1 00:00:06,707 --> 00:00:10,587 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport Podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,747 --> 00:00:11,787 Speaker 1: from Newstalk ZEDB. 3 00:00:13,187 --> 00:00:15,187 Speaker 2: Time to catch up on sporting matters though from across 4 00:00:15,267 --> 00:00:18,587 Speaker 2: the Tasman. Our Australian correspondent Adam peak Ock is here. Adam, 5 00:00:18,867 --> 00:00:20,307 Speaker 2: we'll talk about a cricket in a minute, but we've 6 00:00:20,307 --> 00:00:23,267 Speaker 2: been chatting on the show today about the possibility of 7 00:00:23,347 --> 00:00:25,547 Speaker 2: State of Origin coming to New Zealand. How do you 8 00:00:25,667 --> 00:00:29,067 Speaker 2: think that would be greeted by league fans on your 9 00:00:29,147 --> 00:00:29,987 Speaker 2: side of the Tasman. 10 00:00:31,747 --> 00:00:34,747 Speaker 3: I think we're okay with this, especially in New South 11 00:00:34,827 --> 00:00:38,107 Speaker 3: Ires and Queensland, where obviously it's the heartland of the sport. 12 00:00:38,347 --> 00:00:42,307 Speaker 3: And let's face it, they do take in one of 13 00:00:42,387 --> 00:00:44,667 Speaker 3: the extra games, so they'd play one in Sydney, one 14 00:00:44,747 --> 00:00:47,187 Speaker 3: in Brisbane and at the moment they're rotating the other one. 15 00:00:47,267 --> 00:00:49,827 Speaker 3: This time it's Melbourne, has been Adelaide, has been Perth. 16 00:00:50,267 --> 00:00:54,467 Speaker 3: I've seen no reason why Auckland or Wellington, wherever the 17 00:00:54,507 --> 00:00:56,427 Speaker 3: stadium is biaking up to the edwind Park they'd want 18 00:00:56,427 --> 00:00:59,587 Speaker 3: to have it at, would would not be able to 19 00:01:00,107 --> 00:01:04,267 Speaker 3: facilitate holding origin. The only thing is a kickoff time, 20 00:01:04,587 --> 00:01:07,347 Speaker 3: and I reckon the kickoff time have to be six pm, 21 00:01:07,987 --> 00:01:09,987 Speaker 3: Which are you going to get people there at six pm? 22 00:01:10,027 --> 00:01:12,427 Speaker 3: And a weentday, Probably because it's a one off, special 23 00:01:12,587 --> 00:01:15,627 Speaker 3: once every four years event, but not ideal. But I 24 00:01:15,947 --> 00:01:17,747 Speaker 3: see no reason why it can't head over there. 25 00:01:17,907 --> 00:01:21,107 Speaker 2: Yeah. And as far as the rotation of it is concerned, yeah, 26 00:01:21,147 --> 00:01:23,787 Speaker 2: that's that's not new, is it? So I guess you know, 27 00:01:23,907 --> 00:01:27,547 Speaker 2: going somewhere outside of the two participating states is not 28 00:01:28,067 --> 00:01:28,667 Speaker 2: a new thing. 29 00:01:28,907 --> 00:01:29,107 Speaker 3: Yeah. 30 00:01:29,467 --> 00:01:32,427 Speaker 2: Yeah. And in terms of state of origin itself, I 31 00:01:32,507 --> 00:01:35,147 Speaker 2: think over here, I mean we absolutely love it and 32 00:01:35,267 --> 00:01:38,787 Speaker 2: the jam packed Australian sporting market. How much cut through 33 00:01:38,827 --> 00:01:39,747 Speaker 2: do state of origin get? 34 00:01:41,907 --> 00:01:44,627 Speaker 3: Yeah, it gets a little bit. But if you take 35 00:01:44,667 --> 00:01:47,547 Speaker 3: the game to Melbourne, it's kind of like the surface 36 00:01:47,627 --> 00:01:49,947 Speaker 3: rolls in, Yes it's here, and then it rolls out again. 37 00:01:50,027 --> 00:01:53,427 Speaker 3: Same with Adelaide Perths a little different. I feel it's 38 00:01:53,427 --> 00:01:55,067 Speaker 3: a little different over there. I think it has a 39 00:01:55,107 --> 00:01:57,787 Speaker 3: bit more of a stick for rugby league in terms 40 00:01:57,827 --> 00:02:00,747 Speaker 3: of attention and you know, flow on and I think 41 00:02:00,827 --> 00:02:02,587 Speaker 3: it will have that effect in New Zealand make it 42 00:02:02,667 --> 00:02:06,187 Speaker 3: even bigger because the wars are going so well. So yeah, 43 00:02:06,187 --> 00:02:09,867 Speaker 3: if they're looking to grow the game and not just 44 00:02:09,947 --> 00:02:11,867 Speaker 3: take a check and then move on. I think New 45 00:02:11,987 --> 00:02:13,827 Speaker 3: Zealand is a really viable option. 46 00:02:13,987 --> 00:02:16,587 Speaker 2: All right, we look forward to progress in that regard. 47 00:02:17,067 --> 00:02:20,747 Speaker 2: Arguably Australia's biggest sporting star Sam Kerb, she made an 48 00:02:20,747 --> 00:02:23,427 Speaker 2: announcement about her future this week. What were the details 49 00:02:23,467 --> 00:02:23,627 Speaker 2: of that. 50 00:02:24,507 --> 00:02:27,267 Speaker 3: Yeah, she's signed on for a number two years at Chelsea, 51 00:02:28,107 --> 00:02:30,147 Speaker 3: which is good news for Chelsea, good news for Sam. 52 00:02:30,587 --> 00:02:33,627 Speaker 3: I think she obviously loves living in London and getting 53 00:02:33,627 --> 00:02:37,467 Speaker 3: around town without being recognized. Look, if she lives in Australia, 54 00:02:37,547 --> 00:02:40,187 Speaker 3: she'd be walking down the street everyone know who she is. 55 00:02:40,507 --> 00:02:43,827 Speaker 3: And in terms of her ability, I don't think anyone 56 00:02:43,907 --> 00:02:47,107 Speaker 3: could come near to what her pay packet would be. 57 00:02:47,347 --> 00:02:49,627 Speaker 3: So it's great for Chelsea that they're losing their manager 58 00:02:49,707 --> 00:02:51,907 Speaker 3: or have lost their manager and Ema she's moved on, 59 00:02:52,067 --> 00:02:54,667 Speaker 3: so a new manager that Sam wants to stick over there. 60 00:02:54,707 --> 00:02:56,627 Speaker 3: There was rumors that she might have been on the move, 61 00:02:56,747 --> 00:02:59,587 Speaker 3: but no, they've stuck with her and I think it's 62 00:02:59,627 --> 00:03:02,227 Speaker 3: fair as well because from Sam's point of view to 63 00:03:02,307 --> 00:03:05,347 Speaker 3: resign because they've supported her through a big injury. At 64 00:03:05,347 --> 00:03:07,907 Speaker 3: the moment, she'll be back at some point next season. 65 00:03:08,107 --> 00:03:11,107 Speaker 3: After the knee injury but yeah, good news for her 66 00:03:11,187 --> 00:03:13,667 Speaker 3: to lock up her security and going nowhere. It seems 67 00:03:13,707 --> 00:03:14,187 Speaker 3: for two years. 68 00:03:14,387 --> 00:03:16,907 Speaker 2: This announcement was made on social media. Was it almost 69 00:03:16,987 --> 00:03:18,987 Speaker 2: like a two parts or wasn't it. There was a 70 00:03:19,107 --> 00:03:21,427 Speaker 2: video that came out and it kind of suggested that 71 00:03:21,587 --> 00:03:23,747 Speaker 2: she might be moving, and then the follow up video 72 00:03:23,867 --> 00:03:26,347 Speaker 2: had her confirmed as staying. Is that how it played out? 73 00:03:26,987 --> 00:03:30,307 Speaker 3: Yeah? A little bit sneaky that, but that's how you 74 00:03:30,427 --> 00:03:33,587 Speaker 3: get attention, I guess. And on social media. Everyone's looking 75 00:03:33,627 --> 00:03:36,227 Speaker 3: at social media all the time, and everyone's got the 76 00:03:37,227 --> 00:03:39,147 Speaker 3: memory bank of a goldfish when they look at stuff 77 00:03:39,187 --> 00:03:41,787 Speaker 3: on the neck, so to make it stand out, it 78 00:03:41,827 --> 00:03:43,747 Speaker 3: wasn't the best thing I saw on social media this week. 79 00:03:43,787 --> 00:03:45,387 Speaker 3: I think the best thing is that the added ass 80 00:03:45,427 --> 00:03:48,787 Speaker 3: commercial for the Euros for England and Jude Bellingham and 81 00:03:49,467 --> 00:03:52,427 Speaker 3: repurposing Hey Jude by the Beatles. I don't think it's 82 00:03:52,467 --> 00:03:53,867 Speaker 3: going to change anything. I think they're going to have 83 00:03:53,947 --> 00:03:55,867 Speaker 3: more heartbreak. But anyway, it was a nice little lad. 84 00:03:57,347 --> 00:03:59,547 Speaker 2: I enjoyed that as well. I did, and I share 85 00:03:59,587 --> 00:04:02,587 Speaker 2: your view on how this might end for England. Back 86 00:04:02,667 --> 00:04:07,267 Speaker 2: to your top sports people. Swimmer Arian Hitmas breaking the 87 00:04:07,307 --> 00:04:09,827 Speaker 2: two hundred meter freestyle world record Wednesday night at your 88 00:04:09,867 --> 00:04:12,587 Speaker 2: Olympic selection trials in Brisbane. She now has the two 89 00:04:12,707 --> 00:04:16,427 Speaker 2: hundred and four hundred freestyle world records and is reigning 90 00:04:16,467 --> 00:04:19,107 Speaker 2: Olympic champion and both of them. How what a favorite 91 00:04:19,427 --> 00:04:22,107 Speaker 2: is around Tipmas for a double dose of gold in 92 00:04:22,147 --> 00:04:22,947 Speaker 2: the puled in Paris. 93 00:04:23,827 --> 00:04:28,787 Speaker 3: Yeah, she's got a busy schedule again and everyone's coming 94 00:04:28,907 --> 00:04:32,627 Speaker 3: up to her. There's a Canadian swimmer and Summer Macintosh's 95 00:04:32,747 --> 00:04:35,547 Speaker 3: Caddie Ladecy is still around. And there's Moll O'Callahan in 96 00:04:35,627 --> 00:04:38,707 Speaker 3: her own backyard. Literally they trained together, who pushed her 97 00:04:38,707 --> 00:04:40,987 Speaker 3: all away in that two hundred. Molly won the one 98 00:04:41,067 --> 00:04:45,427 Speaker 3: hundred last night in a stacked field, which was basically 99 00:04:45,467 --> 00:04:48,107 Speaker 3: an Olympic final, and you had Ma McCann, who's the 100 00:04:48,307 --> 00:04:52,027 Speaker 3: reigning one hundred champ in the freestyle. She fifty sixth 101 00:04:52,107 --> 00:04:54,667 Speaker 3: in that final. So we're going to have a I mean, 102 00:04:55,227 --> 00:04:57,187 Speaker 3: you look at guaranteed gold medals. I don't know if 103 00:04:57,227 --> 00:05:00,427 Speaker 3: New Zealand I've got one heading in someone who literally 104 00:05:00,507 --> 00:05:02,147 Speaker 3: has to turn up or a team that literally has 105 00:05:02,187 --> 00:05:04,347 Speaker 3: to turn up, but we've got one in the four 106 00:05:04,387 --> 00:05:08,747 Speaker 3: by one hundred women's relay for for the Paris Olympics 107 00:05:08,787 --> 00:05:13,227 Speaker 3: that I just got that cupboard. But back to Arian, Yeah, 108 00:05:13,307 --> 00:05:16,587 Speaker 3: she's she's so good. She just aimed up in that 109 00:05:16,627 --> 00:05:18,347 Speaker 3: two hundred and broke the world record. I think it's 110 00:05:18,347 --> 00:05:20,667 Speaker 3: the only world record of the week so far. It's 111 00:05:20,667 --> 00:05:23,627 Speaker 3: been great. That's captured everyone's attention again. The swimmers would 112 00:05:23,627 --> 00:05:25,307 Speaker 3: love our swimming when it comes to the Olympics and 113 00:05:25,347 --> 00:05:28,347 Speaker 3: Commord Games. So yeah, she's she's the star. She's the 114 00:05:28,467 --> 00:05:29,387 Speaker 3: headline actor. 115 00:05:30,227 --> 00:05:32,267 Speaker 2: To have a oh, to have a guaranteed gold medal, 116 00:05:32,347 --> 00:05:36,107 Speaker 2: and I don't know whether I can well. As you 117 00:05:36,187 --> 00:05:38,067 Speaker 2: said it, I was trying to think that there are 118 00:05:38,107 --> 00:05:41,627 Speaker 2: a couple that we're pretty confident about, but nobody who 119 00:05:41,667 --> 00:05:43,987 Speaker 2: we would say, you know, wrap it up, stick a 120 00:05:43,987 --> 00:05:45,907 Speaker 2: bow on it. But you will see it. We'll see 121 00:05:45,907 --> 00:05:48,707 Speaker 2: what happens when when the Games roll around. Now, of course, 122 00:05:48,827 --> 00:05:52,987 Speaker 2: unlike US, Australia safely through to the Super Rights, the 123 00:05:53,067 --> 00:05:57,187 Speaker 2: Cricket World Cup has been disastrous for our cricketers. Ossie meantime, 124 00:05:57,267 --> 00:05:59,667 Speaker 2: three from three, another World Cup coming your way in 125 00:05:59,747 --> 00:06:00,627 Speaker 2: the next three or. 126 00:06:00,587 --> 00:06:03,947 Speaker 3: Four weeks potentially. But now it gets a bit difficult. 127 00:06:03,987 --> 00:06:07,267 Speaker 3: Like the pool stage was English was our only test 128 00:06:07,307 --> 00:06:10,267 Speaker 3: that we play Scotland tomorrow, so they're improving. We should 129 00:06:10,267 --> 00:06:13,307 Speaker 3: get past them. We could manufacture a result and mean that, 130 00:06:13,747 --> 00:06:15,747 Speaker 3: you know, we happen to drop one and then Scotland 131 00:06:15,787 --> 00:06:17,307 Speaker 3: get in and England are out. But I don't think 132 00:06:17,307 --> 00:06:18,747 Speaker 3: they're going to do that. That's been a bit of 133 00:06:18,827 --> 00:06:22,387 Speaker 3: a talk out of more out of England this week 134 00:06:22,627 --> 00:06:24,267 Speaker 3: than out of here. It just goes to show their 135 00:06:24,267 --> 00:06:27,107 Speaker 3: psyche over there that they get all jumpy when something 136 00:06:27,187 --> 00:06:30,667 Speaker 3: like this could occur. And Josh Hazewo said something steaky 137 00:06:30,747 --> 00:06:33,227 Speaker 3: to press conference the other day basically, oh yeah we 138 00:06:33,307 --> 00:06:36,587 Speaker 3: could be in there. Interesting people were out. I think 139 00:06:36,627 --> 00:06:40,667 Speaker 3: it was art joking but maybe. Yeah. Our boys are 140 00:06:40,707 --> 00:06:42,947 Speaker 3: going well, but the real stuff starts now with the 141 00:06:43,027 --> 00:06:46,627 Speaker 3: separate so it gets a lot harder. Pitches are tricky, 142 00:06:47,747 --> 00:06:49,787 Speaker 3: there's no real consistency to a lot of them, so 143 00:06:50,227 --> 00:06:51,387 Speaker 3: it won't be an easy one to win. 144 00:06:51,947 --> 00:06:56,107 Speaker 2: The real stuff starts now, not for us plan in 145 00:06:56,187 --> 00:06:59,267 Speaker 2: the moment. Oh don't worry, it's been it's been examined 146 00:06:59,267 --> 00:07:02,027 Speaker 2: and forensic detail over here. Don't you worry about that? Hey, 147 00:07:02,427 --> 00:07:05,027 Speaker 2: great detend has always have a great weekend. We'll catch 148 00:07:05,107 --> 00:07:05,947 Speaker 2: up again next Saturday. 149 00:07:06,587 --> 00:07:07,787 Speaker 3: YouTube party. 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