S1: Hi everyone. Welcome to the Mark My Words podcast. The
S1: boys are here ready to rock and roll. Hello to you.
S2: Hello, Marcus and Marcus.
S1: And a pig e.
S3: Levi m g I'm ready to go.
S2: You are today.
S1: What is with the pregnant?
S3: Did you like that pregnant?
S1: Pause the weekend with me. I'm like, oh, I'll drop
S1: off the pregnant pauses. They're losing their effect.
S2: Part of his shtick.
S3: But yeah.
S1: I'll give him something.
S2: He wants. He wants us up before the show with
S2: his story time.
S3: Story time's been lovely today.
S1: He's had a big week. The old pig star. We
S1: can't talk about that. Otherwise we might end up in
S1: some strife, although it couldn't be any worse than another
S1: coat at the moment. But that's a story for another day.
S1: Speaking of before the show, um, you've come in blowing
S1: up today. Yes, about television's night of nights. And I'm
S1: waiting on our invitation to the podcast Night of Nights.
S1: You've got a drama with the Logies.
S2: Oh, I'm not so much the Logies, not so much
S2: anyone individually, but it's they come up with the top
S2: 30 shows on Australian TV of all time. And look,
S2: I like Kath and Kim, but it's probably top ten
S2: but not number one. Um.
S3: Number one really.
S2: I should have the list with me. But it was,
S2: I thought to myself driving in today, what was, what's
S2: been your top maybe 2 or 3 shows of Australian TV.
S3: Oh well, home and away neighbours that have to be
S3: up there wouldn't they.
S2: They'd have to be. So you're you're too young to
S2: see police rescue. Oh, sweetie.
S1: Oh, Gary. Sweet. Sonya.
S3: I never got into it, mate.
S1: They have sold off the centre point tower. Yeah. The best.
S2: Um, look, I.
S3: Well, what's your number then?
S2: So when I was about 13, the show come on
S2: TV called prisoner with with be Smith. Doreen. Vinegar tits.
S3: Who's. Vinegar tits.
S2: That was. That's what they called the, uh, the guards.
S3: I need to watch this. Honestly.
S2: I went, what? They can't say that on TV. So prisoners.
S2: My favourite, I think because a lot of my viewing
S2: was from overseas, like The Brady Bunch and.
S3: The yeah.
S2: Happy days.
S3: Happy days.
S2: You know, all that stuff Gomer Pyle. But back home,
S2: I suppose, um, I was used to being the game
S2: shows used to be a show called Blankety Blanks with
S2: Graham Kennedy. And that was kind of up after or
S2: before that was Celebrity Squares where they'd sit in these squares,
S2: all the celebrities, and they'd have someone ask him a
S2: question and they'd they'd say if they were right or wrong. Um,
S2: but I think, I think.
S3: I've got one for you. What? It's a knockout.
S1: That's the name of the game.
S3: It's a knockout. Was that in the top 30? I
S3: think so.
S1: I don't think it was in the top 100.
S3: No, I loved it's a knockout. Yeah. Um. Four teams.
S2: It was good. How sad they.
S3: Are. That have to be in the top.
S2: It was top ten.
S1: No it wasn't in the top ten.
S2: Wasn't.
S1: It. Nope. No, it wasn't in the top ten. You
S1: know what it was in French. All right.
S2: Well that's all.
S3: I never got into it.
S2: I never got into it.
S1: Yeah.
S3: Country.
S2: Practice, practice. Practice was awesome.
S3: Yeah.
S1: Fatso.
S3: The wombat is.
S2: Made. I think they're better than neighbours. And home and away,
S2: a country practice.
S3: Yeah. I was very young with country practice, but I
S3: still remember it.
S2: Do me before you do. Um, do me a favor
S2: when you get home today. YouTube number 96 and the box. Oh,
S2: these were shows that I weren't allowed to watch as, like, eight,
S2: nine year old go to bed and I'd be in
S2: the hallway going.
S3: Whew!
S2: Now I know why he sent me to bed. You bastards.
S1: Well, boys, let's get into the rugby league component. There
S1: hasn't there hasn't been a lot of huge issues this week.
S1: I think the, uh, the Swans drama sort of taken
S1: the shine away from everything else that's happening on in
S1: the world. And we're not going to we're not going
S1: to comment about that because it's, um, it's before a
S1: police and there's an investigation and players have been stood down.
S1: But I wanted to start today, boys. I was just
S1: going to have a look at the, the ladder here quickly. Right.
S1: So we've got a couple of weeks left until finals.
S1: And I reckon the the positions in the top eight
S1: are really, really interesting. So you've got the Roosters on
S1: top after their win over the weekend. Panthers a second
S1: same points as the Warriors in third. You got the
S1: Dolphins two points behind them. That's the top four. The
S1: sharks are two points behind them. After the loss on
S1: the weekend. And the loss to the Dragons, Knights are
S1: also on 32. Missing some players which is an incredible story.
S1: Rabbitohs on 30 points in seventh. Cowboys in eighth spot
S1: on 28. You've got the Bulldogs in ninth on 26.
S1: The Sea Eagles storm Raiders on 24 points. Does the
S1: top eight stay that way? What changes if any, happens
S1: to that top eight boys.
S2: Your thoughts are it stays stays for mine only because
S2: the Cowboys have got to buy. And there's a guaranteed
S2: two points in this competition. I think the doggies needed
S2: to beat Souths last week. Yeah agreed. And we've kind
S2: of said that um last week on the on the
S2: continuous call team as well. But um look the Newcastle
S2: Knights and while I'm on that uh the sharkies could
S2: be held to pay as well. We're looking at a
S2: top two, top two spot for the sharks a month ago.
S3: Yeah.
S2: Now a top four looks out of sight as well
S2: because they've lost back to back against the Raiders. It
S2: was the Raiders Dragons Dragons and then yeah um on
S2: the weekend. So yeah look I um I think Newcastle
S2: Knights are the story. But after getting the wooden spoon
S2: last year, uh, now to have them where they are,
S2: I think guys like, um, Trey Mooney's been fantastic for them.
S2: I think Shannon Smith has been great great signing. But
S2: the coach is the biggest signing. Um Holbrook he's just
S2: been I know him pretty well because he played one
S2: year with me, um at Penrith while I was there
S2: in my second stint. He's a great bloke. Just a real,
S2: real good bloke, you know. He's just got a smile
S2: on his face all the time. He knows stuff tactically. Um,
S2: and the fact that they win games without their best
S2: players proves they're a good team. Because pong was out
S2: for a while. They were winning. Now the two Dylan's
S2: out injured. They're winning Bradman best was out there winning.
S2: So that means the coaching um at the Knights is
S2: top notch.
S1: Yeah. It's interesting you say that I, I never met
S1: Justin Holbrook until Vegas and we ran into him a
S1: fair bit while we're over there. You're right. He's a really.
S3: Good, great.
S1: Bloke. And I can see, like I was talking to
S1: a few of the Knights players in Vegas and then
S1: what he sort of instilled in the club and all
S1: that sort of thing. He gives them enough leeway, but
S1: he's also given them some standards that they need to
S1: go by. So he hasn't restrained the playing group. It shows,
S1: but he has put some structures in place, which clearly
S1: is working.
S3: Yeah, he's done a great job, a tremendous job. They've
S3: got a bye as well. Knights still got to buy
S3: up their sleeve, so they have done an unbelievable job
S3: for every reason, Milligan said. I don't need to go
S3: over it, but all those injuries and to still get
S3: them up, you know, there's that time, the period there
S3: where the two Dylans went down and you went there,
S3: done that, guys, you're right. And respectfully, I think a
S3: lot of people went, oh, they're done. Yeah. And the
S3: fact that he has been able to keep them together, oh,
S3: this is bad. But who's the young back rower McEwan. No,
S3: the other one.
S2: Oh. Uh no.
S3: Something. Layla. Is it.
S2: From Penrith? He couldn't make Jersey Flegg at Penrith.
S3: Really know the way he's playing at the moment. He's unbelievable.
S2: Yeah both back rowers are from Penrith right.
S3: Oh there you.
S2: Go.
S3: And done a great job with those sort of players
S3: as well hasn't he. Like he's unearthed some.
S2: Yep. And so I thought he's been out for a month. Yeah.
S3: Like far out.
S2: They are like we talk about teams like Souths who
S2: maybe with the trail back could win the comp. But
S2: someone like Knights could have the that could be the
S2: real big fairy tale. Yeah.
S1: Alright. I'm gonna put you on the spot here. Right.
S1: Because I think people are interested and will be interested
S1: in your thoughts. So I want you to rule a
S1: line through the team just by saying yes in terms
S1: of winning the comp when I say the name. Right.
S3: So so if.
S1: You say if I say the name and they can't
S1: win the comp, I want you to say no chance,
S1: no chance. All right. Roosters.
S3: Yes. Yes.
S1: Panthers.
S3: Yep.
S1: Yes. Warriors. Yes. Dolphins.
S2: No.
S3: Yes.
S1: All right then we go to the bottom for sharks.
S3: No. No.
S1: Knights.
S3: No. No.
S1: Rabbitohs.
S3: No.
S1: Cowboys.
S2: Nights.
S1: Rabbit eyes.
S2: Can. Rabbit eyes can with Latrell back.
S1: Okay, well, that.
S2: Wasn't there last year. Yeah, they missed him so much.
S2: And Taylor Duncan.
S3: Cody Walker playing Taylor. Duncan.
S2: Matt Duffy.
S3: Duffy was on fire.
S2: They weren't banking on these guys being like scouts weren't
S2: banking like the Roosters weren't banking on Hugo Zavala and
S2: Wyatt and, um, for Katie. Yep. Katie for coming. Forget
S2: about him. Forget him. Forget it.
S1: Yeah.
S2: He's. He's so good.
S1: So who's your grand finalist at this point?
S2: Oh, you gotta go. The top two teams at the moment,
S2: I think you can't go past. Look, I, I still
S2: think Roosters and Penrith um I'm going to watch closely.
S2: But because there's a there's some rumblings going on obviously
S2: that um you get the feeling that this indecision from
S2: Nathan about signing going to November 1st for the first
S2: time has sent shivers down the spines of the hierarchy
S2: at Penrith, which is, you know.
S3: As it would as.
S2: It would same as Walker at Roosters.
S1: Can I tell you the rumour that will not go
S1: away This. This, huh?
S2: Oh!
S3: Come on.
S2: Yes!
S1: Do it. Honestly, I have not. And I hate the
S1: rugby league rumour mill. But I've had so many people
S1: say that this is going to happen. And I haven't
S1: made any phone calls. And I want to stress. I
S1: don't know whether this is true. I don't know where
S1: it's come from. Ivan and Nathan to the roosters.
S2: Ivan. Nathan to the roosters. Wow.
S1: I keep I have heard it non-stop. I don't know
S1: whether it's true. It's the rugby league rumour mill that
S1: does my head in. I get emails, I get phone calls,
S1: I get text messages, and it just won't go away.
S2: Well, there's been a couple of announcements this year that
S2: have kind of made you go, what? Ivan's was one
S2: of them at Penrith when he said his last year
S2: would be his last. Next year would be his last.
S2: Payne Haas at Broncos has been another one. Mhm. Um
S2: Jarome Luai was one at the Chiefs. But I think
S2: that the Ivan one with Penrith that sent shivers down
S2: the whole hierarchy at Penrith. And now that Nathan's indecision
S2: is his own prerogative. You know, he's got every right
S2: to do what he's doing. But for the first time
S2: in his career, he's going to sit with the.
S3: See the market.
S1: But again, I want to say this though, when every
S1: time people tell me that, I'm like, surely not like
S1: Trent Robinson looks like he's got a job for life.
S2: Well, Trent Robinson, um. Holbrook and what Webster coaches of
S2: the year this year and Ivan's always in the in
S2: that that chat.
S1: What do you think when you hear that rumor.
S3: I just think why. Why. Well and would it fly
S3: in the face of what? Everything. Everything that Ivan sort
S3: of said about why he's leaving Penrith like isn't it?
S3: So he can relax and enjoy himself and yeah, spend
S3: more time doing what he wants to do.
S1: Again, I want to stress I'm throwing this out there because.
S2: I'm never.
S3: That's all that's all.
S1: You.
S2: Never you never bring up rumors.
S1: And you know I'm probably get hammered by people that
S1: are you know.
S3: Ivan was at the Roosters many, many years ago.
S2: He played for.
S3: Them. It's just a rumor.
S2: We keep hearing the Herbie Farnworth going there as well.
S1: So anyway.
S3: You never know.
S2: Anyway, you.
S1: Know what I'm standing and saying it now. I never did,
S1: I never delve into the rugby league rumour mill because seriously,
S1: it does my head.
S2: But you gave yourself a qualifier. Yeah, I heard.
S4: A rumour.
S3: Spreading.
S2: You had a broken heart, Ivan.
S1: Nathan. I'm sorry, I know.
S2: Look, now that young Jets coming back to Penrith for the.
S2: He wants to play under his dad and with his
S2: brother for a year. Obviously next year. Um. Where does
S2: Nathan sit amongst that. Does Nathan think. Well if my
S2: brother's coming back to Penrith, why should I leave when
S2: he's coming back. Probably to play five eight if he
S2: moves on.
S3: Yeah.
S2: So all these things that there's all these things that
S2: you don't know much about.
S1: But I look at Nathan Cleary and I look at Penrith,
S1: I'm thinking, well why would I stay at Penrith when
S1: I've achieved everything I need to? A lot of the
S1: blokes that I really get along with have left my
S1: my dad isn't going to coach me anymore. What's what's
S1: keeping me at the foot of the mountains.
S2: And go, and I'm with you. But and then go
S2: figure on that. For the last five years, most of
S2: that Penrith team have taken pay cuts to stay to
S2: win four games, to win four comps. It's worked. Now
S2: it's starting to break away a bit with Liam Martin
S2: the latest to say I'm waiting till November 1st. Yeah.
S2: After Brian Tuttle went and um, you know the year
S2: before and.
S3: Well they, they almost lost their CEO recently as well.
S2: Matty Cameron who did, who nearly signed with.
S3: Parramatta.
S2: Did he nearly or was he. Oh he's almost done
S2: this one. He's almost done.
S1: Is this nine.
S2: No it's not known. It's been another rumor.
S3: It's been out in public. I'm I'm pretty sure it's
S3: been out in public. You see they went they went really,
S3: really hard. I haven't even spoken to camo. I'll tell
S3: you now. I haven't spoken to chemo. It's been out
S3: in the media. But I think contracts were drawn up
S3: and everything.
S1: Wow. Good operator.
S2: He's a great operator and he often doesn't get the
S2: reps he deserves for that Penrith dynasty. Um, he is
S2: such a good operator.
S1: Um what's going on at Penrith. Everyone's jumping ship.
S2: Well I think I think they've kind of got to
S2: their like especially if they make the grand final this year.
S2: I think it's at the end of an era. Yeah. Um,
S2: and what a, what a freaking good era it's been like,
S2: we're never going to see, we're never going to see
S2: a team win four cups in our lifetime again, because
S2: the the other two two new teams in the competition.
S2: Third one.
S3: Talent. Talent spreads. Yep.
S2: Juniors everywhere. It's gonna be hard to keep your juniors. Yeah.
S2: That's out of everything they do in the game. If
S2: they want to reward anyone, they should reward clubs for
S2: bringing in juniors. I agree. And nurturing them.
S3: Development.
S2: They should be like a 1,520% salary cap exemption for
S2: all them guys who are happy with you. If you've
S2: blooded a bloke in your lower grades and for seven years,
S2: he stays with you. Once he hits that seven years,
S2: that's when he's he gets the exemption.
S3: Well, he should get dispensation on your salary cap, shouldn't you?
S3: Surely if you develop a kid, bring him right through
S3: your system, then he spends seven years there. He should
S3: be salary cap exempt. Yep. Why shouldn't he? I agree.
S3: The other. That's the incentive to develop kids and bring
S3: them through. Keep them at your club.
S1: The other thing that I've heard recently was actually floated
S1: by Paul Gallen on.
S3: You're hearing a lot of things.
S1: No, no, no, but it's something that was floated and
S1: it's a genuinely good idea. I think um Gao floated
S1: this on 100% footy a few weeks ago, and I
S1: asked him about it on the weekend, and I'd love
S1: to get your thoughts, especially, um, having played in sort
S1: of local footy. He suggested the NRL rather than just
S1: investing money into local leagues. He used the example of
S1: Jeremy Latimore and Chad Townsend and Andrew Fifita playing for
S1: one of the junior clubs in the A grade competition
S1: in the Shire for feeder, for feeder, and he said
S1: there were 4000 people there watching it. So you think
S1: about the money that's made at the canteen, the money
S1: that's made over the bar. It's that's how you're putting
S1: money back into junior clubs. Is there merit in the
S1: idea of the NRL paying former players? Not a huge
S1: amount of money, but to go and play local park footy?
S2: 100%, of course there is, because I've experienced it. When
S2: I was in my peak of my powers playing a
S2: few minor. I was 25, you know, right in the
S2: middle of my career and I was playing there and
S2: just to have one bloke from the NRL New South
S2: Wales Rugby league back then. Go to a club like that.
S2: I think their gates were up by like 2028 or something. Yeah,
S2: it was just amazing. When they see someone that they
S2: see on TV and they and all, mostly all they
S2: seem like get your head bashed in. But yeah. Um, yeah,
S2: it works, but it's working on the Shire.
S1: Well, the, the, the angle that sort of gal went
S1: with and, and I'm not suggesting there's any corruption or
S1: bad things that are done, but if you hand money
S1: over to a club, right. Just a grant from the
S1: NRL or whatever, can you be confident it's going to
S1: be used?
S2: Well then you've got so many people who have access
S2: to that same money.
S1: Exactly.
S3: Yeah, I.
S1: So if you're investing in a former player to go
S1: and play for a club that is bringing people through
S1: the gates, spending money over the bar and through the club,
S1: is that a better way of doing it?
S3: 100% it's a great idea. I think it's unreal. I
S3: think the fact that you allocate an X amount of dollars,
S3: those former players apply. Yep. Along with their club, you're
S3: only allowed one at each club, so it spreads the
S3: talent around and doesn't, you know, you don't get these
S3: super teams with all boys all playing 30 grand or whatever.
S3: You get 30 grand, you apply to the NRL, the
S3: NRL say, yep, we want you to go and play
S3: for this club. Yep. We approve that club that you
S3: want to play for. Bang. See you later.
S2: That's a great.
S3: Idea. But the other one that gal brought up, which
S3: I thought that was going to be, he brought up
S3: to me the other day. I'm sure he did. I'm
S3: sure it was gal paying junior referees more money, like
S3: good money to try and get more referees refereeing our game. Yep.
S3: Get more refs in because they actually go, okay, well
S3: I'm getting a decent earn here. Hey to then bring
S3: them all through into into developing more referees for a game.
S3: Were you saying it the other day? We're going to
S3: need more.
S2: I would take that one step further. I would. Every
S2: club's getting a centre of excellence. Yeah every club gets one.
S2: Why not put that aside for referees, for young kids
S2: coming through.
S3: Coming.
S2: Through like those who can't play our game, who want
S2: to play it.
S3: Referee.
S2: There's a centre of excellence where you go and then
S2: they get more respect. If they've got a centre of excellence,
S2: we go, oh, what the referees now? Yeah. And you
S2: get you get first graders visiting them and talking. And
S2: that whole caveat of us versus them has got to
S2: change because it's, you know.
S1: Well, just on that, MJ and, and I'd say this
S1: to any parent that might be listening or any, you know,
S1: younger person who might be listening that this might shock you.
S1: But when I was at school, I, and I actually
S1: said this to you in your podcast, I, I didn't
S1: like the contact sports like I'd, I'd play footy in
S1: the park, but I didn't. And I was a bit
S1: of a sook right back when I was young. Timid kid,
S1: believe it or not. Very shy considering what I do now.
S1: But as soon as I. Because I love rugby league
S1: and I'm like, how can I get involved? And I
S1: saw this thing. It was become a referee. The best
S1: thing I ever did was become a referee. It got
S1: me out of my shell. It taught me how to
S1: manage things. It it brought confidence out in me and
S1: made me a stronger person. So if there's a timid
S1: kid listening or a mum or dad that thinks, look,
S1: my son or daughter loves rugby league but doesn't like
S1: the contact, become a referee. You can get involved and
S1: might come the end of the season, I'd get like five, six,
S1: 7000 bucks.
S2: Far.
S1: Out just from the accruing the money throughout that junior
S1: rugby league season. So there's a nice little, um, gold
S1: mine at the end of it as well.
S2: You put that with your paper run, you get a
S2: lot of money.
S3: Oh yeah. I was a paper boy.
S2: Dude. Do you have.
S3: The milk crate on the front and the back of
S3: the pushy?
S2: What about Sunday mornings? But you can imagine, like, these days.
S2: I used to take the big pouch around.
S3: Yeah, bum.
S2: Bag and have notes everywhere. On Sundays I get both
S2: the Telegraph and the Herald, and Sunday was like, you
S2: couldn't do it. These days you get robbed.
S3: Yeah, I know, that's why they stopped it.
S1: I don't know whether I should share the story, but
S1: I will.
S3: It's not story time.
S1: Well, you guys do story time, but just. I was
S1: a paper boy, right? And I practiced my whistle technique
S1: when I was growing up. But I used to stand
S1: at the five ways at Rockdale. And across the road
S1: is an establishment called the Black Garter, which let's just
S1: say is frequented by lonely men.
S2: Okay.
S1: And the girls used to come out and buy the
S1: paper off me to make sure that their ads were
S1: in the personal section in the paper. So I used
S1: to get handsome tips from, let's just say, the lovely
S1: ladies that would come.
S3: And say tips, give me a.
S1: Give me a $20 note and get me to the
S1: papers back then. Or $1.20.
S2: So now when you go back in, they say, remember me?
S3: Yeah.
S2: So that's all I remember me.
S3: Here's all those tips I remember.
S1: I remember Steve and Mark Waugh stopping at the lights
S1: and selling them papers.
S2: Like that's.
S1: Great. So cool. Yeah. Anyway, that's just story telling me
S1: that no one cares.
S2: No. Fantastic.
S1: Um, Billy Slater's quit Queensland. Who's going to take over?
S1: I see Darius Boyd's put up his hand.
S2: I said that on Saturday. Everyone said. Everyone goes. What?
S2: Darius Boyd.
S3: Yeah, he's coach Queensland.
S2: And he's had a good like he's he's won the
S2: last two series.
S3: It'd be interesting to see that he's.
S1: I hope he's ready to do media and not give
S1: one word.
S2: Well, he's gotta be better.
S3: He's better.
S2: Now. He's gotta be better than that. And I've seen
S2: him recently on a few things. And that's why I
S2: threw his name up, because out of all the the
S2: nominations and all the candidates, I thought, well, you've got
S2: to have some inkling of the game. Unless you're like,
S2: Billy Slater is the best fullback we've ever seen. He
S2: knows everything about everything. But Darius Boyd has a really,
S2: really good origin record. He's got actually got a good
S2: record in rugby league. Yeah. Um, you know, I I'm
S2: not telling Queensland to suck eggs because I don't care
S2: who they get. But I thought Darius Boyd would be
S2: Theo's name pops up as well. I think he'd be
S2: probably good as well. Um, but yeah.
S3: They're running out of candidates.
S2: Ken Smith Both not done. Billy Walters not Billy Walters.
S2: Kevin Walters Billy Walters should be coaching. Uh, Kevin knocked
S2: it back. Yeah. And I, I thought he would be
S2: feverish and getting it back. But the the obviously the
S2: Australian jobs enough for him.
S3: Yeah. Yeah. No Smithy. I thought Smithy might have. Yeah.
S2: It's a big it's a big.
S3: Smithy's uh, committed to the family. I'd love to. Down
S3: on the Goldie.
S1: I'd love to see Johnathan Thurston do it knowing what
S1: he's like down on the sideline with you.
S3: Oh, could you imagine JT in the box?
S1: That'd be great.
S3: I watch.
S2: His heart rate would get.
S3: Up. Oh, mate, he's up and down all on the sidelines.
S3: Big decision. Yeah.
S1: Um, few other, uh, dramas. Reece Walsh, he's out for
S1: the season. Um, a bit of hip drop drama. Yeah. Uh,
S1: Madge's fate at the Broncos is a story out today. Um,
S1: Martin to Powell has spoken out about how he nearly
S1: died in an ice bath after pre-season training. Look, there's
S1: an axe to grind there because he got sacked for
S1: liking a photo about that was critical of Michael Maguire.
S1: Stephen Crichton touching the ref.
S3: MM. I reckon I nearly died a few times.
S2: Training.
S3: With Madge.
S1: I thought you're talking about the Knights in the cross?
S3: Oh, no, that too. But, uh. Oh my God. Anyway,
S3: it's not story time.
S2: No, but he's my trainer.
S3: G'day, Madge. I love you, mate.
S1: Get her to give me 20.
S2: Um, there has been, like, uh, enough is enough type
S2: attitude from him. You got the thought, uh, after last
S2: weekend's game, when he kind of did the first time
S2: this year, he's gone hard on his players. Yeah, he's
S2: predicted them all year.
S3: Backed him all year.
S2: Yeah. But he said, no, I can't do it anymore.
S2: So you know that there have had a shit year.
S2: When he says.
S3: That.
S1: Is he what he he sprays like he sprays like unbelievable.
S3: Well mate, I coached me 15 or 16 years ago,
S3: so it's a long time ago and I'm sure he
S3: may have.
S2: As the start of his his voyage.
S3: It was the first head coaching job he ever got
S3: and he won the comp with us.
S1: Yeah. Okay.
S3: Well, um, he he can spray. Well, he sprayed me.
S1: I must admit, I'm surprised Stephen Crichton didn't get cited
S1: by the match review.
S2: Well, I, I saw it and I thought, um.
S1: What he was doing.
S2: Of course he did.
S3: He's too smart.
S2: And there should have been a try to Hubner. It
S2: should have been a try. Um, it's not his first rodeo,
S2: put it that way.
S3: He knew what he's doing.
S2: He knew he was doing.
S1: I thought maybe a little fine or something.
S3: Yeah. We're going to get new games.
S1: Clint Gutherson. He's out for the season, too.
S3: Yeah.
S1: What? What's what's happened with Gutho?
S3: I know you're telling me you're dragons.
S1: You tell me. Just before he came, we came in. Oh.
S3: It's already come out.
S1: So what is it? What's he.
S3: Done? I think he went and saw a surgeon and
S3: then had to have surgery. Yeah. So he missed the
S3: last three games.
S1: Usually what happens when you go to a surgeon?
S3: Well not necessarily. He went with his results to see
S3: what he'd have to do.
S1: Yeah, but what's he done?
S3: Oh, I've got no idea.
S1: Okay. Fair enough.
S3: That's a good sign, mate. You know what, Daniel Atkinson,
S3: a fullback last week, was great. Unbelievable.
S2: Yeah, it could be. That could be sport.
S1: Let's get into the games we do that for better.
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S2: Ivan Cleary coaching his 500th game is massive. Well done Ivan. Wow.
S2: Harry Grant is back from a hamstring injury and Casey
S2: McLean is back.
S1: 0MG, can I interrupt for a second?
S2: Go for.
S1: It. $3.20 Melbourne.
S2: That's so juicy.
S1: Oh yeah.
S2: You've got to. Especially with Harry Grant back. Yeah it's
S2: obviously that's a really good sign. I mean that's he
S2: could have said they can't play finals footy this year.
S2: The storm and the fact that he's coming back. That's
S2: that's a that's a team man. That's a team that
S2: could have been worse off and trained like make sure
S2: his hamstrings are 100%, not 7580. But that gives me
S2: such a good, you know, good feeling when I see
S2: our best players making themselves available to come back and
S2: help their team.
S1: The more I think about it, I'm going to take
S1: a bit of that. 320 with better, beautiful stuff.
S3: I'm going Panthers.
S1: Out at Aami Park.
S3: Yeah.
S2: Um, yeah I'm going.
S3: Let me just check. Nathan Cleary's in.
S2: Yeah that's right. Yeah. I'm not going to get him until.
S3: Nathan Cleary's in. I'm happy to go with him.
S1: Uh Raiders Broncos Gio Stadium early game on Friday the
S1: better odds $1.36. Raiders 315 the Bronx.
S3: Mate this is uh is this Josh Papalii last.
S2: Year they've changed. Um yeah. What's the other call down there.
S3: Seaford is it. No, that's the old one. You played
S3: at Seaford.
S1: That's Queanbeyan isn't it.
S3: Yeah, the old one.
S2: Queanbeyan. I'm going.
S3: As if it's not going to be the biggest party ever. Ever.
S2: Yeah.
S3: Rick's Walsh's boys will be all pumped at the Raiders
S3: to send him out.
S1: Hasn't he been a war horse.
S3: Get on the Raiders.
S1: Unbelievable.
S3: Yeah. Good luck.
S2: There. Probably this round's best thing the Raiders.
S1: Raiders to beat the Broncos in that one. Good luck
S1: to you big Papa. And do yourself a favor on
S1: social media. Check out his young bloke. Isn't he a character? Oh, yeah.
S1: What do they call him? Little lion kid or something? Yeah.
S1: He is a huge.
S3: Social media following.
S1: Uh, Dolphins. Eels. We're doing this one on Friday night. Piglet, you,
S1: me and Joshua. Dollar 25 dolphins, eels, $4 outsiders at
S1: Suncorp with better.
S3: Short the dolphins. And I'll be on them.
S1: Sherwin Cobos hundredth game 100%.
S2: And he's been one of the most improved players this year,
S2: if not the boy of the year. So I can't
S2: go against the Dolphins in this one either.
S1: We go to Saturday 3:00 Knights dollar 39 manly, three bucks.
S1: McDonald Jones Stadium.
S2: Couple of massive wins for the Knights. Uh. Bradman best
S2: returns Jacob Saifiti back after six games. Gagai is out
S2: but also for manly. Turbo is back. So is Ben.
S2: So they might have they might not have it their
S2: own way for the first 20 or 30 minutes the Knights.
S2: But in the end I think they're gonna have too much.
S3: Yeah they will. Yeah. I like the Knights as well
S3: up there at home. I think they get it done.
S1: The mighty Bunnies are up against the Warriors. 530, of course. Stadium. Oh.
S1: Where are they on Saturday? Yes. 240 outside as the bunnies.
S1: dollar 57 the wires.
S2: That one name sticks out, doesn't it? On the extended
S2: bench Latrell Mitchell. So if he plays, he's not playing well.
S2: The worry is in.
S3: Have you got.
S2: He's got a scoop.
S1: No, I just got told he's not going to play.
S3: Who told you?
S1: He said he's close, but he's not going to play.
S1: He's told you. Can't tell.
S3: You.
S2: Like Teddy last week.
S1: I don't give up my sources.
S2: You're not a snitch.
S1: You eat him. Actually, you know what I. I brushed
S1: the old source. I'm going for mustard on mistakes.
S3: Are you really.
S2: Just have lime, lime juice, lime juice.
S1: Just a little bit of seeded or Dijon. Beautiful.
S2: Well, DC chili oil.
S1: Tip.
S3: Chili chili.
S1: Oil.
S2: DC.
S1: Now I'll start sweating.
S2: I know you don't.
S3: Know what I've been putting on my lunch at work.
S2: What?
S3: Sriracha. Oh beautiful.
S2: Yeah. I love a little bit of spice chili.
S3: A little bit of chili.
S2: Just a.
S3: Little bit.
S1: Watch Kewpie mayo, by the way.
S3: Oh, I've got that at home. I love.
S2: My kids.
S3: I swear by my kids.
S2: Eat. Yeah.
S1: Oh, there's.
S3: With the red lid. Yeah.
S1: There was a kid carrying on in the Coles supermarket
S1: all the other day. I won't keep him. I'm like.
S3: That's the best. What is it? The Japanese mail? Yeah.
S3: Pretty sure.
S1: But we have it like Himalayan rock salt.
S3: But it's just. It's just salt instead of normal mayonnaise.
S3: We always buy kewpie mayo.
S1: But what's the.
S3: Difference?
S2: It's the. It's the bottle that squeezed the shit out of.
S2: And the red lid.
S3: It's just.
S1: Can I just ask the question again? What's the.
S3: Difference? It's nicer.
S2: I don't.
S1: Have mayo.
S2: I don't have mayo, so I wouldn't know.
S3: Like some of your stories.
S2: My kids.
S3: Love mayo.
S1: Like what?
S2: Oh.
S3: Exactly.
S1: Can you just give us a tip?
S2: What are you talking. The story about the Warriors. What about?
S2: He's trying to smother the other. The other day, about
S2: 20 minutes ago. About saying he was a paper boy
S2: when he saw that the ladies in leisure. Oh, yeah.
S2: Not last week when he went there.
S3: Picked up the paper there as well.
S2: Yeah. What'd you read, Playboy or what?
S1: Shut up, you idiots! Dragons and bulldogs.
S3: This is the upset of.
S5: The Red.
S1: Dragons.
S3: Dragons going.
S1: Can I give the odds?
S3: No. Three from three.
S1: Talk about going off before acceptances. $2. 65. The Dragons.
S1: Bulldogs shorties dollar 48 at Allianz.
S2: Uh! I can't go against the doggie. Sorry. I just
S2: think that they're going to come out breathing fire. Um,
S2: they've got to play better if they want to play finals. Footy.
S2: This is the game they must win. But gee, I've
S2: been impressed with the Dragons. So impressed in the last
S2: month of footy. It's um.
S1: What about this? That the Dragons have conceded 237 points
S1: in five straight losses at Allianz Stadium.
S3: Yeah, that's because they've had to play roosters on Anzac Day. Yeah.
S3: And they've been flogged 60 points.
S1: That's on you Shane Flanagan. No good.
S3: Yeah. Flanno do we see him. Are we saw him
S3: on the weekend. So why did you go all quiet there.
S3: You're not happy with him?
S1: Oh, I just remembered. I forgot to bring him back
S1: the other day. So you're going Bulldogs.
S2: Bulldogs.
S3: And dragons.
S1: Obviously. Sunday 2:00. Titans and Sharks. Sharks dollar 48 at
S1: Cbus and Titans.
S2: $2 danger game for sharks.
S3: Is it danger. Yeah it does smell like it that.
S2: Smells like a big upset.
S3: Oh.
S2: And out.
S3: Yep.
S2: I'm. I'm on Titans.
S1: What's the go with Trindle? How long is he going
S1: to be out for.
S3: You know they're not. Yeah they're not no operation.
S2: So he should be good by the if they they're
S2: going to play finals footy.
S3: So that's good. Well that's what you do isn't it.
S3: Like if there's any chance of you playing you say
S3: well I'm just going to.
S2: Put him in cotton ball. Cotton ball cotton.
S3: Wool might go in for a cat and ball.
S1: Now just call into the Black Garden.
S3: We've got a cat theme today. Don't we?
S2: Just got the star casino.
S1: Um, did you tip your mate?
S3: I think I think you've convinced me, Titans as well.
S1: Uh, and then to wrap up the round Roosters dollar six,
S1: West Tigers, $9 aliens.
S2: Good money for the Tigers. Please do. He's out. Uh,
S2: who's shoulder surgery returns after missing the Dragons game due
S2: to illness.
S3: Solomon Sikora scored a couple of good.
S2: Yeah he's good. He's been killing it in New South Wales.
S3: You said that.
S1: Teddy.
S2: Teddy's back. Teddy's back.
S3: Oh, mate, I'm not going past the roosters either.
S2: But it won't be. It won't be 80 points. Like.
S2: Come on.
S1: Alright. That's the. That's us. That's the round. Uh, bets.
S1: What are we thinking for?
S3: Okay, well.
S1: Piggy's pick.
S3: I'm going Dragons and I'm gonna. I might have a look.
S3: They're all shorties. Yeah.
S1: Oh. Can I give you mine? I'm going storm to
S1: win at $3.20. And a big Josh Papalii to barge
S1: over for a try.
S2: Okay. My, uh, multi is the Roosters and Tigers to
S2: score over 50 points.
S3: And that's the Roosters.
S2: That's that's combined. And I think that uh young that
S2: young guy will score and I think Robert will score.
S2: Oh they'll pay about eight bucks.
S3: I'm going to go the Dragons. Titans upsets. Okay. That'll
S3: pay about six $7.
S2: 6767 in heaven. Do you know six seven is.
S1: No.
S2: You lost.
S1: Weight. Oh, a little bit, yeah.
S2: Just notice it. Then on your profile you start to
S2: see your jaw. Oh no. Like.
S3: If that's not the best backhanded compliment ever, I don't
S3: know what is.
S1: Oh geez. What great encouragement. What about you Levi? I'm
S1: starting to see your jaw. Thank you very much.
S2: Like one of them. You know.
S3: I dig the chiseled Kirk Douglas.
S1: Don't dig the.
S2: Kirk.
S3: Douglas Dirk Diggler.
S2: He's got that thing in his thing. Yeah.
S1: I'd come out to MG active, but it's a little
S1: bit early to get out there for gym.
S2: I'm doing online programs. So maybe want to take an
S2: online program.
S1: What do you mean online programs?
S2: Well, one of our reels just got 4.8 million views online.
S1: So what do you train people online?
S2: So I'm going to send them people who overseas might
S2: want to join the family and start working out from
S2: their own country.
S3: With.
S2: A, with a program that I send them.
S1: What if people start emailing you and.
S3: Say.
S1: Hi m g. Can I have an online program? But
S1: can you do it in the nude?
S2: That's OnlyFans.
S3: That's. Yeah. Get on board. Yeah. It's another layer.
S1: Righto. We're gonna lunge all of a sudden anyway. Is
S1: that a thing?
S2: Lunging lunging.
S3: Yeah. Yeah it's squatting.
S2: Did legs this morning.
S3: I've been training m g.
S2: I know you.
S3: Have two weeks.
S1: It's gonna become boring.
S3: He's making me squat. Leg press. Yes, the old Bulgarian squats.
S3: The bumblebee's not taking too well to it. Especially when
S3: I need a new one.
S2: Yeah, I know. And I've been lucky with my knees
S2: and hips.
S3: You don't need it. No need. I gotta have a
S3: new one before I'm 50. New knee. Yeah. The surgeon said.
S2: Well, once you get it, that's.
S3: It. You just. You decide when to have it as
S3: when you can put up with the pain or not.
S1: Look, I can't contribute to the fitness chat, so let's
S1: wrap it up, eh?
S3: Okay. Okay. See you next week. Bye bye.
S1: Bye bye. There they are, the boys Mark My Words podcast.
S1: See you Monday. We'll be back for another edition. Enjoy
S1: your footy. Come on, you rabbit out.