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Speaker 1: The Big League Podcast podcast News TALKSB.

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Speaker 2: This week on The Big League Podcast, the Warriors find

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Speaker 2: a way again, this time at sixteen twelve went over

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Speaker 2: the Dolphins, extending their win streak to five.

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Speaker 3: Michael Burgess joins me.

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Speaker 2: To unpack another nervous watch late and an early look

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Speaker 2: ahead at what promises to be a ripping game this

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Speaker 2: Sunday against Canberra at Mount Smart And it's almost a

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Speaker 2: state of origin time. The teams are in and at

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Speaker 2: least one Warrior has made the grade, But should there

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Speaker 2: have been more?

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Speaker 3: My name is Nick new Ley. Let's go b LB.

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Speaker 2: Who would have thought the Warriors would become masters of

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Speaker 2: closing out the tight contest? For those hardy fans out there,

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Speaker 2: I'm sure you'll remember, game after game this team historically

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Speaker 2: would find a way to lose in a winning position.

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Speaker 3: Heck, even look at last last year.

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Speaker 2: Seven games they lost by six points or less and

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Speaker 2: there was a drawer in there too for good measure.

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Speaker 2: But take a look at this record for twenty twenty five.

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Speaker 2: These are the wedding margins. Twenty eight two to fourteen, four,

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Speaker 2: one and four. And look, yes, they are making it

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Speaker 2: hard for themselves on occasion, including on Saturday against the Dolphins.

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Speaker 2: But the character, the resilience, the second efforts that can't

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Speaker 2: be folded, and what's more, on the face of it,

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Speaker 2: at least it looks like the Warriors are still a

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Speaker 2: wee way off their best, particularly with ball in hand

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Speaker 2: and sterner tests. Oh wait, there's no question starting with

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Speaker 2: this weekend on Sunday against Canberra, but this run five

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Speaker 2: in a row, this record second on the ladder through

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Speaker 2: eleven rounds, is worth celebrating. Michael Burgess, senior sports writer

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Speaker 2: at the New Zealand Herald, what did you make a

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Speaker 2: Saturday's performance and just the way the Warriors are getting

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Speaker 2: it done of late?

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Speaker 4: Niki summed it up perfectly. I mean, it's just been extraordinary,

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Speaker 4: it really has. This run has been one of the

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Speaker 4: more remarkable sequences I can remember, and I've been covering

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Speaker 4: this team for a long time. I remember walking out

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Speaker 4: of the Broncos game at Mount Smart five weeks ago

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Speaker 4: when they got you know, they win in Golden Point,

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Speaker 4: and thinking how privotal that was, looking at their draw

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Speaker 4: coming up and thinking, gee, the Warriors could be if

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Speaker 4: things go their way, could be seven to or eight too.

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Speaker 4: But I didn't really think it would happen. And the

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Speaker 4: fact they've I think the thing I didn't. I didn't

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Speaker 4: see the victory coming on Saturday. I thought they'd be

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Speaker 4: out of petrol. I really did. Because you can only

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Speaker 4: go for so long winning these tight games. It takes

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Speaker 4: so much physical, mental, emotional energy. But not just that,

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Speaker 4: but the travel. The travel mate, you know, we forget.

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Speaker 4: They've been to since the Broncos game. They've been to

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Speaker 4: christ Jurch, come back to Auckland, been to Brisbane to

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Speaker 4: play the Cowboys in a crazy game which which must

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Speaker 4: have used up so much juice. They've come back to Auckland,

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Speaker 4: gone to Wollongong, which is you know, flight to Sydney,

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Speaker 4: bust to Wollongong in another crazy match, come back to Aukland,

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Speaker 4: then they flight to Brisbane. You know, it's, as you said,

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Speaker 4: tougher test to come. But what they've done this platform

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Speaker 3: It certainly is.

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Speaker 2: And as you say, now they're at the Lofty Heights,

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Speaker 2: the second on the Nral Ladder. They're eight and two

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Speaker 2: and it's that that scrambled defensive efforts, their resilience, which

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Speaker 2: to get it into this game in a little bit

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Speaker 2: more detail. But first up, let's take a listening to

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Speaker 2: the highlights courtesy of Fox Sports. The Warriors beating the

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Speaker 2: Dolphins sixteen points to twelve.

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Speaker 5: The Warrior's Jed goes up. Now is there on the attack?

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Speaker 6: How is to do that?

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Speaker 7: Kicks out wine the polpe and also to a bass.

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Speaker 5: Of check Pumpy attack that plasma is there, jitter Harris defeat.

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Speaker 5: You actually go, but.

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Speaker 7: I lost pop the last play, there's some wide speed

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Speaker 7: here from the Dolphins. Metcalf gets the kick in any way,

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Speaker 5: Plisina is dead. He got it golf Harris to thes

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Speaker 5: and the touch was backward, says the referee.

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Speaker 8: The ball is knocked forward by Lecqua in the field

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Speaker 5: We have a decision.

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Speaker 6: We have justice.

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Speaker 7: Zayah Cato look it back for wi feeder who was

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Speaker 8: We're just looking at the right hand of Hamaso. He

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Speaker 7: But you have a decision still Adam deside and now

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Speaker 7: he is near cup first man.

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Speaker 5: Opson goes through the tackle there of Tom Gilbert's the

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Speaker 5: Warriors their points to two of Vasa Sek and their car.

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Speaker 7: He breaks through the prison bars himself who are playing

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Speaker 7: quickly as well, Metcalf, pouncers crappers, tell himself, get to bells,

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Speaker 5: Brilliant pain look Calf doing it.

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Speaker 9: Again for the Warriors. K curl scores and they've gone

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Speaker 9: back sept back at eight points to nil. Across the guitar,

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Speaker 7: Bostock was there looking forward tip gum By converting dolphins

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Speaker 5: Here is the curl rfeas go just wanting it live.

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Speaker 5: My gut instinct said that that was forward from Nichols.

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Speaker 8: Nichols knocks the ball on in the field of play jack.

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Speaker 7: You should have a rotaf back, trust me inside the

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Speaker 7: Warriors thirty last play Tista Vita kicks out wide.

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Speaker 5: Laif in his door had a jugger put down. If

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Speaker 5: my field try it is so points to the Warriors.

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Speaker 5: Here is guitar, Nick Arena. Now that hatter.

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Speaker 9: He takes them out tis a minute and he does

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Speaker 9: wins the race to the line.

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Speaker 5: They have points at once on the point off the

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Speaker 7: He goes four plays gone, goes back to Katoa.

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Speaker 5: He looks at Nick Arema.

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Speaker 7: HAMERSO TEPI ifdo fine work, I get it again.

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Speaker 5: The Dolphins are alive.

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Speaker 6: The head kicking well.

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Speaker 7: On the edges have been outstanding for the Warriors. Last

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Speaker 7: play it comes to Nick Arena. He puts a kick in.

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Speaker 5: Make it five on the trucks. Another nail player.

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Speaker 7: Though at full time they've taken down the Dolphins at

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Speaker 7: sun Corp Stadium sixteen points to twelve.

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Speaker 10: This is the Big League podcast. This is going on, Yeah,

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Speaker 10: the Big League podcast on the Warriors bandwagons.

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Speaker 3: Since d one.

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Speaker 2: Well, bur let's get through this game in a little

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Speaker 2: bit more detailed. Look, I know we need to preface

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Speaker 2: again this week in Auckland FC in the A League semifinals.

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Speaker 2: At the moment they'll host Melbourne Victory on Saturday. Then

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Speaker 2: it's on to the Warriors at Mount Smart on Sunday

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Speaker 2: against Canberra. But it was a real arm wrestle early,

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Speaker 2: had Chanelle Harris Devita dropped the ball over the line.

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Speaker 2: There was a disallowed try each. But what I did

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Speaker 2: two different occasions that they were very well placed, and

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Speaker 2: the work in particular how Metcalf and Near Corre were

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Speaker 2: And then immediately after that, look we've probably been waiting

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Speaker 2: out of nowhere Roger to have Arsischeck was one of

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Speaker 2: the most obvious knock ons I've ever seen in a

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Speaker 2: kick reception missed, it's regathered by Harris Tavita who was

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Speaker 2: then a bit of individual brilliance from Luke Metcalf little

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Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean major turning point, isn't it.

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Speaker 4: But I do think it's been a it's been a

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Speaker 4: bit overblown. Like sure it was a knock on, it

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Speaker 4: It was a turning point, But I thought the Dolphin's

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Speaker 4: you was the last tackle plays because if that's a

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Speaker 4: Webster's said this after most games in this last period

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Speaker 4: that they have, you know that overused were clunky, but

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Speaker 4: Quite tenacious too, in that in that first half, you know,

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Speaker 4: hot conditions, fast paced game, a lot happening, so you

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Speaker 4: the end of either half. And really nice, really nice

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Speaker 4: on Saturda there were glimpses of.

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Speaker 6: Paramount Nicordo, wasn't it.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I'll put my hand up and say that I've

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Speaker 2: been pretty disappointed with Madatana Carter over the last year.

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Speaker 2: But I thought, as you say, real glimpses of he

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Speaker 2: went close to scoring a second early in the second half.

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Speaker 3: You know, he's a big body.

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Speaker 2: I think there was something made of it last year

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Speaker 3: A Adam Fanua Blake.

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Speaker 2: And you just want to you just want to see

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Speaker 2: that sort of ball carrying physicality and presence used. Sometimes

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Speaker 2: it just feels like he sort of braces for the

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Speaker 2: of dance about the the RTS knock on. Look, you've

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Speaker 2: just got to look at some of their statistics. They

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Speaker 3: I think the completion rate was about seventy percent.

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Speaker 3: But this is the Warriors.

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Speaker 6: I wasn't.

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Speaker 4: Look they do look composed. You know, they do look

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Speaker 2: Certainly Well, here's Andrew Webster's summation of that eighty minutes

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Speaker 11: That one's a bit different the last couple of weeks.

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Speaker 6: I actually thought we'd look way better.

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Speaker 6: So overall, no issue, but but it was one that.

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Speaker 4: The Dolphins are a good team this year, you know.

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Speaker 4: They're at home, big crowd. It just all adds up

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Speaker 6: I was just meaning in terms of league.

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Speaker 6: We're repeating ourselves.

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Speaker 4: But it's another nice little sign that a kid comes

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Speaker 11: He's been awesome wherever he's played this year. People don't

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Speaker 4: I've had a couple of chats to him here and there.

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Speaker 2: Almost felt it was time for a rebuild and these

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Speaker 2: guys at this end of the career ARC would be

438
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Speaker 2: looking elsewhere. But here we are now, the Warriors eight

439
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Speaker 2: wins from ten, and this might be the window after all.

440
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Speaker 2: Plenty more to come here on the Big League Podcast,

441
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Speaker 2: We're going to preview the canber Raiders game next and

442
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Speaker 2: Speed of capele of course State of Origin next week.

443
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Speaker 2: One Warrior in, but a couple not making the grade.

444
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Speaker 10: The Big League Comic god League cod on.

445
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Speaker 3: The Warriors bad Wagons since day.

446
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Speaker 10: One, the Big League podcast for the biggest league fans.

447
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Speaker 2: Well up next for the Warriors are the Canberra Raiders, who,

448
00:21:33,813 --> 00:21:38,013
Speaker 2: of course, unless we forget rolled through Andrew Webster's side

449
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Speaker 2: and Las Vegas feels like a long time ago. Birch

450
00:21:40,333 --> 00:21:44,493
Speaker 2: thirty points to eight. Their record is eight eight wins,

451
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Speaker 2: three losses. Warriors is eight wins, two losses. We're going

452
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Speaker 2: to get to Camber in a six. But obviously team

453
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Speaker 2: name Tuesday, or at least the team name list. I

454
00:21:54,733 --> 00:21:58,013
Speaker 2: did notice some silly bug has been played again by

455
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Speaker 2: Andrew Webster or whoever looks after the team lists with

456
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Speaker 2: the twenty four hour cutoff. Roger tow of us as

457
00:22:03,173 --> 00:22:06,813
Speaker 2: Shit was briefly listed at center on Friday afternoon, then

458
00:22:07,093 --> 00:22:09,373
Speaker 2: Tame too a picky drops off artierspect to the wing

459
00:22:09,773 --> 00:22:12,573
Speaker 2: kirt capable from the interchange to the centers. Wheby or

460
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Speaker 2: whoever it likes to play some games with media and

461
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Speaker 2: the opposition, but for this team naming at least two

462
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Speaker 2: big outs for different reasons. No James Fisher Harris due

463
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Speaker 2: to that hits on Saturday. It will be at least

464
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Speaker 2: a one match ban. If he fights it and it's

465
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Speaker 2: unsuccessful at the judiciary, it will be two weeks and

466
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Speaker 2: Mitch Barnett straight into New South Wales state of origin camp.

467
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Speaker 3: We'll get to those players.

468
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Speaker 2: Most notably Wade Egan and Kirk Capable not making origin

469
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Speaker 2: in the SEC. But just when you take a look

470
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Speaker 2: at who is there, who is available, there's no Buntier

471
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Speaker 2: fire as well. I really liked what mard Artaiir Coordo

472
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Speaker 2: did on the edge, but it looks like he's very

473
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Speaker 2: much going to have to do a job in the

474
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Speaker 2: middle of this weekend. Berge and Jackson Ford, who missed

475
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Speaker 2: the game at the weekend with head injury protocols, is

476
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Speaker 2: probably going to be thrust in and expected to play

477
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Speaker 2: big minutes.

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Speaker 3: Is that how you see it?

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Speaker 4: Yeah, most likely you've nailed it. Nicorda is an interesting

480
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Speaker 4: one because since the emergence of lequahali Aesima with Halle

481
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Speaker 4: Asima and Katewell in the second row, there's a feeling

482
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Speaker 4: that he's going to be pushed more towards the middle.

483
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Speaker 6: Webster is open to that.

484
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Speaker 4: Webster also recognizes, you know how good it is on

485
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Speaker 4: the edge, but yeah, when they're at full strength, you

486
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Speaker 4: can see in the coordate in the middle. I'm not

487
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Speaker 4: so sure but that I really like what he does

488
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Speaker 4: on the edge, like you said before, so let's see

489
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Speaker 4: how that plays out. But he'll be in the middle,

490
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Speaker 4: no doubt, big body, and they'll probably go with Ford

491
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Speaker 4: as the starting option. It'll be a really interesting middle rotation.

492
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Speaker 4: I think they'll need to be clever with how they

493
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Speaker 4: rotate and get players on and off quicker than normal

494
00:23:46,973 --> 00:23:48,893
Speaker 4: because it's a real challenge. And when we talk about

495
00:23:48,973 --> 00:23:52,253
Speaker 4: challenges so often in the season, but to go up

496
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Speaker 4: against the Raiders without your two premiere props, your two leaders,

497
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Speaker 4: is really tough.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and they don't lose anything Raiders in terms of

499
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Speaker 2: their middle, at least for state of origin. Joe Tarpena,

500
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Speaker 2: of course, is a Kiwi. Corey Hawsbert didn't make the

501
00:24:05,733 --> 00:24:12,093
Speaker 2: Queensland cut and Josh Papaletti has retired from representative duties,

502
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Speaker 2: so they're effectively at full strength. I think Hudson Young

503
00:24:15,453 --> 00:24:17,933
Speaker 2: made the new South Wales team, but just on origin.

504
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Speaker 2: From a warrior's perspective, Burge, what did you make of

505
00:24:21,533 --> 00:24:25,013
Speaker 2: Laurie Daily coming in. He's stuck with a lot of incumbents,

506
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Speaker 2: including Rhys Robson at hooker. I thought, you know, Wade

507
00:24:27,733 --> 00:24:31,333
Speaker 2: e can can't do any more in my view, different player,

508
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Speaker 2: and maybe the criticism could be might not be cut

509
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Speaker 2: out for.

510
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Speaker 12: The Origin arena and an Origin tackle and an Origin

511
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Speaker 12: hit up or whatever, But it's the craft and guile

512
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Speaker 12: of Wade Egan. He's been right there at the top

513
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Speaker 12: of the tree for me in terms of hookers in

514
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Speaker 12: this competition. Were you surprised that he wasn't in the

515
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Speaker 12: mix this time around? And then I gr second to that.

516
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Speaker 2: We've just been glowing in our praise of Kirk cape

517
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Speaker 2: Pele and he was there for two of the three

518
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Speaker 2: games for Billy Sladers Queensland last year. They've gone with

519
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Speaker 2: a guy who's only played I think about eight or

520
00:25:00,733 --> 00:25:03,893
Speaker 2: nine first grade games and Robert Toyer and the centers

521
00:25:05,373 --> 00:25:07,453
Speaker 2: both Firmore as well from Gold Coast Titans, and what

522
00:25:07,493 --> 00:25:09,733
Speaker 2: did you make. It's a blessing for the Warriors in

523
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Speaker 2: many ways. They're going to have Wade Egan and Kirk

524
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Speaker 2: Capble this week. But what was your reaction to both

525
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Speaker 2: of those guys not being in State of Origin selection

526
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Speaker 2: at least for game one.

527
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Speaker 4: It's great news for the Warriors to have them. Although

528
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Speaker 4: when players do good Origin it gives them a boost,

529
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Speaker 4: so it does benefit the club in the long run

530
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Speaker 4: and overall, but great to have them this week in particular.

531
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Speaker 4: I wasn't completely surprised about Wade Egan. I spoke to

532
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Speaker 4: a couple of Wazsi Juerno's last week and the feeling

533
00:25:34,493 --> 00:25:35,653
Speaker 4: I got was that it was close.

534
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Speaker 6: It was going to be close, and he was very close.

535
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Speaker 4: But I think what happens with the Origin quite often,

536
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Speaker 4: especially daily coming back in as coach, especially for the

537
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Speaker 4: first game of a series, it's hard not to go

538
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Speaker 4: for their incumbent, and the incumbent has been there, done that.

