1 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Rap, a weekly podcast covering women's sports 2 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: news bears. 3 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 2: What have we got around the grounds? This week? 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 3: Paratri athlete Lauren Parker breaks wheelchair world record in Hawaiian Iman. 5 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 3: The Australian Jilarus squad was announced and seventy six eight 6 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 3: and ninety three fans turned up at Wembley Stadium. 7 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: For our key story, we'll discuss the findings of the 8 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 1: US soccer investigation led by former US Deputy Attorney General 9 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: Sally Yeates. My name is Chloe Dalton. I'm an Olympic 10 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: gold medalist in All AV sevens and I play a 11 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 1: fow for the GWS Giants every week. I'm joined on 12 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: the show by my co host Bes, who's just had 13 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: a guest walk through the lound room mid recording. 14 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 2: It all happens here on the RAP. Well. 15 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 3: Life goes on, you know, until someone comes along and 16 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 3: makes us full time professionals at rapping. 17 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 4: That's what happens. People walk into a land rooms. 18 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: I look forward to the day that we are full 19 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: time professionals set up in the tvapp office. We are 20 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: virtual today because I'm still a bit croaky, a bit 21 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: under the weather, but one day we're going to be 22 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: set up in a nice, huge office with no guests 23 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: walking through the lound room. 24 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 2: Good. This podcast drops. 25 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: Every Tuesday morning at six am, and you can also 26 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: get it as an email newsletter. We've got a team 27 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: that works really hard behind the scenes to bring it 28 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: all together. So you can click the link in the 29 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 1: show notes to subscribe to that one. And if you're 30 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: a regular listener, I would really appreciate if you could 31 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: give us a review or just give us a rating 32 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: out of five stars and let us know what you think. 33 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: Let's take a look around the grounds. In triathlon, the 34 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: Hawaiian Iron Man is known as one of the most 35 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: challenging races that an athlete can complete. Just to finish 36 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: the race is impressive, but what thirty three year old 37 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: Australian parrot triathlon star Lauren Parker achieved was something else. 38 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: Parker returned to Hawaii six years after competing as an 39 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: age group able bodied athlete. In twenty seventeen. She was 40 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 1: on a training ride traveling at forty ks an hour 41 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: when both her tires bleue, catapulting her into a guard rail. 42 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: Among her multiple major injuries was paraplegia. Her return to 43 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: Hawaii was a dream come true for Parker, and it 44 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: was remarkable. She completed the three point eight kilometer swim, 45 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: one hundred and eighty kilometer hand cycle, and finally pushed 46 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: her racing chair through the forty two point two kilometer 47 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 1: marathon run in twelve hours, twenty minutes and thirty five seconds. 48 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: She was the only competitor in the women's hand cycle category, 49 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: and that time was a new world record for the 50 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: women's hand cycle iron Man event and was well under 51 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 1: the fourteen hours she clocked earlier this year in her 52 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: Ironman distance debut as a parachray athlete. That she shaved 53 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: some serious time off her own PB there two hours. 54 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 4: That's quite do the math right now, but that's a 55 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:02,399 Speaker 4: good percentage. 56 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 2: It's a good percentage. 57 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 4: Just call it a solid percentage. 58 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: After the race, she was ecstatic. She was saying, I 59 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: have high expectations of myself. I have a goal of 60 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: doing two hours quicker than what I did at Saint George. 61 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: I'm so happy that I was able to finish in 62 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 1: a really good time. It's been my dream for the 63 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 1: last five years since my accident, to come here and 64 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: race as a para athlete. 65 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 2: It's just unbelievable. 66 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: The finish of the race included a small but very 67 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: steep ramp on the line, and if you haven't seen 68 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: the video of it, you should go and check out 69 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: our socials at the Female Athlete Project. And there was 70 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: a guy who crossed the line while she was You 71 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: could just tell like she just had nothing left in 72 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: her arm. She was trying to push her chair up 73 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: and it took her a long time to actually get 74 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: over that line, but everyone was cheering her on. The athletes, 75 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: the able bodied athletes who were behind her actually stopped 76 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: to allow her to have her moment of crossing that 77 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: finish line. 78 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 2: It was pretty special. 79 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: But she talked about how throughout the race at times 80 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: she actually had to push her wheelchair up to the 81 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: steep inclines backwards because she found that was almost easier 82 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: than going forwards. 83 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 4: Yeah. 84 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 3: Mental in AFLW Round seven is in the books and 85 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 3: all four teams at the top secured to win over 86 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 3: the weekend to leave the logjam pretty much as it was. 87 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:17,919 Speaker 3: The most impressive win from the top four was the 88 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:20,559 Speaker 3: Absolute Clinic the Melbourne Demons put on against the Western 89 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 3: Bulldogs on Sunday. The Bulldogs were looking to secure their 90 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 3: place in the top eight, but the Demons were just 91 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 3: too good and finished with a sixty four point win 92 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 3: ten thirteen seventy three to one goal three nine. The 93 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 3: Demons had stars all over the park, but the moment 94 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:39,919 Speaker 3: of the match would have to be that one handed 95 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 3: screamer from Taylor Harris. 96 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 2: Gosh, she's impressive, isn't she. 97 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 3: That will surely result in her sixth nomination for Mark 98 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 3: of the Year. Harris finished with fourteen disposals and two 99 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 3: goals after spending the second half in the ruck following 100 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 3: an injury to Lauren Pierce, Pierce and in four mid 101 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 3: Karen Paxman suffered a pretty nasty clash of heads that 102 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 3: left Packs from leading and ruled Piece out for the 103 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 3: rest of the match. Paxman passed her concussion test, though, 104 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 3: and returned to the contest all taped up. She continued 105 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 3: to donate around the stoppages and was instrumental in the 106 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:15,559 Speaker 3: D's victory. On Saturday, the Geelong Cats survived a scare 107 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 3: from a Maddie presparkus led Essenon team, scoring a fifteen 108 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 3: point win six goals seven forty three to four goals. 109 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 4: For twenty eight. 110 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 3: It's the first time the Cats have won three matches 111 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 3: on the trot in their AFLW history, and it gives 112 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 3: the Cats a real shot at playing finals footy for 113 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 3: the first time ever. 114 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 2: Cats forward Chloe's sheer. 115 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 3: Really stood up when it counted, kicking two goals at 116 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 3: the start of the fourth quarter and finishing with three 117 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 3: goals for the match. Presparkus had a day though she 118 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 3: finished with these numbers crazy. She finished with match high 119 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 3: totals of thirty seven disposals, ten clearances, twenty three contested 120 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 3: possessions and three hundred and eighty seven meters gained for 121 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 3: the Bombers. 122 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 2: That's a ridiculous day out. 123 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 3: It is what a day So that win takes the 124 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 3: Cats to fifth on the ladder, sitting just one win 125 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:02,600 Speaker 3: behind the leading pack of four. 126 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 1: In Rugby League, the Australian Jilrouse squad was announced last 127 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,679 Speaker 1: week and was headlined by Newcastle Knights duo Millie Boyle 128 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 1: and Tamika Upton, but only days later both players had 129 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: withdrawn from the World Cup boil due to work commitments, 130 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:21,280 Speaker 1: and Upton after choosing to rehab her calf injury. The 131 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: Knight said Boyle made the call to prioritize her new 132 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 1: business working with people living with a disability, and that 133 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: decision comes as the NRL and the Rugby League Players Association. 134 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 2: Work on a new collective bargaining agreement. 135 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: Boyle has been vocal in the past about the need 136 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: to make the players full time professionals to avoid them 137 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: having to make difficult decisions such as missing. 138 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 2: Out on a World Cup. 139 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: News on the payment front over the weekend has been 140 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: super positive, with reports that the Jilarus will receive thirty 141 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: thousand dollars each for the World Cup and also received 142 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: seventy five percent of any Rugby League World Cup prize money. 143 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 2: What does that mean? Seventy five of. 144 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 3: What I'm look, I'm going to put my hand up 145 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 3: here and say, I don't know what. 146 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 2: The prize worked that out. 147 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, I assume there. 148 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 3: Is an amount awarded to the winner, winners, runners up 149 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 3: and they will get seventy five percent of that prize money. 150 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: So as in the players get seventy five percent and 151 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: the organization gets twenty five percent. Is that what they're saying, correct? 