1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: This episode is brought to you by the Athletes Foot. 2 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: Welcome to the RAP, a weekly podcast covering women's sports 3 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: news Bears. What have we got around the grounds this week? 4 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 2: The Newcastle Knights go back to back and the Giants 5 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 2: are on the board. 6 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 3: Yes go the Giant Finals here we come. 7 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 2: And the Aussies have started this summer with a two 8 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 2: to one series win in the T twenty International matches 9 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 2: against the West Indies. 10 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: For the key story, we'll chat to wheelchair racer Christy Dawes, 11 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: who is attempting to qualify for her eighth Paralympic Games. 12 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: It's amazing I believe nineteen ninety six Atlanta was her 13 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: first Paralympics. 14 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 4: Wow, what was that? 15 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 3: That's so cool? 16 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 4: What a legend. My name is Chloe Dalton. 17 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: I'm joined every week on the show by my co 18 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: host Bez Bez. 19 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 4: Yesterday I had a lot of fun. 20 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 3: It was a great time. 21 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 4: It was really fun. So we did to do well. 22 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: You did it too, will tell Poops Capital East. Thank 23 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: you so much to Hoops Capital for having us. It 24 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: was a beautiful venue at Moore Park in Sydney for 25 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: the launch of our new kid's book, The A to 26 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: Z of who I could be. 27 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 3: Can we talk about the way that you're using the 28 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 3: word Z instead of Z. 29 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: Because it rhymes I know, but I know it's an Australian. 30 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: I know it's American. I've had this conversation with the 31 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 1: publishers because I like rhyming. 32 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:19,559 Speaker 3: Okay, are you a rapper? 33 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 4: No? 34 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 3: What would your rapping name be? Rapper name? B? 35 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 4: I don't want to have this conversation. 36 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 3: Okay. 37 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 2: Anyway, it was an amazing day. Thank you so much 38 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 2: to everyone that came. 39 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 4: It was so cool, like longtime listeners of the podcast and. 40 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 3: Everything, first time calls it was. It was awesome. 41 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: It was so cool. And their little kids, it was 42 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: so special. Shout out to my friend Bree passed into 43 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: who said she listened to the podcast every week. We 44 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: used to play basketball together and she bought her beautiful 45 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: little daughter, and she was laughing because she was like, notice, 46 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: when the Giants lose, you don't talk about the result 47 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: on the podcast. So I'm looking forward to what you 48 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: say this week, So. 49 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 3: Ready for three. 50 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 2: Very insightful and a big thank you to the athletes 51 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 2: that came along too. They were fantastic. I loved seeing 52 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 2: those athletes interact with the kids. It was really special. 53 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: The link is in the show notes by the book 54 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: if you haven't got already. It is the perfect gift 55 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 1: for any little person you know or any big person. 56 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 3: Yeah that too, book on the coffee table. 57 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, oh oh oh goodness. Me, let's take a look 58 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: around the grounds. In NRLW, the Newcastle Knights avoided the 59 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: kiss of death from you me yep yeah, and secured 60 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: back to back NRLW premierships after coming from behind to 61 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: down the Gold Coast Titans twenty four to eighteen last 62 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 1: weekend in some stupidly hot conditions, the gold hot windy 63 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: hot boss combination. Isn't this the dry mouth and flies? 64 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: Where have the flies come from lately? 65 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 3: The lips over the mouthgunt? I just think of the 66 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 3: crack lips. There is not enough lip balm in the 67 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 3: world for conditions like that. 68 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 4: Not enough. So the Titans scored first like they were. 69 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 1: They were looking really good, red hot, and I do 70 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 1: love We've talked about this. I love an underdog, so 71 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: I was getting quite excited. I think I was watching 72 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: it at the airport before we flew home from our 73 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: game that was in Melbourne last weekend. The quality of 74 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: The Knights kind of came to the Ford, didn't it. 75 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: They scored three tries in the space of seven minutes 76 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: to take a four point lead into the halftime break. 77 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: Jamie Chapman scored her third try early in the second 78 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: half of the Titans. 79 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 4: She was very good. 80 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: She took them out to an eighteen twelve lead. As 81 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 1: the minutes sticked away and the title defense looked doubtful 82 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: given both teams were fatiguing in the heat, it was 83 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: fitting that the Knights full back to Meeka Upton took 84 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: control of the game. Newcastle level the scores with seven 85 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: minutes remaining after an Upton try, and she sealed the 86 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: victory three minutes later when she grubbed the ball through 87 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: for herself to score. 88 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 3: Is Grubbard grubbered grubber rud It's a it's a verb, 89 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 3: it's a doing. 90 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 4: It's a rugby verb, isn't it. 91 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 3: It's a rugby verb. 92 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 4: Only in that context then you can say it. 93 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 3: They call it a dribble kick in footy in AFL dribble. 94 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 4: I think it's a dribble If I made that up. 95 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 3: No, I think you're right. 