S1: Hi everyone. Welcome to the Mark My Words podcast. Well,
S1: where Mark, there's only two of us. Hello, pig. Hello, Levi.
S2: Where is the other guy?
S1: Where's the great man?
S2: Where's m g? What's happened to him? M g.
S1: Apparently he's.
S2: Got what's what's happened?
S1: Apparently he's got.
S2: A is he got a sniffle?
S1: Do we know what Jules. What the diagnosis is?
S2: Oh, tonsillitis you get you get tonsillitis when you're about ten.
S1: Don't you get that from kissing people.
S2: Yeah.
S1: Has he been kissing.
S2: Big tongues.
S1: M j get well.
S2: Get well.
S1: Is it true you've been moonlighting on another podcast as well?
S2: I had to fill in for the great man milligrams
S2: obviously unwell at the moment. And that's what we do
S2: here at the Continuous Call team. And Mark My Words podcast.
S2: We fill in for each other when we're not well.
S1: I don't get asked to fill in for anybody. I've
S1: got enough on my plate.
S2: No MG had to fill in for me on the
S2: sideline in Melbourne for State of Origin.
S1: So you sort of levelled the score.
S2: So we're even it out.
S1: Not that we get paid anyway but there's no there's
S1: there's no payment for you. You're just covering from well
S1: get well soon. Hopefully he's back with us on the
S1: weekend for the continuous call team tonsillitis. What?
S2: Thinking of you, mate.
S1: Mate. He's not dying. He's got tonsillitis.
S2: Thinking of you, mate.
S1: Um, well, before we get into the NRL news. Yes,
S1: I'm going to start calling you super coach.
S2: Excuse me.
S1: The Dragons had their first NRL w win. Great man.
S2: Yeah they did and not not not because of anything
S2: to do with me. Um but no it was a
S2: good win.
S1: That you didn't say that off air.
S2: I.
S1: Go he came in here ladies and gentlemen in the
S1: podcast going yes, look at me. Saint George Illawarra Dragons.
S1: We're one from two. That's 50% Levy.
S2: You're you're a.
S1: Dick isn't Crossy.
S2: The coach crosses the head coach.
S1: He's a.
S2: Great.
S1: Man. Credit for.
S2: It. I'm not taking any credit.
S1: Remove the knife from his back.
S2: But one thing. No, actually, I'm not gonna say it.
S2: Let's move on. Let's move on. It was a good
S2: it was a good win from the girls. They got
S2: a lot of confidence out of. But now it's about
S2: building for this week.
S1: In fact, we might. We might talk more about the
S1: Harvey Norman Women in league round. Yeah. Um, there's, there's
S1: a theme to a few stories for story time in
S1: our podcast coming out on Monday. So we'll do that
S1: for you. Um, jeez, it's been a big week. Piggy. Um,
S1: West Tigers. Jerome Louis um, your great mate Jason Ryles.
S1: He must be delighted because he's going to get two
S1: origin players in the halves next year.
S2: Yeah. It's a it's a big one for him isn't it.
S2: The Parramatta Eels obviously Jerome Louis uh he's free to negotiate.
S2: Uh and and the Parramatta Eels have picked him up.
S2: Um massive combination isn't it. Um Jerome Leroy Mitch Moses
S2: played in the halves in State of Origin. They've played together.
S2: They've had success there. So they'll form a club combination.
S2: You throw in Isaiah who'll be in his what third
S2: year now of um of NRL, uh Talan da Silva
S2: and Riley Smith in the hooking role. That's a, that's
S2: a handy spine, a very handy spine. The biggest thing
S2: for Parramatta that we've seen over the last two years
S2: is the fact they haven't been able to keep their
S2: players on the field. They've had long season ending injuries
S2: to players this year. Um, they'll get them those players
S2: back obviously for the start of next year. But they
S2: just need to stay healthy, keep their best players on
S2: the field, keep Mitch Moses on the field. Um, and
S2: you know we'll have to wait and see what they do.
S1: MG your thoughts. Oh that's right. He's not here. Um
S1: what's it like.
S2: I we've got to get we've got to talk about
S2: the fact that the Tigers are paying apparently $500,000.
S1: Can I, can I let fly.
S2: Yeah.