539
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Speaker 4: The problem for Egan is the position hooker is such

540
00:25:53,493 --> 00:25:55,373
Speaker 4: a vital position, so to throw a guy and who's

541
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Speaker 4: never played there makes coaches it's sorry, never played in

542
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Speaker 4: that arena. Makes coaches a bit more nervous than they're

543
00:26:01,653 --> 00:26:04,253
Speaker 4: wad about throwing in a winger as center, a second row,

544
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Speaker 4: middle forward, you know what I mean. So I think

545
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Speaker 4: it was very close. Egan has impressed a lot of

546
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Speaker 4: people over there, and they could have picked them. But

547
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Speaker 4: I think robson the fact he is in company's been there.

548
00:26:15,373 --> 00:26:18,133
Speaker 4: He was there for game three. Last year, he also

549
00:26:18,173 --> 00:26:20,613
Speaker 4: had a good game when the Cowboys played the Warriors.

550
00:26:20,733 --> 00:26:24,173
Speaker 4: He possibly shaded Egan in that game, possibly, but but

551
00:26:24,253 --> 00:26:27,133
Speaker 4: I thought it was very close. But yeah, they're going

552
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Speaker 4: to always go with the guy who's been there. But

553
00:26:30,093 --> 00:26:32,973
Speaker 4: that doesn't mean the door's shut, you know if depending

554
00:26:33,013 --> 00:26:35,293
Speaker 4: what happens, you know, I could see Egan coming in

555
00:26:35,453 --> 00:26:38,253
Speaker 4: for for game game two or three. That that's a

556
00:26:38,293 --> 00:26:40,213
Speaker 4: lot more likely to me because it's sort of like, oh,

557
00:26:40,213 --> 00:26:41,533
Speaker 4: we need to make a change, we need to do

558
00:26:41,573 --> 00:26:45,533
Speaker 4: something different, and Cape, well, I think it's just age.

559
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Speaker 4: They love what he's done, that they've been loyal to him.

560
00:26:48,733 --> 00:26:52,253
Speaker 4: He's been loyal to them. He's a he's an origin player,

561
00:26:53,293 --> 00:26:55,973
Speaker 4: he really is, but he is a year older and

562
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Speaker 4: I think playing as center in that arena is probably

563
00:27:00,333 --> 00:27:01,813
Speaker 4: a bit I mean, he could do it, but it's

564
00:27:01,853 --> 00:27:03,973
Speaker 4: probably a bit of a stretch. So so then you

565
00:27:04,093 --> 00:27:05,853
Speaker 4: look at him, you look at him as a as

566
00:27:05,893 --> 00:27:08,693
Speaker 4: a second rower and Slay has gone else. But look

567
00:27:08,733 --> 00:27:11,573
Speaker 4: at no doubt that if there are injuries, they'll be

568
00:27:11,613 --> 00:27:13,413
Speaker 4: on the phone to Curt completely agree.

569
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Speaker 3: Well, look a word on Canberra.

570
00:27:14,773 --> 00:27:18,013
Speaker 2: Then coming into Sunday as we're just touching on before

571
00:27:18,093 --> 00:27:22,253
Speaker 2: big mobile pack. Joe Tarp and er Corey Hawsbro tend

572
00:27:22,293 --> 00:27:24,893
Speaker 2: to offload at will when they're given the opportunity. Jamal Foger,

573
00:27:24,933 --> 00:27:27,973
Speaker 2: he's playing some really good football. How do the Warriors

574
00:27:28,053 --> 00:27:31,133
Speaker 2: go six and r row burge against a very good

575
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Speaker 2: Raiders side.

576
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Speaker 4: It's going to be hard, mate, isn't it? Because I

577
00:27:35,493 --> 00:27:38,613
Speaker 4: think the Raiders match up really well against the Warriors.

578
00:27:38,653 --> 00:27:40,933
Speaker 4: You know, I've still got nightmares about Las Vegas and

579
00:27:41,093 --> 00:27:43,173
Speaker 4: just the way they steam roll through the middle. They

580
00:27:43,253 --> 00:27:46,493
Speaker 4: got their offloads going. They're one of the best. I

581
00:27:46,533 --> 00:27:49,693
Speaker 4: don't know, there's not many better offloading teams in the competition,

582
00:27:50,373 --> 00:27:52,453
Speaker 4: and Stewart's just got them going so well that they're

583
00:27:52,453 --> 00:27:54,693
Speaker 4: just so connected this year. I never forget being in

584
00:27:54,773 --> 00:27:58,413
Speaker 4: Vegas and someone had asked Ricky Stewart about the fact

585
00:27:58,453 --> 00:28:02,013
Speaker 4: that there were Australian newspapers that had them tipped as

586
00:28:02,013 --> 00:28:05,053
Speaker 4: wooden spooners, and he bristled a bit as he does,

587
00:28:05,413 --> 00:28:07,573
Speaker 4: and got a bit angry with the question. But the

588
00:28:07,653 --> 00:28:09,733
Speaker 4: guy asking, well, it wasn't me, mate, I didn't write that.

