1 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to the RAP, a weekly podcast covering women's sports 2 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: news bears. What have we got around the grounds this week? 3 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 2: The Towns will Fire have had a hot start to 4 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 2: at WNBL, newbies in the A League w get the 5 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 2: win over the defending Jams, and the Jillurues dominate in 6 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 2: the Rugby League World Cup Final. 7 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: For our key story, we'll chat to the founder of 8 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:34,279 Speaker 1: Fantasy League, she plays Ashley Hart, about how fantasy sports 9 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: can change the future of women's sport. My name is 10 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: Chloe Dalton. I'm an Olympic gold medalist in rugby sevens 11 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: and I play AFLW for the GWS Giants. I'm joined 12 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 1: every week on the show by my co host Bez, 13 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: who last week was very famous and starting her own 14 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: documentary series. We went along to the Mosman Orpheum and 15 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: your Gym Chocolate Box and Charlie Buckett, the creator Agency 16 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: Across the Road, had created It's a short film festival 17 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: and you were one of the stories. It was quite amazing. 18 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 3: It was awesome, wasn't it. 19 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: It was very cool and very cool. It's weird. I 20 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: feel like I'm talking to you through the computer even 21 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: though you're in front of me. In real life. I 22 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: like to see. They celebrated all of the work that 23 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: you do in women's rugby, both at or Incorrect and 24 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: at the New South Wales Warrita. So it was a 25 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 1: very special night and very cool to celebrate you. So congratulations, 26 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: Thank you friend, You're welcome. Hey, this podcast drops every 27 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: Tuesday morning at six am and you can get it 28 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: in email newsletter format. The link is in the show 29 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 1: notes if you want to subscribe. And we've seen multiple 30 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: of you giving us reviews, writing reviews and giving us 31 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 1: your five star ratings. We really really appreciate it and 32 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: it actually does help us get. 33 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 2: More listeners on board, more reviews, more better get around 34 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 2: at police. 35 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: People really really appreciate if you can just take ten 36 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: seconds to get that done. Let's take a look around 37 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: the grounds in WNBL. 38 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 3: The Towns will Fire have had a spicy start to the. 39 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 2: Season, icy winning. They're opening three matches. On Wednesday, they 40 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 2: handed the South Side Flyers their first loss when they 41 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 2: won eighty six to seventy one. They led from the 42 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 2: start and once again at superstar Lauren Nicholson, it was 43 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 2: exceptional love. She led all scores with twenty five points 44 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 2: and outplayed the other Lauren on the court, there was 45 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 2: another Lauren. 46 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: She's a tough one to outplay the other Lauren. 47 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 3: Lauren Jackson had twenty one points. 48 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 2: For the Flyers, but fouled out late in the fourth 49 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:33,079 Speaker 2: quarter as the southside players looked up the physicality in 50 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 2: attempt to swing the momentum their way. WMBIL goes in 51 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 2: a little break. Now there's a fever window, so no 52 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 2: games for a couple of weeks. But when they are 53 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 2: back the fly the towns will fire. I call it 54 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 2: calling it early. 55 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 1: They're on fire on it. In soccer, the A League 56 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: women competition kicked off on the weekend and there was 57 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: a huge upset in round one when newcomers Western United 58 00:02:55,960 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: toppled defending champions Melboyn victory one NILA, citing Jessica McDonald's 59 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: scored in the fifty fourth minute to see a historic 60 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: win at Melbourne City's Vista Recreation Reserve on Saturday. The 61 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: conditions were pretty difficult with strong wins. I feel like 62 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: there were strong wins all over the entire country on 63 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: the weekend, causing havoc for both teams. Western United handed 64 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: the conditions better and held on for a win despite 65 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: a few late scares when the victory were pushing for 66 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: an equalizer. How cool is that being the brand new 67 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: team in the competition in your derby first round getting 68 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: the win over the defending jamps against the Jams. Yeah, 69 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: how good. There was a new A League Women record 70 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: set for a standalone regular season match when two hundred 71 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: and thirteen people turned up the Wellington's first home match. 72 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: Unfortunately for the host, they lost for one to Melbourne City, 73 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: but it was their first home match because they've been 74 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: based in Australia last season due to COVID nineteen. They 75 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: relocated to make it work, which was pretty impressive. So 76 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: I'm really glad that they had a good showing for 77 00:03:58,440 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: their first ever home match. 78 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 3: It's really cool, amazing. 79 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 2: In some more soccer, the Matilda's ended their year with 80 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 2: a tough two nil win over Thailand last week. They 81 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 2: dominated the match but failed to capitalize in front of 82 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 2: goal on a number of occasions. I couldn't It was 83 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 2: a hard watch. They just they peppered the goal and 84 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 2: it just wouldn't go in. 85 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: That's where soccer gets frustrated, when you're like, you guys 86 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: should be absolutely dominating. 87 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 2: It was everything about soccer that you just look at 88 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 2: and think they're going to get down the other I 89 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 2: was just like, at any point Thailand's going to go 90 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 2: down the other end and sneak a goal. 91 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 3: Australia did finish the match at Central Coast Stadium. 92 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 2: With thirty one shots at the goal to Thailand's five, 93 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 2: and the relief was evident when sam Kur finally found 94 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 2: the back of the net in the fortieth minute. 95 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: Did that go off the back of her head? 96 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 3: Pretty much? 97 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 1: Quite impressive? 98 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 3: Did it backwards? No vision nodded it? 99 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 2: It a goal Early in the second after Hailey raz 100 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:49,840 Speaker 2: I secured the win for the Matilda's and meant the 101 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 2: team has finished the year on the longest winning streak 102 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 2: of Tony Gustaff since coaching tenure. 103 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 3: It was a big night for Claire Polkinghorn, who joined 104 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 3: Cheryl Sainsbury as the most capped Matilda of all time 105 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 3: when she ran on for one hundred and fifty first 106 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 3: match in the Green and Gold. I love that, Well done, Claire. 107 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 3: That's epic and I can see breaking records early next year. 108 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: In rugby league, the Aussies have done it. Early on 109 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: Sunday morning, the Jillreues absolutely dominated the Kiwi Ferns in 110 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 1: the Rugby League World Cup Final, winning fifty four to 111 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: four at Old Trafford in Manchester. It was an impressive 112 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: result given the ten to eighth school line between the 113 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 1: two sides in the pool rounds and player of the 114 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: match Ali Briginshaw was in everything but a bath? Is 115 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: that a saying yeah? 116 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 3: Maybe it's an old person saying it yeah. 117 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: Briganshaw had a hand in almost every single one of 118 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 1: the Ossie's ten tries. It was a fast start from 119 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: the jill Us posting the first try of the match 120 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: after just four minutes. Jessica Surgis, Isabelle Kelly and Kenny 121 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: Sherrington all picked up doubles, while Julia Robinson, Evanniya Palii, 122 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: Emma Toninado and Taran Aiken also got some World Cup 123 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: Final meat pies. New Zealand's only try came in the 124 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: sixty third minute and Britain Shaw was feilthy that they 125 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 1: let them cross at all, saying after the match that 126 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: was unbelievable from all the girls. I've never been part 127 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 1: of a group that can defend like that. I love 128 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 1: this jersey and we never rested in defense. We let 129 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:20,600 Speaker 1: them cross once and we're still kicking ourselves about that 130 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: love that holding yourself to a high standard. What a 131 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 1: turnaround Before we go a bit further into Britain Shaw, 132 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: but what a turnaround from the Jillarus. We discussed, I 133 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 1: think last week on the Wrap about the fact that 134 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:35,919 Speaker 1: they were probably a little bit shell shocked to go 135 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 1: from beating teams eighty or ninety Nino to coming up 136 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: against the solid opposition in New Zealand only defeating them 137 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: ten eight. Like for them to they obviously got themselves 138 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:46,799 Speaker 1: mentally a lot better prepared for that final match. 139 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 2: All of that is absolutely betweenty years and then just 140 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 2: watching the game, I think, yes, they was a scored 141 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 2: ten tries, but it was the intensity in their defense. 142 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 2: They suffocated that Keywi team and they just the Keywi's 143 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 2: had no answers. 144 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: There was plenty said about breaking Shure before and during 145 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: the tournament, with many asking if she was too old 146 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: to lead the Jilarus at thirty three. Her performance on 147 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: the weekend was her answer to those doubters. She was 148 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: exceptional and steered her team around the park with a plomb. 149 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: She addressed age comments after the game when she said, 150 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: all the people that said I was too old. I'm 151 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: still here and the next World Cup is only three 152 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: years away. I've just really enjoyed myself on this tour 153 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: and I don't want this feeling to stop. I don't 154 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: want to put a stop on when I finished playing. 155 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: People talk about my age all the time. It's a 156 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: credit to my wife and kids at home who support 157 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: me that I don't think about it. I've set my 158 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: sights on France, so let's go. We've got lots of 159 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,559 Speaker 1: harbs coming through, but let's just see how the ride goes. 160 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: I think that's such an important discussion because I understand 161 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 1: this argument, but I also think that women's sport hasn't 162 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: been around for long enough for us to actually have 163 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: the data that says what the primetime is. 164 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 2: Is absolutely and I think obviously she plays in the halves, 165 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 2: but she could easily shift into like a ball playing 166 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 2: block position, and she's. 167 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 3: Fit and healthy. 