1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,639 Speaker 1: Jason Pine Weekend Sport hosters with us right now, Piney. 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 2: Hello, Hello, Heather, honey. 3 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: Are you surprised by how strong the squad is that's 4 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: been named to play Italy? 5 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:11,319 Speaker 2: Yep, I am. I am surprised by it. I thought, man, well, 6 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 2: I actually don't mind it in the obviously raisers saying look, 7 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 2: I'm not here to muck about. We are going to 8 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 2: get our best foot forward against Italy and rarely put 9 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 2: them to the sword. I wonder whither whether if they'd 10 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 2: beaten France last weekend and had England Island France, win, win, 11 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 2: win in consecutive weeks, whether this might have been a 12 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 2: different squad. The fact that they lost last week, albeit narrowly. 13 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 2: I wonder whether they said, nop, we're going to make 14 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 2: sure that the last test of the year is one 15 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 2: that we can to hang our hats on. And they've 16 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 2: put out it's about as strong as squad as they 17 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 2: could have put out. 18 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: Right. Yes, it's not necessarily about winning and securing the win. 19 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: It's about getting the maximum amount of maximum numbers on 20 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: that board. 21 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think the win is almost inevitable, isn't it. 22 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 2: Sixteen games between these two sixteen wins for the All Blacks. 23 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 2: The average winning margin across all that time is fury 24 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 2: nine points. So look, I think we all accept that 25 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 2: the All Blacks will win this one comfortably. But yeah, 26 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 2: they could really go to town. I think what we're 27 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 2: all looking forward to seeing and hoping to see is 28 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 2: a cohesive performance. I'm not sure that there's been an 29 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 2: eighty minute performance all year by the All Blacks, and 30 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,479 Speaker 2: that's not necessarily unusual. But yeah, the fact that he's 31 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 2: put out his strongest side would suggest that he's very, 32 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 2: very keen racer to finish twenty twenty four. 33 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: And a high. Ethan's back, isn't he? 34 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 2: He is back? Good to see him back. 35 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: No, he's not necessarily back because he's being a good 36 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: good boy will fit. It's because tom Ty Williams is injured, 37 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: isn't it. 38 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 2: Look I'm not really, I'm not really in possession of 39 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 2: all of the facts. I don't think to make a 40 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 2: judgment on that if. 41 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: Us are, because that looks like they're not telling. 42 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 2: Us what's up. I don't know. 43 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: We'll find out is injured, isn't he. 44 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 2: Well he's not the twenty three, so yes, I think 45 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 2: he is. He was listed your neck injury. 46 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, okay, so last game for Sam Caine, last 47 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: game for TJ, is it right? 48 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 2: Yep? That's right. So ye can will start TJ off 49 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 2: the bench, that'll be it. Thel right off unto the 50 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 2: sunset or to Japan and that'll be it. So I 51 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 2: guess there's that as far as the All Blacks have 52 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 2: to play for as well to send those two often. 53 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 1: Style poney Auckland FCA fourth game? Can they make it 54 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: four from four? 55 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 2: Yeah? Your favorite sporting team of the year, Heather. They've 56 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 2: started well. They've had a quirk of the draw they 57 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 2: had after they beat Wellington and the derby they had 58 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 2: to buy. Then there was the international break, so by 59 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 2: the time they play MacArthur on Sunday, they wouldn't have 60 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 2: played for three weeks. First time they've had to travel 61 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 2: across to Australia. But look, I mean, momentum is a 62 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 2: wonderful thing, even if it's broken up by a bit 63 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 2: of a break. I'd back them to go over there 64 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 2: and continue along the way that they have been. They're 65 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 2: a good football team. They've proven that in the first 66 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 2: three weeks. So yeah, I wouldn't be at all surprised 67 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 2: if on Sunday night, we're talking about Auckland back at 68 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 2: the top of the table. Four wins from four good stuff. 69 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: Hey Pony, thank you. Enjoy your weekend. That's Jason Pine, 70 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:46,920 Speaker 1: weekend sport host. 71 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 2: For more from Heather Duplessy Allen Drave, Listen live to 72 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 2: news Talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 73 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.