96 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 4: It's a dribble. 97 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 2: And the the commentators hate it because of the inconsistency 98 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 2: of Bounce being whiskey whiskey. 99 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:15,559 Speaker 1: Tamika Upton became the first player to win four NLW premierships. 100 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 4: That is so impressive. 101 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 3: She's a goat. 102 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: She just that's the best kind of athletes. They take 103 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: success with them everywhere they go, don't they. Teammates Yasmind Clydesdale, 104 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 1: Taylor Pridvon and Olivia Higgins secured their third consecutive titles. 105 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: The NRL reported that forty six hundred and forty nine 106 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: fans were in attendance for the match, and we are 107 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 1: pretty certain every single. 108 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 4: One of them agreed. When Upton was awarded. 109 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: Her second Karen Murphy Medal for Player of the Match, 110 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: I feel a bit for Karen Murphy because she was 111 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: coaching the Titans and had she had to the award 112 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: had to be named after her. 113 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 3: She did a really good job. 114 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 2: But you could see her standing there on that stage thinking, gosh, 115 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:56,159 Speaker 2: I wish I was presenting this to one of my 116 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 2: girls and we were lifting up the trophy at the 117 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 2: end of it. 118 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: That would have been a special moment, but as we said, 119 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: pretty well deserved. I reckon usually Newcastle Knights captain Hannah 120 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: Southwell missed last season's Grand Final win through injury. She 121 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: was rehabing an acl and after the match she said 122 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,159 Speaker 1: how special it was to lead her side to the 123 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: win this year. She told Channel nine after the game 124 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: that her younger sister Jesse found her on full time, 125 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 1: saying it's pretty special. She came up straight away and 126 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: gave me a big hug and said, we did it. 127 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 1: It means a lot to our family, but not only that, 128 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 1: a lot to the club. 129 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 4: The club have backed us. 130 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: I had a serious knee injury and they could have 131 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 1: said see you later, but they didn't. Pretty cool up 132 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 1: and paid tribute to the Southwell family with the Queenslander 133 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: saying this team is so special. They're like my family 134 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 1: away from home. I mentioned the South Wales. They honestly 135 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,359 Speaker 1: are home away from home and the rest of the 136 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: girls buy into that. With a number of players signed 137 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: to multi year deals at the Newcastle Knights, the talk 138 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: has already turned to a three peet. 139 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 2: They've done really well to secure some big names on 140 00:05:58,040 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 2: multi year contracts. 141 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: The nights we have and I think the way the 142 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: club respects and supports these players is pretty evident. 143 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I'm all for it. You know, I'm a 144 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:13,479 Speaker 2: little Knights fan because of it. In AFLW, here we go, 145 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 2: the GW's Giants are on the board, and we apologize 146 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 2: to every other team that's played the Giants previously because 147 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 2: we don't speak about it because we're not allowed to 148 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,840 Speaker 2: because of the PTSD. Because someone's very competitive and hates 149 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 2: when they lose. I hate The Orange team got a 150 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 2: wel des a first win of the season on Saturday 151 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 2: with a twenty point win over the West Coast Eagles 152 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 2: at Blacktown International Sports Park. 153 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:37,119 Speaker 3: It's a pretty rough first quarter. 154 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 2: We were starting to panic a little in the crowd, 155 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 2: but the Giants recovered in the second quarter to go 156 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 2: to the long break all locked up at seventeen. All 157 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 2: My three goals to Neil third quarter helped seal the 158 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 2: win four gws, and there was real genuine relief at 159 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:54,159 Speaker 2: full time with the Giants getting the job done six 160 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 2: goals eight forty four to three goals six. 161 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 3: Twenty four. Eighteen year old Zali Goldsworthy was impressive. 162 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 2: I remember your saying wonder watch before the beginning of 163 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 2: the season, and she's definitely showing that. 164 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 4: Yeah, she's just like real fire and talent. 165 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 3: That kid natural ability. Yeah, yeah, for sure. 166 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 2: She scored three goals in our very own Chloe Dotton. 167 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 2: The eleven set up GWS debutante Reencarriss in the second 168 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 2: quarter with a long It was funny, actually, I must 169 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 2: admit being there. 170 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 3: There was a bit of a scuffle going on. 171 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 4: There was a scuffle. 172 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 3: And because you could not get further away from a 173 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 3: fight if you tried. 174 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 4: That makes me sound so weak. 175 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 3: No, it's just well maybe, but it's just also not interested. 176 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 4: And you just it's not my priority. You just get 177 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 4: to play football, not fight. 178 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 3: You just kept playing and just rocked it on into 179 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 3: the forward fifty. 180 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 2: So yes, that passed, long, long pass from the number 181 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 2: eleven to set up Reed's debut goal and then you've 182 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 2: got one of your own. 183 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, off of fifty. 