152 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 4: That's my understanding. 153 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 2: Yes, let's go with that. 154 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: Herd here first to be confirmed basis googling as we speak. 155 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 2: She doesn't like not knowing the answers. Oh, you're not. 156 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 4: No, I am definitely, am absolutely and you know me 157 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 4: well enough. 158 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 2: Hey, it's not knowing the answers. 159 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: The current CBA expires on the thirty first of October, 160 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: but with the Jilleres assembling on October twelfth before their 161 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: first match on November third, the World Cup decision had 162 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: to be made asap. The new CBA negotiations are ongoing, 163 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: with the NRL yet to finalize the twenty twenty three 164 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: NRLW fixture. For the expanded ten team competition, am Antona 165 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: Gaido and Shaley Bent were named to replace Boyle in 166 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 1: Upton and We'll make a twenty two player squad that 167 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: includes five players from the twenty seventeen World Cup winning squad. 168 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,239 Speaker 1: Three players as co captains will be Kezy Apps, Sammy 169 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: Bremner and Ali Briginshaw. The World Cup will be the 170 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: first time the Juwaleries have played a test match since 171 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: October twenty nineteen, due to the COVID nineteen pandemic. 172 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 2: I'll just wrap that one up and say I would. 173 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: Argue Emmatonicgo who probably should have been in that squad 174 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: in the first place. 175 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 3: Sometimes a sporting god's work in mysterious ways, don't they? 176 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 3: And yeah, she absolutely deserves to be there and I 177 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 3: can't wait to see her rip the opposition apart. Yeah, look, 178 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 3: I can't find it. I'll do a bigger dive and 179 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 3: we'll have a We'll have an update another time. In 180 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 3: rugby union, the Women's Rugby Union World Cup kicked off 181 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 3: on the weekend and the first three matches were played 182 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 3: back to back to back at Auckland's Eden Park on Saturday. 183 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 3: The headline match saw host New Zealand face a fired 184 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 3: up Walleroo's team Thusi's with red hot early, racing out 185 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 3: to a seventeen yel lead after twenty eight minutes. 186 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 2: Two tries looked good, didn't they. 187 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 3: They really did, two tries from electric winger Vienna Tarita 188 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 3: and another to following Evania Wong with a perfect start 189 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 3: for the Assis. The Walleries have never beaten the Black 190 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 3: Ferns and there was some serious excitement in both the 191 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 3: pub but We're at and the Wallaroos fans all over 192 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 3: Australia in general. Unfortunately, the Black Ferns, who are five 193 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 3: time World Cup winners, showed why they were one of 194 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 3: the tournament favorites on home soil, scoring two quick tries 195 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 3: before halftime bring the score to seventeen twelve at the break. 196 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 3: Porsha Woman scored the second of her three tries shortly 197 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 3: after assumption of play, and when an Arabella Mackenzie penalty 198 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 3: hit the post of the Walleries, the Aussies experienced a 199 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:49,680 Speaker 3: horror few minutes that changed the game. Wingravannia Wong was 200 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 3: showing a yellow card for any questionable intentional knockdown and 201 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 3: during that break in play the team I got involved 202 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 3: and highlighted at tackled by WALERUS skipper Channon Powry were 203 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 3: contact was made to the head. That tackle also resulted 204 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 3: in a yellow and for the ten minutes of the 205 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 3: Aussies had only thirteen on the part that Black Ferns dominated. 206 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 3: The score did blow up late, but I genuinely don't 207 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 3: believe that reflected the tightness of the match. I agree 208 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,959 Speaker 3: it finished forty one to seventeen to the Ferns. He 209 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 3: really got that sense, that kind of ten to fifteen 210 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 3: minutes into the second half that we're about to watch 211 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 3: a team of amateurs probably not be able to go 212 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 3: with a team of full time professionals, and that's what happened. 213 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it did feel a little bit ominous, 214 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,839 Speaker 1: even coming into half time knowing how well they've done 215 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: in the first half. And I think on top of that, 216 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 1: competing with two players in the sinbin at the same time, Yeah, 217 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: it's a tough ask to not only defend with two 218 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:51,319 Speaker 1: less for ten minutes, but then almost have to make 219 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: up the level of fatigue from that for the remainder 220 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: of the game against a team that's full time professionals. 221 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 4: Yep, yeah, absolutely. 