WEBVTT - Who will win the 2025 ANZ Premiership? 0:00:01.080 --> 0:00:04.080 Inside, therefore getting you closer to the game you love. 0:00:04.200 --> 0:00:07.640 With Adean Wilson, Anna Stanley and Jenny Woods sowed by 0:00:07.680 --> 0:00:10.360 news talks. That'd be great Fano and welcome along to 0:00:10.480 --> 0:00:13.760 Inside netbul. We've got the full team on board today. 0:00:14.200 --> 0:00:16.599 Jenny decided it was time to make your way back 0:00:16.640 --> 0:00:20.000 to the Netball desk because this weekend we are of 0:00:20.079 --> 0:00:22.520 course gearing up for Round one of the A and 0:00:22.600 --> 0:00:24.680 Z Premiership and ladies. It feels like it's been a 0:00:24.760 --> 0:00:28.280 very long time coming. Super Rugby is nearly finished. We're 0:00:28.320 --> 0:00:30.240 just getting underway. Gen, you went to the A and 0:00:30.320 --> 0:00:33.240 Z launch during the week, how was the vibe? 0:00:33.760 --> 0:00:38.199 The vibe was certainly well vibrant. Actually it was they 0:00:38.240 --> 0:00:41.040 did things a bit differently Netball New Zealand because now 0:00:41.120 --> 0:00:44.720 that the Hits have picked up sponsorship of the competition. 0:00:45.560 --> 0:00:52.160 In the plug, well done they well. In the past 0:00:52.200 --> 0:00:54.680 they would bring up the coach and a captain of 0:00:54.720 --> 0:00:57.000 each of the teams and ask them question. It was 0:00:57.280 --> 0:01:00.480 very much more formal, whereas the Breakfast crew who just 0:01:01.360 --> 0:01:03.840 free wheeled it. I don't know. There was a bit 0:01:03.880 --> 0:01:07.360 of chat about how it went down, but I thought 0:01:07.400 --> 0:01:09.880 the stars of the show where the ladies from Somerset 0:01:09.920 --> 0:01:13.959 retired that you know, they'd come in the van and 0:01:14.000 --> 0:01:15.120 they were parked outside. 0:01:15.160 --> 0:01:21.640 But they background on that is that Somerset are sponsoring Somerset. 0:01:23.000 --> 0:01:26.640 But we don't have to say that, do we know. Well, well, 0:01:26.840 --> 0:01:28.240 I'm sure it. 0:01:28.240 --> 0:01:31.160 Will be told. But so it was. It was a 0:01:31.160 --> 0:01:34.720 bit looser, but I was buzzing around trying to get little, 0:01:34.760 --> 0:01:38.640 you know, vignettes with people. But it was good. But 0:01:38.680 --> 0:01:41.640 they what they've done is they invited only the players 0:01:41.640 --> 0:01:44.080 who they felt This is nep On New Zealand telling 0:01:44.120 --> 0:01:48.520 me this, that they felt the rule changes would benefit 0:01:48.920 --> 0:01:52.000 So you didn't have every coach and every cat players 0:01:52.000 --> 0:01:54.840 did they think that a lot of shooters, a lot 0:01:54.880 --> 0:01:59.120 of shooters. So but and there was also really no 0:01:59.840 --> 0:02:04.000 new use as such because net Born New Zealand assured 0:02:04.040 --> 0:02:08.760 players there would be a sixteen competition next year. But 0:02:08.880 --> 0:02:12.280 that was it. There was no detail. There was nothing 0:02:12.280 --> 0:02:13.399 more and e pretty. 0:02:13.120 --> 0:02:15.880 Key, who's going to pay for it? But yeah, at 0:02:15.960 --> 0:02:17.760 least we know there's a competition. That's got to be 0:02:17.800 --> 0:02:18.239 a good thing. 0:02:18.360 --> 0:02:22.280 Well you're easily satisfied, let's just start with that. 0:02:22.840 --> 0:02:24.440 Yeah, I mean I was a bit surprised in a 0:02:24.440 --> 0:02:27.800 way because I got a lot of corporate speak from 0:02:28.000 --> 0:02:30.880 Jenny Wiley and co. But and Stephen Hotter, I thought 0:02:30.919 --> 0:02:34.640 gave the quote of the day Instrmance manager Yes to 0:02:34.960 --> 0:02:38.839 news Storks B when he said he was asked, now, 0:02:38.880 --> 0:02:40.639 what you know, what would it be like next year 0:02:40.680 --> 0:02:42.200 and all that sort of thing, and he said, I 0:02:42.240 --> 0:02:45.600 have absolutely no idea how long there's a piece of string. 