1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,547 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport Podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,747 Speaker 1: from News Talks ed B. 3 00:00:12,587 --> 00:00:14,987 Speaker 2: As always on a Saturday afternoon, we get you across 4 00:00:14,987 --> 00:00:17,667 Speaker 2: the Tasman to discuss and unpick some of the big 5 00:00:17,667 --> 00:00:22,387 Speaker 2: sporting issues in Australia. A restraining correspondent Adam Peacock is 6 00:00:22,387 --> 00:00:23,947 Speaker 2: with us. How are you today, Adam? 7 00:00:25,427 --> 00:00:29,147 Speaker 3: Busy? Yes, I've got to like you recently had a 8 00:00:30,307 --> 00:00:33,867 Speaker 3: child reaching a life milestone. I think yours was Your 9 00:00:33,947 --> 00:00:36,627 Speaker 3: daughter was twenty one, not that long ago, minds to 10 00:00:36,667 --> 00:00:39,147 Speaker 3: turn eighteen. So I've got two as an adult household, 11 00:00:39,427 --> 00:00:41,307 Speaker 3: not acting like it. 12 00:00:41,307 --> 00:00:44,307 Speaker 2: It's taking after her father and not acting her age 13 00:00:44,307 --> 00:00:47,427 Speaker 2: at all. Oh well, congratulations and I hope the day 14 00:00:47,467 --> 00:00:49,627 Speaker 2: goes well. Before you can get stuck into it, let's 15 00:00:49,627 --> 00:00:51,347 Speaker 2: talk about a sport on your side of the Tasman. 16 00:00:51,867 --> 00:00:54,507 Speaker 2: Reports this week Adam of a meeting between Rugby Australia 17 00:00:54,587 --> 00:00:58,427 Speaker 2: CEO Phil war and former Wallaby's coach Michael Checker. Now 18 00:00:58,707 --> 00:01:01,227 Speaker 2: could Michael Checker be being lined up to return as 19 00:01:01,307 --> 00:01:04,387 Speaker 2: Wallaby's Coachman Joe Shmut you know, calls it a day 20 00:01:04,387 --> 00:01:05,667 Speaker 2: in a few months. 21 00:01:06,507 --> 00:01:09,587 Speaker 3: I reckon, I reckon, Phil wore the CEO is just 22 00:01:09,627 --> 00:01:13,267 Speaker 3: casting a line at the moment and seeing what's out there. 23 00:01:13,267 --> 00:01:15,187 Speaker 3: I mean, it's obviously something that he didn't want to 24 00:01:15,187 --> 00:01:17,707 Speaker 3: be doing in an ideal world. Joe Schmid's the coach 25 00:01:17,787 --> 00:01:20,387 Speaker 3: for the next couple of years and Phil All doesn't 26 00:01:20,427 --> 00:01:22,587 Speaker 3: need to go on the go on the recruitment drive. 27 00:01:22,667 --> 00:01:26,147 Speaker 3: But that's where it is right now. Michael Checker when 28 00:01:26,147 --> 00:01:29,267 Speaker 3: he left the Wallabies and I reckon he did damn 29 00:01:29,267 --> 00:01:32,307 Speaker 3: well with the talent at his disposal. He got the 30 00:01:32,307 --> 00:01:34,867 Speaker 3: absolute most out of that group. Were each a World 31 00:01:34,947 --> 00:01:38,907 Speaker 3: Cup final, and you know, going into that World Cup final, 32 00:01:38,907 --> 00:01:42,467 Speaker 3: I remember, yeah, you guys are favorites, but we're a 33 00:01:42,547 --> 00:01:44,387 Speaker 3: chance on the basis that this team can play some 34 00:01:44,387 --> 00:01:47,667 Speaker 3: pretty exciting rugby. It didn't quite work out that the 35 00:01:47,667 --> 00:01:50,147 Speaker 3: next World Cup felt like the natural cycle that ended. 