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 --> 00:00:12,027 Speaker 1: from newstalk ZEDB. 3 00:00:12,627 --> 00:00:16,427 Speaker 2: Across the Tasman to discuss Australian sporting issues with our 4 00:00:16,467 --> 00:00:19,427 Speaker 2: regular correspondent Adam Peacock. Adam, thanks for joining us. Actually, 5 00:00:19,427 --> 00:00:23,907 Speaker 2: can we start with meteorological issues? How much impact has 6 00:00:23,987 --> 00:00:27,467 Speaker 2: Cyclone Alfred had on sport in the state of Queensland. 7 00:00:28,467 --> 00:00:31,467 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, it's wiped out sport up there and probably 8 00:00:31,467 --> 00:00:34,667 Speaker 3: will for next week as well in terms of saying 9 00:00:34,787 --> 00:00:36,507 Speaker 3: not so much the professional sphere, but it's. 10 00:00:36,427 --> 00:00:37,587 Speaker 4: Also wiped out a bit of that. 11 00:00:37,627 --> 00:00:39,307 Speaker 3: There was meant to be a couple of AFL games 12 00:00:39,347 --> 00:00:42,587 Speaker 3: up there on the Gold Coast and Brisbane to open 13 00:00:42,627 --> 00:00:46,027 Speaker 3: their season this year. That's been wiped away and they've 14 00:00:46,027 --> 00:00:49,787 Speaker 3: had to call those off. Conversely, the NRL basically got 15 00:00:49,787 --> 00:00:53,347 Speaker 3: the Dolphins, who are both near Brisbane, to fly down 16 00:00:53,387 --> 00:00:55,787 Speaker 3: to Sydney and they reversed the fixture with South Sydney, 17 00:00:55,787 --> 00:00:59,027 Speaker 3: which was pretty nimble thinking and I think pretty much 18 00:00:59,027 --> 00:01:01,067 Speaker 3: everyone agreed with it, apart from a few and a 19 00:01:01,107 --> 00:01:03,107 Speaker 3: couple of players stayed back in Brisbane, which is fair 20 00:01:03,187 --> 00:01:06,067 Speaker 3: enough to tend the matters back there. Because it's hitting 21 00:01:06,427 --> 00:01:09,067 Speaker 3: we speak. Basically, it's across the coast this morning and 22 00:01:09,507 --> 00:01:13,867 Speaker 3: it's there. But yeah, racing, local, football, local, everything is 23 00:01:13,947 --> 00:01:16,547 Speaker 3: called off and it's a state of emergency out there, 24 00:01:16,587 --> 00:01:18,947 Speaker 3: so we'll wait and see how badly it gets flood. 25 00:01:18,987 --> 00:01:21,267 Speaker 3: I've got a bad feeling that it could cop a 26 00:01:21,267 --> 00:01:24,867 Speaker 3: bit to Brisbane and the surrounding areas. So yes, sport 27 00:01:24,907 --> 00:01:25,627 Speaker 3: takes a back seat. 28 00:01:26,267 --> 00:01:29,507 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely right. There has been some sport though over 29 00:01:29,507 --> 00:01:31,027 Speaker 2: the last little while. In fact, the start of the 30 00:01:31,027 --> 00:01:35,467 Speaker 2: AFL season, what happens here there's an opening round before 31 00:01:35,587 --> 00:01:36,307 Speaker 2: round one. 32 00:01:36,227 --> 00:01:39,667 Speaker 4: Is that right, Yeah, so they try to get a 33 00:01:39,667 --> 00:01:40,067 Speaker 4: bit clever. 34 00:01:40,147 --> 00:01:44,347 Speaker 3: The AFL under a Week zero basically, and then there's 35 00:01:44,347 --> 00:01:48,947 Speaker 3: the opening roundown in Melbourne. I don't know why, I'm 36 00:01:49,067 --> 00:01:52,227 Speaker 3: trying to scratch my head. I'm thinking that maybe because 37 00:01:52,467 --> 00:01:54,627 Speaker 3: the week zero games are two games in Sydney, two 38 00:01:54,707 --> 00:01:59,627 Speaker 3: games in Brisbane or in Southeast Queensland. So I had 39 00:01:59,627 --> 00:02:02,547 Speaker 3: the Swans get beaten by Hawthorne last night at the SCG, 40 00:02:02,707 --> 00:02:05,427 Speaker 3: forty thousand, great crowd and everything, But then next week 41 00:02:05,467 --> 00:02:07,107 Speaker 3: they have all the games for the rest of the 42 00:02:07,147 --> 00:02:11,027 Speaker 3: country and including you know, Melbourne gets activated. But it's 43 00:02:11,067 --> 00:02:13,507 Speaker 3: grand pre weekend down me running clon PRIX. 44 00:02:13,587 --> 00:02:15,587 Speaker 4: So I don't know why they've done this schedule. It 45 00:02:15,667 --> 00:02:16,667 Speaker 4: seems a bit strange. 