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 --> 00:00:12,907 Speaker 1: from News Talks b A some. 3 00:00:13,027 --> 00:00:14,467 Speaker 2: Stage in the next little while. But let's get you 4 00:00:14,587 --> 00:00:19,027 Speaker 2: across the Tasman. Adam Peacock, our regular Australian correspondent standing 5 00:00:19,067 --> 00:00:22,387 Speaker 2: by to chat to us about sporting matters on that 6 00:00:22,507 --> 00:00:25,427 Speaker 2: side of the ditch. Adam here at Tyler Street Sport 7 00:00:25,427 --> 00:00:28,267 Speaker 2: ahead of the A League Second League of the semi 8 00:00:28,427 --> 00:00:30,587 Speaker 2: later on tonight. Does anybody do you think on that 9 00:00:30,627 --> 00:00:33,707 Speaker 2: side of the Tasman want Auckland FC to win the 10 00:00:33,747 --> 00:00:34,187 Speaker 2: whole thing? 11 00:00:35,347 --> 00:00:39,387 Speaker 3: Oh, I'd say everyone outside the stay to Victoria would absolutely, 12 00:00:40,907 --> 00:00:43,027 Speaker 3: I reckon the two Sydney clubs are the two main 13 00:00:43,067 --> 00:00:45,267 Speaker 3: Sydney clubs in Sydney and Western Sydney. We're on base, 14 00:00:45,907 --> 00:00:48,587 Speaker 3: so don't probably want anyone but Melbourne Victory to pick 15 00:00:48,667 --> 00:00:51,027 Speaker 3: it over the line that this evening in particular and 16 00:00:51,027 --> 00:00:54,067 Speaker 3: then next week probably if if Melbourne City in particular 17 00:00:54,107 --> 00:00:55,667 Speaker 3: make it, which it looks like they will ask that 18 00:00:55,747 --> 00:01:00,307 Speaker 3: advantage first leg. That yeah, that's awfunc I give like 19 00:01:00,547 --> 00:01:03,187 Speaker 3: a bit of a Sydney sc influenced there of course, 20 00:01:03,267 --> 00:01:07,947 Speaker 3: with Steve Character and Terry mcclennan, everyone seeks doing. It's 21 00:01:07,947 --> 00:01:10,787 Speaker 3: singing it from the roof offs. But we've noticed it 22 00:01:10,787 --> 00:01:13,227 Speaker 3: over here about this is how it should be done, 23 00:01:13,507 --> 00:01:16,027 Speaker 3: full stop, about how A league clubs should be built 24 00:01:16,067 --> 00:01:19,787 Speaker 3: from the ground up and the relationships with the local 25 00:01:19,827 --> 00:01:23,267 Speaker 3: football community and everything. So yeah, well done to everyone involved. 26 00:01:23,347 --> 00:01:25,867 Speaker 3: Not done yet obviously the job that they want to accomplish, 27 00:01:25,947 --> 00:01:28,147 Speaker 3: but it's been an amazing starts wanderers. 28 00:01:27,867 --> 00:01:31,307 Speaker 2: Like yeah, indeed, indeed, that's a great analogy. It's a 29 00:01:31,307 --> 00:01:32,467 Speaker 2: slender lead though, adam. 30 00:01:32,547 --> 00:01:33,107 Speaker 3: Just one nil. 31 00:01:33,587 --> 00:01:36,787 Speaker 2: Melbourne Victory have got one of the best attacking rosters 32 00:01:37,107 --> 00:01:39,307 Speaker 2: in the A League, but across three games they haven't 33 00:01:39,347 --> 00:01:43,067 Speaker 2: managed to score against Auckland FC. What's your prediction, Not 34 00:01:43,067 --> 00:01:45,267 Speaker 2: for the score necessarily, but what might happen tonight. 35 00:01:46,187 --> 00:01:52,507 Speaker 3: They do have weapons Melbourne Victory to like this afternoon, 36 00:01:52,547 --> 00:01:55,867 Speaker 3: this evesning is there. I can imagine that that crowd 37 00:01:55,987 --> 00:01:59,587 Speaker 3: is going to lift Auckland players to do to go 38 00:01:59,627 --> 00:02:02,507 Speaker 3: above and beyond, which which should happen in an occasion 39 00:02:02,547 --> 00:02:05,027 Speaker 3: like this. That Melbourn Victory has the type of player 40 00:02:05,067 --> 00:02:08,747 Speaker 3: that can kind of all that and not really care. 41 00:02:08,827 --> 00:02:12,907 Speaker 3: I'm looking at one Daniel Arzani in particular, that watched 42 00:02:12,987 --> 00:02:16,107 Speaker 3: him against Western Sydney Wanderers in that away elimination final 43 00:02:16,147 --> 00:02:18,987 Speaker 3: and he was given a free role and they could 44 00:02:19,027 --> 00:02:21,907 Speaker 3: not quite get a handle on him. So he likes 45 00:02:22,187 --> 00:02:25,667 Speaker 3: occasions like that. He doesn't get flustered, so to speak. 