184 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: It's quite funny because I've been playing half back this 185 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 1: season and I have not been practicing a lot of 186 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: set shots because you don't need to do that a 187 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: lot from the back line, and they called the fifty 188 00:07:58,240 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: and I was. 189 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 3: Like, oh, okay, I've been a shot. 190 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 4: Better kick this. You're pretty close in front of goals here. 191 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 4: But that was nice. Nice to get one on the 192 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 4: score Award. 193 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 2: The Big Big Sound was sung loud and proud. After 194 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 2: a rough start to the season for the Giants. In 195 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 2: the top of the table, Clash Adelais claimed a tense 196 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 2: ten point win over Melbourne, handing the Deams their first 197 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 2: loss of the season and claiming top spot on the 198 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 2: ladder as the only unbeaten side. 199 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 3: Pretty big result that. 200 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 4: I was quite surprised. 201 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: I think the D's, as we know, have looked pretty 202 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: seamless throughout this competition. 203 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 4: Leading into this game they undefeated. 204 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: I think was their win percentage still around their four 205 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 1: and against percentage around three, like they were looking like 206 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: Premiership favorites. 207 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:43,559 Speaker 4: So I was very surprised that the Crows got the 208 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 4: job done. 209 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 2: They scored six consecutive goals across the second and third 210 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 2: quarters to secure an eight goal eight fifty six to 211 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 2: seven goal four forty six win away from home. I 212 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 2: think when you score six consecutive goals, you're in You're 213 00:08:58,559 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 2: in a bit of. 214 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 3: Trouble, was the opposite. 215 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,719 Speaker 2: Ebony Maronov was immense again for the Crows, buidding two 216 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 2: goals from twenty seven spials and length thirteen tackles. 217 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 3: She carved you up to and you played them. 218 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 4: We don't need to talk about that. We're just talking 219 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 4: about the win for the strikes. 220 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 3: This is not about that stipulation. 221 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 2: And on Sunday, the Gold Coast Sons came home strongly 222 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 2: to beat the Richmond Tigers five goals six thirty six 223 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 2: to five goals five thirty five. 224 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 3: Did you see this gold Coast Skipitara Bahanna? 225 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: I really rate her. I've always talked about the fact 226 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: that I really rate her. At the Suns she. 227 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 3: Took a mark what just probably just inside the fifty. 228 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 2: As she kind of went back siren sounds, So she's 229 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 2: got to score a point, got to kick, got to. 230 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 3: Kick it between sixth so went back and drained her 231 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 3: behind in. 232 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 4: Behind, drainer behind. But to win the game, you can 233 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 4: drain it. Sure. 234 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,079 Speaker 2: That victory lifted Gold Coast to fifth on the ladder. 235 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 2: With the four wins and two lost record. 236 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: They've really they deserve their spot in the ladder. They've 237 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: been really impressive this season. 238 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 3: I thought Charlie Robottom has been going pretty good. 239 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:05,439 Speaker 4: She's just so strong. Yeah, she's so strong in the contest. 240 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:09,840 Speaker 1: I think she's leaded contestant possession getter this season. That 241 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:11,319 Speaker 1: was a hard sentence to say, and I don't know 242 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: if it made sense, but onto the next. 243 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 4: Story in the WNBA. 244 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 1: The WNBA Finals series has been set and we'll see 245 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,559 Speaker 1: the best two teams of the season face off for 246 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: the trophy. The Las Vegas Aces will be striving to 247 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: go back to back, but the New York Liberty will 248 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:30,959 Speaker 1: have plenty to say about that. 249 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 3: Who you going for? 250 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:37,439 Speaker 4: I'm going for the Aces, Kayla George, Sorry, I can't not. 251 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 3: I'm going for stw York. 252 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: She's also hard to not go for, isn't she She's iconic. 253 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: It's New York's first trip to the finals in twenty 254 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: one years, and WNBA MVP Brianna Stewart's batter with battle 255 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 1: with Asia Wilson will be all time. The best of 256 00:10:57,160 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: five series started on Monday morning in Las Vegas, and 257 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: the Aces pulled away. BES has done some Monday morning 258 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 1: research to insert this information. Thank you for your round 259 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: the clockwork. 260 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 3: We welcome. 261 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:09,440 Speaker 1: The Aces pulled away from New York in the second 262 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: half to win. Ninety nine, ninety. 263 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 4: Nine, ninety nine, ninety nine. Not everyone time for a nap. 264 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 4: Ninety nine to eighty two. 265 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: Jackie Young and Kelsey Plumb each scored twenty six points, 266 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: while Briana Stewart led the Liberty with twenty one points. 267 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: The Aces scored freely and held the Liberty well. A 268 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: prime example of that was Sabrina Yinescu, who entered the 269 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: finals averaging sixteen point three points in the playoffs, but 270 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 1: was held to just seven points in Game one. 271 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 4: She'd be disappointed with that. 272 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 3: Defense wins trophies, Yes. 273 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 4: It does. 274 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: Game two of the best of five series is Wednesday, 275 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: which is Thursday morning, Australia time in Las Vegas. 276 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 4: An interesting stat. 277 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:50,079 Speaker 3: I love this stat. 278 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:51,199 Speaker 4: We love stats here. 279 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: Coming out of the final series, the Aces Becky Hammond 280 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: and the Liberties Sandy Brondello, our Australian Sandy Brondello, are 281 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: the first to formert w NBA players to meet in 282 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 1: the finals as head coaches. 