WEBVTT - "SJ's Last Dance"

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<v Speaker 1>Kyoto and welcome along to the Mad Monday Podcast live

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<v Speaker 1>from the Export Beer Guard and Studio. Even though podcasts

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<v Speaker 1>can't be live because they pre recorded and then released

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<v Speaker 1>at later data, it is, of course all brought to

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<v Speaker 1>you by our mates at four and twenty piles, the

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<v Speaker 1>perfect at home snack for watching rugby league. And watch

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<v Speaker 1>some rugby league. I certainly did this weekend, So too

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<v Speaker 1>did Ben Hurley, who is joining me from beautiful Bay

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<v Speaker 1>of Plenty. Ben, how are you today?

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<v Speaker 2>Right? Listen? I was actually down very much in your

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<v Speaker 2>nick of the words on Saturday before the game I

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<v Speaker 2>was hosting. This is true the sixty fifth anniversary of

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<v Speaker 2>the changing of the name from Chinese Goosebury to Kiwi

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<v Speaker 2>Fruit Wow?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that in too poky?

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<v Speaker 2>It was into pookey Wow? I mean that's not That's

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<v Speaker 2>not the surprising part.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that an actual thing? The seller? Because I knew

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<v Speaker 1>that it did come from Chin originally.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but it grew particularly well. And yeah, sort of

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<v Speaker 2>central Bay of Plenty I would call that, even though

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<v Speaker 2>it's technically the West, but I would call it more

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<v Speaker 2>central Bay of Plenty. Yeah. And so sixty five years

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<v Speaker 2>ago somebody who went, let's just call it kievy fruit

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<v Speaker 2>because there would go grove heaps of it here.

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<v Speaker 1>And apparently because the green ones there now obviously being

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<v Speaker 1>you'd know this, they prefer the gold and the varieties

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<v Speaker 1>that are more immune to PSA. But the first variety

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<v Speaker 1>of the green one looked like a kiwi as well,

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<v Speaker 1>and it grew really well here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it looked like a fuzzy bollock, but they the

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<v Speaker 2>new ones aren't so fuzzy. No, no, no, they've had

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<v Speaker 2>a wax.

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<v Speaker 1>They've definitely had a wax. Beautiful though, sweet. It's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of yellowy colored. But that's We'll just park kiwi fruit

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<v Speaker 1>chat there. Just because one of the greatest all time

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<v Speaker 1>Warriors played his final game for the Warriors, Ben, if

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<v Speaker 1>you don't mind, we just moving over to the Warriors

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<v Speaker 1>getting a win, getting a wind over the Sharks thirty

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<v Speaker 1>point to twenty eight. What do we still play commentary bits?

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<v Speaker 1>We don't? Okay? I went pause there then, Ben, this

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<v Speaker 1>game I got home from a mate's thirtieth sort of

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<v Speaker 1>halfway through it. The Warriors were down. I think we

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<v Speaker 1>had four points. I think the Sharks had twenty odd points,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was just like, oh man, don't let Shawney J.

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<v Speaker 1>Go out like this. We let them score a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of tries right before halftime. They then scored just after halftime,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was a nice little demoralizing chunk right in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle. After a great sort of opening twenty of

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<v Speaker 1>US keeping them effectively scoreless, Shawney J. Ponty Metcalf threw

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<v Speaker 1>to open things up. Familiar pattern. Start strong, they score

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<v Speaker 1>a whole heap of tries, We get sad, except for

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<v Speaker 1>this time we massively rallied and we came back for

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<v Speaker 1>one of the most exciting finishes for the Wars in

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<v Speaker 1>recent history.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So it's nice that another team has US as

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<v Speaker 2>their bogey team. And it must be the Sharks, right, yea,

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<v Speaker 2>because they lose in the last minute of the last

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<v Speaker 2>couple of minutes to US a lot of times throughout

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<v Speaker 2>NERL history, and it's usually Sean Johnson that that does it.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, it's incredible that he was able to turn

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<v Speaker 2>it on for his last game. And when I say

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<v Speaker 2>turned it on, he turned it on for about fifteen

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<v Speaker 2>to twenty minutes. It was good throughout the game, but

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<v Speaker 2>then he just turned into well he tended to Sean

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<v Speaker 2>Johnson from twenty twenty three for the last fifteen minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, that right side really just elevated itself. I

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<v Speaker 1>can't help but like, and that's what was so crucial

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<v Speaker 1>to Sean's success last season is it wasn't just him

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<v Speaker 1>getting the ball in us being like, Sean, please fix

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<v Speaker 1>things for us. It was him getting the ball in

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<v Speaker 1>space with plenty of runners around him, plenty of options

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<v Speaker 1>around him, and that was starting to happen last night

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<v Speaker 1>towards the end of the game. One thing we mentioned,

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<v Speaker 1>man iron I mentioned at the end of last week

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<v Speaker 1>was we're be sort of reluctance to put Charms anywhere

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<v Speaker 1>other than fullback, But then for this final game, he

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<v Speaker 1>puts Charms at right center and tame to a Picky

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<v Speaker 1>who had an absolute blinder a full back again, and

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<v Speaker 1>Chars is just so good at, you know, making sure

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<v Speaker 1>the ball goes through the hands and slotting in that

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<v Speaker 1>right side just instantly came back to life again.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I really like it. I like Chans and center,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think that's what should happen next year. And

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<v Speaker 2>we've got a couple of options at fallback, including a

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<v Speaker 2>Roger to be vasa shit.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, that's honestly chance at right center, Roger at left center,

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<v Speaker 1>or maybe on the wing, and we've got it. We've

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<v Speaker 1>got to let tur Perkey play fullback in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 1>because he's almost like he's almost like keano' Kenney for

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<v Speaker 1>the Titans. He's like a small like Defensively, he's pretty plucky,

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<v Speaker 1>but he can get smoked by someone massive. But he's

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<v Speaker 1>so small and electric that if we've got these dynamic

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<v Speaker 1>players that people are thinking twice about, like Metcalf, and

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, you've got tur Pekey with even

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<v Speaker 1>an inch of space, he can make you pay.

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<v Speaker 2>Man.

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<v Speaker 1>I absolutely love this kid.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Look, it was just it was a wonderful win,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't want to take anything away from it

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<v Speaker 2>because it was. It was one hell of a game

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<v Speaker 2>to watch, but it was frustrating that did just seem

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<v Speaker 2>like a game from last season where you know, backs

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<v Speaker 2>against the World wore the wall rather and the Warriors

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<v Speaker 2>come up with a clutch play and ice a game,

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<v Speaker 2>which is just the thing that's been missing all year,

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<v Speaker 2>just so many you know, two and four point losses

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<v Speaker 2>all year and this this week didn't happen.

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<v Speaker 1>I know, right, if we could flip the switch on

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<v Speaker 1>all those like close games games we lost with in

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<v Speaker 1>about six points would have been a very different position

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<v Speaker 1>on the on the table. Look a lot of people.

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta say it was probably Delan Way Tennis Alesniak.

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<v Speaker 1>When we talk about the twenty twenty three season, he

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<v Speaker 1>had just an absolute blind to set the club record

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<v Speaker 1>for tries scored. This season, he hasn't been that level

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<v Speaker 1>and it hasn't just been his fault, but his form

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't been to that high standard. I would actually say

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<v Speaker 1>even though he scored a butler to tries in general,

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<v Speaker 1>like he's running the ball back, his contesting and stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>I would say Dellan saved his almost his best game

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<v Speaker 1>of the season until the very last game.

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<v Speaker 2>Well yeah, another key component of what made last year

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<v Speaker 2>successful was was him scoring in the corner, and he

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<v Speaker 2>did it three times in this game.

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<v Speaker 1>Just mean and like he could have even had four.

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<v Speaker 1>Like he was chasing hard for a great grabber from

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<v Speaker 1>Shawn Johnson early on in the game as well. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's just tenacity and bringing the ball out of our

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<v Speaker 1>own end as well. I think Dyllan he really stepped

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<v Speaker 1>things up. I loved Ali Layer Tow I had one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most exciting runs. I've seen it a long time,

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<v Speaker 1>bringing it out of our own half as well, smoking

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<v Speaker 1>Niko Hines, putting him on his back and then running

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<v Speaker 1>and bumping off a few more dudes, eventually getting rid

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<v Speaker 1>of Will Kennedy as well. I think he to be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he will be in left center next season.

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<v Speaker 2>He's head and Pompey as well. And we do need

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<v Speaker 2>a kicker.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember lay Tower can kick, sorry not la taint toe pick.

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<v Speaker 1>You can kick. He's he's a really good kicker. I

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<v Speaker 1>reckon he's almost he's pretty clutch too.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, well you put your chips on on tour, Picky.

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<v Speaker 2>I like it.

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<v Speaker 1>A big fan, a two pekeasy, you know. And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>probably going to crow bar my name into his next

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<v Speaker 1>season when he's leading the Warriors in.

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<v Speaker 2>Adam, when he doesn't play for the Wars anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>Surely, well that's the thing he's going to be leaving,

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<v Speaker 1>so I have to crow bar my name it to

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<v Speaker 1>someone Else's a lot, a lot, a lot to like. Obviously.

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<v Speaker 1>At the end of this game, Sean Johnson just every

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<v Speaker 1>time anything happened, whether it was good or it was bad,

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<v Speaker 1>he had a giant grin on his face, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think one of the keys to him actually playing so

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<v Speaker 1>well in that final sort of twenty minutes was he

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<v Speaker 1>was actually, this is my last game. I'm just going

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<v Speaker 1>to have fun, and everything's fun. We're playing a game,

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<v Speaker 1>and it almost led to the team playing a far

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<v Speaker 1>more I don't know, laid back but fun style of footy,

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<v Speaker 1>if you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, we're going to talk about the Stonker of

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<v Speaker 2>the Round in a minute. It had a very similar

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<v Speaker 2>feel to that, not quite as dramatic, and it was

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<v Speaker 2>a successful comeback as opposed to that one. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>both those games it just looked like touch footage towards

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<v Speaker 2>the end.

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<v Speaker 1>It did, especially the Stokers over eighty points scored. It

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<v Speaker 1>was absolutely ridiculous. One of the things I'm so Sean's

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<v Speaker 1>final pass right throws that massive pass, skips new Cordeck,

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<v Speaker 1>throws it right out to the wing, Dallan steps and

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<v Speaker 1>then scores right on the buzz are very exciting. I

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<v Speaker 1>swear that's the first time he's throwing that pass all season.

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<v Speaker 1>Why the hell haven't we been doing that more often?

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<v Speaker 2>Actually, that's another player who I thought had the best

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<v Speaker 2>game of the season was Manada neiir Courdy, he's had

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<v Speaker 2>a quiet year. It hasn't been terrible, it just hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>been great. And I thought he had a real, real

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<v Speaker 2>staunch game.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that's the thing. He's having a staunch game, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's there for that short ball that Shawn Johnson loves doing,

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<v Speaker 1>and he goes, nah, I'm gonna skip through a harbor

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<v Speaker 1>bridge right out to Dellan and now he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>retire just as he's gone. I've actually got this in

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<v Speaker 1>my arsenal. We could be doing this more often if

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<v Speaker 1>you guys want it right. So I was a bit

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<v Speaker 1>frustrated by that. You're right, new Cardy had a great game.

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<v Speaker 1>He went off for an haa, clearly got knocked out,

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<v Speaker 1>but he managed to dribe his way back onto the field,

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<v Speaker 1>which was great. Another thing I'm a bit sad about

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<v Speaker 1>is seeing how cool that the dynamic between Sean Johnson

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<v Speaker 1>and Luke Metcalf. With Metcalf's running game on the left,

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<v Speaker 1>he's got a great passing game. Skip pass out to

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<v Speaker 1>Marcella to score a try. Very exciting. I just wish

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<v Speaker 1>that both of them hadn't been so injury played. That

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<v Speaker 1>could have been just such a dynamic halves pairing for

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<v Speaker 1>two seasons.

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<v Speaker 2>Now. Yeah, A really good point actually, because as much

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<v Speaker 2>as I love to Mardy Martin and you know, let's

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<v Speaker 2>be fair, he probably had a better game a year

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<v Speaker 2>at seven than J did. Yeah, but him and ESJ

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<v Speaker 2>just didn't seem to gel but as a as a

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<v Speaker 2>halves pairing, so they had to split them up. And

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<v Speaker 2>it was so nice to see him and Metcalfe together

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<v Speaker 2>that first try, the first wards try the lovely little

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<v Speaker 2>inside boarded Luke metcalf and he's got some gas.

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<v Speaker 1>He's super fast man. His support play is excellent. I

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<v Speaker 1>love how dangerous he is going to be next year

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<v Speaker 1>out on the left side. It's just going to be

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<v Speaker 1>about who we've got at half back to pair with

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<v Speaker 1>him with mighty right to do we give the keys

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<v Speaker 1>to seven year old Jet Cleary. I mean, like I've

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<v Speaker 1>been saying it on the Thursday Pod for a while now,

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<v Speaker 1>just give them the keys, man, Like these young players

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<v Speaker 1>are stepping up, they aren't afraid, they are gutsy and

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<v Speaker 1>we need a half. His last name is Clary. What

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<v Speaker 1>more do I need to I don't want to sit

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<v Speaker 1>see his CV. I just need to see his last

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<v Speaker 1>name on paper.

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<v Speaker 2>You're very focused on the young players coming through, Chris,

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<v Speaker 2>There's some there's some great experienced heads that need that

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<v Speaker 2>need to play the proper positions. Yeah, need to play.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's been a whole season of we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>like holding the experienced heads and letting them hold their positions,

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<v Speaker 1>and we've just been losing and it's not their fault

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<v Speaker 1>at all. But I think I'm just like I need

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<v Speaker 1>to see these young people. And every time a young

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<v Speaker 1>player comes through, they always have a blinder for us,

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<v Speaker 1>like Zyomo who comes on and like you know, smashes

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<v Speaker 1>people and runs it off the back fence and things

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<v Speaker 1>like that and taint too a picky. For example, it

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<v Speaker 1>was it roach Ow Hooker that came on for one

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<v Speaker 1>or two games. Was excellent, Like, these young guys are

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<v Speaker 1>so talented, exactly DEMITRICSI for Cooler when he had a shocker,

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<v Speaker 1>but he also had a couple of really good games

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<v Speaker 1>for us and Laban Laban, Oh yeah, see these guys he.

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<v Speaker 2>Went, they didn't give him another run. I thought he

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<v Speaker 2>had two great games.

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<v Speaker 1>He was the guy that got punched in the face

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of weeks ago from old mate from the Raiders.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, and then he's kind of horse Horsebury.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so maybe he's got facial issues. I don't think so,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it's Yeah, it sounds like.

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<v Speaker 2>That, sounds like someone spoiling for a fight. Have you

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<v Speaker 2>got facial issues? Bro?

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<v Speaker 1>And if someone does, it's definitely Corey Hawsebrough.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Mitcalf snapped off a droppy late in the game, a

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<v Speaker 1>two point attempt. He's got a great kick on him.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's good to keep in mind because we need

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<v Speaker 1>to clutch player. We've been giving it to c HT

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<v Speaker 1>Harris Tavina and he's just not that clutch guy. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a great player, solid defensively, but he just can't see

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<v Speaker 1>all those clutch moments. I reckon, Mitcalf's the guy. And

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<v Speaker 1>as as mentioned earlier by me, tay to a Picky

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<v Speaker 1>is also gutsy enough to you know, one of those

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<v Speaker 1>two being our go drop goal kickers moving forward, I

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<v Speaker 1>think would be smart.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you heard my plan for Cht by the way?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh no, what was this?

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<v Speaker 2>I think he needs to put on ten kgs of

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<v Speaker 2>muscle and play a ball playing thirteen because he's such

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<v Speaker 2>a good defensive player, and I reckon he could go

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<v Speaker 2>into the back row and if.

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<v Speaker 1>He bomped up a bit, that's a that's a great

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<v Speaker 1>shout actually, like a Dylan Walker type role because he

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<v Speaker 1>loves going to the dark places. Can we lose Walker

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<v Speaker 1>or he's going Well, there was rumors around him leaving

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<v Speaker 1>because we haven't resigned for next year and he was

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<v Speaker 1>one part of the crew of people who are leaving.

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<v Speaker 1>But it hasn't been announced where he's going yet.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think in same with Jazz, we don't know

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<v Speaker 2>where he's going yet. Talk about Jams. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>j Jas had a great game.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it was nice for him to finish on a

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<v Speaker 1>high as well. Saw Johnson's last game ever. But also like,

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<v Speaker 1>let's not forget Jazz Tevanga, who's just been at the

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<v Speaker 1>club for over a decade, through various teams and come

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<v Speaker 1>up to the ranks. I am going to miss him,

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<v Speaker 1>Like there's things about him I'm not going to miss.

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<v Speaker 1>But you can't, you know, you can't deny the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that he's always come off the bench and really added

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<v Speaker 1>some spark for us.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, ironically, he's been much more disciplined this year, so

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<v Speaker 2>that was the thing that always got in the way.

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<v Speaker 2>But he's been way out this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but it's too late. Like it's when you're in trouble.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you've got detention at lunchtime. You're trying to

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<v Speaker 1>be a good boy now to make up for it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's like, unfortunately, it's just yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Doing all your homework for the first time ever of

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<v Speaker 2>the year and it's parent teacher night.

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<v Speaker 1>Exactly exactly, so you've got to do it for the

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<v Speaker 1>whole year a couple of let me know what you

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<v Speaker 1>think about this. For some reason, right, Shawn Johnson last

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<v Speaker 1>season pretty much the dali m this season. Injury issues,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, plaguing him the whole season, worries not clicking.

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<v Speaker 1>Something in my brain is saying, Sean Johnson isn't done

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<v Speaker 1>playing NRL yet?

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<v Speaker 2>What is that? Weird?

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<v Speaker 1>Do do you get that vibe?

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<v Speaker 2>Like what would he do?

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<v Speaker 1>Stacy Jones? Did he or did he not return to

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<v Speaker 1>the Warriors?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Horribly, Yeah, this is the way he needs to

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<v Speaker 2>go out. If he takes a short term, one year

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<v Speaker 2>contract with the Titans or something like that, I will

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely lose my shit.

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<v Speaker 1>But I could just see like next season, right picture

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<v Speaker 1>of this, we rebuild. Things are looking really great. He

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<v Speaker 1>spends that year like just chill and recover and doing

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<v Speaker 1>podcasts that out as good as this one. And then

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<v Speaker 1>a year lad he goes you know what stuff it

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<v Speaker 1>They could really use me to come back because he won't.

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<v Speaker 1>How old is how old was Shawn John's He won't

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<v Speaker 1>be that old. Let me just google here or thirty four?

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<v Speaker 1>Has he thirty four? He's thirty three? Yes, he's in

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<v Speaker 1>our flag that that's not happening.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean he's not Karen Forrence having quite a good year.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, he's in his early forties.

