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Speaker 1: Other side of the equation is the Blues coach vern

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Speaker 1: cottter Verne morning to you. Why, Mike, who would have

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Speaker 1: thought all those years ago at the Steamers that when

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Speaker 1: you were looking at that mc McMillan guy, he was

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Speaker 1: going to be a coach opposing you in a big final.

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Speaker 1: Isn't life funny? Ah?

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Speaker 2: Yeah it is. But he's always had those qualities and

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Speaker 2: as a leader, and he loves the game, so I'm

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Speaker 2: not surprised that he's done so well.

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Speaker 1: Tell me how you got toy Poloto right? I mean,

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Speaker 1: how does that work?

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Speaker 2: There was just a process, day by day. Process did

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Speaker 2: look good at the start, but we've had cases of

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Speaker 2: this before where players improved quickly and gain confidence enough

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Speaker 2: to say I'll have a crack. So I went through

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Speaker 2: that process Monday, strapped up and felt good. Tuesday went

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Speaker 2: through a robust session, collisions and all the things that

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Speaker 2: you need to have in the game at the top level.

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Speaker 2: And he just looked at me, smile and said, I'm good.

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Speaker 1: That's amazing. What's his value?

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Speaker 2: Are well? Miserable? Really? And the fact that he's one

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Speaker 2: of our senior players, He's a leader, He's instrumental in

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Speaker 2: putting everything in place around set peace. He's very good

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Speaker 2: in collisions and carries and gives boys around him confident.

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Speaker 2: So it's been it's been a good boost for us.

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Speaker 1: What value or weight do you give the home ground.

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Speaker 2: Thing on a final? I think there is. I think

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Speaker 2: there is going into it. Once the referee blows, is

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Speaker 2: will still your start. Any minutes you're in, you're up

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Speaker 2: and down, and momentum shifts and all the emotions are

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Speaker 2: there for spectators and even players themselves. So it's the

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Speaker 2: eighty minister counts and both teams will have prepared well

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Speaker 2: and other chiefs are reasonably confident coming to Eden Park.

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Speaker 2: But it is our home ground and the boys are

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Speaker 2: very proud to play there and they'll feel the support

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Speaker 2: from our supporters. So it's a little bit good battle.

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Speaker 1: Good stuff. Boon go well, appreciate it very much, Boon Gotter,

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Speaker 1: who's the the Blues coach. Of course, Elliott's going to

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Speaker 1: do the call for us best in the business. It

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Speaker 1: is seventeen minutes away from mate.

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