222 00:10:57,760 --> 00:10:59,599 Speaker 3: And you know, as I've spoken about before this, I 223 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 3: think this World Cup is going to be a, you know, 224 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 3: a nice little case study because it's probably about forty 225 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 3: percent of the team's are full time professionals. The other 226 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 3: sixty percent aren't, and I think we'll see the gap, 227 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 3: and especially in the last quarter of matches when fatigue 228 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 3: does set in. The opening day was a sellout at 229 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 3: Eden Park, which holds forty seven thousand fans. It was 230 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 3: a bit confusing, though not unlike the basketball or a 231 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 3: couple weeks ago. There were some empty seats in the stand, 232 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 3: but that was due the nature of the ticketing options. 233 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 3: Fans were able to purchase tickets for the entire tournaments, 234 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 3: so you can actually buy tournament pass that gave you 235 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 3: gives you tickets to every single match day and you're 236 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 3: also able to buy match day pass for that day 237 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 3: for all three matches. So that meant that not all 238 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 3: ticket holders were present for the last match of that day. 239 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 3: If you were there to see the England Figi game beforehand, you. 240 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 4: Might have left. 241 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 3: But the crowd did set new world records for a 242 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 3: women's rugby international and was also the largest New Zealand 243 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 3: crowd for a women's sporting event ever in New Zealand. 244 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: Can we discuss this, because we obviously talked about the 245 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: fact that this happened with the opals as well, Well, 246 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 1: why do they keep doing it? Like I understand logistics, 247 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: event planning, all of those things, and you're trying to 248 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: sell more tickets and it is enticing for people to 249 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,559 Speaker 1: be able to go to three games, but when it's 250 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: getting to this point where there is a demand for it, 251 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:18,079 Speaker 1: like we're not struggling in women's sport a lot of 252 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:20,679 Speaker 1: the time to get numbers along, like there's a demand 253 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: for it, and when things are selling out, you've got 254 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:26,719 Speaker 1: to work out alternative solutions, whether that's clearing out the 255 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: stadium in between games so that people can get tickets 256 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 1: like it's It just doesn't make sense to me that 257 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 1: in a rugby obsessedination like New Zealand they would put 258 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 1: limitations on having a packed out game for the biggest. 259 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:41,560 Speaker 2: Rivalry that exists in rugby between Australia and New Zealand. 260 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:43,079 Speaker 4: Yeah, I totally agree. 261 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 3: There needs to be a shift in how they look 262 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 3: at these these fixtures and plan them. And like you said, 263 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:53,319 Speaker 3: if there's a fair gap in between matches anyway, kick 264 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 3: people out and let them back in if they've bought 265 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 3: multiple tickets, and that way you will get a true 266 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 3: sellout and it won't be a sellout, you know, through 267 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 3: tickets sold only to be a sellout with tickets with 268 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 3: people in seats and dogs. Oh gosh, this is suburbia 269 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 3: is absolutely The cat. 270 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 4: Was in here me owing before the. 271 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 2: It's all happening. 272 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 3: It's a zoo today, people, It's a zoo. Chloe's coughing 273 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:27,680 Speaker 3: when she's dying in my throat. Black Fern star Ruby 274 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 3: Toohey was seen on field for more than an hour 275 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 3: after full time, signing autographs and posing for selfies. She 276 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 3: said postmatch. People said we shouldn't, many said we wouldn't, 277 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 3: but the people who pissed me off the most the 278 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 3: ones that. 279 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 4: Said we couldn't. But we did. 280 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 3: We sold out Eden Park. Thank you so much, Thank 281 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 3: you New Zealand. I don't think I've ever been this 282 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 3: proud to be a New Zealand rugby player. 283 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 4: Like that from her h. 284 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 3: The waller Is head north to Funga ay for their 285 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 3: remaining at two pool matches with their destiny in their 286 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 3: own hands. Beat Scotland Wales and they will make the 287 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 3: quarter finals. Homony Wallarus, you got this. 288 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: In soccer, the Materidas got back on the winner's list 289 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,679 Speaker 1: on the weekend with a strong four to one win 290 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 1: over South Africa in London. Sam Kerr had been unwell 291 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: in the lead up and only played the final ten 292 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: minutes of the match. Stand in skipper Steph Catley stepped 293 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: up and provided class and leadership, having a hand in 294 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 1: all four goals. Sydney FC striker Courtney Vine put her 295 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: hand up to be another scoring threat, netting two goals 296 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: in twenty five minutes to open the account for the Yussies. 