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S1: Hello everyone. Welcome along to the Mark My Words podcast

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S1: with two marks and a MAV. Today I'll tell you

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S1: more about that in just a moment. Although Maverick Guy's

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S1: Apparently Uncle Milligrams named him after me. No I'm joking. Emilyg.

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S1: How are you? Great, man.

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S2: Hello, Marcus.

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S1: Now, there's a reason why we've called in the big

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S1: guns off the bench. And that's because poor old piggy

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S2: Jeez, take a bit of concrete, put it on a

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S2: teaspoon and harden the fuck up, mate. Like, really? What the,

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S2: like 2:00, 3:00 this morning. I wake up, go to

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S2: I'm out. I've been I've been pooing and spewing and I've,

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S2: you know, I won't make it up to the city. Um,

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S2: how about just having a go? It's a new podcast. Yeah.

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S1: Put a nappy on.

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S2: Yeah.

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S1: And a nappy.

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S2: On and nappy.

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S1: Well, mate, we used to do a breakfast show together.

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S1: He shut himself on the way to the studio one morning.

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S1: He had to stop at Kogarah Oval on the way

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S1: So what's wrong with you? He said, I've had a

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S2: Do you know I did that in Vegas?

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S1: MM.

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S2: I've done that to myself in Vegas.

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S1: You didn't, did you?

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S2: Yeah, I did, I did.

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S1: Really?

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S2: Yep. I was coming back from Gordon Ramsay.

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S1: What makes you hose your office?

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S2: Well, megs and her friends were on the last day

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S2: was the very last day, and I was. We said,

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S2: So we went to Gordon Ramsay's Burgers. Um, had the

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S2: to pop in here? I said, I'm not. I'm running back.

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S1: Hang on. Have you been poisoned by one of the

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S2: No, I think I just had too much indulgence in Vegas.

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S2: And it caught up to me about about ten metres

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S1: Wow. I went well, si, si. So we've lost piggy

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S1: and we've lost our producer one iron. So thank God

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S1: Get well soon. Um. One iron. Well, there's an old

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S1: And ladies and gentlemen, Maverick Guyer is here. Hello, MAV.

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S3: Thanks for having me, boys off the bench, mate.

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S1: Good to see you. Don't be too good, because piggy

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S2: Oh, he's my youngest boy. Um, second youngest kid. Um,

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S1: What about for you, MAV? Growing up in a house

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S3: Please do. I was about five years old, I reckon. And, um,

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S3: Yeah, in in reverse. So then me, me and my

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S1: This is the best stitch up ever.

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S3: It is. Yeah, we're all crying in the car and

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S1: this for me. I'm not a fighter. I talk my

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S2: Um, I think it's more comfortable, I think comfortable. And

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S1: Because you never see a fat bloke like me rip

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S3: Yeah they're going so well. I think uh the Cowboys

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S3: Like they call it the eighth wonder. And um, no,

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S1: And does he ever put the videos on and show

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S3: No, no, he, um, he knows that all the boys

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S1: Yeah. Awesome. Well do we need to start a campaign

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S2: It.

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S1: But you see Mavin, the hard work that he puts in.

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S1: Oh.

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S2: Well, yeah, it's the first, uh, what's the first rule?

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S1: Um, you see how much hard work and you know

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S2: Um I've done a lot of things in the game. Yeah.

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S2: Um you know representing my my town, my city, my state,

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S2: I said, mate, I don't care what you do. It's

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S1: Um so don't worry mate. I strained a calf walking

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S2: Well, you're a salesman.

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S1: Are you with.

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S2: You've got plenty of time for that. Don't rub the

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S2: Everyone gets a ribbon.

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S1: Um, let's talk about coaching. Um, Anthony Seibold's gone. Um, yeah,

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S1: Out of interest Maeve. And this might be a difficult

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S3: Literally like, um, after becoming like a full time NRL

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S3: Yeah, 100%.

448
00:16:44,900 --> 00:16:48,580
S2: But saying that as well, I think that you play

449
00:16:49,060 --> 00:16:51,580
S2: accordingly for that bloke who pumps you up each day

450
00:16:51,580 --> 00:16:53,940
S2: of the week. So for instance, like when Gus Gil

451
00:16:53,940 --> 00:16:58,220
S2: was coach. Yeah, he was a prickly character. But you

452
00:16:58,260 --> 00:17:00,780
S2: know that when you walk down the footy field, you

453
00:17:00,780 --> 00:17:03,940
S2: had no stone that wasn't unturned. Um, and you wanted

454
00:17:03,980 --> 00:17:06,180
S2: you wanted to play for him because, hey, you didn't

455
00:17:06,180 --> 00:17:07,940
S2: want to let him down. And B, you didn't want

456
00:17:07,940 --> 00:17:09,260
S2: to be in the dressing room on a Tuesday morning

457
00:17:09,260 --> 00:17:12,340
S2: watching the video session. So you rise for your coaches.

458
00:17:12,380 --> 00:17:16,740
S2: And don't forget, Flannery's roster that he inherited wasn't real good. No.

459
00:17:16,780 --> 00:17:18,500
S2: And he's kind of trying to build that up. Build

460
00:17:18,500 --> 00:17:21,700
S2: that up. And he's getting to a stage where it's yeah.

461
00:17:21,700 --> 00:17:24,180
S1: But but having said that, and I'm happy to have

462
00:17:24,180 --> 00:17:26,139
S1: a go at Flannery here, you know, to all those

463
00:17:26,140 --> 00:17:28,420
S1: people that say I run a protection racket for him. Yeah.

464
00:17:28,460 --> 00:17:30,780
S1: I've said this to Shane. You've got to stop signing

465
00:17:30,780 --> 00:17:33,060
S1: players at the end of their careers. Yeah. Yeah, that's

466
00:17:33,060 --> 00:17:36,219
S1: that's one of the criticisms. I mean he came to

467
00:17:36,220 --> 00:17:38,020
S1: the club saying he was going to be a recruitment coach.

468
00:17:38,020 --> 00:17:40,619
S1: Well the only place he's recruited are players that are

469
00:17:40,619 --> 00:17:42,070
S1: toward the end of their career.

470
00:17:42,109 --> 00:17:44,070
S2: Well, three I can think of straight away. Val Holmes

471
00:17:44,070 --> 00:17:45,390
S2: and Gutherson and Klemmer.

472
00:17:45,390 --> 00:17:46,190
S1: And Damien Cook.

473
00:17:46,270 --> 00:17:47,430
S2: Damien Cook, there's four.

474
00:17:47,630 --> 00:17:50,470
S1: You know, like again, the pressure's on him. He's got

475
00:17:50,470 --> 00:17:53,150
S1: to get him going. But unfortunately for the Dragons they're

476
00:17:53,150 --> 00:17:55,550
S1: going backwards at the moment. So. Look that's the the

477
00:17:55,590 --> 00:17:57,710
S1: negative coaching side of things out of the way. The

478
00:17:57,710 --> 00:18:01,429
S1: positive side of things is Willie Peters. Well getting the

479
00:18:01,470 --> 00:18:03,629
S1: PNG job. And if you listen to this podcast you

480
00:18:03,630 --> 00:18:05,149
S1: would have got the exclusive in Vegas.

481
00:18:05,150 --> 00:18:05,750
S2: First week.

482
00:18:05,790 --> 00:18:09,030
S1: Piggy Riddell said that it was going to happen. Well um, look,

483
00:18:09,070 --> 00:18:11,510
S1: he's he's doing everything right in the Super League with

484
00:18:11,510 --> 00:18:15,109
S1: with Hull Kingston Rovers and he's already indicated they're targeting

485
00:18:15,109 --> 00:18:18,870
S1: Nathan Cleary. Cam Munster and Isaiah. Yo so the wish

486
00:18:18,869 --> 00:18:19,670
S1: list is there.

487
00:18:19,750 --> 00:18:21,429
S3: Once you get them through. Wow.

488
00:18:21,710 --> 00:18:23,230
S2: This is this is the scene from the castle. Tell

489
00:18:23,230 --> 00:18:24,950
S2: him he's dreaming like Willy.

490
00:18:25,150 --> 00:18:25,950
S3: Two mil each.

491
00:18:25,990 --> 00:18:28,510
S2: Oh well, you know what? What is what is the

492
00:18:28,510 --> 00:18:30,310
S2: talk with that? Is that being confirmed that you get

493
00:18:30,350 --> 00:18:31,510
S2: no tax at all? Is that tax.

494
00:18:31,510 --> 00:18:32,910
S3: Free? Yeah. I'm pretty sure it's. Yeah.

495
00:18:32,950 --> 00:18:35,030
S2: So okay, so this is all all of a sudden

496
00:18:35,030 --> 00:18:36,310
S2: become real for me. Yeah.

497
00:18:36,390 --> 00:18:39,310
S1: Um, what are you making a comeback somewhere?

498
00:18:40,270 --> 00:18:42,330
S2: Yes. I'll be your media manager.

499
00:18:43,530 --> 00:18:44,450
S1: You're better than that.

500
00:18:44,770 --> 00:18:47,650
S2: I'll call the, um.

501
00:18:47,970 --> 00:18:50,129
S1: Guy. Could be the voice of PNG rugby league.

502
00:18:50,290 --> 00:18:50,770
S3: There you go.

503
00:18:50,810 --> 00:18:54,090
S2: I've got my first ever fan letter from New Guinea. Really?

504
00:18:54,130 --> 00:18:54,810
S2: In under 23.

505
00:18:54,850 --> 00:18:55,610
S3: You wrote it yourself?

506
00:18:58,730 --> 00:18:59,210
S2: I am.

507
00:18:59,650 --> 00:19:00,570
S1: Who invited this bloke?

508
00:19:00,890 --> 00:19:01,570
S2: They are ramping up.

509
00:19:01,730 --> 00:19:02,850
S1: And you made.

510
00:19:02,850 --> 00:19:05,929
S2: Him so for a long time. Um, the PNG thing is,

511
00:19:05,970 --> 00:19:07,530
S2: has kind of been just, you know, a thing in the,

512
00:19:07,570 --> 00:19:10,210
S2: on the back burner. But now they've got their coach,

513
00:19:10,210 --> 00:19:12,810
S2: they've got their GM and they've got their head of

514
00:19:12,810 --> 00:19:16,410
S2: recruitment in AUB. Um, all they need now is one player.

515
00:19:16,570 --> 00:19:19,570
S2: They need one player like a monster a yo a

516
00:19:19,570 --> 00:19:22,970
S2: clearer or a Kerrigan to start the avalanche I reckon.

517
00:19:23,210 --> 00:19:24,770
S2: They need one of them. They need, they need a

518
00:19:24,770 --> 00:19:26,570
S2: big fish and they you know what they've got to

519
00:19:26,609 --> 00:19:29,530
S2: offer that big fish. $2.5 million. That's what they've got

520
00:19:29,530 --> 00:19:32,370
S2: to offer them. And all of a sudden all the other.

521
00:19:32,570 --> 00:19:34,330
S2: That's a shark who's coming. All the other trout will

522
00:19:34,330 --> 00:19:34,850
S2: come behind him.

523
00:19:34,890 --> 00:19:37,170
S1: You know, the scary thing as well here is that

524
00:19:37,170 --> 00:19:39,570
S1: a lot of people I haven't heard talk about is,

525
00:19:39,609 --> 00:19:42,430
S1: you know, like the third party deals. There's a lot

526
00:19:42,470 --> 00:19:45,709
S1: of money in PNG from mining companies. Yes. And all

527
00:19:45,710 --> 00:19:47,950
S1: that sort of thing. So, you know, if you can

528
00:19:47,950 --> 00:19:49,830
S1: pick up a third party deal where you're going and

529
00:19:49,830 --> 00:19:53,070
S1: doing talks for 20, 30, $40,000. Yeah. Hello.

530
00:19:53,109 --> 00:19:53,629
S2: I know.

531
00:19:53,710 --> 00:19:54,350
S3: 100%.

532
00:19:54,350 --> 00:19:56,790
S1: You're talking about like, say, for instance, how old are you, Matt?

533
00:19:56,830 --> 00:19:57,310
S3: 25.

534
00:19:57,350 --> 00:20:00,310
S1: So you're 25. You've got a girlfriend of 18 months.

535
00:20:00,510 --> 00:20:02,910
S1: You say to the missus, look, let's go and live

536
00:20:02,910 --> 00:20:05,030
S1: in PNG for a couple of years. I'm not saying

537
00:20:05,030 --> 00:20:07,350
S1: you are, but, you know, you go up there, you

538
00:20:07,350 --> 00:20:09,550
S1: get tax free dollars for two years. We're talking about

539
00:20:09,550 --> 00:20:10,950
S1: potentially setting your life up.

540
00:20:10,990 --> 00:20:11,230
S2: Yep.

541
00:20:11,230 --> 00:20:13,350
S3: You are. Well, you double your contract like because it's

542
00:20:13,350 --> 00:20:15,430
S3: tax free. So say if you get offered 400 it's

543
00:20:15,430 --> 00:20:18,150
S3: pretty much 800 of of a normal NRL contract. So

544
00:20:18,150 --> 00:20:22,230
S3: that's like 800,000. That's a marquee bloody player. But that's

545
00:20:22,270 --> 00:20:26,480
S3: a normal like $400,000. That's anywhere between, you know, 10

546
00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:29,190
S3: to 12 players on that squad. So it's yeah it's crazy.

547
00:20:29,230 --> 00:20:31,030
S2: One thing I think we should do as a game

548
00:20:31,030 --> 00:20:33,070
S2: to make sure that these these teams are coming in

549
00:20:33,070 --> 00:20:35,550
S2: like the bears and the the Chiefs is a bit

550
00:20:35,630 --> 00:20:38,389
S2: similar to what the AFL do with their new clubs

551
00:20:38,390 --> 00:20:41,290
S2: like the Suns and Dockers, and when they first come in,

552
00:20:41,330 --> 00:20:44,930
S2: they give them salary cap exemptions. Yeah, they they give

553
00:20:44,930 --> 00:20:48,170
S2: them extra, you know, just little things that make them

554
00:20:48,170 --> 00:20:50,610
S2: competitive from day dot. We don't want to see these

555
00:20:50,609 --> 00:20:52,650
S2: two teams both come in the bears and the Chiefs.

556
00:20:52,650 --> 00:20:56,210
S2: And and obviously Mao and Willy Peters have both said

557
00:20:56,210 --> 00:20:58,489
S2: that will be great from the word go. We've got

558
00:20:58,490 --> 00:21:00,490
S2: it as a game. Make sure they are. Yeah. Because

559
00:21:00,530 --> 00:21:03,490
S2: it will quickly lose interest from afar if they're not.

560
00:21:03,530 --> 00:21:06,890
S1: Yeah. Um, before we get into the preview and story

561
00:21:06,930 --> 00:21:09,010
S1: time with m g. Um, have you got a worry

562
00:21:09,010 --> 00:21:11,169
S1: of the week? Is there anything worrying you this week?

563
00:21:11,369 --> 00:21:14,970
S2: Oh, look, the worry was was kamikamica. I suppose you know,

564
00:21:15,010 --> 00:21:18,889
S2: and the injuries overall in our game the hip drop. Um,

565
00:21:19,050 --> 00:21:21,970
S2: I worry sometimes that the speed of the game might

566
00:21:21,970 --> 00:21:23,450
S2: be able to back me up in this. I don't know,

567
00:21:23,450 --> 00:21:27,050
S2: but I, I we spoke on the first episode, second episode.

568
00:21:27,050 --> 00:21:28,810
S2: We came back here about the speed of the game

569
00:21:28,810 --> 00:21:31,369
S2: and the sixth to go and what I'm seeing. I

570
00:21:31,369 --> 00:21:34,850
S2: don't think I ever saw a hip drop tackle pre

571
00:21:35,050 --> 00:21:38,980
S2: six again. The game is so fast now that I.

572
00:21:39,220 --> 00:21:41,540
S2: Sometimes the referee doesn't know what he's talking about with this. Oh,

573
00:21:42,060 --> 00:21:45,300
S2: I take that back. The referee doesn't know what he's

574
00:21:45,300 --> 00:21:49,500
S2: hearing from the third. What? Six to go? We don't know. Yeah. Um.

575
00:21:50,340 --> 00:21:52,860
S2: But I worry that the game as I said back then,

576
00:21:52,900 --> 00:21:54,419
S2: is this getting a little bit too quick. Because I

577
00:21:54,420 --> 00:21:58,460
S2: don't think any player really means to do that. Now

578
00:21:58,460 --> 00:22:03,900
S2: we've got Jermaine Hopgood Isaiah um both out from Parramatta

579
00:22:03,900 --> 00:22:07,140
S2: from hip drops one for the 12 months one for

580
00:22:07,540 --> 00:22:09,420
S2: for eight weeks to 12 weeks. That's that's a big

581
00:22:09,420 --> 00:22:13,220
S2: hit to Parramatta. Massive hit. Um can they be avoided.

582
00:22:13,220 --> 00:22:15,340
S2: I don't know. You can answer in a sec. But

583
00:22:15,340 --> 00:22:18,860
S2: I just think in the day and age of these

584
00:22:18,900 --> 00:22:21,219
S2: hip hip drops weren't around. We've never seen a hip

585
00:22:21,220 --> 00:22:22,500
S2: drop until two years ago.

586
00:22:22,540 --> 00:22:25,459
S1: Well, no one deliberately goes into effect to tackle to

587
00:22:25,460 --> 00:22:27,940
S1: hurt someone. And like, from my perspective, calling the game,

588
00:22:27,940 --> 00:22:30,180
S1: when I look at the replays, MAV and you can

589
00:22:30,180 --> 00:22:32,500
S1: talk as a current player, when a bloke goes in

590
00:22:32,500 --> 00:22:34,580
S1: to make a tackle, you're doing everything possible to get

591
00:22:34,580 --> 00:22:37,480
S1: that player to the ground. Yeah. Um, and sometimes there

592
00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:39,760
S1: are going to be accidents. They are. Um, but you

593
00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:42,680
S1: guys are getting penalized for, you know, what some would

594
00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:45,720
S1: suggest is a deliberate act of foul play, but I

595
00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,000
S1: think in some cases they're not deliberate. It's just a

596
00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:49,400
S1: part of a contact sport. Do you agree?

597
00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:51,640
S3: Yeah, 100%. I think um with the hip drop, like

598
00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:53,960
S3: it's a funny one because they are such terrible tackles

599
00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,439
S3: like seeing someone injured. But I feel like half the

600
00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:58,920
S3: time if they got up and played the ball, it'd

601
00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:01,560
S3: all be sweet. So are we only penalizing people on injury?

602
00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:03,680
S2: Well, that's that's a that's a good point. Yeah. I

603
00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:07,719
S2: think sometimes we've got to I think I think sometimes

604
00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:11,800
S2: it's it's tit for tat. It's it's I think if

605
00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:15,040
S2: you um have a, you do a tackle on someone

606
00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:16,240
S2: that is a little bit illegal.

607
00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:18,520
S3: But then yeah, but then you get people acting, then

608
00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:19,160
S3: you start bringing.

609
00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:20,439
S2: In, but you can't act eight weeks.

610
00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,240
S1: Well, it becomes soccer. That's what we become.

611
00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:24,800
S3: Yeah. If that rule came in where you only get

612
00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:27,240
S3: penalized for injuring someone, then Jesus, like there'd be.

613
00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,720
S2: Yeah, but that's the thing. But that's the tackle. The tackle.

614
00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:31,720
S2: You look at a hip drop and you can see that.

615
00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:34,920
S2: I don't think, um, Mitch Kennedy's was as bad as

616
00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:37,820
S2: couch was the week before. Um, I don't think some of.

617
00:23:37,859 --> 00:23:40,980
S2: But but some some. Injured someone more. Yeah. Like it's

618
00:23:40,980 --> 00:23:43,060
S2: kind of like if you hit someone around the head. Yeah.

619
00:23:43,100 --> 00:23:45,740
S2: Do you serve? And he might be out for eight

620
00:23:45,740 --> 00:23:47,620
S2: weeks because of a broken jaw. Yeah. Do you have

621
00:23:47,619 --> 00:23:49,060
S2: to serve? Do you have to serve half of that?

622
00:23:49,100 --> 00:23:51,699
S1: Yeah. Yeah. That's a good shout out. Um, you know

623
00:23:51,700 --> 00:23:53,620
S1: what my worry of the week is? What? I've got

624
00:23:53,660 --> 00:23:56,219
S1: mates of mine who keep tipping me winners that don't win.

625
00:23:56,619 --> 00:23:58,540
S1: That's my worry of the week. I don't think I've

626
00:23:58,540 --> 00:24:00,500
S1: been tipped a winner in a month.

627
00:24:00,540 --> 00:24:02,379
S2: Well, on the punt, on the GPS or the.

628
00:24:02,420 --> 00:24:04,460
S1: Footy mate, I'm talking about people in the know. Like

629
00:24:04,460 --> 00:24:06,979
S1: I'm talking about horse trainers who tip their own horses.

630
00:24:07,020 --> 00:24:09,380
S1: They're the worst horse trainers. I'm talking about owners that

631
00:24:09,380 --> 00:24:12,940
S1: have loaded up significantly and I'm talking telephone numbers. No good.

632
00:24:13,340 --> 00:24:15,780
S1: So I'm having a bad run. So that's my worry

633
00:24:15,780 --> 00:24:17,740
S1: of the week. To all the people that send me tips,

634
00:24:17,740 --> 00:24:20,140
S1: lift your game. On that note, we'll take a break

635
00:24:20,140 --> 00:24:23,260
S1: and come back with more. Welcome back to the Mark

636
00:24:23,260 --> 00:24:26,060
S1: My Words podcast with two marks and a MAV. Although MAV,

637
00:24:26,100 --> 00:24:27,860
S1: your middle name is Mark, so it's three marks.

638
00:24:28,060 --> 00:24:29,100
S3: How good are three of us?

639
00:24:29,300 --> 00:24:31,180
S1: Named the middle name after this bloke.

640
00:24:31,220 --> 00:24:33,380
S3: Only one in the family. He had to be.

641
00:24:33,420 --> 00:24:34,880
S1: Yeah. It's a great name, isn't it? Mark.

642
00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:35,919
S3: Mark, I like it.

643
00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:37,679
S1: We had this dirty big cockatoo down the back of

644
00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:40,600
S1: our park. Mark, Mark, Mark used to drive me. Anyway,

645
00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,920
S1: that's a story for another day. Story time with m g, though. Um,

646
00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:47,320
S1: the story time today is your now brother in law,

647
00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:51,400
S1: Greg Brandy Alexander. His reaction when you first started dating

648
00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:51,919
S1: his sister?

649
00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,639
S2: Yeah, well, I, um, I met Meghas when I was 17.

650
00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:56,600
S2: She was 17. She was at a rugby league game

651
00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:58,160
S2: watching her two younger brothers.

652
00:24:58,160 --> 00:24:59,640
S1: Just close your ears here, please.

653
00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:01,160
S3: That's why I've heard this ten times.

654
00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:04,520
S2: So you have, uh, watching her younger brothers, Peter and Ben,

655
00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:06,840
S2: in a in the junior trials at Penrith. I was

656
00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:08,360
S2: with a couple of mates. She was with a couple

657
00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:10,159
S2: of mates. I said, oh, who's that girl right there.

658
00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:13,359
S3: Haven't heard that part didn't I?

659
00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:18,200
S2: And um, I found out it was Greg Alexander's sister.

660
00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:20,960
S2: So about two weeks after that, we had our presentation

661
00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,919
S2: night at Panthers. And I saw her there with the

662
00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:25,720
S2: family and went up to her and had a chat

663
00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:28,359
S2: to her. And, uh, that night I went back to

664
00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:31,680
S2: their house and slept on the lounge, which was back

665
00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,810
S2: at the Alexander's house was like a big like our

666
00:25:33,810 --> 00:25:36,130
S2: house is now because I've kind of copied it. It's

667
00:25:36,130 --> 00:25:38,010
S2: just people everywhere, you know? So I was I was

668
00:25:38,010 --> 00:25:40,330
S2: asleep in the lounge and I woke up and Peter

669
00:25:40,330 --> 00:25:42,330
S2: and Ben were like this going, oh, man, this bloke's

670
00:25:42,369 --> 00:25:44,969
S2: on the lounge. Who is this? So we went out

671
00:25:44,970 --> 00:25:47,090
S2: for about two or 3 or 4 weeks, and the

672
00:25:47,090 --> 00:25:51,330
S2: kangaroo tour was over in England and I was at Penrith.

673
00:25:51,330 --> 00:25:53,450
S2: I was on the 23 and a bit of a lad,

674
00:25:53,490 --> 00:25:55,969
S2: you know, Brandy was the superstar of the club and

675
00:25:55,970 --> 00:25:58,850
S2: he was over as a 20 year old, you know,

676
00:25:58,890 --> 00:26:02,690
S2: touring England. Well obviously back in the day you don't

677
00:26:03,330 --> 00:26:05,889
S2: have their phones and stuff. So Miggs would write letters

678
00:26:05,890 --> 00:26:09,970
S2: to Gregory as she calls him. Um, first couple were great,

679
00:26:10,010 --> 00:26:12,050
S2: you know? How you having time? We're watching you midweek.

680
00:26:12,090 --> 00:26:15,889
S2: Good game against Warrington. Uh, blah blah blah. And then, uh,

681
00:26:15,890 --> 00:26:18,570
S2: Brandy wrote back and said, um, I've got got you

682
00:26:18,570 --> 00:26:21,570
S2: some presents. You know, I'll be back on this this date. Yeah.

683
00:26:21,609 --> 00:26:26,090
S2: Mickey's last letter was, uh. Yeah. Thanks, Greg. Um, awesome.

684
00:26:26,090 --> 00:26:28,530
S2: By the way, I'm going out with another 23 player.

685
00:26:29,450 --> 00:26:32,629
S2: About ten days later, the letter came back from Brandy. from.

686
00:26:32,910 --> 00:26:36,550
S2: From Leeds. Meg's awesome darl. Yep. See you then. By

687
00:26:36,550 --> 00:26:39,070
S2: the way, that player you're going out with another 23

688
00:26:39,070 --> 00:26:40,950
S2: is all good as long as it's not marked.

689
00:26:41,390 --> 00:26:41,790
S1: Oh.

690
00:26:44,270 --> 00:26:46,310
S2: So I went to the airport. When you were back,

691
00:26:46,310 --> 00:26:47,750
S2: I went, oh, surprise.

692
00:26:47,790 --> 00:26:48,830
S1: Oh, no.

693
00:26:48,950 --> 00:26:50,149
S2: And that was, you know, that.

694
00:26:50,150 --> 00:26:51,669
S1: Was so was there a moment where you had to

695
00:26:51,710 --> 00:26:55,430
S1: sort of come together as and just go, look, you know,

696
00:26:55,470 --> 00:26:57,709
S1: you don't like, you don't sort of know you have

697
00:26:57,710 --> 00:26:58,310
S1: an issue with me.

698
00:26:58,350 --> 00:27:00,310
S2: Oh, no, it was, it was, it was all more

699
00:27:00,350 --> 00:27:03,750
S2: more tongue in cheek. I think it's that's 40 years ago. Wow.

700
00:27:03,790 --> 00:27:05,109
S2: That we met and, uh.

701
00:27:05,150 --> 00:27:06,470
S3: Bit of a rascal about you were.

702
00:27:06,510 --> 00:27:08,990
S2: I was a rascal, and, you know, and Brandy would

703
00:27:08,990 --> 00:27:10,830
S2: see that Brandy could see me as a 17 year

704
00:27:10,830 --> 00:27:13,149
S2: old going to Panthers as playing under 20 threes. And

705
00:27:13,350 --> 00:27:15,870
S2: you know, he's going this bloke's mad. He's going, he's

706
00:27:15,869 --> 00:27:17,109
S2: going snake.

707
00:27:17,150 --> 00:27:19,430
S1: You know what I have noticed though. He's a big romantic.

708
00:27:19,470 --> 00:27:20,510
S1: Is he like that at home too.

709
00:27:20,550 --> 00:27:22,229
S3: Bloody flowers all the time.

710
00:27:22,270 --> 00:27:25,230
S1: Oh, really? Really.

711
00:27:25,510 --> 00:27:26,109
S3: Nah. He's good.

712
00:27:26,150 --> 00:27:28,350
S2: I love her. Well, she's my she's my rock. You know,

713
00:27:28,630 --> 00:27:31,490
S2: when you're together with someone for so long and now

714
00:27:31,490 --> 00:27:33,730
S2: it's the grandkids that are. Yeah.

715
00:27:34,330 --> 00:27:36,450
S1: How many grandkids you got now? Got two. Two. What

716
00:27:36,450 --> 00:27:37,050
S1: are their names?

717
00:27:37,090 --> 00:27:41,369
S2: Uh, River. Who's. He's 19 months. Yeah. And Ren, she's, uh,

718
00:27:41,770 --> 00:27:45,290
S2: she's nine weeks old with him this morning at the park.

719
00:27:45,330 --> 00:27:45,810
S3: At the park?

720
00:27:45,850 --> 00:27:46,770
S1: Yeah, he got that.

721
00:27:46,810 --> 00:27:50,250
S2: He runs over going, Papa, Papa, it's because I want

722
00:27:50,250 --> 00:27:52,050
S2: to be called Papa. I didn't want to be called pop,

723
00:27:52,250 --> 00:27:55,210
S2: Italian or granddad. No, it was just a well, we

724
00:27:55,450 --> 00:27:58,090
S2: were sitting at the table about a week before they

725
00:27:58,090 --> 00:28:01,210
S2: had the baby, and I said to her, what are

726
00:28:01,210 --> 00:28:03,530
S2: you going to be called? She goes, oh, Nan or grandma?

727
00:28:03,570 --> 00:28:04,890
S2: I said, really, nun?

728
00:28:04,930 --> 00:28:05,290
S3: Nuns.

729
00:28:05,290 --> 00:28:07,290
S2: Good nuns, great for her. I said, I don't want

730
00:28:07,290 --> 00:28:09,169
S2: to be called Pop or Grandpa. She goes, what do

731
00:28:09,170 --> 00:28:12,129
S2: you wanna be called? I said, Papa upstairs was my

732
00:28:12,130 --> 00:28:15,050
S2: daughter and her friend. They just pissed themselves. I said, Papa,

733
00:28:15,369 --> 00:28:16,290
S2: you wanker.

734
00:28:16,650 --> 00:28:17,210
S3: Yeah, and.

735
00:28:17,210 --> 00:28:18,010
S2: Now it's stuck.

736
00:28:18,050 --> 00:28:20,050
S1: I just can't imagine a little bloke running up to you,

737
00:28:20,050 --> 00:28:21,609
S1: a little girl. Go, Papa! Papa!

738
00:28:21,810 --> 00:28:24,010
S3: It is cute, isn't he? This morning? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

739
00:28:24,050 --> 00:28:25,810
S1: Good's that? All right, boys, well, let's get into a

740
00:28:25,810 --> 00:28:29,770
S1: preview of round five. Um, we start off Thursday night footy,

741
00:28:29,770 --> 00:28:32,389
S1: the Dolphins and Manly at Redcliffe. Good luck to Kieran Foran.

742
00:28:32,430 --> 00:28:34,990
S1: He's named his first team. Geez, it's a big job

743
00:28:34,990 --> 00:28:35,950
S1: for him though, isn't it?

744
00:28:35,990 --> 00:28:39,510
S2: Well, you know, it's about 38% um success rate for

745
00:28:39,510 --> 00:28:41,150
S2: the the car. I thought it was higher than that.

746
00:28:41,150 --> 00:28:44,550
S2: I thought that coaches who were interim. Um do you

747
00:28:44,550 --> 00:28:47,110
S2: know that he's also the. Oh obviously he is the

748
00:28:47,110 --> 00:28:49,830
S2: shortest amount of game time between him and yeah like

749
00:28:50,390 --> 00:28:53,350
S2: 200 games or something before he's played. So um I

750
00:28:53,350 --> 00:28:57,390
S2: think look I think this Dolphins team are just really special.

751
00:28:57,390 --> 00:28:59,390
S2: I think their backline is great. They're they're getting all

752
00:28:59,390 --> 00:29:01,870
S2: the injuries back in their forwards. So I think it's

753
00:29:01,870 --> 00:29:03,270
S2: going to be a hard task for manly. But I

754
00:29:03,270 --> 00:29:04,470
S2: think the Dolphins will get it.

755
00:29:04,830 --> 00:29:05,790
S1: How are you liking that one man.

756
00:29:05,830 --> 00:29:08,150
S3: I like dolphins yeah I think when they're on they're

757
00:29:08,150 --> 00:29:11,990
S3: such a good side like their attack. Just definitely um

758
00:29:12,030 --> 00:29:13,510
S3: they look like a top four side when they're on.

759
00:29:13,510 --> 00:29:16,910
S3: I think like Nerima and Katoa the way they they're

760
00:29:16,910 --> 00:29:18,870
S3: so silky and I love watching them. To be honest.

761
00:29:18,870 --> 00:29:20,390
S3: I think they're one of my favorite teams to actually

762
00:29:20,390 --> 00:29:24,030
S3: watch when they're on. Um, but yeah, like Eagles just as,

763
00:29:24,030 --> 00:29:25,390
S3: just as well if they're getting a little bit of

764
00:29:25,390 --> 00:29:27,430
S3: a grind, it could be a close high scoring game

765
00:29:27,430 --> 00:29:28,870
S3: I reckon. But I reckon Dolphins.

766
00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:29,400
S1: GS.

767
00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:30,040
S2: Take the overs.

768
00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:32,080
S1: Maverick guy. Yeah. Mark Piggy Riddell.

769
00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:33,040
S3: 3228.

770
00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:33,920
S2: 3228.

771
00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:38,320
S1: Piggy, piggy, what's doing there? Although he's probably got the

772
00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:41,120
S1: plug in both ends at the moment. I've been vomiting.

773
00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:44,200
S1: I've had all the toilets. It's 2:00. Put a nappy on, champion.

774
00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:45,760
S2: You know Piglet. Come on, look.

775
00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:46,480
S1: At the stats.

776
00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:47,080
S3: The Dolphins.

777
00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:49,920
S1: Dolphins have won eight of the last nine Thursday night games.

778
00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:53,920
S1: Tom Trbojevic five tries in three games against the Dolphins.

779
00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:55,760
S1: There's a couple of stats for you. We go to

780
00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:57,960
S1: the Good Friday game that M, G and I will

781
00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:00,520
S1: be calling at the Sydney Royal Easter Show at. Of course.

782
00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:02,840
S1: Well it's at of course Stadium, but we'll have the crowd.

783
00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:05,760
S2: What about the traffic that day. Yeah. Oh my goodness.

784
00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:08,520
S2: So we're we're calling sold out from our booth at

785
00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:10,960
S2: the Easter show. Yeah. And the games next door. Yeah.

786
00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:11,800
S2: We won't get out of there till.

787
00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:13,479
S1: You know what. Bring the family and the grandkids out,

788
00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:15,440
S1: go for a little wander around and then go. That's

789
00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:16,280
S1: not a bad idea.

790
00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:18,840
S2: I want to get home and see Penrith and Melbourne, but.

791
00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:19,800
S1: Just put on the.

792
00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:20,640
S2: Phone. That's a big game. Yeah.

793
00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:24,000
S1: Yeah. True. Um Bulldogs good Friday game at of course

794
00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:28,040
S1: Stadium gentlemen. Um punters got the South Sydney Rabbitohs slightly

795
00:30:28,100 --> 00:30:28,660
S1: in front.

796
00:30:28,860 --> 00:30:31,220
S2: I go with the punters as well, I think. Look

797
00:30:31,260 --> 00:30:34,780
S2: at the moment I'm not sure. I know Cameron Serrato

798
00:30:34,820 --> 00:30:39,140
S2: knows what he's doing, but I don't think mixing and matching,

799
00:30:39,140 --> 00:30:41,180
S2: I think they need O'Sullivan at halfback. I think they've

800
00:30:41,180 --> 00:30:44,060
S2: just got to bite the bullet. I think they've got Burton,

801
00:30:44,260 --> 00:30:47,620
S2: Galvin and Crichton who are all ball runners. One of

802
00:30:47,620 --> 00:30:50,580
S2: them has to take. Obviously one's got to be in

803
00:30:50,580 --> 00:30:53,460
S2: the centres and that's um Crichton. But I also think

804
00:30:53,500 --> 00:30:56,940
S2: probably Burton's a centre as well. And I think maybe

805
00:30:56,980 --> 00:30:59,660
S2: Galvin's spot is five eight. So if you put O'Sullivan

806
00:30:59,660 --> 00:31:02,580
S2: in there um but I like the, I like Souths

807
00:31:02,580 --> 00:31:04,580
S2: in this. I think Wayne Bennett will have them pumped up.

808
00:31:04,620 --> 00:31:08,180
S2: Um and they just look to me like they are

809
00:31:08,420 --> 00:31:10,700
S2: a team that's bound for a little bit of glory

810
00:31:10,700 --> 00:31:11,620
S2: this year. The Rabbitohs.

811
00:31:12,220 --> 00:31:13,900
S1: Um the Easter bunnies MAV.

812
00:31:14,580 --> 00:31:16,340
S3: I like, I like the doggies man. I just can't

813
00:31:16,340 --> 00:31:19,140
S3: see him after last week's performance against Knights, like they

814
00:31:19,140 --> 00:31:21,180
S3: would have had a rocket up their arse I reckon

815
00:31:21,180 --> 00:31:23,900
S3: from zero and a tough week at training. I reckon

816
00:31:23,900 --> 00:31:25,500
S3: they'll be up for this one. Like of course.

817
00:31:25,980 --> 00:31:32,000
S1: You're bad, obviously. You invited this bloke. And he's your son.

818
00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:35,880
S2: I know, mate. I told him. I said one thing.

819
00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:38,840
S1: I play him in the reggies for the next month.

820
00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:40,160
S1: I'm off him. He's bad.

821
00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:43,560
S2: One thing, when you're coming in from driving in, make

822
00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:45,160
S2: sure he picks the house. He did. Make sure he

823
00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:47,080
S2: picks the house far out.

824
00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:48,640
S1: That's right. You can tip the dogs. Why do you

825
00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:49,360
S1: think the dogs are win.

826
00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:50,920
S3: In a close one? I don't know, I just reckon

827
00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:54,560
S3: it'll be a low scoring game. Um, I think doggies

828
00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:56,040
S3: will try and keep the ball in play. And I

829
00:31:56,040 --> 00:31:58,680
S3: think that's sort of the style that Souths don't really like.

830
00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:01,120
S3: They've got so much attacking spark but I think doggies

831
00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:02,160
S3: will get him in a close one.

832
00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:04,440
S1: Rabbitohs, who won six of the last seven Good Friday

833
00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:07,040
S1: games against the dogs. Alex Johnston I mean he's just breaking.

834
00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:07,640
S2: Records for.

835
00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:11,200
S1: 96 tries from 98 games at a cool stadium.

836
00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:11,760
S2: What.

837
00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:15,720
S1: That's amazing. What 96 tries from 98 games at a

838
00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:16,480
S1: cool stadium.

839
00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:19,160
S3: 96 tries at a stadium. That's insane.

840
00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:20,680
S2: You know I saw I said the other day I

841
00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:22,440
S2: was when I was doing World of Sports with horsey,

842
00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:24,680
S2: we're doing like the great finishes. And I looked up

843
00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:28,420
S2: at try scoring feats. You know that Lesley Vainikolo scored

844
00:32:28,420 --> 00:32:32,300
S2: 149 tries in 152 games. What a big volcano.

845
00:32:32,340 --> 00:32:33,300
S1: That's amazing, isn't it?

846
00:32:33,860 --> 00:32:36,020
S2: Yeah. Big winger from Raiders and he went to Bradford.

847
00:32:36,060 --> 00:32:37,459
S1: And can you stop showing everyone up.

848
00:32:37,700 --> 00:32:40,380
S2: Oh look I'm. There's a young kid called.

849
00:32:41,020 --> 00:32:42,420
S1: I walked in here the first time I saw this

850
00:32:42,420 --> 00:32:44,980
S1: was when I sat down. You know.

851
00:32:45,020 --> 00:32:47,300
S2: That's from Wednesday. That's from Monday. Sorry. This is my

852
00:32:47,300 --> 00:32:48,100
S2: stuff from Monday.

853
00:32:48,740 --> 00:32:50,260
S3: But he loves his homework, doesn't he?

854
00:32:50,260 --> 00:32:50,460
S1: What?

855
00:32:50,500 --> 00:32:50,860
S2: Yeah.

856
00:32:51,260 --> 00:32:52,380
S1: Wasn't any good at at school.

857
00:32:52,420 --> 00:32:53,780
S2: What's it about? Failing to prepare.

858
00:32:53,900 --> 00:32:57,860
S1: Yes. Failing to prepare. You're preparing to fail? Yep. And

859
00:32:57,860 --> 00:33:00,700
S1: piss poor preparation prevents something else.

860
00:33:00,740 --> 00:33:01,220
S2: Puberty.

861
00:33:01,700 --> 00:33:02,260
S1: Puberty.

862
00:33:03,100 --> 00:33:03,700
S3: Jesus, mate.

863
00:33:03,700 --> 00:33:08,940
S1: Doctor Seuss. Uh, storm and the Panthers at Commbank on

864
00:33:08,940 --> 00:33:12,500
S1: Friday night. So, um, you could go across and watch

865
00:33:12,500 --> 00:33:14,060
S1: the Panthers in the storm. And this one. This should

866
00:33:14,060 --> 00:33:16,220
S1: be a good game. Panthers favourites for this one. Geez.

867
00:33:16,260 --> 00:33:17,420
S1: $3.10 the storm.

868
00:33:17,460 --> 00:33:19,700
S2: That's good money for this Melbourne Storm. But they have

869
00:33:19,700 --> 00:33:22,420
S2: got Mitch Kenny at the Panthers who is kind of

870
00:33:22,460 --> 00:33:26,630
S2: their director of defense if you will. He leads. He

871
00:33:26,630 --> 00:33:29,230
S2: leads the battle. Um, off the off the line speed

872
00:33:29,230 --> 00:33:32,230
S2: and and storm will be smarting, but, uh, I think

873
00:33:32,230 --> 00:33:34,710
S2: this is going to be another low scoring game, like a,

874
00:33:34,710 --> 00:33:37,229
S2: a 16, 14 or something. I, I don't see the

875
00:33:37,230 --> 00:33:39,630
S2: Panthers having their way with the storm. I think they'll win.

876
00:33:40,190 --> 00:33:43,390
S2: But um this this Penrith team at the moment. My

877
00:33:43,390 --> 00:33:45,950
S2: goodness they are, they are just in another level. And

878
00:33:45,950 --> 00:33:49,790
S2: in fact if we see Nathan Cleary and Isaiah Joe

879
00:33:49,870 --> 00:33:53,990
S2: dominate origin this year, all of a sudden their their

880
00:33:53,990 --> 00:33:57,550
S2: status grows as far as becoming immortal grows. I just

881
00:33:57,550 --> 00:34:00,830
S2: think that their body of work on its own is phenomenal.

882
00:34:00,830 --> 00:34:03,670
S2: The way they've both started this season without any distractions.

883
00:34:03,670 --> 00:34:07,470
S2: When I mean distractions. What world club challenge? No. Vegas.

884
00:34:07,510 --> 00:34:09,590
S2: They've kind of laid out the foot of the mountain

885
00:34:09,590 --> 00:34:11,830
S2: stealth like going, okay, what have we got to do

886
00:34:11,830 --> 00:34:14,469
S2: to come back from this fight we're in? Last year?

887
00:34:14,469 --> 00:34:17,630
S2: But they weren't in the fight. They got to a prelim. Yeah, like.

888
00:34:18,190 --> 00:34:19,390
S3: They were up 14 nil at halftime.

889
00:34:19,430 --> 00:34:19,950
S2: Exactly.

890
00:34:19,989 --> 00:34:23,070
S1: I called that Panthers Parramatta game last week. It wasn't

891
00:34:23,070 --> 00:34:26,210
S1: through a lack of trying from from Parramatta. If the

892
00:34:26,210 --> 00:34:28,609
S1: Panthers play like that and they continue to play, they'll

893
00:34:28,610 --> 00:34:29,969
S1: win the comp by the length of a straight.

894
00:34:30,010 --> 00:34:30,610
S2: I agree.

895
00:34:30,650 --> 00:34:32,009
S1: They are. They are unbelievable.

896
00:34:32,050 --> 00:34:33,170
S3: The Tigers in the final.

897
00:34:33,210 --> 00:34:36,009
S1: You know who else impressed me last week? Casey McLean.

898
00:34:36,050 --> 00:34:36,610
S2: He's one of.

899
00:34:36,610 --> 00:34:37,410
S1: The most brilliant.

900
00:34:37,450 --> 00:34:41,410
S2: He's. He can play origin. Yeah. Oh he's. He's. He

901
00:34:41,410 --> 00:34:44,290
S2: reminds me so much in his early days of Stephen Crichton.

902
00:34:44,570 --> 00:34:47,570
S2: And now he's reminded me even more about Stephen Crichton.

903
00:34:47,850 --> 00:34:49,250
S2: But I think he's faster than Creta.

904
00:34:49,290 --> 00:34:50,850
S1: Yeah, he was brilliant.

905
00:34:50,850 --> 00:34:53,010
S3: I think like, the unsung heroes are definitely the middles,

906
00:34:53,010 --> 00:34:56,049
S3: but like the way Yo Moses and Lindsay Smith, like,

907
00:34:56,090 --> 00:34:58,210
S3: move the ball around the field, it gives, you know.

908
00:34:58,250 --> 00:35:01,049
S3: Nathan blaze the opportunity to attack the edges in wide

909
00:35:01,050 --> 00:35:04,250
S3: spaces like you watch this weekend, the way that you know,

910
00:35:04,290 --> 00:35:06,290
S3: Kenny will flow like a long ball to Zoe and

911
00:35:06,290 --> 00:35:08,210
S3: then pass to Moses, and they'll go back the other way,

912
00:35:08,210 --> 00:35:11,890
S3: like just constant movement at all times this weekend. Hey,

913
00:35:11,930 --> 00:35:14,850
S3: there you go. Freddy Lussick gets his debut at hooker

914
00:35:14,890 --> 00:35:15,530
S3: starting hookup.

915
00:35:16,210 --> 00:35:16,770
S1: Sink or swim.

916
00:35:16,770 --> 00:35:18,810
S2: Freddy, who looks like he's been up.

917
00:35:19,090 --> 00:35:19,850
S3: He's a hard worker.

918
00:35:20,090 --> 00:35:22,250
S2: Always looks like he looks like he's had a really

919
00:35:22,250 --> 00:35:22,690
S2: good offseason.

920
00:35:22,790 --> 00:35:23,190
S3: Yeah.

921
00:35:23,510 --> 00:35:25,870
S1: Uh, Panthers won seven of the last eight at Commbank.

922
00:35:25,870 --> 00:35:27,830
S1: Storm have won four of the last five against the Panthers.

923
00:35:27,830 --> 00:35:28,830
S3: Penrith 1 to 12.

924
00:35:28,870 --> 00:35:30,109
S2: Oh, yeah, I think so too.

925
00:35:30,150 --> 00:35:33,310
S1: Alright. Uh, we go to the Dragons Cowboys game at Kogarah.

926
00:35:33,670 --> 00:35:36,870
S1: The battle for the Shane Flanagan Cup. Come on Flanagan.

927
00:35:36,910 --> 00:35:39,069
S2: Um, yeah, I'm. I'm leaning towards the Dragons. I think

928
00:35:39,070 --> 00:35:41,830
S2: they've got to be more desperate, especially. Yeah, I think so.

929
00:35:42,110 --> 00:35:45,310
S2: Is it Kogarah or a win Jubilee Stadium? Okay. Jubilee. Yeah.

930
00:35:45,310 --> 00:35:47,870
S2: So I like them there. I like one of the

931
00:35:47,870 --> 00:35:51,350
S2: couch boys is back. Um look they've got they've got

932
00:35:51,350 --> 00:35:53,989
S2: some some green shrubs coming from them but they just

933
00:35:53,989 --> 00:35:56,989
S2: seem to go to sleep at different moments don't they.

934
00:35:57,150 --> 00:35:57,750
S1: Well you know the.

935
00:35:57,950 --> 00:35:59,750
S2: Tonga's back and King Tonga is in for.

936
00:35:59,790 --> 00:36:02,430
S1: That's, that's the other thing you know. And again I'm

937
00:36:02,430 --> 00:36:04,230
S1: not going to sit here and defend Kyle Flanagan. We

938
00:36:04,230 --> 00:36:06,830
S1: spoke about him last week. But you know the fact

939
00:36:06,830 --> 00:36:08,630
S1: that he was knocked out last week. He's going to

940
00:36:08,630 --> 00:36:09,790
S1: be out for a little while. I think they're saying

941
00:36:09,830 --> 00:36:12,509
S1: three four weeks. This is an opportunity for liking King

942
00:36:12,550 --> 00:36:14,950
S1: Tonga and Daniel Atkinson to show what they're made of. Yep.

943
00:36:14,989 --> 00:36:16,870
S1: You know, and for the fans sake that are saying

944
00:36:16,870 --> 00:36:18,069
S1: you've got to get rid of Kyle. You've got rid

945
00:36:18,110 --> 00:36:20,149
S1: of Kyle. Well, now you're going to get a chance

946
00:36:20,150 --> 00:36:22,170
S1: to see what these two young blokes can do, and

947
00:36:22,250 --> 00:36:24,370
S1: I hope for their sake they do really well because

948
00:36:24,370 --> 00:36:26,290
S1: they both get a chance like. And in the six

949
00:36:26,290 --> 00:36:29,569
S1: and Daniel Atkinson in the. In the seven. What about you, MAV?

950
00:36:29,610 --> 00:36:30,330
S1: Who do you like on that one?

951
00:36:30,370 --> 00:36:32,210
S3: I like dragons, to be honest. I think like they

952
00:36:32,210 --> 00:36:35,610
S3: showed glimpses against doggies at Vegas. That was a mad game.

953
00:36:35,850 --> 00:36:39,290
S3: Um obviously up against storm at half time. Like I

954
00:36:39,290 --> 00:36:41,330
S3: think they've definitely showed glimpses. I reckon that's just their

955
00:36:41,330 --> 00:36:43,089
S3: time to, you know, put all the losses aside and

956
00:36:43,090 --> 00:36:44,370
S3: get get their first win.

957
00:36:44,610 --> 00:36:48,489
S1: Alright. Dragons have uh lost their last eight NRL games.

958
00:36:48,489 --> 00:36:51,450
S1: Cowboys have won their last six against the Dragons. Oh

959
00:36:51,770 --> 00:36:54,370
S1: uh some stats in favour of the Cowboys. There we

960
00:36:54,370 --> 00:36:57,290
S1: go to Saturday night footy. The Titans taking on the

961
00:36:57,290 --> 00:37:01,290
S1: Broncos at Cbus Super Stadium. Uh, one of the players

962
00:37:01,290 --> 00:37:02,730
S1: got into a bit of strife for going out on

963
00:37:02,730 --> 00:37:03,930
S1: the drink at three in the morning.

964
00:37:03,930 --> 00:37:04,250
S3: Who was.

965
00:37:04,250 --> 00:37:05,530
S1: That? Um, Cara Pani.

966
00:37:05,810 --> 00:37:06,170
S2: Poni.

967
00:37:06,210 --> 00:37:07,850
S1: Wasn't with the players he was out with some mates

968
00:37:07,850 --> 00:37:11,330
S1: apparently ended up in the watch house. Um, Titans outsiders

969
00:37:11,330 --> 00:37:13,450
S1: here off the back of their first win. Broncos short

970
00:37:13,450 --> 00:37:15,969
S1: priced favourites here at Cbus Super Stadium.

971
00:37:15,969 --> 00:37:19,330
S2: One thing I've enjoyed watching this year is Josh Hannah's

972
00:37:19,530 --> 00:37:24,100
S2: um foray into the head coaching role. He hasn't panicked. He,

973
00:37:24,140 --> 00:37:26,580
S2: he kind of first couple of weeks, they looked like

974
00:37:26,620 --> 00:37:28,899
S2: they weren't on the same page together, but he kept

975
00:37:28,900 --> 00:37:31,939
S2: the same. 19 um Jayden Campbell came back in last

976
00:37:31,940 --> 00:37:33,980
S2: week and they looked better this week. Again he's kept

977
00:37:33,980 --> 00:37:37,020
S2: the same 19. This young guy who's uh number 11.

978
00:37:37,060 --> 00:37:39,739
S2: Ah Rama how do you spell his last name. H

979
00:37:39,780 --> 00:37:40,140
S2: a u.

980
00:37:40,700 --> 00:37:42,260
S3: Oh yeah. He's he's a gun.

981
00:37:42,300 --> 00:37:45,060
S2: Well we're out of nowhere. He scored two tries last week.

982
00:37:45,540 --> 00:37:46,340
S3: How old is he?

983
00:37:46,380 --> 00:37:46,900
S2: 21.

984
00:37:46,940 --> 00:37:47,140
S3: Yeah.

985
00:37:47,140 --> 00:37:48,779
S2: Well, um, so these.

986
00:37:48,780 --> 00:37:49,620
S3: Are two good tries as well.

987
00:37:49,660 --> 00:37:51,980
S2: Two great tries to really bust his ass. Um but

988
00:37:51,980 --> 00:37:56,540
S2: Broncos on on paper with, uh, Payne Haas back. Um,

989
00:37:56,580 --> 00:37:59,219
S2: whenever he's in the team I, I kind of you

990
00:37:59,219 --> 00:38:00,420
S2: can't go against him but.

991
00:38:00,460 --> 00:38:02,460
S1: Reece Walsh has played his hundredth NRL game too.

992
00:38:02,500 --> 00:38:03,220
S3: Yeah well.

993
00:38:03,260 --> 00:38:04,219
S2: For for Broncos.

994
00:38:04,260 --> 00:38:05,419
S1: It's already got 100 games.

995
00:38:05,460 --> 00:38:07,460
S3: The Broncos Titans is a type of team. He might score.

996
00:38:07,820 --> 00:38:10,580
S3: He might get 200 SuperCoach points against. Like he's just.

997
00:38:11,020 --> 00:38:11,380
S2: Who's.

998
00:38:11,380 --> 00:38:11,660
S3: That.

999
00:38:12,420 --> 00:38:12,899
S2: Oh yeah.

1000
00:38:12,900 --> 00:38:15,540
S3: Yeah like he's just bloody I reckon the Broncos definitely.

1001
00:38:15,580 --> 00:38:17,660
S1: He's really struggling in life isn't he. Reese looks good.

1002
00:38:18,380 --> 00:38:19,460
S1: He's got a beautiful little girl.

1003
00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:20,160
S2: Nothing going for him.

1004
00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:22,719
S1: Play football. I mean, he's just got nothing going for him.

1005
00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:23,800
S1: Poor bugger. Yeah.

1006
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:26,160
S2: Anyway, we'll get him a job here.

1007
00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:27,120
S3: Yeah. Broncos asking.

1008
00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:27,839
S2: If his name.

1009
00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:29,200
S1: Was Mark. I don't think he knows.

1010
00:38:29,239 --> 00:38:30,120
S3: His middle name's Mark.

1011
00:38:30,680 --> 00:38:31,120
S2: Nah.

1012
00:38:31,480 --> 00:38:35,560
S1: Ah! You nearly had me, then. Reese. Mark Walsh. Hello? Uh,

1013
00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:37,839
S1: Titans aiming for their third straight win at sea. But

1014
00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:40,200
S1: the Broncos have won three of their last four at

1015
00:38:40,200 --> 00:38:44,000
S1: Cbus Super Stadium. Ocean protect stadium Sunday game at 2:00.

1016
00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:46,759
S1: The sharks and the Warriors here. Shark is favored to

1017
00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:47,680
S1: win at home.

1018
00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:51,040
S2: This game honestly is harder to pick than a broken nose.

1019
00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:55,080
S2: I just don't on form like on form you go.

1020
00:38:55,120 --> 00:38:58,080
S2: Probably sharks after last week's game. But then the Warriors

1021
00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:02,280
S2: got beaten by the Tigers last week after winning, leading

1022
00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:05,440
S2: by ten points to nil. Oh, of course it's at

1023
00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:07,760
S2: home and I couldn't miss. Barnett's out with a broken thumb.

1024
00:39:08,160 --> 00:39:09,600
S2: I'm leaning towards the sharks.

1025
00:39:10,040 --> 00:39:10,520
S1: MAV.

1026
00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:14,760
S3: Yeah, very, very tough. I just can't see Warriors losing

1027
00:39:14,760 --> 00:39:16,799
S3: two games in a row. Like, especially after last week

1028
00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:20,460
S3: at home up to now. I think they're going to get. Yeah,

1029
00:39:20,460 --> 00:39:21,339
S3: I think they're up for this one.

1030
00:39:21,380 --> 00:39:22,580
S2: You know the coach would he be.

1031
00:39:22,620 --> 00:39:25,299
S3: Yeah. He's a legend. I think he'll be up for

1032
00:39:25,300 --> 00:39:26,739
S3: him this week. I think he would have been a

1033
00:39:26,739 --> 00:39:29,260
S3: bit disappointed with their loss on the weekend after Tigers

1034
00:39:29,260 --> 00:39:32,100
S3: played very well. But um yeah I think Warriors I

1035
00:39:32,100 --> 00:39:32,980
S3: think I'm going Warriors.

1036
00:39:33,020 --> 00:39:35,739
S1: Alright. Sharks have won eight of their last nine at home.

1037
00:39:36,180 --> 00:39:38,259
S1: Um the Warriors have won four of the last five

1038
00:39:38,300 --> 00:39:40,779
S1: against the sharks. So I guess you can take from

1039
00:39:40,780 --> 00:39:43,660
S1: that what you will. The stats. We then go to

1040
00:39:43,900 --> 00:39:45,419
S1: the Knights and the Raiders game.

1041
00:39:45,460 --> 00:39:46,259
S2: Oh what a game.

1042
00:39:46,260 --> 00:39:48,660
S1: McDonald Jones Stadium. This will be a beauty.

1043
00:39:49,340 --> 00:39:50,860
S2: You're right. This is going to be a beauty. The

1044
00:39:50,860 --> 00:39:52,500
S2: Knights are one of the surprise package of the year

1045
00:39:52,500 --> 00:39:55,460
S2: along with the Tigers thus far. Um and the Warriors

1046
00:39:55,460 --> 00:39:59,100
S2: until last weekend as well. Um yeah. Look without their

1047
00:39:59,100 --> 00:40:03,820
S2: two biggest stars, their most, um highest paid players in

1048
00:40:03,860 --> 00:40:06,100
S2: their team, they've been battling, they've been running hard, they've

1049
00:40:06,100 --> 00:40:09,580
S2: been tackling hard. And I love their new coach Holbrook.

1050
00:40:09,700 --> 00:40:12,540
S2: Um he's got them just where he wants them. They're

1051
00:40:12,580 --> 00:40:14,540
S2: they're not the if you look at their name their

1052
00:40:14,540 --> 00:40:17,300
S2: team on paper, you go, well they've you know, they're

1053
00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:20,560
S2: nothing really to write home about. But there. That's the thing.

1054
00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:23,160
S2: A rugby league team is one that gels together and

1055
00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:25,799
S2: they've been gelling together well. I just think that the

1056
00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:29,759
S2: Raiders after what three losses in a row. Yeah man

1057
00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:31,759
S2: they're they're in for a world of pain. If they

1058
00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:32,120
S2: get beat.

1059
00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:33,000
S3: Two at home as well.

1060
00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:34,719
S2: Two at home. I think they've just got to win it.

1061
00:40:34,719 --> 00:40:36,759
S2: Raiders and I think they will. I don't know how

1062
00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:38,640
S2: but they've got to win. Ricky you don't want a

1063
00:40:38,640 --> 00:40:39,320
S2: cranky Ricky.

1064
00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:40,480
S1: No no.

1065
00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:42,399
S3: Yeah I like Raiders as well. But I think yeah

1066
00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:44,840
S3: Knights last week against doggies were very impressive weren't they.

1067
00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:47,120
S3: As you said, just 80 minutes of hard work and,

1068
00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:49,040
S3: like against a dodgy side who were very fit.

1069
00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:50,680
S2: Jacob Swift he's all of a sudden gone back to

1070
00:40:50,680 --> 00:40:51,279
S2: his origin form.

1071
00:40:51,400 --> 00:40:51,839
S3: He was he.

1072
00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:53,040
S2: Played Bradman best.

1073
00:40:53,080 --> 00:40:53,440
S3: And for.

1074
00:40:53,440 --> 00:40:54,640
S2: Tyson Frizell like.

1075
00:40:55,120 --> 00:40:57,200
S1: See the sort of insight that Mav's bringing to this

1076
00:40:57,200 --> 00:40:59,879
S1: podcast piggy. If you're watching at home, you see this

1077
00:40:59,880 --> 00:41:01,839
S1: is what you need to bring to the table the

1078
00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:02,880
S1: moment you bring nothing.

1079
00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:06,359
S2: No, he's brought them shirt designs we've got, we haven't

1080
00:41:06,360 --> 00:41:06,719
S2: seen yet.

1081
00:41:06,760 --> 00:41:09,880
S1: Still waiting for them. I mean promises the world delivers

1082
00:41:09,880 --> 00:41:13,200
S1: an atlas P um, Knights have lost their last G's.

1083
00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:15,640
S1: The Knights have lost their last seven at home. Uh,

1084
00:41:15,640 --> 00:41:17,810
S1: Raiders have won three of the last four against the big.

1085
00:41:17,850 --> 00:41:18,970
S2: That is big. They. Yeah.

1086
00:41:19,570 --> 00:41:21,170
S1: They went like that. Alright. And then we finish it

1087
00:41:21,170 --> 00:41:24,290
S1: off with the Easter Monday game which is the eels

1088
00:41:24,290 --> 00:41:28,410
S1: and the Tigers at Commbank Stadium. Eels are morals here ma'am. Surely.

1089
00:41:30,090 --> 00:41:30,250
S2: Yeah.

1090
00:41:30,250 --> 00:41:32,490
S3: Go Tigers 13 plus.

1091
00:41:32,530 --> 00:41:33,930
S1: Tigers 13 plus.

1092
00:41:34,090 --> 00:41:35,969
S3: Nah it'll be a good, good game. I think the

1093
00:41:35,969 --> 00:41:40,009
S3: Easter Monday games get pretty big crowd and stuff. And

1094
00:41:40,010 --> 00:41:41,489
S3: I think, you know, it'll be a mad day so

1095
00:41:41,489 --> 00:41:43,410
S3: I just can't wait to see some good footy. I

1096
00:41:43,410 --> 00:41:44,890
S3: can't play before him so it'll be a good day.

1097
00:41:44,930 --> 00:41:46,210
S2: So you're playing before those guys.

1098
00:41:46,210 --> 00:41:46,890
S3: Yeah that's good.

1099
00:41:47,090 --> 00:41:49,569
S2: That's good. Um I think I think the Tigers too.

1100
00:41:49,570 --> 00:41:53,410
S2: I think um that performance against the Warriors in a

1101
00:41:53,530 --> 00:41:57,170
S2: little things in the season happen and you go maybe

1102
00:41:57,170 --> 00:41:59,410
S2: ten weeks down the track you go. Remember back in

1103
00:41:59,410 --> 00:42:02,609
S2: round four when Jock Madden had the opportunity to play

1104
00:42:02,610 --> 00:42:06,370
S2: for us or go to his grandfather's funeral? And I

1105
00:42:06,370 --> 00:42:08,970
S2: think things like that as a team like Jock mightn't

1106
00:42:08,969 --> 00:42:11,250
S2: play much first grade after Louis gets back, but that's

1107
00:42:11,250 --> 00:42:14,089
S2: kind of that's how seasons are built on that type

1108
00:42:14,090 --> 00:42:17,509
S2: of sacrifice, you know. And good on him because he

1109
00:42:17,510 --> 00:42:19,350
S2: had a fantastic game. He hasn't played any much first

1110
00:42:19,350 --> 00:42:22,550
S2: grade of late. He hadn't played this year. Hadn't Dewey.

1111
00:42:22,750 --> 00:42:27,109
S2: Wo 230 40m running played. He's just playing like he's

1112
00:42:27,110 --> 00:42:28,790
S2: got spiders on him. No one wants to touch him

1113
00:42:28,790 --> 00:42:30,709
S2: when he when he puts his mind to it. He's

1114
00:42:30,710 --> 00:42:33,270
S2: one of the most damaging runners in the game. And

1115
00:42:33,910 --> 00:42:36,670
S2: um Terrell Myers best game for the season. All these

1116
00:42:36,670 --> 00:42:39,469
S2: things are starting to click for the Tigers. Parramatta are

1117
00:42:39,510 --> 00:42:41,350
S2: decimated by injury. But you know this game is going

1118
00:42:41,350 --> 00:42:42,430
S2: to be a fantastic one.

1119
00:42:43,190 --> 00:42:44,790
S1: And Jason Ryles is enjoying coaching.

1120
00:42:44,830 --> 00:42:46,870
S2: Not yet not as yet no.

1121
00:42:47,070 --> 00:42:48,750
S1: I saw him on the way out of combat last week.

1122
00:42:48,750 --> 00:42:51,750
S1: He just shook his head and looked down. Poor bugger.

1123
00:42:51,790 --> 00:42:52,469
S3: The highs and lows.

1124
00:42:52,630 --> 00:42:53,430
S2: It's a hard one, man.

1125
00:42:53,790 --> 00:42:56,630
S1: Absolutely. Alright, so that's, uh, that's the eels and Tigers.

1126
00:42:56,670 --> 00:42:59,270
S1: Eels have won four of their six Easter Monday games

1127
00:42:59,310 --> 00:43:01,870
S1: against the Tigers. So there you are. Good luck to

1128
00:43:01,870 --> 00:43:05,990
S1: Jack Williams playing his 150th NRL game. And Mitchell Moses

1129
00:43:05,989 --> 00:43:09,830
S1: needs three points for 500 points at Commbank Stadium. So

1130
00:43:09,830 --> 00:43:10,230
S1: there you are.

1131
00:43:10,270 --> 00:43:12,750
S3: Wow. Brand new like new stadium too.

1132
00:43:12,790 --> 00:43:15,450
S1: Yeah that's uh that's some sort of record. You know,

1133
00:43:15,489 --> 00:43:17,770
S1: one one bit of advice from Mitch. Stop whinging to

1134
00:43:17,770 --> 00:43:20,450
S1: the referees. Does my heading. He just at the referees

1135
00:43:20,450 --> 00:43:20,890
S1: all the time.

1136
00:43:20,930 --> 00:43:23,649
S2: Because you know why that takes. It takes your mind

1137
00:43:23,690 --> 00:43:25,730
S2: off what you're supposed to be doing. And that's setting

1138
00:43:25,730 --> 00:43:28,129
S2: next play up the next play. Like it's just it's

1139
00:43:28,130 --> 00:43:28,529
S2: one thing.

1140
00:43:28,570 --> 00:43:30,330
S1: I think he's a great footballer, but if I've got

1141
00:43:30,370 --> 00:43:31,569
S1: one knock on him it's that.

1142
00:43:31,610 --> 00:43:33,370
S2: Well Kim Munster needs to be really bad at it

1143
00:43:33,370 --> 00:43:35,690
S2: as well. Um and he's got that out of his

1144
00:43:35,690 --> 00:43:37,850
S2: game now. The good players don't need to do that.

1145
00:43:38,170 --> 00:43:41,690
S2: The good players should know within themselves that what goes

1146
00:43:41,690 --> 00:43:42,770
S2: around comes around.

1147
00:43:43,170 --> 00:43:44,970
S1: Yeah. Can I say. I'll say I used to referee

1148
00:43:45,010 --> 00:43:48,570
S1: right when I had one shin and was fit. Um um,

1149
00:43:48,730 --> 00:43:51,250
S1: I can say this honestly because I used to do it.

1150
00:43:51,530 --> 00:43:54,129
S1: If a captain used to annoy me, you would get

1151
00:43:54,170 --> 00:43:55,290
S1: no favours whatsoever.

1152
00:43:55,330 --> 00:43:55,569
S3: Yeah.

1153
00:43:55,850 --> 00:43:58,330
S1: So I think Mitch Moses needs to remember that while

1154
00:43:58,330 --> 00:44:00,050
S1: he thinks he's getting his team an advantage.

1155
00:44:00,090 --> 00:44:00,489
S2: No it's.

1156
00:44:00,489 --> 00:44:00,729
S1: Not.

1157
00:44:00,810 --> 00:44:02,609
S3: Well, they say Cameron Smith was the best at it.

1158
00:44:02,650 --> 00:44:04,370
S3: He talked to you like he was your mate. Yeah.

1159
00:44:04,410 --> 00:44:07,450
S3: And like 30 minutes. Yeah. Like, um, all the fatigue

1160
00:44:07,450 --> 00:44:09,010
S3: he'd be in, he'd just chat to you normally.

1161
00:44:09,050 --> 00:44:11,690
S1: Yeah, but he just carries on like a petulant child sometimes.

1162
00:44:11,690 --> 00:44:14,310
S1: Mitchell Moses probably carries on like the bloody grandkids at home,

1163
00:44:14,310 --> 00:44:15,870
S1: and you've got to sit him on the lounge and

1164
00:44:15,870 --> 00:44:17,390
S1: just calm them down when they're running around.

1165
00:44:17,430 --> 00:44:19,510
S3: After that, after about a couple of wines, a.

1166
00:44:19,950 --> 00:44:20,870
S1: Couple of Lily Pillies.

1167
00:44:21,150 --> 00:44:21,390
S3: Hey.

1168
00:44:21,630 --> 00:44:24,350
S1: Yes. Um, now you're barred from this next bit because

1169
00:44:24,350 --> 00:44:26,469
S1: you're not allowed to bet on football. Yep. So we've

1170
00:44:26,469 --> 00:44:29,390
S1: got to do our bets. Um. Yep. What are you.

1171
00:44:29,430 --> 00:44:31,070
S1: What are you thinking for your pick.

1172
00:44:31,110 --> 00:44:33,710
S2: MJ's multi. I'm going to have. It's called the uh

1173
00:44:33,750 --> 00:44:37,630
S2: Yung effect I think. Dum dum dum yung and Hudson

1174
00:44:37,630 --> 00:44:40,670
S2: yung to both score in the, uh Knights and Raiders game.

1175
00:44:40,710 --> 00:44:43,109
S1: Okay, I'm going to go with, uh, South Sydney to

1176
00:44:43,150 --> 00:44:46,950
S1: beat the Bulldogs. Mavs Bulldogs. Yep. Um, and I'm going

1177
00:44:46,950 --> 00:44:48,469
S1: to I'm going to do what I did last week.

1178
00:44:48,469 --> 00:44:50,750
S1: Rabbitohs to win and Alex Johnson to score a try

1179
00:44:50,950 --> 00:44:53,750
S1: to take him to 97 tries in 99 games at

1180
00:44:53,750 --> 00:44:54,390
S1: a cool stadium.

1181
00:44:54,390 --> 00:44:55,070
S2: It's a good bet.

1182
00:44:55,270 --> 00:44:58,110
S1: I'll just stick with the winners. A yeah beautiful Matt

1183
00:44:58,110 --> 00:44:59,430
S1: have you been fantastic champion.

1184
00:44:59,430 --> 00:44:59,910
S3: Thanks for having.

1185
00:44:59,910 --> 00:44:59,989
S1: Me.

1186
00:45:00,110 --> 00:45:01,110
S3: Well done. It's been good.

1187
00:45:01,190 --> 00:45:04,469
S1: Um late call up and he's, uh he's excelled. So

1188
00:45:04,510 --> 00:45:05,870
S1: imagine what you're going to be like when you're out

1189
00:45:05,870 --> 00:45:07,790
S1: there for the West Tigers this year. Come on, Benji,

1190
00:45:07,790 --> 00:45:10,630
S1: pick him or we'll start bagging you, too. Kiwi international,

1191
00:45:10,630 --> 00:45:13,719
S1: dual international. Great Man League legend flick pass. Just a

1192
00:45:13,719 --> 00:45:15,920
S1: little flick pass and give him a um. Give him

1193
00:45:15,920 --> 00:45:18,240
S1: a spot in the team. You're fantastic as well. And

1194
00:45:18,239 --> 00:45:19,760
S1: we're out of the Easter show on the weekend.

1195
00:45:19,800 --> 00:45:21,080
S2: See you on Friday, my man.

1196
00:45:21,120 --> 00:45:21,359
S1: Yeah.

1197
00:45:21,400 --> 00:45:22,319
S2: Get some. Can't wait.

1198
00:45:22,360 --> 00:45:24,279
S1: Show bags and all the other rubbish that we get

1199
00:45:24,280 --> 00:45:25,719
S1: into you. Just what I need when I'm trying to

1200
00:45:25,719 --> 00:45:27,080
S1: lose a bit of weight. Anyway.

1201
00:45:27,120 --> 00:45:28,560
S2: Don't forget. By the way, the.

1202
00:45:28,560 --> 00:45:31,520
S1: Yeah, it's going okay. Um, actually, somebody pulled me up

1203
00:45:31,520 --> 00:45:33,520
S1: in the street the other day and said, oh, you're

1204
00:45:33,520 --> 00:45:35,319
S1: out there doing milligrams. And I said, well, I didn't

1205
00:45:35,320 --> 00:45:37,359
S1: get him to do it for nothing. So yes, I am,

1206
00:45:37,360 --> 00:45:39,080
S1: I'm doing it. It's not really showing at the moment.

1207
00:45:39,080 --> 00:45:43,880
S1: But anyway, it is. Yeah. Thanks very much. Um, a

1208
00:45:43,880 --> 00:45:46,120
S1: reminder for all your news. Make sure you follow the

1209
00:45:46,120 --> 00:45:49,760
S1: continuous call team wherever you are, subscribe to your podcast

1210
00:45:49,800 --> 00:45:52,200
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1211
00:45:52,200 --> 00:45:55,200
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1212
00:45:55,239 --> 00:45:57,640
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1213
00:45:57,640 --> 00:45:59,520
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1214
00:45:59,520 --> 00:46:01,560
S1: that next week. Thank you very much for your company.

1215
00:46:01,600 --> 00:46:04,040
S1: Thanks to Maverick Guy. Good luck to you footy teams

1216
00:46:04,080 --> 00:46:06,399
S1: this weekend and we'll catch you on the Continuous Call

1217
00:46:06,400 --> 00:46:08,400
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