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 --> 00:00:11,907 Speaker 1: from News Talks EDB. 3 00:00:12,587 --> 00:00:15,147 Speaker 2: Well afternoon on News Talk ZB. This is Weekend Sport. 4 00:00:15,227 --> 00:00:18,307 Speaker 2: Let's get you across the Tasman Our. Australian correspondent Adam 5 00:00:18,307 --> 00:00:22,267 Speaker 2: Peacock standing by as always, a big week of racing 6 00:00:22,307 --> 00:00:24,227 Speaker 2: ahead and I'm going I want to start with rugby. 7 00:00:24,827 --> 00:00:27,547 Speaker 2: It's been a big year for the Wallabies already eleven 8 00:00:27,627 --> 00:00:30,747 Speaker 2: tests so far in twenty twenty five, for more to go, 9 00:00:31,307 --> 00:00:35,267 Speaker 2: starting with England tomorrow morning at twicken them. How confident 10 00:00:35,627 --> 00:00:37,507 Speaker 2: are you about a Wallaby's winning this one? 11 00:00:39,027 --> 00:00:41,827 Speaker 3: Yeah, well this is where it started Piney Tour months ago, 12 00:00:41,987 --> 00:00:45,947 Speaker 3: that the kind of rejuvenation of this side by winning 13 00:00:45,947 --> 00:00:48,907 Speaker 3: a Test that really on paper they weren't expected to 14 00:00:49,467 --> 00:00:51,547 Speaker 3: in the last minute might add. And there's nothing like 15 00:00:51,627 --> 00:00:53,867 Speaker 3: beat the Ponds on their own turf and especially ripping 16 00:00:53,987 --> 00:00:56,547 Speaker 3: victory away from them as well in the last last 17 00:00:56,587 --> 00:00:59,747 Speaker 3: few seconds. So yeah, this is what started to give 18 00:00:59,787 --> 00:01:02,467 Speaker 3: a bit more hope in Australian and rugby. Now counteracting 19 00:01:03,067 --> 00:01:06,867 Speaker 3: that for this is the fact that the English I'm 20 00:01:06,907 --> 00:01:08,947 Speaker 3: going to believe I've done a deal with all their clubs, 21 00:01:08,947 --> 00:01:13,027 Speaker 3: so it's outside the designated international window this game. Dave 22 00:01:13,107 --> 00:01:15,667 Speaker 3: released all their players, whereas we can't get access to 23 00:01:15,707 --> 00:01:17,187 Speaker 3: all our players because a few of them are like 24 00:01:17,267 --> 00:01:21,147 Speaker 3: Will Skelton, for instance, playing in France, so going in 25 00:01:21,187 --> 00:01:23,587 Speaker 3: on the back foot, I would think on that, and 26 00:01:23,907 --> 00:01:26,267 Speaker 3: let's face it, when Will Skelton plays for Autorlia, we 27 00:01:27,027 --> 00:01:30,867 Speaker 3: tend at the moment to become a different side. So yeah, 28 00:01:31,067 --> 00:01:33,707 Speaker 3: talking it down, but there's still hope that we can 29 00:01:33,947 --> 00:01:34,987 Speaker 3: get one over the English. 30 00:01:35,427 --> 00:01:37,987 Speaker 2: Looking forward to seeing how that plays out tomorrow. And 31 00:01:38,067 --> 00:01:41,587 Speaker 2: now the Australian women's cricket team beaten at the Cricket 32 00:01:41,587 --> 00:01:43,547 Speaker 2: World Cup knock that in the Simmis by India. This 33 00:01:43,667 --> 00:01:46,347 Speaker 2: was some game. India chased down three hundred and thirty 34 00:01:46,387 --> 00:01:48,387 Speaker 2: nine to win this one with nine balls to spare 35 00:01:48,987 --> 00:01:51,307 Speaker 2: to win by five wickets. I guess you kind of 36 00:01:51,347 --> 00:01:53,867 Speaker 2: just have to take your head off to India, don't you. 37 00:01:54,787 --> 00:01:57,707 Speaker 3: Absolutely, yeah, there's no other way of looking at it. 38 00:01:57,707 --> 00:02:01,987 Speaker 3: That Look, the Australians had their chances and there were 39 00:02:02,027 --> 