0:02:45.840 --> 0:02:48.360 But that's that's the state of play. 0:02:48.639 --> 0:02:50.600 And just saying you can say you've got a competition 0:02:50.919 --> 0:02:53.040 if you don't have a broadcasting deal, because where does 0:02:53.080 --> 0:02:56.160 the money come from. I know it's not just broadcasting 0:02:56.760 --> 0:02:58.400 the money that comes from that, but that is a 0:02:58.480 --> 0:03:01.480 huge piece of it. People don't realize is the cost 0:03:01.560 --> 0:03:03.120 of producing live sport. 0:03:03.280 --> 0:03:04.800 It is phenomenal. 0:03:04.840 --> 0:03:07.080 And then on top of that, if you're topped up 0:03:07.120 --> 0:03:09.600 and you're broadcasting deal with an extra bit of cash, 0:03:09.800 --> 0:03:12.400 what helps you run the competition? So if you don't 0:03:12.400 --> 0:03:16.200 have that lockdown, you've got commercial sponsors perhaps, but for 0:03:16.480 --> 0:03:19.440 it doesn't mean that we've got an AMZI Premiership that's not. 0:03:19.400 --> 0:03:20.480 Going to be broadcasted. 0:03:20.720 --> 0:03:24.080 Oh's and then perhaps there are two teams that are 0:03:24.120 --> 0:03:25.440 going to go and play somewhere else. 0:03:25.639 --> 0:03:27.760 I don't know how not looking. 0:03:27.720 --> 0:03:31.000 From I don't think not years anyway. 0:03:31.880 --> 0:03:35.680 Yeah, well, what the way I've always understood it is 0:03:35.720 --> 0:03:39.200 Australia's broadcast deal does not finish until the end of 0:03:39.280 --> 0:03:42.040 twenty twenty six exactly. So my understanding was if there 0:03:42.080 --> 0:03:44.400 was any changes in Australia, I mean, to be fair, 0:03:44.480 --> 0:03:47.120 as Alice, you could wrangle whatever she wanted. But my 0:03:47.200 --> 0:03:49.520 understanding was that was more of the climic. That more 0:03:49.760 --> 0:03:52.960 likely was it was twenty twenty seven when you'd see 0:03:52.960 --> 0:03:57.240 that change potentially. So twenty twenty six, well, it's looking 0:03:57.240 --> 0:03:59.960 pretty dire. Twenty three, let's get into twenty twenty five 0:04:03.720 --> 0:04:04.560 the saving grace. 0:04:04.600 --> 0:04:08.280 I like that. I like that, So let's get into 0:04:08.280 --> 0:04:09.280 the into this season. 0:04:09.320 --> 0:04:12.240 Of course, a few didn't listen to the episode of 0:04:12.360 --> 0:04:15.360 Insipul last week we went through three of the six 0:04:15.440 --> 0:04:19.400 AZ teams. Who do we talk about the Mystic Stars Magic. 0:04:19.720 --> 0:04:26.000 Today we'll finish the last three Pulse, Steel and Tactics, 0:04:27.120 --> 0:04:29.839 and then of course, with Round one beginning, we'll go 0:04:29.920 --> 0:04:32.720 through each of the three games. In fact, there are 0:04:32.839 --> 0:04:36.719 really good matchups over round one. But if we get 0:04:36.720 --> 0:04:41.760 into the first team to go through of our last three. 0:04:41.839 --> 0:04:45.640 Let's go start with the Pulse for you, Jenny who. 0:04:46.320 --> 0:04:48.440 I'm a bit concerned about the Pulse because they have 0:04:48.560 --> 0:04:52.800 so many isis and it happened last year and we 0:04:52.800 --> 0:04:54.400 were all worried. But look at them. They made the 0:04:54.400 --> 0:04:57.039 final and they damn near won the thing. But they've 0:04:57.080 --> 0:05:01.000 picked up Gabby Simpson. You love Gabby Simpson, Oh do I? 0:05:01.279 --> 0:05:04.680 But you know, temporary replacement player. I couldn't believe she's 0:05:04.720 --> 0:05:07.400 only thirty two? Is she only thirty two? 0:05:07.440 --> 0:05:09.160 Forty one tests for the Diamonds. 