283 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:04,079 Speaker 4: I love that. 284 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:04,959 Speaker 3: Gotta love it. 285 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 2: Yes, and I love the fact that but you haven't 286 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 2: actually coached in the NBA, Yes, and came back to 287 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 2: the WNBA. 288 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, totally. 289 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 2: It's a really nice progression as opposed to the north 290 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 2: progression we see where people coach women and. 291 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 3: Move into the men's space. So so good. 292 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,319 Speaker 4: Women's sport is not a stepping stone that's a new 293 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 4: T shirt. That one. I reckon. 294 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 3: Let's a tried and tested T shirt that one. 295 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: Last week, the WNBA announced they were at a thirteenth 296 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:32,680 Speaker 1: team in twenty twenty five, with the addition of a 297 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 1: team from the Bay Area. The license was awarded to 298 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: NBA's Golden State Warriors, and we'll share the Chase Center 299 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: in San Francisco with the Warriors and owner Joe Lecob. 300 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 4: I don't feel like that should be his name. 301 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 3: Joe Jacob, but with l Joe Leakob, is it? I 302 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:50,200 Speaker 3: don't know, it looks like it. 303 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:51,199 Speaker 4: Let's go with that. 304 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 1: Has been bold in his opening press conference, saying we 305 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: will win a WNBA championship in the first five years 306 00:12:58,280 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: of this franchise. 307 00:12:59,440 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 3: Love it. 308 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: I love that because you know why the investment's got 309 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: to follow that when you make big statements exactly. The 310 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 1: Warriors will pay a record fifty million dollar expansion fee 311 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 1: over ten years. A second expansion franchise is expected to 312 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: be announced later this year with Portland and the current 313 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: with Portland, sorry the current favorites to take the WNBA 314 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:20,959 Speaker 1: to fourteen teams in twenty twenty five. 315 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 2: It's funny the WNBA is one of those leagues that 316 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 2: hasn't expanded quickly. 317 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: Interesting one and we've chatted in the past Bez on 318 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:33,719 Speaker 1: the rap more so highlighting the experience of Australian WNBL 319 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 1: players that have traveled over and had some pretty cutthroat 320 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: experiences because the squad sizes are so small and there's 321 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: only twelve teams. 322 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 3: And I think I heard I think it was Asia Wilson, 323 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 3: I want to say Ajia Wilson. She was speaking on 324 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 3: the expansion. 325 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 2: She was like, look, I'm all for expansion, but I 326 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 2: would love for the squad slides to be bigger and 327 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 2: for the actual current teams to be locked in with 328 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:56,559 Speaker 2: some better conditions before we expand. 329 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 4: It's a great point. 330 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 2: Pricky balance in cricket was started there someone with a 331 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,479 Speaker 2: two to one series win in the T twenty International 332 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 2: matches against the West Indies, Hailey Matthews made this trains 333 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 2: work hard for the win in Game three, making seventy 334 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 2: nine from thirty nine deliveries in Brisbane, Darcy Brown got 335 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 2: that vital wicket to ensure a forty seven run victory 336 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 2: for the Aussies to wrap up the series. Matthews was 337 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 2: amazing over the three games. And became the first woman 338 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 2: to score three hundred runs in a three match T 339 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 2: twenty International series. 340 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 4: Wow, that's cool. 341 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 3: She was immense We need to make a post about that. 342 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 2: Unfortunately for the tourist, Matthews sustained a court injury scoring 343 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 2: those bazillion of runs during the T twenties, and her 344 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 2: absence was felt on Saturday in the first of the 345 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 2: three fifty over Odie Eyes. The Ozzies won the toss 346 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 2: and elected a bowl on a pretty green Allan border 347 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 2: field pitch. The hole that Matthews left in the batting 348 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 2: lineup was pretty obvious and Kim Garth relished the conditions 349 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 2: and she took three for eight off only five. 350 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 3: Point three overs. She was swinging the. 351 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 2: Ball a lot, rolled for eighty three off twenty seven 352 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 2: point three overs and the home sid home side reached 353 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 2: their target in just fourteen point five overs. 354 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 3: Alicia Healy and. 355 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 2: Phoebe Lichield got off to the perfect start, putting on 356 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 2: fifty seven runs from the first ten overs and the 357 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 2: totals reached after only fifteen overs, so a really dominant 358 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 2: performance there. The series continues with matches at Melbourne's Junction 359 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 2: over next Thursday and Saturday. 360 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: Can I just come back to Hailey Matthews because I 361 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 1: think that is as you said, it's an incredible stat 362 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: But she's done out that against the best side in 363 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: the world. 364 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, like she hasn't done that against nobody. No amazing. 365 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 4: Is that all you've got to contribute tonight? 366 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 3: I'm amazing to debate you. 367 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 4: I think it's better when we disagree. 368 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 3: Well, here we go. It's a small ground. 369 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 2: She played no, no, no, stop two games, Norydney Oval. 370 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 4: Cancel onto the next story. 