S1: Like Benji Marshall does a press conference. Right. He does
S1: a press conference. I sat there the other day and
S1: watched it. So he goes there and he he stares
S1: down the media and he says, because I was critical
S1: of him on the weekend, I just think it's been
S1: handled poorly by the club in general. And for Benji
S1: to sit at that post-match press conference on Friday night
S1: and not answer any questions on Jarome Luai, I thought
S1: it was pathetic that that that I know Benji, you're
S1: the coach but you have a responsibility to the fans
S1: of your club who pay their hard earned money to
S1: support your team. To explain the situation and to just
S1: follow it off as if now's not the time to
S1: talk about it. Well, when is the time to talk
S1: about it, Benji? But then in his press conference this week,
S1: when he answered the questions from the journos, he had
S1: a crack at the journos who were reporting. There's a
S1: breakdown in the relationship between Benji and Jarome Luai. Now
S1: Benji has said that that's BS and I've never said
S1: there's a breakdown between the playmaker and the coach. But
S1: what I can't wrap my head around and you're probably
S1: better versed at me to explain. This is when you're
S1: recruiting players and you're putting together a roster. I can
S1: cop a player getting let go to another club for
S1: maybe 100 000 bucks. But if the reports are true
S1: and the Wests Tigers are paying Parramatta $500,000, half $1
S1: million for Jarome Luai to go and partner Mitch Moses
S1: next year, can you tell me why Benji Marshall would
S1: stand there and think to himself, this is a good deal?
S2: Yeah, look, I that that's the biggest part for me
S2: is the money, the exactly what you're talking about there.
S2: Originally when it came out, I think they said 2
S2: to 300,000, which you can probably wear on your on
S2: your roster. You can probably go, okay, well, you know,
S2: we're gonna, we're still going to have a large chunk
S2: of money that we can disperse to other players or
S2: sign other players or, you know, retain players. Um, but
S2: when it goes to 500,000, that's, that's a, that's an
S2: out and out, genuine, decent NRL player that you're going
S2: to lose or lose the opportunity. So um, I thought
S2: that was massive. If that is right. Um, that they
S2: are that they are paying Jerome 500,000 to play at
S2: Parramatta next season then then, but then that's where the
S2: questions come in. That's then when why people will start
S2: asking questions because they'll say, why are they paying so
S2: much money to get rid of this bloke? So there
S2: must be something more to it. There must be something more.
S2: There must be a relationship breakdown. There must be something else.
S2: Because if you're prepared to pay half $1 million for
S2: a player to go and play somewhere else, then you
S2: obviously are adamant that you don't want that player at
S2: your club the next season.
S1: What happens next year, piggy? What happens next year if
S1: the West Tigers and their fans are sitting there on
S1: the lounge on a Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, watching
S1: Mitchell Moses and Jarome Luai tear it up to put
S1: Parramatta in the position to win a competition and break
S1: the drought that stretches back to the 1980s. Does Benji
S1: Marshall front another press conference? Benji Marshall, who's resigned as coach,
S1: been resigned until the end of 2030 and say, oh no.
S1: We stand by our decision. We did the right thing.
S1: It makes no sense.
S2: Yeah, that's going to be the big one, isn't it?
S2: That's going to be the issue. You know how Jarome
S2: goes next season, uh, how he plays at Parramatta and
S2: what effect that'll then have in hindsight on on the
S2: West Tigers. Look they obviously believe it's the best decision
S2: for their club moving forward. But you know time will
S2: tell on that one.
S1: Have you ever been involved in a team set up
S1: over the years, where one of your big name players
S1: has been like signed by another club or left, and
S1: what's it like playing environment?
S2: I'm sure I would have. I'm sure I would have
S2: had someone leave. I can't remember off the.
S1: Reason I ask you, right. Because I always I always
S1: hear from players and coaches, oh, we don't read the newspapers.
S2: We have to wait in the dressing room. Every player
S2: knows what's going on. Yeah, it may have changed a
S2: little bit these days, but you would assume, and I'm
S2: not involved in in the NRL teams these days. Um,
S2: but you would assume because of social media and everything,
S2: everyone having access to so much stuff so easily that
S2: it would be discussed even more so than what it
S2: was back in the day. So I think it would
S2: have an effect. I think it has had an effect
S2: on that club ever since. Jerome decided to sign with
S2: Papua New Guinea in 2028. Yeah. You can see in
S2: their results where their where their season's gone since then. Um,
S2: so obviously they're looking to cut ties. The interesting thing
S2: will be to see what they actually do. What do
S2: they do with the money. Who do they sign. Um,
S2: I know they've got some promising youngsters, uh, coming in
S2: as well, but time will tell on this one.
S1: Is it true the Roosters, when you signed that illustrious
S1: ten game career at the. Is it true that when
S1: you first walked into the dressing room, the players were like,
S1: you know, we talk about whispers in the dressing room.
S1: Were they looking at one like, what are we signing
S1: this bloke for? Yeah, yeah.
