1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Super Rugby playoff time. Crusaders reads tonight in christ Church. 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: Hurricanes are in Canberrall with the Rumby's top of the 3 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: table Chiefs hosts the Blues. Of course, the chief CEO 4 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 1: of Simon Grafis is whether Simon. 5 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 2: Morning, Mordina, How are you, Mike. 6 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: I'm very well, indeed you excited about the weekend, the 7 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: prospects and all of that. 8 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, very exciting. I mean of this is your business 9 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 2: end of the season and you can always expect a 10 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 2: good game between the Blues and the Chiefs, and I 11 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 2: don't think yeah, I think tomorrow will be exactly the same. 12 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: What have the numbers been like, crowds, bottom line, all 13 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: that sort of stuff for you? 14 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 2: I mean, I think you know, like a lot of 15 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 2: the lot of a lot of the country. Commercially, it 16 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:43,319 Speaker 2: has been pretty tough numbers. We get affected to by 17 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 2: weather and weather in the draw, so the draw hasn't 18 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 2: been great for us. With a couple of Friday games 19 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 2: and holiday weekends too make it a bit tough on 20 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 2: this part of the world. But certainly saw really good crowds. 21 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 2: It's really good crowd for Mina Pascifica, and good numbers 22 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 2: for this weekend. That's really good. 23 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: And Mowana Pacific has seemed to have enhanced the competition. 24 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: I don't think I'm wrong in saying that. If you 25 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: if you look at the competition, you want quality, an 26 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: inability to predict an outcome, and better teams. And I 27 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: think they provided some of that, haven't they? 28 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 2: Yeah? Absolutely? And look I think you know the fans 29 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 2: are they good? Good, good group of fans. We're competitive 30 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 2: in players style, it's a little bit different. So I 31 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 2: think all of that added to the comp and you know, 32 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 2: they went so close to making the top six, which 33 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 2: is when you look at the teams that are in there, 34 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 2: that shows the quality of the side they are. 35 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: To be honest, the lucky loser thing, I mean, that's dumb. 36 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: Who thought of that? 37 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 2: I don't know, but I might have had that thought. 38 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 2: But now that on top we're top spot, I actually 39 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 2: think it's a brilliant concept. You like it? 40 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: Who are you going to play in the final? 41 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 2: Thing? Oh? Chief is it? Well? Could could be anyone. 42 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 2: You know, you look at the Hurricanes, they're going, well, 43 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 2: I think it's probably going to be a Crusaders or 44 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 2: Well or Hurricanes. I think they're probably they're peaking quite nicely. 45 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 2: They get a win, that might be that might be 46 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 2: a huge battle. Hopefully they get up for a win 47 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 2: maybe and be a good local derby between the Crusaders 48 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 2: and the Hurricanes next week in the Hummy would be, 49 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 2: would be a good game. 50 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: A couple of quick things while I've got you this 51 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: World Cup competition though we're talking about recently. Are you 52 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: into that? Is that an idea? Would the Crusaders or 53 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: the Chiefs go to play some Northern Hemisphere teams? Would 54 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: that be a thing? 55 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 2: Yeah? Absolutely. I mean the New Zealand New Zealand Super 56 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 2: Teams have been on board right from the start for that. 57 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 2: But that's a great opportunity to take our teams and 58 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 2: brands globally and I think you know, that's a good 59 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 2: way to connect to everyone wonders how their team will 60 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 2: go against the best in the Northern Hemisphere. So I 61 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 2: think as a concept that will go really well. It's 62 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 2: just about adding the time frame, getting the time frames 63 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 2: right and making sure it works commercially. For taking fifty 64 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 2: people to the Northern Hemisphere is not cheap. But I 65 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 2: think it's a concept, no brilliant, brilliant idea good stuff. 66 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: Simon, you go well this weekend. Nice to talk to you. 67 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: Simon Grafis, when you say it's taking fifty people at 68 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: the Northern Hemisphere is not cheap, is correct because I 69 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: looked at taking two people at the Northern Hemisphere and 70 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: that wasn't cheap either. It was so not cheap, we're 71 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 1: not going. 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