371 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: This episode is brought to you by the athletes Foot, 372 00:15:55,720 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: proudly supporting women in sport since nineteen seventy six. Start 373 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: every game on the right foot with the right fit. 374 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: Get fitted in store today or online at the athletes 375 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: Foot dot com for netball, football, running and recovery. 376 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 4: Now that's fit in football. 377 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: The A League is back and there is a buzz 378 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 1: for the upcoming Liberty A League Women's season following the 379 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: World Cup. The season kicks off of this Saturday with 380 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 1: a Round one Sydney Derby between Sydney FC and the 381 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: Western Sydney Wanderers being the pick of the munch. Sydney 382 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: FC the reigning champions, and we'll be looking forward to 383 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 1: playing in front of a bumper crowd at Alion Stadium. 384 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: The league has expanded to twelve teams with the addition 385 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 1: of the Central Coast Mariners, and will now stretch over 386 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: twenty two rounds with a six team final series. Importantly, 387 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 1: every game is available to watch live and free on 388 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 1: Channel ten streaming platform ten play. Eight A League women's 389 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: clubs have already broken the individual membership records. 390 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 4: How cool is that? It's circle, It's the best. 391 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: The excitement levels are rising for the sea sixteenth season 392 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:04,360 Speaker 1: of the competition. Make sure you tune in by a membership, 393 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: get to a game, and continue the Tillies fever that 394 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 1: consumed us all during the World Cup. Bes you and 395 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,640 Speaker 1: I on the release day of the podcast tomorrow will 396 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 1: be at the A League season launch, hopefully having a 397 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 1: chat to a couple of those players. 398 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:16,400 Speaker 3: Cannot wait? 399 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 4: How good? 400 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm relloking forward to It should be an epic 401 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:21,200 Speaker 2: season in paddling. 402 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 3: Jess Fox, I think that's just the story, isn't it. 403 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 4: That's it? 404 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 2: She has had a perfect Paris twenty twenty four practice event. 405 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 2: I mean it wasn't it was a World Cup event, 406 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 2: but one could say it. 407 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 4: Sound quite casual. 408 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 3: One could start of a big deal anyway. 409 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 2: Over the weekend, she won back to back gold medals 410 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:39,879 Speaker 2: in the K one and the C one at the 411 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 2: same venue that will host the Games in just under 412 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:43,719 Speaker 2: three hundred days. 413 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 3: Wow, it's getting closed coming in hot. 414 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 2: The victory secured the twenty three World Cup overall title 415 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:51,760 Speaker 2: in both the C one and K one, and once 416 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 2: again confirmed her paddle got status. This morning I saw 417 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:58,120 Speaker 2: she actually just threw in a bronze in the BMX 418 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 2: banded event too, which is what's that going called extreme 419 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 2: extreme down the launching office spandard. 420 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 4: It should definitely be called that. 421 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:08,199 Speaker 2: I like that, just to add a little bit of 422 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 2: dirty gold into her into a luggage. After the C 423 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 2: one final, she said, it's been an amazing season to 424 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 2: take the overall crown in the SEA one as well 425 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 2: as the K one. It's never easy to line up 426 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,919 Speaker 2: and race, especially with this long season and big program, 427 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 2: and I'm exhausted today, so I'm really happy it shows 428 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,160 Speaker 2: I've been consistent throughout the season. There's always some ups 429 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 2: and downs at certain World Cups, but I felt good 430 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 2: I've raced well. The standard of women's paddling is always 431 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 2: increasing and it's never given, you know, and you always have. 432 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 4: To show up. 433 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 2: So yeah, she said, obviously, she said, I've never raised 434 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:41,680 Speaker 2: a test event before. See it kind of was in 435 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 2: the lead up to her games. So this was different, 436 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 2: This was new and it was great to get that 437 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 2: first look and that first feel on the Paris course. Yeah, okay, 438 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:51,360 Speaker 2: I just lock in two gold medals for her. 439 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:54,880 Speaker 4: Oh gosh, surely it's a big call. 440 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:55,479 Speaker 3: No pressure. 441 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 4: We back her in every day of the week. 442 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 3: Well, Unjess Legend. 443 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 1: In gymnastics, the twenty twenty three World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 444 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: have been held in Antwerp, Belgium, and Australia's artistic gymnastics 445 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: team has booked its ticket to Paris after finishing ninth 446 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 1: in the team event, needing to finish in the top 447 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: twelve to qualify. The team of Georgia Godwin, Emily Whitehead, 448 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 1: Kate McDonald, Brianna Scott and Ruby Pass got the job 449 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:22,399 Speaker 1: done and secured a return to the team's event for 450 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 1: the first time since London twenty twelve. 451 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 3: So pump for the girls. 452 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's really cool, isn't it. 453 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 2: Georgia Godwin's under g in the A to z in 454 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 2: the kids book. Yes she is under g in the 455 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 2: A to Z were. 456 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:34,360 Speaker 3: Both wrapping see rhyming. Maybe we should be a rap 457 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 3: duo continue. 458 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 1: Less than three months after returning to competition, American legend 459 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 1: Simone Biles won the individual all round. 460 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 4: I took the A out of it. All around. 461 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: It can just be all round. Just say it fast, 462 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:49,440 Speaker 1: It's all round, all round. Yeah, title at the World 463 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 1: Championships for the sixth time. The victory was biles twenty 464 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: seventh World Championship medal and twenty first gold. She became 465 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:02,680 Speaker 1: the most decorated gymnasts male or female in history, having 466 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:06,680 Speaker 1: now won thirty four medals across the World Championships and Olympics. 467 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 1: She was understandably emotional after the ceremony, telling reporters ten 468 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:14,880 Speaker 1: years ago I won my first worlds Now. We're back here, 469 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 1: so it was emotional. It means everything to me, the fight, 470 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:20,399 Speaker 1: everything they've put in to get back to this place. 471 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 1: Feel comfortable and confident enough to compete. 472 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 3: She is all time Somone Biles, isn't she? 473 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:29,160 Speaker 4: Watching her spin through the air is like nothing else. 474 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 3: And she got that vault named after it too. 475 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 4: Yeah. 476 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: Cooluchenko double pike is now the Biles too. 477 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:39,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, because he's already got another one named after her. 478 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 4: Did she get another one after that? 479 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:42,119 Speaker 3: That's why it's the Bars too, isn't it. 480 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 2: Oh? 481 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a second move. 482 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, and I worked it out. 483 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 1: I watched a video, so it was the Yochenko is 484 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 1: the obviously the amazing gymnast. It was named after her originally, 485 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:54,120 Speaker 1: and it was about the entrance onto the vault, right, 486 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 1: and then you do a double pike after that. So 487 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:59,159 Speaker 1: because Biles has combined them, that's why she gets to 488 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:00,040 Speaker 1: name it. 489 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,359 Speaker 3: Cool makes me scared just watching it. 490 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 4: Let's take a look at the key story. This week. 491 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: I caught up with the incredible wheelchair racer Christy Dawes, 492 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: who is currently attempting to qualify for her eighth Paralympic Games. 493 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:19,640 Speaker 1: Absolutely ridiculous. Let's check out this chat with Christy now, Christy, 494 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:22,480 Speaker 1: thank you so much for joining us on the podcast today. 495 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 1: How do you reflect on what has been an incredible 496 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: career so far? Seven Paralympics to your name already. 497 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, seven, trying to go for an eighth. Look, I 498 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 5: look back at it and I wonder where all my 499 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 5: energy has come from from that? But I am part 500 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:45,639 Speaker 5: of a very small but very unique community of wheelchair 501 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 5: marathon people that not a lot of people know anything about, 502 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 5: and I'm doing my best to change that. But I 503 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,120 Speaker 5: have always loved the sport. Had a car accident when 504 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 5: I was ten, became a paraplegic eighty eight to d 505 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:01,640 Speaker 5: hadn't been in Bend to back in the early nineties, 506 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:03,640 Speaker 5: but I think if it had, I would have been 507 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 5: labeled with it for sure. I wanted to find something 508 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:10,399 Speaker 5: after my accident that gave me the feeling of riding 509 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 5: my BMX bike or running through the bush. And I 510 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 5: tried lots of different sports somewhere not for me, like 511 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 5: lawn bowls and swimming, and those things were all a 512 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 5: bit mundane. But I saw this wheelchair track and road racing, 513 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 5: and they were going downhills at great speeds. They were 514 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 5: on the track, they were crashes and it was rough 515 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,160 Speaker 5: and they're elbowing each other, and I thought, oh my god, 516 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,679 Speaker 5: this is it. I found it. So nineteen ninety two 517 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:40,920 Speaker 5: I had my first race, and it's twenty twenty three 518 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 5: and I haven't looked back, and so much has happened 519 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 5: in between, and I've been absolutely grateful for every minute. 520 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 1: What do you think the biggest lessons you've learned throughout 521 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 1: such a long career have been. 522 00:22:53,920 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 6: Oh, patients, not to panic, stay composed, and that your competitor, 523 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 6: your competitors, especially in the marathon event, are not your foes, 524 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 6: but they are your friends. 525 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:11,880 Speaker 5: And if you can stick together and work together, it's 526 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 5: going to make that forty two k feel so much 527 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 5: easier and you're all. 528 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 3: Going to go faster. 529 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:20,199 Speaker 5: Our sport's a lot like cycling, so we sit in 530 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 5: packs and the person out the front is doing all 531 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,120 Speaker 5: the work. You have a long sort of train behind, 532 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 5: make peel off the next person comes through. So if 533 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,959 Speaker 5: we get that order going and everyone's happy to do 534 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,480 Speaker 5: their work out the front, then we really can go 535 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 5: so much faster. You're going to go faster and recover 536 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 5: better with your competitors having a plan. 537 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 1: How does that dynamic work, because it's quite a weird 538 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,199 Speaker 1: thing I think for me as a team sport athlete 539 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: to get your head around this idea that you're competing 540 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 1: as an individual, but there's an element of working together 541 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:53,919 Speaker 1: with your competitors. 