46 00:02:25,707 --> 00:02:28,667 Speaker 3: So they've got attacking weapons who can hit on the brake. 47 00:02:28,827 --> 00:02:30,627 Speaker 3: Say if Auckland have a lot of the ball because 48 00:02:30,627 --> 00:02:33,347 Speaker 3: they're at home and they're feeling comfortable and playing well, 49 00:02:33,427 --> 00:02:36,947 Speaker 3: that they can still pose danger. But yeah, you'd have to, 50 00:02:37,387 --> 00:02:39,667 Speaker 3: like looking at it from a complete neutral like I am. 51 00:02:39,707 --> 00:02:42,387 Speaker 3: For this one, you still have to favor Aukland just 52 00:02:42,387 --> 00:02:44,667 Speaker 3: by virtue of the fact that that they're going to 53 00:02:44,947 --> 00:02:47,147 Speaker 3: have this crowd behind him. It's going to be in Dane. 54 00:02:47,227 --> 00:02:49,707 Speaker 2: Yeah, it will. It will be quite something to behold 55 00:02:49,707 --> 00:02:52,107 Speaker 2: of it. Later on this afternoon, he's sticking with football 56 00:02:52,147 --> 00:02:55,827 Speaker 2: and pasta Cooglu in charge of Tottenham and now in 57 00:02:55,867 --> 00:02:58,787 Speaker 2: position of silver where they beat Manchester United one mill 58 00:02:59,107 --> 00:03:02,907 Speaker 2: in the Europa League Final on Thursday morning in Bill Boo. 59 00:03:03,267 --> 00:03:07,467 Speaker 2: Where does this achievement rank in terms of football achievements 60 00:03:07,507 --> 00:03:09,107 Speaker 2: by Australians. 61 00:03:09,587 --> 00:03:13,067 Speaker 3: Yeah, we've been asking that question over here this week 62 00:03:13,107 --> 00:03:16,267 Speaker 3: and it's gone beyond football it's like, okay, frame it 63 00:03:16,307 --> 00:03:20,467 Speaker 3: in the entire sporting landscape about achievements in a coaching sense, 64 00:03:20,507 --> 00:03:23,067 Speaker 3: and not many people could come up with a clear answer. 65 00:03:23,067 --> 00:03:25,627 Speaker 3: So he's definitely in the conversation and in the football sense, 66 00:03:26,187 --> 00:03:29,827 Speaker 3: it's right up there with our greatest moments. And we've 67 00:03:29,827 --> 00:03:32,427 Speaker 3: seen moments, but I'll steak it to individuals. We had 68 00:03:33,427 --> 00:03:36,067 Speaker 3: John Marsen played in an FA Cup final or in 69 00:03:36,107 --> 00:03:39,187 Speaker 3: the fifties. That was our first kind of moment. Craig 70 00:03:39,267 --> 00:03:44,787 Speaker 3: Johnston winning an FA Cup with Liverpool, Mark Bosneys, Robbie 71 00:03:44,787 --> 00:03:48,467 Speaker 3: Slater winning Premier League medals, Harry Cowley he played in 72 00:03:48,467 --> 00:03:50,867 Speaker 3: the Champions League from Liverpool of them one, but he 73 00:03:50,907 --> 00:03:52,627 Speaker 3: came off injured and he's still part of it. So 74 00:03:53,147 --> 00:03:56,347 Speaker 3: you're up there. But from a coaching center, there's no comparison, 75 00:03:56,467 --> 00:03:58,827 Speaker 3: absolutely no comparison. And now and she can write his 76 00:03:58,867 --> 00:04:01,267 Speaker 3: own ticket. It feels like it at either Spurs or 77 00:04:01,267 --> 00:04:01,827 Speaker 3: somewhere else. 78 00:04:02,107 --> 00:04:04,627 Speaker 2: Does it feel as though he'll stay at Tottenham? 79 00:04:04,947 --> 00:04:06,827 Speaker 3: Yeah, Well, they had a bus parade of a night 80 00:04:06,987 --> 00:04:10,147 Speaker 3: out time and he said there that he said to 81 00:04:10,187 --> 00:04:12,707 Speaker 3: the crowd about you know how he had that famous 82 00:04:12,707 --> 00:04:15,267 Speaker 3: school of that. I don't usually win things in my 83 00:04:15,307 --> 00:04:17,747 Speaker 3: second season. I always win thinks in my second season, 84 00:04:17,787 --> 00:04:19,587 Speaker 3: and in the end of it it got proved right. 85 00:04:20,267 --> 00:04:22,947 Speaker 3: It's just it's been funny watching the internet react to 86 00:04:22,947 --> 00:04:25,347 Speaker 3: that in the first place. But it's such a great, 87 00:04:25,387 --> 00:04:28,347 Speaker 3: quite iconic quote now and all stick forever. But he 88 00:04:28,427 --> 00:04:30,707 Speaker 3: said to the open top bus forrade he goes. One 89 00:04:30,747 --> 00:04:33,907 Speaker 3: thing I know about the great television series a really 90 00:04:33,947 --> 00:04:37,627 Speaker 3: good one. Season three is better than season two, brilliant. 91 00:04:37,667 --> 00:04:40,107 Speaker 3: I don't know. It sounds like he wants to stay, 92 00:04:40,227 --> 00:04:42,427 Speaker 3: but I get the feeling a few things I'll have 93 00:04:42,467 --> 00:04:46,627 Speaker 3: to change behind the scenes about him getting what he wants. 94 00:04:46,627 --> 00:04:49,147 Speaker 3: And we don't know this story, but it's just trying 95 00:04:49,187 --> 00:04:51,507 Speaker 3: to line it all up. It feels like that's something 96 00:04:51,347 --> 00:04:54,387 Speaker 3: going on in the last eight months there at Spurs 97 00:04:54,427 --> 00:04:56,067 Speaker 3: that Angel was an overly chuffed to it. 98 00:04:57,187 --> 00:05:01,187 Speaker 2: Let's move to Rugby League. State of origin is all 99 00:05:01,227 --> 00:05:04,867 Speaker 2: but upon us. Game one is this coming Wednesday, sun 100 00:05:04,867 --> 00:05:08,267 Speaker 2: Corpse Stadium, then to Earth and then the third and 101 00:05:08,347 --> 00:05:11,747 Speaker 2: final game is beck in Sydney, New South Wales. When 102 00:05:11,787 --> 00:05:14,907 Speaker 2: it last year, wouldn't you South Wales be be favorite 103 00:05:14,987 --> 00:05:20,107 Speaker 2: for twenty twenty five, maybe. 104 00:05:19,027 --> 00:05:22,387 Speaker 3: Just perhaps their best player or their best board anyway, 105 00:05:22,747 --> 00:05:26,267 Speaker 3: playing half is still under an injury cloud, and then 106 00:05:26,387 --> 00:05:27,947 Speaker 3: the guys haven't been able to get a lot of 107 00:05:27,947 --> 00:05:29,987 Speaker 3: work in on them on the field. I understand this 108 00:05:30,067 --> 00:05:32,707 Speaker 3: week as much as they pass on to because their 109 00:05:32,907 --> 00:05:34,787 Speaker 3: field got floted up there because of the rain that 110 00:05:34,827 --> 00:05:37,947 Speaker 3: we've had here in Sydney. So yeah, I call it 111 00:05:37,987 --> 00:05:42,347 Speaker 3: fifty to fifty, especially with the game one in Brisbane, Queensland. 112 00:05:42,507 --> 00:05:44,267 Speaker 3: They picked a pretty good side, a bit better than 113 00:05:44,307 --> 00:05:46,347 Speaker 3: they had last year. They had that sords last year, 114 00:05:46,387 --> 00:05:50,627 Speaker 3: so that really hurt them. But it's straight down the 115 00:05:50,627 --> 00:05:54,507 Speaker 3: middle pining. I literally can't suit them. And yeah, both teams, 116 00:05:54,507 --> 00:05:56,827 Speaker 3: as you know, in sporting occasions like this, they're probably 117 00:05:56,827 --> 00:05:59,387 Speaker 3: trying to claim underdog status, which really when they kick 118 00:05:59,387 --> 00:06:02,947 Speaker 3: off it doesn't matter. But yeah, it's tight, it's really tight. 119 00:06:03,067 --> 00:06:04,867 Speaker 2: Yeah, it couldn't be better for a sporting contest for 120 00:06:05,347 --> 00:06:07,387 Speaker 2: a neutral anyway, which of us over here are. So 121 00:06:07,387 --> 00:06:09,907 Speaker 2: I look forward to state of origin. Just before we 122 00:06:09,947 --> 00:06:12,307 Speaker 2: go in r L, the Warriors played the Raiders. Actually 123 00:06:12,307 --> 00:06:14,947 Speaker 2: that's twenty four hours after the football on the same 124 00:06:14,987 --> 00:06:18,747 Speaker 2: patch of grass, So massive weekend to go media mount 125 00:06:18,787 --> 00:06:21,987 Speaker 2: smart this weekend. Warriors know that they can move level 126 00:06:22,027 --> 00:06:26,427 Speaker 2: with the Bulldogs, who rather surprisingly got quite soundly beaten 127 00:06:27,067 --> 00:06:30,067 Speaker 2: the other night by the Dolphins. Do you think the 128 00:06:30,147 --> 00:06:32,147 Speaker 2: Warriors can beat the Raiders tomorrow night? 129 00:06:33,027 --> 00:06:37,667 Speaker 3: Yeah? Yeah, Like this is it's weird what has happened 130 00:06:37,827 --> 00:06:40,827 Speaker 3: since they first played this season? Isn't it in Vegas? 131 00:06:41,227 --> 00:06:45,827 Speaker 3: And it's like, well, okay, the Warriors going to finish 132 00:06:45,907 --> 00:06:48,387 Speaker 3: with a wooden spoon out of that one watching it 133 00:06:48,467 --> 00:06:50,787 Speaker 3: and going on, I'm a Sean Johnson, I hope, but 134 00:06:51,827 --> 00:06:54,427 Speaker 3: wow have they have? They come good? And it's a 135 00:06:54,427 --> 00:06:56,787 Speaker 3: real opportunity for these sides that Raiders are put into 136 00:06:56,827 --> 00:06:59,587 Speaker 3: it as well about not making very far but perhaps 137 00:06:59,667 --> 00:07:03,387 Speaker 3: winning a title because his normal are inconsistent, pennis have 138 00:07:03,507 --> 00:07:05,947 Speaker 3: dropped off. How could they not give them the players 139 00:07:05,947 --> 00:07:07,947 Speaker 3: that they press and they lose five of their best 140 00:07:07,947 --> 00:07:10,067 Speaker 3: to play a game against New carpor stuff. And so 141 00:07:10,467 --> 00:07:12,747 Speaker 3: what I'm saying is this as open as you can 142 00:07:12,827 --> 00:07:16,907 Speaker 3: possibly imagine our title race, and the Warrior is one 143 00:07:16,947 --> 00:07:20,467 Speaker 3: of those sides that aren't greatly affected by Origin Canberra. 144 00:07:20,747 --> 00:07:23,107 Speaker 3: I think it's Huts and young. A lot of miss 145 00:07:23,147 --> 00:07:26,107 Speaker 3: Ononers don't really lose anyone. Miss Barnett of course, for 146 00:07:26,187 --> 00:07:29,427 Speaker 3: the Warriors, but yeah, yeah, it's a bothy good game 147 00:07:29,427 --> 00:07:31,707 Speaker 3: of footy and Canberra are good to watch, so whatever 148 00:07:31,707 --> 00:07:33,747 Speaker 3: the case is going to be with fun game of footy, 149 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:35,867 Speaker 3: but Warrior's favorite for that and yeah they're looking pretty 150 00:07:35,907 --> 00:07:38,187 Speaker 3: good to make a search and so forth. 151 00:07:38,227 --> 00:07:40,107 Speaker 2: Yeah, well let's hope, so we'll keep our fingers crossed. 152 00:07:40,107 --> 00:07:42,907 Speaker 2: Always great to catch up with Australian sporting matters with you, Adam, 153 00:07:42,907 --> 00:07:45,587 Speaker 2: and enjoy your weekend and we'll latch out again next Saturday. 154 00:07:45,907 --> 00:07:47,027 Speaker 3: Sez finning have everyone. 155 00:07:47,227 --> 00:07:49,507 Speaker 2: Yeah a good one too, mate. 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