297 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: Claire Polkinghorn scored the third after she met a pinpoint 298 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 1: Katley cross with her head and Caitlin Ford added the 299 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 1: fourth after some individual brilliance or her dribble pass multiple 300 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 1: defenders and slot the ball into the net from an 301 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 1: acute angle. 302 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 2: That was a seriously impressive goal. 303 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 1: South Africa gained a late consolation goal which was disappointing 304 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: after senehalf's Ivy Lewick and Polkinghorn failed to deal with 305 00:14:57,240 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: a long clearance. After the match, coach Tony gaestaffs and 306 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: praise the young Matilda's side, not the actual young Matilda side, 307 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: the Matilda side who are young, and noted there was 308 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: such a large number of Aussies now playing in Europe, 309 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: gathering for camps in the Northern Hemisphere allowed for more 310 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 1: time together. He noted that with less travel required the 311 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: group we're able to have five training days together rather 312 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 1: than the two and a half they got before the 313 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: Canada matches in Australia last month. He praised the effort, 314 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: saying I think you could see that we've been looking 315 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 1: for a solid performance over ninety minutes for a long 316 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 1: time and this was the most solid performance over time 317 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: we've seen. Fifty minutes here or half, they're thirty minutes there, 318 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: but haven't seen a ninety minute performance until today, and 319 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: I think it definitely has to do with our preparation. 320 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 2: I don't mind that. 321 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's not a bad point. He part of that. 322 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 3: Rest of that media conference he spoke about. He did say, look, 323 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 3: we love playing at home in front of our fans, 324 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 3: but the reality is that our players are based twenty 325 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 3: four hours away on a plane, so the large majority 326 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 3: of them anyway. In some more soccer, There was another 327 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 3: international women's soccer friendly on the weekend in London. This 328 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 3: one was between the current World champs, the USWNT and 329 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 3: the euro champs England. Both teams went into the match 330 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 3: with seriously impressive records, the USA on twenty one game 331 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 3: unbeaten streak and England on its own twenty three game 332 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 3: unbeaten run. The match was played in front of a 333 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 3: massive seventy six, eight hundred and ninety three fans at 334 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 3: Wembley Stadium, and the crowd went wild early when England 335 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 3: took the lead after just nine minutes, Lauren Hamp guided 336 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 3: the ball into the goal after some impressive lead up 337 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 3: work from Beth Mead. Twenty minutes later, the scores will 338 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 3: level after gold a twenty one year old Sophia Smith, 339 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 3: but shortly after England with the benefit of a VR 340 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 3: decision when they were awarded a penalty for a high 341 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 3: foot from Hailey Mace that caught Lucy Bronze in the head. 342 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 3: Georgia Stanway converted for a two to one lead. The 343 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 3: second half was a tighter fair and the game finished 344 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 3: two the euro Champs. The build up to the match 345 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 3: was dominated by matters off the pitch, after US Soccer, 346 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:04,160 Speaker 3: at least the highly anticipated findings from the year long 347 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 3: independent investigation into abuse allegations in the NWSL. We'll chat 348 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 3: about those findings a little bit later, but there was 349 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:15,160 Speaker 3: a special moment before the match when the players from 350 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 3: both squads came together holding a banner that read protect 351 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 3: the Players. The Wembley arch was illuminated with teal light 352 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 3: and both teams wore teal armbands to show support for 353 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 3: the victims of abuse. The Wembley CU crowd was a 354 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 3: beautiful thing and it really we've spoken about this. It 355 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 3: comes off the back of an outrageously successful euro Champs. 356 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 3: Research has obviously been put into this post. The Champs 357 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:39,640 Speaker 3: and Ernest and Young released a flash report last week 358 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 3: that included some outstanding figures. We do love some stats, 359 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:48,399 Speaker 3: and these were some welcome positive news points after what 360 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 3: was a pretty rough week for women's football. The figures 361 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 3: below that we were going to quickly chat about referred 362 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 3: to engagement. Referring to engagement were based on independent surveys 363 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 3: of spectator's local residents in hosts cities, tournament volunteers, and 364 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:03,360 Speaker 3: legacy program participants. 365 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: I don't know where we start with this, but they're like, 366 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: there are some seriously cool stats that are coming out 367 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:11,120 Speaker 1: of this. Do we just maybe pick out a few 368 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: of our favorites because I want to read through all 369 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 1: of them, But yeah, and I love how they're across 370 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 1: different areas. It's not just it's not just selling tickets. 371 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 1: It's actually showing what these events and what these tournaments 372 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: have actually done. So if we look at operational success. 373 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 3: Okay, I'll start, I don't, I said, Okay, I'll start. Okay, 374 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 3: go my favorite operational success. Like you said, we've spoken 375 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 3: about loving the delay, spoken about the obviously huge crowds 376 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 3: and record attendance at the final, but as a part 377 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 3: of that follow up, eighty five percent of those spectators 378 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 3: said they were likely to attend professional, international and domestic 379 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 3: women's football events again in the future, right your turn. 380 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: Right growth of the professional game. Two hundred and eighty 381 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: nine percent increase in media rights values since the pre 382 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: Women's euro That's huge because again we talk about ticket sales, 383 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: we talk about broadcast. Media rights is a huge income 384 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:11,120 Speaker 1: source for women's sports. So to see an increase it's 385 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 1: almost at three hundred percent is massive and it's heading 386 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:18,360 Speaker 1: in the right direction and is solid evidence that there's 387 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,640 Speaker 1: real commercial viability in investing in women's sport. 388 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 3: The physical exercise sport and grass roots football participation. 389 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 4: I love this. 390 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 3: Over four hundred and sixteen thousand new opportunities created in 391 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 3: England across schools, clubs and the community to engage women 392 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 3: and girls in grassroots legacy football activities across the host cities. 393 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 3: This includes opportunities to play, coach, officiate and volunteer. 394 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:45,399 Speaker 1: It's so good economic impact. Host cities received an eighty 395 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 1: one million euro boost in economic activity as a result 396 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:50,119 Speaker 1: of the tournament. 397 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 2: So that's by people traveling. 398 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 1: There was over five hundred thousand day in overnight trips 399 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:58,200 Speaker 1: to the host cities. Like it's it's huge, Just like 400 00:19:58,320 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 1: look at the role and effect of all of. 401 00:19:59,880 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 3: It massive, and the social impact. Again, seventy four percent 402 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 3: of local residents felt that the UA for Women's Euro 403 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 3: had brought their local community closer women's sport. 404 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 4: Is there anything it can't do? 405 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: Nothing, nothing at all. And finally about the international reach. 406 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: So globally, UEFA Women's Euro twenty twenty two generated four 407 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty three million cumulative social interactions, with TikTok 408 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: at thirty nine percent and Twitter twenty one percent contributing 409 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: the most. So it's really cool that they're engaging with 410 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 1: the generation that's on TikTok as well. 411 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:33,639 Speaker 4: Great love it. 412 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:35,920 Speaker 2: Let's take a look at the key story. 413 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 4: So moving to US soccer. 414 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 3: A little bit of content warning here this story does 415 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 3: contain mention of sexual assault, so that's an issue for anyone, 416 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 3: please tune out. 417 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 4: Almost a year ago, media. 418 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 3: Outlet The Athletic released a report detailing sexual abuse allegations 419 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 3: against former Pautland Thorn's head coach Paul Riley. That report 420 00:20:57,119 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 3: created an avalanche of resignations and firingssl with five of 421 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,880 Speaker 3: the league's ten head coaches being removed or stepping down 422 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 3: from their roles. 423 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:07,479 Speaker 4: Fifty percent absolutely frightening. 424 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 2: It's scary. 425 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 3: The forallat prompted a US soccer investigation led by former 426 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:16,159 Speaker 3: US Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates. The findings and that 427 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 3: report were released last week and confronting and devastating for 428 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 3: all involved. Over two hundred people were interviewed for the report, 429 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:27,119 Speaker 3: which contained details of a lengthy list of systemic abuse 430 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:32,359 Speaker 3: and misconduct across WNSL and women's soccer. The report itself 431 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 3: focused on three specific cases in the NWSL, but in 432 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 3: a press conference following the report's release, Yates indicated that 433 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 3: there were other instances of misconduct uncovered throughout the investigation. 434 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 3: She stated that her group decided not to pursue additional 435 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 3: cases of misconduct as they believed it was more beneficial 436 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 3: to release the report in a timely fashion. In other words, 437 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 3: I think they had a plethora to choose from. They 438 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:59,200 Speaker 3: just chose the three that they could prove the quickest. 439 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 3: Try and get this out into the into the ether 440 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 3: and get something to be done about it. 441 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's full on. 442 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 1: As well as examining claims against Riley brought to light 443 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 1: last year, the report also looked into allegations against two 444 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: other coaches, Rory Dames from the Chicago Red Stars and 445 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 1: Christie Holly racing Louisville. Shocking examples of misconduct listed in 446 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:26,400 Speaker 1: the report included a coach showing a player pornography during 447 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,639 Speaker 1: what was supposed to be a game film review and 448 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 1: masturbating in front of her, and another who coerced players 449 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: into sexual relationships. It's actually really quite confronting to sit 450 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: and read a summary of the investigations finding, says, our 451 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 1: investigation has revealed a league in which abuse and misconduct, 452 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:50,159 Speaker 1: verbal and emotional abuse and sexual misconduct had become systemic, 453 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 1: spanning multiple teams, coaches, and victims. Abuse in the NWSL 454 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 1: is rooted in a deeper culture in women's soccer, beginning 455 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: in youth leagues that normal as verbally abusive coaching and 456 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 1: blurs boundaries between coaches and players. 457 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 3: There are so many issues here to unpack, and we 458 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 3: can only hope that US Soccer continues to investigate even 459 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 3: more claims that are now coming to light after this 460 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 3: report was released early last week. Among the horror is 461 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 3: the fact that all three coaches were complained about, and 462 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:22,880 Speaker 3: aspects of their appalling behavior was reported to various people 463 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 3: in authority and nothing was done. Even when team owners 464 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:29,359 Speaker 3: and executives to the league or US Soccer were tipped 465 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:33,359 Speaker 3: off to problems through player surveys and complaints, they either 466 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 3: minimized the reports by claiming the players wanted to kill 467 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 3: the nswn WSL or the coach had been put in 468 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 3: a different position, or they ignored them entirely. In some cases, 469 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 3: players were told to be grateful to have the opportunity 470 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 3: to play professional soccer. 471 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 1: The report says both US Soccer and the league's owners 472 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 1: failed to institute the most basic of workplace protections for 473 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 1: most of the league's tenure existence. It has not had 474 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:02,639 Speaker 1: an anti harassment policy, an anti retaliation policy, or a 475 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 1: no fraternization policy, and it did not have ways for 476 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:10,159 Speaker 1: players to report inappropriate behavior. Teams also largely lacked a 477 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 1: human resource department and did not conduct proper due diligence 478 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:18,919 Speaker 1: when hiring coaches. There's so many red flags jumping out, 479 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 1: isn't there. Megan Rappino and her teammates are emotionally exhausted 480 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 1: after the release of the report, and Rapino, who is 481 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 1: in camp with the USWNT, noted that the group is 482 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:31,160 Speaker 1: sadly used to this type of attention. When she said, 483 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 1: as sick as this sounds, I feel like we're used 484 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 1: to having to take on so much more than game 485 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:38,359 Speaker 1: plan and tactics. We've had to shoulder a lot on 486 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 1: this team. I think we have a lot of experience, 487 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: particularly with the older group, whether it was the lawsuit 488 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: or equal pay or kneeling or whatever it may be. 489 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 1: She spoke about how important accountability is following the release 490 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 1: of the report, noting those people are in positions that 491 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:57,479 Speaker 1: have responsibility and they didn't fulfill them. They didn't protect 492 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 1: players at all. It's year after year after It's impossible 493 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,639 Speaker 1: to overstate that. Every single year someone said something about 494 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:07,680 Speaker 1: multiple coaches in the league, about multiple different environments. So 495 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:11,360 Speaker 1: if year after year after year you cannot perform your duties, 496 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 1: I know I wouldn't be in my position if I 497 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:17,439 Speaker 1: couldn't perform my duties. There needs to be a signal 498 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,880 Speaker 1: to players that were being heard and we are being 499 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: respected and an action is being taken. The NWSL was 500 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 1: set up in a way that got it off the 501 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 1: ground and gave us a place to play, and every 502 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,359 Speaker 1: player would say that we're thankful and appreciative for that, 503 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: but it was also done with absolutely zero guardrails and 504 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:36,920 Speaker 1: that's just unacceptable for the future of the league. 505 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 3: Saliate's summed up the feelings of us all really when 506 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 3: she wrote in her report, it's now time that the 507 00:25:43,880 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 3: institutions that failed them in the past listen to the 508 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:49,720 Speaker 3: players and enact the meaningful reform players deserve. 509 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 2: Let's take a look at what to watch in soccer. 510 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:59,439 Speaker 1: Matilda's face Denmark tomorrow morning, Australian time in a friendly. 511 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:01,639 Speaker 1: They will be looking to back up their win against 512 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 1: South Africa with another strong performance against the Danes. The 513 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:09,200 Speaker 1: game kicks off at three am ADT on Wednesday morning. 514 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:12,439 Speaker 1: Set those alarm clocks mostly you, bess, so you can 515 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:14,439 Speaker 1: write the report and I can keep sleeping. 516 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 3: Got to look after the athlete body who's struggling at 517 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:19,360 Speaker 3: the moment, so there's no chance of the sick und 518 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 3: getting up at three m on Wednesday. Our AFLW, my 519 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 3: AFLW match of the round is the Friday night blockbuster. 520 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 4: Can I get a yeah? You're in with this one? 521 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 3: Great Brismane Lies and Adelaide Crows. Both teams sit equal 522 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,920 Speaker 3: first with only one loss each, and there is plenty 523 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 3: on the line given how close it is at the top. 524 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 3: The match starts at seven thirty pm, wherein we've moved 525 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:45,720 Speaker 3: back into this world where there's seventeen different time zones 526 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 3: across Australia and it's really annoying, it's really confusing. Seven 527 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 3: thirty pm Queensland times. If you're going in real life 528 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 3: Metropon Stadium, get there for seven thirty. If you're watching 529 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 3: in usophiles of Victoria, eight thirty pm ADT Tazzy, I 530 00:26:58,760 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 3: think you have now or. 531 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:01,480 Speaker 4: Later the rest of you sorry, not sure. 532 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:04,960 Speaker 3: If you can't, can, if you can get the game 533 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 3: as I said, Fox Footy seven Network and the AFLW app. 534 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:11,880 Speaker 1: The Wallaroos will face Scotland in their second pool game 535 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 1: on Saturday of the Women's Rugby World Cup. It's a 536 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 1: huge match for the Aussies and they'll be looking to 537 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 1: replicate the sort of form they showed in the first 538 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:22,239 Speaker 1: thirty minutes against the Blackburns. The game kicks off at 539 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: one pm AE d T and you can watch live 540 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 1: on stan. 541 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 3: Sport and do not miss the epic live recording of 542 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:32,439 Speaker 3: Chloe and Rihanna Ifflin chatting all things cliff diving at 543 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:35,719 Speaker 3: Budge Smuggler HQ talk us through Chloe, I couldn't get 544 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 3: there unfortunately, but excellent night. 545 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:40,920 Speaker 1: It was weird doing a TFAP event without you there, 546 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 1: but it was incredible. First ever live audience and absolutely 547 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 1: loved it thanks to the t fapp listeners that came 548 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:51,360 Speaker 1: along to friends and family that came along to watch 549 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:53,479 Speaker 1: as well. It was really special having a live audience 550 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:57,360 Speaker 1: for the very first time ever. Rihanna Niflin is one 551 00:27:57,400 --> 00:27:59,159 Speaker 1: of the greatest athletes we've ever seen. I don't know 552 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 1: if you could name another athlete that's won six world 553 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 1: titles in a row and has only been competing in 554 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:08,439 Speaker 1: it for six years, like she has a perfect record. 555 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:10,399 Speaker 1: I don't know any other athletes like that. So that 556 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 1: episode will drop this Thursday morning to make sure you 557 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 1: check that one out. 558 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 3: Can't wait and throw in the fact that she does 559 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:18,800 Speaker 3: a sport that could kill you at any moment. 560 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:21,119 Speaker 4: Yep, absolutely mind blowing. 561 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 3: So after you've got that in euras on Thursday morning, 562 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 3: make sure you get to the final stop of the 563 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 3: Red Bull Cliff Diving World Tour on Saturday. The event 564 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:32,119 Speaker 3: will be held in Sydney Harbor beginning at ten fifty 565 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:35,399 Speaker 3: am with warm up dives. The finals will take place 566 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 3: from one o'clock with the World Series Champion crowned at 567 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:42,680 Speaker 3: approximately two point fifteen. The event is free to attend 568 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 3: and if you can't make it to Sydney you can 569 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:45,960 Speaker 3: watch live on red Bull TV. 570 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:47,720 Speaker 4: Will whack the link in the show notes. 571 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 2: And that's the rap. 572 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 4: Well done, friend, struggle through it. 573 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 2: We got there. 574 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 4: Get some vitamins into you and have a rest. 575 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 2: I will see you next week. 576 00:28:56,280 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 4: See your friends almost SA