46 00:02:16,667 --> 00:02:21,347 Speaker 3: Why don't you just back yourself and start normally because 47 00:02:21,707 --> 00:02:23,987 Speaker 3: I think they're now looking at it like, oh NRL 48 00:02:24,067 --> 00:02:25,987 Speaker 3: does this, they go to Vegas and have a big 49 00:02:26,027 --> 00:02:26,907 Speaker 3: thing and blah blah blah. 50 00:02:26,907 --> 00:02:27,947 Speaker 4: We've got to do something different. 51 00:02:28,267 --> 00:02:31,587 Speaker 3: It'd be weird. Just look after yourself. So yeah, anyway, 52 00:02:31,747 --> 00:02:32,827 Speaker 3: seasons underway, yep. 53 00:02:33,227 --> 00:02:35,227 Speaker 2: We'll keep tabs on of across the next few months, 54 00:02:35,227 --> 00:02:38,027 Speaker 2: as we will the NRL season, which is also underway, 55 00:02:38,027 --> 00:02:40,787 Speaker 2: as you mentioned, started in Vegas last weekend. The Warriors 56 00:02:40,827 --> 00:02:42,667 Speaker 2: didn't have much of a time there on the field anyway, 57 00:02:42,747 --> 00:02:44,227 Speaker 2: not sure about what they got up to off the field, 58 00:02:44,227 --> 00:02:49,547 Speaker 2: but the season is underway with a couple of close 59 00:02:49,587 --> 00:02:53,227 Speaker 2: contests last night pretty low scoring as well in the 60 00:02:53,227 --> 00:02:55,667 Speaker 2: West Tiger's Night's game and the Rabbitos Dolphins. 61 00:02:56,227 --> 00:02:57,907 Speaker 3: Yeah, there was a bit of weather around in Sydney 62 00:02:57,947 --> 00:03:00,907 Speaker 3: last night, so you know, first first proper game of 63 00:03:00,947 --> 00:03:04,547 Speaker 3: the season, wet ball. That makes things a bit difficult 64 00:03:04,627 --> 00:03:07,107 Speaker 3: be totally fluid in attacks to rely on the other 65 00:03:07,147 --> 00:03:11,027 Speaker 3: things that coaches lub relying on, like resilience and effort 66 00:03:11,107 --> 00:03:14,507 Speaker 3: and all that. Benji Marshall's filthy that West Tiger's let 67 00:03:14,507 --> 00:03:16,107 Speaker 3: ones that last night. I think that was a real 68 00:03:16,187 --> 00:03:18,947 Speaker 3: game to be game to take for the Tigers who 69 00:03:18,947 --> 00:03:21,387 Speaker 3: are trying to rebuild and get away from the wooden spoon. 70 00:03:22,347 --> 00:03:24,107 Speaker 3: I don't think Newcastle are going to set the world 71 00:03:24,187 --> 00:03:27,227 Speaker 3: on fire either, So those two I'm not sure their 72 00:03:27,307 --> 00:03:30,147 Speaker 3: final aspirens. But there two sides that wanted to win 73 00:03:30,227 --> 00:03:33,747 Speaker 3: last night, and Newcastle didn't and South without a number 74 00:03:33,747 --> 00:03:36,547 Speaker 3: of their stars including Cam Murray and La Tromp Mitchell 75 00:03:36,667 --> 00:03:39,427 Speaker 3: got it done over the depleted as mentioned Dolphins. 76 00:03:39,467 --> 00:03:41,867 Speaker 4: But yeah, the weather played a part in all that 77 00:03:41,947 --> 00:03:42,347 Speaker 4: last night. 78 00:03:42,547 --> 00:03:44,187 Speaker 2: How do you feel about the chances of your seat 79 00:03:44,187 --> 00:03:45,547 Speaker 2: Eagles in twenty twenty five? 80 00:03:46,627 --> 00:03:51,787 Speaker 3: Pretty good. I'm pretty happy with the addition of Jazz Tavanga. 