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 --> 00:00:11,747 Speaker 1: from newstalk zed B. 3 00:00:12,627 --> 00:00:15,347 Speaker 2: Time to catch up with our Australian correspondent, Adam Peakgck. 4 00:00:15,387 --> 00:00:18,267 Speaker 2: You're a Manly fan. Of course, Adam Daily Cherry Evans 5 00:00:18,787 --> 00:00:21,027 Speaker 2: is leaving the Sea Eagles. What's the background to all 6 00:00:21,107 --> 00:00:21,227 Speaker 2: of this? 7 00:00:22,907 --> 00:00:27,427 Speaker 3: Goodness? Piney, Hello, Saga weird. One of the weirdest stories 8 00:00:27,427 --> 00:00:29,827 Speaker 3: I think I've ever seen in any sport is that 9 00:00:29,947 --> 00:00:32,867 Speaker 3: Daily Cherry Evans when on television on Monday night and 10 00:00:32,907 --> 00:00:35,947 Speaker 3: said I don't know if I'm going to play next 11 00:00:36,027 --> 00:00:40,067 Speaker 3: year or retire, but what I do know is I 12 00:00:40,107 --> 00:00:44,107 Speaker 3: won't be at Manly. That he didn't say that the real, 13 00:00:44,627 --> 00:00:47,067 Speaker 3: an actual reason why he didn't want to play at Manley, 14 00:00:47,187 --> 00:00:50,467 Speaker 3: and everyone's just then jumped in conclustions. The weird thing 15 00:00:50,547 --> 00:00:53,187 Speaker 3: is with Daily, I don't think he computed it too well. 16 00:00:53,547 --> 00:00:55,787 Speaker 3: He goes, I just wanted to knock off the speculation 17 00:00:55,827 --> 00:00:58,307 Speaker 3: about where I'd be in twenty twenty six. So I'll 18 00:00:58,347 --> 00:01:00,027 Speaker 3: come out and say I'm not playing a Manly. Well, 19 00:01:00,507 --> 00:01:03,347 Speaker 3: that's just now kickstarted. Where's he going to play? What 20 00:01:03,547 --> 00:01:07,427 Speaker 3: was the bloout with Manly? We get a Friday, today's Saturday, 21 00:01:07,627 --> 00:01:10,787 Speaker 3: and there's still no absolute clarity out of what exactly 22 00:01:10,827 --> 00:01:14,027 Speaker 3: went down there behind the four walls, all inside the 23 00:01:14,027 --> 00:01:16,827 Speaker 3: four walls at Manly. It's just a weird, old story. 24 00:01:16,867 --> 00:01:18,947 Speaker 3: But apparently he's going to play tomorrow and he'll probably 25 00:01:19,027 --> 00:01:20,707 Speaker 3: rip it up against Parra Mattera and play well. 26 00:01:20,747 --> 00:01:26,427 Speaker 2: Melingdales would where would he go? And okay, let's break 27 00:01:26,427 --> 00:01:29,907 Speaker 2: this down into parts. How strong a possibility that he 28 00:01:29,987 --> 00:01:31,667 Speaker 2: retires at the end of this year or is that 29 00:01:31,747 --> 00:01:33,667 Speaker 2: really not on the carts? 30 00:01:35,467 --> 00:01:38,827 Speaker 3: I think hearing everything that Taylor has said this week 31 00:01:38,867 --> 00:01:41,587 Speaker 3: and all the commentary around it since, and hearing Mestrov 32 00:01:41,627 --> 00:01:45,547 Speaker 3: and Manley CEO speak and a few others with maybe 33 00:01:45,587 --> 00:01:47,867 Speaker 3: a little bit of authority to speak about what's going on, 34 00:01:48,587 --> 00:01:52,147 Speaker 3: it's almost a case of it's a complete mystery what 35 00:01:52,187 --> 00:01:53,827 Speaker 3: he's going to do, whether or not he plays on 36 00:01:53,947 --> 00:01:57,467 Speaker 3: on it's just one fact he's there that it's not 37 00:01:57,507 --> 00:01:59,907 Speaker 3: going to be at Manly, because it's quite obvious that 38 00:01:59,907 --> 00:02:03,227 Speaker 3: he's had he's had a disagreement or he feels disrespected, 39 00:02:03,227 --> 00:02:06,827 Speaker 3: but he doesn't feel disrespected enough to disrespect the club public. 