00:02:04,467 Speaker 3: minimal chances. It was a game where it was played 40 00:02:04,467 --> 00:02:06,307 Speaker 3: on a deck which was always going to produce a 41 00:02:06,427 --> 00:02:09,347 Speaker 3: lot of runs, which means it puts extra pressure on 42 00:02:09,587 --> 00:02:12,307 Speaker 3: when a chance is created to really take it. And 43 00:02:12,347 --> 00:02:15,707 Speaker 3: there was a couple in there, a Lisa Heally, our 44 00:02:15,747 --> 00:02:17,987 Speaker 3: good friend because I do a podcast with her. I'm 45 00:02:17,987 --> 00:02:20,347 Speaker 3: not going to bag her, but she grafts one that 46 00:02:20,427 --> 00:02:23,587 Speaker 3: she really on another day she absolutely takes with her 47 00:02:23,627 --> 00:02:26,067 Speaker 3: eyes shut. So it was just one of those occasions, 48 00:02:26,107 --> 00:02:28,867 Speaker 3: unfortunately for Australia, where a few things went wrong and 49 00:02:28,907 --> 00:02:32,107 Speaker 3: India took every opportunity and it happened in twenty seventeen 50 00:02:32,107 --> 00:02:34,347 Speaker 3: in India beat Australia at a World Cup semi finals. 51 00:02:34,387 --> 00:02:36,947 Speaker 3: So it's not a complete outlier, but the way that 52 00:02:37,507 --> 00:02:41,987 Speaker 3: Australia were going about it, they dominated the group stage basically, 53 00:02:43,387 --> 00:02:47,467 Speaker 3: they smashed South Africa. Last game, went in very confident 54 00:02:47,507 --> 00:02:49,467 Speaker 3: and India just came up with the performance for the 55 00:02:49,467 --> 00:02:51,027 Speaker 3: ages to do them and all of a sudden it 56 00:02:51,027 --> 00:02:53,947 Speaker 3: becomes a bad tournament. It's a really harsh one, but 57 00:02:54,667 --> 00:02:56,707 Speaker 3: that's the way it goes and that's what they've had 58 00:02:56,747 --> 00:02:57,747 Speaker 3: to cop unfortunately. 59 00:02:57,907 --> 00:03:02,307 Speaker 2: Is she about to hang up the cricketing white or 60 00:03:02,347 --> 00:03:04,347 Speaker 2: the cricketing colors, Alyssa Healey? 61 00:03:04,427 --> 00:03:04,587 Speaker 4: Did? 62 00:03:04,587 --> 00:03:05,147 Speaker 2: I see? 63 00:03:05,747 --> 00:03:08,827 Speaker 3: Yeah, she's towards the end and I won't be against 64 00:03:08,867 --> 00:03:12,307 Speaker 3: that because then we'll have full access for her appearances 65 00:03:12,307 --> 00:03:15,747 Speaker 3: on Willow Talk. Yeah, but no, she's one of those, 66 00:03:16,307 --> 00:03:18,707 Speaker 3: one of those players Piney that has done so much 67 00:03:18,747 --> 00:03:22,587 Speaker 3: in the game. It's on her watch when she decides 68 00:03:22,627 --> 00:03:28,507 Speaker 3: that the clocks ticked to where it has to go 69 00:03:28,667 --> 00:03:30,787 Speaker 3: for the next age of her life. It's up to her, 70 00:03:31,027 --> 00:03:33,507 Speaker 3: and at the moment it looks like it's going to 71 00:03:33,507 --> 00:03:36,787 Speaker 3: be soon. Exactly when we're not sure, but there's a 72 00:03:36,827 --> 00:03:39,147 Speaker 3: T twenty World Cup I think next year that she 73 00:03:39,307 --> 00:03:43,067 Speaker 3: might she might call time after that, but it's up 74 00:03:43,107 --> 00:03:44,787 Speaker 3: to her. She's such a legend and she proved it 75 00:03:44,827 --> 00:03:46,787 Speaker 3: again this tournament with a couple of huge knocks at 76 00:03:46,827 --> 00:03:47,707 Speaker 3: the start of the tournament. 77 00:03:48,627 --> 00:03:52,587 Speaker 2: A big rugby league story this week surrounding Ryan Pappenhaus 78 00:03:52,627 --> 00:03:55,907 Speaker 2: in the Melbourne Storm Star but no longer. He's walked 79 00:03:55,907 --> 00:04:00,147 Speaker 2: away from the final year of his contract. What's he 80 00:04:00,227 --> 00:04:02,707 Speaker 2: going to do? I've heard him linked with R three sixty, 81 00:04:02,707 --> 00:04:05,067 Speaker 2: but I saw an interesting message last night from him 82 00:04:05,107 --> 00:04:07,347 Speaker 2: on Instagram saying he he's just going to take a 83 00:04:07,387 --> 00:04:07,987 Speaker 2: bit of a break. 84 00:04:08,027 --> 00:04:08,707 Speaker 4: What are you hearing? 85 00:04:09,707 --> 00:04:13,387 Speaker 3: Yeah, and that's the first actual official line we've heard. 86 00:04:13,467 --> 00:04:17,227 Speaker 3: That was the whisper like everyone a through sixty presumed 87 00:04:17,227 --> 00:04:19,427 Speaker 3: that he was going to be one of the first ones. 88 00:04:19,467 --> 00:04:22,267 Speaker 3: But then whispers started to go No, he's actually just 89 00:04:22,267 --> 00:04:25,227 Speaker 3: going to chill out and wait and work out what 90 00:04:25,267 --> 00:04:27,067 Speaker 3: he wants to do. Obviously, he doesn't want to rush 91 00:04:27,067 --> 00:04:30,227 Speaker 3: into a through sixty because everyone around the world who's 92 00:04:30,347 --> 00:04:33,427 Speaker 3: even heard of it is thinking, well, okay, we'll prove 93 00:04:33,467 --> 00:04:34,947 Speaker 3: that you've got this money, prove that you're going to 94 00:04:34,987 --> 00:04:37,787 Speaker 3: run a competition, and from a player in rugby league, 95 00:04:37,867 --> 00:04:39,907 Speaker 3: especially with the threats that are around, like a ten 96 00:04:39,987 --> 00:04:42,347 Speaker 3: year ban and all that, it's not something you could 97 00:04:42,387 --> 00:04:46,507 Speaker 3: jump into. And Ryan Papanhousen as a guy I don't 98 00:04:46,507 --> 00:04:49,147 Speaker 3: know him personally, but talking to a few other people 99 00:04:49,667 --> 00:04:51,707 Speaker 3: the top, a guy that's not defined by what he does. 100 00:04:52,107 --> 00:04:56,507 Speaker 3: He's not like, you know, he'll happily get to the 101 00:04:56,587 --> 00:04:58,107 Speaker 3: end of his footy life and then go off and 102 00:04:58,147 --> 00:05:00,867 Speaker 3: do other things. So yeah, it'll be an interesting one 103 00:05:00,907 --> 00:05:03,907 Speaker 3: if he takes a sabbatic or we've seen it in 104 00:05:03,987 --> 00:05:08,507 Speaker 3: other sports that he just decided I'll just go and 105 00:05:08,547 --> 00:05:11,787 Speaker 3: do something else for a bit. I mean, he could 106 00:05:12,027 --> 00:05:13,747 Speaker 3: be the one to go up and play a bit 107 00:05:13,747 --> 00:05:16,547 Speaker 3: of Japanese rugby for instance, for a Sabatica and then 108 00:05:17,027 --> 00:05:19,587 Speaker 3: decide after that to come back to rugby league or whatever. 109 00:05:19,707 --> 00:05:22,027 Speaker 3: So I don't think there's anything Sinister is trying to 110 00:05:22,067 --> 00:05:25,947 Speaker 3: manufacture and move ahead of time to another rugby league club. 111 00:05:26,827 --> 00:05:28,747 Speaker 3: The thought is that, yeah, he's just going to assess 112 00:05:28,787 --> 00:05:30,387 Speaker 3: and work out what's best. 113 00:05:30,507 --> 00:05:30,827 Speaker 4: All right. 114 00:05:30,867 --> 00:05:34,347 Speaker 2: We'll keep eyes on that big week of racing ahead, 115 00:05:34,387 --> 00:05:37,387 Speaker 2: the biggest week of racing in Australia with the Melbourne 116 00:05:37,387 --> 00:05:40,667 Speaker 2: Cup carnival kicking off today at Flemington, with Derby Day 117 00:05:40,707 --> 00:05:41,787 Speaker 2: Derby Day today. 118 00:05:41,547 --> 00:05:46,907 Speaker 3: Is it? Yeah? Yeah, Derby Day, Derby Day in Melbourne 119 00:05:47,227 --> 00:05:51,547 Speaker 3: and Golden Eagle Day at Randwick. So this is another 120 00:05:51,587 --> 00:05:55,747 Speaker 3: one where new South Wals racing authorities have gone no Victoria, 121 00:05:55,867 --> 00:05:59,427 Speaker 3: you shouldn't have full kind of sway over the calendar. 122 00:05:59,467 --> 00:06:02,587 Speaker 3: We're going to create a big day ourselves to counteract 123 00:06:02,587 --> 00:06:05,067 Speaker 3: what you're doing down there. So three group ones down 124 00:06:05,747 --> 00:06:08,187 Speaker 3: at Fleming and great races, but up here we've got 125 00:06:08,187 --> 00:06:11,147 Speaker 3: a ten million dollar race to Golden Eagle. An interesting 126 00:06:11,187 --> 00:06:15,427 Speaker 3: tiny they've actually marketed a bit differently this year. They're 127 00:06:15,467 --> 00:06:18,027 Speaker 3: calling it Golden Mingle Day. Do you want to explain 128 00:06:18,107 --> 00:06:23,067 Speaker 3: quickly what that means please. So if you're single, you 129 00:06:23,147 --> 00:06:28,027 Speaker 3: go to the races and at the gate you get 130 00:06:28,067 --> 00:06:32,507 Speaker 3: giving a green batch, which basically says to the opposite 131 00:06:32,547 --> 00:06:36,027 Speaker 3: sex or whoever it might be, you know, we're an 132 00:06:36,027 --> 00:06:39,067 Speaker 3: open society now that you can come and talk to 133 00:06:39,067 --> 00:06:43,107 Speaker 3: me and let's try and hook up. So they've come 134 00:06:43,187 --> 00:06:45,947 Speaker 3: up with so the Golden Mingle is the thing. 135 00:06:45,867 --> 00:06:48,547 Speaker 4: Amazing, the golden tender day by the sounds of it 136 00:06:48,587 --> 00:06:52,427 Speaker 4: at Randwick, good right day, that's right, that's right, is 137 00:06:52,707 --> 00:06:54,467 Speaker 4: well in a good day for racing as well, And 138 00:06:54,587 --> 00:06:58,307 Speaker 4: presumably you'll be at Flemington on Tuesday for Melbourne Cup. 139 00:06:59,387 --> 00:07:01,947 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I'm looking forward to it actually because even 140 00:07:01,947 --> 00:07:04,587 Speaker 3: though it doesn't have the Cup this year doesn't have 141 00:07:04,627 --> 00:07:08,467 Speaker 3: this wow horse, it's so hard to line up. You've 142 00:07:08,467 --> 00:07:12,947 Speaker 3: got form converging from just about every racing jurisdiction that's 143 00:07:12,947 --> 00:07:17,707 Speaker 3: worth its worth its spoon of sugar around the world. 144 00:07:17,907 --> 00:07:21,067 Speaker 3: So yeah, it's a really intriguing osis yea. And it 145 00:07:21,067 --> 00:07:22,747 Speaker 3: should be a great day Plumbington as always. 146 00:07:22,787 --> 00:07:25,187 Speaker 2: Yeah, fantastic stuff all right. Might enjoy your weekend and 147 00:07:25,267 --> 00:07:27,987 Speaker 2: your time in Melbourne and will catch up again about 148 00:07:27,987 --> 00:07:28,947 Speaker 2: the same time next Saturday. 149 00:07:29,707 --> 00:07:31,427 Speaker 3: Sounds good. Thanks Finny, No, thank you, Adam. 150 00:07:31,427 --> 00:07:34,187 Speaker 2: Adam Peacock, our regular Australian correspondent right about this time 151 00:07:34,267 --> 00:07:35,827 Speaker 2: every Saturday afternoon. 152 00:07:36,427 --> 00:07:39,627 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 153 00:07:39,707 --> 00:07:43,027 Speaker 1: to News Talk zed B weekends from midday, or follow 154 00:07:43,067 --> 00:07:44,667 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio