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S1: Hello and welcome to the West Tigers podcast is episode

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S1: number 238. We've got the usual midweek panel of Eddie,

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S1: impression after Sunday, I know I've been my usual negative

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S2: I think that's the general trait, though. I think I

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S1: Like Declan, one thing we're going to get, win or lose,

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S3: That's probably going to be the balance of this team

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S3: But as you said, it was just impossible to to

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S1: Boys, We're going to get into a few of the

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S1: Gary thought, you know, it wasn't just the usual fan

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S2: Yeah, it was quite open. We have spent a little

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S1: And we'll, of course, be previewing the nights back at

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S3: Declan Yeah, and he told me at the ambush event

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S3: But I do kind of agree with Cam Smith. You know,

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S3: Well, it seems that tensions just from how he's approached

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S2: The thing is, I kind of agree with Eddie. I

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S3: Yeah, but everyone like to counter that. Everyone is extremely

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S2: And and what's that going to look like if we

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S3: Well, that's ridiculous though. Like they have to like Temptu

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S1: Are you okay tonight, Declan? You're defending Luke Brooks in

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S4: No, I'm just. I'm just feeling a little bit argumentative tonight.

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S1: Anyone's riding off the team. I just think we're saying

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S4: No, I do understand your point of view, but.

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S1: Okay, Fair enough. Uh, boys, Declan touched on the spine. Gary,

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S1: And whatever it looks like the team's. No no it's

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S2: I'll definitely have Stefan coming off the bench for at least,

449
00:20:12,140 --> 00:20:14,870
S2: at least the next first five weeks of the season

450
00:20:14,869 --> 00:20:17,120
S2: or so, I think. I think you'd see a much

451
00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:19,790
S2: better player build up his confidence a little bit. You

452
00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:21,680
S2: got to remember he missed a lot of game time

453
00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,370
S2: last year. So I think just losing him back again

454
00:20:24,380 --> 00:20:26,660
S2: off the bench would be a much better idea. And

455
00:20:26,660 --> 00:20:28,490
S2: I think you'd get to see a lot better player.

456
00:20:30,300 --> 00:20:33,420
S6: Um, boys thought, you know, looking at that.

457
00:20:33,420 --> 00:20:35,550
S1: Replay, we've been a bit critical of the.

458
00:20:35,550 --> 00:20:38,459
S6: Halves, Gary But like Brent Nathan.

459
00:20:38,460 --> 00:20:40,380
S1: He got some really good early ball. Thought he looks

460
00:20:40,380 --> 00:20:42,600
S1: super dangerous and he looks super fit at the moment.

461
00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:44,460
S1: I think he's, he could be in for a big year.

462
00:20:45,090 --> 00:20:45,750
S7: Yeah.

463
00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:49,770
S2: I was I was really disappointed last year when after

464
00:20:49,770 --> 00:20:51,510
S2: the first three games he played in the centres, the

465
00:20:51,510 --> 00:20:53,910
S2: first three games, then he got suspended and then we

466
00:20:53,910 --> 00:20:55,320
S2: shoved him out on the wing for the rest of

467
00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:57,990
S2: the season. And I, I really don't understand that decision.

468
00:20:57,990 --> 00:21:00,000
S2: I don't think he's a winger. He's an out and

469
00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:05,340
S2: out centre. He's big, he's powerful, he's quick. Um, exactly

470
00:21:05,340 --> 00:21:07,650
S2: what we want to see in our centre. And every

471
00:21:07,650 --> 00:21:10,050
S2: time he touches ball, even on a, on a broken

472
00:21:10,050 --> 00:21:14,010
S2: play where he's coming back inside infield, he looks like

473
00:21:14,010 --> 00:21:16,740
S2: he could, could bust through and break the line and

474
00:21:16,740 --> 00:21:19,020
S2: go through and scoring himself. He did. He did that

475
00:21:19,020 --> 00:21:20,820
S2: in a try last year. He scored a try. May

476
00:21:20,820 --> 00:21:23,900
S2: have been the game up in Tamworth where where he

477
00:21:24,150 --> 00:21:27,300
S2: just broken play and he just busted straight through and

478
00:21:27,300 --> 00:21:29,609
S2: ran through and scored and there was a couple of

479
00:21:29,700 --> 00:21:32,100
S2: times on on Sunday where I thought he might do that.

480
00:21:32,100 --> 00:21:37,500
S2: He looks, looks incredibly dangerous. Um, and, and very good

481
00:21:37,500 --> 00:21:39,330
S2: with the ball in his hands he's getting good ball

482
00:21:39,330 --> 00:21:41,550
S2: to his outside men as well. So I think he's

483
00:21:41,550 --> 00:21:42,780
S2: going to have a big season.

484
00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:45,630
S6: Yeah. I mean, Declan, he was the one that caught.

485
00:21:45,630 --> 00:21:48,359
S1: My eye, and the other one was probably even played

486
00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:51,250
S1: 17 minutes with Sean Bloor. I just saw the money.

487
00:21:51,300 --> 00:21:53,040
S1: He might have only made 2 or 3 runs, but

488
00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:55,530
S1: you just look powerful. And I just hope he's not

489
00:21:55,530 --> 00:21:57,420
S1: plagued by. I know this is not an injury, it's

490
00:21:57,420 --> 00:22:01,170
S1: an HIA. But I thought, you know, he was a

491
00:22:01,170 --> 00:22:02,820
S1: bit of a loss there to that on that right

492
00:22:02,820 --> 00:22:03,869
S1: side on Sunday.

493
00:22:04,810 --> 00:22:05,800
S4: Yeah, because he was.

494
00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:07,449
S3: Very strong in the trials when he came on. And

495
00:22:07,450 --> 00:22:09,850
S3: it was weird as well because he came off and

496
00:22:09,850 --> 00:22:12,340
S3: he looked like he was a best shot at making

497
00:22:12,340 --> 00:22:15,730
S3: him come off because obviously the independent doctor with concussions

498
00:22:15,730 --> 00:22:17,650
S3: was a bit of a talking point with a lot

499
00:22:17,650 --> 00:22:20,260
S3: of players saying they were fine, but then he actually

500
00:22:20,260 --> 00:22:22,460
S3: failed the test. So it was a bit of a

501
00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:25,060
S3: odd one, wasn't it? So hopefully he's all right for

502
00:22:25,180 --> 00:22:27,940
S3: for next Sunday. But yeah, it just it just throws

503
00:22:27,940 --> 00:22:30,760
S3: off your rotation off the bench because then had to

504
00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:33,330
S3: play pretty much the full game after that. And I

505
00:22:33,369 --> 00:22:35,439
S3: don't think any of us were like kind of banking

506
00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:37,210
S3: on that for a round on where we.

507
00:22:38,670 --> 00:22:41,640
S1: Nope. We went backing on his error with no one

508
00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,280
S1: around him either, but hopefully he'll be better for the run.

509
00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:47,550
S1: Like like a lot of them this Sunday. Let's talk

510
00:22:47,550 --> 00:22:50,880
S1: about the Justin Pasco interview. Gary, I literally listened to

511
00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:54,419
S1: it just before I come on. Um, you obviously did

512
00:22:54,420 --> 00:22:57,380
S1: that on Sunday at the ambush event with Steve. Uh,

513
00:22:57,390 --> 00:23:00,740
S1: there were a number of interesting talking points, I thought, uh,

514
00:23:00,869 --> 00:23:06,340
S1: starting with. The coaching setup, the Sheens Benji, because there

515
00:23:06,340 --> 00:23:09,190
S1: has been some sort of, you know, rumours in the

516
00:23:09,190 --> 00:23:11,710
S1: media and even ourselves have talked about a little bit about,

517
00:23:11,890 --> 00:23:15,159
S1: you know, how much coaching is Benjy actually doing. Again,

518
00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:17,020
S1: you pan up to the box at like that on

519
00:23:17,020 --> 00:23:18,900
S1: Sunday and he's the one with the headset and she's

520
00:23:18,910 --> 00:23:23,590
S1: just sort of sitting in behind him. Um, but Pascoe

521
00:23:23,590 --> 00:23:25,060
S1: sort of downplayed that a little bit.

522
00:23:25,869 --> 00:23:28,780
S2: Yeah, he was quite adamant to me that it didn't.

523
00:23:28,990 --> 00:23:31,719
S2: The setup is Tim trains as the head coach and

524
00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:37,390
S2: and Benji's assistant coach. Um, I think I think it's

525
00:23:37,390 --> 00:23:40,960
S2: going to be a transition. I don't think we're going

526
00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,540
S2: to go through two years of Tim Sheens coach and

527
00:23:43,540 --> 00:23:45,790
S2: then at the end of that two years, suddenly Benji

528
00:23:45,790 --> 00:23:48,430
S2: Marshall's the head coach. To me, it doesn't look like

529
00:23:48,430 --> 00:23:51,310
S2: that's what's happening now to me. I think it's going

530
00:23:51,310 --> 00:23:55,000
S2: to be Benji taking on more and more responsibility over

531
00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,239
S2: this two years and Tim Sheens taking on less and

532
00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:01,120
S2: less and kind of supporting Benji into developing into that

533
00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:04,990
S2: role and I think part of that is Benji running

534
00:24:04,990 --> 00:24:08,110
S2: the side from the box, which I think it appears everyone,

535
00:24:08,109 --> 00:24:10,300
S2: he's the one with the microphone, with the walkie talkie

536
00:24:10,300 --> 00:24:13,060
S2: in his hand. He's the one sending the message down

537
00:24:13,060 --> 00:24:15,610
S2: the bench, down to the bench. So I think he's

538
00:24:15,609 --> 00:24:18,490
S2: doing a lot of that already. That doesn't mean that

539
00:24:18,490 --> 00:24:22,300
S2: Tim Sheens isn't ultimately responsible. It just means Benji is

540
00:24:22,300 --> 00:24:24,280
S2: taking on a little bit more than what a typical

541
00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:25,270
S2: assistant coach would.

542
00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:29,440
S1: Pascoe did say Declan caught I think caught Gary a

543
00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:31,960
S1: little bit off guard. Um, and he said we had

544
00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:34,870
S1: no idea if Benji could coach. He sort of clarified

545
00:24:34,869 --> 00:24:37,900
S1: that a little bit later, but you can see how

546
00:24:38,170 --> 00:24:42,700
S1: it's going to be a storyline, you know, particularly if hopefully,

547
00:24:42,700 --> 00:24:44,350
S1: you know, we're not. But if we're going on a

548
00:24:44,350 --> 00:24:47,740
S1: losing streak, it's it's going to be well you know

549
00:24:47,890 --> 00:24:50,710
S1: machines not coaching at all and blah blah blah. So

550
00:24:50,710 --> 00:24:53,050
S1: I think I think it's probably not a bad thing

551
00:24:53,050 --> 00:24:54,879
S1: to do because you've got to get this guy ready

552
00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:59,250
S1: for 2025 and he's got no coaching experience coming in. Um,

553
00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,150
S1: so I think it's the right thing to do, but

554
00:25:01,150 --> 00:25:03,149
S1: there will be a point where they're sort of I

555
00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:04,420
S1: think they'll get pressed on it.

556
00:25:05,390 --> 00:25:07,060
S4: That's the same, though. They're going to get pissed on it.

557
00:25:07,060 --> 00:25:10,030
S3: Because it was a insanely crazy thing to do. And

558
00:25:10,030 --> 00:25:12,010
S3: I don't mean crazy in a negative or a bad

559
00:25:12,010 --> 00:25:14,290
S3: way or even a positive way. It was just like

560
00:25:14,290 --> 00:25:16,810
S3: such a left of field option, wasn't it?

561
00:25:16,810 --> 00:25:19,960
S4: And I think it took everyone by surprise. And, you know,

562
00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:20,890
S4: it's just so easy.

563
00:25:20,890 --> 00:25:23,350
S3: For media to kind of come in and, you know,

564
00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:25,060
S3: kind of say what they want about it, because at

565
00:25:25,060 --> 00:25:26,950
S3: the end of the day, no one really does know

566
00:25:26,950 --> 00:25:29,050
S3: what the coaching structure is like at the Tigers at

567
00:25:29,050 --> 00:25:32,229
S3: the moment unless you're actually inside the four walls, do you?

568
00:25:32,230 --> 00:25:35,740
S3: So with situations like that, it becomes rife for speculation

569
00:25:35,740 --> 00:25:39,130
S3: on certain TV shows that are on every night.

570
00:25:39,940 --> 00:25:42,430
S6: Yeah. Mean. I mean.

571
00:25:42,970 --> 00:25:45,909
S1: Declan, you like to, you know, praise your Bulldogs and

572
00:25:45,910 --> 00:25:48,669
S1: Gus Gould. And, you know, he's a lot of the

573
00:25:48,670 --> 00:25:52,929
S1: stuff they did, um, is about bringing back the Canterbury DNA.

574
00:25:52,930 --> 00:25:54,669
S1: And I know they went after Suitor, but we had

575
00:25:54,670 --> 00:25:56,890
S1: the same plan. We went out to the Cerrado. But

576
00:25:56,890 --> 00:25:59,169
S1: you know, I see they've bought back, you know, their

577
00:25:59,170 --> 00:26:01,540
S1: Willy Mason's and Marco Millie and it's sort of been

578
00:26:01,540 --> 00:26:04,119
S1: happening at the Tigers. You've got obviously Robbie and Benji

579
00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:08,169
S1: back and Tim back and even Chris Huntington back Richard

580
00:26:08,170 --> 00:26:11,440
S1: Scan though all those guys who do are invested in

581
00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:13,930
S1: terms of passion they have for the club in the past.

582
00:26:13,930 --> 00:26:17,920
S1: So at least they do seem to be committing to

583
00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:19,780
S1: this plan. Like you said, it's a bit of a

584
00:26:19,780 --> 00:26:22,510
S1: wild plan with having someone like Benji with no experience,

585
00:26:22,510 --> 00:26:25,359
S1: but they've tried other things that haven't worked, so they're

586
00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:29,260
S1: going back to they keep saying this Tigers DNA. We'll

587
00:26:29,260 --> 00:26:30,010
S1: see if it works.

588
00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:33,310
S4: Yeah, we will think it's just a good thing overall

589
00:26:33,310 --> 00:26:34,150
S4: for every team.

590
00:26:34,150 --> 00:26:37,840
S3: To kind of embrace you know all that made them

591
00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:40,450
S3: made the fans love them in the first place, especially

592
00:26:40,450 --> 00:26:42,669
S3: the players. Because if you look at like the past

593
00:26:42,670 --> 00:26:45,370
S3: ten years, it's not been that great, has it? So

594
00:26:45,369 --> 00:26:48,310
S3: to have these guys who like zero five and, you know, 2010,

595
00:26:48,790 --> 00:26:51,850
S3: 2010 or 2011 come back, I think it's only good

596
00:26:51,850 --> 00:26:54,310
S3: because it remains the players who are there. You know,

597
00:26:54,310 --> 00:26:57,010
S3: the club can be successful. As you can see guys

598
00:26:57,010 --> 00:27:00,010
S3: like Robbie Fowler, Benji Marshall, if you're training them with

599
00:27:00,010 --> 00:27:02,320
S3: them every day, they remind you and it's something to

600
00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:04,449
S3: strive towards because we just haven't really had that in

601
00:27:04,450 --> 00:27:05,590
S3: recent years, have we?

602
00:27:05,740 --> 00:27:06,340
S1: No, we haven't.

603
00:27:06,340 --> 00:27:07,859
S6: Gary, your thoughts on, um.

604
00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:11,800
S1: Just the, the amount of change Pascoe touched it on Sunday.

605
00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:15,640
S1: It's basically not just a coaching team, it's high performance team,

606
00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:17,920
S1: medical team. I think he's had 14 of the top

607
00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:21,130
S1: 30 roster turnover, a whole new facility. So it's not

608
00:27:21,130 --> 00:27:24,250
S1: like they've been twiddling their thumbs after the wooden spoon

609
00:27:24,250 --> 00:27:25,090
S1: sort of last year.

610
00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:27,850
S2: Yeah, I think he said that the, the only one

611
00:27:27,850 --> 00:27:32,260
S2: that's still left is the club doctor. Um, and Simon

612
00:27:32,260 --> 00:27:36,070
S2: Dwyer I think as well. Still still there. So it

613
00:27:36,070 --> 00:27:37,989
S2: is a lot of change and, and I think that

614
00:27:37,990 --> 00:27:40,540
S2: was my first question to him was about the amount

615
00:27:40,540 --> 00:27:45,609
S2: of change and we're talking about last year how whether

616
00:27:45,609 --> 00:27:47,140
S2: the wooden spoon would lead to a lot of a

617
00:27:47,170 --> 00:27:49,270
S2: lot of change at the club. Most of that change

618
00:27:49,270 --> 00:27:53,350
S2: happened before that. And I think that's that's probably a

619
00:27:53,350 --> 00:27:56,440
S2: positive moving forward that we're it just hasn't been that

620
00:27:56,440 --> 00:28:00,520
S2: offseason to get that change implemented. It's been it's pushing

621
00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:04,090
S2: 12 months now since changes were made about around the

622
00:28:04,090 --> 00:28:08,090
S2: coaching staff. So hopefully we start to see that um,

623
00:28:08,109 --> 00:28:10,660
S2: transfer to the footy field and we start to see

624
00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:12,939
S2: a little bit more positive results than we've seen for

625
00:28:12,940 --> 00:28:14,080
S2: the last 12 months.

626
00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:17,590
S1: Yeah. And I'm in line with that. Declan, which he

627
00:28:17,590 --> 00:28:21,880
S1: was quite candid about, was, um, home ground debate. I know. Um,

628
00:28:22,150 --> 00:28:24,159
S1: you know, Joel will be devastated to hear this, but

629
00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:26,639
S1: it doesn't look like, you know, the old ANZ stadiums

630
00:28:26,650 --> 00:28:28,930
S1: in the future plan for the Tigers. It looks like

631
00:28:28,930 --> 00:28:31,750
S1: it's back to suburbia. It looks like if it wasn't

632
00:28:31,750 --> 00:28:34,659
S1: the Women's World Cup, he said we'd be playing all

633
00:28:34,660 --> 00:28:38,020
S1: our home games there this year. I think he's, you know,

634
00:28:38,020 --> 00:28:41,320
S1: not including Magic Round and Tamworth there but he, he

635
00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:46,390
S1: did say uh, looking like potentially A55 split next year

636
00:28:46,390 --> 00:28:49,840
S1: or A65 split in Campbelltown favour to Likert with one

637
00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:54,310
S1: magic round game. I think. I think that's a good move.

638
00:28:54,310 --> 00:28:56,680
S1: I know they want money and there's probably using it

639
00:28:56,680 --> 00:28:59,260
S1: as leverage to try and get some money to upgrade

640
00:28:59,260 --> 00:29:02,500
S1: the grounds. But if you're going back to, you know,

641
00:29:02,500 --> 00:29:06,040
S1: this philosophy that they're doing with Tigers DNA and trying

642
00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:08,470
S1: to get the fan base sort of united a bit more,

643
00:29:08,500 --> 00:29:11,170
S1: you can't just keep playing at five and six home grounds.

644
00:29:11,170 --> 00:29:12,130
S1: It's ridiculous.

645
00:29:12,670 --> 00:29:14,770
S4: Yeah. And I think Joel will also be sad. There's

646
00:29:14,770 --> 00:29:16,210
S4: no come apparently.

647
00:29:16,210 --> 00:29:16,630
S3: For the West.

648
00:29:16,630 --> 00:29:19,240
S4: Tigers next year as well. So I think we'll be

649
00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:20,230
S4: devastated about that.

650
00:29:20,230 --> 00:29:21,190
S3: But I.

651
00:29:21,190 --> 00:29:22,870
S4: Do think that the clubs will be like fairly.

652
00:29:22,870 --> 00:29:24,150
S3: Consistent with.

653
00:29:24,180 --> 00:29:26,920
S4: Um, it's been fairly consistent.

654
00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:28,060
S3: With the fact that they do want to kind of

655
00:29:28,060 --> 00:29:30,580
S3: split it between Campbelltown like and I just think the

656
00:29:30,580 --> 00:29:32,830
S3: energy session at this point is probably a good decision,

657
00:29:32,830 --> 00:29:34,930
S3: if you know what I mean. Just make it, commit

658
00:29:34,930 --> 00:29:37,480
S3: to it and then hopefully they can get funding later

659
00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,450
S3: because yeah, completely agree with you Eddie. Feel like we've

660
00:29:40,450 --> 00:29:42,370
S3: had so many home runs to the point where it's

661
00:29:42,370 --> 00:29:46,270
S3: kind of eroded any, um, you know, like home crowd

662
00:29:46,270 --> 00:29:48,580
S3: advantage that we might have had if we had just

663
00:29:48,580 --> 00:29:51,610
S3: played like a split in Campbelltown and like and plus,

664
00:29:51,610 --> 00:29:54,650
S3: if we want to develop our supporter base in Campbelltown,

665
00:29:54,670 --> 00:29:57,040
S3: continue to play there and take good games out there

666
00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:58,900
S3: to develop a fan base.

667
00:29:59,170 --> 00:30:01,180
S2: And the other thing you did say along those lines

668
00:30:01,180 --> 00:30:03,969
S2: is that they're going to fight for funding for both

669
00:30:03,970 --> 00:30:08,470
S2: Campbelltown and Lockhart Oval. So I think a lot of

670
00:30:08,470 --> 00:30:10,750
S2: it depends on it. I think any long term commitment

671
00:30:10,750 --> 00:30:14,680
S2: to those grounds will be reliant on on them being

672
00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:17,860
S2: able to secure funding for upgrades. Um, so I think

673
00:30:17,860 --> 00:30:21,070
S2: that's going to be a fairly important part of that strategy.

674
00:30:21,070 --> 00:30:24,730
S2: And I think no matter what you think of just

675
00:30:24,730 --> 00:30:28,150
S2: one Pascoe, one thing he has done well while he's

676
00:30:28,150 --> 00:30:33,070
S2: been at the club is organise money from government agencies for,

677
00:30:33,070 --> 00:30:37,989
S2: for infrastructure, for the centre of Excellence at Concord. And

678
00:30:37,990 --> 00:30:42,830
S2: now the the. Academy that they're building down in in Campbeltown.

679
00:30:43,220 --> 00:30:46,330
S2: I think he's done a really good job of that. So, um,

680
00:30:46,940 --> 00:30:49,760
S2: that's a positive if he can if he can secure

681
00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:54,020
S2: funding for both those stadiums and and get those stadiums upgraded,

682
00:30:54,410 --> 00:30:56,360
S2: then I think that goes a long way to a

683
00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:58,130
S2: really strong legacy at the club.

684
00:30:58,790 --> 00:31:01,310
S1: He was quite Gary. He was quite a little bit

685
00:31:01,310 --> 00:31:04,520
S1: of wit there about, um, the fact that Pat seem

686
00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:07,520
S1: to be getting this big upgrade and he's, you know,

687
00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:10,100
S1: you mentioned it was your area and they should spend

688
00:31:10,100 --> 00:31:12,370
S1: maybe 5 million there rather than 300 million.

689
00:31:13,190 --> 00:31:15,590
S2: I'd be quite happy with 5 million being spent there.

690
00:31:15,590 --> 00:31:18,440
S2: And and I'll be honest, I do live in the area.

691
00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:21,110
S2: And most of the talk, especially the talk around the

692
00:31:21,110 --> 00:31:26,930
S2: not upgrading, um, Penrith Park, they're actually taking the, the

693
00:31:26,930 --> 00:31:30,260
S2: trotting track next door and building the stadium there and,

694
00:31:30,260 --> 00:31:32,840
S2: and that hasn't gone down very well with a lot

695
00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:36,740
S2: of people in the Penrith district as well. So um, yeah,

696
00:31:36,740 --> 00:31:37,610
S2: who knows.

697
00:31:37,700 --> 00:31:40,160
S6: Why is that not going down? Well just interested.

698
00:31:41,060 --> 00:31:45,380
S2: The pace wise. Been there for a long time now and,

699
00:31:45,420 --> 00:31:47,900
S2: and pretty much that's getting taken away to build a

700
00:31:47,900 --> 00:31:48,890
S2: new football stadium.

701
00:31:49,550 --> 00:31:49,880
S6: Okay.

702
00:31:50,300 --> 00:31:53,060
S1: All right. Um, let's talk about the game, boys. We're

703
00:31:53,060 --> 00:31:55,040
S1: back to, like, this Sunday, or I'm back to like

704
00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:57,950
S1: it Anyway. I missed last week, I reckon probably my first.

705
00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:01,370
S6: We were, like, for 20 years. I know you were there.

706
00:32:01,370 --> 00:32:04,310
S1: You were cursed. Scary. So I'm coming back to hopefully

707
00:32:04,310 --> 00:32:05,450
S1: bring a victory.

708
00:32:05,450 --> 00:32:07,400
S2: I think it was the fact that Steve came down.

709
00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:08,330
S2: Think yeah.

710
00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:13,520
S8: Yes he would have even he you know like his

711
00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:14,489
S8: favourite player Brooks he.

712
00:32:14,510 --> 00:32:18,060
S1: Said even I can't defend him last week so depressing

713
00:32:18,060 --> 00:32:19,640
S1: him on it tonight but not to be.

714
00:32:20,060 --> 00:32:20,630
S6: So Declan.

715
00:32:20,630 --> 00:32:21,770
S2: Took the role up for him.

716
00:32:22,220 --> 00:32:24,020
S6: Yeah. Yeah. I'm still I'm.

717
00:32:24,020 --> 00:32:26,660
S1: Still in shock about that. But I'll I'll try and

718
00:32:26,660 --> 00:32:29,090
S1: find out the background of that later. There must be something,

719
00:32:29,090 --> 00:32:29,930
S1: something behind it.

720
00:32:29,930 --> 00:32:30,650
S6: But what's the.

721
00:32:30,650 --> 00:32:32,720
S2: Medium on the game after the game on Sunday?

722
00:32:33,260 --> 00:32:34,520
S4: Yeah. He's a good bloke.

723
00:32:34,730 --> 00:32:38,270
S1: See our team. So the.

724
00:32:38,270 --> 00:32:40,990
S6: Only change is safe.

725
00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:45,200
S1: Outing for the injured for new poll to be confirmed

726
00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:47,450
S1: the knee injury. So always a slight concern when you

727
00:32:47,450 --> 00:32:50,570
S1: see that tbc next to someone's name. Declan.

728
00:32:51,510 --> 00:32:54,660
S4: Yeah, because I was. I initially thought he'd be.

729
00:32:54,660 --> 00:32:56,130
S3: Dropped because if you look.

730
00:32:56,130 --> 00:32:57,420
S4: Closely, I'm the.

731
00:32:58,500 --> 00:33:02,910
S3: Sorry the Bramson try wasn't 100% his fault. But, you know,

732
00:33:02,910 --> 00:33:05,280
S3: you don't chase enough on the inside. And that's kind

733
00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:08,070
S3: of where the whole kind of, um, kind of opened

734
00:33:08,070 --> 00:33:09,960
S3: up when he got turned back on the inside and

735
00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:12,750
S3: he bust through. So I actually thought he was dropped because,

736
00:33:12,750 --> 00:33:15,090
S3: you know, C5 has he's a bit more safe, but

737
00:33:15,090 --> 00:33:18,180
S3: then obviously came out here to me injury and I'm

738
00:33:18,180 --> 00:33:20,790
S3: very scared because you know he was in for a

739
00:33:20,790 --> 00:33:23,640
S3: very premier. And as you said, you know, it doesn't

740
00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:26,030
S3: sound like it's very good, does it, when, you know,

741
00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:28,320
S3: they haven't confirmed it yet, which makes me kind of

742
00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:31,110
S3: think that they're just waiting to give it some bad news.

743
00:33:31,110 --> 00:33:31,710
S3: But on the bright.

744
00:33:31,710 --> 00:33:32,700
S4: Side, thought that.

745
00:33:33,690 --> 00:33:38,610
S3: James and Final Cut were really strong as well. So

746
00:33:38,610 --> 00:33:41,550
S3: hopefully if he does end up missing some time, those

747
00:33:41,550 --> 00:33:44,380
S3: guys get a chance as well because the new Turbos

748
00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:46,050
S3: Cup team overall was very strong.

749
00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:47,340
S6: Yeah, apparently.

750
00:33:47,610 --> 00:33:49,500
S1: Brandon Wake have had a hand in four tries. Is

751
00:33:49,500 --> 00:33:49,979
S1: that right?

752
00:33:50,430 --> 00:33:52,460
S4: Yeah. He dad he dad he was really good. He

753
00:33:52,590 --> 00:33:52,979
S4: think he's one.

754
00:33:52,980 --> 00:33:55,270
S3: Of those guys where he's obviously too good for those

755
00:33:55,290 --> 00:33:58,200
S3: cup you know style questions of him and frustrated but

756
00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:00,860
S3: well Smith as well we had a great game I

757
00:34:00,870 --> 00:34:03,720
S3: think they obviously they put a base during the roosters.

758
00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:05,210
S4: You know everyone's new.

759
00:34:05,250 --> 00:34:08,760
S3: Favorite guy Jeremy Burleigh you know had that amazing.

760
00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:10,920
S4: Full length try, which Joe wasn't very impressed.

761
00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:11,340
S3: With.

762
00:34:11,550 --> 00:34:14,339
S4: Must be said in the group chat. But I thought everyone.

763
00:34:14,340 --> 00:34:16,169
S3: Kind of played well and it's really good as well

764
00:34:16,170 --> 00:34:19,290
S3: because they're actually a really young team. That New South

765
00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:21,390
S3: Wales Cup team like a lot of guys intelligible for

766
00:34:21,390 --> 00:34:25,770
S3: 20 and there's a lot of guys there that, you know,

767
00:34:25,830 --> 00:34:27,810
S3: have a lot of years ahead of them and so

768
00:34:27,810 --> 00:34:30,480
S3: hopefully they continue to play that well.

769
00:34:31,230 --> 00:34:33,480
S2: Speaking about that reserve grade game for a little bit,

770
00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:36,390
S2: I actually didn't think that I'd made a try. That

771
00:34:36,390 --> 00:34:38,550
S2: bull scored was the highlight of his game. I thought

772
00:34:38,550 --> 00:34:41,580
S2: he's he's passing when timing into the line and under

773
00:34:41,580 --> 00:34:45,770
S2: pressure Quick passes right on onto the chest of his

774
00:34:45,780 --> 00:34:48,750
S2: centers They were beautiful balls and I think that really

775
00:34:48,750 --> 00:34:51,840
S2: impressed me more than than the try did and the

776
00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:56,670
S2: try was really impressive as well. Um, so I'm really hopeful. I'm,

777
00:34:56,670 --> 00:34:59,010
S2: I really want to watch some, some more of those

778
00:34:59,010 --> 00:35:01,980
S2: reserve grade games this year to kind of see see

779
00:35:01,980 --> 00:35:03,660
S2: him develop because I think he's going to be a

780
00:35:03,660 --> 00:35:04,200
S2: good one.

781
00:35:04,350 --> 00:35:04,950
S6: Looking at.

782
00:35:04,950 --> 00:35:05,700
S1: The team.

783
00:35:05,700 --> 00:35:06,420
S6: Declan, it's.

784
00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:09,690
S1: No surprises, no real changes. I mean, it's not time

785
00:35:09,690 --> 00:35:13,110
S1: to work out or throw out what you've worked on

786
00:35:13,110 --> 00:35:15,900
S1: in the off season. I'd just, you know, I'd probably

787
00:35:15,900 --> 00:35:18,480
S1: bet the house that our people start this week.

788
00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:20,760
S8: I don't care if his calf still whatever. I just

789
00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:22,800
S8: think we can't afford.

790
00:35:22,980 --> 00:35:25,620
S1: To get to like out this week and be 12

791
00:35:25,620 --> 00:35:27,779
S1: nil down and have the crowd out of the game.

792
00:35:28,730 --> 00:35:31,330
S4: Well, I don't know about that. I think that tensions.

793
00:35:31,330 --> 00:35:34,299
S3: Are showing that he's not really too bothered about what

794
00:35:34,390 --> 00:35:35,320
S3: his fans think.

795
00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:36,310
S4: And that's probably a good.

796
00:35:36,460 --> 00:35:39,180
S1: Yes, stop and don't worry about that. Remember his first thing,

797
00:35:39,190 --> 00:35:41,710
S1: He doesn't care what the fans think in terms of

798
00:35:41,710 --> 00:35:44,969
S1: picking sides, nor should you. But it's also about, um,

799
00:35:45,340 --> 00:35:47,950
S1: you know, not ending up sacked like he did last time.

800
00:35:48,610 --> 00:35:51,069
S4: Well, I don't think he's going to get sacked. Think he's. He's.

801
00:35:51,100 --> 00:35:51,970
S4: He said himself.

802
00:35:51,969 --> 00:35:55,509
S3: He's the longest interim coach there's ever been so that's

803
00:35:55,510 --> 00:35:57,580
S3: an interesting one. But yeah, I'm hopeful as well that

804
00:35:57,620 --> 00:36:00,219
S3: after course starts I actually had a feeling that he

805
00:36:00,219 --> 00:36:02,440
S3: wasn't even going to play at all on Sunday because

806
00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:04,510
S3: you could just tell that the club was kind of

807
00:36:05,530 --> 00:36:08,259
S3: hiding something with him, that they weren't really hiding. But

808
00:36:08,260 --> 00:36:11,259
S3: hopefully he starts and hopefully he gets through most of

809
00:36:11,260 --> 00:36:13,750
S3: the game and lays on a few tries for the,

810
00:36:13,989 --> 00:36:15,040
S3: for especially hopefully.

811
00:36:15,050 --> 00:36:16,600
S4: Alex Well, so they stop giving.

812
00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:18,790
S3: Them the ball every two times a set.

813
00:36:19,420 --> 00:36:20,560
S4: During the next the try line.

814
00:36:20,860 --> 00:36:22,330
S6: Yeah that storyline all year.

815
00:36:22,510 --> 00:36:25,029
S8: I'm tired of that storyline of Alex 12 Gary.

816
00:36:26,350 --> 00:36:30,580
S1: Speaking of hiding things or what is going on. John

817
00:36:30,580 --> 00:36:34,540
S1: Bateman Gary seems to be, you know, enjoying Bondi Beach

818
00:36:34,540 --> 00:36:37,840
S1: and stuff, looking at Instagram and acclimatising and maybe, maybe

819
00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:40,000
S1: he's just going to, you know, spend six months on

820
00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:41,469
S1: the beach and we'll see him next year. Is that

821
00:36:41,469 --> 00:36:42,490
S1: the plan? What's going on?

822
00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:45,350
S2: I don't really know what the plan is. It has

823
00:36:45,350 --> 00:36:48,950
S2: been hot this week. So. So maybe for a mom

824
00:36:48,950 --> 00:36:51,590
S2: who's just coming into the country who when you have

825
00:36:51,590 --> 00:36:54,430
S2: a look at him, he's he's very white like that.

826
00:36:54,430 --> 00:36:56,240
S2: That skin needs a little bit of a tan. So

827
00:36:56,239 --> 00:36:58,009
S2: spending some time at the beach might do him a

828
00:36:58,010 --> 00:37:01,160
S2: little bit of good. But he's also he's fairly active

829
00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:05,239
S2: out and about. Um, so hopefully there's not too much

830
00:37:05,239 --> 00:37:07,250
S2: to the story that there may be, I think an

831
00:37:07,250 --> 00:37:11,810
S2: ankle injury. I think, uh, Declan said or 360 said,

832
00:37:12,469 --> 00:37:14,570
S2: hopefully there's not too much of that story.

833
00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:16,549
S1: Oh yeah, it's got to be an injury, doesn't it?

834
00:37:16,550 --> 00:37:21,620
S1: Because like, please acclimatize what I remember Alan Langen jumping

835
00:37:21,620 --> 00:37:23,930
S1: off a plane and playing for Queensland two days after

836
00:37:23,930 --> 00:37:26,660
S1: an Origin game. Like if he was fit, surely he'd

837
00:37:26,660 --> 00:37:28,280
S1: be playing at least on the bench this week.

838
00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:30,469
S2: Yeah, I think there's even got to be an injury

839
00:37:30,469 --> 00:37:33,200
S2: or he's conditioning isn't what they were hoping it was

840
00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:35,149
S2: going to be when he got here. I'm not sure

841
00:37:35,150 --> 00:37:40,790
S2: which one it is, but hopefully I'll be really worried.

842
00:37:40,790 --> 00:37:43,190
S2: If we don't see him next week. I can give

843
00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:45,140
S2: him the two weeks, but if we don't see him

844
00:37:45,140 --> 00:37:46,969
S2: next week, I'm I'm going to start to get a

845
00:37:46,969 --> 00:37:47,870
S2: little bit concerned.

846
00:37:48,260 --> 00:37:49,880
S4: And it'd be fair to the club. He hasn't had

847
00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:52,730
S4: a pre-season. I know he's been training by himself, but

848
00:37:52,730 --> 00:37:53,090
S4: that's just.

849
00:37:53,090 --> 00:37:55,280
S3: Not the same as, you know, being in.

850
00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:56,480
S4: An environment.

851
00:37:56,810 --> 00:37:59,719
S2: I trained by myself. Declan And that's the results I

852
00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:00,410
S2: end up with.

853
00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:05,180
S4: Yeah, yeah. Ankle injury, all from his tag for three weeks. Yeah.

854
00:38:06,230 --> 00:38:08,750
S1: He hasn't had a pre-season. Declan We're paying in big money.

855
00:38:08,750 --> 00:38:13,430
S1: We've lost our first game. If he's fit 70%, 80% fit.

856
00:38:13,430 --> 00:38:15,170
S1: I want him playing this week because we need to win.

857
00:38:15,830 --> 00:38:17,720
S4: Yeah, but what if he comes out and he's just

858
00:38:17,719 --> 00:38:20,750
S4: completely underdone and he plays terribly? And then.

859
00:38:21,130 --> 00:38:23,359
S3: Like, as you said, the pressure gets to us because

860
00:38:23,360 --> 00:38:25,549
S3: we paid, you know, good money on a four year

861
00:38:25,550 --> 00:38:26,000
S3: deal for.

862
00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:26,840
S4: Someone.

863
00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:30,200
S3: That, you know isn't ready yet to play in the NRL.

864
00:38:30,830 --> 00:38:33,529
S1: I disagree. I mean, if I just put it to

865
00:38:33,530 --> 00:38:35,660
S1: bed and say he's injured, he's out with an ankle

866
00:38:35,660 --> 00:38:39,260
S1: to round for, but don't say he's acclimatising like we

867
00:38:39,469 --> 00:38:41,629
S1: we what are we going to do, lose the first

868
00:38:41,630 --> 00:38:44,660
S1: ten games and acclimatise to the season Like I just

869
00:38:44,660 --> 00:38:46,450
S1: can't cope it I just but then.

870
00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:49,400
S4: We'll coach it for you know signing a player with

871
00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:51,200
S4: an ankle injury. So it's kind of a lose lose

872
00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:53,330
S4: situation for the club. So can kind of just.

873
00:38:53,870 --> 00:38:56,180
S1: You might cop a little bit the saying he's got

874
00:38:56,180 --> 00:38:59,360
S1: an ankle injury, but I think there'll be less frustration

875
00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:02,870
S1: in the fan base than saying he's acclimatising, you know,

876
00:39:02,870 --> 00:39:04,550
S1: and not playing. Gary, what do you think?

877
00:39:04,790 --> 00:39:07,460
S2: Yeah, I guess if he's injured, you come out and

878
00:39:07,460 --> 00:39:09,800
S2: say he's injured. I don't. Players get injured all the

879
00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:12,200
S2: time and signing a player that he's carrying an injury

880
00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:14,870
S2: as long as it's not a career threatening injury or

881
00:39:14,870 --> 00:39:17,420
S2: a long term injury, signing a player who's going to

882
00:39:17,420 --> 00:39:19,730
S2: be out for a few weeks isn't a major issue.

883
00:39:19,730 --> 00:39:21,819
S2: So if that's the case, come out and say it. Um,

884
00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:25,580
S2: who knows? Maybe he is acclimatising, maybe settling into his

885
00:39:25,580 --> 00:39:26,660
S2: new house. I don't know.

886
00:39:26,890 --> 00:39:29,000
S1: I think maybe. Gary the Declan's part of the coaching

887
00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:31,549
S1: staff this year has been very, very positive. I just.

888
00:39:31,550 --> 00:39:33,230
S1: I just don't know if this would have happened last

889
00:39:33,230 --> 00:39:34,190
S1: year under Madge.

890
00:39:35,090 --> 00:39:36,649
S4: Have you ever had jetlag before?

891
00:39:36,650 --> 00:39:40,790
S3: It can stay with you for definitely more than two weeks. Seriously.

892
00:39:41,510 --> 00:39:42,560
S2: He's very defensive.

893
00:39:42,620 --> 00:39:45,200
S6: Like they come out and say jetlag.

894
00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:47,270
S1: Then that will I will fly over the edge.

895
00:39:48,980 --> 00:39:50,210
S4: Yeah that might. That would be.

896
00:39:50,210 --> 00:39:51,620
S3: Funny wouldn't it? But yeah.

897
00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:53,390
S4: I was hopeful that he'd at least.

898
00:39:53,390 --> 00:39:56,359
S3: Be named on the extended bench this week just to

899
00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:59,610
S3: keep people guessing and then probably not play. But yeah.

900
00:39:59,630 --> 00:40:00,710
S4: Hopefully next week.

901
00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:04,700
S3: He plays because we definitely need him, especially if Flora

902
00:40:05,150 --> 00:40:09,350
S3: is out with the concussions because although it's just a

903
00:40:09,350 --> 00:40:11,750
S3: head knock as low. But scary isn't it because he's

904
00:40:11,750 --> 00:40:13,880
S3: he hasn't really managed to stay on the field for

905
00:40:13,880 --> 00:40:16,190
S3: any amount of time in the last few years.

906
00:40:16,790 --> 00:40:20,630
S2: And the issue I do have is, is C5 plays

907
00:40:20,630 --> 00:40:25,489
S2: a lot of games this season, then we're really going

908
00:40:25,489 --> 00:40:28,729
S2: to the bottom of our depth. I don't think he's

909
00:40:28,730 --> 00:40:32,840
S2: quite an aerial standard. And I I'd said on our

910
00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:35,120
S2: forum today that I don't like to speak poorly of

911
00:40:35,120 --> 00:40:37,969
S2: him because he's a guy that tries hard. He works

912
00:40:37,969 --> 00:40:41,420
S2: incredibly hard, he's a great trainer, but he's just not

913
00:40:41,420 --> 00:40:44,030
S2: NRL quality. And I think I think that's a little

914
00:40:44,030 --> 00:40:46,009
S2: bit of an issue. If we have to rely on

915
00:40:46,010 --> 00:40:49,120
S2: him for more than a game here and there. Um,

916
00:40:49,250 --> 00:40:52,669
S2: so hopefully we see Bateman back and, and can take

917
00:40:52,670 --> 00:40:54,680
S2: that role and hopefully Paul is not out for too

918
00:40:54,680 --> 00:40:57,500
S2: long because I don't want to see SIF there too often.

919
00:40:58,250 --> 00:41:01,100
S6: It might be. I'll probably said it in the past, Gary,

920
00:41:01,100 --> 00:41:04,040
S6: but to be fair, like he sort of, you know,

921
00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:04,790
S6: like he was.

922
00:41:04,790 --> 00:41:07,069
S1: Playing in a poor squad last year so far and

923
00:41:07,160 --> 00:41:09,770
S1: there are times where you sort of think he can

924
00:41:09,770 --> 00:41:11,870
S1: make an impact. I thought, I think it was maybe

925
00:41:11,870 --> 00:41:14,150
S1: the first trial this year, Gary, where he might have

926
00:41:14,150 --> 00:41:15,950
S1: started or played long minutes and was decent and.

927
00:41:15,950 --> 00:41:16,310
S6: Then.

928
00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:18,919
S2: It was good for the first 15 minutes of that

929
00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:22,040
S2: first trial. I thought he kind of let out during

930
00:41:22,040 --> 00:41:26,810
S2: that time. But then the typical one error again, 2

931
00:41:26,810 --> 00:41:29,570
S2: or 3 penalties that he shouldn't give away a game.

932
00:41:29,570 --> 00:41:32,270
S2: And these are things that as a side coming off

933
00:41:32,270 --> 00:41:35,960
S2: a wooden spoon and a side rebuilding and and with

934
00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:38,509
S2: new players, we can't afford for him to be making

935
00:41:38,510 --> 00:41:41,000
S2: those mistakes. And and for me he just makes too

936
00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:41,670
S2: many of them.

937
00:41:41,670 --> 00:41:42,939
S3: I think it's interesting because.

938
00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:45,070
S4: They only played 20 minutes towards the end of the game,

939
00:41:45,070 --> 00:41:45,820
S4: didn't they? So it's.

940
00:41:45,820 --> 00:41:46,570
S3: Not like.

941
00:41:46,570 --> 00:41:47,890
S4: We have to replace someone.

942
00:41:47,890 --> 00:41:50,850
S3: Who is playing huge minutes. It's very clear that playmaker

943
00:41:50,890 --> 00:41:53,380
S3: played the entire first half, most of the second half

944
00:41:53,390 --> 00:41:55,720
S3: so was obviously going to be there and try was

945
00:41:55,719 --> 00:41:58,600
S3: a big minute player as well. So that's the one

946
00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:00,610
S3: good thing about poly is that, you know, you're not

947
00:42:00,610 --> 00:42:04,720
S3: really asking Alex to play sexy minutes, which could only

948
00:42:04,719 --> 00:42:05,549
S3: be a good thing and.

949
00:42:05,560 --> 00:42:07,239
S4: Maybe a little bit more quality.

950
00:42:07,239 --> 00:42:09,219
S3: Over quantity for the big red head.

951
00:42:09,580 --> 00:42:12,490
S2: The issue I have with that is, Paul, I should

952
00:42:12,489 --> 00:42:15,399
S2: have played a lot more minutes last week. I thought

953
00:42:15,400 --> 00:42:19,060
S2: once he came onto the field he stiffened up that

954
00:42:19,060 --> 00:42:21,490
S2: defence in the middle. He came on around that 60

955
00:42:21,489 --> 00:42:25,450
S2: minute mark. That's when our line speed really picked up

956
00:42:25,450 --> 00:42:27,400
S2: and we hold them down on coming out from their

957
00:42:27,400 --> 00:42:30,130
S2: own line. That's something we really haven't spoken about on

958
00:42:30,130 --> 00:42:33,190
S2: either the last two pods. How good that defense in

959
00:42:33,190 --> 00:42:35,020
S2: that period was, the way they were getting up off

960
00:42:35,020 --> 00:42:37,450
S2: the line quick and getting up in the faces that

961
00:42:37,450 --> 00:42:41,020
S2: was led by by. I know they said so. That

962
00:42:41,020 --> 00:42:43,660
S2: was led by Steph coming back on and Paul coming

963
00:42:43,660 --> 00:42:45,339
S2: on onto the field. I thought they were really great

964
00:42:45,340 --> 00:42:49,730
S2: on that. And I think if I'm really honest with

965
00:42:49,730 --> 00:42:52,670
S2: the ball in hand, Polly is one of our more

966
00:42:52,670 --> 00:42:56,180
S2: dangerous forwards. He's footwork at the line. He's a he's

967
00:42:56,180 --> 00:42:59,690
S2: a threat of busting through that line almost every time

968
00:42:59,690 --> 00:43:03,620
S2: he runs the ball. And and he should be increasing

969
00:43:03,620 --> 00:43:06,440
S2: minutes and I would love to see him getting up

970
00:43:06,440 --> 00:43:09,230
S2: towards those 40 minutes a game. And that's where it's

971
00:43:09,230 --> 00:43:11,420
S2: disappointing for me. Not that we've only got to replace

972
00:43:11,420 --> 00:43:13,660
S2: him for 20 because he only played 20 last week.

973
00:43:13,670 --> 00:43:15,770
S2: He should be playing more than 20 already because I

974
00:43:15,770 --> 00:43:17,570
S2: thought he was really impressive on the weekend.

975
00:43:18,540 --> 00:43:20,400
S6: Uh, tackling some of the outside backs.

976
00:43:20,969 --> 00:43:24,250
S1: Much talked about outside backs in Dayne Lawrie and I

977
00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:27,089
S1: thought Lawrie had some good touches on the weekend. Obviously

978
00:43:27,300 --> 00:43:29,910
S1: there was an unacceptable moment where he did not contest

979
00:43:29,910 --> 00:43:32,460
S1: the bomb. That just that just can't happen in first grade.

980
00:43:32,460 --> 00:43:35,969
S1: And usually he's usually I'll think he's a fairly courageous player.

981
00:43:35,969 --> 00:43:37,200
S1: So I don't know if that was just he thought

982
00:43:37,200 --> 00:43:39,330
S1: someone else was going to catch it, but that was.

983
00:43:39,330 --> 00:43:40,380
S8: Not a good look. But.

984
00:43:41,190 --> 00:43:43,290
S1: Um, not for him is the one I'm concerned about.

985
00:43:43,290 --> 00:43:44,040
S1: I just feel.

986
00:43:44,340 --> 00:43:45,210
S6: I know he's not that.

987
00:43:45,210 --> 00:43:48,779
S1: Old, but sometimes, you see, reminds me a bit of,

988
00:43:48,780 --> 00:43:51,299
S1: you know, like a Jason Nightingale or Josh Mansoor. And

989
00:43:51,300 --> 00:43:53,790
S1: winners get old quickly or they start to lose a

990
00:43:53,790 --> 00:43:55,890
S1: little bit of their burst or power. I know he's

991
00:43:55,890 --> 00:43:57,420
S1: never been a speedster, but.

992
00:43:58,080 --> 00:43:58,680
S8: I don't know.

993
00:43:58,680 --> 00:44:01,469
S1: I just think he may not see out the season

994
00:44:01,469 --> 00:44:03,150
S1: and I don't wish that upon him. I hope he

995
00:44:03,150 --> 00:44:04,439
S1: has a good season, but.

996
00:44:04,440 --> 00:44:05,100
S8: I'm just.

997
00:44:05,100 --> 00:44:05,910
S1: Concerned a bit.

998
00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:06,450
S6: Yeah, I.

999
00:44:06,450 --> 00:44:08,430
S4: Think that looking at him from the.

1000
00:44:08,969 --> 00:44:11,370
S3: Second trial in this game, he just looks to take

1001
00:44:11,370 --> 00:44:12,870
S3: the easy way out in.

1002
00:44:12,870 --> 00:44:15,390
S4: Terms of head ups. So what I mean by that

1003
00:44:15,390 --> 00:44:16,109
S4: is you never just.

1004
00:44:16,110 --> 00:44:18,509
S3: Run the ball straight if there's nothing on and just

1005
00:44:18,510 --> 00:44:21,630
S3: take the contact. You always try and run sideways and

1006
00:44:21,630 --> 00:44:24,180
S3: kind of avoid it and, you know, try and break

1007
00:44:24,180 --> 00:44:27,180
S3: the line. And as you said before, he's not really

1008
00:44:27,390 --> 00:44:29,850
S3: that athletic where he can kind of make things pay

1009
00:44:29,850 --> 00:44:33,029
S3: that way. And it just looks like he's avoiding getting smashed.

1010
00:44:33,030 --> 00:44:35,190
S3: And sometimes you just need to get smashed.

1011
00:44:35,190 --> 00:44:36,540
S4: Especially when you're a winger.

1012
00:44:36,540 --> 00:44:38,219
S3: And you're starting to set off and the team is

1013
00:44:38,219 --> 00:44:41,760
S3: already there ready to jump at you. It's just unavoidable.

1014
00:44:41,760 --> 00:44:44,010
S3: And I think he really struggles with that part in

1015
00:44:44,010 --> 00:44:45,810
S3: his game and agree with you. I think I'd be

1016
00:44:45,810 --> 00:44:49,410
S3: surprised to see if he was still the starting winger

1017
00:44:49,410 --> 00:44:50,680
S3: towards the end of the season.

1018
00:44:50,730 --> 00:44:52,770
S6: Gary, do you think, um, I mean, Laurie's.

1019
00:44:52,770 --> 00:44:54,810
S1: Unsigned at the end of the year and offers obviously

1020
00:44:54,810 --> 00:44:57,359
S1: probably still got two years to go but think they're

1021
00:44:57,360 --> 00:44:59,280
S1: two guys to just to keep an eye on.

1022
00:45:00,360 --> 00:45:05,040
S2: 100% I stand up and stick up for Laurie quite

1023
00:45:05,040 --> 00:45:08,460
S2: a bit on this show, but I thought those two

1024
00:45:08,460 --> 00:45:11,549
S2: bombs sorry, those two bombs that he kind of let

1025
00:45:11,550 --> 00:45:14,490
S2: bounce were big errors that we can't have. He let

1026
00:45:14,489 --> 00:45:18,270
S2: the one that led to the McIntyre try he didn't

1027
00:45:18,510 --> 00:45:20,219
S2: contest that. There was another one a couple of minutes

1028
00:45:20,219 --> 00:45:23,580
S2: later that landed about 20m out from our tryline that

1029
00:45:23,580 --> 00:45:27,690
S2: he didn't he didn't contest as well. And this isn't

1030
00:45:27,690 --> 00:45:30,299
S2: the first time that's happened. That's a trait in his

1031
00:45:30,300 --> 00:45:33,090
S2: game and it's something he really needs to work on.

1032
00:45:33,090 --> 00:45:35,490
S2: I think the real big thing that stands out for

1033
00:45:35,489 --> 00:45:38,670
S2: me with Norfolk though, is still attitude. There was a

1034
00:45:38,820 --> 00:45:42,210
S2: there was a time early in that second half where

1035
00:45:42,360 --> 00:45:45,660
S2: where the Titans dropped the ball and he celebrated. He

1036
00:45:45,660 --> 00:45:48,359
S2: danced around and and carried on like a little bit

1037
00:45:48,360 --> 00:45:50,370
S2: of a goose, only for it to be overturned on

1038
00:45:50,370 --> 00:45:53,730
S2: a captain's challenge. And I think those attitude things that

1039
00:45:53,730 --> 00:45:56,009
S2: we've kind of all seen over the last couple of

1040
00:45:56,010 --> 00:45:58,140
S2: years are still there. And and I think for him,

1041
00:45:58,140 --> 00:46:01,860
S2: that really needs improvement. And if I was picking the side,

1042
00:46:01,860 --> 00:46:04,920
S2: I'd be going for Charlie Staines and Junior Tupou as

1043
00:46:04,920 --> 00:46:07,800
S2: our wingers. I think that would be a much better,

1044
00:46:08,190 --> 00:46:11,040
S2: better wing combination than what kind of what we're showing now.

1045
00:46:12,090 --> 00:46:13,920
S6: Wait and see. Our Jackson Hastings boys, he's.

1046
00:46:13,920 --> 00:46:15,840
S1: Obviously halfback of the Knights this week.

1047
00:46:15,840 --> 00:46:17,190
S6: Declan, uh, should.

1048
00:46:17,190 --> 00:46:19,890
S1: The faithful be booing him out there this week?

1049
00:46:21,050 --> 00:46:25,069
S4: Um, not because these are not because of any particular reason.

1050
00:46:25,070 --> 00:46:26,299
S4: But that's what you do, isn't it?

1051
00:46:26,310 --> 00:46:27,980
S3: You do the opposition team.

1052
00:46:27,980 --> 00:46:30,799
S4: So, you know, I don't think there's anything malicious in.

1053
00:46:30,800 --> 00:46:32,960
S3: It or anything. You know, he, he tried his.

1054
00:46:32,960 --> 00:46:33,710
S4: Best.

1055
00:46:33,710 --> 00:46:37,669
S3: For us. He was a good spokesperson. You know, he

1056
00:46:37,670 --> 00:46:40,280
S3: he had the club's best attention at heart, which I

1057
00:46:40,280 --> 00:46:43,710
S3: thought was really important. But, you know, a live part

1058
00:46:44,150 --> 00:46:45,919
S3: opposite teams get booed and don't think it's.

1059
00:46:45,920 --> 00:46:47,779
S4: Personal or anything.

1060
00:46:47,960 --> 00:46:50,870
S6: I think you'll get a few extra little boos.

1061
00:46:50,870 --> 00:46:53,750
S1: Not that he sort of ditched us. Gary was more we.

1062
00:46:53,750 --> 00:46:55,100
S6: Sort of ditched him. But.

1063
00:46:55,400 --> 00:46:57,350
S1: You know, bottom line, you fair game, once you run

1064
00:46:57,350 --> 00:46:58,520
S1: out opposition colours.

1065
00:46:59,510 --> 00:47:02,029
S2: It'll be an interesting one I actually think. Yeah, he

1066
00:47:02,030 --> 00:47:03,770
S2: may get some boos, but I think you'll get some

1067
00:47:03,770 --> 00:47:06,500
S2: applause when his name's read out as well. I don't think.

1068
00:47:06,500 --> 00:47:06,770
S6: So.

1069
00:47:07,489 --> 00:47:07,879
S2: Won't be.

1070
00:47:08,510 --> 00:47:10,399
S1: Why would you applaud a Newcastle player in the warm

1071
00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:11,180
S1: up to the game?

1072
00:47:11,210 --> 00:47:12,890
S2: I won't, but there's a lot of people who are

1073
00:47:12,890 --> 00:47:16,250
S2: very disappointed when he moved on, so I think there

1074
00:47:16,250 --> 00:47:19,580
S2: will be a little bit of that reaction of giving

1075
00:47:19,580 --> 00:47:21,500
S2: him a cheer because we shouldn't have let him go.

1076
00:47:21,500 --> 00:47:25,940
S2: Now I won't be doing that, but I do think

1077
00:47:25,940 --> 00:47:27,799
S2: you'll hear it on Sunday. And if I do hear

1078
00:47:27,800 --> 00:47:30,080
S2: it on Sunday, there'll be a quick fire message off

1079
00:47:30,080 --> 00:47:30,739
S2: to you, Eddie.

1080
00:47:31,460 --> 00:47:33,890
S8: But I can leave before kick off, Gary.

1081
00:47:34,040 --> 00:47:34,940
S1: That's my opinion.

1082
00:47:35,330 --> 00:47:37,819
S2: Yep. I won't be cheering him on. I won't be

1083
00:47:37,820 --> 00:47:41,390
S2: boo anymore. I'm not a big bore of anyone, but

1084
00:47:41,390 --> 00:47:43,489
S2: I won't be supporting him. I hope he has a

1085
00:47:43,489 --> 00:47:45,770
S2: terrible game. I hope. Hope he drops the ball about

1086
00:47:45,770 --> 00:47:48,700
S2: 15 times and get smashed. It wasn't great athlete.

1087
00:47:48,980 --> 00:47:50,120
S6: He looks low last.

1088
00:47:50,719 --> 00:47:53,450
S1: You know, the big debate over the off season is

1089
00:47:53,450 --> 00:47:56,570
S1: Shane's like pace in the halves and you know I'm

1090
00:47:56,570 --> 00:47:58,790
S1: probably talking up that will have a blinder this week

1091
00:47:58,790 --> 00:48:01,040
S1: but he did look pretty ordinary I thought last week.

1092
00:48:01,340 --> 00:48:03,440
S2: I think if he plays the majority of the games

1093
00:48:03,440 --> 00:48:07,489
S2: the way he played last week, he probably proves the decision. Right.

1094
00:48:07,489 --> 00:48:11,090
S2: So he needs a big game for Newcastle. He needs

1095
00:48:11,090 --> 00:48:13,190
S2: a big year for Newcastle. I thought they were really

1096
00:48:13,190 --> 00:48:16,040
S2: poor last week. This is a side we should beat

1097
00:48:16,040 --> 00:48:19,610
S2: this weekend. Um. Hunger always scares me because he's the

1098
00:48:19,610 --> 00:48:22,190
S2: type of player who could set up a couple of

1099
00:48:22,190 --> 00:48:24,530
S2: tries or score a couple of tries against us. Quite easy.

1100
00:48:24,530 --> 00:48:27,259
S2: So he worries me. But this is a side we

1101
00:48:27,260 --> 00:48:30,080
S2: should beat this weekend. I really believe the Knights are

1102
00:48:30,080 --> 00:48:33,080
S2: in the bottom couple of sides in the competition and

1103
00:48:33,080 --> 00:48:35,210
S2: and I'll be very disappointed if we walk away with

1104
00:48:35,210 --> 00:48:36,080
S2: a loss this weekend.

1105
00:48:36,950 --> 00:48:38,690
S6: It's just I just think.

1106
00:48:38,690 --> 00:48:41,060
S1: It's a huge game in the halves. Declan. There's going

1107
00:48:41,060 --> 00:48:44,209
S1: to be storylines coming out of it for Brooks and Hastings.

1108
00:48:44,330 --> 00:48:46,790
S1: I really think it's it's not do or die in

1109
00:48:46,790 --> 00:48:47,840
S1: round two for the season.

1110
00:48:48,170 --> 00:48:49,700
S8: Don't get me wrong, but for the for the.

1111
00:48:49,700 --> 00:48:50,960
S1: Narrative of.

1112
00:48:50,960 --> 00:48:52,279
S8: Um, you know, the decisions.

1113
00:48:52,280 --> 00:48:53,240
S1: We made in the off season.

1114
00:48:53,239 --> 00:48:55,100
S8: It's a big one for Brooks.

1115
00:48:55,850 --> 00:48:59,419
S4: Yeah. Especially Brooks because if he plays, if he plays

1116
00:48:59,420 --> 00:49:00,350
S4: really well.

1117
00:49:00,350 --> 00:49:02,180
S3: He squashes it, doesn't it? It kind of ends a

1118
00:49:02,180 --> 00:49:06,379
S3: debate like it over against Hastings if he plays really well.

1119
00:49:06,380 --> 00:49:08,660
S3: But if he doesn't and then Hastings does play well.

1120
00:49:08,660 --> 00:49:10,130
S3: And I feel kind of bad now because I think

1121
00:49:10,130 --> 00:49:12,980
S3: Gary's jinxed the Tigers because he's probably going to have

1122
00:49:12,980 --> 00:49:13,670
S3: a blinder.

1123
00:49:13,670 --> 00:49:16,620
S4: Now, which I'm a little bit worried about. But, you know,

1124
00:49:16,620 --> 00:49:17,390
S4: it's just that that's.

1125
00:49:17,390 --> 00:49:19,100
S3: The thing about Brooks is and we kind of talked

1126
00:49:19,100 --> 00:49:21,950
S3: about in the off season, there's really no excuses anymore,

1127
00:49:21,950 --> 00:49:25,239
S3: is there, Because the four pack played really well last week.

1128
00:49:25,250 --> 00:49:27,950
S3: If they replicate that, he should play well last week.

1129
00:49:27,980 --> 00:49:30,080
S3: The Knights aren't, you know, going to be a finals

1130
00:49:30,080 --> 00:49:31,880
S3: team or if they do meet the fans, they're not

1131
00:49:31,880 --> 00:49:34,600
S3: going to go very far after that. So, you know,

1132
00:49:34,610 --> 00:49:37,339
S3: it's a they should be winning this game. There's no

1133
00:49:37,340 --> 00:49:38,150
S3: doubt about it.

1134
00:49:38,540 --> 00:49:39,560
S8: Let's hope so, boys.

1135
00:49:39,950 --> 00:49:42,080
S1: Let's talk before we give our tips and.

1136
00:49:42,080 --> 00:49:43,219
S6: Predictions, let's just.

1137
00:49:43,550 --> 00:49:47,150
S1: Go through the round very briefly and give a tip. Gary,

1138
00:49:47,150 --> 00:49:50,220
S1: you're you'll be at the Thursday night game, I assume,

1139
00:49:50,239 --> 00:49:51,890
S1: Panthers at home to the Rabbitohs.

1140
00:49:52,130 --> 00:49:53,870
S2: Is that one that's on. Yeah. No I won't be

1141
00:49:53,870 --> 00:49:54,350
S2: at that.

1142
00:49:54,530 --> 00:49:57,049
S1: I think Souths will beat him. I think I know

1143
00:49:57,050 --> 00:49:59,750
S1: it's only too early to judge but I think, I

1144
00:49:59,750 --> 00:50:02,149
S1: think they're the most impressive team this year. Souths. I

1145
00:50:02,150 --> 00:50:03,710
S1: just think they've stable.

1146
00:50:04,219 --> 00:50:06,290
S2: Yeah. I think I tipped a couple of weeks ago

1147
00:50:06,290 --> 00:50:09,770
S2: that Souths will make the grand final. I think the

1148
00:50:09,770 --> 00:50:12,800
S2: Panthers have started the season really poorly thought. I think

1149
00:50:12,800 --> 00:50:16,310
S2: I thought, oh, quite disappointing when they played Saint Helens

1150
00:50:16,310 --> 00:50:19,190
S2: and they they weren't great against Parramatta last week either

1151
00:50:19,190 --> 00:50:22,220
S2: and I think they're really missing happy. Um, so I

1152
00:50:22,219 --> 00:50:24,860
S2: think Souths will get them tomorrow night as well.

1153
00:50:25,219 --> 00:50:29,720
S1: Declan interesting game Friday. Ill sharks. Let's all back the sharks.

1154
00:50:29,719 --> 00:50:31,790
S1: If Moses hasn't still resigned I think.

1155
00:50:32,630 --> 00:50:33,050
S8: Obviously.

1156
00:50:33,050 --> 00:50:34,310
S1: The sharks win by 20.

1157
00:50:34,830 --> 00:50:35,750
S4: I don't know. I just can't.

1158
00:50:35,750 --> 00:50:38,509
S3: See the Eels losing two games in a row like that.

1159
00:50:38,510 --> 00:50:42,110
S3: And although the sharks were pretty against the the bunnies,

1160
00:50:42,110 --> 00:50:45,110
S3: you could tell they were missing the class of Heinz,

1161
00:50:45,110 --> 00:50:47,150
S3: who's obviously still out. So I think I'm going to

1162
00:50:47,150 --> 00:50:48,530
S3: tap the Eels for this one.

1163
00:50:49,880 --> 00:50:51,530
S6: Uh, it's a good game this week.

1164
00:50:51,530 --> 00:50:55,250
S1: The Broncos Cowboys Friday as well. Gary So it's three

1165
00:50:55,250 --> 00:50:58,489
S1: crackers to start the round. That's a really good game.

1166
00:50:58,550 --> 00:50:59,960
S1: Thought Broncos are super impressive.

1167
00:51:00,650 --> 00:51:02,660
S2: Yeah, they were. I hate to say it though. A

1168
00:51:02,660 --> 00:51:07,750
S2: lot better than I was kind of expecting. Um. I

1169
00:51:07,750 --> 00:51:09,880
S2: like the look of the Cowboys, and I think they'll

1170
00:51:09,880 --> 00:51:11,170
S2: probably get away with this one.

1171
00:51:12,610 --> 00:51:14,350
S6: Dolphins. Not dolphins.

1172
00:51:14,350 --> 00:51:18,700
S1: Not yet. Roosters warriors Saturday. The clinics in in.

1173
00:51:18,700 --> 00:51:20,470
S8: Sydney, you'd expect some sort of reaction.

1174
00:51:20,469 --> 00:51:21,850
S1: From the Roosters, although they do.

1175
00:51:22,030 --> 00:51:22,509
S8: Look a fair.

1176
00:51:22,510 --> 00:51:23,830
S1: Bit off the pace last week.

1177
00:51:24,730 --> 00:51:25,870
S4: Yeah, but even off.

1178
00:51:25,870 --> 00:51:28,090
S3: The pace, it should be the Warriors. And they've gotten a.

1179
00:51:28,090 --> 00:51:28,930
S4: Little bit of flak in the.

1180
00:51:28,930 --> 00:51:31,479
S3: Media, so I'm expecting a bit of a bounce back

1181
00:51:31,480 --> 00:51:32,080
S3: from them.

1182
00:51:32,680 --> 00:51:35,830
S2: The really interesting thing last week is I get, though,

1183
00:51:35,830 --> 00:51:38,050
S2: playing the Dolphins, who were a new team and had

1184
00:51:38,050 --> 00:51:40,180
S2: a lot to play for, it was their first game.

1185
00:51:40,540 --> 00:51:42,910
S2: But some of that defense by the Roosters, it just

1186
00:51:42,910 --> 00:51:46,270
S2: disappeared at times. They went down the short side a

1187
00:51:46,270 --> 00:51:48,520
S2: couple of times and there was one defender to like

1188
00:51:48,520 --> 00:51:52,149
S2: three Dolphins players coming at them and it was really roosters,

1189
00:51:52,840 --> 00:51:55,750
S2: not like the roosters to kind of defend in that way.

1190
00:51:55,750 --> 00:51:57,940
S2: So I found that really interesting on the weekend.

1191
00:51:58,989 --> 00:52:00,279
S6: But like Benji Marshall's.

1192
00:52:00,280 --> 00:52:02,589
S1: Brother, I reckon he's most improved player in the competition.

1193
00:52:02,590 --> 00:52:05,140
S8: Gary I used to thought he was ordinary, but he was,

1194
00:52:05,140 --> 00:52:05,750
S8: he was great.

1195
00:52:05,770 --> 00:52:09,220
S2: Sunday I was cheering last year when we announced Benji

1196
00:52:09,219 --> 00:52:11,860
S2: is Captain that he'd already signed for the Dolphins because

1197
00:52:12,340 --> 00:52:14,650
S2: I was really worried that he'd he would show up

1198
00:52:14,650 --> 00:52:17,410
S2: over here. But yeah, he was impressive last week.

1199
00:52:17,739 --> 00:52:19,420
S6: Dolphins can do it again.

1200
00:52:19,750 --> 00:52:22,090
S1: Declan They playing the Raiders at Redcliffe.

1201
00:52:22,570 --> 00:52:25,029
S8: What? Wayne Bennett What what a genius. He's a.

1202
00:52:25,030 --> 00:52:25,540
S6: Genius.

1203
00:52:26,890 --> 00:52:28,210
S4: I've tapped the Raiders.

1204
00:52:28,210 --> 00:52:28,840
S3: I think that.

1205
00:52:29,440 --> 00:52:31,029
S4: It's all well and good to.

1206
00:52:31,030 --> 00:52:34,300
S3: Win one round one game, but then to do it again.

1207
00:52:34,300 --> 00:52:36,160
S4: Consistently think there's going to be a bit of a

1208
00:52:36,160 --> 00:52:38,980
S4: struggle for them, even though we're in Ben as a genius,

1209
00:52:38,980 --> 00:52:41,770
S4: I can't deny that. But I think that the Raiders

1210
00:52:41,770 --> 00:52:44,500
S4: for me were, even though they lost to.

1211
00:52:44,500 --> 00:52:46,810
S3: The Cowboys, were still very impressive in terms of just

1212
00:52:46,810 --> 00:52:48,940
S3: being able to hang in there. So I think that

1213
00:52:48,950 --> 00:52:51,640
S3: will be a very, very grounded game. But about the

1214
00:52:51,640 --> 00:52:53,860
S3: Raiders to win as anyone.

1215
00:52:53,860 --> 00:52:56,980
S2: Watch a Dolphins documentary, is it better than Tales from

1216
00:52:56,980 --> 00:52:57,640
S2: Tiger Town?

1217
00:52:58,060 --> 00:52:59,230
S4: I heard it's pretty good.

1218
00:52:59,820 --> 00:53:01,960
S8: You haven't seen it. Yeah.

1219
00:53:02,050 --> 00:53:05,170
S1: Mean it straight away Gary. It'll be, I suppose not

1220
00:53:05,170 --> 00:53:07,330
S1: as entertaining for the fans because they actually won a

1221
00:53:07,330 --> 00:53:09,430
S1: game I think Tails from targeting and we lost every

1222
00:53:09,430 --> 00:53:10,000
S1: game for.

1223
00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:10,540
S6: Two years.

1224
00:53:10,540 --> 00:53:12,219
S2: So it might be a little less sweary.

1225
00:53:12,850 --> 00:53:14,259
S8: Yeah. So.

1226
00:53:14,590 --> 00:53:17,380
S1: Um, Declan, your side Sunday they take, they go to

1227
00:53:17,380 --> 00:53:20,649
S1: Melbourne Bulldogs, Melbourne. You'll be tipping the Bulldogs.

1228
00:53:21,250 --> 00:53:22,690
S4: And no I will not be.

1229
00:53:22,690 --> 00:53:25,450
S3: Tipping the Bulldogs. Think they've got a few things to

1230
00:53:25,450 --> 00:53:28,680
S3: work on. I think my best mate, Cameron Cerrado, you

1231
00:53:28,690 --> 00:53:29,140
S3: know he's done.

1232
00:53:29,150 --> 00:53:30,580
S4: The coaching room look drawn out the.

1233
00:53:30,580 --> 00:53:32,860
S3: Players. The attack looked pretty ordinary. I think.

1234
00:53:32,860 --> 00:53:36,550
S4: Defense was pretty good and the up till the.

1235
00:53:36,550 --> 00:53:38,589
S3: First half and then they kind of lost it. But

1236
00:53:38,590 --> 00:53:42,070
S3: I think offensively I think that's the biggest worry for

1237
00:53:42,070 --> 00:53:44,799
S3: them because they're very left side dominant with Barton and Peyton,

1238
00:53:44,830 --> 00:53:47,500
S3: that puts a lot of pressure on them, hence why

1239
00:53:47,500 --> 00:53:50,890
S3: he didn't really play well on the weekend because everyone

1240
00:53:50,890 --> 00:53:52,620
S3: knew where the ball was going to. Then they.

1241
00:53:53,170 --> 00:53:56,350
S8: Yeah, I think our storm morals in that game for me.

1242
00:53:56,710 --> 00:53:59,380
S1: Dragons titans that's an interesting game Gary because dragons have

1243
00:53:59,380 --> 00:54:01,569
S1: been the whipping boys in the off season but they

1244
00:54:01,570 --> 00:54:04,390
S1: start this game as favorites at home, which I found

1245
00:54:04,390 --> 00:54:05,470
S1: a bit surprising.

1246
00:54:06,160 --> 00:54:09,130
S2: Yeah, I think the Titans will get them. I, I

1247
00:54:09,130 --> 00:54:13,170
S2: actually think the Dragons will probably run last and I

1248
00:54:13,180 --> 00:54:15,010
S2: think they will probably show that this weekend.

1249
00:54:15,820 --> 00:54:19,030
S6: All right boys out game it's 4:00 Sunday like they will.

1250
00:54:19,690 --> 00:54:20,020
S1: Um.

1251
00:54:21,420 --> 00:54:22,470
S6: I got to be honest, I've got.

1252
00:54:22,469 --> 00:54:25,830
S1: No idea what to expect. Again, like I said last week,

1253
00:54:25,830 --> 00:54:28,620
S1: that tipped us to win 2826. So I'm going to

1254
00:54:28,620 --> 00:54:30,660
S1: stick with that scoreline this week that we're going to

1255
00:54:30,660 --> 00:54:33,870
S1: win 2826 and I don't care. Declan Like if we

1256
00:54:33,870 --> 00:54:37,320
S1: make 75 errors and win, I'd take that over a

1257
00:54:37,320 --> 00:54:39,000
S1: good performance and a loss. We've just got to find

1258
00:54:39,000 --> 00:54:41,760
S1: a way to win so that the negativity doesn't set

1259
00:54:41,760 --> 00:54:44,279
S1: in early, especially against. I agree with Gary.

1260
00:54:44,280 --> 00:54:44,880
S8: I think this is a.

1261
00:54:44,880 --> 00:54:48,450
S1: Poor Newcastle side, but you know, on paper they've probably

1262
00:54:48,450 --> 00:54:51,330
S1: got pretty close to the same talent we do.

1263
00:54:52,500 --> 00:54:55,469
S4: I'll say that we definitely have a better forward pack.

1264
00:54:55,469 --> 00:54:58,140
S3: Obviously Kalyn Ponga is probably the best player on the field.

1265
00:54:59,070 --> 00:54:59,730
S3: You know, I think that's a.

1266
00:54:59,730 --> 00:55:02,189
S4: Pretty fair summation of what's.

1267
00:55:02,190 --> 00:55:03,950
S3: Happening. But I think for Black.

1268
00:55:04,140 --> 00:55:05,359
S4: A four pack is definitely.

1269
00:55:05,370 --> 00:55:09,779
S3: Much more dynamic and explosive than theirs. So and obviously

1270
00:55:09,780 --> 00:55:12,029
S3: their been, you know, it had even less time to

1271
00:55:12,030 --> 00:55:14,670
S3: prepare than ours have because Lochie Miller just got there

1272
00:55:14,670 --> 00:55:16,950
S3: as well. Caleb Hong is still new to the position.

1273
00:55:16,950 --> 00:55:18,540
S3: So yeah, I think we should.

1274
00:55:18,540 --> 00:55:20,100
S4: Win and can't really.

1275
00:55:20,100 --> 00:55:23,130
S3: See the night scoring a ton of points. If they

1276
00:55:23,130 --> 00:55:24,509
S3: were to win, I think it'd be a bit of

1277
00:55:24,510 --> 00:55:27,330
S3: a grinding game. So I'm going to go 20 points

1278
00:55:27,330 --> 00:55:30,240
S3: to eight for us and David Klemmer to be Man

1279
00:55:30,239 --> 00:55:30,960
S3: of the Match.

1280
00:55:31,890 --> 00:55:32,790
S8: Yeah, he'll be up for a big one.

1281
00:55:32,790 --> 00:55:35,490
S1: Gary, what's your crystal ball saying?

1282
00:55:36,430 --> 00:55:38,920
S2: Uh, as I said earlier, I think we should get them.

1283
00:55:38,920 --> 00:55:41,950
S2: What I really want to see is, is is to

1284
00:55:41,950 --> 00:55:44,740
S2: establish that that dominance through the middle of the ruck

1285
00:55:44,860 --> 00:55:46,840
S2: quite early in the game and have our forwards going

1286
00:55:46,840 --> 00:55:49,000
S2: forward before we start to spread it a bit wider.

1287
00:55:49,150 --> 00:55:51,130
S2: I think if we do that it will be far

1288
00:55:51,130 --> 00:55:55,480
S2: too good for, for Newcastle. And um, yeah, I'll agree

1289
00:55:55,480 --> 00:55:58,029
S2: with Declan. I'm about 20 to 8. I think that's

1290
00:55:58,030 --> 00:56:01,359
S2: a pretty good prediction. So, um, but we do have

1291
00:56:01,360 --> 00:56:04,029
S2: to establish the dominance in the middle of the field.

1292
00:56:04,960 --> 00:56:06,879
S8: All right, Let's hope we're right, boys. We've all tipped

1293
00:56:06,880 --> 00:56:07,570
S8: the Tigers.

1294
00:56:07,570 --> 00:56:10,060
S1: Um, yards quiz to finish with fellas.

1295
00:56:10,060 --> 00:56:13,390
S6: I'm just scrolling through it now. Um, good luck with all.

1296
00:56:13,420 --> 00:56:14,920
S2: Have you changed any questions yet?

1297
00:56:15,489 --> 00:56:19,299
S8: I've left one out because we've decided. Make an executive.

1298
00:56:19,300 --> 00:56:20,710
S1: Decision to leave one out of them.

1299
00:56:21,270 --> 00:56:22,810
S8: Um, but let's go.

1300
00:56:22,840 --> 00:56:25,690
S1: All right. It's buzzing with your name. Who was the

1301
00:56:25,690 --> 00:56:30,790
S1: only West Tigers player to kick the goal for the

1302
00:56:30,790 --> 00:56:33,580
S1: club while starting As in the forward pack?

1303
00:56:34,700 --> 00:56:35,390
S6: Interesting one.

1304
00:56:35,989 --> 00:56:38,660
S1: I will say that I remember being at a game

1305
00:56:38,660 --> 00:56:42,700
S1: in 2003 when Scandal had a shot at goal and missed.

1306
00:56:42,710 --> 00:56:43,640
S1: So it's not him.

1307
00:56:44,180 --> 00:56:46,610
S4: Do we have a clue as to what year it was?

1308
00:56:46,850 --> 00:56:48,440
S8: It was 2014.

1309
00:56:49,290 --> 00:56:51,560
S4: Um. Declan, was it?

1310
00:56:54,300 --> 00:56:56,730
S8: No, that was a good guess, though.

1311
00:56:57,090 --> 00:56:59,790
S2: That was a very good guess. Yeah. Uh.

1312
00:57:00,360 --> 00:57:03,790
S1: I'll give you another clue. He's not currently playing in Australia.

1313
00:57:03,810 --> 00:57:04,770
S1: He's still playing the.

1314
00:57:06,530 --> 00:57:08,900
S8: And famous surname.

1315
00:57:09,960 --> 00:57:11,549
S2: Declan. Gary. Gary.

1316
00:57:12,030 --> 00:57:12,960
S8: Declan got in first.

1317
00:57:13,350 --> 00:57:14,190
S4: Was it Saarinen?

1318
00:57:14,430 --> 00:57:14,839
S2: Yeah.

1319
00:57:15,690 --> 00:57:16,180
S6: I can't say I.

1320
00:57:16,200 --> 00:57:17,460
S8: Remember that goal, but.

1321
00:57:18,360 --> 00:57:20,310
S1: There you go. He was the only forward.

1322
00:57:20,310 --> 00:57:20,820
S8: To kick.

1323
00:57:20,820 --> 00:57:21,090
S1: Off.

1324
00:57:22,170 --> 00:57:23,280
S8: This question.

1325
00:57:23,280 --> 00:57:27,960
S1: Which past West Tigers player has the lowest amount of

1326
00:57:27,960 --> 00:57:32,700
S1: letters in their first and last name Combine? First and

1327
00:57:32,700 --> 00:57:35,400
S1: last name. Smallest amount of letters.

1328
00:57:36,540 --> 00:57:36,690
S8: In.

1329
00:57:36,690 --> 00:57:37,140
S1: Total.

1330
00:57:37,710 --> 00:57:43,410
S4: This is too late for this. It was not utai.

1331
00:57:44,130 --> 00:57:45,090
S6: That's not bad.

1332
00:57:45,360 --> 00:57:47,669
S1: That's seven. I'll give you a clue. His first name

1333
00:57:47,670 --> 00:57:52,250
S1: is Ben. Three letters in the first name. Obviously three

1334
00:57:52,250 --> 00:57:56,090
S1: letters in the last name played around that 20 Yo.

1335
00:57:56,630 --> 00:57:57,580
S2: Gary Bento.

1336
00:57:58,190 --> 00:57:58,690
S6: Bento.

1337
00:57:59,180 --> 00:58:05,580
S1: So that's one all, uh, Premiership winning centre. Shane Elford uh,

1338
00:58:05,630 --> 00:58:09,620
S1: one are released to stay with us in the 2006 season,

1339
00:58:10,250 --> 00:58:15,140
S1: but apparently sacrifice 190,000 in doing so. Which NRL club

1340
00:58:15,140 --> 00:58:17,120
S1: was he to join?

1341
00:58:17,120 --> 00:58:18,410
S6: Gary Was it South.

1342
00:58:18,410 --> 00:58:18,860
S2: Sydney.

1343
00:58:19,340 --> 00:58:23,300
S8: Was Rabbitohs two one to Gary.

1344
00:58:24,290 --> 00:58:25,160
S6: The great Daniel Craig.

1345
00:58:25,230 --> 00:58:25,730
S2: Tonight.

1346
00:58:27,100 --> 00:58:32,170
S8: Well, so far. I'm going to bet on keeping up.

1347
00:58:33,040 --> 00:58:38,530
S1: Daniel Henry debuted for the club in 2002, left after 3007.

1348
00:58:39,450 --> 00:58:45,390
S1: Returned in 2010 to finish. Which season did he first wear?

1349
00:58:45,390 --> 00:58:48,510
S1: The number two wingers jersey think Shane's put him in

1350
00:58:48,510 --> 00:58:52,170
S1: about 400 different numbers. Which season The first where the

1351
00:58:52,170 --> 00:58:54,150
S1: number two Jerry.

1352
00:58:55,410 --> 00:58:56,670
S2: 2005.

1353
00:58:57,850 --> 00:59:01,270
S1: Spot on, Gary. That was probably his best season. I

1354
00:59:01,270 --> 00:59:03,220
S1: think Shane's kept him on the wing for the majority

1355
00:59:03,220 --> 00:59:07,810
S1: of the season. All right. This one name all the

1356
00:59:07,810 --> 00:59:12,910
S1: West Tigers players whose name contained John first, all last.

1357
00:59:12,910 --> 00:59:15,120
S1: There's no one that I can see on this list

1358
00:59:15,130 --> 00:59:15,520
S1: or there's.

1359
00:59:15,520 --> 00:59:17,890
S8: One there's one sort of curveball.

1360
00:59:17,980 --> 00:59:22,030
S1: There were seven. John's with the starting first name Declan.

1361
00:59:22,030 --> 00:59:24,010
S1: Come on, you name at least one for me, John.

1362
00:59:24,760 --> 00:59:29,990
S4: So John Morris got John scandalous. Um.

1363
00:59:30,350 --> 00:59:31,340
S2: John Simon.

1364
00:59:31,910 --> 00:59:33,770
S8: Yeah, that's pretty good, boys. That's three.

1365
00:59:33,770 --> 00:59:35,540
S1: There's one in the current squad who we just spoke

1366
00:59:35,540 --> 00:59:36,650
S1: about being on the beach.

1367
00:59:37,370 --> 00:59:41,810
S4: Oh, John Bateman. Well, guy. Who is that? John Bateman.

1368
00:59:42,740 --> 00:59:43,100
S9: Well.

1369
00:59:43,820 --> 00:59:45,440
S2: He called us over me, so I didn't get it

1370
00:59:45,440 --> 00:59:46,070
S2: all out.

1371
00:59:46,670 --> 00:59:49,130
S1: A couple one from the initial team. 2000.

1372
00:59:50,100 --> 00:59:51,540
S2: On the way. John Wilson.

1373
00:59:52,260 --> 00:59:53,610
S8: Well, yeah, that's another one.

1374
00:59:55,540 --> 00:59:55,810
S6: John.

1375
00:59:57,040 --> 01:00:00,550
S1: John Carlo. And then the curveball is thrown in is

1376
01:00:00,550 --> 01:00:01,600
S1: Jack Littlejohn.

1377
01:00:03,080 --> 01:00:03,340
S10: Actually.

1378
01:00:04,270 --> 01:00:08,500
S2: I actually think he may have asked Joel that question

1379
01:00:08,500 --> 01:00:11,230
S2: when we were sitting at Lidcombe Oval. So I think

1380
01:00:11,230 --> 01:00:13,210
S2: I'd heard the little John answer before.

1381
01:00:14,430 --> 01:00:15,480
S8: All right, boys, let's.

1382
01:00:15,480 --> 01:00:16,200
S1: Do this last.

1383
01:00:16,200 --> 01:00:17,820
S6: One. It's a long one.

1384
01:00:18,720 --> 01:00:23,850
S1: Round 17 in 2000, West Tigers played Canberra in the snow.

1385
01:00:23,910 --> 01:00:26,070
S1: Declan might remember that because he probably wasn't alive.

1386
01:00:26,070 --> 01:00:27,450
S8: But I certainly remember it.

1387
01:00:28,640 --> 01:00:31,770
S1: Um, first and only NRL match to be played in

1388
01:00:31,770 --> 01:00:36,780
S1: the snow still. We lost 2422 at the end of

1389
01:00:36,780 --> 01:00:40,950
S1: the game. Broncos were first on 24 points with a

1390
01:00:40,950 --> 01:00:49,720
S1: plus 156 differential storm were third. With a plus 159 differential.

1391
01:00:49,720 --> 01:00:53,290
S1: We were still second. What was our differential?

1392
01:00:54,370 --> 01:00:55,210
S5: That's a tough one.

1393
01:00:56,380 --> 01:00:58,000
S2: What were the what were the other two?

1394
01:00:58,810 --> 01:00:59,890
S6: Well, Bridge, would you know.

1395
01:00:59,890 --> 01:01:01,320
S1: If you're at the top of the table Brisbane or

1396
01:01:01,330 --> 01:01:06,730
S1: plus 159 Melbourne were third plus 156 Tigers were second.

1397
01:01:06,730 --> 01:01:07,870
S1: What was their differential up to?

1398
01:01:07,870 --> 01:01:08,590
S8: 17 rounds?

1399
01:01:09,190 --> 01:01:10,240
S2: 157.

1400
01:01:11,040 --> 01:01:11,490
S5: Declan.

1401
01:01:12,270 --> 01:01:13,110
S4: I have no idea.

1402
01:01:13,290 --> 01:01:14,160
S2: 158.

1403
01:01:14,810 --> 01:01:16,410
S1: I don't care if you've got no idea. Declan you

1404
01:01:16,410 --> 01:01:17,910
S1: got to have a guess. It's nearest to the pen.

1405
01:01:18,480 --> 01:01:21,030
S3: All right. One 159.

1406
01:01:21,510 --> 01:01:25,650
S8: Yeah, that was very close, boys. It was -30, so.

1407
01:01:25,890 --> 01:01:26,520
S8: I think.

1408
01:01:27,150 --> 01:01:29,070
S2: So. I thought we're on the same amount of points.

1409
01:01:29,190 --> 01:01:31,680
S2: Obviously we were. Yeah. Thanks, Geordie.

1410
01:01:32,170 --> 01:01:34,680
S1: Don't you remember? I would have. I wouldn't have nailed it.

1411
01:01:34,680 --> 01:01:38,430
S1: But just remember that 2000 season, I think we won

1412
01:01:38,430 --> 01:01:40,230
S1: like seven of our first nine, and a lot of

1413
01:01:40,230 --> 01:01:43,500
S1: them were just really tight games. And the ones we lost,

1414
01:01:43,500 --> 01:01:44,280
S1: we got blown out.

1415
01:01:45,000 --> 01:01:49,920
S2: We're running Second Life up until about round 15. 16, yeah,

1416
01:01:49,920 --> 01:01:52,590
S2: 19 or something. And then we had that Penrith game

1417
01:01:52,590 --> 01:01:56,940
S2: where we were winning by like 20 and they go

1418
01:01:56,940 --> 01:01:57,840
S2: back and beat us.

1419
01:01:58,230 --> 01:01:59,550
S8: 31 eight and we got beat.

1420
01:01:59,550 --> 01:02:03,150
S1: 3231 All right, boys, it's been a long good show.

1421
01:02:03,390 --> 01:02:06,360
S1: I'll might see you at like Sunday because I'll be there. Gary,

1422
01:02:06,360 --> 01:02:08,670
S1: are you going to be in your, like, double seats

1423
01:02:08,670 --> 01:02:10,170
S1: or you're roaming Gary now?

1424
01:02:10,620 --> 01:02:11,729
S11: No, I'll be in my seat.

1425
01:02:11,730 --> 01:02:15,750
S2: So Johnny sits behind me now, so I'll definitely be

1426
01:02:15,750 --> 01:02:16,500
S2: in my seats.

1427
01:02:16,860 --> 01:02:18,810
S8: I don't have a seat at like that, so I'm

1428
01:02:18,810 --> 01:02:21,120
S8: just going to be wherever I can fit in. I'm

1429
01:02:21,120 --> 01:02:21,720
S8: just going to see it.

1430
01:02:22,140 --> 01:02:24,150
S2: Right? You don't even have a seat. You can share.

1431
01:02:25,710 --> 01:02:26,310
S12: I'm up for that.

1432
01:02:26,580 --> 01:02:27,570
S6: Declan, where will you be?

1433
01:02:28,380 --> 01:02:31,470
S4: I'll be up in the grandstand, as per usual.

1434
01:02:31,770 --> 01:02:33,060
S8: Up in the grandstand. Oh, my boys.

1435
01:02:33,060 --> 01:02:35,520
S1: Enjoy Sunday. Speak to me this week.

1436
01:02:36,270 --> 01:02:36,960
S2: Thanks, boys.

1437
01:02:37,320 --> 01:02:43,540
UU: Thank you. Straight to the top. Can't the guts got

1438
01:02:43,690 --> 01:02:50,350
UU: the glory? Whether this. We're not gonna stop just the

1439
01:02:50,350 --> 01:02:56,470
UU: team with a will to. Of weather. Yes, I guess

1440
01:02:56,470 --> 01:03:00,920
UU: it's the thrill of the. Rising up to the challenge of.

1441
01:03:06,900 --> 01:03:16,390
UU: And the watching us in the behind. Where it's. I guess.

1442
01:03:17,650 --> 01:03:28,770
UU: I guess. I guess. West Tigers. Let's go.