S2: Yeah, they probably did.
S1: I'm joking.
S2: They probably did.
S1: It. And we've spoken about this on air. You can
S1: tell the podcast listeners we've spoken about it in the past.
S1: I think back to our illustrious and ill fated breakfast show.
S1: Is it true you use the, um, the NAD like
S1: satellite navigation to get to Allianz Stadium, even though you
S1: travelled there every day, every day?
S2: Well, I still use it everywhere I go. I use
S2: it every time I drive here for work. I've been
S2: working here for 14 years and I still put it on.
S2: I just click it on my Waze app and I
S2: just click it on to see what time I'm going
S2: to arrive at work. If I'm going to be well,
S2: I'm always early, you know, I'm always early, but, um,
S2: I just have to have it on. I have to
S2: have it on. But I want to, I'll tell you
S2: the story about when I retired from, uh, when I
S2: was at that, that huge contract at the Roosters to
S2: finish my career. Um, mate, I was playing Melbourne Storm
S2: in Melbourne. I only say because I was telling some
S2: some friends the other day about this. We're talking about
S2: when you realise you need, you're ready to retire. And um,
S2: maybe we're playing the Melbourne Storm down in Melbourne. I
S2: was playing for the Roosters and I was playing uh,
S2: I was, I was, I was down in the hotel
S2: and there was a young bloke there. Um, and he was,
S2: he was my roomie. And I'm thinking I'm stopping this
S2: bloke from making his NRL debut. That's just what I
S2: was thinking in my head. I was like, man, I've
S2: done this for long enough. Like, I don't need to
S2: do this for anymore. Like, why? Why am I stopping
S2: this bloke from achieving something that he's probably dreamt about
S2: his whole life? So anyway, I went and played in
S2: that game and I think his Olympic Park or whatever,
S2: and I was on the field and I came on
S2: and I was running up and back in the defensive
S2: line and I'm tackling the Melbourne Storm players, but I
S2: wasn't thinking about my next job or where I had
S2: to go. I was running up and back going, why
S2: am I doing this? Really, I don't want to do
S2: this anymore. And I remember standing next to the referee
S2: and running back up and tackling and running back, and
S2: I'm going, I don't like this anymore. I don't want
S2: to do it. And I finished that game. I had
S2: a meeting with Brian Smith, retired, and that was it. Wow. Yeah,
S2: that was the end of it.
S1: I don't think I've ever heard you tell.
S2: That I haven't I, I thought I had yeah, yeah.
S1: So that's very selfless of you to think that you
S1: know there's another bloke.
S2: I was done mate. I was done and I think
S2: the fact when I um when I was fortunate enough
S2: to win the Super League with Wigan the year before
S2: with Madge and I think it just in my head
S2: mentally I was like, that's me, I'm done. Like I was,
S2: I was able to end on that. But then I
S2: came home and the Roosters had some injuries in the
S2: hooking department, and that's why I sort of got a
S2: couple of phone calls from mini and Jason Ryles was
S2: at Roosters, Braith Anasta. They all rang me to see
S2: if I'd be interested and it went from there.
S1: Hey, speaking of the roosters, you might be able to
S1: shed some light on this for the podcast listeners and viewers. Um,
S1: Daniel Tupo played his 300th game for the chooks last week,
S1: scored a hat trick. Congratulations to him. And there was a,
S1: a great celebration after the game for him as well.
S1: One thing I noticed, and I don't know whether um
S1: any viewers picked it up watching the coverage is the
S1: last person he gave a hug to before he ran
S1: onto the field. Aside from his wife and his little,
S1: I think girl. Um, was Kath King in the sheds?
S1: Can you shed some light? Because the reason I wanted
S1: to ask you about this is it's the Harvey Norman
S1: Women in League Round this weekend, and we talk about
S1: the amazing role that women play in our game. Um,
S1: now players. Officials. Yeah. Um, but we think back to,
S1: you know, mums, partners, wives, girlfriends, um, daughters, we see
S1: players take their kids out onto the field. Kath King
S1: and the role she plays at the Roosters.
S2: Well Aunty Kath was there when I was there when
S2: I signed for my ten games um in and around
S2: the club, I was able to see what a contribution
S2: that she made to the club. She, she was back
S2: then and I'm assuming now is the heart and soul
S2: of that club. Um, the players absolutely love her. She
S2: does everything for all the players back. I'm talking 15
S2: years ago now, back when I was there everyone would
S2: be in Aunty Kath's office. Everyone would be talking to that.