589
00:28:10,133 --> 00:28:11,693
Speaker 4: He said, no, I know you didn't. I know you didn't,

590
00:28:11,733 --> 00:28:14,693
Speaker 4: But I've noticed that and it's always the same people,

591
00:28:14,733 --> 00:28:17,533
Speaker 4: always writing us off, so he loves that siege mentality.

592
00:28:17,813 --> 00:28:20,933
Speaker 4: It's worked so well for them. But they're a good team.

593
00:28:21,053 --> 00:28:22,933
Speaker 4: I mean, I know they got beaten by the Bulldogs

594
00:28:22,973 --> 00:28:24,813
Speaker 4: a couple of weeks ago, but just the way they

595
00:28:24,893 --> 00:28:28,573
Speaker 4: beat they beat the Storm before that, that was very impressive.

596
00:28:28,653 --> 00:28:28,813
Speaker 10: You know.

597
00:28:29,093 --> 00:28:31,093
Speaker 4: I think some people thinking, oh, they've started hot, but

598
00:28:31,213 --> 00:28:33,133
Speaker 4: can they maintain it? But they are maintaining it. So

599
00:28:33,933 --> 00:28:37,333
Speaker 4: I haven't really answered your question because and I'm not

600
00:28:37,413 --> 00:28:41,013
Speaker 4: avoiding it, but it's just because it's a little bit

601
00:28:41,053 --> 00:28:43,933
Speaker 4: scary because Foggerty has such a good kicking game, so

602
00:28:43,973 --> 00:28:47,853
Speaker 4: they've got the yardage, they defend well, and then I

603
00:28:47,933 --> 00:28:49,933
Speaker 4: think they're the kind of team when they're in the

604
00:28:50,013 --> 00:28:51,853
Speaker 4: red zone they make it counts.

605
00:28:51,933 --> 00:28:55,133
Speaker 6: So with the Warriors, they'll have to try it there.

606
00:28:55,133 --> 00:28:56,893
Speaker 4: Won't be able to do what they did against Dolphins,

607
00:28:57,013 --> 00:29:00,413
Speaker 4: Dragons and Cowboys and give up a lot of a

608
00:29:00,493 --> 00:29:03,333
Speaker 4: lot of territory and a lot of red zone opportunities,

609
00:29:03,373 --> 00:29:05,253
Speaker 4: because I think the Raiders are the kind of team

610
00:29:05,253 --> 00:29:08,973
Speaker 4: where it's quite hard to defend on your life against them.

611
00:29:09,413 --> 00:29:11,293
Speaker 2: Yeah, I agree, at least one thing is for certain.

612
00:29:11,293 --> 00:29:13,253
Speaker 2: At least I think is that Aaron Clark will be

613
00:29:13,373 --> 00:29:16,333
Speaker 2: starting against the Raiders. This game was quite critical when

614
00:29:16,333 --> 00:29:19,733
Speaker 2: I jumped on this podcast after that Vegas one where

615
00:29:19,773 --> 00:29:22,733
Speaker 2: Aaron Clark was for some strange reason on the interchange

616
00:29:22,773 --> 00:29:26,053
Speaker 2: and what are we two months later plus and he's

617
00:29:26,213 --> 00:29:28,733
Speaker 2: been bandied about as one of the buyers of the year,

618
00:29:28,733 --> 00:29:31,013
Speaker 2: which I completely agree with. One of the other things

619
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Speaker 2: I'd add too is they just have pace, like Xavier Savage.

620
00:29:35,093 --> 00:29:36,853
Speaker 2: If a Waten is Alesnak or the two of us

621
00:29:36,893 --> 00:29:39,453
Speaker 2: as shit gets that jam and wrong on defense and

622
00:29:39,533 --> 00:29:44,133
Speaker 2: a Savage has you know, a yard ahead to get

623
00:29:44,173 --> 00:29:47,533
Speaker 2: out wide and go lookout Kayo Weeks as well, So

624
00:29:47,973 --> 00:29:52,413
Speaker 2: it's gonna be a fantastic occasion. Another salout unsurprisingly, and

625
00:29:52,813 --> 00:29:56,653
Speaker 2: a special jersey too, which was designed by former Warrior

626
00:29:57,053 --> 00:30:00,453
Speaker 2: Lewis Brown. So looking forward to seeing that come Sunday

627
00:30:00,573 --> 00:30:05,533
Speaker 2: afternoon The League Podcast for some quick fire predictions here

628
00:30:05,653 --> 00:30:09,373
Speaker 2: on The Big League Podcast as a truncate around twelve

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Speaker 2: of NRAL action with State of Origin. Next Wednesday, we

630
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Speaker 2: start Michael Burgers with the top of the table Bulldogs.

631
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Speaker 3: They've got the Dolphins.

632
00:30:18,573 --> 00:30:20,653
Speaker 4: It's really hard to tip against the Bulldogs at the moment,

633
00:30:20,813 --> 00:30:24,253
Speaker 4: they're just got all the answers. I know they've lost

634
00:30:24,293 --> 00:30:26,133
Speaker 4: a couple of players to Origin, but I think at

635
00:30:26,173 --> 00:30:29,573
Speaker 4: home against the Dolphins, Dolphins will be determined to bounce back.

636
00:30:29,613 --> 00:30:32,013
Speaker 6: But I think I go for Canry Banks down here.

637
00:30:32,333 --> 00:30:33,013
Speaker 3: I'm with you too.

638
00:30:33,253 --> 00:30:37,293
Speaker 2: So I haven't found Nathan Limb's buzzer and tick, and

639
00:30:37,973 --> 00:30:40,773
Speaker 2: you didn't leave that in the handover notes for this

640
00:30:40,853 --> 00:30:43,693
Speaker 2: trip to South Korea. I'm assuming that's rugby league related.

641
00:30:43,733 --> 00:30:47,133
Speaker 2: But Paramatta and Manly Seagles next.

642
00:30:47,533 --> 00:30:50,013
Speaker 4: Manly we're very good on the weekend. I really liked

643
00:30:50,333 --> 00:30:53,733
Speaker 4: how they looked to get the Cowboys. That's a good one,

644
00:30:53,733 --> 00:30:56,573
Speaker 4: and that's a good omen. The Eels have been much better.

645
00:30:56,933 --> 00:31:00,173
Speaker 4: Nathan was quite amused throughout the first six games of

646
00:31:00,213 --> 00:31:02,533
Speaker 4: the season, and I kept tipping the Eels and saying,

647
00:31:02,573 --> 00:31:04,133
Speaker 4: sure that they come right, and they weren't coming right.

648
00:31:04,293 --> 00:31:07,253
Speaker 4: They had been better, but they're without Mitch Moses, which

649
00:31:07,333 --> 00:31:09,773
Speaker 4: is pretty tough I would have thought. So I'll go

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00:31:09,973 --> 00:31:14,093
Speaker 4: with the Manly to win the Classic. It's the classic

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00:31:14,173 --> 00:31:16,613
Speaker 4: eighties rivalry in ERL derby.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, it'll be interesting with those team lists.

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00:31:18,613 --> 00:31:21,493
Speaker 2: Of course, Cherry Evans playing State of Origin as well,

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00:31:22,573 --> 00:31:25,653
Speaker 2: But yeah, I think it's a twelve point swing almost

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00:31:25,733 --> 00:31:28,333
Speaker 2: not having Mitch Moses there for Paramatter at the minute.

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00:31:28,373 --> 00:31:31,413
Speaker 2: Dylan Brown would have to have a storming game to

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00:31:31,733 --> 00:31:37,133
Speaker 2: get Paramatter up. So I will go manly as well. Panthers, Knights, Geen,

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00:31:37,213 --> 00:31:39,373
Speaker 2: Newcastle and Arell bind at the moment.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a bit of a mess. I really feel

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Speaker 4: for them, such a proud club. I'm not sure where

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00:31:46,853 --> 00:31:52,013
Speaker 4: they go from here. Panthers missing players obviously, including the

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Speaker 4: Big Dog, but they should be too good for Newcastle

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Speaker 4: at home, especially the way the Nights are.

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Speaker 6: Going at the moment.

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00:31:59,933 --> 00:32:03,173
Speaker 3: Yeah, we're singing from the same song sheets so far.

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Speaker 2: I've got Penrith even without, as you say, the clear

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00:32:05,893 --> 00:32:08,933
Speaker 2: E's and the o's of the world Noklen of course

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00:32:08,973 --> 00:32:12,933
Speaker 2: as well for Newcastle. Onto the Roosters and the Sharks.

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Speaker 2: And gee, the Sharks were good at the weekend.

