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Speaker 1: But there is a lot happening at the moment when

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Speaker 1: it comes to sports, some really awesome stuff. In fact,

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Speaker 1: you know, I love my sport. And after successfully hosting

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Speaker 1: the Australia Cup Final Rounds playoffs last year, Darwin's going

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Speaker 1: four final rounds. Now those playoffs feature the four clubs

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Speaker 1: that finished ninth to twelfth in the Iszuzu USh A

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Speaker 1: League Men's twenty three twenty four regular season. Now joining

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Speaker 1: Northern Territory CEO Bruce Stallder. Good morning to you, Bruce.

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Speaker 2: Good morning Katie. You are a sports and I know

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Speaker 2: that you're the side month with the election on too,

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Speaker 2: so I'm thinking of you.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, thank you. It's almost like a sport, Bruce. You

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Speaker 1: know you've got people from both sides telling or from

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Speaker 2: You're the referee, right.

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Speaker 1: Trying my best, Bruce. I'm excited about this. Firstly, for

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Speaker 1: anyone who's not familiar with the Australia Cup, what is it?

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Speaker 1: How does the format work.

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Speaker 2: Well, it's literally Australia's largest community sporting event. There's like

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Speaker 2: seven hundred and seventy two teams entered this year from

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Speaker 2: right across the country. So it's the old sort of

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Speaker 2: dream sequences, like what we call the magic of the Cup.

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Speaker 2: So a team that could be made up of tradees

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Speaker 2: through the year. It's a knockout competition. You get one

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Speaker 2: think about. And these four teams that you've mentioned there

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Speaker 2: earlier are part of the A League and they finished,

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Speaker 2: two spots in the thirty two that's left after seven

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Speaker 1: How good now talk me through.

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Speaker 2: A week after this? So yeah, good time.

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Speaker 1: Ye talk us through those games, talk us through what

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Speaker 2: Well, I think what I love about this time of

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Speaker 2: so a lot of new talents coming in. So there's

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Speaker 2: Here's anybody who follows the A League. Was an outstanding

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Speaker 2: little Lionel Messi, which is probably a tag too heavy

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Speaker 2: to carry by anyone, including Messi, but he was. He's

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Speaker 2: And then the game on Wednesday, it's up Newcastle Jet

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Speaker 2: which everyone will remember him removing his playing jersey and

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Speaker 1: I love how those moments just stay itched in people's minds,

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Speaker 2: And didn't the Matilda's create a few?

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Speaker 1: They certainly did. Yeah yeah, Now tell me look, how

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Speaker 2: Well, once was a major coup twice. It's just brilliant.

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Speaker 2: It says a lot about the major events company that

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Speaker 1: Well, Territorians love their sport. There's no doubt about that.

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Speaker 1: Awesome.

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Speaker 3: A lot of excitement happening and you can still get

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Speaker 2: And they'd like to park before will drive next to

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree. Now other games they're going to be

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Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, They'll be on ten play and on our

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Speaker 1: Yeah, wonderful stuff. Hey, Bruce, before I let you go.

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Speaker 1: With those teams that are here, do they get to

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Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, as you would know where all sports community

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Speaker 1: Yep, Bruce, lovely to speak with you this morning and

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Speaker 1: so great to hear about these games. Just remind our

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Speaker 2: Well, you turn up on the night and join the

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Speaker 2: It'll be a live night, perfect weather. I saw a

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Speaker 1: It is. It's so nice, Bruce, lovely to chat with

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Speaker 2: Thinking of you over this next month, mate, Thank you.

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Speaker 1: Thanks mate. I'll be busy, no doubt you'll still see

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Speaker 2: You're always there. We'll see a lot of colleges time around.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly. Good on you, Bruce. Good to catch up

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