S2: That was just that's just how it was. Um, so,
S2: you know, there's better credentialed people to talk about, uh,
S2: cath king than, than what I am. But just from
S2: what I saw when I was there playing and then
S2: obviously coached there for a few years after in the
S2: lower grades. So I was able to sort of see
S2: the huge influence that she has on that football club. Yeah,
S2: they would be. I guarantee I could say this, they
S2: would be absolutely lost without her.
S1: Well, it's interesting you say that because when we cover
S1: rooster's games, we sit up in the commentary box and,
S1: you know, when the players arrive, I've often noticed that
S1: Trent Robinson will be standing on the sideline. Nick Politis
S1: will be standing on the sideline. There'll be a whole
S1: range of different people, but the first person, the players
S1: will go up and inevitably give a hug and a
S1: kiss to is Cath King. Yep. And it just goes
S1: to show the respect that she has in those four
S1: walls at Bondi. So I think it's just it's nice
S1: of us to acknowledge leading into the Harvey Norman women
S1: in league round. So Cath King, I know you're a
S1: big fan of the Mark My Words podcast. Uh, shout
S1: out to you a few other stories around the place.
S1: G Cameron Munster is going to be out for six weeks.
S1: Knee cartilage issue. So he's had some surgery. Is this
S1: going to affect their chances of, um, uh, falling, going
S1: deep massively, massively.
S2: They need all hands on deck even to.
S1: Just.
S2: Try and make a run for the finals to, to
S2: not have, um, Cameron Munster after origin. Now for that
S2: run into the finals is huge. Absolutely huge for them.
S2: I don't think they make it. I don't think they
S2: can make the finals without Cameron Munster.
S1: Putting them on the line.
S2: Well not really. They're not even in the eight anyway.
S2: Melbourne I think they've got some other issues as well.
S2: So I don't think Melbourne make the finals this year.
S1: Any truth to the rumours you're buying the storm.
S2: They're for sale aren't they.
S1: You've got plenty.
S2: Yeah. No not not on my uh.
S1: You haven't done the numbers and lined up all the different.
S2: Can't even. I can't even afford to live in Sydney. Leaving.
S1: Oh, turn it up. You live on the beach on
S1: the south coast.
S2: I don't, I just live in a normal little house
S2: down the south coast.
S1: With a sauna out.
S2: The back.
S1: Tough life, ladies and gentlemen. Tough life. We might take
S1: a break. We'll come back and preview the Harvey Norman
S1: Women in league round. Big weekend ahead. And we look
S1: forward to bringing it to you right here on the
S1: continuous call team. All right, let's jump into the tips.
S1: The weekend preview, the Harvey Norman Women in League Round
S1: and a shout out to Katie Page and Gerry Harvey.
S1: They're advertisers here at the network. And I will say
S1: this piggy. Um, and I'm not saying this because he's
S1: a great friend of the network and a great supporter
S1: of ours, but without the investment from Katie Page and
S1: Harvey Norman, we're not talking about women's sport like we
S1: do in this country. Because one thing, Katie, excuse me,
S1: done for a long, long time is she's put her
S1: money where our mouth is and she supports them both
S1: with her profile, but also with her, um, checkbook as well.
S1: And I think that's really important for us to acknowledge.
S2: Well, I don't think the NRL w would be anywhere
S2: near where it is either without the support from her
S2: as well. Uh, unbelievable supporters of rugby league and in
S2: particular the women's game.
S1: Um, just thinking one of the one of the strangest
S1: moments of my life was standing at a wedding around
S1: a mobile phone watching a golden slipper.
S2: Right.
S1: Um, and I had standing next to me, Ray Warren,
S1: Gerry Harvey, Katie Page. And there was one other person. Um,
S1: it may. I can't remember who it was.
S2: Can I ask why you're all watching it on a phone?
S1: Because we were at a wedding.
S2: Oh, right.
S1: We're at a so we're.
S2: At a wedding? Oh, okay.
S1: We're standing around a mobile phone watching the guy. Oh,
S1: it was John Tapp.
S2: Oh.
S1: Oh. So I had Tapi, Ray Warren, Katie Page and
S1: Gerry Harvey, and we're watching on my mobile phone the slipper,
S1: the golden slipper. It was amazing. And then.
S2: Whose wedding was.
S1: It? I can't, I can't, I can't remember.
S2: Why wouldn't they have had that played.
S1: At the wedding off the back of it, off the
S1: back of it. Tapi stood there and regaled us with
S1: stories about golden slippers that he called. And I'm thinking
S1: to myself, how good is this?
S2: How good is this.
S1: Anyway? And Katie Page, she was dragging Gerry around. Come on,
S1: we're gonna do this. But anyway, it's a great moment. Anyway,
S1: we digress. Into the footy Panthers, Broncos, Thursday night footy,
S1: Commbank Stadium and some big news to come. I think
S1: we can announce it next week. Piggy. We might have
S1: a sponsor jumping.
S2: Yeah. Great work. Get on board.
S1: More on that. And it's got to do with the
S1: prices for the games. Panthers, Broncos Pink Panthers favourites here.
S2: Yeah. Look I don't think you can go past the
S2: Penrith Panthers. Uh, obviously they're all their players coming back
S2: in with origin finish now. But um, will be very
S2: interesting to see what the Broncos come up with. Obviously
S2: the Broncos have been horrendous. But they got their probably
S2: their best team for a long long time playing this one.
S2: So um I'm tipping the Panthers. Panthers win. But uh
S2: I expect a much improved performance from the Broncos.
S1: Speaking of the Broncos I had a great chat to
S1: Gorden Tallis at the footy on the weekend. Um, we've
S1: known each other for a number of years and we've
S1: got a great relationship. We have a good laugh and
S1: put crap on each other. Um, I don't know whether
S1: you saw the documentary that Fox has done on him. Geez.
S1: It's great. I implore any of our listeners to go
S1: and have a look at it. Um, the team at
S1: Fox did it, but it goes back to sort of
S1: Townsville and, you know, his father where he grew.
S2: Up and his.
S1: Mum and oh, just it's an amazing story. And like
S1: I always think about rugby league players. Like I say
S1: the same thing about me. I've always known him as
S1: this big brute and someone who's intimidating, but the more
S1: and more I get to know him, he's a softy.
S1: You go out with him on the drink, all he
S1: does is hug you and.
S2: Kiss cuddles.
S1: And.
S2: Cuddles.
S1: But, um. Gorden Tallis, um, such a ferocious footballer, but really,
S1: really decent fella. And, um, absolutely adores his family. So
S1: shout out to you, Gordie. Um, yeah. So all the
S1: big guns back for for the Broncos. The Panthers have
S1: won six of their last seven against the Broncos Friday night.
S1: The early game down there at Ocean Protect Stadium. Gee
S1: the sharks will be brimming with confidence after their what
S1: 66 point flogging.
S2: What do you think of the sharks. What are you
S2: thinking of the sharks at the moment? Because I'm looking
S2: at this game right. Personally I'm looking at this game
S2: and I'm seeing the Knights $2.40 outsiders. And I'm. I'm
S2: loving that. I'm loving that myself. And I know they
S2: did what they did to the Dolphins, uh, last week,
S2: but I'm just I'm not convinced by the sharks.
S1: What do you reckon? They got the dolphins on a
S1: bad day?
S2: Well, no, but I'm just saying in general, like for
S2: the last how many ever years have they put themselves
S2: in the picture in the finals time they've got themselves
S2: to the prelim finals, but I just I'm not convinced.
S2: I don't know why. I don't know what it is.
S2: So I'm tipping the Knights. I'm tipping the Newcastle.
S1: What's your problem with the sharks?
S2: I don't know, that's why I'm asking you.
S1: You're Pooh poohing the sharks.
S2: I'm not Pooh poohing them, but I just can't. I
S2: don't know, I just don't see that they can win
S2: the comp.
S1: You know what's funny? I'm flying back from Brisbane for origin.
S1: Dino Mezzatesta, the boss of the sharks, was on the plane.
S1: It's been a bit. I don't want to out him,
S1: but poor old Dino, he's in the booster seat on
S1: a plane. I felt so sorry for him a little. Yeah.
S2: Can't say.
S1: No. I said I'd get him back because.
S2: How's Shark Park going? Is that fixed yet? Shark Park?
S1: What do you do this to me, piggy? I was
S1: about to say something that would have got me in
S1: trouble anyway. Dino, nice to see you on that plane.
S1: And I told you I'd get you back. Um, so. Yeah.
S1: Sharks and knights there. So you're going to go the Knights?
S2: I'm going the Knights. I like the Knights of the price.
S1: Friday night, shark Park.
S2: Yeah. Doesn't matter mate. Justin Holbrook has done an unbelievable
S2: job with the Knights.
S1: Sharks have won six of the last seven against the Knights.
S2: See? See what I'm saying?
S1: Matt Croker will make his 100th appearance, and Nicho Hynes
S1: has won seven from seven against.
S2: Geez, that's a good start, isn't it?
S1: There you go. Um, we're off to this one, piggy.
S1: We're out to Allianz for the roosters and the storm.