168 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 2: I hate that just because you're a certain age, it's well, 169 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 2: you must be on your way out out of mentality. 170 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, just how much discussion happens in the media and 171 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: behind the scenes, Like I just think it should be 172 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: up to the player. Like she's not talking about retirement 173 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: so why is there so much discussion around her age, 174 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: Like she's talking about France, She's genuinely keen to keep 175 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: going for a long time. 176 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 2: And Alie's kind of one of those players that has 177 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 2: straddled the very amateur days and moving more to professional days, 178 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 2: and she's probably like, I want to be here, this 179 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 2: is this ride's getting real good. 180 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and so she deserves to be like, if you're 181 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: one of the people that have been through the hard stuff, 182 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: you absolutely should enjoy that. And I also think she 183 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,679 Speaker 1: would have a lot to contribute from a leadership perspective 184 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 1: and also from a perspective perspective. That is not a thing, 185 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: it's a thing because think about I'm passionate about this, 186 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: thinking about these eighteen year old kids still ranting at me, 187 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: my hands, my hands getting big, These eighteen year old 188 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: kids that are coming in that have no idea that 189 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: there were women whoever played sport without getting paid. They 190 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: almost some of them, they have no clue, Like they're 191 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: just going to walk in. Hopefully soon they'll walk in 192 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: and be a full time professional athlete, earning a salary 193 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: and have a great time. But I think it's really 194 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 1: cool to have people like Ali and some of the 195 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: older players there to be like, hey. 196 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:33,199 Speaker 3: Kids, there is a legacy. 197 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I need to understand it and respect it, and yes, 198 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 2: absolutely enjoy yourself. But yeah's she deserves to definitely go 199 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 2: out on her own terms. 200 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: Bringing Sure and Sam Bremner are the only players to 201 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 1: appear in all three of Australia's World Cup victories. The 202 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: two previous finals between the two sides in at twenty 203 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: seventeen and twenty thirteen were both won by Australia, but 204 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: were much closer affairs, with only ten and seven points 205 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: separating them. Expectively, The match was played before the men's final. 206 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: In the crowd for both matches were sixty seven five 207 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 1: hundred and two, with more than half of those fans 208 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: in attendance all the women's final. 209 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 2: It was a strong crowd by the end of that, right, AFLWO, 210 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 2: we're here. It had to be the two teams, the 211 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 2: Granny burg Granny the Old Lady. So we've got our 212 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 2: grand finalists and Chloe picked them like a snotty nose. 213 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,319 Speaker 2: With the two early favorites that have booked their tickets 214 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 2: to the Big Dance. On Friday night, the Brisbane lines 215 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 2: put an end to the Adelais CRO's premiership defense with 216 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:39,680 Speaker 2: a commanding seven forty six to three five twenty three victory. 217 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 2: The lines are too clinical for the Crows and their 218 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 2: pressure again around the ball was elite. With the line's 219 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 2: fourth Grand Final in seven seasons, it's pretty impressive. 220 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 1: It is impressive. 221 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, raigning best and faires, Emily Bates. I noticed you 222 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 2: called her out on Sports Sunday on the weekend. 223 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 3: Friend. She was awesome, twenty two disposal and. 224 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 2: Just played all over the park with serious purpose in 225 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:06,079 Speaker 2: her first outing since a controversial snubbing from the forty 226 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:07,440 Speaker 2: two strong Australian squad. 227 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: It was quite interesting to not see her name there. 228 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 3: Yeah. 229 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 2: Jesse Willdlock kick two goals which took her to a 230 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 2: record equally twenty two goals for the season. So she'll 231 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 2: have a chance to break that record in at the Granny. 232 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 1: I thought that she already broake the record. 233 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I heard it was twenty one and I read 234 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 2: it was twenty two, and let's just say she'll definitely 235 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 2: break at the Grand Final Land. So that's just you know, 236 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 2: it's going to happen on Saturday. One of the greatest 237 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 2: to play the game got the job done late when 238 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,439 Speaker 2: skip A Daisy Pierce snapped an epic goal from thirty 239 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 2: five minutes to seal a five to three thirty three 240 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 2: to two four sixteen win over North Melbourne. It was 241 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 2: a really physical match and the Kangaroo threw everything at 242 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 2: the Demons and that pressure you could see resolved in 243 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 2: some pretty uncharacteristic panic and stress in that Demon's side. 244 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 2: Jas mcgarnaugh was again huge for North, finishing with twenty 245 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 2: four disposals and nine tackles, but it was a Demon's 246 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 2: pair of Karen Packsmith Tyler Hanks who dominated when he 247 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 2: combined thirty nine disposals, ten clearances and laying nineteen tackles 248 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 2: for the day. 249 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: What a combo from the tour. 250 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 2: Batman and Robin stuff that is. Melbourne will be sweating 251 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 2: on the fitness of Taylor Harris, who's been instrumental in 252 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 2: the ruck this season. Harris suffered a left shoulder injury 253 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 2: in the opening quarter which limited her ability to ruck 254 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 2: and as a result, she was forced to sit in 255 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 2: attack for the remainder of the game. On Friday night, 256 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:29,559 Speaker 2: thefil announts that the venue would was chosen after the 257 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 2: gab and Metre con It were both declared unavailable. Springfield, 258 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 2: the new training base of the Risbone Line, has been 259 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 2: declared hosts of the Grand Final. The ground has never 260 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,439 Speaker 2: hosted a match before and the turf was only late 261 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 2: a month ago. It features a six hundred seat grandstand 262 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 2: and they think in eight thousand supporter capacity. 263 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 3: But it's just all hills, not a big ones either. 264 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: I don't mind a hill, I actually love I love 265 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 1: people bringing a picnic, blanket, sitting having a bit of 266 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 1: watching on the hill. But not when there's not enough 267 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 1: hills or big enough hills. 268 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 3: Big enough hills. 269 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 1: We need big hills like rat Park hills. 270 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:10,119 Speaker 2: Given that previous AFLW ground finals have attracted an average 271 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 2: of twenty three thousand fans, including Close your Eyes the 272 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 2: twenty nineteen decider, which was attended by a massive fifty 273 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 2: three thousand and thirty four people at Adelaide Oval, I 274 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 2: was one of them. 275 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 3: You were definitely not one of them. You were not there. 276 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: I was trying. I was on the ground and I 277 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 1: was trying. 278 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 2: It really does make that training ground equestionable choice. 279 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:35,960 Speaker 1: Yeah. I just think if it's an average of twenty 280 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 1: three thousand, and these are two great teams that have 281 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 1: now developed a great rivalry because of how good they are, 282 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: Like they have really meant chunk for the competition. Those 283 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:48,079 Speaker 1: two teams, why would you put a ceiling on it? 284 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 1: And Bruce bean Lynes are the minor premiers. You've known 285 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:53,680 Speaker 1: for a long time that it's highly likely that they're 286 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: going to host the Grand Final. I think it has 287 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 1: to come in. It has to be first. You need 288 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: adequate facilities and grounds. I don't I know there's a 289 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 1: lot of talk around the turf. I think that I 290 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 1: think that they will sort that out. It can't be 291 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: that hard to sort turf out. 292 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,959 Speaker 3: Cannon, Well, it can. It's it has it. It has 293 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 3: to bed in the root system. 294 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 1: Yes, it's quite loose. 295 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 2: It's a tough one. I think you talk about home 296 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 2: ground advantage. They've never trained there. 297 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: But I think I think home ground advantage has to 298 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: go out the window. If you don't have a venue 299 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: that has a capacity for the average Grand Final crowd, 300 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: how does how does that take priority? 301 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 2: The other thing is that you know, we again we 302 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 2: talk about a quality all the time. The men don't 303 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 2: get to play it homeground advantage. They play it the 304 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 2: best possible stadium exactly right for Purpose Stadium. 305 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 1: Correct, correct, And I understand that we're doing things differently 306 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: in the women's game. But I actually really liked what 307 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 1: Charlie Curtis said on Friday night on Fox. She said 308 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:00,080 Speaker 1: there'll be lots of questions, lots of eyes on it. 309 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: I don't think the competition is ready yet to say 310 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 1: no to growth When you've got venus that can hold 311 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: thirty forty fifty thousand available next week, I don't know 312 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: if it's the right call. I thought that summed it 313 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 1: up quite well. 314 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 3: YEP, totally agree with that, but that text from you 315 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 3: at the time. 316 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 1: In hockey, the New South Wales Pride or the first 317 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 1: ever Hockey one Premiership on Sunday when they got the 318 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 1: job done in a penalty shootout against defending champions Brisbane 319 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: Blaze in Bendigo. The scores were locked at two all 320 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: at the end of regular time and it was a 321 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: New South Wales and Hockey rous keeper Jocelyn Bartram who 322 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 1: stepped up in the tense shootout. Bartram saved two shots 323 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 1: from Brisbane players and allowed Breta Hayes to steal a 324 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 1: three to one shootout victory. Captain Abbe Wilson opened the 325 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: scoring for the Pride and was over the moon post match, 326 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 1: saying any time you take on Brisbane is always hard fought. 327 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: Just like state of Origin. There is a really big 328 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: rivalry and the Blaze were coming off winning the inaugural season. 329 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: We stuck it out and it was a really gutsy 330 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: effort from the girls. For us. There was a sense 331 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: of redemption after a disappointing first season. We were the 332 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 1: underdogs and this feels like a proving point that when 333 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: you play a really good team, that is what is 334 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 1: going to get you through. We are the Pride and 335 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 1: I couldn't be proud of everyone's efforts and how we 336 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: came together to achieve this. HC Melbourne's Amy Lawson was 337 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: announced as the Hockey Ones League MVP of the Year. 338 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 3: Yeah good love a bit of hockey. 339 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 2: Love it in cricket, like hockey, but less running with Styx, 340 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 2: the Adelaide Strikers locked in the second spot and a 341 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 2: home final on the final day of the season when 342 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 2: they beat the City Thunder at Norse City Over on Sunday. 343 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 2: Meghan Shoot was on fire, with the ball becoming the 344 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 2: first bowl in WBBL history to claim six wickets in 345 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 2: a match. 346 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: That's solid. 347 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 3: She finished with figures. 348 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 2: Of six for nineteen that is like some impressive figure 349 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 2: and the bowling denied retiring Ossie cricket legend Rachel. 350 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 3: Haynes one final win. 351 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 2: Haines did receive a guard of honor in a standing 352 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 2: ovation from both teams at the end of the match. 353 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 2: Just some exceptional contribution to the women's game from Rachel 354 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 2: Alise Perry. She's in some ominous form for the Sydney Sixers, 355 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 2: putting on an all round show against the Hobart Hurricanes. 356 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,640 Speaker 2: Perry made fifty six not out of thirty nine balls 357 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 2: to help steer the six Is to a win after 358 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:22,680 Speaker 2: earlier claiming two for sixteen with the ball, including twelve 359 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 2: dot balls in her four overs to help restrict the 360 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 2: Hurricanes to just one at fifty six. The final start 361 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:31,879 Speaker 2: this weekend well this week actually, and they will not 362 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 2: feich the Perth Scorches, who ended their season with three 363 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 2: consecutive defeats to narrowly miss the finals. They started pretty hot, 364 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:42,239 Speaker 2: I think they were the first four games. They are 365 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 2: the reigning champions and we're considered one of the favorites. 366 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 2: But a final over lost to the Melbourne Renegades on 367 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 2: Sunday sealed their fate. The Renegades, but at one stage 368 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 2: were reeling at four point fifteen. They did eight runs 369 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 2: from the final over of the run chase, with Erica 370 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:59,160 Speaker 2: Kershel slapping it back to back boundaries off South Africa's 371 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 2: Marazona cap to see it the upset Scorgeous captain Sophie 372 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 2: Devine said after the feet we showed our potential, but 373 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 2: we never clicked as a whole unit. 374 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 3: We're really disappointed. Put it simply, we blew. 375 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:12,359 Speaker 1: It wow accurate. 376 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 2: So here we are finals time and this is how 377 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 2: it work. This was the same as last year. I 378 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 2: love it great. 379 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 3: They've got names. First up, we have. 380 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 1: The eliminador third v four so. 381 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 2: We'll see Brisbane Heat and the Hope Butt Hurricanes at 382 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:28,879 Speaker 2: Aaron Rolton Oval on Wednesday at seven to ten pm 383 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:33,199 Speaker 2: a DT. Then we have the challenger second be the 384 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 2: winner of the eliminator. 385 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: Oh sorry, I was getting ready. I was practicing the 386 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:40,119 Speaker 1: next one in my head. 387 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 2: So Adelaide Strikers Verse the winner of that eliminator match, 388 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:47,640 Speaker 2: also at Karen Rolton Oval on Thursday at seven ten 389 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:48,400 Speaker 2: pm ADT. 390 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 3: And then the final which is first be the winner. 391 00:18:56,280 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 4: Of the Challenger Kidney sixth be whoever wins out of 392 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 4: those previous blockbusters that Chloe so amazingly just voiced for 393 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:10,919 Speaker 4: us that the big game, the important one, will be 394 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 4: at Norsydney Oval on Saturday at five twenty ADT go 395 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 4: the Sixers. 396 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: So the Sixers are just all the way straight through 397 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 1: to the final. 398 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 2: Absolute they're waiting at the final kicking their heels up ready. Interesting, Yeah, 399 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:23,919 Speaker 2: this is the way it worked last year. 400 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 3: I really liked it. It was just it's sudden death. 401 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, sudden death. But like I get when you top 402 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 1: the table that you should definitely get an advantage, but 403 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: weird that you only go straight there. 404 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:35,359 Speaker 3: Yeah. 405 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 2: Well they won eleven matches this season, which is a 406 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 2: record for WBBL, the most matches ever. 407 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 3: It's just your. 408 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: Comebacks today have been somewhat well supported. 409 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 2: Because I'm the fact person and you are just the flavor, 410 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:47,919 Speaker 2: just the emotion. 411 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: In motorsport, Formula one has officially announced the formation of 412 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: a new all women's series which will begin in twenty 413 00:19:57,320 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: twenty three. So ultimately the of this is to almost 414 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: provide a pathway and more opportunity to get more women 415 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: into the sport because as we know, it's very heavily 416 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 1: dominated by men. The F one Academy will be run 417 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 1: and financially backed by the sports owners Formula one Management, 418 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: with the intent of helping more women progress in motor 419 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:21,440 Speaker 1: racing and ultimately into F one. The new coup will 420 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: consist of five teams, each with three drivers, run by 421 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: existing competitors in their fun feeder series, the F two 422 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: and the F three. The season will be held across 423 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 1: seven meetings, with three races at each event. The calendar 424 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:37,400 Speaker 1: has yet to be confirmed, but it's expected to include 425 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 1: one F one weekend. That'd be cool. F one has 426 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:43,720 Speaker 1: not had a female driver compete in a Grand Prix 427 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 1: since Lella Lombardi raced in Austria in nineteen seventy. 428 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 3: Six, before I was born. 429 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: Wow, it's a long time. The lack of funding available 430 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 1: to back young women entering motorsport has been a real 431 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 1: hurdle in the past, and F one is looking to 432 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:02,400 Speaker 1: go some way to overcup this it'll subsidize each car 433 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:04,639 Speaker 1: with a budget of one hundred and fifty thousand euros 434 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 1: so about two hundred and thirty thousand Australian and the 435 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: drivers will have to match that total with their own 436 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: backing A lot to match. 437 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 3: It is, but let's be honest. You've seen these F 438 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 3: one teams. They are loaded. 439 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:20,680 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, absolutely, like that's a drop in the pond 440 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:21,959 Speaker 2: for them. 441 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,680 Speaker 1: The teams who have yet to be named will cover 442 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: any remaining costs. Bruno Michelle is the F one Academy 443 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 1: General manager and said our goal is to see female 444 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:33,880 Speaker 1: drivers on the F three grid in the next two 445 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:37,640 Speaker 1: to three years and for them to quickly challenge points 446 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:40,760 Speaker 1: and podiums. We hope that this category will inspire more 447 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: young girls to compete in motorspoard at the highest of levels. Okay, 448 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 1: so there's the Academy as a pathway and their goal 449 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: is to try and get them into F three than 450 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 1: F two, then F one is that the goal? 451 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 3: Right? 452 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: Thought we'd because it's a bit confusing if you don't 453 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 1: want a lot of fs. The existing W Series, which 454 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: canceled the last three race of the season due to 455 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 1: a financial shortfall and has yet to make an announcement 456 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 1: on its plans for the next year. The W Series 457 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: has run as a support race at F one meetings 458 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:11,960 Speaker 1: this year, and f find has said it believes that 459 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:16,200 Speaker 1: new Championship can run in parallel to it. W Series 460 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:20,639 Speaker 1: CEO Catherine Bonmuir welcome the news, saying a bear Fine Academy, 461 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 1: it is fantastic to see this grow as a result 462 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:26,880 Speaker 1: of our pioneering work. W Series welcomes any initiative which 463 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: shares our ambition to provide more opportunities for women in motorsport. 464 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:33,159 Speaker 1: Our objective from the start has always been to increase 465 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 1: the talent pool of women racing drivers, and the addition 466 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:38,560 Speaker 1: of their Find Academy as a feeder to W Series 467 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: and other series is a further step in inspiring the 468 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,360 Speaker 1: next generation to progress up the motorsport ladder bears, what's 469 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 1: your favorite quote? 470 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:48,439 Speaker 2: A rising tide lifts all boats. You look scared for 471 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 2: a second there, because Defenseman's all Trophies doesn't defendmins trophies 472 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 2: doesn't fit in here. So I was confused because I 473 00:22:56,000 --> 00:23:01,680 Speaker 2: actually held that back during the Jillarus chat. 474 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 1: Because you're like, hang on, does not fit here. So okay, 475 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: so quick clarification before we wrap that one up. How 476 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 1: does the W Series then fit in with this? 477 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 2: And it's interesting, so I've read a little bit about it. 478 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,439 Speaker 2: I'm not no motorsport expert. But it does seem like 479 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,399 Speaker 2: a conflict, and it does seem like F one has said, right, 480 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 2: we're going to run this academy the W series, Like, well, 481 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:22,719 Speaker 2: we're kind of already running something similar. But okay, as 482 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 2: long as it's feeding into us as well. I think 483 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:29,200 Speaker 2: W Series is obviously already existing drivers, existing teams, et cetera, 484 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:29,640 Speaker 2: et cetera. 485 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,480 Speaker 3: I imagine the F one Academy is probably going. 486 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 2: To target younger drivers that then will filter into E 487 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 2: the W series, F two, F three, F one. 488 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 1: Right, so you stress me. You did the numbers in 489 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:45,880 Speaker 1: the reverse order. But that's fine. Let's take a look 490 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 1: at the key story this week. For the key story, 491 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: we're having a chat to the founder of a fantasy 492 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 1: league app called she Plays that she plays in the US, 493 00:23:57,119 --> 00:23:58,440 Speaker 1: which is actually Hi, We're going to have a quick 494 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: chat too. And there's also she Plays in Australia, which 495 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 1: is a different run by different people. But if you're 496 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 1: in Australia and you want to get on board for 497 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:07,880 Speaker 1: the fantasy league, you can check out she Plays. I'll 498 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 1: put the links for both platforms in the show notes. Ashley, 499 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 1: thank you so much for jumping on and having a chat. 500 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: With us, Can you tell us a little bit about 501 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:20,120 Speaker 1: fantasy leagues for people who might not know about them. 502 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 5: Yes, So there are a couple different varieties of fantasy sports. 503 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:28,439 Speaker 5: There is the free to play games like what we 504 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 5: have as She plays, where anyone over the age of 505 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:35,919 Speaker 5: thirteen can play. It's a safe platform, just free. So 506 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:39,200 Speaker 5: the fun competition kind of your family and friends get 507 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,919 Speaker 5: a league and your trash talking each other kind of fun. 508 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 5: And that's the season long edition. So you draft at 509 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:48,879 Speaker 5: the beginning of a sports season and you have your 510 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:52,879 Speaker 5: players throughout the whole season of play, and you play 511 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 5: like one other person in your league every weekend. There's 512 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 5: also daily fantasy sports that can be free, but my 513 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 5: so those are for pay, and so that's like fandal 514 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:06,640 Speaker 5: draft Kings, and that's more where you log on you're 515 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 5: able to pick three to five players that you think 516 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 5: are going to be the best performers that day, and 517 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:15,880 Speaker 5: then yeah, based on how your team does against all 518 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 5: the other people filling out a roster, you win or 519 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 5: lose money. So those are the two main type season 520 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:27,400 Speaker 5: long versus daily, and then free versus pay. 521 00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 1: So for me, I know that my brothers and my 522 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:33,439 Speaker 1: dad kind of get together before the NFL season each 523 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: year and they get ready for their fantasy draft, and 524 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:38,360 Speaker 1: it's a big thing. For a lot of the time, 525 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:40,800 Speaker 1: it's traditionally being boys and men. Why do you think 526 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 1: it's important to have access to women's sports leagues and 527 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: what does that do for the whole of women's sport 528 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:48,359 Speaker 1: in general. 529 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:52,119 Speaker 5: Yeah, great question, and that's really the heart of why 530 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 5: we chose fantasy sports is what we wanted to bring 531 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:59,159 Speaker 5: to the sports industry, fantasy sports for women's sports because 532 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 5: now you have entire TV channels, entire serious radio XM 533 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 5: channels dedicated to fantasy sports that are about men's sports. 534 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:11,399 Speaker 5: Because it drives engagement. People who play on their phone, 535 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 5: want to see games on TV, and so all of 536 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:18,920 Speaker 5: that didn't exist twenty years ago in the men's world, 537 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 5: and so we want to bring that ability, that opportunity 538 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 5: to the women's side. So it brings in new sponsorship opportunities. 539 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:31,119 Speaker 5: It really helps individual athletes get name recognition in a 540 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 5: way that they wouldn't otherwise. Because you've got to fill 541 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 5: a draft from X amount of teams, you might be 542 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 5: going a little bit further down the bench, so you're 543 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,200 Speaker 5: starting to get to know players in a new way 544 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 5: as well. It's just a dream of mine that I'll 545 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 5: be at a sports bar and overhear someone talking about 546 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 5: drafting their NWSL fantasy team and they're talking about someone 547 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:56,440 Speaker 5: who's not maybe world famous, but they know the name, 548 00:26:56,480 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 5: they know their stats, And that's exactly our vision is that, Yeah, 549 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 5: people can rally so young girls but also grown men 550 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 5: that are into women's sports. I mean, you know, everyone 551 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:09,639 Speaker 5: can be a fan of women's sports. We want to 552 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 5: see them packing the sports bars, washing a women's game 553 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 5: on TV, following on their phone. That is that's the 554 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 5: future we're helping to help create. 555 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, I love that because I think from our end, 556 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:23,200 Speaker 1: we've tried to do the storytelling piece and it's really 557 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: similar to what you're talking about there. When people can 558 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:28,119 Speaker 1: be invested in different ways in specific athletes, when they 559 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 1: start to know their stories and their names and their stats, 560 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:33,800 Speaker 1: it's such an amazing way to get them invested into 561 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 1: women's sport and watching women's sport, which is really cool. 562 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 1: So can you tell us a little bit more about 563 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 1: she plays that you are the founder of what it's 564 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 1: looking like now and what your plans are for the 565 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 1: future of the platform as well. 566 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:48,120 Speaker 5: Yeah, So we've been a company since tween nineteen, which 567 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:50,719 Speaker 5: has been really exciting to have a little bit more 568 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:53,680 Speaker 5: of the storytelling piece and have podcasts, have written content 569 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:56,880 Speaker 5: the whole time. Our aim was to create a fantasy 570 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 5: sports app. We've had bracket challenges and a couple of 571 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 5: games on our website. But our app is launching at 572 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 5: the end of November, and it's going to be for 573 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 5: the ice Hockey League here, the Premiere A Hockey Federation, 574 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:12,360 Speaker 5: and then we'll roll out soccer, basketball and tackle football 575 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:16,399 Speaker 5: next spring. But yeah, we're really excited for that launch. 576 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 5: It's kind of like the dream is coming to fruition, 577 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:22,200 Speaker 5: which is hard to believe and really kind of something 578 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 5: you hinted on just in your last little bit. The 579 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:30,120 Speaker 5: stats portion for women's sports is still so under valued 580 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:34,720 Speaker 5: and so under invested in that we're really excited to to, 581 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 5: you know, debut something that can help bump that portion 582 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 5: of the women's sports industry as well. We're going to 583 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:44,000 Speaker 5: be working on analytics and predictions and that's something that 584 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 5: we're hoping we see a lot of current stats company 585 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:50,040 Speaker 5: start to turn an eye to and be like, oh, 586 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 5: there is a need and a want here, So yeah, 587 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:55,520 Speaker 5: We're just excited to finally go live with our app, 588 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 5: to finally have the community and you know our she 589 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 5: plays that can all get together with their family and 590 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 5: friends and really have this unique way of engaging with 591 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 5: their favorite leagues and teams and athletes. 592 00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 1: Let's take a look at what to watch. 593 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:16,360 Speaker 2: The WBBL Final series, as we said, is this week, 594 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 2: with matches on Wednesday night and Thursday to determine who 595 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 2: will play minor premiums. 596 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:22,360 Speaker 3: The Sydney six is in the final. 597 00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 2: Let's not Sydney Oval Saturday five twenty pm ad D time. 598 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 3: If you're in Sydney, get there. It's going to be amazing. 599 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:33,120 Speaker 2: Now Sydney Oval is one ofute we should the most 600 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:34,360 Speaker 2: lovely places. 601 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:35,120 Speaker 3: To watch cricket. 602 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:38,640 Speaker 2: That's awesome, So under the Morton Bay fig beautiful. All 603 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 2: games leading up to that and including the final if 604 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:42,800 Speaker 2: you can't get to North Sydney will be live on 605 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 2: the seven network, Fox Tell and you can listen on 606 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 2: ABC Radio. 607 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 1: It's AFLW Granny Time and then decide will see the 608 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:53,720 Speaker 1: best two teams all season face off. The Brisbane Lions 609 00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 1: will host the Melbourne Demons at two forty pm ae 610 00:29:56,760 --> 00:30:00,760 Speaker 1: d T one forty pm local time at Brysonholm Arena 611 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:02,440 Speaker 1: and if you can't get along to the stadium, you 612 00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:04,840 Speaker 1: can watch the actually live on the Seven Network, Foxtel 613 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 1: and aflw app. 614 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 2: And in the A League Women we've got the match 615 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 2: of the round is the Grand Final rematch between Sydney 616 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:17,040 Speaker 2: FC and Melbourne Victory. That game we played at Chroma 617 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 2: Park on Saturday three pm a DT and you can 618 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 2: watch live and free on the tampplay app. Or if 619 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 2: you're on the north side of the Bridge in Sydney 620 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:28,240 Speaker 2: you could just do a full women's sports crawl Chroma 621 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:29,480 Speaker 2: Park to North Sydney Oval. 622 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 1: It's perfect, so perfect are you going to do that? 623 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 3: Got a Hen's weekend though? 624 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: I know I'm away to a wedding for the worst 625 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:38,360 Speaker 1: damn that. 626 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 3: We encourage all our friends that live on the beaches 627 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:40,240 Speaker 3: to do. 628 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: That we absolutely do and that's the wrape. 629 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:42,920 Speaker 3: Well done for it. 630 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 1: That was good fun. 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