1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: Sport with tab bed Live with in playing there responsibly. 2 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 2: Elliott Smith, sports talk hosters of me. Hey, Elliott, So, 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 2: Billy Slater doesn't love what rugby leage's. 4 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 3: Doing, Yes, is it's not necessary? I think the words 5 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 3: were a little bit extreme. We talked yesterday obviously about 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 3: the ten year band that Peter Landy's in, the ARL 7 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 3: or the NRL are pushing forward, and Billy Slater doesn't 8 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 3: think it's necessary, believes that they should back the game 9 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 3: that they've got it, believes it's at the best it's 10 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 3: ever been in terms of entertainment factors, that of origin 11 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 3: this year the NRL finals, and not really worry about 12 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 3: what are three sixty is doing. I kind of agree 13 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 3: with you. 14 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 2: He's got a point. I mean, R three sixty is 15 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 2: at best a threat to world rugby, not rugby league. 16 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 3: No, but it's interesting that all the players from the 17 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,319 Speaker 3: NRAL that have been linked with these huge salaries are 18 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 3: by and large league players more so than union plays. 19 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 2: Why do you think that is right? Because I was 20 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: under the theory is that it's because they can't get 21 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 2: any world any rugby union players. But I thought it 22 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:00,959 Speaker 2: was simply because Saudi rugby can see whetherynamic players are 23 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 2: and it's rugby league. 24 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 3: Quite possibly, But is signing pain Hass going to start 25 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 3: kickstart R three sixty and get it on the map worldwide? 26 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 3: I'd argue that that rugby union players are more well 27 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 3: known worldwide than a lot of those league players. Yeah 28 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 3: so what so what's the what's in it for them? 29 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 3: Are they going to be able to sell more tickets 30 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 3: as a result of these league players going over? 31 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 2: Yeah? So they haven't got the star powers you're arguing, but. 32 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 3: Boy, they've got the leagues they do. 33 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 2: Yes, I don't mean in a sexy one, no, just 34 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 2: sense of. 35 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 3: Being running fast and all that. But to me it's 36 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 3: I think if you're the NRL, you just kind of 37 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 3: don't worry about it, do you. It's not going to 38 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 3: blight the game, I don't think. I don't think there's 39 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 3: a risk that any one of any relevance is going 40 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 3: to go. 41 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 2: Are they worried that? 42 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 3: Are you sure? 43 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 2: Because Artie is. 44 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 3: This is the back end of his career. Yeah, I'm 45 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 3: talking players in their prime, like a pain Hess, like 46 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 3: a Res Walsh. They're not going to go. I would 47 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 3: be stunned if they go. Okay, you look, look a 48 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 3: huge amount of money. They're being off a huge amounts 49 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 3: of money, but for what what are they playing? There's 50 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 3: no intel the R three sixty you doesn't even have 51 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 3: a website. 52 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: Okay. 53 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 2: The hole in your argument is if it is just 54 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 2: players at the tail end of their career, then the 55 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 2: NRL wouldn't be doing this, would they were a team years. 56 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 3: That's right, That's what I mean. I'm not sure why 57 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:15,959 Speaker 3: they're so worried. 58 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 2: Because are they Are they hearing that it's other players? 59 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 3: Maybe they are because we haven't go because they think 60 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 3: they maybe players will break their contract like Sonny Buill 61 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 3: did back in the day. 62 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 2: If you're listening to what's being whispered, right, it's hundreds 63 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 2: of players who have these offers in front of them. Yes, 64 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 2: So when we're talking about the RT yeses and the 65 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 2: so and so, we're like we know about three, right, 66 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,519 Speaker 2: or maybe at best we know about a dozen. It's 67 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 2: not touching the sides of who's been offered. So maybe 68 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 2: the threat is greater than we think. 69 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 3: And maybe if look, if they get a big fish, 70 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 3: then a few more fish start following. 71 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 2: Now listen, I can't believe the Colm Games is going 72 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 2: to India's that's. 73 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:48,119 Speaker 3: How excited you. 74 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 2: No, not at all. 75 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 3: We thought the Commworth Games are dead a year ago. 76 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 2: It's like sort of slightly happy about that as well. 77 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 3: Lasgo comes on board and saves it for twenty twenty six. Yes, 78 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 3: under a reduced I think it's ten day program. They've 79 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 3: got rid of rugby seven's, they got rid of a 80 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,799 Speaker 3: lot of the entertaining sports out of there, and I 81 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 3: met a bad twenty thirty lining up going to be 82 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 3: rubber Stam next month. Now this is good news for Heather, 83 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 3: for New Zealand, who had said their sights on twenty 84 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 3: thirty four about three years ago I think it was. 85 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 3: And then in the interim the Coomwath Games basically died. 86 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 3: So for New Zealand, at the Komwath Games are back 87 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:19,399 Speaker 3: a life again. 88 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, when you say good news, good news, because it's 89 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 2: going to be bloody expensive to host this thing. 90 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 3: No more good news at the Komwoav Games are actually 91 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 3: going to be still going by that point, because what's 92 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 3: the point in targeting twenty thirty four if they weren't 93 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 3: going at all? 94 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 2: Well, I said, yeah, well absolutely, I mean I'm in 95 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 2: two minds. I'm not convinced by the U get along. 96 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 3: To the Bowls if they were here, Oh hard out. 97 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 2: I can't think of anything better. I'm just not convinced 98 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 2: by the economic argument for hosting them. But listen the 99 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 2: twenty thirty games. Are they the ones that were supposed 100 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 2: to be in Canada? 101 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 3: Yes? Okay, so we found a host for them. 102 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 2: Oh ya, Ali back whoo. I'm not into this, Elliott, 103 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 2: Thank you, Elliott Smith. SportsTalk Coasting, We're back at seven this. 104 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: Evening for more from me Hither Duplessy Allen Drive. 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