S2: Are we carpooling? Have you worked that out yet or not?
S1: Well, it depends on whether I have a fancy car spot.
S1: Excuse me? Well, that's the reason why you came last time.
S2: I know you didn't.
S1: Want to walk the ten minutes from the entertainment.
S2: Court. I don't want to walk.
S1: Geez, we're lazy, aren't we?
S2: I am driving the Orioles Friday night anyway. Well, I
S2: actually work out. Oh yeah, I am. Yeah. I'm going
S2: to drive to your house Friday night.
S1: Anyway, there's 30s of our listeners lives.
S2: Who's playing.
S1: Roosters and.
S2: Roosters and storm roosters. Roosters get all their playbacks, don't they? Oh, Tedesco.
S2: He's still in the house, isn't he?
S1: Geez I thought Cody. Ramsey.
S2: Ramsey. Yeah. Ramsey still there. That's all good.
S1: You forget Cody Ramsey's virtually missing half his bow. Yeah
S1: I know it's amazing.
S2: What he's come back with mate. That story in itself
S2: is is phenomenal. Roosters have won six of seven. Allianz
S2: yeah I can't go with the storm. I cannot go
S2: with the storm.
S1: You're doing your preparation in while we record the podcast.
S2: No just glossing over it. Some may.
S1: Say brilliant. I'm going to Rooster's Saturday early game down
S1: in Canberra. Raiders and Rabbitohs. Rabbitohs $2. Outsiders.
S2: Yeah. And can I ask why?
S1: How are the Raiders favourites.
S2: Because we called. What did I do last week. I
S2: did the Bulldogs Canberra game. You know what the Canberra
S2: Raiders were were pretty good. But I don't know how.
S2: I don't know how they're favourites in this one over
S2: the bunnies. And that's saying something because it's your bunnies leaving.
S1: Well Souths only just held on last week in that um.
S2: Yeah I know.
S1: World's biggest birthday party.
S2: Yeah but they're playing. Playing the Knights.
S1: Yeah, yeah. Geez, I got to play 80 minutes. So
S1: my bunnies.
S2: Yeah, well, you know what, mate? I'm going the upset there.
S2: I'm going. I reckon the bunnies beat the Raiders.
S1: All right. There you are. Raiders have won their last five.
S1: Well there you go. The Raiders have won their last
S1: five games against the Rabbitohs. Yeah I'm on fire. And
S1: the Rabbitohs have lost four of their last five away games.
S2: It's terrific.
S1: It's the reason why they're heading as the outsiders. Piggy
S1: um we move on 530 game Saturday Warriors and Dragons
S1: from Go Media Stadium in Auckland. I reckon the wires
S1: might win the comp this year.
S2: Upset of the season. Dragons win.
S1: You've lost the plot.
S2: Excuse me.
S1: Mate. It's a go. Meteor Stadium in Auckland.
S2: I don't care. I don't care.
S1: Righto. What do you know?
S2: I don't know. I know nothing.
S1: What do you.
S2: Know? I don't know.
S1: What do you.
S2: Know? I'm back in my. I have backed the dragons
S2: all year. Every week, week in and week out. They're
S2: coming off the bye. The boys got freshened up this week.
S1: Uh, didn't they all go and get on the drink
S1: in the hunt or the Gold Coast or something?
S2: No.
S1: That's what I got told by some very reliable sources.
S2: Well, I didn't because I was at work all week
S2: and they weren't there. So anyway.
S1: Because they're on the drink and the hunter and the gold.
S2: Yeah. Well, the dragons are. Oh, no. Sorry. The Warriors
S2: have won five of the last six games against the Dragons.
S2: Dragons haven't won at Go Media since 2011.
S1: Terrific Dragons to win.
S2: I'm going. The Dragons.
S1: You're off.
S2: Your.
S1: Head. Off your head, by the way. Dean Young got
S1: the job yet or not?
S2: Oh, mate. Let's look. Look, it's hard for me obviously,
S2: to comment on it on a serious note, but mate,
S2: hopefully Deano gets it.
S1: Um, do we know when they're going to make it?
S2: I've got no idea about any of that. I don't ask,
S2: I just put my head down, bum up when I'm
S2: in there. But, um, Deano's doing everything he can to
S2: turn that team around. He's done a great job. You
S2: can see a difference in the team. He's got plenty
S2: of players coming next year and let's hope he gets
S2: the job.
S1: Hello. How many times have you practiced that line? Oh, fuck.
S2: Give him the job.
S1: What was the.
S2: Give Dino the job.
S1: But you know, the thing that I get right. And
S1: I've got nothing to do with the dragons. I'm a salesman, right?
S1: I look at the dragons now, and I run into
S1: a few of the boys who lived down near me
S1: in the Shire. I don't think I've ever seen them
S1: as happy. Like so he's obviously created a great culture and,
S1: you know, mood around the place as they've only got
S1: had the what? The two wins. Yeah. What more does
S1: the bloke need to do. Give him the gig.
S2: So you're also saying that Flynn was ordinary then.
S1: Yeah. She's got nothing. Well.
S2: That'll get back to you.
S1: Let me tell this. I'll tell this. You know what?
S1: There's no secrets on this show. So I went out
S1: a beer with a couple of weeks ago. No. Yeah.
S1: Two weeks. You lost your first game?
S2: Yeah. Oh, yeah.
S1: So I.
S2: Solid.
S1: I was off on leave. Part time leaving here. And, um,
S1: Flannery said after he had about five schooners, he said,
S1: I'm all over that pig. I said, why is that, Shane?
S1: I call him Shane with the wine. He gets the shits.
S1: He said, he said, mate, what about his dad? Uh.
S1: He's not. What does he say? None from five. No. None.
S1: None from seven. Dating back to last year or something
S1: along those lines. Not that I checked your record as
S1: an assistant.
S2: Wasn't that anyway?
S1: Anyway, and I said he said. I said, oh, so
S1: you're thinking he's going to same face, the same fate
S1: as you, Flannery, given you lost what, seven, eight in
S1: a row and they punted. You know, I left on
S1: my of my own volition. I said, I turn it up.
S1: Your own volition. I left because of Kyle, I left.
S1: Oh shut up Shane. Anyway, so he was into you.
S1: So you've had your first victory? Yeah. Anything you want
S1: to look down the.
S2: No no.
S1: No.
S2: Two with just one week at a time, one week
S2: at a time.
S1: You know what NRL debut season. You become boring. Um.
S2: Give him nothing.
S1: So you're tipping the dragon.
S2: What are we up to? We're up to Bulldogs and
S2: the Tigers.
S1: Bulldogs. Tigers.
S2: Oh, geez.
S1: Bulldogs dollar 50.
S2: Yeah!
S1: Really?
S2: Geez. You can't take them off the back of last
S2: week's performance, can you?
S1: I wouldn't tip either side, but I'd love the 260
S1: about the Tigers.
S2: Sean O'Sullivan. Uh, into the six jersey. Yeah, obviously we
S2: saw Crichton. He said have we got a report on Crichton?
S2: How long he's going to be out? Do we know that.
S1: They've named him among the reserves for this week?
S2: So he he's 23. Yeah. Okay. Because that was that
S2: was awful. Uh, on the weekend when he went down
S2: and all that that was, was looked pretty serious. So yeah,
S2: he's in there in the 23. That'll be interesting just
S2: to see how that goes. And if he does play, um,
S2: you know what? I've got no idea. But how could you,
S2: how could you genuinely, how could you genuinely have a
S2: bet on this game Like with both teams form. Yeah.
S2: Like you just. You'd be taking the 260 the Tigers
S2: because it's a better price. Like I couldn't be backing
S2: the dogs at $1.50 at the moment. Not not after
S2: what I saw last week against the Raiders. Um, mate,
S2: I've got no idea.
S1: Just tip someone.
S2: Mate. I'll tip the Tigers in the upset. I've tipped
S2: three upsets this week. Who'd you tip?
S1: Uh, I haven't done them yet.
S2: Oh, sit on the fence.
S1: No, mate. No one.
S2: Cares. I haven't done them either.
S1: No one cares about my tips. I want.
S2: Your tips.
S1: So then, do you think m g.
S2: I want I want it so I can bag you.
S1: That's a great photo. You know what I heard? Um,
S1: I heard, I think it might have been Adam Hawes
S1: on GB this week and for BC on the sports
S1: program talking about we don't have any statues outside of
S1: core stadium. Right. Oh yeah. Like they've got the king
S1: outside Suncorp. Imagine immortalizing that.
S2: Nah we don't want the king in.
S1: No no no. But MGMGMG standing over.
S2: But we want we want m g stands when though
S2: after that. And they were going to run off the field.
S2: And then he comes back and he gets into his
S2: fighting stance.
S1: That's just like Queenslanders going to a cool stadium.
S2: Yeah, I know they get.
S1: The kids, walk past, walk past a statue like you
S1: can go and get the king holding up the statue
S1: outside Suncorp. But at a core we've got our enforcer
S1: standing over the king.
S2: Protecting it.
S1: Protecting it. Exactly where are we up to? Titans Eagles. Sunday,
S1: 2:00 Cbus Super Stadium.
S2: Yeah, I got to go to the Sea Eagles. I
S2: know they'd be disappointed. What about that Golden Point game
S2: last week.
S1: Against the.
S2: Cowboys. Oh did you. Yeah. You were calling it from
S2: a core weren't you. What about that. What a finish.
S2: Clifford had the kick didn't he. To to win the
S2: game in normal time. Missed it. And then uh they
S2: they nailed the the one pointer. But uh. Yeah. Drinkwater
S2: nailed it. Yeah. See the seagulls to bounce back for me.
S2: I think they bounce back and beat the Titans.
S1: Speaking of uh, manly, of course, one of the famous
S1: families in the northern beaches of the Johns family. I
S1: think Cooper Johns has given you a run for your
S1: money on the sideline. Just quietly.
S2: Well, he wasn't even on the sideline.
S1: He's very good. No special.
S2: Comment. It wasn't even on.
S1: The special comments.
S2: That's great.
S1: He's very.
S2: Good. That's good. We need.
S1: More. Are you nervous?
S2: No, not at all. No contract. Hello?
S1: Well, I did say to Darryl, I said, I think Piggy's.
S1: I think Piggy's might be taking over you, champion. He said,
S1: what do you mean, champion? I'm off contract. I said,
S1: come on, Darryl.
S2: Don't say.
S1: That. I said, come on, you've had a good run.
S1: It might be time to promote piggy. He said, okay,
S1: you know what? That might be the new Dream team.
S2: Oh, look.
S1: The bosses are listening. What about Davey Riddell and Johns?
S2: You've just you've just brushed Jameis.
S1: Off him at the moment.
S2: Oh. Why?
S1: Story for another day piggy.
S2: Oh a bit of drama. Is there a.
S1: Little bit of drama.
S2: Ooh. You weren't listening to the Chad Townsend podcast were you?
S1: And I usually listen to it puts me to sleep.
S1: So I listen to mark my words, entertainment personified. Ladies
S1: and gentlemen. I can't even remember what the drama is. Anyway,
S1: I just think Cooper is very good. Uh, Sunday afternoon,
S1: 40 4:00. Dolphins. Cowboys.
S2: Dolphins. Bounce back, bounce back. Massively. Um, pliers back in.
S2: Look at that back line. Hammer. Asarco. Boss stock. Farnworth. Cobalt, please.
S2: Our standing mate. Great pack as well. I think they
S2: beat the Cowboys up at Suncorp Stadium. That'd be a
S2: great one. Mhm. Um. Oh, you boys will be doing
S2: that one on Sunday afternoon. Dolphins to win.
S1: Dolphins to win. Um you got a multi for this week. Yeah.
S1: Do you like.
S2: I'm going to go the Knights into the Tigers.
S1: Oh did you get a price about that.
S2: Yeah. Knights. They're into the Tigers all right. No actually
S2: I'm changing it. Oh sorry. I just had to remind
S2: myself I'm going Knights into the Rabbitohs. Your Rabbitohs because
S2: they're two bucks.
S1: Well I'm going against you. I'm going Rabbitohs into Dolphins.
S2: Okay. That's alright. Alright beautiful. So we need your Rabbitohs
S2: to win.
S1: Don't you.
S2: Bloody.
S1: Let us down.
S2: Don't you let us down.
S1: MG milligrams multi.
S2: Mg. Hello.
S1: Tonsillitis. I was just thinking tonsillitis. You're right. I had
S1: tonsillitis when I was like 13.
S2: I got my tonsils out. Have you had them out? No.
S2: I've had my tonsils out.
S1: Cos I ice cream afterwards.
S2: Yeah. Yeah. I got them out, went to hospital. I
S2: still remember laying in bed in my bedroom eating raspberry
S2: jelly with ice cream.
S1: Like you're doing that strawberry jelly. Yeah.
S2: Actually maybe it wasn't when I got my tonsils out.
S1: On that note, we gotta go.
S2: Bye bye.
S1: We are back on Monday for our next edition of
S1: the Mark My Words podcast. Um, we might rest from
S1: that one as well. We just don't want those tonsils.
S1: He might come back sounding like Al Al Capone or something.
S1: You know, one of the mafia bosses.
S2: How's that going to sound? Oh, welcome.
S3: Welcome to the Mark My Words podcast.
S2: Anyway, let's get out of here.
S1: That's it for us. We'll see you over the weekend,
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S1: boys on Monday's edition of the podcast. Mark my words.
S1: Thanks for your company. Enjoy your rugby life.