1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Well, interesting news in the Northern Territory News or report 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: by Nathaniel Chambers saying that's well, the NRL and t 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: are proposing to open a new rugby league club next 4 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: year in one of the top end's largest growth areas. 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: Now joining us live on the line is nrlnt's general 6 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: manager Tony Crow. Good morning to your Tony. 7 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie, Good morning listeners. 8 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: Tony, this sounds like exciting news. Another footy club whereabouts 9 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: and when's it going to kick off? 10 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 2: Well, let's not propose. We're on target to take off 11 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 2: for junior aber leg out at Livingston Livingston Recreation Reserves. 12 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 2: So we've had some really good ongoing conversations and meetings 13 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 2: with the committee out there who have been one hundred 14 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 2: percent supportive of their objective here and particularly we're going 15 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 2: to build from the ground up what all junior rugby 16 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 2: league club should and we're going to start with our 17 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 2: modified age groups under six us through to under twelve. 18 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 2: So exciting times, but we're probably trying to get ahead 19 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,839 Speaker 2: of the game because we see this region in particular 20 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 2: a massive growth therein. But what we want to do, 21 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 2: it's not about grabbing the kids that are already playing 22 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,479 Speaker 2: our game and involved with the list fial Bears. This 23 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 2: is more about the kids that are then Adelaide River 24 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 2: or further south, or the kids out at coxs Peninsula, 25 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 2: Bachelor and that type of stuff that don't have easy 26 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 2: access to our game. So exciting times. And we'll have 27 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 2: a club out at Livingston in twenty twenty six. 28 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: On Strange Yeah, right, so all going ahead, it's looking 29 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 1: as though you're doing the work with who are you 30 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: working with out there to really get this off the 31 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: ground and get it cracking for the juniors for next season. 32 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, As I said, Livingston Recreation Reserve Committee, Rob Cowd 33 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 2: and the team out there, we've met recently with some 34 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 2: plans in place. Our first engagement will be come and 35 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 2: try information sharing night out there on Friday, the seventh 36 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 2: of November. We'll do some for an hour or so. 37 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 2: We'll do some kids come and tries and skills with 38 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 2: our gain development teams. Most important in that space too. 39 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 2: We're bringing touch football along with us in your face 40 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 2: and we're looking to set up a club that can provide, 41 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 2: you know, doing activity for the community twelve months of 42 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,399 Speaker 2: the year. So we'll play rugby league during the dry 43 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 2: season up here and then we'll do some touchable stuff, 44 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 2: particularly the in the off season. So we're excited. We're 45 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 2: getting a lot of great positive feedback and particularly on 46 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 2: the ground out there. So it's community rugby league and 47 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,239 Speaker 2: the key is going to be that we identify eight 48 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:36,359 Speaker 2: to ten people that want to jump in and make 49 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 2: a difference out of the Livingston Recreation Reserve. 50 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: Tony, when you look at the numbers sort of out 51 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:45,519 Speaker 1: in the rural area and you know that Greater Darwin region, 52 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: have you got quite a bit of involvement when it 53 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: comes to footy out that way, and you know you'd 54 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: sort of touched on the fact that you're not trying 55 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: to you know, to steal players from from the other teams. 56 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: This is more trying to engage kids that maybe aut 57 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 1: already playing. 58 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, this has been a strategy of ours under my administration. 59 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 2: You know this year we've introduced football and got a 60 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 2: footprint now at Alco Island. The last eighteen months we've 61 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 2: been working hard in Nullenboy with god United and we're 62 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 2: now looking at Groot Island now to come on board 63 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 2: in that East Artam. On the back of that, we're 64 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 2: working pretty hard with Our Springs Brothers down there. You know, 65 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:28,959 Speaker 2: traditionally we haven't had a lot of junior Roby League 66 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 2: and our Springs, but we've now got one hundred and 67 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 2: twenty juniors running around down there off the back of 68 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 2: some great work by the Alla Springs Brothers Volunteer Committee. 69 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 2: So yeah, like I said, we're just trying to make 70 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 2: our game more accessible and we're actually taking the game 71 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 2: to where the people are instead of expecting people to 72 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 2: have to drive long distances to be involved in our game. 73 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 2: And there's no greater example of that than Livingston. Because 74 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 2: if the bees Creek Show I think moving towards going 75 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 2: to be the Lidfield Show is moving out to Livingston 76 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 2: Recreation Reserve, well, we're going to take Rugy League and 77 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 2: touch football out there too. 78 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: Well, I reckon it's a good thing. You know, the 79 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: more kids that you can get playing footy, I mean, 80 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: the more people in general that you can get involved 81 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: in sport, I think is a good thing. But when 82 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: you look at those juniors, it's such a wonderful way 83 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: to keep kids engaged, you know, to keep them out 84 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: of trouble when they're playing sport. It can only be 85 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: a positive. 86 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 2: We stand by the fact that it's our ultimate gap. 87 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 2: Our ultimate aim here as an organization is to help 88 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 2: kids be the best they care be. The better they 89 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 2: are off the field, the way better they're going to 90 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 2: be on the field, and it's most importantly they're offield. 91 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 2: Behaviors are basically the stuff that we live in Breeze 92 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 2: and most importantly around that, we've got to make sure 93 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 2: that we provide a fun and safe environment and if 94 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 2: we get that right, they'll keep coming back, and most 95 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 2: importantly they'll bring their friends back and they'll bring their 96 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 2: families back. A huge focus for us. 97 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,359 Speaker 1: Tony, for anybody out there listening that does live in 98 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: the living Stonaria and beyond and they're thinking, yep, I'll 99 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 1: be keen to get my kids in. Where can they 100 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: go for a bit further info at this stage, Yeah. 101 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,039 Speaker 2: You can most importantly jump onto the NROLNT social media 102 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 2: pages or website. We've got a QR code there now 103 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 2: that people can electronically express their interest. And then, like 104 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 2: I said, we've got our first engagement session out there 105 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 2: on the seventh of November and that'll be followed by 106 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 2: our first committee. I don't want to use the word committee, dammit, 107 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 2: working group together on the nineteenth of November to really 108 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 2: get the ball rolling. 109 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: Well, Tony, good to catch up with you this morning. 110 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for your time, No thank. 111 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 2: You, Katie. Continued support of mixt one and four point 112 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 2: nine and yourself is greatly appreciated. And let's hope the 113 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 2: tongue that can get a win on the weekend. 114 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: Katie, We're hoping. So I tell you what I'm spewing 115 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: watching the game on the weekend. You don't want to 116 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: live near me when you know when there's a game 117 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: that my family's involved in, because I get a bit heightened, 118 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 1: that's for sure. Tony, get fired up, mate, fired up 119 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: to put it. Thank you, good to catch up with you. 120 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: Thanks so much.