1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: Jason Pine, sports talkhosters of Mayd Piney Heather how Good Grace. 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: Minutes later, Grace is included in the squad. 3 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 2: It must have been the quickest ever approval of an 4 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 2: eligibility exemption in the history of sport. You know, as 5 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 2: soon as the rules changed, Grace Wiki got her eligibility 6 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,760 Speaker 2: request for an exemption in Look, if there was any 7 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 2: delay at nemt All New Zealand headquarters, I'd be very surprised. 8 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 2: Rub a stamp that get her in the team. And look, 9 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 2: I am very very pleased that this has played out 10 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 2: the way that it has because a year ago when 11 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 2: Grace Wiki said, look, I'm going to go and plan 12 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 2: in Australia because I want to improve myself as a player, 13 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:38,919 Speaker 2: there was no guarantee that she'd be able to play 14 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 2: for New Zealand again unless the eligibility rules were examined 15 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 2: and changed. They have been the Grace Wiki rule, we'll 16 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 2: call it from now on, and good to see that 17 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:48,959 Speaker 2: sanity has prevailed. 18 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 1: Now. There are rumors right that the likes of Karen 19 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: Berger are also going to go over and play over 20 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: in Australia and still be selected of the Silver Ferns 21 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: are you hearing that kind of thing, I. 22 00:00:57,640 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 2: Am yep, and I think it will happen. I think 23 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 2: this opens up the not the floodgates, that's the wrong word, 24 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: but it certainly opens the door for others to do 25 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 2: the same. They're not all going to get a gig 26 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 2: over there, Heather. Let's not forget that that's a really 27 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 2: strong competition in Australia with a lot of good Australian players. 28 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 2: But yeah, the likes of Karen Berger maybe a few 29 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 2: others will be looking across there and saying, okay, well, 30 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 2: now I know that playing there doesn't affect myself a 31 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 2: fern's eligibility. I'll have a bit of a closer look 32 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 2: at it. So we'll wait and see how many do 33 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 2: actually make that move. 34 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: Right, So this is the end for the Warriors in 35 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: terms of the top four. 36 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 2: Feels like to a even though they're in one point 37 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 2: outside the top four, the top four at the moment 38 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 2: just feel like the top four. They're playing that way. Raiders, Storm, Bulldogs, Panthers. 39 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 2: The Warriors, much as they are still you know, mathematically, 40 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 2: absolutely a chance, they're just not playing like a top 41 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 2: four team at the moment. Injuries have played their part, obviously, 42 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 2: but three consecutive defeats. The only shred of I guess 43 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 2: or you know, the sliver of hope is that the 44 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 2: teams in the top four all have to play one 45 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 2: another to varying agree so they'll take points off one another. 46 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 2: If the Warriors were able to string a late season 47 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 2: run together and win their last four games, they might 48 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 2: still be a chance. But they're gonna have to play 49 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 2: a heck of a lot bitter than they have been. 50 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: What do you think about the news that's Mighty Martin 51 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: has signed again? 52 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm pleased. You know, a good player. If you 53 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 2: if you keep a good player at your club, I 54 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 2: think you're happy. He must have been convinced that he 55 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 2: was going to get a decent crack, because at the 56 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 2: start of the season everybody thought Luke Metcalff you know, 57 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 2: might have to wait wait in line behind to Mighty Martin. 58 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 2: He would be given the seven jumper hasn't been, so Yeah, 59 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 2: he must have been convinced by Andrew Webster that his 60 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 2: opportunities would continue to be forthcoming. So yeah, it's a 61 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 2: good piece of business. 62 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: Listen, just really quickly, are you worried at all about 63 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 1: the Super Rugby super Round being played at the New 64 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: Stadium and christ it's just like days after they get 65 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: handed the keys. 66 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 2: N I can't wait, I can't wait for it. 67 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, your total confidence. This will be okay. 68 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 2: Are you worried we're gonna have to go out to 69 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 2: Eddington out of that Apollo Project stadium for super Round? Imagine? 70 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 2: Oh sorry, it's not quite ready. 71 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,079 Speaker 1: Yeah, this does happen. Thank you, Piney, every seas she 72 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,959 Speaker 1: had to, Jason listened to, chortling away, Jason pine Sports 73 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: Stalk Coast. You'll be back at seven this. 74 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 2: Evening for more from Heather Duplessy Allen Drive. Listen live 75 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 2: to News Talks a B from four pm weekdays, or 76 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 2: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.