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00:32:14,933 --> 00:32:18,013
Speaker 4: The Sharks were good, man. I remember watching them in

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00:32:18,093 --> 00:32:20,653
Speaker 4: Vegas where they really pushed the Panthers. They had Adam

672
00:32:20,693 --> 00:32:25,173
Speaker 4: and you're like, gee, this is a formidable team. They

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00:32:25,253 --> 00:32:27,853
Speaker 4: could have beaten Penrith that night and both teams played well.

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00:32:28,293 --> 00:32:30,413
Speaker 4: You think, okay, this actually could be the year because

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00:32:30,413 --> 00:32:32,613
Speaker 4: they've been they have the last two seasons have been

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00:32:32,653 --> 00:32:35,893
Speaker 4: the top four team that haven't quite made the next step.

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00:32:36,453 --> 00:32:38,413
Speaker 4: And then they faded a little bit or they had

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00:32:38,453 --> 00:32:41,173
Speaker 4: a couple ups and downs now after that. But yeah,

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00:32:41,213 --> 00:32:43,973
Speaker 4: that was a bit of a bit of a signal,

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Speaker 4: I thought that performance. So I really liked although the

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00:32:45,973 --> 00:32:48,973
Speaker 4: Roosters were good too on the weekend against the Bulldogs,

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Speaker 4: but yeah, I like the Sharks in this one.

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00:32:52,293 --> 00:32:53,253
Speaker 3: Yeah, I see again.

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00:32:53,373 --> 00:32:54,573
Speaker 2: And then it's one of the big one for a

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00:32:54,613 --> 00:32:57,933
Speaker 2: lot of us Sunday afternoon Warriors.

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Speaker 3: Raiders does to go with your heart or your head? Here, Burj,

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00:33:02,693 --> 00:33:03,013
Speaker 3: I was just.

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00:33:03,053 --> 00:33:04,253
Speaker 6: Thinking that your heart or head.

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00:33:04,573 --> 00:33:06,973
Speaker 4: If you go with the head, you say Raiders, they'll

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00:33:06,973 --> 00:33:09,693
Speaker 4: be favorites at the TBL would have thought it's a

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00:33:09,813 --> 00:33:14,533
Speaker 4: big ask for a Warriors team with such a makeshift pack,

692
00:33:15,133 --> 00:33:19,453
Speaker 4: but but they're coming home. They're coming home after a month.

693
00:33:19,853 --> 00:33:21,333
Speaker 4: They've got to sell out crowd. And it's not just

694
00:33:21,413 --> 00:33:22,893
Speaker 4: sell it crowd, it's going to be the biggest crowd

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00:33:22,973 --> 00:33:26,773
Speaker 4: the season because awkleyf c Have put in two seven

696
00:33:26,853 --> 00:33:29,533
Speaker 4: hundred extra seats for the game on Saturday, and they'll

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00:33:29,573 --> 00:33:32,653
Speaker 4: still be there on the Sunday. So the crowd's going

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00:33:32,733 --> 00:33:34,333
Speaker 4: to be near twenty nine thousand, it's going to be

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00:33:34,453 --> 00:33:37,973
Speaker 4: quite and having those that grandstand at the north end

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00:33:38,013 --> 00:33:40,493
Speaker 4: of the ground, it's going to be pretty cool and

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00:33:40,653 --> 00:33:43,573
Speaker 4: going to make a real cauldron. I really thought, so

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00:33:43,773 --> 00:33:47,853
Speaker 4: what's that worth? Six eight points? So that could get

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00:33:47,853 --> 00:33:48,293
Speaker 4: them close?

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00:33:48,373 --> 00:33:49,413
Speaker 6: So I will.

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Speaker 4: Oh shit, I'll go with the Warriors, but I wouldn't

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00:33:54,453 --> 00:33:55,933
Speaker 4: be surprised if the Raiders do it.

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00:33:56,253 --> 00:33:59,693
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'll go with the Warriors as well. I can't

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00:33:59,733 --> 00:34:01,933
Speaker 3: live with myself if I pack against the Warriors. I've

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00:34:01,933 --> 00:34:04,173
Speaker 3: done that enough over the years, particularly on this podcast.

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Speaker 2: But we'll save our State of Origin peak for next

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00:34:06,533 --> 00:34:09,213
Speaker 2: week actually because I will be back with you next

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00:34:09,293 --> 00:34:12,333
Speaker 2: Monday to wrap up that's our Warriors Canberra game and

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Speaker 2: maybe have a closer look at State of Origin one.

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Speaker 2: But that'll do us here for this week on the

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Speaker 2: Big League Podcast. My thanks to you Michael Burgess. Please

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Speaker 2: follow and rate the podcast wherever you listen in My

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Speaker 2: name is Nick Geeley.

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Speaker 3: Have a great week.

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