81 00:03:52,227 --> 00:03:55,067 Speaker 3: Actually from what he's a player that we need. Our 82 00:03:55,107 --> 00:03:58,147 Speaker 3: foard pack isn't certainly as good as our back line. 83 00:03:58,267 --> 00:04:01,267 Speaker 3: Mind you, our back line is pretty hot, so that's 84 00:04:01,307 --> 00:04:03,627 Speaker 3: been the issue for Manly that the ability to stop 85 00:04:03,667 --> 00:04:05,987 Speaker 3: other teens getting on a roll. So Chazz hopefully comes in. 86 00:04:06,587 --> 00:04:09,067 Speaker 3: I saw he's listed as number nine as a hooker tonight. 87 00:04:09,427 --> 00:04:13,387 Speaker 3: I'm not sure he's going to actually play there, but yeah, 88 00:04:13,987 --> 00:04:15,707 Speaker 3: I still don't think we have enough depth. I think 89 00:04:16,227 --> 00:04:18,547 Speaker 3: landing around five to eight on the ladder would be 90 00:04:19,107 --> 00:04:21,387 Speaker 3: about the ideal situation for the Emily of this season. 91 00:04:21,507 --> 00:04:23,707 Speaker 2: Does it feel like the Storm the Panthers and then 92 00:04:23,747 --> 00:04:25,627 Speaker 2: a big gap to the rest. Is that still the case? 93 00:04:26,347 --> 00:04:28,787 Speaker 3: Yeah, Well, everyone's tipping the Storm, like bigging up the 94 00:04:28,787 --> 00:04:31,947 Speaker 3: Storm big. Basically, they haven't lost, they've gained a bit, 95 00:04:32,227 --> 00:04:34,347 Speaker 3: and they get all the good players and they kept fit. 96 00:04:34,387 --> 00:04:38,067 Speaker 4: They're going to be like a real hard, hard team 97 00:04:38,147 --> 00:04:38,507 Speaker 4: to stop. 98 00:04:38,627 --> 00:04:41,067 Speaker 3: And I think people looking at penrith Gon eventually it's 99 00:04:41,107 --> 00:04:43,147 Speaker 3: going to have to tell losing players being. 100 00:04:42,987 --> 00:04:44,507 Speaker 4: Chipped away the year after year. 101 00:04:44,627 --> 00:04:48,867 Speaker 3: So yeah, I think Storm and then a pack including Penris. 102 00:04:49,307 --> 00:04:52,667 Speaker 3: But around that it's there for some team to jump 103 00:04:52,707 --> 00:04:55,547 Speaker 3: out like a bulldog SI last season. They could improve 104 00:04:55,587 --> 00:04:59,467 Speaker 3: again this season, not sure. So it's pretty open underneath that. 105 00:04:59,547 --> 00:05:01,667 Speaker 3: But everyone's pretty keen on the Storm, all right. 106 00:05:01,907 --> 00:05:04,667 Speaker 2: A couple of other matters to discuss. Steve Smith, after 107 00:05:04,747 --> 00:05:07,787 Speaker 2: Australia's exit from the Champions Trophy at the semi final 108 00:05:07,787 --> 00:05:11,067 Speaker 2: stage earlier this week, has announced his retirement from one 109 00:05:11,147 --> 00:05:14,107 Speaker 2: day international cricket. He'll still play T twenty and Test matches. 110 00:05:14,227 --> 00:05:18,187 Speaker 2: Any surprise here, a little. 111 00:05:17,947 --> 00:05:18,587 Speaker 4: Bit of a surprise. 112 00:05:18,627 --> 00:05:20,227 Speaker 3: It was so abrupt, But when you look at it 113 00:05:20,307 --> 00:05:21,987 Speaker 3: and think all it's the long way to the twenty 114 00:05:22,067 --> 00:05:24,027 Speaker 3: twenty seven World Cup and he wants to go and 115 00:05:24,027 --> 00:05:31,427 Speaker 3: play franchise franchise cricket everywhere. Yeah, so it makes sense 116 00:05:31,467 --> 00:05:32,947 Speaker 3: when you look at it like that. It just happened 117 00:05:32,987 --> 00:05:35,387 Speaker 3: so quickly, twenty four hours after the Champions Trophy boss. 118 00:05:35,427 --> 00:05:37,867 Speaker 4: But yeah, amazing career. Two World Cup wins. 119 00:05:37,907 --> 00:05:40,107 Speaker 2: Not bad, not bad indeed. And just before you go, 120 00:05:40,227 --> 00:05:42,267 Speaker 2: I saw some foota John line last night of a 121 00:05:42,387 --> 00:05:45,627 Speaker 2: National Premier League football game. This is obviously not the 122 00:05:45,667 --> 00:05:48,067 Speaker 2: A League, but the one you know, all the States 123 00:05:48,107 --> 00:05:50,707 Speaker 2: have their own NPL or National Premier League, and it 124 00:05:50,787 --> 00:05:53,787 Speaker 2: was from a Preston Lions game against South Melbourne and 125 00:05:53,827 --> 00:05:55,987 Speaker 2: it was absolutely packed. 