1 00:00:06,707 --> 00:00:10,587 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,747 --> 00:00:13,107 Speaker 1: from news Talks B get. 3 00:00:13,027 --> 00:00:16,387 Speaker 2: You across the Tasman though our Australian correspondent Adam Peacock's 4 00:00:16,387 --> 00:00:18,267 Speaker 2: with us. I feel like every week now I need 5 00:00:18,307 --> 00:00:19,787 Speaker 2: to ask you about the web, but I do it 6 00:00:19,787 --> 00:00:23,307 Speaker 2: with a sense of impending doom. 7 00:00:23,547 --> 00:00:25,827 Speaker 3: Sunday today, piney what what? 8 00:00:27,387 --> 00:00:27,627 Speaker 1: Yeah? 9 00:00:27,987 --> 00:00:31,027 Speaker 3: The exact opposite, the polar opposite to the standard of 10 00:00:31,107 --> 00:00:35,507 Speaker 3: golf that I've provided. Draw a long route this morning. 11 00:00:35,547 --> 00:00:39,187 Speaker 3: It was garbage anyway, it was put it this way. 12 00:00:39,307 --> 00:00:41,667 Speaker 3: Eddie Jones is coaching tenure with the Wallabies that just 13 00:00:41,707 --> 00:00:44,027 Speaker 3: finished last year was better than my golf today. 14 00:00:44,347 --> 00:00:47,267 Speaker 4: Well that that is quite the low bar. That is 15 00:00:47,387 --> 00:00:48,267 Speaker 4: quite the low bar. 16 00:00:48,867 --> 00:00:49,187 Speaker 3: All right. 17 00:00:49,187 --> 00:00:51,427 Speaker 2: Well let's start there actually with the Wallabies. They take 18 00:00:51,427 --> 00:00:55,027 Speaker 2: on Wales tonight. Joe Schmidt's tenure as Wallaby's coach started 19 00:00:55,067 --> 00:00:58,987 Speaker 2: with victory last weekend, confidence that that he'll make it 20 00:00:58,987 --> 00:01:01,707 Speaker 2: too from tub and Melbourne tonight against Wales. 21 00:01:02,587 --> 00:01:05,227 Speaker 3: Yeah, pretty high. I mean, let's face that Wales aren't 22 00:01:05,947 --> 00:01:08,227 Speaker 3: the best that's coming down from the Northern Hemisphere and 23 00:01:08,387 --> 00:01:10,667 Speaker 3: end of a long season for them as well. But 24 00:01:11,347 --> 00:01:15,747 Speaker 3: it was just a solid start. Didn't exactly think, oh wow, 25 00:01:15,867 --> 00:01:19,947 Speaker 3: this is the the rejuvenation of the Wallabies that we've 26 00:01:19,987 --> 00:01:21,787 Speaker 3: all been craving. It's just a little step in the 27 00:01:21,827 --> 00:01:25,547 Speaker 3: right direction. But he's had to shuffle around this week 28 00:01:25,547 --> 00:01:28,387 Speaker 3: week to week given international rockey being so physically you 29 00:01:28,467 --> 00:01:30,107 Speaker 3: expect it week to week when you're playing back to 30 00:01:30,147 --> 00:01:33,907 Speaker 3: back test. But James Slipper comes back in as captain. 31 00:01:34,667 --> 00:01:38,107 Speaker 3: He was asked actually midweek about Eddie's famous line on 32 00:01:38,107 --> 00:01:41,747 Speaker 3: that stand Sport Dot about how the Wallaby's not being 33 00:01:41,787 --> 00:01:45,507 Speaker 3: tough enough. James politely declined to get reinvolved in that 34 00:01:45,707 --> 00:01:48,587 Speaker 3: and let it go. But yeah, I think that's what 35 00:01:48,907 --> 00:01:51,507 Speaker 3: exactly behind the scenes that they're trying to try to build. 36 00:01:51,547 --> 00:01:53,787 Speaker 3: It's this steady base and then operate off the back 37 00:01:53,787 --> 00:01:57,547 Speaker 3: of that. But depth is an issue for the new 38 00:01:57,547 --> 00:02:00,627 Speaker 3: guy and it always will be in Australian run. Everyone 39 00:02:01,067 --> 00:02:03,027 Speaker 3: back to the Michael Checker days, like he was copying 40 00:02:03,067 --> 00:02:06,227 Speaker 3: it for not playing the right people. But man, you 41 00:02:06,427 --> 00:02:07,947 Speaker 3: just don't have a hell of a lot of cattle 42 00:02:07,947 --> 00:02:10,347 Speaker 3: to choose from. So yeah, they should get through tonight, 43 00:02:10,387 --> 00:02:12,267 Speaker 3: but see how they build for the Rugby Championship. 44 00:02:12,507 --> 00:02:14,627 Speaker 2: Indeed, we'll look forward to watching that after the All 45 00:02:14,627 --> 00:02:17,147 Speaker 2: Blacks England game. Here on the side of the Tasman 46 00:02:17,587 --> 00:02:20,147 Speaker 2: as we'll look forward to the State of Origin decider 47 00:02:20,747 --> 00:02:24,227 Speaker 2: on Wednesday. What's the mail around what's the three or 48 00:02:24,267 --> 00:02:27,227 Speaker 2: four day out from the game? Talk centering around. 49 00:02:27,947 --> 00:02:30,267 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's got a bit dormant. Early in the week 50 00:02:30,267 --> 00:02:34,147 Speaker 3: it reignited that Gordon Tallis Queensland legend, came out and 51 00:02:34,227 --> 00:02:37,187 Speaker 3: said that the Blue's got a big grubby with some 52 00:02:37,227 --> 00:02:39,907 Speaker 3: of their antiques in the second game. I mean, I 53 00:02:39,947 --> 00:02:41,707 Speaker 3: don't how grubby you can be when you're thirty four 54 00:02:41,747 --> 00:02:45,267 Speaker 3: mil up. There are other issues for Queensland to worry about. 55 00:02:45,267 --> 00:02:46,507 Speaker 3: I would have thought out of the back of that 56 00:02:46,547 --> 00:02:49,507 Speaker 3: first half down at mcg but I get his point, 57 00:02:49,947 --> 00:02:53,427 Speaker 3: a little niggoli because they're on top and emotion high 58 00:02:53,507 --> 00:02:56,507 Speaker 3: and everything like that. And then basically if Michael mcguy 59 00:02:56,587 --> 00:02:58,987 Speaker 3: used the same line as he did Disabilly Slater about 60 00:02:59,027 --> 00:03:02,267 Speaker 3: glass House saying that Gordy Hickbody didn't might have been 61 00:03:02,307 --> 00:03:05,187 Speaker 3: a niggl himself. That dominated the first few days, but 62 00:03:05,307 --> 00:03:07,987 Speaker 3: since then it's been pretty violent. I think it's you 63 00:03:08,067 --> 00:03:10,347 Speaker 3: know that came before what will be an almighty still 64 00:03:10,347 --> 00:03:13,027 Speaker 3: on next Wednesday, it would be some game footy at 65 00:03:13,227 --> 00:03:15,547 Speaker 3: sun Corps Dati because Queensland will be better and whether 66 00:03:15,627 --> 00:03:17,947 Speaker 3: or not New South Wales will be as good will 67 00:03:17,947 --> 00:03:20,267 Speaker 3: define what happens with this. That of origin series. 68 00:03:20,587 --> 00:03:22,947 Speaker 2: Home advantage is a big advantage, and I think we 69 00:03:22,987 --> 00:03:25,307 Speaker 2: spoke last week about how long it's been since New 70 00:03:25,347 --> 00:03:28,947 Speaker 2: South Wales one a deciding Game three in Brisbane. So 71 00:03:29,707 --> 00:03:31,067 Speaker 2: I don't know, what do you say, is it a 72 00:03:31,147 --> 00:03:32,707 Speaker 2: four point five point advantage? 73 00:03:32,707 --> 00:03:34,227 Speaker 4: What does it actually? You know? Does it? How does 74 00:03:34,227 --> 00:03:34,827 Speaker 4: it translate? 75 00:03:36,467 --> 00:03:38,947 Speaker 3: I can't put a point differential on it, but what 76 00:03:38,987 --> 00:03:41,347 Speaker 3: I can do is say that one hundred quick kilo 77 00:03:41,467 --> 00:03:44,067 Speaker 3: prop like a ruben Codder will probably play like one 78 00:03:44,147 --> 00:03:48,267 Speaker 3: hundred and twenty kilo wrecking ball because of the enthusiasm 79 00:03:48,347 --> 00:03:50,947 Speaker 3: that will be surrounded by a sun Corpse stadium. They'll 80 00:03:50,947 --> 00:03:54,187 Speaker 3: play above themselves the Queensland pack. They need to because 81 00:03:54,227 --> 00:03:57,627 Speaker 3: they were completely and I'm just saying they'll beaten. They 82 00:03:57,627 --> 00:04:01,267 Speaker 3: were obliterated in the game in Melbourne right through the middle. 83 00:04:01,267 --> 00:04:04,547 Speaker 3: That's when New South Wales just put a gap between 84 00:04:04,707 --> 00:04:08,147 Speaker 3: themselves and the opposition. So if Queensland can find a 85 00:04:08,147 --> 00:04:10,507 Speaker 3: way to get parody by any way they want, whether 86 00:04:10,547 --> 00:04:13,707 Speaker 3: it be their own performances or riding that emotion, they 87 00:04:13,787 --> 00:04:15,547 Speaker 3: just have to They simply cannot come up with a 88 00:04:15,547 --> 00:04:18,187 Speaker 3: performance like they did in that first half in Melbourne 89 00:04:18,227 --> 00:04:21,187 Speaker 3: because it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter how New South 90 00:04:21,227 --> 00:04:23,027 Speaker 3: I've played of Queensland get blwn away in the middle 91 00:04:23,027 --> 00:04:25,027 Speaker 3: of the rock with the rest of the game, or 92 00:04:25,067 --> 00:04:28,747 Speaker 3: that they're no hope. So yeah, that will like what 93 00:04:29,107 --> 00:04:31,707 Speaker 3: the forwards for Queensland do, will pretty much determine what 94 00:04:31,707 --> 00:04:32,267 Speaker 3: happens with the. 95 00:04:32,267 --> 00:04:37,067 Speaker 2: Contest compulsory reviewing Wednesday night for that one. The Olympics 96 00:04:37,067 --> 00:04:40,427 Speaker 2: are rushing up fast. The Australian Olympics team has been 97 00:04:40,507 --> 00:04:44,627 Speaker 2: finalized forty six medals last time out, including seventeen gold 98 00:04:45,107 --> 00:04:48,387 Speaker 2: in Tokyo. Does it feel like that will be surpassed 99 00:04:48,747 --> 00:04:50,307 Speaker 2: in Paris? 100 00:04:50,547 --> 00:04:53,107 Speaker 3: I don't know about the gold. I was doing some summers, 101 00:04:53,187 --> 00:04:56,387 Speaker 3: especially with the swimming yesterday, crunching the numbers because swimming 102 00:04:56,427 --> 00:04:59,467 Speaker 3: is an easy one to kind of define because nothing's 103 00:04:59,507 --> 00:05:01,507 Speaker 3: going to jump out from the top five in the 104 00:05:01,547 --> 00:05:04,627 Speaker 3: world generally, and then suspicions or eyes if they are 105 00:05:04,707 --> 00:05:08,107 Speaker 3: so your times from especially now that Australia has our 106 00:05:08,107 --> 00:05:12,187 Speaker 3: trials pretty close to I've got a lockdown. Unless it's 107 00:05:12,187 --> 00:05:14,827 Speaker 3: a catastrophe, we win five gold medals in the pool, 108 00:05:15,067 --> 00:05:18,267 Speaker 3: and the outer limit of the expectation is fifteen gold 109 00:05:18,267 --> 00:05:20,627 Speaker 3: medals in the pool alonet. Now, I'm not saying that's 110 00:05:20,627 --> 00:05:22,827 Speaker 3: going to happen, but if everything went right, a few 111 00:05:22,827 --> 00:05:26,427 Speaker 3: things went wrong with other countries, that that is an outside, 112 00:05:26,427 --> 00:05:29,347 Speaker 3: outside chance. I think, yeah, around the fifteen gold mark 113 00:05:29,547 --> 00:05:31,907 Speaker 3: all up for the team, and then I think we 114 00:05:31,947 --> 00:05:34,347 Speaker 3: can better our metal tally because it's a bigger team. 115 00:05:34,627 --> 00:05:38,227 Speaker 3: A lot of depths even in sports like athletics. Rowing 116 00:05:38,267 --> 00:05:40,267 Speaker 3: will be good at pick up a few metal cycling 117 00:05:40,347 --> 00:05:42,867 Speaker 3: they need to lift a bit, but a few here 118 00:05:42,907 --> 00:05:45,867 Speaker 3: and there sports as well. I think we're we can 119 00:05:45,867 --> 00:05:48,187 Speaker 3: crack the half century in terms of overall metal camp's 120 00:05:48,227 --> 00:05:50,427 Speaker 3: what's the go over? The key is that again, I 121 00:05:50,547 --> 00:05:52,707 Speaker 3: notice that they've got like don't have the depth, but 122 00:05:52,787 --> 00:05:54,867 Speaker 3: they got they've got a good swimmer or two, they've 123 00:05:54,867 --> 00:05:56,667 Speaker 3: got a good roller or two. It's always the case 124 00:05:56,667 --> 00:05:57,307 Speaker 3: with you guys. 125 00:05:57,547 --> 00:05:57,867 Speaker 4: Indeed. 126 00:05:57,947 --> 00:06:00,147 Speaker 2: Yeah, and we'll chuck sevens rugby in there. We always 127 00:06:00,147 --> 00:06:02,987 Speaker 2: seem to meddle in both the means and the women's there. Yeah, 128 00:06:03,107 --> 00:06:06,947 Speaker 2: I think we was twenty and Tokyo. That seems optimistic 129 00:06:07,067 --> 00:06:10,587 Speaker 2: this time around, I have to say, but who knows, 130 00:06:10,627 --> 00:06:12,387 Speaker 2: and what always happens, as you know, and these are 131 00:06:12,547 --> 00:06:14,427 Speaker 2: This is the beauty of the Games, is that somebody 132 00:06:14,467 --> 00:06:16,947 Speaker 2: who no one expects will get on that podium, you know, 133 00:06:17,067 --> 00:06:20,027 Speaker 2: and and and the other thing I love is that 134 00:06:20,067 --> 00:06:24,187 Speaker 2: we all become experts in wrestling and trampshooting. 135 00:06:23,507 --> 00:06:24,307 Speaker 4: And that's sort of thing. 136 00:06:25,707 --> 00:06:28,187 Speaker 2: Becomings to dharm chair experts of these things we never 137 00:06:28,307 --> 00:06:29,107 Speaker 2: ordinarily watch. 138 00:06:30,187 --> 00:06:32,347 Speaker 3: Oh, Like, you wouldn't believe how much I know about 139 00:06:32,427 --> 00:06:39,627 Speaker 3: VMX freestyle. It's amazing, it is, right, It's just I 140 00:06:39,667 --> 00:06:41,627 Speaker 3: love it. I love I love the World Cup. Obviously 141 00:06:42,107 --> 00:06:45,907 Speaker 3: football rugby union, yes, even though it's become a bit 142 00:06:45,907 --> 00:06:48,947 Speaker 3: of a Northern's not necessary star mate with the way 143 00:06:48,987 --> 00:06:51,947 Speaker 3: that rugby union World Cups are won. But Olympics is 144 00:06:51,987 --> 00:06:53,947 Speaker 3: just something special because it throws so much at you 145 00:06:53,987 --> 00:06:56,507 Speaker 3: in assured amount of time. So yeah, sixteen days of 146 00:06:56,547 --> 00:06:57,947 Speaker 3: the less, Yeah, it's. 147 00:06:57,787 --> 00:06:58,867 Speaker 4: Gonna be absolutely awesome. 148 00:06:58,907 --> 00:07:01,147 Speaker 2: Just before you go, it's really sad to see Alex 149 00:07:01,227 --> 00:07:03,587 Speaker 2: demon Or have to withdraw from Wimbledon. 150 00:07:04,027 --> 00:07:05,067 Speaker 4: A bit of background on this. 151 00:07:05,387 --> 00:07:07,387 Speaker 2: He had he was going to be playing Novac anyway, 152 00:07:07,427 --> 00:07:08,907 Speaker 2: wasn't he So that would have been that would have 153 00:07:08,907 --> 00:07:09,267 Speaker 2: been tough. 154 00:07:09,267 --> 00:07:10,867 Speaker 4: But he had to pull out even before the game. 155 00:07:11,867 --> 00:07:15,707 Speaker 3: Yeah, so he made the quarterfinal, but in his in 156 00:07:15,787 --> 00:07:19,307 Speaker 3: his fourth round match, he was all over his appartment 157 00:07:19,347 --> 00:07:24,147 Speaker 3: and just win Arthurfield, the Frenchman, and he was threat 158 00:07:24,227 --> 00:07:25,827 Speaker 3: ONTs from the end. He said he felt a crack 159 00:07:25,907 --> 00:07:28,427 Speaker 3: in his hip, so he's done a like a little 160 00:07:29,067 --> 00:07:31,387 Speaker 3: it's like a labyrium tears like a cartilage in his 161 00:07:31,547 --> 00:07:34,627 Speaker 3: hip which hasn't completely gone, but if he kept going, 162 00:07:34,667 --> 00:07:37,787 Speaker 3: it would have completely gone, and three four weeks becomes 163 00:07:37,827 --> 00:07:40,467 Speaker 3: three four months and he wasn't willing to do that, 164 00:07:40,507 --> 00:07:42,787 Speaker 3: which is fair enough. Unfortunately, it probably cost him as a 165 00:07:42,707 --> 00:07:46,947 Speaker 3: spot at the Olympics, Demon and even worse because he 166 00:07:47,147 --> 00:07:49,507 Speaker 3: was he was a punched his chance against Novak. He 167 00:07:49,547 --> 00:07:51,867 Speaker 3: needed to play above himself and needed to take Novack 168 00:07:51,907 --> 00:07:55,227 Speaker 3: out of his comfort zone. But yeah, it wasn't been 169 00:07:55,547 --> 00:07:57,947 Speaker 3: a good one to see because he's in Korea best forms. 170 00:07:57,987 --> 00:08:00,547 Speaker 3: So a big wad if for Demon and I hope 171 00:08:00,667 --> 00:08:02,627 Speaker 3: he can get back to full fitness and do something 172 00:08:02,627 --> 00:08:03,347 Speaker 3: in the US Open. 173 00:08:03,747 --> 00:08:07,027 Speaker 4: That's so enjoy the sunshine made unless again next. 174 00:08:06,867 --> 00:08:09,107 Speaker 3: Saturday, Can dude look it in? 175 00:08:09,667 --> 00:08:13,707 Speaker 2: Jeez Adem Peacock, our Australian correspondent here around about this 176 00:08:13,747 --> 00:08:17,027 Speaker 2: time every Saturday afternoon here on Weekend Sport, always good 177 00:08:17,027 --> 00:08:19,507 Speaker 2: to catch up with what's happening sports wise across the 178 00:08:19,547 --> 00:08:20,187 Speaker 2: Tasman Sea. 179 00:08:20,907 --> 00:08:24,107 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 180 00:08:24,227 --> 00:08:27,507 Speaker 1: to News Talk said B weekends from midday, or follow 181 00:08:27,547 --> 00:08:29,147 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio