1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: Welcome to The Wrap, a weekly podcast covering women's sports 2 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: news bears. What have we got around the grounds this week? 3 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 2: The Aussie women have a clean swept the slopes at 4 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 2: the Aerial Skiing World Cup. There was a tough one 5 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 2: to come. 6 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:20,479 Speaker 1: Straight too many weeks off. 7 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 2: Tyler Wright has become the first woman to win surf 8 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,159 Speaker 2: Surfing's Pipeline at twice, and the heroes that make a 9 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 2: dominant start to the year. 10 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: For the key story, we'll discuss the breakup of men's 11 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: and women's golf at the Australian Open and how this 12 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: actually means there may be more confidence in women's golf. 13 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: My name is Chlode Dalton. I'm joined every week on 14 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: the show by my co host Bez. We are back. 15 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 2: What a time we had a little time off, A 16 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 2: little bit longer than normal. 17 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: A little bit longer than normal. I think everyone needed 18 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: a bit longer than normal. 19 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 2: What's a few monumental occurrences in the last couple of months. 20 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: Yes, obviously Fred's first Christmas, Fred's first Christmas? Yeah, yeah, wow. 21 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 2: He had a zero birthday. 22 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: Yes. Bez's wife had a big, big zero birthday. 23 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 2: That we're avoiding. 24 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: Which zero is I almost said, and then I thought, 25 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: she's going to listen and get me in trouble. So 26 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: we're going to sit with zero. Birthday producer. Soaf had 27 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: a big trip overseas, has been around the world. Yeah, 28 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: it's been happening. 29 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 2: What was your Christmas period highlight? 30 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: We we were quite excited about Fred's first Christmas. He 31 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: was probably like two months at that point for him 32 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 1: to like because Christmas is a big day in our 33 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: family with our cousins, like we just love it. And 34 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: I was very excited because he'd started smiling. So I 35 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 1: was like, oh, he's going to be charming everyone. And 36 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: he literally all he did all day was stare at 37 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: the ceiling fan. 38 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 2: Ceiling fans are very exciting for him at the moment. 39 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: They just go round and round and round and round. 40 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 1: But now it was lovely. He had a great trip 41 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: to New Zealand went down the coast with you guys bookies. Birthday. 42 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: Wanted to live down in Javaspay. 43 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 2: Forever, ever and ever and ever. Yeah, it was beautiful, 44 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 2: good time. 45 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: How good Hey Sophs put together a survey. I was 46 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: included in the email that went out last week. But 47 00:01:57,840 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: I'll get soafe to put in the show notes for 48 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: this week, we'd really love your feedback you guys that 49 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: listen to the podcast week in week out, We'd really 50 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: love to hear from you, or feel free to reply 51 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: to an email off flick us a DM with any 52 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 1: feedback on what you love, what you don't love, anything 53 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: you want to see more of in twenty twenty five. 54 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: We're really keen to hear from you what you want 55 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: and to listen to our fans because that's what we're 56 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: all about. Absolutely, we are recording on gaddagal Land. Let's 57 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: take a look around the grounds. In winter sports, Australia's 58 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: four aerial skiers have asserted world domination at the Aerial 59 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: World Cup, clean sweeping the podium to finish first, second, 60 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: third and fourth at the tournament. What the heck has 61 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: any other country ever done that? 62 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 2: I'm not sure. Let's go with no, because it's pretty amazing. 63 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: Like not even just the podium, getting fourth as well 64 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: is crazy, so good? How good? Ossie Laura pil led 65 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 1: the way, taking the win with a score of eighty 66 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 1: seven point five seven points. That was, I don't know, 67 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: hard to say numbers to claim a third win in 68 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: a row. So it's better than one podium finish. How 69 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: about three. Peel was flanked by her two Aussie teammates 70 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: on the podium, with Danielle Scott finishing second on eighty 71 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: six point three one points, while Abby Wilcox was third 72 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: with an eighty one point five to eight result. To 73 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: top things off, fellow Ossie Early Freego finish in fourth place. 74 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 1: For those visual learners, you're a visual learner, I'm kind 75 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: of a weird mix of things. Yeah, I don't really know. 76 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: Actually I should probably know. 77 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:30,959 Speaker 2: You're a dynamic combination. 78 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: That's me. What are you? 79 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 2: Ah? 80 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: You like spreadsheets? 81 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 2: I do like a spreadsheet. Yeah, yeah, I think a 82 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 2: bit of both visual learning for reinforcement. 83 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I like that. Yeah. For the visual learners, areas 84 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: was a freestyle skiing discipline where athletes ski down a 85 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: slope to launch themselves off a vertically inclined ramp and 86 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: perform multiple twists and flips before landing on an inclined 87 00:03:55,960 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: landing hill. Sounds easy, yeah, heaps Laura told media One 88 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: to four is crazy. I was saying to Danielle, We've 89 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: been around for a long time, but we still get 90 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: first and that's really cool. Meanwhile, also in the snow. 91 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: Ossie Bree Walker has won a second World Cup monobob 92 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: gold in Norway. She's doing She's doing well, Bob said. 93 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: Brie Go, Bob said. Brie Welker roared off with the 94 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 1: time of fifty four point five seconds to finish second 95 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 1: in in her first heat. She was again second quickest 96 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: in the following heat with a fifty four point five 97 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: to eight, only to discover she had recorded exactly the 98 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: same combined time of one forty nine point one four 99 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: as American Kaisha Love to tie for World Cup gold. 100 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 2: Huh, ties are weird, aren't they? 101 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: Ties are weird? 102 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 2: How do we feel about draws? 103 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: I don't like draws? No play it off for a winner. 104 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: It was the first tie in the history of World 105 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: Cup monobob racing. And also someone meddled for the first 106 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: time in cross country skiing. 107 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 2: Yeah they did while doing that little quick bit of receps. 108 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 2: Fifty four seconds. It doesn't sound like long, but if 109 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 2: you actually count fifty four seconds, let's call it a minute. 110 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 2: Obviously she'd be upset if we added five and a 111 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 2: half seconds to a time, but fifty four seconds is 112 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 2: a long time. Going flat chat or hectic down a 113 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 2: ice tube of death. Yes, in a Moto bob yeap. 114 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 2: That's gotta be the longest fifty four and a half 115 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 2: seconds of your life, doesn't it. 116 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 1: It's really scary and it's not for me. 117 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 2: I'd feel like, can this be over all? 118 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 3: Right? 119 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 2: I'm going to go into some summer sport while you're 120 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 2: researching that. 121 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, because I'm taking longer than anticipated, so please do. 122 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 2: She's a bit scratchy. We're all a bit rusty, so ashes. 123 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 2: We can't talk about summer, even though we were talking 124 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 2: about winter, but we are in summer. It's weird. I 125 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 2: kind of envy those winter girls at the moment. It's 126 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 2: been really hot oo muggy. It's the humidity. Anyway, we 127 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 2: can't talk about summer sport without talking about the Ashes. 128 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 2: The Aussie women's cricket team completed an unprecedented multi format 129 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 2: series clean sweep, defeating England sixteen nil. How many? How 130 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 2: many did England score? 131 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: Sorry I was busy, sixteen oh zero none zero as 132 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,479 Speaker 1: early as sixteen I was distracted. 133 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 2: In just twenty two days. That means they won three 134 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 2: O eyes, three T twenty games n the three the 135 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 2: four day Test match. 136 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:11,919 Speaker 1: So that's me doing a broom. That was bad. 137 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 2: Did you do a lot of sweeping like it's to 138 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 2: get it in the camera. Yeah, this is Isn't that 139 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 2: like witch sweeping? Like that's what I think of. 140 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's more witch than a domestic broom, isn't it. 141 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 1: Oh gosh, I'm so sorry, listeners are. 142 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 2: It's more witch than sweeping up the grass cuttings? Yes, 143 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 2: which is my least favorite part about not mowing the lawn. 144 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 2: In case you were wondering, you're gonna give. 145 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: Me nice to have a lawn. So came to the rescue. 146 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: It was Rosy Fordham So she claimed World Under twenty 147 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: three cross country silver. So first time in Aussie has 148 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: ever meddled in a cross country event. 149 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 2: That's wild cross country skiing. It's like walking on skis 150 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 2: but fast. 151 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: That's that's definitely how though describe. 152 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 2: So Back to the cricket, the series culminated in a 153 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:01,719 Speaker 2: historic Test match at THEG which saw at tendance records 154 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 2: broken and names quite literally etched into history. It was 155 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 2: the first Test match women's Test match at the MCG 156 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 2: since nineteen forty nine. On the field, Astray dominated from 157 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 2: the beginning, with England only able to make a total 158 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 2: of one hundred and seventy in their first innings. When 159 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 2: it was the Aussies turned about, Young gun Annabelle Sutherland 160 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 2: stood up to the English attack and broke a ninety 161 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 2: year drought with the score of one to sixty three 162 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 2: from two hundred and fifty eight balls. Southern's century saw 163 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 2: had become the very first female cricketer on the MCG 164 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 2: on a board for batting. Cool. It was really cool, 165 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 2: wasn't it very cool? But the Ossies were just getting started. 166 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 2: We could keep a Beth Mooney made an impressive one 167 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 2: oh six from seventy three balls to become the first 168 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 2: Australian to claim centuries in all three formats of the 169 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 2: game at international level. Impressive and the second innings Australia 170 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 2: were once again too. They tore through the English batting lineup, 171 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 2: bowling them all out for one hundred and forty eight 172 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 2: and sealing the win. Atlanta King claimed a five wicket hall, 173 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 2: finishing with five for fifty three. Alana King's heroes Shane Warn. 174 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 2: Great photo of a holding the holding the ball up 175 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 2: in front of the Shane warnstand. 176 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: Cool. 177 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 2: Pretty cool. Despite Australian dominant's English bowler Sophie Egleston also 178 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 2: claimed a five wicket haul of five one hundred and 179 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 2: forty three. Only ninety more runs conceded located in the 180 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 2: change rooms of the home and away teams. The onorboards 181 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 2: previously held the names of just one female, Peggy Antonio, 182 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 2: who claimed six for forty nine in the very first 183 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 2: women's Test match at the MCG back in nineteen thirty five, 184 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 2: and now four more women have been added to the 185 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 2: history of the game in at the G, which a 186 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 2: lot of people will tell you is the sporting capital 187 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 2: of the Galaxy. 188 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: Do you agree? 189 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 2: No comment? 190 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: In a bit of football news, Melbourne City have continued 191 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: their summer long domination in the Women's A League, beating 192 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 1: Newcastle too nil to extend their unbeaten run to sixteen. Gay. 193 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 2: That's pretty decent. 194 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: That's so impressive. After a goalless opening half, Laura Hughes 195 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: broke the deadlock in the sixty ninth minute, before Holly 196 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: McNamara sealed the win with five minutes of regulation time, 197 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: marking her fourth goal in just two games. That's the 198 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: Is that the young kid who's come back from a 199 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: couple of acls. 200 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 2: I believe so, yes, well done. 201 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 1: Holy yeah. 202 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 2: In basketball news, the Perth Links have bounced back from 203 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 2: their latest lost to defeat the Geelong Supercats ninety five 204 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 2: to seventy seven. Supercats. Did I know Geelong will called 205 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 2: the Supercats? 206 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: They are a new team? 207 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I just I didn't realize what their monica was. 208 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 2: What do you think a supercat looks like? We need 209 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 2: that on. 210 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: The I want to know what the logo actually looks like. 211 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 1: Keep talking because we can't get too distracted. 212 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 2: It's not a cat like this just mewing? 213 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: Is that your pick? 214 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 2: Steph, Gorman and Millers are combined for nine to three pointers, 215 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 2: while the team combined to make fifty four percent of 216 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 2: shots from the field. The win sees the Links keep 217 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 2: their second position on the podium heading into the final 218 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 2: round of the regular season. 219 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: Hey, shout out to the Sydney Flames as well. My 220 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: old team that I benchwarmed for finals for the first 221 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:58,719 Speaker 1: time in like seven seasons. Whoa they've had They've had 222 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 1: a long drought of but yeah, into the Semis for 223 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 1: the first time in year. 224 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 2: Good Kayla, George? How good that'll do it? 225 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 3: Now? 226 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: Yeah? 227 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 2: Does the bench have your name on it? Where you 228 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 2: like or just a little bum indentation. 229 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think just probably most sweat marks from not 230 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 1: even from from being exhausted, just from being nervous in 231 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: case they did get a call up to go on 232 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: the court in a hockey The Hockey Rus have had 233 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: a dominant start to the year, winning three of their 234 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: four matches at the FIH Pro League in Sydney. Thosei 235 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: started their campaign with a four to one win over 236 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 1: Spain with goals to Jade Smith, Penny Squibb, Courtney Shonal 237 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 1: and Mariah Williams. But it was the second match of 238 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: the tournament that they should be most proud of, beating 239 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 1: Olympic silver medalist China in a penalty shootout, and not 240 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: to mention getting revenge for their quarter final exit at 241 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: the Paris Games or the heartbreak of that one that 242 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:51,680 Speaker 1: was pretty rough. Despite only winning one of their last 243 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: ten matches against China, The Hockey Rus got off to 244 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 1: a flyer, taking an early one no lead before heading 245 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: into the main break ahead to one. With just a 246 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 1: few minutes remaining, China level the scores off a penalty corner, 247 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: sending the game to a shootout. Stepping into Golden just 248 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: her second FIH Pro League shootout. Ever, WA's Alisha Power 249 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:15,440 Speaker 1: kept it simple. She said, I didn't try to overcomplicate it. 250 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 1: I thought to myself, see the ball, stop the ball, 251 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: as my mum would say. 252 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 2: That's some solid advice. I'm here for that, relicious mum. 253 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: That's so good. Though high pressure, simple, she did it. 254 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: She saved four of China's five attempts. Huge. The hockey 255 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: rooms kept up their home soiled dominance, beating Spain three 256 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 1: will in the next game, but couldn't repeat their form 257 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 1: against China, going down three to one in the final 258 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 1: game of the event. Hockey Route Mariah Williams told the press, 259 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 1: this is absolutely brilliant. I love coming home and playing 260 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,439 Speaker 1: in front of my hometown. Not only is it in 261 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: my state, but in Australia, the country that we love 262 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: playing in front of. I'm super happy it's back here. 263 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 2: In some more summer sport catch up. In the Iron Series, 264 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 2: twenty one year old Lucy Derbyshire has upset the series 265 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 2: favorite to take out the twenty twenty five Iron Woman 266 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 2: Series Championship. Derbyshire went into the final Ski League in 267 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 2: the middle of the pack around fifth or six, but 268 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 2: managed to navigate the swell and chase down the lead 269 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 2: pack that was all hit with a wave. I hate 270 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 2: that part about Sir Squad. 271 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: It's so unpretticture. 272 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 2: It's really brutal, neck and neck with two other competitors. 273 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 2: There was nothing separating them in the water, but it 274 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 2: was Derbyshi who got over the top of the wave, 275 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:29,959 Speaker 2: navigating all the way to shore to clinch victory. 276 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: In Sale GP, a penalty has cost Team Australia a 277 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: shot at victory at their home Sale GP event, with 278 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 1: arch rivals Great Britain taking top honors. Bes is angry 279 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: about that Australia had been the dominant team all weekend, 280 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:47,439 Speaker 1: blitzing their starts on Saturday and finishing the six fleet 281 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 1: races with results of third, second, first, verse third third 282 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 1: and first to be on sixty three points ahead of 283 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: Great Britain, who were behind on fifty one points. Ouch. 284 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 2: I don't like do six races and then it comes 285 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 2: down to one race at the end. 286 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: It's a bit weird. 287 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 2: I hate that GP. 288 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 1: But in the final race of the weekend, the Chief 289 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 1: umpire penalized Australia for being too close to the Canadian 290 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: boat just before the start line, which opened the door 291 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 1: for Great Britain to get a flying start and ultimately 292 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 1: claim the race. I mean, is it that different though, 293 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,599 Speaker 1: to like a team sport where you go through the 294 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 1: pools and then quarters finals and. 295 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:25,319 Speaker 2: You lose a Grand Final. Yeah no, it's not any 296 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 2: different at all. Okay, but I still hate it for 297 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:28,959 Speaker 2: the guys on the weekend because that is an amazing sport. 298 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: It's we need to go watch it live. I haven't 299 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: done that yet and I'd love to. 300 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I got it stuck watching it on tell you 301 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:40,080 Speaker 2: this at moments this weekend and they had before the 302 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 2: Sydney leg started live, they were showing the replay of 303 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 2: the Auckland leg and Auckland had like this massive on 304 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 2: the huge grandst like we need to put it, I know, 305 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 2: like that's obviously the best part of the harbor where 306 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:54,839 Speaker 2: they hold it, but then you've got Shark Island there, 307 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 2: and then there's nowhere else to really watch it unless 308 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 2: you're in a spectator boat. 309 00:13:58,400 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: Yeah. 310 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:00,839 Speaker 2: Well, shout out if anyone wants to boat to Tee Fat. 311 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: We could do with it permanently or just for the 312 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: sale GP, just for random events. We need to go 313 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: back down the South coast on the boat. 314 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 2: Thank you, In some wheelchair rugby news, Australia's wheelchair rugby team, 315 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 2: the Steelers, have finished fourth at the Parrot Championships in Japan, 316 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 2: going down to Great Britain fifty nine to fifty six 317 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 2: in the bronze medal match. Nothing could separate the two 318 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 2: sides of the scores tied at quarter time. In the 319 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 2: second half, Great Britain's defensive pressure caused a number of 320 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 2: key turnovers, gifting them a five point lead. Our new 321 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 2: third quarter saw the Steelers come back to take the 322 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 2: lead at the end of the third quarter, but it 323 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 2: wasn't meant to be, with the Brits taking victory by 324 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 2: just four points. I feel like the Poms are getting 325 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 2: all their aventus from our ashes drubbing. 326 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 1: Yes, that's what it feels like. She just stopped after cricket. 327 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 1: Just cancel, cancel the events. Ah. In some red Bull news, 328 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: staying on home soil, Canada's Gracie hem Street has made 329 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: history winning the first women's Red Bull Hardline event in 330 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 1: Tasmania after an incredible run of four minutes and six seconds. 331 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: Red Bull Hardline is hectic. It's considered the world's hardest 332 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: downhill mountain bike race. The two point three kilometer course 333 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 1: in Tazzy includes a seventy five foot canyon gap jump, 334 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 1: more than a ten meter vertical drop, dusty berms. I 335 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 1: don't know what a burm is, and a vertical elevation 336 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: of five hundred and seventy five meters. Do you know 337 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 1: what a burm is? 338 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, because we spoke about it when we're away on 339 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 2: our trip. The berm is that like mound, So I 340 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 2: just forgot, But it's effectively the mound before the ocean 341 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 2: that we have, effectively a fancy word for a mound. 342 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 2: Dusty mound sounds better. 343 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: Dusty mound. What happens if you miss the canyon gap jump? 344 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 1: That's what I want to know. 345 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, like do it just die? Is it full of 346 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 2: squishy things underneath it? You know? Like fox? 347 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: Yes, Yes, it definitely is. The course is deemed too dangerous, 348 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: so you go for amateur riders. Even then there is 349 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: a testing week ahead of the official for riders to 350 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 1: decide if they will even compete. 351 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 2: It's a very impressive sport. 352 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 1: That's like, I cannot imagine the head noise if you 353 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: have to go and decide after testing if you're going 354 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: to compete. 355 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 2: No thank you, heading towards the seventy five foot Canon 356 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 2: jump and being like oh or not. 357 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: Nah, despite missing two days of practice due to a 358 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: tweaked back hem street hand or the World's most Daring 359 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 1: mountain bike course with confidence, leading her to be crowned 360 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: the first ever women's category champion. 361 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 2: In pipeline in Hawaii. Pipe is for the girls, the 362 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 2: freaking girl Sophie's written here last year. How could we 363 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 2: ever forget that the after the amazing final between Katie 364 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 2: Simmers and Molly Picclam, Katie Simmers may be held out 365 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 2: something a little more x rated. I'm here for it. 366 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 2: Pipe is for the girls, and this year Pipe was 367 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 2: for the Aussie girls because Australian surfer Tyler Right beat 368 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 2: defending world champ Katie Simmers and defending pipe champ Katie 369 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 2: Simmers to win the first event on this year is 370 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 2: World Surf League Tour. I spent a fevod of time 371 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 2: on Sunday when watching this because it's a good time. 372 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: It is a good time. 373 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 2: Right off twenty twenty three world champ Caroline Marks and 374 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 2: American Lacky Peterson to reach a decider and it was 375 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 2: like and again we talk about the ocean in the 376 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:17,679 Speaker 2: Iron Series and getting cleaned up by a set like 377 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 2: you when you watch surfing, there can honestly be there's 378 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:23,879 Speaker 2: genuinely lolls of kind of half an hour in the 379 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 2: surf and give or take whatever timings. But there the 380 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 2: final just went flat, like the two of them just 381 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 2: they paddled into stuff and it just I think there 382 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 2: was a change that the tide was changing. It got 383 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,639 Speaker 2: a bit ruffled on the surface. And I felt for 384 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 2: them because they'd both been surfing their faces off. I 385 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 2: think that's a technical term. 386 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:41,360 Speaker 1: That's deftly what they say. 387 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 2: And yeah, they got to the final. It was like 388 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 2: they were kind of hyping it like the new new 389 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 2: kid on the blog versus the veteran and it just went. 390 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:52,639 Speaker 2: It was sad anyway, so that's why it was a 391 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 2: relatively low scoring final, with Tyler beating Katie Simmers seven 392 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 2: point seven to three point ninety four. Simms had a 393 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 2: chance right at the end, she pulled in one, but 394 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 2: it pinched on her. The wind season right becomes the 395 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:07,640 Speaker 2: first women women in history to win two three pipeline 396 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 2: events and sees her break her drought, having previously not 397 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 2: one on tour since twenty twenty three, so she didn't 398 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:14,359 Speaker 2: have a winner all in twenty twenty four, which is 399 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 2: very unlike Tyler. After winning, right told the press what 400 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 2: made the difference in her performance the whole off season. 401 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 2: I spent a lot of time just figuring out how 402 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 2: to get the joy back a little bit. Last year, 403 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 2: I was injured a lot more than I feel. People thought, 404 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 2: it's so special, this is such a special win. It 405 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:31,119 Speaker 2: means so much. 406 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:33,160 Speaker 1: The UAE. 407 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, so they literally all would jump because this because pipe, 408 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:39,719 Speaker 2: the conditions were pretty ordinary, and they actually ended up 409 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:41,679 Speaker 2: competing on the last two days of the waiting period, 410 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 2: so they finished on Sunday our time, Saturday, Hawaii time. 411 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 2: The UAE wavepool event starts on Friday, so they all 412 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 2: were literally going to have to jump on a plane. 413 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: And it's a quick turn. 414 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 2: It's a really quick turnaround to Abu Dhabi. A lot 415 00:18:56,520 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 2: of controversy Tyler's family have kind of reposted things about 416 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 2: how are you going to keep Tyler safe in a 417 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:06,119 Speaker 2: country that homosexuality is illegal and Tyler openly travels with 418 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 2: her wife. It's a really really delicate situation. And I 419 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 2: note Tyler put a post up this morning saying great 420 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,479 Speaker 2: to be bringing this trophy home, so I wonder if 421 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 2: she will. She's not going to Abu. 422 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: Dubbi, interesting, which would be a really big statement. 423 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:25,879 Speaker 2: Huge statement. She obviously serfs with the Australian flag on 424 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:28,679 Speaker 2: one shoulder and the Pride flag on her left other shoulder, 425 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 2: and she's got a point. It is illegal to be, 426 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 2: you know, have a wife in that country, so if 427 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 2: she doesn't feel safe, then she's definitely within her right 428 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:40,680 Speaker 2: to say I'm not going. 429 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely interesting to see how that one plays out. 430 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: Chatting Ash's whitewash. In today's episode, we had an interview. 