542 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,440 Speaker 5: Yeah. Absolutely, If you go out and just try to 543 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 5: run forty two k by yourself, you'd do it, but 544 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 5: you'd be absolutely naked at the end. But if you've 545 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 5: got a group of mates who can protect it from 546 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:07,200 Speaker 5: the wind every now and then give you a rest 547 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:10,719 Speaker 5: when you're sitting in behind, then you come out and 548 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 5: do your work and be really fresh, then it's great. 549 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 5: And I would have to say that ninety percent of 550 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:18,160 Speaker 5: the girls were all of the same philosophy that if 551 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:21,440 Speaker 5: we work together to get a time, I mean top three. 552 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 5: I'm not in the top three, never have been, and 553 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:26,399 Speaker 5: that's I'm perfectly okay with that. This sport gives me 554 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:29,360 Speaker 5: so much more. But nobody ever remembers outside the top 555 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 5: three who came fourth, fifth to twentieth place. Nobody cares 556 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 5: about that. I don't care about that. I just care 557 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:40,120 Speaker 5: about time and going as fast as I possibly can 558 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 5: and pushing myself as mentally and as physically to the 559 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 5: brink as I can. And that means working with your teammates, 560 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 5: not having your teammates your competitors, but I call them 561 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:54,639 Speaker 5: my teammates. We all get on really well to do that. 562 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 5: And we just completed Berlin Marathon two weeks ago. It's 563 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 5: a flat coorse, just weather, not a breath of wind. 564 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 5: We had seven of us in a pack six sevens 565 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 5: of forty two. That means we only have to pull 566 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:10,879 Speaker 5: six k each. That's pretty good that you're sitting in 567 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 5: behind for thirty six k getting that rest. And we 568 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 5: had two girls who just would not do any work 569 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 5: and they came out at the finish, sprinted the finish 570 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 5: and got you know, six or seventh place or something, 571 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 5: and there was less than a second between six and 572 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 5: twelfth place. So it's it's highly competitive and they get 573 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:35,919 Speaker 5: a reputation. People don't want to work with you. When 574 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 5: you do that. We'll do our best to drop you, 575 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:40,639 Speaker 5: to box you, to put you very close to a gutter. 576 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 5: You've got to You might get away with it a 577 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 5: few times, but you've got to learn to behave yourself 578 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 5: and if you're going to be in the pack, you 579 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 5: work with the pack. 580 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 1: It's really it's really interesting, and I think it's quite 581 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:54,960 Speaker 1: cool even for me to learn that, because next time 582 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: I watch you can kind of it's interesting to understand 583 00:25:57,760 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: some of those dynamics in the way that you guys 584 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:01,920 Speaker 1: work while you're compedia, it's really cool. Can you talk 585 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:05,360 Speaker 1: us through what your preparation looks like to hopefully compete 586 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 1: at your eighth Paralympic Games. 587 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:11,160 Speaker 5: Yeah, so that started pretty much two weeks ago in Berlin. 588 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 5: I wanted to do a sub one forty five marathon time, 589 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:18,400 Speaker 5: and I did one forty four thirty three. It felt 590 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 5: like a really easy marathon to me. At Christmas time, 591 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 5: I got COVID. It was the second time I had it, 592 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:28,239 Speaker 5: and I'm not making excuses, but I really felt like 593 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 5: it took me until probably July or August to really 594 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 5: recover properly from it, respiratory wise and just fitness wise. 595 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 5: I felt like I was just down that last five percent. 596 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 5: So I actually wondered if I would ever go under 597 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 5: one fifty again, because I just had a shocking start 598 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:48,680 Speaker 5: to the year with Tokyo in March, Boston in April, 599 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:52,879 Speaker 5: and London in April also couldn't go under one fifty, 600 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 5: and then to do a one forty four thirty three 601 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:59,399 Speaker 5: so easily was really nice. This next weekend I'll be 602 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 5: doing sat Africa Marathon Cape Town. It's not a it's 603 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 5: just a really nice training run. They're trying to become 604 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 5: a major. My friend organizes it, so we're trying to 605 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,840 Speaker 5: just go along and support that. New York again in 606 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:16,880 Speaker 5: November will not be a qualifying time. It's just one 607 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 5: of the hardest and one of the best marathons there is, 608 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:21,200 Speaker 5: and I climb quite well, so I'm likely to get 609 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:24,880 Speaker 5: a good place there. The next opportunity for a qualifier 610 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 5: for Paris will be Oita, Japan in late November, and 611 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 5: I'm looking really the B qualifying standard for Tokyo twenty 612 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 5: twenty was one forty seven. The A qualifying standard if 613 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:43,560 Speaker 5: you're doing A you're on the team, congratulations, here's your 614 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:47,040 Speaker 5: ticket was one forty three. So I think I'm capable 615 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 5: of A one forty three, but I do think that 616 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:52,479 Speaker 5: the qualifying time will probably that A will probably be 617 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 5: more like one forty one or one forty two. So 618 00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 5: the times haven't come out yet, but the qualifying period 619 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:03,719 Speaker 5: is opened, so it's kind of hard. You've just got 620 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 5: to go out and push like the clappers. 621 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:06,919 Speaker 3: Really, I love that. 622 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 1: What has your experience been like with the media coverage 623 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: and visibility of your sport from when you first started 624 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 1: competing the Paralympics to where you are now preparing for 625 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,160 Speaker 1: hopefully eighth Yeah. 626 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:22,920 Speaker 5: Gosh, so far, and I think we can still go 627 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 5: a long way forward. But we have come so so far. 628 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 5: I think in nineteen ninety six in Atlanta, my first games, 629 00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:33,199 Speaker 5: we had the whole Paralympic Games got a half an 630 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 5: hour highlight package on ABC News, half an hour for 631 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 5: all twenty odd sports. Absolutely ridiculous. Come now we had 632 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 5: Town seven and Channel nine, you know, in bidding wars 633 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 5: for the twenty twenty four Paris Games. So it's amazing. 634 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 5: I've got a casual contract with Channel nine and work 635 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:56,960 Speaker 5: on their their sports Sunday program. They are the media 636 00:28:57,080 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 5: is really trying to do so many things to not 637 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 5: just integrate people with disabilities and disability sport into mainstream media, 638 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 5: but actually be truly inclusive. And there's a huge difference. 639 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 5: So even Ellie Cole now has got a gig with 640 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 5: Channel nine and with the swimming and I said, oh, 641 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:18,600 Speaker 5: are the parer World Tampson. She said, no, I'm commentating 642 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 5: the able boards and I went, oh my god. 643 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:21,600 Speaker 1: This is huge. 644 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 5: So people putting their money where their mouth is, and 645 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 5: we've got a long way to go, especially with equal 646 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 5: prize money and things like that, not just in women's sport, 647 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 5: but also disability sport. The fight is the same for 648 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 5: US guys as it is for women, and we're all 649 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:39,040 Speaker 5: pushing to get there and a little bit by little 650 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:42,640 Speaker 5: bit we're making we're making way, but we need to 651 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 5: keep going and I think eventually we will we will 652 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 5: get there. 653 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 4: Yeah. 654 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 1: Absolutely, Thank you so much Christy for having a chat today. 655 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 1: I love getting to know a bit more about your 656 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 1: story and your tactics and your strategy and wishing you 657 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 1: the very very best of luck as you try and 658 00:29:57,520 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 1: qualify for your eighth Paralympic Games. Congratulate on such an 659 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 1: incredible career so far. 660 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 5: Thanks for having me cho appreciate it. 661 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:06,840 Speaker 4: Let's take a look at what to watch. 662 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 2: The new A League women's season kicks off this weekend 663 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:13,000 Speaker 2: and the first match is on Saturday between the Central 664 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 2: Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets. 665 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,160 Speaker 3: They call it the F three Derby. 666 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 2: Oh that's good, even though it's the road's now called 667 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 2: the N one, but I think keep it with OG. 668 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 4: Yeah. 669 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:25,640 Speaker 2: F three Derby is back, and so is Kyle Simon, 670 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:27,160 Speaker 2: so be sure to tune in. 671 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:31,040 Speaker 3: Kick off is five pm. This is hard. We're back 672 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 3: to like multiple time zones. 673 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:37,280 Speaker 2: Oh that's hard, but anyway, I think you know adt 674 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 2: We're in Sydney guy, Sorry about it. Sorry at Central 675 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 2: Coast Stadium and the match will be live and free 676 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 2: on ten Play. I actually love that the A League 677 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:46,480 Speaker 2: Women's all going to be live and free on dyeah. 678 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 4: It's great. 679 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:51,040 Speaker 1: In AFLW, the Queens o and derby between fourth placed 680 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:53,960 Speaker 1: Brisbane Lions and fifth placed Gold Coast Suns will be 681 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:56,960 Speaker 1: played on Saturday at Heritage Banks Stadium on the Gold 682 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:00,560 Speaker 1: Coast at four five pm Local time five oh five 683 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: pm daylight savings time. Don't miss this wide, I'll be 684 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: live on Fox, Footy, KO and the AFL APP When. 685 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:08,960 Speaker 2: I was having a quick look at this their previous 686 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 2: obviously we're looking at fourth b fifth here for the 687 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:14,360 Speaker 2: first time in a while. Their previous derby results have 688 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 2: been very one sided to the Lions and pumpla. 689 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:18,080 Speaker 3: Gold Coaster really have a dig. 690 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:18,880 Speaker 4: To be cool. 691 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 1: That would be a very emotional victory for them, I 692 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 1: would imagine usually get it done. 693 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:26,640 Speaker 2: The ODI Series between Australia and the Windys wraps up 694 00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:29,440 Speaker 2: on Saturday Junction Oval in Melbourne. The match starts at 695 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 2: ten oh five AMA DT and we live on the 696 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:33,760 Speaker 2: Seven Network, Foxtel and KO. 697 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 1: In Rugby League, the twenty twenty three Pacific championships start 698 00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:40,480 Speaker 1: this weekend, with the opening match between the Jailerus and 699 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:43,880 Speaker 1: Kiwi Ferns kicking off at six pm at Queensland Country 700 00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 1: Backstep's been a bad damn so sorry, Queensland Country Bank 701 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:54,320 Speaker 1: Stadium in Townsville. The tournament also features teams from Samoa, Fiji, Tongu, 702 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:57,560 Speaker 1: r PNG and Cook Islands. All matches will be live 703 00:31:57,640 --> 00:31:59,760 Speaker 1: on the nine Network, KO and Foxtell. 704 00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:01,720 Speaker 3: And that is the wrap. 705 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:02,440 Speaker 4: That's the wrap. 706 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:04,680 Speaker 3: Stoey line, stoey line. 707 00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 2: And I took too long, No you did, but you're 708 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:11,440 Speaker 2: exhausted from writing two books and you need like jump online. 709 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:14,240 Speaker 2: It is what I said before, that kid's book best 710 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 2: present ever. 711 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:15,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's so good. 712 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:16,360 Speaker 3: Order a dozen. 713 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 1: You absolutely should like My mom and dad did love 714 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 1: you guys, Bye bye, see you next week.