1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: There's one more regular season game to come this weekend, 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: but we've already selling up top spot in the Hatland Championship, 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 1: so that means a home semi final next weekend. Kenny Edison, 4 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: dropped by a said made have we done the calculations? 5 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: Do we know yet who we're going to be up 6 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: against for that? 7 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,799 Speaker 2: It is a tight, tight competition this year, so let's 8 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 2: play this out aloud. 9 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 3: Look, we're gonna have some fun with this one. 10 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 2: Wangannui sit second on twenty six points, all the way 11 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 2: down to eighth Horrifino Acapiti on twenty one points. 12 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh. 13 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 2: So here's the crazy thing. Wanganui, North Otago and South 14 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 2: Canterbury could all lose at the weekend and if they 15 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 2: lost and other teams picked up bonus points, they could 16 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 2: all miss out on the Meads Cup. Really, so then 17 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 2: we're into who played who and if you did play them, 18 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 2: did you win the head to head? My gosh, did 19 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 2: you finish on the right number of points? Can South 20 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:50,639 Speaker 2: Canterbury still make the top four. 21 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 3: Cricket points? Yeah? 22 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 2: Unbelievable. So so yeah, it's all to play for. As 23 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 2: I say, probably be down at wider Rappa Bush. That's 24 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 2: going to be an absolute rip snorter of a game. 25 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 2: Both teams know a bonus point win could get them 26 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 2: into the Meats Cup semifinals, and I'm sure Tanya would 27 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 2: love the opportunity to come back down to Ashburton to 28 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 2: play in a semi final if they could sneak into fourth. 29 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 3: So that could happen. 30 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, We've gone through every try to work out who 31 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 2: we could play, and the answer is it still could 32 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 2: be anybody. 33 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 3: I think. 34 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: How good is that? 35 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 3: It's brilliant? 36 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: If anything, maybe that helps met Winter and the time 37 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: and the Saints that you know, we can't think too 38 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: far ahead, right, So the challenge directly in front of 39 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: us is this final game, this coming say today, and 40 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: even more so we need to have the focus on 41 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: this because we've only just climbed it Beck after a 42 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: long decade. The hen and Shield goes on the line. 43 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:44,839 Speaker 3: One percent. 44 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 2: I had the pleasure of spending some time with a 45 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 2: team up at Poverty B and one thing that I 46 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 2: have really enjoyed this year being around this squad and 47 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 2: getting to know them is the genuine care for each 48 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 2: other and the fact that they enjoy each other's company. 49 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 2: And Matt and home and Jimmy have put a real 50 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 2: focus on that, and I think they will look at 51 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 2: this game this weekend and they'll only focus on that game. 52 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 2: They know that the semifinals taken care of, they've got 53 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 2: the home semi final. The whole community can get behind 54 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 2: that team that weekend. But this weekend, as you say, 55 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 2: hand and Shield is something that we haven't seen for 56 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 2: a while. We'd love to pop that in a trophy 57 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 2: cabinet for the summer. Yeah, absolutely, and Matt Matt and. 58 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 3: The coaching team will have the team well prepped for it. 59 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 2: And yeah, if we win this weekend, then we've got 60 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 2: to go and do the unthinkable and go undefeated to win. 61 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 3: A Maid's Cup. So there. Yeah, so there's lots to 62 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 3: play for. 63 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: So what are the housekeeping do we need to now? 64 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:46,679 Speaker 2: Well, as I say, that's men and Meningitis Foundation Altio 65 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 2: and New Zealand obviously really close to home for so 66 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 2: many of us, with Jed and Claire Rushton being a 67 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 2: big part of that. So yeah, ten dollars on the gate, 68 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 2: bring cash, bring your card with you. We don't have payWave, 69 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 2: so make sure you bring your hard to be able 70 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 2: to pay at the terminal. 71 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 3: Or bring cash. Under sixteens are. 72 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 2: Free, so we want to continue to make sure that 73 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 2: money is All of that money will go to the court, 74 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: and we'll also be auctioning off the jerseys. 75 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 3: The match born jerseys will get washed. 76 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 2: We will wash them, promise, and we'll auction those off 77 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 2: through trade me. So keep an eye on our social 78 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 2: media links coming out for that. 79 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: They've been some sight clocking strips in previous years. Have 80 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: you been part of the design time for this year's one? 81 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I've worked with the team that have been involved 82 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 2: in putting the jerseys together. No, absolutely cannot but great question. 83 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 2: Yeah from the purple Yeah, we support the color scheme 84 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 2: for the Meningitis Foundation. We've got brilliant partners at Gilbert 85 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 2: New Zealand and they work with us to put the 86 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 2: jersey together, play with the designs, entertain us when we've 87 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 2: got these mad, mad ideas, and then steer us in 88 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 2: the right direction as to. 89 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 3: What they believe will also look good. 90 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 2: So between them and the team that put the jersey together, 91 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 2: we're really proud of what the boys are aware. 92 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: On Saturday and today forgiving material for dead board. 93 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 2: You might want to go size extra for the dad, 94 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 2: but horizontal, Well, there could be the vertical stripes and 95 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 2: more complimentary. 96 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 3: There could be. 97 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 2: Vertical, there could be horizontal. You know, there's I'm going 98 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:23,280 Speaker 2: to give you nothing. You're gonna have to wait and well, 99 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 2: you know it's gonna be it's gonna be epic. And 100 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 2: to know that our community are going to come along 101 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 2: support the Hammers, but ultimately also support a great charity 102 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 2: is it's going to be really cool.