0:05:09.240 --> 0:05:12.120 She must be young when she played her test matches there, Well, 0:05:12.160 --> 0:05:12.640 she must be. 0:05:12.680 --> 0:05:16.440 I could never understand why they picked well she they 0:05:16.520 --> 0:05:18.640 just stopped picking it least, and that's why she retired. 0:05:18.680 --> 0:05:20.840 I think because she Jamie Lee. 0:05:20.800 --> 0:05:23.600 Price came in and there's a few pretty good. Would 0:05:23.600 --> 0:05:28.040 you pick the Price over probably, yes, Simpson. She's a 0:05:28.160 --> 0:05:34.200 she's a typical graft hard can be pretty physical, you 0:05:34.279 --> 0:05:37.400 know the Aussie physical backpack. 0:05:37.560 --> 0:05:39.240 Yeah, human backpack. 0:05:39.400 --> 0:05:42.119 But she's a huge she's a huge game for the Pulse, 0:05:42.200 --> 0:05:43.119 as is Molly Sullah. 0:05:43.160 --> 0:05:43.720 She's another one. 0:05:43.760 --> 0:05:47.320 Well she is. But going back to Price, sorry Simpson. 0:05:47.320 --> 0:05:49.839 The reason they've picked her up is as cover for 0:05:50.040 --> 0:05:54.680 Whitney Soonis and Gordon Naddie Gordon. So apparently Gordon didn't 0:05:55.080 --> 0:05:56.760 she didn't do it. I shouldn't say that. Hurt her 0:05:56.839 --> 0:06:02.080 knee in a pre season game and sooner anal surgery 0:06:02.120 --> 0:06:05.360 before Christmas. So and they are fully expecting that they 0:06:05.400 --> 0:06:09.000 will be all better after just you know, the early games. 0:06:09.000 --> 0:06:12.440 But the thing with this competition, it's so short. You know, 0:06:12.520 --> 0:06:16.320 you can't have early games. So I think the people 0:06:16.560 --> 0:06:18.400 who see the pulse of the threat will want to 0:06:19.000 --> 0:06:20.720 play them sooner rather than later. 0:06:21.000 --> 0:06:24.080 And you saw in a news article this week, Donald Wilkins, 0:06:24.320 --> 0:06:27.440 when you threw they all spoke about exactly your point 0:06:27.680 --> 0:06:31.479 two rounds. You cannot drop games early. When it was three, 0:06:31.600 --> 0:06:33.359 you know, you could have the odd game because you 0:06:33.440 --> 0:06:36.680 had time to catch up and still make those top 0:06:36.680 --> 0:06:39.320 three this year. And that's what makes me nervous. I'm 0:06:39.400 --> 0:06:42.400 with you, Jin about the pulse we don't know, and 0:06:42.400 --> 0:06:43.640 that they're not telling us. 0:06:43.800 --> 0:06:44.000 You know. 0:06:44.040 --> 0:06:45.640 Of course they keep me it close to their chest 0:06:45.720 --> 0:06:48.520 about when Sooners and Gordon are going to be back, 0:06:48.560 --> 0:06:50.720 but it's been very you know, it's kind of. 0:06:51.040 --> 0:06:54.160 Early in the rounds. 0:06:53.440 --> 0:06:55.600 But there's no date to that, so that's going to 0:06:55.640 --> 0:06:59.799 be a real concern for them. Keana Williams she's also out. 0:07:00.080 --> 0:07:01.840 My goodness, that young lady is. 0:07:01.800 --> 0:07:02.640 She had a bad run. 0:07:02.760 --> 0:07:05.720 Oh, she's had a run, so that's her shoulder and 0:07:05.760 --> 0:07:08.080 the other thing. Going back to Gabby Simpson, I thought 0:07:08.120 --> 0:07:10.960 was interesting is you know there's always that tussle do 0:07:11.040 --> 0:07:12.880 you bring in your in and our plas that you've 0:07:12.880 --> 0:07:16.520 worked and you've put all your time into. But Anna, 0:07:16.680 --> 0:07:19.840 she's the coach of the Pulse, have said no, we 0:07:19.880 --> 0:07:23.000 would normally, but we needed to bring an experience. We 0:07:23.080 --> 0:07:26.600 haven't had time to blood anyone into this team. That's 0:07:26.600 --> 0:07:29.880 why we've brought an experience and something completely different. And 0:07:30.080 --> 0:07:33.640 I mean every time they bring in someone from outside 0:07:33.680 --> 0:07:35.640 New Zealand and import I actually love it. I think 0:07:35.760 --> 0:07:38.000 it's the competition. So I can't wait see Gabby Simpson. 0:07:38.080 --> 0:07:40.080 I think the saving grace perhaps with the Pulses that 0:07:40.080 --> 0:07:42.720 they're all getting injured so early that hopefully in two 0:07:42.800 --> 0:07:45.840 rounds in they'll all be recovering and they've got them 0:07:45.840 --> 0:07:46.560 out of their system. 0:07:46.720 --> 0:07:47.440 Big one for me. 0:07:47.800 --> 0:07:50.360 And Andrews Tsola, second year at the Helm. I think 0:07:50.400 --> 0:07:53.640 she'll want to consolidate on what she started last year 0:07:53.640 --> 0:07:57.120 with the Pulse. Let's not forget they were They only 0:07:57.120 --> 0:08:01.000 lost the final by one to the Mists. Had were 0:08:01.040 --> 0:08:04.560 there or thereabouts. Yeah, and Vicky Wilson is one of 0:08:04.600 --> 0:08:06.320 the coaches as well. She's doing a lot of work 0:08:06.320 --> 0:08:10.800 with the shooters. So whilst I'm a little bit on 0:08:10.840 --> 0:08:14.400 the fence about the fitness levels of both Matudo and 0:08:14.520 --> 0:08:17.200 Mali Sella, that means Warmsley's going to have to come 0:08:17.200 --> 0:08:19.040 into the game. And she's got a big year this 0:08:19.120 --> 0:08:22.040 year Pulse. She's off to Gibraltar for the Neckle Wieldeth 0:08:22.120 --> 0:08:23.800 Cup at the end of the year, so her load's 0:08:23.840 --> 0:08:26.240 going to be massive and it's a big year for 0:08:26.280 --> 0:08:28.720 her because you know often last year was kind of 0:08:28.720 --> 0:08:31.920 her first year really coming in as a starting goal shooter, 0:08:32.280 --> 0:08:34.120 and often you get found out in your second year. 0:08:34.200 --> 0:08:35.800 So I think the pressure is going to go on her. 0:08:36.080 --> 0:08:38.559 Well, they lost Salmon, didn't they She's gone South and. 0:08:38.520 --> 0:08:41.199 They used to play fifty fifty, didn't they did? And 0:08:41.280 --> 0:08:42.079 Salmon last year. 0:08:42.080 --> 0:08:44.240 As the player I'm really looking forward to seeing is 0:08:44.280 --> 0:08:47.640 this Ainsleyanna Pulliata and she's good. She is good, and 0:08:47.679 --> 0:08:50.880 she's she's had three a field and I'm just when 0:08:50.920 --> 0:08:54.559 she takes the court, I will be offering a prayer. 0:08:54.360 --> 0:08:57.840 Or I'm lucky to do one ac alb three. 0:08:58.280 --> 0:09:00.840 I mean, you'd be wonder if that is getting to 0:09:00.880 --> 0:09:04.160 the end of her career ending a baby. 0:09:05.240 --> 0:09:09.720 Yeah, four, and she's a you know what a great 0:09:09.720 --> 0:09:12.600 family she must have behind it, because that speaks volumes. 0:09:12.600 --> 0:09:15.320 But so yes, I will certainly be looking forward to 0:09:15.360 --> 0:09:15.920 watching them. 0:09:16.040 --> 0:09:18.920 And they've got Paris Mason. I love Paris Mason. She's brilliant. 0:09:19.000 --> 0:09:21.800 And Paris and Kelly Jackson. I mean, of all the 0:09:21.800 --> 0:09:25.080 defensive Joe's probably only the Tactics that got such a 0:09:25.160 --> 0:09:29.760 strong defensive combination in that circle. So that in itself 0:09:29.960 --> 0:09:32.439 gives them a massive bunt. So the strength of the pulse, 0:09:32.440 --> 0:09:34.120 of the fact that they've been in the final, they've 0:09:34.160 --> 0:09:37.360 won it three times before, their defense end is very strong, 0:09:37.520 --> 0:09:40.640 and certainly their mid court. Okay, if we move down 0:09:40.800 --> 0:09:45.079 south to the Tactics, wow, gosh, you never rule out 0:09:45.120 --> 0:09:47.360 a team and the Red and Black, especially with Donna 0:09:47.400 --> 0:09:49.880 Wilkins at the helm. I am so looking forward to 0:09:49.880 --> 0:09:54.000 seeing what Donna can do with his tactic side. They've 0:09:54.040 --> 0:09:55.720 lost a couple of key players. I think you know, 0:09:55.840 --> 0:09:57.640 losing POI will be a big one. And I think 0:09:57.720 --> 0:10:00.880 looking at the layout of their squad, I think the 0:10:01.000 --> 0:10:03.720 mid court for the Tactics will be their weakest, but 0:10:03.760 --> 0:10:06.120 their defense end of Berger and Watson will be the 0:10:06.160 --> 0:10:09.559 strongest in the league. And you've got TP and Salmon 0:10:10.040 --> 0:10:12.920 both who will shoot those two point shots. And let's 0:10:12.960 --> 0:10:14.920 not forget about Bird, who came to the party last 0:10:14.960 --> 0:10:18.680 year as a replacement player and shot the second highest 0:10:18.679 --> 0:10:21.720 of the league, you know, on ninety three percent. And 0:10:21.760 --> 0:10:24.880 the Tactics were actually in the top two for every 0:10:24.960 --> 0:10:27.560 round of twenty twenty four. They only fell out of 0:10:27.559 --> 0:10:29.760 it when they lost the Mystics in that elimination final. 0:10:29.880 --> 0:10:34.720 So they are there or thereabouts, the Tactics. But Donna Adeane, 0:10:34.960 --> 0:10:37.880 I mean, she was a great player. I'm looking forward 0:10:37.920 --> 0:10:40.760 to seeing her influence as a coach. Well, she's going 0:10:40.840 --> 0:10:43.040 to be the first coach that uses the coach box, 0:10:43.120 --> 0:10:46.000 I reckon because she's used to you know, that basketball 0:10:46.040 --> 0:10:48.160 scenario of walking up and down the corner. 0:10:48.200 --> 0:10:51.360 I can just visualize her not screaming at her place. 0:10:51.480 --> 0:10:53.520 We're giving them active instructions. 0:10:53.960 --> 0:10:56.120 Actually, what I found really interesting this week and again 0:10:56.200 --> 0:10:58.960 another article I read and you could hear Robbie Broughton 0:10:59.080 --> 0:11:01.840 coming out and watch was saying. She said, you've got 0:11:01.880 --> 0:11:04.160 to earn your right to play in her team in 0:11:04.200 --> 0:11:07.080 a starting seven. So almost gives you the sense there's 0:11:07.080 --> 0:11:08.800 not going to be a lot of changes in this team. 0:11:09.000 --> 0:11:11.400 She's going to stick with their starting seven. She's going 0:11:11.440 --> 0:11:13.640 to go with her tried and true. She might make 0:11:13.679 --> 0:11:15.560 the odd change, but it's going to be hard to 0:11:15.640 --> 0:11:17.840 choose who's starting seven because they have They've got some 0:11:18.000 --> 0:11:22.320 fabulous players in there. Martina Salmon for me, massive pickup 0:11:22.640 --> 0:11:25.120 because as we keep talking about, and she would have 0:11:25.120 --> 0:11:27.480 been at the A and Z launch because she is 0:11:27.520 --> 0:11:29.880 a key player that can shoot the two point shot, 0:11:30.360 --> 0:11:33.160 and that to me is why they are elevated in 0:11:33.240 --> 0:11:35.400 my pack. I know we're going to do that later, 0:11:35.880 --> 0:11:38.680 but she's going to be a massive get in that 0:11:38.760 --> 0:11:41.439 shooting end for the tactis. I'm a bit like you Annie, 0:11:41.440 --> 0:11:43.160 I think that mid court. Yes, they've got you to 0:11:43.240 --> 0:11:47.680 kind of Peterson who huge amount of experience, got Paris 0:11:47.720 --> 0:11:51.240 Petitor who's come from the pust, she's from the post. 0:11:51.440 --> 0:11:54.960 Another good player. But probably you know when you look at. 0:11:54.840 --> 0:11:58.240 The book ends, they're outstanding gym but that mid court's 0:11:58.280 --> 0:12:01.280 probably well your number of options there. 0:12:01.360 --> 0:12:03.160 They do it wing defense, but not so much it 0:12:03.200 --> 0:12:03.760 seemed to well. 0:12:03.760 --> 0:12:06.880 It was intrigued to see them pick Ericana Peterson as 0:12:06.920 --> 0:12:12.600 their captain because I thought that's an interesting one. I meaned. 0:12:14.559 --> 0:12:21.640 To be fish when she's come back from but the Dean. 0:12:21.520 --> 0:12:27.920 Has but I thought they might have got perhaps gone 0:12:27.960 --> 0:12:31.320 back to Jane Watson, but I don't know that. I 0:12:31.320 --> 0:12:34.000 don't know that the captaincy came naturally to her. 0:12:34.120 --> 0:12:37.480 So she's still traveling as well, that could be, and 0:12:37.520 --> 0:12:38.439 she's got a child now. 0:12:39.000 --> 0:12:39.200 Sort. 0:12:39.440 --> 0:12:41.280 It just does take the pressure off them, doesn't it. 0:12:41.280 --> 0:12:43.280 They've they've got the pressure of being silver Ferns and 0:12:43.320 --> 0:12:44.440 having to go out there and do well. 0:12:44.520 --> 0:12:46.079 Sometimes it's quite nice to take it off them. 0:12:46.160 --> 0:12:47.960 But one of they've got one of the players that 0:12:48.040 --> 0:12:53.400 I just love, Paris Lockertoy, who just oozes enthusiasm and 0:12:54.040 --> 0:12:54.760 vim and vigor. 0:12:54.840 --> 0:12:56.560 I think is all defenses do. 0:12:56.679 --> 0:12:59.880 Which talked about Simpson, she's the wing defense. 0:13:00.360 --> 0:13:03.080 So you know, I have big hopes for this version, 0:13:03.200 --> 0:13:05.200 even though I am terrified of donnad Wilkin. 0:13:05.679 --> 0:13:08.720 But you're going to do an interview with her soon 0:13:08.800 --> 0:13:10.160 and just you know, rip that band aid. 0:13:10.200 --> 0:13:12.000 That's right, you're well, perhaps I should, but then she 0:13:12.080 --> 0:13:14.640 smiles and she's a beautiful smile. 0:13:15.080 --> 0:13:16.680 Well, she's a beautiful player. She was one of my 0:13:16.760 --> 0:13:18.679 favorite goal shooters to feed. 0:13:19.600 --> 0:13:19.720 Well. 0:13:19.800 --> 0:13:22.120 Last week I had the Magic in my top two, 0:13:22.200 --> 0:13:25.640 and I can now confirm that Tactics is my other team. 0:13:25.440 --> 0:13:29.760 In my top two. So I'm going to go down. Sorry, 0:13:29.840 --> 0:13:30.720 Tactics and Magic. 0:13:30.840 --> 0:13:34.880 Okay, if we move further down the south, the Steel 0:13:35.040 --> 0:13:38.360 six new contracted players, so they've had the most change 0:13:38.400 --> 0:13:43.720 than any other team, new coach, new assistant coach. For me, 0:13:44.240 --> 0:13:47.920 I think Poy is a great edition in the mid court. 0:13:47.960 --> 0:13:51.079 They've obviously picked up Done from the Tech from the Tactics, 0:13:51.760 --> 0:13:54.360 and I think they'll be pinning a lot on a 0:13:54.440 --> 0:13:57.720 Leah Dunn down that circle because if she plays well, 0:13:58.320 --> 0:14:01.160 I think they'll be they'll be very good. They've got 0:14:01.200 --> 0:14:04.760 Poy feeding her. They've got Donna Kumakummer, she's another up 0:14:04.800 --> 0:14:09.040 and coming mid quarter. But if Done goes off and 0:14:09.120 --> 0:14:11.320 she can, she's a bit of a hot and cold player. 0:14:11.920 --> 0:14:13.760 I don't think they've got many options. 0:14:13.480 --> 0:14:16.000 Well, but they have got hefnan. 0:14:19.320 --> 0:14:19.360 No. 0:14:19.640 --> 0:14:21.920 But they've got the other one in the middle quite handy. 0:14:24.520 --> 0:14:27.560 I mean, I'm a huge heaven and fan, but I 0:14:27.800 --> 0:14:29.880 like the reasons and I'm going back to done now 0:14:30.000 --> 0:14:32.520 because I just she was saying, you know, because she's 0:14:32.560 --> 0:14:37.280 an Acado girl, but she's never played for Steal Steele 0:14:37.960 --> 0:14:41.400 and I thought, wow, nice reasons. She's saying her grandmothers 0:14:41.520 --> 0:14:43.840 aren't getting any younger, and you know it was the 0:14:43.880 --> 0:14:48.440 pull of the family. But they I don't know. I 0:14:48.720 --> 0:14:53.920 had a chat to Wendy Frew the other day that 0:14:54.360 --> 0:14:56.280 the big strength she has with her is the woman 0:14:56.320 --> 0:15:00.400 who's coaching with her and who look, let's not forget 0:15:00.800 --> 0:15:06.480 she won a tiny Jamison as coaches England team over 0:15:06.800 --> 0:15:09.040 the Silver Ferns and that was only last year, so 0:15:09.360 --> 0:15:13.040 you know, I think there's some big nouse there. But 0:15:13.200 --> 0:15:16.480 she's not out on court. But we'll just have to 0:15:16.520 --> 0:15:20.000 wait and see. So they I will be looking forward 0:15:20.040 --> 0:15:22.640 to seeing them, but they're not quite in my top three. 0:15:23.000 --> 0:15:25.760 Yeah. Well, for sixteen rounds last year they were on 0:15:25.840 --> 0:15:27.880 the bottom of the table. Think it was round seven 0:15:28.040 --> 0:15:30.080 they got off the bottom. They got on lucky though 0:15:30.320 --> 0:15:33.520 the last two years I've had so unlucky with injury. 0:15:33.600 --> 0:15:36.680 It's every time I've lost a key shooter, and let's 0:15:36.720 --> 0:15:38.720 be honest. I know we think we're important in the 0:15:38.800 --> 0:15:41.160 MC court, but if you lose your shooter, and you 0:15:41.280 --> 0:15:43.320 lose your key shooter, you're on the back foot to 0:15:43.360 --> 0:15:45.840 start with. I've also picked up Stuyce, who we haven't 0:15:45.880 --> 0:15:50.040 talked to. Ye left the Mystic so she'll be up again. 0:15:50.120 --> 0:15:53.040 She'll be with Abbie Lawson and Dakota Thomas who was 0:15:53.400 --> 0:15:56.040 who is us? Who was a swifts training partner. Sorry, 0:15:56.120 --> 0:15:59.400 So that's the defense end for the steal and great 0:15:59.400 --> 0:16:00.480 opportunity for starts. 0:16:00.520 --> 0:16:01.080 She didn't get on. 0:16:01.680 --> 0:16:04.200 You know, she wasn't the starting seven every round for 0:16:04.280 --> 0:16:06.600 the Mystics, but perhaps you get a sense that for 0:16:06.680 --> 0:16:08.160 the Steel she will be and it will be time 0:16:08.240 --> 0:16:10.840 for her to really consolidate. Yeah, I think it will 0:16:10.880 --> 0:16:12.640 be a good opportunity for her because I think she 0:16:12.640 --> 0:16:14.560 would have to be you'd have to pick her in 0:16:14.640 --> 0:16:17.160 your starting seven down there, and it is. It's an 0:16:17.200 --> 0:16:19.920 opportunity for her to go out week on week have 0:16:20.040 --> 0:16:22.160 a real impact. She's got some great height. We know 0:16:22.320 --> 0:16:25.080 she's not afraid to come out and get intercept, so 0:16:25.560 --> 0:16:29.360 a real opportunity. But yeah, still I love the Steel 0:16:29.440 --> 0:16:31.680 we all know my heart sits down there, but I 0:16:31.800 --> 0:16:33.920 will be honest then not in my top three. No, 0:16:34.120 --> 0:16:38.200 And just talking of Dakota Thomas, who's one of the imports. 0:16:39.040 --> 0:16:41.200 There's a few imports that we haven't talked. Oh, obviously 0:16:41.280 --> 0:16:44.040 Wallam's one of the imports. For the Mystics. You've got 0:16:44.400 --> 0:16:47.360 Charlie Boo with the Stars, she's an import. Remy Carmo 0:16:47.720 --> 0:16:50.360 is not an import because she can Actually she's allergib 0:16:51.000 --> 0:16:54.560 plans because of her hairs. Who else have we got 0:16:54.640 --> 0:16:57.120 in the competition? We's got Charlie had left for the 0:16:57.920 --> 0:16:58.840 she was with the Giants. 0:17:00.360 --> 0:17:04.520 Do we get a bit star struck by imports? I mean, 0:17:05.640 --> 0:17:07.880 were these big players across the tasment. 0:17:07.600 --> 0:17:09.119 Well a lot of them were only training partners. 0:17:09.240 --> 0:17:12.280 So I kind of like the story of the different 0:17:12.520 --> 0:17:15.720 imports that have come to New Zealand because yeah, and 0:17:15.840 --> 0:17:17.400 a lot of them have come here because they haven't 0:17:17.440 --> 0:17:20.760 had an opportunity in Australia. They come over and all 0:17:20.800 --> 0:17:22.520 of a sudden they shine. You know, you think of 0:17:22.560 --> 0:17:27.000 amilianic Canatio, she was in Australia, she came over here 0:17:27.480 --> 0:17:29.600 now and I'm helping to make it in make it 0:17:29.640 --> 0:17:32.520 for the Firebirds. She's our silver and captain and I'm 0:17:32.560 --> 0:17:37.160 trying to played for the Pulse goal shooter, never got 0:17:37.240 --> 0:17:39.760 time in Australia, came to New Zealand. This is a 0:17:39.800 --> 0:17:41.720 few years ago, and then made it into the Diamonds. 0:17:43.160 --> 0:17:49.359 Oh yes, completely shone when she came here. And if 0:17:49.400 --> 0:17:52.800 you look way way way back when we played for 0:17:53.040 --> 0:17:57.720 the Sting, we had what was anil gil. 0:18:00.119 --> 0:18:06.640 I know, okay, nod is a surname. 0:18:06.720 --> 0:18:08.560 Now you're trying to guess that it's going to come 0:18:08.600 --> 0:18:08.760 to me. 0:18:08.840 --> 0:18:09.439 We carry on. 0:18:10.960 --> 0:18:11.560 Even before that. 0:18:11.680 --> 0:18:12.359 But we'll get to it. 0:18:12.520 --> 0:18:16.159 We'll get to It'll look on my Facebook, pat, but 0:18:16.320 --> 0:18:16.520 I do. 0:18:16.680 --> 0:18:19.040 That's what I love about them. They've taken their punt. 0:18:19.160 --> 0:18:21.520 Just like Grace hair is, going to Australia brings something 0:18:21.560 --> 0:18:22.360 to it, gives us. 0:18:22.280 --> 0:18:25.080 Someone new to talk about it because they thrive on 0:18:25.359 --> 0:18:29.280 different people thrive in different environments. And obviously Alan and 0:18:29.400 --> 0:18:32.080 actually Danelle Wallam was talking about that the other day, 0:18:32.160 --> 0:18:35.280 just saying how much she's just fitted in to the 0:18:35.600 --> 0:18:37.280 Mystics environment and loving it. 0:18:37.440 --> 0:18:40.440 Well, let's talk about that. Because the Mystics play the Stars. 0:18:40.640 --> 0:18:42.720 That's the second game of the round on Sunday, I'm 0:18:42.720 --> 0:18:43.359 actually doing that. 0:18:43.560 --> 0:18:47.920 That game interesting, interesting matchup. 0:18:48.640 --> 0:18:50.840 There's a lot of the Mystics a little bit unknign 0:18:50.920 --> 0:18:54.280 for me because Walom is at the back. Now, obviously 0:18:54.400 --> 0:18:57.679 Mystics are back to back champions. They had Grace. They 0:18:57.720 --> 0:18:59.320 were lucky to have Grace and Wiki at the back 0:18:59.359 --> 0:19:01.680 for the last two years. I guess the big question 0:19:02.040 --> 0:19:05.359 is out the Mystics good enough without Grace? 0:19:06.240 --> 0:19:08.920 Well, I think they will be. But to me, the 0:19:08.960 --> 0:19:13.880 bigger question around the Mystics is the defensive end. No Phoenix, 0:19:14.119 --> 0:19:16.720 at least early on we all. 0:19:16.800 --> 0:19:18.280 Are you banking on the fact she's going to be 0:19:18.400 --> 0:19:18.920 coming back? 0:19:19.320 --> 0:19:20.040 Well, I wouldn't put it. 0:19:20.080 --> 0:19:24.720 She's the commentary team for sure, is four weeks old. 0:19:26.119 --> 0:19:28.600 This is Phoenix. To be honest, photo of. 0:19:28.640 --> 0:19:31.560 Her, she's you never guess that she's just had a baby. 0:19:32.320 --> 0:19:35.200 But well but I am having my eyes replaced. 0:19:35.359 --> 0:19:37.399 So no, there's no doubt she looks good. But I 0:19:37.480 --> 0:19:39.680 hadn't heard the whisper that she was thinking of coming back. 0:19:40.200 --> 0:19:45.120 Anyway. We'll move right along, maybe Scoop Christie obviously already south. 0:19:45.840 --> 0:19:47.280