126 00:05:56,907 --> 00:05:59,147 Speaker 3: Nine thours out of suburban ground. 127 00:05:59,827 --> 00:06:04,187 Speaker 4: It looked unreal, It's sounded unreal. Yeah, it was just a. 128 00:06:04,147 --> 00:06:07,307 Speaker 3: Great performance by everyone off fil there at precedent to 129 00:06:07,307 --> 00:06:10,147 Speaker 3: be able to get a crew like that to the 130 00:06:10,187 --> 00:06:13,427 Speaker 3: ground and it's not an outlier for that club. I 131 00:06:13,467 --> 00:06:16,907 Speaker 3: would say Pioney that I'm really impressed with what Auckland 132 00:06:17,067 --> 00:06:21,187 Speaker 3: FC has done off the pitch to kind of congregate 133 00:06:21,187 --> 00:06:23,747 Speaker 3: a community not out of nowhere, but bring together the 134 00:06:23,747 --> 00:06:26,507 Speaker 3: football community. But don't have an academy that's gone in 135 00:06:26,507 --> 00:06:28,147 Speaker 3: and Nick and thirty and year rolls off clubs who 136 00:06:28,147 --> 00:06:30,987 Speaker 3: are trying to develop their actually helping them with resources 137 00:06:30,987 --> 00:06:32,747 Speaker 3: to build them up and then bring them in into 138 00:06:32,787 --> 00:06:36,467 Speaker 3: a reserve league and then transition into professional getting a 139 00:06:36,467 --> 00:06:40,387 Speaker 3: great crowd there. Preston have got their local Macedonian community 140 00:06:40,547 --> 00:06:42,987 Speaker 3: right behind the club and they've made Friday nights at 141 00:06:42,987 --> 00:06:45,987 Speaker 3: their home ground an event, so it's a social event 142 00:06:46,027 --> 00:06:48,067 Speaker 3: as much as anything. And going along there and I 143 00:06:48,147 --> 00:06:49,987 Speaker 3: noticed that behind one of the goals there at Auckland 144 00:06:49,987 --> 00:06:51,987 Speaker 3: it feels like a social event as much as anything 145 00:06:52,027 --> 00:06:53,867 Speaker 3: going to watch a game of football as well. 146 00:06:54,027 --> 00:06:55,747 Speaker 4: That's what you need in this day and age. 147 00:06:55,907 --> 00:06:58,027 Speaker 3: You need to make it an event something and there's 148 00:06:58,067 --> 00:07:00,067 Speaker 3: something that the NURL have done really well in the 149 00:07:00,147 --> 00:07:02,027 Speaker 3: last couple of years since COVID to bring people back 150 00:07:02,027 --> 00:07:05,147 Speaker 3: through the gates and yeah, Preston hats off doing it 151 00:07:05,147 --> 00:07:07,667 Speaker 3: as well as anyone in Australia and football about getting 152 00:07:07,867 --> 00:07:10,947 Speaker 3: your community around your football club and making something of it. 153 00:07:11,067 --> 00:07:13,987 Speaker 2: Yeah, terrific scenes. It was great to say lost the 154 00:07:14,067 --> 00:07:17,107 Speaker 2: cover off. We've done it. I think let's catch up 155 00:07:17,107 --> 00:07:17,987 Speaker 2: again next Saturday. 156 00:07:18,707 --> 00:07:19,387 Speaker 4: Sound good mate. 157 00:07:19,507 --> 00:07:22,947 Speaker 2: Thanks Madam Vicock. There our Australian correspondent ran about this 158 00:07:22,987 --> 00:07:25,507 Speaker 2: time every Saturday afternoon on Weekend Sport. 159 00:07:26,107 --> 00:07:29,307 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 160 00:07:29,387 --> 00:07:32,707 Speaker 1: to news Talks at B weekends from midday, or follow 161 00:07:32,747 --> 00:07:34,347 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio