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 --> 00:00:11,507 Speaker 1: from News Talks. 3 00:00:11,627 --> 00:00:15,067 Speaker 2: Ed b into the NRL's Top four after victory over 4 00:00:15,107 --> 00:00:16,987 Speaker 2: the Dragons at Mount Smart last night. 5 00:00:17,067 --> 00:00:20,467 Speaker 3: The Warriors each are closer. Boy, those are timeing. They 6 00:00:20,467 --> 00:00:24,907 Speaker 3: got on to Harris Tavita shop for Neo turi vetus 7 00:00:24,947 --> 00:00:27,467 Speaker 3: away from the line of the Warriors. Here's the last 8 00:00:27,587 --> 00:00:32,627 Speaker 3: they hit the shots of It chart the past. 9 00:00:33,147 --> 00:00:36,427 Speaker 2: Yeah, the second of Adam Pompey's two second half tries 10 00:00:36,507 --> 00:00:39,547 Speaker 2: helping the Warriors come back from ten kneel down after 11 00:00:39,587 --> 00:00:44,227 Speaker 2: twenty three minutes to win fourteen ten and snap a 12 00:00:44,227 --> 00:00:47,267 Speaker 2: three game losing streak. Assistant coach of the Warriors, Rich 13 00:00:47,307 --> 00:00:50,667 Speaker 2: Agar is whether, Rich congratulations on the win. How was 14 00:00:50,707 --> 00:00:53,747 Speaker 2: the range of emotions in the coaching box throughout the 15 00:00:53,787 --> 00:00:56,427 Speaker 2: eighty minutes last night? 16 00:00:56,507 --> 00:00:59,667 Speaker 4: Yeah? Do some frustrations at times? I think I think 17 00:00:59,707 --> 00:01:03,507 Speaker 4: some of our frustrations obviously were self inflicted. You know, 18 00:01:04,427 --> 00:01:06,987 Speaker 4: our effort were really really good on might again, but 19 00:01:07,947 --> 00:01:12,547 Speaker 4: you know, our game was certainly punctuated with some yeah, 20 00:01:12,587 --> 00:01:17,547 Speaker 4: pretty fundamentally easy errors and we spent big time, you know, 21 00:01:17,587 --> 00:01:19,587 Speaker 4: both in the first half and the second half at 22 00:01:19,587 --> 00:01:23,267 Speaker 4: sometimes the possession swings were sort of sixty forty and 23 00:01:23,307 --> 00:01:27,267 Speaker 4: seventy thirty, which you know, he has a fair adverse 24 00:01:27,267 --> 00:01:31,547 Speaker 4: effect on your energy levels. And you know, we just 25 00:01:31,667 --> 00:01:34,587 Speaker 4: robbed ourselves with a lot of opportunity to play down 26 00:01:34,627 --> 00:01:37,107 Speaker 4: their end. But I thought, I thought we did show 27 00:01:37,187 --> 00:01:39,147 Speaker 4: good energy, and I thought we showed a good energy 28 00:01:39,227 --> 00:01:41,547 Speaker 4: to move the ball at times, and we got out 29 00:01:41,587 --> 00:01:43,947 Speaker 4: of his own end pretty well. We just you know, 30 00:01:44,267 --> 00:01:46,387 Speaker 4: we were sort of playing on scraps in good ball. 31 00:01:46,507 --> 00:01:49,587 Speaker 4: But I thought we came off the ropes after those 32 00:01:49,627 --> 00:01:54,227 Speaker 4: sort of possession swings and yeah, some six agains and 33 00:01:54,227 --> 00:01:56,427 Speaker 4: some penalties in there. I thought we came off the ropes, 34 00:01:56,987 --> 00:01:59,147 Speaker 4: you know, pretty well in what we were tight and 35 00:01:59,587 --> 00:02:03,627 Speaker 4: very tough game, the sort of ball in place scores 36 00:02:03,667 --> 00:02:07,467 Speaker 4: that have come back today and the intensity scores were 37 00:02:07,667 --> 00:02:11,147 Speaker 4: probably the second highest we've had all seasons. So yeah, 38 00:02:11,147 --> 00:02:13,187 Speaker 4: it would it would have. It would have pretty tough 39 00:02:13,187 --> 00:02:14,027 Speaker 4: and taxing game. 40 00:02:14,307 --> 00:02:15,907 Speaker 2: I want to talk about some of the things you've 41 00:02:16,107 --> 00:02:19,027 Speaker 2: mentioned there in terms of the self infliction etcyred of moment. 42 00:02:19,067 --> 00:02:21,987 Speaker 2: But after three straight losses, Rich, how important is just 43 00:02:21,987 --> 00:02:24,667 Speaker 2: getting a win rather than the manner in which you achieved. 44 00:02:26,387 --> 00:02:29,147 Speaker 4: Yeah, good good question. Well, well, first of all, it's 45 00:02:29,307 --> 00:02:32,387 Speaker 4: very important and you know we would away. Last week 46 00:02:32,627 --> 00:02:36,187 Speaker 4: I watched I watched the Dragons play and played very 47 00:02:36,267 --> 00:02:39,467 Speaker 4: very well again Cronalla and the commentary on the TV, 48 00:02:39,587 --> 00:02:43,827 Speaker 4: and that was saying about the Dragons record again again 49 00:02:43,907 --> 00:02:47,107 Speaker 4: top eight teams, and I sort of thought, the question 50 00:02:47,147 --> 00:02:49,267 Speaker 4: at the moment is what's the top eight team? Because 51 00:02:50,067 --> 00:02:51,947 Speaker 4: there's teams that are in and out of the eight, 52 00:02:52,027 --> 00:02:55,707 Speaker 4: but there's teams like the Dragons playing exceptionally well. You know, 53 00:02:55,707 --> 00:02:57,867 Speaker 4: there's teams when you're going down to almost eleventh and 54 00:02:57,907 --> 00:03:01,627 Speaker 4: twelve position that you like, everybody's just capable of beating 55 00:03:01,627 --> 00:03:03,907 Speaker 4: anybody at the moment. And you know, we came up 56 00:03:03,907 --> 00:03:06,627 Speaker 4: again aside in good form, and I think on back 57 00:03:06,627 --> 00:03:09,187 Speaker 4: of three defeats, you know, one of them very close one. 58 00:03:10,347 --> 00:03:11,947 Speaker 4: It was just important for us to get the win 59 00:03:12,027 --> 00:03:16,307 Speaker 4: for sure, and obviously an opportunity because of the previous 60 00:03:16,427 --> 00:03:18,867 Speaker 4: night's results to put ourselves in the top four. So 61 00:03:19,827 --> 00:03:21,747 Speaker 4: you know, it's in our hands. It's been it's been 62 00:03:21,987 --> 00:03:25,387 Speaker 4: a long season and we've had a lot of a 63 00:03:25,427 --> 00:03:27,547 Speaker 4: lot of things to contend with along the way, but 64 00:03:28,867 --> 00:03:31,507 Speaker 4: you know, we're in there. We're still fighting and you know, 65 00:03:31,547 --> 00:03:33,507 Speaker 4: I know we're a team that we will fight to 66 00:03:33,547 --> 00:03:33,907 Speaker 4: the death. 67 00:03:34,307 --> 00:03:36,267 Speaker 2: There are a couple of instances late in the game where 68 00:03:36,267 --> 00:03:41,027 Speaker 2: the Dragons made line breaks, desperate scrambling by Warriors defenders. 69 00:03:41,027 --> 00:03:43,547 Speaker 2: How proud were you of your players and moments like 70 00:03:43,587 --> 00:03:45,747 Speaker 2: that and managing to hold them out, especially given the 71 00:03:45,787 --> 00:03:48,667 Speaker 2: fact that you know, a week ago against you know, 72 00:03:48,987 --> 00:03:51,907 Speaker 2: or against the Dolphins previously, you know that that scored late. 73 00:03:52,067 --> 00:03:53,787 Speaker 2: How proud were you of your team last night in 74 00:03:53,827 --> 00:03:55,147 Speaker 2: those in those closing minutes. 75 00:03:55,787 --> 00:03:57,707 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, I've got to say, the play that 76 00:03:57,707 --> 00:04:00,387 Speaker 4: they put on from their own end, what a good play, 77 00:04:00,507 --> 00:04:03,467 Speaker 4: you know, a really well executed, tough play to defend. 78 00:04:03,467 --> 00:04:05,187 Speaker 4: But yeah, we had a lot of white shirts back 79 00:04:06,427 --> 00:04:09,147 Speaker 4: ready to scramble us online and thought, I thought we 80 00:04:09,227 --> 00:04:11,387 Speaker 4: got that through the evening. You know, we conceded a 81 00:04:11,427 --> 00:04:15,067 Speaker 4: couple of tries on our right again, and that's an 82 00:04:15,107 --> 00:04:18,227 Speaker 4: area that undoubtedly we've We've just got to keep working harder. 83 00:04:18,387 --> 00:04:21,387 Speaker 4: You know. I know a lot of I guess criticism 84 00:04:21,427 --> 00:04:25,867 Speaker 4: has come down's way, but I don't think that quite 85 00:04:26,107 --> 00:04:28,347 Speaker 4: tells the full story, do you know what I mean? 86 00:04:28,427 --> 00:04:31,587 Speaker 4: I think it's very much a collective and we've still 87 00:04:31,587 --> 00:04:33,227 Speaker 4: got to come up with some better answers than what 88 00:04:33,227 --> 00:04:36,067 Speaker 4: we did last night. But I thought generally our scramble, 89 00:04:37,467 --> 00:04:40,627 Speaker 4: I think people will point to the hias, but I 90 00:04:40,627 --> 00:04:43,307 Speaker 4: think the possession scores, and certainly at second half when 91 00:04:43,347 --> 00:04:46,587 Speaker 4: it were creeping up to seventy thirty, So that takes 92 00:04:46,747 --> 00:04:51,867 Speaker 4: enormous amount of impact on your energy levels. And with 93 00:04:51,947 --> 00:04:54,947 Speaker 4: a ball in play and the intensity game being as 94 00:04:55,067 --> 00:04:57,187 Speaker 4: high as it is, I think those last moments to 95 00:04:57,187 --> 00:05:00,027 Speaker 4: get so many people back scrambling like they did, you know, 96 00:05:00,027 --> 00:05:02,827 Speaker 4: it shows a real good spirit and desire from our guys. 97 00:05:03,107 --> 00:05:06,307 Speaker 2: Indeed, so when you when you do a tech the 98 00:05:06,427 --> 00:05:08,507 Speaker 2: a week, you hit and you look back at your 99 00:05:08,507 --> 00:05:10,587 Speaker 2: review of this as you've seen on this chair and 100 00:05:10,667 --> 00:05:12,667 Speaker 2: Andrew Wibster said last night, you know you're making it 101 00:05:12,667 --> 00:05:15,987 Speaker 2: hard for yourselves on occasions. What are the work ons, rich, 102 00:05:16,027 --> 00:05:17,947 Speaker 2: What will you focus your attention on a hit of 103 00:05:17,987 --> 00:05:18,947 Speaker 2: the tit ends next week? 104 00:05:21,027 --> 00:05:22,907 Speaker 4: Oh look, I think I think we've got to double 105 00:05:22,947 --> 00:05:26,107 Speaker 4: down on what we're doing well as much as what 106 00:05:26,107 --> 00:05:29,107 Speaker 4: we've got to improve. I thought we showed a good 107 00:05:29,227 --> 00:05:33,427 Speaker 4: propensity to you know, take ques and play some short sides, 108 00:05:33,467 --> 00:05:35,667 Speaker 4: play some off flow move the ball from our own end. 109 00:05:35,707 --> 00:05:37,427 Speaker 4: I thought we gained a lot of energy from that, 110 00:05:37,507 --> 00:05:41,907 Speaker 4: and we weren't afraid to. You know, we certainly didn't 111 00:05:41,987 --> 00:05:46,707 Speaker 4: play in in a pragmatic style. I think importantly we've 112 00:05:46,747 --> 00:05:49,387 Speaker 4: we've still got to keep improving our strike, but we 113 00:05:49,507 --> 00:05:51,867 Speaker 4: want to get more opportunities down there and back by 114 00:05:51,907 --> 00:05:56,027 Speaker 4: staying down there and and some of those errors, unfortunately 115 00:05:56,067 --> 00:05:58,787 Speaker 4: we're just fundamental errors. People dropping the ball and dropping 116 00:05:58,827 --> 00:06:00,947 Speaker 4: the ball in contact. The one thing I will say, 117 00:06:00,987 --> 00:06:03,507 Speaker 4: we're out on the field for warm up and there 118 00:06:03,547 --> 00:06:05,747 Speaker 4: way an absence of any wind last night, so what 119 00:06:05,747 --> 00:06:11,467 Speaker 4: we found the balls actually were incredibly greasy and sulpy 120 00:06:11,547 --> 00:06:16,427 Speaker 4: last night. It were a difficult, real difficult night for that. 121 00:06:16,587 --> 00:06:19,787 Speaker 4: But without a doubt those areas which we just got 122 00:06:19,787 --> 00:06:21,987 Speaker 4: a wide matter of a game. And I think sometimes 123 00:06:23,827 --> 00:06:25,907 Speaker 4: if you look last night, some of those instances that 124 00:06:26,067 --> 00:06:29,427 Speaker 4: are purely and simply an individual thing. You know, we'll 125 00:06:29,467 --> 00:06:31,267 Speaker 4: work out on our skill and make sure that we're 126 00:06:31,307 --> 00:06:33,987 Speaker 4: delivering the ball as well as we can, but sometimes 127 00:06:33,987 --> 00:06:39,307 Speaker 4: it's just it's just a little concentration or someone that's 128 00:06:39,347 --> 00:06:42,307 Speaker 4: not got the the right goods in contact. But it 129 00:06:42,467 --> 00:06:46,107 Speaker 4: certainly hurt us last night. You know, we conceded a 130 00:06:46,147 --> 00:06:49,507 Speaker 4: lot of position and positioning. You know that we don't, 131 00:06:49,627 --> 00:06:51,307 Speaker 4: you know, we don't, we don't. They're right at that 132 00:06:51,387 --> 00:06:53,947 Speaker 4: point to to have a crack at the tie line. 133 00:06:53,947 --> 00:06:57,667 Speaker 4: And yeah, we had a couple of guys that probably 134 00:06:57,787 --> 00:06:59,667 Speaker 4: probably had one or two areas more than we would 135 00:06:59,667 --> 00:07:00,427 Speaker 4: have liked last night. 136 00:07:01,027 --> 00:07:04,107 Speaker 2: Are you expecting any any playspake next week? Presumably? Could 137 00:07:04,147 --> 00:07:06,747 Speaker 2: cayple to Molly Martin that the concussion I should be Okay, 138 00:07:06,947 --> 00:07:08,387 Speaker 2: rock o'bierry, you see your chance? 139 00:07:09,547 --> 00:07:13,147 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think so. It's still early dogs, but I 140 00:07:13,187 --> 00:07:18,987 Speaker 4: think the three guys there that you mentioned, yeah, they'll 141 00:07:18,987 --> 00:07:21,747 Speaker 4: all be They'll all be contention. I think Rocco will 142 00:07:21,747 --> 00:07:25,587 Speaker 4: certainly after pass some physical tests and tick some boxes 143 00:07:25,667 --> 00:07:28,507 Speaker 4: during the week as well. The guys that I had 144 00:07:28,507 --> 00:07:30,987 Speaker 4: the head knocks. But to be fair to my to 145 00:07:31,067 --> 00:07:34,027 Speaker 4: Mary felt all right last Saturday. You know literally you 146 00:07:34,107 --> 00:07:36,827 Speaker 4: got in the changing rooms after the game, you were like, now, fine, 147 00:07:36,867 --> 00:07:40,107 Speaker 4: and he will find within you know, within seconds of 148 00:07:40,107 --> 00:07:42,787 Speaker 4: it happening. But you know, the protocols are there for 149 00:07:42,827 --> 00:07:44,867 Speaker 4: a reason for his own protection. But you know, both 150 00:07:44,947 --> 00:07:47,947 Speaker 4: those guys that you know will be backing for training 151 00:07:47,987 --> 00:07:51,307 Speaker 4: and good to go for selection next week and fingers 152 00:07:51,307 --> 00:07:53,587 Speaker 4: crossed we can you know, we can get Rocco to 153 00:07:53,627 --> 00:07:54,627 Speaker 4: the start line as well. 154 00:07:54,707 --> 00:07:56,787 Speaker 2: Good stuff. And just to finish, just back to the 155 00:07:56,787 --> 00:07:58,387 Speaker 2: point you made before a bet, what actually is a 156 00:07:58,427 --> 00:08:01,027 Speaker 2: top eight side? Because you look at the games that 157 00:08:01,067 --> 00:08:03,227 Speaker 2: have been you know, played this weekend the line. I mean, 158 00:08:03,347 --> 00:08:05,107 Speaker 2: I'm not sure if you saw the Rooster's Bulldogs game 159 00:08:05,187 --> 00:08:08,467 Speaker 2: last night, Rich, but the Roosters did a job on 160 00:08:08,507 --> 00:08:11,187 Speaker 2: the Bulldogs. It's really really hard from game to game 161 00:08:11,267 --> 00:08:12,987 Speaker 2: to pick what's going to happen, isn't it. 162 00:08:13,747 --> 00:08:16,467 Speaker 4: Well that's my point and there's probably not many sporting 163 00:08:16,507 --> 00:08:19,107 Speaker 4: competitions in the world so much parroting it as what 164 00:08:19,187 --> 00:08:22,227 Speaker 4: bes in the NRL. So if you're in our positions 165 00:08:22,267 --> 00:08:30,507 Speaker 4: as coach, you're support the sport. It's you know, it 166 00:08:31,027 --> 00:08:34,747 Speaker 4: makes for you know, an amazing contest. And the finals 167 00:08:34,787 --> 00:08:37,467 Speaker 4: have almost been gone, I guess in terms of the 168 00:08:37,547 --> 00:08:40,627 Speaker 4: race for the for the top four, and you know, 169 00:08:40,627 --> 00:08:42,507 Speaker 4: I think people for a while saying the top four 170 00:08:42,507 --> 00:08:44,507 Speaker 4: are done. The top four is far from done. And 171 00:08:45,547 --> 00:08:48,387 Speaker 4: if you look at the fixtures over the last storry 172 00:08:48,427 --> 00:08:51,107 Speaker 4: over the next three week there could be some real 173 00:08:51,227 --> 00:08:54,107 Speaker 4: twists and turns still to go in this competition, yet 174 00:08:54,187 --> 00:08:56,227 Speaker 4: not only for top four but top eight as well. 175 00:08:56,267 --> 00:08:59,307 Speaker 4: So as we say for the for the competition, it's 176 00:09:00,427 --> 00:09:04,627 Speaker 4: it's wonderful for our stress levels, yeah, it's not as wonderful. 177 00:09:05,667 --> 00:09:07,187 Speaker 2: Well, I hope you can relax at least for the 178 00:09:07,227 --> 00:09:09,627 Speaker 2: rest of the weekend before you start planning the week ahead. Rich. 179 00:09:09,667 --> 00:09:11,947 Speaker 2: Thanks for your time, has always made and well done 180 00:09:11,987 --> 00:09:12,907 Speaker 2: on the result last night. 181 00:09:13,907 --> 00:09:15,947 Speaker 4: Oh, I appreciate it, Jason, Thank you mate. 182 00:09:15,747 --> 00:09:17,827 Speaker 2: No, thank you, rich, Rich, I got They're assistant coach 183 00:09:18,067 --> 00:09:21,867 Speaker 2: of the Warriors. Look fairly pragmatic, wasn't he. We're not perfect, 184 00:09:22,227 --> 00:09:24,667 Speaker 2: we were nowhere close to it, but you get the win. 185 00:09:25,427 --> 00:09:28,587 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 186 00:09:28,707 --> 00:09:31,987 Speaker 1: to News Talk sed B weekends from midday, or follow 187 00:09:32,027 --> 00:09:33,587 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio