1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: We've got the Super Rugby Final tomorrow evening and while 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: the Blues have obviously been the favorites, the Chiefs are 3 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: a real threat after they beat the top seeded Hurricanes 4 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: in Wellington last weekend. David Hill is the Chiefs assistant coach. 5 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:12,799 Speaker 1: David Hello, is this your year? 6 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:19,319 Speaker 2: We'll find out tomorrow, but we've got a good feeling 7 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 2: about it and things have been going well, so I 8 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 2: feel like we're. 9 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: Going to do a good creg Yeah, because tell me, 10 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: I mean, how are you guys? What's your mindset going 11 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: into this year after what happened last year? Because last 12 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: year was your year and then at the last minute 13 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: it wasn't. So does that make you mentally stronger or 14 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: does that create a kind of hoodoo? 15 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 2: Typically given us some experiences to fall back on, both 16 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 2: good and bad. But we understood last year that you know, 17 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:49,919 Speaker 2: we had a really good squad, really settled and got 18 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 2: into a good groove and ultimately didn't didn't come away 19 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 2: with it in the final. That experience brought us that 20 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 2: the best team on the on the day is the 21 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 2: one that will come through, not so much the best 22 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 2: team all year. So that was our mindset last week. 23 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 2: The same this week. It's the best team on the day, 24 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 2: and whether you have won teen, eleven, twelve, thirteen or 25 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,960 Speaker 2: fourteen games in around robin, it doesn't think you count 26 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 2: for much. So that experience is as harsh as it was, 27 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 2: as hard as it was to deal with last year's, 28 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 2: it definitely helped us. So we're different beast. 29 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, and so in terms of the crowd support and stuff. 30 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: Have you got a lot of fans coming up? 31 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 2: I would assume that expressways cut tripped down a little bit, 32 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: but we're expecting a good amount of you know, read 33 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,839 Speaker 2: yet on black and no matter where you were born 34 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 2: or where you live, we're expecting it to be you know, 35 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:47,119 Speaker 2: had some good support there. 36 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, good stuff. Hey do you reckon? I mean, you 37 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: guys have got some brilliant players in the squad. Do 38 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: you reckon Damien McKenzie should actually be the first choice 39 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: first five for the Abs. 40 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 2: Well, it's a great question. Probably not one that I 41 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 2: can answer as I'm not a selector, but if I was, 42 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 2: it would be probably in the top three options, So 43 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 2: I'd be comfortable with somewhere in the team's us for sure. 44 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: What about the other two? Who's the other two? 45 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 2: Then? No idea. 46 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: Yeah you don't what hold on? You just said he'd 47 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: be in the top three, but you don't know who 48 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: the other two. 49 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, so he'd be one. I don't know who 50 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 2: the other. 51 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: Two are, but he's totally Hey, are you up for 52 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: a super rugby shake up? 53 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 2: I think trying to find a way to find a 54 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 2: product and a competition that that works. I definitely think 55 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 2: the the number of teams and the teams that can compete, 56 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 2: it's important to get the balance right. So yeah, pick 57 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 2: up Ard just a bit of a tweak I think 58 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:50,119 Speaker 2: would be good. 59 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, a little bit of a tweak or something drastic, 60 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: like what about the idea that you're able to swap 61 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 1: players and recruit them from different areas, Like maybe even 62 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: the Aussies can recruit some of our players? 63 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 2: Uh? Yeah, well I'm not sure we'd take too many 64 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 2: of the Aussies, But yeah, I think that would be 65 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 2: a good conversation and good that would be good for 66 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: the for the competition. So open to that discussion. But 67 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:14,519 Speaker 2: the obviously you have to be a bit of work 68 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 2: to be done. I can't imagine that happening in the 69 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 2: next couple of years, but yeah, you never know. 70 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 1: You never know, David, Good luck for this weekend either way. 71 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 1: Either way, Like, let's be honest about it. How good 72 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: to not have the Crusaders there. 73 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 2: Well, I think I think there's a good portion of 74 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,239 Speaker 2: the country that are that are bit confused now. They're 75 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 2: not sure who to cheer for because normally they cheer 76 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 2: for the team that's playing inst But yeah, I think 77 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 2: it's good for the competition. I think it's good and 78 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,119 Speaker 2: you know they had a rough year, but no doubt 79 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 2: they'll be back. So it's yeah, it's our time, all 80 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 2: the Blues time. 81 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: Good stuff, David, best of luck and thank you for 82 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: your time. Mate. That's David Hill, Chiefs assistant coach see 83 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: Dead and hate the idea of swapping the players, although 84 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: we don't. 85 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 2: He's quite right. 86 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: We don't want any of the Aussie players, do we. 87 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 2: For more from Hither duplessy elandro listen live to news 88 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 2: talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the 89 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 2: podcast on iHeartRadio.