1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: Elliot Smith's sports talk hosters with US. Hello Elliott, Hello Heather. 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: What do you think of the squad? 3 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 2: I quite like it. I think it's bold. I think 4 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 2: they've made some real changes here the All Blacks. Last year. 5 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 2: Scott Robinson has admitted in a couple of inches that 6 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 2: maybe they're a little bit too conservative in terms of 7 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:18,479 Speaker 2: their selections. Well, this has swung the pendulum big time 8 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 2: to some risk taking four debutantes in the twenty three 9 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 2: that old adage of you know, slowly blooding through the debutantes. 10 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 2: Maybe they get a chance in the third test of 11 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 2: the year. Well they haven't done that. They've put all 12 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 2: four of them out of the six in the squad 13 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,599 Speaker 2: in the mix for this weekend, two starting two on 14 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 2: the bench. And I think it's the side of the 15 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 2: times is that they want to really take some risks 16 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 2: with us All Blacks team and push the envelope a 17 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: little bit that maybe they did previously did last year. 18 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 2: They feel a little bit more comfortable in this All 19 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 2: Black side. You know, Fabian Holland big body starting in 20 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 2: the second row for the first time, moving to po 21 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 2: Vai to blindside Flanka. You know there is inherent risk 22 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 2: in what they're doing this weekend. But if you don't 23 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 2: do it, you don't know, you know. I quite applaud 24 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 2: that approach from Scott Roberts. 25 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: Its risk though, I mean, if you isn't the French team, 26 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: absolutely crap it is. 27 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 2: But still Blakes have traditionally well we don't even't seen 28 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 2: the four twenty three year, but the All Blacks have 29 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 2: traditionally been slow starters to a season. So there is 30 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 2: that little bit of risk that you're putting in new 31 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 2: combinations and you can only play who you're in front of. 32 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 2: And look, this French team have got nothing to lose. 33 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 2: There are a lot of players trying to impress and 34 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 2: trying to crack that top French team, as their head 35 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 2: coach sees it. So there is a little bit of 36 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 2: nothing to lose from the All Blacks perspective, But you know, 37 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 2: you've still got to go out there and do it. 38 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 2: And it would have been easy to put out these 39 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 2: players that have played Test rugby before, not change combinations, 40 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 2: say we'll get to it for week three if we 41 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 2: win the first two tests. But the roll of the dice, 42 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 2: and I think that's it's quite a bold move. Moving 43 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 2: Ricae Juanne back to left wing as another one. Billy 44 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 2: Procter form player in Super Rugby this year. So in 45 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 2: many ways it's what the public has been calling for 46 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 2: and they've embraced it. The all black Selectors. 47 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, interesting stuff. Now what do you make of Hayden 48 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: Padden wanting to put a key we owned team in 49 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: the double? 50 00:01:57,760 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 2: I really like this in the WRC. I think it's 51 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 2: a great move. It look a bit more like Formula One, 52 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 2: you know, Red Bull Racing and all those other teams 53 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 2: that's been too tied to the manufacturers. The w r 54 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 2: C very very hard to crack, you know, Ford and 55 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,679 Speaker 2: Toyota and Hyundai the main one. Citron's been in there 56 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 2: as well, but it's very much a close shop. And 57 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 2: we know Hayden Patten's an absolutely wonderful driver, hasn't been 58 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 2: able to get it. We're cracked with Fynda. But how 59 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 2: good if he was able to put a New Zealand 60 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 2: team together and go we've got one driver here, co 61 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: driver here, We're going to put a couple of cars 62 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 2: out and and contest the WRC. I think that's what 63 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 2: the sport's been missing. It's sort of falling off the radar. 64 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 2: You think of col mc cray twenty years ago, and 65 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: especially Lobe and a few of those other drivers. Doesn't 66 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 2: really create a ripple anymore. If Hayden Pattin's able to 67 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 2: stack up a KWED team, you know, think of a 68 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 2: one GP what about twenty years ago, which was on 69 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 2: the on the headlines around international representation kind of like 70 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 2: if one I'm all for us. I think it'd be 71 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 2: a great move. The problem here, that of course, is 72 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 2: where's the money coming from and from from New Zealand 73 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 2: trying to fund the WRC team which goes around the globe. 74 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,119 Speaker 2: It would not be cheap in the slightest. 75 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: Hey, thank you, Elliott, appreciate it. 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