1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,599 Speaker 1: Joining me on the line right now. You might remember 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: about two weeks ago we had a chat with Shari Togo. 3 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: Now she is well. She's a local player and a 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: local coach with the Litchfield Bears and was named to 5 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: see assistant coach for the Prime Minister's thirteen Australian women's 6 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 1: rugby squad. She's just come back a few days ago 7 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: from the tournament and she is on the line right now. 8 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: Good morning Shari, Good morning Katie. How are you? 9 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 2: I am very well. 10 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: How are you going after your big trip? 11 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 2: Brilliant? 12 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 3: There was a moment where I crashed and then now 13 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 3: I'm one hundred percent ready to go. 14 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: How did the team go? Talk me through it all. 15 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 2: Oh, the team did amazing. 16 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 4: Obviously the score blew out and got the win. 17 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: But from the camp on the Gold Coast and then 18 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 2: heading over to Papua New Guinea was the best experience 19 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 2: I've ever had. 20 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: Tell me why what was so amazing about it? 21 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 4: Yeah? So Brad Donald, obviously, the Australian Gillarus coach, gave 22 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 4: us full range with him being our mentor really so, 23 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 4: another young coach, Rebecca Young and myself came up with 24 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 4: game day structure and he was good to go with it. 25 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: Oh that is awesome. What a phenomenal experience for you. 26 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, it was amazing. We had the likes of 27 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,919 Speaker 2: Neil Henry in our back pocket being our. 28 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 3: Mentor through the whole process. 29 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 4: It was really good to have him and all his knowledge. 30 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, just being man support for us. 31 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: Yeah. Well he's a phenomenal coach, isn't he. You know, 32 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: Neil Henry's had so many years of coaching across a 33 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: number of NRL clubs and to be there with people 34 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: like that and having them to mentor you, it's phenomenal. 35 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: Not only for that experience with the with the women's 36 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: Australian side, but I would imagine then coming back, you know, 37 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: here to Darwin and mentoring the young girls that you've 38 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: got with the Lichfield Bears. 39 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 5: Yeah. I can't wait to put everything that I've learned 40 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 5: and I'm still learning, but what I have taken away 41 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 5: from that experience going to Papua New Guinea I can 42 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 5: really put forward to the girl that I choose to 43 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 5: coach next year. 44 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, and tell me, Shari, what was it like, you know, 45 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: stepping into to a team of women that you you 46 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,519 Speaker 1: know that you don't know overly well, and then going 47 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:40,399 Speaker 1: through that process. 48 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 2: It was a different ball game. 49 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 3: They're athletes, so explaining stuff was easier. When we were 50 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 3: talking about football. They disunderstood and they were wanting to 51 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 3: learn just as much as I wanted to do on 52 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 3: the field as well. 53 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: Hey, I understand as well that you're heading off to 54 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 1: Kai soon. Is it this week to play in the 55 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 1: three day Indigenous carnival there? 56 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, So we'll fly out this Wednesday and the tournaments 57 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 3: this weekend over Friday to Sunday, and I'll play in 58 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 3: my family's memorial team, the River Bools. 59 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: Awesome. Where like, where are the rest of your family base? 60 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: Are they from here in Darwick? 61 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 4: Not from North Queen Glen McKay and Northern Rivers? 62 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: Oh good stuff? Are you obviously? As are all pumped 63 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:33,679 Speaker 1: for a big carnival? 64 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:35,839 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, we can't wait. 65 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 4: Obviously. 66 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 3: You can hear all the knockout stories happening down in 67 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 3: New South Wales and Queen Gland already. But I'm so 68 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 3: excited to This is a good way to end the 69 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 3: football season. 70 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: I'm playing with family, Yeah, I bet it is, well, Sharie, 71 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: We've loved like I loved having a chat to you 72 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago and hearing the excitement in 73 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 1: your voice about heading away with the Australian squad, but 74 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: now hearing you know how it's all gone. And look, 75 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: I don't know if you know, but every week we 76 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: award a Territorian of the week and we want you 77 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: to be our Territorian of the week because I just 78 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: think it's incredible what you've done from here in Darwin 79 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: to be able to go away and be coaching at 80 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: that level from the Northern Territory and then bring it 81 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: back to the Northern Territory to mentor young women. I 82 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 1: think it's a fantastic thing to do. And you are 83 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:28,799 Speaker 1: our Territorian of the week. 84 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 4: Oh, thank you so much. 85 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 1: What a privilege, well not only a privilege of bragging, 86 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: right Shari, but you also thanks to with thanks to 87 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: Tempa Zone, you do get one hundred dollars voucher. It's 88 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: just one hundred dollars voucher that you can go and 89 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: spend on whatever you like. So we'll make sure that 90 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: we get that to you. But congratulations on everything that 91 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: you have done over the last couple of weeks. I 92 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: know you're a very humble person. I can hear that 93 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: in your voice, but you should be really really proud 94 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:00,719 Speaker 1: of what you've done, because I feel feel proud that 95 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: a Territorian has has done so well, and I know 96 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: that everybody else that listens to the show will feel 97 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: exactly the same. 98 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 2: Oh, thank you so much. 99 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 3: I just want to thank you Katie and Tani and 100 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 3: your whole team for reaching out and being a massive 101 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 3: support through this journey and everybody that supported me. 102 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, through this journey. 103 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 3: It's been an epic ride that I. 104 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 4: Took all with you. 105 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: Good on you, congratulations and no doubt we'll talk to 106 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: you again very soon. 107 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 5: Yeah too, EASi. 108 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 2: Thank you so much and have a great Monday, you too. 109 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 1: Thanks Shari. That is Shari Togo there. She is our 110 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: Territorian of the Week and rightly deserved. What an incredible 111 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: territory and she's done amazing stuff and our Territory and 112 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 1: of the Week of course does receive a one hundred 113 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: dollars voucher with thanks to Tempason, you can get cleaner 114 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: air with a Tachi frost Wash self cleaning ear conditioners. 115 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: So a big thank you to our sponsor of Territory 116 00:05:58,000 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: and of the Week who provide that one hundred doll 117 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: aout you But what an incredible Territorian And everybody who 118 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 1: listens to the show knows that I love seeing Territorians 119 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: do great things, whether it's in sport or whatever field 120 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 1: you're in. But you know, she's so humble, but to 121 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: go away and be the assistant coach of the women's 122 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 1: Australian Rugby league side is such a huge, huge achievement. 123 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 1: And the fact that she's done that from right here 124 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: in the Northern Territory and you know, brings what she's 125 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: learned back here to the Northern Territory is just incredible stuff. 126 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: So very well deserved Territorian of the Week this week.