40 00:02:07,307 --> 00:02:11,387 Speaker 3: But it's just it's flat out weird and mainly probably 41 00:02:11,427 --> 00:02:13,907 Speaker 3: could have handled the whole thing better. They said that 42 00:02:13,947 --> 00:02:16,067 Speaker 3: they went along with Daily's wishes and saying they didn't 43 00:02:16,067 --> 00:02:18,627 Speaker 3: want to talk about contracts last November December, that they 44 00:02:18,627 --> 00:02:21,707 Speaker 3: were reluctant to offer a two deal anyway, whatever. I 45 00:02:21,747 --> 00:02:24,667 Speaker 3: think the Rooster's bulldog of Dolphins, for the three that 46 00:02:24,707 --> 00:02:28,027 Speaker 3: have emerged, is the three most likely if Daily is 47 00:02:28,067 --> 00:02:31,267 Speaker 3: to go on, and I dare say that the Roosters 48 00:02:31,307 --> 00:02:33,067 Speaker 3: would be favored among those treers. 49 00:02:33,507 --> 00:02:35,307 Speaker 2: How old Daily Cherry Evans? Is he what you be? 50 00:02:35,347 --> 00:02:36,267 Speaker 2: Thirty six? Wouldn't he? 51 00:02:36,787 --> 00:02:39,627 Speaker 3: Yeah? Thirty six? But he's stealing great Nick. He's the 52 00:02:39,707 --> 00:02:43,107 Speaker 3: ultimate professional. He's in such great nick. He hasn't had 53 00:02:43,347 --> 00:02:47,907 Speaker 3: a major injury like he doesn't have Oh jeez, you've 54 00:02:47,907 --> 00:02:49,947 Speaker 3: got to be worried about his knees or I mean, 55 00:02:50,147 --> 00:02:52,507 Speaker 3: the only thing that popped up really in recent times 56 00:02:52,627 --> 00:02:55,507 Speaker 3: is that backspasm he had against the Warriors a couple 57 00:02:55,547 --> 00:02:58,147 Speaker 3: of weeks ago. And I'm like, I've had backspasms and 58 00:02:58,187 --> 00:03:01,627 Speaker 3: I know that they're masking something more sinisters. But hopefully 59 00:03:01,627 --> 00:03:03,547 Speaker 3: it was just a one off with Daily and there's 60 00:03:03,587 --> 00:03:07,627 Speaker 3: no disc problems for issue with his lowest spine, which 61 00:03:07,627 --> 00:03:09,907 Speaker 3: can happen at the days, especially with the impacts that 62 00:03:09,947 --> 00:03:13,707 Speaker 3: he suffered. But no, he's in for a thirty six 63 00:03:13,747 --> 00:03:16,027 Speaker 3: year old. He's as good as nick as possible because 64 00:03:16,147 --> 00:03:18,347 Speaker 3: that's played the amount of regular league games as he has. 65 00:03:18,547 --> 00:03:21,387 Speaker 2: All Right, we'll track this story with interest. As you say, 66 00:03:21,387 --> 00:03:23,787 Speaker 2: he'll probably help the Seagulls tear it up against the 67 00:03:23,787 --> 00:03:27,907 Speaker 2: Eels tomorrow. The round started with another loss to the 68 00:03:27,907 --> 00:03:30,747 Speaker 2: Penrith Panthers. That is three in a row for the 69 00:03:30,787 --> 00:03:35,667 Speaker 2: three time reigning NURL premierears. Are they human after all? 70 00:03:35,667 --> 00:03:36,227 Speaker 2: The Panthers? 71 00:03:36,987 --> 00:03:40,387 Speaker 3: Yeah, Yeah, that's the assumption that everyone's made now I 72 00:03:40,427 --> 00:03:44,267 Speaker 3: have and Cleary, he's such a good coach and he's 73 00:03:44,267 --> 00:03:46,187 Speaker 3: starts a good man manager. He went in and said, 74 00:03:47,027 --> 00:03:50,067 Speaker 3: judges properly on that with the fact that we've then 75 00:03:50,107 --> 00:03:52,587 Speaker 3: shipped away chipped all over our best players or two 76 00:03:52,627 --> 00:03:55,747 Speaker 3: or three of them leading up beat success, Judges on 77 00:03:55,787 --> 00:03:58,307 Speaker 3: that when we actually play the way we know we 78 00:03:58,387 --> 00:04:02,787 Speaker 3: can play, i e. Control possession and control teams without 79 00:04:02,787 --> 00:04:05,067 Speaker 3: the ball with their kick chase and their defensive pressure. 80 00:04:05,107 --> 00:04:09,347 Speaker 3: And it's just a loose at the moment. Now, I mean, 81 00:04:09,467 --> 00:04:11,747 Speaker 3: what is it? Chicken egg? Is it? Is it? Loose 82 00:04:11,827 --> 00:04:14,467 Speaker 3: because they have lost all these players and title cogs 83 00:04:14,467 --> 00:04:16,307 Speaker 3: and their energy and all of those things. Or is 84 00:04:16,307 --> 00:04:20,547 Speaker 3: it by virtue of the fact that, yeah, they're taking 85 00:04:21,227 --> 00:04:23,147 Speaker 3: a few more games than usual for the Wills to 86 00:04:23,147 --> 00:04:25,187 Speaker 3: start turning for them because of all the efforts that's 87 00:04:25,187 --> 00:04:27,267 Speaker 3: gone in in the last four years for the players 88 00:04:27,267 --> 00:04:29,267 Speaker 3: that are still there to try and do it all 89 00:04:29,307 --> 00:04:32,707 Speaker 3: over again. Look, even if they missed the finals at 90 00:04:32,667 --> 00:04:35,267 Speaker 3: Won't Sully, what Ivan Clear is as a coach, what 91 00:04:35,347 --> 00:04:37,147 Speaker 3: Nathan Clear is is a player, and what that club 92 00:04:37,227 --> 00:04:39,467 Speaker 3: is is a development club. It's just phenomenal what they've 93 00:04:39,467 --> 00:04:42,787 Speaker 3: been able to do that. Eventually, surely it has to 94 00:04:43,587 --> 00:04:45,947 Speaker 3: it has to tell. And maybe we're just seeing the 95 00:04:45,987 --> 00:04:49,347 Speaker 3: initial science here that the penrith are off the boil 96 00:04:49,427 --> 00:04:51,867 Speaker 3: and it's open for anyone else to take advantage this year. 97 00:04:51,947 --> 00:04:54,387 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, anyone who wants to chase the storm betters 98 00:04:55,307 --> 00:04:56,227 Speaker 2: everybody pretty much. 99 00:04:56,627 --> 00:04:59,747 Speaker 3: Yeah, we were discussing with mates last night. It's storm 100 00:04:59,827 --> 00:05:03,427 Speaker 3: and who We asked the questions like four or five 101 00:05:03,467 --> 00:05:06,947 Speaker 3: different answers. So yeah, it's a fascinating company in that regard. 102 00:05:06,987 --> 00:05:08,547 Speaker 3: And if the storm go off a little bit, it 103 00:05:08,667 --> 00:05:10,227 Speaker 3: is completely. 104 00:05:09,587 --> 00:05:12,507 Speaker 2: Wide open, all right, well, let's finish with football and 105 00:05:12,547 --> 00:05:15,947 Speaker 2: the soccer US two good results in the latest World 106 00:05:15,987 --> 00:05:18,907 Speaker 2: Cup qualifying window of five to one went over Indonesia 107 00:05:19,107 --> 00:05:21,267 Speaker 2: at home and then a good two nil one away 108 00:05:21,587 --> 00:05:25,867 Speaker 2: against China. So in terms of automatic qualification out of Asia, 109 00:05:25,987 --> 00:05:27,667 Speaker 2: you have to finish in the top two in your group. 110 00:05:27,747 --> 00:05:31,187 Speaker 2: Japan have already secured top spot. Australia have to play 111 00:05:31,267 --> 00:05:35,307 Speaker 2: Japan and then Saudi Arabia. That Saudi Arabia game away 112 00:05:35,627 --> 00:05:39,627 Speaker 2: that feels like a virtual one off automatic qualification game, 113 00:05:39,667 --> 00:05:42,307 Speaker 2: doesn't it, Saudi Arabia Australia in June. 114 00:05:43,147 --> 00:05:46,947 Speaker 3: Yeah, it does. It does. However, if we beat Japan, 115 00:05:47,067 --> 00:05:49,907 Speaker 3: take care of business again them and weirdly enough, Japan 116 00:05:51,107 --> 00:05:54,307 Speaker 3: look make qualifying look easy, and they got all these 117 00:05:54,307 --> 00:05:57,147 Speaker 3: fabulous splayers playing in Europe. But every time we play 118 00:05:57,187 --> 00:06:00,747 Speaker 3: them it becomes a lot closer than what the squad, 119 00:06:01,707 --> 00:06:04,187 Speaker 3: the squad depth would suggest or form before. It would 120 00:06:04,227 --> 00:06:07,067 Speaker 3: suggest that it's just a weird thing. Hopefully they ain't 121 00:06:07,107 --> 00:06:11,267 Speaker 3: come out in Tonka thorn Ill. But yeah, if we 122 00:06:11,387 --> 00:06:13,547 Speaker 3: get that result right then it's very much on our 123 00:06:13,587 --> 00:06:16,587 Speaker 3: own hands. In Saudi Arabia need a miracle. So yeah, 124 00:06:16,907 --> 00:06:20,707 Speaker 3: we put ourselves in a position to look after things 125 00:06:21,147 --> 00:06:23,867 Speaker 3: our own way. Given those two great results and the 126 00:06:23,867 --> 00:06:25,787 Speaker 3: first halt against China was probably one of the better 127 00:06:25,787 --> 00:06:30,067 Speaker 3: halves of football the entire qualification campaign in front of 128 00:06:30,107 --> 00:06:34,307 Speaker 3: eighty thousand screaming Chinese fans just to quieten them with 129 00:06:34,787 --> 00:06:37,187 Speaker 3: a damn good performances. They helped by the goalkeeper on 130 00:06:37,187 --> 00:06:40,067 Speaker 3: the second goal, we had a shocker. But yeah, really 131 00:06:40,107 --> 00:06:43,947 Speaker 3: impressive results. But Pavovic hopefully gets a bit more time 132 00:06:43,987 --> 00:06:46,707 Speaker 3: to just play before these next two games, not like 133 00:06:46,867 --> 00:06:50,587 Speaker 3: two days, maybe four days, and yeah, better performance like 134 00:06:50,667 --> 00:06:53,547 Speaker 3: the performance against in these late but we're still untight 135 00:06:53,667 --> 00:06:57,387 Speaker 3: one weirdly. But yeah, the important thing is it's in 136 00:06:57,427 --> 00:06:59,627 Speaker 3: our own hands and for once we don't need things 137 00:06:59,867 --> 00:07:01,987 Speaker 3: to go our way in regard. 138 00:07:01,867 --> 00:07:04,227 Speaker 2: I think I read that tiny Popovich has had the 139 00:07:04,227 --> 00:07:07,507 Speaker 2: best start in terms of unbeat and matches as soccer 140 00:07:07,547 --> 00:07:12,067 Speaker 2: as coach since Terry Venables in nineteen ninety seven. So yeah, 141 00:07:12,107 --> 00:07:13,667 Speaker 2: pretty good stuff that ended up. 142 00:07:14,387 --> 00:07:15,387 Speaker 3: That's true. I try. 143 00:07:15,387 --> 00:07:19,347 Speaker 2: I didn't mean to bring up old Roans, that's true. 144 00:07:20,467 --> 00:07:22,867 Speaker 3: You know, I'll guarantee you Piney if you bring up that 145 00:07:22,987 --> 00:07:25,507 Speaker 3: with any soccer who standing and knows their history that's 146 00:07:25,547 --> 00:07:27,027 Speaker 3: exactly the answer you're going to get. 147 00:07:27,147 --> 00:07:32,187 Speaker 2: So yeah, did you catch the fact that the All Whites, 148 00:07:32,227 --> 00:07:36,227 Speaker 2: though with a slightly easier path you know, have have 149 00:07:36,347 --> 00:07:37,867 Speaker 2: qualified for the World Cup next year? 150 00:07:38,467 --> 00:07:40,947 Speaker 3: No, happy for them. They got it done against the 151 00:07:40,987 --> 00:07:43,267 Speaker 3: places you want to visit on holiday, so really happy 152 00:07:43,307 --> 00:07:48,467 Speaker 3: for them. It's care of business with all due respect 153 00:07:48,507 --> 00:07:51,667 Speaker 3: in New Caledonia football who they've obviously proven New Caledonians 154 00:07:51,827 --> 00:07:54,547 Speaker 3: and also for you and all that. But yeah, the Kiwis, 155 00:07:54,987 --> 00:07:57,267 Speaker 3: I'm sure you all started celebrating when you found out 156 00:07:57,267 --> 00:08:00,787 Speaker 3: what the qualification criteria was and you took advantage of it. 157 00:08:00,787 --> 00:08:03,307 Speaker 3: Well done and obviously that with all the plays you 158 00:08:03,467 --> 00:08:05,307 Speaker 3: plan in Europe, it's gone in the right direction. Oity, 159 00:08:05,387 --> 00:08:06,667 Speaker 3: So good stuff testing. 160 00:08:06,707 --> 00:08:08,907 Speaker 2: Hey, always good to chant Adham. Enjoy your day and 161 00:08:09,667 --> 00:08:11,627 Speaker 2: we will catch up again same time next Saturday. 162 00:08:12,187 --> 00:08:13,187 Speaker 3: Sound good, have a good one. 163 00:08:13,267 --> 00:08:14,867 Speaker 2: You have a go on to mate. Adam Peacock, our 164 00:08:14,867 --> 00:08:16,987 Speaker 2: Australian correspondent. Here on News Talks EDB. 165 00:08:17,467 --> 00:08:20,667 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine. Listen live 166 00:08:20,747 --> 00:08:24,147 Speaker 1: to News Talks EDB weekends from midday or follow the 167 00:08:24,187 --> 00:08:25,707 Speaker 1: podcast on iHeartRadio.