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<v Speaker 1>Well exactly, he's got some of the best ball playing

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<v Speaker 1>in the in the entire competition. Still old old fozz.

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<v Speaker 1>So I mean something that tells me that how good

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<v Speaker 1>he was last year, the injury nigols this year. If

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<v Speaker 1>he spends a year like getting into great shape and

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<v Speaker 1>the Warriors really like look like they're going to do something,

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<v Speaker 1>something tells me he might come back. I don't know why,

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<v Speaker 1>like not straight into the starting side, but just something.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what it is. It's just a little hunch.

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<v Speaker 1>And before we move on, one of my favorite things

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<v Speaker 1>about this game, obviously Seawn Johnson final game, where's winning

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<v Speaker 1>all that was great. Very start of the game. The

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<v Speaker 1>whistle hasn't even gone yet. There's a big guard of

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<v Speaker 1>honor for Cam McInnis. It's playing his two hundredth game,

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<v Speaker 1>and it like it zooms in and it's like he's

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<v Speaker 1>adorable little children, and then it pans up to his

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful wife and then it comes across to him and

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<v Speaker 1>he's got teeth missing, kid tape on, a cutover his

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<v Speaker 1>eye already in the game hasn't even started. I was like, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a footy player, that kid right there, and I

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<v Speaker 1>just absolutely loved it.

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<v Speaker 2>And speaking of wives, shout out to Kayla Collen, Seawan

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<v Speaker 2>Johnson's wife with the best crowd sign of the year,

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<v Speaker 2>saying I still get to play with Sean Johnson. If

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<v Speaker 2>you've ever met Kayla, she's a delightful, quite funny in

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<v Speaker 2>her own right.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, she's very very bubbly. Indeed, do you reckon? She

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<v Speaker 1>sort of stopped herself from saying I still get to

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<v Speaker 1>play with his Seawn Johnson.

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<v Speaker 2>I think there was probably there was definitely a discussion

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<v Speaker 2>about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, she found the right spot, so she did

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<v Speaker 1>bloody well. But huge shout to Sean Johnson. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>so much for you know, he's almost of that BEINGI

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<v Speaker 1>Marshal Mold where kids are going to be looking at

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<v Speaker 1>highlights of hers for years to come. And if you

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<v Speaker 1>ever need to show someone the game of NRL and

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<v Speaker 1>whit's excellent, you look up Seann johnson highlights and you

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<v Speaker 1>show them and you go, this is the best game

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<v Speaker 1>in the world. So big shout to Sean Johnson, shout

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<v Speaker 1>to the Warriors for ending the season on a big win.

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<v Speaker 1>We're just going to go to an ad. When we

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<v Speaker 1>come back, though, we will take a look at the

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<v Speaker 1>stonker of the round, which, believe it or not, was

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<v Speaker 1>between the Eels and the Dragons. Welcome back to the

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<v Speaker 1>Mad Monday Podcast from the Export Beer Garden Studio. Got

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<v Speaker 1>a four and twenty pie in one hand, a pint

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<v Speaker 1>of water on the other hand. That it's time to

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<v Speaker 1>rip into the Stalker of the Round. It was the

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<v Speaker 1>Eels getting a surprise victory over the Dragons forty four

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<v Speaker 1>points to forty been. This was the Stalker of the round,

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<v Speaker 1>which is, you know, the most exciting game of the

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<v Speaker 1>round non Warriors of course. However, it was also if

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<v Speaker 1>you lined up all the games and I had to

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<v Speaker 1>point at one that I was going to not watch

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<v Speaker 1>it would have been this one.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they're two teams that I don't necessarily click with.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you're a bit of an Eels fan. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>but the Eels have had a very similar season to

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<v Speaker 2>the Warriors, I mean even worse. But you know, they've

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<v Speaker 2>got talent across the park. They had, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>Grand finalists two years ago. They should really, they should

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<v Speaker 2>really been doing a lot better than they are, but

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<v Speaker 2>they've just they've lost a lot of games, by not

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<v Speaker 2>a lot they they've they've they've had some wins against

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<v Speaker 2>some pretty good teams as well, but just haven't seemed

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<v Speaker 2>to win the easy ones.

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah, yeah, they're annoying the Eels because they've been

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<v Speaker 1>shocking all season and like Mitch Moses hasn't been there

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<v Speaker 1>for a large portion of the season as well. They're

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<v Speaker 1>like Jermaine Hopgood for example, there's a few players like

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<v Speaker 1>this who they've been lacking. Mike a. Cibo has been

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<v Speaker 1>out of the team. But as you say, across the park,

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<v Speaker 1>they are still on paper a freaking excellent team and

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<v Speaker 1>for some reason they've decided to start winning games late

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<v Speaker 1>in the season now that it doesn't actually matter, which

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<v Speaker 1>is quite interesting. But I will put them in a

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<v Speaker 1>group of four teams and I want to see if

0:18:23.600 --> 0:18:27.719
<v Speaker 1>you agree with me. Here you've got the Eels, the Titans,

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<v Speaker 1>You're oh sorry, you're Titans, the Cowboys, and the Roosters

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<v Speaker 1>are the fourth team. Teams that rely on outscoring their opponents,

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<v Speaker 1>but a terrible on defense. What do you reckon?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no, I think that's a pretty good assessment. My Cowboys,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you very much. Definitely did that against the Storm

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<v Speaker 2>B team. I know, right in this in this round,

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<v Speaker 2>but we should probably recap the game. So it was

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<v Speaker 2>it was forty four points to forty in the end,

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<v Speaker 2>but with ten minutes to go it was forty four

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<v Speaker 2>points to twelve.

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<v Speaker 1>So they scored. The Dragons scored twenty eight points in

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<v Speaker 1>the final ten, so twenty eight and ten minutes, it

0:19:12.119 --> 0:19:14.320
<v Speaker 1>was essentially and they just started doing stuff like running

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<v Speaker 1>it on the fifth and try and Ben putting in

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<v Speaker 1>these great kicks and things like that, and just playing

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<v Speaker 1>with absolute disregard. Tyrrel Sloane actually had a really good game.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't like him really as a bloke.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know him neither to be fair well as

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<v Speaker 2>well as you would by the sound of things. But

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<v Speaker 2>he is one of those players that looks incredible and

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<v Speaker 2>he's running in full flight. Yeah, you know, like like

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<v Speaker 2>Billy Slater did or something like that. You know he

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<v Speaker 2>I mean his name sounds like a female porn star.

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<v Speaker 2>We all know that Tyrrell Sloane. Like you, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>missus the knowing him at rugby League and saw Tyrrel

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<v Speaker 2>Sloan was in your history, you'd be in trouble.

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<v Speaker 1>You'd be in huge trouble.

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<v Speaker 2>But no, you're right. They just they came alive. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm never seen a game. I don't think I've ever

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<v Speaker 2>seen a game this high, scoring eighty four points unless

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<v Speaker 2>it's a blowout. I've never seen that many tries in

0:20:09.800 --> 0:20:10.040
<v Speaker 2>a game.

0:20:10.119 --> 0:20:12.720
<v Speaker 1>Well, how about like the Dragons, for example, Shane Flanagan,

0:20:12.720 --> 0:20:15.280
<v Speaker 1>Who's they've really stepped up their defense right. They are

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<v Speaker 1>a bit more of a gutsy, gritty team this season.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is a team who are in eighth position.

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<v Speaker 1>We're in eighth position on the ladder and we're fighting

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<v Speaker 1>to be back in the finals again for the first

0:20:26.520 --> 0:20:29.080
<v Speaker 1>time in bloody ages. And they led in forty four

0:20:29.160 --> 0:20:31.360
<v Speaker 1>points to one of the worst teams in the entire competition.

0:20:32.240 --> 0:20:35.080
<v Speaker 2>So I don't know, having watched that game, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if the Dragons do make the eight, if they

0:20:36.880 --> 0:20:39.800
<v Speaker 2>will be absolutely embarrassed now you know, blow it away

0:20:40.760 --> 0:20:44.119
<v Speaker 2>the top teams in the in the first week, or

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<v Speaker 2>because of that comeback. Does that mean that there's something there,

0:20:48.119 --> 0:20:51.000
<v Speaker 2>There's a spark, there's if they can harness that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, there's I always noticed this that there are teams

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<v Speaker 1>in the top eight, right Melbourne Penrith, those are probably

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<v Speaker 1>the only two after the Roosters lost to the Raiders.

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<v Speaker 1>There are teams in the top eight. When they play

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<v Speaker 1>a bad team, you know they are going to put

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<v Speaker 1>forty or fifty on them. You know it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be an ass kicking. Then there are teams in the

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<v Speaker 1>top eight, like the Sharks and the Dragons, who if

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<v Speaker 1>they play a bottom team, you're not that confident that

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<v Speaker 1>they are actually going to win it. They just they

0:21:21.960 --> 0:21:24.520
<v Speaker 1>drop their level down to match whatever team they're playing.

0:21:24.560 --> 0:21:25.760
<v Speaker 1>And I feel that the Dragons are like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's a really good point. Let's actually look at

0:21:29.240 --> 0:21:32.320
<v Speaker 2>that ladder now. Now, even though the Warriors are done,

0:21:33.040 --> 0:21:34.359
<v Speaker 2>there is another round, so.

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna say there's a chance we can get in.

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<v Speaker 2>No, No, there is a chance. We just need about

0:21:40.040 --> 0:21:43.080
<v Speaker 2>six teams to have massive salary cap breaches and lose

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<v Speaker 2>all their points by the Bulldogs did that year and

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<v Speaker 2>then and then we might sneak under the eighth.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, because you've got the Dolphins, the Knights, the Dragons

0:21:51.840 --> 0:21:55.040
<v Speaker 1>and the Raiders are all on twenty eight right now. Yes,

0:21:55.119 --> 0:21:58.080
<v Speaker 1>so they're on twenty eight points and they're all vying

0:21:58.160 --> 0:22:01.360
<v Speaker 1>for that eighth position. How we're but this weekend you've

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<v Speaker 1>got two of those teams going head to head, the

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<v Speaker 1>Knights and the Dolphins. Two of those four are playing

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<v Speaker 1>one another, right, so one of them is going to

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<v Speaker 1>go to thirty and the other one's going to go

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<v Speaker 1>to I was going to stay on twenty eight unless

0:22:13.680 --> 0:22:16.600
<v Speaker 1>there's a draw and then they're both on twenty nine,

0:22:16.840 --> 0:22:20.879
<v Speaker 1>and which case the Raiders could win and jump up

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<v Speaker 1>or the Dragons could win and jump up.

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<v Speaker 2>But the Dolphins, if there is a you know, a

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<v Speaker 2>tie of points. The Dolphins have easily the best.

0:22:32.520 --> 0:22:33.800
<v Speaker 1>Points differential, that's right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they are positive seven and the next best is

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<v Speaker 2>the Knights currently at negative forty eight miles away.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they've all just had horrific defeats throughout the season,

0:22:47.400 --> 0:22:48.879
<v Speaker 1>which is when it comes back to bite you. But

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<v Speaker 1>if you had to pick one of those four sides Dolphins, Knights,

0:22:52.680 --> 0:22:55.520
<v Speaker 1>Dragons or Raiders to actually do damage in the postseason,

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<v Speaker 1>who would be.

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<v Speaker 2>Well based on the other game this round that was

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<v Speaker 2>really interesting, which was Dolphins Broncos, I'd say the Dollies.

0:23:06.320 --> 0:23:10.320
<v Speaker 1>How like Wayne Bennett leaving the Dolphins, comes in, has

0:23:10.400 --> 0:23:13.760
<v Speaker 1>two great seasons, punching above average and then above what

0:23:13.840 --> 0:23:16.600
<v Speaker 1>we were expecting of them, and then goes to Sun Court.

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<v Speaker 1>The Broncos, who were playing to try and keep some

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<v Speaker 1>sort of glimmer of hope alive this year, goes there

0:23:22.880 --> 0:23:26.240
<v Speaker 1>and puts forty on them, where the Dolphins side was

0:23:26.320 --> 0:23:30.520
<v Speaker 1>so many intes, like it's just it's just ridiculous. So

0:23:30.720 --> 0:23:34.280
<v Speaker 1>you go Dolphins. I'd probably go nights just because of

0:23:34.400 --> 0:23:36.920
<v Speaker 1>the Klan Pong effector that's the only reason. And last

0:23:36.960 --> 0:23:38.280
<v Speaker 1>season how they went on that hot run.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I just remember who ended that hot run, and

0:23:42.520 --> 0:23:46.080
<v Speaker 2>you know it was the Warriors by thirty odd points.

0:23:46.200 --> 0:23:47.320
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it was.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like if they sneak in the same thing's

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<v Speaker 2>going to happen this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and to be honest, any of those four teams,

0:23:53.960 --> 0:23:57.040
<v Speaker 1>it's likely going to be one and done in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of going into the next round. They'll play a top two,

0:24:00.160 --> 0:24:04.359
<v Speaker 1>they'll get knocked out, likely, but still exciting to get

0:24:04.440 --> 0:24:06.000
<v Speaker 1>up there, and I wish we're in the same position.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's just have a quick look at a few other

0:24:10.000 --> 0:24:13.680
<v Speaker 1>things that happened in the Nral' just quickly been Melbourne.

0:24:14.280 --> 0:24:18.359
<v Speaker 1>They gave your Queensland Cowboys a bit of trouble with

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<v Speaker 1>eleven of their players out and you guys had to

0:24:22.320 --> 0:24:25.600
<v Speaker 1>square I think thirty eight to thirty was it in

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<v Speaker 1>order to beat a Melbourne B side.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Look, I mean the Cowboys have been running very

0:24:32.280 --> 0:24:34.600
<v Speaker 2>hot and cold. They had a wonderful start of the

0:24:34.680 --> 0:24:37.600
<v Speaker 2>season and I think that's the only reason they're kind

0:24:37.640 --> 0:24:40.600
<v Speaker 2>of still in the eighth after I think they won

0:24:40.680 --> 0:24:43.760
<v Speaker 2>their first five or six games and then you know,

0:24:44.440 --> 0:24:46.960
<v Speaker 2>having a hot start loa that really helps. Then you

0:24:47.040 --> 0:24:49.440
<v Speaker 2>can kind of cruise along at fifty to fifty after

0:24:49.560 --> 0:24:53.440
<v Speaker 2>that and still end up with the eight. So look,

0:24:54.760 --> 0:24:56.960
<v Speaker 2>Vale Holmes is leaving the Cows at the end of

0:24:57.040 --> 0:24:59.680
<v Speaker 2>this at the end of this season, so maybe there's

0:24:59.720 --> 0:25:00.680
<v Speaker 2>some sense of there.

0:25:01.040 --> 0:25:03.760
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he's he's been a gun for them for for

0:25:04.160 --> 0:25:06.120
<v Speaker 1>a few years. Now he's going to the Dragons. Of course,

0:25:06.680 --> 0:25:08.639
<v Speaker 1>your guys, team is just once again, it's like the Eels,

0:25:08.760 --> 0:25:10.960
<v Speaker 1>like full of guns, and on any given day they

0:25:11.000 --> 0:25:13.320
<v Speaker 1>could go on a ten game losing streak or they

0:25:13.359 --> 0:25:15.400
<v Speaker 1>could go on a ten game, teen game blow every

0:25:15.440 --> 0:25:19.760
<v Speaker 1>and out of the water streak. It's so bizarre. But

0:25:20.040 --> 0:25:21.560
<v Speaker 1>do you know what the concerning thing is. I think

0:25:21.600 --> 0:25:23.520
<v Speaker 1>if the Warriors played the Cowboys this week we would

0:25:23.520 --> 0:25:27.200
<v Speaker 1>have lost as well. And that's fielding like a healthy team,

0:25:27.200 --> 0:25:30.560
<v Speaker 1>whereas Melbourne gets sort of eleven of them starters and

0:25:30.680 --> 0:25:33.439
<v Speaker 1>they still like that. They're guys like Tyrone Wishart, who

0:25:33.480 --> 0:25:36.000
<v Speaker 1>is a genuine superstar. You know, he's like the almost

0:25:36.000 --> 0:25:37.800
<v Speaker 1>the Nico Heines of a couple of years ago. There's

0:25:38.160 --> 0:25:40.520
<v Speaker 1>this diamond they've unearthed from off the bench of the

0:25:41.119 --> 0:25:43.000
<v Speaker 1>Melbourne Storm of who was in any other team he'd

0:25:43.040 --> 0:25:44.680
<v Speaker 1>be starting and one of their best players, you know,

0:25:44.800 --> 0:25:47.720
<v Speaker 1>and these guys are balling me brings through. They're just ridiculous.

0:25:48.840 --> 0:25:52.679
<v Speaker 2>What's the who's the other fullback that played well? Peppinhouse

0:25:53.320 --> 0:25:55.159
<v Speaker 2>far long, far long o.

0:25:55.320 --> 0:25:57.520
<v Speaker 1>Now so, where the hell did he come from exactly

0:25:58.160 --> 0:25:58.439
<v Speaker 1>as a.

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<v Speaker 2>Backup full back that you have the luxury of not

0:26:01.680 --> 0:26:02.320
<v Speaker 2>playing well.

0:26:02.359 --> 0:26:04.240
<v Speaker 1>That's the thing. He wouldn't even be there if Nicko

0:26:04.320 --> 0:26:05.880
<v Speaker 1>Hines was still the backup pheelback.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what I mean.

0:26:07.000 --> 0:26:10.760
<v Speaker 1>It's just ridiculous. It's just the Yeah, the the convey

0:26:10.840 --> 0:26:15.600
<v Speaker 1>about of talent through Melbourne. Another big talking point. Manly

0:26:15.880 --> 0:26:19.040
<v Speaker 1>absolutely put the cleaners through the Dogs. I was actually

0:26:19.040 --> 0:26:21.600
<v Speaker 1>picking the Dogs their defense to out muscle Manly because

0:26:21.600 --> 0:26:24.560
<v Speaker 1>the offense focused and the Dogs are defense focused. But

0:26:24.920 --> 0:26:25.359
<v Speaker 1>they didn't.

0:26:25.680 --> 0:26:27.680
<v Speaker 2>He might be peaking at the right time. This don't

0:26:27.880 --> 0:26:29.400
<v Speaker 2>look like a pretty good football team.

0:26:29.520 --> 0:26:35.280
<v Speaker 1>But but you give the news a huge but Tom Traboyevich,

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<v Speaker 1>a Grade three AC joint injury, won't play next round,

0:26:39.200 --> 0:26:42.080
<v Speaker 1>but apparently is aiming to return and Week one of

0:26:42.200 --> 0:26:46.200
<v Speaker 1>the finals. Unfortunately, for Manly, so much of their offense

0:26:46.320 --> 0:26:48.480
<v Speaker 1>a lot it just runs through him, not as much

0:26:48.520 --> 0:26:50.480
<v Speaker 1>as it used to, like over the last few years,

0:26:50.840 --> 0:26:53.480
<v Speaker 1>because they've got so many new guns like Lehipo Hopowarti

0:26:53.680 --> 0:26:56.960
<v Speaker 1>and like Cooler Tommy to low these guys, but it's

0:26:57.000 --> 0:27:00.840
<v Speaker 1>still pivots around Tom Turbo and also Daily Cherry Evans.

0:27:00.880 --> 0:27:02.800
<v Speaker 1>That's a huge loss I think going into these finals,

0:27:03.000 --> 0:27:04.800
<v Speaker 1>if he can't come back in time.

0:27:05.119 --> 0:27:07.400
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I don't think many are a chance without him.

0:27:07.560 --> 0:27:09.679
<v Speaker 2>To be honest, he's been the difference. He came back

0:27:09.720 --> 0:27:12.240
<v Speaker 2>and they started winning games. I mean, that's that's right.

0:27:12.680 --> 0:27:14.040
<v Speaker 2>It's one plus one eres two.

0:27:14.119 --> 0:27:16.679
<v Speaker 1>Really yeah, it really is. So Unfortunately, unless he can

0:27:16.720 --> 0:27:18.719
<v Speaker 1>pull up and you don't want to rush tom back

0:27:18.800 --> 0:27:21.480
<v Speaker 1>just because of injury history, and if he can't pull up, Manly,

0:27:21.520 --> 0:27:23.960
<v Speaker 1>I'm putting a line through them as well. Huge news

0:27:24.040 --> 0:27:27.560
<v Speaker 1>for the Roosters. So not as impactful as Tommy to Manly,

0:27:27.720 --> 0:27:33.240
<v Speaker 1>but Sam Walker he's done his acl and he is

0:27:33.440 --> 0:27:35.560
<v Speaker 1>expected to miss six to nine months and probably won't

0:27:35.560 --> 0:27:38.440
<v Speaker 1>be back till about round ten of next season. After

0:27:38.560 --> 0:27:43.000
<v Speaker 1>having a season I'd say second to only Jerome Hughes.

0:27:43.200 --> 0:27:45.600
<v Speaker 1>He's probably been the next best halfback, the most consistent,

0:27:46.160 --> 0:27:48.440
<v Speaker 1>and the Roosters are very potent and they've got a

0:27:48.480 --> 0:27:50.960
<v Speaker 1>lot of talent around him. But that is huge for

0:27:51.040 --> 0:27:52.960
<v Speaker 1>the Roosters going into the finals. I think that takes

0:27:52.960 --> 0:27:54.360
<v Speaker 1>a big chunk out of their chances too.

0:27:55.040 --> 0:27:57.920
<v Speaker 2>So here's my real question, and I've sort of been

0:27:59.119 --> 0:28:01.359
<v Speaker 2>mentioning this every time I've been on the pod, but

0:28:01.480 --> 0:28:03.359
<v Speaker 2>are there really only two teams that can win this?

0:28:03.840 --> 0:28:07.040
<v Speaker 2>Like an actuality, Let's just be honest. Are there two teams?

0:28:08.119 --> 0:28:10.840
<v Speaker 1>Look, I don't want to at the start of the season,

0:28:10.880 --> 0:28:13.679
<v Speaker 1>I'm going, nah man, this thing's wide open. Halfway through

0:28:13.720 --> 0:28:15.439
<v Speaker 1>the season, nah man. As soon as the worries are

0:28:15.480 --> 0:28:18.200
<v Speaker 1>out of contention, that's when I come to grips with

0:28:18.280 --> 0:28:20.360
<v Speaker 1>the reality and say, no one is beating I think

0:28:20.400 --> 0:28:22.399
<v Speaker 1>Melbourne's going to win it. I don't know.

0:28:22.800 --> 0:28:26.000
<v Speaker 2>I've been saying that for weeks. It's been really, really

0:28:26.119 --> 0:28:30.480
<v Speaker 2>even and Melbourn's been hiad and shoulders above really the

0:28:30.560 --> 0:28:33.040
<v Speaker 2>rest of the pack other than Penrith, you know, even

0:28:33.119 --> 0:28:35.520
<v Speaker 2>Penlanths had some weird losses, including to us.

0:28:35.680 --> 0:28:38.440
<v Speaker 1>Well exactly, and Melbourne beat Penrith in that matchup a

0:28:38.480 --> 0:28:40.360
<v Speaker 1>few weeks back. They just, you know, they showed they

0:28:40.400 --> 0:28:43.160
<v Speaker 1>could go there, not only win, but go to Penrith

0:28:43.200 --> 0:28:45.520
<v Speaker 1>and win as well, which is gutsy. They also are

0:28:45.520 --> 0:28:48.080
<v Speaker 1>the Roosters also have lost Brandon Smith who's ruptured his

0:28:48.160 --> 0:28:51.520
<v Speaker 1>acl as well, so he's the same as he is

0:28:51.600 --> 0:28:55.080
<v Speaker 1>the same as Sam Walker, and they also lost Victor

0:28:55.240 --> 0:28:58.560
<v Speaker 1>Radley four to eight weeks with a shelter to shoulder

0:28:59.160 --> 0:29:03.240
<v Speaker 1>direct contact mechanism. He fractured his scapula, which is a

0:29:03.320 --> 0:29:05.520
<v Speaker 1>shoulder blade hang on.

0:29:06.160 --> 0:29:08.760
<v Speaker 2>So Victor Radley is out of the team and it's

0:29:08.840 --> 0:29:10.200
<v Speaker 2>not a suspension.

0:29:11.480 --> 0:29:14.480
<v Speaker 1>That's right. Usually he's the one causing the injury. He's

0:29:14.520 --> 0:29:16.880
<v Speaker 1>out four to eight weeks with a fractioned shoulder, So

0:29:17.520 --> 0:29:19.720
<v Speaker 1>losing him in thirty or I think he's been playing

0:29:19.720 --> 0:29:23.040
<v Speaker 1>on the in the back row, but him, Sam Walker

0:29:23.200 --> 0:29:26.600
<v Speaker 1>and Brandon Smith, that is a huge chunky or almost

0:29:26.720 --> 0:29:28.720
<v Speaker 1>almost just buying in your engine room of how the

0:29:28.800 --> 0:29:29.840
<v Speaker 1>Roosters attack as well.

0:29:30.400 --> 0:29:32.880
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they've been They've been nice team to watch this year. Actually,

0:29:33.440 --> 0:29:36.479
<v Speaker 2>I thought I fell out of love with the Roosters

0:29:36.640 --> 0:29:38.160
<v Speaker 2>a few years ago because I thought they've been going

0:29:38.280 --> 0:29:41.680
<v Speaker 2>quite a grubby team. Yeah, they seem to have cleaned

0:29:41.720 --> 0:29:44.719
<v Speaker 2>a lot of that up and just playing quite nice football.

0:29:44.760 --> 0:29:46.840
<v Speaker 2>And I think i'd rate seam Walker massively.

0:29:46.800 --> 0:29:49.479
<v Speaker 1>Same, he's a gun. I think they've cleaned it up.

0:29:49.480 --> 0:29:52.200
<v Speaker 1>They particularly clean this week because Jared Way Hargreaves is

0:29:52.280 --> 0:29:54.320
<v Speaker 1>serving a band Oh yeah, and it.

0:29:54.360 --> 0:29:57.920
<v Speaker 2>Doesn't it doesn't help when he's Jared Hargraves and Victor

0:29:58.000 --> 0:29:58.480
<v Speaker 2>Radley in you.

0:29:58.640 --> 0:30:01.560
<v Speaker 1>So that's right. You just need Heatherington on your side,

0:30:01.600 --> 0:30:03.720
<v Speaker 1>and you've got the Big Three of giving away massive

0:30:03.760 --> 0:30:04.840
<v Speaker 1>penalties for head highs.

0:30:05.360 --> 0:30:07.080
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and Kane Evans coming off the bench.

0:30:07.720 --> 0:30:10.960
<v Speaker 1>Kan Evans. Oh, he I'd kill to him back. All right,

0:30:11.040 --> 0:30:14.360
<v Speaker 1>let's wrap things up for the final Mad Monday Monday

0:30:14.440 --> 0:30:18.640
<v Speaker 1>episode for twenty twenty four. And what an eventful season

0:30:18.720 --> 0:30:20.400
<v Speaker 1>it has been. It has been a roller coaster. It's

0:30:20.440 --> 0:30:22.480
<v Speaker 1>something we need to really now, like we've got to

0:30:22.520 --> 0:30:25.160
<v Speaker 1>buy this week the Warriors do we can just watch

0:30:25.240 --> 0:30:27.960
<v Speaker 1>some footy with no stakes on the line. Obviously Hurley

0:30:28.000 --> 0:30:30.360
<v Speaker 1>will be watching the Titans pretty closely still and still

0:30:30.360 --> 0:30:33.520
<v Speaker 1>getting pretty rived up for them. But what we're going

0:30:33.600 --> 0:30:36.680
<v Speaker 1>to do, Ben, I see if you know, actually, I'm

0:30:36.680 --> 0:30:38.120
<v Speaker 1>not even gonna lie. This was your idea and I'm

0:30:38.160 --> 0:30:40.480
<v Speaker 1>now pretending like I'm just pitching it to you. We

0:30:40.560 --> 0:30:43.000
<v Speaker 1>should all get in one room and just talk out

0:30:43.040 --> 0:30:44.360
<v Speaker 1>the season at some stage soon.

0:30:45.240 --> 0:30:47.200
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'd like to do our Teams of the Year

0:30:48.080 --> 0:30:52.200
<v Speaker 2>compete from anywhere. If there's any you know, any Warriors

0:30:52.240 --> 0:30:54.560
<v Speaker 2>on that side, it's probably Mitch Bonnett and that's it.

0:30:54.680 --> 0:30:58.840
<v Speaker 1>But I'll picking of course, Oh yeah, of course, yeah.

0:30:59.280 --> 0:31:01.280
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So we'll get room and sort of wrap up

0:31:01.320 --> 0:31:04.760
<v Speaker 2>the season now that the Warriors done. I believe we

0:31:04.920 --> 0:31:10.080
<v Speaker 2>are commentating the Grand Final. That's rightday in October.

0:31:09.880 --> 0:31:12.480
<v Speaker 1>The first Sunday in October, which is bloody exciting, the

0:31:12.560 --> 0:31:16.280
<v Speaker 1>Panthers taking on the Store, I mean the winner. Who

0:31:17.160 --> 0:31:19.320
<v Speaker 1>it could be anyone. It could still be the Knights

0:31:19.440 --> 0:31:21.040
<v Speaker 1>or the Dragons or the Raiders. We just don't know.

0:31:21.760 --> 0:31:23.200
<v Speaker 2>Bulldogs Dragons final.

0:31:24.280 --> 0:31:27.400
<v Speaker 1>What an absolute vintage slog is that would be be

0:31:27.480 --> 0:31:30.320
<v Speaker 1>massively into that though. So we are doing the Grand Final.

0:31:30.720 --> 0:31:33.240
<v Speaker 1>Keep an ear out a little likely beyond Skysport nine,

0:31:33.320 --> 0:31:35.360
<v Speaker 1>but we will be commentating that one and we will

0:31:35.400 --> 0:31:37.600
<v Speaker 1>over the next couple of weeks figure out a day

0:31:37.600 --> 0:31:40.440
<v Speaker 1>to all get together in one room myself, Mania, Diehindred

0:31:40.480 --> 0:31:42.640
<v Speaker 1>and Ben Hurley as well and just talk over the season.

0:31:42.680 --> 0:31:44.240
<v Speaker 1>I love the idea of your favorite team of the

0:31:44.320 --> 0:31:46.080
<v Speaker 1>year with all your best players and a few other

0:31:46.160 --> 0:31:49.000
<v Speaker 1>things like that's keep an eye out on socials for that. Otherwise,

0:31:49.440 --> 0:31:51.720
<v Speaker 1>thanks heeps for listening to the Mad Monday Podcast for

0:31:51.840 --> 0:31:54.760
<v Speaker 1>another year, and we will be back ready to go

0:31:55.240 --> 0:31:57.560
<v Speaker 1>next season as well. Thank you very much, Ben Hurley.

0:31:58.640 --> 0:32:01.520
<v Speaker 2>God bless Jay and God bless you Kiz.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks mate, and jazz and jazz.

0:32:05.000 --> 0:32:10.960
<v Speaker 2>Australia without league and Australia without rugby league is not Australia.