36 00:01:50,587 --> 00:01:52,387 Speaker 3: And then ever since the Wallabies had just been in 37 00:01:52,387 --> 00:01:54,707 Speaker 3: the state of fox, highlighted by that disaster at the 38 00:01:54,787 --> 00:01:56,787 Speaker 3: last World Cup. With that he doon't so they want 39 00:01:56,787 --> 00:01:58,307 Speaker 3: to get this one right and they've reached out to 40 00:01:58,347 --> 00:02:00,627 Speaker 3: Michael Checker again. I think they realized that this group 41 00:02:00,707 --> 00:02:04,107 Speaker 3: is building, that the super rugby has got off to 42 00:02:04,147 --> 00:02:07,267 Speaker 3: a positive start over here. Obviously the the three main 43 00:02:07,307 --> 00:02:09,787 Speaker 3: candidates Aside from that, but the three guys who are 44 00:02:09,827 --> 00:02:13,027 Speaker 3: in charge of New South Last, Queensland and the Brumbies. 45 00:02:13,067 --> 00:02:15,827 Speaker 3: I think there are romantics over here, probably think Stephen 46 00:02:15,867 --> 00:02:18,027 Speaker 3: Markin would be a good fit for the Pumbies coach, 47 00:02:18,107 --> 00:02:21,387 Speaker 3: but a lot of the hard knows rugby types of 48 00:02:21,467 --> 00:02:24,027 Speaker 3: thinking that LEAs Kiss, who has been around the rugby 49 00:02:24,107 --> 00:02:26,707 Speaker 3: environment ever since you retired from rugby league is now 50 00:02:26,707 --> 00:02:29,387 Speaker 3: the Queensland coach, might be a better option. But yeah, 51 00:02:29,587 --> 00:02:33,027 Speaker 3: there's no there's no down the path scenario at the moment. 52 00:02:33,067 --> 00:02:35,107 Speaker 3: I think they're very much still in there. Let's see 53 00:02:35,107 --> 00:02:38,667 Speaker 3: what's out there, see who we could possibly recruit, and 54 00:02:38,707 --> 00:02:40,827 Speaker 3: then refine it a bit as the year goes on. 55 00:02:40,907 --> 00:02:43,267 Speaker 2: All right, we'll follow that with interest across the year. 56 00:02:43,347 --> 00:02:46,027 Speaker 2: Let's go to the Champions Trophy. We're all very excited 57 00:02:46,307 --> 00:02:48,867 Speaker 2: about crickets Champions Trophy, Adam, because we had a good 58 00:02:48,867 --> 00:02:51,987 Speaker 2: one over Pakistan and a couple of days since India 59 00:02:52,067 --> 00:02:54,107 Speaker 2: doing a number on Bangladesh and then last night South 60 00:02:54,147 --> 00:02:58,307 Speaker 2: Africa fairly comfortable against Afghanistan. Australia England tonight. We'll always 61 00:02:58,307 --> 00:03:01,627 Speaker 2: love competition between these two Nations is the Champions trophy. 62 00:03:01,867 --> 00:03:03,747 Speaker 2: Got any cut through though on your side of the. 63 00:03:03,787 --> 00:03:07,507 Speaker 3: Dutch not a lot, not a huge amount. But I 64 00:03:07,547 --> 00:03:10,347 Speaker 3: think if say Travis Head goes off, then all of 65 00:03:10,387 --> 00:03:15,387 Speaker 3: a sudden becomes headline news. So look, we're without five 66 00:03:15,467 --> 00:03:19,467 Speaker 3: or six of our arguably are starting eleven or our 67 00:03:19,467 --> 00:03:23,467 Speaker 3: first eleven should say not starting eleven. But it's going 68 00:03:23,507 --> 00:03:26,427 Speaker 3: to be really, really difficult because Australia white ball cricket, 69 00:03:26,587 --> 00:03:28,947 Speaker 3: aside from Adam Zamper, over the last few years, has 70 00:03:28,987 --> 00:03:31,827 Speaker 3: based itself around when we've had success around the big 71 00:03:31,827 --> 00:03:35,427 Speaker 3: three Hazelwood Stark comments, who are all not there? So 72 00:03:36,027 --> 00:03:38,027 Speaker 3: for us to contend, it's going to be a mighty 73 00:03:38,107 --> 00:03:41,227 Speaker 3: task for all of a sudden. Spencer Johnson and Nathan 74 00:03:41,227 --> 00:03:43,667 Speaker 3: Allis are the two front line quicks and they've got 75 00:03:43,707 --> 00:03:46,347 Speaker 3: spin around that. So yeah, it's going to be tricky 76 00:03:46,347 --> 00:03:49,547 Speaker 3: against England because talking to your mate and our mate 77 00:03:49,787 --> 00:03:52,267 Speaker 3: Brad Hattan, he believes in England we've got a massive 78 00:03:52,267 --> 00:03:55,307 Speaker 3: shout in this in this tournament. He reckons they are 79 00:03:55,347 --> 00:03:57,987 Speaker 3: just playing around. They got dusted three nail by India 80 00:03:58,027 --> 00:03:59,947 Speaker 3: and a white bull series just before this. He reckons 81 00:03:59,947 --> 00:04:03,587 Speaker 3: they were just adjusting to finding finding out little pockets 82 00:04:03,587 --> 00:04:07,147 Speaker 3: of information about players in certain positions. He reckons with 83 00:04:07,227 --> 00:04:10,947 Speaker 3: their power that they'll probably make the fire. He thinks 84 00:04:10,947 --> 00:04:12,267 Speaker 3: that he can go all the way to the final. 85 00:04:12,787 --> 00:04:15,627 Speaker 3: So I'll wait and see. You're right. It is a 86 00:04:15,627 --> 00:04:18,707 Speaker 3: great contest Australia England and if we beat England, yes, 87 00:04:18,787 --> 00:04:21,867 Speaker 3: it will be headline years. Absolutely fair enough. 88 00:04:21,987 --> 00:04:23,907 Speaker 2: I do like the truncated format here. You know, just 89 00:04:23,947 --> 00:04:26,467 Speaker 2: two groups of four. You play your guys in your Paul, 90 00:04:26,547 --> 00:04:28,227 Speaker 2: then Semis in the finals, All done and dust and 91 00:04:28,267 --> 00:04:29,467 Speaker 2: they'll be back home mid March. 92 00:04:30,987 --> 00:04:33,627 Speaker 3: It's the only way they could possibly do an event 93 00:04:33,747 --> 00:04:35,987 Speaker 3: like this if you're going to crowd the calendar even 94 00:04:36,027 --> 00:04:39,507 Speaker 3: more and have it in between World Cups. You can't 95 00:04:39,507 --> 00:04:41,587 Speaker 3: have a six to eight week tournament. It's just not 96 00:04:41,707 --> 00:04:44,267 Speaker 3: room now because of all the franchise cricket that's being played, 97 00:04:44,267 --> 00:04:47,347 Speaker 3: and you'll end up with a Barthard concept which with 98 00:04:47,467 --> 00:04:49,667 Speaker 3: B teams. So yeah, the right way to do it, 99 00:04:49,707 --> 00:04:51,987 Speaker 3: and it's good to see it's kind of place in 100 00:04:52,027 --> 00:04:52,507 Speaker 3: the calendar. 101 00:04:52,667 --> 00:04:56,027 Speaker 2: And finally today are the Matilda's your Australian women's football team. 102 00:04:56,027 --> 00:05:00,107 Speaker 2: There the She Believes Cup at the moment and yesterday 103 00:05:00,307 --> 00:05:04,227 Speaker 2: against Japan and their first game there are four nill defeat. 104 00:05:04,267 --> 00:05:06,187 Speaker 2: They still don't have a permanent coach, do they to 105 00:05:06,467 --> 00:05:08,347 Speaker 2: Somani is doing the job at the moment. What's going 106 00:05:08,347 --> 00:05:08,747 Speaker 2: on here? 107 00:05:09,587 --> 00:05:11,227 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's gone on a bit too long, I reckon 108 00:05:12,267 --> 00:05:14,467 Speaker 3: unless they've lined up someone who's got a contract that 109 00:05:14,867 --> 00:05:17,987 Speaker 3: they're still contracted and they can't get out of that 110 00:05:18,107 --> 00:05:21,587 Speaker 3: until like May. This is dragged on. I feel a 111 00:05:21,587 --> 00:05:24,987 Speaker 3: bit for Tom Somanne, who's clearly there for a caretaker role. 112 00:05:25,067 --> 00:05:29,027 Speaker 3: He's a he's like a friend of the old uncle 113 00:05:29,067 --> 00:05:31,067 Speaker 3: to all these players. He's known them for a very 114 00:05:31,107 --> 00:05:35,867 Speaker 3: long time. But it's not driving the program forward. And 115 00:05:35,907 --> 00:05:39,067 Speaker 3: that yesterday I wasn't really shocked by it. Japan is 116 00:05:39,107 --> 00:05:42,107 Speaker 3: just so good on the ball technically, they just ran 117 00:05:42,227 --> 00:05:45,667 Speaker 3: rings around us. We just couldn't cope. And that's pretty 118 00:05:45,747 --> 00:05:47,907 Speaker 3: much our first eleven. The pas from maybe Sampiero coming 119 00:05:47,907 --> 00:05:50,907 Speaker 3: back in Mary Fowler once again. She must be so 120 00:05:50,987 --> 00:05:54,387 Speaker 3: frustrated because she is our best player on the ball 121 00:05:54,507 --> 00:05:57,347 Speaker 3: in an attacking sense, but they can't get her the ball. 122 00:05:57,907 --> 00:06:02,627 Speaker 3: So it's just crazy. I would suggest a positional change. 123 00:06:02,627 --> 00:06:05,067 Speaker 3: And Mary Fowl, by the way, is now in terms 124 00:06:05,107 --> 00:06:07,827 Speaker 3: of status here in Australia up there with Sam Kirt, 125 00:06:08,107 --> 00:06:11,107 Speaker 3: but at the moment where we're making her play with 126 00:06:11,147 --> 00:06:15,387 Speaker 3: her like her legs tied together, like it's too hard 127 00:06:15,627 --> 00:06:17,547 Speaker 3: at the moment for her to get on the ball 128 00:06:17,587 --> 00:06:20,187 Speaker 3: and do what she can do. So it's really frustrating 129 00:06:20,187 --> 00:06:22,667 Speaker 3: to watching Matilda's at the moment. And hopefully there's some 130 00:06:22,707 --> 00:06:25,187 Speaker 3: clarity in the next couple of months about who is 131 00:06:25,267 --> 00:06:27,867 Speaker 3: taking over, because all of a sudden it's less than 132 00:06:27,867 --> 00:06:30,867 Speaker 3: twelve months before we host a Nation Cup where we're 133 00:06:30,867 --> 00:06:32,867 Speaker 3: going to fill our stadiums and have the vibes of 134 00:06:32,907 --> 00:06:35,507 Speaker 3: the World Cup in twenty twenty three again. But if 135 00:06:35,547 --> 00:06:39,307 Speaker 3: the team performs nowhere near it, well yeah, it's going 136 00:06:39,307 --> 00:06:40,627 Speaker 3: to look like a bit of an embarrassment. 137 00:06:40,707 --> 00:06:43,387 Speaker 2: Yeah, pretty important coaching change and doesn't get any easier, 138 00:06:43,427 --> 00:06:46,387 Speaker 2: does it. The United States are next for the Matilda's 139 00:06:46,387 --> 00:06:49,227 Speaker 2: on Monday morning, so we'll keep eyes on that as well. 140 00:06:49,347 --> 00:06:51,267 Speaker 2: And I'm always great chatting and enjoy the rest of 141 00:06:51,307 --> 00:06:53,507 Speaker 2: your day and taking your daughter to the pub. I 142 00:06:53,507 --> 00:06:55,347 Speaker 2: guess for the first time, we'll like catch up again 143 00:06:55,387 --> 00:06:55,787 Speaker 2: next week. 144 00:06:56,787 --> 00:06:59,027 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think in a couple of hours time I 145 00:06:59,067 --> 00:07:01,747 Speaker 3: could be standing there staring at the steering at the 146 00:07:01,747 --> 00:07:03,627 Speaker 3: wall with a glass of rose o myhand. So the 147 00:07:03,667 --> 00:07:04,587 Speaker 3: things you do for your kid. 148 00:07:04,547 --> 00:07:07,787 Speaker 2: Day, mate, I hear you. Oh here, let's chet again 149 00:07:07,827 --> 00:07:10,867 Speaker 2: next week. Thanks boy. 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