --> 00:15:45,293 Speaker 4: But this is the one that stood out for me. 314 00:15:45,653 --> 00:15:48,293 Speaker 4: Six hundred and fifty three kicking meters and he did 315 00:15:48,333 --> 00:15:49,933 Speaker 4: all but two of the kicks. So the Warriors had 316 00:15:49,933 --> 00:15:51,693 Speaker 4: twenty five kicks heed to twenty three of them. So 317 00:15:52,053 --> 00:15:55,813 Speaker 4: you're talking about a guy completely a control, completely clear. 318 00:15:55,853 --> 00:15:57,853 Speaker 4: He's in the zone. I mean, one little thing. I 319 00:15:57,853 --> 00:16:02,533 Speaker 4: would say some of the new cart Newcastle defense was awful. 320 00:16:02,613 --> 00:16:05,413 Speaker 4: Some of the yeah, some of the some of the 321 00:16:05,453 --> 00:16:07,693 Speaker 4: defense their back rowers are putting together. So he's just 322 00:16:07,693 --> 00:16:10,253 Speaker 4: sliding through the outside. That's never going to happen million 323 00:16:10,293 --> 00:16:13,413 Speaker 4: years against the Storm or the Panthers. But Tanner Boyd 324 00:16:13,533 --> 00:16:16,333 Speaker 4: is playing he's on fire. At the moment he's on fire, 325 00:16:16,333 --> 00:16:18,253 Speaker 4: it must be a great time to be Tanner Boyd. 326 00:16:19,253 --> 00:16:22,453 Speaker 2: So what happens when Luke Metcalfe is back fit? I 327 00:16:22,493 --> 00:16:25,253 Speaker 2: asked Willie Poaching about it. He reckons you'd have to 328 00:16:25,253 --> 00:16:29,933 Speaker 2: have I didn't say specifically, but Metcalf and Tanner both 329 00:16:30,173 --> 00:16:34,173 Speaker 2: running the combination. But if you've got Martin, Chanelle, Harris 330 00:16:34,173 --> 00:16:37,573 Speaker 2: de Vita, Luke Metcalfe, Tanner boy Luke Hanson. This is 331 00:16:37,573 --> 00:16:39,293 Speaker 2: what Andrew Webster said. He sort of kicked the can 332 00:16:39,333 --> 00:16:40,013 Speaker 2: down the road a bit. 333 00:16:40,413 --> 00:16:42,173 Speaker 10: When that moment comes, it's going to be tough. 334 00:16:42,253 --> 00:16:45,013 Speaker 11: But I've learned when you start planning too far ahead, 335 00:16:45,053 --> 00:16:46,653 Speaker 11: this game bites you in the backside. 336 00:16:46,733 --> 00:16:49,013 Speaker 10: So you just got to not to side anything now. 337 00:16:49,293 --> 00:16:51,813 Speaker 2: For me, you cannot You cannot drop Tanner Boyd if 338 00:16:52,053 --> 00:16:54,413 Speaker 2: they say he's still in this vein of form three 339 00:16:54,453 --> 00:16:56,333 Speaker 2: or four weeks from now, when Metcalf comes back, you 340 00:16:56,373 --> 00:16:58,693 Speaker 2: can't drop a metcalf goes into six running five. 341 00:17:00,413 --> 00:17:03,373 Speaker 4: Imagine the conversation. Look, thanks, Tanner, you've been great, but 342 00:17:03,813 --> 00:17:05,573 Speaker 4: I need you to go back New South Wales Cup 343 00:17:05,573 --> 00:17:06,613 Speaker 4: and just get those boys. 344 00:17:06,973 --> 00:17:10,453 Speaker 3: Sorry what down the end? But you know that the 345 00:17:10,493 --> 00:17:11,893 Speaker 3: reserve grade side needs you. 346 00:17:11,933 --> 00:17:14,933 Speaker 4: Look, this is this is the scenario that Warriors fans 347 00:17:14,933 --> 00:17:17,133 Speaker 4: have been dreaming about, you know, to have to have 348 00:17:17,293 --> 00:17:21,893 Speaker 4: potentially two amazing halfbacks. Tanner is more of a halfback 349 00:17:22,093 --> 00:17:25,813 Speaker 4: than Metcalf obviously, so Metcalf's the guy you can see 350 00:17:25,813 --> 00:17:27,533 Speaker 4: going a six. You're not going to put Tanner Boyd 351 00:17:27,573 --> 00:17:30,733 Speaker 4: at six. So assuming yeah, that Luke comes back, Tanner's 352 00:17:30,733 --> 00:17:34,013 Speaker 4: still there, their injury free, then you'd think at the moment, 353 00:17:34,133 --> 00:17:36,053 Speaker 4: Chanell's the guy that's got to make way, and maybe 354 00:17:36,093 --> 00:17:38,693 Speaker 4: he has some kind of bench roll. I mean, but again, 355 00:17:39,253 --> 00:17:41,813 Speaker 4: these are all these are all great problems to have. 356 00:17:41,893 --> 00:17:44,533 Speaker 4: These are not things that we should be getting stressed 357 00:17:44,533 --> 00:17:46,333 Speaker 4: out about. They're not things that Andrew Webs is stressed 358 00:17:46,373 --> 00:17:49,773 Speaker 4: out about. It's tricky, but it's it's a great scenario. 359 00:17:49,853 --> 00:17:52,253 Speaker 2: And sticking with the halfs, Luke Hanson really solid all 360 00:17:52,333 --> 00:17:54,893 Speaker 2: round debut. He sort of obviously didn't like the World 361 00:17:54,893 --> 00:17:56,533 Speaker 2: on Fire, didn't do a hell of a lot of kicking, 362 00:17:56,773 --> 00:17:58,973 Speaker 2: but he did the basics really really well. Received a 363 00:17:59,053 --> 00:18:00,973 Speaker 2: very dodgy pass from Tane to a peaky right at 364 00:18:00,973 --> 00:18:02,853 Speaker 2: the end of the I was convinced that was going 365 00:18:02,853 --> 00:18:05,053 Speaker 2: to hit the post on its way past, but to 366 00:18:05,053 --> 00:18:06,613 Speaker 2: score a try and j Boo as well, what did. 367 00:18:06,533 --> 00:18:07,093 Speaker 3: You make of him? 368 00:18:07,333 --> 00:18:09,053 Speaker 4: A lovely moment, wasn't it like, as you say, to 369 00:18:09,053 --> 00:18:10,933 Speaker 4: have passed around the post if it had been a 370 00:18:10,973 --> 00:18:12,693 Speaker 4: tight game with what are you doing? 371 00:18:12,693 --> 00:18:14,853 Speaker 3: Mate? But he was solid. 372 00:18:14,893 --> 00:18:17,293 Speaker 4: I mean, it's so hard to come in for your debut, 373 00:18:17,773 --> 00:18:21,293 Speaker 4: especially at Newcastle. And there's some other changes like he 374 00:18:21,373 --> 00:18:22,973 Speaker 4: was on the left edge where the left edge were 375 00:18:23,013 --> 00:18:26,493 Speaker 4: missing what Cape well, Pompey, they're missing a lot, so 376 00:18:26,733 --> 00:18:29,093 Speaker 4: not easy. I love the way he set up that try. 377 00:18:30,093 --> 00:18:33,333 Speaker 4: That showed real composure and he's he like he's a 378 00:18:33,373 --> 00:18:35,893 Speaker 4: guy that if there are injuries later this season, which 379 00:18:36,173 --> 00:18:38,893 Speaker 4: let's face it, there will be. I think everyone's now 380 00:18:38,893 --> 00:18:40,573 Speaker 4: feeling a bit better about the fact that if we 381 00:18:40,613 --> 00:18:43,373 Speaker 4: have to throw him in, he'll do a job. I 382 00:18:43,373 --> 00:18:46,333 Speaker 4: thought I thought he was. He was very tidy, defended 383 00:18:46,333 --> 00:18:49,733 Speaker 4: well for a kid on debut in the halves, like 384 00:18:50,133 --> 00:18:52,453 Speaker 4: debuting in the halves is harder than most other positions. 385 00:18:52,573 --> 00:18:53,173 Speaker 3: He did well. 386 00:18:53,493 --> 00:18:55,733 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I suppose we switched focus. I suppose to 387 00:18:56,213 --> 00:19:00,213 Speaker 2: the Knights during this contest we mentioned their defense. I 388 00:19:00,253 --> 00:19:03,133 Speaker 2: think Aaron Clark's try, scoring his first try for the 389 00:19:03,333 --> 00:19:03,813 Speaker 2: for the club. 390 00:19:03,893 --> 00:19:06,253 Speaker 3: That's wonderful. Remember last week last week him being on 391 00:19:06,293 --> 00:19:06,973 Speaker 3: the podcast and. 392 00:19:06,933 --> 00:19:10,133 Speaker 4: He mentioned that still bugging him because because he's been 393 00:19:10,173 --> 00:19:12,293 Speaker 4: trying so hard. You saw in the last season some 394 00:19:12,293 --> 00:19:13,933 Speaker 4: of the runs near the post. He just really wants 395 00:19:13,973 --> 00:19:17,053 Speaker 4: to get one. He deserves one. And suddenly you're thinking 396 00:19:17,053 --> 00:19:19,373 Speaker 4: he's going to get one by bulldozing through four players, 397 00:19:19,453 --> 00:19:21,773 Speaker 4: and he gets one because they opened like the Red 398 00:19:21,773 --> 00:19:22,373 Speaker 4: Sea and he's through. 399 00:19:22,413 --> 00:19:23,293 Speaker 3: I was so happy for him. 400 00:19:23,333 --> 00:19:25,373 Speaker 2: Yeah, and jackson Ford's try was pretty similar as well. 401 00:19:25,373 --> 00:19:27,573 Speaker 2: He received the pass from Mitch Barnett, but just to 402 00:19:27,653 --> 00:19:31,093 Speaker 2: sort of both defenders going in on Barnett Jackson Ford 403 00:19:31,493 --> 00:19:34,373 Speaker 2: in a hole similar to the Aaron Clark try. The Knights, 404 00:19:34,413 --> 00:19:37,133 Speaker 2: I guess we're ill disciplined. The Warriors sort of capitalized 405 00:19:37,173 --> 00:19:40,373 Speaker 2: on their penalties and they had two players sinburn during 406 00:19:40,373 --> 00:19:42,893 Speaker 2: the game. The Knights, but what did you take away 407 00:19:42,893 --> 00:19:45,013 Speaker 2: from what they produced? They'll be pretty disappointed. 408 00:19:45,333 --> 00:19:48,653 Speaker 4: Well, there will be a many old disciplined people always 409 00:19:48,693 --> 00:19:50,653 Speaker 4: mentioned that term, but they will basically just run off 410 00:19:50,693 --> 00:19:53,093 Speaker 4: their feet. You know, they were losing the ruck at times, 411 00:19:53,133 --> 00:19:54,813 Speaker 4: so that's when you're going to hold people down and 412 00:19:54,893 --> 00:19:59,173 Speaker 4: get restarts. They got people Sinburn, but you know, look 413 00:19:59,173 --> 00:20:00,933 Speaker 4: at the team they had on the field. I mean 414 00:20:01,213 --> 00:20:04,693 Speaker 4: they are two biggest players not there, Like it's like 415 00:20:04,893 --> 00:20:10,493 Speaker 4: taking Metcalf and Martin, like taking Mitch and James Fisher 416 00:20:10,493 --> 00:20:12,133 Speaker 4: Harris away, you know, and what will we be thinking? 417 00:20:12,173 --> 00:20:17,373 Speaker 4: So they had a pretty limited roster. Still it's never easy, 418 00:20:17,453 --> 00:20:20,133 Speaker 4: but playing Newcastle, but they were pretty limited. But I 419 00:20:20,213 --> 00:20:22,933 Speaker 4: just thought there were so many things like Jackson Ford, 420 00:20:23,413 --> 00:20:25,493 Speaker 4: we're starting to take it for granted. This guy's playing 421 00:20:25,493 --> 00:20:30,413 Speaker 4: eighty minutes, he's scoring tries, he's doing everything. It's like 422 00:20:30,493 --> 00:20:33,053 Speaker 4: he's a guy that like I don't know if you 423 00:20:33,053 --> 00:20:36,773 Speaker 4: remember Nath, but when he was switched to Prop I 424 00:20:36,813 --> 00:20:38,973 Speaker 4: think it was twenty twenty four, there are quite a 425 00:20:38,973 --> 00:20:41,453 Speaker 4: few people quite skeptical. You know, people were like, really 426 00:20:41,533 --> 00:20:43,053 Speaker 4: is he going to be a prop? He's not that big. 427 00:20:43,253 --> 00:20:46,773 Speaker 4: He's been a good, solid second rower. I was one 428 00:20:46,773 --> 00:20:48,853 Speaker 4: of them. I think you were one too, because like, 429 00:20:49,013 --> 00:20:50,093 Speaker 4: is he really the answer? 430 00:20:50,333 --> 00:20:53,293 Speaker 3: As a star? I knew the whole time, is he 431 00:20:53,373 --> 00:20:54,733 Speaker 3: really the answer? Is a starting prop? 432 00:20:54,973 --> 00:20:58,293 Speaker 4: And now he's a guy that's on the Daily m 433 00:20:59,093 --> 00:21:02,613 Speaker 4: on the daily leaderboard, he's playing incredible because he plays 434 00:21:02,653 --> 00:21:05,013 Speaker 4: eighty minutes, so other guys get arrest so that rotation 435 00:21:05,133 --> 00:21:07,213 Speaker 4: is so much better. But you know, he could be 436 00:21:07,293 --> 00:21:12,013 Speaker 4: a he could be a smoky for for Origin. He 437 00:21:12,133 --> 00:21:14,093 Speaker 4: probably doesn't fit the mold. They like the guys with 438 00:21:14,173 --> 00:21:17,093 Speaker 4: the cool haircuts, especially the blues, because they're the blues. 439 00:21:17,333 --> 00:21:19,813 Speaker 4: Blues are all attle bit image of Unlot my Queenslanders. 440 00:21:19,813 --> 00:21:23,133 Speaker 4: But he's a smoky for Origin. Like he's a guy 441 00:21:23,173 --> 00:21:24,133 Speaker 4: that any coach will want. 442 00:21:24,653 --> 00:21:27,333 Speaker 2: He had the most tackles again with forty four and 443 00:21:27,373 --> 00:21:30,573 Speaker 2: the most run man again two hundred where you play 444 00:21:30,573 --> 00:21:32,773 Speaker 2: eighty minutes and how just him a run out of petrol? 445 00:21:33,093 --> 00:21:35,733 Speaker 2: I guess is the answer to that, But I suppose 446 00:21:35,973 --> 00:21:38,893 Speaker 2: it presents another selection headache. I mentioned it to Willie 447 00:21:38,893 --> 00:21:41,653 Speaker 2: Poaching about how do you fit in James Fisher, Harris, 448 00:21:41,933 --> 00:21:45,653 Speaker 2: Mitch Barnett, Jackson Ford. You've got someone like Dementia Viomino, 449 00:21:46,333 --> 00:21:49,933 Speaker 2: Tennis Dowis Smith as well around the interchange. You've got 450 00:21:49,933 --> 00:21:52,493 Speaker 2: to drop someone. Do you have like Willie Poaching, said 451 00:21:52,813 --> 00:21:55,133 Speaker 2: Mitch Barnett coming off the interchange for a few weeks. 452 00:21:57,173 --> 00:22:00,013 Speaker 4: That'd be a hard conversation. Like, Mitch, you're our best 453 00:22:00,053 --> 00:22:02,733 Speaker 4: player last year, but we need you to. But maybe 454 00:22:02,933 --> 00:22:05,253 Speaker 4: I think, actually thinking about it, that's quite a good 455 00:22:05,293 --> 00:22:07,973 Speaker 4: point because he's still getting back to full fitness. The 456 00:22:08,053 --> 00:22:10,093 Speaker 4: last thing you want to do with Mitch is really 457 00:22:10,573 --> 00:22:12,333 Speaker 4: stretch him too much so he'll be keen to play 458 00:22:12,333 --> 00:22:13,253 Speaker 4: as much as possible. 459 00:22:13,293 --> 00:22:13,933 Speaker 3: But maybe you do. 460 00:22:14,173 --> 00:22:18,493 Speaker 4: Maybe he's your impact player as he as he just 461 00:22:18,573 --> 00:22:21,013 Speaker 4: feels his way back into it. Tanner's the guy is 462 00:22:21,013 --> 00:22:22,333 Speaker 4: going to give way, which is going to be tough 463 00:22:22,373 --> 00:22:25,533 Speaker 4: because Tanna Stawis Muth's been great. He's shown something that 464 00:22:25,973 --> 00:22:28,653 Speaker 4: I think some of us weren't seeing, but obviously Webster was. 465 00:22:28,693 --> 00:22:30,453 Speaker 3: He's been great. But I quite like. 466 00:22:30,413 --> 00:22:34,373 Speaker 4: Your idea, Nath barned off the bench if necessary. There's 467 00:22:34,373 --> 00:22:38,013 Speaker 4: ways to do it. But this prop rotation a lot 468 00:22:38,053 --> 00:22:40,173 Speaker 4: because another guy we haven't really talked about so far 469 00:22:40,213 --> 00:22:43,373 Speaker 4: this year, but there was a particular Herald Rider who 470 00:22:43,573 --> 00:22:46,253 Speaker 4: thought he was pretty smart in Now Burning Questions feature 471 00:22:46,253 --> 00:22:48,693 Speaker 4: who put James Fisher Harris as a guy under the 472 00:22:48,733 --> 00:22:52,653 Speaker 4: most pressure coming into this season. And how's that working out? Yeah, 473 00:22:52,733 --> 00:22:55,093 Speaker 4: because he's been he's been great. 474 00:22:55,413 --> 00:22:56,133 Speaker 3: I mean he is. 475 00:22:56,333 --> 00:22:58,493 Speaker 4: I think I wrote it down again because just stood 476 00:22:58,493 --> 00:23:00,613 Speaker 4: out for me. Saturday eighteen, runs one hundred and sixty 477 00:23:00,613 --> 00:23:04,293 Speaker 4: two meters twenty nine tackles like he's really proven a 478 00:23:04,333 --> 00:23:06,613 Speaker 4: point so far this season. He's the player we all 479 00:23:06,653 --> 00:23:10,813 Speaker 4: hoped when they sign him from Penrith. So this prop rotation, 480 00:23:11,533 --> 00:23:13,773 Speaker 4: I mean, Barnett, you know you've got to fit him in, but. 481 00:23:13,733 --> 00:23:14,173 Speaker 3: What do you do? 482 00:23:14,533 --> 00:23:16,773 Speaker 2: And then Tane to Opeaky as well at the back, 483 00:23:16,893 --> 00:23:20,013 Speaker 2: just to obviously we're missing chances Nickel cook star as well. 484 00:23:20,253 --> 00:23:22,453 Speaker 2: Tane had a couple of really good, sort of opportunistic 485 00:23:22,533 --> 00:23:24,653 Speaker 2: runs around the Ruckie is running really good lines and 486 00:23:25,213 --> 00:23:28,213 Speaker 2: it's his defensive efforts really that that put him in 487 00:23:28,213 --> 00:23:31,533 Speaker 2: the headlines for me because he's so small. I remember 488 00:23:31,653 --> 00:23:34,013 Speaker 2: meeting him for the first time thinking how do you 489 00:23:34,093 --> 00:23:36,573 Speaker 2: survive in the NRL because he's a little guy, but 490 00:23:36,653 --> 00:23:39,973 Speaker 2: he just has so he's so brave. There was who 491 00:23:40,013 --> 00:23:41,973 Speaker 2: was it was? It Dom Young going down the right 492 00:23:42,093 --> 00:23:44,893 Speaker 2: edge and Tane just throws himself into a dom Dom 493 00:23:44,893 --> 00:23:46,973 Speaker 2: Young's got to have a foot and a half on 494 00:23:47,093 --> 00:23:50,013 Speaker 2: Tane to Opeaky and he's just throwing himself into this 495 00:23:50,053 --> 00:23:54,053 Speaker 2: sort of contact he had. I remember last year there 496 00:23:54,093 --> 00:23:56,133 Speaker 2: was a game might have been the Storm, might have 497 00:23:56,173 --> 00:23:58,413 Speaker 2: been the Broncos where he had a couple of mistakes 498 00:23:58,453 --> 00:24:00,773 Speaker 2: and the Warriors lost ended up losing that game. We 499 00:24:00,773 --> 00:24:02,453 Speaker 2: spoke to him in the press conference the next week 500 00:24:02,453 --> 00:24:04,933 Speaker 2: and he was really sort of quite self critical about 501 00:24:04,933 --> 00:24:08,133 Speaker 2: his performance. And he's come into this year and he's 502 00:24:08,333 --> 00:24:12,053 Speaker 2: I mean outstanding with the opportunities that he's been given. 503 00:24:12,653 --> 00:24:15,893 Speaker 2: I'm really really impressed with what he brought against the Knights. 504 00:24:16,213 --> 00:24:18,173 Speaker 4: I think it was I think you might be thinking 505 00:24:18,173 --> 00:24:19,853 Speaker 4: the Dolphins game at home where they lost in the 506 00:24:19,933 --> 00:24:22,133 Speaker 4: last seconds and he blamed himself because he didn't get 507 00:24:22,133 --> 00:24:24,373 Speaker 4: across and cover that try they scored in the right corner. 508 00:24:24,533 --> 00:24:26,533 Speaker 4: I just remember clearly saying, you know that was on me, 509 00:24:26,653 --> 00:24:30,173 Speaker 4: data Da. But he's amazing, Like he stopped Dom Young 510 00:24:30,653 --> 00:24:32,653 Speaker 4: and he stopped Greg Marso in the other corner. You know, 511 00:24:32,693 --> 00:24:35,693 Speaker 4: these wingers are massive. He gets across, puts his and 512 00:24:35,813 --> 00:24:37,973 Speaker 4: everyone says body on the line, but he's really putting 513 00:24:38,013 --> 00:24:40,093 Speaker 4: his body on the line like what he does. And 514 00:24:40,133 --> 00:24:43,293 Speaker 4: he also brings a different different dimension on attack. Like 515 00:24:44,213 --> 00:24:46,293 Speaker 4: I know he's still the number two fullback, but I 516 00:24:46,333 --> 00:24:48,573 Speaker 4: also know the Warriors have told him you're going to 517 00:24:48,613 --> 00:24:50,933 Speaker 4: be number one one day. You know you just you 518 00:24:51,053 --> 00:24:53,293 Speaker 4: just got to buy your time. Chance has got this year, 519 00:24:53,333 --> 00:24:56,213 Speaker 4: got next year. But what he brings to their team, 520 00:24:56,253 --> 00:24:59,013 Speaker 4: how he changes their attack is pretty exciting. And it's 521 00:24:59,813 --> 00:25:03,133 Speaker 4: it's another really tricky equation because I feel like Tane 522 00:25:03,173 --> 00:25:06,573 Speaker 4: suits the Warriors sometimes when they play certain teams. Chance 523 00:25:06,573 --> 00:25:09,253 Speaker 4: suits when they play other teams. But he really does 524 00:25:09,333 --> 00:25:10,133 Speaker 4: spark their attack. 525 00:25:10,413 --> 00:25:13,973 Speaker 2: And just lastly, morgan gannon debut for the club obviously 526 00:25:14,053 --> 00:25:17,173 Speaker 2: went off very early with a head. Not Kendri ReBs 527 00:25:17,213 --> 00:25:20,013 Speaker 2: to provide it an update on Gannon on News Talk. 528 00:25:20,093 --> 00:25:23,293 Speaker 2: He's Weekend Sport with Jason Pine. Let's take quick listen. 529 00:25:23,573 --> 00:25:25,533 Speaker 9: Anyone would have been can cuss from that. It's the 530 00:25:25,533 --> 00:25:27,373 Speaker 9: way they pulled up, It's the way he's today. He's 531 00:25:27,413 --> 00:25:30,013 Speaker 9: in good shape, he's good after the game, just scudded, 532 00:25:30,093 --> 00:25:32,733 Speaker 9: you know, disappointed. That's thoughts so hard and works so 533 00:25:32,813 --> 00:25:35,093 Speaker 9: hard to get to Australia and play in the roll 534 00:25:35,173 --> 00:25:37,533 Speaker 9: and it's round three and he forced his way into 535 00:25:37,533 --> 00:25:37,893 Speaker 9: the team. 536 00:25:38,333 --> 00:25:40,613 Speaker 2: Yeah, I got the late call up, I suppose because 537 00:25:40,693 --> 00:25:43,853 Speaker 2: like a halo, Seema shifted to center and so that 538 00:25:43,893 --> 00:25:46,733 Speaker 2: second row spot was opened up. But unfortunate for morgan Gannon. 539 00:25:47,213 --> 00:25:50,453 Speaker 4: Yeah, it is unfortunate. And you know me, Nathan, a 540 00:25:50,453 --> 00:25:53,133 Speaker 4: bit of a what's the word, bit of a warrior 541 00:25:53,533 --> 00:25:58,053 Speaker 4: about things as as you can be when it comes 542 00:25:58,093 --> 00:26:00,573 Speaker 4: to sport. And I'm I'm a little bit worried about 543 00:26:00,573 --> 00:26:03,333 Speaker 4: this because if you know the background of Morgan gannon like, 544 00:26:03,813 --> 00:26:06,173 Speaker 4: he came into the Super League when he's seventeen. From memory, 545 00:26:06,213 --> 00:26:08,133 Speaker 4: he's played a lot of football. He had to sit 546 00:26:08,173 --> 00:26:13,293 Speaker 4: out the entire twenty twenty four season to give his 547 00:26:14,653 --> 00:26:17,213 Speaker 4: head a break because he had quite a few head knocks. 548 00:26:17,213 --> 00:26:21,493 Speaker 4: So this was not what we wanted to see. Look, 549 00:26:21,573 --> 00:26:24,973 Speaker 4: let's hope, as Webbs said, it was a big collision 550 00:26:25,053 --> 00:26:27,213 Speaker 4: he got that and hopefully he's fine and then he 551 00:26:27,253 --> 00:26:29,293 Speaker 4: comes back and plays a whole string of games. But 552 00:26:30,373 --> 00:26:35,333 Speaker 4: just a little bit of a concern, be healthy, right. 553 00:26:35,333 --> 00:26:39,453 Speaker 2: The Warriors host the Tigers at Mount Smart on Friday night. 554 00:26:39,493 --> 00:26:42,653 Speaker 2: The West's Tigers coming off for twenty to sixteen loss 555 00:26:42,773 --> 00:26:45,573 Speaker 2: to the Rabbit O's. They had fought back from twelve 556 00:26:45,693 --> 00:26:49,493 Speaker 2: nail down to lead fourteen twelve at halftime. They sit 557 00:26:49,613 --> 00:26:51,933 Speaker 2: fourth on the ladder, but they've only played two games. 558 00:26:51,973 --> 00:26:54,653 Speaker 2: They had to buy in the opening round. They beat 559 00:26:54,693 --> 00:26:57,213 Speaker 2: the Cowboys forty four to sixteen and round two and 560 00:26:57,213 --> 00:27:00,333 Speaker 2: everyone's going, oh my goodness, what has happened. They're there 561 00:27:00,333 --> 00:27:03,773 Speaker 2: having a harves crisis. Jerome Lewi and Adam Dewey both 562 00:27:03,853 --> 00:27:07,653 Speaker 2: suffering injuries versus the rabbit. Os Luie twisted his knee. 563 00:27:07,653 --> 00:27:11,493 Speaker 2: Dee he had hamstring issue very late in the grand game. 564 00:27:11,933 --> 00:27:13,973 Speaker 2: I assume Boos that a lot is going to fall 565 00:27:14,093 --> 00:27:16,853 Speaker 2: on Appy coorus Our whether he stays at hooker to 566 00:27:16,893 --> 00:27:20,173 Speaker 2: they throw them in the halves. But Benji Ball, you 567 00:27:20,213 --> 00:27:23,973 Speaker 2: mentioned it last week. What are we expecting from the Tigers? Well, 568 00:27:23,973 --> 00:27:26,293 Speaker 2: it's just a it's just another horrible situation. This is 569 00:27:26,333 --> 00:27:27,853 Speaker 2: going back to my first point about then there of 570 00:27:27,933 --> 00:27:30,853 Speaker 2: season being a marathon, because anything can happen at any 571 00:27:30,893 --> 00:27:34,413 Speaker 2: time that changes your whole, your whole destiny more than 572 00:27:34,493 --> 00:27:36,773 Speaker 2: I feel like other sports like Super rugby, Premier League 573 00:27:36,773 --> 00:27:39,253 Speaker 2: football and yeah, what do they do? Like I don't 574 00:27:39,293 --> 00:27:42,933 Speaker 2: even know who their backup halves are, which is I'm 575 00:27:42,973 --> 00:27:44,973 Speaker 2: sure they've got some decent kids and that they'll have 576 00:27:45,013 --> 00:27:48,013 Speaker 2: a go. But you're coming to You're coming to Mount 577 00:27:48,053 --> 00:27:52,013 Speaker 2: Smart without without your two halves. I mean, that's that's 578 00:27:52,093 --> 00:27:54,413 Speaker 2: really tough. And as I mentioned last week, the Tigers 579 00:27:54,413 --> 00:27:56,733 Speaker 2: are normally good to start the season and then generally 580 00:27:56,773 --> 00:28:00,893 Speaker 2: their depth starts to starts to find them out a bit. 581 00:28:01,053 --> 00:28:02,573 Speaker 2: But they'll be good. They're going well. 582 00:28:02,573 --> 00:28:04,693 Speaker 4: They were really good against the Rabbit as they matched 583 00:28:04,773 --> 00:28:07,773 Speaker 4: up to a really strong South Sydney pack and they 584 00:28:07,813 --> 00:28:10,013 Speaker 4: had sound it's quite worried at times. 585 00:28:10,013 --> 00:28:11,653 Speaker 3: So they'll be good. 586 00:28:11,693 --> 00:28:13,973 Speaker 4: It's going to be another good Test. But but you'd 587 00:28:14,013 --> 00:28:17,653 Speaker 4: think in the second half it might be half for 588 00:28:17,693 --> 00:28:21,573 Speaker 4: the Tigers to keep. 589 00:28:20,053 --> 00:28:21,053 Speaker 3: Keep up with the Warriors. 590 00:28:21,093 --> 00:28:24,333 Speaker 2: Do you think the Warriors will talk about that the 591 00:28:24,933 --> 00:28:27,493 Speaker 2: halves being out for the Tigers. Do you think they 592 00:28:27,573 --> 00:28:30,013 Speaker 2: go through and there they sit there in the coach's 593 00:28:30,013 --> 00:28:31,733 Speaker 2: box and they're like, we should just run at these 594 00:28:31,733 --> 00:28:34,173 Speaker 2: We should get James fish House to just run straight 595 00:28:34,213 --> 00:28:36,733 Speaker 2: at this kid who's at half back all day long. 596 00:28:37,133 --> 00:28:39,373 Speaker 2: Do they have that conversation? Do you think from what 597 00:28:39,573 --> 00:28:42,533 Speaker 2: you know about how teams prepare in the NRL? 598 00:28:42,933 --> 00:28:45,093 Speaker 4: Most definitely. I mean they won't have that conversation with 599 00:28:45,173 --> 00:28:47,053 Speaker 4: us when we go to the media session on Wednesday. 600 00:28:47,053 --> 00:28:49,813 Speaker 4: They'll be they'll be playing that down and just saying 601 00:28:49,853 --> 00:28:52,373 Speaker 4: that whoever they've got they'll be good. But yeah, I 602 00:28:52,373 --> 00:28:55,733 Speaker 4: mean they'll be sending. They'll be sending the second rowers 603 00:28:55,733 --> 00:28:57,893 Speaker 4: in particular at the five eight at the half back, 604 00:28:57,893 --> 00:29:04,293 Speaker 4: trying to tire them out. But the Warriors pack they're 605 00:29:04,333 --> 00:29:07,293 Speaker 4: just going so well at the moment that they're just 606 00:29:07,293 --> 00:29:09,733 Speaker 4: beating up other packs. And that's that's the secret. 607 00:29:09,813 --> 00:29:09,973 Speaker 10: You know. 608 00:29:10,053 --> 00:29:13,693 Speaker 4: The Warriors back line isn't isn't incredible. It's not the 609 00:29:13,693 --> 00:29:15,773 Speaker 4: best back line then l But the but the forward pack, 610 00:29:17,333 --> 00:29:20,573 Speaker 4: there's a decent argument it's the best balanced forward pack 611 00:29:20,613 --> 00:29:22,253 Speaker 4: in the n RL at the moment, you know, and 612 00:29:22,773 --> 00:29:24,453 Speaker 4: without wanting to get carried away like you were at 613 00:29:24,453 --> 00:29:25,693 Speaker 4: the start, but it. 614 00:29:25,653 --> 00:29:26,293 Speaker 3: Sounds like I am. 615 00:29:26,373 --> 00:29:29,653 Speaker 4: But if you look across their forward pack, big skill, 616 00:29:30,013 --> 00:29:34,093 Speaker 4: young old ball players, they've just got they've just got 617 00:29:34,133 --> 00:29:37,413 Speaker 4: a bit of everything. So that forward pack it's going 618 00:29:37,453 --> 00:29:38,853 Speaker 4: to be hard to stop. And the other thing that's 619 00:29:38,853 --> 00:29:43,333 Speaker 4: going great is just the you know, when you see 620 00:29:43,333 --> 00:29:47,013 Speaker 4: a trial like James Fisher Harris's try, you know something special. 621 00:29:47,053 --> 00:29:49,173 Speaker 4: When's the last time he ran thirty five metres to score? 622 00:29:49,333 --> 00:29:52,453 Speaker 4: You just know something special, you know, And and he's 623 00:29:52,493 --> 00:29:54,813 Speaker 4: it gets it gets nice boys through he looks around, 624 00:29:54,853 --> 00:29:55,573 Speaker 4: where's my support? 625 00:29:55,613 --> 00:29:57,213 Speaker 3: Oh, I've got no support, right, I've got to go 626 00:29:57,253 --> 00:29:57,893 Speaker 3: for it myself. 627 00:29:58,133 --> 00:30:00,853 Speaker 4: You know, that's just that's a really special moment that 628 00:30:01,373 --> 00:30:02,773 Speaker 4: the whole team will be on a high when they 629 00:30:02,813 --> 00:30:03,613 Speaker 4: see things like that. 630 00:30:04,253 --> 00:30:15,093 Speaker 7: The Big League Podcast podcast, The Big League Podagon Sense 631 00:30:15,173 --> 00:30:16,773 Speaker 7: Day one. 632 00:30:16,853 --> 00:30:19,173 Speaker 2: Right, quick fire predictions for this week. Bird, You're going 633 00:30:19,213 --> 00:30:22,013 Speaker 2: to start off with some humble pie for both of us. 634 00:30:22,093 --> 00:30:24,253 Speaker 2: We like to hold ourselves accountable on. 635 00:30:24,333 --> 00:30:25,493 Speaker 3: The Big League Podcast. 636 00:30:25,533 --> 00:30:28,253 Speaker 2: And this is what we said last week about Broncos 637 00:30:28,333 --> 00:30:34,853 Speaker 2: Storm game Storm versus the Broncos. The Broncos are going 638 00:30:34,853 --> 00:30:37,613 Speaker 2: to go three zero and three, Burge, because they're not 639 00:30:37,653 --> 00:30:38,733 Speaker 2: going to beat the Storm at home. 640 00:30:39,613 --> 00:30:42,133 Speaker 4: They can't go in three? Can They did a defending premiers, 641 00:30:42,213 --> 00:30:43,973 Speaker 4: they will. They can't go on three, they will. I 642 00:30:43,973 --> 00:30:46,253 Speaker 4: think you're right. I think there's Storm Storm too good 643 00:30:46,293 --> 00:30:47,173 Speaker 4: for the Broncos at home. 644 00:30:48,333 --> 00:30:52,293 Speaker 3: You're looking so happy. I said they can't go on three, 645 00:30:52,813 --> 00:30:54,453 Speaker 3: and you said no. I think you're right. No, but 646 00:30:54,533 --> 00:30:55,413 Speaker 3: you took me into it. 647 00:30:55,813 --> 00:30:58,693 Speaker 4: And while we while we're asking these questions, I had 648 00:30:58,693 --> 00:31:02,253 Speaker 4: a question from a listener. A certain Max Burger is 649 00:31:02,253 --> 00:31:04,533 Speaker 4: sitting on the Gold Coast, big fan of the show, 650 00:31:05,813 --> 00:31:08,293 Speaker 4: former Manly Reserved grad back in the seventies or having 651 00:31:08,493 --> 00:31:11,333 Speaker 4: been my father, he was a bit mystified. He said 652 00:31:11,333 --> 00:31:13,973 Speaker 4: to me, So, wait a minute, you were you were 653 00:31:14,013 --> 00:31:17,533 Speaker 4: away for the first round because your daughter's in hospital. 654 00:31:17,573 --> 00:31:19,973 Speaker 4: And the guy stepping in got seven out of eight. 655 00:31:20,013 --> 00:31:22,973 Speaker 4: But Nathan's given you five out of eight? How does 656 00:31:23,013 --> 00:31:27,373 Speaker 4: that work? And I'm like, Dad, I don't know. Maybe 657 00:31:27,493 --> 00:31:31,213 Speaker 4: Nathan didn't go so well in maths at how college 658 00:31:31,293 --> 00:31:32,813 Speaker 4: or something. I'm just not sure. 659 00:31:32,853 --> 00:31:35,133 Speaker 2: We know we're not going to talk about my maths 660 00:31:35,133 --> 00:31:37,933 Speaker 2: grades at our college. But what I will say, Birg, 661 00:31:38,293 --> 00:31:40,493 Speaker 2: is that if you want to have your tips, you 662 00:31:40,573 --> 00:31:42,453 Speaker 2: got to send them. And you're not on the podcast, 663 00:31:42,453 --> 00:31:43,733 Speaker 2: You've got to send them into me. 664 00:31:43,813 --> 00:31:44,453 Speaker 3: I wasn't here. 665 00:31:44,693 --> 00:31:46,653 Speaker 12: How can I get five? How can you imagine what 666 00:31:46,693 --> 00:31:49,813 Speaker 12: I was thinking? See me a text, send five minutes, 667 00:31:49,853 --> 00:31:52,573 Speaker 12: Send me a text. Otherwise you get five out of eight. 668 00:31:52,613 --> 00:31:54,893 Speaker 12: But even if I give you Reefs two tips, you're 669 00:31:54,933 --> 00:31:57,293 Speaker 12: still losing an overall thing. You got five out of 670 00:31:57,293 --> 00:31:59,213 Speaker 12: eight last week. I got six out of eight. Currently 671 00:31:59,253 --> 00:32:01,773 Speaker 12: I'm up eighteen fifteen. But if I give you those 672 00:32:01,853 --> 00:32:03,973 Speaker 12: Reefs tips, you go up. Are you're still down in 673 00:32:03,973 --> 00:32:04,733 Speaker 12: eighteen seventeen? 674 00:32:04,973 --> 00:32:07,293 Speaker 4: Give me those and I'll start sending you tiktoks on 675 00:32:07,373 --> 00:32:09,133 Speaker 4: Sunday on days with my tips, the. 676 00:32:09,253 --> 00:32:10,933 Speaker 3: Brilliant, brilliant quick fire productions. 677 00:32:10,933 --> 00:32:13,653 Speaker 2: We're going to start off with the Seagulls and the 678 00:32:13,773 --> 00:32:18,013 Speaker 2: Roosters Purge Seagles, didn't we say earlier though were taking 679 00:32:18,013 --> 00:32:18,413 Speaker 2: a dump. 680 00:32:19,933 --> 00:32:23,213 Speaker 4: I mean they're struggling. Their coaches already under pressure. He 681 00:32:23,293 --> 00:32:26,733 Speaker 4: came into the season under pressure and you know this 682 00:32:26,813 --> 00:32:28,933 Speaker 4: is but this is the big one because it's daily 683 00:32:29,013 --> 00:32:32,093 Speaker 4: chir Even's going back to Brookvale, so don't underestimate how 684 00:32:32,093 --> 00:32:34,053 Speaker 4: fired up mainly going to be. This could be closer 685 00:32:34,053 --> 00:32:37,173 Speaker 4: than we think. Rooster's coming off for hiding against Penrith, 686 00:32:37,213 --> 00:32:39,333 Speaker 4: They'll be looking to bounce back. I don't know who 687 00:32:39,373 --> 00:32:41,773 Speaker 4: to tip. I might now I've been giving these two 688 00:32:41,813 --> 00:32:43,373 Speaker 4: bonus points on back in the race, so I might 689 00:32:43,413 --> 00:32:44,013 Speaker 4: go with Manly. 690 00:32:45,533 --> 00:32:48,213 Speaker 2: You're a very very brave man, dear Michael Burgers, so 691 00:32:48,213 --> 00:32:49,773 Speaker 2: I'm going to take that. That's a free win for 692 00:32:49,813 --> 00:32:54,453 Speaker 2: me the Roosters. I'm packing there whyre is Tigers, Warriors. 693 00:32:54,293 --> 00:32:57,653 Speaker 4: Warriors all day. I'm not going to say it's our year. 694 00:32:58,493 --> 00:32:59,453 Speaker 3: I said it's our month. 695 00:32:59,493 --> 00:33:01,253 Speaker 4: I don't like that cliche, but it's definitely our month 696 00:33:01,733 --> 00:33:04,533 Speaker 4: where we're we're on the March and march. 697 00:33:05,893 --> 00:33:06,653 Speaker 3: Fully agree with you. 698 00:33:06,693 --> 00:33:10,653 Speaker 2: There, Broncos versus the Dolphins, the Broncos beating the Storm 699 00:33:11,133 --> 00:33:14,773 Speaker 2: and the Dolphins having went unexpectedly as well, the Dolphins 700 00:33:14,773 --> 00:33:17,533 Speaker 2: would be really good, like this is actually this is 701 00:33:17,573 --> 00:33:20,693 Speaker 2: a great Queensland derby. The Dolphins with some of their 702 00:33:20,693 --> 00:33:22,773 Speaker 2: forwards back from last year who were missing through injury, 703 00:33:23,813 --> 00:33:24,453 Speaker 2: this will be tight. 704 00:33:24,533 --> 00:33:26,973 Speaker 4: But you think the Broncos off that wind in Melbourne, 705 00:33:26,653 --> 00:33:30,173 Speaker 4: they'll be they'll be feeling so good about things. 706 00:33:31,373 --> 00:33:32,293 Speaker 3: I agree with you. 707 00:33:32,613 --> 00:33:35,373 Speaker 2: They're the Dolphins obviously getting up over the Sharks. As 708 00:33:35,453 --> 00:33:42,453 Speaker 2: the game, I was referencing Bulldogs versus the Knights. Bulldogs, Cowboys, Storm. 709 00:33:42,733 --> 00:33:45,053 Speaker 4: The Storm don't often lose to in a row, do they. 710 00:33:45,373 --> 00:33:47,493 Speaker 4: Just A look on Ballamy's face in that press conference 711 00:33:47,573 --> 00:33:50,613 Speaker 4: like he's an amazing coach, but he must be quite 712 00:33:50,853 --> 00:33:53,693 Speaker 4: hard to play for. Sometimes Harry Grant's and next to 713 00:33:53,813 --> 00:33:56,973 Speaker 4: him just like, well, what's gonna happen this week? But yeah, 714 00:33:57,013 --> 00:33:58,493 Speaker 4: I mean it's tough to go up to town for 715 00:33:59,013 --> 00:34:02,973 Speaker 4: Cowboys off a win, but you'd back the Storm to 716 00:34:03,013 --> 00:34:03,533 Speaker 4: bounce back. 717 00:34:03,613 --> 00:34:05,933 Speaker 2: I feel a lot more confident this week. Burgon saying 718 00:34:05,933 --> 00:34:09,253 Speaker 2: that there is no way the Storm will lose this week. 719 00:34:09,333 --> 00:34:12,813 Speaker 2: There is absolutely no way that the Cowboys win. Raiders 720 00:34:12,893 --> 00:34:15,533 Speaker 2: versus the Sharks, Well, the Raiders are. 721 00:34:15,413 --> 00:34:19,493 Speaker 4: Do, aren't they there? What are they there? Coming off 722 00:34:21,093 --> 00:34:23,573 Speaker 4: two losses in a row, tough loss to the Bulldogs. 723 00:34:24,293 --> 00:34:26,653 Speaker 4: The Sharks have been playing well, I think from what 724 00:34:26,693 --> 00:34:27,653 Speaker 4: I've seen they're playing now. 725 00:34:28,253 --> 00:34:30,853 Speaker 2: They had a good start and I thought they would be, 726 00:34:31,333 --> 00:34:35,533 Speaker 2: I guess, the one of the form teams of the competition. 727 00:34:35,733 --> 00:34:37,373 Speaker 2: But then they got beaten twenty six six by the 728 00:34:37,413 --> 00:34:40,653 Speaker 2: Panthers and then last week thirty eight to ten lost 729 00:34:40,693 --> 00:34:45,213 Speaker 2: to the Dolphins. So I was a bit confused by 730 00:34:45,293 --> 00:34:48,773 Speaker 2: the Sharks. I'm going to I'm gonna pick the Raiders here. Yeah, 731 00:34:48,773 --> 00:34:49,333 Speaker 2: the Raiders are do. 732 00:34:49,493 --> 00:34:50,773 Speaker 4: But the Sharks, I mean a lot of teams are 733 00:34:50,773 --> 00:34:52,613 Speaker 4: going to lose twenty six six to penra So there's 734 00:34:52,653 --> 00:34:54,733 Speaker 4: no shame in that. And the Dolphins, as I said, 735 00:34:54,813 --> 00:34:58,293 Speaker 4: are better than we think. But the Raiders surely will. 736 00:34:58,373 --> 00:35:02,293 Speaker 4: We'll get it going at home. Titans versus the Dragons, 737 00:35:04,533 --> 00:35:06,653 Speaker 4: goodness on, the Dragons are your team. I don't know 738 00:35:06,693 --> 00:35:09,573 Speaker 4: anything about the Dragons, Big Shane flanninging guy. 739 00:35:09,933 --> 00:35:12,253 Speaker 2: I thought the Dragons were quite good in their opening week, 740 00:35:12,253 --> 00:35:14,653 Speaker 2: and I never picked the Titans, so I'm going to Dragons. 741 00:35:15,693 --> 00:35:17,133 Speaker 4: I'll go some Georgia Laurire as well. 742 00:35:17,853 --> 00:35:18,213 Speaker 3: Brilliant. 743 00:35:18,253 --> 00:35:20,893 Speaker 2: Thank you Michael Burgess and producer Mark Kelly for your 744 00:35:20,893 --> 00:35:23,893 Speaker 2: work on the Big League Podcast this week. Please follow 745 00:35:23,973 --> 00:35:26,453 Speaker 2: and rate the podcast. We'll be back next week to 746 00:35:26,613 --> 00:35:30,413 Speaker 2: analyze the Tigers game at Mount Smart. Please follow and 747 00:35:30,533 --> 00:35:32,853 Speaker 2: rate the podcast. My name is Nathan Limb. Have a 748 00:35:32,933 --> 00:35:33,813 Speaker 2: fantastic week. 749 00:35:34,573 --> 00:35:37,253 Speaker 1: For more from news Talks at B listen live on 750 00:35:37,333 --> 00:35:40,293 Speaker 1: air or online, and keep our shows with you wherever 751 00:35:40,333 --> 00:35:42,933 Speaker 1: you go with our podcast on iHeartRadio