431 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 1: I had an interview with Phoebe Litchfield Ossie Cricketer, and 432 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: she is iconic, Like she's just a young kid who's 433 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: talented and she's got real personality about her. 434 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 3: I don't really think of it as a career option 435 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 3: because you don't really do that at that age. I 436 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 3: wanted to work at like the sports, you know, like 437 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 3: I I just loved sport. That episode will be dropping 438 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 3: this Thursday, so make sure you check it out. 439 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:12,400 Speaker 1: Let's say, look at the key story. Golf Australia has 440 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 1: this week announced it will separate the men's and women's 441 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 1: Australian Open tournaments from twenty twenty five onwards, scrapping the 442 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 1: mixed format that has been in place the last three years. 443 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 1: So since twenty twenty two, Australian Open Men's and women's 444 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: tournaments have been played at the same time across two 445 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: host courses. What this means is that players in both 446 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: tournaments played the same course, in alternating groups and from 447 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: different teas. And in twenty twenty two it was quite groundbreaking, 448 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: you know, like it was a really progressive moment that 449 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 1: they were playing concurrently. 450 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:44,919 Speaker 2: And it was and obviously it was down in the 451 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 2: Mornington in that area where there's a two thousand million 452 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 2: golf courses. 453 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, so it's quite. 454 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 2: From a logistics point of view, it's not too hard 455 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:54,679 Speaker 2: to have both tournaments running at the same time. 456 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 1: Golf Australia Chief Executive James Sutherland told Golf Digest following 457 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: our annual events review, which included discussions with key stakeholders, 458 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: Golf Australia has made the decision to separate the Australian 459 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 1: Open Men's and women's tournaments. 460 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 2: The statement comes following backlash from men's and women's players 461 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 2: over the condition of the course at the twenty twenty 462 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 2: four Australian Open. One of those players was world number 463 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:17,880 Speaker 2: six Hannah Green, who said the pins had been made 464 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,439 Speaker 2: easier for the men to cater for the women, so 465 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:22,679 Speaker 2: she was kind of put in your hand up and saying, well, 466 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:27,360 Speaker 2: you've kind of adjusted this course to suit us. Other 467 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 2: changes to allow the mix tournament included a reduced women's 468 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 2: field with only thirty players. That's the kicker for me. 469 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 2: I don't think that we should be reducing the field 470 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 2: for the women, but we agree to allow it to 471 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:40,919 Speaker 2: be what is effectively, in my speaker, doubleheader. Arguably the 472 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 2: most prominent issue for women's players was the timing of 473 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 2: the event. The scheduling of the event in November placed 474 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 2: it just three days after the LPGA's Tour Championship in Florida, 475 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:51,640 Speaker 2: instead of its previous time slot in February. 476 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:54,439 Speaker 1: That's that's significantly different. 477 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 2: There's not many people that are going to be keen 478 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 2: to jump on a plane from Florida to Melbourne. 479 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:01,120 Speaker 1: Are you're still coping with your lag three days later? 480 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 2: Absolutely? Speaking of jet lag. 481 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: Did world number one and foremost July and Open champion 482 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:11,880 Speaker 1: Nellie Carter to boycott the tournament while those that did 483 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: compete were arriving jet lag. Like Charlie in twenty twenty four, 484 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:19,919 Speaker 1: she said, I'm pretty tired, but it's always nice to 485 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:22,160 Speaker 1: be here. I definitely think the beginning of the year 486 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: works better personally. It's nice to come in fresh rather 487 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 1: than at the end of the year where it's the 488 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 1: end of the LPGA season and you have one more 489 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 1: event to finish the year. What I do like about 490 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 1: this situation is I know that cam Smith was really 491 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: vocal in a couple of other men's players, and I 492 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: think sometimes the articles that I was reading, they kind 493 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: of took center stage of the article. But I think 494 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 1: it's really important that the women. It sounds like im. 495 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 2: Majority agreed absolutely, but. 496 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 1: It wasn't the right thing, rather than just being like, well, 497 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:53,119 Speaker 1: the men are complaining about the course, let's take the 498 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: women out. 499 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, they had potentially different they had differently nuanced arguments, 500 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 2: but they also wanted to change. And I think we've 501 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 2: talked about we've spoken about this in different sports, about 502 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 2: doubleheaders and how we want We know that women's sport 503 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:10,439 Speaker 2: can stand alone. So this is a perfect example of that. 504 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 2: So the original decision to bring the two events together 505 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 2: and this was the caveat here. It was post COVID, 506 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,640 Speaker 2: things were tough. They hadn't actually competed for a few years, 507 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 2: so it was a financial viability decision. Originally there was 508 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 2: concerns that women's event being standalone coming out of the 509 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 2: pandemic was going to push the financial constraints of Australia. 510 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:33,439 Speaker 2: But I love the fact that now they're like, actually, 511 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 2: this women's event deserves a, deserves a spot of calendar 512 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:38,880 Speaker 2: by itself, and b can stand alone. And I think 513 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 2: that's the way forward for sure. 514 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:43,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, I love that. Let's take a look at what 515 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:47,360 Speaker 1: to watch in Victus Games. Australia have kicked off their 516 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 1: Invictis Games campaign for twenty twenty five in Canada, with 517 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:54,399 Speaker 1: Australia competing every day until the closing ceremony this coming Sunday, 518 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: sixteenth eleven. Izzie Women a part of Team Australia squad. 519 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:01,120 Speaker 1: You can catch the games live free on nine GM 520 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 1: and on demand on nine Now make. 521 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 2: Just games get some serious like big names Chris Martin 522 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 2: and Katie Perry opening ceremony performances. 523 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 1: I didn't see that cool. 524 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:13,400 Speaker 2: How good wow surfing. As we spoke about the surf 525 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 2: Abbi Dabi Pro the World Tour will compete in the 526 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 2: Middle East the first time in history this weekend as 527 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:20,919 Speaker 2: the tour heads to Abudabi. The actual of the tours 528 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:24,639 Speaker 2: first salt water wavepool begins at seven am this Friday, 529 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 2: the fourteenth of feb and you can watch it live 530 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,440 Speaker 2: on the WSL LAP And because it's in a pool, 531 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:30,479 Speaker 2: there's no waiting for conditions. It is on. 532 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 1: It's on. 533 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:35,199 Speaker 2: It's funny. I was actually listening to the commentary on 534 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 2: the weekend Pipe. They were saying how when the wavepool 535 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 2: almost becomes like a lot of them call skateboarding friends 536 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 2: because they know what's coming. They can actually plan a run. 537 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,160 Speaker 2: When you're surfing a natural wave, you've got to see 538 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 2: what's in front of you. Yes, play what's in front 539 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:53,880 Speaker 2: of you as a cliche, but when it's a wavepool, 540 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:55,639 Speaker 2: those waves are the same every time and they can 541 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:57,719 Speaker 2: literally plan he and say right, I'm going to do it. 542 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:02,680 Speaker 2: Bizarre sick stuff there and some really super stoked stuff there. 543 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: It's definitely your niche surfing, isn't it. 544 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 2: I like watching it. 545 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: In Rugby league, the Women's Indigenous All Stars take on 546 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 1: the Women's Multi All Stars this weekend. The last time 547 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:21,119 Speaker 1: the two sides met, the Indigenous All Stars secured a 548 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 1: twenty six to four win. The match kicks off this Saturday, 549 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:27,879 Speaker 1: the fifteenth of February, at Kombak Stadium in Sydney at 550 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: three point thirty pm e E d T, and you 551 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:32,639 Speaker 1: can catch all the action live and free on the 552 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: nine Network. 553 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 2: A League Women's third place Adelaide will host Camber United 554 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:38,439 Speaker 2: this Saturday, with Camber hoping to clinch a victory that 555 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 2: would see them move into the top six. The match 556 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:44,879 Speaker 2: kicks off at four point fifty PMADT on Saturday, and 557 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 2: you can watch it live on Paramount Plus. 558 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:50,919 Speaker 1: In the WNBL, the Townsville Hire host the Perth Links 559 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 1: in the final round of the regular WNBL season, with 560 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: both teams looking to secure second place on the table 561 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,119 Speaker 1: and a home court advantage for the semi finals. 562 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 2: That's important at home quarter, isn't it? Yes? 563 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: It is. The match tips off at two pm this Sunday, 564 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:04,919 Speaker 1: the sixteenth of feb and you can watch all the 565 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 1: action light and free across the nine Network. That's the 566 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 1: wrap wall. That felt long and rusty, but I had fun. 567 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 2: I had fun. 568 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:17,640 Speaker 1: That's all matters. We will get there one day. See 569 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: you next week.